Immediately, memorials from court officials requesting Lanqin to be made empress arrived in droves. Everyone tacitly agreed that they were afraid of offending Lanqin and Hongli if they submitted their memorials too slowly. When the Fourth Prince saw that there were so many memorials requesting Lanqin to be made empress that he was almost buried in them, he immediately ordered someone to bring these memorials to Changchun Palace.
Changchun Palace.
"His Majesty has arrived!" Upon arriving at Changchun Palace, Su Peisheng announced the arrival to everyone in his distinctive tone.
When Lanqin saw that it was the Fourth Prince, she immediately got up, straightened her clothes, and prepared to go out to greet him. Before Lanqin could take two steps, the Fourth Prince had already entered the hall. Lanqin immediately half-knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this concubine greets you."
Seeing that Lanqin was as adorable as ever even in her flustered state, Fourth Master laughed heartily and said, "Get up." He then stepped forward to support Lanqin's arms and helped her up.
After the Fourth Prince helped Lanqin up, she straightened up and looked up, only to be startled. Behind him were several eunuchs carrying a huge stack of memorials. Lanqin was alarmed. Could it be that the Hall of Mental Cultivation was overflowing with memorials, and the Fourth Prince was bringing them to her Changchun Palace for review? This was extremely inappropriate. Or was it that rumors were flying throughout the capital that she was to be made Empress? While it was true that some officials had petitioned the Emperor to appoint her, were the majority of the memorials actually criticizing her? A sense of doubt crept into her mind.
Seeing Lanqin's confusion, the Fourth Prince feigned anger, saying, "Look at these memorials! My Hall of Mental Cultivation is almost overflowing! They're all from ministers who don't value their lives." Lanqin thought to herself, "Oh no, since the Fourth Prince brought them to me, these memorials must really be related to me. But wait, the Fourth Prince just walked in smiling." Then the Fourth Prince smiled gently, "They're all people who are petitioning to make you the Vice Empress."
Lanqin had forgotten that she had just been somewhat flustered, and instead felt a sweet ripple in her heart. Although she had been trying to dissuade the Fourth Prince from making her Empress, it was for the sake of the bigger picture. Now that the Fourth Prince had brought these memorials, was he here to "force" her to agree? Seeing Lanqin's delighted expression, the maids also secretly smiled.
Lanqin, who had just been beaming with joy, now feigned a coquettish tone, saying, "Since Your Majesty is so 'forcing' me, it seems I have no choice but to agree." She couldn't help but laugh as soon as she finished speaking, looking quite adorable.
Seeing that Lanqin, though over thirty, didn't look old at all and remained as charming and lovely as ever, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but pull her into his arms. Everyone else, seeing this, silently bowed their heads and withdrew. The eunuchs carrying the memorials also immediately placed them on the table and left, not daring to disturb their two masters.
After everyone had left, the Fourth Prince embraced Lanqin tenderly and said, "It's not me forcing you now, it's me begging you, begging you, Niohuru Lanqin, to be my wife, to be my secondary empress."
Lanqin felt a surge of excitement. After so many years together, she would naturally still want to be Fourth Master's wife if given the chance. Seeing Fourth Master's sincerity and the many things he had done to help her become the Vice Empress, Lanqin couldn't refuse.
"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty. It is my honor to be your wife." Lanqin finally agreed.
On such a beautiful day, with everyone else having left, Fourth Master and Lanqin couldn't resist whispering sweet nothings to each other.
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