The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Zhen Luosang carefully helped her up, and Luo Cheng spoke respectfully.

"Empress, the Emperor has ordered that you and the generals attend the celebration banquet tonight."

Shen Jiarou nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand. I'll have to ask Eunuch Luo to make the trip."

Then she looked at Element Frost and ordered, "Element Frost, take ten taels and treat Eunuch Luo to tea."

"Yes." Element Frost bowed respectfully. She took out the purse from her waist, took out the ten taels of silver bill from it and presented it respectfully.

"Eunuch Luo, please accept this gift from my master."

"Thank you very much, Queen, for your reward. Please go on with your work. I will take my leave now."

Shen Jiarou nodded slightly, Luo Cheng bowed and left, watching the entourage follow suit. Shen Jiarou finally sighed deeply.

Some things are always unexpected.

When Concubine Xian of Yonghe Palace learned that the harem would welcome a new queen soon, she was shocked.

"What, Queen? The throne has been vacant for many years since the late Queen passed away. Why does the Emperor suddenly want to appoint a Queen?" There was not even a hint of news. When did her news become so untimely? This made her deeply panicked.

Her head nurse, Nanny Song, analyzed, "Could this be what the Queen Mother and the others meant?"

Concubine Xian nervously tugged at her handkerchief and asked, "Who is the new queen?"

The maid who reported the news said in a panic: "Yes..."

"Who is it? Tell me quickly."

"The Princess Regent."

Concubine Xian thought she had heard it wrong: "What? Are you talking nonsense? Be careful or I will have someone slap you in the face."

The maid was terrified and begged for mercy.

"My Lady Consort Xian, I dare not. It is really the Regent Princess. I heard that it was the Queen Mother's idea, and the Grand Empress Dowager also agreed."

The virtuous concubine now believed it completely, but she didn't understand why the Queen Mother and the Grand Empress Dowager would make such an outrageous decision. The Emperor and the Regent Princess are brother and sister, how could they get married and become husband and wife?

After hearing the report, Concubine De of Zhaolan Palace was so shocked that she collapsed on the chaise longue.

"How could this be? How could it be her?" She had imagined everyone, but never thought it would be her.

Suddenly, Concubine De burst into laughter, and her smile was full of sarcasm.

"The Queen Mother has played a great game of chess. All the power is in the hands of her own people. The Regent Princess has always been filial. Doesn't this mean that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will have more power, even military power." She knew that the Regent Princess would have half of the military power of the Dalin Dynasty when she went to the battlefield.

That is military power. If there is a rebellion, there will be an absolute advantage.

Yuying was extremely anxious at this moment: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? The Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Grand Empress Dowager have always favored this Regent Princess, and now she has become the actual Queen. Will this be disadvantageous to us?"

Concubine De smiled and said, "The Regent Princess has always been clear about the distinction between public and private. As long as we behave ourselves, she will not do anything to us."

After all, they have known each other for more than 20 years, so she still understands her.

Yuying frowned: "But she is the queen now after all. Which woman in the world is willing to share a husband with other women?"

"You still underestimate this regent princess. Although she is filial, she is not someone who can be bullied. Now the Queen Mother and her friends are using loyalty and filial piety to pressure her, which is wrong in the first place. Naturally, they feel guilty towards her. Why would they force her all the time?"

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Let's wait and see what happens."

De Fei pursed her lips and smiled: "That's right."

She is now a concubine, and although she has no children, she has worked hard even if she has not made any contributions over the years. What's more, she has managed the harem with Concubine Xian for many years, so she also has some merits.

Now all she had to wait for was for the new queen to move into the East Palace, to make friends with her, and to lower her posture and respect this noble queen who was born a legitimate princess.

Jiang Ziwen has felt very complicated since he learned that his mother had suddenly become the more honorable Empress Dowager.

In the study, the mother and son stared at each other, and finally the young Jiang Ziwen was defeated.

"Mother, should I call you Mother or Queen?"

Zhang Zirou and Nami and others looked at each other silently and sighed silently. This incident made many relationships more complicated.

Shen Jiarou asked back, "What does Ziwen think?"

"My son doesn't understand why the Imperial Grandmother would let you be the Queen, and why the Imperial Great-Grandmother agreed."

"You really don't know? If that's the case, I can only say that you haven't made any progress at all in these years."

Jiang Ziwen said angrily, "Mother, because of power? Then you sacrificed yourself for power after all?"

Shen Jiarou looked at her eldest son meaningfully: "Aren't we all victims of power?"

Jiang Ziwen was shocked and wondered what his mother meant.

"Even if your uncle is the emperor, he is still the emperor."

Jiang Ziwen felt that there was something else behind his mother's words.

"My son doesn't understand, please explain it to me, mother."

Shen Jiarou just looked out the window calmly and could not explain herself.

"Your uncle is the emperor, your mother is my brother, and your mother's son is the queen. One of them may not live long."

Nami, Musiqi, Kaier and Rezana were shocked: their master must be joking.

The emperor is in good health, how could he not live long?

Jiang Ziwen was also shocked: "This...Mother, please don't scare your son."

"Son, you must understand that power has always been tempting since ancient times, especially for royal sons born in the royal family." She was talking about royal sons, not just princes.

As smart as Jiang Ziwen was, he immediately understood the implication of his mother's words.

"Is the emperor uncle ill? Or is he forced to be ill?" He used the words "forced to be ill" very cleverly.

"My son has inherited your father's and my ability to judge the situation."

When Jiang Ziwen heard this, he understood what was going on. He never expected that the emperor had been secretly murdered. Who was the murderer behind the scenes who dared to kill the emperor and seize the throne?

As Shen Jiarou's eldest son, Jiang Ziwen quickly adjusted his thoughts.

“What would a mother do?”

"Wait for the right opportunity and protect him secretly." In addition to being her royal brother, he is also the pillar of the country and a wise ruler who is beneficial to the people of the world. She is the regent princess and has enjoyed the support of the people for more than 20 years to a certain extent. She should protect the wise ruler.

Jiang Ziwen bowed solemnly and said: "I will obey your orders at any time, and I will drink till I die."

Shen Jiarou suddenly smiled, turned around and looked at her eldest son seriously.

"You are the eldest son of me and my husband, how can you just say you're dead? Son, live well, you are the hope of our family. But please remember that you will always be your mother's son, the proud son of your mother and your father."

When Jiang Ziwen heard this, tears welled up in his eyes. His mother had always understood him.

"My son understands. Please rest assured, mother. I will cherish my life and bring the Jiang family out completely, so that I can become a support for my mother."

Shen Jiarou reached out and touched the handsome face of her eldest son, as if she was looking at him, and as if she was looking at someone through him.