After Empress Dowager Zhou finished speaking, she felt dizzy all over.
Zhao Jie couldn't bear it and could only say, "Mom, I won't marry Chu Chi for the time being. Please eat something first."
Empress Dowager Zhou said to Zhao Jie, "You must issue an imperial decree to establish Ning Ji, the daughter of the Ning family, as empress, and Chu Chi as Zhaoyi. Only then can I rest assured to eat. The Zhaoyi status is a concession I have made because you really like her.
One more thing, you must not let Chu Chi get pregnant. You must feed her the sterilization medicine. She is from the Qi family, so you must be careful!"
"Mother!" Zhao Jie frowned and said, "I won't agree to your request. If you don't want me to marry Chu Chi, I can temporarily not marry Chu Chi as my queen. But if you want me to marry someone else and let Chu Chi be just the Zhaoyi, I can't do it. If you want to go on a hunger strike, I will follow you on a hunger strike. For every day you go on a hunger strike, I will go on a hunger strike too..."
"My dear Emperor! You are so confused. What kind of magic potion did Chu Chi give you?"
Zhao Jie whispered, "From now on, I will eat whatever mother eats. If mother doesn't eat, I won't eat either."
After saying this, Zhao Jie turned around and left Empress Dowager Zhou's palace.
Back in Taiji Palace, Chu Chi had already prepared a bed for him. "Your Majesty, the New Year is almost here. I'd like to celebrate outside the palace with my second brother this year. Is that okay?"
Zhao Jie chuckled and said, "You've only been back for a few days and you're already thinking about leaving the palace again?"
Chu Chi said, "The imperial physician said that mother's health is not good. I just want to spend a few more years with her. After all, if I really stay in the palace in the future, I am afraid I will never have the chance to spend the New Year with her again."
Zhao Jie held Chu Chi's hand and said calmly, "Okay, just spend more time with Aunt Ye."
Seeing that Zhao Jie seemed to have something on his mind, Chu Chi threw himself into his arms and stayed with him quietly. When Zhao Jie closed his eyes, Chu Chi walked to the mirror to change the medicine.
The wound has already scabbed over, and Chu Chi is really afraid of leaving scars. Even if there are some faint scars on his face, they are very obvious.
Chu Chi changed the ointment. When she smelled the ointment, she felt nauseous from the bottom of her heart. After enduring the nausea and changing the ointment, Chu Chi lay on the couch, touched her flat belly, and sighed softly.
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As the Chinese New Year approaches, Qi Yuning is busy, and so is Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning was busy handling official business, but was still called into the main hall by Princess Pingrou, where Zhao Shu was also.
Princess Pingrou asked Qi Yuning, "What's going on with Chu Chi? How come the Empress Dowager was so angry that she went on a hunger strike when she heard that you chose Chu Chi as the Queen for His Majesty? Chu Chi is the daughter of a slave of the Qi family..."
Qi Yuning said, "Mother, Chu Chi was chosen by the young emperor himself. Lu Ze is not very satisfied with Chu Chi as the queen. The Queen Mother has really wronged us about this."
Princess Pingrou sighed and said, "My sister-in-law, if the news of the Queen Mother's hunger strike gets out, it will only damage Your Majesty's reputation. She has truly been very confused from her youth to her old age."
When Qi Yuning heard the word "hunger strike", she also sighed. It would not be so easy for Chu Chi to become the queen smoothly.
Zhao Shu said, "For the sake of the stability of the court and the reputation of the royal family, I must advise His Majesty not to act recklessly."
Princess Pingrou also nodded and said, "It's not just for the sake of the royal family's reputation. If Chu Chi is made queen, the ones who will be discussed the most by the court and the people will be Prince Qi and Ze'er."
If Chu Chi was an ordinary palace lady-in-waiting, Princess Pingrou would really help her nephew, who had been an orphan since childhood, to fulfill his wish and marry the man of his dreams.
But Chu Chi came from the Qi family, and Chu Chi's mother is now Lingling's wet nurse. Princess Pingrou cannot let Zhao Jie do whatever he wants.
Qi Yuning listened to what Princess Pingrou and Zhao Shu said, "Your Majesty can't persuade him any more. If you persuade him too much, it will be counterproductive and make the relationship between Your Majesty and Chu Chi even deeper after going through hardships.
It would be better to let Your Majesty make Chu Chi your consort first, and then discuss the matter of whether she will be your empress later. Perhaps Your Majesty will only be temporarily bewitched by Chu Chi's beauty, and by then, you won't need any further persuasion, as Your Majesty will give up on your own."
Princess Pingrou said, "That's right."
Qi Yuning returned to the room and Lu Ze had also returned. He did not look very good today.
Qi Yuning asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning in his arms and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just the little emperor's marriage. I heard some rumors this morning. I'm afraid it won't be easy for Chu Chi to become the queen.
Furthermore, Chu Chi has caused discord between His Majesty and his mother. If this matter becomes a big deal, Chu Chi might even risk his life to protect the reputation of the royal family and His Majesty."
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "The Empress Dowager is really like that. She only has this one son, but she doesn't know how much she dotes on him. No matter who my son Xiu decides to marry in the future, I will never go on a hunger strike even if I am not satisfied."
Lu Ze smiled and said, "What about Lingling's marriage? What if Lingling insists on marrying a guard or groom?"
"Then I will go on a hunger strike too." Qi Yuning smiled calmly, "I'll go to the palace to see Chu Chi later."
People outside the palace were already talking about it like this, let alone inside. Chu Chi must have also heard the rumors about the Queen Mother's hunger strike.
Qi Yuning went into the palace and went to the clothing bureau to look for Chu Chi, and saw Chu Chi staring at the phoenix robe in the hall.
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "This phoenix robe is really beautiful."
"Princess." Chu Chi turned and looked at Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning looked at the scar on Chu Chi's face and asked, "Is your face feeling better now?"
"It's gotten much better already." Chu Chi said, "It's already shedding scabs. I just hope there won't be any scars left."
Qi Yuning said to Chu Chi, "You must have heard about the Queen Mother's hunger strike, right?"
Chu Chi nodded and said, "Yeah."
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