Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

Faced with the Empress Dowager's extraordinary enthusiasm, the women seemed a little overwhelmed, but mostly filled with joy and fear.

Then everyone quickly stood up again, crossed their hands, placed them on the left side of their waist, bent their knees slightly, and performed a standard curtsy to show their respect to Empress Dowager Xie.

Then, everyone said in unison: "Your servants, thank you, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, for granting us a seat."

The empress dowager, who was sitting on the throne, raised her hand slightly, indicating that everyone was excused and asked them to sit down quickly. Everyone was moved to tears and sat down one after another.

For these women, the Empress Dowager usually lived in seclusion and rarely appeared in public, so many of them saw her true face for the first time. Some women were fortunate enough to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet with their fathers, but they were too far away to see her face clearly. Therefore, it was a great honor for them to be able to have such close contact with the Empress Dowager and to be invited here.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager was completely different from what they had imagined. In the past, when attending birthday banquets, the Empress Dowager always wore a gorgeous palace dress with gold and silver threads, intricate patterns and embellished with oriental pearls, showing her nobility.

However, today, she only had a simple bun on her head, with a plain wooden hairpin inserted in it, and wore a blue embroidered cross-collar Taoist robe, her outfit was simple and elegant.

The Empress Dowager had a head of shiny black hair that fell on her shoulders like ink, long eyebrows, big and bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and full lips.

Although time has left its mark on her face, which is slightly rounded, her large, full earlobes and slightly squared jawline give her a look that is both majestic and ethereal. Furthermore, the Empress Dowager exudes a unique aura, possessing the air of a Taoist priest while retaining the dignity of a royal family.

The young ladies from official families present had heard that the Empress Dowager was keen on studying Taoism and even built a private Taoist temple for her in the palace, where she enshrined a jade statue of the Queen Mother of the West.

Now that we have witnessed the Empress Dowager’s demeanor with our own eyes, we can’t help but feel that even if others say that the Empress Dowager is the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West, there will be people who will believe it.

The Queen Mother looked at the women who were like blooming flowers, her eyes full of admiration. They were indeed the noble women she had carefully selected.

It's a pity that her favorite, Qin Yuehua, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Qin, has already been engaged to the boy from the Anding Wang family. That girl is excellent in appearance, manners, calligraphy and painting, and her prince does not have this blessing.

If it was someone else's family, as long as her son liked her and was willing to marry her, she would have broken up with her even if it cost her reputation. Unfortunately, the girl was a founding hero who had fought alongside the late emperor for the throne, and she couldn't let him down.

Aunt Qinxin interrupted the empress dowager's wandering thoughts. She stood behind the empress dowager, bent her body slightly, leaned over to the empress dowager's ear, and whispered a reminder to her, telling her which girl in which position belonged to which family. She also specifically mentioned that the girl in the middle left dressed in Tianshuibi color was Jiang Li, the lady from the Ministry of Rites who was particularly good at calligraphy. The empress dowager nodded to show that she understood.

At first glance, this woman had soft eyebrows and beautiful features. She didn't look like she was raised in Beijing, but rather in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River. She was indeed as quiet and gentle as the rumors said. She was her second choice for Princess Ye.

Well, that young lady from the Censorate wearing a red dress with an ancient sheath is not bad either. She has a smiling face and is very likable.

The fifth daughter of the general's family, dressed in lilac, was also very striking, with delicate features and a hint of heroism between her brows. She was indeed a daughter who resembled her father. The Empress Dowager admired her very much.

Unlike the empress dowager's happy comments, the queen's expression was not so good at the moment, especially when she saw their niece Murong Xi, a woman from the Murong family, here.

Just now, I was prepared for the possibility that the emperor would open the harem to select concubines, but the moment I saw the girl from my mother's family, my psychological defenses were almost broken.

She could understand other families sending their daughters in, but his mother's family actually sent their daughter in without her knowledge.

What kind of nonsense is this? Does her family despise her for being childless? Are they worried she'll be childless and unable to survive in this deep palace, so they sent their niece here to marry Prince Yu Ye and give birth to a child, thus solidifying the Murong family's position?

If her mother-in-law asked her husband to choose a concubine, she would feel somewhat dissatisfied in her heart. After all, who doesn't want to monopolize the favor of her husband?

But this behavior of my mother's family feels like a stab in the back, and it's the kind that kills without shedding blood.

The queen's eyes were dim for a moment, then dazed and confused the next second. She pursed her plump lips tightly, trying hard to suppress her anger, but her hands under her sleeves involuntarily clenched into fists.

The Empress Dowager said: "The peach blossoms in the Imperial Garden are blooming beautifully today. I specially invite all the noble ladies to come and enjoy the flowers and accompany me, a lonely old man. I hope you will not despise me as an old woman."

A lonely old man? It seemed that the only one missing was Prince Ye, who was specifically mentioned. The Queen Mother directed all her firepower at him today.

However, the most frightened person after hearing this was the Queen. She was so shocked that she ignored other emotions and quickly knelt down to admit her fault: "I am wrong. From now on, I will come to the Cining Palace every day to accompany my mother."

The emperor was being filial, and he knelt down to admit his fault, saying, "It's all my fault. I can't neglect you, mother, because of my official duties. I will definitely come to dine with you often in the future."

Prince Ye immediately knelt down. His brother and sister-in-law had already knelt, so how could he not kneel? He knew that his mother was deliberately speaking sour words to him today, so he had to endure it even if his teeth fell out.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to promise to go to the palace every day. That would not be going to the palace, but losing his freedom.

The women who wanted to speak did not dare to say anything at this moment.

The Queen Mother said, "Look how scared you are, get up quickly.

If you are truly filial, please give me a big fat grandson soon, so that I, an old man, can rest in peace and close my eyes."

After hearing this, the three people who were about to stand up grabbed their knees and knelt down obediently.

The Queen Mother had been being vague before, but now she made it clear.

Guilt deepened in the queen's eyes, and her head almost drooped to her chest. It was all her fault that he had not given birth to a son or a daughter in all these years in the palace.

The emperor also remained silent, and Prince Ye didn't know what to say at the moment. The atmosphere was stagnant for a while.

The emperor's elder brother is already thirty-eight years old this year and has yet to give birth to an heir. If he, the younger brother of the emperor, gives birth to a child before the emperor, his elder brother may become suspicious and suspect that he has rebellious intentions, which will not be conducive to the stability of the throne and the peace of the country.

Let's not talk about this for now. He has always liked traveling and immersing himself in various miscellaneous studies. The knowledge in books is like the vast ocean and the mysterious sky to him. It has great attraction. How can he have time to care about these trivial matters of love?