readsfreenovel Chapter 409 Greetings
Chapter 409 Greetings
Emperor Shenwu glanced at the woman in his arms. She had jade-like bones and ice-like skin, and was beautiful and elegant. There was a hint of charm in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows because of her emotions. Her black hair was scattered and covered Lan Qingwu's exposed snow-white shoulders and her white and tender red plums. Emperor Shenwu stretched out his hands to hug Lan Qingwu and gently stroked her skin. The butterfly bones on her back were beautiful and fragile. Further down, there was a slender waist that could be grasped in one hand, and white and thin legs.
After experiencing this cold poison, Lan Qingwu inevitably became thinner, but the kind of charm and elegance she exuded made people willing to be intoxicated by her. The Emperor Shenwu sighed, "Weak, you can't control who I favor, nor can you refuse me. Do you understand?"
The Shenwu Emperor's tall figure pressed down again: "I have raised Ruo Ruo for so many years, and she has become more and more beautiful!"
Amidst the clouds and rain of Wushan, Lan Qingwu thought helplessly that he really could not refuse Emperor Shenwu, not to mention that Lan Qingwu knew that he could no longer be willful.
Emperor Shenwu coaxed Lan Qingwu to let go of the depression in his heart, so how could Lan Qingwu not appreciate it?
The next day, the Sixth Prince, along with the Seventh Prince and the Seventh Princess, came to the Qianzheng Hall early to pay their respects.
The emperor and empress rarely got up early, so the Sixth Prince had breakfast with his younger brothers and sisters in a side hall.
When the Emperor and Empress stood up, Lan Qingwu saw the Sixth Prince and said, "Chu Ming has been coming to pay his respects to Mother every day lately. This reminds Mother of how you couldn't wait to leave the palace after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The Sixth Prince quickly pleaded for mercy: "My son will not leave the palace before the New Year!"
Lan Qingwu widened his eyes and asked, "Why are you going out after the New Year?"
Realizing that she had overreacted, Lan Qingwu quickly explained, "It's not that Queen Mother doesn't want you to leave the palace, it's just...that matter really worries Queen Mother!"
Emperor Shenwu glanced at the Sixth Prince and said, "Don't worry, I won't let him leave the palace."
The Sixth Prince was speechless, not daring to refute his father. He held his breath and said, "I said the wrong thing, Mother. I am accompanying you today. I brought some calligraphy and paintings with me. Please appreciate them later."
The seventh prince and the seventh princess laughed and giggled as they looked at their brother who was rarely feeling aggrieved, and their every word helped to create a harmonious atmosphere.
After a few days, Emperor Shenwu could not resist Lan Qingwu's soft words and asked her to move back to Fengqi Palace.
Lan Qingwu's health had mostly recovered, and she was able to resume paying respects to the concubines in the six palaces and the Cining Palace.
The concubines in the six palaces naturally came to pay their respects to the queen.
After all the concubines in the harem arrived at Fengqi Palace for a while, Emperor Shenwu and Lan Qingwu walked out hand in hand.
The concubines only then realized that Emperor Shenwu was also here. In recent years, Emperor Shenwu had only had lunch and visited his children with the high-ranking concubines. As for the low-ranking concubines, their normal life was to see the emperor only a few times in the harem throughout the year.
The Queen's position is as stable as Mount Tai, and she enjoys the emperor's exclusive favor, so none of the concubines in the room today are so blind.
After the incident with Concubine Yang, Emperor Shenwu and Lan Qingwu discussed raising the status of everyone in the harem. Although they did not have the emperor's favor, their treatment, status and salaries were improved, which was enough to make all the concubines happy.
The atmosphere in the hall gradually became heated. After Emperor Shenwu announced that he would confer titles on the harem soon, all the concubines knelt on the ground to express their gratitude.
Lan Qingwu waited until they were all seated before saying, "This concubine has been ill for a few days, and the harem has been quiet for a few days. It's time to have some happy events properly organized."
Concubine Jiang replied, "Yes, it's time to invite the Fifth Prince's Concubine to the palace for a good reunion. She's too lonely alone, so we should invite the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Prince's Concubines to the palace together to make things lively."
Lan Qingwu nodded, "I heard that good news for the eldest prince is coming soon, and we can celebrate properly then. Imperial Concubine Jiang, I'm still waiting for good news from the second prince's wife!"
Concubine Jiang smiled sincerely, "Children are all fate, they will come naturally when fate arrives."
"The Second Prince and the Princess are both equals. I believe you will get what you want soon."
Concubine Liang also spoke up, and the others began discussing the baby. Emperor Shenwu, however, thought that the Second Prince would have a child, but it would take a few more months, and that the Third Prince's harem was a mess, so in his dream, he had no children of his own. Even if someone in the harem was pregnant, it would have been framed and the baby aborted.