Chapter 5: The Angry Emperor with No Heir x The Cannon Fodder Female Match and the Concubine 5
The Queen Mother was very anxious. She wanted to quickly see what kind of woman her son had brought back. She didn't know if she was the noble lady that Abbot Chongyun had mentioned.
"Your Majesty, please slow down." Nanny Liu supported the Empress Dowager and could hardly keep up with her pace.
Royal Palace
Yongning Palace
The empress sat at the head of the table in a bright yellow phoenix robe, looking down at the group of concubines sitting below. She took a sip of tea from her teacup and said, "Is Concubine Yugui not here yet?"
Nanny Zhang carefully massaged the empress's shoulders, thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu Gui sent someone to report that she is not feeling well and will not come to pay respects today."
The Queen snorted sarcastically, "Uncomfortable? I think she is upset because the Emperor did not take her to Mount Jiuhua."
The Concubine Shu's eyes flickered and she chuckled, "Your Majesty is right. Why does Concubine Yu Gui feel uncomfortable when the Emperor leaves the palace?"
"Madam Zhang, I have a message for you. Concubine Yu is disrespectful to me and has no regard for the superiors. She is punished by copying the Buddhist scriptures ten times and praying for the Queen Mother."
The empress was really angry. Concubine Yu had been suppressing her all these years, just by relying on the fact that she had been pregnant before. It had been five years and she hadn't been pregnant again, yet she still dared to take advantage of Qiao.
"What did you say?"
Concubine Yu looked at Cao Ying with gritted teeth, her back teeth almost breaking. "Empress, you bastard!"
Qing'er shuddered and said quickly, "My queen, calm down. Be careful, the wall may have ears."
Concubine Yu Gui threw the porcelain on the table, her voice trembling with anger. "Would I be afraid of her? The emperor is not in the palace, do I still need to restrain myself?"
The more Concubine Yugui thought about it, the angrier she became. She originally thought that the emperor treated her specially. After all, she was the only concubine in the entire palace who had been pregnant. Over the years, the entire harem had always put her first. In the past, she had used the excuse of being unwell to avoid paying her respects, and the empress didn't even dare to fart.
Concubine Yu Gui couldn't swallow this. "As soon as the emperor left the palace, the queen couldn't help but punish me. Qing'er, since the queen is seeking death herself, let's help her."
After saying this, Concubine Yu Gui stroked her belly and smiled coldly. She wondered what the Empress would look like when she found out she was pregnant.
Qing'er was shocked, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then said, "Madam, do you want to..."
Concubine Yu Gui glanced at Qing Er and said, "I don't believe it. If the Queen causes me to have a miscarriage again, the Emperor will not punish her."
Mo Liyuan held the sleeping Aunt Qiao in his arms and stared at the bed curtain with his eyes wide open. He and Aunt Qiao did not do anything excessive. After all, this was a temple and he still knew to respect the Buddha.
It was just that he felt really uncomfortable. He had never wronged himself like this before.
"Knock knock knock"
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here."
Mo Liyuan frowned slightly and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his aunt was not woken up.
"Your son pays respects to your mother."
"Okay, okay." The Queen Mother waited in the next room for two cups of tea before the Emperor came. Not only was she not angry, but she looked at Mo Liyuan with a smile, "Did my son find the nobleman that Abbot Chongyun mentioned?"
Mo Liyuan took the hot tea handed to him by Madam Liu, took a sip and said, "I am not sure, but I had a dream last night."
"Oh?" The Queen Mother was a little disappointed when she heard Mo Liyuan say that he was not sure.
"I dreamed of a golden dragon, and it was it that guided me to find my aunt."
The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this.
The Queen Mother said with full of energy, "It must be a hint from the Buddha. We will go to Abbot Chongyun later and ask him to take a look. If it is really this woman, I will definitely reward her greatly."
"Mammy, you go and serve first, don't be negligent"
When Aunt Qiao woke up, Mo Liyuan was no longer in the room. There was only an elderly nanny standing beside her, looking at her with a smile on her face.
"Miss, you are awake. I will help you wash up."
Although Aunt Qiao was a concubine's daughter, she still had the proper manners. She covered her chest and looked at Aunt Liu embarrassedly and said, "Please find me a piece of clothing, Aunt."
"I'm ready." Nanny Liu picked up a blue skirt from a small stool beside her and handed it over.
Nanny Liu was serving in the room, and the empress dowager took Mo Liyuan to the room to talk.
"My prince, have you consummated your marriage?"
Seeing the Queen Mother's expectant eyes, Mo Liyuan's mouth twitched slightly. "Mother, this is a temple after all, a sacred place for Buddhism. I am not that confused."
The Queen Mother almost forgot about this matter. "Amitābha, I am so sorry, I forgot about it. But my son, please consummate the marriage as soon as possible when you return to the palace. I am looking forward to holding my grandson in my arms."
With the sound of a door opening, Aunt Liu walked in with Aunt Qiao, who had already washed and dressed.
Aunt Qiao looked calm and didn't show any fear at all because the people in front of her were the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
"Your servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty."
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, really not bad. As soon as this girl entered the room, the whole room seemed brighter.
"Stand up quickly, come and sit next to me."
Nanny Liu helped Aunt Qiao stand up, and walked to sit down beside the Queen Mother.
"How old are you? What's your name? Who is she from?"
"Mother, don't scare her." Mo Liyuan had been fascinated since Aunt Qiao came in, and only came to his senses when he heard his mother's question.
"My name is Qiao Jinjin, I am sixteen years old."
Seeing that Aunt Qiao did not say which family the girl was from, the empress dowager knew that she must have something to hide. After all, Abbot Chongyun had already said that the emperor's concubines had always had a bad fate.
The Queen Mother patted Qiao Jinjin's hand on her leg and said, "Don't worry, if you follow the Emperor, I will definitely not let anyone bully you anymore."
"Come with me to see Abbot Chongyun later. He is a highly respected and holy monk."
Aunt Qiao nodded gently.
Mo Liyuan on the side was a little annoyed. He was afraid that Abbot Chongyun would say that his aunt was not his noble lady. But even so, he wanted to keep his aunt by his side, but it was difficult to explain this to his mother.
"You are too thin. You should eat more in the future. It will be easier to give birth to a baby if you are in good health."
The Queen Mother was still chattering on and on, and she couldn't stop feeling happy at the thought that she would soon hold the Emperor's grandson in her arms.
"Mother, Abbot Chongyun hasn't said anything about my aunt yet, don't scare her."
The Queen Mother choked on what she was about to say and sighed, "I'm just too happy. Oh, let's let Abbot Chongyun take a look first."
Jin Jin Qiao lowered her eyes as she listened to the conversation between the two. It seemed that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were really worried about having an heir. This would be easy to deal with. As long as she was pregnant with an heir, the eldest princess and the prime minister would matter nothing.
Chongyun sat on a cushion with his Buddhist beads in his hand and recited sutras with his eyes closed.
He was not surprised at all to see the Empress Dowager and the Emperor bringing in a strange woman.
"Amitābha, congratulations to the Emperor for finding the noble lady."
The Queen Mother felt relieved when she heard this. "It's all thanks to the abbot."
[Ding, the hero's heartbeat value has increased. The current heartbeat value is 26, unlocking the crisis warning attribute]
Aunt Qiao felt a little uncomfortable. Why did her heart rate only exceed 20 after she heard that she was a noble?
Chongyun shook his head, his brows knitted a little. "But we still can't be careless. This woman is doomed to be a villain. Many things still need the emperor to decide."
Ever since Mo Liyuan heard Abbot Chongyun say that Aunt Qiao was his benefactor, he has been holding onto Aunt Qiao's hand and won't let go.