Publishedat 3rd of November 2019 01:05:22 PMChapter 91
Chapter 91: A Dejected Prince with a Cold Outside and Tender Inside (47)
Translator: asa.s.sin
The next day, Ah Zhao and Zhao Yin go to pay their respects to Emperor Huizong together .
Emperor Huizong is clearly in a good mood and grants them a big reward .
At the moment there isn"t an empress in the palace . There was n.o.ble Consort He who was in charge of the imperial harem before what happened to Prince Fu therefore the two of them don"t have to pay anyone else a visit after they get out of the Palace of Heaven and Earth .
They go straight back to Eastern Palace .
It"s still early .
Zhao Yin is planning to enjoy a sweet private time with his Ah Zhao when someone reports that Consort He arrives .
After all Prince Fu was ent.i.tled prince and Emperor Huizong has spared him . n.o.ble Consort He was demoted to Consort He and she"ll go to Prince Xinan"s fief with him .
Both Ah Zhao and Zhao Yin have some ideas about why she"s here .
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Zhao Yin doesn"t want to see her: “Tell her, the princess and I are having a rest . ”
The servant tells Consort He exactly what Zhao Yin has said .
Consort He has aged a lot because of worry .
She doesn"t say anything in particular after hearing what the servant has said, only smiling mildly: “Since I have nothing else to attend to, I"ll wait for His Highness and Her Highness to see me when they have the time . ”
Hearing her replay, Zhao Yin sighs: “My aunt is really something . It"s a pity that my second brother hasn"t inherited that from her . ”
This is a disguised sarcasm of what a fool Prince Fu is .
Ah Zhao bursts out laughing .
Zhao Yin reaches out and strokes her head: “Ah Zhao, would you like to make ink for me?”
Ah Zhao asks: “Are you not going to check on her?”
Zhao Yin says with indifference: “Since we are having a rest, naturally we"ll see the guest after a good rest . ”
Nearly two hours has pa.s.sed . The crown prince and princess who have rested arrive slowly .
The cup in front of Consort He has been refilled three times, however, there is no impatience on her face .
Seeing that Zhao Yin and Ah Zhao arrive, she says with all sincerity: “Your Highness, wish you both good health . ”
Zhao Yin"s eyes stop on her face for a second before he gives a smile: “Consort He, you are too polite . What do you want to see me for?”
Consort He smiles: “I just want to congratulate Your Highness . If my sister could see how you are today, she would be very happy . ”
The sister she has said is naturally Zhao Yin"s birth mother, Lady w.a.n.g, who pa.s.sed away a long time ago .
Zhao Yin knows what she"s playing at as soon as Consort He opens her mouth .
The card of family .
What a pity . He doesn"t want to play along .
He says indifferently: “Father has ordered to confer my mother a posthumous t.i.tle of Empress of Kindness and Filial Piety . Consort He, you should call her Her Majesty . ”
Consort He"s face turns stiff .
She does have hatred in her .
She has been after that position for decades and it never occurs to her that in the end her sister who died a long time ago could get it so easily .
How could she live with that?
However, she doesn"t have a choice since she wants something from him .
Consort He manages a smile . Out of everyone"s expectation, she stands up and gets down on her knees before Zhao Yin .
“Your Highness, I know I haven"t been good to you but Prince Fu is your brother by blood . Do you have the heart to see him being sent to such a barbarian place like the south-west by His Majesty?”
“Call me shameless but please plead to His Majesty and help my son since I come from the same family as your mother . ”
She"s in plain clothes today with simple makeup . There"s no trace of the once respected and beautiful n.o.ble Consort He in her . What a pity .
It actually lets others want to come to her aid .
But Zhao Yin only feels irritated .
He has seen too much of this woman"s multiple masks .