Qi Yuer lay on the bed with her hands behind her head, and began to look forward to life after entering the palace.
Mrs. Qi sent someone to inquire about the news after daybreak.
The nanny smiled and said, "Madam, the young ladies are very pleased with the Emperor. All the young ladies who attend the banquet are willing to marry into the palace."
Madam Qi frowned, she did not want her daughter to enter the palace. "The ladies are satisfied with the new emperor, which shows that the new emperor's appearance, character, and ability are naturally not bad, but he is the emperor after all."
The nanny was puzzled: "Wouldn't it be good for our eldest daughter to marry the emperor?"
"I told you, but you didn't understand."
Madam has been serving Madam Qi since she was young. Madam Qi is from the Chu family, and she came to the Qi Mansion as a dowry. She can be said to be Madam Qi's confidant.
After hearing what Madam Qi said, others would shut up and leave tactfully, but the nanny smiled and said, "Madam, if you don't explain, how can I understand? Madam, why don't you explain it to me in detail?"
Mrs. Qi suddenly became interested and started to list the emperor's faults.
"The Emperor has so many women in his harem. He likes this one today and that one tomorrow. My daughter Yu'er is a real hottie. She has no tricks at all except eating. If she doesn't enter the palace, she can marry in Kyoto. Even if her husband's family is of low status, our Qi family will help him. But if she marries the Emperor and gets bullied, who will help him?"
The nanny covered her mouth and laughed: "The young lady hasn't even married yet, and the lady is already thinking about what will happen after she gets married."
When Lord Qi returned from court, he would hear Madam Qi's words and loudly refute them.
"There's nothing wrong with Yu'er entering the palace. With her constantly whispering in the emperor's ear, my career will be smoother."
"You bastard! You only care about your own path to success and not your own daughter."
"Madam, my daughter's marriage should be based on her own wishes. It's useless for you to argue with me."
Mrs. Qi and her husband talked for a long time but could not find a suitable idea, so they had to ask Qi Yu for his opinion.
Qi Yuer said without hesitation that she wanted to enter the palace.
Although Mrs. Qi was unwilling, her daughter was determined, so the matter was settled.
…
Imperial study.
Zhu Bifeng paced with his hands behind his back. In front of him were easels, and on the easels were hung scrolls with portraits on them.
The four ministers of state protection stood in a row, waiting for Zhu Beifeng to speak.
Lord Chen asked, "Your Majesty, have you made up your mind?"
Zhu Bifeng said, "Do you have any suggestions, my dear ministers? I have no idea what to do."
The four ministers, Chen, Zhang, Zhao and Li, immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision."
The four of them shoulder the responsibility of protecting the country and are loyal to Zhu Beifeng. Zhu Beifeng has been learning the art of being an emperor since he was a child. Since he took power, the imperial power has been continuously consolidated, and the power of the four ministers who protect the country has been weakened every year.
"I was just joking. We are all family. Don't kneel down so easily."
"My four beloved ministers, please stand tall."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The four of them stood up one after another and raised their sleeves to wipe the sweat from their heads. Although the emperor was young, his pressure was not small.
The four of them are old and live in fear every day.
"Miss Minjun is both beautiful and intelligent. I have decided to confer her the title of Consort Chen."
Chen Minjun is the biological daughter of Lord Chen. The emperor gave Chen Minjun the title of concubine to give face to Lord Chen.
"I thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of my daughter."
Chen Minjun was made a concubine, and Lord Chen was secretly happy, but others were not so satisfied.
In order to appease the other ministers, the emperor continued, "Miss Qingqing has an extraordinary temperament. I have decided to confer her the title of Mei Fei."
Chen Qingqing is Lord Li's niece, and Lord Li immediately came out to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
"Master Li, please stand up."
The emperor surveyed the portraits and made his own arrangements: "Xi Jiaorong will be Xifei, Qi Yuer will be Qifei, Jiang Yuan will be Jiang Zhaoyi, Sun Hengbo will be Shurong, and Guo Qiuyu will be Zhaoyi."
The four ministers said some words of congratulations and finally left with satisfaction.
The new emperor chose a new concubine, and the royal family had a successor, and the four ministers were very happy.
Among the four ministers who protect the country, only Lord Chen has a daughter, who has now been canonized as Concubine Chen by the emperor. Although the other three ministers have no biological daughters, they all have daughters of their relatives who have entered the palace and have high positions.
With the descendants of the previous dynasty and people in the harem, the status of the four ministers of national defense will be more stable. The four of them walked with the wind and made an appointment to have a drink.
The eunuchs came in to collect the portraits, and the night watchman rang outside.
Shuangxi reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."
Zhu Bifeng looked up at the bright moonlight outside the window and said, "I need to go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow I will personally go to welcome my mother back to the palace."
A censer of incense was lit in the bedroom, and Shuangxi slowly turned off the lights in the room. Before the last light went out, Zhu Bifeng suddenly asked, "Shuangxi, do you miss home?"
For no reason, the emperor suddenly asked a question that Shuangxi couldn't answer.
“Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.”
"When do you usually miss home?"
"When I first entered the palace, I couldn't do my job well and always wanted to go home. Later, Master Fugui took me back home, and I never missed home again."
"Why?"
"My mother remarried and gave birth to a new son. I passed by her new home, but she didn't recognize me."
"Your mother didn't recognize you?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The person on the dragon bed didn't speak for a long time. Shuangxi waited for a while, turned off the lights in the room,
Zhu Bifeng thought foolishly that if he passed by Aunt Tang's door at this moment, Aunt Tang would not recognize him.
The night passed quickly. Zhu Bifeng got out of bed early and got on a carriage to go to San Sheng Villa to pick up Gu Yinwei.
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