Crossing over reveals a waste's difficult journey home

Jiang Qi didn't want to discuss the topic of gifts with his son anymore.

He admitted that even if the whole Daxia belonged to him, he was still a little jealous at this moment. He was jealous that he, the emperor, was not the first person to receive the gift!

Of course, because he was the emperor, he couldn't express his little thoughts.

He would not let anyone know that as an emperor, being jealous of his own children for gifts, well... this is not good!

In order to keep his little secret and to change his mood, he decided to go to the Queen's Palace to see what gift Jiang Tuan had given to his little princess.

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From the perspective of ordinary people, Jiang Qi's harem is definitely a very strange existence.

Except for the queen and the concubines he took in before he got married, the other concubines in his harem all had complicated origins.

There are orphans of the previous royal family, daughters of former rivals, sisters of former partners, and so on.

An ordinary emperor might not dare to go back to such a harem, fearing that he would be killed in the middle of the night. But for Jiang Qi, it didn't matter.

Firstly, he knew that the women who were able to stay had basically let it go. Having a place to stay was already good enough for them, and they didn't dare to think about anything else.

Secondly, even if some women are desperate and insist on doing something outrageous, he will not be reluctant to do it.

Before, in Jiang Qi's opinion, the only people in the entire palace that he valued were the queen and her two children. Now, at most, Jiang Tuan could be added.

As for others? He could remember them occasionally, which was already good enough.

He thinks it's natural to be liked, and he doesn't feel hurt when being betrayed. To put it bluntly, he just doesn't care.

Do the concubines in the harem know Jiang Qi's character? Yes. Even if they didn't know it before, they gradually knew it later.

Over the years, they have gotten used to it, or had to get used to it, that in the palace, the only people that Emperor Jiang Qi can see are Lan Shu and their two children.

But habits are habits, and it would be a lie to say that I have no envy or jealousy at all.

Fortunately, Lan Shu was generous and a qualified queen. She never deducted their expenses and was very caring towards them.

Otherwise, with Jiang Qi's partiality, either the concubines could not stand the different treatment and turned evil, or Jiang Qi could not stand the concubines' torment and killed them all.

The concubines have experienced a lot, so they can hide the envy and jealousy in their hearts, but it is not so easy for the young princes and princesses to hide their feelings.

Because of Jiang Qiming's partiality, some troubles had occurred. After the incident, most people in the harem had completely let it go.

Since the emperor is such a coward, why don’t they try to please the queen? Anyway, it is the queen who takes care of their food and drink. As for the emperor, he can do whatever he wants!

And today, Madam Yunzhi, who has always been the most tactful, brought her two children, the third prince Jiang Heng and the fourth princess Jiang Yue, to pay their respects to the queen.

But before I entered the Queen's Palace, I heard some noise coming from inside.

The third prince Jiang Heng is eleven years old this year. In modern times, he would definitely be an elementary school student, at the age when he is naughty and disliked by cats and dogs.

In the palace of Daxia, he was already a very standard prince. He studied hard, was respectful to the emperor, empress, and prince, and was loving to his brothers and sisters.

When he heard the noises of play coming from the Queen's Palace, there was joy and envy in his eyes, but no jealousy.

The brother was not jealous, but the seven-year-old sister, the fourth princess Jiang Yue, was somewhat jealous. Of course, it seemed a bit inaccurate to describe that emotion as jealousy. She was just a child at heart and wanted to play with her sister.

Hearing the voice inside, she looked at Yunzhi.

"Mother, does sister Yi'er have anything fun again? Can I go play with her?"

How could Yunzhi not see the desire in her daughter's eyes? She felt helpless and a little distressed.

The helplessness was that she herself was once the daughter of Jiang Qi's enemy, and her child was destined not to be liked by Jiang Qi.

What was distressing was that her daughter was originally the youngest child in the palace, and Jiang Qi had some love for her. But when the queen's legitimate daughter was born, that illusory love immediately disappeared.

The adorable and sweet daughter became cautious after experiencing some ridicule from others, which made her even more dissatisfied with Jiang Qi and she increasingly believed that it was better to rely on the empress than the emperor.

Yunzhi was able to become the only concubine in the palace, besides the queen, to give birth to two children despite not being favored.

In addition to the queen's leniency towards others, she has her own way of survival.

For example, now, her daughter said she wanted to go play with Jiang Yi. She felt distressed, but she did not immediately agree or disagree because she heard the man's loud laughter.

In the entire imperial palace, there are only a few people who can laugh and joke without restraint in the Queen's Palace.

And the voice was unfamiliar, and she didn't know if it was too abrupt to bring her children in.

After thinking for a while, Yunzhi decided to wait here with her children and ask someone to ask the people in the Queen's Palace whether there was anyone there and whether it was appropriate for them to go in at this time.

The servants in the Queen's palace know the rules best, and they will definitely tell the Queen about their coming.

If the queen wanted to see them, she would ask them to come and invite them. If she didn't want to see them, she would find a suitable reason to let them leave. This way, neither side would be too embarrassed.

But before the person who went to ask came back, she and her children heard Jiang Qi's voice.

"Why are you here?"

Yunzhi and her children turned around and saw the emperor and the prince, and quickly bowed.

"Your Majesty, I wanted to take Heng'er and Yue'er to pay my respects to the Queen. When I got here, I heard some noise coming from the Queen's palace. I didn't know if it was appropriate for me to go, so I asked someone to ask."

After listening to Yunzhi's explanation, Jiang Qi was satisfied with the other party's approach.

The other party did not hear the sound and walked in carelessly, which was a respect for the Queen. He did not turn around and leave, which was also a respect for the Queen.

In the harem, if there are concubines who treat him rudely, he can ignore it, but if there are concubines who dare to be disrespectful to the queen, don't blame him for being merciless.

Seeing Yunzhi was so understanding, he nodded: "Yeah, not bad."

After so many years in the harem, Yunzhi had long understood Jiang Qi's attitude towards the concubines. If he said it was good now, it meant that she respected the queen and the queen was very satisfied.

While being satisfied, he also told her to leave quickly if nothing happened and not to disturb their family.

Which woman has not had fantasies about her future husband? Yunzhi had the same experience when she was young.

Even though her father was defeated and had to give her to Jiang Qi, she still expected to receive some love. After all, he was tall and handsome, so it was normal for her to have some thoughts.