But the Emperor, ironically, fell for it.
“I’m sorry you had to go through this.” The Emperor said, embracing her.
“I used to think that Minghua was too young. She has been my only child all these years. It was because of her that I became a father for the first time. I still remember when she was born. Although I was disappointed that she wasn’t a boy, when I saw her, so tiny, all those regrets disappeared. I didn’t even dare to hold her back then.”
“But now, she has indeed become somewhat domineering.”
Speaking of Princess Minghua, the Emperor was clearly filled with affection.
If she hadn’t become pregnant, she would never have been able to compete with Princess Minghua.
The Emperor will only side with his daughter.
“The Princess is of noble birth, and her status is beyond measure. With you here, the Princess naturally has the right to be willful.”
***
The Emperor went to Xu Lingyi’s place immediately after court; the Empress Dowager and Princess Minghua also received the news.
“Grandmother, that vixen has Father completely bewitched. He doesn’t even come to see this granddaughter; he just goes to see that sl*t.”
In the past, whenever Princess Minghua entered the palace, the Emperor would come to see her immediately.
But now, her father actually went to see that vixen first.
She actually felt a sense of crisis from a plaything she looked down upon.
The Empress Dowager patted her hand affectionately: “How could your father not come when you’re in the palace?”
When the Emperor arrived, Princess Minghua was still somewhat aggrieved.
“Is Father here to reprimand me because of De Fei? With such beauty in your arms, Father has probably already forgotten about me, your daughter.”
The Emperor was both amused and exasperated.
However, Princess Minghua seemed to have made up her mind.
The Empress Dowager also spoke up at this moment.
“That Xu Shi looks so seductive and alluring. She doesn’t seem like a woman from a respectable family.”
The Empress Dowager did not like Xu Lingyi, even though she knew that it was Xu Lingyi who saved the Emperor.
However, the Empress Dowager believed that Xu Lingyi’s exclusive favor during this period was detrimental to the peace of the harem.
“His Majesty has never shown such exclusive favor to a woman before. Even when he was deeply infatuated, he would listen to advice. Only this Xu Shi has such cunning.”
“Mother, Xu Shi is the daughter of the Xu family. The Xu family has been loyal and virtuous for generations. If she is not good, then whose woman in the capital is good?”
At this time, the Emperor was fond of Xu Lingyi, so in his heart, she was the best of all.
Princess Minghua was even more displeased: “Grandmother, I think Father is bewitched by that vixen. She is beautiful, and Father is completely captivated by her. I think she is a reincarnated fox spirit; otherwise, how could anyone in this world look like that? She deliberately seduced Father at the temple—”
The Emperor interrupted her: “What you’re saying is getting more and more absurd.”
The Emperor rarely spoke to her like this. In the past, when she acted recklessly, her father would not utter a single word against her. But now, it was all because of that Xu Shi.
“Did she complain to Father?” Princess Minghua asked.
“That vixen, all she knows are these despicable tricks.”
The Emperor had always known about Princess Minghua’s spoiled nature. Although he had previously thought that it wasn’t good, she was his only daughter, and he couldn’t bear to speak harshly to her.
“Xu Shi hasn’t said a single bad word about you. On the contrary, she has been speaking up for you. She is my woman, an imperial concubine, and practically your elder. Even if you dislike her, you shouldn’t speak of her like that behind her back.”
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