Chapter 253: Emperor Jing of Wei Tests
Once a queen dowager, she enjoyed great glory in her early years, but ended up in disgrace. Even her funeral was hastily conducted, and she was buried directly in the concubine's tomb.
When Jingchi, who was far away in Jizhao Temple, heard this, a smile appeared on his expressionless face all year round.
Now, the spirit of the late queen can rest in peace in heaven.
If the Empress Dowager were to be buried in the imperial mausoleum together with the late Emperor and the late Empress, then the late Emperor and the late Empress would not be able to rest in peace even after their death.
As the Queen Mother's funeral ended quietly, Su Jinwei was also confined to the Prince's Mansion.
Emperor Jing of Wei took the royal family's reputation into consideration and did not publicize the fire in the empress dowager's mourning hall. However, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, and some officials still found out about it, and a memorial impeaching the crown prince appeared in the court.
Now that the Imperial Noble Consort is in the limelight, many ministers have set their sights on Su Siyi, and some are even trying to win over the Imperial Noble Consort. The Imperial Noble Consort simply ignores these people and just lives her life as usual.
But Emperor Jing of Wei did not think that the Imperial Noble Consort would be obedient, so he specially summoned the Imperial Noble Consort to the imperial study one afternoon.
The Imperial Noble Consort entered the Imperial Study and first paid her respects to Emperor Jing of Wei. After Emperor Jing of Wei asked her to stand up, he directly handed a memorial to her and said, "Take a look."
The Imperial Concubine did not respond: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the harem cannot interfere in government affairs. How dare I read this memorial?"
"No problem, just watch if I tell you to."
After hearing what Emperor Jing of Wei said, the Imperial Noble Consort took the memorial, which was an impeachment memorial against Su Jin. After reading it, the Imperial Noble Consort calmly put it back and said, "These ministers just listened to some rumors and inevitably have some sense of propriety.
The prince is your son. If you really want to punish the prince, it is not the turn of these ministers. "
Emperor Jing of Wei was somewhat surprised that the Imperial Concubine would say this: "Don't you think that the Crown Prince was very gracious when he was in the mourning hall that day?"
"Your Majesty, you have seen all these sad things. Why should I say more?" The Imperial Concubine replied indifferently.
"How is Si Yi doing recently?" Emperor Jing of Wei brought up another topic.
The Imperial Concubine remained calm: "It's still the same. Children of this age are just in the mood to play. But because of the Queen Mother's mood, I have been depressed for a long time. I am more depressed than before and can't concentrate on my homework at all."
"You are honest."
"Si Yi is just like this, what is there to hide?"
The Imperial Concubine answered gracefully, and Emperor Jing of Wei didn't know what to say: "This harem is much quieter than before."
The Imperial Concubine immediately understood what Emperor Jing of Wei was thinking: "Your Majesty, there has indeed been no newcomers to the harem for a long time. Originally, there was supposed to be a selection of concubines in the spring of next year, but due to the Queen Mother's national mourning, the selection will probably be postponed."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing of Wei frowned, and the Imperial Noble Consort continued, "However, after the Queen Mother passed away, Your Majesty looks more haggard than before, and I am busy with the affairs of the harem, so I am afraid that I will not be able to take good care of Your Majesty.
So I thought that I would not hold a general election, but just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to submit the portraits of the daughters of officials of appropriate age, and the emperor will take a look and choose a few to enter the palace to take care of you."
The Royal Consort's words touched Emperor Jing of Wei's heart, and now he could not participate in the selection of concubines.
But you can choose a few people in private under a different name, and you don’t even have to wait until the beginning of next spring.
Emperor Jing of Wei looked at the Imperial Noble Consort standing in front of him and became more and more satisfied.
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