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The emperor said warmly: "It's been a long time since you've been dissatisfied. I heard that you are feeling unwell, so I come and take a look."

"Thank you for your care. I am much better," the imperial concubine smiled and thanked her, raised her hand and pointed at Jinghe and said, "This is the third girl from the Anqing Marquis' Mansion."

"Princess Ji's sister?" The emperor looked at Xu Jinghe, who was standing beside him with his head down, nodded slightly, and asked.

"That's right," said the imperial concubine, sighing softly, "Seeing this child reminds me of our Chengyang. If it were... it would be this age."

Jinghe was shocked when she heard this.

The emperor frowned slightly, and the expression on his face became a little solemn. After a moment, the emperor looked at Xu Jinghe, who was standing in the hall again, and smiled brightly: "If the beloved concubine is willing, she might as well accept her as her adopted daughter, and she can also comfort her loneliness."

The imperial concubine's eyes flashed, as if she was flattered. After a moment, she lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty is not allowed to joke with me, should I take it seriously?"

"You think this girl likes it," the emperor's eyes were filled with warmth and a hint of guilt. After saying that, he raised his hand and waved to Jinghe, and said, "Come here."

Jinghe responded with a yes, stepped forward and bowed to stand still.

The emperor looked at it carefully again. Seeing that the woman looked picturesque, but was gentle and friendly, with an apple-like face, she was a child who was fond of love. He asked, "Do you want to recognize the concubine as your mother and be happy in the future?"

Jinghe looked up at the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine had some expectations and some joy. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the imperial concubine's personal palace maid Tao Jian come in and report: "Your Majesty, Empress, Princess Pingjun and Princess Ji are looking for a meeting outside."

"Oh?" the emperor said curiously: "Why are they here?" When the imperial concubines asked the concubines in the harem, the emperor was not suitable to be by his side, but these two were clan relatives, so there was something else.

The imperial concubine said, "Princess Ji is the girl's family. We want to accept an adopted daughter, so it's good to ask Princess Ji what she means."

The emperor smiled and nodded, and said to Taojian: "Please come in."

Shortly after the words were finished, Princess Ji and Princess Pingjun entered the warm pavilion and saluted the emperor and the imperial concubine together. Jinghe stood up and saluted them.

The Princess Pingjun had a little nervousness in her eyes. She felt relieved when she saw her and sat down on the chair.

"Why are you here?" The imperial concubine smiled and signaled to Taojian to tea, and asked the Princess Pingjun.

"I heard that the Empress was slightly ill, so I came to the palace to visit," Princess Ping said as she looked at Jinghe. When she remembered her brother's begging, she couldn't help but laugh secretly, and said, "I didn't expect Miss Xu San to be there too."

"I got along with this girl, so I kept her by my side and talked," the imperial concubine said gently.

A hint of pride flashed across Princess Ji's face. On the way, she met Princess Ping County hurried to Yongshou Palace. She knew that Princess Ping County had always treated Jinghe differently and was afraid of something wrong, so she asked Concubine Ding to follow him. Looking at the current situation, the Concubine was satisfied with Jinghe and would probably be able to keep her. It would be fun at that time. She smiled and said decent words, "This girl loves to make trouble the most. It is her blessing for the Empress to look at her."

Princess Pingjun felt very uncomfortable when she heard this. She smiled and answered the words, "The third girl is just liked, I like it very much. Today, the Empress is happy. I want to ask the concubine for grace and give this girl to my brother as his wife."

Princess Ji was stunned when she heard this. She thought Princess Ji was just talking about Xiang for a certain noble family, but she didn't expect to propose marriage for the British Duke. You must know that the British Duke is famously picky. Many noble families have taken a fancy to him and asked someone to come to reveal their intentions. They are all turned away. How could they fall in love with her third sister?!

When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up. The imperial concubine was still worried before, but she felt at the moment when she saw the emperor's expression.

"The princess is so lucky. It happens that the emperor is here today. It is better to ask the emperor for his grace to marry. It is such a beautiful thing," she smiled and looked at the emperor and said, "I wonder what the emperor wants?"

The emperor still looked warm and said, "What the beloved concubine said is that the British Duke fought for the country and made great contributions. It is time to marry a wife and have a lot of money," he said, jokingly, "The Princess Pingjun is really good at seeing my princess at first sight!"

As soon as these words were said, not only Princess Ping County, but Princess Ji was so shocked that she almost dropped her chin. Jinghe was also a little confused.

The emperor and the British Duke belonged to the monarch and minister. He always heard the British Duke call him the emperor. Now this old boy wants to change his words to call him the father, which should be quite interesting. Thinking of this, the emperor's smile became even brighter. He said happily: "The girl from the Xu family obeyed the order."

Jinghe was slightly stunned. Seeing the noble concubine pointing beside her, she hurriedly stepped forward two steps, bowed to the front of Dan, and said, "My daughter is here."

The emperor said: "I have accepted you as my adopted daughter, conferred Princess Chengyang, granted marriage to the Duke of England, and chose an auspicious day for the Imperial Heavenly Prison!"

Jinghe hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you!"

A smile appeared on the face of the imperial concubine, and the emperor nodded slightly. Although he had his plans, the imperial concubine was with her from the secret residence and had no children to live in love for many years. He felt guilty about this. On the other hand, the battle between the prince and King Ji had already revealed some signs. The British Duke always chose neutrality when he fought for the throne, which shows that it was fair, so I hope that the British Duke would still choose neutrality this time.

The emperor originally wanted to choose a princess to marry a British Duke, but because he did not have a princess of the right age and a suitable background, the imperial concubine now proposed to recognize Miss Xu San as her adopted daughter, which really helped him a lot!

The emperor became happier the more he thought about it, and he almost drank a glass of wine to celebrate.

The Princess of the British Duke Heping County were also very happy. The only thing that was unhappy was Mrs. Xu and the third wife of the Xu family.

Mr. Xu San and his wife were confused. After settling down the eunuch who sent the news in advance, they hurried to Jinghetang to tell the news. Mrs. Xu was furious and suddenly came out. In front of Yang, she did not have any attacks. Xu Zhaokuan saw his mother's thoughts. After saying goodbye with his wife, she found an excuse to return to Jinghetang.

Old Mrs. Xu just fell a teacup and kept coughing. After Mama He was carrying an order for Old Mrs. Xu to carry her back, she saw Xu Zhaokuan coming in and shouted, "Master."

Xu Zhaokuan nodded, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Old Mrs. Xu.

Old Mrs. Xu's cough gradually stopped, but her voice was sharp as soon as she opened her mouth, "When is this happening!!" When did Xu Jinghe hook up with the British Duke? When did Xu Jinghe hook up with the imperial concubine again!

"You can check these things slowly in the future," Xu Zhaokuan followed his mother's back, "Mother must not be angry."
Chapter completed!