Quick travel: I rely on the childbirth system to pamper my harem

Feng Qingning said: "I will not interfere in Xie Changyan's affairs. If Concubine Xian wants to start with me, I'm afraid she is overthinking."

"Yes, she just doesn't understand your temper, Master. If she did, she would definitely give up the idea."

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the banquet room.

The emperor and the empress sat together, while the empress dowager and the virtuous concubine sat at the upper and lower seats respectively.

In terms of position, the Queen Mother is the most respected.

The others sat at the bottom according to their official rank.

Xie Changyan and Feng Qingning naturally sat at the front, followed by Xie Fanghua and his wife. As for the rest of the people, except for the newly arrived children from poor families, Feng Qingning had some impression of most of them.

It’s just that we have never had any contact before, so we are not very familiar with each other.

But the name can be called out.

When the time came and the emperor finished speaking, the banquet officially began. As expected, the ladies began to compete with each other in beauty, and they had enough of everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Feng Qingning sighed and said, "These girls have learned so many things. I wonder if they work hard every day."

"Master, you are worrying too much. These people are born to learn, so it is not tiring. They don't have to farm or carry firewood. They are much happier than the common people."

Xie Fanghua used to travel to the countryside for a period of time.

Having seen the sufferings of the common people, she really looked down upon the tiredness of the ladies in learning.

Feng Qingning said: "It's rare to see you so serious."

"Isn't this just to make Master look at me with a higher regard? What do you think? Maybe what I say will move Master."

Feng Qingning smiled and said, "Just watch their performance and stop talking nonsense."

"Oh, I also want Master to guess who the emperor will choose as his concubine today."

The two people's voices were so low that the others could not hear them.

Only Xie Changyan and Qingmufeng could hear the discussion between the two. After hearing what Xie Fanghua said, Qingmufeng and Xie Changyan also looked at the women in the middle.

In fact, in Qingmu Feng's eyes, these women are all very outstanding.

His family background is also good.

It's no surprise that he was chosen by the emperor.

"Master, how about the four of us making a bet, each of us choosing a different woman, and whoever wins will be given 10,000 taels?"

Feng Qingning raised his eyebrows.

Xie Changyan turned his head and said to her, "Bet with her."

Ten thousand taels are enough to last a lifetime.

Feng Qingning was really reluctant, but she didn't think she would lose, so she said calmly, "Who do you think is better to choose, my husband?"

"Lu's daughter."

Feng Qingning asked curiously, "Didn't you say you wanted to suppress the noble families? Why did you choose the daughter of a noble family?"

"They can't all be girls from humble backgrounds. There are also good girls from noble families. The new emperor wants to win people's hearts, so he will definitely not choose just one noble girl today."

Xie Changyan said patiently: "In addition to the daughter of the Lu family, the daughter of the upstart from a poor family will also be selected. Her surname is Liu, so you should choose her."

Feng Qingning has special trust in Xie Changyan's judgment.

Without thinking, I nodded in agreement.

"Fanghua, we have decided on our candidate, what about you?"

"That's almost it."

Feng Qingning added: "If everyone is selected, how should we compensate?"

"Then let's see who has a higher position, or who gets favored first, how about that?" Xie Fanghua looked at the couple proudly, "Qing Mufeng, what do you think?"

Qing Mufeng said: "All is up to the princess."

Feng Qingning's eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, and she felt that there seemed to be some secret going on between them that she couldn't understand.

It was as if the two were really husband and wife.

Finally, Qing Mufeng and Xie Fanghua each decided on their candidates, one with the surname Chen and the other with the surname Zhao.

When Feng Qingning was watching with great interest, Concubine Xian asked the palace maid to pour her a glass of wine.

But she didn't expect that the palace maid would be soft-hearted and actually spill the wine on her.

"Looking for death?" Xie Changyan looked at the palace maid coldly.

The maid's heart was beating wildly, and she knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong. I didn't hold the cup and soiled the princess's clothes. Please forgive me, princess and your highness!"

Xie Changyan said sarcastically: "Why should this king forgive sins? If you have done something wrong, you should be punished."

"Come here, drag this man away, he will be punished with thirty sticks!"

The palace maid's eyelids twitched. She thought Xie Changyan would not be so cruel, or Feng Qingning would say something to stop him.

After all, the Feng Qingning in the rumors is from the countryside and has a soft heart.

But now, neither of them did what she expected.

The maid could only look at her master for help: "My Lady Concubine, please save me. I am weak, how can I bear thirty strokes of the cane?"

"It doesn't matter if I'm injured, but I feel guilty that no one is waiting for the Queen Mother!"

Concubine Dowager Xian also didn't want her people to be beaten to death.

After all, this represents her face.

Concubine Xian said coldly, "It's just a piece of clothing that was soiled. Isn't thirty sticks too severe? Yan'er, how about changing the punishment and asking her to copy Buddhist scriptures? Just for your mother's sake."

"My Lady Dowager, this maid deliberately didn't hold the wine glass steady. I was sitting next to the princess and saw it clearly. Since she did it on purpose, I was kind enough not to kill her."

"If you insist on asking for an invitation, I'm afraid I can't give you that face."

Feng Qingning stood up and said, "I will take my leave and change my clothes first. I hope the emperor will agree."

Xie Changyan also stood up and said in a domineering tone: "Why don't you hurry up and execute me? Is it because I can't control you, or do you want me to do it myself?"

Several eunuchs broke out in cold sweats.

They all went to see the emperor.

The emperor held the wine glass between his fingers, with a perfect smile on his face: "Why don't you do as the regent orders?"

"Yes!"

This time, the palace maid did not dare to shout and protest her injustice. All they could hear was a series of screams, which frightened everyone.

Xie Changyan sat down again.

He offered a toast to the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for doing justice for your subject's wife."

The smile on the emperor's face almost froze, looking extremely unhappy: "Prince Regent, you are too kind. I just did what I should do. Besides, it was indeed the maid who was wrong."

Concubine Xian stood up suddenly and said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

She went straight to the changing area.

Feng Qingning had just finished changing and walked out. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met each other. One smiled indifferently, while the other looked cold and serious, as if she wanted to eat Feng Qingning up completely.

"My Lady Concubine is waiting for me here. Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Concubine Xian said coldly: "Feng Qingning, I know you are smart, why do you have to pretend to be stupid with me?"

"I don't know what the Dowager Lady means."

Concubine Xian scolded, "Yan'er listens to you the most. Go back tonight and have a good talk with him. The Xu family is his maternal family. He cannot do without the Xu family, otherwise the emperor will kill him sooner or later."

"If you really like Yan'er, ask him to show mercy to the Xu family!"

Feng Qingning said calmly: "Not only should you show mercy, but you should also help the Xu family prosper, right?"

Concubine Xian's eyes darkened and she said, "This is the best outcome."

"But what if I don't do what the Toffee says?"

"You!" Concubine Xian took a deep breath, "Just think of it as me begging you, how about that?"