CH 106.1

Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch 106 Pt. 1

Translated by gingercat

Edited by gingercat

Hearing this, Consort Jin felt bitter in her heart, as if she had drunk bitter gourd juice.

She knew that her mother must’ve told her aunt who then asked Sister Ran to persuade her, but the problem was-

There was nothing she could say.

Consort Jin made a fake smile, and looked at her cousin, “Tell me the truth, did my mother say something to aunt?”

Chen Miaoran showed a trace of discomfort on her face, but she didn’t want to lie to her cousin, so she explained, “Your aunt is also worried for you.”

Consort Jin sighed. “I know you are all worried about me, but this  isn’t something I can do.” She gave her cousin a complicated look. “I’m not afraid to tell you the truth, but His Highness already asked for her to be titled as side consort and the edict will be bestowed soon. A proper side consort titled by His Majesty, unless something happened so I can have a good reason, there’s no way I can bring her child over to raise.”

Besides, Jin Wang would not agree.

Upon hearing this, Chen Miaoran became anxious. “Then are you just going to sit and watch and not care? I heard my mother say that she is from a small family. How can she be worthy of being a side consort? Sister Ru, you should think of something. This girl isn’t simple. What if she’s another Yulan…” 

The rest of her words came to an abrupt end when she saw Consort Jin’s slightly furrowed eyebrows.

“Sister Ru, I didn’t mean to bring her up. I just …… Well, if this won’t work, you could always appoint one of your maids as a concubine. When she gives birth to a child, you can then bring the child over to raise.”

Consort Jin simply did not wish to continue this topic anymore. It reminded her too much of her current plight.

Whether it was her mother, aunt or Sister Ran, they only knew one thing, but not the other. If only Jin Wang hadn’t stumbled upon that matter back then…

Unfortunately, there was no if.

“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. If you only invited me over to have tea to talk about this then I’ll leave.” Consort Jin was about to get up.

Chen Miaoran also knew that this matter couldn’t be rushed, and hurriedly held her back. “I haven’t seen you for many years and missed you. You shouldn’t leave so soon. Let’s sit together and talk for a while. If you don’t want to talk about it, we won’t talk about it.”

The two cousins glossed over this matter then talked about other things.

Seeing the sun shining outside and that the temperature was neither cold nor hot, the two chose to switch to a different place to talk. They went to the back garden.

After chatting for a while, Chen Miaoran hurriedly left, saying she needed to go to the bathroom. Consort Jin sat in the pavilion, sipping tea while lost in her own thoughts.

“Yanru…”

Hearing this familiar voice, Consort Jin turned her head and saw Consort Yong standing behind her.

“Why are you here?!”

Consort Jin’s reaction made Consort Yong very hurt. A bleak look flashed across her face, and she hesitated. “I went to see aunt and she told me to persuade you…”

Without listening to the rest, Consort Jin already knew what she was going to say. Her mother must have thought about how she had a good relationship with He Wanyi before, so asked her to persuade her.

Her mother was really putting in all her efforts. First, she dragged her aunt and cousin in, then He Wanyi as well.

Unfortunately, she failed to live up to her expectations.

“What’s there to persuade? They might not know everything, but how could you be unaware?” Consort Jin, feeling very upset, couldn’t help but sneer.  “I’m not as shameless as you to lick other’s cheeks like that.”

Consort Jin had never spoken so coldly to Consort Yong before. After her words were spoken even she herself was shocked, much less Consort Yong who was even more heartbroken.

“So in the end, you still blame me…”

“Can you not mention that again?!” Consort Jin’s voice was a little loud, which scared both herself and Consort Yong. She took a deep breath. “Don’t think of me as a fool. Zi Yu poisoned Hu Mingyu to death, don’t tell me that has nothing to do with you.”

“Zi Yu? What happened to Zi Yu?”

Consort Jin scrutinized Consort Yong’s expression. It was indeed full of confusion and suspicion.

If it wasn’t her, then who could it be?

“Who is Hu Mingyu? Yanru, did Zi Yu do something wrong? If she did, you don’t have to worry about my face. In the beginning, when I gave her to you, she was yours. Aren’t you also aware of what she’s for? Ever since that happened and you told me to never look for you again, I never contacted Zi Yu again.”

Consort Yong looked into her eyes. Her seemingly perpetual smiling face was replaced with unprecedented solemnity.

“If I lied, then thunder would strike me. You’re also aware of how petrified I am of thunder, so I will definitely not tell such lies.”

Yes, she was most afraid of thunder. She had told her about how she was framed by a concubine when she was still a child then shut in a dark room all alone at night. There also happened to be a thunderstorm that night.

She still remembered that time when the two of them were swimming in the lake together when it started to rain out of nowhere. Normally, she always regarded herself as her protector, but that time she was so scared that she could only grab onto her sleeves, afraid of losing her.

To be honest, Consort Jin didn’t believe that Consort Yong would have such power. She was only a woman. How could she order Zi Yu to attack Hu Mingyu from thousands of miles away? Not to mention there was no need for her to make such a deadly move.

The He Wanyi in her memory was hearty, straightforward, and courageous, and disdained to do those dirty things in secret. But she was different. Her heart had been soaked in dirty water for far too long. She was prone to using herself as a way to measure others and her own thoughts to speculate what others had in mind.

But what was more important was that to cleanse herself, she didn’t hesitate to place this hat on the other party. She had blamed Hu Mingyu’s death on her and Yong Wang Manor.

Because Jin Wang and Yong Wang had always been rivals, as long as she could connect this incident to them, she would be safe and sound. Perhaps this would even count as her making a contribution to Jin Wang.

Look, she was such a despicable person.

She let out a sigh of relief. “I believe it wasn’t you who did it. You should leave.”

“Yanru, you had said that we’re still friends.” 

A complicated expression flashed across Consort Jin’s face. “I did say that but I don’t think it’s suitable for us to meet.”

“If you are afraid that he’ll find out, we can meet in secret. I was afraid that I’ll cause you trouble this time, so I asked for Sister Ran’s help. Besides, we won’t be staying in the capital forever. After Father Emperor’s birthday, we’ll be back to our different sides again.” Consort Yong smiled bitterly.

Looking at her current expression, Consort Jin didn’t know what to say.

And Consort Yong, as if really afraid that she would never see her again, murmured, “You better listen to what auntie and Sister Ran say. I know what you hate most and what you find most disgusting. But in the future, do you seriously wish to live the way auntie is?”