"After all the commotion all night, everyone except Lan'er may leave!" Huang Taiji waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, what should I do?" Yan Zhaqingcheng asked weakly. Seeing that everyone was ignoring her, she dared to disobey Huang Taiji's orders.
Huang Taiji glanced at her sideways, but did not answer her question. Instead, he asked Yunxian, "As Haoge's mother, I want to hear how you plan to arrange things."
Yunxian already had a major grudge against Yanzha Qiurong, so how could she possibly let her niece become her daughter-in-law? She said, "Yanzha Qiurong is unfaithful and should be executed, but considering that she has brought prosperity to the Aisin Gioro clan, let her be taken as a concubine!"
"What? A concubine?" Yan Zha Qingcheng frowned. "Although my Yan Zha clan is not famous, we are still a member of the Bordered White Banner. What do you mean by making me the lowest-ranking concubine?"
Yunxian didn't take her seriously. Compared to her aunt, Yanzha Qingcheng was far inferior. "It's already your greatest blessing to be able to become Haoge's concubine. If the whole world knew about this, you would be drowned in spit. You still want to bargain with me?"
“You…” Yan Zhaqingcheng’s face turned bright red with anger.
Yunxian didn't take it seriously. "One option is to become the lowest-ranking concubine, and the other is to take poison to preserve your innocence. You can decide for yourself."
Yan Zha was extremely cowardly and afraid of death. No matter how resentful she was, she ultimately chose to become Hauge's concubine.
Having enjoyed the performance to the fullest, Hailanzhu yawned heavily. "Your Majesty, I am so sleepy."
Huang Taiji turned his eyes, his gaze filled with tenderness. "Let's go, I'll stay with you tonight."
Having said that, he took Hailanzhu's hand and walked straight ahead, completely ignoring the three people behind him who each had their own ulterior motives.
In front of Huang Taiji, Hailanzhu's flaws were very obvious. After all, few people in the world would take a dream seriously, but Huang Taiji chose to believe Hailanzhu from beginning to end.
Hailanzhu's plan succeeded because she grasped his deep love for her, as she understood that people with love-struck minds are terrifying.
"Lan'er, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing that Hailanzhu remained silent the whole way, Huang Taiji couldn't help but ask.
"No..." Hailanzhu came back to her senses and shook her head. "Perhaps tonight's events were too illogical, and I haven't even come to my senses yet."
Huang Taiji affectionately stroked her nose, saying, "Do you think everyone is like you, even if they've been married, they're still virgins?"
"Could it be that the original owner was a virgin before marrying Huang Taiji?" Hailanzhu wondered to herself. No wonder Huang Taiji was so fond of her. If the original owner was not a virgin, she probably wouldn't have received such favor.
After all, in feudal times, men always had this complex.
Hailanzhu replied awkwardly, "Two years have passed, yet His Majesty still remembers it so clearly."
Huang Taiji gripped Hailanzhu's hand tightly, "I will never forget anything concerning Lan'er."
What a devoted lover! Hailanzhu sighed inwardly, but said nothing more, letting Huang Taiji help her back to Guanju Palace.
Because she was pregnant, Huang Taiji still stayed by her side and did not overstep his bounds.
The next day at dawn, Huang Taiji hurriedly went to the morning court, while Hailanzhu ate breakfast and then fell asleep again.
When she was fully awake, it was already afternoon, and Qingluan hurriedly came in to serve her.
"What's going on? Why is she laughing all day?" Hailanzhu asked, sitting in front of the bronze mirror and looking at the reflection of the blue phoenix.
It would have been better if you hadn't asked. Once you did, Qingluan couldn't stop talking and kept going on and on.
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. In just one night, the story of Yan Zha Qingcheng and Haoge spread throughout the entire capital.
A normal person would be ashamed and embarrassed in such a situation, but Yan Zha Qingcheng was different. She forced her father to bring out 180 loads of dowry for a grand wedding, and even boasted that Hailanzhu could have such a grand wedding when she married twice, so why couldn't she?
That's true, both of them were remarried, but the difference is that Hailanzhu's marriage was arranged by her family, while Yanzha Qingcheng's marriage was arranged by herself. How can she be compared to Hailanzhu?
"I really don't know how her parents raised her, she's so stupid." Hearing this, Hailanzhu also burst into laughter. She never expected that Yan Zha Qingcheng could be so pretentious.
“That’s right. After hearing this, the concubine was so angry that she almost smashed everything she could in her palace,” Qingluan chimed in.
"Of course! How can we not be angry when such a scoundrel appears in our family?" Hailanzhu laughed, her body trembling with joy.
"Moreover, the deposed concubine is even more arrogant. Knowing that the concubine is angry, she still deliberately went in to persuade her," Qingluan said without surprise.
Upon hearing this, Hailanzhu initially thought it was normal, since it's common for winners to mock losers. However, the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became. Who was Yunxian? How could she possibly show such petty behavior over this matter?
So she quickly turned to look at Qingluan, "After the deposed concubine's persuasion, is the concubine even angrier, or has she quickly recovered her mood?"
"This servant does not know." Qingluan did not understand why Hailanzhu would ask this question.
"Then you can help me find out." With that, she casually placed some loose gold coins in Qingluan's hand. "No matter how much it costs, I want to know the concubine's final expression."
"Yes!" Qingluan was puzzled, but ultimately did as she was told.
"You must also be careful and cautious, and make sure no one thinks that I am the one inquiring about things," Hailanzhu instructed worriedly.
"This servant understands." Qingluan nodded, then bowed and withdrew.
Hailanzhu was afraid that the two people might temporarily join forces to deal with her.
Lost in thought, he didn't even notice when Da Yu'er came to his side.
"Sister." Seeing Hailanzhu's dazed look, Dayuer couldn't help but wake her up.
Hailanzhu was startled and immediately turned her gaze to Dayuer. "Yuer, why are you walking in front of me so quietly? Are you trying to scare me?" After saying that, she used her palm to calm her pounding heart.
"How could I dare?" Da Yu'er said aggrievedly, "You are pregnant now, how could I dare to scare you like I did when we were little? You were so engrossed that I didn't even notice I was next to you for so long."
Hailanzhu said playfully, "I misunderstood Yu'er. I hope Yu'er can be magnanimous and not hold it against me."
Da Yu'er smiled and said, "It's not difficult for me to let it go. Just tell me what you're thinking."
However, those were just Hailanzhu's guesses. Without any concrete evidence, she didn't want to bother Dayuer with her overthinking, so she playfully said, "I'm thinking about the Emperor."
"The Emperor?" Da Yu'er pouted. "What does he have to think about?"
Then he realized he had said something wrong and lowered his head.
When Hailanzhu saw Dayuer looking like a wronged little wife, she almost burst out laughing, but she managed to hold it in.
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