Inside the palace, someone entered the hall to report to Miao Qinghua: "Empress Dowager, the Regent Princess and the Prince Consort are outside the hall!"
Miao Qinghua raised her lips and said, "Tell them to wait and tell them I'm resting!"
After an incense stick of time, Duan Gouqiong couldn't wait any longer. She put her hands on her hips and said, "You can really sleep!"
Ni Yueshan responded helplessly: "The Imperial Palace is the Queen Mother's territory, and we are here to ask for an audience. Naturally, she wants to see us whenever she wants, and we have to wait until then."
Duan Gouqiong sighed, obviously very depressed.
Ni Yueshan looked at the sky and it was already late.
"It doesn't matter. The palace gates are about to close, and she must see us."
Sure enough, just as Ni Yueshan said, it didn’t take long before Miao Qinghua summoned the two of them.
Ni Yueshan and Duan Gouqiong walked in and saluted respectfully.
Miao Qinghua was sitting in front of a bronze mirror, with her hair being combed by a palace maid, as if she had just woken up.
Miao Qinghua didn't let him stand up. Duan Gouqiong frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Queen Dowager, have you arranged a marriage for the prince? I wonder whose daughter it is?"
Miao Qinghua looked at herself in the bronze mirror. When she heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Why, when the decree was announced, the princess was not in the palace?"
Duan Gouqiong felt a little unhappy. Wasn't Miao Qinghua asking this knowingly? But she couldn't say anything displeased.
"Yes, I was in the Regent's Palace at that time."
"Don't worry, that woman is famous for her gentle and virtuous character. If she marries into the prince's mansion, she will definitely be able to share your burdens, help you with household affairs, and even take care of the prince together!"
The palace maid combed Miao Qinghua's hair into a bun, and then Miao Qinghua slowly stood up and offered a hand to support her: "All of you get up, don't be so restrained!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
After the two stood up, they watched Miao Qinghua take her seat. Duan Gouqiong said impatiently, "Queen Dowager, although the prince is a prince, he is also Canglie's consort. If the news gets back to Canglie and people know that my consort has taken a concubine, they will definitely laugh at me!"
Miao Qinghua listened calmly, then responded, "Throughout the dynasties, it was common for princesses who were married off to distant lands to have concubines or wives. Gou Qiong, I understand what you mean. If you are very dissatisfied, shall I grant you a marriage?"
Duan Gouqiong opened her mouth, about to say something truly discontent, but Ni Yueshan quickly spoke first: "Empress Dowager, Gouqiong is really a little impatient."
"The imperial decree granting the marriage has been issued and cannot be retracted. However, since this was arranged hastily, they must have calculated the horoscope and chosen an auspicious date. Why don't you, Queen Mother, leave this matter to Gou Qiong?"
"Gou Qiong is the head mother of the Prince's Mansion. If your husband takes a concubine, and the wife takes care of it, it will earn Gou Qiong a reputation as a virtuous woman. It will also help maintain harmony within the Prince's Mansion and avoid conflicts caused by incompatibility and inappropriate lifestyles. What do you think?"
Ni Yueshan spoke slowly and steadily, sounding very convincing. Miao Qinghua smiled faintly.
"Yueshan, you and the Prince Regent have been married for a long time, but you still haven't given birth to a son. The Prince Regent is a noble man, how can he allow his offspring to wither away? If you are unable to do so, then I can only help the Prince Regent choose a child!"
Ni Yueshan originally came to help Duan Gouqiong, but now it sounds like Ni Yueshan's happiness will be sacrificed as well?
Duan Gouqiong quickly spoke up, "Queen Mother, the Princess Regent and the Prince Regent are in a strong relationship. Even if they don't have a second child now, it doesn't mean they won't have one next month. Isn't Xue'er still young?"
"Maybe it's because the Regent doesn't want it! Not because he can't have children!"
Miao Qinghua just smiled faintly, as if what she just said was just a casual remark. Duan Gouqiong's reaction was a little too excited.
After Duan Gouqiong finished speaking, she glanced at Ni Yueshan. Ni Yueshan did not interrupt her, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, Duan Gouqiong quickly changed the subject: "Empress Dowager, what did the Regent Princess just say about fortune-telling and auspicious days?"
"I'll ask the Imperial Observatory to assist you!"
Duan Gouqiong wanted to say something, but Ni Yueshan had already spoken: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Then the two of them left the palace together.
Duan Gouqiong was still unhappy: "Yueshan, why did you bring up the idea of choosing an auspicious date and calculating their horoscopes? Doesn't that mean they still have to get married?"
"Since the Queen Mother has granted the marriage, it shows that she has made up her mind. It's useless for you to talk to me! It would be better to use the auspicious date to delay the marriage for half a year, a year, two years, or even longer..."
Duan Gouqiong's eyes lit up, "Good idea, then this marriage can't be completed, it can only be in name only!"
Ni Yueshan's expression was solemn: "But the Queen Mother also said that she wanted the Imperial Observatory to assist..."
Duan Gouqiong acted nonchalant and said, "Let's bribe him with money. Doesn't the Imperial Observatory only receive a salary? If we pay him enough, he will definitely compromise!"
"How could someone designated by the Queen Mother be easily bribed? If an auspicious date is three days away!"
Duan Gouqiong widened his eyes: "No way..."
The two returned to the Regent's Palace together and told Jing Yuchen about the matter.
Jing Yuchen was a little surprised: "You two are really brave. You actually went to the palace to talk to the Queen Mother about this matter."
Duan Gouqiong's face was full of grievance: "Please give me some advice, some suggestions, and turn things around!"
"We still don't know who the woman who is going to enter the Prince's Palace is!"
Finally, after some inquiries, we learned that the man's surname was Tai and his given name was Banxue.
Ni Yueshan just felt that this person sounded very familiar...
Then Ni Yueshan remembered: "No way, it's actually her!"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Ni Yueshan, who was helpless: "What a narrow road for enemies. She had the hope of becoming Yuchen's wife, but now she has been given a marriage with Lecheng. After all this time, she still hasn't married off yet?"
"So what does she look like?"
Ni Yueshan thought about it carefully and said, "The raw one... is not bad."
Duan Gouqiong was originally full of confidence, but after hearing what Ni Yueshan said, his face fell.
"How about competing with me?"
Seeing Duan Gouqiong's nervous expression, Ni Yueshan said hesitantly, "Each has its merits?"
Duan Gouqiong knew that the woman must be good-looking.
She muttered, "Fox spirit!"
Ni Yueshan: “…”
Afterwards, after having a meal together, Duan Gouqiong went to the room assigned to her to rest.
After nightfall, the weather turned a little cold. Ni Yueshan was passing by the courtyard when she was hit by something thrown from a high altitude. She touched her head and looked towards the roof.
Jing Yuchen, dressed in crescent white, was sitting on the roof at this time, looking at her with a smile on his lips.
Ni Yueshan looked up and asked, "What are you doing there?"
Jing Yuchen then raised the wine jug in his hand.
Ni Yueshan's eyes lit up: "I want to..."
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