mtl008 Chapter 313 Deep love will last forever
Chapter 313 Deep love will last forever
Concubine Wan did not return to her own palace. Instead, she followed Concubine Jiang to De'an Palace. She gently put down the teacup in her hand and sighed, "Sister Jiang, do you think His Majesty and the Empress can always be so loving?"
Your Majesty is the emperor. For so many years, he has only been with the Empress. His favor has made all the other palaces jealous.
It's not that there were no officials in the previous dynasty who had tried to advise the emperor, but the Emperor Shenwu was very powerful. On the first day, they advised the emperor that there had not been any imperial selections for many years, and that the harem should be filled. The Emperor Shenwu kept silent that day, but the next day the Secret Guard investigated all the big and small matters in the official's mansion. The Emperor Shenwu took advantage of what the Secret Guard found to dismiss the official and threw out the news that the border was not stable. A few small battles were fought. After a few times, the previous dynasty roughly understood the Emperor Shenwu's intentions, and there were no short-sighted officials who kept harping on this matter. After all, the Emperor Shenwu had quite a few princes and concubines in the harem, and gradually no one mentioned it.
The Empress Dowager Li, who was in a position to take charge, was deeply hurt by the dethronement of the prince. She also knew that Emperor Shenwu did not like the selection of the emperor. How could she continue to do things that her emperor son did not like? So she gave up and did not care about it.
Concubine Jiang recalled the Emperor and Empress leaving hand in hand, and frowned slightly. "Not to mention you, I'm also very curious! You know, even men from wealthy families don't always stay with their wives."
As far as she knew, Emperor Shenwu really had no taboos towards the Empress. No matter if she was sick, pregnant or having her period, Emperor Shenwu never let the Empress sleep alone.
Concubine Wan was silent for a moment before saying, "I was truly blind and deaf before. I didn't realize His Majesty's love was so deep. However, I still think this isn't a good thing. You know, deep love doesn't last long! Moreover, this is happening in the inner palace. The Empress is still young and beautiful, and His Majesty's heart is with her. But time is merciless, and everyone will grow old. When her beauty fades, will His Majesty still be so deeply in love? If another favorite concubine appears at that time, will Your Majesty be able to bear it? I'm afraid that will be a time of great physical and mental pain."
Forty is the most charming age for an emperor, and fifty isn't considered old, but it's a different story for women. And with Lan Qingwu's temperament and body, she probably won't last long before she dies!
Imperial Concubine Jiang felt uncomfortable after hearing this: "I thought so too. The Empress is so..."
Concubine Wan continued, "She doesn't act like a woman from the harem, nor does she behave like a noble lady from an aristocratic family."
Women from prominent families certainly wouldn't act this way. But besides being favored by the Emperor, the Empress's manners were truly magnanimous. In short, there was a sense of contradiction and dissonance about Lan Qingwu.
Imperial Concubine Jiang skipped the topic and said, "Come to think of it, you're willing to tell me some of your true feelings now. If it were before..."
Concubine Wan quickly laughed and said, "Sister Jiang, do you still remember before? I was too proud to give in, and I was always dissatisfied with Sister Jiang! Now, after staying in Changle Palace for a few years, I have figured it out. Everything is fake. I just want the eldest prince to live an ordinary life, and I don't ask for anything else. But Sister Jiang, your second prince is also in danger!"
Imperial Concubine Jiang naturally knew all this. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the eldest prince might not be able to inherit the throne because of his early life events. Besides the legitimate prince, the second prince was both the eldest and the most noble. How could the people in the harem not be tempted? How could the previous dynasty not be tempted? Even her own maternal family, the Jiang family, would have to be tempted!
"It's useless to think so much now. His Majesty suppressed the first three princes from entering the former court, probably to allow the later ones to live a few more years. This is also a good thing, which shows that His Majesty will not give up other princes easily."
What Concubine Jiang feared most was that Emperor Shenwu would use the Second Prince as a whetstone to pave the way for the legitimate prince. The identity of the Second Prince was really the most suitable. However, over the years, it seemed that Emperor Shenwu was really training several princes and there was no extra intention. Of course, Concubine Jiang also understood that Emperor Shenwu was not such a ruthless person and was unlikely to do so. However, when it came to her own Second Prince, Concubine Jiang would rather be petty-minded.