roccoschili Chapter 145 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Chapter 145 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Cui'er scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed. Her mistress was of pure character and did not want to make enemies. As the empress, she had no desire to compete for favor.
A few days later, the head maid of the Empress Dowager's palace came to visit and invited Mu Wanwan to the Empress Dowager's palace.
She was prepared to face whatever came her way. She had Cui'er fix her hair and clothes, and then went to the Empress Dowager's palace with her nanny.
The Empress Dowager was very old and bedridden for a long time, rarely going out from the palace.
As soon as she entered, she saw Consort Zhang sitting beside the Empress Dowager, serving her medicine. "Empress Dowager, be careful, it's hot!"
Consort Zhang blew on the medicine in the spoon to cool it down before feeding it to the Empress Dowager. Seeing the Empress Dowager's brow furrowed, she immediately raised her hand and stuffed candied fruit into the Empress Dowager's mouth.
Her movements were so fluid and graceful that Mu Wanwan could hardly match them.
"May the Empress Dowager be blessed!"
Mu Wanwan bowed and greeted the Empress Dowager, who was eating candied fruit. The Empress Dowager raised her hand slightly to indicate that she could rise and not bother with formalities.
"Give me a seat!"
Mu Wanwan then sat down in the seat bestowed upon her by the Empress Dowager, her hands folded on her knees, her demeanor graceful.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. I am unable to bow to you because I am serving the Empress Dowager."
Mu Wanwan smiled kindly, "Sister Zhang, what are you saying? It's all about the Empress Dowager's health. We sisters don't care about these formalities."
Consort Zhang tightened her grip on the medicine bowl. Why wasn't she angry? Why wasn't she punished for her great disrespect?
"The Empress is indeed virtuous and kind; the Emperor's judgment was indeed correct."
Hearing that the Empress Dowager had some reservations about her, it was strange that she would praise her. There must be something fishy going on. She had to be careful.
"Your Majesty, I learned from the Empress Dowager. It is thanks to the Empress Dowager's excellent teaching."
The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded, her face showing no sign of anything amiss.
"I know you and the Emperor are deeply in love. What I'm about to say may not please you, but I have to speak for the sake of the entire Wu Dynasty!"
Mu Wanwan rose and bowed, "Your Majesty is too kind. I would like to hear the details."
"Get up, don't kneel all the time. We're all family, no need for such formalities."
Cui'er helped Mu Wanwan up and listened attentively to her from the side.
The Empress Dowager took Consort Zhang's hand and patted it. "Empress, do you know that the Emperor does not favor other concubines?"
Well, I knew it! They're hiding something obvious; they were actually waiting for her here.
"Your Majesty, I know I shouldn't have taken the Emperor's favor for granted. Please forgive me."
The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with her sincere admission of wrongdoing. "I know you are a well-educated and reasonable girl, otherwise the Emperor would not have chosen you as Empress! As Empress, you must prioritize the overall situation of the Wu Dynasty. It is the Emperor's responsibility to produce offspring for the royal family. Now there are three thousand beauties in the harem, but the Emperor only favors you. You should advise the Emperor to visit the palaces of the other concubines more often."
As expected, the old fox is shrewder. She didn't go to Mu Chenfeng, but instead came to me. She knew exactly when to do it, that I wouldn't dare disobey the Empress Dowager's decree.
If she disobeyed, it would surely be said that she was disrespectful to the Empress Dowager. If she listened to the Empress Dowager and advised Mu Chenfeng to go to other women's rooms, it would definitely cause a rift between them.
"I have no choice but to give it a try, but I don't know if Your Majesty will listen to me."
The Empress Dowager patted Consort Zhang's hand again, "Whether the Emperor will listen depends on your abilities, Empress! I have faith in you; you will surely be able to persuade the Emperor."
"Yes! Then I am willing to give it a try."
The Empress Dowager hated the Empress, but the Empress in front of her was not as arrogant and unreasonable as Consort Zhang had described.
"Consort Zhang has served me for many days and has worked very hard. Today, you should persuade the Emperor to go to Consort Zhang's palace, which will be a good start."
Consort Zhang quickly rose and knelt down to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Tonight, I will certainly serve His Majesty well and strive to contribute to the continuation of the royal bloodline."
Mu Wanwan clenched her fists. What a formal way to say "serve the Emperor well" when it comes to taking the Emperor to bed.
As night fell, Mu Chenfeng went straight to Jiaofang Palace as usual. During their meal, he noticed that Mu Wanwan's expression was off.
"Mumu, who made you unhappy?"
He put down his chopsticks, looking as if he wanted to stand up for her and share her hatred.
"I am now the Empress. Who in this palace would dare to bully me except you?"
He moved closer to Mu Wanwan, wanting to be a little closer to her.
"My teasing is out of love for you. The more I love you, the harder I tease you."
The scene of his struggle last night was still vivid in her mind, and her waist was aching slightly.
"You've been relentlessly pursuing me every night, and I really can't take it anymore. Why don't you go to Consort Zhang's palace tonight and give me a break?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Chenfeng stood up abruptly, his expression dark and menacing.
"Mumu, what do you mean by this? You know how deep my love for you is, so why are you pushing me to other women?"
She didn't want to either, but the Empress Dowager had personally summoned her for a talk, and there were her maids eavesdropping outside the door. If she didn't comply, she didn't know what the meeting tomorrow would hold with her.
"Your Majesty, ensuring the continuation of the imperial line is a matter of great importance to the royal family. Please prioritize the overall situation."
Mu Chenfeng smiled bitterly. "You haven't seen me for a day, and you're still calling me 'Emperor'?"
"Good, very good. Mu Wanwan, I will grant your wish and immediately go to visit Consort Zhang. Are you satisfied now?"
Mu Chenfeng had no appetite left to stay for dinner, so he got up and left.
Mu Wanwan seemed to have all her strength drained away, and a heavy rain started falling outside the door.
"My lord, why are you doing this? The Emperor truly loves you. How heartbroken he will be if you push him away like this!"
Rumble…
After the thunder and lightning, tears streamed down Mu Wanwan's face.
Why are you saying you love her? Have you noticed something's off? Can't you use your brain and think it over carefully?
Although she was abused to the extreme every night, she didn't care about her lover.
The nanny told the Empress Dowager everything she had heard.
The Empress Dowager actually felt a little sorry for Mu Wanwan; she hadn't expected that it wasn't Mu Wanwan who was clinging to the Emperor.
On the contrary, the emperor shamelessly clung to Mu Wanwan, refusing to favor other women.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Let me help you to bed."
Consort Zhang had been waiting for this day for a long time. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's intervention, she didn't know when the Emperor would have chosen her.
Seeing that Mu Chenfeng did not agree, she boldly took the initiative to take off his clothes.
Mu Chenfeng suddenly grabbed her hand, and with a wave of his hand, he knocked the woman who had tried to take advantage of him to the ground.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
From the moment Mu Chenfeng entered the room, he had been pondering why his Mu Mu wanted to send him to another woman.
He stared intently at Zhang Fei in front of him, as if trying to find the answer in her face.
Consort Zhang, who had fallen to the ground, trembled and had no idea why the emperor had suddenly become so furious.