I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

What shocked Concubine Xian was what the Queen said.

"Your Majesty, I intend to carefully choose a marriage for Mingche."

"Oh? Why is that?"

The queen pursed her lips and smiled: "Mingche is a diligent and ambitious child. If he marries a mediocre one, I'm afraid he will be tripped up."

The meaning of the Queen's words was very clear.

She was worried that marrying a woman from a low-class family would have a bad influence on Gao Mingche.

After all, it is important to have a good wife.

Emperor Zhaowu also smiled and said, "Since the Queen has a plan, I won't worry about it."

Concubine Xian couldn't sit still and interrupted quietly, "Empress, the Fifth Prince's biological mother is of such a high status, I'm afraid it's not a good idea to think too much about his marriage."

What she meant was that Gao Mingche was not worthy of her because of her noble family background.

The Queen's face turned cold: "Xian Guifei, what do you mean by this? Although Che'er's biological mother is not of high status, he is the son of His Majesty. Just for this reason, no one should even think of discussing his origin. Moreover, it is too petty for you to bring these words here."

The Queen's tone of voice was very bad, but she spoke very softly, just like what Concubine Xian had said just now. Only they could hear it, and no one else could hear it.

Concubine Xian lowered her head and stammered, "I am just worried..."

"What are you worried about? What does Che'er's marriage have to do with you?"

The queen, who has always been kind to others, acted as if she had eaten a firecracker today.

Concubine Xian knew she was in the wrong and immediately admitted her mistake: "It was my fault that I said the wrong thing."

Even in such occasions, the queen did not bother with her.

Turning around, the queen looked towards where the Duke of Jingbian was sitting, and called out to one of the young ladies, "Yage, come here."

The one called by the Queen was Xiao Yage, the second daughter of the Duke of Jingbian.

Xiao Ya Ge is well-known for her talent and has a calm personality, but she is a person with her own ideas. She is the most eye-catching noble lady in the capital.

But she was of a calm and steady temperament, which attracted many ladies from wealthy families to want to marry her for their sons.

If Xiao Yage had not been born in the Duke of Jingbian's Mansion, Concubine Xian would have wanted to marry her to her sixth prince.

It’s a pity that Xiao Yage is on the Queen’s side and will never agree with her.

At this time, Xiao Ya Ge had already stood up and walked in front of the queen, bowing slightly: "Your servant Xiao Ya Ge greets the queen."

His every move was so graceful and elegant that even the most strict etiquette nanny could not find any fault with him.

The queen smiled and told Xiao Yage to get up. She turned to look at Gao Mingche and said kindly, "Mingche, your cousin doesn't come to the palace very often. When you rest later, take her around."

Gao Mingche bowed his head and replied, "Yes, mother."

After saying that, Gao Mingche withdrew.

However, in Concubine Xian's heart, it was like the beating of a drum.

The Queen is clearly trying to bring Xiao Yage and Gao Mingche together!

But, how is this possible?

Everyone knows that Gao Mingche's mother was born in a humble family! Now, he doesn't even have a maternal grandparent to rely on!

But Xiao Yage is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jingbian!

Concubine Xian looked at the Queen suspiciously, but was met with a knowing look from the Queen.

She asked in a low voice: "Empress, given Miss Xiao's status, if she marries Gao Mingche, isn't it a little bit off?"

The Queen glanced at her and said, "I have already said that Che'er is your Majesty's child. I will treat him equally. Besides, he was born in the same year as my child. If my son were still alive, he would be as tall as Che'er."

After hearing what the Queen said out of the blue, Concubine Xian said nothing more and just nodded stiffly.

The Queen saw Concubine Xian's reaction clearly.

The palace banquet continued and it was very lively.

Soon it was time for halftime and everyone gathered in the Imperial Garden to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

And Gao Mingche always stayed by Xiao Yage's side.

Because it was night, many red lanterns were hung in the Imperial Garden. Under the dim lights, women in gorgeous clothes were walking in the garden, which undoubtedly added a different kind of scenery.

Because of the dim light, many men and women who were attracted to each other gathered together and whispered, saying sweet words.

Everyone spoke in low voices, so the surroundings seemed very quiet.

But at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the flowers not far away: "Your Highness, you...what are you doing?"

In an instant, many people looked towards the place where the sound came from.

The sound came from the plum blossom forest in the southeast corner of the Imperial Garden.

When everyone looked over, they saw a woman in a pink brocade dress and a crystal headpiece of the same color running in.

She covered her face with her sleeves and was crying against a plum tree.

Someone whispered, "Isn't this Miss Xiao from the Duke of Jingbian's Mansion?"

"It seems to be her. I noticed her at the palace banquet just now. She is the only noble lady present today who wears a pink crystal headpiece. At that time, I thought that pink crystals were hard to come by. It was really a big deal for Miss Xiao to have a complete set of pink crystal headpieces."

"I see. I wonder what happened to Miss Xiao?"

"I seemed to hear her call you Your Highness just now..."

……

Everyone was talking about it, but Xiao Yage just lay on the plum tree and cried.

Someone volunteered to go into the plum blossom forest and take a look. After coming out, he whispered, "The person inside seems to be the Fifth Prince."

"It seems that the person Miss Xiao called just now was also the Fifth Prince."

Something happened here, and the queen, as the master of the harem, quickly rushed over.

After seeing the situation here, she frowned and asked, "What happened?"

At this time, Consort Xian also rushed over and figured out the whole story first. She immediately whispered, "Empress, the man in the plum blossom forest is Gao Mingche. It seems that he flirted with Xiao Ya Ge."

The queen glanced at her with a gloomy expression.

Concubine Xian felt that she had hit the Queen's sore spot and continued, "Queen, Gao Mingche's birth mother was born of a lowly family. Gao Mingche is her blood, and he has lowly blood in his bones. It's not surprising that something like this happened now. In my opinion, he wants to climb up to the Duke of Jingbian's Mansion. It's a pity that he is still young and too impatient."

"Xian Guifei, why do I feel that you are very proud of what happened?"

Concubine Xian lowered her head and said, "I have absolutely no such intention. I just feel that Gao Mingche has failed you this time."

When Gao Mingche flirted with Xiao Yage, wasn't he slapping the Queen in the face?

After all, it would be difficult for the Queen to explain to the Duke of Jingbian's Mansion when such an incident happened to an unmarried girl.

Concubine Xian lowered her head. The Queen couldn't see her expression, but she didn't look at her. She just looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Who said that it was the Fifth Prince in Merlin? I'm afraid they were dazzled."