Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Empress Dowager Summons the Fiancée

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Qin Imperial Palace, within Cixiang Palace.

This is the residence of the Empress Dowager, far removed from the court and the Emperor’s three palaces and six courtyards.

The current Empress Dowager, the birth mother of His Majesty the Emperor.

Since the Emperor ascended the throne, she has secluded herself in Cixiang Palace.

On ordinary days, unless summoned by the Empress Dowager, no one could enter Cixiang Palace. Today, however, the gates of Cixiang Palace are fully open, suggesting that someone has arrived.

Laughter resonates from the depths of Cixiang Palace.

The laughter carries a dignity forged by the passage of time, tempered with a modest restraint.

Yet, even so, those who have come to pay their respects dare not easily provoke the owner of that voice. Even Consort Jiang, who enjoys the Emperor’s favor, can only cover her mouth and smile, attentively observing the expressions of the one seated at the head.

In the main hall, besides the palace maids, there are but four people.

Among them, an elderly woman sits at the head, her features showing signs of age but unable to hide her former elegance. She is clad in luxurious robes, with gold thread embroidering the Phoenix Totem symbolic of Imperial Family women, though her hair is adorned with only a few plain but priceless Jade Hairpins. Hanging from the thumb of her left hand is a string of delicately carved Buddha Beads.

Behind her stands an old nurse, a faint smile on her face, quietly accompanying her.

From this stance, one can discern the prestigious status of this nurse before the most dignified woman in Qin Country.

Seated below the Empress Dowager’s left hand are two women sitting upright. Judging by their similar appearance and age, they have a mother-daughter relationship.

However, compared to the natural charm in the mother’s brows, the noble girl possesses a more restrained dignity, aloof and cold.

"Empress Dowager, please don’t tease Yao’er. She’s still young, and I hope to keep her with me for a few more years." Consort Jiang holds a silk handkerchief over her mouth and laughs lightly, her demeanor full of coquettishness.

It seems that feigning coquettishness in front of her child and towards the Empress Dowager is something that the famously charming Consort Jiang could deliver.

Regarding her mother’s display, Qin Yiyao, the Changle Princess seated beside her, shows little emotion. Her composed brow seems as though the person spoken of by the Empress Dowager just now was not herself.

The Empress Dowager twirls the Buddha Beads in her hand, laughingly chiding, "What still young? Women in Qin Country come of age at thirteen. Yao’er is already fifteen this year, a full-grown woman. If not for waiting for the Mu Family’s lad to come of age, you would long have held a grandchild."

Consort Jiang’s mouth twitches, secretly glancing at her daughter, only to see her as serene as a beautiful statue, showing none of the shy expressions a girl should have after hearing about her own marriage. Her eyes darkened slightly.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager doesn’t seem to notice these things, instead speaking to herself, "By my reckoning, that Mu Family boy should be nearing his coming-of-age ceremony."

Her words sound as if she is speaking to herself, yet also seem like a question for others.

The nurse, accustomed to the Empress Dowager’s routines, leans slightly and quietly responds, "Yes, the young Lord of the Mu Family will come of age in another year." Coming of age marks adulthood, and hence the long-negotiated marriage between the Mu Mansion and the Imperial Family could proceed accordingly.

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