Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 88 Concubine Du’s Ambition
Since Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne, his concubines have always lived in small palaces around Cining Palace, including Queen He.

Queen He's residence in the palace was much worse than Yuan Qingbai's Yuqing Palace.

Fortunately, the Ningshou Palace area on Imperial Neiting East Road has been renovated for two years and is expected to be completed in another two years.

If Emperor Jing'an does not break his promise by then, Emperor Jing'an will move into the Ningshou Palace area. At the same time, Emperor Jing'an's concubines will move out of the twelve east and west palaces located on both sides of Kunning Palace.

In fact, Emperor Jing'an had no intention of breaking his promise.

Du was one of the two concubines of Emperor Chengtai during his reign. She was favored by Emperor Chengtai and gave birth to a son, Yuan Qingsong.

If Yuan Qingbai had not been favored by Emperor Jing'an and Emperor Chengtai, in order to prevent Yuan Qingsong from competing with him for the throne, the current queen would have been Du, not Empress He, even if she was not Xiahou.

Although Emperor Chengtai did not make Du a queen after he ascended the throne, he made her a noble concubine, which was one level higher than the Xiahou family who only made her a concubine.

Concubine Du is more than ten years younger than Emperor Chengtai. She is only thirty-three years old this year. She is well-maintained and in good health, showing signs of longevity.

In spring in late February, it gets dark relatively late.

This evening, the dusk was particularly dark. There were dark clouds gathering in the sky, and it was about to rain.

Concubine Du Guifei, who had just booked a province for the Empress Dowager and Empress He, returned to her residence.

The maids served her and changed into homely clothes. Dinner was ready, but she had no intention of eating because her son Qingsong was coming to pay her respects, and because she heard about Yuan Qingzhe being kicked out of the palace today...

In the warm pavilion, there is a Kang under the south window. The pit is covered with felt strips. On one side there is a brocade backrest and a pillow, and a large mattress is spread.

Concubine Du sat on the big couch, took a few sips of fragrant tea, and handed the small cover clock to the palace maid Jieyun: "Please step aside."

Ji Yun placed the small clock on the lacquered tea tray and took it away.

The south window was open. Concubine Du put her elbow on the Kang table and her temples with her hands, looking out the window with her dark pupils.

The scenery outside the window was not beautiful, and she had seen it too many times day after day, and there was nothing interesting to see.

She wasn't looking at the scenery, she was just looking for a spacious place to place her gaze.

She looked out the window and fell into deep thought:
"Xiahou is stupid. She was the princess when the Holy Lord was in the lord's residence, but after the Holy Lord ascended the throne, she could not even be named a queen, or even a noble concubine. She was disgusted by the Holy Lord."

"Qingzhe is really the biological son of the Xiahou family. He is as stupid as the Xiahou family. He was imprisoned for five years before he was released. Today, when he entered the palace, he offended Qingbai and the Holy Emperor. He took his wife, concubines, and sons and was kicked out together."

"It was a good chess game, but it was ruined by this mother and son, and it ended up like this."

"I, Concubine Du, are not as stupid as Xiahou. I have won the favor of the Holy Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and I also get along very well with Empress He."

"I also raised Qingsong very well. Qingsong is good at studying and practicing martial arts, and he is also good at life. He is also loved by the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Emperor."

"In addition, as early as when Qingbai was first raised by the Supreme Emperor, I had already begun to treat him well, and even asked Qingsong to fawn over him."

"Although Qingsong was punished by the Holy Emperor for sealing Su Zhiwan's paintings without authorization, since then Qingsong has been under my supervision to please Qing Bai. The relationship between the two brothers is good."

"Judging from the current situation, Qing Bai will succeed as the emperor in the future."

"When Qingbai becomes the emperor, he will naturally treat me well, treat Qingsong well, and grant Qingsong a title."

"However, I am really unwilling to do so!"

"With Qingsong's character and talents, he is indeed worthy of being an emperor. His age and fortune are destined to be rich and powerful. Even if he is named a prince in the future, he will not be worthy of him." "Furthermore, the Holy One is ascending the throne. Before, my body and bones were not in good shape. Since I came to the throne, I have been overworked on state affairs and over-diligence. Now I am reaching my fifties again, how long can I live?"

"I am afraid that Your Majesty will not live for ten more years. Even if he lives for another ten years, Qingsong will only be in his twenties. Although I am over forty, depending on my body and bones, I may be able to live for another twenty or thirty years. "

"If Qingsong succeeded to the throne as emperor when he was in his twenties and took over the prosperous Zhou Dynasty created by Jing'an and Chengtai dynasties, wouldn't I be able to be the empress dowager of the prosperous age for twenty or thirty years?"

"This will really make you rich and powerful, and it is not in vain for me to come to this world to live."

"Besides, no one is perfect, and a son is like a mother. I know Qingsong also has shortcomings."

"If Qingbai becomes emperor in the future and Qingsong offends Qingbai, he may be punished by Qingbai. Although Qingbai seems to have a good temper now, who knows what his temper will be like after he becomes emperor. "

"Qingsong should be allowed to become emperor!"

"But now that things have come to this, what can be done to replace Qingsong with Qingbai?"

Concubine Du Guifei couldn't help but frowning when she thought about this.

She is actually a very ambitious woman!

Before Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne, when the chance of seizing the throne was still small, she had ambitions to fight for the throne for her biological son Qingsong.

When the chances of Emperor Chengtai seizing the throne increased, she became more ambitious to fight for the throne for Qingsong!
From this point of view, she is the same as Xiahou.

It's just that she's not as stupid as Xiahou. She has always hidden her ambitions well, and she has been acting for her ambitions!

Before Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne, when the chance of winning the direct heir was still small, she knew that the mother and son Xiahou and Yuan Qingzhe were stupid and destined to do bad things. She only needed to gain Emperor Chengtai's favor while raising Qingsong well. Let Qingsong come to the throne.

But she didn't expect that Qingbai would take on a new look and rise rapidly.

She knew she couldn't act rashly.

She continued to educate Qingsong well and treated Qingbai well. She gained the love of Emperor Chengtai and the Empress Dowager, and got along well with Queen He. She also asked Qingsong to please Qingbai, and Qingsong gained the love of the Emperor Chengtai and Emperor Chengtai... …

These are all preparations for her ambitions.

However, if things come to this, if she does not take ruthless actions, Qing Bai will successfully succeed to the throne, and Qing Song will not have any problems with the throne of emperor.

And once her vicious action fails, the consequences will be disastrous...

It started to rain outside the window. The rain was very heavy when it started, and it made a crackling sound in the yard.

Concubine Du was startled by the sound of rain. She came out of her thoughts and looked at the rain.

Just at this moment, she saw her son Qingsong walking quickly into the yard. Her eyes lit up and she shouted: "Qingsong."

Yuan Qingsong heard the sound and looked towards the window and found Concubine Du Guifei. He shouted and walked quickly to the window...

　Niu Hulu wants to cause trouble...

　　There is another update tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)