OBS Chapter 275: Concubine Hua forced, the emperor endured
Chapter 275: Concubine Hua forced, the emperor endured
"It's just a meal, and you're taking so much trouble. How can I bear it?"
The emperor looked at Concubine Hua lovingly and said.
"I will do everything for the emperor. I am willing to do anything. It's nothing to just get up early and watch the kitchen cook."
Concubine Hua looked at the emperor with concern and spoke.
"Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs during this period and has been very hard-working. I have noticed that you have lost a lot of weight, so I thought of asking the small kitchen to make some of your favorite dishes to make you happy."
Seeing the sincere look on Concubine Hua's face, the emperor's anger at Nian Gengyao for harboring bandits subsided a lot.
Concubine Hua is indeed a little spoiled, but she has been devoted to me over the years.
After dealing with the Nian family in the future, I will give Hua Fei a noble status and let her stay in this palace well. This will also fulfill Hua Fei's affection for me.
"Your Majesty has been busy for so long, why not drink some chicken soup to warm your stomach?"
The emperor nodded slightly.
"Listen to you."
Upon seeing this, Concubine Hua smiled slightly, took the initiative to serve a bowl of chicken soup and asked the palace servant to pass it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, you look happy today and your appetite has improved a lot. Is there any good news?"
Hua Fei couldn't help but ask.
Although she had already known the good news from her brother, she still wanted to hear it from the emperor himself.
She could also take advantage of the emperor's good mood to say good things about Nian Fu's child so that the emperor would have a better impression of the child.
After all, the child is filial and loved by his brother. He is also very well-behaved and sensible in front of his aunt. He just came back a few days ago and specially asked someone to send a box of jewelry, saying that it was spoils of war captured while suppressing the rebellion.
"Oh, you can see that I am happy. Why don't you guess what the happy news is?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows, looked at Concubine Hua and asked.
Could it be that Concubine Hua took the initiative to bring up this matter in order to speak well of Nian Fu?
The emperor's expression remained unchanged, but he was secretly guessing in his heart.
"I have thought about it. The epidemic in the capital is almost over now. Could the good thing that could happen at this time be that Nian Fu puts down the rebellion in Zhuozi Mountain?"
Concubine Hua did not notice the temptation and suspicion in the emperor's eyes, and just said what she thought.
"Your ears are sharper than mine."
The emperor looked at Concubine Hua meaningfully and said.
The smile on Hua Fei's face froze immediately when she saw this. She subconsciously wanted to explain, but when she opened her mouth she didn't know what to say.
However, the next second, the emperor smiled, diluting the tense atmosphere.
Concubine Hua also breathed a sigh of relief and took over the conversation with a smile.
"To hear such good news so early in the morning, I think the emperor must be happy. At least this child has lived up to the emperor's expectations of him."
"You are young and promising, and your brother has trained a successor for himself."
The emperor looked at Concubine Hua and said with a smile.
"Nian Fu won his first battle. I was so happy to hear the news that I couldn't sleep all night."
"I wonder what reward the Emperor plans to give to this child, Nian Fu?"
Hua Fei asked tentatively.
The emperor held the bowl in silence and chewed the chicken soup carefully. The chicken soup was rich and delicious. It seemed that the soup must have been cooked since last night.
Hua Fei actually learned such important battle reports one night earlier than herself. What was Nian Gengyao's intention? Or did he think that as the emperor he should be the last to know the news?
The emperor felt that he was greatly ignored and humiliated by Nian Gengyao. Nian Gengyao really didn't take me seriously. He was really a damnable guy.
The emperor suppressed the murderous look in his eyes and smiled lightly.
"Since you love him so much, why not reward him with some silver and the four treasures of the study yourself?"
"Your Majesty, how can you reward Nian Fu, who has just returned from a victorious battle, with such things as the Four Treasures of the Study?"
When Concubine Hua heard this, she subconsciously retorted.
"Then tell me, what should I reward him with?"
The emperor lowered his head and continued to drink the chicken soup in the bowl, and asked in a flat tone.
However, Concubine Hua didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior and spoke as if it was a matter of course.
"Your elder brother's eldest son, Nian Bin, has already been conferred a title, but Nian Fu is also a good fighter. He is brave and good at fighting, and he inherited his elder brother's talent for fighting. This child is not much worse than his elder brother. Your Majesty, why don't you give him a title as well?"
Upon seeing this, Concubine Hua looked at the emperor attentively and told him her ultimate goal.
"This way, the two brothers can work together to help the emperor achieve more military exploits."
"In theory, your Nian family can only have one title, and Nian Bin's title should have been inherited from your brother. However, since Nian Gengyao has made many military achievements, I don't know what to reward him with, so I specially gave Nian Bin a title. This is already an exception for your Nian family."
"As for Nian Fu, he is still young and has only quelled the rebellion at Zhuozi Mountain. Your brother asked me to let him go because he wanted to train him. Otherwise, why would I choose Nian Fu?"
"So even if I don't mind giving your Nian family a third title, now is not the right time. When he makes more contributions in the future, even if I grant him a title, others will not be able to say anything."
"Do you want everyone to think that Nian Fu was able to obtain this title at such a young age because he had an aunt like you?"
The emperor looked calmly into Concubine Hua's somewhat unwilling eyes, and began to explain slowly and unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty, why did you bring this up?"
"That's not what I meant. I just thought that since Nian Bin has a title, if Nian Fu doesn't have one, wouldn't that cause a quarrel between the brothers? That's why I asked this question on behalf of Nian Fu. The Emperor scolded me for this, and I don't accept it."
When Concubine Hua saw that the Emperor disagreed with her proposal, she began to scold him with some dissatisfaction.
During this period, the emperor's favor towards her and the Nian family had made her completely lose her awe of the emperor. She subconsciously regarded the emperor as the son-in-law of their Nian family.
It was just a matter of giving a title to her nephew, and she did not say that the title must be of a very high level for a young and rich man, but the emperor still disagreed.
"Could it be that the Emperor thinks that what I said are just women's opinions, and that the Emperor will only agree if my brother tells him personally?"
Faced with the emperor's rejection, Concubine Hua subconsciously brought Nian Gengyao out.