Chapter 2239: Chapter 2147: First Her Man, Then the Emperor 4

The Empress Dowager waited for her for half a day, but she didn’t see her come to serve tea, so she had to do it herself.

Only after slowly finishing a cup of tea did she speak with full authority, "Since you are now the Empress, you must follow the rules of an Empress."

Xia Weibao blinked, "What rules, His Majesty said I don’t need to learn those rules."

"His Majesty dotes on you and doesn’t want to impose too many constraints, but that’s no reason for you to act recklessly. Do you know how much pressure he has endured for you? The Imperial Court is unpredictable now, he is isolated and has offended so many people for you. If you truly love him, stand in his shoes and think carefully, don’t always bring him trouble.

His Majesty wants to make you Empress, and I opposed it, but he insisted, and there’s nothing I can do.

An Empress has her responsibilities. You, a woman from the Jianghu, I don’t expect you to be a wise help to the Emperor, just don’t add extra burdens to him."

Xia Weibao was stunned. She knew making her Empress would certainly bring Lu Hualiang a lot of pressure, but he never told her about matters of the court, nor did anyone else mention them.

This was the first time she’d heard of these things.

Suddenly feeling a bit guilty, it seemed she really couldn’t help him much.

The Empress Dowager sighed, "You’re very fortunate.

I have something to discuss with you today."

Xia Weibao looked up and listened quietly.

"Have you heard about His Majesty’s plan to abolish The Six Palaces?"

Unexpectedly, Xia Weibao looked bewildered, "What abolishing The Six Palaces? I don’t know about that."

The Empress Dowager, "..."

Great, she’s really a lovesick fool!

To protect Xia Weibao, he actually kept this matter hidden.

"You were pushed into the water in the Imperial Garden, and the emperor was furious. All the concubines present were sent to the Cold Palace, and he decreed to abolish The Six Palaces."

Xia Weibao’s body trembled slightly, her chest felt warm as if something was about to explode.

She hadn’t expected him to do so much for her behind the scenes.

"The matter I want to tell you is precisely this. The Imperial Harem and the front court are intricately connected, those concubines are all relatives of court ministers. The Imperial Court is in chaos now, if we abolish The Six Palaces at this time, the kind of turmoil it would cause is unimaginable.

As Empress, you must have the mindset of an Empress, remember you are an Empress first, and then a woman.

His Majesty dotes on you, he can continue to do so. The women of the Imperial Harem can’t affect your position in any way.

They cannot be abolished."

Xia Weibao furrowed her brow, "Is the Empress Dowager suggesting that I stop His Majesty from abolishing The Six Palaces?"

"That’s right, this matter is too complex, even if we must abolish them, it can’t be done at this moment. It must wait until the Imperial Court is stable, do you understand?"

Xia Weibao shook her head, "I don’t understand."

The Empress Dowager, "..."

Summon the imperial physician, I’m about to be driven to death by frustration!

Did she not listen to a single word I said?

"The Imperial Harem is so large, you can choose not to see those women if you don’t want to. Keeping them won’t bother you, why worry about them?

If all are driven away, then you’d be left all alone in such a vast place, and when His Majesty is busy with affairs of state, you wouldn’t even have someone to talk to, wouldn’t you feel lonely?

I know that kind of loneliness deeply."

Xia Weibao thought of the scene, it seemed really quite desolate.

"Then... I’ll talk to His Majesty, maybe keep them around to have fun together?"

Seeing her agree, the Empress Dowager’s face finally improved a bit, "It’s good that you think this way, persuade the Emperor more, and since you are already husband and wife, have a Crown Prince sooner."

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