"Your Majesty, my son wishes your Majesty a long and healthy life!" After a moment, the emperor held up the wine glass, looked at the Queen Mother beside him, and said with a smile. [ ]

"The Emperor is interested. I wish the Qing Dynasty and its people peace and prosperity, and the Emperor good fortune and health!" The Queen Mother picked up the fruit wine in front of her and drank it all in one gulp.

Wei Ning'er just looked at it. At this time, there were no concubines like them. After seeing the queen wink at her, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Ai family did not expect Concubine Chun to come today. Your confinement period is not yet full!" The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Chun and said with a smile.

"To the Queen Mother, it will be full tomorrow. I don't want to lie on the bed during the Chinese New Year!" Concubine Chun said in a very delicate tone.

"Okay, the princess will be one month old on the second day of the Lunar New Year. The Ai family fell in love with the little princess when they saw her. Emperor, please hold a full moon bar. No need to be extravagant, just let the people in the palace gather together!" The Queen Mother looked at the emperor and said with a smile.

"Yes, Queen Mother!" The emperor also had this intention.

"In recent days, Concubine Xian has been working hard to take care of the affairs of the harem on behalf of the empress. Lu Mo, give me some wine!" The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Xian and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward!" Concubine Xian stood up immediately.

When Wei Ning'er heard this, her heart tightened, and she couldn't help but glance at Concubine Chun who was sitting at the front seat. Seeing that she was also clenching her hands, she knew that she was also extremely nervous at this time.

The queen frowned slightly, then relaxed, and said with a smile: "I have been bothering Concubine Xian recently, but I see that Concubine Chun is also full of confinement. In the future, I can take care of Concubine Xian's worries and help me.

Sharing the worries!”

When Concubine Chun heard this, her face suddenly showed joy. A few days ago, she was a little worried about whether what Wei Ning'er said to her was true. But after hearing what the Queen said, she immediately felt relieved.

"Concubine Chun has a young princess to take care of, not to mention that there have been no major events in the palace in recent days. The Ai family sees that Concubine Xian has handled it well. There is no need for anyone to interfere, so as not to cause more trouble!" The Queen Mother showed a trace of her face.

dissatisfied.

"Yes, your Majesty!" The queen responded with a smile, and then looked at the emperor who was on top and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Chun gave birth to a princess for the emperor. There were two other princes who contributed to the emperor's lineage, not to mention all the sisters here.

Among them, apart from me, Concubine Chun has served the emperor the longest and has been deeply loved by the emperor over the years. Is it time for me to give Concubine Chun a promotion?"

"Well, the queen is right!" the emperor smiled.

When Concubine Chun heard this, her body trembled slightly and her eyes instantly became moist. She did not expect that things would go so smoothly.

The Queen Mother was startled. She looked at Concubine Xian whose expression changed slightly, and then said to the Queen: "What the Queen said is indeed reasonable, but... there is always a concubine in everything. Concubine Xian was the Emperor's concubine when he was in the palace. How could it be so?

There is reason to consecrate concubines first!"

"Huang'e Niang, the emperor has been on the throne for ten years. Concubine Chun is not a concubine. She is the same as Concubine Xian. They are both concubines of my Qing Dynasty!" The queen said neither salty nor cool.

The Queen Mother used the Queen Mother's pregnancy to let Concubine Xian take away her power. How could she be happy? Now that she heard what the Queen Mother said, she suddenly felt unhappy.

Seeing her words, the Queen Mother immediately looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "The Ai family don't want to be angry during the Chinese New Year, so let the emperor decide this matter!"

The emperor did not expect that he would come around to him in the end. In ordinary people's homes, there would be dissatisfaction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, let alone the Tian family.

The emperor cleared his throat and then said with a smile: "What the emperor said is reasonable, and what the queen said is also reasonable. In my opinion, today is the New Year's Eve family banquet, so I'd better not mention it for the time being. After the new year, we will discuss it later.

Come on, Wu Shulai, let’s sing and dance!”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Shulai immediately gave a high-five and all the dancers filed in.

Seeing this, the Queen said no more. In any case, after today, there will be a fight between Concubine Xian and Concubine Chun. As for the position of Imperial Concubine, she hopes that no one will get it!

According to the rules of the palace, on New Year's Eve, the emperor had to stay up with the queen, so he naturally went to the queen's Changchun Palace.

Wei Ning'er and others saw off the emperor, and the queen mother and empress also returned to the palace respectively.

"Ning'er, I won't sleep tonight either, so I'll stay with you to watch the New Year!" Lu Yunxi held Wei Ning'er's hand and smiled.

"It's what I asked for!" A smile appeared on Wei Ning'er's face.

"After today, I believe Concubine Xian won't be able to sit still, but... luckily Concubine Chun is standing in the way!" Lu Yunxi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Ning'er smiled and said: "I didn't expect the emperor to say that. I thought he would choose one of them!"

"If both the Queen and the Queen Mother like one person, the Emperor will naturally have no objections, but now...the two masters have their own opinions, and the Emperor may be in trouble!" Lu Yunxi couldn't help but see the emperor's frown in front of his eyes.

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Wei Ning'er didn't say anything. Today's affairs are not over yet, so let's wait and see what happens.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it was the fourth princess's full-moon ceremony. Although the emperor had decreed that there was no need for extravagance and waste, the princess's full-moon ceremony was also extremely particular.

During the dinner, Concubine Chun spared no effort to please the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Wei Ning'er was surprised but also admired her.

After everyone left, Wei Ning'er left and came back again.

"My concubine, my sister is really smart. I just glance at my sister and I know what my sister is thinking!" Seeing Wei Ning'er come back, Concubine Chun showed a smile on her face.

"My sister is so complimentary. I wonder why my sister is looking for a concubine?" Wei Ning'er asked in a low voice.

"Sister, please tell the Queen, I thank you for your support, and I will definitely not let you down!" Concubine Chun whispered in Wei Ning'er's ear.

Now the Queen wants to raise her baby with peace of mind, and the Queen Mother has decreed that no one in the harem is allowed to disturb her. The only one who can see the Queen is Wei Ning'er, because the Queen summons her to Changchun Palace every other day.

"Please don't worry, my concubine, I will tell the Queen tomorrow!" Wei Ning'er responded with a smile.

Although the emperor said that he would wait until the New Year before making a decision, but... on the Lantern Festival, the emperor said that he had no intention of canonizing the imperial concubine for the time being.

"Isn't your Majesty making fun of all the empresses?" Wei Ning'er looked at the Emperor who was drinking tea leisurely, sat next to him and said with a smile.

"Aren't they playing tricks on me? The empress and the emperor have their own agendas!" The emperor's eyes were full of ridicule.

Wei Ning'er was shocked, it seemed... there were some things that could not be hidden from the emperor.

"My Ning'er is better!" The emperor suddenly hugged her into his arms and said with a smile.

"What if... this matter... was originally an idea given to the Queen by my concubine?" Wei Ning'er looked at the emperor and asked tentatively after a while.

The emperor looked at her intently and saw her eyes full of anxiety. He laughed softly after a while and said, "I feel relieved that you have such thoughts. At least in the future, when I can't take care of it, you won't either."

You will be bullied!"

"Your Majesty, what I said is true!" Wei Ning'er became a little anxious.

When the emperor heard this, he touched her soft hair and said with a smile: "If it is possible... I would like to make you the imperial concubine!"

"Your Majesty is talking nonsense!" Wei Ning'er couldn't help but feel helpless.

"A few days ago, I originally wanted to canonize you as a concubine, but I just mentioned it in front of the emperor, and she rejected me... Actually, it doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't agree. I am the emperor after all, and I want to make a concubine.

There is no need for her approval, but... what the Queen said makes sense. I am now

I love you very much. If I add more favors, you will not be the target of public criticism, but I will wrong you!" The emperor finally paused slightly: "I want to make you a concubine, but the empress does not want to, but she wants me to make you a concubine.

Concubine Xian is the imperial concubine... Please note that this harem will always be my harem!"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has devoted herself to serving the Queen Mother and worshiping Buddha for many years. It is only natural for the Queen Mother to love her, just like the Queen Mother treats her concubines well!" Wei Ning'er leaned on the emperor's arms and said softly.

Although she knew that the Queen Mother did not like her, she would not say anything against the Queen Mother in front of the Emperor. After all, the Queen Mother was the Emperor's biological mother, the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty. It was fine for the Emperor to speak for himself, but he could not tolerate anyone else.

It is wrong to say anything about the Queen Mother, even the person he loves the most.

"Ning'er is right!" The emperor hugged her tighter.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should go to Changchun Palace!" On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, the emperor would go to the queen.

Today, the emperor actually followed her back to Yanxi Palace, which surprised her.

"Well, I will come to see you tomorrow!" Of course the emperor would not break this rule.

After seeing the emperor off, Wei Ning'er couldn't help but feel a sinking heart. She had just told the truth to the emperor, just to test whether the emperor was standing with the Queen or the Queen Mother.

In recent days, she had already seen that the emperor was very dissatisfied with Concubine Xian's temporary management of the harem affairs. In addition, the queen also mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally. After all, the emperor would not let the queen be wronged.

Wei Ning'er couldn't figure out the emperor's plan. Logically speaking, if the emperor wanted to protect the queen, he would naturally restrain Concubine Xian, but... why didn't he want to support Concubine Chun to the throne?

To be fair, among the people in the harem today, apart from the queen and her, the emperor loves Concubine Chun the most, but he is unwilling to give her a higher status, which is puzzling!

The heart of the emperor is really unpredictable!

On the second day, Wei Ning'er got up early to freshen up and went to Yikun Palace with Lu Yunxi.

Because it was the Chinese New Year a few days ago, everyone did not have to spend time in the morning and dusk, but today was the first time to meet Concubine Xian after the New Year.

"Sister, will Concubine Chun be here today?" Concubine Jia whispered into Wei Ning'er's ear.

"Maybe he will come!" Wei Ning'er was also a little uncertain.

"Concubine Xian is here!" Mu Yun walked out of the back hall and said loudly.

"May the Queen be blessed!" Wei Ning'er and others immediately stood up and saluted.

"Sisters, you don't need to be polite, just sit down!" Concubine Xian sat on top, looking at the many concubines below. Although it was not the first time she received their courtesy, her heart felt as happy as ever. Looking down at them like this was her whole life.

My long-cherished wish.
Chapter completed!