The Emperor had just sent the letter to the Empress Dowager away when Eunuch Hou came in with another letter.
Eunuch Hou really didn't want to frown upon the Emperor at this moment, but this was sent to the palace by order of Prince Rong. If something serious happened, Eunuch Hou couldn't afford to take the blame.
Eunuch Hou knelt respectfully not far from the emperor and held up the letter respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter sent by Prince Rong."
The emperor took it and opened it to read. Although he was angry, he still had to read his brother's letter.
But after the emperor read the contents of the letter, he might as well not have read it!
The letter was indeed written by Prince Rong himself. The main point was that Prince Rong was worried about his mother going south alone, so he rode a horse to catch up with her.
Prince Rong also vowed in the letter, "I hope my brother can rest assured that the Queen Mother's safety will be left to him."
Now that everyone had run away, the emperor had no choice but to slam the letter on the table and go to the harem.
The emperor went straight to the queen's palace. The queen had already received the news that the emperor had lost his temper in the imperial study.
When Queen Duan Jianing heard someone report that the emperor was coming to her palace, she could only curse her bad luck in her heart.
No matter what the Queen thought, when the Emperor came in, she still greeted him with a smile on her face: "Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you!"
Although the emperor was angry, he would not vent his anger on the frail queen. Instead, he personally helped her up and led her into the palace, holding her hand.
The emperor took the initiative to find a topic to talk about: "Why aren't Yan'er and Huan'er here?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Yan'er has resumed his daily studies. As for Huan'er, she has also gone to the prince's school."
The Queen did not give Li Shihuan any favors. Since the Emperor asked, she had no choice but to tell the truth.
The Queen is now also very annoyed with that ungrateful person, but the Emperor seems to have forgotten that Li Shihuan has been Zhenfei's for the past few years. Since Zhenfei's death, the Emperor seems to think that Li Shihuan is under her control again.
Hearing the Queen say this, the Emperor was indeed quite surprised: "What is Huan'er doing there?"
The Queen glared at the Emperor, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the eldest princess is old enough and there's no one to choose as her husband? What are your plans for the eldest princess?"
The queen did not want to interfere in the affairs of the eldest princess. She saw that Li Shihuan was not a person who would stay content with his lot. If the marriage failed, they would become enemies instead.
When the emperor heard what the queen said, the anger that he had barely suppressed rose again, "Nonsense!"
The emperor was mainly thinking that Zhenfei had just passed away and the eldest princess, as a daughter, was still in mourning. She was not willing to observe the mourning period and started dressing up to look for a man.
The emperor mainly felt that the eldest princess was not sincere to Concubine Zhen and was not filial enough. In the emperor's view, no matter what, Concubine Zhen was the eldest princess's biological mother.
The queen quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is all my fault. Please don't make yourself angry."
The Emperor helped the Empress up. "I don't blame you, Ning'er. I'm just angry that the eldest princess is like this before Concubine Zhen's body is even cold..."
The Queen took the initiative to speak up for the eldest princess, "Your Majesty, please don't blame the eldest princess. She just lost her mother and has no one to rely on, so she is so anxious to make plans for herself.
Your Majesty, please quickly arrange the eldest princess' marriage so that she can feel at ease."
Although the Queen's words sounded like she was speaking for the eldest princess, what she meant was that the eldest princess also did not trust the Emperor as her father, so she was so anxious to find a future for herself.
The emperor did feel even angrier after hearing what the queen said. But when he saw how the queen was wholeheartedly thinking about the eldest princess, he reluctantly swallowed back those hurtful words.
"Don't worry, Ning'er. I will take care of Huan'er's affairs. You are not in good health, so don't worry so much."
After the emperor said this, he thought to himself that he should find some time to ask Huan'er what she thought.
Otherwise, if a scandal arises, it will be bad.
The Queen was so happy after hearing what the Emperor said, but she still looked relieved, "Your Majesty knows what's going on, and I am relieved."
With Concubine Zhen gone, the Emperor completely felt that the Empress was alright. "You are a soft-hearted person. Huan'er hasn't been obedient enough these years. I'm sorry for you, Ning'er."
The queen thought to herself that she had put in a lot of effort to make Li Shihuan what he was doing, and she would not raise her enemy's daughter to be outstanding.
"I am very happy to be able to help the emperor. Besides, there is nothing wrong with the emperor's children. It's just that the eldest princess is still young and has a little girlish naivety.
I had this feeling when I was young, too. At that time, I felt that Your Majesty... "
When the queen said this, she looked shy and nostalgic.
Seeing how fond the queen was of him, the emperor's mood instantly improved. "Ning'er has always been very good."
Originally the Queen didn't want to ask the Emperor why he was unhappy, but she felt that she couldn't pretend to be affectionate any longer, so she decided to take the caring approach!
"Your Majesty, your brow is furrowed. Has something bothered you?"
Originally, the emperor came here to complain to the queen about his mother's willfulness. Now that the queen asked, the emperor had to say:
"My mother followed my eldest uncle and cousin south, and my fifth brother followed them today. I received a letter from my mother today and learned that she had been away from the Royal Villa for so many days."
As the emperor spoke, he stroked the jade pendant around his waist, obviously trying hard to suppress his dissatisfaction.
The Empress was also very surprised, and her eyes looked at the Emperor with great urgency: "The Empress Dowager left the Royal Villa and headed south? Did she bring enough people with her? Did she say when she would be back?"
The emperor thought to himself that he wanted to know, "My mother didn't tell me, so I don't know either."
The Queen tried her best to organize her words to comfort the Emperor: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. With Marquis Cheng'en and Prince Fu'an here, your mother will be fine.
Maybe it's because my father passed away, and my mother is lonely staying alone in the Royal Courtyard, so she wants to go out for a walk!"
"If you feel lonely, you can return to the palace! There are you and me in the palace, as well as so many grandchildren..."
In fact, the emperor was angry because he felt that the queen mother was closer to her mother's family than to him.
The Queen felt that if her mother didn't want to return to the palace, it would be annoying enough for her to come back and see the hustle and bustle in the palace.
However, it was clear that the Emperor did not have this awareness, so the Empress could only find another way to persuade him: "Your Majesty, your mother is also worried that it will be difficult for you. If your mother is close to any prince, it will also affect the court."
The emperor thought about it and felt that what the queen said made sense.
"I just feel that my mother is not as good to me as before." After the emperor said this, he laughed to himself. He also felt that he was a little pretentious.
The Queen couldn't help but jokingly said, "After all, the Emperor is the Emperor now. If your mother continues to give him advice on everything like before, the Emperor will probably be even more unhappy."
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