Bab 866: The New Queen 3

Aunt said nothing, as she followed the Empress Dowager. She prevented herself from trying to persuade the Empress Dowager.

She had been serving the Empress Dowager for so many years, so she was very aware of what she should say and what she should not.

***

At Qianqing Palace

The King was distracted by the portrait when the Empress Dowager arrived.

Then she said helplessly as she saw the King staring at the portrait, "She is gone, so don't linger upon her any more. What matters is those who are alive."

"The Queen has been gone for approximately one month, so you should move on. Honored Princess Jing has been in charge of the affairs in the back court. And for that, you should think about establishing the new Queen. Also, the heir has been instated, and you can't possibly allow his mother to stay as just an Honored Princess, right?"

The King was brought back to himself.

He shook his head as he thought of the new Queen.