After Eunuch Wang Yun left, the Queen Mother had a headache.
"Mammy, what do you think will happen when the imperial concubine receives the news that the queen has been appointed and finds out it's not her?"
"The Imperial Concubine has been in charge of the harem for many years, and I'm afraid she has long considered the position of Empress hers.
"By then, I'll definitely hate the queen who suddenly appears out of nowhere and want to get rid of her as soon as possible."
Nanny Gui was the head maid who had been accompanying the Empress Dowager before she married the late Emperor, who was then the Crown Prince.
So she told the truth in front of the Queen Mother, even though others didn't dare to say it.
"The Imperial Concubine has been in the harem for many years and has won over a group of concubines. They will definitely unite to fight against the Queen."
"If the queen is weak, she will inevitably suffer."
The Queen Mother twirled her Buddhist beads and said, "You are quite perceptive. I'm afraid the harem is going to get lively."
The emperor carried Xu Jinyi back to the Yangxin Palace: "Even though my shoes and socks are wet, I don't worry about freezing."
Placing Xu Jinyi on the beauty bed, the emperor took off her shoes and socks with his own hands. When he touched her cold feet, his brows furrowed.
"Bring a basin of hot water for you to soak your feet."
Xu Jinyi was so embarrassed that she wanted to withdraw her feet several times, but the emperor held them tightly with his warm big hand.
After soaking his feet, drinking ginger soup, and holding the sleeve stove, the emperor felt relieved when he saw Xu Jinyi's body warm up.
"Your Majesty, I'm not a child. There's no need to be so cautious."
"In my eyes, you are a porcelain doll. I wish I could hold you in my hands all the time." The emperor grabbed her hand and kissed it.
Xu Jinyi could not be found in Prime Minister Xu's residence for three consecutive days, and there was no news from the Ouyang family who had been kept an eye on.
Prime Minister Xu's face became increasingly gloomy, and when he returned home he got angry when he saw Wu.
At the morning court, the emperor looked at him with increasingly terrifying eyes, and he became panicked whenever he thought of Prime Minister Xu.
In the palace, in order to officially possess Xu Jinyi as soon as possible, the emperor confirmed with the Imperial Observatory that the ceremony of coronating the empress would be held three days later.
Logically speaking, Xu Jinyi should not live in the palace until the imperial edict is issued.
So for the sake of her reputation, the emperor reluctantly ordered someone to send Xu Jinyi back to the Prime Minister's Mansion according to the imperial edict.
Of course, she also brought along the maids, nannies, and eunuchs that she had been used to these days.
Looking at the little girl who was about to leave, the emperor was filled with reluctance.
With longing in his arms, he put his arms around her waist, lowered his head to kiss her beautiful red lips, deftly pried open her teeth, and gave her a deep and passionate kiss.
As if sensing his reluctance, Xu Jinyi hooked her arms around his neck and responded awkwardly.
The emperor's rationality completely disappeared at this moment, and his hand moved upwards involuntarily and placed it at the place he had dreamed of.
He could feel the little girl's soft warmth, and a tingling sensation spread throughout his body.
An ambiguous sound escaped from Xu Jinyi's throat.
When Xu Jinyi found out that she actually made such a sound, her cheeks flushed red and she grabbed the moving big hand.
Pushing the emperor, she gasped, "Your Majesty, it's time for me to leave the palace."
The emperor's eyes were bloodshot, burning with rage, he was breathing heavily, and hugged the person in his arms tightly.
"I really want to kill you right now!"
"His Majesty!"
Xu Jinyi punched his chest coquettishly.
The emperor smiled heartily, then personally escorted her to the palace gate, watching the carriage leave with reluctance.
On the way, Xu Jinyi had no idea that the emperor, who was the supreme ruler and had countless beauties in his harem, was actually pulling radishes in the palace.
Eunuch Wang Yun stood outside the door with his head lowered, terrified.
It was also today that Eunuch Wang Yun realized that the Queen had not yet been favored after all.
He would wait until the ceremony was completed, and would even choose to solve the problem himself rather than recruit concubines if necessary.
It’s incredible, it’s incredible!
I'm afraid that things are going to change in the harem.
Prime Minister Xu had just come home from court and was sitting in a carriage. He glanced at the grand procession in front of him and suddenly felt that the face of a maid looked familiar.
I stared at him for a long time but couldn't recognize who he was.
He stared at the wooden box in the hands of the eunuch walking in front of him with some curiosity.
What was the imperial edict inside? And to which family was it destined?
The curtain was lowered, and the carriage continued to move for a while before a servant's voice was heard outside.
"Prime Minister, the person who issued the imperial edict seems to have stopped at the gate of our mansion."
The Prime Minister pulled up the curtain and took a look! It was indeed true.
Thinking of the emperor's dislike for him, the prime minister felt panicked.
"Speed up your horse!"
Seeing that the servant was still standing there, the Prime Minister roared in frustration.
The guard at Xu's house had already gone in to inform Mrs. Wu to come out with everyone.
The Prime Minister and his men all knelt on the ground, feeling very puzzled.
I don’t know what the content of this imperial edict is and what it has to do with their family.
However, when the Prime Minister saw the long row of guards carrying things behind him, it looked a bit like a reward.
But who was in that carriage?
Just when she thought she had figured it out, Xu Youran screamed, "Su Mian?! Dad, that's Su Mian, that bitch's maid!"
"Hurry up and catch her! If you catch her, you'll be able to find that bitch Xu Jinyi!"
Xu Youran noticed Su Mian in the crowd and stood up excitedly, and was about to take a step forward to grab Su Mian.
Eunuch Li Quan, who had just opened the imperial edict and was about to read it aloud, suddenly felt his face darken.
"Shut up, kneel down and receive the imperial edict. Do you want to live?" The Prime Minister was so angry that his face turned red.
Only then did Xu Youran realize what a stupid thing she had done. She knelt down tremblingly, lowered her head and stopped talking.
But she was wondering why Su Mian became a palace maid. Was it because Xu Jinyi had also sneaked into the palace to become a palace maid?
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor declares that Xu Jinyi, the daughter of Prime Minister Xu, of gentle character, docile virtue, graceful demeanor, and elegant music, shall be immediately enthroned as Empress. Therefore, the enthronement ceremony will be held in three days. This is my decree."
Prime Minister Xu and the others were stunned. They all stood there in a daze, and everyone's face turned ugly.
Xu Jinyi? Queen!
How did Xu Jinyi suddenly become the queen?
The one with the most complicated emotions was naturally Prime Minister Xu. His daughter, who was raised as a pawn by him and had always been a pitiful little existence in the mansion, had now suddenly become the queen.
Not to mention using her, whenever he sees her in the future, he, as her father, will have to kneel down and kowtow to her.
The Xu family had a queen, but she was the queen of an heirless emperor, which made Prime Minister Xu not know whether to be happy or sad.
The good news is that there is an extremely noble queen in the family, and many people will curry favor with him in the future.
What worries him is that he has ignored this woman over the years and he doesn't know if she will resent him as a father.
Of course, he was also somewhat fortunate. Although he had not cared about it over the years, he had not been personally involved, and he had not broken off relations with his daughter.
Just as a hint of joy appeared on her face, Wu whispered, "Prime Minister, the Emperor has been treating you like this lately. Could it be that he is just venting his anger on Xu Jinyi?"
"If your daughter, whom I hate, becomes the queen, it will not be a happy event for our family, but a catastrophic disaster."
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