Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

The next day, Jiang Fenghua woke up when there was only a hint of a fish's white belly in the sky.

She thought: There is one bad thing about entering the palace, which is that she has to get up early to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, even though she is so tired that she can't even get up.

So, when Xie Shang got up, Jiang Fenghua also climbed out of bed.

He said, "You sleep a little longer."

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I still have to go pay my respects to my mother. This is what a daughter-in-law should do." Jiang Fenghua's back and waist were sore that she had to rely on help to stand up. She really admired Xie Shang's physical strength. He looked like nothing had happened.

Seeing her so pitiful, Xie Shang felt a little apologetic, "Next time I will be more restrained. Thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Fenghua was shy and timid. Xie Shang was already very gentle and careful. She overestimated her own strength and thought she could withstand his thundering fire, so she tried a little harder to please him.

Before consummating their marriage, she asked Wuxin to prepare some contraceptive medicine that would not harm her body. This was the imperial palace, and that kind of thing was very common.

The two children will not be born so soon in this life. Thinking about what happened in her past life, she is not ready to welcome them now. She is afraid of being a mother, afraid of being an unqualified mother.

After both of them were dressed, Xie Shang sent her to the gate of Kunning Palace.

Nanny Xi came forward and bowed to Xie Shang. Xie Shang gave her a few instructions and left.

"Princess, you got up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" She blushed when she heard this outside the door last night. "The prince said that the princess has been tired and asked me to take good care of her."

"Thank you, Madam." Jiang Fenghua blushed slightly and said in a gentle voice, "Is the Queen Mother awake yet? I'm here to pay my respects to her."

"Princess, please come in. The Queen has just gotten up." Nanny Xi explained, "She also got up early today."

Jiang Fenghua naturally knew why. Today was the day when the concubines from all the palaces went to Kunning Palace to pay their respects to the Queen.

Jiang Fenghua walked slowly and gracefully to the main hall. She arrived early, but she didn't expect that there were concubines in the harem waiting here even earlier.

As soon as she entered Kunning Palace, she attracted the amazed looks of the concubines, who whispered, "Princess Heng is so beautiful."

"I heard that Prince Heng doesn't like this princess. He likes the niece of the imperial concubine. They are inseparable."

"That's true. In previous banquets, Prince Heng and Su Tingwan exchanged glances, and some people even saw them riding horses together at the stables."

"Why did Prince Heng personally send the princess to Kunning Palace if he didn't like her?"

"It's just for show!"

"Why haven't we seen Concubine Su's niece enter the palace for a long time?" some concubines commented.

No one knew that Su Tingwan had quietly entered Prince Heng's palace to become a concubine. After all, there was no lavish ceremony.

In her previous life, Su Tingwan entered the palace as a concubine in a high-profile manner. Because of Xie Shang's favor, she had the capital to be arrogant.

Nanny Xi naturally wouldn't let her stand in the courtyard like the concubines. She welcomed her into the main hall and found a seat for her to sit first. "Princess, please sit down first. I'll go check if the queen is dressed up."

Nanny Xi only came out to greet Jiang Fenghua when she heard that Prince Heng had personally sent her here.

As soon as Nanny Xi left, Concubine Yan came in holding the arm of a palace maid. The look she gave Jiang Fenghua was like a sharp blade, as if she wanted to gouge a hole in Jiang Fenghua.

Jiang Fenghua felt a hint of coldness staring straight at her, she followed the line of sight and saw that Concubine Yan found a seat in one of the four concubines and sat down, right above her.

Concubine Yan's slender tortoise-shell armor tapped lightly against the mahogany soft chair, making a very light crisp sound, and she glanced coldly in the direction of Jiang Fenghua intentionally or unintentionally.

Jiang Fenghua sat steadily and motionless. She naturally knew this Concubine Yan, who was the biological mother of the Second Prince Xie Yu.

She thought: The reason why Concubine Yan was so angry must be because Xie Shang broke her son's arm yesterday.

At this time, other concubines also filed in. Jiang Fenghua took a quick look, but did not see Concubine Su.

Jiang Fenghua naturally knew the reason. Concubine Su relied on the emperor's favor and naturally was superior to other concubines and the queen.

Like the scene last night, the emperor clearly knew that it was Concubine Su who designed to lure Xie Yu into her bedroom, but he didn't even say a harsh word and just killed a palace maid and considered it an explanation.

This shows how rampant Concubine Su was.

After everyone found a seat and sat down, the queen came out in her best attire.

Everyone said in unison, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Queen. May you live in peace and happiness."

Jiang Fenghua also saluted.

The queen glanced at the people present and said in a deep voice, "No need to be polite, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Queen." Everyone said in unison again.

After a round of greetings, everyone took their seats. Although the queen was out of favor and old, she was still the mistress of the harem and everyone had to respect her.

At this time, Imperial Concubine Su came in a gorgeous palace dress. She bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you. I was waiting on Your Majesty last night so I got up a little late. Please forgive me."

Without waiting for the Queen to excuse herself, she had already stood up and sat down in her reserved seat.

Her arrogance and domineering behavior were all caused by the emperor.

Even though the Queen was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, she had to endure it because Concubine Su was deeply favored by the Emperor.

In order to break the awkwardness, Concubine Jing suddenly spoke up, "This must be Princess Heng, she is so pretty, the Queen is so lucky."

Concubine Yan said sarcastically, "Sister Jingfei is wrong. I remember that the Queen likes dignified and virtuous women. She may not like those who are too charming. I heard that Prince Heng originally did not agree to marry her because the prince has someone else."

Concubine Su smiled softly while pinching her handkerchief without any scruples. The person that Prince Heng likes is Wanwan. "What Concubine Yan means is that being too beautiful will easily attract people's attention. Or maybe she doesn't need others to pay attention to her, or maybe she is just a fickle person and doesn't keep her husband's ethics."

The Queen was annoyed when she saw Concubine Yan's expression. She said such words only because she was resentful of what happened last night. But the troublemaker Su Qingqing was still so complacent. The Queen was furious and swept her cold eyes towards them.

Jiang Fenghua stood firmly aside. Just now, she was criticized casually by them in the yard, and now they were even more unrestrained in front of the queen.

At this time, Jiang Fenghua suddenly walked to the center of the main hall, knelt down in front of the queen with dignity and courtesy, and bowed to her respectfully, "The daughter-in-law pays respects to the queen mother."

The Queen was furious. Seeing Jiang Fenghua kneeling in the main hall in a dignified and polite manner, her forehead was throbbing. Her son was seduced by Su Tingwan. Although Jiang Fenghua had consummated the marriage, good things do not last forever. She didn't know how long she could hold on.

She asked, "What's the matter?"

"My daughter-in-law just saw the etiquette of Concubine Su and found it inappropriate. She should be punished." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, neither humble nor arrogant.

The queen instantly perked up after hearing this, and smiled, "What does Fenghua think is inappropriate?"

"She is arrogant because of her favor, and she can't put herself in the right position." Jiang Fenghua's voice was delicate, steady and powerful. She continued slowly, "My daughter-in-law thought that Concubine Su was slapping my father and mother in the face. She has a serious status, but she doesn't respect others. She should be punished."