After Queen Mother Zhou finished speaking, she felt dizzy all over.
Zhao Jie couldn't bear it, so he could only say, "Mom, I won't marry Chu Chi for the time being. Please eat something first."
Queen Mother Zhou said to Zhao Jie: "You must issue an imperial decree to make Ning Ji, the daughter of the Ning family, the empress, and Chu Chi the Zhaoyi, then I can eat without worry. The Zhaoyi status is already a leniency I have given her because I see that you really like her.
There is one more thing, you must not let Chu Chi get pregnant, you must feed her the abortion drug, she is from the Qi family, you must be on guard!"
"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 only my imperial concubine, I can't do it. If you want to go on a hunger strike, I will follow you in a hunger strike. I will go on a hunger strike for one day if you go on a hunger strike for one day..."
"My dear, you are so confused. What kind of drug 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 Queen Dowager Zhou's palace.
Back in Taiji Palace, Chu Chi had prepared a bed for him. "Your Majesty, the New Year is almost here. I want to celebrate the New Year 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 my 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 my mother again."
Zhao Jie held Chu Chi's hand and said calmly, "Okay, you should spend more time with Aunt Ye."
Seeing that Zhao Jie seemed to have something on his mind, Chu Chi just 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, but Chu Chi is really afraid of leaving scars. Even if there are some faint scars on his face, they are still very obvious.
Chu Chi changed the ointment. When she smelled the ointment, she felt nauseous from the bottom of her heart. After suppressing 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 Lu Ze is also busy.
Qi Yuning was busy handling official business, but was called to the main hall by Princess Pingrou, where Zhao Shu was also.
Princess Pingrou asked Qi Yuning, "What's the matter with Chu Chi? How come the Queen Mother 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, this Chu Chi was chosen by the young emperor himself. Lu Ze is not very satisfied with Chu Chi as the queen. The queen mother really blamed us wrongly."
Princess Pingrou sighed and said, "My sister-in-law, if the Queen Mother's hunger strike gets out, it will be even more disreputable to Your Majesty. She has 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 easy for Chu Chi to become the queen.
Zhao Shu said: "For the sake of the stability of the court and the reputation of the royal family, we still have to persuade His Majesty not to act recklessly."
Princess Pingrou also nodded and said, "It's not just for the reputation of the royal family. If Chu Chi is made the queen, the ones who will be discussed the most by the court and the public will be Prince Qi and Ze'er."
If Chu Chi was an ordinary palace lady-in-waiting, as an aunt, 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 anymore. If you persuade him too much, it will be counterproductive and make your Majesty and Chu Chi have a deeper relationship after going through hardships.
It would be better to let Your Majesty make Chu Chi your consort first, and then talk about the matter of the queen later. Perhaps Your Majesty will be bewitched by Chu Chi's appearance for a while, and then His Majesty will give up on his own without our persuasion."
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.
Moreover, Chu Chi has caused discord between His Majesty and his son. If this matter really gets out of hand, Chu Chi might even lose his life in order to protect the reputation of the royal family and His Majesty."
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "The Queen Mother is really like that. She only has this one son, but she still dotes on him. No matter who my son Xiu wants 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 a 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 have been talking about it like this, let alone inside the palace. 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?"
"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 should have heard about the Queen Mother's hunger strike, right?"
Chu Chi nodded and said, "Yeah."
Qi Yuning said calmly, "There is only one temporary solution now. We will follow the Queen Mother's wishes and make you a concubine first. We can't talk to His Majesty about this. You should talk to His Majesty and explain the interests involved. After all, if the Queen Mother's hunger strike spreads to the court and the public, it will be very disadvantageous to His Majesty... He is about to take power, and the most important thing is not to damage his reputation."
Chu Chi lowered his head and pinched his sleeves and said, "Princess, you are right. I will try to persuade His Majesty."
Qi Yuning patted Chu Chi's shoulder and said, "You have always been a good child. This is just a temporary measure. I believe that the Queen Mother will understand that you are not a person with ulterior motives. There is still hope for you to become the Queen in the future."
"Yes, Princess."
After Qi Yuning left, Chu Chi went to look for Zhao Jie.
When Zhao Jie saw Chu Chi coming, he put down the documents in his hand.
Chu Chi knelt before Zhao Jie and said, "Your Majesty, please take back your order and don't make me the queen. I would rather be a Zhaoyi according to the queen mother's wishes than have you bear the stigma of being unfilial and obsessed with beauty because of me."
Zhao Jie frowned and said, "I haven't even thought of backing off yet, but you've backed off. Chu Chi, just trust me."
"Your Majesty, you are still young and you shouldn't cause a quarrel between you and your son because of me, which would ruin your reputation."
Chu Chi kowtowed and said, "I know your feelings for me. No matter what my status is, I know you have me in your heart. This is enough. I am very satisfied to have the position of Zhaoyi."
After all, she had no chance of becoming the queen.
Zhao Jie walked up to Chu Chi, lifted her up and held her in his arms, saying, "You should leave the palace for a few days and spend the New Year with your family. We can talk about this matter when you return to the palace after the New Year."
Chu Chi leaned in Zhao Jie's arms and said, "Okay, after the New Year, I have something happy to tell you."
Zhao Jie looked at Chu Chi and said, "Can't you tell me now?"
Chu Chi said: "I'm not sure yet, I'm afraid it's all in vain."
Zhao Jie looked at Chu Chi's flat belly. Seeing Chu Chi nodding at him, Zhao Jie hugged Chu Chi tightly and said, "If it's true, Lingling will be very happy. She's been looking forward to having a little sister."
Chu Chi touched his belly and said, "I also hope that it's a daughter."
A daughter is good. If it is a son, as the eldest prince, he is not the queen's legitimate son, so his future growth will be difficult. (End of this chapter)
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