"With your father's official position, you will definitely be selected to enter the palace. Whether you can become the empress depends on your own abilities. Your parents have already paved the way for you."
Wang Junting lowered her head upon hearing this: "I will always remember everything my father and mother have done for me."
Madam Wang patted her cheek and said with a smile, "Take good care of yourself these next few days and make your skin fair and tender. I'll have the tailor make you a few fashionable new clothes."
Wang Junting bit her lip, but couldn't help but laugh afterward: "I understand."
*
Because of the Empress's death, the new emperor suspended court for seven days.
Seven days later, however, the civil and military officials still had not received Xue Shen's decree to attend court, and even the affairs of the court were handed over to Wang Yuanguang and Xie Lianhong to handle.
As the prime minister, Wang Yuanguang gathered the other officials together for a discussion and said with great concern, "This will not do. His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are still many things to deal with in the court. If we continue to wallow in grief, how will the government function?"
He sighed deeply: "And I'll say something I shouldn't: Your Majesty is too much like the late Emperor. When the late Empress passed away, the late Emperor was also overwhelmed with grief and couldn't pull himself out of it, and then..."
He stopped himself in time, but everyone present understood the unspoken meaning in his words.
Wang Yuanguang was worried that His Majesty would follow the same path as the late Emperor.
Although the others did not say it aloud, they also vaguely shared the same concerns. Upon hearing his words, they all echoed, "That's right. As subjects, we should still offer advice where necessary."
Seeing that others were agreeing, Wang Yuanguang said, "Why don't we go to the Eastern Palace together to see His Majesty? We can at least offer some words of comfort and help His Majesty get over his grief as soon as possible."
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