The Emperor’s Beloved Ugly Girl

37. If He Softens His Heart

Translator: Iris Guo

Imperial Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth and shouted to the Head Eunuch of her palace: “Slap yourself! Eighty times! Now!”

“Yes, My Lady!” He hastened to straighten up and began to slap himself hard.

Imperial Concubine Zhao didn’t feel like watching him but turned and entered the chamber. Zhong Mingzheng glared at the eunuch whose face was covered in blood and followed his mother hurriedly.

“Mother, don’t be mad. It’s bad for your health,” Zhong Mingzheng hastened to give Imperial Concubine Zhao a cup of tea and comforted her, “After all, father didn’t come to Imperial Consort Shu’s place, and it doesn’t matter that he went to the Jingren Palace. That woman is dead, and it’s not worthwhile to get mad…

“What do you know?!” said Imperial Concubine Zhao in a low voice while gritting her teeth, “If you father had gone to Imperial Consort Shu’s place, I wouldn’t have been this angry! What do I have to worry about that poor bitch? But when it comes to the Jingren Palace and that woman again…”

Imperial Concubine Zhao didn’t finish her sentence. She removed her golden nail covers one by one, threw them hard on a small table, and clenched her fist.

The Emperor and the late Empress Xu Siyao were deeply in love. Although it had been 32 years since Xu Siyao passed away, the Emperor still thought constantly of her. At present, Imperial Concubine Zhao was the Emperor’s favorite, and most of the government officials suggested crowning her, but the Emperor had no such plan. Besides, he made Zhong Mingwei, the late Empress’ first son, the Crown Prince. Therefore, Imperial Concubine Zhao, who had two sons, didn’t know how to air her grievances. Her palace was next to the Jingren Palace, where the late Empress lived. No matter how luxuriously her place was decorated, it was after all the residence of a mere concubine. Naturally, she hated the late Empress to the core.

“Mother, are you afraid that father will give the deposed Crown Prince a way out because he loved his mother?” Zhong Mingzheng also looked unpleasant, “Will father forgive him?”

“Who knows? After all, the deposed Crown Prince is the only son of the late Empress.” Imperial Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth and said: “We can’t go on like this in case anything bad happens. We must tell our people in NingGuTa to finish this, so if the Emperor softens his heart again…”

“But mother, even if father changes his mind, what differences will there be? Now the deposed Crown Prince is already a half-dead wreck. If one day he is acquitted and returns to the capital, as a paralytic, he won’t become the Emperor!” Zhong Mingzheng disagreed with his mother’s excessive caution, “Besides, if our people do something to him, father will inevitably notice that. Our life will become tougher if father gets angry.”

Imperial Concubine Zhao was silent for a while. Then she suddenly looked up at Zhong Mingzheng: “Did you see the deposed Prince paralytic yourself?”

Zhong Mingzheng nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he hastened to stop when he saw Imperial Concubine Zhao’s personal maid coming in. Then, he frowned and shouted: “What? Don’t you have any manners?”

“My Lady, Your Highness, please forgive me!” The maid hastened to bow and begged for mercy, “My Lady, Eunuch Zhao is here to report to you.”

“Let him in!” said Imperial Concubine Zhao hurriedly.

“Yes, My Lady.” The maid left the chamber quickly.

After a while, Zhao Ruhai came in and greeted Imperial Concubine Zhao and Zhong Mingzheng with a smile: “My Lady! Your Highness!”