Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 600
But Su Wan never softened her heart from the beginning to the end.

Empress Ning and the second prince deserved what they have suffered.

She can't make her fall into trouble, she can't do it, let her plead with His Majesty for them, she can't do it, so she can only be cold-hearted and see nothing.

After the fifth princess fainted, she fell ill again, and finally accepted the result and stopped tormenting.

After Empress Ning's death, she fell silent, almost without any sense of existence.

It would be unreasonable to lose the lord of the Sixth Palace. Therefore, it didn't take long for ministers to propose a new empress.

Because the Ning family was abolished, she did not die as a queen. Except for the fifth princess, no one kept her filial piety. It was like the death of an insignificant person, without causing any waves.

It's just that, in private, there are quite a few people who sigh for the abolition of the Empress Ning.

If she didn't want to assassinate the emperor so frantically, and became her queen safely, no one could do anything to her. Even if she died of illness in the future, she would be buried in the imperial mausoleum with the dignity of a queen, and enjoyed by generations to come. Priestess, even if there is a new queen, it will be a successor, and she will always bow her head.

At that time, the second prince and the fifth princess were still legitimate sons and daughters. Even if the second prince couldn't become the prince, the emperor would compensate him in other ways. No matter what, it was much better than now.

Now, after she made such a fuss, she and the second prince's lives were tossed in, leaving only the fifth princess, who will marry someone in the future, and there may be no trace of Empress Ning in this palace anymore.

In any case, the abolition of the Ning family is already a thing of the past.

The imperial concubine is unstoppable, anyone can see that the harem is useless now, the next empress must be in the imperial concubine's pocket, and she is not an inferior successor.

So, this time everyone is very sensible, no one will recommend their own daughters to the emperor, if there is an imperial concubine, even if another woman is appointed as the queen, it will be just a decoration after entering the palace, what's the use?

Time passed quietly, and soon it entered May, and the weather became hotter and hotter, much hotter than in previous years. Now, there has been no rain for nearly three months, and drought has already begun.

Fortunately, the wheat is already ripe, and the harvest is not bad.The corn had been planted, and the rain was only a matter of days away.Unfortunately, there was no sign of rain in the sky.

Since then, the many preparations made by Emperor Xiande before have come in handy, such as building water conservancy, building ditches, etc., as long as the water source is continuous, water can always be diverted to irrigate the farmland.

What's more, Emperor Xiande has always asked people to build reservoirs to store water sources, and asked people to drill deep wells in advance to fight drought and so on.Not to mention, there is also the Grand Canal, which can divert water from south to north.

According to Huixin, this time it was a severe drought in the north. Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, etc. all suffered from severe drought. Emperor Xiande was able to make many targeted preparations and adjustments because of this.

Therefore, there is no problem with watering this time.

Also because of the harbinger of drought, Emperor Xiande's prestige among the ministers suddenly increased a lot.

You know, back then, when His Majesty was building water conservancy projects and buying grain, many officials objected, thinking that Emperor Xiande was making a fuss over a trivial matter, and such a fuss was really a waste of people and money.

In particular, when the emperor sent people to the West, it even aroused the opposition of the officials.

As a result, Xiande Dili rejected all opinions and insisted on going his own way.

They had no choice but to obey, but they couldn't help but whisper in their hearts.

Now that the drought has arrived, the ministers couldn't help admiring what His Majesty has done in the past two years. In a blink of an eye, they began to praise the Holy Majesty for taking precautions, for being far-sighted, and showing a little more awe of the Emperor.

In Yongning Palace, Su Wan had just eaten a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and she felt a little cooler. The weather outside was extremely hot, even if there was an ice basin in the room, it only made the room a little cooler.

In fact, it is possible to increase the number of ice basins, but Su Wan refused.

Once she made an exception, the other concubines might have to follow suit.If it was before, it would be fine, but this year it is not.

Su Wan clearly knew that there would be a drought this year, so how could she be so extravagant!
In addition to her not wanting to be extravagant and wasteful, it is also because of the bad influence.

She is now an imperial concubine, and there is no queen on top, her every move is more eye-catching, she must be more cautious in her words and deeds.

This is not only about her reputation, but also about His Majesty's reputation.

His Majesty has put in so much effort for the drought, how can she hold him back?

In fact, it is just some ice, even if it is saved, it will not waste much money.

But at least it shows that the emperor wants to share weal and woe with the people.

For this reason, Su Wan also deliberately reduced the palace expenses.

With the imperial concubine as an example, no matter whether it is the concubines in the harem or the imperial wives, they dare not be as extravagant as before, and they have also begun to reduce expenses and become "simple", at least on the surface. .

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan only have classes in the morning, and they can play as much as they want in the afternoon.

It's just that the weather is too hot recently, and the two of them are reluctant to go out. Most of the time, they stay with Su Wan, pestering Su Wan to tell them stories, guess riddles, play games, or practice calligraphy and painting.

After drinking the sour plum soup, the two little ones went to take a nap, and Su Wan also took a nap on the couch in the living room.

Emperor Xian De was a bit busy these two days, he didn't come back for lunch, he would only come back at night.

Su Wan thought it was the same today, but she never expected that Emperor Xian De would come back just after she fell asleep for a while.

Seeing the emperor coming, the maids serving at the side bowed their knees and bowed silently, then retreated automatically, not disturbing the relationship between the emperor and the imperial concubine, her movements were smooth and coherent, obviously she had done it many times.

Emperor Xian De sat directly on the edge of the couch, looking at Su Wan's sleeping face, his eyes were full of tenderness.

A few years have passed, Wan'er's appearance has grown a bit compared to before, she is still beautiful, but she has added a bit of mature charm, making her look even more charming.

(End of this chapter)