Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 227 Failed to Flattery

 Fu Xi was originally angry at her brother for not fighting, but it was not that she disagreed with the marriage with Prince Yong. She had always been close to Prince Yong and his wife, and Fu Xi also liked Pingyang, her little niece.

Seeing that Concubine Lan was worried, she hurriedly replied to Concubine: "Concubine, please don't misunderstand me. If Xiang'er can catch your and Qinghe's eyes, I have no objection to this marriage."

After hearing this, before Concubine Lan could speak, Emperor Ming touched his palm and said, "If eldest sister agrees, I am willing to personally marry Xiang'er and Pingyang."

Concubine Lan looked at Emperor Ming with joy on her face and replied: "If this is possible, I would really like to thank Your Majesty."

Emperor Ming said cheerfully: "Why are you so polite to me, my concubine? I will issue a decree to marry you tomorrow."

Fu Xi replied: "This matter is not urgent. Wait until I get back to the old lady."

Concubine Lan responded to Fu Xi and said, "We should discuss the marriage matters of our descendants with the Li family."

Without waiting for Fu Xi's reply, Emperor Ming waved his hand and said: "With our appearance and temperament like Pingyang, can the old lady of the Li family disagree? Let's leave it at that."

The full moon has risen in the sky after the family banquet between mother and son. Emperor Ming was a filial man and allowed Concubine Lan to live in the palace. However, Fu Xi disliked the noise in the palace and insisted on returning home.

Emperor Ming couldn't resist the eldest sister, so he ordered Concubine Lan to be sent back to the palace, and personally came to see the eldest sister out of the palace.

The two siblings walked side by side, and Fu Xi said, "You are so diligent, but you have something to ask of me?"

Emperor Ming said harshly: "Look at what the eldest sister said, I have not shown you enough courtesy since you were a child."

Fu Xi smiled and said: "You are the master of the world now, but you are not as accommodating to me as you were when we were children."

Emperor Ming retorted: "My father is also the lord of the world. In the past, I always accommodated my eldest sister. I am also used to accommodating you. I'm afraid I won't be able to change it in this life."

The two siblings walked forward while talking and laughing. When they were about to send Fu Xi out of the palace, Emperor Ming finally couldn't help but said: "Eldest sister, Bi'er has a violent temper. After thinking about it, I feel that he is really not suitable to be an emperor. This matter ,What do you think?"

Although Emperor Ming was weak-tempered and not a master who tried hard to govern, he could be said to be a benevolent king and never did cruel things. But Prince Zhao Bi was really a cruel and stubborn person. Fu Xi also heard a lot about all the ridiculous things this nephew did.

 Fu Xi sighed slightly and said to his younger brother: "If Bi'er is not suitable to be a king, then is Jin'er suitable?"

Although Zhao Jin is not as arrogant as Zhao Bi, he is a ruthless person and is not a king.

Although Zhao Jin was not talented, because Emperor Ming doted on Concubine Meng, Aiwu Jiwu also had a preference for the Jin prince she gave birth to, so much so that he could not see the shortcomings of his son.

Emperor Ming saw that Fu Xi was very critical of his beloved son, and he couldn't help but defend his son: "I know that the eldest sister has always disliked the Meng family, but Jin'er is really a good boy."

The two siblings were talking here when they saw several palace people walking towards them on the long corridor. When they saw Emperor Ming and Fu Xi, those palace people knelt down respectfully to salute and greet them.

Emperor Ming was talking to his sister, and he just waved his hand casually and said: "Without courtesy, please step aside."

The palace ladies stood up one after another. When the leading maid stood up, she stepped on the corner of her skirt and fell right on Emperor Ming's body.

 “Be bold!”

Without waiting for Emperor Ming's reaction, Li Dequan, who was escorting him, stepped forward and pulled the palace man away. This person in the palace is none other than Guo Cuiyan, who has just entered the palace.

Guo Cuiyan became a beautiful girl as soon as she entered the palace. She was assigned to be the supervisor of etiquette and etiquette. However, she kept in mind Li Xian's "tips" when she first entered the palace. If she wanted to win the favor, she must seize the opportunity. .

This time she spent a lot of money to find out that Princess Fuxi was going to the palace to have a dinner with the emperor today, so she tried every possible means to create this chance encounter.

Guo Cuiyan was pulled aside by Li Dequan. She pretended to be pitiful and hurriedly said to Emperor Ming with tears in her eyes: "I just entered the palace and was not polite. I accidentally startled the Holy Master. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Emperor Ming really liked such delicate beauties. He glanced at Guo Cuiyan and asked casually: "Are you the beautiful girl who was just sent in?"

Guo Cuiyan had to seize the opportunity of Emperor Ming and the eldest princess being together, so she waited for Emperor Ming's words.

She replied shyly and timidly: "I was brought into the palace by the Duke of Zhenguo just a few days ago."

 The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is the eldest princess's husband's family. Emperor Ming respected his sister and would favor her even for the sake of Fu Xi.

She, Guo Cuiyan, made a good bet. When Emperor Ming heard that she came from the Zhenguo Palace, he immediately became interested and asked, "What's your name?"

Guo Cuiyan quickly replied in a voice: "My name is Guo Cuiyan."

Emperor Ming nodded slightly: "It's a good name."

There was a second wife in the Duke's mansion whose surname was Guo. As soon as Fuxi heard her name, he asked, "Are you from the eldest wife's side?"

Seeing that the eldest princess was willing to be friendly with her, Guo Cuiyan hurriedly replied: "This slave is the niece of Guo, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo."

In the Duke's Mansion, the one whom Fu Xi looked down upon the most was the selfish Guo. She heard that this woman was Guo's niece. Fu Xi showed disdain on his face, looked at his brother solemnly, and murmured He said: "No wonder."

Fu Xi is well versed in the ways women in the palace compete for favor, so how could Guo Cuiyan's little trick escape her notice.

"Go back, don't send me away." When Fu Xi met someone he didn't like, his original good mood was wiped out. He coldly dropped these words, left Emperor Ming with his entourage, and went straight towards him. Go towards the palace gate.

Emperor Ming saw that his eldest sister was displeased, so he couldn't follow her anymore, so he just stood there and watched her off.

When the eldest princess disappeared, Li Dequan glanced at Guo Cuiyan, who was still kneeling on the ground, and asked Emperor Ming tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you going back to Yangxin Palace tonight or going to another palace?"

If the emperor really takes a fancy to this beautiful girl who takes the initiative to embrace her, he will naturally take her to the Yangxin Palace to see her. If he is not interested, hey! Anyway, there is always no shortage of women in the palace who want to flatter the emperor. Although the emperor is a compassionate person, he doesn't have the energy to show his affection to everyone.

Although Emperor Ming didn't like the prince Zhao Bi, he was helpless under the pressure of Zhao Bi's mother's family, the Cao family. He originally wanted to persuade his eldest sister to join him again and help his favorite son, Prince Jin, become the crown prince, but he was overwhelmed by this sudden change. The woman who appeared suddenly ruined the eldest sister's good mood.

Emperor Ming glanced at the woman kneeling at his feet, and said angrily: "I'm not going anywhere. I'll go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony first to see my mother and concubine."

Li Dequan glanced at the woman on the ground and shook his head helplessly, singing loudly: "Showing the Palace of Supreme Harmony."

 (End of this chapter)