C70 (1/2)
Wang Rong gave a faint smile. ”There are two empress dowager's staying in the palace. When I entered the palace, my mind was set.”
The imperial concubine gave two awkward laughs. ”It's common for concubines to not see the noble face of the Esteemed Empress Dowager. In the future, they would come by day to pay respects to the Empress and listen to her teachings. That's why they say such words.”
”The imperial concubine of the harem pays her respects to me. I think once every three days is enough.”
”You make the decision.” Zhu Yijun said.
Zhu Yijun only stayed a while before returning to the Qianqing Palace, while Zhang Juzheng still had not left yet. After leading the group to send off His Majesty, Wang Rong asked the palace maid to give the rewards to the palace concubines, so she wanted them to leave first.
”The Empress is currently seated in the middle of the palace, celebrating with the heavens and earth. It's a pity that big sister Imperial Consort Guo can't see it.” Sun Yige said in a delicate voice. Her entire body was a bright red. While she said that it was a pity for Er Zi, her eyes were filled with scheming and probing.
”empress has always been magnanimous. As I see it, the first one is the reward from the Imperial Consort Guo.” She had originally been on good terms with Wang Rong and stayed in the same hall as her, but she had not been able to keep her cool during the latter half of the conversation. She had played some tricks in the back, even though she felt ashamed and worried that Wang Rong would take the initiative to distance herself from her after finding out that she was the one playing behind the scenes.
She sighed at her own foolishness, and wondered if Yang Jingru and Liu Jing's concubine was related to Wang Rong. After all, everyone had witnessed the close relationship between the three of them, and worried about her afterwards, when she had gradually distanced herself away from Wang Rong and Wang Rong, she had not said a single word. Did she already realize that she would not target her after she entered the palace?
Cui Yu was anxious, and quickly decided to seek refuge in the Imperial Consort Guo. Imperial Consort Guo's Holy Pet was famous in the palace, and when they sought refuge with their beloved concubine, they would have the courage to fight against the Queen.
However, Imperial Consort Guo was suddenly grounded and the Empress entered the palace. Cui Ruo looked at Wang Rong with an even more majestic expression.
”That's right, the first reward the Empress gave when she entered the palace. If only big sister Imperial Consort Guo could personally come out to receive your gratitude.” Sun Yige said.
”What happened to Imperial Consort Guo?” Wang Rong played dumb and asked, ”I didn't see her today, so I thought she was on leave.”
”This is the first time that a imperial concubine has met her. As long as no one is injured, they have to crawl over to pay their respects. How could they possibly take a leave of absence?” Seeing the Imperial Lower Consort Yang, the two of them did not say anything, and said, ”Empress did not know, but we, the Empress of Imperial Consort Guo, were just punished by His Majesty to stay in the palace and meditate for half a year. That's why we cannot come today to pay our respects to the Empress, even when it's time for the wedding, she cannot come to fetch the Empress into the palace.”
”With regards to the empress's wedding, even the most vicious criminals in the heavenly prison were pardoned. With regards to the small mistakes that Big Sister Imperial Consort Guo committed, why didn't the empress personally lift her lily-white hands, which could more clearly reflect the Empress' benevolence and magnanimity?” The empress always loved names, didn't she? If you don't release him, doesn't that mean that you aren't benevolent and magnanimous enough, and that you can only be considered as a descendant?
He didn't expect that Wang Rong He would slowly say, ”The order of the general amnesty is His Majesty's Saint Zende, regardless of whether it is a small mistake or not. His Majesty said that we should pardon him, but if he doesn't, then we won't forgive him. Is it possible that His Majesty did pardon the criminals in the prison, but not only did he forgive the Imperial Consort Guo who committed small mistakes, he's heartless?”
Beauty Sun immediately kneeled on the ground, ”I was wronged, I dare not. It's just that I thought that the Empress is the master of the empress palace and all the women in the empress palace are under the Empress's control. The Empress lightly raised her noble hand and spared the Imperial Consort Guo. It was all my good intentions. I really don't know how I was misunderstood to such an extent. ” As Beauty Sun said it, her eyes were filled with tears.
”You're wrong.” Wang Rong He said, ”I am the head of the imperial harem, but there is still the empress dowager in this harem, not to mention the emperor above.”
”Imperial Consort Guo was ordered to be punished by His Majesty. Since His Majesty did not say he would release them, then I cannot.” Wang Rong He said, ”I know that there is a deep affection between the beauty and the Imperial Consort Guo sisters, so I believe that after the Imperial Consort Guo was imprisoned, I have also pleaded for mercy from His Majesty. Did His Majesty agree to that?”
How could she dare to beg His Majesty and let him off when she was sleeping with him? She did not have that much face, ”I am just a little beauty, His Majesty will not listen to me, but His Majesty will not disobey the Empress.”
”I'm confused.” Wang Rong He shook his head lightly, ”If Your Majesty wants to release the Imperial Consort Guo, you can just yell like a cat or dog. If Your Majesty doesn't want to release the Imperial Consort Guo, even if I am the Empress, Your Majesty will not agree. Furthermore, His Majesty did not even ask the Imperial Consort Guo to come out for the wedding ceremony, so wouldn't the result be obvious? ”
”His Majesty thinks that now is not the time for Imperial Consort Guo to come out.” Wang Rong He said. She picked up her teacup and took a sip.
”Actually, there's no need for a beauty to be so nervous. Imperial Consort Guo has a very deep affection for her, you know this better than I do, so there's no need to be anxious. When Imperial Consort Guo comes out, His Majesty will definitely not let her stay in the palace for another day.” Wang Rong She said, ”If you are worried that I will harm the Imperial Consort Guo, then you don't have to be nervous. This is the first time I have seen you all today, so I shouldn't have said this.
”Unless it is against the rules of the palace, I will not interfere in any way in the competition for the favor of all of you. As for who Your Majesty likes, that will depend on your abilities.” Wang Ronghe said, ”But there is one thing that I will never forgive if I use underhanded methods.” If you want to use underhanded methods to fight for the favor, you have to think about whether or not you can hide it from me. ”
”Alright, it's time to disperse.” ”I am tired.”
As Wang Rong and the others returned to their Jiaotai Palace, they stood quietly not far away while holding their heads as though they were thinking about something.
”Sigh ~ ~” Wang Rong sighed. Today was only the third day, yet he already felt as if he was living a long life. Marriage is tiring.
”Why do you sigh?” The moment Zhu Yijun entered the palace hall, he heard a sigh.
Wang Rong bowed as she got off the brick bed, and Zhu Yijun sat down on the bed, allowing Wang Rong to wipe his hands with a hot water handkerchief that was given to him by the palace maid, ”Zitong still hasn't answered us! When we came in, why were palace maid waiting outside? ”
”I was lost in thought for a moment. They didn't want to disturb me so they went out to serve me.” Wang Rong He said, ”Sighing is just a very bad habit of mine, I'm already changing it. Can Your Majesty please pretend you didn't hear me earlier?”
”Did someone make you unhappy after I left?” Zhu Yijun asked, ”You are now the empress, so you can punish whoever who makes you unhappy. You don't need to worry about your worries and sigh after returning to the palace.”