The Empress Dowager said: "Shu'er, the mourning family asks you, do you think the emperor shouldn't choose a concubine?" He is an emperor, just such a prince, can this work? Don't you see, for this matter, the ministers' folds are almost piled up! If it goes on like this, how can you get it! ”

Zhao Shu said: "The emperor and queen have a harmonious relationship, which is a good thing for the country and the family." ”

The mourning family did not object to him favoring the queen, but this did not delay him from visiting other concubines. Alas. The Empress Dowager sighed deeply, "When your imperial brother was here, the mourning family hated him for asking for too many concubines. But now Yuan Jing is like this...... The mourning family is also sad. ”

She sighed for a while and said, "Shu'er, the mourning family is most worried about you. ”

Zhao Shu said: "Don't worry about Erchen. As for the sons, there is no throne to inherit, and it doesn't matter if there is a son or not. ”

He stood up, "Erchen just came to see Yan'er, since he is fine, Erchen will also retire." ”

The Empress Dowager glanced at him and said, "Shu'er, your face is very bad. What's going on? ”

"I've been busy these days, and I'm a little tired."

"Then you go back and rest." The Empress Dowager said, asked someone to fetch a box, and said, "This is the best blood bird's nest, which is the most nourishing for the body." Look at your face...... Take it back and ask someone to make a bowl every day and eat it for a few days. ”

Zhao Shu thought about it, took it, and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother." ”

"I didn't see you like this when you were so polite, go back."

Zhao Shu took the box and left.

The Empress Dowager sat back in her chair, frowning and pondering.

The eunuch close to her came over and said with a smile: "Ancestor, the slave pinched your shoulder." ”

The Empress Dowager approached the chair, closed her eyes, and whispered, "It can't go on like this." The queen didn't know what medicine she had given them, Yuan Jing refused to accept a concubine for her, and the same was true for King Qin. Can the mourning family still keep her? ”

"O women in this palace, who can stay, who can go. Isn't it all your words from the Queen Mother? ”

But after all, she is Yan'er's biological mother. The mourning family didn't want to break off their relationship with Yan'er in the future. The Empress Dowager whispered, "Until the last resort, the mourning family doesn't want to touch her." Isn't she sick now? It just so happens that taking advantage of this opportunity, the mourning family should also put the harem in order. ”

"However, if the emperor is unwilling, no matter how anxious the ancestor is, it is useless." The eunuch shook his head.

"Yuan Jing is still young after all, and the queen is also young and beautiful, and it is normal for him to be in love for a few more years." The Empress Dowager muttered, "Man, how can there be anyone who doesn't like the new and hate the old?" Look at the two left in the palace, Jin Shan, don't have a brain, it's okay. Qi Xiao, it's not good. Our emperor is very picky. ”

"What about the meaning of the ancestors?"

"The mourning family chose the most beautiful woman in the world for him, put it in his palace, and see if he was moved!"

"Ancestor, this attention is wonderful." The eunuch chuckled, "The name of the first beauty in the world, even a person like a slave, have you ever heard of it?" ”

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "I have only heard of the name of that child, but I have never seen it." The mourning family also wants to see what kind of beauty the world's first beauty is. I also want to know, with this beauty, can Yuan Jing still be so infatuated with the queen? ”

"Why don't you just invite you?"

"Ming'er will pass on the will of the mourning family."

……

After Zhao Shu left Ci'an Palace, when he passed by the Imperial Garden, he saw two palace maids from Fengyi Palace passing by with food boxes, so he stopped them.

He asked, "You have a small kitchen in the palace, why do you still go to the imperial dining room to get food?" ”