“Your Majesty, Hongchen is still young. Isn’t it too early to discuss this issue?” He Xue had already secretly decided not to let her child get married too early.
Moreover, she longs for a lifelong, monogamous relationship, and naturally hopes that her children can do the same. Whether it's Hongchen or Mo Yaqi, she hopes they can find a true love.
In the time-travel novels she had read before, the protagonist clearly wanted to be with one person for life, but after having children, she was very indulgent towards her son, not caring how many times he married. This was such a double standard.
“Hongchen is still young, but after Father Emperor selects a candidate, he will send a tutor to raise him. Hongchen will most likely inherit the throne in the future, and his consort will be the future Empress. Father Emperor thinks we cannot be careless!” Emperor Jingning said.
"He Xue, why don't we look within the Guarjia clan for a suitable candidate?"
Emperor Jingning wanted to choose a suitable child from either Jing Shu's or Shu Yi's children, but he didn't know what the problem was with Jing Shu and Shu Yi. So far, they had only given birth to sons. If they were to give birth to a daughter, who knew when that would be!
“Your Majesty, there shouldn’t be a suitable candidate from the Guarjia clan!” He Xue immediately refused. On the one hand, the Guarjia clan was her maternal clan, and the children of the Guarjia clan were related to Hongchen by blood.
She and Emperor Jingning are related by blood. Fortunately, Hongchen and Mo Yaqi are both healthy. She doesn't want to risk the next generation, as there could be unforeseen consequences.
On the other hand, the Guarjia clan has already produced an empress, which is quite conspicuous, so it's better to keep a low profile. Hongchen's wife absolutely cannot be from the Guarjia clan.
Emperor Jingning regretted his words as soon as he said them. He knew that Emperor Kangxi would not allow the Guarjia clan to produce another empress. Fortunately, Xue understood the implications.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is still too early. It will be at least a decade or more before Hongchen gets married."
Over the past ten years or so, no one knows what might happen, but Hongchen is a boy, so everything is manageable.
If Hongchen doesn't want to marry that girl when he grows up, she will be the one who gets hurt in the end, and she may find it difficult to marry a good person in the future.
Moreover, Hongchen will have his own ideas when he grows up. Although we are his father and mother, we can only offer him some advice, but we cannot make decisions for him. These are the people who will accompany him for life, so let him decide for himself when he reaches the right age! He Xue persuaded Emperor Jingning.
Emperor Jingning also felt that what He Xue said made sense, and he would never refuse He Xue's request. "Alright, I will tell Father Emperor that we will talk about this matter when Hongchen reaches the appropriate age!"
He Xue looked at Emperor Jingning with a sly smile, "Back then, Father Emperor, didn't you secretly groom a Crown Princess for you?"
He Xue knew that in history, Emperor Kangxi had already decided on the Crown Princess and had been secretly preparing her, but she never expected that she would appear as an unexpected person.
"How could that be!" Emperor Jingning said with a flicker in his eyes. He had indeed heard Emperor Kangxi mention this matter before, but he insisted on marrying Hexue, so the matter was dropped.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling a little guilty?" He Xue asked with a smile.
"How could that be! I have no guilty conscience at all!" Emperor Jingning said confidently.
"Your Majesty, whatever Father Emperor wanted you to marry in the past is all in the past. All I know is that I am the one by your side now!"
"I will always be by your side, so don't keep thinking about that brat Hongchen. He'll have someone to keep him company in the future!" Emperor Jingning said with dissatisfaction. After having a child, Xue paid much less attention to him.
"Alright!" He Xue agreed on the surface, otherwise Emperor Jingning could have argued with her for a long time.
That day, Qingdai told Hexue that all the newly selected ladies-in-waiting had entered the palace, and Hexue couldn't sit still any longer, so she took her people directly to the place where the ladies-in-waiting were active.
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