A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace-Chapter 989: Hundred Days
"Iβm still reluctant!"
Zhao Junyao just smiled. π³πΏππππ²ππ»ππππ₯.ππ π
"Alright!"
"If you donβt want to go, then we wonβt go. In fact, Iβm also reluctant!"
Xia Ruqing chuckled.
"Alright, Your Majesty, youβre tricking me!"
Why didnβt you just say we wouldnβt go in the first place?
Why take such a detour to make me say it?
Zhao Junyao slightly raised his eyebrow.
"You only say it willingly if you say it yourself!"
Xia Ruqing was a bit annoyed and was about to kick him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Junyao embraced her first.
"Alright Qingqing, when the child is a bit older, I will definitely take you out every year!"
"Iβll take you to travel through mountains and rivers, to visit famous mountains and great rivers!"
"Are you sure?" Xia Ruqingβs eyes lit up again.
She really wanted to go out.
"A gentlemanβs word is his bond!" Zhao Junyaoβs tone was firm.
He was the Emperor, his words could be trusted.
Xia Ruqing giggled.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, my beloved consort!"
...
A βfalse yearβ thus passed.
After finishing her confinement, Xia Ruqingβs body gradually recovered.
Come February and March, when the weather warmed up.
She was also gradually able to go out.
Mid-March.
The Little Princessβs hundred-day banquet was held in the Imperial Garden.
Zhao Junyao issued an order early in the morning.
The princessβs hundred-day banquet was to be held with the specifications of a Legitimate Princess.
Consort Hui received the order and was dumbfounded.
"Legitimate Princess? Could it be that His Majesty is going to...?" Establish an Empress?
After a moment of contemplation, Consort Hui was not too surprised.
It was already expected.
The position of Empress has been vacant for too long, which is not conducive to the stability of the Harem.
Finding someone suitable from outside the palace is impossible.
Only Noble Consort Xian, who has borne three sons and has just given the Emperor a new princess.
Regarding qualifications, status, and offspring, sheβs the perfect choice.
So itβs not strange for the Emperor to have this intention.
"Madam, what do we do? What should we do?"
Xiang Tan and Xiang Lin were still shocked.
If the Emperor wants to establish an Empress, would their Madamβs palace power be gone?
Would they still have good days ahead?
Consort Huiβs face turned stern.
"What do you mean what to do?"
"Just as it should be!"
"Donβt listen if you shouldnβt, donβt intervene if you shouldnβt!"
"Have you all forgotten the rules of the palace?!"
"Hurry and do your duties!"
"Yes, Madam!"
Xiang Lin and the others bowed and retreated respectfully!
Consort Hui took several deep breaths while looking at the scenery outside the window to adjust her mood.
However, there was always a hint of sadness hidden in her eyes.
Indeed.
Back then, when the other was just a Lady, she was already Consort Hui Pin.
Now, the other is about to become the Empress, making headlines.
And she has only taken a step forward.
When it comes to fortune, itβs something that canβt be envied, even if one tries!
After enduring for so many years, it would be abnormal not to feel a bit of disappointment.
Here she only felt letdown.
The others in the palace... they just felt bitterness.
Especially like Consort Zheng Pin and Consort Yun Pin, who hadnβt advanced at all, even regressing.
The two huddled together, lamenting over unfulfilled desires.
But, unfortunately, thereβs nothing to be done.
They didnβt even dare to say a bad word.
As they prepared to live facing othersβ moods, theyβre not foolish.
But they werenβt the ones who had it the hardest.
The one having it worst was Consort Shih Pin, and Honored Lady Dou wasnβt faring any better.
In the Precious Stream Pavilion.
When the news reached, Consort Shih Pin was teaching the Third Princess how to write.
Upon hearing the news, her expression changed immediately.
The Wetnurse Nanny quickly took the princess away from the scene.
Consort Shih Pin could no longer contain herself and flew into a rage, smashing everything that could be smashed in the room.
Looking at the fragments scattered on the floor, she wept bitterly.
"Empress? Cousin, youβre establishing a new Empress?"
Back then, they were childhood sweethearts, he always vowed to marry her, and she believed him.
Later, the former Emperor decreed their marriage.
He couldnβt resist, but still promised her the position of Noble Consort.
He said he would treat her well all his life, and she believed him.
Now, the Crown Princess Consort who was bestowed in marriage, the former Empress, has passed away, and there are no more obstacles between them.
But by his side, thereβs already a new love.
"What on earth is so special about that wretched Lady Xia?!"
"I truly regret it! I truly regret it!"
"When she was just a young Lady, why didnβt I eliminate her!"
"How could I have been so negligent!"
Consort Shih Pin repeatedly mumbled to herself.
Palace Maid Ying Qiu advised softly.
"Madam, things have come to this, you must find peace in your heart..."
Consort Shih Pin became furious once again.
"Shut up!"
"I canβt find peace! My heart is flesh and blood, not made of stone, it cannot be at peace!"
Ying Qiu dared not speak further.
But in her heart, she understood clearly.
βWhy must you torture yourself, Madam? It changes nothing!β
βMoreover, she thought, the Emperor treats Madam very well!β
βThe Third Princess is clever and lovely, she will be a support for her mother in the future, Madam should be content!β
However...
There always is a βhoweverβ in the end.
The human heart is the hardest to fathom, she couldnβt guess her mistressβs inner world.
Just praying that her mistress wouldnβt make a scene.
Otherwise, if she ended up like Honored Lady Dou, it would be truly not worth the loss.
Speaking of Honored Lady Dou.
Her situation was even more miserable.
After being moved to Zhaohua Pavilion.
Not only did she have to look at the faces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also endure sharing the pavilion with Honored Lady Chen.
The most fatal was, she couldnβt see her own daughter.
After residing for over half a year, Honored Lady Dou had already seemed a little mentally unstable.
However...
Being just an Honored Lady, whether she breaks down or not, who cares for you? Who would feel pity!
So... bullying continued, difficulties persisted.
Not even timely news reached her ears.
On the 28th of March, the Imperial Garden was abuzz with festivities celebrating the Fourth Princessβs hundred days.
The titled Ladies of Enjoin were all present, with all sorts of theatre troupes arranged.
The sounds were lively and merry.
Even in the remote Zhaohua Pavilion, the merriness could be heard.
Honored Lady Dou asked confused.
"Whatβs the occasion for such merriment upfront?"
Lan Xiang replied irritably.
"The Emperor is celebrating the Fourth Princessβs hundred days?"
Honored Lady Dou appeared dazed.
"The Fourth Princessβs hundred days?"
"Why was I not invited? Iβm at the sixth rank and above, why am I not included!"
Lan Xiang sneered.
"Hah! You still have such thoughts?"
"Someone like you, considered higher than the sixth rank?"
"Even the well-off Ladies are doing better than you!"
Lan Xiang and Lan Rui were not brought by Honored Lady Dou from outside the palace.
Therefore, they werenβt entirely loyal.
Seeing Honored Lady Douβs bleak prospects, they had already sought other escapes.
Thus, when they spoke now, there wasnβt much courtesy.
Honored Lady Dou, after being scolded, became even more bewildered.
"Then... where is my princess?"
"I am also the birth mother of a princess, where is my princess?"
Lan Xiang frowned.
"What do you mean? You are the birth mother of the princess? The Eldest Princess might hate you by now!"
"And you, why did you have to ruin a perfectly good princess by teaching her needlework, are you hoping for her to become embroideress or what?"
They advised against it at the time, but Honored Lady Dou never listened.
Persistently, she taught.
So... having ruined the Eldest Princess now, has she delighted in it?
