The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 434 Extra 25 can be expected

Zhang Shoufu and Xu Qian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, exchanged a tacit look and both felt that today was a great opportunity.

"Your Majesty is wise! I second your opinion!"

Zhang Shoufu walked out of the queue resolutely and solemnly bowed to Gu Jue.

If Zhang Shoufang hadn't been worried about his identity as chief minister, he would really want to praise Gu Jue in a lavish way.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qian and Zhuang Maohua, the Minister of the Ministry of War, also agreed in unison. Their voices were sonorous and powerful, making people clearly see the wishes of the three pavilion elders.

Gu Jue gently stroked his sleeves. This simple action made people feel an inexplicable pressure, as if a cold wind was blowing to the temple as he stroked his sleeves.

The expression on his face remained unchanged. It was always a mixture of joy and anger, which made people feel unpredictable.

Gu Jue glanced at the ministers below and continued: "Marriage between a man and a woman has always been about your own will. Only when the woman is willing to marry and the man is willing to marry can a marriage be achieved."

"It is up to women to decide whether they want to remarry and whether they are willing to remarry, rather than being restricted by chastity arches."

"..." Wang Yushi was sweating profusely, frowning, still unconvinced.

In his opinion, what the new emperor said was really ridiculous. If this policy continued to be implemented, wouldn't those women become more and more unruly in the future? Will they know in the future what it means to put their husbands first? !

Many officials also noticed that Wang Yushi hadn't figured it out yet. It would be better for him to go home and give birth to the child as soon as possible according to the new emperor's wishes. Wang Yushi made two big mistakes. First, this matter should not involve the queen; second, the new emperor had intended to implement policies to encourage women to remarry. Wang Yushi was like hitting the edge of the knife.

The courtiers had different thoughts and all listened quietly.

Gu Jue continued: "No more chastity arches are allowed in the place where the order is given."

"Whenever a widow remarries, the court will give her five taels of silver as private property. The woman can take away the children born to her late husband, or she can keep them in her husband's family, and the two families will negotiate."

This was the first time for Gu Jue to mention this topic in public, but he had talked about it with Shen Qianchen during gossip.

At that time, Shen Qianchen said: "The biggest difficulty for widows to remarry is the children. It is relatively easy for widows without children to remarry, but those widows with children have a lot of worries. Not only will they be bound by their husbands' families, but most of them will also Because they want to give up their children, once they remarry, their husband’s family will definitely not let them take away the children, and they will even be prohibited from visiting them.”

"Like mother, she refused to reconcile at first because she couldn't take Brother Mu away with her."

At that time, Shen Qianchen was already married. Shen Zhi thought that Shen Qianhuang was Jiang Minshan's daughter. The only child she had to worry about was Shen Yunmu. Shen Yunmu was still too young. Once Chu Lingxiao remarried, Shen Yunmu would have to live under his stepmother. Even if Chu Lingxiao no longer marries Shen Zhi, Shen Zhi cannot rest assured if Shen Yunmu is a child living in a place like the Chu family where people are intrigues and cannibalism.

Gu Jue remembered everything Shen Qianchen said. Originally, there was no rush to promote the widow's remarriage for a while, but since it was the right time, Gu Jue didn't mind pushing it.

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The courtiers were silent and increasingly shocked.

Everyone's eyes widened and they looked at each other. They could imagine what kind of **** storm this decree would cause among the people if it were promulgated.

This time, even Yang Xuanshan, the Minister of Rites, could not help but persuade: "Your Majesty, heirs are of great importance."

What Yang Xuanshan thought was that it would be fine if the widow's child was a girl. Men were the ones who passed on the incense. If the widow remarried with her son, the husband's family would probably be in trouble.

Gu Jue smiled: "Children are of course of great importance, so the matter is not absolute and will be resolved through negotiation between the two families. If the husband's family has only one heir, the child will naturally be left to the husband's family."

After all, the Chu family agreed to Shen Zhi taking Shen Yunmu away. If Shen Yunmu is Chu Lingxiao's only son, then no matter how hard Shen Zhi insists, it may be difficult to take Shen Yunmu away from the Chu family.

The Chu family is a noble family, so they have concubines, but ordinary families are often monogamous, so it is impossible for a widow to take away all the children when she remarries.

As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to interrupt household affairs.

Family affairs are complicated, and each family has its own circumstances. These matters cannot be covered by a single decree. Gu Jue is just throwing out ideas today.

At least in the imperial decree, "widows remarry" should be provided with some favorable conditions that favor widows.

Yang Xuanshan wanted to say something else, but Gu Jue added calmly: "In addition, all children who have lost their father, regardless of gender, will be allocated a certain amount of rice and grain by the government every month. The specific amount will be discussed by the Ministry of Household Affairs."

After Gu Jue gave a series of orders, he finally said "retreat from the court" and stood up.

Everyone was about to send the new emperor off when they saw Gu Jue saying to the deputy commander of the Jin Yiwei next to him: "Let the Jin Yiwei patrol more in the capital these days. Pay attention. If there is anyone who is as willing as Wang Aiqing to increase the population of Daqi, then It’s time to fulfill their patriotism and let them get what they want.”

The courtiers' faces became a little stiff when they heard this.

Gu Jue's words sounded like a threat to them. He meant that if there was another person like Wang Yushi who felt that it was wrong for a widow to remarry, let the Jin Yiwei deal with it. If it was an official or an official, then he would be exempted from errands and scientific examination qualifications first, and so on. We can talk about other things after giving birth to fourteen.

The deputy commander of the Jin Yiwei understood Gu Jue's intention and quickly answered the order with his fists clasped: "Yes, Your Majesty."

His voice was neither high nor low, enough for the civil and military officials to hear.

Gu Jue didn't care about the reaction of the ministers, rolled down his sleeves, turned around and left in a cool manner.

Everyone looked at each other in shock. It was not until the new emperor's back disappeared that the palace became commotion.

Many people gave him sympathetic looks when they passed by Wang Yushi.

Although the decrees issued by the new emperor today are so shocking, compared with Wang Yushi who went home to give birth to a child, these things seem to be no big deal. To put it bluntly, these policies of the new emperor are just to encourage widows to remarry.

The emphasis is on "encouragement", not "forcement". In short, each family can just do its own thing.

The courtiers talked in twos and threes and walked out of the Golden Palace.

Yang Xuanshan, the Minister of Rites, and Xu Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood there and did not move for a long time.

The two looked at each other and gave each other a sympathetic look.

The series of instructions issued by the new emperor had little impact on other yamen, and the most annoying ones were their Rites and Household Departments.

Xu Qian stroked his beard and said with emotion: "The emperor is bound to win."

With the queen's biological mother "setting the example" in front of her, the remarriage of widows should be successfully implemented among the people.

"Have you ever seen the emperor fail to accomplish anything?" Yang Xuanshan nodded in agreement and raised his long eyebrows.

Xu Qian smiled with deep understanding and sighed: "That's right."

Several officials who had not left around also heard it, and they all felt the same way and nodded one after another. really. The new emperor acted vigorously and resolutely, and the things he did were unexpected and shaken the court. Anything he wanted to do was impossible!

The young emperor had only been on the throne for less than four months, but officials like them felt more tired than before after working for ten years.

The New Emperor is simply too powerful!

It is conceivable that under the leadership of this new emperor, the Daqi Dynasty will take a very different path from that of the former emperor and Emperor Renzong. This also gave them, the courtiers, a sense of hope when they were exhausted: they Daqi Dynasty will The future is promising!

Here, the courtiers are still discussing how to implement these decrees of the new emperor;

Over there, Gu Jue also returned to Qianqing Palace, and Shen Qianchen was waiting for Gu Jue to have lunch with him.

Under Shen Qianchen's arrangement, Gu Jue's life became more and more regular. For example, the start time of the daily morning service has been delayed by half an hour. Now Gu Jue can have breakfast with Shen Qianchen every day before going Jinluan Hall, by the time the morning dynasty is over, it will be almost lunch time.

The young couple can talk about the morning affairs and enjoy lunch together.

It was the same today. As soon as Gu Jue went to court, he talked about what happened in the morning. Shen Qianchen heard that a certain censor was going home to have a baby. He laughed so hard that he was out of breath.

"Jiuxia, you are really in trouble!" Shen Qianchen laughed so hard that tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, his eyebrows raised, revealing a row of neat white teeth.

Gu Jue raised his hand and touched her soft cheek, his burning eyes locked on her little face.

He liked to see her smile. When she smiled, it was as if everything else around her had faded away from its bright colors, and only her bright smile remained in his field of vision.

Seeing him looking at her with such focused eyes, Shen Qianchen couldn't help but feel her ears heat up, but saw him raise his hand and flick her forehead lightly with his fingers.

"..." Shen Qianchen covered his forehead, raised his chin slightly, and looked at Gu Jue with innocent and angry eyes.

"Am I hurt?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows, with a hint of naughty boyishness between his eyebrows.

Shen Qianchen bit her lower lip slightly and said calmly: "You are amazing, you are the most amazing!"

Gu Jue leaned over and kissed the corner of her lips. The tip of his nose moved, and he smelled not only the usual fragrance of clothes, but also a faint aroma of wine.

"Drinking?" he asked with a chuckle.

Shen Qianchen nodded: "It was Qiu Lubai who Qin Yao sent to the palace just now. He said that he bought it from Jiangnan. There are ten altars in total, and he gave us five altars."

After drinking, Shen Qianchen looked a little lazy, his snow-white cheeks were slightly red, and his pair of dark phoenix eyes were like black and white chess pieces soaked in water. Distinguish the charm and laziness after drinking.

She leaned against Gu Jue softly, rubbed his slightly rough palm, and gestured with two fingers: "I only had two drinks."

"This Qiu Lubai has a little more stamina than the lotus brew. You can only drink three cups." As she said, she added a finger and made a "three" sign, leaning against him like a bone.

Gu Jue rubbed the tip of her nose with the tip of his nose, with a warm smile in his eyes, and whispered to her affectionately: "Test the wine for me?"

Shen Qianchen nodded, hugged Gu Jue's waist with his arms, rested his chin on his shoulder, and smelled the familiar smell on his body with nostalgia, feeling like "everyone gets drunk even if he is not drunk".

The next moment, she heard him say something in her ear: "If flowers are not charming, people will be fascinated by themselves." His voice was as intoxicating as wine.

Shen Qianchen was startled, and his first reaction was to recall whether she had just said the sentence "If you are not drunk, everyone will get drunk."

It took her two full beats to understand the meaning of his words.

"Ah!" she whispered softly.

Gu Jue turned his head to look at her, thinking she was feeling unwell, so he raised his head to touch her forehead.

"I don't have a fever." Shen Qianchen removed his palm from his forehead, put it palm to palm, rubbed it lovingly twice, then moved his face a little closer to him, staring into his narrow eyes. Mou asked, "Are you praising me?"

If flowers are not attractive, people will be fascinated by them.

Shen Qianchen chewed this sentence in his heart, and a bright and charming smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

She had not been out today and was dressed very casually. Her thick black hair was half-bundled with a big red silk ribbon. She only wore a bright red embroidered blouse. The bright-colored material made her skin as white as snow. Radiant. While looking forward to it, the joy that comes from the heart naturally radiates out, just like the bright spring light in April.

Gu Jue also stared into her eyes and smiled: "Wrong!"

Shen Qianchen's eyes widened in disbelief, and he wanted to reason with him, but he heard him say again: "I'm just talking about love."

Shen Qianchen was startled again, and his cheeks turned red little by little, visibly to the naked eye, from pink, to bright red, to crimson, to crimson, until they turned bright red.

She turned her face aside and buried her face in his solid shoulder sheepishly. Her ears could clearly hear the sound of her heartbeat, thumping, thumping, louder than the last.

"I lost." She said dully.

Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and repeated, "Did you lose?"

Shen Qianchen hugged his waist even harder, firmly refusing to raise his head or speak.

Knowing that she was like Gu Jue, he could understand what she meant after just a moment's thought, so his voice became gentler: "It doesn't hurt if you give in to me sometimes."

His little girl is good enough, and she often makes him feel that he is not good enough for her and could be better.

So, it doesn't matter if she loses to him when it comes to talking about love, right? !

He placed his palms against her slender waist and rubbed it gently.

After a while, Shen Qianchen finally moved, raised his head, and his bright eyes became brighter.

She held his face with both hands, kissed his forehead almost reverently, and whispered softly: "Just this once."

Isn't it just a matter of love? !

She is so smart, no matter what she learns, she learns it quickly!

Shen Qianchen said to himself in his heart, and put his arms around his waist again, like a cat that would not raise its head, rubbing against his shoulders and chest, coquettishly.

Gu Jue gently touched his eyebrows with one hand. He felt very peaceful and at ease, and his heart was filled with something warm and soft.

All he thinks about is her!

Before he returned to the capital from the North, he never thought that he would meet her. In just one year, his life had undergone earth-shaking changes. He had a future, expectations, and she!

very nice!

It’s great to have someone who makes him feel like he has a promising future!

(End of chapter)