Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 124

Shen Lingjun and Consort Jing quickly bowed to the Emperor.

The Emperor gestured for the two to rise: "Rise, both of you. Madam Shen is here too; has she come to see Consort Jing?"

Shen Lingjun replied, "Yes, Consort Jing is pregnant, so I have come to the palace to keep her company."

Ever since Shen Lingjun saved his beloved son, the Sixth Prince, the Emperor's attitude towards her has been quite good.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I'll visit the palace more often in the future. It will also give Consort Jing more people to talk to."

At this moment, Consort Jing noticed a crystal ornament hanging on the emperor's robe. It was a style she had never seen before: two thin, round, transparent crystal pieces connected together, with two long, thin handles on either side. She wondered what it was for.

Consort Jing asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

The emperor laughed and said, "It was made for me by Lady Liu of the Yongning Marquis's residence. She said this thing is called glasses. My eyesight isn't very good, and I can't see things clearly at a distance. Wearing these will make it much easier for me to see clearly."

This was presented to the Emperor by Empress Chu a couple of days ago. She said that Liu Manman, knowing that the Emperor was nearsighted, specially made this thing called glasses and presented it to the Emperor.

After wearing these glasses, although my vision has not fully recovered to normal, my field of vision has become much clearer.

The emperor had suffered greatly because of his poor eyesight.

It was inconvenient enough that there were many problems in normal times, but when attending court, it was difficult to see which of the civil and military officials was which, which caused many embarrassing situations. At banquets, it was also difficult to see the guests. Once, when hosting a banquet for foreign envoys, it caused a joke and made Bei Yi lose face.

The emperor initially despised and loathed Liu Manman because of her reputation, but the glasses she presented solved his major problem, and his impression of her changed somewhat.

Although Liu Manman was of questionable character and had made foolish mistakes such as poisoning people, she did possess some extraordinary talent that ordinary people did not have.

Not all talented people in this world are perfect. Some extraordinary individuals may have various flaws, but as long as they excel in a certain area, they can still be of use to the court and the royal family.

The emperor was talking about Liu Manman when Liu Manman herself arrived with Empress Chu.

Empress Chu, accompanied by Liu Manman, bowed to the Emperor. After rising, she smiled broadly and said, "Your Majesty, I and Lady Liu came to visit Consort Jing. We didn't expect Your Majesty to be here as well. What a coincidence!"

Liu Manman saw Shen Lingjun here and felt secretly pleased.

Shen Lingjun's maternal relative was merely a concubine, while she had climbed up to become the Empress.

Within this palace, she could easily outshine Shen Lingjun.

The Emperor, Empress Chu, and Consort Jing sat there, chatting idly. Shen Lingjun and Liu Manman, because of their status, were keeping them company.

Liu Manman watched as Shen Lingjun received a seat bestowed by the emperor, and sat in front of her. She would chat with Shen Lingjun from time to time, asking about the Shen family and the Wen family. In short, she treated Shen Lingjun much more kindly than she treated her.

Remembering that she had spent more than a month in jail, all because of Shen Lingjun, Liu Manman secretly harbored resentment.

If it weren't for Shen Lingjun, her reputation wouldn't be so bad.

Offering painkillers to the Empress and glasses to the Emperor—if it were an ordinary person, making such a great contribution, they would have long been richly rewarded and given an important position.

But now, all she has done is salvage some of her terrible image in the eyes of the public.

How could a woman from the modern era who transmigrated be worse off than a native woman?

Liu Manman's gaze quietly fell on Shen Lingjun, then on the emperor, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind.