Long Yi was stunned.
What the old Duke said is true.
What surprised him even more was that this was the first time the old Duke stood on his side and spoke.
Regardless of the fact that what the old Duke said was all because Wanyou was Wen Yu's mother and Wen Yu was his grandson-in-law, you have to know that when they were still princes, everyone wanted to ask the old Duke for support.
The Yan family is the founding father of Dajing, and with such status, it would be best to seek their support.
But now it’s different, he is the emperor.
The old Duke's words probably meant to show his goodwill to the emperor.
Putting these two points aside, he was still happy to see someone support Wanyou as the queen.
Cai Tingzhou saw that the new emperor was silent and thought that the new emperor must not be interested in Empress Qiao as his queen.
Then he bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with the old Prime Minister. I feel that Empress Qiao is not qualified to be the Empress, let alone the Mother of the Nation. Empress Qiao is indeed the Emperor's wife, but Da Jing is the Da Jing of the people of the world. The choice of Empress cannot be laughed at by the world. The people probably wouldn't dare to laugh at it, but the neighboring countries are not so sure."
Someone else said, "Yes, Your Majesty, now that neighboring countries have come to request a marriage alliance, other countries also want to establish friendly relations. Under such circumstances, Dajing has attracted the attention of other countries. Your Majesty, please reconsider the selection of our Dajing Queen!"
Another elderly minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think Empress Ling is quite good. She was once the Emperor's legal wife, so her status meets the requirements."
As soon as the words were spoken, many people agreed.
There were quite a lot of people, which surprised Long Yi and the Yan family.
The harem at this moment.
The Empress Dowager called Ling to her side and said, "Go and get ready."
"Aunt, what's going on?" Ling was puzzled. "Did you convince the Emperor to make me his empress?"
"Yesterday, I used some tricks," the Empress Dowager said softly. "Someone just came and told me that the Emperor is currently discussing the selection of Empress with his ministers. Once a choice is made, someone will immediately send the Empress's crown and robes, and order you to go to the front court to receive the officials' congratulations."
Ling was overjoyed when she heard this and bowed: "Thank you, auntie, thank you, Queen Mother!"
The Empress Dowager said, "Hmm," and said, "Go quickly."
Ling left the Empress Dowager's palace and walked towards her own palace with happy and frivolous steps.
When Eunuch Mo saw this, he immediately returned to the Empress Dowager.
"Empress Dowager, Lady Ling left the Empress Dowager's palace. Perhaps..."
The Empress Dowager snorted and laughed, "I know exactly what this aunt and nephew are up to, but the world now belongs to Long Yi, so let them do as they please."
She doesn't care.
"But, Madam, if Madam Ling becomes the empress, and the aunt and niece join forces to deal with you, you will suffer."
"Now that you've reminded me, I've finally come to my senses." The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and said, "The Concubine Dowager dislikes her daughter-in-law, Qiao, the most. Please tell her that I prefer Qiao to be the empress."
"Yes, your majesty." Eunuch Mo agreed and walked forward hurriedly.
When he arrived outside the Front Hall, he heard the new emperor slam the imperial desk and say in a stern voice, "The Empress is my Empress. I just announced the title to you, not to take your opinions."
All the ministers were shocked when they heard this.
Cai Tingzhou's expression changed several times, which was particularly wonderful.
Did he make a mistake in guessing the emperor's intention?
But during the time of the previous emperor, he always guessed right.
Long Yi asked in a deep voice, "Why, aren't you coming to say congratulations?"
The Yan family started the conversation, and all the ministers followed suit: "Congratulations to the Emperor on being crowned Empress!"
Long Yi hummed, then turned his head and instructed the new eunuch, Eunuch Han, "Send the empress's crown and clothes, and have the empress come over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Han left immediately.
Seeing this, Eunuch Mo left quietly.
He hurried back to the Empress Dowager and reported in detail what he had seen and heard.
The Empress Dowager laughed out loud: "Look, I don't even need to do anything. They are fighting among themselves. This palace will be very lively from now on."
On the other side, Ling was dressing herself in front of the mirror.
After waiting for a long time and seeing that no one came, he ordered the palace maid to wait at the door.
The palace maid saw Eunuch Han hurried over with a team of palace maids and eunuchs, holding the queen's crown and clothes from head to toe.
Then he happily returned to Ling and said, "Madam, Eunuch Han is here."
"Here they are?" Ling was overjoyed and quickly stood up. "Come, follow me to greet them."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The palace maid attentively supported Ling's arm.
The master and servant stood up and walked out of the palace, with many palace maids standing behind them.
However, they didn't expect that the team of palace maids and eunuchs led by Eunuch Han passed by them with no intention of stopping, and kept walking backwards.
Further back is Qiao Wanyou's bedroom.
Ling couldn't believe it and blurted out in a loud voice, "Wait, where are you going? Aren't you coming to my place?"
"In reply to Madam Ling, we servants are going to the Empress's palace at this auspicious time."
After Eunuch Han finished speaking, he swept his whisk and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to speed up their pace.
Watching them leave and the extremely dazzling queen's crown passing before her eyes, Ling's heart suddenly sank. She turned around and slapped the palace maid who had just delivered the message.
"Your Majesty." The palace maid covered her face.
"You've embarrassed me. How can I survive in the harem from now on?" Ling's face was filled with rage. "Someone, gouge out her eyes for me."
Let her go blind too, as blind as Qiao Wanyou.
The maid next to her advised, "The Emperor is crowning his queen today. If you do this, I'm afraid it will displease the Emperor. He will be furious, and I'm afraid you will be very sad."
Ling Shi thought it was right, but she was still not satisfied. She angrily ordered the maid who had just delivered the message: "Kneel down before me and slap me until I am satisfied."
The palace maid knelt down tremblingly, and slaps were heard one after another.
On the other side, Eunuch Han led the palace maids and eunuchs to Qiao Wanyou and bowed.
The palace maids and eunuchs knelt down because they were carrying trays.
"Congratulations, Her Majesty the Queen! Congratulations, Her Majesty the Queen!"
Qiao Wanyou stood there with a smile on her face: "Thank you, eunuch."
Eunuch Han said, "Your Majesty, please change your clothes and put on your crown and robes, then go to the front court to thank the Emperor for his grace and receive the congratulations of all officials."
Qiao Wanyou nodded, spread her arms, and let the palace maids help her dress.
After a while, the dressing was completed.
Qiao Wanyou extended her hand to Nanny Li and said, "Please help me to the front court."
"Yes, Queen!"
Nanny Li was very happy and gently held Wan Niang's arm.
You’ve made progress, you’ve made progress!
Being a nanny to the extent that she is, she is the best nanny in the world!
He could support the Empress and go to the front court, where civil and military officials discussed important state affairs.
The group marched forward towards the main hall in a mighty procession.
Passing by several palaces, she found that there were many people standing and looking at her. Although Qiao Wanyou couldn't see who the people looking at her were, she could guess that these people's eyes were full of anger and jealousy.
When she walked outside Ling's bedroom, she heard the sound of slapping.
Following the sound, it seemed like someone was kneeling.
"Eunuch Han." Qiao Wanyou called out.
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