inspire-indiana Chapter 151 When will you be able to make decisions for me again?
Chapter 151 When will you be able to make decisions for me again?
As soon as Su Mowan uttered those words, the expressions on the faces of the people present immediately varied.
The Empress was very surprised.
She didn't particularly like Su Mowan, especially not understanding why Emperor Moyao treated her so differently. But since Su Mowan was carrying royal blood, she had no complaints.
However, in the Empress's eyes, Su Mowan was so favored by the father and son that she must have become arrogant. Unexpectedly, Su Mowan said such 'magnanimous' words, which surprised the Empress and changed her opinion of Su Mowan.
A look of surprise flashed in Shen Muyue's eyes.
She originally intended to put pressure on Su Mowan with this matter, but she didn't expect that Su Mowan's expression showed that she was "happy"!
He immediately felt a tightness in his chest, a suffocating pain.
Consort Shen was the best at concealing her feelings. After glancing at Su Mowan, she smiled at the Empress and said, "Congratulations, sister! It seems that His Highness Prince Qin is quite fortunate with women. Both of them are very sensible, which saves you a lot of trouble."
Consort Xiao gave a meaningful laugh.
She picked up the teacup in front of her and blew on it: "In my opinion, it is not the Empress who is in a hurry, but Consort Shen who is eager to help her."
Upon hearing this, Consort Shen knew that Consort Xiao had seen through the trickery.
She wasn't afraid.
She immediately scoffed, "Consort Xiao, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you should also worry about His Highness Prince Chu. It's been almost two months since the wedding, and there's still no sign of a relationship with Princess Chu. In my opinion, it's time to arrange for His Highness to take a concubine."
Su Mowan felt nothing at all upon hearing this.
When she first saw Su Huayue and Murong Jin together at the palace gate, she felt a little uncomfortable.
But now, even if Murong Jin wanted to take a whole bunch of concubines, she wouldn't have any objections.
Consort Xiao suddenly glanced at Su Mowan before leisurely saying to Consort Shen, "Consort Shen, instead of worrying about this and that, you should worry about His Highness Prince Jin. Prince Jin is eighteen this year, isn't he? He has neither a princess nor a concubine by his side, only a bunch of beautiful women. This is not a long-term solution."
Consort Shen was speechless after hearing this.
Consort Xiao was right. Of the three princes, only Prince Jin frequented brothels and was still unmarried, which worried Consort Shen.
Compared to the King of Chu, the King of Qin was far superior.
Consort Shen was so angry that Consort Xiao had humiliated her good-for-nothing son that she cursed Prince Jin in her heart several times.
After Su Mowan finished speaking, she waited for the Empress to speak, but the Empress remained silent for a long time.
So Su Mowan couldn't hold back any longer.
"Your Majesty, you just mentioned that you wanted to arrange for the Prince to take two concubines. May I ask who the candidates are?"
Seeing Su Mowan asking so many questions, Shen Muyue almost suspected that Su Mowan had planned this all along!
The Empress cleared her throat and glanced at Consort Shen.
She said to Su Mowan, "One of them is the illegitimate daughter of the Left Prime Minister's family, named Shen Murui. The other one, as you probably know, is your cousin from the General's family, Miss Liu."
A look of surprise appeared on Shen Muyue's face.
She relayed Su Huayue's words to her father, and the two discussed replacing Liu Ruxu with Shen Murui, sending her to the Prince of Qin's residence instead.
But then, another candidate was still Liu Ruxu, which surprised Shen Muyue.
She immediately turned her gaze to Consort Shen.
Consort Shen gave her a look that said, "Take it easy."
Although Su Mowan was also surprised by the choice, she was still pleasantly surprised.
"So there's Miss Liu here, that's great. From now on, Mo Wan and Miss Liu will have company, and Consort Shen and her sister can see each other every day."
These words disgusted Shen Muyue.
She secretly glared at Su Mowan, unable to believe that Su Mowan would be so happy!
But the Queen was clearly relieved.
Although it was Murong Jing who was taking a concubine, the two concubines with the highest status in the Qin Prince's mansion's backyard were Su Mowan and Shen Muyue. As long as these two nodded in agreement, there would be no problem at all.
At this moment, Consort Xiao said with a hidden meaning, "Sister is really too biased towards His Highness Prince Qin. Consort Su just got pregnant and you're already arranging for Prince Qin to take a concubine. The Crown Princess is also pregnant recently. Shouldn't you also consider His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The Empress certainly considered it.
Although the Crown Prince appears to be gentle and good-tempered on the surface, he is actually the most difficult to talk to.
Especially regarding the matter of taking a concubine.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have been married for three years, but there has been no progress in their relationship. The Empress has mentioned it countless times, both openly and secretly, but the Crown Prince has never given up.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess recently brought good news, which eased the Empress's worries a little.
What surprised the Empress the most was that her youngest son, who was the most difficult to talk to, actually agreed to marry Su Mowan and Shen Muyue without hesitation. Therefore, the Empress did not intend to discuss her youngest son's plan to take concubines with him this time, and he certainly had no objections.
The matter was settled amicably.
In fact, His Highness the King of Qin had a lot of objections.
Su Mowan was still halfway back to the manor when the news reached Fenghua Palace, and Prince Qin's handsome face immediately turned from sunny to cloudy.
Startled, Feng Yue, who was delivering the message, quickly shrank back and fled the study.
After leaving the study, he couldn't resist and immediately went to share with Jiang Zhuo.
Just as they were sharing, Su Mo arrived late.
Feng Yue and Jiang Zhuo immediately bowed, and then stared at her intently.
Su Mowan felt a little uncomfortable with the two people's enthusiastic gazes, and she blinked.
"What's wrong with you two?"
Feng Yue quickly shook his head.
"It's alright, it's alright, Master is in the study! Consort Su, please come in!"
After Su Mowan entered the hall with a smile, Feng Yue said to Jiang Zhuo, who also had an incredulous expression on his face, "Consort Su's expression is simply one of elation and joy!"
It's as if she's the one who wants to take a concubine!
Jiang Zhuo didn't care about Consort Su's expression; he only cared about the prince's expression after seeing it...
The truth is, His Highness the King of Qin looked very unhappy.
As soon as Su Mowan entered, she said with a smile, "Does Your Highness want to know what good news the Empress summoned me for today?"
good thing?
This woman is utterly heartless.
Murong Jing put down his pen, controlling his expression: "Tell me, what good news is it?"
“After tomorrow, Your Highness’s backyard will be truly lively. When there are new people to play with Shen Muyue, it will save me the trouble.”
"..."
Seeing that Murong Jing was just staring at her without saying anything, Su Mowan assumed that he didn't understand.
So she enthusiastically explained, "In other words, starting tomorrow, Your Highness will have two more women to sleep with: one is Shen Muyue's half-sister, and the other is a cousin from the General's Mansion, who is also an acquaintance of mine."
The reason Su Mowan agreed to take a concubine without thinking was that she wanted two more women in the backyard to keep Shen Muyue company and divert attention from her troubles, thus saving her a lot of trouble.
To everyone's surprise, Murong Jing revealed a mocking expression that he hadn't seen in a long time.
His deep eyes were filled with anger.
"You agree that I should take a concubine? Since when have you been able to make decisions for me?"