Chapter 76: Imperial Betrothal

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Imperial Betrothal

Feng Qing narrowed her eyes slightly, and said with a faint smile, "Thank you, Eunuch De. Let’s go."

The palace had personally sent a carriage to pick her up, so there was no need for the Regent Prince Mansion to dispatch one. When Feng Qing followed Eunuch Dehai outside, she glanced at Housekeeper Lin and gestured with her lips to immediately send someone to inform the Prince about this matter.

Housekeeper Lin quickly nodded. As Feng Qing boarded the carriage and left, he promptly sent someone to find the Prince and report the matter.

Feng Qing sat in the palace carriage and headed towards the palace, half-closing her eyes, thinking about the Empress Dowager she met last time. The Empress Dowager didn’t particularly like her, although that woman didn’t seem to harbor any malice, just indifference.

This time, being suddenly summoned to the palace must be about something. What could it be?

Feng Qing pondered as the carriage made its way to the palace, stopping in front of Cining Palace.

Inside Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was hearing Feng Yao and Han Ziyan speak ill of Feng Qing.

The eunuch’s voice sounded from outside the hall: "The Regent Queen has arrived."

The Empress Dowager spoke coldly, "Let her in."

Feng Qing entered, seeing the Empress Dowager’s unfriendly expression as she looked at her. Beside her, Feng Yao stared at her with resentment, and in those resentful eyes there was also a trace of schadenfreude.

As for Han Ziyan on the other side of the Empress Dowager, she appeared shy, but when she met Feng Qing’s gaze, she glared fiercely, as if Feng Qing had taken something from her.

Feng Qing glanced briefly, already knowing that Han Ziyan must have spoken ill of her to the Empress Dowager. However, she didn’t care and gracefully greeted the Empress Dowager, "Your subject greets the Empress Dowager."

Despite the Empress Dowager’s displeasure due to Han Ziyan’s earlier words, she did not make things difficult for Feng Qing upon meeting her.

As the Lin Family’s legitimate daughter, the Empress Dowager was quite shrewd. She looked at Feng Qing and said, "Rise."

Feng Qing thanked her and was granted a seat by the Empress Dowager. Once she was seated, the Empress Dowager spoke slowly, "I called you here today to discuss something with you."

Feng Qing glanced at Feng Yao and Han Ziyan, immediately understanding the Empress Dowager’s intention for summoning her to the palace today. It turned out to be about assigning Han Ziyan, this beauty, to Rong Ling.

Feng Qing couldn’t help but look at Han Ziyan again. To be honest, she was indeed a rare beauty and quite compatible with Rong Ling. If possible, she would rather give up her position to allow Rong Ling and this Miss Han to be a talented man and beautiful woman.

The Empress Dowager spoke again from above, "You should know, you entering the Regent Prince Mansion was quite a loss for the Regent King, and I must compensate him."

After speaking, the Empress Dowager glanced at Han Ziyan beside her and said, "Ziyan, being the number one beauty of Dayan, I will assign her to the Regent Prince Mansion as Ping Fei, which should compensate Rong Ling."

The Empress Dowager finished speaking and looked at Feng Qing, waiting for her response. Feng Qing’s expression turned slightly sour; the Empress Dowager wanted to assign Han Ziyan to the Regent Prince Mansion as Ping Fei. Was this a slap in her face? If she were to simply assign Han Ziyan as a concubine in the Mansion, she wouldn’t be angry.

But now she blatantly intended to assign Han Ziyan as Ping Fei in the Mansion, whose status was only slightly lower than the main wife, and since this position was decided by the Empress Dowager, if Han Ziyan entered the Mansion, she could directly rival Feng Qing.

Although Feng Qing didn’t plan to stay, this blatant slap in the face made her particularly unhappy, and knowing Rong Ling well, he would not agree to let Han Ziyan enter the Prince Mansion as Ping Fei.