Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 847: Chapter 847 Empress Nausea_1

Empress lowered her head and bowed to the Emperor, speaking slowly, “My only wish is for Your Majesty to take good care of your majestic health.”

“I am perfectly healthy!”

The Emperor was greatly displeased with the Empress’s constant mention of this matter.

Why did it seem to the Empress that his favoring a few concubines would cost him his life?

As if he were old enough to be on his deathbed!

The Empress quietly left, stepping out of the palace, and let out a long, slow sigh in the open air.

Although they had experienced the warmth of a young couple, those times were long gone by now.

Their current relationship was merely that of an Emperor and his Empress.

Being the Empress was her glory, her burden, and the armor she could not discard.

She spent her life trapped here, unable to escape or leave.

She only hoped that the Emperor would take care of his health, live well, and prolong his life as much as possible, allowing her more time to plan.

Yet the Emperor ignored her advice entirely.

Did he still even regard her as his Empress?

Every time she saw the Emperor favoring the other concubines, the Empress felt disgusted to the core.

Today was even worse.

The Emperor was obese, aging, pale and haggard.

The Empress felt she could hardly recognize him anymore.

Why

Why!

Did he enjoy being around women so much?

At his advanced age, he was still so indulged in female company.

Was this what men were like?

The Empress returned to Serene Phoenix Palace in silence, her silk handkerchief unknowingly twisted into wrinkles by her tense grip.

She sat in her chair, speechless.

The lady-in-waiting called out to her several times before she snapped back to reality.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong?” The lady-in-waiting’s face was full of concern, “Did you have an argument with His Majesty?”

Empress brushed a loose strand of hair back into place and said calmly, “As the Empress, it is my duty to advise the Emperor. If he gets angry, then so be it.”

“But His Majesty is still lingering with Concubine Zhu.”

Empress gritted her teeth, “I refuse to believe that there’s no one that can stop this ridiculous behavior!”

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The next day, a slew of denunciations against the Emperor and accusations against Jiang Ruobai arrived like a snowstorm, piling up on the long desk before Crown Prince Li Hongyuan.@@novelbin@@

Eunuch Liu Quan was kneeling on the ground, swiftly sorting through the statements, cautiously remarked, “There’s quite a lot.”

Li Hongyuan, however, maintained his calm expression, picked up a statement and read it carefully.

Those admonishing the Emperor were piled together, and those criticizing Prime Minister Jiang were kept separately.

A handful of the statements neither advised the Emperor nor chastised Prime Minister Jiang, but took a different approach, attacking the greatly favored Concubine Zhu.

The scholars, who spent a lifetime in reading, might not be particularly capable in actual affairs, but their skills at eloquence and derogatory remarks were unrivaled.

They radically vilified Concubine Zhu as a national disaster and urged the Emperor to depose her to uphold the imperial court’s discipline.

Seeing the heiress statements boldly bearing the words “Clear the King’s Side,” Li Hongyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Father has stirred up a hornet’s nest this time. However, I wonder who instigated these officials to dare to pressure the Emperor to dethrone Concubine Zhu.”

Liu Quan laughed, “The grandees not only admonished His Majesty, but also impeached Prime Minister Jiang.”

Li Hongyuan, holding the folded petition, showed a cryptic smile, “Liu Quan, are you suggesting that the Empress is fanning the flames behind the scenes?”

“Your servant dares not speculate. Your servant knows nothing.”

“Hmm.”

Li Hongyuan retracted his gaze and casually tossed the communique to the side, “Tell them I have read everything, then take it to the Culture and Learning Pavilion for the Grand Scholars to review.”