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Princess Changze held onto Empress Dowager Wang's arm and said smilingly: ”Who has a dog's nose? I can't admit it, but you like the Fourth Miss and you like her, so why did you bring me in? ”
Empress Dowager Wang also laughed along, ”Who else can surpass you if I like you?”
Princess Changze laughed even harder.
Lin Shu's heart slowly sunk. To be able to make the Empress Dowager Wang say such words, he must truly love him.
After laughing for a while, the Empress Dowager Wang held Lin Shu's hand, looked at Grand Madam, and said: ”Actually, this one has a request for you, and knows that it's too abrupt. Last night, I thought about it for half a night, but I don't know how to speak with you, and Chang Ze advised me, saying that Grand Madam of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion is an extremely good person, if not, I would not have the face to say it in front of everyone else …”
The Grand Madam smiled. ”Esteemed Empress Dowager, just say it. What's there to be embarrassed about in front of me?”
”This Dowager wants fourth miss to stay at the Tzu Ning Palace. What does Grand Madam think?” The Empress Dowager Wang's voice was kind, but the words that came out shocked everyone. It was as if she did not see the astonishment on the grandfather and grandson's face as he slowly said: ”If you say it aloud, then it's no joke called Grand Madam. As an old man, I would rather have a young girl accompany me by my side and chat and amuse me by my side, but there are many concubines in the palace.
Saying that, she let out a long sigh, ”Thankfully, I had Chang Ze by my side before, so these days were easy to pass. But now that I'm no longer young, I can't possibly keep her by my side forever, can I? This wasn't pampering her, it was harming her … but she couldn't let go of This Dowager. To be honest, no one would take care of This Dowager after getting married, so she couldn't be at ease … Isn't this saying that your family's fourth miss is a good person? It would be better to approach the palace to accompany This Dowager. ”
”Now that I think about it, isn't this excellent? Although fourth miss can't serve you for the past few years, but with the title of being raised by This Dowager's side, when we wait for the marriage ceremony in a few years time, it will be more pleasing to the ears, or at that time, This Dowager can just directly point out a good marriage for fourth miss, what do you think? ”
Lin Shu pursed her lips, the reputation of being raised beside Empress Dowager Wang was naturally pleasant to hear, but if one day the Empress Dowager Wang dislikes this reputation, then there was no need to keep this reputation … The Princess Changze was really good at scheming. He knew that he was the lifeblood of his mother, so he left his in the palace to deal with his mother …
”I don't know what good fortune I accumulated in my previous life, but it actually entered the eyes of the empress dowager and sent the fourth miss into Tzu Ning Palace. I'm willing to do ten thousand, after all, this is a good fortune that no one else can hope for. It's just that this girl is my granddaughter, I can't bear to part with her from her, so I don't even know …”
Immediately, Empress Dowager Wang's face did not look as good as before. He acted as if he was going to grab the tea Gu at the side, and released the hand he had been holding on Lin Shu.
The royal family's thoughts were so difficult to fathom. When they were willing to lift you up, they could raise you up to the heavens. If they hated you, they could also ruthlessly trample you down into the earth.
Princess Changze gave a faint smile as he looked at Grand Matriarch. ”Esteemed Empress Dowager is willing to raise the young lady of the Hou Mansion in this letter. It would be the fortune of the entire Hou Mansion if word got out. Although she was born from a concubine, she was still the daughter of the Fifth Wife, right? ”Originally, I tried to persuade Esteemed Empress Dowager as well, saying that the fourth and fifth young miss were all good, but how could a concubine have the right to keep her by her side!
Fortunately, Second Madam had told her that the Fifth Madam was in so much pain that he felt as if he was seeing an eyeball. If Lin Shu was not here, he was afraid that the Madam Lian would be willing to stay, and because of Second Madam's words, she came up with a plan.
On that day, before Second Madam left, she didn't forget to pack some Gui Yuan from Fujian Province for him to install, just so that he would be at ease … Who knows, maybe she would have more uses for Second Madam in the future.
Empress Dowager Wang said in a cold voice, ”Changze, there's no need for you to persuade me. Since Grand Madam isn't willing, then there's no need to force it on me. There are many young ladies of the appropriate age in the capital, and we don't necessarily need a lady of the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion.
Step by step, she climbed up from the palace maid to the Consort's position, and from there on to the position of Empress. Currently, she was the number one person in the imperial harem. In all these years, no one had dared to go against her wishes.
The Grand Madam glanced at the Empress Dowager Wang and said with a smile, ”What the empress dowager said … I'm naturally willing to do it. Whoever's family doesn't want their own young lady to be raised by the empress dowager, not to mention the young lady by your side, even the rest of the girls in the mansion will be proud when they leave. But I have to go back and tell my wife and Fifth Master about this matter.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Wang's complexion was a little better, her uneasy heart slightly relaxed, ”Besides, although these Tzu Ning Palace items are all good, this little girl always has clothes and jewelry that he is reluctant to part with, so he has to go back and pack them up.” This was the meaning of agreeing.