C63 (1/2)
The winds and clouds above the imperial court changed, and the king wanted to begin his retreat.
The voices of opposition were endless, and her lover supported the will of the Son of Heaven.
The weather grew warmer with each passing day. Rong-er's seven months of pregnancy were no longer suitable for bed, and the emperor no longer played Rong-er's cards. He would only come to visit once or twice in a day.
After dinner that night, Ann agreed to come visit Rong'er. As they chatted, the emperor actually came. Ann agreed to see the emperor, so she hurriedly bowed and left. Xuan Ye smiled and said, ”This new promise fits well with Rong'er.”
”Yeah, I've been coming often recently to accompany me. Your Majesty's three new promises should not be ignored. ” Rong'er said with a smile.
Ah, I know, I've chosen them to enter the palace, so I can't leave them alone. Ai, Rong'er, I have so many women, and I'm also annoyed, so much so that I forgot to pay attention to them. Before, Ma and Yi both agreed to my care, but now there are three more. Xuan Ye sighed.
”This …” Rong'er was speechless. As he thought about the matters of the harem, how could he persuade her otherwise? After all, she was a woman of the harem. He paused for a long time before saying, ”As long as Your Majesty is willing to do his best.”
After saying this, Rong'er and Xuan Ye both laughed. Xuan Ye laughed and said, ”This imperial harem is like a palace. Just do your best, haha.” Xuan Ye laughed loudly and said, ”Rong'er, I was originally in a bad mood, but hearing you say these words, I feel much better.”
Rong'er thought that since the imperial harem was relatively peaceful right now, it was definitely a matter of the imperial court. He smiled and asked, ”Is there something that's difficult to resolve?”
In fact, he also wanted to tell Rong'er that he was the emperor, and that he had to keep some distance between himself and the officials of the court. He could not let the subjects see through his true thoughts, but he also needed someone to make him speak the truth, and this person was Rong'er, who knew that he understood him.
Xuan Ye clenched his fists and fiddled with his fingers a few times before walking to the warm brick bed beside Rong'er and sitting down. He said, ”Rong'er, do you remember that Zhen had once told you about San Fan?”
Rong'er nodded. Earlier last year, when Geng Jiimao, the King of Jingnan, claimed that he was sick and had his son, Geng Jiimao, take over his throne, the Emperor told her about the situation of these three. Rong'er knew that the Emperor intended to remove them.
”Ah, there are three things that I have come to do in my personal affairs that I think are very important: the Three Feathers, the River, and the Water. The reason why An agreed just now is that his father is the Jiangnan River Governor, Li Zhao. His official residence is of the second rank, and I, Jia En, am of the second rank to inform the ministers that I value river affairs, and that Li Zhao's poems are excellent as well. He shouldn't be too inferior to her, and Rong'er can recite poems with her whenever he's free to relieve his boredom. ”
Rong'er replied with a smile, ”This An promise hasn't been shown to Rong'er yet. He must be a girl who knows her place and can share the Emperor's worries.”
Xuan Ye laughed, ”I praised her a bit, but does Rong'er care? ”Haha, there are so many people in the world who can recite poems, but only Rong'er knows about me.”
”The emperor is making fun of Rong'er again.” Rong'er pretended to reprimand him, before turning back to the topic at hand. ”That Emperor has been annoyed by Sanfan recently.”
Xuan Ye smiled and nodded, then said: ”Last year Geng Jing Nan was crowned the King of Fan, at the beginning of this year, the King of Pinnan could be considered old, but he was unable to be a director. He wanted to hand over the military power to his son Shang, but a few days ago, he once again requested that the old man return it to his hometown in eastern Liaoning Province, and also requested that his hometown be returned to him. As far as I know, one of the main reasons why he would be so happy to give up Guangdong Province is because his son's trust is so tyrannical, if he were to his son, he would definitely take it for himself.” Rong'er listened quietly and nodded his head. Xuan Ye continued, ”Since you wish to withdraw, I thought I should allow you to do so.”
Rong'er nodded and said, ”Does Your Majesty want to use this opportunity to withdraw?”
”Yes, that's right. In fact, I only wanted to withdraw one of them. However, the Emperor of Pingxi, Wu Sangui, said that if we withdraw one, it would arouse the Emperor's suspicion that the imperial court wanted to withdraw one of them.” Xuan Ye said.