The next morning at court, Qi Mu told everyone a story.
What he meant was that when he was taking a nap yesterday at noon, he dreamed of a phoenix circling on the roof of the palace and finally flying into his arms. He thought that it was God who saw that the position of queen was vacant and sent a decree, so he planned to obey the will of heaven and establish a queen.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. The emperor was planning to appoint a queen. This was too sudden.
When the emperor first ascended the throne, the prime minister, the grand tutor, and all the major families sent their daughters into the palace.
At that time, various forces were fighting for the position of empress, and they were fighting each other. Gradually, they found that they were all led by the emperor. In addition, no children were born in the harem, so they gradually gave up the idea.
In the past two years, everyone has been scrambling to get people into Prince Kang's mansion. Now the emperor is throwing out the big bone of the empress, which is not tempting, so those who don't have daughters in the harem are keeping silent.
Those who have daughters in the harem also want to work hard for their daughters.
Thinking about his granddaughter in the harem, Master Jiang took the lead and said:
"I wonder if the Emperor has a candidate in mind for Empress. Concubine Jiang has been well-read and well-read since childhood. She is both beautiful and intelligent, possessing both virtue and talent. She should be a role model for women."
The Prime Minister cursed Master Jiang inwardly, saying, "Your Majesty, Rong Zhaoyuan holds the highest position in the harem."
Rong Zhaoyuan's rank of second rank was achieved by her father working hard to help the emperor with various difficult tasks. All noble ladies entering the palace have the status of Baolin, which is sixth rank. The emperor will only promote them if their family has done a good job.
Qi Mu waved his hand and stopped the other ministers who were eager to try.
"I have never dreamed of a phoenix in my arms before, so I guess it is not among the people in the harem.
The outsiders who were in the palace at that time yesterday happened to be Princess Danruo, the legitimate daughter of Chu Huaiyi (the name of the second master Chu), and Princess Kangjun, so it was thought that Princess Danruo was the one with the phoenix destiny.
I intend to make Princess Danruo my empress."
The Prime Minister was unwilling to give up. "Chu Huaiyi suddenly had a legitimate daughter. I had never heard of her before. This shows that her background is unusual. Besides, the Duke of Chu's daughter married into the Prince of Kang's mansion, and the Duke of Chu's niece became the queen. With so many women of the Chu family holding high positions, I'm afraid the Chu family is planning to bring chaos to the world."
Second Master Chu was stunned by this heavy news. Looking at the equally stunned Duke Chu, Second Master Chu reacted first and stopped the Prime Minister from throwing dirty water on the Chu family:
"I dare not accept the Prime Minister's accusation. The Chu family has been passed down for hundreds of years with an honest and clean record. We have had more than 20 Prime Ministers and three Empresses, but not a single Empress has been given the title of Cholera by the royal family.
If I remember correctly, the Prime Minister's eldest daughter entered the palace as Rong Zhaoyuan, and the Prime Minister's granddaughter is the concubine of Prince Kang. Could it be that the Prime Minister wants to cause chaos in the world?"
The Prime Minister was furious. He had placed his bet on Prince Kang after discovering that the emperor had no heir, but who would have thought that the position of the principal wife would still be taken by the Chu family.
"Before, there has never been any news that you have a legitimate daughter. Is this girl truly from an aristocratic family? Is she both virtuous and talented? Is she worthy of being a role model for women in the world?"
Mr. Chu glanced at Duke Chu, who silently reminded him to keep his promise.
Second Master Chu: "I guarantee by the Chu family's century-old reputation that this woman is a legitimate descendant of our Chu family. If this is false, our century-old family will be destroyed. As for virtue, can the princess be considered virtuous for saving the Queen Mother with her own life?"
Qi Mu cleared his throat and said, "My Lords, do you still have any doubts?"
The prime minister refused to give up. A little girl who suddenly appeared snatched the position of queen that he had worked hard for several years and wanted to surpass his own daughter.
"It's a bit rash for the Emperor to promise her the throne in the future. She can enter the palace first. It's reasonable to see who among the concubines in the harem gives birth to a child first and then make her the empress."
When Qi Mu mentioned his offspring, his expression changed slightly. "There are no children in the harem. Prime Minister, do you mean to blame me, or blame the incompetence of the previous harem members?"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, the ministers knelt down and confessed their crimes.
Qi Mu looked at the pile of heads on the ground and asked coldly, "The heavens have told me that I will not take Princess Danruo as my empress. Does that mean that the Princess Kang, who was present that day, was born with the destiny of a phoenix?"
No one dared to answer. Some time ago, it was indeed rumored that Princess Kang was born to be a phoenix, but if they admitted it now, wouldn't it mean that Prince Kang was the true dragon emperor and the emperor was still alive, and there could not be two dragons in one mountain? Wouldn't that be courting death?
If we acknowledge that Princess Kangjun was born with a phoenix destiny, then wouldn't the emperor be taking his nephew's wife away by marrying her? If so, history books will surely record the actions of the ministers today.
If I had to choose between Princess Kang and Princess Danruo, I would definitely choose Princess Danruo, even though I wasn't very familiar with this noble lady who suddenly appeared.
"Princess Danruo is destined by the Phoenix. Please, Your Majesty, establish her as your queen as soon as possible."
After a wise man took the lead, the rest of the ministers followed suit.
Qi Mu was satisfied: "Since all the ministers have jointly petitioned for the Queen, the Ministry of Rites should proceed with the procedures as soon as possible."
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After the morning court session, the news spread like wildfire to all the mansions.
--Prince Kang's Mansion--
After Chu Xiangxiang heard the news, the rattle she used to tease her son fell to the ground.
After returning from the palace yesterday, Princess Kang probably saw through her attempt to gain fame through Danruo embroidery and was very dissatisfied with her. She publicly humiliated her in front of the concubines in the mansion.
Princess Kang secretly resented Chu Xiangxiang for instigating her to target Princess Danruo. She could make things difficult for a princess without any foundation, but she didn't want to be stupid enough to make things difficult for the empress who could whisper in the emperor's ear.
After thinking about it, he called Chu Xiangxiang again and asked her to build a good relationship with the future queen. After all, the future queen and she were both girls from the Chu family. There were two Chus in one stroke. Even if there were some minor frictions between girls before, she had to endure it and please the new queen.
Chu Xiangxiang's smile did not reach her eyes. "Mother, your daughter-in-law advises you to ask the Queen Mother to confirm the heir with the Emperor as soon as possible. As for a queen who cannot give birth to a child, she will have to rely on the Chu family and our prince in the future. The queen and the Chu family will know how to make the choice."
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