latelenovela Chapter 162 Argument in Court
Chapter 162 Argument in Court
Gu Shijin glanced at Concubine Rong in surprise. He didn't expect that there was someone in the palace who remembered that today was her birthday.
After Concubine Rong said this, others realized that today was Jin Xiuyi's birthday, and everyone congratulated her.
Since Jin Xiuyi didn't leak any information in advance, she certainly wouldn't hold a birthday party, so everyone was tactful and didn't ask any more questions.
"Today is Jin Xiuyi's birthday. I forgot about it. This is my fault." Shangguan Yan, who was in a high position, felt very embarrassed. She took off a bracelet from her hand and said, "This was given to me by the emperor on the day I married him. Give it to Jin Xiuyi as a birthday gift today."
Gu Shijin stood up and bowed, then refused, saying, "This gift is too expensive. Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day, and my birthday is just a small matter. Your Majesty doesn't need to take it to heart."
"Jin Xiuyi is still so polite." Shangguan Yan smiled slightly, "Take it."
Well, the Queen gave it to her as a reward, not a gift. In that case, it would be inappropriate not to accept it.
"Thank you, Queen."
"Why didn't the imperial concubine come today?" Shangguan Yan asked after taking a look around.
Recently, except for the virtuous concubine, everyone else came to pay their respects, including the noble concubine.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am late." Just as Shangguan Yan finished speaking, Concubine Chun walked in.
I don’t know what day it is today, but Concubine Chun was also wearing red, which formed a contrast with Gu Shijin when she came in.
Concubine Chun was dressed much more gorgeously than Gu Shijin, and she even wore a phoenix hairpin on her head. She herself was the most beautiful woman in Daxia, and she easily surpassed Gu Shijin.
But Gu Shijin didn't care. There were more than just Concubine Chun in the palace who were prettier than her, and she didn't rely on her looks to win favor.
But it’s not certain that she doesn’t care about other people. Everyone had just been criticized by Gu Shijin, and they wanted to fight back when they got the chance.
"Red really suits the Imperial Concubine. Only the Imperial Concubine can pull it off."
Gu Shijin couldn't help but glance at Concubine Lin's brainless words. She knew that Concubine Lin wanted to mock her, but among this large group of people, only the queen was worthy of wearing red. Wasn't Concubine Lin's words really a slap in the queen's face? Was Concubine Lin really the queen's person? This was embarrassing for the queen.
The imperial concubine was also surprised that there was such a stupid person. She covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Sister is really sweet."
Concubine Lin herself did not notice it at all, and even smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
Concubine Lin was sitting in her seat and always felt that everyone was looking at her strangely. She looked up and happened to meet the eyes of Shangguan Yan who was sitting in the upper seat. She was startled for a moment and then realized what she had just said.
She was about to stand up to apologize, but Shangguan Yan stood up first and said, "If there's nothing else, let's go first."
The Queen left, and even if Concubine Lin wanted to explain, she had no way to do so. She could only stand there in panic.
Concubine Zhang beside her glanced at her with a look of scorn on her face. She really couldn't understand why such a stupid person would enter the palace.
Concubine Chun was in a good mood. Before leaving, she glanced at Concubine Lin and said, "Concubine Lin, do you want to go with me?"
Noble Lady Lin no longer dared to be with Imperial Concubine Chun. She quickly shook her head, and then felt something was wrong, so she said, "My Lady Imperial Concubine Chun, I have something else to do in the palace, so I will not be with you."
Everything was fine in her palace, but if she didn't stay to apologize to the queen now, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Concubine Chun didn't care. She nodded with a smile and left. When she was about to step out of Fengyi Palace, she turned around and looked at Concubine Song and said, "Concubine Song, I have something to ask you. Please come with me to Weiyang Palace."
These words may seem polite, but they are actually very strong and cannot be refused at all.
Concubine Song's eyes flashed, she glanced at the palace maid beside her, bowed and said, "Yes."
When the others saw this, a hint of deep meaning flashed in their eyes. It finally came. They thought Concubine Chun didn't care that her child was lost.
Gu Shijin was not interested in these things. As long as she was not provoked, she didn't care what others did. She was happy to watch the show.
However, it was not easy for the imperial concubine to endure for so long before she exploded.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Gu Shijin did not return to Chenhua Palace, but went directly to Yangxin Palace.
Today, when Lu Junze sent someone to deliver clothes, he also told Gu Shijin to go directly to the Yangxin Palace after paying his respects.
Gu Shijin didn't know what Lu Junze was doing, but he thought it was just some birthday surprise.
Perhaps there were a lot of things going on in the court today, and Gu Shijin sat in the Yangxin Palace for a long time, but Lu Junze had not returned yet.
The reason why Lu Junze didn't come back was not because there were too many things going on in the previous dynasty, but because he was tripped up by ministers, and moreover, because of the affairs in the harem.
Concubine Chun is the legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo. Lu Junze has never dealt with the matter of Concubine Chun's miscarriage. Today, when they were about to leave the court, people under Duke Dingguo jumped out.
The issue of the royal heir is not entirely a matter of the harem, but is also closely related to the previous dynasty. I hope Your Majesty will handle this impartially.
There is no need to say much about who to deal with. Naturally, it would be Concubine Song. After all, everyone knows that it was Concubine Song who pushed Concubine Chun.
But there were also people behind Concubine Song. Concubine Song was the daughter of General Song. Although she was not a legitimate daughter, General Song would not accept it if this was brought up in the court.
General Song came out and said that there was no evidence that Concubine Song was the one who recommended her to be the imperial concubine.
The civil officials and military officials had never been on good terms with each other, and now the civil officials belonging to Duke Dingguo's faction and the military officials belonging to General Song's faction started arguing in the court.
There was chattering and people talking back and forth, the whole court was so noisy, even louder than the vegetable market outside.
Lu Junze sat upstairs and didn't say a word from beginning to end, just watching the group of people quarreling. Su Deyuan secretly glanced at Lu Junze's face and didn't dare to say much.
The people below argued for a long time before they realized that the emperor had not spoken a word from beginning to end, and then they all quieted down.
Lu Junze: "Stop arguing, why don't you guys continue arguing?"
"This is in the imperial court. People who don't know would think it's in the vegetable market!"
"Your Majesty, rest your anger."
Lu Junze swept his sharp eyes and said, "I have the freedom to decide the affairs of the harem. I don't need you to worry about me. You are so energetic every day, why don't you think more about the people of the world."
"Or teach your children well." Lu Junze glanced at Dingguo.
"I gave you positions so that you can serve the people, not so that you can keep an eye on my harem all day long."
After saying that, Lu Junze didn't want to stay any longer, so he got up and left.
It is still hard to say whose child the imperial concubine has, but Duke Dingguo still has the nerve to bring it up in the court. If Lu Junze hadn't had other things to do today, he really wanted to teach Duke Dingguo a lesson.
"What's wrong with the emperor? He's so angry." As soon as Lu Junze entered the Yangxin Palace, Gu Shijin knew that he was in a bad mood.
Seeing Gu Shijin, Lu Junze's face looked much better. He pulled him into his arms and said, "It's okay."