After the Fourteenth Prince came back, the Empress Dowager's health recovered day by day. During this period, the Empress Dowager smiled when the Emperor came to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects, and the relationship between mother and son improved.

However, even if the empress dowager is still the same as before, the emperor will not feel bad, because he has found emotional support again.

After the empress dowager's body gradually recovered, she began to pay attention to the affairs of the emperor's harem. After the empress died, the emperor did not set foot in the harem. She became even more anxious and advised the emperor to quickly favor the harem so as to expand the royal family.

As for the Queen's affiliation, the Empress Dowager doesn't look down on Concubine Hua at all.

The Queen Mother: "Although Concubine Hua is infatuated with you, she is too domineering and jealous. Her brother Nian Gengyao is also spoiled and has no rules at all. For the sake of peace in the harem, she must not be allowed to be the Queen."

The emperor also knew what the empress dowager meant, and in order to reassure her, he told her the truth.

The Emperor said: "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. Although Shilan is good, she is not good enough to be the Empress. She is devoted to me, and I cannot let her down. Besides, Nian Gengyao has done a lot for me. It depends on how he behaves in the future. If he can change his temper, I will make Shilan a noble concubine."

"As for the choice of the Empress..." The Emperor pondered, An Lingrong's face flashing before his eyes. "Son, you have to think about it carefully. The Empress is the mother of the country. She is to be the mother of the country and bring blessings to the people. This cannot be decided hastily."

The Queen Mother felt relieved after hearing what the Emperor said. She had no idea that the Emperor already wanted to make An Lingrong the Queen, but it was just too early.

With the calculations of the two sisters Chunyuan and Yixiu, he is now very cautious in choosing the queen and will never appoint her just like that.

After the Queen's death, the affairs of the harem were jointly managed by Concubine Hua, Concubine Duan, Concubine Qi, and Concubine Jing. In order to prevent Concubine Hua from having absolute power, the Emperor also sent people who served her to assist in the management.

Privately, he would rather hand over the power of the palace to An Lingrong, but now An Lingrong has not yet served him in bed, and her rank is only a noble lady, which is not against the rules.

After the Emperor talked with the Empress Dowager, he began to flip the cards to choose someone to sleep with him. The first person whose card was called was naturally An Lingrong.

According to the rules, An Lingrong should be washed clean and then sent to the emperor's dragon bed, but the emperor did not do that. Instead, he asked the palace servants to decorate Chengqian Palace as if it were a bridal chamber.

Not only that, the entire process followed folk marriage customs. Both of them wore bright red wedding dresses, drank wedding wine, ate raw dumplings, and there were longans, dates, peanuts, and other things on the bed that symbolized the early birth of a son.

An Lingrong knew that the emperor had some special feelings towards her and had some subtle affection for her, but she never expected the emperor to do such a thing.

What’s going on? Could it be that Queen Chunyuan, the white moonlight in the emperor’s heart, has stepped aside?

The emperor actually asked her to wear such a bright red wedding dress and marry him.

When the emperor looked at An Lingrong in her bright red wedding gown, he felt that she was a fairy from heaven who had descended to earth. When he first met her, he felt that An Lingrong was cold and unapproachable, but when he got close to her, he realized how warm and gentle she was.

Her warmth and gentleness are different from Chun Yuan's. Her warmth and gentleness are independent and belong to him alone. They are the scenery that only he can see.

The emperor had conflicting feelings towards Chunyuan, but whenever he thought about how she knew what Yixiu had done but still kept it from him, his feelings for her soured.

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