After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

The emperor looked at Master Qin coldly and said, "Since Qin Aiqing has thought about it, let's talk about it."

Lord Qin was originally a person favored by the emperor, but later he became short-sighted and secretly participated in the party struggle and took refuge in the eldest prince. He always followed the eldest prince's lead and wanted to win the merit of being a follower of the dragon.

Mr. Qin took a deep breath, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, as the eldest son of the emperor, the eldest prince has noble virtues, is experienced and successful, and has reached adulthood. He should have the dignity of a prince.

Concubine Yu has served His Majesty for twenty years, running the harem, harmonizing the palace, and being virtuous and virtuous.

Although he made a small mistake, his hard work and hard work paid off in raising the prince to adulthood.

Moreover, his family background is prominent, and to put it disrespectfully, he is worthy of being named as his successor.

Therefore, I am willing to ask the emperor to restore Concubine Yu to the position of imperial concubine. "

Hearing this, the emperor said coldly: "Qin Aiqing, this is my housework. Is it possible that you want to interfere with my harem?"

Lord Qin knelt down on the ground with a pop when he heard these words, and replied in fear: "Your Majesty, I don't dare. I am loyal to the Emperor, and the sun and the moon can teach me.

The humble minister is just afraid that the emperor will lose his admonition due to his favor and chill the hearts of loyal ministers. "

Master Qin's words are very obvious, that is to say, the emperor dotes on his youngest son and neglects his eldest son.

The emperor was really annoyed now. Any son he liked would be taken out and forced by these ministers, so what was the point of being the emperor in front of him?

The emperor snorted coldly and said: "Since Lord Qin has said so, it seems that if I didn't do this, I would really be sorry for Lord Qin's words.

Someone brings something up. "

Soon a young eunuch brought out a tray with several account books on it. The emperor picked up the account book, looked at it for a few times, and then hit Mr. Qin on the head hard.

He said fiercely: "This is what you call loyalty, which can be learned from the sun and the moon. You are corrupt, accepting bribes, selling your official position, and losing all your conscience.

When someone comes, Qin Rong will be thrown into a prison immediately, his property will be confiscated, and his whole family will be exiled to Ganzhou! "

Master Qin was stunned when he heard this, and soon the imperial guards pulled him out.

All these changes happened so fast that Mr. Qin was suppressed before he could react.

How could a good emperor get those account books? He remembered that he hid them in a secret room in the study and no one knew about them.

Only when Master Qin was pulled out of the hall did he remember to beg for mercy and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, spare my life. I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please spare my life."

The emperor looked at him coldly and remained unmoved. If Xiao Mochen hadn't prepared the evidence of Qin Rong's crime early in the morning, he would have been labeled a fool today.

Seeing that the emperor had humbled Mr. Qin, the others were hesitating whether to be the first to show off.

Xiao Mochen opened his mouth again and said: "I would like to inform my father, I will give you a memorial."

The emperor's expression softened and he said, "If you have anything to do, just say it, Prince Chen."

Xiao Mochen replied: "For the record, my father, during the Chinese New Year, I accidentally talked to Mrs. Mingzhao about the difficulty of the salt tax. Mrs. Mingzhao said that she once obtained a method for refining fine salt.

Not only well salt, but also sea salt, lake salt and rock salt are refined.

Mrs. Mingzhao was grateful for her father's kindness and was willing to donate this method to the court free of charge. "

After speaking, he presented what Yan Qingqing had written to the emperor.

The emperor took the book and looked at it, feeling deeply that Mrs. Mingzhao was really a strange woman.

The faces of everyone in the First Prince's gang, including the First Prince, were ashen.

This Mrs. Mingzhao is really bad. If a woman doesn't take care of her husband and raise her children well, why would she get involved in such things?

However, the eldest prince immediately thought that Yan Qingqing was a widow without a husband, and she really deserved it.

The eldest prince was even more furious, thinking why Yan Qingqing was not killed twice. This woman was really lucky, and now she was trying to ruin his good deeds.

When the emperor saw that all the ministers seemed to be mute, he suddenly beamed with joy.

Then he said: "I have to reward Mrs. Mingzhao for her great contribution, so why not give Mrs. Mingzhao the title of..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, the eldest prince stood up and objected: "Father, making salt has been a major event since ancient times and is not a trivial matter. How can we judge whether it will work or not based on Mrs. Mingzhao's words alone.

Wouldn't it be objectionable if she were promoted blindly?

Of course, I don't mean not to reward him. It would be better to reward him after the salt is actually made.

I believe that Mrs. Mingzhao has been able to serve the country and the people for these few months. "

The people from the First Prince's faction also expressed their support after hearing this.

After hearing this, the emperor felt that Xiao Moyan's words were quite reasonable.

But I'm afraid he wouldn't be happy if he didn't reward Xiao Mochen. So he thought about it and said: "This is reasonable, but I am very relieved that Mrs. Mingzhao has this intention.

I gave Mrs. Mingzhao a pair of Ruyi jades, ten pieces of Sichuan brocade, ten huks of pearls, two Eastern pearls, and a thousand taels of gold.

Mrs. Mingzhao was also given the privilege of entering the palace at any time. "

Although the emperor awarded Yan Qingqing a lot of rewards, these are nothing compared to being promoted to another level.

Although Xiao Mochen is also dissatisfied with the emperor's reward, the salt has not yet been refined, and it is difficult for him to fight for his aunt.

But Xiao Mochen firmly believed that his aunt's method was absolutely correct.

Yan Qingqing did not show any abnormality after receiving the emperor's reward.

She doesn't care whether she gets a reward or not, as long as she can contain Concubine Yu and the eldest prince.

So Yan Qingqing happily thanked him and asked Ruyi to give the eunuch who delivered the order a big red envelope.

Here Li Xiangkang has successfully entered the Imperial Academy. Just when Yan Qingqing thought that Ding Xiu would not come to the capital, Butler Yu hurriedly came over to report that someone from Chengyang County was here.

Yan Qingqing was still thinking about who it was, so Ah Da led the people in.

Yan Qingqing saw that they were Mr. Ding and his son.

When the two saw Yan Qingqing, they quickly knelt down and saluted. Yan Qingqing motioned to Ah Da to help the two of them up and said, "Oh, what are you doing? We haven't seen each other for a few months, so we are being polite."

Member Ding stood up and said, "This is a small county in the capital that is not as good as ours. Besides, Mrs. Mingzhao is so kind. It is really difficult for Ding to repay Mrs. Mingzhao's kindness."

No matter how rich Mr. Ding is, he is still a businessman. With their family background, Ding Xiu will never be able to study in the Imperial College in his lifetime.

That was the best school in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, and now Yan Qingqing gave them this opportunity.

If Ding Xiu had the courage to go back and take an official position to change the lintel of his Ding family, that would really be a great event for his family.

Yan Qingqing looked at Ding Xiu and said with a smile: "This kid values ​​love and justice and has a good temper. I like him very much.

There is no need to be restrained at home from now on. In fact, I still like you to call me aunt, which seems more cordial. "

Ding Xiu smiled broadly at Yan Qingqing when he heard this, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although Mrs. Mingzhao looked so noble that it was difficult to look directly at her, fortunately, her aunt was still the same aunt he had known before.