The maids pulled the concubine and Ling apart, and two maids stood behind them, one on the left and one on the right.
Their hands rested on the shoulders of the Concubine Dowager and Ling, and they were immediately forced to kneel on the ground.
In the cold winter, even if they were wearing thick skirts, their knees would hurt badly from kneeling so hard without any cushions.
"Old woman, how dare you treat me like this?" the concubine shouted.
The Queen Mother looked down at her condescendingly. "Why wouldn't you dare? Let's bring this matter to the front court and let the royal family and the civil and military officials judge the case. Are you right, or am I?"
"Even though you will be crowned Empress Dowager by the new Emperor in the near future, at this moment you are still Consort Dowager."
"If you don't show respect to me, that's a mistake."
"If this mistake becomes serious, I will see if you can successfully be crowned Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled.
The concubine was startled and had no choice but to lower her head and whispered, "It's my fault."
The Queen Mother sneered and turned to look at Ling: "If I remember correctly, you are her niece, right?"
Ling had never expected that an old empress dowager who could barely walk could still be so majestic at this moment.
Even her aunt was so frightened that she couldn't even utter a word. She could only nod her head obediently and said, "In reply to the Queen Mother, I am the niece of the Concubine Dowager."
"Hahaha..." the Queen Mother laughed, "It's true that when one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. Get out, all of you, get out."
Ling quickly helped the concubine up, and the two left together.
The steps were hurried.
The concubine's heart was beating wildly.
"Aunt, why are you so afraid of her?" Ling was talking about something irrelevant.
The concubine paused, raised her hand and slapped Ling in the face.
What is there that the old woman dares not do?
If the old woman really told the previous dynasty about her rude behavior just now, her position as empress dowager would be in jeopardy.
Ling covered her face with her hands, looking bitter: "Aunt, why did you hit me?"
"It will teach you a lesson."
Ling didn't understand what she heard. How could she learn from it?
But her aunt was angry at the moment, and she didn't dare ask any more questions, for fear of being beaten again.
When she returned to the mourning hall, she saw the late emperor's concubines surrounding Qiao Wanyou.
"Sister Princess, we are old and the concubines of the late emperor. Most importantly, we have no children. We have no face to stay in the palace from now on."
"Yes, Princess Sister, you are the new emperor's principal wife, and you will definitely be the mother of the country in the future. Please help us talk to the new emperor and ask him to allow us to guard the late emperor's tomb."
Qiao Wanyou said softly, "My dear sisters-in-law, I will definitely tell him what you mean. Don't worry."
"Thank you so much, Princess." Everyone expressed their gratitude.
When they saw the Concubine Dowager and Ling coming, they gave the Concubine Dowager a half-junior's greeting and ignored Ling the whole time.
The concubine suppressed her dissatisfaction in the Empress Dowager's palace and nodded in greeting.
The more Ling thought about it, the more annoyed she became. Couldn't these people see that Qiao Wanyou was blind?
She was seen trying to walk to Long Yi's side and needed someone to support her.
The concubines of the late emperor actually asked for help from such an obviously blind woman.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
On second thought, these old women are of no use, and their opinions are of no importance.
I feel better now.
Soon, Qiao Wanyou came to Long Yi and called out, "Your Majesty..."
Long Yi took her hand, signaled Nanny Li who was supporting her to step back, and took her to a secluded place.
"Do you want to be my queen?"
"I didn't come to tell the emperor about this. It was the imperial sisters-in-law who wanted to go guard the mausoleum and asked me to tell them."
"When the imperial sisters-in-law told you about this, they considered you the future queen. Wanyou, tell me, do you want to be the queen?"
Qiao Wanyou asked in return, "Since Your Majesty asks this, it means that Your Majesty thinks I am blind and cannot be the mother of the country."
"Why do you think so?"
He just wanted to hear her say it herself.
Is it that difficult?
She asked again, "Isn't it that the Emperor can appoint any woman as Empress whenever he wants?"
It's not that she is vain, but if the position of queen is taken away by his other women, not only will she have a hard time in the future, but Ci Yi, Fu Ning, Nan Yao and Bei Mo will also have a hard time.
For the sake of her children, even if she didn't want to compete for favor or get caught up in the vortex of power, she was already in it.
Since that was the case, she decided to fight for it.
Only when she becomes a queen will the people she cares about be respected.
Only by becoming the queen can she gain power.
In a way, it might be helpful in finding out the truth of what happened back then.
Even if the new emperor in the preface was the culprit of the incident that year, she would still fight him.
Use the power he gave you.
Long Yi choked up: "I'm really stumped by your question."
Thinking of what she had just thought, Qiao Wanyou softened her tone, "I was simply citing the objections of the Empress Dowager, the Concubine Dowager, the Imperial Clan, and the ministers. This would undoubtedly cause trouble for the Emperor, and I don't want to think about it. The Emperor must have a choice in mind. I'm used to living in the countryside. Once my brother's important matter is settled, I ask that the Emperor allow my son and I to return home."
After saying this, she performed the great ceremony between the emperor and his subjects.
"What do you mean?" Long Yi held her hand and helped her up. "You and I are husband and wife, married forever."
After finally getting her back, she actually said she wanted to go back to the countryside.
"I am not used to competing with other women for you, Your Majesty. You are now the new emperor, and there will be many women in the future. I am already old and ugly, not to mention I am blind, so please let me go."
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