Princess Minghua’s eyes instantly reddened upon hearing these words.
“What kind of elder is she? She’s younger than me! Father is old enough to be her father!”
If at first she only disliked Xu Lingyi, now she hates her.
That vixen was indeed quite capable; she even managed to seduce her father to come and teach her a lesson.
The Empress Dowager quickly embraced Princess Minghua, saying, “Your Majesty, Bao’er has finally come to the palace. Why quarrel over an outsider and hurt her feelings?”
“Sit down and eat quickly. Let’s not talk about that Xu Shi anymore, lest it affect our mood.”
With the Empress Dowager’s intervention, the topic was dropped.
During the meal, the Emperor, still unable to bear seeing his daughter upset, put food on her plate.
“This is what our Bao’er likes. Eat more.”
Princess Minghua gave a soft snort and remained silent.
The Emperor laughed: “I’ve already lowered my head, and our princess is still angry? How can she be so temperamental? I wonder who she takes after.”
“She just resembles the Emperor.” The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
“You and your father are cut from the same mold, both with the same bad temper.”
In fact, Princess Minghua doesn’t look particularly like His Majesty; she looks more like Gui Fei. But in the Empress Dowager’s eyes, Princess Minghua resembles the Emperor in every way, good and bad; she is the Emperor’s daughter.
The Emperor then served Princess Minghua some food, saying, “Don’t upset yourself; you still need to eat properly.”
Princess Minghua then picked up her chopsticks and ate in silence.
After the meal, the Emperor coaxed Princess Minghua for a while before she finally smiled.
“This daughter is going back to the princess’s residence now.”
The Empress Dowager held her hand, reluctant to part: “You must come to the palace often. You can come in anytime, but you’ve been away these past few days. When you’re out, remember that your grandmother misses you, and so does your father. Do you understand?”
Princess Minghua nodded obediently.
Although she loved to play, she still cared about the Empress Dowager.
Human hearts are made of flesh and blood; she isn’t oblivious to their kindness.
After Princess Minghua left, the Empress Dowager kept the Emperor behind.
She had made a promise to the Princess.
“Your Majesty, you have spoiled that Xu Shi too much. When she first entered the palace, her rank was already high. Although she is from the Xu family, the ranks of your concubines are not high. A fourth-rank Gui Pin would have been enough.”
“Xu Shi saved my life, and she’s also very much to my liking.”
If Xu Lingyi hadn’t saved him, or if she hadn’t been so stunningly beautiful, he would have only bestowed upon her the title of Gui Pin.
“Then at most a third-rank Zhaoyi would be good enough.” The Empress Dowager said.
She knew that the Emperor was only attracted to Xu Shi’s beauty. Such a beauty was indeed hard for most men to resist.
“If Your Majesty wants to elevate her, I have nothing to say. But her rank upon entering the palace was already high, and she is now being so favored. Don’t the other people in the harem feel resentful? Your Majesty should consider the bigger picture.”
The Emperor, in truth, didn’t care about the women in the harem.
“Even if His Majesty doesn’t care, Gui Fei has made a contribution by giving birth to the Princess. She is the birth mother of the Princess, yet she is only Gui Fei. Xu Shi has never given birth, yet she was directly promoted to De Fei. You have chilled the hearts of Gui Fei and the Princess. Furthermore, Xu Shi is much younger than you. If you continue to favor Xu Shi, outsiders will only think that the Emperor is lustful, which will be detrimental to your reputation.”
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Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152