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Promoting Hailan was what the Queen Mother wanted.

Now that Hongli brought it up himself, she certainly wouldn't refuse.

But for some reason, after the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Hongli's expression suddenly became slightly gloomy.

Qingying and the Queen Mother exchanged a glance, and Qingying was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, is there anything bothering you?"

Hongli was silent, frowning several times before finally speaking, "Empress Dowager, Junggar has requested to marry a princess from the Celestial Empire. I would like to ask your opinion on this matter."

The Queen Mother's expression paused slightly.

After a moment, he replied, "Since the time of the previous emperor, there have been precedents of princesses marrying into the Dzungar region. This is not impossible, but the previous emperor did not leave many princesses. I wonder which one the emperor plans to marry off to a distant place?"

"My dear Queen Mother, I am also troubled by this matter."

Hongli kept twirling the rosary in his hand.

You can see the anxiety in his heart.

But Qingying saw it clearly. Although his expression was conflicted, his eyes were very clear.

I guess she already had her mind set on who to marry.

It was just the name of the person she didn't want to marry that came out of her own mouth.

He raised his head, looked at the Queen Mother, and nodded slightly.

Then she took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I remember that Princess Longyue, born to Concubine Xi... Niuhulu, is of the right age?"

The difficulty in Hongli's eyes disappeared completely.

Reaching out and holding Qingying, he said, "The Queen knows my heart best, but the Concubine Dowager only has one daughter, and I don't know if she would agree."

"Back then, Princess Chaogui was promoted from Heshuo Princess to Gulun Princess and married off far away. If Longyue is chosen to marry this time, the Emperor will also confer the title of Gulun Princess on her."

"I think that with such thoughtfulness, Concubine Jing will definitely not be reluctant."

The Queen Mother's words brought a smile to Hongli's lips.

"What the Empress Dowager said is true. Princess Gulun is naturally worthy of the title. My son will issue an edict when he returns. However, regarding the Concubine Dowager..."

"As for the Imperial Concubine, I will handle the matter myself. The Emperor need not worry."

"Yes, son, thank you very much, Empress Dowager."

Hongli didn't sit for long before he got up and left, saying he was busy with work in the Yangxin Palace.

The Queen Mother smiled with some ambiguous meaning.

"Our emperor is very secretive about everything he does, unwilling to speak openly. He insists on making others guess what he's thinking. It's really strange."

"Aunt is right. It's just the Emperor's thoughts. For Aunt, it's not difficult to guess."

Qingying smiled and replied, "As for the tribute to the Concubine Dowager, I'm afraid it will require Aunt to spend some time and effort."

When the Queen Mother heard this, her laughter turned into a sneer.

"I spared her life out of my kindness. If she really wanted to go against me for Zhen Huan's child, I would not have spared the life of a concubine."

"That's what my aunt said."

The aunt and niece said no more.

After leaving Shoukang Palace, Qingying waved away the sedan chair and reached out to support Xiuxia.

The snow had stopped long ago, and the sun was shining brightly outside, so it wasn't as cold as before.

Thinking about what the Queen Mother had said before, Qingying hesitated.

Although in front of the Queen Mother, Qingying stated that she did not care about the birth of other concubines' children.

But in fact, I have some other plans in my mind.

In this area, the concubines' origin and family background also occupy an extremely important position.

You can have children, but it depends on who they are.

Niuhulu clan, Fucha clan...

With such a family background, I'm afraid they won't be able to give birth to a child safely under my nose.

With these thoughts running through her mind, Qingying let out a long sigh.

...

In the main hall of Shoukang Palace, Concubine Jing knelt before the Empress Dowager and bowed to greet her, but she did not receive an immediate response from the Empress Dowager.

The late emperor has passed away, and no matter how scheming these concubines were in the past, they will be gone.

Now, he can't make any waves in front of the Queen Mother.

I was a little worried, but I didn't dare to rush him.

After a long time, there was a click of the teacup being placed on the table, and the Queen Mother's voice followed.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Do you know why I summoned you here today?"

The Queen Mother's voice was cold, which made Concubine Jing feel even more uneasy.

She knelt again and said, "I am stupid, please forgive me, Queen Mother."

"I remember that Longyue is fourteen, right?"