The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 333: Just as You Want

Today's first meeting with the Empress Dowager went smoothly. Qin Liuse was filled with emotion and breathed a sigh of relief. The Empress Dowager naturally had many thoughts as well.

Although the elderly need to take a nap at noon, due to their age, their sleep is shallow and they get up after sleeping for less than an hour.

The old aunt helped the Empress Dowager rinse her mouth, wash her face, and get dressed. Then she helped her to sit on the warm couch in the second room and asked someone to bring in the warm snacks that had been prepared outside.

While serving snacks to the old lady, Aunt Xia smiled and talked to her about what happened at noon.

"Grand Empress Dowager, it seems that you are also fond of the Emperor's newly appointed Imperial Noble Consort. I think your worries will be alleviated a little now."

Aunt Xia was the maidservant who came with the Empress Dowager as a dowry. She had been serving the Empress Dowager since she was still a married woman. It has been more than seventy years now.

The time they have spent together is longer than that of many people in the palace. They are master and servant, and sometimes more like sisters. This is because the Empress Dowager is the person with whom she can speak her mind the most in this world.

A few months ago, the Empress Dowager, who was far away in the south, was shocked to learn that the Emperor had newly appointed a young concubine as Imperial Noble Consort.

I didn't expect that a steady man like Emperor Yongjia would be interested in such a young girl.

Although she gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, there were concubines in the harem who also gave birth to children and had been with Emperor Yongjia for many years.

Surprised, the Empress Dowager immediately ordered someone to investigate Qin Liuse's origins and family background.

After learning that she was the concubine's daughter of Qin Shaoqing, although her family background was considered acceptable, she was still somewhat worried.

Firstly, she was worried that Qin Liuse was not qualified. Secondly, she was worried that her grandson would not get support from others if he praised her like this.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager came back this time with the intention of testing Qin Liuse, and also to support her grandson, that is, to support Qin Liuse.

After all, no matter whether she likes Qin Liuse or not, the more important reason for accepting her is because she feels sorry for the difficulties her grandson has gone through.

This is what is meant by loving the house and loving the dog in it.

"How do you think the emperor treats her?" The Empress Dowager took the bowl of soup handed to her by the maid and asked instead of answering.

Aunt Xia gently massaged the old cold legs of the Grand Empress Dowager, and said with a smile, "Although I haven't seen the emperor for ten years, I have never seen him treat a girl this well... Even when I was a prince, I never saw the current emperor treat a girl this well."

"She spoke for her, protected her in front of you, and picked up food for her. Even the Ninth Princess back then might not have had this blessing."

Maybe Aunt Xia, who has been with the Grand Empress Dowager for a long time, understands her heart. Her views are almost the same as those of the Grand Empress Dowager.

The Grand Empress Dowager nodded and said, "When the Emperor was still a prince, he brought his wife and concubines to the palace to see me. At that time, only the wife and concubines served him. How could he serve food to women like this? He is going backwards as he grows older."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "It is true that there is always someone stronger than you. Ten years ago, I never dared to dream that he would treat a woman so well."

Although everyone knew some things, the Empress Dowager was not in a position to mention them again.

When the late emperor was choosing a confederate for Emperor Yongjia, when he chose the late empress, the Grand Empress Dowager was afraid that Emperor Yongjia would not like her, so she specially summoned him to the palace to ask her again.

If he doesn't like it, as a grandmother, she can naturally make the decision for him and pick another noble lady she likes. The late emperor didn't love this son, so as a grandmother, she naturally loves her grandson.

But what did Emperor Yongjia say at that time... He said that a man should get married and have children. As long as the woman in the family is virtuous and decent and can give birth to children for him, he will have no worries.

Other things were not important to him. Therefore, when the Yongjia Emperor's harem was arranged, he accepted almost everything.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager was so surprised that someone like Qin Liuse was chosen this time.

Aunt Xia massaged the calves of the Empress Dowager to clear her tendons and veins. She also knew the Empress Dowager's confusion and was worried that Qin Liuse was too young to control the other people in the harem.

I then said to her, "I know that Your Majesty is worried that the Imperial Concubine is too young. What's the big deal? As long as the Emperor cherishes her and has her in his heart, and treats her as his legal wife, she will be much older than the late Emperor, just like Your Majesty was back then."

The Grand Empress Dowager glanced at Aunt Xia and said, "Young age is one thing, and her family background is another. Originally, I was worried that she was born a concubine and could not show up in public, but today I see that she is dignified and not timid. Although we didn't talk much when we first met, her behavior is decent and elegant, which is much better than I thought."

If you want to be the mother of a country, you naturally cannot be too petty.

"The emperor's foundation is not deep enough, and he has not found a queen who can lend him a helping hand. This is what worries me."

What the Grand Empress Dowager meant was that although Emperor Yongjia had ascended the throne, his biological mother, the Empress Dowager, had no family to support him.

Now that he has found a future queen, and her family background isn’t very well-established, she is somewhat worried about him.

A family like Qin Shaoqing's is not one of those wealthy families that have been prosperous in the capital for many years, so they cannot be of much help.

The Empress Dowager originally thought that Emperor Yongjia would, as he had done before, find someone with a family like the late queen to be his queen.

However, he did not expect that in the end, he would choose Qin Liuse, a concubine whose family wealth was not very deep.

Although he is a popular official of the dynasty, he is different from the wealthy and powerful families after all, and he is also young. He is looking for someone according to his own preferences.

Aunt Xia was still smiling as she talked to the Grand Empress Dowager, comforting her, "Although the Imperial Noble Consort may be a little young, I think she is a smart person, and our Emperor is not a person without vision."

"This also shows that our emperor is young and capable. He does not want to rely on his maternal relatives, nor does he need to rely on them. This is also the emperor's ability!"

"Besides, didn't the Empress Dowager originally have a worse plan? No matter what, we all have a plan to deal with it and can help the Emperor."

The Empress Dowager ate half a bowl of bird's nest porridge and stopped eating. After all, she was old and needed to maintain her health, and the way to maintain health was to eat 70% full and 30% cold.

She put the spoon down and said calmly, "She didn't grow up in the capital, so she doesn't understand many things in the capital, and the twists and turns between many wealthy families. But since the emperor has chosen someone, I can only help him."

Although the Empress Dowager had some opinions about Qin Liuse's background, she knew that Emperor Yongjia was not a man obsessed with women. Since he chose Qin Liuse and treated her and cared for her like this, he must have his reasons.