After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Before the group of people stepped into Kunning Palace, they heard cheers and laughter inside.

Aunt Zhao said: "This is the new concubine who entered the palace this year. She is here to pay her respects to the Queen."

The current sage is quite old, but the heirs have always been thin, and the princess in line only has just eleven children. In his early years when he was conquering the world on horseback, the eldest prince and the sixth prince unfortunately died in infancy. The second prince who was the crown prince was killed a few years ago. Damn it, the Ninth Prince has been sick all year round.

Originally, they had made every effort, and there were only five princes that could be picked out. Among them, the third prince was born by the queen herself, and was also the top candidate for the throne today. In addition, the eleventh prince born to Concubine Li Chu Yun was also chosen by many officials. Be optimistic.

However, the tenth prince died suddenly for no reason a while ago, which made the atmosphere in the harem even heavier. In order to allow the Holy Emperor to spread his wings, many new concubines and concubines were admitted this year.

At this time, they all gathered in the Queen's Palace to discuss the New Year's Eve family banquet.

As soon as Ke Yiqing entered the gate of Kunning Palace, he felt that it was full of flowers. It was worthy of being the queen's residence. The yard was actually full of flowers even in the cold winter.

She stepped forward and took a closer look. It turned out that these flowers were planted on the hot bed, and there were charcoal fires simmering underneath. To prevent the flowers from being overcooked, maids were always there to carefully water them.

These alone cost a lot, and the magnificence of the Queen's Palace can be seen from this.

Several people had just arrived when the eunuch beside the queen hurriedly came to say hello.

"Good luck to you, the Queen Mother. Our queen has been waiting for a long time, and we are looking forward to your coming to say a few words."

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "What can the Ai family say? The Queen is in charge of the harem, so naturally everything will be up to her."

The eunuch said a few more pleasant words, and the queen came from afar with a group of concubines.

Ke Yiqing followed the Queen Mother, her head lowered.

This is the harem, and they are all the emperor's women. Logically speaking, they have nothing to do with her.

But suddenly she heard the queen bring the topic to her.

"It is said that the owner of Deji Hall was taken into the palace by the Queen Mother?"

You Guiyuan on the side also joined in and said: "Yes, yes, a while ago, the Queen Mother also awarded the employer the title of first-grade imperial concubine, which seems to be... the same rank as Concubine Li."

After saying this, the man still covered his face with a veil, looking innocent.

The concubine Li in her mouth was Chu Yun. It turned out to be just a small nobleman. After giving birth to a son, she was promoted to concubine Li. However, she was only a third-rank concubine. As soon as this incident came out, many people were angry. joke.

Ke Yiqing glanced out of the corner of her eye. Could it be that Chu Yun is here today?
Hasn't she always been at odds with the queen?
Chu Yun walked out of the crowd with a friendly look on her face: "Sister You, have you forgotten that Mrs. Ke just asked us about the situation? If you say this, those who don't know may think that Mrs. Ke doesn't understand etiquette and deliberately omitted it. We are the same."

"You!" You Guiyuan was furious, but she didn't dare to get angry. After all, the Queen Mother and the Queen were both present, so there was no reason for her to jump around.
Gao, really Gao, he could resolve the conflict with just a few words and drag her into the battle. If he couldn't be nice today, I'm afraid You Guiyuan would hate her.

Ke Yiqing smiled good-naturedly and said, "Only because of the great love of the Queen Mother can I enter the palace and meet all the young masters. If there is any inconvenience, please forgive me."

The implication behind the words was that she was the one invited by the Queen Mother, so even if she wanted to make a move, she had to weigh it carefully. Then she acted like a fool, saying that she had no knowledge when entering the palace for the first time. If she did something wrong, it should be taken for granted. .

When You Guiyuan heard this, her expression really relaxed a lot.

"Mrs. Ke still has general knowledge. She is indeed a person who can be canonized by the Queen Mother based on her own virtue."

The smile on Chu Yun's face froze. This person must have done it on purpose, just to poke her where it hurts.

"There are so many new sisters coming to the harem today. It will be lively if we all talk more." The queen smoothed things over in a leisurely manner, and then helped the queen mother, who had been silent, to the seat.

"No need, I'm an old lady from the Ai family. The young girl is too bored to be with the Ai family. I just came over today to have a look."

The Queen Mother patted Ke Yiqing's hand, but accidentally exposed the jade ring on her wrist.

The queen and others were thoughtful when they saw it.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, the Queen Mother pursed her lips and smiled, "Queen, you always have peace of mind when doing things. It's not very convenient for Mrs. Ke to be pregnant. You have two children, so you must be very clear about the affairs of pregnant women. In the future, Mrs. Ke's pregnancy will be arranged I will leave all the power to you." As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

People who didn't understand just wondered why the fetus of a royal wife was handed over to the queen's care, but those who understood gritted their teeth with hatred.

The Queen and Chu Yun were the few people present who understood.

Chu Yun was the first to speak: "The new year is approaching, and there are many new sisters entering the palace. The Queen must be very busy. Isn't it too hard to entrust Mrs. Ke to the Queen at this time?"

"The Ai family is talking to the queen, when will it be your turn to interrupt?"

Chu Yun said aggrievedly: "I, I just feel sorry for the Queen Mother too much. Please don't blame me."

Not to mention being unaware of the situation, even Ke Yiqing couldn't tell what medicine was being sold in the Queen Mother's pot.

The Queen Mother knew better than anyone else that the child in her belly was Yan Ming's. She thought she knew it when she was assassinated before. She didn't protect her at that time. How could she be brought into the palace in such a hurry now and named by her name? Dao Xing wants the queen to give her a baby?
She couldn't figure out the current situation, so she kept her head down and remained silent.

The Queen was silent for a moment, and then said carefully: "The Queen Mother is right, but is this matter too hasty? I wonder what Mrs. Ke's opinion is?"

OK, this question is thrown to her again.

Ke Yiqing bowed and said, "My wife is subject to the orders of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother."

The queen choked and had no choice but to accept this hard job.

She left in this wonderful atmosphere, and many people looked at her thoughtfully.

After returning to Cining Palace, the Queen Mother ignored her and went directly back to the palace without giving her a chance to ask questions.

"My wife has something that I don't understand, so I would like to ask my grandma for advice."

Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "If Madam wants to ask about the Queen Mother, it is better to ask her yourself. I dare not make any assumptions."

"Yes."

After confirming that grandma had gone away, Ke Yiqing quickly returned to her room to check the things she had brought back from the trip.

This side hall was managed by Cuizhu and Hongye during the day. Although she didn't think that these two people would harm her, she was still as cautious as she should be.

"Where do you put all the things I brought into the palace?"

Cuizhu said: "Back to Madam, Miss Jin is keeping your things, and I don't know about it."

"Okay, you go down."

When others walked outside the house, she hurriedly found Yu Jin.

"Are all the medicines prescribed by Doctor Xie still there?"

"My servant is keeping it close to you, Madam, don't worry."

Ke Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his abortion pill was still intact.

"Madam, why are you so panicked? The Queen Mother asked someone to install your fetus. Isn't this a good thing?"

She shook her head, something was wrong, so wrong.

Although the Queen Mother has never targeted her children before, she did not stop others from harming her. She clearly had a neutral attitude. What is she trying to do with such a big fanfare now?