The empress dowager of the two palaces waited for a few days and did not see Zhang Gui make any moves on the matter of choosing a concubine, but instead accelerated the implementation of the new policy, so that the court was full of clamoring about the new policy for a while, but the discussion of choosing a concubine was suppressed, and she understood what Zhang Gui meant.

Although Empress Dowager Chen was displeased, her consistent cautiousness and self-preservation made her not angry and questioned, but just complained to Mama Chen in private, and then left it alone.

As the queen mother, of course she cares about the cultivation of the imperial heir and the inheritance of the country, but there is a queen mother Li in front of her, so she will not go out of this way, and just live her own small life quietly in Ciqing Palace.

After all, Qi Yu herself is unwilling to choose a concubine, and Zhang Gui, who is in power, can't command her, so why bother to ask for hardship?

Empress Dowager Li, as Qi Yu's biological mother and auxiliary empress dowager, has a little capital to wrestle with Qi Yu and Zhang Guijunchen, and she just sits firmly on the high platform and waits to see the results.

In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Li smashed a set of tea cups and was still angry, and sat there with a grunt, her face so dark that she could drip water.

Mama Qing made a look, sent the palace people of the first hall out, and personally cleaned up the mess in the first place.

Empress Dowager Li watched Mama Qing clean up the broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the ground, and her anger slowly suppressed.

After more than 20 years of companionship, Mama Qing had a very clear understanding of the emotional changes of the Empress Dowager Li, and when she saw this, she cleaned her hands, offered a cup of tea to the Empress Dowager Li, and persuaded her softly: "The Empress Dowager, no matter how angry you are, you must take care of your body first, and you taught the slave maid before." The slave and maid keep it in mind and benefit immensely. The Queen Mother will drink a cup of tea first, take it slowly, and then find a way to solve the matter in front of her. ”

When Empress Dowager Li heard this, she remembered the years when Emperor Sui Xian was in the palace, sighed, took the teacup, and sighed to Mama Qing: "Fortunately, you are by the side of the mourning family, otherwise the mourning family is in this deep palace, and I really don't know who to talk to to talk to about my heart......"

Mama Qing smiled humbly and seriously: "As long as the Queen Mother does not dislike it, the slave will always serve you!" ”

Empress Dowager Li nodded, her face full of relief.

After a cup of tea, Empress Dowager Li's mood gradually calmed down, and she sighed to Mama Qing: "The mourning family is now more and more unable to understand Your Majesty, and it is becoming more and more difficult to understand Yuanfu...... The two of them, the monarch and the minister, have always been harmonious on the surface, but secretly they are not convinced, why are they surprisingly unanimous in the matter of choosing a concubine this time? ”

Mama Qing hesitated: "Maybe it was Empress Dowager Chen's words that day that accidentally touched Lord Shoufu?" ”

Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said, "It's possible." However, although Yuanfu is in power, he has always put the country first, and he should not delay the selection of concubines for the sake of power, regardless of the succession of the country......"

Seeing this, Mama Qing continued to speculate: "Then maybe Lord Shoufu thinks that His Majesty is still young and should focus on political affairs, and should not be distracted by the election of concubines and the enrichment of the harem?" Did the Queen Mother forget? In the previous emperor's wedding, when Lord Shoufu chose a date, didn't he postpone the wedding date to May after the year? ”

Empress Dowager Li thought that there was really this possibility, frowned and sighed: "Then I don't know how old Your Majesty will be before Yuan Fu thinks that he is an adult, can choose a concubine, and can be pro-government?" ”

Qing Mama heard the dissatisfaction with Zhang Gui in Empress Dowager Li's words, because it involved political affairs and imperial power, she didn't dare to answer rashly, so she persuaded from the side: "No matter what Lord Shoufu plans, Your Majesty is indeed more and more convinced of the Empress Dowager now, isn't this enough?" ”