jdhmnovel Chapter 148
Chapter 148
Qingying was also happy and at ease. She forbad everyone in the harem to pay their respects every day. She lived alone in Jingren Palace, spending every day accompanying Yongqi as he grew up.
But Hongli was always fickle.
Winter passes and spring comes.
Before the first year of Emperor Qianlong's reign was half over, the harem became bustling again.
Early in the morning of May 15th, Qingying received news that the emperor had something to ask her.
Without Yongji, Qingying went to the Yangxin Palace alone.
When I entered the door, I looked up and saw Hongli buried in the memorials, and I couldn't see his expression clearly.
She turned around and took the food box from Rong Xin's hand, walked to the table and put it down. "I had someone stew a pot of red dates and snow frog. Your Majesty has worked hard for a long time. Would you like to have a cup to rest?"
Looking up from his memorial, Hongli smiled. "Since I'm in such a hurry to summon you, there's still time to make this soup."
Qingying's hands kept moving. Upon hearing this, she smiled and replied, "It is stewed every day so that the emperor can eat it whenever he wants."
Such a troublesome matter, yet Qingying casually said it, really touched Hongli's heart.
He casually picked up the sealed letter and walked over to sit down opposite Qingying. "I'm sorry for taking so much trouble."
"It's just some food, how can you say it's too much trouble? It's just the right temperature to eat now, Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
After taking a sip of red dates and snow clam, Hongli handed the memorial to Qingying and said, "Take a look."
Qingying's expression changed slightly. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I dare not do that."
"It's okay. This matter is not considered a government affair, but a matter of the harem. Now that you are in charge of the six palaces, it's natural for you to see these things."
Qingying was doubtful.
He reached out to take the letter, but after looking at it for only a moment, he looked surprised.
"Your Majesty, Li Chao is sending a new bride into the palace?"
Hongli nodded. "Yes, according to the Queen Mother's wishes, after dealing with Jin, I sent a memorial to the Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon King actually claimed that Jin's background was false and that she was not a descendant of the Joseon nobility."
"As a token of our apology, we have chosen a woman from the Joseon Dynasty who is also from the Jin clan and will present her to the Celestial Empire."
Although Qingying didn't know what the Li Dynasty was, she thought it was no different from the vassal states she knew.
Such behavior is not too unusual.
But this matter was no longer a matter of the harem, and Qingying didn't know how to start.
But if Hongli really didn't want people from the Li Dynasty to enter the palace, why would he have to tell me about this?
After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the sisters serving in the harem now are all the people who served in the palace before. It is inevitable that they have lost their novelty. It would be great if there were one or two new sisters in the harem."
"Does Qingying really think so?"
"Your Majesty, I am only a concubine in the inner palace. I cannot help Your Majesty much. If I were to impose more restrictions on these matters, wouldn't that be a loss of virtue as a concubine?"
"I only hope that Your Majesty will be happy. As for other things, I really can't think of much else."
Hongli reached out his hand from across the table and held Qingying tightly. "Qingying, wait a little longer. When the time is right, I will make you my only queen."
"Your Majesty, I dare not ask for anything more. As long as I can be with Your Majesty every day, I will be satisfied..."
"How can you ask for that? Only you have the qualifications to do so."
Hongli's eyes were full of affection, which made Qingying laugh.
It was as if the person who had just discussed with her about taking a new person into the palace was not him.
Love, it's really ridiculous...
The news that Li Chao was going to send a noble lady into the palace again quickly spread throughout the six palaces in the east and west.
However, before the people of the Li Dynasty saw what was happening, turmoil arose in the harem again.
In the northwest corner of the Imperial Garden, a woman dressed in a moon-white Manchu dress sat alone in the pavilion, holding a pipa in her hand.
The sound of the pipa is like pearls and jade falling on a plate, pleasant to the ears.
Not far away, Hongli walked in leisurely. The sound of pipa in his ears aroused his interest.
Wang Qin followed behind, half bowed. Glancing at Hongli's expression, he said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Southern Palace has been rehearsing for several days for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. I don't understand the pipa music. Why not send the instrument over so Your Majesty can listen to it in person?"