Chapter 1267: Consort Ji
The Consort of Prince Rui was both amused and annoyed.
She thought of the concubines in Prince Rui Residence, and then of the hardship she endured carrying this child; the Consort of Prince Rui suddenly felt angry, "Prince, the child is still so small! Do you think he, like his father, knows only to pull at a woman’s clothes?"
The Consort of Prince Rui’s coquettish complaints mixed with shyness, making Prince Rui’s face immediately tense up.
"Ruirui, what are you talking about? You know about the concubines in the residence, don’t you? Some were bestowed by my great ancestors, others given by my mother. Can I really refuse them?" What Prince Rui said was true; he could not refuse those concubines, but no one could force Prince Rui to do anything with them, could they?
Yet Prince Rui had eventually favored each and every one of those concubines, and it was of his own volition, which was one reason why the Consort of Prince Rui was somewhat angry with Prince Rui.
But who made her status that of a consort, and his that of a prince? The consort was destined to be dignified and generous, and the status of a prince was destined to mean he would not only have one woman. The Empress Dowager, now unable to control her son who ascended the throne, turned to manage her son-in-law, hoping her son-in-law, Prince Rui, would proliferate his lineage. One concubine after another was sent to Prince Rui Residence.
The Consort of Prince Rui and Prince Rui were childhood sweethearts. After they married, their affections for each other were also strong, and they lived a sweet and blissful married life. The Consort of Prince Rui also felt she had married the right man. Prince Rui catered to the Consort of Prince Rui in every way. There were just two maids in the residence, and no other women, but this was only the case in the first year.
In the second year, the Empress Dowager sent a continuous stream of beauties and concubines to Prince Rui Residence. At first, Prince Rui only accepted them, but did not favor any of them.