The Queen and Xiaoman looked at each other and said, "Then let's go."
The two of them took the eldest prince to the Empress Dowager's palace. Inside the Empress Dowager's palace, Concubine Chen was already there. Speaking of which, Concubine Chen had often come to accompany the Empress Dowager during this period.
This made the Empress Dowager's attitude towards her much better. After Concubine Wan died, Concubine Chen was depressed for a while, and no one knew the reason.
Anyway, now he is very honest: "The Queen is here, Princess Yongxi is here."
The eunuch's voice sounded, Xiaoman and the queen walked in, and saluted the queen mother; "Your concubine greets the queen mother."
"Yongxi pays respects to the Queen Mother. May Her Majesty live a long and healthy life!"
The Queen Mother looked at the two people with a smile: "Hurry up and get up, we are all not outsiders, hurry up and give us seats. By the way, Xiaoman, are you about to reach the age of marriage?"
"I heard from Jiujiu that I would come back when you reach the age of 15. I don't know where I am now. Have I contacted you?"
Xiaoman shook her head: "I haven't contacted him, but I think he should be on his way back!"
Just talking about this, Xiaoman is still a little worried. After all, the last news said that someone was following them, and he didn't know what the situation is now
But if Qian Jiujiu and the others don't take the initiative to send messages back, Xiaoman and the others won't be able to contact each other, and they can only blame Momo for worrying.
The Queen Mother just sighed, and then her attention was quickly drawn to Yin'er: "Oh, this is the Royal Grandmother's little darling Yin'er."
Yin'er also climbed down at this time and saluted respectfully to the Empress Dowager: "Yin'er kowtows to the Empress Dowager, I wish you good luck."
The Empress Dowager was amused, but Concubine Chen suddenly said, "There are still too few children in the harem. Yin'er also needs some playmates."
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned for a moment. What did the Concubine Chen mean? Xiaoman was thinking, during this period of time, the Emperor might have been favoring the Empress.
Didn't you go to other palaces? The queen was stunned for a moment, then she sighed: "Yes, there are a few children."
"I don't know what's going on. The emperor has had many favors with women, but unfortunately none of them could get pregnant."
When Xiaoman heard this, she coughed twice. Actually, there was a reason for this! But she didn't know whether she should say it or not.
The Queen Mother looked at Xiaoman thoughtfully, and then looked at Concubine Chen: "Concubine Chen, you can go back first if you have nothing else to do. If you need anything from me in the future, I will consider it."
When Concubine Chen heard this, she just glanced at Xiaoman, then turned and left: "I'll take my leave."
After the Concubine Chen left, the Queen Mother dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace again and looked at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, is there something you haven't told me?"
Xiaoman was amazed in her heart, why are the women in the harem so sensitive? Is it because her throat is uncomfortable that she is not allowed to do so? Coughing twice means she has something to say.
The Queen also spoke up: "Yes, Xiaoman, I noticed your eyes flickered just now, is there something wrong with the Emperor's health?"
When the emperor's health was mentioned, the queen mother became anxious. Xiaoman quickly shook her head: "No, no, the emperor is in good health, really, queen mother, don't worry."
"But when it comes to the issue of offspring, I'm afraid it may be a bit difficult!"
The Queen Mother and the Queen looked at each other, and the Queen was even more puzzled: "But I already gave birth to a child, and Lin Chuwan also had a child last time."
Xiaoman blinked her eyes; "Let me put it this way, everything has its probabilities, and it is possible that the bloodline of the Lin family is more compatible with the emperor."
"So it's easier for the daughters of your Lin family to get pregnant when they are with the emperor. As for others, it's not possible, and the emperor was poisoned for a long time before."
"Although it has been cured, there are still some side effects. If you want to have a child, the emperor must abstain from sex. Do you understand?"
"It's just that the emperor requires quality."
Xiaoman became more and more embarrassed as she spoke. How could she explain such a problem to two women? As expected, the queen and the queen mother still looked puzzled.
All he could do was sigh: "To put it simply, the Emperor and Empress are more likely to have children. This is due to their physical constitution! Do you understand?"
The Queen Mother understood this and looked at Xiaoman: "So what you mean is that the Emperor cannot favor the people in the harem so frequently and needs to rest and recuperate."
"Then I can go and work with the Queen to have more children. Is that what you mean?"
Xiaoman blinked her eyes. He was indeed a person who had lived a long life. He spoke so artistically and even mentioned farming. It was just the same principle.
He nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. The emperor has a special physique and can only have children with the queen. Of course, he can also have children with other people."
"But this hope is slim, unless we find another one who is just like the queen, like Lin Chuwan!"
The Queen Mother believed that it was impossible to deceive herself on such a big matter, so she was thinking about a big thing! Since the Emperor's harem was of no use.
Can it be disbanded? In this way, the emperor's only children can be guaranteed to grow up safely? Besides, those women.
It would be pitiful if she had no children in her life and had to be buried with the emperor when he died! Of course, the queen mother had not made up her mind about this matter.
It would be better to wait for a year or two. If by then no one in the entire harem except the queen has a child, she can make the decision for those women.
Of course, the emperor didn't know about this at the time. After leaving the morning court, he went to the imperial study with Gu Xiangning and Lin Zezhi to start dealing with the matters that had accumulated recently.
Then he learned that Xiaoman had entered the palace, and looked at the two of them and said, "You two should follow me to the Queen Mother's palace to have dinner later."
Lin Zezhi raised his eyebrows. She actually brought him along today. Speaking of which, Lin Zezhi is not young anymore, but he has not married yet. And Mrs. Lin doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
I really don't understand what these people are thinking? Lin Zezhi is in his 20s, but he is not in a hurry. After finishing his work, it is almost time for dinner.
So the three of them went to the Empress Dowager's palace together, without even taking a sedan chair. They chatted as they walked, and the Emperor looked at Gu Xiangning.
"Xiangning, how do you feel after going out with Xiaoman this time? Come to think of it, Xiaoman will be a marriageable girl in three months."
"I remember that you two were going to get married as soon as Xiaoman reached the age of marriage."
Gu Xiangning nodded: "Yes, I guess my sister and the others are already on their way back. When things here are almost finished, it will be time for me to get married."
"Then I will take Xiaoman back to Mingyue Island to get married!"
The emperor was stunned for a moment: "Go back to Mingyue Island to get married? Not in Kyoto? Doesn't that mean I won't be able to join in the fun?"
Gu Xiangning couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. You can't just use it to have fun, right?"
"We are from Mingyue Island. We must return to Mingyue Island to get married. Only in this way can Xiaoman be recognized by Mingyue Island and become the wife of the island owner in the future."
"When I turn 40, I will resign and take Xiaoman back to take over the position of the island master of Mingyue Island. If you still need help by then, you will be too useless."
Lin Zezhi thought that Gu Xiangning would stay longer, but he actually said this. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The emperor rolled his eyes and said, "I have never thought about being the emperor for so long, okay? When my Yin'er turns 18, I will let him inherit the throne."
"When the time comes, I will also take the Queen out to have fun! Don't think that you are the only ones who want to go out and have fun. Now that I think about it, you are the smart ones."
"No, my sixth brother is the smartest. He ran away with Jiujiu early, leaving me trapped in this palace, with endless memorials to review every day."
"Apart from eating better and living better, I don't think there is anything better here."
Gu Xiangning coughed and said, "Actually, there is something I haven't told you. The place you live in is not really good. The food you eat is not the best either."
The emperor's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"
Gu Xiangning coughed twice: "Because you are too powerful, people are afraid of you. They gave you the best the first time, but they can't give you anything better next time."
"You will definitely blame others when the time comes. Even if you don't, your subordinates will! So what you are given are usually inferior and ordinary products."
"Then there are good ones, better ones, and the best ones. Do you understand? So the things you eat, except for the ones Xiaoman sent to the palace, are not really good."
The emperor looked at Gu Xiangning dumbfoundedly: "You, destroying me is your greatest pleasure! Gu Xiangning, I tell you, don't say anything too much!"
"I am going to abdicate!"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows and said, "What does it have to do with me whether you step down or not? It would be better if you abdicated earlier, so that I can retire earlier!"
"After all, the purpose of Mingyue Island is just to support a monarch. If you abdicate, we can just close the island! How nice it would be to live a carefree life in the future."
Speaking of which, every assistant emperor chosen by Mingyue Island will develop an extraordinary friendship with the person he assists. This is a very magical thing!
Therefore, there are many things about the Li family of the previous dynasty, and Mingyue Island was involved in them together. It must be said that they rebelled during the reign of the emperor chosen by Mingyue Island.
The Li family is crazy! Speaking of which, it seems that Wan Xi also went to Beijing this time, but I don’t know where she went! I have to tell Xiaoman about this matter.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the Queen Mother's palace. The dishes had already been served. The Queen Mother was very happy to see the three of them: "Everyone is here, sit down and have dinner together."
The Queen Mother, as she was getting older, liked this kind of scene. The Queen happened to be sitting in front of a plate of fish, and she immediately covered her mouth and began to vomit.