Chapter 317: Granting Ning Ji the title of Imperial Concubine
Zhao Jie glanced at Chu Chi and just frowned slightly.
Queen Mother Zhou said angrily, "Jie'er, I can let it go without saying that you deceived me about letting Chu Chi become the queen, but are you going to go against my will even in the matter of the concubines in the harem now?"
Zhao Jie responded, "Mother, please calm down. I will issue an imperial decree to make Ning Ji a royal concubine."
"That's good!" said Queen Mother Zhou.
Chu Chi listened with a normal expression on her face. She knew from the beginning that Zhao Jie would not have only one woman in his heart. It was rare that Zhao Jie could overcome all difficulties and make her the queen and his wife.
Chu Chi gently stroked her slightly pregnant belly, but she also felt an unspeakable sense of loss in her heart.
His Majesty is getting married today, and there are more than a hundred tables for the wedding banquet. Lu Ze and Qi Yuning are sitting at the top seats. Halfway through the meal, Lu Yiling disappears.
Since they were in the palace, Qi Yuning felt relieved about Lu Yiling.
In Fengyi Palace.
Chu Chi was still wearing the phoenix robe, with her makeup on. An exquisite phoenix crown with nine pearl tassels hung in front of her forehead. Chu Chi looked at herself in the mirror without any joy. The empty palace was full of luxury and majesty.
"Aunt, it's so quiet here."
Lu Yiling walked into Fengyi Palace, knelt down beside Chu Chi and said, "Are you unhappy about getting married today?"
Chu Chi said: "I think mother, brother and Xiaoxiao are gone."
She is getting married today, and the only family member left is Chu Qing. Her mother Xiaoxiao and Chu Che are unable to make it to Shengjing City. Chu Yan divorced his wife and married his previous wife after the old lady passed away. Now the Chu family in Yangzhou is in a mess.
Chu Chi knew that it would be difficult for them to make it in time. For the whole year, there would probably be no peace in the Chu family. Chu Chi also didn't want his sick mother to travel back and forth between Shengjing City and Yangzhou.
Lu Yiling said: "I miss them too. Why don't I go to Jiangnan to find a nanny? I haven't been to Jiangnan yet."
Chu Chi smiled faintly: "Neither do I."
"I heard that there are so many beauties in Yangzhou City. I want to go to Yangzhou to see the beauties." Lu Yiling said, "I will ask my father to go to Yangzhou after visiting Beicheng. Then I can take my aunt with me?"
Chu Chi paused for a moment, "I can't get out."
Lu Yiling asked: "Why can't you get out?"
Chu Chi did not explain it clearly to Lu Yiling, and the young Lu Yiling naturally did not understand that not everyone could enter and leave the palace freely like her.
"Sister Chi, you seem very unhappy." Lu Yiling raised her eyes and looked at Chu Chi, "The nanny is not in Shengjing City, so I have to take good care of you for her. Did your uncle bully you?"
Chu Chi shook his head and said, "No, I am very happy. I have become the most envied lady in the world, the Lord of the Six Palaces. How can I not be happy? I am really happy."
"You are lying. You are not happy at all." Lu Yiling tilted her head and looked at Chu Chi.
Chu Chi looked at Lu Yiling, reached out and held Lu Yiling in his arms, leaned on Lu Yiling's head and cried.
Lu Yiling reached out and patted Chu Chi's shoulder. She said, "Mother said that you can't cry on the day of your wedding, but if you are unhappy, then cry."
After Chu Chi cried for a while, Lu Yiling took out a candy wrapped in rice paper from her purse and said, "Sister Chi, eat candy. Eating candy will make you happy."
Chu Chi took the candy from Lu Yiling and smiled faintly, "Thank you."
"I'm leaving now. If your uncle bullies you, you can find someone to tell me. Although your uncle treats me very well, my nanny treats me better. I will still help my nanny."
Lu Yiling waved towards Chu Chi, who smiled faintly and gently stroked her belly.
Today is His Majesty's wedding, and Qi Yuning drank several glasses of wine. On the way back to the princess's mansion, Qi Yuning felt dizzy. Lu Ze also drank a lot today.
Lu Zhixiu still had a cold expression, only Lu Yiling kept sighing.
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Your uncle is very happy today, why are you sighing all the time?"
Lu Yiling looked up and said, "Mother, Sister Chi cried today. Why did she cry when she got married?"
Qi Yuning said, "On the first day of marriage, my husband took in a concubine. No wonder she felt uncomfortable."
Lu Yiling said, "Why should I feel bad about taking concubines? My uncle is the emperor, he can let all the beautiful women in the world enter the palace and like them all. Lingling will also choose many, many beautiful men in the future and marry them all."
Qi Yuning tapped Lu Yiling's forehead and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
Lu Yiling covered her forehead and said, "It hurts."
Lu Ze said to Lu Yiling, "Lingling, a person's heart can only have one person. Once you like someone, you decide to spend the rest of your life with her. Your heart is very small and can only accommodate one person."
Lu Yiling shook her head and said, "No, Lingling has many people in her heart, including her father, mother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and brothers..."
Qi Yuning didn't explain too much to Lu Yiling. Lu Yiling would know when she grew up. How could she be willing to share her love with others? But Zhao Jie was the emperor, and as an emperor, it was impossible for him to grow old with only one person.
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze beside him. Fortunately, he was only the regent and not the emperor.
Otherwise, she might not have the tolerance to accommodate the six concubines in the palace.
…
After His Majesty took power, he appointed Lu Ze as the Grand Tutor. Lu Ze took the opportunity to ask for a three-month vacation. Zhao Jie was also afraid that there would be mistakes in important court affairs, so he didn't want Lu Ze to leave.
But Zhao Jie also knew that Lingling had been talking about going to North City for a long time. If he didn't let her go, Lingling would probably come to the palace to make trouble every day, so Zhao Jie approved Lu Ze's leave.
When Lu Ze left, there was a lot of discussion in the court. Some said that Lu Ze was not greedy for power, while others said that Lu Ze left on purpose to embarrass the young emperor, hoping that the young emperor would make a mistake so that he could come back to take power.
However, no matter what the court speculated, Lu Ze, who had a rare three months of free time in the past ten years, was in a very good mood. He took his wife and children to the North City and enjoyed the mountains and rivers along the way. He felt very comfortable.
Lu Zhixiu didn't like traveling very much. Whenever he arrived in a city, he would hide in the inn. He and Lu Yiling had completely different personalities.
It was already May when we arrived at the North City.
When Qi Yuning saw Qi Zhiyuan, she didn't dare to recognize him. He had grown a lot taller and darker. "Brother Yuan."
"Aunt!" Qi Zhiyuan ran to Qi Yuning.
Listening to his childish voice, Qi Yuning smiled softly, thinking that he was indeed her little nephew.
"Cousin." Qi Zhiyuan shouted to Lu Ze, "Aunt, cousin, why are you here?"
Lu Yiling said at the side: "Of course I miss you!"
Qi Zhiyuan smiled shyly and said, "I knew you would miss me. After I have gained five years of experience, I can return to Shengjing City to marry you."
Qi Yuning said to Qi Zhiyuan: "You can't marry Lingling. She is not only your cousin, but also your niece."
Qi Zhiyuan said: "Aunt, I am going to marry my cousin."
Lu Yiling nodded and said, "Mother, I am going to marry my cousin."
Qi Yuning had a helpless headache.
"Brother You!" Lu Yiling saw the young man in armor and walked up to Zhong You with her eyes shining, "Brother You, you've become so tall."
Qi Yuning looked over and saw that Zhong You, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, was unusually tall. He was actually taller than Lu Ze, and Lu Ze was already a tall man.
Speaking of which, among all the people Lingling mentioned, the only one Qi Yuning thought could be her son-in-law was Zhong You.
Zhong You walked up to Qi Yuning and Lu Ze and bowed, saying, "Princess, Prince."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to have grown up so much. I think I can attend your wedding in a few years."
Zhong You smiled and said, "If I get married, I will definitely invite the princess to come."
Lu Yiling raised her eyes to look at Zhong You and said, "Brother You is going to marry me. When we get married, mother will definitely come."
Zhong You looked at Qi Zhiyuan and said, "Isn't the little princess going to marry the little prince?"
Lu Yiling said: "My marriage to my cousin does not prevent me from marrying you. For example, after my uncle married my aunt, he also married many concubines, such as the noble concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine."
Zhong You: “…”
Qi Zhiyuan said to Lu Yiling, "I want to serve the boss."
Lu Yiling touched his chin and said, "No, Brother You is the boss."
"I am the young prince, Zhong You must listen to me, I must be the first wife."
Qi Yuning looked at the two children's innocent words and shook his head helplessly. Lingling would definitely regret what she said today when she grows up.
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