klisemfg Chapter 1043 The Matriarchal Style Immediately Emerges
Chapter 1043 The Matriarchal Style Immediately Emerges
His Highness Prince Yi was forced to drink medicine and feign unconsciousness by the previous imperial decree, but even that wasn't enough. He actually promoted one of the concubines in the mansion to the position of principal wife in an instant!
Taking advantage of Prince Yi's serious illness and coma, it's fine to promote a principal wife to manage affairs in the mansion, but... why does the task of collecting the bodies of Zhang Jinyan's family still fall on Prince Yi's mansion?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are ruthless!
A simple imperial edict was enough to throw Prince Yi and his palace into chaos, leaving everything in disarray!
Faced with such an emperor, does Prince Yi's plan to rebel and usurp the throne still have any hope of success?
The servants didn't have many thoughts on this; it was simply because the prince was currently unconscious, and the emperor had promoted a concubine of the Prince Yi's residence to the position of principal wife.
With a mistress in charge, the household affairs, big and small, were now decided by the rightful owner, which was no big deal for them.
As for those concubines and mistresses, they were all gritting their teeth at this moment!
Stealing a glance at the Shui Concubine kneeling in front, dressed in a splendid gown and adorned with hairpins... oh no, she has now been made the Empress by the Emperor's decree!
The eyes of these concubines and mistresses were filled with envy and jealousy!
Originally, it was thought that since there was no principal wife in the mansion, the emperor might arrange another marriage for Prince Yi, allowing him to marry a noblewoman from a high-ranking family as his principal wife.
There's an empty concubine's seat; I might be able to squeeze in and fight for it.
Unexpectedly, an imperial edict from the emperor elevated the only concubine in the mansion, Lady Shui, to the position of principal wife!
What incredible luck did the Shui family have?
How could a concubine's daughter from a vice minister's household become the principal wife of Prince Yi's household? Could it be... that a wisp of smoke suddenly appeared from the ancestral grave of her vice minister's household?
Wait a minute... The concubines suddenly realized that now that Consort Shui has become the principal wife, wouldn't there be two concubines in Prince Yi's mansion?
Wouldn't that increase their chances of becoming concubines?
The possibility... isn't that even greater!
This must be a good thing for them, the concubines and mistresses, right?
These concubines and mistresses each harbored their own secrets and made their own plans...
The only one who was stunned by the surprise and knelt on the spot in a daze was Consort Shui... oh no, she is now the Princess Consort of Prince Yi!
Shui Simiao felt... her head was spinning, with countless circles swirling above her head and in front of her eyes...
How did I end up becoming the principal wife of the Prince Yi's mansion in such a confused state?
It's like a delicious, big meat pie falling from the sky, not only hitting me on the head but also putting it around my neck, so I can just open my mouth and bite into it... How wonderful is that!
Now that she has become the principal wife of Prince Yi's mansion, when she returns to her maiden home, not only will the concubines and illegitimate children in the Vice Minister's mansion who have always envied and resented her be bowing and paying homage to her, but even the legitimate wife and the legitimate sons and daughters of the Vice Minister's mansion will have to kneel and pay homage to her with great respect when they see her again!
From now on, I and my aunt can walk around the Vice Minister's mansion with our heads held high!
Even if one's concubine can't displace the principal wife, being a secondary wife with a more respectable title should be acceptable!
Shui Simiao felt increasingly pleased with herself, but she didn't consider how she would handle the task of collecting the bodies of Zhang Jinyan's family after becoming Prince Yi's principal wife!
How should we handle this body?
How can we accept this in a way that aligns with the current emperor's unclear intentions?
How to win them over without alienating Prince Yi's supporters?
How can we accept this arrangement while preserving the reputation and honor of Prince Yi and his residence?
The Zhang family were not only the former in-laws of Prince Yi, but also criminals who had committed capital crimes!
Faced with these two identities... which one should be used to collect the body?
How do you strike the right balance?
Shui Simiao had no idea of all this. All she knew was that she was now the legitimate Princess Consort of Yi, and people would no longer say that she was born to a concubine and could only ever be a concubine for the rest of her life!
She was overjoyed!
The servants of Prince Yi's mansion naturally dared not utter a sound;
Consort Shui was still kneeling there, lost in thought;
Jiang Fang, Tong Lian, and the guard commander Ji Xian were still in shock...
Just then, Feng Guang said leisurely, "What's wrong?"
The Emperor's edict... I've already read it aloud, but no one in Prince Yi's residence is accepting it... Could it be that...?
Before Feng Guang could utter the word "rebellion," Jiang Fang and Tong Lian hurriedly spoke first: "The servants of Prince Yi's mansion receive the imperial decree!"
Shui Simiao then came to her senses and quickly kowtowed, "Your subject, Shui, receives the imperial decree!"
It must be said that the sound was exceptionally clear and loud!
The boundless joy following the surprise was impossible to hide!
She didn't intend to hide it.
The Emperor personally issued an imperial decree, bestowing upon her the title of the Princess Consort of Prince Yi's Mansion. Today is the most triumphant day of her life!
She was much more glamorous than when she married into the Prince Yi's mansion as a concubine!
Why should she hide her joy and happiness?
From now on, besides Prince Yi, I will be the only one in Prince Yi's mansion.
From now on, I will be the mistress of this Prince Yi's mansion, and I must show my demeanor as the mistress from this moment on!