Chapter 8 The prince’s biological mother? Queen of Ji
The Queen Mother was surprised and said, "Ruying, why do you kneel down in front of me so often? Stand up and answer."
Qiao's name was Ruying, and she was a descendant of the Qiaoqin family. The Qiao family had an outstanding status in the literary world, and almost half of the civil servants in the court had been guests of the Qiao family.
The Queen Mother cared about her own reputation, so she always valued her sister-in-law very much.
However, Mrs. Qiao stiffened her neck and refused to stand up, her distressed eyes cast on her daughter who was kneeling beside her.
The Queen Mother seemed to have just noticed that Ji Qingwu was still kneeling and raised her hand.
"Qingwu, get up soon too."
The floor tiles were cold, and Ji Qingwu's hands and feet were cold from kneeling.
My heart also feels cold.
What about grandmother, aunt, and cousin? There is only mother who is the best in the world.
Ji Qingwu's calves were numb. She sat on a cushioned chair and shrunk her small circle of relatives in her heart, leaving only Jiujiu, Qiao and her eldest brother.
The Queen Mother asked, "Ruying, tell me, is there anything important you want to ask?"
Mrs. Qiao looked serious and spoke carefully, "Empress Dowager, Qingwu is still in mourning after losing her husband. She should not come to the palace again, so as not to offend you and the nobles in the palace. I request that Qingwu be allowed to stay at home from now on until the mourning period is over."
Hearing what Qiao said, Ji Qingwu just raised his eyebrows slightly and had no objection to what his mother asked.
Prince Yong moved his mouth and was about to say something.
The Queen Mother held her forehead and spoke first. She said with a headache, "In this case, I will follow Ruying's request. You all should leave. I want to talk to the old lady about something personal."
The Empress Dowager issued an order to expel everyone, and everyone had to leave the main hall of the Cining Palace.
Prince Yong was stopped by Aunt Fanghua who was beside the Queen Mother, and the mother and daughter from the second branch of the Ji family went to the side hall first.
Ji Qingwu followed Qiao like a little tail, closely following her.
When they reached the door, where no one was around, Mrs. Qiao looked at her daughter deeply.
"Xiaowu, do you blame your mother for grounding you?"
Ji Qingwu immediately shook his head: "This is not a house arrest, it's clearly to let me live a more peaceful life."
Hearing her answer, Mrs. Qiao was relieved and said, "Xiaowu, the Queen Mother and Prince Yong both have their eyes on you, but the palace gates and mansions filled with royal family members are actually a den of tigers and wolves. You came home because I couldn't bear to let you suffer those hardships."
The coveted gift that the second branch of the family was fighting over became a den of misery in the eyes of Mrs. Qiao.
Ji Qingwu nodded and took the initiative to hold Qiao's wrist.
She said in a sweet and innocent tone, "I can't bear to leave my mother either."
Mrs. Qiao has a son and a daughter, but whenever she hears Xiaowu calling her "Mom", her heart feels sweet, as if she were soaked in a honey pot.
Touching her black hair, Qiao's eyes were full of doting.
"Damn it, just stay at home and avoid the limelight for a while. You can do whatever you want."
Ji Qingwu smiled with curved eyebrows.
She is a good girl to her mother.
However, she thought of what happened in the palace just now and asked, "Mother, will the Queen Mother be unhappy if she asks in public for permission to let me stay at home?"
Qiao raised her head and pointed to the sky, saying meaningfully: "It doesn't matter whether the Queen Mother is happy or not. You just need to remember who owns this palace and who owns the world. How can the Ji family's plan be hidden from that person's eyes?"
Ji Qingwu knew that Qiao acted decisively, but he did not expect that Qiao was such a thorough person.
How should I put it, it has a great sense of the overall situation.
Ji Qingwu muttered to himself: In the palace, the emperor's mood is the most important.
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Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother walked up to Old Madam Ji and lost her composure.
He said anxiously, "Mother, tell me what we should do this time."
"Qing Yuan is beautiful, but she is not smart. Just look at the fact that she directly revealed the fact that the fifth girl has a child in front of you today. She doesn't care about the Ji family at all, and only cares about her own interests."
The old lady continued with clear eyes: "If Qingyuan enters the palace as a concubine one day, it will probably cause a lot of trouble for the Ji family, and in the end it will implicate the queen."
The Queen Mother said anxiously, "Mother, I am increasingly confused about the Emperor's thoughts. Since he ascended the throne, all the women from the families of meritorious officials and nobles have been selected to serve in the palace, but the Ji family is the only one with no one in the harem."
Madam Ji said worriedly: "I understand what you said. In the past few years, you and I have spent so much effort to train Qingyuan, but she is ambitious but has a low vision."
Thinking of all these years of management, the Queen Mother sighed, "When I heard the news that Qingwu had returned home, I also wanted to make plans as soon as possible. If she is useful, I will arrange for her to enter the palace. With the Ji family and me as the backer, the prosperity of the Ji family can be preserved."
So when the empress dowager first saw Ji Qingwu, she was happy in her heart. She thought that the emperor would like such a dignified, polite, gentle and charming woman.
But who would have thought that she was a widow with a young child.
She even entered the Ji residence with her child in front of the whole city, and the empress dowager couldn't even cover up for her.
How can we send her to the emperor again?
The Queen Mother was just angry at her for not fighting back. Such a delicate and flower-like girl was actually deflowered by a rough man from the mountains and even gave birth to a child.
Madam Ji said calmly, "Madam, now that things have come to this, we can only think of other ways."
The Queen Mother calmed herself down and asked, "Does Mother have any good ideas?"
"Besides stuffing people into the emperor's bed, there is another way."
"What road?"
Old Madam Ji looked at the pomegranate vase displayed in the palace.
"The emperor has only one son, and his biological mother is unknown. In addition, there has been no news of any concubines getting pregnant in the past three years. Perhaps the emperor has already suffered a lot from the swords on the battlefield. If your majesty can find an opportunity to raise the little prince herself, why would you worry about your position being unstable?"
The Queen Mother frowned and thought for a while.
"That's right."
She will raise the emperor's grandson, and when he ascends the throne in the future, she will be the Grand Empress Dowager.
If he married another queen from the Ji family.
Thinking of this, the empress dowager finally let out the anger in her chest.
"Stone Creek."
The palace servant standing at the door lowered her head and pushed the door open, responding respectfully, "Empress Dowager, I am here."
"Go and ask in person where the little prince is now. I haven't seen this child for quite some time. Ask Concubine Wei to bring him to the Cining Palace."
The emperor has only this one prince, who is four years old this year.
The strange thing is that no one in the palace knew who the prince’s biological mother was, not even the empress dowager.
The little prince's face looks extremely similar to that of the emperor; his features, eyes and nose are exactly the same.
Therefore, no one doubted the prince's bloodline.
Now, little prince Yuan Heng is being kept in Concubine Wei’s Guanju Palace.
Concubine Wei is the sister of Wei Ting, a subordinate who followed the emperor in the army. Since entering the palace, she has been promoted three levels, from a noble lady to a concubine, and is the most popular person in the harem.
It was rumored inside and outside the palace that Concubine Wei was the most likely candidate to become the empress.
But on weekdays, the empress dowager was not close to this grandson.
After all, the emperor is not his biological son, and he is not his biological grandson either, so they only meet during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, and the empress dowager will not pay special attention to him.
Shixi was puzzled and went towards Guanju Palace.
The mother and daughter of the Ji family were not seen at the door.
Ji Qingwu and Qiao went to a nearby small garden for a stroll.
The royal garden is different from that of ordinary people. Rare species are planted in it, and even the weeds do not grow randomly.
Ji Qingwu's eyes lit up, and he squatted down and said happily: "Mom, look at the leaves of this little grass."
This is a medicinal herb that can calm nerves, regulate qi and soothe the nerves.
Although she didn't understand what was so good about this grass with long thin leaves, Mrs. Qiao looked at her charming face with her head tilted up and said with a smile, "If you like it, I'll ask a gardener to plant more in our yard."
Qiao didn't care what kind of grass it was, she only cared whether she liked it or not.
This kind of partial pain made Ji Qingwu feel warm in her heart. She smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, mother."
Separated by several rows of lush trees.
Suddenly there was a cry for help!
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