eurekapd Chapter 121 The Idiot and the Fairy Sister
Chapter 121 The Idiot and the Fairy Sister
Concubine Jiang was originally cultivated by the Jiang family as the mother of a country. Unfortunately, the late emperor died within a few months of ascending the throne, which gave Emperor Hui'an a great advantage.
Emperor Hui'an was just an inconspicuous prince at that time, and he had already married the daughter of the Zhao family as his wife under the arrangement of Empress Dowager Jiang.
If he divorced his wife and remarried after ascending the throne, he would be scolded by the whole world. The Jiang family did not dare to risk the world's disapproval, so they could only settle for the second best and let her enter the palace as a concubine.
Although Queen Zhao is now the mistress of the six palaces and is respected by Emperor Hui'an, in reality all the power in the palace is in the hands of the two women of the Jiang family, otherwise Concubine Jiang would not dare to openly ridicule Queen Zhao.
Queen Zhao pursed her lips out of habit, and the drooping corners of her mouth made her look even more bitter. Compared with the bright and beautiful Concubine Jiang beside her, she was just a foil.
Seeing that Queen Zhao remained silent, Imperial Concubine Jiang curled her lips and smiled coldly. She wanted to let these officials' wives understand that although she did not have the title of Queen, she was the real master of the six palaces. Those who wanted to take sides should think carefully!
Concubine Wan's eyes moved slightly, and she smiled sweetly, "Your Highness is the most beautiful lady in the palace. If you are considered old and ugly, then wouldn't I, the concubine, be even more ashamed?"
Then she turned to Queen Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, I have a humble opinion from what the Imperial Concubine said just now. Your Majesty has not held a beauty pageant for many years, and it is time to add some new people to the harem."
Just as Queen Zhao was about to speak, Imperial Concubine Jiang said in a cold tone, "Since you know it is a foolish opinion, you should keep it to yourself and don't embarrass yourself by saying it out loud."
Concubine Wan was still smiling, her tone was soft but pointed, "My Lady, the Queen Mother asked you to help manage the six palaces, hoping that you could help Her Majesty and the Queen solve their problems.
Now that you also feel that the concubines in the palace are gradually getting old, you should consider adding some sisters to your majesty, so as to expand the royal family."
Concubine Wan is different from Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang is an extremely arrogant person at heart. Since she cannot become the queen, she has to be the person that Emperor Hui'an cares about the most.
But Concubine Wan didn't care at all whether she was favored by Emperor Hui'an or not. What's more, she already had a prince by her side and was happy to cause trouble for Concubine Jiang.
Concubine Jiang originally just wanted to ridicule Queen Zhao, but she didn't expect Concubine Wan would use this as an opportunity to save trouble, and her face immediately turned cold.
Your Majesty, why should you be dissatisfied with having her as your concubine? It is enough to have her as your favorite concubine in the harem!
However, after just a few words, the conflict was already over. Gu Jinping looked at them angrily and thought to himself that today might be a large-scale Shura battle.
Fortunately, Emperor Hui'an and his entourage arrived at the scene in time and put an end to the fight between the parties.
"What were you talking about just now? I see you were enjoying it very much." Emperor Hui'an asked with a smile.
Gu Jin raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, men are really blind. Don’t you know the situation of the woman in your family?
He was just short of slapping me in public.
Gu Jin suddenly felt a burning gaze coming towards her, and she knew it was Li Ziheng without thinking. She pretended not to see it and stared at the back of the girl in front of her.
Li Ziheng curled the corners of his lips. Xiao Jin'er was still so cold-hearted and merciless to his savior.
However, he likes it!
Xie Miaorong noticed that Li Ziheng was looking at them, and immediately frowned and said to Xie Miaoyin with a cold face: "That young prince is a well-known bully in the capital. Even if you want to climb up the social ladder, you must understand who you can't mess with, and don't damage the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion."
Xie Miaoyin dared to be angry but not to say anything, thinking that Ma had been driven away to Wanfo Temple, and she was still pretending to be a big shot here. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. How could Xie Miaorong be a good person!
Listening to the conversation between the two sisters, Bai Yiyi curled up the corners of her lips slightly. It would be better if all the girls in the capital avoided the young prince as much as possible, so that her chances would be greater.
Queen Zhao was just about to ask the eager girls to show off their talents when suddenly a sturdy and plump figure rolled in. The palace maids behind him all turned pale as they chased after him, "Your Highness, you can't do this, please get up quickly..."
The figure rolled all the way to the table of Emperor Hui'an, then jumped up and said to Emperor Hui'an and the others with a smile: "I am a big iron ball, who among you can roll faster than me!"
Everyone covered their faces and laughed softly, with amusement in their eyes.
Su whispered in Gu Jin's ear: "This is the prince of Pingxi Palace, Chen An'an. He had a serious illness when he was a child and had a fever for three whole days, so..."
Su didn't say the rest, but Gu Jin understood what he said when he saw him like this. The high fever must have made Chen Anan stupid, otherwise who would say that he was a big iron ball when he was almost twenty years old?
"An'er, slow down."
A beautiful woman in court dress came trotting over. She was slender and frail, with a kind of fragile beauty. Different from the atmosphere deliberately created by Bai Yiyi, the Princess of Pingxi was like a white plum standing in the wind and snow, thin and beautiful.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me." Princess Pingxi held Chen Anan's hand and quickly bowed to plead guilty.
Looking at Chen An'an's big white teeth, Emperor Hui'an felt mixed emotions and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, Princess, please take An'er to sit down."
King Pingxi had been stationed at the border and fought in countless battles throughout his life, but he had only one son, Chen Anan, and yet he was in such a state. It was really sad.
Princess Pingxi was well-known for her beauty when she was in the boudoir. She and Concubine Jiang were once known as the two beauties in the capital, but their fates were completely different.
Concubine Jiang has always been competitive and unwilling to be second to others since she was young. The fact that she is as famous as Princess Pingxi has always been a thorn in her heart. Now she feels relieved to see that Princess Pingxi, although she holds a high position, has only one silly child.
"Prince Chen, do you know why the princess brought you into the palace today?" Concubine Jiang had a smile on her face, but her smile was full of malice.
Chen Anan shook his chubby head and said confidently, "I don't know!"
Concubine Jiang curled her red lips and chuckled, saying with a teasing look in her eyes: "Your mother also wants to choose a wife for you!"
Concubine Jiang's words caused the noble ladies to sneer in their hearts. Although the Pingxi Palace was in a high position and the Pingxi Prince guarded the western border and held military power, even Emperor Hui'an and the Jiang family had to show some respect to him. But with Chen An'an's condition, who would marry their daughter to him?
The illegitimate daughters turned pale with fear upon hearing this, fearing that their families would abandon them in order to gain power and wealth.
Princess Pingxi looked normal, without any sign of embarrassment or shame, and said calmly, "Marriage is all about fate. If fate has not arrived, you can't force it."
What she meant was that she would never use her power to pressure others in order to find a home for her son, nor would she force herself to give in just because of Chen Anan's condition.
Concubine Jiang smiled faintly and said nothing. She thought that the Princess of Pingxi was just being stubborn. After all, no family would willingly marry their good daughter to a fool.
Chen Anan took a while to understand what Concubine Jiang meant, and suddenly got angry, "I don't want a wife. A wife is fierce and will hit people. I don't want one, I don't want one!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Princess Pingxi suppressed the tears in her eyes and gently soothed Chen Anan's out-of-control emotions. Unexpectedly, Chen Anan's gaze suddenly locked onto Gu Jin.
He hesitated for a moment as if he was carefully identifying her, then his eyes lit up, and he pointed in the direction of Gu Jin and said, "Mother, look, it's the fairy sister, it's the fairy sister..."