“Ah?” Nurse Ruan was stunned for a moment. “Your Majesty was so eager to have this servant bring her here. Wasn’t it because this girl did something wrong and offended you?”
“Of course not, get up first and let’s talk!”
The empress handed her cup to the maid behind her, then took my hand and personally helped me up, smiling reassuringly: “Don’t be afraid. I called you here to discuss your marriage with the imperial son!”
Nurse Ruan, who was halfway up, was once again stunned by the empress’s words, blankly looking up and asking: “Your Majesty, what did you just say? Did this old servant hear incorrectly?”
The empress repeated with a smile: “I said, I called you here to discuss this girl’s marriage to the Crown Prince. From now on, her status is no longer that of a laundry maid, but the Crown Prince’s future concubine.”
She will temporarily stay in the Yian Palace before marriage and will not return to the laundry room!
Nurse Ruan could hardly believe her ears, her eyes wide open: “Your Majesty, you can’t be joking! This girl has just entered the palace, comes from a poor background, and has a lowly status. How could she be worthy of the Crown Prince?”
The empress looked displeased: “Do I look like I’m joking? No matter what her previous status was, since the Crown Prince has taken a liking to her and wants to marry her as a concubine, you are not allowed to be disrespectful to her in the future!”
Nurse Ruan saw the empress’s angry expression and immediately knelt down, prostrating herself: “Yes, yes, yes! This old servant will never dare to do so again!”
The empress frowned slightly and waved her hand: “Alright, get up and let’s talk.”
Nurse Ruan tremblingly stood up and retreated to the side, not daring to say another word. Then the empress spoke: “Although her status is somewhat different from the imperial son’s, since he likes her, as a mother, I can only try to satisfy him. Once the Emperor approves this matter, I will immediately arrange their marriage!”
