Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

Chapter101，Part2: Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch 101 Pt. 2

Translated by gingercat

Edited by gingercat

Caught off guard, Consort Jin instinctively tried to cover her face, but her hand was caught by her.

“What’s wrong? Does he not treat you well?”

Her eyes were clear, carrying concern as they did many years ago. Back then, she was aloof and indifferent, with no playmates and no one to talk to. At a flower banquet, she was ridiculed by a certain girl saying how the concubine at her home was comparable to the wife. At that time, Concubine Yulan had just given birth to another son and her mother was heartbroken over this. She was angry but there was nothing she could do. She couldn’t help herself and started to fight with the other party.

It was a pity that she was too weak and she was also on her own while the other party had two sisters. Pushed to the ground, she was filled with grief and anger, and that was the moment where she appeared.

Decisive and courageous, she carried a sense of righteousness and pride that only belonged to heroines in novels.

Dressed in red, she was as beautiful as a flame.

She rushed up and slapped each of the sisters, forbidding them to tell others about this matter or else she’d slap them whenever she saw them. The two sisters were frightened and immediately ran away. Only then did she find out who she was. Her saviour was He Wanyi, the di daughter of Marquis Anqing’s family, and a girl with a reputation for being unruly.

That year, they were both thirteen years old.

Since then, she has gained a new friend.

Consort Jin retracted her messy thoughts and slowly returned to her senses. She lowered her eyes and smiled, and said, “I was only dazzled a bit by the sun.”

Consort Yong sighed in relief, then spoke with hesitation, “Then how have you been over these past few years?”

It seemed that once this first sentence was said, the rest of her words were easier to say. Consort Yong’s tone was filled with melancholy as she said, “Over these years, I’ve always wanted to see you but I never had the chance. Every time I entered the capital, I’d think to myself that I could finally see you again, but I never did.”

“My body isn’t good and I can’t travel long distances so I rarely go out. If it weren’t for celebrating Father Emperor’s fiftieth birthday, I wouldn’t have entered the capital.”

“I see. I’d forgotten that your health isn’t very good.”

Consort Jin smiled lightly, “Yes, after all, we haven’t seen each other in many years. It’s normal to forget.” She glanced at Consort Yong, and immediately lowered her eyes, “Does fourth sister-in-law still have anything else to say? If not, then I’ll get going.” Her eyes landed on the other’s hand that was still holding onto hers.

As if being scalded, Consort Yong quickly released her hand, and there was even a touch of embarrassment on her face.

“I don’t have anything else. It’s just seeing you here, standing all alone…”

“Then I’ll be on my way.” She lowered her head and was about to leave.

But before she could step away, she was held back by Consort Yong. During the brief struggle, she met the other’s eyes. Those eyes were filled with pain, struggle, and guilt, and she suddenly forgot to look away.

“Yanru, I’ve always been worried about you. If we held back that time… Actually, I never expected that it’d be so coincidental, that they’d bump into each other… Do you know what I’ve been through these years? You’re aware of the situation in my family… I had no choice but to ingratiate myself with him and to work hard to be a qualified consort… I thought you knew me, I thought you could do it as well, but I never expected… …Did you know how anxious I felt on your behalf after not hearing any news of your pregnancy these years? With our status, we’re destined to live for others, we must submit, we have to…”

“Stop talking!” Consort Jin shouted abruptly, stopping Consort Yong’s rambling.

She took a deep breath. Seemingly looking into the Consort Yong’s eyes, her eyes were actually out of focus.

“I’m doing well, I’m fine the way things are. You know how my body is. It’s not because of you, it’s not because of some other ‘thing’, it’s just the way things are.” She smiled, “You don’t need to explain yourself or feel guilty. Don’t blame yourself.”

“I have to go.”

Once she spoke, she turned and left, walking at a quick pace.

“Then are we still friends?” A voice came from behind.

She paused, then nodded for a long time.

“That’s good.” She heard a relieved voice and walked away even more hastily.

At noon, there was a banquet in Kunning Palace.

After the banquet, as soon as Yaoniang left Kunning Palace, she saw Jin Wang holding Xiaobao walking in her direction.

Without further ado, the group of people left the palace and returned to Jin Wang Manor.

Jin Wang seemed to have drunk some alcohol, so instead of riding a horse, he shared a carriage with Yaoniang. On the way back, he told Yaoniang that the decree would soon come down.

His words were completely out of the blue, so Yaoniang was a bit stunned when she heard them. Then she realized that he was talking about the imperial decree that would title her as a side consort.

To say she felt unhappy would be false. He had only mentioned this to her once, and she didn’t expect that he’d get it done so soon.

“Your Highness, thank you.”

Jin Wang snorted, looking a little unhappy.

Yaoniang was a bit surprised at his reaction. She couldn’t help thinking whether Jin Wang was admonished by the emperor for giving her this title.

But when she took a closer look at Jin Wang’s appearance, she found that his eyes were on Xiaobao.

Xiaobao was still young and didn’t have much strength. Normally, during carriage rides, he would be held in someone’s arms or he would be sitting on a soft cushion. Today, he was sitting on a big pillow that Yaoniang had made for him before leaving Jinzhou.

The pillow was very soft, wide and big. Nestled inside, it was like a small bed specially made for him. Leaning on it like a lazy cat, he seemed to be preoccupied playing with the carriage curtains. But he was actually listening to Jin Wang and Yaoniang’s conversation with his ears perked.

Jin Wang looked over. Xiaobao paused, then continued to play with the curtains in his hands.

Yaoniang asked, “Your Highness, why are you looking at Xiaobao like that?”

Jin Wang sneered and Yaoniang couldn’t understand why.

“Ask him yourself!”