The Ugly
Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress vol 1, Chapter 17: Heir
When Teng Shang woke up, he heard someone outside the door laugh and say, "Lord Marquis, why don't you go in instead of pacing at the door?"
“I just haven't been back for a while, and you are all interested in making fun of the host?" said Xue Hou Yang
The voice still laughed and said, “How dare I the maidservant! This maid is just looking at the master. You are so tired. This is Lord Marquis's house. Why do you wander around? You want to go in directly to rest."
Xue Hou Yang was said to be embarrassed. He seemed to see through his mind and pushed the door in.
Go around the screen and look at Teng Shang.
Xue Hou Yang was even more cramped. He touched his nose, coughed and said, “Shang Xiang are you awake?"
Teng Shang didn't speak. He had a bad sore throat. He was burning. He opened his mouth but couldn't speak.
Xue Hou Yang, of course, didn't pay attention to his own carelessness. He thought that the other party didn't want to talk to him, but the maid who came in behind showed it. He quickly poured a cup of tea into Xue Hou Yang's hand, giggled and closed the door on his way out.
Xue Hou Yang's whole body is hairy and his face is burning. He still has to walk over hard and pick up Teng Shang, then let him lean on himself and pass the water to the other party.
Teng Shang has no strength. He just took the cup and his hand shook with it. Fortunately, Xu Hou Yang is a trainer in martial arts with quick reaction. When he caught it, there were still has half of the tea in the cup.
Xue Hou Yang quickly got up to wipe the water on his body. Just when he met Teng Shang, he immediately took back his hand. He was afraid that the other party would be estranged from him after that night, and would not touch it by himself.
Teng Shang looked at his reaction, but suddenly smiled.
Xue Hou Yang was stunned. It seems that he was blinded by his smile. He took back his eyes awkwardly. He held the cup directly to Teng Shang's mouth and tried to avoid his gaze
After drinking water, Teng Shang was relieved and said, “Thank you."
Xue Hou Yang put down the empty cup, sat down in the distance, didn't know how to open his mouth, hesitated for a while, and finally said, “What's your plan afterwards Shang Xiang?"
Lying in bed, Teng Shang closed his eyes and said, "Lord Marquis, if you have something to say, just say it."
“Shang Xiang was very kind to Hou Yang. After Xue Hou Yang did that, I didn't mean to insult Lord Xiang..."
Xue Hou Yang thought about it for a moment, “Shang Xiang also understood the situation. Whatever Emperor Teng does get to you first, you can't go back to the Teng state you entered the palace yesterday, and his majesty promised to spare your life, but... "
"But what? There is nothing more terrible in the world than being doubted by ones relatives. The Emperor Teng has made the worst plan. Lord Marquis doesn't have to worry about me."
Xue Hou Yang said: "Just for you... Willingly married into the marquis."
Hearing this, Teng Shang suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head sideways to look at Xue Hou Yang, who was a little embarrassed and didn't want to look at him.
At this time, Teng Shang suddenly laughed, and his tone didn't make any sense. He said lightly: “Teng is willing. Thank you, Lord Marquis... "
Before the new concubine got to the Dragon bed, she was blown out of the residence of Emperor Xue. This is something the Imperial harem is fond of talking about, and many concubines like to hear and see the woman become the butt of the joke.
Since Xue Jun Liang came to the throne, he has only favored one Concubine De, because Concubine De is young and beautiful, and she seems to be knowledgeable. Moreover, Concubine De has a brother who is a General, unlike Teng Qian Yi, she is a foreigner, and she is spoiled.
Xiu Yao put her mouth around Teng Yun and said with a smile, “It's such a blessing that his majesty has been ordering your plaque for three days in a row."
Teng Yun suddenly felt a little powerless. He couldn't say it. It's lucky that the concubines are called to sleep with the emperor. But for Teng Yun, it's a special case of misfortune.
Xue Jun Liang likes to play tricks on him, but he also threatens that if Teng Yun doesn't want to, he won't touch him, and he won't do anything better. But it's always in Teng Yun's mind that he hates Xue Jun Liang. He sleeps with Xue Jun Liang and doesn't think how to kill him is a good thing, and how can he sleep.
Teng Yun hasn't slept well for three days. Because of this he fell sick. Xue Jun Liang ordered him to call the imperial physician to see her and recuperate before he left going to the imperial court session.
When the imperial physician examined the pulse, he couldn't see any more than the normal things. He just said that he was weak and more general rest would do. When the doctor left, Teng Yun returned to the Yunfeng palace with Xiu Yao. He was afraid that Xue Jun Liang would come back and not let himself go back.
Xue Jun Liang went back to the Yunfeng palace and didn't see Teng Yun. He also knew that this empress seems to hide from him. It's not fear, but disdain.
How can Xue Jun Liang, as an emperor, be willing to let his empress go? So Xue Jun Liang deliberately teased Teng Yun and looked at the expression that Teng Yun is suffering from wanting to attack, which made him a little more comfortable.
Jiang Yu looked at the strange smile of Emperor Xue, and thought something in his mind, then said: “Emperor, forgive this old slave for being talkative, Emperor has only one child from the Imperial harem, the crown prince so far. Now the empress is gentle and appropriate. Do you want the imperial physician to change the prescription?”
Xue Jun Liang didn't respond, he just smiled and said: “Do you think Zhen should have another heir? And the heir should come from the empress?"
“This old slave did not dare to speculate about the emperor meaning."
“In that case, even you think it's good," said Xue Jun Liang
Jiang Yu didn't speak again this time, nor was Xue Jun Liang going to ask anymore. But in fact, Jiang Yu miscalculated that even if the prescription of the Imperial physician was changed, empress would not have children. It's not that the Xue state's administrator didn't work hard, but Teng Yun didn't pay attention to Xue Jun Liang at all.
The Imperial harem of other emperors are also doing this for the sake of heirs, but Xue Jun Liang is not. Xu Jun Liang's lucky concubines will have the imperial physician prescribe medicine and they could get pregnant with the emperor’s sons. So why hasn't Concubine De been favored for so many years gotten pregnant?
The Xue state has no other heir, that is to say, Xue Jun Liang doesn't want to see his children fighting for the throne. He is a person who has come here after fighting his brothers for the throne. He naturally knew the insidious things which happened in the middle. Of course, he has done a lot of insidious things himself.
Xue Jun Liang, after criticizing memorials for a while, suddenly looked up and said, “If this time empress will come back, Zhen will consider it and ask for another heir."
Jiang Yu didn't know why, Xue Jun Liang tossed the memorial and said, “The Feng state made the imperial court official hand over the memorial form the Emperor Feng, saying that Emperor Feng missed his elder sister and hoped that empress could go back to her home country to visit his relatives."
“About this..."
Jiang Yu was speechless at once. Xue Jun Liang moved his wrists and held his head. “Hand this over to the Marquis of Wannian's east gate."
“Yes."
Xue Hou Yang has been taking care of Teng Shang these days. Teng Shang lives in a different room. But these days, because the Xue state matters can’t be left behind, the people in Lord Marquis's house are also kind, and living in the house is not born with rumors.
Although Xue Hou Yang doesn't often appear, he also orders his servants to take good care of Teng Shang. He is afraid that he will always appear in front of Teng Shang and the other side will hate him. After all, they are all men. Even if Teng Shang can't bear it, he has his own dignity to consider.
Xue Hou Yang looked at Teng Shang, who was reading a book in the pavilion from afar. Her maid came from behind and smiled, "Lord Marquis, what are you doing so secretly?"
"..."
Xue Hou Yang stroked his forehead and said, “Speak softly. You are getting more and more disrespectful."
"Lord Marquis, don't punish your servant with a lesson, and don't look at Mr. Teng. His majesty the Emperor asked you to go to the palace!"
“It's not too late to enter the palace. Go and prepare the horses."
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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