Chapter 1468: Prince Li’s Extra Dinner
The emperor was so angry that he made Princess Jiaoyang kneel at the door of the imperial study until late at night. The emperor himself even smashed many things in the imperial study.
The Emperor and Princess Jiaoyang have never had such a quarrel. When the Queen passed away and the Princess returned from the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was only indifference between her and the Emperor. But this time, because of Concubine Xu, the relationship between father and daughter has reached the edge of collapse.
The emperor did not let Princess Jiaoyang get up until the young prince, holding the late queen's relics, accompanied Aman on his knees to the door of the royal study.
It is said that the prince said something that made many people cry. He said that he no longer had a queen mother and could no longer lose a relative like the imperial sister.
The prince's words moved the eunuchs and maids serving the emperor, and they all knelt on the ground to plead. The emperor then allowed Princess Jiaoyang to stand up, but the emperor did not see her again, and only asked her to go back to his own Canyang Palace to think about her past.
This matter quickly spread in the harem. The concubines in the harem who had previously been unable to figure out the emperor's thoughts now know very well that the child in Xu Guifei's belly is probably much more important in the emperor's heart than Princess Jiaoyang.
Because of Princess Jiaoyang's punishment of kneeling, the wind in the palace changed drastically. Many more concubines came to visit Xu Guifei's palace, and many fewer concubines came to Canyang Palace every day.
Concubine Xu was naturally the happiest about this change.
She didn't understand the emperor's thoughts before, and she was still wary of doing things, fearing that she would displease the emperor by targeting Princess Jiaoyang. But this time, the emperor clearly stood on her side, which finally reassured her.
She finally believed her father's words. The child in her belly was the most important thing in the emperor's heart.
After understanding her position in the emperor's heart, Concubine Xu was no longer as anxious as before. When the emperor came to her palace again, she asked him to host the New Year's Eve dinner.
The New Year's Eve dinner has always been hosted by the Queen. Since the Queen passed away, it was naturally she who had the highest status to host it.
But before, because Princess Jiaoyang was in charge of the harem affairs, everyone thought that Princess Jiaoyang should be in charge of this matter.
Su Jing heard this and looked at Concubine Xu, with a smile on her lips but a cold look in her eyes.
Concubine Xu thought this was something she could easily catch, so when she saw the emperor looking at her like this, she was shocked. She stroked her belly that was not yet swollen and said aggrievedly: "I just want to share the emperor's worries. The affairs of the harem are originally a scorching sun." The princess is in charge, but Princess Jiaoyang is thinking behind closed doors now, so I, the concubine..."
Concubine Xu did not dare to look into the emperor's eyes, she was afraid of seeing disappointment in his eyes.
In fact, she didn't want to fight for power like this, but this was her father's instruction. She should take advantage of Princess Jiaoyang's loss of the Sacred Heart and gradually seize the power.
She must do what her father says, because her father will not harm her. Her father also hopes that she and the emperor can be well together, and hopes that she can become a queen in the future. She also hopes that she can become a woman standing by the emperor's side.
"You have never taken care of the affairs of the palace before. Let's leave this New Year's Eve dinner to Ah Man."
"Is the emperor planning to release the princess in two days?"
"No?" Su Jing asked Concubine Xu with a smile. Concubine Xu couldn't help but tremble in her heart. She looked up at the emperor and shook her head with guilt.
"The princess is the emperor's daughter. Naturally, it is the emperor who has the final say on how to punish her and how long she will be punished." Concubine Xu spoke softly, but she was unwilling to do so in her heart.
She thought she could completely crush Princess Jiaoyang, but who would have thought that she would just shut herself up and think about it for a few days.
"It's not that I can't trust you, it's just that you are pregnant. The most important thing is to take good care of the fetus. The child in your belly cannot tolerate any mistakes. Ah Man is going to get married. These trivial matters in the palace will ultimately depend on the queen. To take care of it.”
Just when Concubine Xu was panicking, Su Jing whispered a few more words. The warmth contained in these words made Concubine Xu's cold heart feel warm again.
She knew that the emperor's heart belonged to her, and he let Aman out just so that she could take good care of her baby.