The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 163 One Wife and One Concubine

Qin Liuse couldn't refute Concubine Li's confidence.

After all, compared with Emperor Yongjia, the Fourth Prince really cannot be compared with him in any aspect.

However, if she does not pursue male beauty and just wants a comfortable and wealthy life, the title of the Fourth Prince's Consort is not bad.

After ascending the throne, although Emperor Yongjia executed some of his rebellious brothers, he took good care of those brothers who supported him and did not pose a threat to him.

The fourth prince is one of them.

But now that he knew the inside story, Qin Liuse began to become curious. Emperor Yongjia provided for the Fourth Prince in this way. Was it because of Zhao Yurong?

As the saying goes, love the house and love the dog. It is not impossible that Emperor Yongjia would show leniency to the Fourth Prince because of Zhao Yurong.

But this possibility must be based on the premise that there is no threat to Emperor Yongjia.

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After visiting the palace, Zhao Yurong did not go back to the palace directly when she came out of the palace that day, but went back to her parents' home.

As soon as she got off the carriage, her family members came out to greet her.

Although she is a married daughter, it also depends on who she marries.

Although their family was a civil servant family, it was indeed poorer than the prince's mansion. When the Fourth Princess returned, they naturally had to come out to wait and welcome her.

Before the group entered the house, her younger sister Zhao Yuzhu had already run out to greet her.

"Third sister, you are going to the palace today. How is it? What did the Queen Mother say? Can I go to the palace?"

Zhao Yuzhu is only sixteen years old this year, the most delicate age for a girl, and her mind is full of thoughts about entering the palace.

Zhao Yurong felt helpless as she looked at this sister who looked 80% like her.

She took her sister's hand, walked into the house, and sat down with her.

"The Empress Dowager has sent people to invite us, so there is no reason for me to disagree." Zhao Yurong described the affairs of the palace in detail.

After chatting with my parents for a few words, my father went to the study, leaving only a few women in the room to talk.

Zhao Yurong was still a little worried about her sister's entry into the palace.

"Mother, do you really want to send Yuzhu to the palace?" she asked.

Ever since the third daughter became a princess, the status of the Zhao family in the capital has risen sharply. Mother Zhao has fully enjoyed this benefit and of course wants to send her youngest daughter to the palace.

If she could become a favored concubine, then the Zhao family would be able to hold their heads high in the capital.

However, in front of her two daughters, Zhao's mother did not say it so clearly. She smiled and said, "It's not about whether I want to or not. Look at your sister like this. What can I say to you?"

Zhao Yuzhu really wanted to enter the palace.

When her elder sister was still unmarried, Zhao Yuzhu was still a little kid, and she always stuck to her elder sister and acted like her little tail.

Her sisters took her with them wherever they went.

Although Zhao Yuzhu had not yet fallen in love at that time, she had met many handsome adult men.

Zhao Yuzhu didn’t understand before and just thought those older brothers were so awesome. But now that she is beginning to fall in love, she understands why her third sister was so in love with the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince back then has now become the Emperor. He is high above everyone else, in charge of everything, and can decide the life and death of everyone.

Zhao Yuzhu had her own ideas in mind, especially after her family started arranging marriages for her.

Ever since she met the so-called princes and nobles in the capital, she understood more clearly the charm of the Ninth Prince.

However, her fate was better than that of her third sister. When her third sister was getting married, the Ninth Prince had nothing and did not have the support of his mother's faction. No one would have thought that he could become emperor.

So my parents were unwilling to let my third sister live in the Ninth Prince’s mansion and waste her life there.

I’m afraid that if I follow the Ninth Prince, I’ll follow the wrong person and end up with nothing.

The Ninth Prince is good at fighting, and his brothers might turn against each other. He would be expelled from the capital by the later emperor and would have a hard time.

Unfortunately, my parents bet on the wrong person and betrothed my third sister to the fourth prince.

So in Zhao Yuzhu's heart, she felt that it was God's will that she was given the luck that her sister didn't have.

She had several brothers-in-law and brothers at home, but when she saw those men's rough and fat bodies, she thought of the Ninth Prince she had met on the polo field before.

I just felt that the bodies of those men were so rough and ugly, and so heavy that it would be difficult for them to climb onto the horses' backs.

Unlike the Ninth Prince, he can perform many tricks on horseback and even play polo in the air.

Such strength and posture are rarely achieved by these princes and nobles.

Those whose figures could be compared with the Ninth Prince's, were not as handsome as him.

Zhao Yuzhu didn't like those pretty boys, she just liked men with masculine aura like Emperor Yongjia.

Perhaps it was the influence of what she had seen and heard since childhood, that although she came from a scholarly family, she had absolutely no interest in those fair-skinned men.

Zhao Yuzhu felt that the so-called handsome scholars her parents described to her were not worthy of her.

She was just waiting to reach the age when she could enter the palace and become the woman of the Ninth Prince.

Among the three women present, only Zhao Yurong still retained a trace of rationality.

She shook her head inwardly, looked at her mother, and then at her sister.

Her mother dreamed of becoming the emperor's mother-in-law, while her sister was so dazzled by the so-called admiration and love that she never thought about how difficult this path would be.

Zhao Yuzhu was indeed good-looking, but the thing that Emperor Yongjia had the most in his harem was beauties.

Just the few people I met on the way to the palace today were no worse than Zhao Yuzhu.

Later, she heard from the maid that the person she met on the palace road was Qin Zhaoyi, the most beloved by the current emperor.

She was so radiant and dazzling. Even though they passed by each other, Qin Zhaoyi did not dress up much. However, her clothes were so ordinary that Zhao Yurong could not help but sigh and could not take her eyes off her.

She, a woman, is like this, let alone a passionate man like the emperor.

"You have to think carefully. You are going to the palace, not for a beauty contest. It is not certain whether you can stay." Zhao Yurong reminded her sister.

I couldn't help but keep pouring cold water on her, so that she wouldn't think too highly of herself and end up with nothing and never recover.

"It doesn't matter whether you stay or not. It's just a matter of the emperor's words." Mother Zhao didn't seem worried at all.

In her heart, she always felt that it was a pity that her third daughter's marriage to the Ninth Prince did not take place.

She also believed that Zhao Yurong should have some status in Emperor Yongjia's heart, and that Zhao Yuzhu and Zhao Yurong looked somewhat similar.

Maybe when Emperor Yongjia sees her tomorrow, he won't be able to move his legs.

Men are all like this. They eat from the pot and look at the bowl.

Zhao Yurong sighed and said, "It's true that I admired the Ninth Prince back then, but he only taught me how to play polo a few times, which doesn't mean anything."

At least the Ninth Prince had never done anything inappropriate towards her, and there was no sign that he was interested in her.

At that time, many young ladies who were just beginning to fall in love lined up to ask the Ninth Prince to teach them how to play polo. However, the prince had other intentions, and the girls just wanted to say a few more words.

The Ninth Prince was very busy with his daily affairs, so he only taught a few people, and Zhao Yurong was one of them.

Perhaps it was because of this previous contact that many people felt that she and the Ninth Prince had some story.

In fact, only Zhao Yurong knows whether it exists or not.

After a while, Zhao's mother left the main house to prepare lunch. Zhao Yurong hugged her sister Zhao Yuzhu and said earnestly, "Don't just listen to your mother. It's not that I don't think highly of you, but you have to think it through. This road is far from as easy as you think."

Zhao Yuzhu shook her chin, looking nonchalant, "Of course I know."

When Zhao Yurong saw her expression, she knew she knew nothing about it.

To put it nicely, it's like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

On the other hand, the ignorant girl is blind and confident that everything can revolve around her own ideas.

Moreover, Zhao Yuzhu is the youngest daughter of the Zhao family. She has been somewhat spoiled by her family and her temperament is not really good.

When she entered the palace, Zhao Yurong was really worried, "If you really become the emperor's woman, you can only start as a concubine with the lowest rank. There are so many people ahead of you, and there will be a steady stream of beauties sent in from behind."

"There is only one emperor. No matter how much favor he has, he can't share it equally among so many people. I think it would be better for you to find a good family outside and become their legal wife."

Zhao Yuzhu was a little unhappy when she heard this. She looked at her sister with a frown, wondering if her sister looked down on her because she couldn't marry her lover and couldn't bear to see her doing well.

"Of course I know. Being the emperor's woman is not that easy." Zhao Yuzhu said in a girlish tone, "Three wives and four concubines, so be it. He is the emperor, can he still stay with one person alone?"

In Zhao Yuzhu's heart, the fact that Emperor Yongjia had three wives and four concubines was a symbol of his ability and charm.