An Lingrong after rebirth

After a moment, she continued, "Your Majesty, I know that this may not be the right time to talk about this, but the matter of choosing wives for the children that Your Majesty had decided to do, do you need to postpone it for a few days?"

Hongli still doesn't know when he will wake up, but the news has already spread, so it's not easy to go back on one's word. The matter will proceed as usual. As for whose daughter to choose, the queen is the legitimate mother and can decide who will be the prince's wife."

Yixiu's expression did not change at all. "Yes, I thank the emperor for his trust."

It was just that Hongli was in poor health, so the empress gave him a distant concubine, and the most virtuous one was the most important, and the others were left to the side.

Yixiu understood what the emperor meant and nodded!

"What future does a prince who is not as healthy as an ordinary person have? How can he get the chance to marry those noble ladies from aristocratic families?"

Yes, Yixiu lowered her head and knelt down. The emperor had no intention of staying here any longer.

He stood up and left, leaving only Yixiu and An Lingrong in the palace.

Not knowing what Yixiu was going to do, An Lingrong stood aside silently, not rushing to speak. Yixiu stood up and walked to the window, watching Yinzhen disappear at the door of the prince's residence, and then turned to look at An Lingrong.

He looked at me meaningfully and said, "Jianqiu, you should know what to do with that commoner's life."

Since the Queen could say it in front of An Lingrong, Jianqiu naturally understood that there was no need to avoid her. She knelt slightly and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I will give orders to send Geng to where she should go."

The two of them were so open about their actions that An Lingrong was naturally surprised. After a moment of silence, An Lingrong saw Yixiu staring at her and finally couldn't help but speak.

"Empress, Geng was demoted to a commoner. If the Fifth Prince knew about this, I'm afraid that there was something behind this, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid?"

Yixiu snorted coldly, walked a few steps closer to An Lingrong and whispered, "Shufei, you have been in the palace for several years. I ask myself, until now, I still can't see what you are thinking, but I guess that you and I probably have some similar ideas."

For those, let alone a concubine, even the fifth prince, or perhaps others...

"Speaking of this, Yixiu turned her eyes slightly and glanced at the Fourth Prince who was still unconscious on the bed. Maybe this one? What can't he do?"

"An Lingrong was stunned by Yixiu's straightforward words, and only moved her lips after a long while. The Queen is decisive, and I admire her."

"What's the use of admiration? As I said before, if you want to accomplish what you want, being soft-hearted in the harem is the worst."

"You may think that I am cruel and ruthless, but if I am not so cruel and ruthless, I will use the matter of Yupin today to clear the two major obstacles in front of me. Concubine Shu, can you see the future clearly?"

Yixiu's voice was faint and her eyes were fixed on An Lingrong!

"She was much taller than An Lingrong, and her commanding presence was truly captivating, causing An Lingrong to lose her breath for a moment."

The queen...

"Forget it, you don't need to say more. This matter has nothing to do with you after all. Go back to Chengqian Palace and think carefully about what to do next."

After a while, Yixiu supported Jianqiu, and the master and servant slowly left.

Rong Pei stepped forward and supported An Lingrong, "Your Majesty!"

"An Lingrong turned her head and glanced at the other person, and regained her composure a little. Rong Pei, let's go too, and see if Hong Zhao is frightened."

Yes.

.........

"Yupin was demoted to a commoner. I don't know how Fifth Prince is doing. There are many different opinions in the harem. I am curious about how Yupin, who brought Fifth Prince back to the palace, has become like this in less than two months."

With the addition of Concubine Fucha who had just suffered a miscarriage, everyone was privately guessing all sorts of things.

"But Yixiu and An Lingrong didn't take the initiative to tell anyone, and no one dared to ask Nian Shilan, so although everyone in the harem was curious, no one knew the details."

But there is no need to ask any more questions. After being banished to the cold palace for two days, Concubine Yu hanged herself in the cold palace.

From then on, no one mentioned this concubine who had once aroused everyone's curiosity and gave birth to a prince.

Because...it had been decided long ago that the matter of selecting wives for the princes of marriageable age had been brought to the table.

"When the Fourth Prince got into trouble, Zhen Huan was not present. By the time she received the news that the Fourth Prince was injured, the matter had already been settled."

"She once planned to marry Fucha's daughter to Hongli, but that is impossible to achieve."

"Even after knowing that there was no possibility of Hongli's recovery, the other party never contacted Hongli again. It was obvious that he had given up this option!"

"The scale of this selection is not that large, it will just be to select wives and concubines for the three princes, so it is naturally not as good as the emperor's selection."

"Although Hong Zhou wanted to meet the emperor many times and said that his biological mother died young and he did not want to choose a wife at this time, in the eyes of the emperor, Geng was extremely vicious. How could she be the mother of the prince? And he wanted the prince to delay choosing a wife for her?"

"Besides, the Fifth Prince has never been raised by the Emperor's side since he was young. There is no such thing as a father-son relationship between them. He won't even see the other party once."

"I just let Su Peisheng send the other party away directly. In the end, Yixiu was still alarmed. I don't know what the other party said. After Yixiu met him, the other party completely calmed down and didn't say much."

"Although the affairs of the harem are not allowed to be easily spread, the death of a prince's biological mother cannot be concealed. The fourth prince's body was disabled, and the fifth prince's biological mother was suddenly demoted to a commoner, and then she passed away."

Naturally, these two people would not be taken seriously by the aristocratic families.

As for the Third Prince, I only heard that he was not very good at studying.

Calculating in this way, the three people who are to be selected as wives this time are not really good matches.

"The noble families in the capital have experienced many things like this. Although they are not unwilling to send their daughters to the palace, they have spent a lot of effort to raise them since they were young, so naturally they are unwilling to send them to the palace this time."

"Time flies and it's May 15th. In the morning, before dawn, the girls from various families who participated in the selection were led into the palace and to the imperial garden."

"Because we need to select wives for the three princes, there are quite a few women selected this time, more than 40 in total."

At one moment, numerous beauties were scattered in a corner of the Imperial Garden, which looked quite lively.

A few days ago, An Lingrong heard Yixiu's words and asked her to go see him together.

"Although the harem was exempted from paying respects today, An Lingrong still got up early. When she arrived at Jingren Palace, the queen had already packed everything."

The two of them got on the sedan chair together and went to the imperial garden.

"Perhaps because they knew that this selection was not for entering the harem, nothing unexpected happened."

"Yixiu and An Lingrong entered the pavilion one after another and sat down. Soon, Concubine Qi also arrived. After all, they were going to choose a wife for Hongshi. It would be inappropriate for her mother not to be here."

"Besides, Hongshi is a filial son. As long as this wife is in Concubine Qi's eyes, he will definitely not say anything. After chatting for a while, the eunuch's voice was heard outside."

"Although there are no noble ladies who are close to the emperor this time, those who have been selected to this level must have received some proper education."

As the eunuch finished speaking, a group of six people entered the pavilion, stood in a row, knelt down, and greeted the three men.

"The six people bowed their heads slightly. Yixiu glanced at them and said, "Today is the day to choose a wife for the princes. You don't have to be restrained. Raise your heads."

Yes!

"Everyone responded in unison, but they only raised their heads slightly, so that the people sitting at the top could barely see their appearance clearly."

"The Concubine Qi who was sitting on the side moved her body and glanced at Yixiu. It was obvious that she had taken a fancy to one of them."

Following the other person's gaze, Yixiu smiled and raised his hand. Whose family is this?

The second one on the left, wearing green clothes, stepped forward to see the gentle-looking woman and said, "Your servant, Arut Qiying, pays respects to the Empress, and to the Concubine Shu and Concubine Qi."

"She is gentle and lovely. She seems to be a gentle and considerate person. Concubine Qi, how do you think she is a good match for Hongshi?"

Concubine Qi smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Your Majesty, you have good taste. Of course I think it's great."

Yixiu smiled and glanced at the eunuch who was singing.

"Alut, leave your name!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother, and Queen Concubine Qi."

Groups of people came in and groups of people went out.

They looked around very quickly, but by lunchtime, more than 40 people had already walked through the place.

Yixiu took the list handed over by Jianqiu and said, "Concubine Qi, you personally selected the people for Hongshi. Are you going to make Arutai the wife? Are the remaining two going to be concubines or princesses?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am only selecting those who suit my taste. As for who will be the wife and who will be the princess, I will naturally trouble Your Majesty and the Emperor to take care of it."

"You are Hongshi's mother. If you have any ideas, I will not force you."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I don't have any thoughts."

"When Yixiu saw Concubine Qi like this, she had already guessed what she was thinking."

He did not force her to speak, but raised his hand to close the list in his hand, leaving Concubine Shu to sit there in vain today.

An Lingrong turned around and smiled, "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Hong Zhao and the others will have this day sooner or later. I am here to learn from you today, so that when you choose a wife for them in the future, I will be more familiar with it. There is no need to sit there idle."

Yixiu handed the book back to Jianqiu and stood up and said, "Concubine Qi should go back earlier. It's time to start preparing the marriage rules for Hongshi."

"Concubine Qi understood that Yixiu wanted to tell An Lingrong something, so she bowed without hesitation and turned to leave."

Yixiu then spoke again, "I am not available to prepare lunch for Hongzhao today. The emperor will probably go to the Yangxin Palace soon. Please send someone to the prince's residence to ask Hongzhao and Hongyun to come to Jingren Palace for lunch."

"Yes, since my two children have been learning to write with you, I have saved a lot of trouble. Thank you very much, you."

Yixiu raised her hand, motioning An Lingrong to follow her outside the pavilion, and said, "Who do you think can be the wife of the Fourth and Fifth Princes today?"

Only Hongshi, at the suggestion of Concubine Qi, picked three people.

Hongli and Hongzhou each only picked two.

One Manchu army flag and the other Han army flag.

An Lingrong thought about it and said, "Empress, the prince is of noble birth. The position of the first wife must be a woman of Manchu descent."

Yixiu sneered, "Concubine Shu should go back to Chengqian Palace first and wait for the news from Jingren Palace. Their two legitimate wives are definitely two women from the Khan Army Qi family with humble family backgrounds."

"An Lingrong knew that this was Yixiu's attempt to show her goodwill again by choosing a Khan soldier named Qi as the legitimate wife for the Fourth and Fifth Princes."

"One of them is disabled, and the other has a "vicious" mother. There is absolutely no chance for the two of them to get involved with the Emperor."

Your Majesty, thank you for your concern.

Forget it, go down.

"Yi Xiu supported Jian Qiu and left first. An Lingrong bent her knees and stood up. She looked at Yi Xiu's leaving back and felt strange in her heart."

"This queen who I once thought was cruel and vicious, actually showed me so much kindness just because of her son."

"Well, as long as Yixiu doesn't intend to do anything to me, then what she does will only benefit Hongzhao. Why should I destroy the current balance?"