Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 43 Plan
The Qin family has been able to manage the harem with ease for so many years as the queen. She is also on par with the Queen Mother and Concubine Cai. She has both skill and courage, which saves the emperor a lot of trouble, and the emperor also respects Empress Qin.

It can be said that the balanced situation between the harem and the court was deliberately guided by the emperor's indulgence. After all, if you want to sit on the throne, you have to practice a lot; if you are too comfortable and stable, you will not be able to play with the old foxes in the court.

"The queen makes sense. The prince is already 18, and the princess should have been settled long ago; the second child is also 17, and has reached the age to marry a wife; you and Concubine Cai can choose and settle together."

"Yes, I will choose the person as soon as possible."

Empress Qin initially fell in love with Tang Bingxuan. Not only was she outstanding, but Rong Guogong was both military and powerful, and he and the emperor were brothers.

If Tang Bingxuan becomes the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince will have a great help from the Duke's Mansion.

However, Tang Bingxuan was young before, so she always had to wait until the right age to get engaged before mentioning it. This was the reason why she kept dragging the prince away from getting engaged.

Unexpectedly, before she mentioned it to the emperor, the Duke of Rongguo had arranged a marriage for Tang Bingxuan. Empress Qin now regretted it and had a toothache in her back molar.

The only family with the same family background and military power as Duke Rongguo is Duke Zheng Bin of Qi. His youngest daughter Zheng Ke is also a good candidate. Unfortunately, Zheng Ke is only 12 years old, and the prince cannot afford to wait.

If there is no suitable daughter from an honorable family, then you have to look at the powerful officials in the court. You have to carefully consider the choice of the crown princess.

It is true that the Queen loves her niece Qin Zhilan very much, but she has never thought about letting her niece take the position of Crown Princess. After all, the Qin family is the Crown Prince's mother's family. It is best to choose a Crown Princess who can serve the Crown Prince again. A noble lady who adds a helping hand.

"Aunt, the birthday banquet the emperor hosted for you today was really wonderful. The emperor's cousin has always been extremely filial to my aunt." Concubine Cai held the Queen Mother's elbow with one hand and the Queen Mother's hand with the other, while sending the Queen Mother back to the palace. Praise the emperor.

"Yes, the emperor has always been like this, and the Ai family is very relieved."

Seeing the entrance of Fushou Palace, the Queen Mother told her niece, "Hong'er is not young anymore. It's time to find someone close to serve him and take care of the affairs of the palace for him."

"I think so too. When the time comes, I will ask my aunt to give Hong'er a hand." Concubine Cai hugged the Queen Mother's arm affectionately.

"Okay, the Ai family will take care of Hong'er and make sure to find a caring person who understands and understands her. It's getting late, just send her here. You can also go back to the palace."

"Yes, aunt, go to bed early."

The aunt and nephew separated at the entrance of Fushou Palace, and Concubine Cai also walked towards her Yongan Palace.

Aunt Cai served the Queen Mother to bed and then left, "Your Majesty, you are tired today. Go to bed early. I will leave the bed curtain for you."

The Queen Mother called out Nanny Cai's name softly and left her behind, "Zhenzhu, don't settle the bill yet. You can have a chat with the Ai family."

"The old slave will sit by the bed and listen to what the young lady has to say."

Aunt Cai has been by the Queen Mother's side since she was a girl in Cheng'enhou Mansion, and later accompanied the Queen Mother into the palace. It has been more than thirty years now.

The Queen Mother said with some sadness: "We have known each other for more than 40 years, and you are the person who has been with me the longest and treated me best in my life."

"Queen Mother, what's going on today? You not only have a filial emperor, but also the sweet-talking and coaxing Prince Qi, as well as several well-behaved and sensible grandchildren. There are many people who love you and love you, and your servants are just good to you. Just do your duty." Nanny Cai patted the Queen Mother's hand exposed outside the brocade quilt and comforted her. "It's different." The Queen Mother's voice was sentimental and low.

"The late emperor married me as his queen, but he never paid attention to me; although the emperor is my biological son, he is still a busy majesty with state affairs, so he spends less time with me; King Qi is sweet-tongued but can coax people. A wild horse, once out of the palace, doesn't like to come into the palace to see me; as for my grandchildren, they always respect me more than they love me from a distance."

"The Queen Mother." Aunt Cai didn't know how to reply after hearing that the Queen Mother could see so clearly.

The Queen Mother held Nanny Cai's hand and continued: "That's why the Ai family thinks you are the most precious and have stayed with me for so long."

"My lady is very kind to me. I just want to stay with my lady all my life." Aunt Cai said with choked sobs.

"Why did I make you cry? The Ai family just suddenly felt sad that things have changed and people have changed. There is no other meaning." The Queen Mother looked at Nanny Cai with a bit of laughter and tears.

The emperor is her biological son. Although she may not necessarily understand his son's thoughts, she can still guess a little bit.

Although the Empress Dowager Cai tried her best to preserve the glory of the Cai family, the children of the family were not very successful. Over the years, they relied on the Empress Dowager and Concubine Cai in the harem to continue to be favored. Once the crown prince ascends the throne, the Cai family will gradually decline.

On the one hand, Empress Dowager Cai understood her son's intentions and asked the second prince to be the prince's whetstone; on the other hand, she also hoped that the second prince would be better, so that the Cai family could prosper for three more generations.

For those who enter this imperial city, all love will be gradually worn away. If you don't fight, you can only wait for death. If you fight, you will have the chance to let others die!
"My dear concubine, the prince is the oldest. The queen will definitely select a noble daughter to come to the palace in the near future. When the time comes, we can..." Aunt Miye, the eldest maid in charge of Yong'an Palace, gave her advice to Concubine Cai.

Concubine Cai thought to herself that this was a good idea, "Miye, I'll leave this matter to you. Keep an eye on the news from Zhengyang Palace."

The Queen Qin family and she were both from the Hou family, but they kept pushing her down. Concubine Cai was very unhappy. If the Queen Mother hadn't persuaded her not to disobey the Queen for the sake of the future of the second prince, Concubine Cai would have wanted to punish the Qin family. That hypocritical woman.

Either she was afraid of pig-like opponents or pig-like teammates. Concubine Cai had been in the harem for so many years. If the Queen Mother hadn't been watching, she would have become a handful.

The Queen Mother's birthday banquet was over, and several people from Duke Rong's mansion also returned to the mansion in a carriage.

Because it was getting late, several people were working very hard today, so they all changed their clothes and went to bed early.

The next morning, in order to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, the Holy Father ordered a three-day break from the court to allow the monarch and his ministers to rest for a few days. Duke Rong Guo and his wife Liu came to pay their respects to the Queen Mother Shao.

"Mother, I see you look tired, but you haven't had a good rest? You spent a whole day in the palace yesterday. Mother is not much older than us, so she needs more rest!" Duke Rong Guo greeted his wife with concern.

"As you get older, you sleep less, and your complexion will be restored after a few days."

"Grandma, was yesterday's birthday party lively?" Tang Bingyan asked the Madam with a curious look on her face.

The madam touched her little granddaughter's face cheerfully and said, "It's very lively. When you get older, let your mother take you to the palace to attend the banquet."

(End of this chapter)