readsfreenovel Chapter 287 Understanding
Chapter 287 Understanding
However, Emperor Shenwu also wanted to follow the example of the previous emperor and make arrangements for all the other princes.
The Emperor Shenwu's voice seemed distant. "So, when Chu Ming was born, the eldest prince was provoked into committing a crime. I used this as an excuse to banish him to the Changle Palace. The eldest son and the legitimate son cannot coexist. I can only make plans in advance to prevent any problems. Ruo Ruo, do you understand?"
Yes, the eldest son occupies the position of seniority, and the legitimate son occupies the position of legitimateity. In the Dasheng Dynasty, one of them will always be harmed, or even worse, both will suffer losses. This is not what Emperor Shenwu wants to see.
Demoting the eldest prince to the Changle Palace kept him away from the center of the power vortex for many years, which calmed his spirit and naturally made him no longer have the idea of seizing the throne.
Lan Qingwu had only figured this out in the past two or three years. "I understand, and that's why I never tried to persuade Brother Heng to bring the Crown Prince back to the palace any sooner. No matter whose child it is, it's just a child. As long as it's a child, they have the right to live. Who can predict the future? There's really no need to confront each other or start a war now."
Emperor Shenwu was delighted and said, "Don't worry, I will pave the way for you. If anything unexpected happens in the future, I will leave it to Chu Ming."
Lan Qingwu nodded in the arms of the Emperor Shenwu. The Emperor Shenwu smelled the fragrance of his own heart, and his heart became more open. He called Li Xiang in: "Go get some wine!"
Soon, palace servants presented several pots of fine wine. Lan Qingwu quickly buried her head in the arms of Emperor Shenwu. She had a low alcohol tolerance and fell drunk after just one glass. She didn't know what he would do after getting drunk, so she turned a blind eye like an ostrich.
The sound of Emperor Shenwu's chuckle came to his ears. He put his arms around Lan Qingwu and sat up. He reached out to take the exquisite glass wine bottle and drank it sip by sip.
Lan Qingwu lay motionless in the arms of Emperor Shenwu. After a while, the aroma of wine filled the room.
Emperor Shenwu looked at the warm and soft beauty in his arms, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and suddenly he grasped Lan Qingwu's snow-white chin with his big hand, and exerted a little force with his fingers, and the pink cherry lips opened slightly. In Lan Qingwu's wide-open eyes, Emperor Shenwu lowered his head and fed the mellow wine in his mouth into Lan Qingwu's mouth.
Lan Qingwu felt as if she were completely saturated with the aroma of wine. With hazy eyes, she stared at the glass wine bottle in the hands of the Emperor Shenwu and couldn't help but plead softly, "Brother Heng..."
The next moment, Emperor Shenwu fed her mellow wine mouthful by mouthful. In just a moment, Lan Qingwu was already dizzy. She could only try her best to grab Emperor Shenwu's sleeve and try to sober herself up.
The Shenwu Emperor stared at Lan Qingwu with his dark phoenix eyes without blinking: "So beautiful! Weak, you don't know how beautiful you are!"
At this time, Lan Qingwu was drunk and his eyes were blurry. He could only see her face as red as a peach blossom, her eyes as bright as spring water, and she was charming and seductive.
Emperor Shenwu held Lan Qingwu in his arms and sat him on his lap. "I don't know who he resembles. He got so drunk after just a few sips! Our child can't be like weakling."
Lan Qingwu no longer knew what Emperor Shenwu was saying. Emperor Shenwu gently pulled Lan Qingwu's belt, and in a moment, the delicate and soft body with ice-like skin and jade-like bones was in his arms.
Emperor Shenwu could no longer endure it and rushed forward, pressing Lan Qingwu under him...
The night was still long, and Lan Qingwu spent a confused and dazed night under the shining starry sky.
The next morning, Lan Qingwu woke up in her bedroom in Fengqi Palace. She looked a little confused, and it was obvious that she had no memory of what happened last night.
Emperor Shenwu had already gone to attend the morning court.
The Third Princess entered the plum forest contentedly. Afterwards, Concubine Wen couldn't stand it anymore and scolded her, "Isn't it just what others have left? What's there to be happy about?"
The third princess was unhappy: "Then is it my fault? Isn't it because you, my mother, are not favored by my father and cannot become the queen?"
The three princesses all knew what had happened back then. Their mother and Concubine Yi, who hadn't been crowned empress at the time, had been vying for favor for years. Of course, they had failed. As a result, she was now inferior to Concubine Yi in terms of favors and rewards.
Concubine Wen was stabbed in the heart and was so angry that her face turned blue and she was speechless.
The third princess was already thinking about something else. She said excitedly, "This way, when spring comes and the flowers bloom, I can also enter the peach blossom forest!"
Concubine Wen said coldly: "Stop dreaming! That peach blossom forest..."
Concubine Wen felt even more depressed. The peach blossom forest was planted by the emperor specifically for the empress and was a forbidden area in the palace. One could stroll around the plum forest, but no one else could set foot in the peach blossom forest.
Lan Qingwu was tormented badly by Emperor Shenwu last night, so he had to stay in Fengqi Palace to rest for half a day.
A little after noon, Ru Ping came back to report, "Your Majesty, Noble Lady Bai is here again."
Lan Qingwu paused: "How many times has this happened?"
"This is the third time, Your Majesty. I think Noble Lady Bai is determined to rely on Your Majesty. This..."
Lan Qingwu sighed softly, "What do you mean by dependence? We just have our own agenda! Do you think His Majesty would allow me to form cliques?"
Officials of the previous dynasty were good at forming cliques, suppressing and framing, and eliminating dissidents, but she, Lan Qingwu, did not need to eliminate dissidents. This noble lady Bai must have made a wrong idea!
"Let her wait in the palace."
Ruping helped Lan Qingwu get up, dressed her, and then walked towards the main hall.
Concubine Bai and a senior palace maid were waiting respectfully in the main hall.
When Lan Qingwu arrived in the hall, he asked Concubine Bai to stand up.
Concubine Bai's expression was gentle. She took a few steps forward and opened the lid of the food box held by the head palace maid. She said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is a specialty pastry from my hometown. I heard that Your Majesty loves delicious food, so I'm going to present it to you. Please enjoy it, Your Majesty."
Ru Ping was genuinely surprised. This Noble Lady Bai was taking a different approach. If other concubines wanted to please the Empress Dowager, they would never offer food. Food is the easiest thing to cause problems, and gifts and congratulations are always considered to be discreet. How could this Noble Lady Bai be so confident? It seemed like she was ready to show her true intentions.
Unfortunately, Lan Qingwu didn't deserve Noble Lady Bai's sincere overtures. She wasn't truly a member of the Dasheng Dynasty. Rather than being an empress balancing the three palaces and six courtyards and managing the harem, she was more focused on being the wife of Emperor Shenwu. Of course, there was no need to tell Noble Lady Bai about this.
Lan Qingwu left the food box, said a few perfunctory words as usual, and let Concubine Bai leave.
After Concubine Bai left Fengqi Palace, Lan Qingwu frowned slightly. She always felt that Concubine Bai's purpose was not simple.
"My Queen, this pastry..." Ruping hesitated.
Even if there was nothing wrong with the cake, Lan Qingwu wouldn't eat it. "Throw it all away! His Majesty won't allow any other food to appear in Fengqi Palace."
When Concubine Bai returned to her palace, she finally took off her gentle and quiet mask. The head palace maid Bai Mei was gently rubbing Concubine Bai's temples.
Lady Bai was resting with her eyes closed, enjoying herself leisurely.
At this time, the Fourth Prince walked into the bedroom. He bowed to Concubine Bai and looked at Bai Mei. Bai Mei quickly retreated.
When the bedroom was completely empty, the Fourth Prince stepped forward and looked at Noble Lady Bai with concern: "Mother, you went to Fengqi Palace again. I am sorry for causing trouble to you!"
Noble Lady Bai opened her eyes and said, "Why are you feeling wronged? I'm just paying my respects to the Empress. Mother only regrets that she didn't think it through sooner. If she had leaned on the Empress earlier, your status would have been very different."