Author: Qing Yunmo

The emperor waited for a long time, but did not wait for the queen to continue speaking. He could not help but lower his head and read the booklet carefully.

The first one is the eldest girl of the Wen family that the Queen mentioned.

The reason why I don’t go on is because I have already decided on this person.

Wen Bing, the Minister of Rites, had been in this position for many years, and the emperor had some impression of him.

But he has no impression of his eldest girl.

I only vaguely remember that Wen Bing's first wife should have died long ago, and the eldest girl seems to be the daughter of his original wife.

Even if the original wife is still alive, Wen Bing values ​​the eldest daughter most, and her status is still not worthy of her.

But the queen would not deliberately find a princess with a poor background for Zijin just because she didn't get along with Concubine Zheng.

So the only possibility is that Zijin chose this girl himself.

The emperor frowned unconsciously, pointed to the book and said, "The status is still low, but since Zi Jin likes her, then she can choose to be a concubine."

He felt that his love for this son for more than ten years was not fake.

Therefore, his princess will not be inferior to other princes in any way during the marriage.

The queen raised her eyelids. In fact, what she wanted to do most now was to drive the man in front of her out, but she couldn't.

He cannot be allowed to interfere with the affairs between Zi Jin and the eldest daughter of the Wen family.

"He is in the Ministry of Etiquette and works peacefully. In two years he will be at the age where he will be crowned king. He will just choose a princess he likes."

"I've checked that girl out, and she has a bad reputation with the outside world. It's just because her stepmother played a role in it. She and Zi Jin are together, and she can control Zi Jin."

The emperor muttered "like" in a low voice and closed his eyes not knowing what he thought of.

"That's all, since he likes her, let's take this girl."

"We'll talk about the concubine's matter... later."

The queen was a little surprised when she saw that he didn't mention his concubine.

But it had nothing to do with her, so after being surprised, she lowered her head and drank the soup.

After dinner, Aunt Feng and several other maids came over to help the queen undo her high bun and wash off the makeup on her face.

The emperor was watching from the side, and the queen was too lazy to pay attention to him. After everything was done, she took the book to read.

After reading dozens of pages of the book, Grandma Feng came to remind me, "Madam, it's time to go to bed."

The queen nodded, put the book in the hands of the little palace maid, and then looked at the emperor with a frown, as if she didn't understand why he didn't leave yet.

The bed curtain was pulled down, blocking the man's view here.

After a while, the man stood up, but instead of walking towards the door, he walked towards the bed.

The queen did not fall asleep. She looked at the man's hand pulling open the bed curtain with a look of indifference in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to Wanmei's place?"

It sounded like she was jealous, but the emperor knew that she was not.

She didn't care about him at all.

The emperor couldn't help but become angry. When he saw the woman hiding back to avoid his hand, he couldn't help but lean forward and grab her chin.

"Mingwei, I am the emperor. If I want to stay here, no one can object."

The queen opened his hand and took out the dagger hidden under the pillow.

The emperor did not escape, he thought she would not be so heartless, but the queen put the dagger across his neck.

Due to the exertion, a trace of blood quickly oozed out from the skin.

Seeing the man's Adam's apple rolling unconsciously, the queen really wanted to kill him.

She sneered and threw the dagger to the ground.

"Mingwei, you are crazy. I think you are really crazy."

The queen changed from the gentle and kind-hearted person she had been during the day. She looked at the man with eyes as if a beast in the mountains wanted to tear him to pieces upon seeing its prey.

"Your Majesty, aren't you leaving yet?"

But the emperor sat down, ignoring the wound that was still bleeding, and just said, "I want to ask you something, and I will leave after asking you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Back then, if I hadn't..." He paused, before finishing his words, he raised his head and looked at her, "Would you be like before?"

The queen opened her lips and smiled, her eyes filled with extreme coldness, "Yes, but..."

"Your Majesty seems to have forgotten that you and I were married by the late Emperor, and Your Majesty was never the one I chose."

"Whether it was before or now, what I did was what I should do in this position, and it had nothing to do with the love that Your Majesty thought."

The so-called loving treatment in the past was just that she got married and did what she should do.

Even if it were any other man, she would do the same.

The emperor's face turned dark. He couldn't accept the answer and staggered out.

After he left the door, Nanny Feng walked in and asked worriedly, "Empress? Is Your Majesty...?"

"Don't worry about him, just close the door."

Aunt Feng turned around and sighed. Although the queen told her not to worry about it, she still sent a young eunuch to inquire.

What I found out was that the emperor met Wan Meiren on his way back to Guangming Palace after going out. However, he was not dragged to the palace by Wan Meiren, but returned to Guangming Palace with a cold face.

This made Grandma Feng feel strange, but she didn't tell the Queen about these things.

Early the next morning, Yun Zhao came over to greet her and found that the queen was not in good spirits, so he asked a few questions.

"It's okay, by the way...Has Chu Xi been looking for you in the past two days?"

Yun Zhao shook her head, she still remembered what Chu Xi said to her.

Regarding Chu Xi’s desire to marry Beixiao for the sake of Chu State.

"No."

She probably gave up on starting from her side, but she probably didn't give up on the idea.

Yun Zhao was right. Seeing that the rumors in the palace gradually subsided, Chu Xi became anxious.

Chu Xi knew very well that Xiao Changyin must have sent people to quell these rumors, but she didn't understand why.

Even if she doesn't marry with half of the Chu Kingdom, she is still the legitimate princess of the country.

If several other princes had not tried their best to see her and met her by chance, Chu Xi would have thought that her face was not beautiful.

She dressed up beautifully and went to the Imperial Garden.

Today is the day when the Seventh Prince chooses his concubine. The Queen will go there and so will the Crown Princess.

If the prince comes over, she can strike up a conversation with him.

If the prince didn't go there, she had other options.

After all, the relationship between her and Xiao Changyin must be established, so that the emperor of Northern Xiao had to issue an order to let her enter the East Palace.

The queen and Yun Zhao finished breakfast and went to the Imperial Garden together.

Early on, there were already many girls in the Imperial Garden.

The weather was not too cold today, especially when the sun came out, but these girls felt hot and took off their cloaks.

Yun Zhao looked around, a little confused.

Cloaks of similar styles were untied, revealing the clothes they had asked others to make or buy, with different styles and novel and beautiful patterns.

Paired with their faces, it makes this almost winter season look like flowers blooming in spring.

The candidates for this banquet have been decided, but Concubine Zheng doesn't know.

Concubine Zheng was looking at these girls carefully when she caught sight of Yun Zhao from the corner of her eye. Thinking of the dowry and identity of the Crown Princess, she couldn't help but sigh.
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