Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

The next day, I got up lazily and combed my hair, the lingering dream still lingering in my mind.

His Majesty the Emperor happily touched Ting He's head and said softly:

"I have to go to court now. You can lie down for a while. You don't need to get up to pay respects today. I have already informed the Queen Mother yesterday. You can rest as much as you want."

After that, he asked Eunuch Wang to help him dress and wash. Before leaving, Ting He was still groggy and hadn't recovered yet. His Majesty whispered in his ear:

"The Prince Jing's Mansion is really a waste of natural resources. That vicious old woman and that foolish prince deserve to be cut into pieces. Who would have thought that my He'er would still be a virgin after five years of marriage? I am very relieved..."

With a smack, he kissed Tinghe so hard that she fell backwards, and watched His Majesty leave Changqiu Palace with a happy face and a smile on his face.

Ting He couldn't help but close his eyes guiltily and complained in his heart, bullshit, if you don't use the medicine you are definitely not virgin, who can leave the best for you? The original body would never believe that she had the chance to make love with His Majesty as a virgin, but in the end she was replaced by Ting He's substitute puppet.

Oh, so corny, but His Majesty is still quite powerful. Haha, I made a lot of money this time. It was just a mission, but I also enjoyed the sexual pleasure that I had never enjoyed before. Oh, it was a great pleasure.

The system looked at Tinghe's useless appearance, rolled its eyes in disdain, and had an expression of disdain on its face. This made Tinghe unable to sleep, and she cursed the system in her mind for eight hundred rounds.

Although His Majesty said that there was no need to meet the Queen Mother, Tinghe was already a second bride, so she couldn't be so negligent.

Haitang hurriedly inquired about the empress dowager's preferences from the maids everywhere, searched for a long time in the dowry, and got many medicinal herbs and jade jewelry. She gritted her teeth and bought a Buddhist rosary with 12,000 taels of silver from the system mall, and hurried to the Cining Palace to pay a visit to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother was probably unhappy with Tinghe's status as a second bride, and even more unhappy with His Majesty raising her status too high. She was already unhappy, and Tinghe came over under the pretext of paying her respects to disturb her peace, making her even more annoyed.

But Ting He persevered and stood outside the hall for two hours without being arrogant or impatient. Although the body refining technique was cheap, it was still very useful for Ting He. Didn’t you see that her small arms and legs could still stand firm?

But in Nanny Kang's eyes, the weak and virtuous concubine was stubborn and pious. She stood for two hours just to see the empress dowager. She couldn't help but think of the rumors outside the palace. Her heart softened, and after thinking for a moment, she went to find the empress dowager and told her the rumors outside.

The empress dowager narrowed her eyes and felt a little softened, so she sent someone to bring Tinghe in.

After Ting He performed the formal ceremony, the Queen Mother gave him a seat.

The Queen Mother looked at Ting He with pity and regret, and blurted out:

"I heard that Concubine Xian was once held under house arrest and bullied by that old witch in Prince Jing's mansion for five years, and she even told everyone that you were a hen that didn't lay eggs. I wonder if Concubine Xian has gotten used to it since entering the palace with a new identity?"

The Queen Mother was not a harsh person, she just suddenly wanted to know what the virtuous concubine was thinking, commonly known as eating melons.

At this moment, a little maidservant secretly handed something to Nanny Kang, and she secretly handed it to the empress dowager for her to take a look. The empress dowager looked at the red plum blossoms falling on the white silk and being held on the tray by Nanny Kang.

The Queen Mother's pupils shrank, and immediately turned into joy. The complaining gene in her heart immediately became active, and she even had the urge to eat melons.

Before Ting He could answer the question, he excitedly said:

"Come, come, Concubine, you have worked hard. The emperor is naturally indifferent to emotions. I have never seen the emperor so attentive to anyone. I disagree with the matter of taking a concubine. Who knew that the emperor not only brought up his ancestors and the country, but also sent the Imperial Observatory to calculate all night. That's why you got the title of the daughter of the prosperous country."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she glanced at Concubine Xian with a raised eyebrow, then took a sip of tea without any expression and continued:

"This is your first time entering the palace, Concubine Xian. Are you still not used to it?"

After a pause, the Queen Mother got to the point:

"I heard that your ex-mother-in-law is a low-class person. Not only is she vicious and cruel, she also spread rumors that you can't go out for five years and is going to punish you according to the seven grounds for divorce?"

Ting He sighed helplessly. Why did she bring up that awful thing again? She is already a virtuous concubine, okay? We are not good at archaeology, but she still answered politely:

"To reply to the Queen Mother, I met the wrong person because I was blind. However, since I met Your Majesty, my blindness has completely healed. I will serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly in the future, so that Your Majesty will have no worries."

The Queen Mother saw that Concubine Xian didn't answer the question and didn't say a word to the point. Her enthusiasm for eating melons was half extinguished, but she still asked simply and clearly:

"Xianfei, there is no one else in this palace, so don't act so pretentiously. Tell me whether you and Prince Jing have ever had a sexual relationship, and how you deceived your superiors and subordinates by pretending to be a perfect woman and seduced the prince."

Ting He's heart skipped a beat, fearing that something bad might happen. She felt very guilty, but she managed to remain calm and answered in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:

"Don't worry about my private affairs, Your Majesty. I'm sure Your Majesty has already made a decision. Besides, everyone knows that Prince Jing will not have an heir. I'm sure Your Majesty has also heard about it."

The Queen Mother put down the teacup, looked at Ting He with a sneer, and opened her lips slightly:

"The virtuous concubine is a sharp-tongued person. I'm afraid there is another hidden reason for the five years of being trapped."

Ting He was not angry at all. She bowed to the Queen Mother with a smile, then stood up and said:

"I've always heard that the Queen Mother has a kind heart, but I didn't expect that she would always do things to get to the bottom of things. As the saying goes, life is always unsuccessful before you meet your destined person. After meeting your destined person, you will probably have good luck. Gods and Buddhas should encourage each other. Look, am I not an example?"

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes gracefully, her eyes bloodshot as she shouted:

"How dare you mock me for being so immoral and vicious, Concubine Xian, you are rebelling against the heaven."

The Queen Mother stood up angrily, and her sleeves brought all the teacups on the table to the ground, making crisp breaking sounds.

Ting He saw that the Queen Mother was really angry, so she took a breath, adjusted her words, and knelt down and said:

"Why should the Queen Mother be angry? I have been influenced by a vulgar woman for five years, so it is inevitable that I am unstable and biased, and I speak out of line. I know this is not a good thing, so I went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and brought her favorite things to curry favor with her. It was just to let the Queen Mother give me some advice when she is free. It is better than me doing something wrong and losing face for the royal family."

As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for the empress dowager to say anything, she ordered Haitang outside the door to bring people and gifts in.

Haitang didn't waste time and quickly squeezed in with everyone.