The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

While talking, Yao Xingde cursed in his heart, Shangshu Ling has always been very aware of the current situation, what happened today? He had been unyielding when he was in court. Now, was he asking for leave? Was he thinking of teasing His Majesty? He didn't even think about it, was Your Majesty the kind of person who could be easily manipulated?

Sure enough, Lu Zhaolin snorted lightly and said: "Let Shangshu Ling's right servant She take over the duties of Shangshu Ling for the time being. Since Shangshu Ling is ill, please pass on my decree and let him rest at home."

It is said that people are being cultivated, but they are not even given an imperial doctor. This means that they are not saving any face.

Yao Xingde was about to go out to deliver the order when he was stopped by Lu Zhaolin.

"and many more--"

Your Majesty has changed his mind?

The next moment, Lu Zhaolin said: "I remember that Shangshu Zuopushe has been reflecting at home for a long time. Since he can't do it, he will move Shangshu Youpushe to Shangshu Zuopushe and temporarily take over the post of Shangshu Ling. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance has moved to the right servant of the Minister of Finance. The affairs of the Ministry of Personnel are temporarily in charge of the two ministers."

The reason why Shangshu Zuo Pushe, who "reflected at home" and "was no longer good", ended up "reflecting at home" was because he impeached Jiang Shiying in front of others for the sake of his daughter.

He has been waiting at home these days, thinking that if he be honest and behave well, maybe one day His Majesty will calm down and he will be able to recover.

It's a good thing now that he didn't wait for the decree to resurrect, but waited for him to seize the official position and resign.

He endured his heartache and called the young eunuch who came to deliver the order, asking him what was going on today and why His Majesty suddenly dismissed him.

After the little eunuch finished speaking, the former Shangshu Zuo Pushe was so angry that he yelled, "This is a sudden disaster!"

Damn Shangshu Ling, even if he is not clear-headed, he will also implicate others!

It didn't take long for this matter to reach Jiang Shiying's ears.

Qiu Yu gloated: "Let him stop His Majesty from appointing you as his queen. He deserves to be taught this lesson! Do you really think that without him, this court will not survive?"

Hongying was a little puzzled: "Shang Shuling's behavior is somewhat inconsistent with his past behavior."

"He is getting old." Jiang Shiying sighed: "In ancient times, there were many kings who were enterprising when they were young, but became dull when they were old. How many ministers were ambitious when they were young, but became more and more narrow-minded when they were old."

At the end of her speech, her tone was a little low.

Qiu Yu joked: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our Majesty will always be a wise king."

Jiang Shiying smiled and didn't answer. She just said silently in her heart, I hope so.

···

At the end of April, as soon as Jiang Shiying was in confinement, the Shangfu Bureau sent a phoenix robe for her to try on.

Jiang Shiying looked at the phoenix robe with some hesitation in her tone: "This one looks quite different from the one worn by the late Queen."

What she said was indeed an understatement.

What is quite different? Almost every aspect of the regulations of this phoenix robe has been changed.

The luxury and nobility are countless times greater than that of the previous queen.

The face of the still-servant female officer was filled with a flattering smile: "This is all ordered by His Majesty himself. It is His Majesty's feelings for you!"

Jiang Shiying smiled and said nothing.

What she didn't know was that there was another quarrel in the previous court just because of the regulations of this phoenix robe.

Several imperial censors, I don't know if they received guidance from someone behind the scenes, said that as Jiang Shiying was the successor, her phoenix robe regulations should be half as good as those of Empress Yuan. How could it be far beyond? This is against the rules!

Before Lu Zhaolin could say anything, Prince Jing, who had just entered the court a few days ago, replied to them on the spot: "Rules? Where did such rules come from? Are they in the Jin Dynasty rules or palace rules? Why haven't I seen this before? Shouldn't it be? Could it be that the adults made up the rules themselves? How courageous are these adults to make up the rules themselves and then press the emperor’s head to make others obey them?”

As soon as Prince Jing opened his mouth, he acted like a repeater, not giving anyone a chance to reply.

After he finally finished speaking, those censors were almost beaten into treasonous traitors.

Their faces turned red and they argued for a long time, but they still couldn't argue with Prince Jing.

He was the younger brother of Lu Zhaolin's mother. He was held in the palms of the hands of the Queen Mother and the Emperor and pampered since he was a child. The officials were still a little scrupulous when speaking, but he could say anything he wanted without hesitation.

Even if he really said something inappropriate, Lu Zhaolin said with a smile, "Prince Jing is still young, please don't argue with him."

What else can the censors do? Say no, why should we argue with Prince Jing?

impossible!

Yan Guan, who was always known for his sharp tongue in the court, could not quarrel with Prince Jing alone when they were tied together.

Lu Zhaolin sat up high and felt very happy.

He thought to himself, if he had known that Xiao Shi was so good at talking, he should have asked him to come to court to help me earlier. He is not needed for other serious matters, so it would be good to quarrel for me!

If Prince Jing were to know what his brother was thinking, he would most likely raise his eyebrows. It was his duty to quarrel for sister Ah Ying, but to quarrel for his own brother, he had to see whether the benefits were fulfilled.

This is something to forget.

This turmoil in the previous dynasty ended with the officials admitting that "the ministers acted inappropriately."

Later that day, another craftsman sent a new queen's crown for Jiang Shiying to try on and see if there was anything that needed to be improved.

Jiang Shiying looked at the crown and felt that everything was very good. Compared with the one worn by the first queen, it is more exquisite and even more grand.

If I have to find a flaw, it is that it is too heavy to wear on the head, and the pressure on the person's neck feels like it is about to break.

At the conferment ceremony a few days later, Jiang Shiying, wearing this heavy crown and gorgeous and noble phoenix robe, faced the scorching sun and the gazes of civil and military officials as she walked towards Lu Zhaolin step by step, she couldn't help but feel... Thinking about it, this crown might as well be a little heavier. A little heavier would be like reminding her——

Her path to becoming a queen seems to be brilliant, but in fact it is full of thorns.

She seemed to be walking easily, but in fact she had tried her best to resist the pressure and malice coming from all directions.

Even if this is the case, she will not step back, but will only move forward step by step.

Not long after, there was only the last step left in front of us.

After stepping onto this level, she would walk to Lu Zhaolin's side, stand side by side with him, and receive the courtesy of kneeling down from all the civil and military officials.

Jiang Shiying slowly raised her foot and stepped on it steadily.

She knew in her heart that this step was not the end, but a new starting point.

What she will face in the future is not just the fight between women in the harem.

And she was already prepared.

···

That night, the emperor and empress naturally rested together.

Not in Ganquan Palace, not in Jingyang Palace, but in the renovated Fengyi Palace.

After a whole day of ceremony, both of them were very tired and had no extra energy to do other things. They just hugged each other and talked.

Suddenly, Jiang Shiying said something: "Ah Ying is thinking, is it time to close the harem? The last time was several years ago."