Although he was slapped, Liang Yi seems to have no regrets. His self-approbation still tells him that Yan Ling actually likes him.
Liang Yi has explained to his birth mother, Concubine De, why he made such an impulsive move in the Hall.
She doesn’t agree with this idea from the bottom of her heart, but he is her own child after all. She doesn’t want her boy to follow her arrangement all the time instead of having his own opinions.
Concubine De is actually a very ambitious woman. She is determined to make her own boy the future emperor. Therefore, Concubine De encourages Liang Yi to have his own ideas on some matters.
The reason why Concubine De disagrees with the marriage is just Yan Ling…
Although Liang He doesn’t show his affection for Yan Ling in public, Concubine De hears about how much Liang He does for Yan Ling.
Although Yan Ling is the daughter of the prime minister, she is not as noble as a prince. Moreover, since Yan Ling can enchant the decisive Crown Prince who can hardly fall in love with others, the girl seems not to be simple-minded.
If this scheming girl marries her son and she doesn’t know much about the girl’s real purpose, she will feel uneasy.
However, she becomes relieved after a while. A woman, even if she is ambitious and crafty, can do nothing if she doesn’t have a man’s support.
The tradition is that a woman needs to follow her husband. Even if Yan Ling is different, she is also a woman who will marry and have children. Even if her husband cannot make her listen, she has to consider for her children in the future.
Even if this woman isn’t willing to follow her husband, but once she has a child, she will also focus all her attention on the child, rather than the unrealistic fantasy about love or something. Such wishful thinking must come to an end at a certain point.
Originally she was thinking about Yan Ling, but later on, Concubine De thinks more about herself. At the end, even the emperor’s concubine, who has been fighting for so many years in the big Palace, sighs involuntarily.
Concubine De was young and simple-minded when she was not the emperor’s concubine. She was just a girl who went to the capital with the man she loved.
However, what she didn’t expect when she came full of hope and excitement was she would lose her happiness in this prosperous capital, in this magnificent but cold palace.
To be honest, Concubine De thinks that she hasn’t forgotten the man. But she has experienced too much now.
Once you marry the emperor, your former lover becomes a stranger. She understands that. What’s more, her Yi’er is a grown-up now. His identity will give him honor, but it will also bring him danger.
Concubine De now thinks only about helping her son to ascend the throne. After that, they will be the most powerful and noblest persons in this country.
After so many years, Concubine De can see clearly that nothing matters except power which is the foundation of everything. If the emperor is not the emperor, she may not be here today.
“I am really old now. Old people tend to think a lot.” Concubine De is dazed for a long time and then sighs.
“Why do you consider yourself old, My Lady? I’ve been serving you since you entered the Palace. From my perspective, you look exactly the same as you were on your wedding day after so many years. Otherwise, how can you always be His Majesty’s favorite? “An old Mammy tries to comfort Concubine De.
“Mammy, you have been with me for so many years, and you don’t need to say these words to comfort me.” Concubine De smiles as if unconcerned. ‘Youth is just like a flower, which falls quickly after the blooming period. How could people stay young forever?’
“Why do you care about this, My Lady? As long as the Third Prince can do well, you can still enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future.” Says the mammy with a smile.
“Yes, it’s good to get old and sophisticated. If I’m the same as I used to be, how can I live now? I just hope that Yi’er will always be fine. “After all, Concubine De has been a mother for many years. Now when she mentions her child, her tone is full of love.
“But in recent years, it seems that His Majesty has been attaching more and more importance to the Crown Prince. The Third Prince was grounded by His Majesty not long ago. I’m afraid maybe some people plotted a frame-up.” There are only two of them in the room, so they can have a private talk.
“Now that we have reached this point, we can only move forward. I have done so much for the only purpose of gaining power. I don’t want to be controlled by others. If someone wants to stop me and Yi’er from going forward, then I have no choice but to…”
Concubine De is smiling, but her expression is quite scary. She is dyeing her fingernails with petals of impatiens balsamina which fall on the ground accidentally and wet part of the floor. The red color is very beautiful, just like blood.
“Mammy, I want to have a banquet in my yard. I want all the ladies in the capital to come with the younger generations. Please help me to prepare the invitation cards.” Concubine De takes a look at the red color on the floor and then ignores it.
“Yes, My Lady.” The mammy doesn’t understand why her master suddenly wants to hold a banquet, but she has been serving for so many years and understands what she should and shouldn’t do. It’s better to listen to the master without asking further.
However, when she comes to the door, Concubine De suddenly stops her and says with an unreadable expression: “You deliver the invitation yourself to the Yans and ask Miss Yan Ling to come anyway. She is a distinguished guest.”
Mammy answers, bows and retreats. Now when it comes to Yan Ling, the mammy understands the intention of her master.
She knows something about what the Third Prince came to discuss with Concubine De. It seems that Concubine De wants to check on Miss Yan Ling at her banquet.
In the afternoon, the invitation card from Concubine De has been sent to Yan Ling. When Yan Ling sees the thing in her hand, she feels annoyed and helpless for a while.
Since her rebirth, she has participated in many such banquets although she tries hard to avoid them. Many of them are with ulterior motives.
As for this one, Yan Ling can guess out the real purpose more or less.
She slapped the Third Prince a few days ago. The Third Prince might be too embarrassed to tell Concubine De about it. However, she knows that the Third Prince could be extremely petty sometimes. So it’s possible that he will make things difficult for her at the banquet.
However, even though she knows the possible trouble, she cannot avoid this kind of stuff. Yan Ling can’t stop Concubine De from having a banquet or the Third Prince from embarrassing her.