sjar Chapter 321 Ruyi (21)
Chapter 321 Ruyi (21)
Fu Cha Langya said, "The Emperor has already chosen a husband for the princess. The candidate for the consort is Borjigit Sebuteng Balzhuer. We have watched this child grow up since he was young. We know him well and his character is also very good."
"Your Highness, do you really think the Emperor loves you? I don't think the Emperor loves you at all."
Fu Cha Langya was stunned, "Why do you say that?"
"My lady, ask yourself, have you been happy these years?"
Fu Cha Langya moved the fingers on her knees, looking as if she was unable to speak.
Lu Changqing said: "You are not happy even though you are below one man and above ten thousand people. Why should a princess be happy with a man who knows her inside out? Don't forget that the prince consort of our Qing Dynasty can take concubines."
Fu Cha Langya said, "But women have to get married eventually. We can't keep Jingse in the palace forever, right?"
"I wonder if the Queen still remembers what the Emperor once said to Concubine Ling."
"What?"
"This palace is not a good place to be."
After Lu Changqing's reminder, Fu Cha Langya remembered that the emperor had indeed said this to Wei Yanwan, but she was curious about how Lu Changqing knew this.
Lu Changqing said calmly: "I also heard it from others."
"What's wrong with that?"
Lu Changqing asked back: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why the emperor said that the palace is not a good place to be?"
Fu Cha Langya nodded slightly.
"Then your Majesty, do you know why the palace is not good?"
Fucha Langya nodded again.
"Then why did the emperor only say this to Concubine Ling?" Without waiting for Fu Cha Langya to answer, Lu Changqing said directly, "Because in his eyes, no one in this palace is more important than Concubine Ling."
Fu Cha Langya pursed her lips. She had always known that Concubine Ling was special in the eyes of the emperor.
The emperor treats her well because she is his first wife. The two have been together for many years. They are more like relatives than husband and wife. There is no love between them anymore, only habit. They are used to having such a person by their side.
As for Concubine Ling, the Emperor treated her as a woman with a romantic relationship. His love for her was deep and passionate, not just a calm family affection.
Although she had a good relationship with Concubine Ling, she still felt uncomfortable when she thought about her sometimes.
There is no woman in this world who is willing to share her husband... No, there is one right in front of you.
Fu Cha Langya looked at Lu Changqing. Concubine Xian didn't care about the emperor's promiscuity at all because this woman didn't love her husband at all.
Lu Changqing didn't know what Langya was thinking, so he just continued, "When facing Concubine Ling, who was still a palace maid, the emperor showed extraordinary care and love, but when facing you for so many years, he didn't show any sympathy. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why?"
Fu Cha Langya followed Lu Changqing's words and asked, "Why?"
"Because he is used to your sacrifices and dedication. In his opinion, since you are the queen and the mistress, you should do everything a man asks a mistress to do, be neither arrogant nor hateful, be dignified and generous, be virtuous and respectful, treat those women in the palace as your sisters, and treat those children who have no blood relationship with you as your own children. But why?"
Fu Cha Langya suddenly reacted and looked at Lu Changqing defensively: "What do you mean by that? Do you want me to do something to those children?"
Lu Changqing waved his hands, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I am not favored and I don't have my own children. Why would I harm those children in the palace?"
Fu Cha Langya did not let down her guard because of Lu Changqing's words, "Then why are you saying this?"
Lu Changqing explained: "I just want you to think about it, Your Majesty. Why are you so depressed and sad because of this messy harem, while the emperor can be a bridegroom happily every night?"
"Because I'm the queen, it's my duty to take care of the harem!"
Lu Changqing clasped his hands together and clapped his hands gently. "We are back to the topic again. You are the queen, the legal wife he always claims to cherish the most, but he can't even keep his pants down. He didn't notice your low mood for such a long time. This is not something a qualified husband would do."
Fu Cha Langya lowered her eyes in deep thought, and after a while she raised her eyelids and asked Lu Changqing, "As the queen, I have so many grievances, and Jingse is still just a princess, so do you think Jingse should not get married?"
Lu Changqing asked earnestly, "My queen, do you know why you feel so wronged as the queen?"
Fu Cha Langya smiled bitterly, "Because the world asks me to be magnanimous, what can I do?"
Lu Changqing shook his head, "You forgot about Gao Taotao again. She is also the queen. Why can her emperor husband be so calm?"
Fu Cha Langya spoke out the answer in her heart, "Because her husband loves her and respects her."
"Maybe there is this reason, but the biggest reason is that the man himself is willing. The emperor is the supreme ruler of the world. As long as he is willing, let alone a woman, even if there is no woman around him, as long as he is willing, those court officials can do nothing even if they smash their heads against the pillars."
This is the emperor's privilege!
As long as he does not force the people to rebel and lose the country, no matter how unorthodox he is, people in the world will not dare to say anything.
Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty is more like the hero in an invincible and cool male novel, who is successful and famous when he first appears, and then has all kinds of women, fat and thin. It is obvious that he is extremely fickle, but the author thinks that this is a reflection of the hero's charm, and deliberately makes these women in the palace live and die for him and devote their whole lives to him.
Or the kind that is willing and loyal until death.
Fu Cha Langya said: "The Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues are obvious and cannot be changed. He is the emperor and my husband, and I am the queen and his wife. It is my duty to abide by the rules."
"Then can you bear to see your daughter follow in your footsteps?"
"Sebutengbalzhuer is a good kid. He won't let Jingse down."
Lu Changqing smiled and said, "In everyone's opinion, the emperor treats you very well. Do you feel that you have been let down again?"
"Everyone thinks that the emperor loves you and your children. To be honest, apart from the crown prince, I really can't see how the emperor loves you and the eldest princess."
Fu Cha Langya said: "It's impossible. Although the emperor is not devoted to me, he is very good to Jingse."
Lu Changqing raised his eyebrows, "Really? I don't believe it!"
"Your Majesty has selected many disciples from the Eight Banners to study in the West in recent years. Has he ever thought of letting the princess go with them?"
Fu Cha Langya said: "Ocean travel is too dangerous, and he is also afraid that Jingse will get into trouble on the way."
Lu Changqing nodded, "Even if that's the case, there are foreign priests in the capital, and even the emperor himself is learning Latin, so why not let the princess learn it?"
Fu Cha Langya continued to reply: "Jingse is a girl, and a girl only needs a family when she grows up. It is enough for her to learn some music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Learning foreign languages is useless."
"Useless?" Lu Changqing was almost amused by Fu Cha Langya's self-deception. "It's really useless. Will the emperor invite foreigners to teach the selected Eight Banners disciples the Western language (Portuguese)?"
"Admit it, madam. The emperor doesn't care about the eldest princess at all. If he really cared, he wouldn't have left the princess with only one path as a family member."
Seeing that Fu Cha Langya's expression had relaxed a little, Lu Changqing continued, "I will just say some things here. I heard that Concubine Ling was summoned by the Emperor alone before she went to bed with him. What did they say?"