On the wedding night, the substitute princess cured the war king's poison

"Queen, please stay!"

The phoenix chariot had not walked a few steps when a group of women in palace attire suddenly appeared on the palace wall. They were all young and beautiful, but their faces were sad.

"stop!"

After Ning Luo gave the order, Guizhi, the eldest maid who followed her, reported: "My Lady, these are the concubines of the former emperor's harem. I invited them to be concubines the day before yesterday."

Ning Luo nodded, got off the phoenix chariot, and walked slowly towards the concubines.

It's a pity that Xiao Huai, a short-lived ghost, has harmed so many beautiful girls.

They looked at the queen, but did not salute. Talking about it, Ning Luo wanted to call these people the emperor's wives.

"Please give an edict from the queen to make us concubines."

Ning Luo said quietly: "You have not given birth to an heir to the emperor, and you have not even been blessed. How can you be named a concubine?"

"Please have mercy on me, Queen. Our fathers are both ministers of humerus."

There was sadness in their voices.

Ning Luo glanced around and recognized an acquaintance.

Lin Junyao, the daughter of the minister of Guanglu Temple.

She saw Ning Luo's eyes falling on her and stepped forward happily: "Queen, do you still remember me?"

Ning Luo nodded and asked, "How come your father is so willing to let you enter the palace?"

"We must participate in the draft according to regulations. How could we know that Huai Di didn't care about us at all."

Huai is the posthumous title given to Xiao Huai by the Ministry of Rites.

"Queen, we don't want to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"Okay, for the sake of being the master of this palace, I will give you a new way of living. Are you willing to move to Shanglin Garden?"

"As long as we don't go guarding the forest, we are willing." The concubines nodded happily.

Ning Luo changed the subject and put forward a condition: "Our Yan Kingdom has experienced a life-and-death battle. Now there are still famines and plagues everywhere. The harem has to cut down on clothing and food. You go to Shanglin Garden, or ask family members outside the palace to provide money." Or how about supporting yourself?"

Layoffs in the harem can not only save a lot of expenses, but also avoid internal strife.

Hearing this, they were shocked.

"Queen, we are royals when we enter the palace. How can our family outside the palace support us for the rest of our lives? Once our parents grow old, we will become nothing more than duckweeds."

"So, you'd better choose the path of self-reliance. I'm going to open a weaving workshop in Shanglinyuan. You are all ladies from a famous family, and you must be good at female workers. You can earn wages to support yourself by weaving and embroidering in the weaving workshop. Please work harder. If you get it a lot, you might be able to save a lot of money.

"In addition, if you behave well, I can change your names in the future and marry your sweetheart."

As soon as Ning Luohua finished speaking, they immediately agreed: "We are willing to support ourselves."

Lin Junyao asked in a low voice: "Queen, can we really change our names and marry someone else?"

Before entering the palace, she had a sweetheart, but her father disliked her poor background and refused to let his daughter marry at a low age. Later, he sent her to the palace hoping to win favor. However, Empress Liu doted on the harem, and they did not even have the chance to meet the emperor. .

If she could get married again in the future, she would want to marry her sweetheart.

Ning Luo nodded: "Emperor Huai has not treated you as husband and wife, so you don't have to remain a widow for the rest of your life."

"However, in order to avoid the censor making trouble, you can discuss this matter with your parents and brothers at home. If they can find a good son-in-law for you earlier, they can go to Shanglin Garden to pick you up to marry in a year. If there is no decision by your parents or elders, Yes, I will propose marriage based on your character."

"Thank you Queen for your kindness."

The eyes of the originally sad concubines shone brightly.

Ning Luo said again: "Go back to your respective palaces and tell the maids that those who are willing to go to Shanglin Garden can go together. If they are unwilling to go, we will grant them amnesty to leave the palace and go home."

"Tomorrow the Imperial Palace will send someone to tally the list."

"Yes."

The concubines responded respectfully and consciously gave way to the passage.

Ning Luo boarded the phoenix chariot again and left.

In the Jinluan Hall, when Xiao Ding was about to leave the court after listening to the memorials of the ministers, the Minister of Rites asked:

"Now that the emperor has established a queen, will he arrange a draft to replenish his harem?"

Xiao Ding asked him coldly: "Besides the Queen, who among the women in this world is qualified to be worthy of me?!"

The Minister of Rites was so frightened that he trembled in his heart and stammered: "I... only dared to propose the draft in compliance with royal etiquette."

"The royal families of neighboring countries also presented princesses and beauties for marriage. How will these women be settled in the future?"

Xiao Ding frowned and said: "Return to where they came from. If they don't want to leave, let them go to the Queen's Zuixian Pavilion and Yunshang Pavilion to find jobs and support themselves. I will not accept concubines in my lifetime and will not have a sixth palace." "

As he spoke, he stood up from the dragon chair, pulled out the Lingyun sword from the sword stand behind him, and sternly warned the officials:

"If anyone dares to suggest drafting a concubine in the future, he will be killed without mercy!"

"If any woman approaches me without knowing what to do, no matter whose daughter she is, she will be killed without mercy!"

It was so majestic that the officials below were so frightened that they all knelt down in response.

The news that the new emperor would not accept concubines or draft a draft spread throughout the palace and outside the palace within a day.

Many officials' children regretted: "It is a pity that I could not marry him in this life. He is the only such heroic and mighty man in the world."

Some people also say that the queen is good at magic and kills people like crazy. Who dares to compete with her for a man? I'm afraid the emperor will look at her face, so it's a good thing not to enter the palace.

That night, Ning Luo nestled in Xiao Ding's arms and asked him with a smile: "Some people say that the emperor is henpecked."

Xiao Ding kissed her meaningfully and said: "From the day I fell in love with you, I have been henpecked. Others' comments are harmless. We can just live our own lives."

Ning Luo nodded and explained to him in detail how to arrange the concubines in the harem.

"Those concubines are of outstanding beauty. It would be a pity to remain widowed for the rest of their lives. I thought it would be a good thing to marry them to military generals. In the future, they and their wives will owe us a debt of gratitude."

Xiao Ding praised: "Just arrange them according to Luo'er's method, and the harem will be quiet from now on."

Three days later, all the concubines in the harem moved into Shanglin Garden.

Xiao Min was granted the title of Lord of Ying City. This place did not require taxes or tribute for ten years. He was just the Lord of the City. His status as a prince was not restored, and his mother, Zhang Zhaoyi, was allowed to leave the palace and live with Xiao Min.

The two thought Yingcheng was a good place, but when they arrived there, they discovered that it was originally a ghost town with very few people.

Fortunately, the emperor rewarded them with enough money to feed them, and some disaster victims moved to live here because of the ten-year tax exemption. As the population increased, Xiao Min had to work hard to manage, and Yingcheng became increasingly prosperous.

Xiao Ding adopted Ning Luo's suggestion and set up twenty cabinet ministers to help handle government affairs, achieving efficient approval of memorials and being able to spend time with Ning Luo.

Ning Luo's belly is getting bigger day by day, and the children are not so naughty.

In March, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. One morning, suddenly the sky cast golden light and enveloped the Zichen Hall. There was a brilliant glow above, and the flowers were blooming inside and outside the courtyard.

Qin Tianjian dozed off and was woken up by a minor official.

"Sir, wake up quickly, the sky has auspicious signs!"

"What's a good sign?" Qin Tianjian woke up suddenly and was surprised when he saw the place shrouded in golden light.

"Haha, I didn't expect to see auspiciousness coming from the sky in my lifetime!"

"Hurry and prepare, I want to report to the Holy One!"

"..."

Golden light shines through the Xuan window and onto the dragon bed in the palace.

Just as Xiao Ding was about to stay down to watch the celestial phenomena, Ning Luo suddenly woke up, clutching his stomach and complaining of pain.

"Your Majesty, I'm blushing and I feel like I'm about to give birth!"

Even though she knew magic, it was her first time to have a baby, so she felt a little panicked.

Xiao Ding quickly came out of the palace and shouted.

"Come here, the queen is about to give birth. Please send word to Wen Po quickly without delay!"

"Yes."

Immediately, palace maids and eunuchs rushed to tell Wen Po.