Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 146 Beloved Concubine Meng

It was a bright night and the stars were dim. Emperor Ming finally finished approving all the memorials for the day in the imperial study. He stood up from the dragon chair and stretched his waist long.

Li Dequan hurriedly bowed his waist and entered, squinting his eyes and asked: "Which palace does your Majesty want to show off to?"

Emperor Ming glanced at Li Dequan and replied: "No need to ask, it's naturally Shangyang Palace."

 Shangyang Palace is the residence of Concubine Meng and the Eighth Princess. The Eighth Princess just left here in a bad mood today, so Emperor Ming naturally wanted to comfort her.

When Emperor Ming entered Shangyang Palace, Concubine Meng came up to greet him and bowed down to salute the emperor. Emperor Ming quickly helped his concubine up, stretched his neck and looked inside, and asked, "Is Qingyuan not there?"

When the Eighth Princess came out of the Qinzheng Hall, she poured all her grievances on Concubine Meng. Concubine Meng naturally knew that the father and daughter were having trouble. She had a gentle smile on her face and said softly: "Children's family The tantrums at home will pass after a while, so Your Majesty does not need to worry about it."

Emperor Ming took Concubine Meng to sit down and explained: "It's not that I want to break my promise to my daughter, but there are indeed difficulties now. If the five cities in the south are not taken back as soon as possible, if it takes too long, the Chaozhou area will also be in danger. This will To fight a war, you need flowing money."

Emperor Ming sighed: "It would have been feasible to build a palace for my daughter, but now that this batch of military pay has been issued, the treasury is really empty."

Concubine Meng is the best at understanding the Sacred Heart. His Majesty is worried about the money, so how can she cause trouble for him again.

Meng stood up, bowed slightly to Emperor Ming, and said meekly: "It's all my fault that I have no way to teach my daughter, and my Majesty is in trouble."

Emperor Ming hurriedly helped Concubine Meng up and said jokingly: "Qingyuan is our beloved daughter. If you teach your daughter nothing, then I will also bear a share of the responsibility."

Concubine Meng fell in Emperor Ming's arms and said coquettishly: "I am from a humble background. How can Your Majesty care so much about me and my children? I am really a concubine."

As she spoke, Concubine Meng choked up with sobs, her feather-like eyelashes hung with thin teardrops, and she looked pitiful: "Your Majesty is so kind to me, but I can't repay you with this concubine."

Concubine Meng was only born as a concubine, but she was a natural beauty with stunning looks. Even though she is now in her early thirties, she is still charming and full of charm when she smiles.

Emperor Ming fell in love with her and couldn't stop. Over the years, among the three thousand beauties in the harem, none could compare with Concubine Meng.

Emperor Ming stroked Meng's hair lovingly, with a gentle smile in his eyes: "My beloved concubine has given me a pair of good children, which is the best reward for me."

When mentioning children, Emperor Ming couldn't help but sigh: "Qingyuan has already grown hairpins and will get married in a few years. I think of her leaving me."

Emperor Ming said sadly: "I feel very uncomfortable in my heart."

Hearing Emperor Ming mention her daughter's marriage, Concubine Meng remembered that the eighth princess came back today and told her about the arrival of the young prince of Zhongshun Houfu. Naturally, the worries of her daughter's family could not be hidden from her mother.

She asked Emperor Ming: "The name of the eldest son of the Zhongshun Hou family is Zhou Jin?"

Having just brought him to see him at noon, Emperor Ming was naturally not unfamiliar with him. He replied: "Are you talking about the son of Marquis Zhongshun and Princess Lanling?"

Concubine Meng nodded and asked Emperor Ming: "Are you familiar with His Majesty, the Crown Prince of the Zhou family? What is his character and temperament like?"

After hearing what Concubine Meng said, Emperor Ming remembered that his daughter was waiting outside the palace when Zhou Jin came to the court today, so he guessed it. He looked at Concubine Meng and asked, "But Qingyuan mentioned him to you." Meng's point nodded.

Emperor Ming replied: "The eldest son of the Zhou family looks very talented, and he seems to be stable. It's just that he is still young and should not be weak yet. At present, he is just a deputy general under Si Boyue who patrols the city."

Meng said angrily to Emperor Ming, "What's so important about this official position? It's not up to you to decide which official to appoint."

After listening to Meng's words, Emperor Ming laughed twice, hugged his beloved concubine and said: "If the heir apparent of the Zhou family is really lucky enough to be my son-in-law, I will not treat him badly, but I see that he is just a son-in-law now. Lieutenant General, I'm just worried that he is incompetent and will humiliate our daughter."

He looked at Meng: "We only have such a precious daughter, so naturally we should marry a son who is both talented and handsome, and who is outstanding in everything."

Concubine Meng said angrily: "In terms of both talent and appearance, no one among the young talents in the capital can surpass the Li family's eldest son. When I asked your majesty to leave him to Qingyuan, you refused."

Mengshi sighed: "Such a good son ended up marrying the daughter of a small family. Alas! It's such a pity."

She glared at Emperor Ming and said, "If you had left him to our daughter, wouldn't you have the best of both worlds?"

Concubine Meng had repeatedly encouraged Emperor Ming to marry her daughter to Li Ling. She had indeed taken a liking to Li Ling as a rare figure, and hoped that by marrying the Li family, she would gain access to the Duke's Mansion and pave the way for her son's future as King Jin.

Concubine Meng is an ambitious woman, and it has always been her wish to have her son reach the 95th position.

Emperor Ming naturally also took a fancy to Li Ling, his nephew. He never wanted his precious daughter to marry such a man with both civil and military skills. However, he did not dare to mention this idea to his eldest sister.

The eldest princess has never wanted to see Concubine Meng, so how could she agree with her son Shang Meng's daughter.

Emperor Ming treated Meng perfunctorily and said, "My nephew is cold-tempered and doesn't know how to care for others. I'm afraid I've wronged our daughter."

How could Concubine Meng not understand this because she was such a charming person? Since she had not climbed up to the great support of Zhen Guo Gongfu, she did not need to dwell on the past anymore. Although Zhongshun Hou Mansion was not as prominent as Zhen Guo Gongfu, , but it is also a well-known family in Beijing, and Princess Lanling is also the daughter of a prince. Winning over the clan is also of great help to her son.

She made up her mind and said to Emperor Ming: "Since my daughter is interested in the son of the Zhou family, Your Majesty will pay attention to it. If the child has a good character and temperament, it will be a good marriage."

Emperor Ming agreed: "Even if our daughter gets married, she can't marry too far away. Since the eldest son of the Zhou family likes my daughter, I will pay attention to it."

Emperor Ming didn’t have many sons, only three, but he had nine daughters. Among the nine daughters, Emperor Ming’s favorite was the eighth princess Qingyuan from the Meng family.

 Emperor Ming had six princesses who surrendered, all of whom were married far away. They were either married to foreign countries or married to the vassal land to win over the vassal king. Those daughters are rare to see once in a lifetime when they get married. Even so, when he first married his daughters, he had no inseparable feelings for them. Only this eighth princess, when he thought about her getting married, he felt like It was as uncomfortable as cutting out the flesh in Emperor Ming's heart.

Now that his daughter was about to get married, Emperor Ming couldn't help but feel sad, and sighed: "Tomorrow I will ask people from the Ministry of Public Affairs to ask how much money there is in the treasury now. It is really impossible to save it elsewhere. It’s better to comply with my daughter’s request and build a larger palace for her.”

 (End of this chapter)