boyutpedia Chapter 565 The Crown Prince's Concubine 22
Chapter 565 The Crown Prince's Concubine 22
Tang Xiji's words made Xie Junwen and Concubine Du almost unable to maintain the smiles on their faces.
As for the others...
No matter how dissatisfied they are, they have to keep a smile on their faces and not show even the slightest sign of dissatisfaction.
The Queen Mother's face darkened immediately: "Your Majesty, I know that you favor your eldest daughter, but there must be a limit to your favoritism, otherwise what will the other princes and princesses think?"
"Mother, Jiao'er is my first child after all, so it's only right that I pamper her more," Tang Xiji said, and then he looked at his two sons, "Mingzong, Mingyao, do you think what father said is right?"
"Yes!" The two children nodded quickly. The eldest brother Mingzong even said, "Sister is a girl. It is only right for father to pamper her more. When my brother and I grow up, we will also protect our sister and prevent her from being bullied."
"Yes, protect my sister and don't let her be bullied." The younger brother Mingyao also said seriously:
The Queen Mother felt depressed, and looking at her two grandsons suddenly didn't seem as affectionate to them.
Jiang Chunxi was also very speechless at this time. If she didn't know very well that Tang Xiji really loved his daughter, she would have thought that Tang Xiji wanted to harm her daughter. Otherwise, how could he bring hatred to her daughter in this way?
"Empress Jiang is really good at giving birth to children," Concubine Du said with a wry smile, "Not only did she give birth to a daughter that the Emperor loves so much, but her two sons are also well-behaved and sensible. They know from such a young age that they have to protect their sister when they grow up. The eldest princess is really lucky. Not only does she have the Emperor as her father who dotes on her like a treasure, but she also has two younger brothers who support her so much."
"Alas!" Concubine Du sighed, "My two daughters are nothing like the eldest princess. They are not even as good as her. They are both the emperor's daughters, but why are they so different?"
"Noble Concubine Du is jealous," the emperor looked at Noble Concubine Du and said, "Jiao'er is my first child after all. It's only natural that I treat Jiao'er a little differently, but it doesn't mean that I don't love the other princesses."
As he spoke, the emperor looked at the nurse who was holding the fifth princess and said, "Bring the fifth princess here for me to hold."
Concubine Du's complexion finally looked better, and she quickly signaled to the wet nurse to bring the fifth princess to the emperor.
The emperor took the fifth princess from the nurse's arms and weighed her in his hands: "The fifth princess seems to have gained some weight. Concubine Du has taken good care of the fifth princess."
"Empress Du has always doted on her two princesses, so naturally she would do her best to raise them. That's why she raised the fifth and third princesses so well." This is Jiang Chunxi's voice.
The third princess she mentioned is Concubine Du’s eldest daughter, who is only three years old.
"Baolin, hurry over and let your father hug you too." Concubine Du gave Jiang Chunxi a satisfied look and quickly said to her eldest daughter:
"Father." The third princess Tang Baolin immediately trotted up to the emperor and called out sweetly.
The emperor handed the fifth princess to the wet nurse and picked up the third princess and kissed her.
"Baozhu, didn't you say you missed your father?" Xie Junwen pushed her daughter, "Why don't you go over and let your father take a good look at you."
The second princess, Tang Baozhu, timidly hid behind Xie Junwen, looking like she was very afraid of her father. Xie Junwen was extremely angry at her daughter's disappointment.
Of course, while she was angry, she also felt sorry for her daughter. It was because she, as a mother, was not favored that her daughter was disliked by the emperor and was afraid of the emperor.
The empress dowager glanced at the second princess with dissatisfaction. Xie Junwen was born into a wealthy family, but she didn't expect that the daughter she raised would be so unpresentable. She was even worse at educating children than Concubine Jiang, a lowly peasant woman.
The emperor also didn't like the second princess, but his expression didn't look unpleasant. As a father, he naturally wouldn't bother with his child.
Just like the Queen Mother, she also thought that Xie Junwen did not know how to teach children. Fortunately, he had never thought of letting Xie Junwen have another child. Otherwise, if she gave birth to a prince and taught him to be as unpresentable as the second princess, it would bring shame to the royal family.
After all, the prince and the princess are different. It's okay for the princess to be timid and cowardly, but it's not okay for the prince.
The other concubines who had children also hurriedly asked their daughters to go to the emperor. In short, except for the second princess, the other princesses happily ran to the emperor and acted coquettishly, which made the second princess look even more unbearable and made Xie Junwen feel really bad.
After returning from paying respects to the Empress Dowager's palace, Jiang Chunxi let her three children go out and play by themselves.
"Madame Dong, just tell me what's going on!" After watching the three children being born, Jiang Chunxi looked at Madame Dong and said:
"Your Majesty, our spy in the Imperial Concubine's palace has sent us news that the Imperial Concubine is planning to take action against Concubine Du and end her fertility." Nanny Dong reported. Ever since Jiang Chunxi gave birth to her eldest son, Nanny Dong has been serving Jiang Chunxi and has not been transferred away by the Emperor.
"Oh!" Jiang Chunxi sneered, "I didn't expect that just because she didn't become the queen, the Imperial Concubine would be so anxious that she actually wanted to take action against Concubine Du. Isn't she afraid that if this matter is exposed, she will be deposed by the Emperor before she even has time to sit on the throne of the Imperial Concubine?"
"Your Majesty, you mean that we should get involved in this matter." Xinwen immediately understood what her master meant.
"Of course," Jiang Chunxi sneered, "We have finally waited for the opportunity, so we must help the Imperial Concubine. Otherwise, according to Concubine Du's methods, it will be difficult for the Imperial Concubine to succeed. So we must help the Imperial Concubine. If we don't help her, how can we expose the fact that the Imperial Concubine drugged Concubine Du and make her roll down from the position of Imperial Concubine?"
"With General Du's current influence in the court, if the fact that the Imperial Concubine drugged Concubine Du were to be exposed, the Imperial Concubine would probably not only be deposed from her position, but would also have to go to the cold palace." Nanny Dong said with a smile:
"If Concubine Du's fertility is destroyed, it would be strange if Concubine Du and the Du family didn't go crazy," Jiang Chunxi said, "So! The Imperial Concubine might really have to go to the cold palace. As for after going in, don't even think about coming out again."
Another half month passed quickly, and Xie Junwen finally succeeded in drugging Concubine Du. But before she could be happy for two days, Concubine Du found out that she had been drugged. She went straight to the emperor with witnesses and evidence and made a big fuss about the matter.
Just as Jiang Chunxi said, it would be strange if Concubine Du didn't go crazy after knowing that she had been given a sterilization drug. When a person goes crazy, she naturally loses all rationality. Her mind is full of thoughts about killing Xie Junwen. She must make the emperor execute Xie Junwen to relieve her hatred.