Raising a concubine under her nose, the reborn mistress marries the prince

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face.

Everyone took their seats.

None of the circus on the stage was as exciting as Concubine Zheng’s expression just now.

Now that the Empress Dowager and the Queen are no longer in charge, the Imperial Concubine’s power in the harem has been taken back.

The harem cannot be without someone in charge.

I don’t know who will get this good job.

The emperor looked at the concubines sitting below him, his eyes fell on Concubine Mei. He raised his hand and said, "Concubine Mei, come and sit over here."

Concubine Mei was holding the Ninth Prince. When she heard the Emperor call her name, she felt extremely reluctant.

But the emperor had spoken, so she had to go even if she was unwilling. She handed the child to the wet nurse and Mei Fei stood up.

"Bring Lang'er here with you!" the emperor said with a smile.

All the ministers and ladies below looked at Concubine Mei.

It seems that Concubine Mei is indeed favored.

The emperor's gentle tone did not show his anger at all.

Mei Fei sat down, and the emperor touched the Ninth Prince and said, "It's firm again."

With such a kind look on his face, no one doubted that the emperor really valued the Ninth Prince.

Concubine Zheng and Concubine Mei sat on the emperor's left and right respectively.

Although Concubine Zheng tried her best to keep a gentle smile on her face, the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.

Today, she lost all her face.

Even Prince Jin's face lost its luster.

Lin Muheng was a little late because of Su Wan's matter.

Someone had already reported the matter between Jiang Chuwei and Anyang.

When Lin Muheng sat down, he held her hand to comfort her.

Jiang Chuwei smiled and increased the strength in her hands in response.

After today, there will be all kinds of rumors out there.

There will be various versions of the story about Jiang Chuwei causing Anyang to be demoted to a commoner at the emperor's birthday banquet.

Jiang Chuwei could imagine that in the end she would be portrayed as a vicious person who couldn't even tolerate a princess.

However, Jiang Chuwei underestimated the gossiping ability of these women.

The rumor started spreading even at the banquet.

Xia Qi had just gone to the bathroom, and when she came back she whispered in Jiang Chuwei's ear, "Princess! I just heard someone gossiping, saying that because you didn't want Anyang to be your third sister-in-law, you designed the emperor to demote her to a commoner. Now everyone is saying that you are a woman with a heart as vicious as a scorpion."

A sneer appeared on Jiang Chuwei's lips. She had expected such an outcome.

These people are just idle.

She turned to Xia Qi and said, "It's okay. The mouth is on other people's body. They can say whatever they want. Don't bother with it."

Lin Muheng held her hand tightly and said softly, "Don't pay attention to those rumors."

Jiang Chuwei smiled. Her reputation for being a vicious person had spread, so naturally no one dared to provoke her easily, and she avoided a lot of trouble.

These words didn't affect Jiang Chuwei at all.

Lin Muheng whispered to Jiang Chuwei from time to time, without stopping peeling fruits with his hands.

Yao Ruolan, who was far away, was furious.

Yao Ruolan looked at the scene in indignation. She clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

She couldn't understand what charm that bitch Jiang Chuwei had that could make Lin Muheng so obsessed with her.

"Hmph, Jiang Chuwei, don't be so proud too soon!" Yao Ruolan secretly swore in her heart that she would make Jiang Chuwei pay the price.

At this time, Lin Muheng noticed Yao Ruolan's gaze. He frowned slightly and felt unhappy.

He protected Jiang Chuwei behind him unnoticeably and glanced at Yao Ruolan coldly.

Yao Ruolan's heart trembled and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Lin Muheng again.

As for Lin Muheng's romantic affairs, Jiang Chuwei's principle is to just keep them out of her sight.

As for how Yao Ruolan and others hated and envied her, Jiang Chuwei didn't care.

She is the one who lives the happy days, and only others can be angry.

Having lived two lives, Jiang Chuwei will never get angry at irrelevant people

However, she was not angry because others were unwilling to make her life easy.

Yao Ruolan stared at Jiang Chuwei from time to time.

She's looking for an opportunity.

She believed that as long as Jiang Chuwei was caught having an affair with someone else, Prince Yu would definitely divorce her.

Jiang Chuwei didn't expect that Yao Ruolan, a lady from a wealthy family, would come up with such a despicable method.

The banquet came to the gift-giving stage.

Now is the time for everyone to show their skills.

If you succeed in pleasing the emperor, you may be promoted three levels.

The emperor first looked at Concubine Mei, "I wonder what gift my beloved concubine has prepared?"

Concubine Mei was stunned.

Does this mean she should be the first to give a gift?

She doesn't like to be in the spotlight.

Concubine Zheng's eyes shot over like knives.

If looks could kill, Concubine Mei would have been shot to pieces by now.

The jealous eyes of the concubines were all focused on her.

Under the emperor's eager gaze, Concubine Mei took out the gift and said, "Your Majesty! I wish you good fortune and a long life!"

The emperor took the gift with a smile, "I also wish my beloved concubine eternal youth."

Everyone stretched their necks, wondering what gift the emperor had received that would make him so happy.

But Concubine Zheng saw it clearly and realized that it was just a broken purse.

At the emperor's fiftieth birthday party, just giving a purse was enough to make the emperor so happy.

What a vixen!

What Concubine Zheng didn't know was that this purse touched the heart of the Emperor.

Looking at the plum blossom pattern on the purse, the emperor was successfully pleased.

He saw with his own eyes that the purse was embroidered by Concubine Mei herself.

He and Concubine Mei each have one.

This should indicate that Concubine Mei cares about him in her heart.

The emperor was happy, and naturally he looked favorably upon Concubine Zheng who had just been punished.

"My Lady, what about you? What gifts have you prepared?"

Concubine Zheng was in a depressed mood just now, but now she felt a little better.

Concubine Zheng looked at Concubine Mei provocatively, stood up and said, "I have prepared a painting for Your Majesty." She waved her sleeves lightly, and a palace maid unfolded the scroll.

When everyone looked closely, they saw that the person in the painting was actually the emperor.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, and his majesty was clearly visible. The emperor was delighted and said, "This painting is really a stroke of genius! The imperial concubine is thoughtful."

The imperial concubine was skilled in painting, but I didn't expect that she could paint so vividly.

I also know the emperor very well.

"Reward!" The emperor was so happy that he rewarded the imperial concubine with a set of headgear.

But when she saw that Concubine Mei received a lot of rewards just for a purse, she felt that her headgear was nothing special.

Other concubines also presented their gifts one after another, and for a while the atmosphere in the palace became extremely lively.

It was the princes' turn to present gifts.

Prince Jin and Princess Jin knelt down to congratulate him, "May your father live a hundred years and have great fortunes!"

Live a long life! These words of congratulations touched the heart of Emperor Rong Sheng.

His only wish now is to live forever and remain firmly on the throne.

"Good, good, good!" He said three good words in a row, which made Prince Jin flattered.

It has been a long time since his father has been kind to him.

He presented the gift in a box.

Everyone looked on curiously, wondering what Prince Jin would give.

Emperor Rong Sheng took a curious look and said, "Prince Jin! What good stuff is this that you have packed so tightly?"

In the past, Emperor Rong Sheng didn’t like to hold birthday banquets.

After all, it reminded him that he was one year older.

Today I am in an especially happy mood.

Because Concubine Mei finally treated him as her husband.

They had the same purse.

When you are in a good mood, you will naturally like everyone.

Prince Jin opened the box, and what appeared before everyone was a fist-sized night-shining pearl that emitted a faint light in the darkness.

"This is a night-shining pearl that I found by chance. It is said to have the effect of prolonging life. I am presenting it to you, father."

A hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Rong Sheng's eyes, "Good! Good boy, I like this gift very much."

The night-shining pearl has the effect of prolonging life, and only King Jin can make such nonsense.

But since the emperor likes to listen to it, it’s not surprising.

When the other princes saw Prince Jin's gift, they all knew that as long as they picked words that their father would like to hear, they would get it right.

So no matter whether it is related to longevity or not, everyone is secretly competing with each other, hoping that their gifts can be better.

Next, each prince presented his gift in turn. Some were precious medicinal herbs, some were rare antiques, but none of them were as stunning as Prince Jin's night-shining pearl.

The emperor was overwhelmed with gifts.

Naturally, I also heard a lot of good things.

Jiang Chuwei looked at Emperor Rong Sheng. He was like this, yet he still wanted to live a hundred years.

She quietly put away the elixir of immortality that she was going to present to the emperor.

Since the Night-Shining Pearl can also prolong life, it seems that the Emperor has no shortage of her pills made from thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and thousand-year-old ginseng.

Jiang Chuwei still understands the truth that too many words are not sweet and too much meat is not fragrant.

After Prince Yu and other princes had finished speaking, he took Jiang Chuwei forward to wish them a happy birthday.

After saying a few auspicious words, Lin Muheng took out a map.

"Father! I congratulate you. Daqing's border has been pushed forward another two kilometers, and we have recovered the two cities."

After that, he presented a new map that included the two cities.

Sure enough, Emperor Rong Sheng was very pleased.

These two cities are the concern of Emperor Rong Sheng.

After more than ten years, it was finally back within the territory of Daqing.

Emperor Rong Sheng knew that Prince Yu was reminding him that Daqing's kingdom could not be built without military generals.

These generals were fighting bravely, but what he was doing was suppressing the meritorious generals.

Emperor Rong Sheng looked at Prince Yu with his deep eyes.

The fifth brother is still as straightforward as before.

At the birthday banquet, he deliberately took out the map in front of the civil and military officials. All the ministers and officials present today would be moved by his patriotism.

"I like this gift!" Emperor Rong Sheng nodded with satisfaction. "However, Lao Wu, is there any other meaning behind presenting this map?"

Prince Yu knelt on the ground with his fists clasped, and said loudly: "I just want to tell you, father, that the border is not settled and the soldiers are still bleeding. I am willing to lead my troops to expand the territory for Daqing!"

Emperor Rong Sheng's eyes flashed with admiration, but then his face darkened, "Nonsense! I know you are brave and courageous, but war is not a joke. As a prince, you should put the interests of the country first."

Prince Yu kowtowed and said, "I understand, but the government is in turmoil now, civil officials are abusing their power, and military officials are jealous. If we don't rectify the atmosphere, my Daqing will be in danger!"

The ministers all changed their expressions, and even their families became restless.

I don’t know if Prince Yu will name it.

If anyone is named today, his career will be over.

Emperor Rong Sheng was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "You are right. But this matter involves a lot of people, so we need to think long and hard. The most urgent task right now is to stabilize the border and defend the city that we have worked so hard to gain. As for the rest, we can slowly plan for it later."

Prince Yu accepted the order and thanked the emperor, but he had already made up his mind in his heart.

He was well aware of his father's concerns, but he also firmly believed that only force could defend the country.

This conversation between the emperor and his ministers seemed calm, but in fact there were undercurrents.

Lin Muheng's remarks at the birthday banquet made the ministers realize his uprightness even more.

After Prince Yu left, the banquet continued. However, everyone's mood was no longer as relaxed as it was at the beginning.

The eyes of Song Hao, the Minister of War, were full of admiration.

It seems he was not wrong about the person.

Prince Yu was not like other princes who blindly obeyed the emperor.

He dared to speak for the military generals at the birthday banquet and pointed out the shortcomings of the court.

This requires a lot of courage.

Song Hao, who was originally a little hesitant, will be a member of Prince Yu's camp after today.

Lin Mushen was completely surprised to see that the fifth brother was not only not disliked by the emperor, but also gained the support of a large number of people.

Lao Wu really doesn't play by the rules.

He didn't expect that the birthday celebration he had thought about for a long time was still overshadowed by Lin Muheng.

Jiang Chuwei put away the medicine she had worked so hard to make. She decided to give this precious tonic to her father.

The dark circles under the emperor's eyes are not suitable for tonic medicine as he is too weak to take them.

Yao Ruolan's eyes never left Lin Muheng.

What should I do if I love her more the more I look at her?

We should think of a way, she must marry Prince Yu.

Given her background, she was unwilling to be a concubine.

The only way is to make Jiang Chuwei disappear.

Only if Jiang Chuwei died would she have a chance.

Yao Ruolan had never been so eager for Jiang Chuwei to die.

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After the birthday banquet, Emperor Rong Sheng kept Prince Jin and asked him about some state affairs.

"I am getting old, and I need you brothers to manage this country together in the future. Do you have any ideas for governing the country?"

Prince Jin was extremely surprised that his father actually took the initiative to ask about state affairs.

Is this a signal to reuse him?

He answered confidently, "I believe that we should put the people first, reduce taxes and levies, develop agriculture, and strengthen military strength, so that the country can prosper."

Emperor Rong Sheng looked at Prince Jin for a long time.

Prince Jin talked eloquently, and it seemed that he had been preparing for the throne.

Prince Jin realized later that this was his father testing him.

At this time, he was already sweating profusely.

I was careless. What my father feared most was that the throne would be taken away from him.

Prince Jin knelt down with a plop, "Father, I have absolutely no such intention! I just want to do my part and offer advice to the country."

Emperor Rong Sheng was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Get up, I know your loyalty. But remember, I cannot tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes." After that, he turned and left, leaving Prince Jin standing there feeling uneasy.

Prince Jin knew that he was in a dangerous situation, so he had to be more cautious to avoid getting killed. At the same time, he decided to examine his behavior to see if it had caused his father's suspicion. In this inner court, the struggle for power is endless, and a little carelessness could lead to eternal damnation.

Lin Mushen was frightened.

A few days later, at the morning court session, Prince Yu again proposed the matter of rectifying the government.

This time, he was better prepared and listed a series of evidence of civil officials abusing their power and military officers being envied.

Some ministers who were originally on the sidelines also expressed their agreement. Seeing this, the emperor knew that Prince Yu's proposal had the support of most ministers, so he finally gave in and said that he would seriously consider the matter.

He was happy to move too.

A large-scale official movement in the Daqing Dynasty finally began.