The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

The Queen Mother was indeed a little excited. After all, he was her own son and she hadn't seen him for so many years.

"Mother, your son..."

The Queen Mother was much more friendly, and she had been well fed over the past two years, so she had gained a lot of weight and looked very blessed.

"I've lost weight and look more stable."

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor of Chu carefully with tears in her eyes.

These words made the Holy Empress Dowager and the Queen a little surprised. They were already in their fifties, how could they not be steady?

"Mother, I am an unfilial son."

The Emperor of Chu choked with sobs, leaned over the carriage frame, and wiped his tears.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I won't leave now that I'm back."

To be honest, the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor of Chu was not that deep.

If the feelings were really deep, she would not have been willing to leave Emperor Chu alone in the imperial city.

She was promoted to the title of talented person only after she gave birth to the Emperor of Chu.

The late emperor was not like the Emperor of Chu who had few offspring. He had more than a dozen living sons, not to mention those who had died.

Talented women were not qualified to raise the royal heir, so the Emperor of Chu was taken to Concubine Yao's palace as soon as he was born.

Concubine Yao was only in her twenties. She felt that she could still have children and was not willing to raise other people's children.

But this was an order issued by the late emperor himself, so she could only accept it with a pinch of her nose.

The Emperor of Chu did not have a good life when he was young. His mother, the queen, did not pay him attention, and his servants were not dedicated to him. Although he was not bullied blatantly, he was often neglected and deprived of food, clothing, housing and transportation on a daily basis.

Concubine Yao disliked the young Emperor of Chu, nor did she like his biological mother, Concubine Wencairen.

She felt that the talented scholar was inferior to him in every way, so how could she give birth to a prince?

Therefore, she issued an express order prohibiting talented scholars from meeting the Emperor of Chu.

It was not until Wen Cairen moved into the central palace that the Emperor of Chu learned that Wen Cairen was his biological mother, thanks to the intervention of the Empress at the time, the Holy Empress Dowager.

Soon the queen's eldest son, the second prince, died, and he was moved to another palace not long after, living in the palace of Concubine Wen.

Within two years, he went to the prince's residence, and later he was crowned king and left the palace.

These are all things of the past.

The Emperor of Chu relaxed his expression and quickly looked at the next one, the Queen.

"Queen."

The Emperor of Chu's eyes were slightly red as he looked at the Queen sitting inside.

The queen stood up and, with the help of the palace maids, got off the carriage.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The queen wanted to kneel down to pay her respects, but the Emperor of Chu grabbed her arm.

"Between you and me, why should we be polite?"

The Emperor of Chu helped her up, looked at the white hair on her temples, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

When the legitimate son died, the queen's hair turned white overnight and she vomited blood uncontrollably.

"Let's go back to the palace."

The empress boarded the imperial throne, and the emperor and empress rode together.

When they returned to the palace, the Holy Queen Mother and the Queen Mother were already exhausted, so they went straight back to the palace to rest. There was a banquet in the evening, and the old ladies could not bear it.

The queen can't do that, she still has to meet the concubines in the harem.

The empress, dressed in the proper attire of the emperor and empress, was waiting in the central palace, whose gates had not been opened for many years, to meet the concubines.

She sat upright in the first seat, looking outside.

She returned to this place again.

The most excited ones were her four former palace maids, who are now the four female officials in charge of the harem.

"My Lady, you are finally back. I thought I would not be able to wait for you any longer."

The person who spoke was Dai Shan, the oldest one, respectfully called Dai Ma Ma by others. She was already sixty years old.

"When you left, I promised that I would take good care of the things in my hands and return them to you personally."

Nanny Dai took out the token and placed it respectfully on the table.

The other three followed suit.

The queen just looked around the furnishings in the room and found that they were no different from before.

Even if she hadn't said she had been gone for more than 20 years, no one would have dared to believe it.

Look at the four palace maids again, no, they should be called nannies.

We are all old. After twenty years, everyone looks terrible.

"I look at you all, and you haven't changed at all. You're just the same as I remember you."

Rurong, Ruma laughed and cried, "The Queen has not changed, she is still as beautiful as before."

The queen touched her face. Her hair had turned much whiter, and her face had wrinkles and yellow spots. She was not very pretty.

"Just coax me, you..."

The Queen sighed and smiled.

"Take the tokens for now. I'll make arrangements for these matters later. The concubines must be waiting outside. It's not good to leave them alone for too long. Let them come in."

The queen raised her hand and gently touched the nine-dragon and four-phoenix crown on her head. This was a phoenix crown that belonged exclusively to the emperor and empress, and was also a symbol of power.

The princes are all grown up now.

"Summon the imperial concubine to an audience!"

"Summon the imperial concubine to an audience!"

"Summon the imperial concubine to an audience!"

Three summons and three gong sounds heralded the return of the harem master.

Concubine Ning stood at the front, nodding her head with an expression of uncontrollable excitement on her face.

The virtuous concubine and the virtuous concubine stood on the left and right behind, also with the same excited expressions, but anyone with eyes could see how stiff their expressions were.

Especially Concubine De, she was so angry that she vomited blood.

She finally managed to be powerful for a few days before the queen came back.

Thinking of this queen, the old people in the palace were half afraid and half relieved.

What is frightening is that this queen has extraordinary means. As long as she is there, there are few secrets in the palace. The six oldest princes and princesses were all born when she was there.

Unfortunately, the Emperor of Chu was probably destined to have less offspring than his father, so fewer of his descendants survived.

Especially after the queen lost her child, and with the influence of various factors, after she moved to the Dongyang Palace, only two children born in the palace grew up safely.

Half of the concubines present had experienced her methods.

Of course, there were also those elderly and childless concubines who were looking forward to her return.

With the mistress around, they felt a little more at ease, especially since they knew the queen's character, they had been eager to go and invite her back in person.

A large group of concubines, each with their own thoughts, were led in by palace servants.

The young concubines who had never entered the imperial palace couldn't help but look at her with curiosity.

The Empress is truly majestic and luxurious.

They took a deep breath, lowered their heads and followed the formation in an orderly manner, determined not to lose their manners in front of the Queen.

The older concubines, such as Concubine De and Concubine Xian, were also filled with surprise.

I originally thought that the Central Palace had been abandoned for so many years, and no matter how it was repaired later, it would still be dilapidated and corrupt.

Who would have thought that it looked exactly the same as the last time they came.

But, it has been more than 20 years since the last time.

Concubine Ning seemed to be more sincere than anyone else. Tears welled up in her eyes, and the pace of people below quickened a bit.