After Geng left, Lanqin sat alone in the room, feeling increasingly guilty. She felt deeply ashamed of her actions towards Hongzhou and secretly vowed to herself that she must find him a good marriage.
Over the years, Hongzhou had never known his true identity, and Lanqin was unable to tell him that she was his biological mother. Fortunately, his adoptive mother, Madam Geng, had always done a good job, treating Hongzhou as her own son and proving to be a dutiful mother.
Lanqin silently shed tears without realizing it. Only when the tears slid down her cheeks did she wake up with a start. Baoqin quietly approached and, seeing Lanqin's sorrowful tears, exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly crying all of a sudden..."
Lanqin suddenly sobbed, quickly wiping away her tears, and asked Baoqin with a forced smile, "Where is the Emperor? Has he finished court?"
Baoqin calculated the time and shook her head, saying, "It should be soon. But should I wait at the Hall of Mental Cultivation and invite the Emperor to Changchun Palace after he finishes court?"
Lanqin nodded without hesitation. To find a good match for Hongzhou as soon as possible, according to the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, they would have to visit each family one by one. Lanqin felt that this would both waste time and make it impossible to compare. So she decided to hold a matchmaking gathering for Hongzhou, bringing together all the daughters of prestigious families so that Hongzhou could choose one. Perhaps he could even fall in love at first sight.
However, Lanqin had no reason to send invitations to all the prestigious families, so after thinking it over, she decided to discuss it with the Fourth Master.
Baoqin was indeed efficient. Before long, the Fourth Prince arrived at Changchun Palace. Seeing the Fourth Prince dressed in court robes, she was slightly moved and said, "Why did Your Majesty come dressed in court robes? Why didn't you change your clothes..."
The Fourth Prince was slightly out of breath, showing he had walked quickly on the way. He chuckled, "As soon as I finished court, I saw your maid waiting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. I thought you might have something urgent to attend to, so you didn't have time to change your clothes..." The Fourth Prince paused, then whispered in Lanqin's ear, "I didn't want you to wait anxiously..."
Lanqin turned her face away shyly as she helped the Fourth Prince change his clothes, blushing and coquettishly saying, "Your Majesty, Qin'er has something important to discuss with you."
After changing his clothes, Fourth Master pulled Lanqin to sit down. Baoqin and Yuxiao exchanged a smile and tactfully withdrew, leaving Lanqin speechless.
As she left, she deliberately smiled and said, "This servant will take her leave now. We will not disturb Your Majesty and His Majesty's important business any longer..."
Lanqin blushed instantly, glared at the two of them, and lightly scolded, "How rude... Didn't you see the Emperor is here? You've really spoiled yourselves..."
Baoqin and Yuxiao stuck out their tongues, quickly closed the door, and made their escape.
The Fourth Prince, however, showed no anger. He looked at Lanqin tenderly and smiled, "The maids in your palace have also taken after you. Isn't this a case of 'like father, like son'?"
Lanqin pouted and deliberately said angrily, "Your Majesty, even you are making fun of Qin'er... How will Qin'er establish her authority in the palace in the future..."
The Fourth Prince smiled gratefully and said indulgently, "Alright, alright, you are now my Noble Consort Xi. Is there anyone in this palace who would dare to contradict you?"
Seeing Lanqin's anger turn to laughter, the Fourth Prince asked, "Speak, what important matter does my Consort Xi have to discuss..."
Lanqin clasped her hands together and smiled, "It's not my business, it's Hongzhou's business that I need your help with..."
The Fourth Prince was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Why doesn't Hongzhou discuss things with me himself, instead of having you speak for him?"
Lanqin smiled sweetly, "It's Qin'er who wants to arrange a marriage for Hongzhou. Hongzhou doesn't know yet, so Qin'er wants to discuss it with the Emperor first..."
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