"Wake up?"
Xin Guoguo raised her hand.
The long armor on her fingers seemed to reveal the majesty of a queen mother.
Concubine Wu stood up softly: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
"Cuizhu, please take a seat."
After Concubine Wu sat down, Xin Guoguo looked at her pale face:
"It's freezing cold, and you're not feeling well, so why are you out here again?"
There was kindness on his face.
Concubine Wu covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed lightly:
"I haven't seen my aunt for a long time, so I came to see her. In my current state, I don't know how many more times I can see her."
Xin Guoguo frowned: "Don't think too much. Just take good care of him. Xiao Si is thirteen years old now and can start discussing marriage. It's up to you, as his mother, to arrange things for him. If he has children in the future, you'll still have to take care of them. There's no need to worry about life and death!"
When Concubine Wu heard these words, her eyes showed a bit of fascination.
But when I think of my own body, I can't help but feel sad:
"I also want to, but I'm afraid..."
"There's nothing to be afraid of. The palace physicians are taking care of you year-round, so you're still alive! Don't say such depressing things. The human body is truly miraculous. If you constantly dwell on your illness, even if you're not, it will only make you feel a little weaker."
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Concubine Wu did not dare to say these words again, as they would make her unhappy.
Then he started talking seriously about the Fourth Prince:
"Speaking of Xiao Si, I heard from Concubine Rong the other day that after the New Year, she will be seen by the Third Prince. Next year will be the same year when the Crown Prince gets married, which is double happiness."
"What did the Queen say?"
"That...I don't know. I didn't ask much."
Concubine Wu lowered her head, coughed lightly from time to time, and her face turned pale little by little.
Xin Guoguo nodded and said, "Next year, Xiao San will be 15, and Xiao Si will be 14. You should also prepare and start looking after Xiao Si next year. It will probably take another year or two until the selection is complete!"
"Yes."
Concubine Wu responded softly.
She came here today just for this matter.
In the Great Qi Dynasty, the marriages of the princes, especially the important event of marrying a princess, were usually arranged by the three giants in the palace, namely the empress dowager, the emperor or the queen.
Even these concubines, many of whom are the biological mothers of the princes, have no right to interfere.
What's more, she is just an adoptive mother.
Concubine Rong asked for the emperor's grace.
She had no choice but to come to the Queen Mother.
Having achieved her goal, Concubine Wu did not stay long. She chatted with Xin Guoguo for a while about family matters, talked about the Fourth Prince's recent studies, and talked about some interesting stories she heard from the palace maids, then took her leave.
As soon as Xin Guoguo and the others left, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
The concubines in the harem really have eight hundred schemes in their heads, and they are all honest.
Just from talking for a while, she felt exhausted.
Fortunately, she is now the empress dowager and does not need to participate in any palace fights. Usually, these people are the only ones who please her.
Otherwise, she would be exhausted to death?!
Not long after Concubine Wu left Ci'an Palace, everyone in the harem who was well-informed received the news.
Queen Tong twisted the handkerchief in her hand and knelt in the Buddhist temple without opening her eyes.
She was reciting Buddhist scriptures.
After listening to the report from the personal maid, she simply said:
"Let them do whatever they want. At least nothing will happen in the harem."
Seeing her master's "don't want to care about anything" look, the palace maid Chunyu could only sigh helplessly.
Her mother is so miserable!
Although she was the queen, her two princes died young.
The current crown prince is still the son of the late queen.
There is also Concubine Wu.
Although she was a concubine, she was the Empress Dowager's niece after all, and she also adopted the Fourth Prince.
The other concubines all have princes.
This made the Empress, the queen herself, feel a little embarrassed.
Chunyu no longer disturbed his master from chanting and quietly retreated.
She also didn't notice the coldness that flashed in the eyes of the master who made her sympathize with him the moment he opened his eyes.
The queen only looked up at the kind-looking Buddha statue in front of her, then closed her eyes again and continued to recite the scriptures.
*
Rong Fei's place.
Hearing the palace maid's report, Concubine Rong sneered:
"Our Imperial Concubine is so proud and arrogant! Even though she's in poor health and looks ready to... her desire to compete hasn't been affected at all!"
The maid Man Yue was puzzled: "Your Majesty, are you saying that the Imperial Concubine wants to compete with you?"
"That's not all! The Fourth Prince's marriage wasn't entrusted to Concubine De, but to her, his adoptive mother. Over the years, she and Concubine De have been fighting so fiercely, and she hasn't paid much attention to the Fourth Prince. Why is she suddenly concerned about his marriage? You know, the prince's legitimate wife is extremely important."
In the battle for the throne among the princes, the wives' families are the natural defenders of the faction.
Man Yue showed pity on her face: "The Fourth Prince is so pitiful."
Rong Fei sneered again: "What's there to be pitied about? Our Queen Mother is not a fool."
Man Yue looked confused again.
Rong Fei did not explain to her any further.
Some things can only be known in the heart and cannot be expressed out loud.
Although the Empress Dowager is Concubine Wu's aunt, she is also the Emperor's mother and the grandmother of the princes.
Which of these two relationships is not more important than Concubine Wu?
Although the Empress Dowager has not been in charge of much in recent years, how could a person who could support the eight-year-old emperor to ascend the throne and maintain stability in the situation surrounded by wolves in the newly established Da Qi be without any means?
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