As expected, when Empress Dowager Li heard that the Ninth Prince had another nightmare, she became nervous. Fortunately, the Emperor and Empress came.
Just as I was sitting there, I saw Zhen Xiaoyi coming to pay her respects, rushing in.
When he came in, he saw the emperor and the empress and knelt down in surprise.
In fact, she was just too anxious and ran over without even looking at the person standing at the door.
"Your Majesty, may your Majesty be well, Your Majesty may your Majesty be well, Your Majesty Dowager, how is Jue'er? I beg Your Majesty to allow me to go and see her." Zhen Xiaoyi was really nervous at this moment.
After she lost her favor, her status plummeted. Now, apart from her son, what else can she rely on? So how can she not be nervous
The Queen Mother frowned: "Nonsense, the Ninth Prince is in Ruiqing Palace, there are people to serve and take care of him, what are you doing there?"
The Queen remained silent, and the Emperor frowned, "If you are worried, go and have a look, but don't shout or scream, Jue'er can't stand being frightened."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Empress Dowager, I'll go right away." Zhen Xiaoyi didn't care about all that. She quickly stood up, said goodbye and left.
"The emperor indulges her too much," said the empress dowager.
"After all, she is Jue'er's biological mother. It is only natural for her to care about the child." Qi Yixiu said this without any warmth.
The queen knew clearly that this was just a way for mother and son to give each other face.
"Son, remember that your uncle's granddaughter has reached the age of coming of age this year?" Qi Yixiu suddenly said.
Empress Dowager Li was somewhat alert, but she still said, "Yes, your uncles are just ordinary people. Your cousins are also not capable."
"That's fine. My son will issue an edict on a certain day to ask this young lady to come to the palace and serve our mother for a few days." Qi Yixiu said.
Empress Dowager Li understood: "That's fine. I am relatively close to Xiang'er's generation, but I am not so familiar with the next generation. It would be better to call them."
Do you want to show this to the Second Prince
"But, only this one?" Empress Dowager Li pointed out directly: "The Second Prince is indeed old enough, it's time to choose a concubine, and the prince's concubine can't be careless."
"That is, we need to worry about the selection of the first wife, but we don't need to worry about the concubines. Although the second prince is a concubine's son, he is also the eldest son of the son. His marriage cannot be sloppy. The brothers below will also have to follow suit in the future."
Qi Yi practiced Taoism.
"The Li family only has a title, but they are not a good family. It's hard for you to think about them." Queen Mother Li said with emotion.
"My son is not doing this just for the Li family. After all, the Feng family was very kind to us mother and son in the past. The Feng family is not doing well now, so it would be a good thing to support them." Qi Yixiu said.
Empress Dowager Li sighed again, wiped her tears, and mentioned Empress Dowager Feng, and then it was settled.
The queen said nothing the whole time, just watched with a smile.
After the couple left, Empress Dowager Li looked unhappy.
"Your Majesty." Nanny Hua called softly, "Your Majesty, what is this..."
"Alas." Empress Dowager Li sighed, "The emperor is the emperor, even if he crawled out of my intestines."
"Forget it. Tell the Li family that since the emperor likes her, they are very lucky." said Empress Dowager Li.
Nanny Hua agreed and asked someone to pass on the message, then came back and said, "But this... Could it be that the Emperor really favors the Second Prince?"
"It's not that he favors anyone. He just doesn't want the Li family to wholeheartedly support the Ninth Prince." Now the Li family will definitely work together.
But what if there is a princess who marries the second prince? Which one is more worthy of following
The men in the Li family don't have much ability, and the most successful one now is the current Duke Li Si.
Li Jin, the eldest son of Li Si, is Zhen Xiaoyi's elder brother.
The person the emperor fell in love with was Li Jin's eldest daughter, Li Qiu Shui.
Li Qiushui is married to the Second Prince, and is much more valuable than Zhen Xiaoyi at the moment. Even if the Second Prince cannot become the Crown Prince in the future, she will still be the Crown Prince's Consort.
What's more, now that the eldest prince is gone, the second prince's wife will be the eldest prince's wife.
In this way, if the Ninth Prince has no chance of ascending the throne in the future, it would seem like a loss to the Li family.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Li had no choice but to accept it.
Of course, there is another meaning, which is that the Feng family was defeated, but the old ministers in the court are still alive.
The emperor's action was also a way of telling the world that he remembered the kindness of his stepmother and Feng.
Is there anything more affectionate and loving than marrying a woman from his biological mother's family to the second prince who has Feng blood
How could people all over the world not praise the emperor
This Miss Li Qiu Shui is the same age as the Second Prince, but a few months older.
It is a dream marriage that is a perfect match.
Soon, the decree spread. Of course, it was not a direct marriage, but it said how good Miss Li was, so she was specially ordered to enter the palace to accompany the Queen Mother.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that although the emperor accepted Zhen Xiaoyi from the Li family, it was because she was his cousin in terms of seniority.
But this Miss Li Qiushui and the Emperor are cousin, so it is impossible for the Emperor to fall in love with her.
Look at the prince again. The second prince is poking him. What else is there to not understand
Concubine Qian Shu was naturally unhappy, but she had no choice.
Logically speaking, this girl from the Li family is completely worthy of her son and her family background is not low.
But firstly, the Li family has no real power, and secondly, the Li family, that is the Li family! The Li family of Queen Mother Li.
How could she ask the second prince to marry a girl from the Li family
He was so anxious that he didn't know who to ask, so he had to ask someone to go back to Feng's house to ask.
But now there was no one in the Feng family to give her any advice, so naturally it was fruitless.
However, in Fuyang Palace, the second prince took the initiative to look for his mother.
"Rui'er, you came at the right time. Let's think of a way to ask your father, how can you marry the girl from the Li family?" Concubine Qian Shu was very anxious.
"Mother, calm down. Father only ordered her to come in to accompany the grandmother. When is it time for anything else?" The second prince helped her sit down. "If we go now, it would be like blindly guessing the emperor's intention. We can't go."
"What should we do? It will be too late when the imperial edict comes down!" Concubine Qian Shu was so anxious that she couldn't sit still.
"Mother, please calm down. This is a good thing." The second prince said hurriedly, "Think about it. If your son marries a girl from the Li family, how can it be bad for him?"
"That won't be any good! Why would the Queen Mother support him? The Queen Mother favors the Ninth Prince!" Concubine Qian Shu was furious.
"Then my son at least still has some hope. If my ninth brother is unable to make it, then it's only my son who is closest to the Li family. But now, my son has no hope at all. Mother." The second prince sighed.
“But…” Concubine Qian Shu’s mind was in a mess.
"Mother, don't say but. Your son is grown up." The Second Prince poured her tea and said, "The prince can be nominated for the throne when he is ten years old. His younger brothers are also grown up. It will only be a few years." The Second Prince sighed.
"You have suffered a lot." Concubine Qian Shu lowered her head.
"Her family background is not low. Considering my son's current appearance, marrying her will not be a disadvantage. Mother, please calm down. This is just our guess. Maybe Father doesn't mean this. Don't get the wrong idea."
Concubine Qian Shu nodded: "That's right. Let's wait and see."
(End of this chapter)