The Blessed (Book 5)

819 - 831

819. The Crown Princess VS The Concubines (2)
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Seeing this, Noble Consort Ye couldn't help but show her anxiety on her face. But facing Ling Jingxuan, who was obviously stubborn, she could do nothing at all. She threw a peep at Sikong Yu on the side. That was a tougher one. Born noble, he wouldn't save face for others most of the time like Ling Jingxuan.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he would say something despising. Before things were clear, she would not turn to him for help.

Most importantly, only Ling Jingxuan could affect the empress, and only the empress could make the emperor change his decision.

"I heard that His Majesty has appointed your second younger brother as the tanhua this morning, and I haven't had time to send my congratulations. Good for you. Your sons are so obedient and even win His Majesty's heart. Now even your younger brother has been appreciated by His Majesty, and he will be very promising in the future. Your parents' family now also has your position in the capital."

Virtuous Consort, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interjected. In the harem, except Chu Yunhan, Virtuous Consort was undoubtedly the best-looking one. No wonder she had topped the whole harem those years. If she hadn't shown too much of herself, she wouldn't have stayed as a minor concubine for years.

"You are really well-informed. Even I myself haven't heard about it. A mere tanhua. How could he compare with Official Li from your parents' family? Actually, it's not even worth mentioning. He still needs a lot experience."

There had never been a real secret in the imperial palace. Now that His Majesty had known that Ling Jinghan was his younger brother, it was not strange for others to know it. He didn't want to know whether Virtuous Consort sincerely congratulated him or humiliated him on purpose. If she wanted to laugh at him, she really found the wrong person. Tanhua was only a title. They would know who laughed the last some day.

"That's Crown Princess Sheng I know. I also heard that your third younger brothers is a rare talent in the business circle. Of you three brothers, one is the crown princess, one is tanhua now, and one is running such a large family business. It can be said that power and wealth are both in your hands. I believe that there will be a legend about you brothers soon in the capital."

Did she get to know his family well in just half a day?

Ling Jingxuan raised his head and looked at Virtuous Consort, who was smiling brightly across the table, as if she was really envious of them. After putting down the teacup slowly, Ling Jingxuan said, "it's you who said it. If these bad comments are spread out in the future, can I reasonably suspect that it is you?"

Humph, the fact was one thing, and it was another thing if it really spread among the people. His Majesty was a born suspicious person. If that kind of rumor really spread, he would probably doubt them. Anyway, he had put his words here. Once something really happened, he would go find Virtuous Consort and their Qian family. At that time, don't blame him for shifting his anger on them.

"You...I meant to congratulate you and simply envious of you. Why do you deliberately twist my words?"

Virtuous Consort was furious, but she had to hold back her anger. Crown Princess Sheng was not as simple as he seemed. She could test him with words. If she really wanted to provoke him, she had to weigh it first.

"Sometimes kindness and innocence will do harm to others. You have been living in the harem all year round, so you should know better than me how terrible innocence and kindness are. It's better not to say such words."

Now that they had ripped open the face, Ling Jingxuan didn't want to pretend. He believed that Virtuous Consort used to be kind and innocent before, but now... Innocence and kindness were undoubtedly a luxury for her.