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Chapter 740

While teasing the eldest princess, Li Beichen asked, "Queen, do you have a plan to identify whether Concubine Lu is a time traveler?"

Jiang Yuebai said straightforwardly, "I'm not a fortune teller."

"I'm counting on you. Then you can set up a fortune-telling stall and I'll sell calligraphy and paintings on the side. I won't cheat anyone." Li Beichen said jokingly.

Jiang Yuebai deliberately ignored the conversation. Instead, he took the bracelet and played with the little princess who was lying on the bed, kicking her legs, waving her hands, and looking around with her eyes open.

The sons were too noisy, so they were all left to the wet nurse and Concubine Sun.

Of course, she would not tell Li Beichen that she had talismans such as the Talisman of Love, the Talisman of Truth, and the Talisman of Loyalty.

In fact, she had already used the Tongxin Talisman to listen to Lu Jieyu's inner voice. Through discussing scriptures and Taoism, she discussed with Lu Jieyu whether this world was a makeshift team and everything was a dream bubble.

Concubine Lu didn't even have any doubts in her heart, whether she had been discovered. She was just citing scriptures and classics, asking whether this evidence was good or not, whether that evidence was correct or not. What answer did the queen want to hear? Did I hit the point? It seems that the queen has profound Buddhist and Taoist cultivation. I will go back and find some books to read. Otherwise, I will not be able to answer the question next time and miss the opportunity to perform well.

What kind of career-minded brain circuit is this? Isn't this Shangguan Wan'er beside Wu Meiniang? If he were a man, he would be no less than many good men in the world.

In fact, Li Beichen recalled many things in the past and guessed that Jiang Yuebai's system would provide these props, but he chose not to ask.

Although he would also wonder if Jiang Yuebai had used these things on him, such as the truth charm, loyalty charm, etc. After pondering over and over again, Jiang Yuebai did not use any extraordinary props. On the contrary, it was very difficult to obtain each skill. For example, Go, flying knives, and acupuncture.
There are many things about Jiang Yuebai that attract him, and they have nothing to do with the system's superpowers. Even without the system, he would have fallen in love with a Jiangnan chivalrous woman like her. And so far, he still has his own personality and secrets. He also liked Concubine Yi and Concubine Zhenxian before, which means that Jiang Yuebai has never used loyalty charms or love poison on him.

The two chatted for a while, and when it was almost midnight, they sent the two princesses to the nurse. They called Concubine Sun. The emperor gave red envelopes to the queen and Concubine Sun, and the queen gave Concubine Sun another red envelope. Concubine Sun received the double bonus and was so moved that her face was in tears.

The same was true for the servants of Fengyi Palace. Jiang Yuebai gave everyone a generous New Year's gift. Everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles.

At the exact hour, the fireworks ceremony carefully prepared by the Ministry of Rites was staged on time. This was not only a celebration of the birth of three princes and two princesses to the royal family, but also a wonderful moment for the people to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.

This fireworks celebration was exceptionally grand, with dazzling fireworks blooming in the night sky, decorating the entire sky with colorful colors.

Residents of the entire city came out of their homes, stood outside, and looked up. Everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles, full of longing for a happy life in the coming year.

Jiang Yuebai and Li Beichen did not come out to watch the fireworks. Jiang Yuebai said that she wanted to finish her confinement quietly and could not be exposed to the wind or the cold. Li Beichen accompanied her. Without her fireworks, there was nothing to see.

The little princess drank the milk, pooped, and fell asleep again.

The children stayed in the house and did not come out. Like the little princess, they all fell asleep after feeding.

Lady Sun stood in the yard, so happy that she almost jumped up. If you don't come out to see such beautiful fireworks, you will miss it once and miss it for a whole year. It's really a waste of nature's gift.

She looked up at the sky and felt that everything was full of hope.

Jiang Yuebai and Li Beichen felt the same way.

Aya continued to interrogate, and the Royal Guards were trying to dig out more accomplices in the harem. The most torturous poison of the year finally came to an end.

We bid farewell to the old year with the sound of firecrackers and usher in the Year of the Rooster.

"Happy New Year, my wife, I wish you good health and good luck~"

After Li Beichen finished speaking, he kissed Jiang Yuebai and pressed her down on the couch. It wasn't just Li Beichen who was asking for it, Jiang Yuebai was also responding according to her heart.

Because Jiang Yuebai no longer suppressed his emotions and let himself explore freely according to his heart, today's kiss was particularly passionate and lingering, intoxicating and exciting.

The two of them were madly entangled, their love was so deep that they could not control themselves, and their desire reached the extreme, but they still stopped at the last step at the same time.

He stroked Jiang Yuebai's sweaty hair and said, "Jiaojiao, don't worry. You need to take care of yourself."

"Yeah." Jiang Yuebai's breathing was a little heavy. She nestled in Li Beichen's arms, feeling anxious with every breath. At this moment, she felt what Li Beichen had felt before.

A sigh escaped from his throat, "Ah."

This caused Li Beichen to turn over again, and the two of them kissed passionately again, experiencing the excitement between each other.

In fact, if Li Beichen was desperate to do it, Jiang Yuebai might have agreed, but he stopped and kissed her forehead lovingly, "Happy New Year, Jiaojiao."

Jiang Yuebai nuzzled his chest and said like a kitten, "Happy New Year, Jiuru."

Just a little wildfire set the whole wasteland on fire. The voice squeezed out of Li Beichen's throat was full of suppressed joy. "Jiaojiao, don't move. If you move again, I'm afraid I can't bear it anymore."

He felt Jiaojiao's surging love for him, just as he felt for her. Not just love, but deep love.

This made him feel particularly happy.

"Yeah." Jiang Yuebai answered dully. "I'll wait for you." Li Beichen whispered in her ear.

She shyly dodged and turned her back, "Hateful."

Li Beichen smiled and hugged her tightly from behind, staying close to her.

Years ago, taking advantage of the fact that the local fourth-rank officials were promoted, Li Beichen transferred back several senior officials who were previously suppressed by Chen Ang and had experience, ability and integrity, and arranged them to serve as deputy positions in the six ministries to preside over the formulation and implementation of various policies. The heads of the six ministries were still Li Beichen's confidants, including both old and new officials.

The first few days of the first month of the lunar year were filled with administrative matters. The emperor received the homage of his subjects, and the empress received the imperial concubines.

Jiang Yuebai reported to Li Beichen that it would be better to follow the ancestral system and allow concubines above the rank of imperial concubine to meet their families, of course, only four people per family would be allowed.

Ever since Jiang Yuebai became the new queen, there have been many concubines above the rank of imperial concubine in the harem, and most of them have parents who live in the capital.

In order to avoid upsetting the concubines below the fourth rank whose families were living outside, Jiang Yuebai proposed that the emperor reward these concubines with jewelry, gold, silver, pens and ink with royal seals according to their ranks. In addition, each of them would receive a New Year gift customized by the queen, which would be delivered to their homes by someone special.

After discussing with Li Beichen, she entrusted this business to her uncles, who would deliver the goods for free to the customers' homes as a reward for the royal family's care for the business. At the same time, they would also give away beautifully packaged Suzhou Biluochun tea leaves, Suzhou silk, and an introduction to the Beijing "Jun Dao Gusu" teahouse and VIP tickets.

Li Beichen certainly understood the multiple tricks involved, but he was happy with this win-win situation.

After all, the ancient times were not like the courier outlets that are now spread all over the country. To ship such valuable items, you have to ensure all kinds of safety, and the recipients don’t have to go to the courier station to pick them up, but have them delivered to their door, and there are also flattering greetings. No ordinary escort agency can accomplish this successfully.

Arranging the GJ team to appear is both time-consuming and costly.

After the decree was passed down, all the concubines, no matter how introverted or cold they were, came to Fengyi Palace to thank Jiang Yuebai. After all, in addition to being the emperor's concubine, they also had an important identity as someone else's daughter. Having the opportunity to honor their parents and bring honor to the family was no different from a man passing an imperial examination.

While Lu Jieyu was grateful to Jiang Yuebai, she also reminded her leader faithfully, "Empress, emperors have always disliked the harem to have too much contact with their families in the previous dynasty. You are certainly very popular, but it is very dangerous. If someone is confused and makes bad plans with his family, someone will throw dirty water on you. Then these people will not only be ungrateful, but will also blame you."

Jiang Yuebai affirmed Concubine Lu's loyalty while saying lightly, "I have already consulted the emperor before doing this. Those who are innocent are innocent. I hope to give everyone a chance to fulfill their filial duty as a daughter. If someone does not cherish this kindness and has some dirty thoughts, don't regret it when the emperor executes all nine clans."

Concubine Lu lived up to expectations and decisively conveyed this instruction to the six palaces. Not only did she convey the instruction, but she also portrayed the seriousness of Jiang Yuebai's words.

After hearing this, Li Beichen leaned over to her ear and said, "My wife is so awesome."

When Jiang Yuebai met her relatives this time, she met someone she had never expected to meet: her grandmother, Old Madam Wang.

After Jiang Yuebai's mother Wang passed away, his father still visited the Wang family frequently and had a very close relationship with them. After all, one monopolized silk and the other monopolized embroidery, and the business alone was inseparable. During the New Year holidays, Jiang Jingxian would bring Jiang Yuebai back to give gifts. Jiang Yue also often stayed at the home of her second aunt who worked at the Shangfu Bureau. So although his mother passed away, the blood relationship continued.

Mrs. Wang was nearly sixty years old, and she had four generations living under one roof. As the daughter of a prominent family in Jiangnan, and having been the head of the Wang family for many years, her demeanor was very different from that of ordinary women. The other grandmother would have white hair, wrinkles, panting, and looked very old at this age, but she was still energetic and full of vigor.

When Jiang Yuebai saw Old Madam Wang, tears welled up in her eyes.

But according to the rules, all relatives present had to bow and then speak.

When Old Lady Wang knelt, she knelt with great dignity, without a trace of grievance. She knelt with the domineering attitude of "I am proud of my granddaughter because she is now the queen."

After helping her grandmother up, Jiang Yuebai grabbed the old lady's hand and cried, "Grandma~"

"Okay, okay, okay." The old lady said okay many times in a row, her eyes full of tears, "Why are you crying? Don't cry, don't cry. Crying during confinement will hurt your eyes."

"Grandma, I'm out of confinement."

"You need to stay in bed for three months to recover. This is especially true when you give birth to five children at once. You need to take good care of yourself, girl."

The loving "girl" almost broke Jiang Yuebai's defense.

"Your eldest cousin's wife is going to give birth to her third child in March. Your second cousin is trying hard to pass the imperial examination and studies hard every day, hoping to pass it in three years. Your third cousin's concubine has been pregnant for three months.
Your second cousin was so proud of herself that she gave birth to a son as her first child. Your eldest cousin married a seventh-rank official. People who came to propose marriage to your second cousin broke down the door. The governor of Yangzhou Prefecture even came to propose marriage for his son. They all did it for your sake."

"Are the children all right? Are they cute with their chubby faces? That's good. That's good. I really want to see them. It doesn't matter if they are a little weak, they will be fine when they grow up. Crying baby? Your second cousin is a crying baby, with night cries everywhere. Can you see them when you come next year? Okay. If I am in good health next year, I will come again. Where should I live? I will live with your uncle Lu. He has arranged everything well. Don't worry."

"The emperor treats you well? That's good, that's good. It's not easy for you to be the queen. The harem is complicated. Yes, yes, yes, as long as you are selfless, the world will be broad and you will have no worries. You can't be proud as a queen. You must be kind to others. You are only in your teens and are spoiled at home. It is inevitable that you will be a little spoiled."

"I saw your brother and sister yesterday. They are so cute. Don't worry. Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu will take good care of them. Just focus on your confinement and take good care of the children. I will be relieved if you are doing well, and your mother will be relieved too. If she were alive, she would be so happy to see you like this today, becoming the queen. Don't cry, don't cry, my dear granddaughter."

I didn't want to cry, but I ended up crying.

Jiang Bingqian, a distant cousin, reported Jiang Xue's situation somewhat unnaturally. He said that he was grateful to the Queen Mother for matchmaking for his daughter. The letter Jiang Xue sent back said that the King of Anbei treated her very well and they were very affectionate. He was originally worried that his daughter would not adapt to the climate of the northern grasslands. Hearing that his daughter was happy and the prince took good care of her, the father-in-law felt much more at ease.

Jiang Yuebai was very happy to hear that Li Beihong and Jiang Xue were happy. The stone that had been weighing on her heart was finally thrown into the Atlantic Ocean. The relatives who were not familiar with each other at first became much more familiar and closer after this chat.

Although these relatives are taking advantage of the family, it is the joint support that makes a family prosperous.