Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 846: Chapter 846 Do you dare to defile the emperor?_1

In the Empress’s view, the Emperor looked haggard and listless.

Concubine Zhu, Shui Xiuxiu, however, was becoming increasingly radiant, voluptuous, and beautiful.

Even though she was young, her demeanor was increasingly similar to that of the former Concubine Jin.

Yet, she lacked the arrogance and indifferent aloofness that Concubine Jin had, her demeanor was more soft, charming, and her eyes carried a hint of seductive enchantment.

Upon seeing Shui Xiuxiu in this condition, the Empress wished to slap her face, tear it apart, and then fiercely step on it a few times, cursing her as a “shameless whore”.

But, she was the Empress, the model of all women in the world, she had to be dignified, magnanimous, and virtuous.

These thoughts, she could only entertain in her mind and she must not reveal them on her face.

She took a deep breath, kept her patience, and with a gentle tone, said to the Emperor, “Your Majesty, there are many affairs awaiting you in the court, you cannot always linger in the Harem.”

The Emperor lazily lounged on the couch and said, “Isn’t the Crown Prince there for handling such matters?”

“But the Crown Prince is still young…”

“He is already married with children, then what’s the youth all about?” The Emperor lost his patience, “Do we have to wait until he’s in his thirties or forties to consider him grown up?”

The Empress bowed her head, “Please don’t be angry, your Majesty. I didn’t mean that.”

“You may leave.” The Emperor waved his hand.

The Empress stood her ground, persisted, “Your Majesty, let me accompany you back to the Crystal Frost Hall.”

The Emperor frowned, “Empress, are you out of your mind? What are you fussing about for no reason?”

The Empress knelt down, “Your Majesty, I heard that you have asked the Imperial Medical Academy to make a potion for you to drink?”

“I have been taking medicine to adjust my body all along, does the Empress not know this?”

“Your Majesty should know what I am referring to.” The Empress raised her head, locking eyes with the Emperor, “As the Empress, I have the responsibility to advise you to take care of your health, I cannot condone Concubine Zhu’s seduction.”

This severe accusation made Concubine Zhu kneel down immediately, “Please calm down, Your Highness.”

The Empress glanced at her, sneered, “Who allowed you to ensnare His Majesty like this? Considering His Majesty’s frail health, you would dare to treat him like this?”

Concubine Zhu’s face turned pale as she was frightened, tears welling in her eyes, she looked on the verge of collapse.

“Empress!” Seeing this, the Emperor became furious, “Why is it, since I have shown Concubine Zhu a little favor recently, you have become so outrageous with your words? Look at yourself, where is your dignity fitting as an Empress?”

The Empress’s eyes turned red, choking back her tears, “My intentions are known to both heaven and earth. Good advice is harsh to the ear, yet if His Majesty refuses to heed my advice, I must request the Imperial Censor to come and pass judgment.”

The Emperor laughed in anger, “Empress, are you deliberately trying to dampen my mood today?”

The Empress suddenly pointed at Concubine Zhu, saying, “Prime Minister Jiang has trained this woman exactly like Concubine Jin, what is he plotting?”

The Emperor raised one eyebrow, looking at Concubine Zhu, “Were you sent to me by the Prime Minister?”

With her forehead on the ground, Concubine Zhu was shaking with fear, “Please do not be angered, Your Majesty. I came to Chang’an with my father, without any relatives or friends. Indeed, it was Prime Minister who had taken me in. Because of my lowly origin and lack of etiquette, Prime Minister even arranged for a nanny to teach me.”

The Emperor burst out laughing, “So that’s how it is. I wondered why you, Concubine Zhu, had such impressive etiquette. Prime Minister had good intentions, I must reward him well.”@@novelbin@@

The Empress: “???”

Was she really here to credit Prime Minister Jiang?

The Emperor saw her kneeling in a daze and asked, “Empress, are you not leaving?”

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