Concubine, she rises step by step

Huo Jiheng looked at the empress with a solemn expression, and then at Yan Hongbin who was reporting the matter.

I was a little confused for a moment...

"You said you wanted to apologize?" Huo Jiheng glanced at Yan Hongbin in a muffled voice.

Yan Hongbin kowtowed repeatedly, "It was a minor oversight and failure to discover the problem in time, which led to errors in the accounts for many days. I am here to apologize to the Emperor!"

This harem matter was originally within the scope of the queen's responsibilities. Now that the queen is sitting here, Huo Jiheng said symbolically: "It's normal for the queen to be a little negligent for a while. Just pay more attention in the future."

Huo Jiheng thought that the queen would appreciate the step he gave him, but to his surprise, the queen looked at Huo Jiheng and said seriously: "Your Majesty, these are all accounts handled by Concubine De Gui!"

In one sentence, Huo Jiheng understood the problem.

"At the beginning, the emperor established palace rules when he ascended the throne. No one is allowed to practice favoritism or collude with power! I remember this day and night and never dare to go beyond it, just to have a clear conscience! But since the emperor's order After giving Concubine De the full authority to handle important affairs in the palace, mistakes often occurred. Originally, I didn't intend to make the matter a big deal. After all, the harem was uneasy and the emperor was in a bad mood. However, the account books sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs became more and more perfunctory. , I am afraid that if this continues, the rules and influence established by the Emperor for many years will be in vain..." The Queen said sincerely.

Huo Jiheng's brows furrowed further and further, "Go call Concubine De!"

Queen Suo Yaoyi was still on the side to comfort Huo Jiheng, "Please calm down, Your Majesty! Concubine De Gui may be just confused for a moment, so don't hurt the relationship between Concubine De Gui and the Emperor."

Huo Jiheng was already irritable, "What kind of affection? Do you mistake me for a fool?"

Suo Yaoyi saw it slightly, and now that the effect had been achieved, any more derogatory words she said would be like adding insult to injury.

Soon, Concubine De Gui Chang Lan walked in with a confused look on her face.

Chang Lan was still wondering, what happened?Why do you look like this...

"Concubine, see the emperor! See the empress!" Chang Lan looked at Huo Jiheng's expression and saluted.

Huo Jiheng raised his hand to the queen, "Say it!"

Suo Yaoyi kept calm and asked seriously: "Concubine De Gui, look at this, how do you explain it?"

Chang Lan had a fiery temper and couldn't bear the temptation, so she eagerly opened the account book Ai Xiang sent over.

However, the original stern look on his face gradually turned into a bit hesitant.

"Concubine De Gui, can you see clearly?" the queen said in a serious tone.

Chang Lan frowned, this wasn't something that happened once or twice. What about the queen?
"It's all the people below who are not serious about their work. I will definitely punish those brainless palace servants when I go back!" Chang Lan calmed down.

When the queen heard this, she chuckled: "Is your concubine Daqing De completely unaware of this?"

Instead, Concubine De said: "What does the Queen mean by this?"

The queen looked serious and said, "I am just discussing the matter."

Seeing the Queen's reluctance, Concubine De Gui suddenly became angry and said angrily: "You also asked, and I also answered. Now you don't believe me. What can I do?"

After saying that, he looked at Huo Jiheng with his eyes full of resentment and coquettishness.

The queen was so humiliated by Concubine De that she choked and became angry, which was rare. "Concubine De!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Huo Jiheng quickly stopped him and said calmly: "Okay!!!"

Hearing that Huo Jiheng was angry, the queen suppressed her unhappiness and looked at the emperor.Huo Jiheng looked at the Queen, then at Concubine De Gui, and said calmly: "These are all family matters in the end. Has the matter reached this level?"

The queen couldn't help but feel a little unwilling, "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm a concubine who always spends money. It's really Concubine De who has gone too far!"

Concubine De Gui looked like she wanted Huo Jiheng to vent her anger on her face, and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty... I really don't know anything..."

To be honest, Huo Jiheng really felt that the queen was making too much of a fuss because of a trivial matter that led to today's situation.

Just when the queen was about to say something else, Huo Jiheng said impatiently: "Okay! Let's not pursue this matter any further! Concubine De Gui will fine her three months' salary as a warning to others!"

"Your Majesty..." Concubine De Gui still seemed dissatisfied.

Huo Jiheng suddenly lost his temper, looked at her with furrowed eyebrows, and raised his voice: "What's wrong? Is the punishment too light?"

Having said so, who dares to speak!
"Your Majesty, the power to govern the Sixth Palace -" the Queen seemed to have something to say.

Huo Jiheng had to say: "From now on, the power of managing the harem will still be handed over to the queen!"

Concubine De Gui looked at Huo Jiheng in shock. If she tried to struggle again, Huo Jiheng pushed her back.

"Everyone, please go out! I want to be quiet!" Huo Jiheng waved his hands repeatedly. At this time, he didn't want to look at anyone.

The queen bowed solemnly, turned around and left, without giving Concubine De Gui a chance to speak.

When walking out of the Zhengxin Hall, Concubine De Gui looked at the Queen's back with red eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's better to go back first." Dong Juan looked at Concubine De Gui's red eyes, trembling even as she spoke.

Concubine De Gui said bitterly: "Huh! We'll see!"

When this matter spread to all the palaces, it became much more lively, and everything was said.

In Zhaoyang Palace, Zhixia was rubbing Shengyi's slightly swollen ankles while vividly describing to Shenyi what happened in the Zhengxin Palace.

"Did the queen really do this?" Sheng Yi gently put a cherry in her mouth and asked.

Zhixia nodded, "That's not true, the palace has almost gone crazy, saying that the Queen is going to take power again. This is to give Concubine De Gui power."

In Shenyi's impression, the queen has always been quite kind-hearted. The most important thing is that the queen has a very big structure. Even if she wants to take back her power, it won't be like this, right?

"Observe more about the conditions of the two palaces during this period!" Sheng Yi thought about it over and over again, always feeling uneasy.

Zhixia responded: "Yes, I will keep this in mind."

"Empress, do you think the Queen and Concubine De will really fight?" Zhixia asked curiously.

Sheng Yi glanced at Zhi Xia, "What do you think?"

Zhixia hesitated and said: "My slave, I don't understand this. If you say that the Queen is in the lead, the Emperor doesn't seem to have punished Concubine De Gui very much. As for the money being punished is not enough for Concubine De Gui to buy a box of rouge, Concubine De Gui is in the lead. The power of managing the harem has been returned to the queen."

What Zhi Xia said was to the point. Naturally, the emperor had the biggest headache when they fought.Therefore, the emperor does not want them to fight, but if they both fight, it will be a big drama. Now, the power of the queen's mother's family is gradually weakening, and the power of the Chang family has also been weakened. Fighting to stabilize the family's power is not impossible.

However, Sheng Yi has a vague feeling that the peaceful days in this palace will not last too long...