Ch 294: Imperial Concubine in the Cold Palace 8
Perhaps it was because many things had happened in the imperial harem recently, so The Emperor was finally generous. Not only did he raise the treatment level of the Old Empress Dowagers by one level, but even these imperial concubines were raised by one level.
Lin Lang is now a Noble Lady of the seventh rank, and also has an Imperial Title, which can be regarded as one of the best in the palace.
The Emperor had not visited the imperial harem for a long time. Until Xia Zhi was approaching, The Emperor suddenly recalled the apricots he had eaten in previous years, and for some reason, came to Lin Lang’s palace.
As soon as he entered the door, The Emperor was amazed by the exquisite and elegant courtyard. Although the courtyard was large, the layout was not cluttered. The flowers and plants in the corners and the glowing fireflies were flying in the air.
Lin Lang was wearing a white gauze dress, holding a lantern in her hand. The skirt fluttered gently with the wind, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and the bright moonlight shone on her body, like a clear and cold fairy in the moonlight.
The Emperor had never thought that Lin Lang would be so beautiful and touching. He immediately embraced the Beauty, “The spring night is short, I hope the Beauty will not miss the good time.”
The Emperor originally wanted to satisfy his appetite, but he didn’t expect to have an unexpected surprise. After leaving, he sent many rewards through the palace servants.
Since the Empress and Consort Hua left, the previous dynasty had been submitting memorials requesting The Emperor to re-establish the Empress, but The Emperor had no intention of re-establishing the Empress, but agreed to the memorial from the previous dynasty to select Imperial Concubine Candidates.
Thinking that there would be so many more people in the imperial harem soon, Lin Lang did not hide anything, and used many of her own little tricks to completely gain a firm foothold in the imperial harem. Even though she still has no children, she is still the number one person in the imperial harem.
On Chinese New Year’s Eve, Lin Lang spread the good news that she was pregnant, and that she was three months pregnant. The Emperor was very happy and directly named herself Consort.
“After you give birth to a child, I will name you Pin,” Zhao Yan promised.
Consort is already the Head of a Palace. According to the palace rules, she can raise her own children. Even if she gives birth to a Prince, she can hold him in her arms and raise him.
Lin Lang pretended to be touched, “Thank you, The Emperor.”
Even if she gives birth to a girl, she will definitely get the Rank of Pin. Pin is a Third Rank Official, and when new people enter the imperial harem, those people will not be able to surpass her.
After the spring, many beautiful women did enter the imperial harem, most of whom were daughters of powerful and noble families. As soon as they entered the palace, they were named Beauty and Talented Woman, unlike them, who were just a small Imperial Concubine Candidate at the beginning, and only got a position after receiving favor. Sure enough, comparing people is infuriating.
Perhaps because she has the highest position in the imperial harem, this pregnancy is going very well. By the time these newcomers enter the palace, she is already more than six months pregnant.
Lin Lang also sent some things to the newly entered palace consorts, but did not allow them to come to pay their respects, mainly because her belly was big and she didn’t want to get involved in these messy things anymore. The main thing was to take care of her pregnancy.
The newly entered imperial concubines all wanted to pay their respects to this favored consort, because even though she was pregnant, The Emperor would still come to see her from time to time, and would even often reward her with things.
They wanted to come to see her, on the one hand, to see what this favored consort was like, and on the other hand, to have a chance encounter with The Emperor.
But unfortunately, they miscalculated. Lin Lang didn’t want to see them at all, and even The Emperor threw them to the back of his mind after selecting them into the palace.
Those women were still unconvinced, thinking that they were not only beautiful, but also came from high-ranking families. Why was The Emperor unwilling to summon them to serve him?
Lin Lang was amused by this. The Emperor hated being threatened by others the most. Back then, Consort Hua and the Empress were two big mountains that weighed down on The Emperor. Now that the two mountains are gone, it is impossible for The Emperor to create another big mountain for himself when he has nothing to do. Therefore, he avoids seeing these high-ranking imperial concubines as much as possible, and just treats them as people to be raised.
Some imperial concubines also took the risk, but as soon as they took action, they were sent to the Cold Palace, which was a real Cold Palace, with not even a single person in sight.
Ten months of pregnancy, one day of production, Lin Lang safely gave birth to a Little Princess, this is The Emperor’s eldest daughter, and also a healthy child.
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The Emperor was overjoyed, holding the child and fondling her. Not only did he directly name Lin Lang Pin, but he also gave her the Imperial Title of “Rong”.
“I want you to exclusively enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth,” The Emperor promised solemnly while holding the child.
Lin Lang naturally didn’t take The Emperor’s words to heart. In fact, she also understood why The Emperor liked her so much. The main reason was that her experience was probably somewhat similar to that of The Emperor’s biological mother. The Emperor made up for his guilt towards his mother on her.
Lin Lang knelt down to thank him gratefully, but her heart was cold. Since ancient times, newcomers have always been better than old ones. Now that there are so many newcomers in the imperial harem, it is indeed time for her, the old one, to abdicate and give way to the virtuous.
The Emperor is both a nostalgic person and a kind person. He can unhesitatingly deal with Consort Hua’s family, but he has always remembered Consort Hua, and even personally writes elegies for Consort Hua every year.
The Emperor still favored those daughters of high-ranking officials who had recently entered the palace, but his love for them was just average, and not even as good as the Imperial Concubine Candidates who had entered the palace before.
It is estimated that The Emperor is also afraid of another high-ranking imperial concubine with great power, and even more afraid of the suffering of relatives, so he did not excessively favor the imperial concubines with overly high family backgrounds.
After Lin Lang became Pin, she could have met her family, but Lin Lang refused. Anyway, after her mother died, she didn’t have much affection for that so-called father. It was best for the other party to pray that he wouldn’t cause her any trouble outside the palace, otherwise she wouldn’t mind making herself lose her father.
Two more years passed, and when the Eldest Princess was three years old, Lin Lang became pregnant again. This time, she safely gave birth to a Little Prince.
And the Eldest Prince also safely passed the age of five. Although his body was very weak, he finally survived. The rest needed to be taken care of, otherwise it was very likely that he would not live past adulthood.
There were also people in the imperial harem who were pregnant. One of the imperial concubines gave birth to the Second Princess, and another imperial concubine gave birth to the Second Prince.
Lin Lang’s Prince ranks third. Now she is the most blessed imperial concubine in the palace, with a son and a daughter. Her life is already complete enough.
The Emperor wanted to name her Consort. He originally wanted to name her Noble Consort, but the ministers of the previous dynasty submitted memorials saying that her family background was too shallow to be worthy of the position of Noble Consort. The Emperor could only retreat and name her Consort.
“I can guarantee to you that in the imperial harem, no one will ever surpass you.”
Lin Lang’s eyes were red with emotion, but in fact, she didn’t take these words to heart at all. What is The Emperor’s promise worth? It is estimated that he would deny what he said as soon as he finished saying it, so she didn’t take it seriously at all.
Moreover, The Emperor has not established an Empress in these years. Although she is a Consort, she is the only one in the position of Consort. She can also be regarded as an invisible Empress. In addition, she has the power to manage the six palaces, so she is also second only to one person and above everyone else.
Let the children be raised very well by herself. When the Third Prince was seven years old, she became pregnant again. It is said that she is almost thirty years old, which is considered an elderly mother in ancient times. She originally did not want to be pregnant, but she already has it, so she can only give birth to the child first.
Perhaps because of her old age, this child was particularly tormenting and had a very stubborn temper. It was not easy to give birth to him, and he tormented her to death. The Emperor also overruled all objections and named herself Noble Consort.
“Although I can’t give you the position of Empress, you will always be my only wife in my heart.”
