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I almost couldn't hold it anymore. I felt that my eyelids were very heavy. Was it the gods in the sky urging me to go to sleep? However, I tried my best to hold on. I just wanted to ask the man in front of me one last time. "If there is an afterlife, will you still let me be your wife?"

He nodded, and I saw the pain in his face, so I was satisfied. If I couldn't be his favorite, then at least I had to make him think I was a qualified queen. I deserve the title of Queen, don't I? I can go now without worry, right...

As his consciousness slowly faded away, several scenes from the past began to flash before his eyes …

Before I was nine years old, I was very carefree. I was the beloved disciple of the Herrys, and my grandfather was Hezekiel. He was called Ma Fa or Ma Fa, and because his novels were written on the principle of easy comprehension, he was called a courtier in the imperial court. He fought with the late Emperor Taiji in the war for the north. Grandfather is very strict with his family's discipline. Perhaps I have been influenced by this kind of education since I was a child. My character is very introverted.

In the eighteenth year of his reign, the late emperor had passed away, and his grandfather had received orders to become the Assistant Minister together with Suksakha, Blizzard, and Kowloon. He was also the most senior and the most powerful of the three, serving as the Principal and Deputy Minister. From then on, Grandfather often said at home, "The late Emperor trusted us, and assured us that he would assist the young Emperor.

When the new monarch ascended the throne, all the family members of senior officials were allowed to enter the palace to offer their congratulations. I remember that it was a sunny day, and my first wife had given me new clothes. At the same time, this day was also the day for the empress dowager to pay her respects to the empress dowager. As her grandfather was the head assistant, we kneeled in front of her.

I did not dare look up, but knelt down beside my grandmother and my mother. A gentle voice came from the front, "Go ahead, sit down."

When we sat down, I couldn't help but look up and see a middle-aged woman in a black silk dress looking benevolently at us all. That was the empress dowager whom Grandpa spoke of with incomparable respect, my grandfather often said that even though the empress dowager was Mongolian, she was sincere towards Manqing, and that she was a empress dowager worthy of the respect of all the people. On either side of her sat two women, one of whom, as I learned later, was the late Emperor's descendant, and the other, the mother of the new monarch, also on this day, they both revered as Her Majesty.

The empress dowager's face was filled with grief. Perhaps she still hadn't recovered from the grief from the early death of the late emperor, but she still smiled faintly and said, "The people sitting today are all the family members of the four great aides. If the late Emperor dared to hand over the mountains and rivers to the men of your family, then you are also the relatives of this Great Qing Empire. Men are always busy at court, so you can be kind and relieved. " The female servants assented. The empress dowager smiled and nodded, "Cao Zhong announced his decree."

At this time, a middle-aged eunuch by the side stepped forward and announced: "Sony, Sooksah, Baeron, Madam Kusanagi, come forward and listen to the order!" Grandmother knelt with three other women in front of the hall, and on that day Grandmother was conferred the title of First Class Lady, while my mother and aunt were conferred the title of Second Class Lady.

After announcing the decree, the empress dowager smiled and asked, "Who are these two girls from? "What's his name? How old are you all?" The grandmother quickly got up and said, "This is Jia Xiu, the daughter of Jia Bu La. She's nine years old." On the other side, Madam Wang, who had previously been conferred the title of a first rank first rank first rank first lady, stood up and said, "This is my daughter, Dong Zhu, who has just turned 8 years old this year." As they were sitting behind us, I turned around to see that there was a little girl around my age in the hall. I secretly looked at her and saw that she was also looking at me.

"It's really cute and tight!" The empress dowager praised, "This Dowager, ah, has a look at your two families' children. From now on, they are all concubines' lives. Go back and properly raise them."

After the empress dowager finished speaking, she pulled me along with her and knelt on the ground. "Thank you for your kindness, empress dowager." I didn't know what it meant, but I kowtowed along with my grandmother and mother.

The empress dowager smiled. "Get up. The four assistant ministers are already inseparable from the Great Qing Dynasty. The only reason the emperor wants to marry the son of one of his aides is to marry him."

After we left the palace, we returned home together. Grandmother told Grandfather about the empress dowager's golden mouth marriage, which made him very happy, and he actually touched my head in a rare way. He smiled and said to Grandmother, "Tomorrow, I'll get a master from the Han Dynasty from Jiaxu. The Han Dynasty has a good education in women, and the concubines have to be more understanding and virtuous. This is the empress dowager's favor, so you must be taught well." Grandmother smiled in agreement.

From that day on, I had a master. Grandfather often said that in the future, when I become the emperor's concubine, I must treat the empress dowager and empress dowager with utmost respect and filial piety. I must treat the empress with respect and treat the other concubines with leniency. Grandfather's discipline towards me is very strict. Other than studying etiquette, which is over, I rarely allow people to leave the house. Actually, my temper is also very calm, so I don't have anything to care about.

I remember one day when I was 13 years old, not long after the Emperor's birthday, when my grandfather came back, he was very excited. He gathered the whole family and even I was called over. Just as I entered the hall, my grandfather saw me and excitedly called out to me, "Jia Xiu, come here. Come to my grandfather."

Facing my grandfather's cordiality, I was at a loss of what to do for a moment. I looked at my first mother, who was standing to the side. Her face was full of smiles as she gently nodded at me.

Grandfather kindly looked at me and said, "Jia Xiu, the empress dowager personally ordered you today. You're going to become the empress dowager of the imperial court!"

I looked up at my grandfather, without any particular emotion, but with some confusion. All these years, in my grandfather's teachings to me, I already knew that I was destined to be a concubine. Since Taizong, the empress of the Great Qing Dynasty had all come from the clan of Mongolia, so my grandfather always believed that the empress of the current dynasty would also be a Mongolian empress.

Seemingly understanding the confusion in my eyes, my grandfather benevolently replied, "I'm also very surprised that the empress dowager chose you as her successor. The empress dowager said that a few days ago, on the day of your grandmother's birthday, when you entered the palace with her, the empress dowager saw that you were already so old. She really liked you, so she decided to take you as her successor." Of course, Sony knew in his heart that this was the Queen's way of speaking, and everyone knew the meaning behind it, and Sony would not tell her granddaughter.

Sony looked at Jia Xiu and heaved a long sigh of relief. "I am so pleased. I was trusted by the late Emperor to be the first of the aides, and now I have been doted upon by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. It is a blessing for the Heseli clan to have you as the Empress." It is the Long En of my Heseli Clan! Your grand wedding is this autumn, and what grandfather taught you in the past must be respected. As the empress and the ruler of the harem, your responsibilities and responsibilities are greater than that of everyone below you. " With that, his grandfather's eyes turned red. "Grandfather really hopes that you can become a good empress."

Surprisingly, I felt that it wasn't true that I was being chosen as the empress. Hearing my grandfather's orders, I hastily replied, "Yes, grandfather. I'll remember it. I'll definitely work hard to become the emperor's good empress."

Grandfather nodded his head in gratification and excitedly said, "In a few months, I will be your subject. You will be the pride of our Hesherry clan, so grandfather has confidence in you."

At the end of April, the emperor sent his officials to perform the ceremony, and after the ceremony, the marriage was officially settled. If I really became the empress, I would be the legitimate wife of the emperor, and when I was finally sure of this, my heart began to look forward to the grand marriage with the emperor.