Scarlet Fang of the Pearl

The Empress Dowager's return to Beijing ahead of schedule was beyond everyone's expectations, but it was within reason.It took only three days for the courier who came back here to inform us that the queen mother's phoenix car had arrived.Qianlong brought all the officials and concubines out to greet him, "Mother Huang, it's really unfilial for my son not to come out of the city to greet him in person."

The queen mother supported Qing'er with her right hand, "What did the emperor say, you are already busy with state affairs, and there are so many people serving the Ai family, it's not a problem." After talking to Qianlong, the queen mother took a few steps forward , "Get up." "Thank you, Queen Mother." All the officials are behind, and the ones in front are the concubines.The queen mother looked at the empress and concubine Ling at the front, and stretched out her hand to the queen, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but the queen has been relieved." The emperor and empress walked over, and the concubine Ling turned pale after following her. When Qianlong passed by her, she looked at Qianlong with infinite grievances, but Qianlong didn't seem to see it, and left without squinting. In the past, let Ling Fei follow behind and crumpled the handkerchief into a ball.The pure imperial concubine at the back led the concubines in the harem to pass by the concubine Ling, lifting the handkerchief and chuckling slightly, "The concubine Ling is not yet on the list, so why don't the empress dowagers wait for you?" Pretending to reply, he waved the handkerchief and led the concubines away.The newly promoted Concubine Qing next to her passed by and pretended to mutter to herself, "The emperor has passed, so I don't know who to show this grievance to?" "Hehe..." There are many concubines in the back Everyone chuckled, successfully making Concubine Ling's face even uglier.

The Empress Dowager was walking forward while chatting with Qianlong, when suddenly two figures rushed in front of the Empress Dowager, which frightened her.Seeing this person, Qianlong also changed his expression, who is this little swallow? !She didn't even give Little Yanzi a chance to speak, and Qianlong frowned even more with a servant beside her, "Don't help Gege go to the back!" Little Yanzi's appearance on such an important occasion is a shame for the Qing royal family. Confused, the Empress Dowager looked at Qianlong suspiciously, and without asking, she walked over without saying a word.The queen didn't say anything, she just looked at Xiao Yanzi disdainfully and helped the queen mother pass by on airs.

When they arrived at the Compassion Palace, the Empress Dowager and Qianlong sat at the main seats, and the Empress and Concubine Ling stood beside her. The Empress Dowager drank a sip of tea and asked, "Emperor, what happened to the Solante you mentioned in your letter? "

Qianlong's face straightened, and he waved his sleeves downward, and all the servants and servants in the room left.Qianlong looked at Qing'er who was beside the queen mother, and the queen mother patted Qing'er's hand knowingly, "You have been tired all day, go down and rest first." Qing'er punched politely and went down.

"Emperor Niang taught her well," Qianlong watched Qing'er go out, and turned to the Queen Mother with a smile.Qianlong paused, then turned to Concubine Ling, "Concubine Ling, you should go down first, you have to manage the banquet for the Queen's mother back to the palace." She didn't dare to play her tricks in front of her.But the queen mother frowned again when she heard Qianlong's words.

"The emperor don't speak kindly to me, please tell me what happened to that Solante. You only said in your letter that he was a child who was accidentally left outside. Is this true? This prince can You can't be joking!" The queen mother's words surprised the queens behind.

"Of course it's true, Empress Mother. This matter is related to the royal blood. Of course, my son dare not be careless. There are not only physical evidence but also personal evidence. You, as soon as you see it, you will know that your son must be telling the truth." Qianlong thought of Xiao Baozi had the same small face as he had when he was a child, and he assured the Queen Mother confidently.

"Oh? The emperor's words made me curious. Anyway, since the emperor is so sure, it's good. Since this is the royal blood, it's a good thing no matter what. The emperor doesn't have many heirs, and it's a good thing to have one more son. However, you should tell me about it first." The emperor's son, the eldest and the second, died early, the third and fourth were scolded and deposed, and the seventh, ninth, and ten were not supported. There was only one adult, Yong Qi, and the rest The ones are still small.It would be a good thing for the emperor to have another half-grown son, the queen mother thought in her heart.

"Emperor's mother, I was sorry for his mother in this matter. I went to Guangzhou in a low-level service, and I happened to live in the same inn with his mother. His mother is an Englishman, and my son chatted with her for a while. What I was thinking was that the night before I left and came back, my son went out and drank a little too much, so he was so drunk that he went to the wrong room, this... this accidental drunken sex." Qianlong said that it was a bit uncomfortable Sorry, the Empress Dowager looked at Qianlong amusedly, she didn't know what his son was like, "It's because you are wrong, you messed up his body after drinking, why didn't you bring him back?" The panel listened behind with a stern face, not knowing what was going on in his mind, anyway, the color on his face was either a nice color or not.

"Hey, this is what my son didn't expect. When I woke up the next day, I was lying on the bed by myself. I didn't expect this to happen at all. His mother happened to meet her when she received a letter and hugged her. Now that I think about it, it should be that when his mother went to get the letter in the morning, the people around me cleaned it up, and every room in the inn was the same, so I didn't notice what happened. His mother did say that at the time You want to marry me, but I left in a hurry and didn't take it to heart, that's why today's incident happened." If it wasn't for the haste when he left, he wouldn't have missed his little Solan...

"It turned out to be such an oolong, hey... It's also God's will... Now that the child has been found, what about his mother?" The Queen Mother also felt that this matter should be due to her son's unworthy of the other girl, and the drunken disorder is probably caused by the man. Not right.

"His mother has passed away."

"The emperor brought the child over to show me. Let's just recognize it. I don't know how the education is when I live outside... But the emperor recognizes a son in this way. In front of the ministers, I am afraid that he will lose his son in front of the people. The royal system." The Empress Dowager didn't think the same way as Ling Fei did, and recognized her as a member of the clan.The main reason is that Qianlong's adult sons are too few. If they can be recognized, the Queen Mother still wants the emperor to recognize him.

"Emperor Niang, don't worry, the child will not be able to inherit the grand line in the future. As long as the son reveals this intention, the minister will be fine. As for Baixin, the minister has his own way." The queen heard Qianlong say that he could not inherit Datong felt relieved, it seemed that this illegitimate child didn't hold much weight in the emperor's heart.

"Can't inherit the great line? Could it be that this child has never read a book since he was a child, or is his body...?" The queen mother was not satisfied. In her opinion, the main reason for the prince's recognition was to let the emperor have another heir to choose. The emperor drove a large number of people out just now, and the queen mother pondered for a while, "The emperor was so mysterious just now, what else is there to do?"

Qianlong smiled, "Mother Huang'er can see it." Qianlong paused, "Don't worry, Mrs. Huang'er, the child's health is fine, and he's taught very well."

"Why then?"

"Emperor Niang doesn't know, the main reason is that the child's identity is too sensitive!" Thinking of little Solante's identity, the emperor also sighed, this is the biggest difficulty for him to recognize his son.

"Oh? What can embarrass the emperor?" The old lady was curious. Her son has always been conceited, and there are not many things that can make him sigh.

"It's also my oversight. The child's mother is not the daughter of an ordinary British businessman, but the princess of the Queen of England who secretly came to the Qing Dynasty to play. This is also a British princess who can be knighted. His mother is a British woman. Duke, since his mother died, the child has inherited his mother's title, and is now the Duke of England. He is the grandson of the Queen of England, so..." Seeing the Queen Mother's eyes flashing, Qianlong immediately said: "It's not acceptable to be a member of the clan's family. His status is too high. He came here to find Ama. The heirs of the clan's family are also married to Yudie. If you want to recognize it, you can only recognize the adopted son. If you recognize it, The British side may think that we have detained their duke, and the ministers will not agree to any trouble."

"According to what the emperor said, then we have to recognize it personally. The blood of our Aixinjueluo family can't be left outside. I hope the emperor can handle this matter well!" The queen mother sighed a little: "Since the child His mother is of noble status, it would be good if the emperor really married back then. But that child also grew up in the royal family, so it's a pity..."

"That's not it..." The emperor didn't regret it too much, "However, Empress Dowager, that child's personality is very cute. Now that it's confirmed that she can't inherit the throne, she can still be more caring and enjoy the family happiness." The queen mother He nodded with a smile.

"If you want to talk about this, Hong Zhou discovered it first. The child lives in Hong Zhou's place now. I know that Lafayette will definitely ask about it when he comes back today, so I let Hong Zhou take the child into the palace. , you will see him in a moment."

"It can be seen that the emperor likes that child very much, so I can't wait to present the treasure with Er Niang!" The queen mother joked, "In this case, this matter is settled. I should ask the emperor, who is still alive today?" What's the matter with Zhugege, since she has already been regarded as a righteous daughter by the emperor, let's show the Ai family first."

The Empress Dowager ordered Xiao Yanzi to come over for questioning. During this time, Qianlong also told about Xiao Yanzi's affairs in a few words. As for Xiao Yanzi, it was his fault after all, and he admitted it. It's hard to blame her. It can only be said that she had bad manners when she first entered the palace, and she was naive, please forgive me a lot, and hope that this little swallow will not hinder him.But obviously Qianlong's prayer was useless, this little swallow not only brought a maid in privately, but she called her and didn't ask a few words, the Queen Mother was so angry that someone wanted to take her down.It's a pity that this little Solante bun was brought into the palace by Hong Zhou, and when he walked towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning, he saw a big red bird flying straight towards him.Bad luck... bad luck...