"What did you say?" Xihe suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
Lu Wu repeated, "Today, many ladies went to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. It is said that it was for the purpose of Your Majesty's marriage..."
"Asshole!"
Xi He suddenly stood up: "How old is Huai Yu? He's not even an adult yet! Are they crazy?"
Lu Wu carefully observed her expression. "Ordinary peasant boys get married and have children at the age of fifteen. If Your Majesty were to get married, appoint a queen, discuss marriage, and accept marriage…" She pursed her lips. "After all the preparations, Your Majesty would be about the same age."
Xihe was shocked and stood there. This was outrageous!
In her eyes, Xiao Huaiyu was still a child. In modern times, he would be in junior high school, at the age of having fun. But now, not only was this child pushed onto the throne because of Prime Minister Qiang's selfishness, but he also had to learn how to govern the country from the ministers every day, and now he was going to get married...
She took a deep breath and said, "Go to the door and see when the master will come back. Just tell him I have something to ask him. By the way, find out who the Queen Mother met next."
Lu Wu leaned forward and said, "Yes, Madam."
Xihe closed his eyes, rubbed his temples with his fingers, and thought to himself, what is going on.
Before she could rest for a while, another maid came to report outside the door that the mistress of Xie's house, Jin, a third-rank Guanglu Temple official, came to visit.
Xihe: "...Let her in."
She could almost guess why Jin came.
Sure enough, after Jin came in and was reserved for a moment, she quickly got to the point: "Madam, I heard you're selecting a concubine for His Majesty the Emperor? Let me tell you, the Empress is incredibly noble, and there's no one in the entire court more suitable than Miss Xian'er."
Xihe: What the hell?
"However, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and besides the Empress, there are also concubines in the harem."
"It's just that outsiders are always untrustworthy." Smiling, she pushed her niece in front of Xihe. "This is my niece, two years younger than Your Majesty, and she has always been close to Xian'er. With her help in the palace, Xian'er will definitely be able to live as comfortably as she did in the mansion."
He nudged his niece and said, "Why don't you come meet the Madam?"
Jin Lianhe stepped forward shyly, kneeling slightly, "Lianhe greets Madam."
Compared to the last time they met at the Prime Minister's Mansion, a few years had passed and the girl had grown into a graceful young lady. She looked like Jin, with a slightly plump figure, beautiful facial features, and elegant manners.
only……
Xi He was disgusted. "Who told you that I was going to choose a concubine for His Majesty? Who told you that I was going to betroth my daughter to His Majesty?"
And, holy shit, Jin Lianhe and Xian'er are close? Isn't it Xie Wan'er who often plays with Xian'er?!
Jin was stunned: "But isn't it the palace today..."
Xihe waved her hand to sweep the cup to the ground and said coldly, "The Queen Mother is still alive. Your Majesty's marriage will be decided by the Queen Mother and the ministers. I am just a lowly concubine. How can I make the decision for Your Majesty?"
"Jin, you are truly despicable. You actually dared to slander me, accusing me of interfering in your duties!"
"Someone, get them out!"
Jin panicked instantly: "Madam, I was wrong, I was wrong, I really didn't mean that, please don't whine."
The servant covered her mouth with a handkerchief and dragged her out. Soon the voices of the aunt and niece disappeared in the yard.
Xihe took a sip of tea resentfully, still feeling angry. He glanced at Xie Wan'er casually and saw that she was about to cry.
Xihe:...Why hasn’t she left yet?
Gouzi: Maybe you have something to say?
Xihe waved.
Xie Wan'er ran over obediently and squatted down: "Madam~"
Xihe helped her up: "Silly girl, why are you crying?"
I thought carelessly: If I tell her that I can let her enter the palace, will she be willing or not?
System: ...What do you want to do?
Xie Wan'er refused to get up, tears welling up in her eyes. "Madam, mother... please don't be angry about her. I'll tell father when I get home and apologize to you tomorrow."
Xihe smiled and shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with you and your father. It was the idea of the Jin family alone. How can we make you and your father apologize?" He helped her up, "Hurry up, the ground is cold."
Do nothing. Isn’t this the result of the ancients being precocious? Ask the heroine what she thinks?
System: ...Don’t mess around.
Xihe thought to herself, she is a law-abiding citizen, why would she do such a mess?
However, Xihe did not ask Xie Wan'er whether she wanted to enter the palace. The main reason was that the little girl was still in her original state and looked very well-behaved and pitiful. Before she did anything out of line, Xihe would not really take action against her.
Maybe he was really scared by Xihe's angry look in the afternoon and was afraid that she would really punish her family.
Xihe asked her to stay for one night, and Xie Wan'er obediently nodded and agreed to stay.
In the evening, Meng Yuchuan took his daughter back home.
After the family finished their meal in the flower hall, Meng Xian took her sisters back to the courtyard. Xi He also dragged Meng Yuchuan into the study and sternly warned him, "Huai Yu is still young. The choice of empress can be decided, but the marriage must wait until he comes of age!"
The child is so young, his hair hasn't even grown yet. If he gets married so early, there will be problems sooner or later!
Meng Yuchuan was startled by her serious expression, but after listening to it, he found it funny. He reached out and pulled her into his arms: "Don't worry, madam. I have already discussed this matter with Huai Yu. We can talk about the marriage in a few years. There is no rush to choose the queen."
Xi He felt relieved. "That's good. I was really worried that he would be fooled by the ministers and do whatever they said."
Meng Yuchuan smiled and rubbed her head: "You raised this child yourself, and you still don't trust him? Huaiyu knows what's going on and won't be led around by the nose."
Even when facing his adoptive father, the new emperor would not blindly believe him. He knew clearly whether he should listen or not.
Xihe was finally relieved: "Then I feel relieved."
Not long after, the new emperor announced in the court that he would observe three years of mourning for his grandfather and would discuss his marriage three years later.
As soon as the news came out, the restless capital finally calmed down, and with the help of Meng Yuchuan and other ministers, the new emperor began to gradually become familiar with the life of an emperor, the affairs of state, and gradually changed into a real emperor.
During this period, Meng Xi, as the new emperor's truly beloved sister, could enter and leave the palace as if she were her own daughter.
In order to make it easier for her to enter the palace, the new emperor not only cleaned up a palace near the bedroom for her to rest, but also gave her a token to enter and leave the palace, and no one dared to stop her from entering or leaving.
Xihe: ...For the first time, I feel that I don’t spoil my child enough. Look, Xiao Huaiyu cares about him more than she does.
Ever since Meng Xi threatened the Eighth Princess in front of everyone, no one in the entire harem dared to mess with her. This girl became more and more arrogant. Not only did she enter the palace alone, she also brought her good sisters with her.
After a few interactions, when Xihe remembered Xie Wan'er again, the heroine had already started talking to the hero.
It is said that the relationship is quite ambiguous.
Xihe: ???
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