C26

In elective season, the palace add phoenix, emperor's house many concubine;

Ancestors should not forsake their country, but control their own hearts.

Emperor Grandmother had gone through the stories of Taizong and the previous Emperor, painstakingly talking for a long time. Xuan Ye had been very clear in his heart that the Emperor's "passion" was a "poison" in the Emperor's family. It not only harmed the person he loved, but also himself. He loved Rong'er, yes, but if he wanted Rong'er to not be alone in the harem and live a good life, then he couldn't only care for her. If he wanted to make peace with his family, then he must make full use of his harem.

Looking at Rong'er who was sleeping soundly in his arms, Xuan Ye silently thought to himself: "Rong'er, I want to live well to protect my ancestors' foundation, and I also want you to live well. I want you to watch over me and accompany me, and I'll let you know that you're right, I'm a good emperor."

After Kangxi's six spring talent show, after some discussion with the empress dowager, Xuan Ye decided to directly confer the title of Imperial Concubine Zhao to the daughter of one of the female assistant ministers, Nu Hsu Lu Dongzhu, to be conferred the title of Imperial Concubine Zhao. Nu Hung had always been neutral between the Emperor and the Emperor, and whether or not this personal government of the Emperor could be successfully completed was extremely important. In addition, the Nara family and the Aichi family had a close relationship, and the aunt of Ming Zhu, a maester of the Inner Hongwen Academy, was also the birth mother of Emperor Taizong. Since the Emperor was at a time of great importance to Ming Zhu, his cousin, Narra Huijie, was chosen to serve as a benefactor in the palace.

"Master, I heard that the Elementary Emperor has chosen two masters this time." Xiaoqing came in from outside with water and lied down on the bed. Gai Rong'er, who was reading, lectured.

"Oh? "Is that so?" Rong'er replied indifferently.

"Yes, I heard that once you entered, one was listed as Imperial Concubine Zhao and the other as a benefactor." Xiaoqing shook her head, "Sigh, the status that the Eight Flag's selection brings in is higher than ours. Master must be favored by the Emperor, and there's even Long Si, but he only agreed to it."

Rong'er still had a smile on his face as he said, "But, Xiao Qing, if you look at it from another angle, isn't it already an honor for someone of Rong'er's background to be able to become a master in this palace?"

When he woke up that morning, the emperor was already awake. He was looking at her with a troubled expression, but when he saw her awake, he whispered, "Rong'er, I will be selecting two elegant girls for this year's selection."

"Oh." Gai Rong'er responded with a smile.

"Do you resent me?" The Emperor continued to look at her.

"Nope." Gai Rong'er was still smiling.

"We are the emperor, the emperor!" The emperor rose and stood with his back facing her. He grabbed his head with both hands and said in a low voice, "Because I am the emperor, I cannot spoil you alone."

Gai Rong'er also lightly got off the bed and walked over to the emperor. He slowly squatted down in front of the emperor and said, "Rong'er knows, Rong'er understands, the emperor doesn't need to worry about Rong'er."

"Master …" Gai Rong'er was so focused that he didn't even notice that Xiaoqing was calling her.

"Mistress …!" Little Qing raised her voice, and Rong'er finally came back to her senses. "Little Qing, what's wrong?"

"Mistress, what are you thinking about? Xiaoqing doesn't even bother with Xiaoqing when she talks to you." Little Qing said, feeling wronged.

"Xiaoqing, I'm really sorry. I was distracted just now. What did you say?" Gayong asked with a smile.

"This servant said that the Imperial Concubine Zhao has been granted to the Blind Swordmaster. She must live with her." Little Qing said.

"There are more and more sisters in the harem, there will be more in the future, right? When will they be able to stay here? My status is low so I should pay my respects to them. " he thought suddenly.

"Seems like they already moved in today." Little Qing replied.

"Then come with me." Gayon's been pregnant for five months, young man. A slight alopecia of the abdomen does not affect movement.

Gai Rong'er thought for a moment. He went alone to ask if it was appropriate, but upon thinking about Yin Ruo Lan's attitude towards her and Zhang Jia Qi, he decided not to bring ridicule upon himself.

Arriving at the entrance of the palace, he asked the gatekeeper to go in and pass the message. The gatekeeper returned in a while and said: "Imperial Concubine Zhao's Empress, please agree to enter." Then he led the way to the palace.

This was the first time that Jia Rong'er had entered a different harem. Looking at the courtyard, it was many times worse than the one in Kun Ning Palace. Phoenix Palace was indeed impressive, but Imperial Concubine Zhao lived in the main hall.

In the room, Gai Rong'er was surprised to see Yin Ruo Lan and Zhang Leqi already sitting in the room, but they saw a woman about their age, dressed in red silk, sitting at the head of the table. Although she wasn't particularly beautiful, she had a very noble air about her, and Rong'er knew that she must be a concubine.

As soon as he entered the room, he hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects to them. "Rong'er greets the Imperial Concubine Zhao's Empress, this is for the benefit of our benefactor."

Imperial Concubine Zhao raised her head and looked at Gai Rong'er, and said lightly: "Please don't be so polite, Rongsheng agrees to invite you to take a seat."

Rong'er walked to the seat beside Yin Ruolan, smiling as she said, "Zhang Qingrou and Yingrong are here too." The two of them smiled in reply.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Leyan said, "The Imperial Concubine Zhao's Empress probably doesn't know, but Rong promised to have the Emperor's flesh and blood. The two of them were not as light as the other, so they came a little late."

With a smile on his face, he slowly said, "What did Zhang Gongzi say? Rong'er immediately rushed over to greet the Imperial Concubine Zhao's Empress and Master Hui as soon as he received the news. Rong'er doesn't have the habit of asking around for information, if he's late, I hope the Imperial Concubine Zhao won't blame him."

"Alright, it's fine if you come early or late." The Imperial Concubine Zhao spoke up, "You all came here before me, so it can be said that I've met her today. Earlier, I had already greeted the empress with the words of respect from my benefactor, who said that he hoped that the sisters would get along well. Sisters can also walk around a lot if they have nothing else to do. " The Imperial Concubine Zhao paused for a moment, she looked at Gai Rong'er and continued, "Since Rong'er has agreed to have a dragon heir, then I think we should go back and have a good rest first. Esteemed wangfei and I are also tired, so we will not keep the three of you to agree." When Imperial Concubine Zhao said her last sentence, she specially "agreed" with the three of them.

Seeing that the Imperial Concubine Zhao had made it clear that they were going to drive the guests away, the three of them did not say anything else and stood up to leave. As the three of them walked towards the Peace Palace, Zhang Leyan couldn't help but say, "Why is the Imperial Concubine Zhao so rude? We entered the Palace before her."

Yin Ruo Lan looked at her and coldly said, "Elder sister, why are you angry? What is her background? What is our background? Being able to talk to us is already giving us face."

Gai Rong'er remained silent. He could tell that this Imperial Concubine Zhao wasn't easy to get along with. She was from a famous family like the empress, why did she feel that her personality was so different? The empress was easy going, she would pay her respects to others whenever she met them, and the Imperial Concubine Zhao looked more like a person who had suffered greatly. However, the benefactor beside her did not say a word at the end. It was unknown what his personality was.

This Imperial Concubine Zhao and this noble person could be considered to be living in the palace, but the Emperor had never turned over their cards. However, the Emperor had never turned over Rong'er's cards again, and would only come over occasionally to see if her baby was safe or not, but he had never told her to help him sleep. When he came to pay his respects to the empress dowager, the empress dowager also specifically told everyone that the emperor was about to take charge personally.

For the past two months, the Emperor had not shown any sign of turning over Rong'er's hand, and Yin Ruo Lan was gradually showing a good face to Gai Rong'er. After all, the sisterhood was real, and she thought that perhaps the Emperor was beginning to neglect Rong'er, so she felt a bit of sympathy and often came to accompany him. Gai Rong'er knew that her heart was kind, and understood that Ruo Lan didn't really hate her.

As time passed by, Gayong could feel the baby growing up little by little. She caressed her belly that was becoming bald, with a satisfied smile on her face, she thought to herself, "Darling, as long as you are born and grow up healthy, your grandma will be very happy. As long as you are here, your grandma will be happy."