Chapter 476: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (226)
Chapter 476: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (226)
Chapter 476: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Twenty-Six)
"Although I am reluctant to leave the palace, I do want to live my own life. Your Majesty's words are as good as gold. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, I know Your Majesty will not tease us."
Ma Chongyuan knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor. She mustered up the courage to speak, feeling a little regretful. No one else was anxious, so why was she? She had to be the first to speak out.
"Have you thought it through? There's no chance of regret."
Ma Chongyuan's forehead was sweating. "I have thought it through. I beg Your Majesty to grant me your blessing."
Liang Sheng finally took his eyes off the memorial and looked up at the woman below.
Although he knew little about Ma Chongyuan, Liang Sheng also understood that she was impulsive and impatient, and could not hide her emotions. She might have offended many people in this palace, so leaving the palace was a good choice.
"Very good. This deep palace is hard to endure. Leaving the palace is free and easy. I asked Le Chang to assist in handling the affairs of the concubines leaving the palace. If you have any questions, go to Le Chang."
Ma Chongyuan kowtowed excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."
This made Liang Sheng want to laugh. What did he accomplish?
He just felt that there were too many beauties in the palace and it was not quiet enough. He would not pamper them anyway, so why bother making things difficult for them and himself? He might as well send them out directly. The concubines who did not want to leave the palace could move to another palace. He just needed to treat the concubines well in terms of food and clothing. He could still support a few concubines.
He is not a young emperor without any foundation who needs to rely on in-laws to consolidate his position.
He had fought on the battlefield since he was young, and was used to having the final say and not allowing others to interfere. The court officials could not influence his thoughts.
He had already made up his mind to stop participating in the beauty pageant and to live with Li'er and their child. This way, Li'er would not want to leave the palace and would not be plotted against by these women.
But who would have thought that because he was soft-hearted and let her go to Baiyun Temple to take care of her pregnancy, Qi and Ji countries took advantage of the opportunity.
His beloved left him so tragically, and they were separated from each other forever. When he thought of this, he felt sad and the smile disappeared from his face.
If he had known the ending, he would never have let her leave the palace.
But Liang Sheng thought again that the palace was not safe either. If he killed a group of people with bad intentions, there would be another group of people hiding in the dark and plotting evil. There was no guarantee that anything would be safe in the palace.
After all, it was because he, the emperor, was incompetent and could not protect his woman and son.
Liang Sheng was feeling a little down, but he still said calmly, "After you leave the palace, I will give you a surprise. If you don't want to accept it, you can just refuse me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Take care, Your Majesty! I wish you and the Imperial Concubine eternal love and a long life together."
After Ma Chongyuan left, Liang Sheng didn't say anything else. After a long time, he burst into laughter, and there was sadness in his laughter.
This sad laughter made Le Chang, who was guarding outside, wipe away tears. Your Majesty must be feeling very sad!
Sometimes Le Chang would wonder if the reason why His Majesty and the Imperial Noble Consort could not be together was because God was dissatisfied with His Majesty's previous favoritism towards Concubine Xu and Concubine Ji, which had let down the Imperial Noble Consort.
He could never believe that such an extraordinary beauty could have such a tragic fate.
Le Chang looked towards the direction of the harem and sighed slightly. It should be much quieter in the future. He hoped that no one would plot and turn the palace into a burial place.
The next day, everyone in the harem knew that Ma Chongyuan was going to leave the palace first!
Suddenly, all the concubines except those in Chengqian Palace and Caiwei Palace rushed to Ma Chongyuan's palace. "Sister Ma, why are you leaving the palace so suddenly? My sisters are at a loss as to what to do!"
"Hahaha, from now on I will be an ordinary lady from an official family. Take care, sisters, and we will meet again if we are lucky!"
Ma Chongyuan was very happy. She looked at Gu Chongyi and said with a smile, "Gu Chongyi, thank you for your guidance. Although I know you want me to explore the way, the result is good, so I will accept the favor. Let's meet again outside the palace!"
Gu Chongyi said awkwardly, "If you think I have bad intentions, it doesn't matter if you don't associate with me."
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