My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 174 Some are not in a hurry beforehand

Slowly walking into the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Waner who was sitting quietly by the bed and asked.

"As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. Are you afraid?"

"His Majesty."

Raising her head to look at the emperor, Xu Waner's lips moved, but she could not speak.

How to answer this question?

afraid?

Or, not afraid?

Looking at Xu Waner's expression, Zhu Youxiao shook his head slightly.

Even if she is the daughter of an honorable noble, she cannot bear it at the age of 16.

"sleep."

Without saying anything else, Zhu Youxiao reached out and took off his crown robe.

Don't think too much, just hug your wife and sleep.

It's too early to do things in London at the age of sixteen.

If someone accidentally wins the bid, Xu Waner will have a baby before her body is fully developed, which will be very damaging to her vitality.

Now that she has already lost her father in her early years, she does not want to lose her wife in middle age again in the future.

Holding the soft girl in his arms and smelling the faint scent of jasmine, Zhu Youxiao finally had a good sleep.

But Xu Waner, who was held in the man's arms, had insomnia tonight.

She was still thinking about the emperor's question.

Are you afraid of it?

As the golden rooster crowed, Zhu Youxiao suddenly opened his eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's time to get up."

Quietly coming to the emperor's arhat bed, Liu Shimin's eyes looked strange when he saw that the queen's obscene clothes were neatly dressed and there was no blood stain on the bed.

Is this emperor unclear about matters between men and women?

No, the emperor has been to Jiaotai Hall, and he has also seen those "royal study materials", and even commented that "it was quite fun". How come nothing happened last night?

"Wait for me to change clothes."

Noticing Liu Shimin's eyes, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly.

"The queen is still young, and giving birth to a child too early will damage the body's vitality. There are some things that I don't want to spread."

"The servant understands."

Although Liu Shimin had long known that the emperor did not want to have sex between men and women so early, it would hurt his foundation.

But I didn't expect that this man was the reincarnation of Liu Xiahui. He was able to sit still in his arms and just slept with the queen in his arms all night.

Hearing murderous intent from the emperor's words, Liu Shimin nodded quickly and assured.

"My slave, I promise, there will be news in daily life and outside that the Emperor and the Queen traveled to the third watch last night."

"Humph."

Hearing Liu Shimin's answer, Zhu Youxiao chuckled.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw that although Xu Waner had her head hidden in the quilt, her face was red.

"My queen is shy."

Reaching out to pull Xu Wan'er out of the quilt, Zhu Youxiao looked at her slightly bloodshot eyes with some distress.

Yesterday he, the emperor, was tired, but Xu Waner, the queen, was not relaxed either.

Having to carry a four-pound Kowloon and Four Phoenix crown for a whole day makes my neck hurt just thinking about it.

However, no matter how distressed he was, Zhu Youxiao was helpless.

She still has to sit through the process, otherwise her position as queen will not be secure.

The most important thing is to continue the process today.

"It's time to wake up, lazy ass."

Reaching out and rubbing the other person's chubby face, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but take a peck.

Then, Xu Waner got under the quilt and became an ostrich again.

Seeing the other party's shy look, Zhu Youxiao was helpless. He shook his head, got out of bed, and began to put on his clothes under the clothes of a eunuch and a maid.

Xu Waner on the other side received the same treatment after being shy.

Where did the United States find the time for the two of them to cultivate their relationship? Outside, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were waiting for the newlyweds to receive congratulations.

Originally, according to the rules, the newlyweds had to go to the harem to meet the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother.

However, after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he ignored the prominent people in the palace.

Concubine Zheng was sent to Yunwu Mountain. Although Li Xuanshi was given the title of concubine, he could not leave the Renshou Palace in person or in words.

The queen of Shenzong, the first wife of Guangzong, and the biological mother of the emperor disappeared two years ago and last year.

Do others have this qualification?

Are you a blood relative of the emperor, or did you raise the emperor?

Just because you contributed to the expansion of the Ming Dynasty royal bloodline? Then it would be even more impossible for the emperor to give the queen mother his seal with confidence.

The Queen Mother's seal is now in the hands of the emperor Zhu Youxiao.

A concubine, no matter how much she is a concubine, is just a royal title, not a chief of staff.

For the concubines of the previous dynasty who had no sons, it was considered lucky to be able to spend their old age safely in this palace.

The concubines of the former dynasty who were not related by blood asked the emperor and the empress to express their gratitude simply because they wanted to die.

The apocalypse in history is that he listened to the nonsense of civil servants about elders being respected and allowed Concubine Liu Zhao to hold the Queen Mother's seal.

Then, Apocalypse's harem was never stable.

None of the three sons and three daughters survived.

The Hakka family ran rampant in the harem.

Zhang Yan, the queen, has no airs at all.

Oh, yes, there is also Concubine Zhang Yu. She was elected to the inner court on August [-], the forty-eighth year of Wanli. She was canonized as Concubine Yu on May [-], the third year of Tianqi. She was pregnant for thirteen months without giving birth. Which Zha are you pregnant with?

Wearing the imperial robe, riding in the same chariot with Xu Waner, and walking on the way to the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Youxiao finally had time to talk to Xu Waner.

Squeezing Xu Wan'er's tender little hand, Zhu Youxiao talked nonchalantly.

"Since the death of Queen Chengzu, no one in the Ming Dynasty's harem has been able to look past her."

"Empress Xuanzong has no virtue, Empress Xianzong has no children, and Empress Xiaozong is jealous."

"You are a distinguished lady, and I will entrust you with the management of the harem. I hope you can manage the harem in an orderly manner for me."

"Slave family."

"Ok?"

Xu Waner was interrupted by the emperor when she was about to speak, but she understood immediately.

It's time to change your tune.

She is no longer the biological daughter of Duke Dingguo.

But the Empress of Ming Dynasty who wants to be the mother of the world.

"I understand, I will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations."

"Ah."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and continued to play with Xu Waner's little hand.

When the chariot arrived, Zhu Youxiao got off the chariot, took Xu Waner's hand, and walked into the Wenhua Hall step by step.

In the back hall of the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Youxiao and Xu Waner first accepted Zhu Changhao, the eldest among the vassal kings in Beijing, who was twenty-nine years old this year, along with King Hui, Gui and Zhu Youjian, and bowed respectfully with eight bows. Worship the emperor and queen.

Afterwards, the emperor accepted congratulations from the courtiers in the front hall. ,

The queen accepted the imperial edict and congratulated her in the apse.

Then came the rewards for the courtiers.

All civil and military officials were rewarded with silver coins.

The queen's biological father, Xu Xizhen, died early and had no children, so he was raised by Xu Xigao, Duke of Dingguo.

Xu Xigao was posthumously named Taikang Bo, and Xu Xigao, the Duke of Ding, was added to the position of the commander of the Central Military Governor's Office with a salary.

And just as the previous dynasty was going through the process, inside Xian'an Palace.

"Snapped!"

A glazed palace lantern was thrown to the ground by an irritable woman.

"You said that the emperor only went to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices and then canceled the tea ceremony?"

Looking at the unknown eunuch, Li Xuanshi, no, Concubine Li was furious.

Unfilial, very unfilial.

After Taichang died, she made a deal with the emperor.

The emperor gave her the title of noble concubine, and she moved the palace obediently to give Zhu Youxiao face in front of the courtiers.

But no matter what she says, she is still Taichang's designated caregiver. Even if I promise you not to get involved in politics, you still have to respect me, right? You, the emperor, are getting married, why don't you bring your new wife to serve tea in front of my stepmother?

Although she now enjoys the treatment of a noble concubine, neither she nor her daughter can step out of Xian'an Palace with a word or a foot.

It really has become a decoration, even worse than a decoration.

"Humph!"

Still feeling uneasy, Concubine Li slapped her hands on the table, but she was still somewhat sensible and didn't say anything unpleasant.

After experiencing the hasty drama of Wang An's "suicide", he witnessed Liu Shimin and Wei Zhongxian cleaning up the palace.

Concubine Li at this moment still knows a lot more rules than she did in history.

She also knew that everyone in her Xian'an Palace belonged to the eunuch named Liu Shimin.

If she said something bad about the emperor, it would reach the emperor's ears.

She didn't even need to hang herself, she just died of illness.

And just when Concubine Li was sulking, in Jingyang Palace.

Wanli's two concubines, both in their sixties, were sitting together doing needlework.

"I don't know what this queen looks like. Is she pretty or not?"

After embroidering for a while, Mrs. Liu put down the needle and thread in her hand, as if she said it casually.

"However, the emperor himself casually decided that the daughter of Duke Dingguo will be his queen. It seems to be inconsistent with etiquette and law."

"As long as the emperor likes it, there is nothing inconsistent with etiquette."

Taking the teacup from the hand of the eunuch beside her, Mrs. Li glanced at him.

"Besides, if everything is done according to etiquette, I'm afraid my sister won't be able to be a female celebrity here with her sister."

"Yes Yes."

Hearing Mrs. Li's words, a trace of fear flashed in Mrs. Liu's eyes.

Concubine Li had three daughters, but Concubine Liu had no children in her life.

If she really had to follow the etiquette prescribed by Zhu Yuanzhang, she, Mrs. Liu, would have died for Shenzong.

Of course, this article is said to have been abolished by Ming Yingzong.

However, there is a high probability that Xianzong was the one who deposed him and later put his father's face on his side.

Why?

After the death of Emperor Daizong of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Daizong's favorite concubine Tang Guifei was martyred by Zhu Qizhen, a despicable person in the world.

"Besides, Queen Renxu is the daughter of an honorable noble, and she is always more sensible than us folk women."

Concubine Li put down the tea cup in her hand and took a deep look at Concubine Liu who suddenly came to her to become a female celebrity.

This old lady Liu is not honest either.

When Shenzong first selected his concubines, he chose three. The queens Wang Xijie, Yang Yifei, and Liu Taifei were selected to enter the palace together.

The first two have passed away, and now she is the oldest and theoretically the most senior.

What is this intended to do? Relying on his seniority to do politics?

Looking at Concubine Liu with wandering eyes, Concubine Li picked up the insoles she made for her grandson Zhu Yunzhen and started to embroider them.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know and didn't care about what happened in the harem.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao sat on a chair, looking at Xu Waner with a strange expression as she comforted a loli who had become a ball of grievances.

There really is a buy-one-get-one-free deal in this world.

This is Zhu Youxiao's most profound feeling at this time.

It's easy to say.

Although Xu Hui'er entered the palace as a dowry for her sister, Xu Waner's status was that of a queen. How could her name be included in such a solemn imperial edict.

After Xu Waner had a banquet with Gaoming last night, she was alone in the Qianqing Palace waiting for the emperor, and had no chance to arrange for her sister.

We can't just have two sisters serve the same husband on the wedding night.

Of course, Xu Huier did not let people in the palace bully her.

Those who survived the Great Purge were basically those with good sense, and no one dared to abuse the Queen's own sister who was destined to end up in the dragon's bed.

However, due to her lack of rank, Xu Hui'er could only be treated as a palace maid for the time being and stood guard in the side hall for the whole night.

The daughter of an honorable noble, even if she is a side wife, she is also served by a maid. When has she ever suffered such injustice?

No, as soon as the queen sister came back, she came to complain.

"I was negligent."

Zhu Youxiao stepped forward, pulled the little Loli's face from Xu Waner's arms, and asked her to look at him.

Looking at Xu Huier who was in tears, Zhu Youxiao immediately felt that he was committing a crime.

The thirteen-year-old little Loli will be pampered by her parents in the future.

Because he fell in love with her sister and recited a poem in a mean-spirited way, allowing her to enter the palace.

"Pass an edict to give Hui'er the title of concubine Shun."

"The slaves obey the order."

After hearing the emperor's words, Liu Shimin bowed to the emperor and sent someone to prepare.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor on behalf of my sister."

Hearing that the emperor promoted her sister to a higher rank, Xu Waner quickly thanked her.

Xu Hui'er, who was being held by Zhu Youxiao, was still a little dazed. When she heard her sister's words, she just reacted and said softly.

"I, my concubine, thank you, Your Majesty."

"Xiu'er, go get this palace's golden treasure."

Seeing the emperor's actions, Xu Waner said nothing more, but turned to the female official.

The emperor cherished her and did not have sex last night. Now he only dotes on her sister.

He shouldn't be messing around. . .

Zhu Youxiao put his chin on Xu Huier's head, so that the little Lolita in his arms did not dare to move.

Seeing Xu Waner letting someone get her gold treasure, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.

Very good, she is a girl who can make things happen.

Know the role of Queen Jinbao.

What is the Queen's Golden Treasure? It is a symbol of her status and an item with administrative significance.

What is the queen who lost her queen gold treasure?

There is no dignity at all.

In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, there was a fire in the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace, and the Queen's treasures of Queen Shenzong were burned.

Eight years later, in March of the [-]nd year of Wanli, Shenzong asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to purchase gold and silver jewelry to make new crown jewels for the king and queen. However, Zhao Shiqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, requested that the jewelry production be used as tribute to the inner treasury over the years. Shenzong did not agree and still ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to go out to purchase.

But the matter did not take shape in the end. Neither the Ministry of Revenue nor the emperor's internal funds were willing to pay for the money. It was not until the forty-second year of Wanli that the dispute over the foundation of the country was finalized.

When King Fu Zhu Changxun went to Luoyang to join the vassal, Queen Wang was required to issue an edict to Princess Fu, saying that she would spread the branches and leaves of the royal family. This edict needed to be sealed with the Queen's treasure.

When it came time to use it, Ming Shenzong's damaged one had someone carve a temporary replacement out of pear wood.

In short, Queen Wang, the real queen of Shenzong, was so majestic that Shenzong could ravage her at will.

In the end, even in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, that is, last year, when Queen Wang passed away, the Queen's treasure still had not been replaced, and it belonged to the pear tree.

Queen Wang was also the only queen in the Ming Dynasty who was not deposed, but did not have Queen Jinbao for twenty-four years.

While the eunuch was writing the edict on the spot, Zhu Youxiao held Xu Hui'er in his arms and rubbed it for a while, then suddenly looked at Xu Waner and said.

"Take what you need and move to Xiyuan with me."

"Your Majesty, is this inconsistent with etiquette?"

As soon as she picked up her gold treasure to use the seal, Xu Waner heard the emperor's words, looked at her husband, frowned and asked.

According to her understanding, the emperor and empress did not live in Qianqing Palace or Kunning Palace, but went to live in Xiyuan. This was not in line with common sense.

"I don't like living in the palace."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao did not explain much, hugged Xu Huier and sat on a chair, looked at Xu Waner and said.

"Besides, there are some people in the palace who can't control their mouths."

"The concubine understands."

Seeing the emperor's eyes, Xu Waner reacted immediately.

Among the servants of every family, there will always be a few who can't keep their mouths shut.

Of course, this was no surprise to the palace officials.

(End of this chapter)