Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage - Chapter 771

Chapter 771: Chapter 771: Not Convinced, Hold It In

Concubine Yu said with a smile, “I see that some beauties have already entered the palace today? After a few days, when all the beauties arrive, the selection process should start, shouldn’t it?”

“Exactly,” the Empress replied.

“There will always be younger and more beautiful women entering the palace.” Concubine Yu cast a glance at Lady Yue, “No one can stay beautiful forever, but there are always beautiful women.”

Lady Yue scoffed, “Did you hear that, Concubine Ya? The harem will soon be filled with younger beauties, you better be careful!”

Jiang Ning raised her hand, fanning herself, and laughed, “Your Highness, the jealousy inside this room is too strong. I think I’ll step outside for a bit of fresh air. Excuse me.”

The imperial concubines’ faces changed instantly.

It was well known that Concubine Yu had sided with the Princess Consort. With her presence, none of the other concubines dared to bad-mouth the Princess Consort behind her back.

“Our venerable Princess Consort is quite headstrong, isn’t she?” another concubine whispered with a smile.

“If I had the same family background as the Princess Consort, I would act even more unabashedly,” Concubine Yu replied with a casual smile.

The concubines fell silent.

Who could argue when she had the support of her own family?

Not satisfied?

Deal with it.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Crystal Frost Hall, where she could faintly hear an argument taking place inside.

Jiang Ning stopped to listen for a moment, identifying the voices of the Crown Prince and several ministers, then she continued walking into the main hall to seek the Emperor’s audience.

The Emperor allowed her in.

Jiang Ning was met with a strange scent.

The scent of medicine.

Jiang Ning walked in and casually found a seat near the Emperor, casually asking, “Your Majesty, are you taking medicine?”

The Emperor, clad in casual attire with his grey hair disheveled, was fiddling with a small bow in his hand. He grumbled in response, “Is there ever a day when I don’t?”

Jiang Ning looked at him a few times, as if discovering something marvellous, she drew nearer and exclaimed, “Hey, Your Majesty, it seems you’ve gained a bit of weight!”

“Really?” The Emperor touched his face and chuckled, “My child, do you think this means that my health has significantly improved?”

“Well, Your Majesty, you’ve always been in quite good health,” Jiang Ning reached for a sweet snack, “You’ve summoned Concubine Ya to your bed for over half a month now. I assumed you would’ve lost some weight.”

The Emperor rolled his eyes, “In this whole world, only you dare to speak such words in front of me.”

“That only proves that Your Majesty has an extraordinary constitution! Something about taking in yin to supplement yang and such…”

“What did you say?”

“I mean, Your Majesty is wise and brave!”

“Stop flattering me, it’s annoying!” The Emperor glared at her grumpily, “Speaking of which, I heard that you’ve gotten yourself into trouble again. Have you?”

Jiang Ning hurriedly swallowed the snack in her mouth and sat up straight, “Your Majesty, I want to go home.”

“…What about your ears? I asked whether you’ve gotten into trouble again!”

“I was beaten and injured, and when my mother heard about it, she was so heartbroken that she cried and wanted to take me home to recuperate.”

“…” The Emperor was speechless.

“Your Majesty, your daughter-in-law was abused and beaten till my head was bleeding. Your son wanted to punish the culprit. How can this be considered causing trouble?”

“…Punishing is one thing, but why did you have to kill Prince Xinhai?” The Emperor lost his patience, “Matters between the two nations should not be dealt with so impulsively! Both the Crown Prince and you are too hot-blooded.”

“If we weren’t hot-blooded, would we still be considered young?”

“You’ve killed someone, and you’re still trying to justify your actions?!” The Emperor slammed the table.

Jiang Ning hurriedly poured tea for him, “Your Majesty, calm down. I know that you have long been displeased with Silla. I was just trying to give you a justified reason to act against them. By sacrificing my interests for your benefits, shouldn’t you be praising me instead of scolding me?”