The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

"The Queen Mother is now in her prime, but she is getting old."

"The Queen Mother is beautiful and fragrant, and her skin is not bad at all compared to that of a young girl."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, everyone began to compliment the Queen Mother with all their strength. In the commotion, several ladies with keen minds had already noticed that the Queen Mother had other intentions.

The Queen Mother kept a young girl by her side and inquired about whether she was engaged, which meant only one thing: the Emperor wanted to choose a concubine.

Nowadays, the court is in the hands of the regent, even though the late emperor said that as long as the emperor gets married and gives birth to a child, he can rule in person.

But there is still a huge gap between being in charge and being able to hold real power. When the power struggle between the emperor and the regent comes, there is no telling how many fish in the pond will suffer.

The families who have already received titles do not want to get involved in this power struggle. They would rather retreat to a safe distance and keep the titles left by their ancestors. No matter who wins, they will have no losses.

Let's leave the power of breaking the sky to follow the dragon to those with a shallow foundation.

Therefore, when Mrs. Zou pushed forward, many ladies pulled their daughters back skillfully.

In this way, Mrs. Zou successfully squeezed to the front and appeared in the Queen Mother's sight.

"Whose family are you from? Which is your daughter?" the Queen Mother asked nicely.

Some ladies covered their mouths and laughed: "Queen Mother, this is the wife of Marquis Wenxin. Ten years ago, you praised her for her good embroidery skills. She has no daughter, she is just a bastard."

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Mrs. Zou tightened her hand on the handkerchief. Since Marquis Wenxin fell ill and lost real power, her family has been away from the core power circle for ten years.

She tried her best to suppress the loneliness on her face. At this moment, she suddenly didn't want her son to break the engagement. If she really married someone named Liu, her family would probably lose the qualifications to come to the Queen Mother in the future.

Moreover, after listening to Mrs. Meng's words, she still recognized the marriage between the two families. It didn't seem like she wanted to regret the marriage. Maybe the marriage could be repaired.

She turned her head and saw Liu Mengyin standing not far from the Queen Mother. She was charming and radiant. She must have heard Zou Zhiyuan say that she wanted to find the Queen Mother to remarry, so she came here to wait there.

She instantly thought of Zou Zhiyuan's life-or-death situation because he couldn't marry Liu Mengyin.

You can't really force your son to death. You should call off the marriage after all.

While thinking about how to turn the topic to Meng Wenyao and Zou Zhiyuan's marriage, the Queen Mother suddenly said: "I just said that Meng Yatou has been engaged, and the one she has engaged is your boy!"

Mrs. Zou smiled awkwardly, and the topic finally returned, but she still wanted to confirm the marriage. How could she cleverly get the Queen Mother to cancel the marriage?

"Yes, Miss Meng is beautiful and beautiful, but she feels a little aggrieved to match my boy..."

Seeing that the Queen Mother liked Meng Wenyao, she thought that by saying this, the Queen Mother would seriously consider keeping Meng Wenyao by her side and find a better one.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother smiled and said: "Wherever there are grievances, they are all good children. The Ai family sees it well."

"Oh, you have already picked out all the good daughters-in-law. Where can the Ai family choose such a good daughter-in-law in the future?"

The Queen Mother made a joke, and people immediately came out to praise her: "If the Queen Mother is worried, there is no need to wait until the future. Why not take advantage of today's opportunity to pick a few and keep them around, so that you are not afraid of being caught first."

"Mrs. Liu's words have touched the hearts of the Ai family. If the Ai family chooses someone's daughter, you must not be reluctant to part with it, right?"

After another burst of laughter, the Queen Mother really started to choose carefully.

Seeing that the topic was about to change again, Mrs. Zou quickly pulled Meng Wenyao away, hoping to sell Meng Wenyao to the Queen Mother so that the Queen Mother could stay with her.

The Queen Mother pointed at Liu Mengyin and said, "Whose daughter is this? The Ai family looks very fond of her."

Mrs. Zou was about to raise Meng Wenyao's hand for a moment, then silently put it down.

Meng Wenyao felt confused and asked in surprise: "Madam, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Meng was also watching all this with a smile on her face. At this moment, she heard a clear voice reply: "My daughter, Liu Pei of Hanlin Academy, pays homage to the Queen Mother."

"The daughter of Hanlin must be able to read and write, and she will be able to help the Ai family copy scriptures in the future. Are you willing to follow the Ai family?"

"My daughter is willing."

Mrs. Zou's mind was confused for a moment. She looked at Mrs. Meng and Meng Wenyao looking at her more and more strangely. She hurriedly took off her ancestral white jade bracelet and stuffed it into Meng Wenyao's hand.

"I haven't seen Meng Yatou for a long time. I fell in love with her when I saw her today. I also saw that this girl's hands are white. It just so happens that my white jade bracelet is suitable for her to wear."

Although she felt that Mrs. Zou might be lying, Meng Wenyao was still very happy to get a bracelet for nothing, "Thank you, Madam."

Mrs. Meng's indifferent face quickly became filled with a smile. She pulled Mrs. Zou and said, "Oh, my in-laws are too polite. Yao'er entered your house right away. What she did wrong from now on is... You need to teach me more and don’t spoil this girl like this.”

"Meng Yatou asked Madam to teach her very well. If there is anything else that needs my teaching, Madam is too polite." Mrs. Zou responded with a cold sweat on her face.

"What the hell, this girl has been practicing martial arts with her father and brother all day long. It hurts to hit someone. Madam, please ask your uncle to pay more attention in the future..."

While Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Zou were chattering, the Queen Mother had already chosen another girl and pulled her to her side.

They are all the daughters of low-level civil servants. They have no real power or military power. They are very inconspicuous and no one takes them seriously.

When this matter was reported to Xie Yunzhou, he was still immersed in the affair. The sweetness on his lips seemed to have penetrated into his heart. He felt sweet even when he drank tea.

"Pour some wine for me."

Zhao He, the head of the personal guard who was reporting the Queen Mother's actions, thought he had heard wrongly and tried to say: "Your Majesty, this is a temple and there is no wine!"

"I will drink wine within half an hour."

In this way, Zhao He could only stop reporting and quickly went down the mountain to buy wine.

Half an hour later, Xie Yunzhou finally drank the wine. The wine entered from his lips and went straight to his internal organs. The sweet and dizzy feeling finally disappeared.

"What were you talking about just now?" Xie Yunzhou asked lightly, savoring the spicy taste in his mouth.

"Back to the prince, the queen mother has left two women with her. It seems that they are prepared for the emperor. One is Liu Mengyin, the daughter of the minister Liu Hanlin, and the other is Li Jinman, the daughter of the chief administrator of Dali Temple."

"Liu Mengyin, Yin'er?"

I heard the entanglement between a pair of mandarin ducks at the junction of Fushou Temple and Songhua Temple. It seems to be this name.