Rebirth of an Unwanted Wife #wattys2019

Chapter 11: Emperor Rong and his 'grand scale' plan

Emperor Rong Xiaoli smiles as he walks into the hall, "Xiaoli greets muhou."

Empress Dowager Heli De smiles and says, "Please take your seat, first son. Your fourth brother had come here to complain about your beloved general."

Emperor Rong Xiaoli gently shakes his head and says, "Such a coincidence... General Hai just sent a report towards his steward that fourth brother is no longer allowed to visit his residence for the time being for being such a nuisance towards his newly married wife and her group of dowry maids."

Fourth Prince Rong Yingming immediately objects by saying, "I did not! Muhou, I only wanted to pursue Chunhua but Bojing won't let me. I did offend him but I did not cause any unwanted disturbances at his residence."

Empress Dowager Heli De smiles and says, "Aahhhh... Her name is Chunhua... Did you hear that, Xiaoli?"

"I heard it loud and clear. I do believe one of my spies who is coincidentally there told me that a maidservant with the same name just left the residence on her accompanied by a guard."

Hearing what the Emperor has just said, Fourth Prince Rong Yingming immediately stands up and walks out of the hall with frightening speed.

"There he goes... He left as suddenly as he first came earlier. First son, your fourth brother really needs to settle down just like that general of yours. His mother is beaming when she visited me earlier today. Saying how her son is spending too much time with her daughter-in-law. She acted as if she is complaining but I suspected that she is rubbing it on my face. That fourth brother of yours is the cause of this. What do you know about the girl?"

Emperor Rong Xiaoli smiles and says, "The young madam's dowry maids are all known to be a beauty themselves. All are orphans and have been with Prime Minister's only daughter for more than 10 years. Chunhua and Chuntao are given to her by her legal mother while Dongmei and Jinghua are given to her by her birth mother through their loyalties are solely for their mistress only. Chunhua seems to be the head maidservant and is known to be quite level-headed and wise. She is quite well-educated as well just like the other three due to the fact that the four of them are made to learn together with their mistress as well. Her special trait is embroidery and has taken a lesson from the imperial embroideress since she started serving as a maid."

Emperor Rong Xiaoli stops for a while as he touches on his chin as if he is thinking about something, "From what this son know... All of the maids are quite enamoured by the Second Young Master Jia. That childish Yingming will totally be jealous if he knows about this. Chunhua is quite close to the First Young Master Jia as well. It is said that she first served him when she first came into the Jia Residence."

"Aahhh... That young master who has rejected your eight sister. Though she is happily married now. She is still bitter when it comes to the First Young Master Jia."

Emperor Rong Yingming nods his head, "Indeed... That eldest son of the Prime Minister seems to be a gentle and kind young master in appearance but, that year, this son is still in the dark how he managed to plan such a thing. Eight sister vehemently said that she is still a virgin after the fiasco but her virginity mark is no longer visible. Even the imperial doctors and the midwives are stumped as well as she is still a virgin but her mark is no longer visible."

Empress Dowager Heli De then says, "It means that he is more than he appears to be... Have you scouted him? A bright man like that should be one of your officials."

"Muhou... This son wanted that to happen but he hasn't taken imperial examination yet. The Prime Minister said that his son is someone who loves his freedom too much so he refused to take part in the imperial examination. He will be an official as soon as he passed the imperial examination for sure. He is a bright man."