A woman in her twenties, holding a cloak, walked softly to Liu E, and then carefully put it on Liu E.
"Madam, the wind has picked up, let's go back to the palace."
After the woman reminded her, Liu E suddenly shuddered.
The autumn wind is bleak, and the weather in Bianliang City is indeed getting colder and colder.
"Lan Hui, why are you here?"
Seeing the woman in front of her, Liu E was stunned for a moment. At this time, shouldn't the other woman be taking care of the child?
The woman standing in front of Liu E now is not Liu E's most trusted confidant, Lin, but another palace official.
The woman named Lan Hui, surnamed Xu, like Lin, was a wet nurse in the official family.
However, unlike Lin who had been in the palace, Xu Lanhui later left the palace and married Miao Jizong.
In fact, a palace maid like Xu who left the palace and got married and had children is not allowed to enter the palace again.
But who reminded Liu E of her?
An edict from the Queen Mother can completely ignore those regulations.
Not only that, Liu E also asked Xu to bring her newly born daughter to the palace.
In the past six months, Liu E has gradually stayed away from government affairs. Except for some important occasions, she basically delegated power at other times.
This person tends to think of other things when he is free.
Liu E thought of the Xu family, but one of them suddenly felt that Baocidian was a little deserted.
It just so happened that Mrs. Xu had just given birth, so she recalled Mrs. Xu, partly out of nostalgia, and partly because she wanted Mrs. Xu to bring the child into the palace to increase the popularity of Baoci Palace.
Mrs. Xu just gave birth to a baby girl, so there is nothing to be taboo about.
Finally, Liu E had another thought in her mind.
If this baby girl is suitable, it would be good for her to serve as a servant to an official family in the future.
At this time, Liu E had already considered choosing a wife for the official family.
In the blink of an eye, Guan Jia is already fourteen years old, and in one year, Guan Jia will be fifteen.
What can you do at fifteen?
Can get a wife!
Of course, the first person an official will marry must be the queen.
As for the little one in the palace, it's still early. After all, Xu's child is not yet one year old.
If you want to be sent to the official family, you have to be thirteen or fourteen years old.
In fact, isn't raising Xu's daughter a way out that Liu E has prepared for herself?
The official family already knows that she is not his biological mother. Although the two have a good relationship now, the official family will still inform her whenever there is a big event.
But people’s minds change. If it is like this now, will it be like this in the future?
No one knows.
Soon after, Li, the official's biological mother, will most likely be welcomed into the palace.
At that time, Liu E didn't know how the officials would treat her.
Therefore, Liu E thought about raising Xu's daughter, and when the time was right in the future, she sent her to the official family.
If this girl is good enough, Liu E wouldn't mind adopting an adopted daughter.
Given her status as an adopted daughter, it is inevitable that this girl will be favored.
At that time, it was time for this woman to repay herself.
Liu E didn't ask for much effect from the other party. As long as the air was ventilated at the critical moment, it would be enough.
Thinking of this, Liu E suddenly stopped and turned around to ask.
"By the way, Lan Hui, your little girl hasn't given a name yet, has she?"
Although Xu Lanhui didn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly asked this, she still answered truthfully.
"No, I just gave her a nickname, Erya."
"Why don't you let me give you a name?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu was overjoyed and quickly bowed.
"It is a great honor to be named by the Queen Mother. My daughter, Lan Hui, thank you for your grace!"
Liu E smiled slightly and pondered for a moment.
"If not, let's call it 'Xinhe'."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Lanhui immediately knelt on the ground and paid homage.
"Thank you, the great empress, for the name!"
"Get up."
Liu E smiled and shook her head, not taking it seriously.
"It's just a name given."
"The eldest lady is a saint. She can be named by a saint. My little girl will not be able to achieve such a blessing in several lifetimes."
Liu E said she didn't care, but Xu Lanhui didn't dare to turn a blind eye. If the leader said everything seriously, he would be really stupid.
Xu Lanhui, who left the palace to get married and have children, could be remembered by Liu E. How could she be an unreasonable person?
At this moment, Xu Lanhui even had an idea, an idea that she had never dared to think about before.
Why did the eldest lady give Erya a name?
Do you want to adopt Erya?
It's not impossible!
Wasn't the son of the wet nurse of the crown prince (Renzong's direct brother) given the name "Maoshi" by the late emperor and adopted in the palace?
Although Zhang Maoshi was only accepted by the chamberlains, Zhang Jingzong knew that.
But adopting a baby boy and adopting a baby girl are completely different things.
The practice of adopting girls in the palace has been around since ancient times. It was a practice in the Qin and Han dynasties. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the custom of adopting girls was even more widespread among clans and official families.
During the Five Dynasties period, Li Shi, the noble concubine of Liu Yuan, the later lord of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the beautiful Li Shi were the two adopted daughters of the eunuch Li Tuo.
Renzong's biological mother, Li, also adopted a girl.
Thinking of this, Xu Lanhui couldn't help but feel hot in her heart.
If, if the Queen Mother really wants to adopt, her little girl will skyrocket!
In the future, she may be sent to an official's family, and by then she will definitely not be able to escape her position as a concubine.
On the other side, Liu E couldn't help but smile lightly when she saw the fire in Xu Lanhui's eyes.
This girl has a clear mind.
If Lan Hui's child could inherit his mother's exquisite thoughts, Liu E wouldn't mind giving him a push.
Of course, the premise is that the child meets her requirements.
First of all, he must be born good-looking, and secondly, his mind must also meet the standards.
However, these are all things in the future, and the most urgent task now is to choose a queen with a high quality and a sincere heart for the official family.
Whose little girl is suitable?
Liu E doesn't have any candidates in mind yet. After all, she hasn't paid much attention to this matter before.
To decide exactly who to choose, the court ministers must be summoned to discuss carefully.
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Two days later.
The ruling team suddenly received an oral instruction from the Queen Mother, who asked them to select some girls of the right age and then write a list and submit it to Bao Ci Palace.
Moreover, the Queen Mother also instructed that this matter needs to be kept confidential.
This oral instruction immediately made the ruling ministers think about it.
The selection of women of suitable age, the list, the Queen Mother's oral instructions, and the age of the official family are combined. When these words are combined together, the Queen Mother's meaning is ready to be revealed!
It's probably to choose a successor for the official family!
Indeed, next year the official family will be old and the mourning period will be over, so the time is completely suitable.
Among the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, Lu Yijian's reaction to the news was the most exciting.
He was not excited because there was a girl of the right age at home, and even if there was, he would not report it to the police.
For a high-minded minister like him, his status as a relative is not attractive at all.
If you want to become a foreign relative, first take a look where Qian Weiyan is.
The reason why Lu Yijian was excited was that he was thinking, if the official married a wife, would the Queen Mother take this opportunity to return to power?