bookcurios Chapter 175 Seeking Help from the Queen Mother
Chapter 175 Seeking Help from the Queen Mother
Seeing the queen's serious face, He Jingcheng's heart skipped a beat and he asked weakly, "Mother, tell me."
The queen stared at He Jingcheng with a stern face.
"You are good in everything except that you are very particular about women. You are just like your father. You must be more restrained and not be too indulgent. If you hurt your body, how can you do great things in the future?"
He Jingcheng lowered his head guiltily upon hearing this, not daring to look the queen in the eye.
"My son, I know."
"Don't pretend to obey your mother. I will send people to monitor your every move. If you continue to over-pamper Su Mei as before, I will definitely beat her to death. Do you understand?" the queen warned sternly.
"Yes, I dare not. I promise to listen to my mother." He Jingcheng responded honestly.
"Well, this is what a good child should be like for your mother." The queen nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing that He Jingcheng still lowered his head and looked very obedient, the queen felt distressed. She comforted him, "Don't blame me for being strict. I am also thinking about you. You have to understand my difficulties."
As soon as the words fell, He Jingcheng was instantly moved. He felt the queen's sincerity. He raised his head, looked at the queen emotionally, and nodded.
"I understand, mother, please rest assured. I will never do it again."
"Okay." A smile appeared on the queen's face.
"Okay, mother, I'm going back. If you have any news, remember to inform me immediately." He Jingcheng did not forget his business.
"it is good."
After He Jingcheng left the palace, he and Fang Di took a carriage back to Prince Lu's Mansion.
In the carriage, He Jingcheng thought about the emperor's health, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
He said to Fang Di: "My mother said that my father hasn't been to the harem for a long time. I always feel that there must be something wrong with my father's health."
Fang Di was shocked, and immediately reminded: "Your Highness, if His Majesty really has a problem, then we should be prepared and not be passive."
"Well, that's a must. How can we let He Tingxi take the lead? I've decided to sit on the throne." He Jingcheng snorted coldly.
"Yes, Your Highness is wise." Fang Di praised.
"I have asked my mother to send people to monitor my father's every move and find out his specific physical condition so that we can take action at any time. In addition, I have decided to remind my eldest cousin Mai Qi, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, to help me pay more attention to changes in the palace. If there is a special situation, he can support me in time."
He Jingcheng smiled proudly.
"Your Highness, what you said is absolutely right." Fang Di continued to praise.
"We will discuss these matters in detail when we return to the mansion."
"Yes."
Nanny Dong, who had been standing beside the Queen without saying a word, only asked questions to the Queen after seeing He Jingcheng leave the bedroom.
"My Lady, do you really want to help His Highness be the matchmaker?"
"I have already promised Jingcheng, is there any need to leave?" The queen asked with a smile.
"But Princess Mingle has her own mother, Concubine Qing. If she really wants to be a matchmaker, shouldn't she discuss it with Concubine Qing first? Concubine Qing is proud and arrogant, so she may not agree to let you interfere in Princess Mingle's marriage?" Nanny Dong said worriedly.
The queen smiled faintly when she heard this.
"Madame Dong, I know you're worried, but getting things done is all about strategy. If I discuss Mingle's marriage with Concubine Qing first, she will definitely not agree. She will think, why should I decide her daughter's marriage? So, I will skip her and go directly to the Queen Mother to discuss it. I will let the Queen Mother agree to my decision by chatting. As long as the Queen Mother is willing to help match Mingle and Ling Junqi, the matter will be settled. Concubine Qing can rely on the favor of His Majesty and not listen to me, but she can't refute the Queen Mother's words, right?"
Hearing this, Nanny Dong gradually smiled and couldn't help but praise, "Madam, you are so tall."
"Wait a minute, I'll go to the Queen Mother and talk to her."
"Yes."
Queen Mother's Palace
Before dinner, the Queen and Nanny Dong went to the Queen Mother's bedroom, and the Queen took the initiative to serve the Queen Mother dinner.
After the Queen Mother finished her dinner, the Queen took the initiative to help her take a walk in the bedroom to digest the food.
The Queen Mother already knew that the Queen would come to serve her on her own initiative, so she specifically asked the maids and palace maids to step aside and wait on the side.
When the queen saw this, she was secretly delighted.
"Queen, tell me, what are you doing here today?" asked the Queen Mother.
"Mother, your daughter-in-law just wants to come and take care of you. There is no other intention." The queen deliberately denied.
When the Queen Mother saw that the Queen refused to tell the truth, she deliberately looked behind her and reminded her, "Look, there's no one behind us, right?"
The queen immediately understood what the queen mother meant, and she nodded obediently.
"Nothing can escape the eyes of the Queen Mother. The daughter-in-law does have something to tell her."
"Go ahead, I'm listening," the Queen Mother responded.
"I heard that Xiyue's brother Ling Junqi broke off the engagement with the third daughter of Dali Temple Shaoqing Ma Lun some time ago because of a back injury." The queen spoke slowly.
"Oh, that, too. What? Do you have any ideas?" The Queen Mother keenly sensed the Queen's motives and asked back.
The queen was overjoyed to see that the queen mother was so wise.
"They canceled the marriage because Ling Junqi was worried about his back injury and didn't know when it would heal. He didn't want to delay Miss Ma San, so he chose to cancel the engagement. Unexpectedly, Ling Junqi was blessed by God and his back injury was healed. My daughter-in-law specially observed Ling Junqi and felt that this boy was excellent in all aspects and was a good candidate."
"A good candidate? You mean you want to be a matchmaker for someone? Right? Who? Tell me." The Queen Mother quickly understood what the Queen meant.
"Mother, what do you think of Mingle?" the Queen asked directly.
"Ming Le? Why did you think of her?" The Queen Mother was a little surprised.
"It is known in the palace that Mingle has reached the marriageable age, but has not yet married, so she was thought of as the daughter-in-law," the queen responded.
The Queen Mother thought of Mingle and nodded.
"Indeed, Mingle is already eighteen this year, it's time for her to get married."
"Yes, my daughter-in-law thought so too. When she learned that Ling Junqi had cancelled the engagement, she thought about bringing them together. However, this is no small matter, so my daughter-in-law came here specially to seek your mother's opinion. Everything is subject to your mother's ideas." The queen said respectfully.
The Queen Mother was very satisfied with the Queen's attitude and nodded.
"After all, this is Mingle's lifelong event. It is indeed not a trivial matter and needs to be carefully considered."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is right. I think Ling Junqi is excellent in all aspects, and he is Xiyue's biological brother. If the marriage really goes through, it will be a closer relationship, isn't it?" The Queen began to use the "family card".
"What you said makes sense." The Queen Mother nodded.
The queen smiled when she heard this, and asked tentatively, "Then, mother, do you agree to this marriage?"