The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

After returning home, Liao Qinglan did not forget the farce caused by Liao Wan'er and Liao Xian'er outside the Marquis' Mansion today.

She reported the whole story to her mother.

"It's so disgraceful. It makes people laugh at the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Cheng Yunxiang was a little angry.

"Mother, don't be angry. After all, their surname is Liao, so we still have to teach them some rules." Liao Qinglan said.

Cheng Yunxiang nodded and said, "Starting tomorrow, they don't have to go out anymore. I'll let Nanny Fang teach them personally."

"This is not appropriate." Liao Qinglan said, "After thinking it over, I think it would be safer to ask the Queen to send a nanny from the palace."

"Is it necessary to go through so much trouble?" Cheng Yunxiang asked.

"Firstly, Liao Wan'er is not our biological daughter after all. If we let Nanny Fang go, she will easily bear a grudge against us. Secondly, she will be the second prince's consort in the future, so it is reasonable to let the Nanny in the palace teach her before she gets married."

Cheng Yunxiang thought about it and nodded in agreement, thinking that this was indeed the safest approach.

Liao Qinglan clearly remembered that before she married Li Jin in her previous life, the nanny sent by Queen Wang gave her a severe beating.

Now that the queen is pregnant, she has no time to care about other people's affairs and forgets about this matter.

What happened today gave me a good reason to go to Queen Wang and ask for the person back.

With the teaching nanny watching over her, Liao Wan'er and Liao Xian'er should be able to avoid causing trouble for her.

Once Liao Wan'er marries Li Jin, whatever happens to her will be Li Jin's business and will have nothing to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Speaking of which, I never saw Li Jin again after the autumn hunt.

Gu Mingzhao said that he had been disliked by the emperor and was racking his brains every day to please Li Zheng, so he had no time to cause trouble for her.

No matter what, Li Jin is still a prince. Even if Li Zheng dislikes him, it will be fine for him to be an idle prince.

We must think of some other way to make it impossible for Li Jin to recover.

*

When Liao Qinglan's letter arrived at the palace, Wang Tingzhi was paying his respects to the Queen in the Queen's Pepper Room.

Smoke was rising from the incense burners in the hall, and the air was filled with a light and elegant fragrance.

Wang Tingzhi heard that the palace servant had passed on the letter from Liao Qinglan, and asked with great interest, "Aunt, what did Miss Liao say in the letter?"

"She said that she hopes that I can send two experienced maids to the Prime Minister's Mansion to teach the sisters in the clan the etiquette of the palace."

"To be honest, aunt, I came here today because I have something to ask of you."

Queen Wang asked, "What makes you so serious?"

"Miss Liao is about to reach marriage age, and your nephew would like to ask you to arrange a marriage for us." Wang Tingzhi said with a burning gaze.

Queen Wang smiled and said, "So that's what happened. Qinglan is gentle and virtuous, and Prime Minister Liao is a rare honest minister in the court. If you marry her, it will be a good story."

Wang Tingzhi was delighted when he heard this: "So, Aunt, you agree?"

The Queen shook her head gently: "Of course I would like to see it happen, but the time is not right now."

Wang Tingzhi was stunned: "Why?"

Queen Wang gently stroked her belly and said, "I am pregnant, but I am worried about the imperial physician in the palace. Qinglan is a skilled doctor, so I need her to help me give birth to this baby smoothly."

Wang Tingzhi was shocked when he heard this: "Aunt, you are pregnant? We didn't even know about it before."

He had never heard the Queen mention this matter. His aunt was really careful and even kept it a secret from the Wang family.

Queen Wang nodded, a bitter smile on her face: "It has not been easy for the Wang family to reach this point today. Your Majesty is very suspicious and does not want the Wang family to become powerful. He sent people to assassinate you and poisoned me to make it difficult for me to get pregnant. This is proof of this. Naturally, I have to act carefully."

"Don't worry, aunt. I will do my best to protect you and Long Si." Wang Tingzhi said.

My father was worried that my aunt had not been pregnant, so he selected a cousin from the family and prepared to have her enter the palace to accompany him. She will arrive in the capital in the next two days.

It seems that it is better not to tell my aunt about this matter for the time being, so that she can rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

Queen Wang was in a good mood and showed concern for her nephew's feelings: "You have rejected my matchmaking several times before, why did you suddenly come to ask for a marriage decree today?"

Wang Tingzhi didn't know what was wrong with him.

During the autumn hunt, I felt that I had become closer to Liao Qinglan.

But after returning to Beijing, Liao Qinglan always found excuses to avoid meeting him.

His intuition told him that if he didn't take the initiative, he would probably miss her.

His intuition has always been accurate, and he didn't want to miss Liao Qinglan, so he asked Queen Wang about it.

Wang Tingzhi said: My nephew is attracted to her. "

Queen Wang sighed, "Tingzhi, in a family like ours, happiness is the least important thing. I will pretend that I didn't hear what you said today. Don't mention such things in front of your father again."

Wang Tingzhi lowered his head slightly, knowing that what Queen Wang said was true.

As a member of the Wang family, the most important thing about marriage is how much benefit it can bring to the family.

Fortunately, Liao Qinglan's background will not be criticized.

"Nephew understands. Thank you for your advice, aunt." Wang Tingzhi replied respectfully.

Queen Wang was also pleased to see that Wang Tingzhi was so sensible.

"Since you have spoken, I will do as you wish. Please wait for a while."

Wang Tingzhi nodded in agreement.

His purpose today was to ask the Queen for permission to marry him. Now that she had given her consent, he said goodbye and left the palace.

*

At the same time, Gu Mingzhao was also in Li Zheng's Qinzheng Hall.

Li Zheng looked through the memorials handed over by the court officials, and his face became increasingly gloomy.

"None of these memorials mentioned good disaster relief measures for the Yellow River flood!" Li Zheng angrily threw a memorial to the ground. "Either they recommended the second or third prince. Under the guise of disaster relief, they are actually forming cliques and factions. It's really annoying!"

"They are willing to contribute to disaster relief, which is indeed beneficial to the court and the people," said Gu Mingzhao.

"Contribute? I'm afraid you want to take the opportunity to win over local officials and expand your own power!" Li Zheng snorted coldly.

"Disaster relief is urgent. If Your Majesty is worried about the princes, you can select officials with good conduct to accompany them for inspection." Gu Mingzhao said.

"After much thought, I think it would be safest to leave this matter to you."

Li Zheng had already made up his mind that he wanted Gu Mingzhao to establish prestige in the court through disaster relief. After talking for a long time, Gu Mingzhao did not volunteer, so he had to take the initiative to propose it himself.

"I cannot leave Beijing. Your Majesty, please choose another candidate." Gu Mingzhao refused without hesitation.

"Why?" Li Zheng looked displeased.

"Liao Qinglan is about to reach the age of 15. I have already agreed with her that I will propose marriage to her at her 15-year-old ceremony. I will be away from Beijing for at least three months, and at most half a year. I don't want to break my promise to her."

Li Zheng frowned and said angrily, "Just for a woman?"

"There are plenty of people in the court who are willing to go for disaster relief. But when it comes to proposing marriage, no one can replace me." Gu Mingzhao looked straight at Li Zheng without backing down.

"Who said I can't? I can grant you a marriage. If you do a good job on this mission, I promise that her coming-of-age ceremony will be a grand one."

Gu Mingzhao remained unmoved.

Even without the emperor's permission for the marriage, he could still make Liao Qinglan glorious.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Zheng raised the stakes again: "When you come back, I will make her a first-rank imperial lady."

Lady of Imperial Concubine…it does sound pretty good.

Gu Mingzhao considered it for a while and said, "It's a deal."