C84 (1/2)

The Imperial Consort Guo cried out in grief, ”This servant is unblessed. I cannot personally see the esteemed Empress enter the palace, and even more so have not paid my respects once since the Empress entered the palace. But at that time, the Empress had already gone to pay respects to the empress dowager, waiting outside the Kunning Palace with an uneasy feeling in her heart. As expected, the Empress did not summon this servant upon her return, and this servant was terrified, thus I knelt outside the Kunning Palace. It was just that this servant did not expect myself to be so weak, and fainted in the end. ”

”This servant truly does not have the slightest bit of disrespect for the Empress, or else my heart would not be so terrified that I would feel uneasy.” Imperial Consort Guo cried uncontrollably, ”His Majesty still misses me like this. This slave has been by his side for so long, doesn't His Majesty know that this servant is not someone to be disrespectful to?”

”Alright, alright, stop crying. Just go and greet them tomorrow morning.” Zhu Yijun was so angry from crying that he could only say a few warm words. Otherwise, he could continue crying.

”This slave will definitely go early tomorrow, so the Empress won't misunderstand this slave.” Imperial Consort Guo's tears were like the tears that came out after the rain, as she laughed and laughed and said, ”I'll cry and accept it then and there, just like a hibiscus after the rain.”

”You, ah, you can cry and laugh whenever you want, just like a child.” Zhu Yijun said.

”This servant has no sense of foresight. In the imperial harem, I only rely on His Majesty. As long as His Majesty does not misunderstand this servant, this servant will not be afraid of anything.” The Imperial Consort Guo smiled and snuggled up to His Majesty. However, she was secretly resentful in her heart. No matter what, empress's reputation of being heartless was set. But now that Wang Rong had come out with such an imperial decree, it was originally the Queen bullying the imperial concubine, but now she was relying on her pampered love to force empress to do as she pleased.

No matter what, I have to make His Majesty stay today. Didn't I say that we don't need to go and greet him after accepting him as my pet, then let's see when we can meet up with the higher ups, empress?

The moment the imperial decree was given, someone from the Ci Ning Palace called out to Wang Rong and her over. Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li were sitting there waiting for her, ”Imperial Mother, mother, why have you summoned me so urgently?” Wang Rong said with a smile.

”Empress, please return today and issue the imperial guards' decree?” Empress Dowager Chen asked.

”Can't I issue the imperial decree?” Wang Rong said timidly.

”The empress's actions don't match her expression. Over time, This Dowager will have to wonder if the empress I saw was real, or if the empress I heard was real.” The Empress Dowager Li said.

When Wang Rong He heard this, he got up and kneeled down, ”Your son is afraid.”

”Get up, we have something to talk about.” Empress Dowager Chen said to Empress Dowager Li, ”It's not like the empress committed any big mistakes, why do you make her kneel?”

”You've sent the imperial decree that there's no need to go to the Kunning Palace to pay respects after the imperial concubine has accepted the favor?” Empress Dowager Li asked.

”Yes.” He only thought that it would be hard for His Majesty to serve him last night, and would even need to come early to the Kunning Palace to serve him the next day. As the consumption of energy is too great for his body, he might as well take care of the rest of the servants' greetings on the second day. Compared to this, taking care of his health and keeping his body well was the most important thing to do for His Majesty. ”Because I thought so, I issued such a decree.”

”This Dowager knows that the empress is a merciful person.” The Empress Dowager Chen said.

”But the empress can't just be merciful.” The Empress Dowager Li said, ”The harem has its own harem rule. The harem consort's greeting to the empress is a rule set by the ancestors. This is how everyone came about. Why do you have to change the moment you start?”

Wang Rong He lowered his head and listened to her words.

”Alright, the empress did it out of good intentions. What can the child do about it? ”I've always thought about how difficult it was for the later concubines to be so considerate. Even as the empress back then, I couldn't have done what she did.” Empress Dowager Chen said as she mixed in the mud, ”After all, this is the Empress's first imperial decree, and it cannot be changed.”

”In the future, will you be able to do whatever you want as the Empress has the right to issue a decree?” The Empress Dowager Li said, ”You can send out orders just because you want to. If I send out the imperial decree that the Queen's orders are invalid, at this moment, you will be in a dilemma.”

”This son knows his wrongs.” Wang Rong said meekly.

”Think about it before you send out the next decree.” Empress Dowager Li said, ”Go back.”

Wang Rong and the woman were scolded until their faces were covered in dirt as they went back to Kunning Palace. Empress Dowager Chen was still talking, ”She didn't do anything wrong.”

”That's not the way it's supposed to be used, even if you have the right to give it to her.” The Empress Dowager Li said, ”She just doesn't like people paying respects to her. The first time, she didn't need to pay respects to her palace concubines, and now, she doesn't even need to pay respects to all the imperial concubines. It's not that she is magnanimous, it's just that she is envious, she just doesn't want to see the person who served His Majesty the night before appear in front of her the next day.”

Empress Dowager Chen was startled, then laughed and said, ”It is normal that she would think like that, it is all women, it is you and me, when we were serving Former Emperor, we met people who served Former Emperor the whole night, don't we also feel that our noses and eyes are not good?”

”She is the empress, and the worst thing to do is to be jealous. If she doesn't see me, then she'll still be jealous.” The Empress Dowager Li said.

”The empress is still young, take your time.” Empress Dowager Chen said. One day, even if you didn't say anything, she would still know that in this harem, love is not a thing to be done, and being jealous is even more unnecessary. ”

Since he did not see Imperial Consort Guo today, Imperial Consort Guo knelt outside the palace gate and sent him back after fainting. Since His Majesty had gone to the Yi Kun Palace, he did not know what day it would be tomorrow. After issuing the first imperial edict, all of the concubines that had been chosen did not have to pay their respects the next day. She was then called by the empress dowager to scold them until their heads were drenched in dog blood.

Wang Rong sat on the Kunning Palace, ”This day has passed, it's really exciting.”

”The Empress is not worried even after being scolded by the Esteemed Empress Dowager.” Wuyou said, ”Today, I was truly scared to death.”