"Since the Emperor has conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort upon me, the Imperial Household Department under my control will also be handed over to her. I will then be able to enjoy the company of my grandchildren."
The Queen Mother said this with a relieved smile on her face.
"I know that Concubine Chunshu has been busy these past few days. She sends people to bring Xingxing to me every day, but she's lazy."
The Queen Mother quipped with a smile, her smile becoming more loving.
"Concubine Chunshu knew that you loved stars, so she asked someone to bring the stars here." When Jun Zechen saw his mother mention the stars, a smile appeared on his face.
"Xingxing is your eldest prince and will be your legitimate son in the future. I naturally love him dearly. However, the emperor has been on the throne for almost five months, and only Concubine Chu is pregnant."
"After Concubine Chu gives birth to the emperor's heir, according to her position, she cannot raise the heir. What does the emperor plan to do?"
The Queen Mother's expression became serious, and she stared at Jun Zechen intently and asked seriously.
"Mother." Jun Zechen frowned slightly, a trace of disgust flashing across his face.
"Beauty Chu framed Concubine Chun Shu with such vicious intentions. Even though she is the mother of the imperial heir, I detest her immensely. If she weren't pregnant, I would have banished her to the cold palace. If her child is born, I will give it to Concubine Ling. This is what I promised Concubine Ling before."
Jun Zechen said this, sighing slightly in his heart. Thinking of Ling Fei, his heart was filled with complicated emotions.
The child of Lady Chu is the only compensation he can give her if she still cannot reflect on herself in the future.
Then he...will not show mercy.
The empress dowager nodded and sighed in her heart. Things are unpredictable. The emperor had vowed to leave the position of empress to Concubine Ling, but what about now?
"What about Lady Chu?" the Queen Mother asked.
"After Concubine Chu gives birth to the royal heir, she will be handed over to Concubine Chunshu for disposal." Jun Zechen said indifferently with an expressionless face.
"Emperor, if Concubine Chu has made great contributions in giving birth to an heir to the emperor, and her father is the Minister of Personnel, you cannot treat her so casually." The Queen Mother said with some dissatisfaction.
Jun Zechen frowned. He actually had his own selfish motives in handing Miss Chu over to Yaoyao.
No matter how you look at it, Lady Chu is the murderer who killed him and Yaoyao's child. If he punishes her too leniently, he is worried that Yaoyao will be dissatisfied and complain about him.
If it is directly handed over to Yaoyao for disposal, Yaoyao will not be too harsh on Miss Chu. After all...
If the Minister of Personnel wanted to protect Lady Chu, he would certainly ask Minister Su for help, and Yaoyao knew what to do.
Thinking of this, Jun Zechen's eyes revealed a complex look. In fact, he wanted Yaoyao to be his favorite concubine under his wing, but he didn't want anyone to put pressure on Yaoyao. If Yaoyao became the queen, she would definitely see a lot of secrets in the harem like her mother, and would also be connected with the previous dynasty.
Jun Zechen didn't know if she would change, but he was afraid that his feelings for her would change.
"Mother, I trust Concubine Chun Shu. She never lets me down."
Jun Zechen felt a little guilty. He was taking advantage of Yaoyao's concern for her because Yaoyao cared about his thoughts and always considered everything from his perspective.
Therefore, Jun Zechen believed that Yaoyao's treatment of Lady Chu would yield a result that would satisfy both him and the Queen Mother.
Jun Zechen stopped discussing the matter with the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, the status of concubines in the harem is indeed too low. I plan to confer titles not only on the Imperial Consort but also on the Six Palaces during the Flower Festival family banquet."
The Queen Mother nodded in agreement.
Concubine Ling did give the newcomer a position that was too low, but the emperor agreed to this position at the time, so the empress dowager naturally couldn't say anything.
"It's up to the Emperor to decide," the Queen Mother said softly, closing her eyes slightly.
Jun Zechen's face was calm. After coming out of the Cining Palace, he walked towards the Zhaochun Palace with steady steps.
After he stepped into the palace, he quickly glanced around the hall and only saw Miaoyun, the personal maid of Concubine Chunshu.
Jun Zechen frowned slightly, "Where is your master?"
Miaoyun hurriedly bowed and then said, "The master is in the study preparing for the Flower Festival family banquet. The two Shangyi in charge of this matter are also in the study to report to the master."
Jun Zechen nodded slightly after hearing this, then walked towards the study.
At this moment, two Shangyi happened to come out of the study.
The two Shangyi were startled at first, then quickly knelt down and said in unison: "Your humble servants pay their respects to Your Majesty."
"Get up."
Jun Zechen said this expressionlessly, and before he finished speaking, he walked into the study.
When Su Jingyao heard his voice, she put down the pen in her hand and walked to the door of the study.
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, her eyes were filled with joy, and she said softly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Jun Zechen stepped forward to help her up and asked with a hint of confusion, "Why did you come out?"
Su Jingyao smiled and said, "I heard your Majesty's voice. I was in the study making arrangements for the Flower Festival family banquet. I just gave the two ladies-in-waiting some instructions. Now that your Majesty has arrived, I naturally have to accompany you."
As Su Jingyao spoke, she took Jun Zechen's arm affectionately and walked towards the bedroom with light steps.
Just now in the study, in addition to carefully arranging the family dinner, she was also carefully checking the information passed on by the spies arranged among concubines such as Lin Jieyu and Ye Ronghua.
She was in charge of the entire family dinner, so naturally she had to nip any uncertainties in the bud.
Of course, Jun Zechen couldn't see these, so she quickly took Jun Zechen away from the study.
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