I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With - Chapter 1020

Chapter 1020: Give Way Chapter 1020: Give Way Editor: Atlas Studios Concubine Zhao was indeed about to go crazy from fury.

When she understood the meaning behind the Empress’s words, her face twisted.

Although she wanted to pounce on her, the continuous confinement in the past half a year had made her understand how insignificant she was in the harem.

She could only stare at the Empress with bloodshot eyes.

The Empress looked at her quietly for a while and said, “You know Prince Rong’s character.

Since Wensu is his nephew, he will raise him well.

Don’t worry.” “Don’t worry?” Concubine Zhao clenched her fists and glared at Li Jinghua viciously.

“If your son is sent away, will you be at ease?

I want to see His Majesty!

I want to see my son!” “Your grounding isn’t over yet.

You can’t go out.” Li Jinghua turned around and said, “Also, if my son is sent to Prince Rong, I will be at ease.” After the Empress left, Concubine Zhao couldn’t help but throw out the things in the room.

She smiled bitterly and said nervously, “Of course you can be at ease.

Of course you can rest assured.

Everyone knows that you are chummy with Princess Consort Rong.

Who doesn’t know that Prince Rong dotes on His Highness the Crown Prince?

What will happen if my son falls into their hands?

You’re just afraid.

You’re just afraid that my son will fight with your son for the position of Crown Prince.

B*tch, this is an unfair victoryaEUR|” After returning to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Wen Cui couldn’t help but ask, “Why didn’t Your Majesty tell her that it is Second Prince’s wish to stay by Prince Rong’s side?” Li Jinghua glanced at her and took a sip of tea.

“Don’t be nosy.

I don’t want a lunatic to appear in the palace.

His Majesty is benevolent.

By doing that, it is bound to cause chaos in the palace.

In the future when the Second Prince returns, he might also resent me for it.” Wen Cui lowered her head, but she still felt indignant for the Empress.

“Your Majesty is too kind-hearted.

Concubine Zhao has always had ill intentions and almost harmed His Highness the Crown Prince.” The Empress placed the teacup heavily on the table and looked at her for a while.

Thinking of how she had served her since she was young, it was understandable for Wen Cui to want the best for her.

With a sigh, she said, “We can’t control the way Concubine Zhao is; we can only act according to our hearts.

I know that this palace has never been a peaceful place, but His Majesty is upright and I can’t let the harem become a filthy place.

It’s the right thing to do.

I won’t stoop to Concubine Zhao’s level.” “Moreover, the Second Prince took the initiative to stay in Guangzhou.

I don’t care if he was muddle-headed or if he did it on purpose.

In any case, I can’t ruin his brotherly relationship with the Crown Prince.

No matter what, Concubine Zhao is still the Second Prince’s biological mother.

We can discourage her, make her dejected, and make her panic, but we can’t make her lose her rationality and lose all hope for living.

If we make her turn into a lunatic, how will Little Treasure face the Second Prince when he returns to the palace in the future?” Seeing Wen Cui lower her head, the Empress continued, “I know you’re feeling indignant for me, but there’s actually no need.

His Majesty is on my side, so I won’t feel aggrieved.” At this point, the Empress smiled slightly, and a gentle glow flashed across her face.

“Speaking of which, I’m blessed.

Who among the previous Empresses has such good fortune?” Recalling the Emperor’s affection and respect for the Empress, Wen Cui smiled and bowed.

“I was wrong.

I kept thinking that I couldn’t let the Empress suffer, but I forgot about His Majesty.” The Empress waved her hand.

“This matter has dealt enough a blow to Concubine Zhao.

Restrain the people in the harem and don’t let them mistreat her in terms of food and stuff.” Wen Cui agreed and respectfully left to make arrangements.

Ever since Concubine Zhao gave birth to the Second Prince, she had always thought highly of herself.

When she walked, her head was always raised high.

Even though she had been grounded for a long time, she had always believed that once she came out, there was still a chance to make a comeback.

As long as the Second Prince was around, everything was possible.

But now that the Second Prince had been sent to Guangzhou, she had no choice but to perish the thought.

It was impossible for a prince who did not grow up in the palace to inherit the throne.

If he could not even obtain the Emperor’s love, how could he inherit the throne?

Concubine Zhao’s family was not prominent, and her father was only a fourth-grade magistrate now.

Compared to the Empress who hailed from an aristocratic family, Concubine Zhao’s maternal family couldn’t be of much help to the Second Prince.

She was also worried that her son would turn into a wastrel in Guangzhou and perhaps his life would even be in danger.

In her anxiety and fear, Concubine Zhao naturally did not have the time to cause trouble.

This was also Li Jinghua’s intention.

However, it would be different if she was told that it was the Second Prince who had volunteered to go to Guangzhou.

This would be as good as telling her that even the Second Prince had given up on her.

Concubine Zhao might be ambitious and wanted her son to fight for the throne for her vanity and wealth, but she also had plans for the Second Prince.

Women in the harem relied on their sons.

Telling her that even her son had given up on her was undoubtedly forcing her to her death.

Even if she didn’t kill herself or something, she would hate the Second Prince.

This would cause irreparable damage to the relationship between mother and son.

Regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, Li Jinghua and Little Treasure would not be able to face the Second Prince after he returned to the palace.

Hence, when Li Jinghua told her that the Emperor was the one who wanted to send the Second Prince to Guangzhou, and not that the Second Prince volunteered to stay in Guangzhou, she and the Emperor took the blame for the matter.

But at the very least, it prevented the mother-and-son relationship from disintegrating.

As Concubine Zhao was locked up in the palace, she did not know what was going on outside.

She only thought that the Second Prince was not doing well in Guangzhou, so she naturally felt sorry for him.

Meanwhile, the young Second Prince would receive concern from his biological mother, and perhaps slowly forget the unfair treatment he had suffered back then.

When he returned to the palace, the relationship between the mother and son would only improve.

Most importantly, by then, the Second Prince would already have grown up and could move out of Concubine Zhao’s palace.

He would have a mind of his own and would no longer be at her mercy.

Even if she still wanted him to fight for the throne, it would depend on whether the Second Prince was willing.

Li Jinghua was willing to leave them a chance of survival and a glimmer of hope.

By doing that, she was also giving herself peace.

Concubine Zhao was indeed uneasy, but she did not dare to make a scene like before.

She thought that the Emperor had sent the Second Prince to Guangzhou because she was disobedient.

At this moment, she was extremely regretful.

Even if she wanted her son to fight for the throne, she should not have shown traces of it so early on.

It was because the Empress had something on her that it ended up harming the Second Prince.

Concubine Zhao cried for two days, but she didn’t dare to spread the news and provoke everyone’s nerves.

She could only worry while copying scriptures and chanting Buddhist scriptures, hoping that the heavens would bless the Second Prince and keep him safe.

Relieved to see this, the Empress called Little Treasure over and said, “Now that Concubine Zhao knows that your second brother has gone to Guangzhou, she’s panicking.

Write a letter to your second brother and ask him to write her a letter to reassure her.

Also, Concubine Zhao thinks that your brother has just set off.

Since you brothers started this thing, you have to think of a way to make the lie sound plausible.” Little Treasure stuck out his tongue and wrote a letter to his brother when he got back.

When the Second Prince received the letter, his little face scrunched up.

His big brother had said that they couldn’t expose the fact that they had run out of the capital on their own.

Otherwise, they would all be given a good beating.

The current situation was that “he” and “Brother Crown Prince” had been learning from the Grand Tutors in the East Palace for the past few months.

And the two boys that had been staying in the Qi Residence were the two cousins from the Marquis of Peaceful Happiness’s family.

Now, the “cousins” had returned to the capital, while Brother Crown Prince was also starting to learn about government affairs from his Royal Father after coming out of the East Palace.

Meanwhile, “he” had been sent to Guangzhou to live with his Fourth Uncle.

According to the time, “he” should have just set off.

The Second Prince scratched his ears and cheeks.

He didn’t know how to write this letter.

Surely he couldn’t tell his Mother Consort that he was having fun with Tiger Head and the rest every day, right?

The Second Prince could only take the letter to consult his cousins.