Chapter 688: Harem Three
This Gu Ruoping's life is not good, less than a year after marriage, her husband died in an accident and was named Kefu. The people of her husband's family did not like her, and the people of her mother's family did not have a good relationship with her - her father had died, and the family was headed by her half-brother - and her husband's family sent her directly to the Taoist temple to ask her to become a monk and pray for her husband's blessings.
The life of the Taoist temple was not very good, but it seems that there are nobles who help Gu Ruoping in secret, so that Gu Ruoping's life is much better than that of other female crowns, although the food is not particularly good, it is also very exquisite, and she does not suffer much in the Taoist temple.
Seeing this, Empress Yang gritted her teeth. Needless to say, that noble man is the emperor. It seems that the emperor has a deep affection for this Gu Ruoping, if she is taken into the palace, the emperor's heart will all fall on Gu Ruoping, although the concubine will be suppressed, but the emperor loves Gu Ruoping wholeheartedly, but he is afraid of more trouble.
Lan Qi spoke up: "Niangniang don't worry. Gu Ruoping is not as good as Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu has the support of the Li family, and the backstage is huge, which poses a threat to the queen. But what does Gu Ruoping have? The Gu family's family has a bad relationship with her, and the Gu family is only a small family, so Gu Ruoping has no backstage support. And Gu Ruoping has one of her biggest weaknesses, that is, she is a widow. With only this level of identity, no matter how much the emperor loves her, it is impossible for her to be the queen, otherwise it will be difficult to block the mouths of the people. β
"You're right." Empress Yang was moved. Indeed, what if a widow is favored by the emperor? If the emperor really wanted her to let the empress, the adults in the court would not agree.
"Lan Qi, you go to my house and ask my mother to take Gu Ruoping out of the Taoist temple and send her to the palace."
"Yes." Lan Qi took the order and retreated, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, the task ordered by His Majesty was completed.
When the emperor received the news from Lan Qi, he was so proud that he couldn't help but laugh heartily. He planned for three years, secretly killed Gu Ruoping's husband, and let Gu Ruoping suffer in the Taoist temple for two years, and now he is finally able to take his sweetheart into the palace and hold her into his arms.
Gu Ruoping was admitted to the palace, and when she saw the graceful Empress Yang, she was jealous and contemptuous. Jealous that Empress Yang was an empress, he despised Empress Yang's stupidity, and stupidly paved the way for himself and the emperor. Hmph, when she becomes the queen, for the sake of helping her today, she won't let her die too ugly.
"The emperor has arrived!"
Hearing the eunuch's shout, Empress Yang was furious. I don't usually come to my palace, but when I heard that Gu Ruoping was coming, I ran over and didn't even wait. It's true love!
Although Empress Yang was angry, she had to pretend not to care on the surface, pimped the emperor and Gu Ruoping, and personally sent the two to bed.
Empress Yang knocked out her teeth and swallowed blood, and retreated in a daze, giving up space to the emperor and Gu Ruoping.
The two hugged each other as soon as Empress Yang left.
"Ruoping, you can finally belong to me openly." The emperor was overjoyed.
Gu Ruoping was also happy and excited, leaning on the emperor's chest and said, "Your Majesty, not only the concubines, but also our children. β
"You, you're pregnant?" The Emperor was pleasantly surprised. He has been married for more than three years, there is only one prince and one princess, and his knees are really desolate, and now his beloved has conceived a child for him, and the emperor is overjoyed. Not only did he have another child, but he was also the child of the most beloved person, which was completely incomparable with the children born to the previous two palace people and low-level concubines.
"Yes, the concubine is two months pregnant." Gu Ruoping touched her belly, happy and worried, "I don't know if he can be born safely." β
The emperor said: "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and the child well, and will never let you out any danger." β
Gu Ruoping still looked uneasy: "I heard my mother say that the means of the harem are invincible, even if the emperor arranges someone to protect me, but for such a long time, it is inevitable that there will be negligence, if someone catches the opportunity......"
"No, it won't." The emperor hugged Gu Ruoping tightly, "I will definitely protect you and not give anyone a chance to hurt you." β
Gu Ruoping lowered her eyelids to hide the light in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, the concubine misses her mother, can you let her mother enter the palace to accompany the concubine?"
"Of course, I will make an order tomorrow to let your mother enter the palace to accompany you. You say, "How about I make your mother a lady of the first grade?" β
"The emperor is inappropriate." Although Gu Ruoping wanted to improve her mother's status, she also knew that she and her mother were originally not of high status, and many people would not be convinced that they had been raised to such a high status all of a sudden. And she can't be too pretentious now, at least until she gets a foothold in the harem.
"Mother was originally only a four-grade edict, and if she is promoted too much, it will make the adults in the court dissatisfied. The emperor really loves the concubines, so he named his mother a three-grade edict. β
The emperor felt pity for Gu Ruoping: "I have wronged you." β
Gu Ruoping smiled softly: "Being able to accompany the emperor is the luck of the concubine, and the concubine is not aggrieved at all." β
"Ruoping ......" The emperor was moved.
The next day, the emperor decreed that Gu Ruoping would be named Jieyu from the third grade, and wanted to make her the concubine of the second grade, but Gu Ruoping refused. is still the same sentence, if the starting point is too high at the beginning, it will attract people's opposition and disgust, and it will not be beneficial for her to gain a foothold in the palace in the future.
The women in the harem are jealous and look down on Gu Ruoping, but because she is the queen's person on the surface, except for Concubine Li Shu, no one will make a move on Gu Ruoping, and they will give her some face when they meet. It's just that every time Concubine Li Shufei meets Gu Ruoping, she always embarrasses Gu Ruoping with her identity, and even makes Gu Ruoping kneel once. Of course, the next day she was punished by the emperor and grounded for half a month.
From this incident, everyone knows that Gu Ruoping not only has the support of the queen, but also the emperor's new favorite, and the women in the harem are more cautious about her.
The queen is now happy and unhappy, and Concubine Shu has been suppressed, but Gu Ruoping is so loved by the emperor that the queen dislikes it very much. The queen is still young, the emperor is her husband, and she has expectations for the emperor and loves the emperor. If her husband and the person she loves like other women so much, how can the queen be happy. During these days, the queen looked at Gu Ruoping with a knife in her eyes. She made a decision in her heart, when Gu Ruoping completely suppressed Concubine Li, she would get rid of this woman. She can't keep this woman to block herself, it's too dangerous!
Gu Ruoping is the best at observing words and feelings, how can she not see the queen's thoughts. She smiled coldly, the queen really thought she could control her? Hehe, stupid and naΓ―ve woman. When she defeats Concubine Li Shu, she will be the queen next time. Do you really think that her position as queen is very secure?