The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

Emperor Jingde sat high on the dragon throne and stared at the person in front of him for a long time before he finally saw some familiar shadows on his face.

I can’t remember how long it has been since we last saw each other.

Anyway, every time there was a palace banquet, Wu Yangyang and his group surrounded him, and he never forgot that there was a Seventh Brother.

At this time, I saw that the seventh brother had grown up to be a handsome man with a rather imposing appearance. However, his head was wrapped in gauze, and his face was covered in bruises, which made him look a little painful.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Father."

Prince Su stood with his hands clasped in his hands and said calmly, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report this. I feel that this matter has nothing to do with my brother Prince Jing."

After hearing this, Meng Youxing became anxious.

"Your Highness, how can you say it's irrelevant? I found you in the house under the name of Prince Jing's Mansion."

Prince Su waved his hand and said with a nonchalant smile:

"Master Meng, even if that's the case, what can it prove?"

"Father, I'm a commoner, and I might have offended someone I shouldn't have, which is why I got into trouble. A while ago, someone covered my head and beat me up for no reason on the street. This kind of thing has happened frequently over the years, and I'm used to it. Please don't make things difficult for Brother Jing, Prince, and hurt our relationship."

Meng Youxing wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Prince Su.

"Okay, since Prince Su has said so, let's end this matter here."

Emperor Jingde waved his hand, signaling to adjourn the court.

But as soon as he reached the back hall, he angrily said to Shun Dajian:

"I'm not dead yet! They can't wait!"

This "they" naturally refers to his sons.

Shun Dajian accompanied him and said carefully:

"Your Majesty, perhaps this matter really wasn't done by His Royal Highness Prince Jing?"

"Hmph, even if it wasn't the Fourth Brother, it could have been the Second and Fifth Brothers. Didn't you hear? As soon as Lord Meng asked who it could be, they all jumped out to deny it so quickly!"

"I'm old, and they keep staring at my chair! They all wish I'd die soon so they can be emperor in their turn!"

"None of the three of them can do anything to the other, so they pick on the weak and even go after the Seventh Brother!"

"Even though Old Seven has become so indifferent, they still won't let him go. Did you hear that? Old Seven has suffered a lot of grievances like this over the years!"

"Seventh Brother...Seventh Brother...Ah!"

Emperor Jingde wanted to say something to the seventh brother, but he hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything?

After all, before today, Lao Qi was half a stranger to him.

Shun Dajian was terrified and said, "Your Majesty, you worry too much."

Emperor Jingde walked for a while with his head down. He had originally planned to go to Concubine Wen's palace to eat crabs and listen to opera, but now he was in no mood. For a while, he wandered around the Imperial Garden, not knowing where to go to sit and relax.

Before I knew it, I walked to a place and caught a glimpse of a lush medicinal field in the corner. The medicinal flowers were in full bloom, and the fragrance was different from other flowers, which was very refreshing.

I was stunned for a moment.

"Your Majesty, these are the herbs grown by Concubine Jiang."

Shun Dajian reminded.

"Lady Jiang? Which Lady Jiang?"

Emperor Jingde tried hard to think, and vaguely seemed to remember that there was once a Concubine Jiang, but he could not remember what she looked like.

Shun Dajian said cautiously: "She is Prince Su's biological mother."

Oh! That Concubine Jiang.

I vaguely remember that she was very good at growing flowers and she also made them smell very fragrant.

I don’t know how many years it has been since I last saw him.

However, Prince Su was wronged today, and Emperor Jingde still felt some guilt towards his son.

"Then go and see her."

Shun Dajian was busy leading the way.

……

"Mom, the tiles are all rotten, and there are a lot of weeds growing in the cracks. Please throw a shovel over and I'll clean it up and then lay the oil paper and tiles."

Prince Su rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs and climbed onto the roof.

Concubine Jiang stood below, looking at her son nervously, and ordered the nanny to send the shovel up quickly.

"Guo'er, be careful where you step, don't miss a step."

"Got it! Mother, please be careful and move away. I threw the broken tiles down. Mammy, please pass the tiles up to me later."

"understood!"

The nanny, with her old arms and legs, climbed up the ladder and carried the tiles up one level at a time.

It was a sunny day today and Prince Su happened to be in the palace, so he wanted to quickly fix the leaking roof to prevent his mother from getting wet in the rain.

They were working so hard that they didn't even notice Emperor Jingde coming in.

Shun Dajian was about to pass the message but was stopped by Emperor Jingde.

Then I heard Concubine Jiang shouting towards the roof:

"Guo'er, you got hit on the head yesterday. Will you feel dizzy standing so high? Why don't you come down and drink some water first? I see it won't rain for the next few days, so you can take your time and make up for it. There's no rush!"

"Mom, I'm not dizzy, I'm just hungry. Just make me some almond cookies later."

Prince Su said loudly.

"Okay! You only know how to eat!" Concubine Jiang laughed.

"I've made some medicine for you in my room. Drink it first, then eat the cake. Then I'll change the medicine for you."

"understood!"

……

"Your Majesty, won't you come in and sit down?"

Shun Dajian asked as he looked at Emperor Jingde, who was standing outside the courtyard with a changeable mood.

Emperor Jingde put his hands behind his back and shook his head.

"Go back."

Seeing that Emperor Jingde was unhappy, Shun Dajian followed him silently. It was not until they had walked a long way that he heard Emperor Jingde curse:

"Bastard thing!"

Shun Dajian shuddered and knelt on the ground, saying in panic:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's my fault for not doing my job well. I didn't even know Concubine Jiang's roof was leaking. I sent someone to fix it right away."

After saying this, he quickly waved to the young eunuch behind him. The young eunuch crawled and trotted away.

Shun Dajian wiped the sweat from his head.

Emperor Jingde then glared at him and cursed:

"I am angry about the Lu family's rebellion, but Jiang's mother and son had nothing to do with it! As long as I don't depose her, she will still be your master! Is this how you do your job, you little dog slave?"

Shun Dajian raised his hand and slapped himself several times, crying:

"This servant deserves to die! I neglected Lady Jiang and caused her to suffer for so many years. This servant deserves to die!"

It was not until Shun Dajian slapped him more than ten times that Emperor Jingde calmed down a little and said:

"Alright, alright. I know that not every matter in the harem is your responsibility. I just said it, and you took it seriously. Get up."

Shun Dajian finally stopped slapping him and knelt on the ground, saying:

"Your Majesty, although the harem is managed by Concubine Wen, I also have the responsibility to discipline my subordinates. Those bastards always flatter the powerful and bully the weak."

"Hmph, are the people below flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, or are they acting according to others' wishes? Okay, I understand the twists and turns here better than you do!"

The throne had been vacant for many years, and Consort Wen was on par with the Empress. A few years ago, Emperor Jingde had considered making her Empress, but it was the words of the Princess that dissuaded him from this idea.

The eldest princess said: "Noble Concubine Wen's virtue is unworthy of her position, and her reputation as a virtuous woman is all an act."

Now that I think about it, it’s possible that my daughter was right.

After walking a few more steps, Emperor Jingde stopped and said:

"I hereby declare that the virtuous and gentle Lady Jiang will be promoted to Concubine Jiang from this very day."