Dressed as a paranoid emperor's white moonlight

Chapter 441 Which Empress Is Suitable When Worshiping Ancestors?
In the dining room, Li Yu'er sat on a chair, watched Yan Xiu put the horrible lantern by the table, and ate a bowl of rice angrily.

Yan Xiu still had things to do, so after having dinner with Li Yu'er, he went back to work.

"Your Majesty, do you want the imperial concubine to accompany you when you worship your ancestors?"

In the imperial study room, the Minister of Rites bit the bullet and asked.

The Chinese New Year is only 20 days away, and the preparations for the ancestor worship are almost done, but the number of ladies who will accompany the emperor to worship the ancestors has not yet been determined.

The Minister of Rites didn't want to take the initiative to ask about this matter.

But the imperial concubine is the prime minister's daughter, and the prime minister hinted at him about this yesterday, he dared not offend the prime minister, not to mention that this matter had to be prepared in advance, so he could only bite the bullet and ask.

Yan Xiu didn't answer but instead asked, "Isn't there still more than 20 days?"

Minister of Rites: "...Yes."

Yan Xiu didn't speak, but looked at him with a pair of dark eyes.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to look at Yan Xiu, but felt big drops of sweat coming out of his forehead, which soon soaked his inner clothes.

All ministers and ministers are there, but no one dares to come out to smooth things over.

Everyone could tell that the emperor was very upset when the Minister of Rites mentioned the imperial concubine. They were afraid of drawing the emperor's anger to themselves, so they lowered their heads and looked at their noses, noses, noses, and hearts, and did not intend to speak actively.

Yan Ru narrowed his eyes.

He met a lot of people yesterday, and sure enough, the emperor has unknowingly emptied his rights.

In the past, they would not have dared to ignore his intentions so clearly.

Seeing that no one spoke, Yan Ru stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of offering sacrifices to the ancestors is a major event. The Emperor has just ascended the throne, and this is the first time the Emperor has offered sacrifices to the ancestors. If there is someone in the latter place, the Minister of Rites will naturally not ask about it. Everything is done according to the etiquette, but..."

After deliberately pausing for a moment, Yan Ru continued: "In the harem, the highest ranking is the imperial concubine, and she should be accompanied by the imperial concubine."

Crowd: ...

Good guy, Prime Minister Yan really dares.

He is putting pressure on the emperor openly and aboveboard.

Everyone remembered that during the draft, Prime Minister Yan treated the emperor in the same way, wanting the emperor to make his daughter Yan Xiyue his queen.

The difference is that Prime Minister Yan's attitude was tougher that time.

"Prime Minister Yan's words are wrong."

The person who spoke was Zhang Guzhi, Zhang Shangshu of the official department.

"Oh?" Yan Ru squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Guzhi with a smile: "I wonder what Zhang Shangshu's opinion is?"

"I can't call it high opinion, I just don't agree with what Prime Minister Yan said."

Without waiting for Yan Ru to ask, Zhang Guzhi continued: "It's true that the highest status in the harem is the imperial concubine, but the most favored, most prestigious and most credited person is not her."

Everyone inhales.

Good guy.

Qiang is still Zhang Guzhiqiang.

These words clearly slapped Prime Minister Yan in the face.

Who didn't know that Yan Chengxiang wanted his daughter to be a queen, but he had the intention of sending another daughter into the palace, but the emperor didn't give him a chance at all.

The most embarrassing thing for Prime Minister Yan was that he heard that the emperor had never stayed in the Xihe Palace where the imperial concubine stayed.

On the night when the imperial concubine first entered the palace, the emperor stayed in Yaohua Palace for several days. Later, when the good news of Concubine Jiang's pregnancy came out, the emperor was overjoyed and stayed in Chenmo Palace for several days.

In the end, the concubine Jin was also pregnant, still pregnant with twins, and the concubine with the most noble status was still guarding the vacant room alone every night.

There is no need to deliberately inquire about the affairs of the imperial concubine, who of them doesn't know?
The ministers guessed the holy will through the emperor's attitude towards the noble concubine, and had already silently selected the camp.

When the emperor first came to the throne, he was indeed not favored by the ministers, but in just a few months, the ministers have already seen the emperor's talent for governing the country. With Yan Xiu in the Dasheng Dynasty, it will only be more prosperous.

They speculated that maybe it won't be long before the prime minister's position will be replaced by someone else.

In this regard, they all have their own calculations in their minds, even if they don't clearly offend Yan Ru, they will not put Yan Ru's meaning first in everything like before.

"What Zhang Shangshu said is that there are many empresses with noble status in the palace who are more favored than noble concubines."

The first person to agree with Zhang Shangshu's words was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Flatterer!
Yan Ru rolled his eyes in his heart.

If someone takes the lead, there will naturally be someone who dares to ponder the holy will and say what the emperor loves to hear.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the most suitable candidate is Empress Jinfei."

"Yes, it's a pity that Concubine Jin is pregnant, and now..." The man paused, and quickly remembered: "It's been five months now, and the time to worship the ancestors is approaching six months."

"Concubine Jin is pregnant with twins. If she participates in the ancestor worship, she might be exhausted. How about..."

"good."

Yan Xiu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally opened his mouth.

The man was overjoyed.

There is a play!

It seems that the best candidate in the emperor's heart is Concubine Jin, but Concubine Jin is pregnant, and according to the emperor's love for Concubine Jin, he is definitely not willing to let Concubine Jin suffer with her.

I don't want the imperial concubine to go, and I don't want to let the concubine Jin go...

The minister rolled his eyes, and said loudly: "I thought that if you can worship the ancestors, you can arrange for a concubine."

Yan Ru suddenly turned to look at the speaker.

It turned out to be Lu Lai, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

His daughter has been an inconspicuous figure ever since she entered the palace, her status was very low, and she hardly ever saw the emperor's face. It was also during the draft, when all the concubines in the harem were promoted to become Jieyu.

He and Sun Youshilang Sun Cheng did not deal with each other.

When Yan Ru saw that it was him, he stopped talking.

Someone will contradict him.

Not disappointing Yan Ru, Sun Cheng heard Lu Lai say this, and immediately said: "The concubine is good, but if I just avoid the concubine and choose the concubine, I'm afraid it's not suitable?"

"Oh?" Lu Lai raised his eyelids: "Why is it inappropriate?"

His attitude made Sun Cheng explode immediately: "According to the ancestral system, if there is no queen empress in the harem, it is natural for the empress with the most noble status to stand beside the emperor to participate in the ancestor worship."

"Who in the palace can surpass the status of the imperial concubine?"

Yan Ru lowered his head slightly, satisfied with Sun Cheng's words in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Ignorance." Zhang Guzhi couldn't help cursing in a low voice.

Although his voice was low, no one was speaking in the imperial study at the moment, so Sun Cheng could hear him clearly.

It's just that when he saw that the speaker was Zhang Guzhi, he pretended not to hear him and stared at Lu Lai.

Lu Lai thought to himself: Isn't it ignorance?
However, the more Sun Cheng did things that annoyed the emperor, the happier he was.

He had a hunch that the emperor didn't move the courtiers, not because he didn't dare to move, but because he was planning something.

Perhaps one day, many hypocritical people will be pulled from their positions.

"Why doesn't Master Yu speak?"

Seeing that Yu Cheng, the censor of Zuodu, hadn't said a word from the beginning to now, Yan Ru deliberately called his name.

Yu Cheng is the father of Concubine Yu.

His daughter is even more difficult to mention than the imperial concubine.

The Yu family is not as rich as the Su family, nor is it as powerful as the Prime Minister and Prince Su. Even the Zhao family, with the help of the father-in-law's family, can straighten their backs more than the Yu family.

It was never his daughter's turn to worship the ancestors, so when discussing this matter, he wisely lowered his sense of presence.

His daughter can't go, can't show his face, can't stand firm in the harem, can't be known by the world, so why should he be "magnanimous" to help other people's daughters gain a firm foundation?

He is not sick.

Before being named by Yan Ru, he was still wandering, standing for a long time, and his calf hurt a little.

It took him a while to realize what Yan Ru was talking about.

Yu Cheng greeted Yan Ru in his heart.

"I feel that what the adults said is quite reasonable, and there is no better suggestion for a while, so I simply listened, haha."

Yu Cheng smiled and asked back: "Prime Minister Yan is the one who has the most ideas. I don't know if Prime Minister Yan thinks, Sun Shilang or Lu Shilang, whose words are more reasonable?"

Yan Ru chuckled: "We still have to listen to the emperor's opinion."

Everyone looked at Yan Xiu.

Yan Xiu seemed to be thinking about what Sun Cheng and Lu Lai said, and he even repeated in a low voice: "It seems that it is really not good to pass the imperial concubine."

Sun Cheng's eyes lit up, and he turned his head to look at Lu Lai immediately, with a faint smug look on his face.

"But what does that matter?"

Yan Xiu had no expression on his face and his tone was indifferent.

The smile on Sun Cheng's face disappeared completely in an instant. He looked up at Yan Xiu, met Yan Xiu's eyes, and belatedly realized that what he just said had angered the emperor.

"The emperor forgives the crime."

Sun Cheng reflexively knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty.

Yan Xiu's eyes were indifferent: "What is the crime of Minister Sun You?"

Sun Cheng opened his mouth.

"You are just sharing my worries for me. To be more careful, Minister Sun You should have merit."

Sun Cheng was in a cold sweat.

The emperor changed his target, and the Minister of Rites felt that he had finally come back to life. He was grateful to Sun Cheng in his heart for helping him share the emperor's anger.

"I am frightened."

"I think about it carefully. Worshiping ancestors is a major event. Those who can worship ancestors together with the emperor must be the most blessed people. The most blessed person in the palace is that there is no other person except the concubine Jin."

Sun Cheng seemed to have opened his mind. After a few words, he felt the knife-like gaze on his head move away.

call.

Sun Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would have to take an early vacation.

"That's right." Although Lu Lai said he didn't want to, he had to echo Sun Cheng's words: "The concubine Jin is the most blessed person."

Not everyone can conceive twins.

I heard that Empress Concubine Jin is pregnant with two little princes.

Not mentioning Li Mo, but only talking about Concubine Jin's current momentum, the emperor's love for Concubine Jin, I am afraid that when the prince is just born, he will be canonized as the crown prince.

It is self-evident who the queen is.

There is nothing shameful in complimenting the future queen in advance.

For a while, many people came out to express their praise, but a minister suggested that Concubine De be allowed to participate, and it was also for the health of Concubine Jin.

It's not that Yan Xiu didn't think about this, but he didn't want another woman standing beside him.

If not, what about going to worship the ancestors by yourself?

Yu'er is also going to participate in the palace praying with all the officials, so let Yu'er accept the kneeling of all the officials with him.

After making up his mind, Yan Xiu hinted at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites kowtowed with joy: "Don't worry, the emperor, I will definitely arrange things properly!"

As Concubine Jin, there are more things to pay attention to. Instead of feeling troublesome with a big head, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was relieved.

The emperor will also entrust this matter to him, just to give him a chance.

He will surely catch it.

"Crash..."

It was the sound of porcelain falling to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." In Xihe Palace, there were people kneeling on the floor.

Yan Xiyue's face flushed red.

She was disappointed when the emperor didn't make her his queen. The emperor always lived in Yaohua Palace and always ignored her. She endured it. The emperor didn't want her to assist the harem. Everything is submissive.

In the past few months in the palace, she pondered the emperor's thoughts and was careful everywhere, and finally got the right to assist the harem.

For more than two months, she has been taking care of everything in the palace.

Concubine De is fine, she has the ability and time, even if she doesn't want to do many things, she has to give Concubine De some face, who let Concubine De be behind the Empress Dowager?
As for Concubine Jin, Yan Xiyue dared not make her unhappy at all.

Leaving aside what the emperor's attitude towards her should have changed, she was jealous of Li Yu'er's pregnancy and hoped that she would have a miscarriage, but no one in the palace dared to do anything to Li Yu'er.

This made Yan Xiyue angry and helpless.

Without other people's actions, she can't be distracted at all. After all, she manages all the affairs of the harem, but if Li Yu'er feels a little uncomfortable, even if she can't be found, it is her fault.

Not only could Yan Xiyue not be able to curse Li Yu'er, but instead tried to protect her stomach in every possible way.

But all of this is based on the premise that she is respected enough and her rights will not and cannot be shaken.

When the new year was approaching, she was in charge of all the affairs in the palace. She also notified the layout of each palace early, and even went to each palace in person to check if there was a shortage.

As for the queen mother, she has never stopped in the morning and evening for more than two months, regardless of the weather.

She asked herself that she was worthy of the emperor and could afford the word "noble concubine", but why did the emperor treat her like this?

If Concubine De was chosen, she wouldn't be so angry, but why Concubine Jin?
She doesn't agree!
Yan Xiyue leaned weakly on the table, her fingers were on the corner of the table, half of her long nails were scraped off.

"Your Majesty, your body is important."

Bai Yao knelt and moved to Yan Xiyue's side in distress, persuading her with red eyes.

"why?"

"Why exactly?" Yan Xiyue murmured dejectedly: "Who can tell Bengong why exactly?"

"The concubine Jin is pregnant, and the ministers also think that the concubine Jin is blessed to suggest this to the emperor. In the new year, the blessed concubine stands beside the emperor and prays with the emperor. The next year will definitely be even more catastrophic. Live and work in peace."

Bai Ying lowered her head and whispered.

Yan Xiyue suddenly raised her head, a stern look appeared in her eyes.

That's right, because Concubine Jin is pregnant with twins, she is very lucky, so what if the child in Concubine Jin's womb died a few years ago? !

……

　good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)