Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

The previous dynasty and the harem had never given up on the idea of establishing a queen. For this reason, the empress dowager even called the emperor over and advised him earnestly that the country could not be without a monarch for a day and the harem could not be the master for a day, and asked the emperor to establish a queen as soon as possible.

"As the ancients said, one should not avoid relatives when selecting virtuous people. You know your cousin's personality. Although she was a little naive in the past, she has matured a lot over the years. If you can make her your successor, she will definitely be able to manage your harem for you."

The Emperor looked up and looked into the Queen Mother's eyes, "Mother, that is my wife, not to mention that the Queen died to save me.

I haven't even completed the one-year mourning period for her. Now asking me to become the queen again, isn't that stabbing me in the heart?

I know what my mother is thinking, so I will tell you directly that there is no hope for my cousin. I can't treat the former court and the harem as a plaything, not to mention my cousin's personality...

If it weren't for you, Queen Mother, who persuaded me to marry my cousin, I really didn't want to have such a concubine."

The Empress Dowager's face looked a little ugly. When the Emperor talked about the Queen, he showed his true feelings and even said "I", but when he talked about his cousin, he immediately changed to "I".

The Queen Mother sighed, "I don't mean to rush you. The late Queen has always been my favorite Queen, but unfortunately she was not blessed.

However, the matter of establishing a queen still requires your Majesty to think more, and not to cause any more disturbances in the former court and the harem."

The emperor nodded silently, and the empress dowager breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor really wanted to establish a queen, but who would this person be? Could it be the previous imperial concubine?

After the emperor returned to Zhengtai Palace, he first sent off a large group of court officials who wanted to establish a queen. After all, the late queen was still in mourning, but these people were clamoring for him to establish a queen. What were they thinking?

Since ancient times, it has been the case that when a husband dies, it is rare for a wife to observe mourning for him. Instead, when the wife passes away, the husband would observe mourning for her. Although there was a one-year mourning period stipulated in ancient times, men basically did not observe it.

The emperor was sincere to the queen. In the following year, he did not summon any concubines. Until the queen's mourning period ended, the restless hearts of the women in the harem began to boil again.

At this moment, the first imperial edict issued by the emperor was to the six palaces. The other concubines returned to their original positions. The emperor's former concubine Bai Yueguang became the Liang concubine, one of the four concubines. The De concubine and the Shu concubine also returned to their previous positions as the four concubines. The only difference was that Su Tong also became a concubine.

For this reason, the Imperial Concubine was definitely not convinced. She used to be the Imperial Concubine, the first among all the concubines, but ended up being one of the Four Concubines, and even the Good Concubine, which ranked after the Virtuous Concubine among the Four Concubines (the Four Concubines were ranked according to virtue, kindness, and virtue).

After Su Tong learned that she was promoted to imperial concubine, she also understood that this was her last promotion. It must be because of the relationship between her and the queen. Since the queen passed away, the little princess had no one to take care of her, and Concubine Wang only gave birth to a little princess. During this period, she secretly wanted to take the little prince back.

Su Tong had no life at that time, and the emperor acquiesced to this approach. He handed the prince over to Concubine Wang, and then appointed her as a concubine with the title of Shen.

The palace maid's eyes were swollen from crying. The little prince had been here for two or three years, and everyone had developed feelings for him. They had worked so hard to raise him to be strong and powerful and he could even speak and call for people, but now he was being taken advantage of by someone else.

"The emperor is too heartless. Your Majesty, you have raised the little prince for such a long time, and finally raised his weak body to such a good state. In the end...in the end, the emperor gave him to Concubine Shen. He has never understood your hard work at all."

Su Tong looked indifferent, "That's the emperor, she can do whatever she wants, and you guys don't have to complain, it's not my child anyway, if you feel bored, just go to the cat and dog room and adopt a kitten, anyway, raising a cat is no different from raising a child, it's just to kill time."

The Queen was gone, and a new boss would be parachuted in soon. She really didn't have any energy or energy left. She even planned to stay in the palace and live her life quietly.

The palace maids were also discussing this matter and they all felt that what Concubine Shen did was not fair. The little prince was extremely weak at the time and even the imperial physician did not dare to assert that the little prince could survive safely.

But under Su Tong's meticulous care, the little prince is no different from a normal child. He is growing up healthily and even now has fair and tender skin. It's obvious that he is well taken care of.

When Concubine Shen saw her son coming back, she immediately held him in her arms. Although she could always go to Su Tong's palace to visit her child, she was still worried because he was not raised by her. Fortunately, the child was still young and had no memory.

Concubine Shen did plan to give birth to another little prince and then give him up, but unfortunately she gave birth to a little princess. In order to find a future support for herself, her child and even her family, she could only pray that the emperor would teach her to take the prince back.

Fortunately, the emperor still has her in his heart. Even though Su Tong is now a noble concubine, the emperor still ordered the child to be returned. It seems that her position in the emperor's heart is indeed extraordinary.

As for Su Tong… even if she is now the queen, what can it do? The emperor doesn't have her in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have returned the child just because of a few words from me. Isn't it because she relied on the queen that she became a concubine? Now that the queen is gone, she has no support either. She will have to keep her tail between her legs and behave herself. She will even have to be respectful to me in the future, because I have children, while she has nothing.

After all the concubines in the harem were promoted to a higher level, some were happy while others were worried. They also understood that the emperor wanted to establish a queen, but did he want to choose from the daughters of ministers outside or from the old men?

Before, Concubine De had also sounded out the Empress Dowager's attitude. After learning that the Emperor would never make her the Empress, Concubine De felt disheartened and realized that the Emperor didn't like her at all.

The reason why I was given such a high position was entirely out of the Empress Dowager's favor. If I acted any more, the Emperor would probably banish me to the cold palace.

At this year's New Year's Eve palace banquet, Su Tong sat in the first seat on the left of the emperor, opposite him was Concubine Liang, and next to him was Concubine Shu.

When the emperor looked at the concubines who had been killed, he felt a sense of desolation in his heart. It had only been a year, but several of the elderly people had passed away, including the queen.

The emperor was also very heartbroken, but the dead are gone, and the living must always carry the wishes of the dead, work hard, and live well.

The emperor raised his wine cup, said a few auspicious words, and then finished speaking. Looking at Su Tong who was still soulless beside him, he lowered his voice.

"My Lady, today is New Year's Eve. I haven't visited you for a long time. I will go to your palace tonight."

Su Tong was still daydreaming when he heard this, and the hairs on his body immediately stood up. The concubines around him also looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Today is New Year's Eve. According to ancestral family rules, the Emperor has to keep vigil with the Empress. What...what does the Emperor mean by this?