The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Xie Yunzhou shook his rattle, teased Xie Chengqian, and said nonchalantly: "I don't need to threaten everyone. I just need to threaten the most powerful dozen or so families one by one. The remaining people will definitely look at each other and know what to do. If that happens Leng Tou Qing just bumped into me. It’s still a long time before we get married. Who knows what will happen by then.”

Also, if you don't get married, you still have room to take action. Meng Wenyao paid a silent tribute to Xie Yunni.

Three days later, the palace banquet that Xie Yunni had been thinking about started again. Since early in the day, rich ladies have been entering the palace. Xie Yunni stood on the palace wall, watching the busy traffic at the entrance of the palace, and finally felt like a king.

"Let's go, it's time to go to the Royal Garden. There are so many people, I'm afraid I'll be spoiled for choice."

He was in a good mood and appeared in the imperial garden with a pair of palace maids and eunuchs. The orioles and swallows in the garden immediately began to bow shyly, and a few bold ones even started to peek.

Xie Yunni strolled through the flowers, his small body showing a majestic aura. He walked to the main seat and said loudly: "The main seat is straight."

Xie Yunni made a lot of arrangements for today. As soon as he stretched out his left hand, the eunuch handed over a booklet.

What is recorded in this book is the family background of the daughter who attended the banquet today. Xie Yunni plans to select a few of the best family backgrounds and call them out to examine their character and talents.

The mother of a country always has to choose carefully.

He turned back page after page, and by the end his face was livid.

"Are there any records that haven't been recorded yet?"

The little eunuch immediately knelt down and said in panic: "When we return to the emperor, we will start registering at the gate of the palace. No one has been missed."

Xie Yunni's face suddenly became gloomy. There was not a single official lady in the fourth rank in the book. He glanced around the imperial garden and saw that all the girls were the daughters of minor officials.

This result was indispensable for Xie Yunzhou's handiwork. Now he finally knew that the battlefield between him and Xie Yunzhou could not be solved by a wedding. They still had to fight it out in the court.

When he went to court the next day, Xie Yunni struck preemptively.

"The Minister of Rites is here. I have been ordered by the Empress Dowager to select the imperial palace. Please submit the list of women to be married to officials of the third rank and above in the imperial court as soon as possible."

From now on, he will no longer hold palace banquets in the harem. He will directly name them in the court and see which courtier dares to refuse openly.

He wanted to thank Yunzhou head-on. As an emperor, how could he be afraid of thanking Yunzhou?

The Minister of Rites was put in the spotlight. He frequently looked at Xie Yunzhou, hoping that the regent could give him instructions, but his neck was so twisted that Xie Yunzhou didn't even seem to see him.

Helpless, he could only bite the bullet and nod in agreement.

After the morning court ended, Xie Yunni walked away triumphantly. He knew that as an emperor, the ministers still did not dare to really refute his face.

The Minister of Rites walked to the Yamen as if he were his own mother, with the thought of resigning constantly flashing in his mind.

Now the emperor and the regent were obviously beginning to seize power. Who would have known that the first person to be pulled out and asked to take sides was actually his minister of rites.

He is already old and has reached the end of his current status as an official. Now that he resigns, he can still keep a good reputation and even keep his body intact.

If it is really involved in the power struggle between the emperor and the regent, if one mistake is made, the whole family will suffer.

He returned to the Yamen with difficulty and saw all the officials of third rank and above waiting for him.

"Sir, my little daughter is engaged and will get married soon. Please don't register her as my family."

"Sir, although my family is young, it is because the man has saved my family's life. The marriage was decided right after the child was born, and you cannot register my daughter."

……

Everyone has the last resort, and it is always the case that their daughters are not suitable to be registered for the post-election election.

Such an obvious side made the Minister of Rites want to cry. How will he explain to the emperor tomorrow?

"Everyone, I am old. My eyes are dim now and my ears can no longer hear. I am about to resign. I didn't hear a word of what you just said."

Isn't it just watching the fire from the other side? He can do it.

The next day, Xie Yunni, who was waiting for the list of names from the Minister of Rites, received the resignation letter from the Minister of Rites.

His face was livid with anger, but at the same time he also knew in his heart that the second-rank official of the imperial court might be threatened by Xie Yunzhou in the slightest, but it would never be to the point of resigning.

In this situation, the Minister of Rites must have taken the initiative to resign. He said angrily: "Since Aiqing is getting older, it is natural to give opportunities to young people. As for the Minister of Rites, you will be promoted to Minister of Rites from now on."

Looking at Xie Yunni who was furious, Xie Yunzhou coughed dryly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites has devoted his whole life to the imperial court. He has worked hard and made great achievements. The court should retain him. Besides, even if you want to be promoted to the new Minister of Rites, you can't just decide who you want to promote. Who is promoted? You are not in charge yet."

These words made Xie Yunni tremble with anger, and the Minister of Rites in the main hall boldly greeted the emperor's mother. Originally, he was naturally promoted to Minister of Rites, but now because Xie Yunni said it first and offended the Regent, he instead He will definitely not become the new Minister of Rites.

Xie Yunzhou gave Xie Yunni a mocking look and said to the courtier: "The Minister of Rites is an example for the imperial court. Resigning like this is a loss for the imperial court. I also ask you to stay for a few more years for the sake of the imperial court. If you are unwell, you can stay at home to raise your health." That is, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites will be handled by the Minister of Rites for the time being."

There is nothing wrong with what Xie Yunzhou said, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that although the Ministry of Rites has a minister, he is sick and does nothing at home.

As for the minister in charge, he had no official status and could not bear the heavy responsibility of choosing a queen for the emperor. What's more, he definitely did not want to offend Xie Yunzhou on this matter.

In this way, Xie Yunni's election has completely cooled down.

Liu Mengyin, who had been watching the post-election events all day long, almost clasped her hands and burst out laughing after hearing about the fight between the previous dynasties. Sure enough, the heavens were on his side.

No, the regent may be secretly supporting her behind her back.

Why did the Prince Regent do this?

There are only two possibilities: supporting the eldest prince to ascend to the throne, or thinking about succeeding the eldest prince. No matter which one, it is a great benefit to Liu Mengyin.

Of course, it would be best if Xie Yunzhou thought about succeeding Xie Chengqian, so as to avoid the problem of the emperor's eldest son confusing his bloodline.

And if the regent adopts the eldest son of the emperor, he will definitely support Liu Mengyin and the prince Liu Mengyin gives birth to again in the future. This is simply a hugely profitable deal.

He used a son who was not his own in exchange for real benefits from the regent.

Liu Mengyin felt that her plan was so good that she couldn't wait to see the eldest son of the emperor whom she had not seen for a long time.