eurekapd Chapter 375 The one who has truly changed is you.
Chapter 375 The one who has truly changed is you.
The younger sister stayed in the palace until late afternoon before leaving.
After she left, the Empress Dowager sealed off the palace again, refusing to leave, and also informed the Emperor that she would not attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet this year.
The emperor held the memorial in his hands, but did not read it.
He asked, "Have they already left the palace?"
Eunuch Wu replied, "Your Majesty, the county princess has already left the palace."
The emperor threw down the memorial, finding it utterly uninteresting.
Eunuch Wu asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has sent someone to request Your Majesty's presence. It is likely to discuss the spring selection."
"Discuss?" The Emperor's face darkened.
Seeing his younger sister today reminded him of the Second Prince, who relentlessly pursued his second sister, and he was furious. How could he possibly give the Imperial Concubine a kind look?
"You make a trip and change next year's minor election into a general election so that the Ministry of the Interior can prepare in advance."
Eunuch Wu was startled, not expecting the Emperor to act so suddenly.
The emperor is not fond of women and has not selected many concubines for his harem over the years. He also rarely visits the concubines in the harem.
just now……
Eunuch Wu's eyes darted around, and he immediately understood that it was because of the third young lady of the Si family.
Miss Si is indeed beautiful, but unfortunately her social status is what it is.
Old Master Wu accepted the order and left.
The imperial harem learned of the emperor's upcoming selection of consorts very quickly. The imperial concubine was extremely surprised, but remained relatively calm. She was already forty years old and had long been out of favor, having long since lost any desire to compete for his attention.
Currently, Consort Rong's family holds absolute power in the harem, but Consort Rong has lost her child, and the imperial physician says she can no longer conceive, so she is no longer a threat.
As for the younger sisters who will enter the palace in the future...
The Imperial Concubine didn't think so. Given the Emperor's age, if another concubine were to have a child, what kind of trouble could that child possibly cause?
Instead of thinking about things that haven't happened yet, we should think about how to bring down the crown prince.
After losing her child, Consort Rong has been recuperating.
She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that her once fair and jade-like face now had two blemishes. She was so angry that she almost smashed the mirror.
"My godfather made such a big move just to marry his own daughter into the Crown Prince's palace! But now? He forced me to get pregnant, and now that I've lost my child, I've lost everything!"
After the loss of his child, the Emperor did offer many days of tender comfort. But he was an emperor; how could he possibly have so much sentimentality?
They soon went to the courtyards of other concubines.
She didn't dare to make a scene because she wasn't qualified.
In order to achieve that supple figure, she had long since become infertile. Forced pregnancy caused her immense suffering, and after losing her child, her body was out of shape and she was no longer able to serve others.
These days, she has been urging people to send a message to her godfather, asking him to send someone capable of delivering medicine as soon as possible.
She needs to finish her postpartum confinement as soon as possible and continue to win over the emperor's heart.
Unfortunately, before the medicine could help her with her figure and that area, spots began to appear on her face. These kinds of spots are more likely to appear on older women after they become pregnant.
Once it grows out, it's not easy to make it disappear.
But if left untreated, those spots will grow larger and darker, until the entire face turns black.
She gained favor because of her face and figure; she must not be ruined.
My younger sister is unaware that the Emperor is planning a general election.
When she got home, a maid came over and said that the young lady wanted to see her.
The younger sister's heart skipped a beat; she knew her older sister had guessed it.
She had intended to go back to remove her makeup and change into casual clothes, but after thinking about it, the younger sister went to her older sister's courtyard anyway.
Si Muyan was watering the vegetables she had just planted in the warm pavilion.
She's been researching the best way to grow vegetables in winter. Of course, there are vegetables grown in greenhouses these days, but that's time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive, only suitable for the wealthy.
Ordinary people can't afford it.
It would be great if we could find an even simpler and cheaper way to enjoy fresh, juicy vegetables in winter.
Originally, Si Muyan wanted to start with greenhouses, but after carefully studying the books in the mall, she discovered that she could start with cultivating rapeseed.
If we can cultivate frost-resistant vegetables and make these seeds widely available, it will be much more convenient.
However, there has not been much success yet.
The younger sister frowned as soon as she came in. It was mainly because the vegetables were being grown with fertilizer, and the doors and windows in the heated room hadn't been opened to keep them warm, making the smell even stronger.
Seeing her like this, Si Muyan didn't insist. Her younger sister was always clean and tidy.
But after staying inside for a while, she didn't find the smell too strong.
After taking her younger sister back to the main room, Si Muyan dismissed everyone around her before asking, "Did you see the Empress Dowager today? Is Her Majesty well?"
"The Empress Dowager is old and has been resting since winter began. However, the imperial physician said that she is in good spirits and there is no major problem."
Si Muyan nodded and asked, "So, does the Empress Dowager know what you're thinking?"
"..." The younger sister pretended not to understand, "Big sister, what are you talking about?"
"Don't pretend with me!" Si Muyan was already very angry. She said, "I used to think that you planned to enter the Eastern Palace and compete with the Crown Prince's women. I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. Your target is not the Crown Prince, but the Emperor?"
Seeing her like this, the younger sister simply admitted: "That's right, I have never considered the Crown Prince. The Emperor is in good health, but who can predict what will happen in the future? If I'm going to get married, I'll naturally marry the one with the most power! The Crown Prince is simply not worthy."
"You!" Si Muyan was even angrier. "Do you know that the Emperor is already over forty years old, not much younger than my father?"
"Of course I know, but he's over forty," the younger sister said with a smile. "The Empress Dowager is seventy-three and still in good health, so the Emperor has a good thirty years left to live."
Si Muyan's eyes widened: "You're doing this for the Marquis's mansion, aren't you? But the Marquis's mansion is currently enjoying great favor and doesn't need you to sacrifice yourself."
“In the past, wasn’t the Shao family of my maternal grandfather favored? The heart of an emperor is unfathomable. We relied on the emperor’s pity, how pitiful! How could we grasp his ever-changing thoughts? Unless there is someone else in the emperor’s bedchamber, perhaps we can find a glimmer of hope.”
Si Muyan stared in disbelief: "You'll regret this in the future."
"Why would I regret it?" The younger sister spread her arms wide, letting Si Muyan see her attire for a close look. "My wealth and honor are bestowed by the Emperor. The whole world belongs to the Emperor. With all this, how could I regret it? Besides, once I enter the palace, regardless of my father, Xiao An will no longer need to hide his talents."
"If Xiao An knew how much you were doing for him, how could he accept it willingly?"
The younger sister laughed heartily: "We're siblings. If I'm doing well, he'll naturally be doing well too. How can he not accept it? It's true I'm doing this for the family, but even more so for my own future. The position of Empress is vacant; my goal is that position, sister, do you understand?"
How could Si Muyan understand? After a long silence, she finally said, "Little sister, you've changed."
“I haven’t changed, I’ve never changed. Big sister, I’ve always been this way. I’m not one to submit, and I know the meaning of ‘a wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on.’ Big sister, who has truly changed?”