How could Jin Xin accept it? Hong'er was her life.
She didn't have much ambition in this life. All she wanted was to stay with Hong'er, so that Hong'er could grow up safely and mother and son would not be separated.
She has been tolerant enough, what more should she do?
She doesn't fight for her status, and she doesn't need the emperor's favor. Even if the emperor restores her position as a concubine, she won't even want it.
She wants Hong'er.
She knelt forward and grabbed the hem of the emperor's sleeves. Her eyes were dim with tears and she choked with sobs. "Your Majesty, Hong'er was born with the life of my concubine. You can surrender your position as a concubine. I am willing to accept the position of concubine, noble person, and concubine." , Hong'er can't go to Dongfeng Hall, he will be scared if he can't see his mother."
Her humble pleas tried to awaken the emperor's pity for her.
But Chu Sheng looked at Jin Xin with half-squinted eyes, and his eyes gradually became a little disappointed. He shook his head and said, "You have always been a sensible person, and you are very measured in everything. That's why I have mercy on you. Do you have to Does it make me angry?"
"I don't dare, but Hong'er is not yet one year old. He can't see his biological mother at such a young age. How can this be done?"
Jin Xin sobbed and knelt on the spot, but in the eyes of the emperor, her attitude was not submissive at all.
"Concubine De, I have made up my mind on this matter. If you continue to refuse, I will take away your right to visit."
As soon as these words came out, Jin Xinrao knew that there was no turning around, no matter how unwilling he was.
Chu Sheng is a person who takes soft things rather than hard ones. The more he asks for something, the less he will give it. And whatever he gives, others can only accept it with gratitude, and they even have to be grateful for his gift.
"My concubine... I obey the order." Jin Xin choked with sobs and said in despair.
Chu Sheng didn't want to see her continue to cry. Seeing her cry made him feel unhappy, but he didn't want to soften his attitude and comfort her on this matter. He could only let her figure it out on her own.
The prince was too close to his biological mother, which was not conducive to their father-son relationship.
Chu Sheng understood this truth deeply. His father also did the same. Many princes could not be raised by their biological mothers, and most of them were raised in Dongfeng Hall.
Although he loves Chong Honger, he cannot break this convention.
"Send Concubine De back!" the emperor ordered.
Huang Wanshun stepped forward and whispered, "Empress, let's go?"
Jin Xin suppressed the unwillingness and anger in her eyebrows, followed Huang Wanshun's hand and stood up, calmly said to the emperor, "I, my concubine, leave."
Chu Sheng said nothing and turned around, his attitude not softening at all.
Jin Xin turned around and left, her expression turned cold as she walked out the door. Lianrong stepped forward to support her, "Mother, let's go back."
It was late at night, Jin Xin looked back at the imperial study room, feeling disappointed. She took a deep breath and sighed, "Go back."
It was clearly a hot summer day, but Jin Xin felt cold on her body. Walking at night, it was as if the cold air had invaded her.
Back at Chengen Palace, Jinxin went to ask Cuigu to bring Honger.
She can sleep with Hong'er for one more night tonight. Tomorrow, he will be sent to Dongfeng Hall.
Seeing the child sleeping soundly in her arms and about to be separated, Jin Xin hated the emperor in her heart. No matter what she did, no matter how smooth and considerate she was, the emperor was still dissatisfied. If she were the concubine, would he still be so cruel?
Unable to sleep well all night, Jin Xin looked at Hong'er sleeping soundly and felt extremely guilty. She was reluctant to let go because of the separation.
At dawn, the nuns from Dongfeng Hall came to invite the eldest prince. The emperor arranged for the nuns from the west to serve him together. They seemed to take it seriously, but it was just to let Jin Xin know that Hong'er could get good things without her as his biological mother. of care.
Jin Xin hugged Hong'er and was very reluctant to let go. Grandma reminded her several times, but Jin Xin didn't want to let go. At first, Grandma couldn't wait any longer, so she stepped forward to hug the child.
The child recognized the birth, cried violently, and refused to leave. But how could the grandma feel distressed and insist on snatching it away? After all, they had obeyed the imperial decree, so they were naturally not afraid.
Jin Xin was afraid of robbing the baby, so she had no choice but to let go, and quickly arranged for Cui Gu to coax Hong'er, saying, "Cui Gu, you bring two wet nurses over there, and you will serve the eldest prince personally. If there is anything wrong with the prince, I will No mercy."
Cui Gu agreed repeatedly. Both the wet nurse and Cui Gu were the ones who accompanied Hong'er the most. Even if they were separated, at least Cui Gu would be with her, so it wouldn't be too uncomfortable.
Watching the child leave, Jin Xin stood at the door. She felt as if a big hole had been dug in her heart. The pain was extremely painful. Her whole heart felt empty. Without Hong'er by her side, she would no longer be happy in this palace.
She didn't care who the emperor favored, and it was precisely because she had Hong'er that she felt fulfilled. Now that the emperor wouldn't let Hong'er stay by her side, he was forcing himself to be cruel.
After standing in front of the palace gate for a long time, Jin Xin still refused to go back. She only thought about whether Hong'er would be very sad and cry so hard that she would think that she didn't want him anymore.
"Empress, let's go back?" Lianrong felt very distressed when she saw Jin Xin like this.
Ever since she served Jin Xin, she had never seen Jin Xin in such a depressed mood. She always knew what she wanted and what she should give up, so she would not be so sad.
It's really hurt now.
At noon, with the scorching sun shining brightly, Lianrong couldn't stand it any longer, so she held onto Jin Xin's arm and said, "My dear, don't stand here anymore. Be careful of heat stroke. Let's go back."
Jin Xin closed her eyes and sighed, then slowly turned around and followed Lian Rong into the inner hall.
"What happened yesterday when I asked you to contact the eyeliner?" Jin Xin asked Xiang Lianrong after sitting down.
"Replying the message, Gao Mingyao often kept in close contact with officials in private. The most common place he went to was the Fireworks Land to discuss matters. But there were more things that they couldn't follow up on, but Uncle Jiang sent a letter, and I asked someone to bring it in. ."
Jin Xin picked it up and saw that Jiang Quwu wanted her to rescue the Jiang family. The fact that Jiang Tiancheng was taken to the prison made the whole family uneasy. Her mother was already ill.
Jin Xin crumpled the note tightly and said impatiently, "Everyone is counting on me, but they can't help me at all, and they drag me down. Now they dare to ask me to save the Jiang family."
If I hadn't taken the initiative to plead guilty last night, I'm afraid they would have moved out of the mansion overnight.
Now that he has only been removed from his position as marquis, he has not been ordered to move, and his future has not been implicated, it can't be better.
Let's put the Jiang family's affairs on hold for now. She can't care about her mother. If she can think about it, she will get better. If she can't think about it, she can't do anything.
Now she has to think of a way to get Hong'er back and expose Gao Mingyao's ambition.
These things are all intertwined together, and a thread needs to be sorted out. If you find this thread, you can deal with the whole thing clearly.
