bookcurios Chapter 820 You Look Unhappy
Chapter 820 You Look Unhappy
After the story of Mrs. Wu spread, everyone was indeed speculating at first that His Majesty would definitely restore Concubine Zhuang to her position.
Some palace concubines felt that they had misunderstood Concubine Zhuang before and that she was not that vicious.
Some unfavored people, seeing that Concubine Zhuang was about to be reinstated, rushed forward to curry favor with her.
Changchun Palace was indeed lively for a while.
However, who would have known... that His Majesty would actually say such words in the court.
After knowing that Concubine Zhuang would not be able to regain her throne, Changchun Palace suddenly became deserted again. There were even many people who secretly laughed at Concubine Zhuang's joke.
Of course, those palace concubines who felt that they had misunderstood Concubine Zhuang still went to Changchun Palace to talk to her and comfort her.
From beginning to end, Concubine Zhuang had an indifferent look, as if she had no opinion on whether the emperor rewarded her or punished her.
It truly implements the saying that thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor.
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Yikun Palace.
Wangpin sneered: "I thought that after Concubine Zhuang was reinstated, there would be a lot of excitement in the harem. I didn't expect to see the excitement of Concubine Zhuang's restoration, but she made a big joke!"
Xiao Tianzi stood behind Wangpin with his head down, flattering, "Your Majesty, although you are a concubine, Empress Zhuangfei is a concubine. But she was demoted from the position of the Four Concubines, and she lost the emperor's favor. And you have the Dingguo Mansion behind you, and you are raising the third prince."
"If you think about it carefully, her future is not as good as yours."
Wang Concubine snorted coldly: "Don't take it lightly!"
"The Queen Mother said that although His Majesty dislikes Concubine Zhuang, as long as the Zhuang family survives, it is only a matter of time before Concubine Zhuang rises again."
"Besides, the Great Zhou is now at war with the Xiongnu. Your Majesty needs the Zhuang family's military advisors on the front lines, and he also needs someone to stabilize the rear in the court. No matter what, Concubine Zhuang will not have a bad life."
Xiao Tianzi frowned, looking worried: "My queen, what should we do?"
After all, Your Highness once offended Concubine Zhuang. If Concubine Zhuang gains power one day, Your Highness would still want to have a good ending...
Wangpin looked in the direction of Zhongcui Palace and said calmly, "What's the hurry?"
"Empress Chen has not made any move yet, so how can I take action? We can just sit back and watch the fight!"
Xiao Tianzi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right!"
"Didn't you say before that although you have no evidence, you always felt that Concubine Zhuang was demoted because of Concubine Chen's contribution?"
"Since they have a mortal feud, when the two of them fight each other, our Yikun Palace will be the one that reaps the benefits!"
Wangpin curled her lips and smiled, but did not continue the topic. Instead, she said, "Go and ask the wet nurse to bring the third prince over."
Xiao Tianzi knew that at this time every day, the Queen would play with the Third Prince for a long time.
He lowered his head, said "yes", and went out.
Soon, the wet nurses and nannies carried the Third Prince to the main hall and bowed respectfully: "This servant greets Her Majesty the Concubine. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!"
The princess waved her hand, signaling them to stand up, then strode over and took over the third prince.
In ten days, the third prince will be one year and four months old.
Compared to when he was born, his special features are more obvious now. His eyes are very wide apart, and the outer sides of his eyes are tilted upwards, and his nose is low and flat.
He often sticks his tongue out of his mouth and drools from time to time. His head circumference is smaller than that of a normal child of his age, and his neck is short and wide. He is short in stature, and his limbs and fingers are short and thick.
The third prince is already this big, but even with someone supporting him, he still can't walk steadily, and his ability to grasp things with his fingers is also very poor.
Even so, when she held the Third Prince in her arms, Wang Concubine's expression softened, and she smiled and said to him, "Ah Jing, do you miss your mother?"
The third prince just stared at her blankly without saying anything.
The wet nurse and the nannies looked at each other, their expressions somewhat subtle.
They had taken care of many children before, and some of them could speak simple words when they were about one year old. But the third prince was almost one year and four months old, and he couldn't even speak a single word...
But the Third Prince was a dragon, and that was not something they could discuss casually. Even if the nannies and wet nurses were surprised, they did not dare to speak out.
At this time, a palace maid came in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess wants to see you!"
Since the third prince had been raised by Liu Shiqing, the eldest princess had a deeper relationship with him than with other royal heirs.
These days, she came to Yikun Palace to play with the Third Prince from time to time, and everyone had gotten used to it.
Wangpin smiled and said, "Please invite the eldest princess in!"
"Yes."
Putting aside other things, the eldest princess is the empress dowager's favorite. Everything that Concubine Wang has was given by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, so of course they dare not neglect her.
Soon, the eldest princess, wearing a pink palace dress and a cute bun, walked in from outside.
She stretched out her two little hands and bowed to Concubine Wang: "Yun'er pays respects to Concubine Wang!"
Wangpin smiled and waved at her: "No need to be polite."
"Yun'er is here to play with Ajing again?"
"A Jing will definitely be very happy to see you."
But the Third Prince didn't react at all...
The eldest princess was already used to his behavior. She ran over with her short legs and talked to the third prince: "A Jing, the eldest princess is here!"
"This is the mortise and tenon board I brought. It was made by the craftsman specially instructed by the Empress Dowager. Shall we put it together?"
The third prince still had his mouth open and drooling, and did not respond to her.
The wet nurse skillfully took the third prince and placed him on the carpet beside her.
The eldest princess smiled and took the mortise and tenon board, walked over and started playing with him.
Looking at this heartwarming scene, a faint light flashed in Wangpin's eyes.
The eldest princess is still so happy now because she doesn’t know that Liu is no longer in this world.
If she knew about this, would she still be able to laugh?
If someone gave her a little guidance, this innocent princess would definitely hate Concubine Chen to death, right?
Concubine Wang actually thought the same thing as Concubine Chun.
The difference is that Concubine Chun never found an opportunity, but Concubine Wang had the desire but not the courage.
If the Queen Mother knew about this, her future would be over...
In just a moment, the concubine put away the evil thoughts in her heart, took out a handkerchief, walked over, and carefully wiped the saliva from the lips of the third prince.
From beginning to end, she was very patient, and the look in her eyes when she looked at the Third Prince was full of love.
When he was in Yongshou Palace, the eldest princess felt that the third prince was very pitiful because he had no mother to love him.
So she would visit her third brother whenever she had time so that others would not dare to ignore him.
But now... seeing how well the Queen treated her third brother, the eldest princess couldn't help but think of the days when she was loved and cared for by her mother...
Her mood gradually became depressed...
Wangpin asked with a smile: "Yun'er, what's wrong? You look unhappy?"