latelenovela Chapter 285 Why are the Queen and her daughter so rampant?
Chapter 285 Why are the Queen and her daughter so rampant?
Yanxi Palace.
There were only three masters left in the hall: Concubine Zhou, Xie Qian'an, and Princess Anle. The rest of the palace maids served tea and cakes and then left.
At this moment, Concubine Zhou looked radiant and rosy-cheeked, completely different from her previous slightly depressed look.
"Mother knew that your father wouldn't be so cruel. Look, today your father has ordered you to go to the Ministry of Revenue to assist in the allocation of grain and grass."
"Although it's not as good as going to the battlefield, given the current situation, it's already the best possible outcome. Now, I wonder who dares to whisper behind my back!"
After Prince An was defeated, a lot of gossip spread not only among the people but also in the palace, saying that Prince An was no match for Prince Rui.
The young concubine was also muttering behind her back. The queen, who had always been at odds with her, didn't say anything, but Concubine Zhou always thought that the queen was hiding in Fengyi Palace to laugh at her.
Concubine Zhou was holding her breath because the emperor had not yet issued a punishment for Prince An. She was afraid that she would do something in anger and make the emperor angry, and the emperor would severely punish Prince An.
In addition, since that day, the emperor has never visited An'er again. At most, he would summon the imperial physician to the Taiji Hall to take An'er's pulse, and nothing else.
This made Concubine Zhou even more uneasy. An'er was seriously injured. If the emperor remained indifferent, wouldn't it be a loss of both the wife and the army? Not only would he be injured but he still couldn't escape punishment.
Just when she was feeling uneasy, the emperor finally issued an edict today. Instead of punishing An'er, he allowed An'er to go to the Ministry of Revenue to allocate food and fodder.
This made Concubine Zhou feel proud instantly, and she felt that she had slapped the faces of those who wanted to laugh at her and her two children.
Princess Anle, standing by, also smiled and said, "Yes, mother, I have finally gotten rid of my anger today."
"You have no idea how harsh that bitch Yongle has been recently. I don't know what he's so proud of!"
"One day, sooner or later, I will definitely trample Yongle under my feet."
If you were to ask who Princess Anle hated the most, the first one would be Luo Xiyao, who competed with her for Fu Chen, and the second one would be Princess Yongle, the legitimate princess of Dai Viet and the queen's only daughter.
Concubine Zhou has always regarded the Queen as a thorn in her side, and feels that if the Queen had not entered the palace, she would never have fallen out of favor and would never have missed the opportunity to become Queen.
As a result, Princess Anle, under the influence of Concubine Zhou over the years, also developed the same idea as Concubine Zhou, thinking that Princess Yongle had taken her position as the legitimate princess.
Although there is only one letter difference between the legitimate princess and the princess, there are huge differences in their essence.
At least Princess Yongle, as the legitimate princess and the queen's only daughter, could do whatever she wanted. She could whip anyone in the palace, even a noble lady, and the emperor would not do anything to her.
She lived recklessly because her biological mother was the Empress Dowager, who was deeply favored by the Emperor. Even if she made a big mistake, the Emperor would let her go if the Empress begged for mercy.
But Princess Anle was different. Even if the emperor doted on her, she knew that her mother was only a noble concubine and was not as favored as the queen.
The emperor doted on her because she was his youngest daughter and because she deliberately showed her gentle and charming nature in front of the emperor.
If she had always acted as aggressively and toughly as Yongle, she would have displeased her father long ago.
He might even be inferior to the fifth prince born to the lowly Shun Guipin. At least the fifth prince is a prince, and he will at least have a fiefdom in the future.
Of course, that was just Princess Anle’s previous thought.
After growing up a little in recent years, Princess Anle realized that she still had something better than Princess Yongle.
That is, she has a brother from the same mother.
Even if she was a legitimate princess, what did it matter? The queen only had one daughter and no brothers, so she could not inherit the throne.
The throne will only be inherited by one of the current princes.
Among the current princes, the eldest prince is disabled and not a cause for concern. The fourth prince is absurd and his father has disliked him since he was alive. As for the fifth prince, he is too young and his mother is of humble origin, so Anle has never taken him seriously.
I feel that only Prince Rui can compete with his brother.
Although Prince Rui has military merits, his brother is also not bad. He is known as a gentleman like jade in the capital, so the chances of winning are still very high.
According to Princess Anle's idea, Princess Yongle should please her for the sake of her future life.
After all, when the emperor is alive, the empress is the one who is deeply loved and respected. If the emperor passes away, the empress will have no prince and will still have to live by the new emperor's wishes.
They are just living under someone else's roof. It would be easy to make things difficult for this mother and daughter with just a word.
But she is different. If Prince An ascends the throne in the future, then her mother will be the respected queen dowager, and even the queen dowager will have to live under her mother.
However, as the new emperor's biological sister, she must be more noble than Yongle.
It is even possible to snatch the legitimate title of Yongle.
Princess Anle thought so, but the Queen and Princess Yongle did not seem to have this awareness.
As it was before, so it is now.
Because of Prince An's defeat in the war, Princess Yongle had been mocking Princess Anle without any reservation, which had made Princess Anle very angry.
Princess Anle couldn't understand why the Queen and her daughter were so arrogant. Could it be that they were still dreaming of adopting the Fifth Prince and having their father make him the Crown Prince?
Bah! With the lowly Shun Guipin's blood in the Fifth Prince's body, how could he be worthy of her?
If my father really had this intention, he would have adopted the fifth prince to the queen long ago. Why would he wait until now?
As Concubine Zhou listened to what her daughter said, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
She comforted her daughter and said, "Anle, don't be angry. One day, mother will make that mother and daughter kneel down and beg us!"