sjar Chapter 611: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (8)
Chapter 611: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (8)
Looking at the other few selected scrolls, he sighed reluctantly.
"Alas, it's a pity that the prince only has two concubines, otherwise these girls would all be top-notch."
The head palace maid said nothing. She also felt that her third prince was worthy of the best girl in the world.
The next day, the imperial concubine had someone bring two scrolls of paintings to the Qinzheng Palace.
"Your Majesty, this is the concubine I have chosen for our prince.
Please take a look and see if you can take advantage of the day when our prince comes to the palace."
The emperor did not have the idea that the main wife and concubines could not enter the palace once a day, so he reached out and took the scroll.
When he opened it, he looked at the imperial concubine with complicated eyes and said lightly.
"Go back and pick again."
"What's wrong? Aren't these two enough?"
The imperial concubine was unwilling to do so. She had carefully selected this person.
The emperor sighed deeply, "Okay, why not?"
It was just too much. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't let his beloved daughter become someone else's concubine.
When the imperial concubine heard the emperor say yes, she smiled instantly.
She went over and acted coquettishly towards the emperor, "That's all, why not settle on the two of them?"
Seeing that the imperial concubine was immersed in her own thoughts, the emperor sighed helplessly.
"Don't you see what kind of family background she has? Would she be willing to be a prince's concubine?"
"What family? No matter how high his family background is, can it be higher than our royal family?
Let them be my son's concubines, but their ancestors are dying."
"okay!"
The emperor didn't want to argue with the imperial concubine, so he just said, "Go back and pick two more."
The imperial concubine was immediately displeased, "Your Majesty, Ze'er is your own son.
Don't you want him to marry the best woman in the world?"
This made the emperor unhappy. The best woman in the world should be enjoyed by him, the emperor, and not by the prince who coveted his throne!
"Alright, alright, I told you to look for it again.
If you don’t know how, I will find it for him.”
However, the imperial concubine refused to give in and insisted that the emperor issue an order to grant the marriage.
"Your Majesty, as long as you issue an order to grant the marriage, do they dare to disobey it?"
The emperor rolled his eyes in his heart. They really wouldn't disobey his orders, but they would come and make trouble, or simply give up and do nothing!
"Alright, I won't issue such an imperial decree!
The two of them are more than qualified to be the prince's main wives. Who are you trying to humiliate by making them concubines?
If you want me to issue an order, that’s fine, unless their father comes to me personally.”
After saying this, the emperor glanced directly at Yao Fugui and said, "Send the imperial concubine back."
Yao Fugui saw that the emperor was really angry, and quickly bowed respectfully to the imperial concubine.
"My lady, please."
The imperial concubine was able to enjoy favor in the palace for her entire life, so naturally she knew how to advance and retreat.
Knowing that this matter could not be accomplished today, he obediently stood up and bowed to the emperor to take his leave.
When she returned to her palace, she gave instructions to the chief palace maid.
"You go back to the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion in person, and have your sister-in-law go to the Zuo Xiang and Dingbei Marquis' Mansions.
Tell them that I intend to make their daughter the third prince's concubine.
And secretly reminded them that they could go to the emperor in person to ask for his permission to marry."
The wife of Marquis Pingyang smiled as she sent the head maid away, and her face instantly darkened.
She said to her personal maid, "Go and invite the Marquis here."
Soon, Marquis Pingyang came to the main courtyard with an impatient look on his face.
"What do you want to see me for?"
The wife of Marquis Pingyang was choked by her husband's tone and secretly calmed down.
If it weren't for my daughter's future, I really wouldn't want to deal with him.
"My Lord, Hongxiu, who was with the Imperial Concubine just now, is here."
Pingyang Hou's expression changed instantly, and his tone became gentler.
"Oh, I wonder what the Imperial Concubine wants to send?"
The wife of the Marquis of Pingyang paused deliberately before saying, "The Queen said she wanted to find a concubine for the Third Prince, and take her in with the wedding."
"Oh? Would the Emperor agree to this?"
"She must have agreed, right? If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine, she wouldn't have issued this decree.
But my lord, the imperial concubine said that she has set her eyes on the daughter of the Left Prime Minister and the Marquis of Dingbei.
Could you please ask the Imperial Concubine to reserve a spot for our Jiayi?"
Pingyang Hou rolled his eyes and said, "No, no, how can we change what the Imperial Concubine has decided?
Don't worry, as long as the Third Prince ascends to that position, the wealth of my Pingyang Marquisate will be indispensable."
The wife of Marquis Pingyang never expected that her husband, who was not ambitious in his daily life, would be so indifferent to his daughter's life.
She was angry in her heart, but she had to coax him to discuss it with the imperial concubine.
"But Lord, don't you want another imperial concubine, or even a queen mother, to appear in your house?"
This actually made Pingyang Hou excited. "Okay, go to the palace tomorrow and talk to the Imperial Concubine. See how she responds."
"Okay! Thank you, Master, for thinking so much about our Jiayi."
"It's okay. Jiayi is also my daughter, right?"
The next day, the wife of Marquis Pingyang went to talk about this matter with the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine felt upset!
Isn’t it true that the benefits I have provided to my mother’s family over the years are not enough?
No care for business!
But after all, she is my niece, so how can I not love her?
I had no choice but to explain everything to her. "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't love Jiayi, it's just that the marriage with the Zhongyi Palace failed.
And the Third Prince's wife has such an identity.
Now only if the two companies unite can they put some pressure on Chang'an.
As for Jiayi, you can rest assured.
After the Third Prince's wedding, I will ask him to personally bring her back home.
Although she can only be a concubine in name for now, with the Third Prince personally welcoming her and me as her aunt here, I will definitely not let her suffer any injustice."
After that, he instructed Hongxiu, “Go, the emperor gave you some good materials some time ago.
That color is too bright, I really can't wear it, so you should step aside and let my sister-in-law take it back to Jiayi."
The wife of Marquis Pingyang sighed inwardly, knowing that this was the only way it could be for the time being.
When I get back, I'll send a letter to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion and the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion.
After the wife of Marquis Pingyang left, the wife of the Left Prime Minister immediately took her second daughter's hand happily.
"Good, good, good. I never thought that this world-shattering wealth would fall to my good daughter."
However, the second girl was unhappy. She was the daughter of the left prime minister, but she was called the head of a chicken, not the tail of a phoenix!
Seeing my mother so happy, I opened my mouth but could only say one sentence.
"Mother, let's discuss this matter with Father first."
“Yes, yes, yes, of course you have to discuss it with your father.
If your father can get the emperor's edict, then you can bring it with you when you enter the palace.
Given our family's problems, even the Queen can't do anything to you."
When the Left Prime Minister came back, his wife couldn't wait to share the good news with him.
He was glared at and cursed by the Left Prime Minister.
"Stupid woman!"
He paused and cursed again, "How stupid!"
The wife of the Left Prime Minister was caught off guard by the scolding. She didn't understand why her husband, who was so rich, would scold her like that?