Travel through Shen Meizhuang to open the system and walk sideways in the harem

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health!" Shen Meizhuang bowed and saluted with a smile on her face.

Just now in the Imperial Garden, she was so absorbed in admiring the beautiful chrysanthemums that she did not notice the emperor's arrival at all.

"Your Majesty, how come you have free time to stroll around the Imperial Garden today?" Shen Meizhuang asked curiously.

"I went to Suiyuxuan to look for you, but found that you were not there. Later, I heard from the palace maids that you brought the children to the Imperial Garden, so I came here specifically to look for you and your children!"

The emperor explained with a smile.

When he saw that Hongzhan had grown a little fatter, he couldn't help feeling happy, so he took the child from the wet nurse, gently placed him in his arms, and kissed the little guy on the cheek affectionately.

"Mei'er, you have raised this child very well. You have worked hard for the child and for me these days!" The emperor sincerely thanked the woman in front of him.

"Your Majesty, why do you keep praising me today? Is there something wrong?" Shen Meimei was puzzled. Although the emperor doted on her, it was impossible for him to praise her all the time.

The emperor waved to Su Peisheng to take everyone away. He took Shen Meimei to a pavilion in the imperial garden and sat down. He looked at the chrysanthemums all around and felt happy.

"Mei'er, remember when you first entered the palace, I knew you liked chrysanthemums, and I gave you many gifts. At that time, you still lived in Cunju Hall. Now it has been seven or eight years. At the morning court today, the ministers urged me to appoint a queen as soon as possible, saying that the harem cannot be without a master for a day."

The emperor took out the list submitted by the Ministry of Rites and continued:

"These are the candidates drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. They are all from the great Manchu clans. Mei'er, can you help me choose the right one?"

When Shen Meimei heard this, her mind was buzzing. How can I choose a wife for the emperor? I can't tell whether she is good or bad just by looking at her name.

She thought for a while and said:

"Your Majesty, if all else fails, hold a queen selection contest and let these one hundred women participate in the selection. You can just pick one out of a hundred. If you let me choose, I really can't make a choice just by looking at the names."

Shen Meimei spoke sincerely. She blinked her big eyes and looked at the emperor, waiting for his answer.

The emperor was puzzled, "Mei'er, I'm talking to you about the issue of choosing a queen, have you ever thought about anything else?"

"What did you think of? The emperor's empresses all have Manchu surnames. He can't choose a woman from the Han Army Banner, right? So I have never thought of becoming an empress. Besides, I will eventually..."

Shen Meimei wanted to say that she would leave in the future, but when the words came to her lips, she realized that it was inappropriate to say so, so she changed her words:

"What does it matter whether I am the queen or not? As long as I am favored by the emperor, that is enough!"

The emperor put away the memorial and sighed, "I am old now. After my last illness, I have figured it out. When choosing a queen, her family background is important, but the most important thing is whether she suits my heart."

"Mei'er, I want to make you my queen. I'm going to hand over the entire harem to you to manage!" The emperor reached out and grabbed Shen Meimei, his tone calm and firm.

"No, Your Majesty, what have I done to deserve this? I was just conferred the title of Imperial Concubine not long ago, and now I'm going to become the Queen. I'm afraid that I'll be criticized. Please think twice, Your Majesty!" Shen Meimei naturally wanted to be a Queen and experience the power of a Queen.

But after becoming a queen, she would have to attend meetings every morning and participate in various celebrations and sacrifices, and her workload would increase a lot.

She thought about it and decided that it would be better to be a concubine honestly, work hard to complete the system tasks, and return to the modern era as soon as possible.