Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 894: Chapter 805: Unwilling to Be a Slave 25

Over the years, Noble Consort Gao has gone to great lengths to please the Emperor, and she did all this not just for her own well-being, but truly hoped the Emperor could be happy and relax a little.

”Empress, you don’t need to be disheartened. As long as you maintain your feelings and stay calm, I assure you, you can remain undefeated,” Shuangshuang reminded Noble Consort Gao once again.

Noble Consort Gao gently caressed her forehead and chuckled softly, ”You don’t need to remind me so frequently. I do have feelings for the Emperor, but the Emperor is too affectionate... no, should I say, too indifferent. I’ve known for a long time that I don’t have what it takes to enter the Emperor’s heart.

So whether in the past, present, or future, I will never truly indulge my feelings. I still have my father to care for. If I truly fell in love with the Emperor and did something foolish out of jealousy, my father would definitely be implicated. I’m not that stupid.”

Shuangshuang smiled gently, ”The Empress sees things so clearly, while I am overly cautious and lack confidence in you. It’s my fault. Please forgive me.”

”No, reminding me is just you doing your duty. There’s nothing right or wrong. I won’t blame you; instead, I want to reward your loyalty.

Just yesterday, the Emperor rewarded me with a table of Imperial dishes. I’ll share three of the dishes with you. You should also taste the Imperial Chef’s craft; it’s much better than the Food Bureau’s skills.”

Shuangshuang immediately bowed, ”Thank you, Empress, for your generosity.” ”It’s just a few dishes; it’s nothing,” Noble Consort Gao said casually with a smile.

”Empress, now that you have captured the Emperor’s attention, in a short time, you will surely be greatly favored. However, as I analyzed before, the beauties of the harem will soon notice, and the palace will be full of fairy-like beauties.

So you need to take advantage of the favor you enjoy now, before others start to imitate you, and quickly establish a unique image in the Emperor’s mind.

The Emperor’s harem has many beauties. They can all please the Emperor and bring him temporary joy, but this kind of favor and happiness is fleeting, just like the favor you have now, which cannot last long.

To receive the Emperor’s long-term favor, you must not let the Emperor think you are just an ordinary concubine who brings temporary joy, but rather someone sensible, with depth, capable of becoming the Emperor’s 解读 flower.”

”Of course, I know that becoming the Emperor’s 解读 flower is the best, but there are so many women in the harem, who doesn’t want to become the Emperor’s 解读 flower? Once, some remarkably clever and well-educated concubines became the Emperor’s 解读 flower.

But soon, these concubines, for various reasons, were punished by the Emperor, either banished to the Cold Palace or sent to the Royal Taoist Temple to cultivate and pray. After such incidents happened often, no concubines dared to aspire to become the Emperor’s 解读 flower. Naturally, I don’t have that courage either.”

”Empress, you are mistaken. The reason these harem concubines were later punished by the Emperor was not because they aspired to become the Emperor’s 解读 flower, but because their chosen methods were wrong.

Everyone knows the Emperor’s greatest worries lie in the previous dynasty. The Emperor spends most of his effort on state affairs. Many concubines think that the Emperor’s 解读 flower should have opinions on state affairs to help ease the Emperor’s worries.

Empress, you also say these concubines are knowledgeable. They believe that having studied and read with their brothers from an early age, their knowledge is no less than that of a man, and they think they can truly help the Emperor in state affairs like a man.

They don’t understand that women are confined to the inner palace, with limited knowledge. They don’t know about agriculture and commerce, or the rules of the officialdom. They don’t understand the real life of the common people, nor do they have access to information from all regions.

In such a situation, where they know absolutely nothing, to dare rely on the books they’ve read to attempt to provide guidance to the Emperor, who has numerous ministers offering strategies, is laughable.

These kinds of 解读 flower might be very interesting and novel at first, and hard to imitate, but in essence, it’s just like you now, using novel methods to win favor temporarily. Once their 解读 words clash with state affairs, it’s normal for them to be punished.

The harem women don’t understand the previous dynasty, so to be a 解读 flower, one must never dabble in state affairs, because even a genius confined to the corner of the harem cannot guide the world’s major events.

To become a 解读 flower, you must start from daily life. Recently, the Emperor has allocated a large sum of money for disaster relief, but the National Treasury is empty, and now the relief funds are tight. This is known throughout the court and the public. You only need to show that you feel the Emperor’s toil and express your willingness to donate Silver to relieve his worries.”

Noble Consort Gao uncertainly said, ”Can this really work? Previously, concubines have used donating all their assets, mobilizing other concubines in the harem, to please the Emperor, but it hasn’t worked well. If I do it now, it’s no longer novel. Can it really make the Emperor happy?”

”Empress, the reason those concubines were not liked by the Emperor despite their donations is because they didn’t understand the Emperor and did too much. The Emperor is a person who loves face.

The Emperor might want his concubines to share his worries, but he doesn’t want his concubines to donate all their jewelry for disaster relief, leaving their heads bare without adornments. Haven’t you noticed that concubines who donate money eventually receive new jewelry from the Emperor in a few days?

They all think this is a reward for their actions, but they are mistaken. If the Emperor were pleased, he would first issue an edict praising them, and reward them after the disaster is over. But the Emperor giving jewelry when money is still needed is just because he found their bare heads unsightly.

Moreover, the jewelry of harem concubines has the palace’s mark. Trading in the civilian market is a serious crime. If the wives of ministers were to buy them, how would that reflect on the Emperor? Concubines donating all their jewelry sounds noble, but it’s merely gathering dust in the National Treasury.

Jewelry donated by concubines cannot be circulated back into the harem, cannot be gifted to ministers’ wives, nor can it be traded among the public. It must either be destroyed and remade or stored unused in the National Treasury.

These women claim to help relieve the Emperor’s worries but end up burdening him more and exchange their old jewelry for new. This business seems profitable. If you were the Emperor, would this way of sharing worries make you happy?”

Noble Consort Gao found Shuangshuang’s words interesting and couldn’t help but laugh. She pointed at Shuangshuang, laughing so hard her shoulders shook, ”You girl, you’re so mischievous.

The way you put it, those concubines are just taking advantage of the already stressed Emperor during his troubles to trade in for new jewelry.”