When the emperor received the news that the Empress Dowager came, he was still a little surprised. After all, every time the Empress Dowager came to him, it was difficult to make a choice.
"Empress dowager, why do you have time to see me today?" The emperor did not ask the Empress Dowager what she came to do at the beginning, but chose another topic and let her talk by herself.
The Empress Dowager went into the imperial study and saw that there was no one behind the emperor. I think it was the emperor who arranged the people out.
"You go down." The Empress Dowager took back her hand and signaled the people who followed her to go out.
When they all stepped down, the Empress Dowager looked at the emperor and said, "I heard that a minister mentioned Raner's marriage in the court today?"
The emperor nodded and said, "yes, I asked Ran'er for his opinion. It seems that he doesn't want to."
"Of course, he didn't want to. The family knows him. Now his whole heart is on doctor Chi. How can he consider other people?" The Empress Dowager expressed her dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, the emperor looked at the Empress Dowager and said with a smile, "according to the empress dowager, this son and that doctor Chi are absolutely indispensable?"
Absolutely not?
The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "you didn't see what Ran'er did before. If you don't let him marry doctor Chi, what do you think Ran'er will do?"
It's hard to guess. After all, Xie Qiran has always done things in a planned way, just like he was poisoned last time.
Thinking of this, the emperor frowned and said, "I don't mean to keep them together."
The Empress Dowager noticed the hesitation from the emperor's tone. She remembered what she had said to Xie Qiran before and stood up and said, "emperor, since you have this idea, it's better to let him know. Yesterday I went to their house to see it, but now I'm very happy. "
Hearing this, the emperor frowned and said, "I know what the Empress Dowager means, but this marriage can be accomplished, but it can't be regarded as a grand marriage."
"Emperor, what do you mean..." the Empress Dowager was surprised that the emperor had such an idea.
The emperor nodded and said, "what I mean is that it's impossible for him to marry Chi Qingyu, but he can take a concubine."
Hearing the word "Concubine", the Empress Dowager did not feel relaxed.
Although she didn't like Chi Qingyu, the Empress Dowager also admired this woman for her bravery and never procrastination. Would she like to be a concubine?
"Does the Empress Dowager seem to disagree with me?" The emperor saw that the Empress Dowager did not speak, but stood there with a dignified look.
The Empress Dowager looked back and said, "it's not that I don't agree with you. It's just that Chi Qingyu got his temper. You know something about it, Emperor. I'm afraid it's not right."
"I know." The Emperor didn't worry at all. Instead, he was gloating. He said with a smile: "this Ran'er is a royal man after all. His wife should be an official and noble. How can she be a little folk doctor? If it's spread, it will become a joke. Besides...
the Emperor didn't finish his words, but at this point, he looked heavy.
The Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with half of what he said. She took a step forward and asked, "what's more?"
"The Empress Dowager doesn't know. Chi Qingyu married someone else six years ago. For some unknown reason, she was divorced. For some unknown reason, she got to know Ran'er and Xiaojing. A few years ago, she found a place to live in seclusion. She only emerged in the past two years." In the Empress Dowager's question, the emperor continued just now.
As soon as the Empress Dowager heard that Chi Qingyu had been married, she was worried.
"Do you think Chi Qingyu was married?" The Empress Dowager was short of breath.
Seeing this, the emperor quickly walked over, supported the empress dowager, and said in a soft voice, "don't worry, Empress Dowager. You are not in good health. You will be hurt by your shortness of breath."
The Empress Dowager covered her chest, followed the emperor's strength, went back and sat down slowly.
Waiting for her to slow down, she raised her head, looked at the emperor again and asked, "what you said just now is true?"
The emperor nodded and said, "a few days ago, I sent someone to check Chi Qingyu. I was lucky to know that."
The Empress Dowager shakes her head in disappointment. Thanks to this fluke, she makes them realize that Chi Qingyu is married.
Since she had been married and had been divorced, the Empress Dowager felt that there was nothing wrong with letting Xie Qiran take her as his concubine.
"If that's the case, then do it according to the emperor's will. It's not right to let Ran'er of the mourning family marry a woman who has been divorced."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager also agreed with her idea, the emperor nodded with a smile and ordered her to let the eunuch who was close to her pass on the words.
Soon, Xie Qiran got the news.
No matter when, Xie Qiran went directly into the palace and into the imperial study.
The emperor had long guessed that Xie Qiran would come, so he arranged for the Empress Dowager to accompany him to dinner. By the way, he waited for Xie Qiran to come and asked the Empress Dowager to tell him about his interests.
However, what shocked the emperor was that Xie Qiran not only knew that Chi Qingyu had married someone, but also knew who that person was.In the case of knowing this kind of thing, you can still ask for it openly and justly, and marry Chi Qingyu. The emperor's face is not good.
"My father, my son has said that she is the only one. If you insist on making her my son's concubine, I don't want to marry her." Xie Qiran's eyes are cold, staring at the ground, as if staring at the enemy.
The emperor was so angry that he threw the fold out of his hand and threw it directly on him. "What do you think you look like now? Is that what a prince should say? "
Xie Qiran was silent.
The Empress Dowager saw that the relationship between the father and son was rigid, and stood up.
"It's not settled yet. There's room for negotiation. It's too late today, but go back first. Doctor xiaojingchi is waiting for you, isn't he?" The Empress Dowager extended her hand to thank Qiran and motioned him to go first.
Xie Qiran moved. After all, he didn't insist. He saluted and left.
After Xie Qiran left, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to throw things and was stopped by his father-in-law.
"You said you were angry with him." The Empress Dowager said helplessly, "don't you know what he thinks of the doctor? I'm afraid we haven't had that fever yet. We're waiting. Anyway, we don't have to worry about the issue of children. When he's tired of it, we'll choose a wife for him. "
The emperor calmed down and felt that what the Empress Dowager said was very reasonable. He took his breath and stopped talking about it.
When the Empress Dowager left, she couldn't help looking back at her study. She suddenly thought of her husband.