20demayo Chapter 260 Concubine Rong Falls Out of Favor
Chapter 260 Concubine Rong Falls Out of Favor
Under the night, with a beauty in my arms...
However, Ginkgo next to him spoke out of turn: "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. I didn't take good care of the county lady, and she got drunk and ran out like crazy. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The emperor's thoughts were interrupted, and he finally calmed down a little.
The girl in his arms was Si Muwan, his niece. She was not an ordinary palace maid, nor was she someone he could take into his harem just because he wanted to.
He took off his cloak, wrapped his younger sister completely, and personally carried her to Shoukang Palace.
In the evening, he went directly to Rongpin. After all, she was the most sensible concubine, and Rongpin served the emperor very well.
Early the next morning, Concubine Rong knelt on the ground to change the emperor's clothes. The emperor casually asked the palace maid who was accompanying him.
"Princess Qin and the County Lady, when will they leave the palace?"
The palace maid replied, "Your Majesty, the princess and the county lady have left the palace this morning."
The emperor paused, frowning. "Leaving the palace?" "Has the little girl sobered up?" "She left the palace."
Thinking of the little girl's drunken behavior yesterday, the emperor felt even more itchy.
Rongpin waited on the side, watching the emperor's gloomy expression, but she was overjoyed. She was a woman of eloquence and knew how to manipulate people's hearts, but the emperor's heart was not easy to read.
She has served the emperor for many years. Even though he is busy with government affairs and the emperor is distressed, he never shows anger easily.
Aren’t you angry today?
Rongpin thought about the letter her godfather had sent her, saying that the emperor didn't really value the Si family. She hadn't believed it at first, but now she felt it was very likely. The title of Lady Si was probably given because of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager is so old, and the Emperor is filial, so naturally he can only follow the Empress Dowager's wishes.
Thinking of this, Rongpin said, "It's one thing for Her Royal Highness to be insane and ignorant, but the County Lady has been learning the rules from the nanny for so long, and she doesn't even know that she should come and bid farewell to the Emperor before leaving the palace? This is really too much!"
The Emperor looked down at Concubine Rong and said calmly, "Do you think so?"
Rongpin thought the emperor's mood had improved after her persuasion, so she quickly continued, "I think it's the Si family who don't know the etiquette, and the county lady, perhaps since entering the palace, has been overly pampered by the Empress Dowager. She doesn't even know such rules, so she should be punished."
"Punishment?"
The emperor thought of Si Muwan's innocent face. It was truly pure, naive, and she had to endure it. It wasn't that she didn't understand the rules, but she didn't know what to do. She ran away.
Thinking of the deer-like girl running away in a hurry, the emperor's heart was moved again.
This ripple made his gaze towards Concubine Rong turn cold.
Rongpin was unaware of this and continued to flatter, "Yes, I think that if Your Majesty does not punish the Si family, they will not learn their lesson. You must punish them severely so that they will understand..."
The emperor remembered what Si Muwan said last night.
She said, why didn't you come and rescue us earlier.
She said, your imperial edict is like a decree from heaven.
The Emperor stared at Concubine Rong for a long time before forcing out a smile. "Come here, Concubine Rong has become arrogant due to her favor and is extremely disrespectful. She is demoted to a talented lady and moved to Rongxi Palace."
Rongxi Palace is far away from Qinzheng Palace, and it is difficult to see the emperor unless you are favored.
Moreover, she was directly demoted from a concubine to a talented person. You should know that any woman who enters the palace through selection will be named a talented person, and only after she is favored can she be promoted to other positions.
She was childless for five years and was promoted to concubine, but was beaten back in one day?
"Your Majesty, I am wrong, Your Majesty..."
Concubine Rong knelt down and raised her head to look at the emperor hesitantly. In just a moment, the laces of her clothes loosened, revealing her snow-white neck, which was very seductive.
It is indeed bright.
The emperor felt annoyed.
Si Muwan's innocence stemmed from her genuine simplicity and even a touch of recklessness. Concubine Rong, on the other hand, feigned innocence, knowing everything. Relying on her beauty and her favor, she dared to meddle in everything.
From that day on, the emperor never favored Concubine Rong again.
However, regardless of whether the busy state affairs were an excuse or not, basically, except for the third prince and Concubine Xin, the emperor never set foot in the harem again.
It was the aunt in the imperial concubine's palace who got the news and told it to the imperial concubine in secret.
"Your Majesty, I have inquired clearly. Concubine Rong was demoted because she said to His Majesty that Princess Qin had lost her mind, which angered His Majesty."
The Imperial Concubine was puzzled. "Rongpin was not stupid before. Why did she say that Princess Qin was wrong for no reason? Princess Qin has a brain injury, and everyone knows it. But everyone also knows that the Emperor respects Princess Qin even more than the eldest princess."
The aunt didn't know this, and only said: "I heard that Princess Qin and the county lady were ignorant and didn't go to the emperor to say goodbye before leaving the palace. Rongcai is a young woman..."
The imperial concubine curled her lips and said, "You are really spoiled and arrogant."
My aunt asked, "Your Majesty, that Consort Rong has relied on her favor to cause trouble for you. How about this time..."
"No need. If I deal with her, wouldn't that bitch over there be taking advantage for nothing?"
The bitch the Imperial Concubine was referring to was, of course, Concubine Xin. The Second Prince was of average talent, lacking the status of a legitimate son or eldest son of the Crown Prince, nor the inherent good fortune of the Third Prince. Caught in the middle, he was not favored at all.
Some court officials had already taken sides, either supporting the Crown Prince or the Third Prince. The Second Prince had nothing to do with it, which made the Imperial Concubine very angry.
But Hu Xiang is a cunning man, he does not have any advantage. Before, Xin Fei wanted to win over Rong Bin, but Rong Bin ignored her. The imperial concubine thought Rong Bin could stand on the same boat with her, but Rong Bin actually laughed at her for being useless and unfavored.
She was so angry that she really wanted to tear Rongpin's mouth apart.
She still hated Concubine Rong, but no matter how much she hated her, what she needed to do was to watch the struggle between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince and see if she could profit from it, instead of fighting with others and letting Concubine Xin watch the fun.
The imperial concubine thought about it and found an opportunity to offer soup to the emperor.
After all, she was the imperial concubine in charge of the affairs of the harem, so the emperor was willing to listen to her.
The imperial concubine only looked worried: "Your Majesty, I have been in charge of the harem for several years, and other matters are also easy to handle, without any trouble. But seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Ren'er are both grown up, I am worried that neither of them has been chosen as a concubine or a concubine yet."
The Crown Prince is about to come of age, and the Second Prince is already eighteen years old. It is indeed time to choose a principal and a concubine.
"You have been very thoughtful," the emperor said. "You should take charge of next year's election."
The three-yearly general election was held to fill the emperor's harem, and there was also a minor election every year for the royal family. However, in recent years, due to internal and external troubles in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor stopped the major and minor elections. Anyone in the royal family who wanted to marry could choose their own and come to the emperor for the emperor's decree to grant the marriage.
Now it’s time to hold this small election.