After seeing Zhuang Jingjia, Zhu Yijun almost lost interest in looking at other ladies. Queen Mother Li was not affected at all. Seeing that a girl named Liu seemed to be a good match, she asked a few more questions.
After all the ladies had finished watching, the two palaces and the emperor returned to the main hall of Bailu Palace. Because she wanted to discuss the candidate with the emperor, Empress Dowager Chen turned away her attendants without waiting for Empress Dowager Li's instructions.
After everyone left, Empress Dowager Chen looked at Zhu Yijun and asked: "Which ones do you think are satisfactory to you? Who can be your queen?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your consideration. My son thinks that Zhuang Jingjia is good enough to be the queen. Everything else is entirely up to Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Li was nearby and said unhappily: "My sister is really spoiling him. The emperor doesn't know how to live a good life. He only chooses pretty ones!" After saying this, she stared at Empress Dowager Chen, her eyes going back and forth between the emperor and Empress Dowager Chen. Look around.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Chen was just smiling, Empress Dowager Li smiled at her and said, "Sister, you said, can he still have the final say in choosing the queen?" Empress Dowager Chen nodded and said, "Well, the emperor has caught his eye. It's better than you and I taking a fancy to you. Otherwise, it would be very boring for the young couple to bicker all day long."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li was very happy and said: "What daughter-in-law can quarrel with the emperor? Zhuang Jingjia seems to be capable of such a thing!"
Zhu Yijun saw that these words were very harsh, so he smiled and said: "Mother, did you think that your son was not dignified just now? This Mr. Zhuang is scared——"
Before she could finish speaking, Empress Dowager Li interrupted: "Emperor, there is no need to say any more. When choosing the queen, I have chosen Sister Wang Xi. That woman is steady, knowledgeable, dignified and has the body of a queen. She is someone who can take pictures quietly without causing trouble." .”
Seeing Zhu Yijun's lips moving slightly, as if to interrupt, Empress Dowager Li added: "Although the emperor has already ruled personally, there is no reason why he can make his own decisions in the marriage of his children. Where do you and I, the Queen Mother, leave your benevolence?"
Empress Dowager Chen was standing aside. When she saw Empress Dowager Li talking and not looking at the emperor but staring at herself, she couldn't help but nodded and said: "I also think Sister Wang Xi is good. The emperor thinks about it carefully. If he chooses Sister Wang Xi as his queen, she has no reason to be exclusive. In the future, you Whichever one you want to favor is the one. Isn’t it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Rensheng felt that it was a bit indecent to speak so openly to the emperor, so he stopped talking. Zhu Yijun saw that she was just like grass on the wall, and he smiled helplessly in his heart.
Seeing Queen Mother Chen standing with her, Queen Mother Li nodded in relief and said to Zhu Yijun: "If the emperor likes Zhuang Jingjia, he can directly make her a concubine and give her a single favor."
When Zhu Yijun heard what the two palaces said to each other, he stopped talking and just listened quietly. After both palaces finished speaking, Zhu Yijun replied with a smile.
Although this sentence was said with a smile, the content was not funny at all: "What the mother said is true. The son only mentioned one thing: If the son and Sister Wang Xi give birth to a prince, the son may not be willing to make him the prince in the future."
Queen Mother Li's face changed color after hearing this. I wanted to slap the table and scold the emperor for being ignorant, but after thinking about it, I couldn't say that the emperor was ignorant - he knew much more than he did.
Zhu Yijun explained before she could get angry: "Son, I have to ask myself today, this Zhuang family will definitely dote on me in the future. From ancient times to the present, how many troubles have been caused by the concubines who dote on them because of the disputes between their legitimate concubines! How can I pamper the queen and my legitimate son exclusively? It’s also my beloved son, and it saves me so much trouble!”
This sentence was very powerful, evoking the distant shadow of fear in Queen Mother Li's heart.
When she was in Prince Yu's Mansion, although she was specially favored, she was still a concubine. After giving birth to Zhu Yijun, she was most worried about whether the child could grow up safely. There was another worry that she could not express openly, but it brought her even greater fear - she was afraid that Queen Mother Chen would become pregnant.
If the royal wife, Queen Mother Chen, also gave birth to a son, what would happen to Zhu Yijun on the throne? How can I be like the current Cisheng Queen Mother? Zhu Xindian said that it was fortunate that the Queen Mother Rensheng was not in a good mood, otherwise many tragic things would have happened in Prince Yu's Mansion that day.
She supported Sister Wang Xi, not necessarily to oppose the emperor. On the one hand, the reason is that she hates Zhuang Jingjia in her heart and feels that the woman is a little unstable; on the other hand, she really feels that if the queen is exclusively pampered, it will not be beneficial to the emperor's heir.
Seeing that the emperor insisted that Zhuang Jingjia be the queen, Empress Dowager Li softened her tone and said: "In this dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong only favored the queen, and there was only one Emperor Wuzong. The emperor also knew what happened later."
"Then Zhuang's color alone dominates the Sixth Palace, and now she becomes the queen - will the other concubines still have a way to survive? Has the emperor thought about this?"
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Listen to what my mother means, after the queen is decided, you will no longer care about the affairs of the harem? That's not possible! No matter who is the queen, how can he own such a big family! "
"Even if you are too lazy to take care of him in the future - can this Queen even say 'no' in front of the Queen Mother? You have underestimated your son. Even if he is as beautiful as a fairy, there is no reason to show off in front of the Queen Mother!"
"If the queen is jealous or oppressive, can you still watch? Just tell your son."
After saying these words, Queen Mother Li's heart was relieved a lot, and she nodded slowly. Empress Dowager Chen helped: "Sister, you don't have to worry too much. You still don't know who this man is? How many lawsuits have you and I settled for those women over the years?!
She looked at Zhu Yijun and said with a smile: "You know how old you are and how young you are. It would be strange if someone like the late emperor left a trace of love behind!"
These words drove Emperor Longqing to the point of being eliminated. Empress Dowager Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and the unhappiness caused by Zhu Yijun's own decision was much lessened.
Zhu Yijun saw that her color was slightly brighter, so he struck while the iron was hot: "Today, among the many ladies, besides Zhuang Jingjia, the queen mother is interested in Sister Wang Xi, Yang's nickname is Jia'er, Li's nickname is Ling'er, and Chen's nickname is Xueer’s ones are all good.”
Empress Dowager Li laughed angrily at Zhu Yijun, stretched out her hand to hit him and said, "Is it up to the empress to decide this name?" Then she looked at Empress Dowager Chen and said, "Sister, you really said it. I'm just worried. Look at the emperor like this Yes, I’m really eating from the bowl and looking into the pot, and I’m not too embarrassed!”
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said with a straight face: "The queen mother is worried about the emperor's lack of heirs, how dare her son not try his best?" In the end, Empress Dowager Li laughed.
Seeing that her face finally cleared up, Zhu Yijun took her hand and said, "I know the mother's thoughts. It's so easy to drag a good child to half of it by a girl - what mother would be happy with this?" The true words struck Empress Dowager Li's heart, and she couldn't help but get red circles in her eyes.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Mother, you might as well think about it the other way around. Our family has a lot of people at once."
Empress Dowager Chen couldn't help but laugh, pointed at Zhu Yijun and said: "The emperor's mouth can really tell the truth."
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Zhu Yijun said bad things first, then good things, and finally turned the corner of Empress Dowager Li. Then the emperor's decree came down - the nine concubines were born, including Zhuang Jingjia, Sister Wang Xi and others.
Zhuang Jingjia felt relieved when she saw that she had fulfilled the dealer's minimum requirements. The other eight ladies whose names were called never imagined that they would rise to the top, and all of them were doubtful in their dreams.
Zhuang Jingjia clearly saw the jealous eyes around her that were like fire when she was announced as one of the nine concubines.
On the way from Suzhou to the capital, this kind of gaze was intertwined with his father's teachings. Zhuang Jingjia knew that from now on, she would be mentally prepared to survive and climb up in this harem that was like a wolf's den or a tiger's den.
It would be great if she could be chosen as the queen, Zhuang Jingjia thought crazily. The emperor said in public, "I like it very much", but he didn't know how effective it would be. She was afraid that the Queen Mother was prejudiced against her, and she was even more annoyed when the emperor said this.
If he could really be chosen as the queen, he wouldn't have to abandon everything he could call "dignity" in the process of repeatedly competing for favor. At that time, in one step, I got everything I had to fight for in my life, and all that was left was happiness!
Regardless of whether he can be selected to become the queen, the young man who looks a bit strong and has no elegance today will become his lifelong support. Zhuang Jingjia recalled the emperor's face carefully as if she was afraid of forgetting.
At this time, she secretly vowed that if she could get what she wanted, she would fulfill her duties as a queen: quietly take care of the harem without jealousy.
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