Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

As for the imperial concubine, when she learned that Meng Xiyue had come to the palace to learn the rules, it was Princess Ning'an who sent her there.

It is clear that the Ning'an Palace has chosen Xie Junyi.

She immediately summoned King Liang and asked him about the situation.

"Didn't you say that you were sure that Princess Rong An would choose you? What have you been busy with these days?"

The imperial concubine was extremely anxious because her son was no match for Prince Qi. He did not have a strong maternal family, nor did he have military achievements to win the hearts of the people.

The Ning'an Palace is the icing on the cake for Xie Junyi, but it is the key to life and death for them.

If the Ning'an Palace chose Xie Junyi, it would be difficult for them to turn things around even with the emperor's support.

"Princess Rong An is adamant. No matter how much I try to please her, she only has Xie Junyi in her heart."

King Liang was also helpless. Even if Xie Junyi openly stated that he liked Meng Xiyue, she would still make a choice. What could he do?

He originally wanted to use some extraordinary means to make the matter a fait accompli and force Princess Rong An to choose him.

But Cui Nanjin was like a follower. Every time he asked Princess Rong An out, he would follow her.

He simply couldn't find an opportunity to strike.

"Well, we can't just sit there and wait for them to get married and everything will be over."

The imperial concubine frowned slightly, "I will go find your father to think of a solution."

If it really doesn't work, then force the marriage upon her. If she still doesn't believe it, then Prince Ning'an will really rebel.

"Mother, why are you in such a hurry? Even if we are engaged, as long as we haven't gotten married yet, there is still room for maneuver."

Prince Liang said impatiently that as long as he could find an opportunity to be alone with Princess Rong'an, all the problems would be solved with one dose of medicine.

"There are still a few days before the engagement. How about I summon Princess Rong An to the palace alone?"

Knowing her son's plan, the imperial concubine wanted to help.

She was summoning Princess Rong'an alone, and she couldn't refuse.

"No, your purpose is too obvious. It will arouse suspicion. It will be bad if you alert the enemy."

King Liang refused, saying that this matter must be carried out under absolutely no risk of failure and could only succeed.

"Forget it, I'll go discuss this with your father."

Seeing that her son had no idea at all, the imperial concubine no longer placed her hopes on him.

As soon as she arrived at the imperial study, the imperial concubine's eyes were red and she looked extremely aggrieved.

"Wanwan, what happened? Who bullied you?"

The emperor quickly put down his pen and walked forward to ask with concern.

The imperial concubine shook her head. "It's just a small matter. I didn't want to bother Your Majesty. But Your Majesty knows that I can't keep it to myself. It's really hard for me not to speak it out."

"There is nothing that cannot be said between you and me. No matter how small the matter is, as long as it makes you sad, it is a big deal."

The emperor took her in his arms and sat on the recliner. He and the imperial concubine grew up together as childhood sweethearts.

It was the imperial concubine who accompanied him through his most difficult times, so he really liked her.

Originally, he felt very guilty for not being able to give his beloved woman the position of queen, and no matter what, he would not let her suffer any injustice.

"It is true that the Ning'an Princess entered the palace today. She only went to see the Queen and did not come to my palace. Does the Ning'an Palace look down on An'er?"

The imperial concubine cried out of grievance. In order to elevate the imperial concubine's status, the emperor issued an imperial decree, making the imperial concubine's position equal to that of the vice-empress.

No matter whether they are concubines in the palace or noble ladies outside, anyone who comes to pay their respects to the queen must also pay their respects to the noble concubine.

It can be said that except that the Imperial Concubine is not the Empress in name and does not take charge of the Wind Seal, she is no different from the Empress in all other aspects.

What's more, with the emperor's love, even the queen has to give in to her in the palace.

She hadn't suffered such an injustice for a long time.

The emperor looked embarrassed. If it was any other lady who didn't know the rules, he could still scold the master.

But Prince Ning'an is in a high position and has great power, so even the emperor has to give him some face.

He reached out his hand to wipe the concubine's tears, "There are only a few days left before the one-month deadline. Tomorrow I will summon Prince Ning'an to test his attitude."

It's just to sound out the issue, but it's nothing more than expressing one's own thoughts so that Ning Ning'an can think twice before making a choice.

Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine stopped crying, but she still asked worriedly.

"What if Princess Rong'an wants to marry Prince Qi?"

"Wanwan, I have said that no matter what the result is, you cannot change my decision. As long as I am here, I will not appoint Prince Qi as the crown prince. As for the rest, I will slowly plan for An'er."

The emperor said so, but only he himself knew that more than half of the people in the court now supported Xie Junyi.

If Prince Ning'an were to be added, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to control his son.

But how could he show all this in front of the woman he loved?

"As long as the emperor is here, I feel relieved."

The imperial concubine snuggled in the emperor's arms, feeling happy.

As long as the emperor is around, Xie Junyi can only be a prince. She doesn't believe that he can kill the emperor and seize the throne.

As for what will happen to the emperor in the future, the imperial concubine believes that the emperor will pave the way for her and her son.

The throne must belong to his son.

The imperial concubine completely ignored the fact that even as the emperor, he was still subject to the control of the officials and could not do whatever he wanted.

Otherwise, she wondered why she couldn't become the queen.

……

When Xie Junyi arrived at Yiku Palace, he saw her kneeling on the ground, holding a teacup above her head.

Her thin body was trembling slightly, and it seemed that she would collapse in the next second.

"All right."

Xie Junyi immediately stepped forward and took the teacup from her hand. The moment he touched the tea, he immediately threw it at Rong Mama in anger.

"Ah... Your Majesty."

Madam Rong screamed because of the burns.

"How come I don't know that we need to use boiling hot tea to practice etiquette?"

Xie Junyi was furious. When he saw Meng Xiyue's fingers that were red and blistered from the burns, he couldn't help but kick Rong Mama again.

The queen was also a little surprised. She didn't know that Meng Xiyue was bringing hot water.

She took one look at Madam Rong and knew that she had been bribed.

But it was Meng Xiyue's first time entering the palace, so how could she make enemies with anyone? The only one who wanted to punish her was Princess Ning'an.

The queen could only take responsibility for this matter.

"Yi'er, it was the Queen Mother who asked Rong Mama to do this. From now on, the tea she offers as a gift will naturally be hot tea. Could it be that it is still cold?"

"The tea is served hot, but now we are teaching her the rules. Who can stand serving hot tea for so long?"

Xie Junyi felt distressed and said, "It's better not to learn this rule."

She looked so haggard after just a few hours of not seeing her. If it had been a few months, would he still be able to see her?

"Yier, this is the only condition of the Ning'an Palace. If you don't agree, will you not marry Princess Rong'an, or will you not let Meng Xiyue be your concubine?"

The Queen asked calmly, they had no choice at all.