Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Looking at her red eyes, Emperor Sheng An just felt irritated.

He said in a cold voice, "I know you are a virtuous queen, so you are definitely willing to share my worries. After all, those court officials have repeatedly come to me to say that I have few children, and I was speechless. Now that I think about it, they were right. Only two princes is really too few. If your health is declining, we can only choose some more young women to enter the palace!"

Tears slowly fell from the Queen's eyes. Emperor Sheng An would never speak in such a sarcastic tone in the past, but now, he was so heartless.

She squeezed her eyes shut and said with a sorrowful expression, "Since the Emperor wants to hold a beauty pageant, I'll spread the news when I get back and have the Imperial Household Department arrange for suitable noble ladies to enter the palace for selection!"

Emperor Sheng An nodded. "Well, it doesn't matter if she looks good or not. What's most important is her health and the ability to bear children. I want to have more children in this harem so that I can shut up those court officials!"

The queen could no longer remember how she returned to the palace. She was like a puppet, swaying all over.

Rong Fei noticed that something was wrong with her and immediately supported her and asked, "Sister, what happened?"

The queen looked up at her, tears instantly bursting out.

She sobbed sadly, "The Emperor said he wanted to select concubines and fill his harem. How could he hurt my heart like this? Why didn't he mention it earlier or later, but at this critical moment? In his heart, is Li Wangfu more important than me and the children?"

Concubine Rong sighed helplessly, "Sister, I've advised you to just listen to what Madam Qin says. Why do you insist on telling the Emperor? Prince Li has his reasons for being the matchmaker, and it doesn't affect us in any way!"

The Queen frantically wiped her tears and argued, "Who am I doing this for? The court officials outside have been saying such harsh things, saying that Prince Li is forming a clique for personal gain and trying to control the current Minister of War. He has a son now, so he might even have ambitions. Your Majesty, why doesn't he understand?"

Rong Fei immediately covered her mouth and said, "Sister, please don't say anything nonsense. If this gets out, it will definitely cause a rift between the Emperor and Prince Li!"

The Queen forcefully pushed her away, "Why can't I tell her? This is my palace. Who dares to go to Gaomi? If Prince Li really had no ambition at all, how could he reach out so far and even dare to decide Luo Feng's marriage without authorization? What right does he have?"

Rong Fei felt that the Queen was not in her right mind and she could not speak nonsense anymore, otherwise, she would hate her and Youyi too.

She could only say, "Sister, I just remembered that Youyi said she wanted to eat osmanthus cake. I have to go make some for her!"

But the Queen wouldn't let her go. She anxiously grabbed Concubine Rong's wrist and said, "Don't even think about staying out of this. The Emperor wants to select a concubine now, and he definitely won't listen to my advice. He cares about Youyi. Ask her to ask him to rescind his decision!"

Rong Fei was so frightened that her face turned pale. How could such a thing involve Youyi?

Besides, how can the emperor’s decision be changed at will?

She quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Sister, Youyi is still young, how can she persuade the emperor? Why don't you wait a while? Maybe the emperor just said that in anger, and he will forget it in a few days."

The Queen looked flustered and uneasy. She shook her head vigorously: "No, the Emperor wasn't just saying that out of anger. He really wants to fill his harem. He's tired of me and wants to find a new lover!"

Concubine Rong felt that the queen in front of her was very abnormal. She had already set her sights on Youyi. What should she do?

Just when she was feeling anxious, the queen seemed to calm down.

She said in a serious tone, "Don't kneel down anymore. It's my fault. I shouldn't have put you in such a difficult position. The emperor's selection cannot be changed. So let's fulfill his wish. You go down and take good care of Youyi first!"

Concubine Rong didn't stop for a moment and almost fled in panic.

At this time, Youyi was playing shuttlecock with a few palace maids in the yard. She was having a lot of fun and her forehead was covered with sweat.

She suddenly saw Concubine Rong coming back in a hurry, and hurried forward to ask worriedly: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Concubine Rong glanced at her and immediately dragged her into the inner hall.

She said in a trembling voice, "Youyi, your mother and your father are quarreling again!"

Youyi couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't they just make peace? What's going on this time?"

Concubine Rong said with a complicated expression, "Didn't Madam Qin from the Subei family come to see the Queen before? She cried and complained that Prince Li had acted as matchmaker for Luo Feng, which had caused dissatisfaction among the important officials in the court. They said that he was ambitious and was trying to form a clique for personal gain!"

Youyi couldn't help but frown: "How is that possible? She's talking nonsense!"

Concubine Rong said helplessly, "Look, even you understand the truth, but your mother can't figure it out. She actually told your father these words. Now, he's angry and wants to select concubines to fill the harem!"

Youyi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. This was going to be a lively scene.

After a moment's silence, she reminded him, "Mother, listen to me. From now on, we must not step out of the palace again. Announce to the public that I have caught a cold. These are people I cannot afford to offend. The only way to protect yourself is to stay out of it!"

Rong Fei naturally understood this truth, and she said worriedly: "But I'm afraid your mother will force you to take sides!"

Youyi replied, "Even if I'm forced, I will leave the palace. I don't care about anyone else. I just remember that Aunt Wan saved my life. I can't be a heartless person!"

Concubine Rong nodded: "Mother will listen to you!"

At this time, Lin Yiwan didn't know that the palace was in chaos because of Prince Li's matchmaking.

She was taking Xiao Shuyi to the busiest street in the capital to buy her dowry. At this time, she had changed back into female attire. Although she was not a top beauty, her pretty and slightly heroic face was also pleasing to the eye.

When the two of them arrived at the garment shop, they saw several noble ladies from the capital gathered together and whispering, among them was Cheng Lingzhi.

To avoid trouble, Lin Yiwan immediately put on her hood. She was afraid that someone would come forward to greet her and she was too lazy to greet those people.

Xiao Shuyi didn't wear it, after all, few people in the whole capital could recognize her.

The two of them checked the fabric and went upstairs while chatting.

At that moment, a disdainful voice rang out in their ears. The voice said, "Lingzhi, are you giving up now? The man you admire most, Luo Shangshu, is already set to marry that village woman. After all, Li Wang is the matchmaker, so who would dare to object?"

Cheng Lingzhi bit her lip sadly. She argued in a low voice, "Hasn't Minister Luo responded yet?"

The man's eyes widened immediately. "Are you stupid? If Minister Luo doesn't respond, he must be obeying. I heard that Prince Li's mansion has already prepared the dowry, so the wedding date must be set soon!"