OBS Chapter 302: Title remains unchanged, Zhen Huan is disappointed
Chapter 302: Title remains unchanged, Zhen Huan is disappointed
Of course, he was a man who clearly distinguished between rewards and punishments, and was never stingy in rewarding meritorious officials, so for various reasons he would mention Zhen Huan's position.
"Now that you are finally pregnant, I have already told the Queen that I will promote you to Wanpin on the day when Concubine Jing is canonized. You will be canonized together with Concubine Jing at that time."
Zhen Huan didn't expect that the emperor actually planned to confer the title of Wanpin on her. Although the word "Wan" was nice, the title seemed a bit frivolous.
She probably guessed that the emperor would raise her position, but she thought she would be given a more honorable title like Concubine Xuan, but she didn't expect it to be still the word "Wan".
Among the high-ranking concubines, there was no concubine whose title was so frivolous. Even her sister Mei, who entered the palace with her, was given the title Hui.
The character "惠" is much more dignified and solemn than the character "莞".
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Although Zhen Huan felt a little unhappy, she still had to stand up and thank the emperor.
The emperor naturally did not miss the dissatisfaction revealed by Zhen Huan. He narrowed his eyes and asked in a somewhat unhappy tone.
"Why aren't you happy to hear that I made you a concubine?"
"I am naturally happy to have the honor of being promoted to the position of concubine."
Zhen Huan looked at the emperor's face and was a little hesitant, but when she thought about the fact that the emperor had hurried back to the palace because he was worried about her, she felt that since the emperor loved her so much, he would not mind her asking clearly.
So she pursed her lips and asked the question that was confusing her.
"I just don't understand why Empress Xuan changed her title when she was canonized, but I still have the original title."
The emperor looked at Zhen Huan and became even more unhappy. Was she questioning him?
The emperor's tone grew colder.
"Xuan Fei is Xuan Fei, and you are you. Do you think the word Wan is not good?"
"Of course not, I'm just a little confused."
Zhen Huan didn't expect the emperor to be angry about this, so she quickly explained.
"Confused?"
"What's there to be confused about? Didn't the title of Concubine Jing also remain the same?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and spoke in a calm tone.
However, the title of Concubine Xuan was changed from the originally frivolous "Xiang" to the more noble and dignified "Xuan".
Zhen Huan silently refuted in her heart, but did not dare to show it on her face.
She knew that the emperor was already very unhappy at the moment, so she naturally did not dare to provoke him further.
"I think the title of Wan suits you very well, so even if you are given the title of Consort in the future, this title will not change."
The Emperor originally regarded Zhen Huan as a substitute for Chun Yuan, so naturally he was unwilling to change Zhen Huan's title.
Even when Zhen Huan wanted to change her title, the emperor would feel angry and ashamed that his hidden thoughts were exposed.
He didn't want Zhen Huan to know that she was Chun Yuan's substitute, because he just wanted to simply enjoy the feeling of reliving his old dreams with Chun Yuan with Zhen Huan.
If Zhen Huan knew about this, she would definitely deliberately imitate Chun Yuan in order to please him, which would make him feel that his beloved Chun Yuan was offended.
When Zhen Huan heard what the emperor said, the smile on her face froze a little.
Will she be canonized as Princess Wan in the future?
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Now that you finally have a child, you must take good care of yourself and the child, and give birth to the child safely. I will definitely love and care for him."
The emperor was thinking about the baby in Zhen Huan's belly, and then a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He reached out and held Zhen Huan's hand, but his eyes were a little vague when he looked at Zhen Huan.
He also said this to Chun Yuan, but Chun Yuan was unable to do it, so he hoped that Zhen Huan would not let him down and live up to his trust and expectations of her.
"Is it just like how the Emperor loves the Sixth Prince now?"
When Zhen Huan thought about the emperor's current emphasis and preference for the Sixth Prince, she couldn't help but blurt it out.
These words brought the emperor back to his senses, and he looked at Zhen Huan with an unclear look in his eyes.
As expected, a fake is a fake. Zhen Huan only looks a bit like Chun Yuan, but her heart is not as pure and kind as Chun Yuan.
On the contrary, Xier, although she has nothing in common with Chunyuan in appearance, her character is as pure and flawless as Chunyuan.
Only then did Zhen Huan realize that she seemed to have said something wrong and quickly began to explain.
"I just said something out of turn."
The Emperor did not intend to argue too much with Zhen Huan because she was pregnant, but he still felt a little more concerned in his heart.
"As long as they are my children, I will love them all the same."
"Well, it's getting late now, you should go to bed early."
The emperor lost interest in talking to Zhen Huan any further and stood up and left Sui Yuxuan.
Xier must have been waiting in Chengqian Palace for a long time, so he has to go back quickly.
Zhen Huan didn't expect that the emperor would come and leave like this.
She thought the emperor would stay, but she didn't expect him to just leave as soon as he said he would.
Zhen Huan looked at the emperor's back as he hurriedly left, and felt a little regretful about why she had just said such words and angered the emperor.
But the title she had just been given had forced her to admit that the Emperor did treat her and Concubine Xuan differently.
She had always believed that the emperor was so partial to Concubine Xuan because, firstly, she was of noble birth, and secondly, she gave birth to the sixth prince for the emperor.
So she thought that if she had the emperor's child, she would receive the same favor as Concubine Xuan, or even more.
But now that she really had a child, she discovered that the emperor didn't seem to love her as much as she thought.
She was a little scared. If the baby was born, would the emperor treat her baby the same way he treated the Sixth Prince?
"What's wrong, my lady? Isn't it a good thing to be made a concubine?"
Huanbi walked in and saw that Zhen Huan looked a little strange, so she asked worriedly.
Zhen Huan lowered her eyes and looked at her belly which had not changed much, her tone sounding somewhat lost.
"She's just a Wan Concubine. What's there to be happy about? In the palace, it's the rule of our ancestors that those who get pregnant will be promoted."
Huanbi didn't know how to respond. After all, in her opinion, this promotion was a great joy. She didn't quite understand why the young lady said that.
Moreover, the young lady is the Concubine Wan, so if she is promoted to the position of Concubine Wan, she will naturally become Concubine Wan. Isn't this a very normal thing?
"My lady, you can't say that. Didn't Concubine Cao give birth to Princess Wen Yi? But she is still just a Concubine, without even a title."
Although Huanbi didn't quite understand what was wrong with her young mistress, she still spoke to comfort her.
"You're right."
Zhen Huan pursed her lips and forced a bitter smile.
Maybe I thought too much and angered the emperor.
There are indeed some concubines in this palace who, although they have given birth to children for the emperor, still do not even have the title of concubine.
I was made a concubine by the emperor just because I was pregnant with his child. The emperor already valued me very much.