C85 (1/2)
Xue Ronghua observed the emperor's expression without batting an eyelid, and just as Chu Zongge had said,
”What do you think about the construction of the Luan Feng Palace?”
Xue Ronghua earnestly looked around the entire palace. Even though there were only broken walls left, she could still imagine what it was like before from such a huge courtyard, ”Since Luan Feng Palace can be named after the word phoenix, I think it must be an extremely luxurious and luxurious palace.”
”Mm,” the Emperor looked at her appreciatively. ”From the few times I've talked to you, I feel that you really aren't like a simple concubinage.”
Xue Ronghua was startled, then anxiously laughed: ”A servant's daughter is only a little concubine's child, it's nothing much.”
”Putting you in the position of first wife is also a clear choice. Just consider it as giving Prince Duan a wedding gift,” the Emperor suddenly looked at her. ”However, Prince Duan marrying you as a concubinage was beyond our expectations.”
”This subject's daughter also did not expect that Prince Duan would actually be interested in a mere concubinage like me.”
The emperor's eyes gazed lovingly at the willow branches fluttering in the wind. ”This child is indeed like his mother. He is someone who isn't restrained by the secular world.”
”Prince Duan of the Prince Duan, Mrs. Heyi,” Xue Ronghua slowly probed, ”What kind of woman is she in the end?”
”She?” The emperor smiled, his eyes filled with affection. ”She's the woman I love the most in this life.”
Xue Ronghua covered her mouth in shock. She thought that the Emperor would circle around a few more times, she didn't think that she would directly say the truth. As expected, Noble Consort Kang and Empress Chen kept Chu Zongge in the dark all along.
”Then... Prince Duan even told me that he, mother, is extremely unfavoured. ”
”How did the Prince Duan come to such a conclusion?” The Emperor laughed, ”I have never said such a thing.”
”When the Prince Duan saw that the Emperor didn't like him participating in the fight to ascend the throne, that was why … Furthermore, many people think that the Mrs. Heyi lives so far away because they aren't favoured. ”
”How could that be,” the Emperor lightly smiled, ”It's just a random guess by a busybody. It's because I didn't want the other concubines' scheming and scheming to disturb her, that I set up a Luan Feng Palace furthest from the Bedchamber, just for her to live in.”
She had never seen the Emperor with such deep feelings. Xue Ronghua took a deep breath, ”Then Prince Duan would be very happy to know that. He always thought that it was Mrs. Heyi who wasn't favored by the Emperor.”
”It's not like I haven't doted on Prince Duan,” the Emperor said with a smile. ”This child has never had a mother since he was young, so naturally he's very sensitive and suspicious. The quasi wangfei has to take good care of Prince Duan for me.”
Xue Ronghua nodded her head: ”This subject will carry out her duties.”
A young eunuch suddenly came over, saluted, and turned to the emperor, saying, ”Your majesty, Changchun Palace invites you.”
The emperor slightly frowned, ”What does Changchun Palace want to ask us to do? Has something happened to the crown prince?”
The eunuch replied, ”It's because the empress has matters to attend to, but she didn't specifically say anything.”
Something big must have happened to be able to move the Empress Chen to invite him. Xue Ronghua tactfully took a step back, ”Since the Empress has sent someone to invite us, it must be because something urgent has occurred.
The Emperor nodded and followed the eunuch.
The fragrant mist shrouded the Weiyang Palace, prompting people to fall asleep. Noble Consort Kang was originally resting on the bed when a eunuch beside the empress suddenly invited her to go to Changchun Palace.
”What is it? Is there something wrong with the empress? ” Noble Consort Kang narrowed her eyes in displeasure.
”The Emperor and Empress are both in Changchun Palace, I hope the Noble Consort would hurry up.”
The word ”Emperor” immediately sobered Noble Consort Kang up by half. She immediately stood up from the bed, changed her clothes, and rushed towards the Changchun Palace.
By the time she arrived, the Emperor and Empress had already been sitting in their upper seats, waiting for her. Their expressions were calm, as if they were preparing for a storm.
The Noble Consort Kang anxiously saluted and said, ”Chenqie pays her respects to Your Majesty, Empress.”
The Empress Chen smiled with an unknown meaning, ”Sister came very late, was there something on the way?”
Noble Consort Kang's heart skipped a beat. Something big must have happened, the moment Empress Chen opened his mouth, he wanted to find her.
”Get up,” the emperor said faintly. ”Actually, the empress doesn't need to specifically call the Noble Consort over, the Noble Consort might not know about this.”
Empress Chen smiled, ”This matter concerns brother Noble Consort. As for concubine, it is better for Noble Consort to know about it.”
Noble Consort Kang raised her head in a daze, ”This matter concerns brother Chenqie?”
”That's right,” the Empress Chen said with a smile, but hidden the edge of his mouth: ”Back then, our Liu’sArmy was completely annihilated on the battlefield, so it wasn't an accident.”
The emperor lowered his head slightly, and looked at her with his heavy eyes, ”Your brother Kang Zhiming had colluded with the military, embezzled the pay, and caused the Liu’sArmy to be trapped on the battlefield without food and support. Thus, he lost the battle and lost the lives of the entire army.”