"Your Majesty..." E'rong'an stared blankly at Yinzhen, while Fuerguochun was even more incredulous: "Father, what do you mean by this? Your daughter..."
Yinzhen glanced at the two children, gave a soft hum, and continued to review the memorials without saying a word.
Before Foerguochun could ask anything else, Erong'an suddenly realized what was happening, grabbed Foerguochun to stop her from speaking, kowtowed three times to Yinzhen, and then quickly left the Qin Zheng Hall, as if afraid that Yinzhen would change his mind.
Yinzhen snorted again, without raising his head, but a smile appeared on his lips.
Once the footsteps were no longer audible, Yinzhen turned his head slightly to look behind the screen, his phoenix eyes deepening with a smile: "Aren't you coming out?"
"Oh, Your Majesty, this servant is out!" Su Peisheng emerged from behind the screen with a beaming smile. Yinzhen's expression froze, and he frowned as he asked, "Where is your mistress?"
"My lady, hehehe, I'm going out now." Su Peisheng was too embarrassed to say that Qian Shengyan hadn't even glanced at the Emperor. Seeing that the princess was about to leave, she went straight out from the back hall and left in a hurry.
Yinzhen: ...
They just left like that? Didn't they even bother to praise him?!
Ahead, Folgochun and Errongan ran to the east side of the Zhengda Guangming Hall before stopping. After catching their breath for a while, they looked at each other and laughed together.
After laughing, Folgochun suddenly remembered: "Why did you barge straight into the Hall of Diligent Governance? Do you know that this is a great disrespect?"
After laughing, E Rong'an was stunned. He murmured, "I...I didn't think that much, I just..."
“Come on, go back and apologize to Father Emperor, beg him to punish you lightly.” Folgochun said, pulling Erong’an back, but when she turned her head, she saw Qian Shengyan smiling at her.
Foerguochun was taken aback: "Mother..."
"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Noble Consort!" E Rong'an quickly bowed.
Qian Shengyan walked over and said with a smile, "If it weren't for the Emperor's tacit approval, could he have made it all the way to the Hall of Diligent Governance? Go back with peace of mind."
"Mother!" Folgochun almost jumped up with joy. She let go of Erong'an and went forward to hug Qian Shengyan. She smiled without any gloom, showing no signs of being frightened by her father, nor any fear of almost being married off to Mongolia.
What an idiot.
Qian Shengyan patted her head, then looked at E Rong'an next to her, who was also grinning foolishly, and couldn't help but laugh as well.
In the Hall of Diligent Governance, Yinzhen was reviewing memorials while coldly snorting when Su Peisheng suddenly entered with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Noble Consort requests an audience."
"Hmph!" Yinzhen slammed the brush down on the table. "I'm not going to see it!"
Su Peisheng: ? ? ? ?
"Then I shall return first." Qian Shengyan's smiling voice rang out, and then she stood at the door and gave a distant bow, then turned around to go back.
"Come back!" Yinzhen called out, then added with a hint of annoyance, "Why do you have to provoke me like this!"
The palace guards at the door turned their backs, not daring to look any longer. Qian Shengyan smiled brightly, stepped back, and entered the Yangxin Hall.
Su Peisheng sensibly withdrew and closed the door behind him. Qian Shengyan walked over and curtsied to Yinzhen, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you."
"Hmm." The two understood each other without saying a word, both knowing the reason for this gratitude, but Yinzhen insisted on asking, "Am I such a heartless and ungrateful person?"
"Of course not," Qian Shengyan coaxed him with a smile. "The Emperor is the best."
Yinzhen hummed softly again, but this time, there was a hint of a smile between his brows. Qian Shengyan poured him a cup of tea, tested its temperature with the back of her hand, and handed it to him, asking with some concern, "But I don't know, Your Majesty, how do you plan to respond to the Mongols?"
"Do you know the name of the eunuch beside Aruhan?" Yinzhen suddenly asked a completely unrelated question, and Qian Shengyan was stunned: "This... Your Majesty, I really don't know."
She has never liked using eunuchs. The few eunuchs in Yongshou Palace have never served her closely. Now they only watch the door and run errands. Fortunately, they are still people from the Imperial Noble Consort's palace, so they do not lack honor when they go out.
As for the eunuchs around Aruhan, she did overlook them, but Lanyun had said that Aruhan did not like to use eunuchs.
"The palace maids around Aruhan were all terrified of her, and they couldn't get her to like them, so a eunuch took advantage of the situation. That eunuch's original name was Wu Quan, but Aruhan changed his name to... Xiao Dezi." A cold smile appeared on Yinzhen's lips. Seeing Qian Shengyan's somewhat surprised look, he nodded and said, "It's that De."
Qian Shengyan: ...
So, when Aruhan gave the eunuch the title bestowed upon the late Empress Dowager, was it because she genuinely didn't know, or was it intentional?
She didn't understand either, and could only immediately say, "Consort Ru's actions were truly disrespectful. I will immediately send someone to reprimand her. It was my dereliction of duty that I failed to notice the inappropriateness of the eunuch's name in time—"
Yinzhen grasped her hand, but said, "I have already written a document about this matter and sent it to Khorchin to ask Prince Bolt how he educates his daughter."
Qian Shengyan paused for a moment, then heard Yinzhen continue: "In addition, I plan to adopt the seventh daughter of Prince Chun as my goddaughter, bestow upon her the title of Princess Minghui of the First Rank, and bestow upon her a marriage to Jisebutengdorji of the Borjigit clan."
"Your Majesty..." Qian Shengyan quickly understood Yinzhen's meaning. First, he reprimanded the Mongols for Aruhan's mistake, and the Mongols were in the wrong. Then, he would show them favor by marrying a princess to them. If the Mongols were still ungrateful and wanted to argue about whether she was a Heshuo Princess or a Gulun Princess, they would really be asking for trouble.
Yinzhen glanced at her sideways: "Are you relieved now?"
"Your Majesty, I believe you," Qian Shengyan said with a smile. Yinzhen glanced at her with amusement, but did not say whether he believed her or not.
Two days later, Princess Minghui moved into the Yuanmingyuan Garden. After meeting her, Qian Shengyan learned why Yinzhen had given her such a title.
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