The emperor took off the purse from his waist and presented it to the empress dowager with both hands.
Empress Dowager Liu originally just thought the purse looked unfamiliar, so she asked casually and heard that it was brought in from outside the palace by Zhao Yunzhu.
There was a hint of contempt in her eyes. "Your Majesty, I appreciate your filial piety. But it is not my place to take away someone else's love. Your Majesty, please keep it for yourself."
"Emperor, it's better to decide on the matter of the concubines as soon as possible."
"Yes, I will leave it entirely to the Queen Mother!"
The emperor bowed to the empress dowager.
Zhao Yunzhu stood aside, looking at the beautiful ladies in the yard.
I feel sad that time flies.
Because the Liu family had no concubines, Empress Dowager Liu was unwilling to let the position of Queen go to another family.
Therefore, most of the concubines were nobles.
But the emperor was not interested in this matter at all, and let Empress Dowager Liu make all the decisions.
Finally, at the suggestion of Empress Dowager Liu, Miss Song from the family of the Minister of Rites was chosen to enter the palace as a concubine.
Miss Gu from the Minister of War's family is a noble lady.
…
After the beauties were selected, some were happy and some were sad.
Zhao Yunzhu looked at the concubines who were asked to leave, then turned around and bowed to the empress dowager and the emperor.
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, may I request permission to return to the palace?"
The emperor was stunned.
The Queen Mother smiled and stepped forward, helping Zhao Yunzhu up. She said, "Concubine Yun, why don't you stay in the palace for a few more days and keep me company and talk."
The emperor also echoed, "Yes, Concubine Yun will stay in the palace for a few more days."
Zhao Yunzhu felt embarrassed, thinking how shameless these two people were.
But I didn't expect it to be so shameless.
"Your Majesty obeys."
Since she had no right to refuse, what else could she do but accept it?
…
After returning to Hanlu Pavilion, Zhao Yunzhu was still a little angry.
She clutched the teacup tightly in her hand, her eyes blazing with anger.
Linglong couldn't help but complain, "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are so shameless! They tricked the young lady into entering the palace under the guise of a beauty pageant, and now that the pageant is over, they won't let her leave!"
Xia Yue also echoed, "Yeah, that's too much!"
The master and his servants were all in high spirits when suddenly a eunuch's announcement came from outside, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Zhao Yunzhu paused, stunned for a moment, then stood up and went forward to greet him, "Your Majesty."
"Sister-in-law, please get up quickly."
The emperor quickly stepped forward and helped her up. "We had agreed on this, but I ended up disappointing my sister-in-law. I'm so sorry."
"I came here specifically to apologize to the Emperor's sister-in-law."
Although the emperor said sorry, his eyes kept glancing towards the room.
Zhao Yunzhu understood it very well.
The emperor finally found an opportunity today to come and see the person in the cold palace.
But today the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had tricked her, and she was already filled with anger.
She pretended not to see what the emperor was thinking.
The emperor smiled awkwardly, seeing that Zhao Yunzhu had not yet invited him in, he was afraid that if he missed today, he would never be able to see the one in the cold palace again.
Naturally, he was unwilling to give up.
"Sister-in-law, I'm a little thirsty. Could you please let me in for a cup of tea?"
Zhao Yunzhu suddenly looked up at the emperor. She didn't expect the emperor to speak like this.
"Your Majesty, please come in."
Zhao Yunzhu moved aside and invited the emperor into the house.
The emperor did not ask anyone to follow him. Only Zhao Yunzhu and two maids went into the room to serve.
As soon as the emperor stepped into the room, he stared at the paintings on the wall with a complicated expression, and it seemed that he could not take a step forward.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Qing is waiting for you."
Zhao Yunzhu spoke up and said that Aunt Qing had heard about today's talent show and was naturally waiting for her to come back to hear the results.
The emperor took a deep breath, and his stiff legs regained feeling.
The maid behind Zhao Yunzhu stepped back. The door was not closed, but was blocked by a curtain.
The emperor walked slowly forward and stretched out his trembling hands. When he touched the painting on the wall, his hands obviously froze.
Perhaps because she was homesick, Zhao Yunzhu stepped forward. Seeing that the emperor hadn't moved the painting at all, she said, "Your Majesty, I will return."
After saying that, she opened the painting.
I saw Aunt Qing, who was sitting on the other side of the wall, with a look of smug joy on her face, "Yun——"
She had been waiting for a long time and finally got Zhao Yunzhu back.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back, and the light in her eyes gradually dimmed.
Although she had never seen the young man in front of her before, she recognized him at a glance. He was her son.
"emperor."
"Are you the mother?"
The emperor's trembling voice sounded, with a hint of hesitation in his tone.
"Yes. It's me."
Compared to the emperor's hesitation, Aunt Qing's face was already covered with tears.
That was the son she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. However, after his birth, she never even saw him once before he was locked up in the cold palace. She had been surviving by pretending to be crazy and stupid all these years.
"It's great that the emperor has grown up. It's great."
Aunt Qing couldn't stop crying, and no words could express her concern.
The emperor reached out his hand and gently wiped the tears from her face. "Mother, please wait a moment. I will definitely take you out."
Aunt Qing knew very well how difficult it would be for her to get out of the cold palace.
As long as the Liu family remains standing and Empress Dowager Liu does not fall, how can she get out?
But she didn't want to disappoint the emperor, "Okay, okay."
She nodded repeatedly.
The emperor couldn't stay long after all. Before leaving, he solemnly bowed to Zhao Yunzhu and said, "Sister-in-law, I entrust my mother to you."
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