The prince wanted to divorce his wife during pregnancy, and the reborn princess burst into laughter

Chapter 101 The Queen Mother Wants to Choose a Concubine for Ling Xiao
However, just as Ling Xiao sat down, the eunuch of Duke Cining came to call Ling Xiao.

"This old servant greets His Majesty. The Empress Dowager asked His Majesty to come over to have dinner with her in the evening."

Ling Xiao nodded: "Eunuch Fu, go back and tell my mother that I will come over when I am done with my work."

"Yes, then I will take my leave."

After Eunuch Fu returned, he immediately told the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was currently flipping through a booklet, which contained portraits of all the noble ladies in the capital, as well as those from officials' families sent from all over the country.

This was an order she had given earlier, and she was planning to choose a concubine for Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao has just ascended the throne, so it is not appropriate to hold a grand selection of candidates. He can only use this method or screening, and then the selected ones will enter the palace and then be selected again.

Su didn't come back, and now there is only Yun Yuerou and Li Yuzhu in the palace. Yun Yuerou is pregnant and cannot serve Ling Xiao.

There was only Li Yuzhu. The Queen Mother disliked her very much and would not allow her to dominate Ling Xiao alone.

Ling Xiao saw this scene when he arrived. The empress dowager was flipping through a booklet and mumbling something. No one knew what she was saying, but her eyes sometimes lit up and sometimes dimmed.

"Mother, what are you looking at?"

Ling Xiao thought the Queen Mother was looking at some picture book so intently.

The Queen Mother heard the voice and looked up and waved at him: "Xiao'er, come here, come and take a look at these."

Ling Xiao walked over and saw a booklet full of portraits of girls.

He was puzzled and asked, "Mother, why are you looking at this?"

"What? Of course, to choose a concubine for you. How many women are there in the palace now?"

"My son doesn't want to take a concubine yet."

"You don't want to take a concubine? You want to become a monk? That won't do. The royal heir is the most important. Also, taking those noble ladies into the palace will help balance the court. Didn't your father teach you these when he was alive?"

Ling Xiao thought that the palace was indeed a bit deserted, so he said, "Then mother, please make the arrangements later."

"That's right. Don't always keep your eyes on Li Yuzhu. She's not worth it."

That woman really knows how to take advantage of others. The Queen Mother hates her to death. She is even more hateful than Su Nanyi.

When Commander Li led the Imperial Guards to besiege Prince Rong's Mansion, that bitch actually took advantage of the chaos to escape.

Ling Xiao did not notice the anger on the Queen Mother's face: "Mother, what you said is a bit serious. I have been very busy recently. Mother knows that I don't even have time to eat, so how can I have time to go to the harem."

If Li Yuzhu had not come to him today, he would never have thought about favoring a woman. His mind was full of national affairs.

"Yes, yes. Anyway, you have many reasons, and the Queen Mother can't argue with you. Then come over and see how your cousin is doing."

The Queen Mother turned the booklet to the first page.

This girl is very pretty, and she is the empress dowager's niece Ji Chuxue.

Ling Xiao didn't even glance at them, and said, "Choose whoever the mother likes."

No matter how beautiful these women are, they are not as beautiful as Su Nanyi. In his mind, she is the most beautiful woman.

Why didn’t I realize it before? I missed such a wonderful woman in vain. It’s such a waste of talent.

Otherwise, their child would have been born long ago.

"By the way, what are your plans for Su? Do you really not find her, or do you not want to take her back for the time being?"

Ling Xiao: "She likes to stay outside, so let her stay outside. It may not be good for her to return to the palace. Her simple personality cannot adapt to the harem." The Queen Mother felt a little sad: "You feel sorry for her now, this is not like you."

Ling Xiao said a little uncomfortably: "She is my son's original wife after all. She is different from others, and we can't look at her the same way we look at others."

The Queen Mother's eyes flickered. "What position will you give your cousin after she enters the palace?"

Ling Xiao said calmly: "What position does mother want to give her? Except for the queen, any position can be given to her."

The Queen Mother's thoughts were seen through by Ling Xiao, and her nephew's path to becoming the Queen was blocked. She was a little angry and said unhappily: "Are you questioning my mother?"

She was planning to make Ji Chuxue the queen of the Great Yan Kingdom, and she wanted the next generation of emperor and empress dowager to come from the belly of her daughter from the Ji family.

In the past, she was suppressed by the deceased queen mother, and her family was also suppressed. The Ji family could not even hold their heads up in the capital.

Now she is the most honorable woman in the Great Yan Kingdom. Is it not allowed for her to promote someone from her mother's family?

Ling Xiao replied dryly: "No, didn't the Queen Mother ask me to come over for dinner? Let's eat first. I have a lot of things to do over there."

Ling Xiao didn't want to fall out with the Queen Mother over this matter. Their mother had finally come to this point and didn't want to create internal strife.

"Humph, I'm so angry with you that I don't have the mood to eat. Since you're busy, go back."

Anyway, there is no shortage of food in the palace, so he won’t starve.

Also, the Queen Mother does not want to compromise on this matter. Once she starts to compromise, everything will be compromised.

Ling Xiao bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "Then my son will leave."

After saying this, he turned around and the Cining Palace appeared.

As soon as Ling Xiao left, the Queen Mother was so angry that she threw the book on the table to the ground. She pointed at Ling Xiao's back and cursed: "You don't listen to the words of your mother."

Nanny Xia saw this and hurried over to calm her down: "Don't be angry, Queen Mother. You've shown your thoughts too much. Think about it, the most important thing in the court is for relatives to interfere in politics. You are the Queen Mother, and you want Miss Ji to be the Queen. Your intentions are exposed, so how can the Emperor not be angry? You have to use roundabout means."

The Queen Mother said angrily: "I am so anxious. Su hasn't come back yet, so there is a lot of room for maneuver. Since she won't come back, then she shouldn't come back.

Let him die outside. I was thinking that once Xueer entered the palace, she would directly become the queen of the Great Yan Kingdom.

If Su comes back, how can Xueer still be the queen? "

She was pregnant with twins. If one of them was a son, he would be Ling Xiao's legitimate son and the future crown prince of the Great Yan Kingdom.

The next emperor must come from her Ji family, and she wants the Ji family to prosper forever.

So now is the best time.

"Your Highness, you don't have to rush. Even if the Queen returns, even if her twins are born, it is still unknown whether they can grow up safely."

There are countless children who died young in this palace, so are those two still a problem?

"Or will you comfort me?"

Nanny Xia's words moved the Queen Mother, and she patted Nanny Xia's hand.

"This old servant is telling the truth, not trying to comfort the Queen Mother. You are now the most honorable Queen Mother of the Great Yan Kingdom. Even the Emperor has to act according to your mood. Are you still afraid that you can't control these women in the harem?"

Nanny Xia continued to instigate. She hoped that the Queen Mother would do as she did in Prince Rong's Mansion and not give up power, but keep the power of the harem firmly in her hands.

She is a capable nanny beside the empress dowager, and her status will rise accordingly. From now on, even the ladies in the palace will have to lower themselves a little when seeing her.

(End of this chapter)