Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 673: Emperor Yong'an's misunderstanding deepens, and his arrangements for the new Jinshi
After hearing the eunuch's words, Emperor Yong'an's mind instantly became much clearer. He was a little drunk after drinking so much, but now, he was no longer drunk.

Chen Mo asked the eunuch to relay these words, obviously knowing what he had said to the queen before.

Emperor Yong'an broke out in a cold sweat. He understood that Chen Mo's words were definitely not meant to show his loyalty to him, but to warn him.

If you were truly loyal, you wouldn't say these things to him.

Emperor Yong'an was very nervous at the moment. Now that Chen Mo knew what he said, what would he do to him in the future?
He will definitely not be kind to me anymore.

He thought of those dynasties in history where the rulers were weak and the ministers were strong, and those monarchs had died by drowning or by strange coincidences.

That myself.
He thought again of the death of Wang Chufeng of Nanping County.

Chen Mo is absolutely unwilling to always be a subordinate. When he wants to go further, he will definitely take action against himself.

Emperor Yong'an felt very uneasy. He was wondering who told Chen Mo those words.

Is it the spy arranged by Chen Mo in his bedroom, or the Queen?
Emperor Yong'an looked gloomy, but the most urgent thing was to apologize to the Queen.

If the Queen had an affair with Chen Mo, then given how I treated her just now, and if the Queen complained to Chen Mo, I would definitely be the one who would suffer.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yong'an felt extremely aggrieved. It was clearly the adulterous couple who were having an affair, but he was the one who had to apologize.

"Someone come here." Emperor Yong'an called out to the outside.

"His Majesty."

"To the Queen's chambers."

……

The queen's bedroom.

Queen Zhao hurried back to the palace, originally wanting to just change her clothes and then go take care of Emperor Yong'an.

However, after pouring the ginseng soup on her body, the remaining smell of the ginseng soup and the sticky feeling made Queen Zhao very uncomfortable.

So she asked the palace maid to prepare hot water and took a bath.

When Emperor Yong'an came over, Queen Zhao had just finished washing, put on her palace skirt, and was dressing up in front of the dressing table.

Upon learning that His Majesty was coming, Queen Zhao quickly stood up to greet him.

"Your Majesty, why are you here? Aren't you drunk?" Queen Zhao bowed to Emperor Yong'an.

"I'm much better now. I have something to say to the Queen." Emperor Yong'an glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs around him and said in a deep voice, "All of you go down."

"promise."

Emperor Yong'an followed Queen Zhao towards the inner hall of the bedroom.

"Queen, I was indeed drunk just now. Please don't take it to heart for how I treated you. Now when I think about it, I feel a little regretful. Queen, you were so good to me, but I treated you like this." Emperor Yong'an suppressed the grievance in his heart, held Queen Zhao's hand, and said softly.

Hearing this, Queen Zhao trembled and felt like crying.

As expected, His Majesty must be drunk, that's why he treated me like this.

Your Majesty is still the same Your Majesty as before.

Now that he was sober, he came over immediately to explain to himself.

Your Majesty still feels sorry for yourself.

It’s all the King of Wei’s fault. If it weren’t for the King of Wei, Your Majesty wouldn’t have gotten drunk.

Queen Zhao sniffed and said tenderly, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am your queen and I know that your Majesty was drunk just now. How can I blame you?"

"I am very happy that the Queen understands me."

As he spoke, Emperor Yong'an had already arrived at the inner hall. He saw the dragon robe placed on the table next to him at a glance.

And this dragon robe obviously belongs to Chen Mo.

Emperor Yong'an's eyelids twitched, and he tightened his grip on Queen Zhao's hand.

Queen Zhao naturally felt it. She followed Emperor Yong'an's gaze, her face changed slightly, and she immediately explained to Emperor Yong'an.

She said that her dress was wet by ginseng soup and was seen by the King of Wei, who then took off his dragon robe to cover up her embarrassment.

And in that situation, it was difficult for her to refuse and she just wanted to leave quickly.

Emperor Yong'an took a breath, let go of Queen Zhao's hand, walked over to a chair and sat down. His face was calm, but he felt a chill in his heart.

As for what Queen Zhao had just said, Emperor Yong'an regarded it as an excuse.

At this moment, Emperor Yong'an felt that the things he said about Chen Mo in the bedroom were all told by Queen Zhao to Chen Mo.

And the words that Chen Mo said to him were meant to warn him, but probably also meant to make him treat Queen Zhao better.

Otherwise, how could this be such a coincidence.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo knew it.

Moreover, Queen Zhao also has Chen Mo's dragon robe.

Apparently, as soon as Queen Zhao left his bedroom, she went to look for Chen Mo.

"Your Majesty, what I said is true. You must believe me." Seeing that Emperor Yong'an didn't speak, Queen Zhao thought he didn't believe her and looked a little anxious.

Emperor Yong'an wanted to strangle Queen Zhao to death. Not only did she have an affair with Chen Mo behind his back, she also wanted to build a memorial arch for him. However, he didn't dare to do so. He didn't even dare to yell at Queen Zhao. Instead, he had to smile in a very aggrieved manner and said, "Queen, don't think too much. Of course I believe in you."

Queen Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Yong'an's expression remained calm, but his hands, which were retracted into the sleeves of his dragon robe, were clenched tightly together, and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.

He looked at Queen Zhao and called her by her nickname, saying, "Yu Shu, you are right. The King of Wei has devoted all his energy to the country and saved the world from collapse. He is the pillar of the Song Dynasty. Alcohol is really harmful. I actually took advantage of being drunk to say that to the King of Wei."

Obviously, Emperor Yong'an wanted to tell Chen Mo through Queen Zhao that he knew he was wrong.

"I'm glad that Your Majesty thinks so." Queen Zhao didn't dare to guarantee whether there were Chen Mo's spies in her bedroom, so she could only follow Emperor Yong'an's words.

However, Queen Zhao's answer made Emperor Yong'an feel even more disappointed, but at the same time he felt that his guess was correct.

There were some bloodshot in his deep eyes, and he looked at Queen Zhao and said, "Yu Shu, do you think I am unworthy of being the emperor?"

Queen Zhao was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. You are the descendant of Taizu and you are the emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Emperor Yong'an said with a smile, "There are many people in this world who have the blood of Taizu, so they are all the Son of Heaven. I thought about it, and I was supported by Lu Sheng in the beginning, so it was not legitimate."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"I think it's time to give up the throne." Emperor Yong'an said in a low voice.

Chen Mo's warning made Emperor Yong'an worried that if he continued to serve as the emperor, his life would be in danger.

Queen Zhao: “…”

Her eyes moved slightly. She originally wanted to persuade Emperor Yong'an, but after thinking about it carefully, she decided to give up the throne.

In this palace, she lives in fear every day. As a queen, she cannot enjoy the majesty of a queen. She is far less free and leisurely than when she was the Princess of Yue.

And now there is a voice in the court that the King of Wei will take a further step sooner or later.

Then Your Majesty will be an obstacle to the King of Wei.

If I give up the throne now, I won't be forced into this kind of choice later.

"Your Majesty, no matter what decision you make, I will support you." said Queen Zhao.

Seeing that Queen Zhao didn't even say a word of persuasion, Emperor Yong'an felt completely disappointed. It seems that Yu Shu's heart is no longer with me.

Afterwards, Emperor Yong'an found an excuse to leave.

But Queen Zhao still felt a little guilty for pushing away the drunk Emperor Yong'an. Now that he was sober, then...
She stepped forward, held Emperor Yong'an's hand, and said softly, "Your Majesty, would you like to take a bath here to wash off the smell of alcohol on your body?"

Queen Zhao winked at Emperor Yong'an.

But after Emperor Yong'an learned that Queen Zhao and Chen Mo had an affair, and after being beaten by Chen Mo before, he no longer dared to touch Queen Zhao, and said, "No, my head is still a little dizzy, and I need to rest well."

"Then just rest here with me."

"no need."

……

Hanyuan Hall.

Chen Mo was discussing the arrangements for the new Jinshi with Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun, Chen Xiu and others.

Normally, the top three Jinshi are the top three. The top three will be appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, while the second and third will be appointed as the editors of the Hanlin Academy.

Geng Songfu and others also agreed that it was the same as usual.

Second-class Jinshi are usually assigned to work in various ministries and agencies as administrative civil servants, and a few are sent to local areas to serve as county magistrates.

The top three Jinshi would generally be assigned to the six ministries or other institutions to study and work, or be sent out to serve as county magistrates.

Previously, the reason for such an arrangement was related to their background and performance.

Those who have no background and are unwilling to join a party will be exiled.

There is no doubt that those who pass the first-class imperial examination will definitely enter the Hanlin Academy, as they are all potential prime ministers.

Chen Xiu directly asked Chen Mo to recruit people into his Ministry of Rites.

He had his eyes on Liu Taoshu, who was one of the top three Jinshi, and Jiang Quyang.

Seeing that Chen Xiu directly asked for people, Geng Songfu and Zuo Lianglun were no longer polite and also asked for people. These people were all people they had selected in mind.

Geng Songfu and others were able to know the approximate abilities of the new Jinshi candidates from their examination papers, but Chen Mo was relatively lacking in this regard. In accordance with the principle of making the best use of talents, Chen Mo did not interfere much in this regard.

Chen Mo told Geng Songfu about Zhang He.

Chen Mo still cherishes the old times. The "Guo Xian" incident has a great impact on Zhang He, especially on his daughter Zhang Zhu.

This time, Zhang He was able to stick to his bottom line. He had already known about the "Guo Xian" incident, but he did not show favoritism. Chen Mo planned to transfer Zhang He to the capital and promote him to a lower position.

Chen Mo asked Geng Songfu to look for any official positions that were not particularly important but had certain powers.

Geng Songfu thought for a moment, then said, "King of Wei, you can arrange for the North Gate Captain who is in charge of guarding the capital's gates, and the Sili Captain who is in charge of guarding the capital and surrounding counties."

There are four captains at the city gates, namely the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest captains.

Now the position of captain of the North City Gate is temporarily vacant, and there are 600 people stationed at the gate.

The authority of the Sili Xiaowei was greater than that of the Beichengmen Xiaowei.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "Let him be the captain of the North City Gate, and have your Secretariat issue an order to summon him to the capital."

"promise."

……

When Chen Mo finished dealing with the matters in Hanyuan Palace, it had already darkened. Chen Mo left the palace and rushed towards Prince Wei's Palace.

The hall in the back house of Prince Wei's mansion at this time.

There are so many beautiful women gathered together, just like a hundred flowers blooming, vying for beauty, so beautiful that every corner is filled with dazzling beauty.

Wu Mi was wearing a solemn light blue dress, with graceful eyes and eyebrows. She was playing with the child on her knees with Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing, and Yi Shiyan.

On both sides below, Xia Zhining, Yue Ruyan, Song Min, Xiao Yunxi and others were sitting and chatting with each other.

Nalan Yiren also sat on the pearwood chair, but she didn't say a word.

As soon as they moved to the capital, all the women gathered together.

At this moment, the maid from the outer room entered the hall and said, "Princess, the prince is back."

The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw a tall young man walking into the hall from outside.

"Husband." The voices of young girls rang out one after another, accompanied by the childish voices of several children calling "Father".

"Husband, why did you come back so late?" Wu Mi asked with a smile.

Chen Mo said, "I and Lord Geng have been handling some government affairs in Hanyuan Hall. It's a little late. Have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet, just waiting for you to come back, husband." Wu Mi said softly.

"Are you really just handling government affairs? How come your dragon robe is gone after you enter the palace?"

A faint voice sounded, it was Xia Zhining.

When these words were spoken, the eyes of all the girls flickered slightly.

"It was stained, so I had it taken to the laundry department for cleaning."

Originally, Chen Mo was going to tell the truth about this matter, but he was afraid that Xia Zhining would think too much, so he simply found an excuse. Then his eyes moved slightly, and he looked at his daughter with a smile, and picked her up: "Youyou, father will hold you."

Xia Zhining curled her lips when she saw this.

Chen Mo looked at Nalan Yiren and said, "Miss Nalan, we have just arrived in the capital. It will take a few days for us to go to the Western Regions. Please wait patiently."

"Yeah." The reason why Nalan Yiren stayed in the hall was to hear Chen Mo say this. Now that she had the answer, she felt a little relieved.

Wu Mi's clear eyes flickered under her brows, and she said, "I will arrange for Princess Zhaoqing and the others to live in the house across the street. It was originally Xu Guozhong's house."

Chen Mo nodded, and said nothing more. Instead, he cast his eyes on the beautiful faces and said with a smile, "Which one is better, the house in the capital or the Prince of Wei's mansion in Xiangyang?"

Wu Mi pondered for a moment and said softly, "I can't tell yet. I need to live here for a while to see. But this house is much bigger than Xiang Xiangyang's."

"It doesn't seem as hot as Xiangyang. Nuoer and Youyou like it here very much." Xia Zhiqing said with a smile.

"As long as they like it, they are still young. I was worried that they would not feel comfortable if we moved to another place." Chen Mo said.

"Okay, now that my husband is back and it's getting late, let's get something to eat and have dinner." Xiao Yunxi said.

If we continue this conversation, how long will it take?

Chen Mo said: "Let's eat and talk at the same time."

After dinner, Wu Mi found Chen Mo and talked to him alone.

"Husband, is what Sister Ruyan said true?" Wu Mi asked.

Chen Mo nodded.

"Then can you be sure that the baby in the Queen Mother's belly is yours?" Wu Mi asked seriously. This is very important.

Chen Mo nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)