C129 (1/2)
Empress Dowager Li did not want to come to Ying Tai to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Zhu Yijun insisted, and Wang Rong called for Fangruo, ”Why is Mother unwilling to come to Ying Tai?”
”Empress.” Fangruo also specially went to ask around, ”From the palace to the Ying Tai, you will have to take a palanquin to get out from the afternoon gate and then return from the afternoon gate. Your Majesty, the Empress and Empress Dowager Chen can all go through the main gate, but Empress Dowager Li can't go through it. That's why Empress Dowager Li has always hated leaving the palace. ”
”Only Your Majesty can go to the gates. The empress's wedding can take place at the gates, and the top three rankings for each exam can take place at the gates. Besides that, no one else can enter the gates.” Fangruo said.
Even though the Empress Dowager Chen was Prince Yu's side wife and was currently behind a great treasure, the Empress Dowager Chen's carriage had also entered through the main entrance. Thus, if she wanted to leave the palace, she could also enter through the afternoon gate. But the Empress Dowager Li was only a Imperial Noble Consort in the past, so even if she was promoted to the position of empress dowager, she still could not enter and leave through the afternoon gate.
As the foundation of the Nine Lotus Bodhisattva, aside from gaining power, he also gained power in the Empress Dowager Li in order to raise his status. Although the Empress Dowager Li was the emperor's mother, in the beginning, she had no choice but to bring the two empress dowager together to face the emperor. When the emperor and she were the empress, she and the emperor would sit together, while the Li Imperial Noble Consort could only stand. When it came to the fact that she was the empress and her own son had become the emperor, the Empress Dowager Chen and the emperor could only sit together.
How could Empress Dowager Li accept that?
The Empress Dowager Chen had no children, they were always quiet, and did not have anything to do with them. But Empress Dowager Rong also had the intention of competing with Empress Dowager Li. After all, in terms of status, Empress Dowager Li would always have to be under her. But how could Empress Dowager Li, who gave birth to the most children of the Former Emperor, be an easy target?
After raising his identity, he came to a consensus with Zhang Juzheng and the others, and in the end, decided to use the excuse of taking care of the Young Emperor as an excuse to move into the Qianqing Palace. How could he be a match for the Empress Dowager Li? In the end, he could only rely on his long illness and weak body, live in a peaceful palace, and not ask about political matters.
But at the time when Empress Dowager Li was at her best, she would be her concubine in one day, and the order of the dresses could not be disobeyed.
”Then I will speak to His Majesty again.” Wang Rong He said that entering August was actually a bit cold. He said that he was here to take shelter from the heat and that it was time for him to return to the palace. Since they were going to return, why would they need to be so unyielding as to host a banquet at the Ying Tai?
There were originally palace maid on duty to guard Ying Tai, and a portion of them came here to support their families. However, there were still some people who had ambitions in their hearts, and wanted to climb up the ranks, as the Emperor's Ying Tai to avoid summer heat was great news. Those months of climbing up the ranks, they had done their best to display it in front of their masters, to build good relations with their master's palace maid.
They had initially said that the empress wanted to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival at the Ying Tai, but it seemed that because of the displeasure of the Empress Dowager Li s at the palace, it was about to be cancelled. The Ying Tai was like a mama, her heart raced, as if she had found an opportunity to soar into the sky.
Although she was wearing a loose robe, it was still hard to see through. Wang Rong and recently had been feeling sore at the waist, and her feet had started to swell, so she had someone make her comfortable slippers. In any case, no one knew about the slippers she was wearing, even though the dress was covering them.
In the Ying Tai, one would not use makeup for so long, but the skin was white and exquisite, and looking at it without makeup, it was also very beautiful. Wang Rong and Zhu Yijun continued to chat and laugh, ”This baby might really be a little princess, a girl is my mother's intimate little cotton-padded jacket, she would care for my mother from the bottom of her stomach, if my mother is pregnant, she will look ugly instead.”
”The reason why you look so good is because you're stained with dragon essence.” Zhu Yijun said in all seriousness, ”The reason why normal pregnant women don't look well is because they aren't wet.”
Wang Rong and Lao Mei refused to speak to him.
Although His Majesty had not promised the Empress that he would be returning to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival, he would be returning to the palace after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he had to gather his luggage as well. Fortunately, it was much easier to prepare to return to the palace than to leave it, and there were many things that he did not need to bring back.
Wulv came over and reported, ”Empress, a mama from Ying Tai has come to see the Empress to report on an important matter.”
”What is it?” Wang Rong asked.
”I don't know.” Wulv said, ”She said that she insisted on meeting the Empress before she said it, and repeatedly emphasized that it was a very important matter.”
Wang Rong He thought for a moment and then said he would let her come over.
Even though she was called a mama, she appeared to be in her early thirties. She was dressed in palace attire, and was not old at all. There were traces of hard work on her face, as well as a vigorous ambition. Wang Rong and Wen Yan asked her, ”Do you have something to tell me?”
”Yes.” The mama knelt on the ground and didn't get up. ”May esteemed empress please hold yourself back.”
”What do you need me to do?” Wang Rong raised his eyebrows and asked, ”What is the punishment for offending me?” Do you know that in your heart? ”
”When the Empress heard the words of this servant, she knew that the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.” The mama stared at the stone slab in front of her and said, ”The news that this servant has sent over is what the Empress needs the most right now.”
”Why don't you tell me what is most urgent for me right now?” She was admiring the scenery in the pavilion, and other than Wulv, the palace maid in the pavilion was also a quick-witted palace maid that had been selected by the Ying Tai.
Wang Rong waved her hand to allow Wulv to bring them away. They did not walk too far, they were at a place a hundred metres away from the pavilion, where they could see the scenery inside.
”Go ahead.” Wang Rong He said.
”Right now, the Empress Dowager is most anxious. The empress dowager is suppressing the empress at every turn. This servant has news that the empress can freely face the empress dowager.” said Mammy.