in2ebook Chapter 605: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (2)
Chapter 605: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (2)
Every day she attends parties like a butterfly.
He openly and covertly built relationships with the ministers who had defected to him, as if he was sure of victory.
Little did he know that all this was seen by the emperor.
The emperor was very unhappy. He hadn't died yet, but he had already started forming cliques. Was he planning a rebellion?
The emperor is such an unreasonable creature.
He clearly favored the Third Prince, but he was unhappy when the Third Prince really received the support of the ministers.
The result of being unhappy is that he wants to find someone to suppress his arrogance.
So at the court meeting that day, the emperor suddenly issued an edict to grant a marriage between the third prince and Bai Wanting.
Bai Wanting has always been a candidate for the Imperial Concubine and the Third Prince's concubine. To put it bluntly, no one has ever looked down upon her.
Therefore, the third prince opened his mouth to refuse, but suddenly saw the warning in the emperor's eyes, and finally had to accept the imperial edict silently.
The imperial concubine in the harem soon heard about this matter and was naturally unwilling to do so.
Although Bai Haopeng was the Minister of Rites, what she wanted was to find a daughter of a powerful military general as her principal wife, and Bai Wanting would be her concubine as before.
But the emperor issued the decree without even asking her, catching her off guard.
She quickly ordered the people around her, "Prepare the ingredients for me. I want to personally make chicken soup for the emperor."
Although he said he cooked it himself, he only stayed in the kitchen for a short while.
After watching the chef throw the ingredients for the soup into the pot, she went back to her room to change clothes with the support of the palace maids.
After the chicken soup was ready, the imperial concubine ordered someone to carry the food box and went to the Qinzheng Palace gracefully.
"Your Majesty, this is the chicken soup I personally made for you. You must have been very tired recently with the princes' affairs."
The emperor looked calmly at the concubine's delicate hands that had been dyed with marigold juice.
At this moment, she was raising her index finger and bringing out the bowl of chicken soup that she said she had made herself, and she fell into deep thought for a moment.
In the end, he did not take it and asked the imperial concubine to put it on the table.
The imperial concubine was stunned. She always felt that since the emperor was confined to her, he was not as fond of her as before.
He blinked his eyes to calm himself down, and wanted to serve the emperor diligently again.
The emperor interrupted her directly, "You don't need to do this useless work. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, it is absolutely impossible to change the order overnight."
The imperial concubine could no longer maintain her coquettish look after hearing the emperor's words, and her eyes instantly turned red.
"But Your Majesty, you promised me before that you would find a like-minded lady for our prince."
"He looked down upon the ladies from wealthy families that I found for him before, but this time, they're exactly what he wants."
"How is that possible? You must have misunderstood."
The emperor looked quietly at the imperial concubine's face full of displeasure.
"There's no misunderstanding. He's been in close contact with Bai Haopeng during this period.
I thought he was attracted to her daughter, that's why he went to her every day to show his affection."
What else did the imperial concubine want to say? She just waved her hand to interrupt.
"Okay, go down first!
Don't mention this matter again, just wait and drink the tea offered by your daughter-in-law!"
The imperial concubine was devastated by the emperor's actions and fell ill when she returned to her palace.
Upon seeing this, the palace maid quickly sent someone to call the imperial physician and also sent someone to report to the emperor.
The emperor sighed and said to the eunuch Yao Fugui who was in charge of the seal.
"The Imperial Concubine has used this trick for decades. Even if she isn't tired of it, I am getting tired of it too."
Then he said to the eunuch who came to report, "Okay, go back and tell her that since she is sick, she should take good care of herself.
If she feels that the palace is not conducive to recuperation, she can move to the imperial farm and live there for three to five years, and then come back after she recovers."
As soon as the emperor said this, the eunuch trembled with fear.
He stumbled back and stammered as he reported the emperor's words to the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine was so shocked that she fainted after hearing this.
The palace maids and nannies were so frightened that they kept shouting, "Quickly call the imperial physician!"
This time, the imperial concubine did not remain unconscious for long and soon woke up.
He weakly ordered the people around him, "Alright, I'm fine, don't make a fuss!
Go get ready, we'll go pay our respects to the Queen tomorrow morning."
As soon as these words were spoken, the personal palace maid felt heartbroken.
"But Madam, you are ill. It's fine if you don't call the imperial physician, but how can you go out and see the wind?"
"Alas, things are different now. If I don't go out for a walk, the Emperor will think I'm faking illness!"
The senior palace maid frowned. She was a little confused about the imperial concubine's behavior.
"But you are really sick this time. You fainted just now."
"No, I'm not sick this time!"
Without waiting for the senior palace maid to persuade her, she just waved her hand.
"Okay, go get me one of the pills I prepared earlier, and I'll be fine tomorrow."
All the palace people were shocked by the imperial concubine's forced appearance.
This was the first time in all these years that the imperial concubine went to pay her respects to the empress even though she was really ill.
Some people who are thoughtful are secretly making plans in their hearts.
Although, the third prince is currently the only candidate the emperor can consider.
However, the heart of the emperor is unpredictable after all. Who knows what he is thinking?
The next morning, the imperial concubine got up early and dressed up.
But her face looked sick and haggard, and only a thick layer of powder could cover it up a little.
The queen, as always, disliked her and just glanced at her before ignoring her.
Unexpectedly, this time the imperial concubine did not try to make her presence felt in Fengyi Palace as arrogantly as before.
Instead, he sat quietly in his seat, without saying a word.
After the court session, Yao Fugui reported to the emperor, "Today, the Imperial Concubine went to pay her respects to the Empress."
The emperor thought for a long time before he sighed deeply.
"There's no need to report these matters anymore. It's only natural for a concubine to pay respects to the queen.
It's just that I have spoiled her over the years. She now thinks paying respects to the Queen is an injustice."
Afterwards, the imperial concubine fell completely silent in the palace.
Apart from paying respects to the empress, she no longer hangs around outside, nor does she send love or chicken soup to the emperor.
This made the emperor very satisfied with her attitude, and he would visit her palace from time to time.
On this day, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory gave several auspicious dates.
The emperor asked someone to invite Li Xiangyu and Li Xiangze to the Qinzheng Hall.
He handed the red paper to the two of them and said, "This is the auspicious day given by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. You can pick one for yourselves."
In order to show his brotherly love and respect, Li Xiang deliberately bowed humbly to the emperor.
"Big brother is the eldest, please choose first."
Li Xiangyu didn't bother to be polite at all and just reached out to take it.
"Father, I don't need to be picky. Whichever date is closest will do.
By then, Shuangshuang will be able to play with me sooner."
When the emperor heard him say that he wanted to play with Shuangshuang, he was instantly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But he still smiled and nodded, "Okay, then it's up to you!"
Then he looked at the Third Prince and said, "Pick one too."