The Crown Princess' fourth child is a boy. The Crown Prince now has a legitimate son. All the civil and military officials in the court are happy, and the Qin Dynasty has a successor.
The shipping king took advantage of the Queen Mother's good mood and once again begged her to agree to let him marry He Dandan.
"Do you really have to marry that unruly girl?" The Queen Mother looked displeased.
"Grandma, I have thought it through very clearly these days. I want to marry her not just for the sake of novelty. I really want to spend my life with her. I hope you will grant my permission."
"What if I don't agree?"
"Except for Dandan, my grandson will not marry anyone else." The shipping magnate said firmly and stubbornly, "If I can't marry Dandan, my grandson is willing to live alone until the end of his life."
"Are you threatening me?" the Queen Mother asked sternly.
The shipping magnate kowtowed and said, "My grandson dare not."
"I think you are very daring," said the Queen Mother angrily.
The shipping king lowered his head and said nothing. The queen mother stared at him and panted heavily. After a while, she said, "Don't get in my way here. If you want to kneel, go out and kneel."
"Yes." The shipping king obediently walked outside the hall and knelt down.
The Queen Mother didn't expect that he would actually kneel down obediently. She was so angry that she slapped the coffee table and said, "You have become very capable. I want to see how long he can kneel down."
The grandfather and grandson started arguing with each other. The shipping king was kneeling outside the hall, and the empress dowager was watching inside.
A quarter of an hour passed and the shipping king was still kneeling.
The senior maid couldn't stand it anymore and advised, "Madam, although it's hot now and the floor tiles are not cold, they are hard, and there is no cushion under the prince's knees. If he kneels for too long, his legs will be damaged."
"I didn't ask him to kneel, he wanted to kneel." The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "He deserved it if he broke his leg."
"Your Majesty must be heartbroken because your leg was broken from kneeling." The head palace maid said with a smile.
"I don't feel sorry for you, you heartless boy." The Queen Mother said stubbornly.
The head maid pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, let the prince get up. He has been kneeling for so long, and he should have figured it out."
The Queen Mother still felt sorry for her grandson, so she said, "Let him in."
The head maid hurried out and called the shipping king in.
The Queen Mother asked him, "Have you changed your mind?"
"My grandson wants to marry Dandan." The shipping magnate said firmly.
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and asked, "You will marry her?"
"I will marry her."
"What kind of drug did she give you to make you want to marry a girl like her who is not presentable?"
The Queen Mother didn't understand why the shipping magnate was so obsessed with He Dandan, who didn't look very outstanding.
"Grandmother, my grandson likes Dandan. She has not seduced me." said the shipping king.
The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, "Bring her to see me."
The shipping magnate showed expectation on his face, "Grandmother, have you agreed to let your grandson marry Dandan?"
"I have something to ask her," said the Queen Mother.
"Grandson will bring her to see you right away." The shipping king said, turning around and running out of the hall.
The Queen Mother said coldly: "Tomorrow, bring her here tomorrow. I don't want to see her now."
Although the shipping king wished that the Queen Mother would agree right away, he also knew that the Queen Mother had finally softened her stance a little, so he could not act too hastily and bowed and left.
After leaving Furen Palace, the shipping king went to Qiyuan Palace and excitedly said to Jiang Changning, "Mother, my son is getting married soon!"
"Did your grandmother agree to your request so easily?" Jiang Changning was a little surprised.
"The Empress Dowager is willing to see Dandan." The shipping magnate said happily.
"It's good to have progress. Mother hopes that you can achieve your wish soon." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"My son and Dandan will be filial to our father, mother, and grandmother."
The next day, the shipping king took He Dandan to see the Queen Mother.
Seeing He Dandan perform the ceremony properly, the Queen Mother's expression eased a little, "You have learned the rules in vain."
"I will never forget the teachings of my queen," said He Dandan.
The Queen Mother snorted, "Waiter, go outside. I have something to say to her alone."
"Grandmother, Dandan she"
The Queen Mother said with a stern face: "Shut up, if you say another word for her, I will take her away."
"Your Highness, please go out first. I'll talk to the Queen Mother." He Dandan gave the shipping king a soothing look.
In the past few months, the Queen Mother has taught her a lot. She knows how to deal with the Queen Mother and how to fight for it.
And she has been waiting for this day for a long time. It can't be just the shipping king who works hard, she will also work hard.
The shipping tycoon looked at her and hesitated for a moment, "The Empress Dowager is the most kindhearted. You should talk to her."
He Dandan smiled and nodded. After the ship king left, she looked at the queen mother and asked, "Are you trying to persuade me to leave the prince?"
"As long as you leave Xiaobai, I will not treat you unfairly. I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold, a thousand acres of fertile land, and let the queen adopt you as her adopted daughter and make you a princess. How do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I can be a princess, why should I be a princess?" He Dandan asked with a smile.
"If you can't become a princess, I won't allow Xiaobai to marry you. I will find another lady from a famous family for him."
"The Queen has already told the Prince about it, and the Prince doesn't agree, right? So the Queen wants me to leave to end this marriage." He Dandan said.
"You don't think Xiaobai really has to be with you, do you?" the Queen Mother asked with a sneer.
"I believe in the prince." He Dandan knelt down, "My queen, I know that I cannot please you in any way, but even if you don't like me, you didn't do anything to me. I know that you love the prince and you can't bear to make him sad."
The Queen Mother looked a little embarrassed. It was not that she couldn't do anything for He Dandan. She sent people, but her strong daughter-in-law stopped them.
The person who really calls the shots in this harem is not her, the queen dowager, but Queen Jiang Changning.
"My queen, there is a saying that what you can't get is the best. If you forcefully separate me from the prince, the prince will miss me forever and never forget me."
The Queen Mother sneered, "You are too self-righteous. Most men fall in love with every woman they meet and get tired of the old one easily. Now Xiaobai seems to be deeply in love with you, but in a few years, he will surely be surrounded by many beautiful women."
"Your Highness is not that kind of person. I believe in you." He Dandan's eyes flickered and he kowtowed. "Your Highness, thank you."
The Queen Mother was stunned. Thank her
Why should I thank her
"Your Highness, you are just like what the Queen said. You are thinking about me and worrying about me. But Your Highness, this is my choice. Even if the prince has second thoughts in the future, I will never regret my choice today. Your Highness, please promise us that the prince and I will live a good life."
"You don't have to flatter me here. I won't let you marry Xiaobai." The Queen Mother said stubbornly.
"My Lady, are you really willing to let the prince be depressed all day long?"
The Queen Mother pursed her lips and said nothing. He Dandan continued, "He is a prince and everything should go smoothly for him. Why does Your Majesty insist on making him go through all these hardships?"
"My lady, he is your grandson, why can't you love him a little more?"
The Queen Mother frowned at the question. The shipping king rushed in and knelt beside He Dandan, "Grandmother, please help me."
(End of this chapter)