Chapter 33 Time is a butcher knife, no one can escape
After the emperor issued an order for Prince Yu to bring his family back to the capital, the empress dowager looked forward to seeing her youngest son and his family as soon as possible.
On this day, upon learning that Prince Yu's family's carriage was about to arrive in Beijing, the Queen specially came to the Cining Palace to wait with the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother was delighted and fiddled with the pots of peonies she had raised.
Seeing the flowers growing well, my mood becomes even better.
She said to the empress beside her, "A few days ago, the emperor told me about Tai'an's marriage. Guess who he has his eye on."
The Queen didn't even raise an eyebrow, unwilling to guess about such things.
She also didn't want to care about anything related to Yang Guifei.
When the Queen Mother saw her like this, her good mood disappeared.
"You are the queen. You should make the decision on the marriage of the prince and princess. But you just stand aside and do nothing about it."
The Queen looked serious.
"She's not my daughter, and she's protected by my aunt anyway. Concubine Yang and her daughter can't make any waves."
The Queen Mother angrily said, "The Imperial Palace is about to be turned upside down by these mother and daughter, and there's still no sign of trouble? Now I'm here to suppress it, but when I'm buried, who will help you suppress it?!"
The queen was stunned for a long time and couldn't recover from these words.
She looked at her aunt with gray hair, and felt an indescribable confusion and fear in her heart.
Before she knew it, she had wasted most of her life in this palace, and her aunt had grown old.
Everyone will die. After her aunt passes away, how will she survive in this palace?
Just thinking about it, you know that it will be a boring and long rest of your life.
Over the years, her aunt has always protected her, and she has never even thought about whether she has the ability to survive in this palace.
As for the emperor, she had a deep admiration for him when she was young and ignorant, but later she became completely numb and heartbroken, and now they dislike each other.
She had long since given up any expectations of the emperor, so she didn't expect him to keep her safe for the rest of her life.
Her daughter had already married, and after much thought, it seemed that only the prince could protect her for the rest of her life.
After she figured it out, she was no longer worried.
In fact, the queen never worried about her life.
Living or dead, it made no difference to her.
The Queen Mother looked at her absent-minded look and brought her back to her senses.
"If you leave Tai'an's marriage alone, the prince consort she marries will definitely be superior to your daughter. Are you willing to accept that?"
The queen pursed her lips, naturally unwilling.
Her daughter is the most noble princess in the world.
A daughter born to a concubine wants to suppress her own daughter?
No way!
The Queen Mother took the opportunity to say, "As for the selection of a consort, go and talk to the Emperor and tell him that I think the son of the Marquis of Chengde, Gu Ci, is a good choice."
The emperor actually intended to favor Qi Zongyi, the son of Marquis Wuding.
But Marquis Wuding was a marquis with a large army under his command, so the empress dowager naturally did not want to give Yang Guifei such help.
She thought that the emperor might not know the seriousness of the matter, and someone had to say a few words from the side.
The queen did not refuse this time. Since it concerned her daughter, she could not refuse.
It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Prince Yu and his family have not yet entered the palace.
The queen then took her personal maid to the imperial study.
The emperor, who was reviewing memorials, was quite surprised to hear that she had come.
He subconsciously looked at the sun outside the window to see if it was rising from the west.
Even he could not remember how long it had been since he, the queen, had set foot in the imperial study.
The emperor stood up subconsciously and went to the door to greet him in person.
When the queen saw him, her expression was as calm as water. She didn't even bow and went straight to the point.
"Your Majesty, I have come to speak to you about Taian's marriage."
The emperor was puzzled: "What happened to Taian's marriage?"
"My mother said she thinks Gu Ci, the son of the Marquis of Chengde, is quite good. He's in the capital, so we can see him from time to time. I imagine the Emperor would also like to see his children from time to time, right?"
This reason is acceptable. After all, although Marquis Wu Ding has a large army, he is in the northwest.
This is probably where the emperor and Yang Guifei hesitated.
After she finished speaking, without hearing the emperor's response, she couldn't help but look up at him.
The prince who was so majestic many years ago has become the slightly old emperor now.
The queen was shocked to realize that she hadn't looked at him directly in the eyes for a long time.
It turns out that time is really a butcher's knife, and no one can escape it.
She smiled faintly, which made her feel relieved.
This at least proves that she is not the only one who has wasted her time in this long river of time.
Her slight smile made the emperor dazed.
He also forgot how long it had been since he had taken a good look at his wife.
Her face didn't seem to have changed much, but she no longer had the youthful vitality.
It is beautiful, but it is more like a sharp knife.
If you’re not careful, she’ll pierce your heart.
The emperor lowered his eyes slightly and looked at her plain dress, feeling very upset.
"The Queen came here today just to talk to me about Tai'an's marriage?"
"Well, my mother and I both think that Gu Ci is a good person. Your Majesty, please consider it carefully. I will leave first."
The emperor tried to persuade her to stay: "The queen should stay and have lunch with me."
The Queen shook her head: "No, my mother told me to go back to the Cining Palace and have dinner with her."
After saying that, she left without looking back.
The emperor froze in place, his forehead twitching violently.
She is still like this, making excuses so casually.
The Queen Mother wished that they could have more meals together, so why would she ask the Queen to go back and accompany her?
That's all.
The emperor looked at the queen's gradually receding back, and a sense of desolation inexplicably arose in his heart.
Cining Palace.
When the Queen Mother saw that the Queen came back so soon, her eyebrows twitched.
Why are you back so soon? Do you think I'll invite you to dinner?!
She chased the man away, out of sight, out of mind!
Not long after the Queen left, the palace maid Xiuping came to report that Prince Yu and his family had entered the palace.
The Queen Mother's anger instantly disappeared.
Prince Yu was her most beloved youngest son. Out of selfish motives, she asked the late emperor to grant him Xizhou as his fiefdom, which was not far from the capital.
Xiu Ping naturally knew the Queen Mother's love for Prince Yu, and she smiled and said:
"Prince Yu has also prepared ten carriages of treasures for you, the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother shook her head and laughed, "Every time he returns to the capital, he brings me the best things from the palace. Do I need anything from him?"
Having said this, the smile in the Queen Mother's eyes almost overflowed.
This kid, my love for him is not in vain.
It took about a quarter of an hour before Prince Yu and his wife arrived.
Following behind them were Yan Shichi and Yan Shishuang, whom the Queen Mother had been talking about.
"The son/daughter-in-law pays homage to the Queen Mother."
"Grandson/granddaughter pays homage to the Imperial Grandmother."
“Okay, okay… okay, okay…”
The Queen Mother smiled and told people to get up quickly.
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