Aifei, I'm addicted to pampering you

The ministers below all got up, Mu Lianlong looked at them, and said: "I am a newcomer to Dabao today, and there are still many things that need the help of all the loves, and I hope that the loves will not slack off their own duties. , not to mention taking advantage of the unstable situation when I first ascended to the Great Treasure, and trying to take advantage of the opportunity, if such a thing happens, I will never tolerate it." Xia Ziying said very harshly, and the people below dared not speak out. They are all standing quietly on the court hall, listening to his teachings.

Seeing the nervousness of the people below, Mu Lianlong asked softly, "My loves, I have something to say!"

An old minister came out, but his gray hair was still in good spirits.Bowing and saluting, he said: "Your majesty, you are the first to become a great treasure. You should have followed the people's will, stabilized the government, and rectified the government, but the old minister heard that since your majesty ascended the throne, he did not make a decree to appoint the original concubine as the queen. I don't know the emperor. How do you think?" After finishing speaking, the old man raised his head and looked at Mu Lianlong who was sitting on it, without any fear in his eyes.

Even his father did not dare to be negligent. He naturally has opinions on things he did not do, and it is normal to raise them. Although he was rescued outside the border last time and returned to the country, he is not concerned about right and wrong. He is more stubborn than anyone else, and he will never give in half a step. Mu Lianlong is very clear about his character.The whole court admired the character of the old man.

"Your Majesty is overthinking. I have been busy with enthronement recently, so I had no choice but to forget about it. If you hadn't mentioned it, My Majesty, I would have forgotten it. It's just that in my impression, it seems that All the Aiqings have criticisms about the candidates for the Empress, and I don’t know which one the Empresses, Aiqings, want to have?" Mu Lianlong said cleverly, and pushed the problem to the ministers below. Xiao Qi was afraid of not having a queen for a long time. Xiao Ling was his daughter. In terms of appearance, character and family affairs, the concubine seemed a little inferior to her. But the concubine was the main wife after all, no matter how good Xiao Ling was. , is also a side concubine, according to etiquette, she is undoubtedly a concubine.

But some time before he was about to ascend the throne, Xiao Qi found the palace, and explained his intentions in a roundabout way, wanting Mu Lianlong to make his daughter Xiao Ling his queen.This puts him in a dilemma, but he can't ignore him. After all, he is still in charge of some things in the military department. It was only then that there was no decree to make the concubine the empress.Now being asked by the elder, it happens to be above the court, and after the ministers are chosen, no matter who they are, they don't care about their own affairs, but in his heart, the empress is sure to win, there is no need for that. Doubt.

As soon as he heard that the emperor asked the ministers to choose a queen in the court, it immediately became lively. Xiao Qi's expression was very bad. He knew very well in his heart that if he followed the current situation, wouldn't he be in vain? The daughter's queen position was in vain, so her face turned blue and red.

One of them said: "According to the ancestral system, the throne is undoubtedly the concubine's. What else is there to choose? If anyone has the slightest doubt, it is really a violation of the ancestral rules."

Others objected, "The ancestors' rules are also determined by people. The queen is chosen to represent the mother of a country, and her appearance and style must be superior to others. You can't choose a mediocre person just because you are big or small. My court law encourages eclecticism." To recruit talents, not to mention the position of the mother of the country, it is even more necessary to choose the best one from among the concubines."

Some objected, some agreed, and some remained silent and kept their own words. When Mu Lianlong saw the scene below, it was the same as what he thought at the beginning. He wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't show it in his face.

"I've heard all the discussions of your beloved ministers. In this way, since everyone is expressing their opinions and arguing endlessly, I will first ask some ministers for their opinions. If everyone thinks it makes sense, then follow it." Mu Lianlong just said Finished, the following began to discuss in a low voice.

"Cough cough..." Mu Lianlong coughed several times, and suddenly fell silent.

"My lord, I'd better listen to your opinion first. You brought up the post-election matter, so I'd better listen to your opinion first!" Mu Lianlong asked the old man.

The old man paused for a moment, and then said: "The post-election matter is your Majesty's family business, but the Queen of the Mu Kingdom is a model mother of a country, so it cannot be regarded as your Majesty's personal business. See, after the election, you must choose a person who is dignified and respected by everyone to take on such an important task."

Hearing what the elder said, Mu Lianlong felt a little surprised. He thought that this stubborn old man would blindly abide by the ancestral system on this issue of principle, but he really didn't expect to say that the virtuous are the queen.

Xiao Qi on the one side has not said a word since the beginning until now. After hearing the old man's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and a burst of joy welled up on his brows. Seeing it, he felt that his daughter had a great success. Odds.

Before the old lady could say who would be the queen, suddenly a middle-aged man came out, saluted hastily and said, "Zhang Xi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has something to say."

Everyone was stunned, and they were shocked psychologically. That's right, this is a matter involving the Ministry of Rites. The people in the Ministry of Rites are the most qualified to speak. Seeing this, the boss stopped and looked at Zhang Xi.

Mu Lianlong frowned in surprise, and asked, "Zhang Xi, do you have any opinions?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been a servant of the Ministry of Rites for decades, and I am well versed in the rules of the Ministry of Rites. According to the rules of my ancestors, a concubine must be appointed as the queen. There is no need to discuss this point. My country Mu has experienced it for hundreds of years. The queens of that dynasty were all elected in this way, why the ancestral system has to be changed in the current dynasty, which surprised me." Zhang Xi said these words in accordance with the rules of the Ministry of Rites, and everyone present The ministers were shocked.Zhang Xi was right. Since the founding of the Mu Kingdom, the queens of each dynasty have chosen the concubine. Everyone knows this.

All the ministers were speechless for a moment, thinking that this was done according to the rules, no one could break it, the old man was also choked up, and even stood there dumbfounded and did not speak.

Seeing this look, Mu Lianlong laughed, "Haha, Zhang Xi, you step back first. The discussion of your lovers really opened my eyes. I didn't expect you to have such awareness. I am really impressed. Since you all have complaints about the matter of the future, let's put aside the matter of the future for the time being, and discuss it later!"

"Your Majesty, this..." The old man was a little unwilling, but Mu Lianlong interrupted him, "Sir, don't talk, I understand your heart very well, but some things don't go away in a short while. It can be done well, let’s put this matter aside for the time being! We can discuss it later!” Then he waved his hand, indicating that he could retreat.

The eunuch on one side announced that he was retreating from the imperial court. After retreating, Mu Lianlong returned to the imperial study room, suddenly stopped, and said to the eunuch behind him, "Go and find that Du Jun for me, go quickly."

After hearing the news, the eunuch retreated quickly, and after a while, he was already in front of him. Du Jun saw the former prince, and today the emperor sitting high above the temple, his legs trembling involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, Du Jun, a grassroots man, kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Du Jun said inarticulately, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed several times.

"Pingshen." Mu Lianlong said softly after only a glance.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Du Jun stood up stiffly.

"Do you know why I came to you?" Mu Lianlong raised his head and said softly, his tone was very flat.

"I know." Du Jun replied tremblingly.

"Oh, hehe, let's hear it." Mu Lianlong didn't expect that Du Jun would say such a thing, and his eyes lit up.Then he looked around with a smile, waiting for him to continue talking.

Du Jun slightly arched his body, cupped his fists and said, "The emperor wants to ask the grass-roots about Miss Xia!"

Mu Lianlong smiled slightly, "Haha, I like smart people, so I guess right, Miss Xia? Why do you call her Miss Xia?" Mu Lianlong asked puzzled.As he spoke, he put down the brush in his hand that was writing the memorial.

"When Caomin first met Miss Xia, she said her surname was Xia, and asked Caomin to call her Miss Xia, and my mother would usually call her Miss Xia." Du Jun smiled slightly when he said this.

"Hehe, this girl, I know she likes to make trouble like this. Now I'm asking you something serious. When you left, did you see anyone near you. Or do you have other contact points or something like that." Mu Lianlong asked quite detailed, and now he is eager to know where Xia Ziying will go.These days, I sent people to look around and Ye Weichen found it. If I met someone who was not kind again, I would feel ashamed in my heart.

"When we separated from them, we just said that we were waiting for you and me, the emperor. I really didn't mention anything else." Du Jun said sadly. He has been looking for Xia Ziying these days, always thinking about her Although she knew that she was a woman with a lot of tricks, but suddenly disappeared without a trace, she was naturally a little scared, fearing that she would be poisoned by others.

"I came to you today to give you a task, are you willing to accept it?" Mu Lianlong asked.

"Your Majesty, let's just say it, if I, Du Jun, can do it, I will die and die, and I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations." Du Jun knelt down as he spoke.

"Okay, I just appreciate your spirit. In this way, in the future, you will search for Wanru for me full-time, go to the places where you have stayed, and don't let go of any suspicious places. As soon as there is news, come and tell me as soon as possible. I, there must be no mistake." Mu Lianlong said to Du Jun with his eyes gathered together.

Du Jun nodded in agreement, and Mu Lianlong said to the eunuch beside him, "Bring my Bauhinia Token!"