Chapter 1819 The First Beauty

The Empress Dowager said: "Shur, I want to ask you, don't you think the emperor should choose a concubine? Is this okay for him as an emperor and a prince? You haven't seen that for this matter, the ministers The papers are almost piling up! What’s going to happen if this continues!”

Zhao Shu said: "The emperor and the empress have a harmonious relationship, which is a good thing for the country and the family."

"The Ai family didn't object to him doting on the queen, but that didn't stop him from getting other concubines. Alas." The Empress Dowager sighed deeply, "When your brother was here, the Ai family hated him for wanting too many concubines. But now. Yuan Jing is like this... I feel sad for my family."

She sighed for a while and said, "Shur, the Ai family is most worried about you."

Zhao Shu said: "Don't worry about your son. As for your son, there is no throne to inherit. It doesn't matter whether you have a son or not."

He stood up and said, "I just came to see Yan'er. Since he is fine, I will leave."

The Empress Dowager glanced at him and said, "Shur, you look very bad. What's going on?"

"I've been busy these days and I'm a little tired."

"Then you go back and have a rest." The Empress Dowager said, asking someone to fetch a box, and said, "Inside is the best blood swallow, which is the most nourishing to the body. Look at your face... take it back and call someone Make a bowl every day and eat for a few days."

Zhao Shu thought for a moment, took it, and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

"I've never seen you behave so politely before. Go back."

Zhao Shu took the box and left.

The Queen Mother sat back in her chair, frowning in thought.

The eunuch she was close to came over and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, I will give you a squeeze on your shoulders."

The Empress Dowager came closer to the chair, closed her eyes, and whispered: "It won't work if it goes on like this. The queen doesn't know what medicine she gave them. Yuan Jing refused to take a concubine because of her, and the King of Qin did the same. The Ai family can still stay. With her?"

"Women in this palace, who can stay and who can go. Isn't it all just a word from you, the Queen Mother?"

"But she is Yan'er's biological mother after all. The Ai family doesn't want to end their relationship with Yan'er in the future." The Queen Mother whispered, "The Ai family doesn't want to touch her unless it is absolutely necessary. Isn't she ill now? It just so happens that, taking this opportunity, the Ai family should also put the harem in order."

"But if the Emperor is unwilling, it will be useless no matter how anxious you are, ancestor." The eunuch shook his head.

"After all, Yuan Jing is still young, and when the queen was also young and beautiful, it is normal for him to stay in love for a few more years." The Empress Dowager pondered, "How can a man dislike the new and dislike the old? You see, there are only two left in the palace. Jin Shan, she has no brains, that's fine. Qi Xiao, she's not good-looking. Our emperor is very picky."

"What about following the ancestor's wishes?"

"The Ai family will choose the most beautiful woman in the world for him and keep her in his palace to see if he is attracted to her!"

"My ancestors are so careful." The eunuch said with a low smile, "The name of the most beautiful woman in the world has not even been heard of by someone like me."

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "I have only heard of that child's name, but I have never seen it. The Ai family also wants to see what kind of beauty this most beautiful woman in the world is. . I also want to know, with this beauty, can Yuan Jing still be so obsessed with the queen?"

"Then why not just invite him?"

"Tomorrow I will spread the message of the Ai family."

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After Zhao Shu left Ci'an Palace and passed by the Royal Garden, he saw two maids from Fengyi Palace passing by with food boxes, so he stopped them.

He asked: "You have a small kitchen in the palace, why do you still go to the imperial kitchen to get meals?"