Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

Precisely because he was very clear about his own thoughts, Emperor Kang Yuan felt even more guilty, especially when he saw that Xie Ze really had no attachment to power and lightly gave up the control of "Capital Monthly".

Think about how many sons he has, among whom there are many smart and capable ones, and some who are quite filial and come to pay their respects to him all day long. However, he himself doesn't believe that there is one among them who has no selfish motives and does not covet the position under his seat.

Thinking of those ministers who stood up today to oppose him publishing the "Capital Monthly", Emperor Kang Yuan's face darkened. It was not that they didn't have any covetousness. They clearly wished that he would die sooner so that they could make room for him!

At this time, the Queen and Imperial Concubine Lan came over from afar wearing luxurious dresses and exquisite makeup. The moment she saw Emperor Kang Yuan, Imperial Concubine Lan's eyes lit up immediately. She pushed aside the Queen and walked over quickly with small steps. She bowed softly to Emperor Kang Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The Queen was annoyed that Concubine Lan had overtaken her, but she pretended to be unconcerned. She walked to Concubine Lan and bowed respectfully to Emperor Kang Yuan.

Emperor Kang Yuan was angry that the two princes of the previous dynasty had troubled him, so he naturally had no good face for the two men and said indifferently, "Everyone, get up. What's the matter?"

The Empress probably also heard that Emperor Kang Yuan was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to say any more nonsense. She just quickly told them the purpose of their visit: "Your Majesty, it will be the end of the year in a month. I and Concubine Lan came here to ask if Your Majesty has any arrangements for this year's palace banquet?"

As she spoke, the Queen couldn't help but glance in the direction of Concubine Lan, trying hard to suppress the jealousy and anger in her heart.

Originally, a palace banquet of this scale should have been hosted by the Queen.

But Concubine Lan's mother's family was powerful and they were used to seeking favors, so neither of them was willing to give in.

So much so that over the years, they have been taking turns to host the banquet, and every year they always rack their brains to make it better than the previous year, hoping to outdo each other. When it is the other party's turn to host the palace banquet, they always want to show off something.

Emperor Kang Yuan was happy to see this happen. After all, he would have a lot of face if the palace banquet was well organized! He didn't need to worry about it. The competitive spirit of the Queen and Concubine Lan would make the palace banquet go smoothly.

Therefore, although he always knew that the two were competing with each other, Emperor Kang Yuan did not say much and just pretended not to see it.

But today, seeing these two people trying to show off in front of him again, Emperor Kang Yuan became rarely impatient and said calmly: "Don't bother me about the harem banquet. The queen is the master of the harem and should be fully responsible. The other concubines should listen to the queen's orders."

Concubine Lan was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty?!" According to convention, it should be her turn this year! How could Your Majesty just give her the chance to the Queen? !

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best and work with you sisters to host a successful palace banquet." The Queen was indeed very happy at this moment and saluted to Emperor Kang Yuan with a smile.

Just as she was about to say a few more private words, she saw Emperor Kang Yuan look at her again and said expressionlessly, "I am usually busy with all kinds of affairs in the court, and as the head of the harem, you should handle small matters like the New Year's Eve banquet by yourself.

If you can't even make a decision on such a small matter and you bring it to cause trouble for me, then what's the point of having you as my queen?"

The queen's originally proud face turned pale in an instant, and she knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and failed to control the concubines in the harem. Please forgive me."

Seeing the Emperor reprimanding the Empress, Concubine Lan should have been gloating, but she knew that what Emperor Kang Yuan meant just now was clearly that she had overstepped the line and that she should not have gone beyond the Empress's questioning of the palace banquet.

Concubine Lan also knelt down, but her face was still full of grievance. She didn't understand. It was obviously like this before. Although His Majesty always said that she was spoiled, he was still willing to pamper her. Why did it change now?

Emperor Kang Yuan knew what she was thinking when he saw her expression, and he said coldly: "If Concubine Lan has nothing to do, she should persuade her son well, so that he won't forget that the world belongs to his father or him!"

Wei Yan actually dared to use the entire court to put pressure on him. Did he really think that there was no other suitable candidate for the crown prince besides the fourth brother? !

And the second brother is the same, they are all so ambitious that they even try to stop him from publishing the monthly report. It's really outrageous!

Thinking of this, Emperor Kang Yuan's heart turned cold. He glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground and said indifferently: "Forget it, since you two are so busy on weekdays that you don't even have time to discipline your son, you don't have to intervene in the palace banquet at the end of the year. Leave it to Concubine Hui to take charge."

Queen & Concubine Lan: "What?!"

As soon as Emperor Kang Yuan finished speaking, he didn't even look at them, and walked away from the two of them with his hands behind his back, saying without looking back: "I have been busy with government affairs recently. If there is nothing important, you don't need to come."

The Queen and Concubine Lan were both humiliated and wanted to chase after him but were stopped by His Majesty's words. They looked at each other and finally had to return to the harem angrily one after the other.

They didn't expect that after not having any contact for such a long time, that little bitch Concubine Hui would get the upper hand in the end. They were so angry that their teeth were about to break!

Emperor Kang Yuan ignored the two men's moods and returned to his study room to say to the eunuch Wang beside him, "Please give me some advice. I want to draft an imperial edict."

"Yes."

*

The second prince didn't know at this moment that his mother had been reprimanded by his father. He hurried back home after returning from the court, and without saying a word, he had Lu Wuliang, who was eating and drinking for free in the mansion, thrown out.

"What are you doing?! What are you doing?!" When the people from the prince's mansion caught him, he hadn't even gotten up yet. He was just leaning on the bed and daydreaming like an old man. This little life was so leisurely that it was more comfortable than being a prince.

When he was caught, he even looked unhappy, as if he treated the palace as his home.

The Second Prince was so angry at his arrogant attitude that he laughed. However, Yuan Jiang, who heard the noise, ran out, frowned, walked forward, and said to the Second Prince with an unhappy look on his face: "Your Highness, what are you doing?

I have already explained to you that although Lu Wuliang is of no use for the time being, he has an old relationship with Jiang Xin, and he also has a grudge with Xie Ze because of a broken leg that ended his career.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We will certainly need him in the future. Why do we suddenly want to drive him away?"

“Why?” The Second Prince looked at Yuan Jiangze grimly, then sneered and said, “You don’t need to know why, because today I will not only drive him away, but I will drive you away too!

"Someone, come here! Throw Yuan Jiangze and Lu Wuliang, as well as their luggage, out of the house!"