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When Consort Jing and the others arrived at Nanqing's place, she saw that Nanqing was still lying there and had not even paid her respects, which made her even angrier.

She was already furious because of Empress Nanqing, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

She had long wanted to put her niece on the throne, but she never expected to be caught off guard by the Emperor's decree!

Therefore, she naturally found fault with everything about Nan Qing.

I heard from the palace servants that the Empress was in the Imperial Garden, so I thought I'd come and cause her some trouble.

Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family was so brainless that she handed over such a huge handle on him for her lack of manners.

"The Empress has such an air of importance; she doesn't even know to bow to me."

"Your Majesty, where have you learned your palace etiquette and manners?!"

Hearing the Empress Dowager's increasingly sharp tone, Nanqing could no longer sleep.

She slowly rose and walked to the Empress Dowager and the others.

She raised her delicate chin, looking at the Empress Dowager and the young woman beside her with a hint of arrogance, and said:

"Your Majesty has exempted me from the formalities of bowing; in fact, I need not bow to Your Majesty when I meet you."

"Could I have remembered it wrong?"

"So the Imperial Concubine is actually older than His Majesty?"

The Dowager Consort was furious at Nan Qing's words. The young girl who had been supporting her quickly tried to soothe her while speaking softly:

"Aunt, the Empress is perhaps still young and unfamiliar with palace etiquette, so please don't hold it against her."

Then she looked at Nan Qing's face, which inspired envy and resentment, and said gently:

“What my sister said is indeed true, but the Dowager Consort is, after all, His Majesty’s elder, and naturally also the Empress’s elder. Our Qin Kingdom values ​​etiquette and filial piety.”

"If the court officials were to learn of the Empress's actions, it would likely cause offense."

Nan Qing turned her gaze to the woman who had spoken.

Dressed in white, with a graceful, willow-like figure, and a delicate, frail appearance, she truly evoked pity and tenderness in those who saw her.

Nanqing remembers that in the TV series, this was called a "white lotus"!

So, she was actually secretly talking badly about herself?

Hmph, I'll eat anything, I'll never suffer a loss!

So Nanqing looked at that person and said directly:

"I am the Empress, and this... young lady calls me 'elder sister.' Are you one of the concubines His Majesty welcomed into the palace on which day? But how come I don't know of any other concubines in the harem besides me? Could it be... paranoia?"

She had no intention of playing any tricks on these women, but she would definitely not let herself be taken advantage of!

Nan Qing's words immediately created an awkward atmosphere.

The woman who had been supporting the Empress Dowager also quickly knelt down to pay her respects and apologize.

She looked at Nan Qing with tears in her eyes, and spoke in a soft, weak, and pitiful voice:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Shuxian only spoke carelessly and meant no other."

"Shuxian only feels admiration for His Majesty, and has absolutely no other thoughts as the Empress has mentioned."

Nan Qing looked at the person kneeling on the ground who suddenly became pretentious, completely bewildered. What kind of show was this?

I dressed up like this for her, but she doesn't appreciate it at all?

At this moment, the Dowager Consort also spoke frankly to Nanqing:

"Your Majesty, it has been more than three months since your wedding, and there has been no news yet. The imperial offspring are a matter of great importance to the country. Your Majesty should prioritize the overall situation and advise His Majesty to select concubines and choose consorts so that the imperial family can continue to produce offspring as soon as possible."

"How can you be so jealous, monopolizing His Majesty all by yourself!"

Nan Qing was furious at the barrage of words from the two people in front of her.

How did it become that I'm the one hogging it?

Just as Nan Qing was about to retort, Wang Fu's shrill voice suddenly rang out from behind her:

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"I see," she said, explaining why the woman had started acting so pretentious.

Hmph, acting cute and putting on an act, anyone can do that!

Nan Qing's big eyes rolled around, and suddenly she slowly fell to the ground.

"Ouch~"

She shouted out, but before she could fully fall to the ground, she felt a strong hand grab her waist from behind and pull her up.

Nan Qing smelled the familiar ambergris on Qin Mobei as soon as he got close.

So the moment Qin Mobei hugged her, she started sobbing and began to complain.

"Qin Mobei, I don't want to be the empress anymore!"

"Look at me, everyone can bully me! When I was at home, my father never let me suffer like this."

"I don't care, I want to go back to the Prime Minister's residence!"

After Nan Qing finished speaking, she tried to pull her hand away from Qin Mobei's, but...

"You...you let me go! I've been wronged, I'm angry, I need to go back to the Prime Minister's residence for a while."

Nan Qing carefully counted the hands resting on her waist.

But Qin Mobei's strength was far beyond her reach.

Qin Mobei pulled Nan Qing's constantly turning head closer to his chest, placed a tender kiss on Nan Qing's fluffy head, and said:

"Be good, don't make a fuss, I'll get revenge for you."

He then looked at the two people opposite him, one standing and one kneeling.

At this point, the Empress Dowager hadn't really taken the matter to heart.

Even if she hadn't touched a single hair on the Empress's head, so what!

She was, after all, the late Imperial Noble Consort and now the Imperial Dowager Consort.

Even if it's out of filial piety, Your Majesty shouldn't be too harsh on her!

Wen Shuxian, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at the majestic and handsome emperor in front of her with infatuation.

Because she had a concubine aunt, Wen Shuxian frequently entered and exited the palace from a young age.

When she was twelve years old, she met Qin Mobei, who had just ascended the throne.

From then on, she secretly fell in love with him and longed to become empress.

Moreover, with her family background and beauty, and with an aunt who is a high-ranking imperial concubine helping her, Wen Shuxian felt that the Empress would definitely be hers!

But little did he know that even after he came of age, His Majesty still delayed in selecting concubines and taking them into the palace, and this dragged on for so many years.

But then he suddenly made the prime minister's eldest daughter his empress and abolished the imperial concubine selection system!

So now, forget about the Empress position, there's no chance of even entering the palace as a concubine!

Wen Shuxian felt like she was going crazy, so she had no choice but to go to the palace to ask her aunt for help, and also hoped to run into the emperor in the palace.

Wen Shuxian was still immersed in her dream that the emperor would take a liking to her and make her an imperial concubine.

But her beautiful dream was shattered by Qin Mobei's indifferent voice.

"Since the Dowager Consort is too idle in the palace and yet so concerned about matters of state, let her go to the royal temple to chant sutras and pray for Donglin's well-being."

"As for this..."

Qin Mobei glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, not knowing who it was. Wang Fu quickly stepped forward to remind him:

"Your Majesty, this is Miss Wen from the Marquis of Xuanping's residence."

"Um"

"Then go with the Dowager Consort. Return only when the Empress gives birth to the imperial heir."

After Qin Mobei finished speaking, he ignored the two people who wanted to plead for him, put his arm around Nan Qing, and turned to leave.

As for coming back?

Oh.

Maybe in the next life!

Qin Mobei was unwilling for his Nanqing to suffer the pain and danger of pregnancy and childbirth.

He wanted his beloved to live a long and healthy life with him, and to be buried together in the imperial mausoleum. He would not allow anything that might threaten her safety!

Besides, Qingqing's concern for the Prime Minister and the others already made him quite jealous, so he didn't want another little one to distract him from Nanqing's attention.

Therefore, long before Nanqing became his empress, he had the Imperial Medical Academy develop a contraceptive for men.

As for the throne.

Among the vast royal family, there is always someone with good potential who can be taken in and trained.

As long as he's not an incompetent fool, Qin Mobei is confident he can train a wise and capable ruler!