Chapter 160: The Empress Dowager summoned

Every day, the emperor will come to pay his respects to his mother.

"Where is Wan Zhen'er?" asked Empress Dowager Zhou, "What are you doing with that woman? Just give me more money."

"Mother, I want to keep Zhen'er by my side... I don't know why, the child always missed her, but the big thing was not done, so it was not convenient to transfer her to her."

"Do you want to leave her a wife in the palace to support her?" said Empress Dowager Zhou, "If she wouldn't be happy, the harem would be very boring."

"Mother, I feel that she is here, I am happy... She is not here, my heart is empty." Zhu Jianshen said, "Although I can still see him, it is so far away... I think she can protect the child."

"Forget it, the Ai family can't take care of this matter, but there are so many concubines in the harem that you are annoyed by the children. The Bai family blamed the Ai family for not taking care of her daughter. In the future, don't neglect the Bai family, after all, she was brought by me."

"My mother, the child is afraid that he will not be able to do false things. On Queen Wu, I have promised others to treat her wholeheartedly." Zhu Jianshen said.

When Empress Zhou heard what her son said, she thought of Empress Qian. Queen Qian really spared no effort. How could this emperor love a queen for the rest of her life?

"The emperor, what the queen wants to say is that it is normal for a commoner family to be alone for a lifetime, but the royal family, don't think about it. Bo will be the concubine in the future. She will be your concubine's wife at least. Would you not even give a chance?" said Empress Dowager Zhou, "If your father only loved one, where would he have the opportunity to bear fruit... and scattered..."

Zhu Jianshen stared at his mother... His mother was right... If Zhen'er said that he would only love one person in his life, his father would not have descendants. His mother would not be named the queen mother.

"There is still something for the child. The mother's words are in my heart." Zhu Jianshen hurried out from the Queen Mother's bedroom. Now he was confused. Zhen'er was really good. Why did he have to say that one person in his life? But she would definitely be angry. Bai was looking at him in the distance, with a beautiful lady with fair skin and very beautiful appearance. His mother said it was okay to love her, but Zhen'er insisted that she could only love the queen. Wu, she was really impressed by him once... but that was the one that his father, Empress Qian, took a fancy to him.

"Don't pick wild flowers on the roadside..." In a familiar voice, Zhu Jianshen looked back and saw that it was the former queen of the East Palace, Wang Zhongying, and now the candidate for concubines.

"Zhong Ying, you are here..." Zhu Jianshen said, "How are you?"

"We are all very good. After the Empress and Your Majesty get married, Empress Dowager Qian will ask us to serve Your Majesty." Wang Zhongying said, smiling. She used to be in the East Palace, and she had been with her for a while. However, now she is learning the rules from the Empress Dowager. She looks very good. The women have different faces and each has their own charm.

"Your Majesty, who are you looking for?" Niu Yu asked.

"I always feel that there is one person missing here." Zhu Jianshen said, "Do you think my request is too much?"

"How can you think too much? Your Majesty just wants a woman, but she is so beautiful that she really can't enter the temple."

"I don't care..." Zhu Jianshen said, "You ask her to come to the palace to pay tribute to the Queen Mother... so that my mother will not have any objections to her in the future."

"She and Empress Dowager Zhou were both maids of Empress Dowager Sun, but now she will be embarrassed when she arrives at Empress Dowager Zhou." Niu Yu said, "What's more, she doesn't want to enter the palace again."

"I am the emperor. You just need to pass the order to her and let her come to see my mother. Some things my mother must know..." Zhu Jianshen said.

"Do you let her wear the clothes of the Jinyiwei?" Niu Yu suddenly realized.

"My mother is timid, it's okay to scare her..." Zhu Jianshen said, "She just bullied my blind mother and gave her something."

"This is not OK, how can you make such a joke?" Niu Yu said, "I think it's better not to tell the Empress Dowager that some of the victims don't know about the matter in this palace. I just want Zhen'er to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager. It's time for the Empress Dowager to meet him, so as not to have any complaints in the future."

The date of the empress’s wedding has been set, but the concubines such as Bo and others will be welcomed into the palace one day earlier. Empress Dowager Qian, Empress Dowager Zhou, asked Zhen'er to come to see them and decide Wang Zhongying's future. After all, this Miss Wang was recommended by her.

"Miss Zhen'er is here..."

Zhen'er dressed differently today than before. She did not wear a palace outfit and was dressed in elegant white clothes. This was during the mourning period of the late emperor. Although the palace has been abandoned now, everyone dressed relatively elegantly.

"Zhener, it's been a long time since we saw each other. Where have you been free," said Concubine Wan Chen.

"I am just going home for the time being to recuperate." Zhen'er said.

"Rehabilitation?" said Concubine Wan Chen, "You are back home... I miss home too, but that woman doesn't allow me to go back. This is her world now. Who says I'm useless and can't give birth to the eldest son."

"Empress, in fact, the Empress's blessing is very good. She has children and daughters..." Zhen'er said, "After all, the Emperor was very fond of you back then."

"But what's the use of having many children now?" said Concubine Wan, "I'm bullied now."

"Empress, you are thinking too much. The emperor is a filial person, and you are his concubine's mother." Zhen'er said.

"Zhener, if you go back to the palace, that woman will definitely not let you go..." said Concubine Wan Chen, "I heard that woman has been trying to cause trouble for you."

"What's the trouble with me? It seems that I haven't done anything." Zhen'er said.

"You are nothing, but the emperor told his mother that he wanted to take you as if he was in the harem." Concubine Wan Chen said, "It's not that I didn't remind you. I'm afraid those two women would be spared, so they would make some excuses..."

"Thank you for your reminder," Zhen'er said.

The two empress dowagers have been waiting for themselves.

After the ceremony, the Queen Mother left everyone behind.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Wan Zhen'er, after the death of the late emperor, the Ai family originally wanted to let you out of the palace, but we asked you to come back because someone said he wanted to keep you..."

Queen Mother Qian said, "Zhener, it is wrong for the Ai family to let you stay in the palace, but Shen'er said that she can't live without you, so the Ai family plans to let him as a wife in the future so that you can rest assured to retire in the palace."

"Super retirement in the palace?" Zhen'er didn't want to retire here at all.

"You want Miss Wang to be a concubine, and the emperor promised it. Do you still want to go out?" said Empress Dowager Qian. "Although we did that too much, that was what the emperor meant. You have been with the emperor since you were a child. Originally, the old emperor promised you to leave the palace, but now he is deeply persistent..."

Keep yourself. In fact, it was not surprising. Seeing Shen stopping her from getting married, Zhen'er had already known the result, so she knelt down: "I dare not have any objections."

"That's good..." said Empress Dowager Zhou, "After the emperor's wedding, you will enter the palace..."

Queen Mother Qian said, "Zhen'er... Ai's family will not treat you badly."

Zhen'er looked at Empress Dowager Qian, and it would be fine if Empress Dowager Zhou didn't know who she was, but Empress Dowager Qian didn't know who she was, and she didn't even talk to her. She was in the palace, so it was not convenient for her to do things. Why was Empress Dowager Qian so confused?

"The Empress Dowager..." Zhen'er said, "I'm afraid that staying here for a long time will delay a lot of things. I was just walking on both sides. The First Emperor let me leave the palace to avoid running around with the two sides."

Queen Mother Qian said softly: "Zhener, the Ai family knows that it is difficult for you, but Shen'er doesn't agree... Maybe after a while, he will no longer be so attached to you. After all, he thinks you are a relative, and relatives are always reluctant to leave."

"The birds always leave their nests." Zhen'er said, "Ashen always does this, never think about others... and thinks he is a child."

"Zheng'er, forget it..." said Empress Dowager Qian, "I've been staying here for a lifetime, and I'm not as good as you. If you want to go out, you'll just show your face in the palace now."

Empress Dowager Zhou felt that they had something to hide from her, so she asked directly: "Sister, what is this other errand for Zhen'er?"

"I said, sister, you are so ugly. In fact, on the day the emperor ascended the throne, he was ten feet away from us, wearing a brocade robe..." said Empress Dowager Qian, "The people in this Jinyiwei are still different."

The Jinyiwei and Jinyiwei's forces were spread all over the palace. I had long known that they were all over the world. I had long felt that Zhen'er was different from others, and indeed he was from Jinyiwei.

"I only know that the original commander of the Jinyiwei was exiled to a place of suffering because his hands were too long. If you are the Jinyiwei, don't expect to cover the sky with one hand. No matter what, you are also a slave." said Empress Dowager Zhou.

"Sister, Zhen'er was one of the guards whom Empress Dowager Sun placed beside her to protect her. Later, when she saw that Shen'er was in trouble, she asked her to protect her. The late emperor always relied on her. Zhen'er was embarrassed... Tell my sister, who you are, don't make her feel uneasy to keep you in the palace. Our emperor's mother always worried that you have ulterior motives."

"I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, Wan Zhen, to pay homage to the two empress dowagers!" Zhen'er changed her tone and even more expression.

"Zheng'er, I didn't expect you to have two faces!" Empress Dowager Zhou was shocked. Everyone was serving Empress Dowager Sun back then, and she had been with her for a few days, but she didn't feel strange. However, the Concubine Wan Chen said that in the palace, she would select children who meet the requirements every year to send them to outside for training, and they were often harsh in order to protect her master.

There were two people around me, one eunuch and one palace maid, who obeyed the orders of the Wei Sect. So if Menda had a rebellious intention that day, it would be very dangerous. Fortunately, this Menda had no intention.

"Sister." Empress Dowager Zhou approached Empress Dowager Qian and said with his ears: "Isn't this man covered the sky with one hand? I didn't expect it."

"Zhen'er is a trustworthy person... sister, don't worry, my mother-in-law trusted her back then, and she protected the emperor all the way..."

That was to touch her. Empress Dowager Zhou was worried. These people were so powerful. Although the Jinyiwei was obedient to the emperor, it was really scary. If there was no restraint... but now it was obvious that she could not offend her. Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't help but say, "The commander... I feel wronged."

"Please rest assured that the two empress dowagers. When the overall situation is stable, I will explain the truth to Your Majesty. If you leave the harem, I should not stay in the palace..." Zhen'er said.

"The people around us..." said Empress Dowager Zhou. "You can't command it, right..."

"Please rest assured that the Queen Mother is yours, yours, and you are their masters, and they do not need to listen to the ward." Zhen'er said.

"You are still good at speaking, Ai's family asks you," said Empress Dowager Zhou, "You won't know what's going on with Wanxiang Fairies!"

Zhen'er knew the movements of Concubine Wan Chen, but she didn't dare to say that Concubine Wan Chen had always wanted to cause trouble, but her current strength was still far away, so she had never taken action. The people next to the Empress Dowager could not withdraw, and they could only tell the truth to the emperor alone. This is the principle. As long as the establishment of this ward, it has been like this in all dynasties.

"Empress Dowager, I can't say... This thing that has no evidence to do, cannot be publicly known to the world." Zhen'er said.

"It seems that we are not your master..." Empress Dowager Zhou said fiercely, "What are you in your heart... The emperor was born from the Ai family. Can he still have two hearts with the Ai family?"

"I am just keeping my duties." Zhen'er said, and she stood up and actually retreated.

"This girl doesn't take us seriously," said Empress Dowager Zhou.

Queen Mother Qian said, "Sister, don't be angry. This Jinyiwei is not an ordinary person, let alone the heads of these people now. What are we? We are just little girls. Now we are orphans and widows, and we don't have any background at home... They look down on us at all."

"This status of rank is placed there..." said Empress Dowager Zhou.

"We are women who follow their husbands when they get married, and their husbands die. Although the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is your son, he is the master." Queen Mother Qian said, "Sister, we should not take care of the affairs of the court. That girl is afraid that she is not a woman at all..."

"Sister... why do you think this way?" said Empress Dowager Zhou.

"That year, we were in Nangong, so he sneaked into Nangong..." said Empress Dowager Qian, "I was talking about Wan Zhen... but I only knew that Zhen'er girl was from the Jinyiwei, but I didn't expect that she was Wan Zhen..."

"Sister, are you afraid of this Wanzhen?" said Empress Dowager Zhou.

"It's not that I'm afraid of her, but Wan Zhen was very famous back then. He had a certain reputation there at the age of seventeen or eighteen. The Jinyiwei obeyed the orders of the East Factory, and the factory man was Wang Zhen. Although he couldn't carry it himself, he also had certain abilities. Employing people was not a success, but our husband was young and impulsive back then."

"Sister, that's why Wang Zhen is so happy about his achievements." Queen Mother Zhou said.

The past is like smoke, and these things have become old things.

"In the future, we will rely on Shen'er..." said Empress Dowager Qian, "I hope he can have a virtuous queen and be filial to us in the future. This is a blessing."

(End of this chapter)
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