Chapter 693 Yao Chongyuan
As for the thirteenth prince, the Queen Mother chose Yao Chongyuan.
Yao Chongyuan is Concubine Jing's person, and she was born in the imperial palace, so she has enough qualifications.
She didn't know what happened in the past, but the fact that the emperor spared her life meant that it was not a big deal.
Therefore, there are no consequences.
So the Queen Mother called Yao Chongyuan to Ci'an Palace.
After hearing this, Yao Chongyuan didn't dare to speak for a long time.
"If you don't want to, I won't force you." said Empress Dowager Li.
"I am willing." Yao Chongyuan never thought that there would be such a good thing.
"Before, the Thirteenth Prince was in poor health and could have died at any time. Now he is much better and can be taken care of, so I dare to entrust him to you. You don't have to worry, just come and visit him often in the next few months. Get to know him. He is not a promising child, but at least you two can rely on each other in the future. And the Seventh Princess, although she is older, she is still like the Thirteenth Prince... You should also take care of her, and it will only benefit you in the future."
Empress Dowager Li’s words were very sincere.
"Yes, I will listen to your Majesty. Thank you for your kindness." Yao Chongyuan knelt down hurriedly.
"Okay, go and see the child. I'm tired too, so I'll take a rest." Empress Dowager Li waved her hand.
Yao Chongyuan was busy.
The Thirteenth Prince was weak, but also very cute. He did not refuse when Yao Chongyuan came to play with him.
In the afternoon, Yao Chongyuan came to tell Shen Chuliu about this: "I never thought that the Empress Dowager would ask me to go."
"You have been well-behaved these years, so it's only natural that the Queen Mother has high hopes for you. It's good this way, as you will have children in the future. But you must remember to take care of the Seventh Princess as well. Otherwise, when the children grow up, their origins won't be hidden. And then they'll have to avoid blaming you." Shen Chuliu said.
"Your Majesty is right. The Empress Dowager said the same thing." Yao Chongyuan was obviously happy.
"That's good. This is a happy event. But the Empress Dowager is seriously ill now, so it's not convenient to hold a banquet or anything. Let me just congratulate you in this way." Shen Chuliu said.
Yao Chongyuan left with red eyes.
She no longer wanted to say thank you to Concubine Jing, but she knew that if Concubine Jing hadn't taken care of her all these years, and if she was still Baolin, your Majesty the Empress Dowager would never have remembered her.
When the emperor came in the evening, Shen Chuliu mentioned the idea of promoting Yao Chongyuan.
"Since the Queen Mother has taken a liking to her and raised a child, should she also be promoted a little bit?"
Qi Yixiu nodded: "My mother also means the same thing, I will issue an order later. She has been with you the longest."
"The main reason is that she doesn't have any thoughts on it, otherwise I wouldn't care so much." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Are you feeling better today?" the emperor asked.
"That's it. I was a little tired before." Shen Chuliu leaned on the emperor: "Your Majesty has also lost weight. He has been working hard these days."
After the prince's wedding, he will naturally take over more things.
His ten-day wedding leave is not even over yet, and he will have to start attending court. Before that, the emperor will have to give him emergency training.
After all, no matter how capable they are, they are still young and it is easy to make mistakes if they have no experience.
So these days, both father and son are quite busy.
Qi Yixiu embraced her and said, "I just want him to watch and learn more. After the New Year, I will take him on a tour."
Shen Chuliu nodded, saying that this was as he should.
The crown prince was appointed, got married, and attended court, which meant that he had officially stepped into the center of power.
When the emperor takes the prince on a tour, it means that the emperor values the prince very much, and also means that he wants the people all over the world to value the prince.
As of now, the emperor is doing his best for the crown prince Qi Yan.
After all, he was the candidate he favored, and he did his best to teach him.
Qi Yan himself did not dare to slack off at all. He studied very seriously and asked questions when he did not understand.
Although he has a bad temper, he is very serious about learning.
At the same time, we must also keep an eye on the Ninth Prince and prevent him from doing anything evil.
It is also very busy.
In the East Palace, two Cheng Huis came to pay their respects every day, and the Crown Princess was quite kind.
You don't have to worry about her bullying you if you haven't done anything wrong.
The prince naturally did not go to Chenghui's room now, as the wedding leave had not yet come out.
After his honeymoon leave, the prince finally went to court.
The fourth prince and the fifth prince also officially entered the court.
After the court session, the prince would naturally follow the emperor to the imperial study or Taiji Palace to discuss matters.
After a month, he gradually got used to this kind of life.
Some official business would also be brought back to the Eastern Palace for handling.
Although the Eastern Palace has not yet been fully staffed, there are now a group of people.
Song Yunze is very good at handling these things, so naturally he has to use it.
Although He Feiyang is not so good at these things, he is also a person the prince trusts very much.
The guards each performed their duties, and the outline of the future could be seen.
This year, perhaps because there were so many things going on, time passed so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, winter has arrived again, and in this imperial city located neither in the south nor in the north, heavy snow fell in October.
The temperature dropped suddenly.
Yao Chongyuan has not been promoted yet, but it will be after the Chinese New Year.
She now goes to the Queen Mother every other day to accompany the Thirteenth Prince and has become very close to him.
It was October, and I didn’t know if it was because the temperature suddenly dropped or if the Queen Mother finally couldn’t bear it anymore.
The disease is getting worse and it seems that it is difficult to recover.
In this case, the queen had to attend to the sick every day. The rest, the four concubines of the first rank, the four concubines of the second rank, and all the nine concubines had to come.
There is also the Crown Princess. As her granddaughter-in-law, she is bound to take care of her during her illness.
The Second Prince's Consort, the Third Prince's Consort, the Fourth Prince's Consort, and the Fifth Prince's Consort should all come.
However, the Second Prince's wife was finally pregnant, and she was vomiting all over the place, so she couldn't come.
The Fourth Prince's wife has been pregnant for less than three months. She can come but she can't serve you.
It was snowing heavily outside, and Shen Chuliu, the Queen and the Crown Princess were waiting.
Others cannot be rotated today.
"Look at the weather. I've been in the Dayi Dynasty for decades, but I've never seen such heavy snow in October. Maybe I don't remember it after I saw it?" said the Queen.
"It's rare." Shen Chuliu said, "Even in the twelfth lunar month, it's not this cold. It's really cold."
"It's because you are weak." The queen smiled.
"Make the fire burn brighter," the queen ordered.
Shen Chuliu thanked her.
"Mother, I'm afraid this time... it's not going well." The Queen said, probably because she had been holding it in for too long.
Shen Chuliu didn't pretend and just nodded.
To be honest, among these three women, which one has feelings for Empress Dowager Li?
But it's all just for face.
The Crown Princess only served them tea and didn't say anything.
"It's the New Year, I hope we can get through it." The queen said again.
Although Shen Chuliu nodded, he was shaking his head in his heart, fearing that he could not endure it.
Empress Dowager Li is now often in a coma, eats little, and has difficulty taking medicine.
When people get old and reach this point, they can't hold on any longer.
Especially in winter, it is the best time to recruit people.
"But...it would be better to promote her to a higher position by calling her Yao Chongyuan," the Queen said again.
(End of this chapter)
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