concubines

Chapter 278 No regrets

For three days, no one went to court, and they were all waiting for the emperor to give an explanation.

On the fourth day, there was an imperial decree, saying that Qin Tianjian noticed that the sky had changed, and it was God's hint that this period of time was not suitable for becoming a queen, so the matter of becoming a queen will be discussed later.

All the officials thought that they had won, as if they frightened the emperor by not going to court, but they didn't know what was going on in the palace.

As one of the concubines, Lin Yanchi also pays close attention to the situation of Li Empress.She knew that it was impossible for the queen to be her turn, but she didn't want Miao Li to be made the queen.I said to see if the emperor is sincere, but what I have done now is far from enough.

If Miaoli is bought by the empress, she will forgive the emperor, and everything she did before will be meaningless.

Although there is no queen, there may be many more concubines.

Anyone who enters the palace will be her friend and will always be Miao Li's enemy.Only by making the emperor less infatuated can they continue to survive.Only then does it make sense to continue fighting, otherwise it is meaningless to be together.

There is no need to find any excuses, there are so many empty houses in the palace, and no one comes in to live in them.And up to now there is not even a child, the emperor has no choice but to let people enter the palace again for the sake of heirs.

She has almost done the preparation work, as long as she sends a message outside, the beautiful girls will come in wave after wave.

Some are better-looking than Miaoli, and some are more talented than Miaoli. It depends on how long the emperor can persist.

After the edict was sent out, Zhou Shuxuan felt his head was dizzy, he couldn't think anymore, and he didn't want to deal with government affairs, he just wanted to sit quietly for a while.

People outside may think that he is surrendering to the dismissal of all officials, but they don't know that he is surrendering to the person who instigates the dismissal of officials.

In order not to be the queen, she can ask the people in the previous court for help, so what's the point of giving her the queen.Why don't he take a step back and make her happy.

Zhou Shuxuan just sat quietly, looking out of the window, the luxurious red walls and glazed tiles were not as good-looking as the palace.

What is the point of him sitting in this seat?
In Qingquan Palace, Xiao Zhuozi recited Zhou Shuxuan's imperial decree to Miaoli.Xiao Zhuozi had a dejected look on his face, feeling that the emperor was not persistent at all, if the emperor insisted on becoming empress, no one could stop him.

Miao Li was the complete opposite to him, with a smile on her face, half leaning on the couch, peeling and eating oranges in a good mood.Seeing that Xiao Zhuozi's face was not very good, he gave him another one, and said with a smile: "Didn't you want to congratulate me before? Now is the time to congratulate me."

Xiao Zhuozi held the orange, looked at her dejectedly, and said helplessly, "Congratulations, empress."

Miao Li echoed: "This is indeed a happy event. Go tell Madam Xi that each person will be rewarded with two taels of silver, and you will make dumplings at night. I remember that you like dumplings the most."

"Thank you for your concern, this servant will leave." Xiao Zhuozi was in an overly depressed mood.

Miao Li waved to him, still smiling all over her face, and said, "Go, go."

After Xiao Zhuozi left, Miao Li looked up at Xiao Hong again, seeing that she also had a heavy face, and asked, "Aren't you happy too?"

"Slaves... Slaves have nothing to be unhappy about. The empress can do whatever she wants, as long as the empress is happy."

Miao Lila sat down beside her, put a piece of orange in her mouth, and asked again: "Is that what you say in your mouth, and do you think so in your heart?"

"The servant is worried that the empress will regret it in the future, just like before... Of course, the servant has heard about these things. In the past, the emperor was still the prince, didn't he just want to make the empress the princess? The empress was not willing at the time, so the emperor did not succeed. But looking back now, if the empress is willing, many things will not happen."

This is indeed a very long-term thing. If she had agreed at that time, maybe there would be no Xu Meitang, and some things would not have happened.But who knows if something will happen?Appeared in different ways, with the same result in the end.

Miao Li persuaded: "It's meaningless to think so much, and even if you think about it, you can't go back to the past."

Xiaohong asked: "Mother, to be honest, did you regret not being a princess at that time?"

Miao Li was silent for a moment, thought seriously for a long time, shook her head and said: "No, some things are destined to happen, no matter how you hide, you can't avoid it. Even if you do it all over again, it may still evolve into what it is now. At that time I don’t regret it, and I don’t regret what I’m doing now.”

Xiao Hong still tilted her head, looking like she couldn't figure it out, Miao Li patted her hand and said: "Don't think about it, besides, he didn't let me be a princess at all."

"why?"

"Because the first emperor couldn't agree." Because the first emperor also took a fancy to her.

The weather is getting cooler, and the palace is already preparing things for the winter.Li Youfu got busy just after finishing her work, and she didn't see anyone for a few days.

Except for wearing a few more clothes, Miaoli stayed in Qingquan Palace every day as before, never leaving the door.

Zhou Shuxuan was depressed and devoted himself to political affairs, successfully making himself ill.Even when he was sick, he didn't let go of what he was doing. Fortunately, he was the busiest person in the world and had endless things to do.

"Cough, what's wrong with Xichang country you said before?" Zhou Shuxuan asked He Jinzhou after drinking the medicine.

"Chen..." He Jinzhou took a look at his sickly appearance, paused and continued, "I said before that they seem to be a little restless."

"Ahem, cough, how did you see that?"

"It's been cold these days, and I want to buy some leather for my family members to make clothes, but the servants at home have gone to look everywhere. After visiting the whole capital, I only bought some inferior leather. The best leather in our country Almost all of them came from Xichang Kingdom, so I was puzzled. After inquiring, I said that Xichang Kingdom does not allow trade between the two countries, which seems to be some decree."

"You can ask someone to find out what the specific decree is. But... cough... why did they suddenly do this?"

"This minister also couldn't figure it out for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he came up with a very bold guess. The emperor forgives the minister's innocence, so the minister dares to say it."

"Say."

"Xichang Kingdom has been in our country for many years, and it is not without reason that we have made peace. But now Concubine Jin is really good, but her son..."

It is enough to say this, Zhou Shuxuan already understood.It was still for the sake of King Qi's matter, he had already demoted King Qi to a commoner for the sake of brotherhood, and he couldn't be more tolerant after doing those things.Xichang Kingdom couldn't understand him, and he couldn't help it.

"Let's look at their situation first. Check how much money the household department has. If there is any surplus, I want to exchange a batch of armor and handy weapons for the border soldiers. You can also urge the cotton coats for the winter."

"I will do it as soon as possible." He Jinzhou looked up at him, and said: "The emperor should wear more clothes himself, the dragon body is important."

Zhou Shuxuan nodded slightly.

He Jinzhou boldly said again: "It's better to have a caring person beside the emperor, father-in-laws always have things that they don't care about."

The central palace is now empty, and there is no queen mother above, no one talks about these things in front of the emperor, only they, the ministers, think about it for him.

Zhou Shuxuan didn't even look at him, and said directly: "I don't care about what you did in the past, don't talk about it again."

He Jinzhou felt a little bit guilty after being hit by the words, but he still didn't give up. "I'm speaking the truth. I care about the emperor. If there is a lady in the palace who reminds the emperor to add clothes when it's cold, the emperor probably won't get sick."

"Talk about the affairs of the court, why did you come to the harem again. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, I think it is fairer, and the previous court should not interfere with the affairs of the harem." Zhou Shuxuan said with a touch of anger.

"The emperor's words... the emperor's affairs are all political affairs, and the minister is anxious."

Zhou Shuxuan glanced at him sideways, feeling that they were all faulty, he was not in a hurry and didn't know what they were in a hurry for, so he said impatiently: "Kneel down."

He Jinzhou felt that he had reached his limit, and he didn't dare to persuade him any more. He was afraid that something would come out of the persuasion, so he withdrew.

Zhou Shuxuan lowered his head and looked back to the Longshu table to continue reading the scriptures. His harem is now like playing chess. It has reached a dead end. He is trapped in it and cannot move.There was nothing he could do, he didn't dare to move a single step.

That's it, maybe it will get better.

After more than half a month, Zhou Shuxuan's illness is still not healed.He Jinzhou didn't want to mention the matter of the harem at first, but he suddenly had this thought in his mind.He felt that he was useless alone, so he had to find some people to help him.

Even if there is no queen mother, it is impossible for the emperor to do whatever he wants in the harem with a queen mother.

He Jinzhou seemed to mention it casually in the political affairs hall, drinking tea and chatting with the adults next to him, "I wonder when the emperor will recover from this illness?"

Someone nearby said, "I've been sick for a long time, but I just don't get better. I really don't know why."

Another person lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is always getting better when he is young. It's just that one year has passed. His Majesty doesn't have a single princess under his knees. I don't know what will happen in the future."

"That's right, the first emperor was at the age of the emperor and the five princesses were already born. The emperor's heirs are too thin."

"Then what can we do? There are only three empresses in the palace. If the emperor doesn't keep all of them, he will not be satisfied. In addition, the emperor is diligent in administration. He said that he only goes to bed in the middle of the night every day. How can he have time to think about his children?"

Several people lowered their voices, and you started talking to each other.

"The emperor has no children, and the fortune of the country is not prosperous. Didn't it mean that the emperor loves the concubine very much? Why doesn't he have any children?"

"Who can explain clearly the affairs in the palace. It seems to me that there are not many concubines. Once there are many concubines, how can there be a prince. Mr. He, do you think so?"

"Exactly."

(End of this chapter)