“Your Majesty, Luo Zhiwan is just a peasant girl. If we make her the Crown Princess, wouldn’t that disrupt the proper order?”
"Does this mean I should go out into the street and drag a woman back to marry me? Your Majesty, I know you are anxious, but we cannot rush things."
"Your Majesty, I already have someone in mind. She will enter the palace tomorrow. When she does, please give Chen'er your opinion."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's face immediately darkened.
"The Empress is becoming more and more opinionated. Doesn't she even consult me about such matters?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not. I have just been feeling bored lately and wished to have my niece, Xian'er, come to the palace to keep me company. I just happened to come across this matter, so I thought I would say something. Whether it is approved or not is up to Your Majesty."
Although she said it that way, the emperor knew that she had made up her mind when she mentioned it to him.
However, the Emperor did not remember that she had a niece. If she really was her niece, then she could not marry Chen'er.
Seeing the Emperor's doubtful expression, Empress Qi quickly explained.
“Your Majesty, Xian’er is my distant niece, the child of my cousin’s family. She grew up in Jiangnan. Her father is Liu Desheng, the magistrate of Jiangnan, a fifth-rank official in the court. Xian’er is beautiful and well-behaved. A few days ago, when I went out of the palace to visit my father and brothers, she happened to come to the capital to visit relatives. I took a liking to her at first sight. If it weren’t for Princess Chang Le’s insistence on marrying Chen’er, I would have brought her into the palace to show Your Majesty long ago.”
The emperor's pupils contracted slightly, and he smiled mockingly to himself.
It seems the Empress had planned this all along, even using her father and brothers to pressure him.
He nodded, "Then let it be as the Empress wishes!"
Anyway, if he disagrees, the Empress will ask the Empress Dowager to persuade him. Rather than bothering the old lady, he might as well just agree.
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