Why do you always rush to join me after awakening?

"Master, the Cining Palace urgently summons you!"

"Well, I know."

When Ruyi walked slowly to the Cining Palace, Zhen Huan was sitting in front of the dressing table drawing her eyebrows.

When Fujia saw a gray-black figure walking in with lowered brows, he couldn't help but look down at himself.

If you don’t know, you might think that it was some old lady trying to steal her life.

It would have been fine if I hadn't looked at it, but once I did, my hands started shaking.

"Greetings, Queen Mother."

"Fujia, are you even lazy while drawing your eyebrows?"

"Alright, Concubine Xian, come and do it for me."

Ruyi walked forward obediently, took the eyebrow pencil from Fujia's hand, and gently drew on Zhen Huan's eyebrows.

Zhen Huan looked at Ruyi in the mirror, sneered, and continued, "Ruyi, do you know why I called you here?"

Ruyi stopped blinking, paused her movements, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "It's about the eldest and third princes."

"Oh, you have some sense, but are you so impatient for that position? I have never been a queen, but I am still the one sitting in this position now."

For a moment, Zhen Huan seemed a bit arrogant.

"Empress Dowager, I didn't do this. I have no children, so what's the point of doing this? Besides, I have no desire for that position, and I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty over such trivial matters."

As she spoke, Ruyi actually bit her thick lips with a look of grievance, as if she had been wronged by the empress dowager and suffered a great insult.

Zhen Huan looked at Ruyi through the mirror, her lips curled up, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"You are quite different from your aunt."

"My aunt believes that only by sitting in that position can the family's honor be maintained, but I believe that if I want to continue to maintain the family's honor, I don't necessarily need to be in that position."

In response to Ruyi's bold and funny remarks, Zhen Huan just smiled and said nothing.

The Ulanara clan fell into decline, and no one in the court could help the emperor.

But sitting in that position is the best thing for the Ulanara family.

Although her remarks were somewhat foolish, they did satisfy Zhen Huan.

"Okay, go back, I'm fine."

"Yes."

As Ruyi just left the Cining Palace, Zhen Huan and Fujia looked at each other, then laughed out loud with their heads raised.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

"Fujia, you've been with me for so many years, have you ever seen such a strange thing?"

Fujia was old after all, and a little tired of laughing. She held her stomach and replied, "Your Majesty, the last person this funny was Concubine Xia, the one whom Concubine Hua gave a hundred strokes of the cane."

"Lady Xia? If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten there was such a person."

"But what you said is not quite accurate. The last person who was so funny should be Lady Qi."

After all, Concubine Qi at that time was convinced that she and Wen Shichu were having an affair.

It turns out that so much time has passed.

It has been many years since the death of the late emperor and Old Seventeen.

The old people in the palace left one by one, and the only one left to accompany Zhen Huan was Fu Jia.

After all, youth is gone.

"Let's have the Emperor come over for dinner later. He's been very worried these days and hasn't eaten well. He's lost some weight."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

-

"Sister! I heard that the Queen Mother is anxiously looking for you! What's the matter?"

Ruyi curled her lips and said in a distant tone, "What else could it be? It's all your fault."

When Hai Lan heard Ruyi say that it was because of this matter, her face was full of anxiety and she was about to go to the Cining Palace.

"I'll go explain to the Queen Mother and will definitely not implicate my sister!"

Ruyi said impatiently, "Alright, this matter has come to this point. What's the difference between what you did and what I did? Others still think that I ordered you to do it."

After saying that, Ruyi walked back with her mouth twisted and her armor in her hand.

It was as if Hailan was some kind of monster and he didn't want to pay any attention to her at all.

At noon, Hongli had his meal in the Cining Palace.

Pastries were placed on the table in a continuous stream. Hongli kept drinking the bowl of porridge in front of him and didn't even touch anything else.

I don’t know if it was because I had no appetite or what, but I finished only one bowl.

"Your Majesty, Empress Xiaoxian has been gone for so many days, it's time to choose a successor. I think Consort Chun is quite good. She has both sons and daughters, and her rank is high enough."

"Empress Mother, there's no rush for this son. Let's wait until the two-year mourning period is over."

Zhen Huan rebuked, "This is inappropriate. As long as the position of Empress remains vacant, the court will be unstable. I think Concubine Chun is capable of taking on the role."

Hongli seemed to feel that he had been controlled by the Empress Dowager for too long, and said in a huff, "I think Noble Consort Xian is more suitable. She did a good job when she was assisting the six palaces."

"Noble Consort Xian has no children, and the Ulanara clan is no longer as powerful as they once were, so she's not the right choice."

"Noble Concubine Chun is soft-hearted and foolish, which makes her even more unsuitable."

"..."

Zhen Huan was speechless.

As a good daughter, she now knows that Concubine Chun is stupid.

What were you thinking when you took her into your residence?

Concubine Chun was already suffering from a mental illness, and if she knew what the emperor thought, she would probably want to die even more.

In the final analysis, Zhen Huan just wanted to find someone who could be controlled to sit in that position.

At this time, she thought of a better candidate.

So he suggested, "Actually, I think Noble Lady Ling's child is quite good, but it's a pity that her rank is a bit low. Empress Xiaoxian was close to her when she was alive, which meant she recognized her."

Hongli was a little surprised that the Empress Dowager mentioned Wei Yanwan.

Although the Empress Dowager spoke to his heart's content, Hongli could not agree.

If Wei Yanwan is pushed forward now, it will only make her the target of public criticism, which will do more harm than good.

It also gave the Queen Mother a reason to control her.

"Empress Dowager, she is even less suitable."

"How about this, since you don't want to appoint a queen, you can appoint an imperial concubine."

Zhen Huan knew Hongli's temper very well. If she continued to maintain the stalemate, it would only backfire, so she simply took a step back.

"this is okay."

"Then we should promote Ruyi to Imperial Noble Consort first, and the other concubines should also be promoted."

"it is good."

When the news reached the various palaces, everyone was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Xian was only promoted to Imperial Noble Concubine.

In the evening, when Jin Yuyan was taking off her hairpins and rings, she said with disdain, "I heard that it was the Queen Mother's idea to promote me to Imperial Noble Consort."

"My Lord, this shows that the Queen Mother doesn't want her to sit in that position at all."

Jin Yuyan looked at Zhenshu in the mirror and said confidently, "Just wait and see. That position will belong to me sooner or later. Even though I am temporarily named a noble concubine, as long as the position of the central empress is vacant, I will have a chance."

"Master, I congratulate you in advance."

"Haha, that's enough. I'm tired. Hurry up. I need to rest."

Tonight is destined to be a time of joy and sorrow for some.