After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

However, for Emperor Yonghui, it was just three days since he left Kyoto. It felt like three years had passed. He couldn't help but feel like a whole year had passed...

On the way back to Kyoto, everyone was feeling heavy-hearted due to the changes in Kyoto, and naturally, they were not as active as when they first came to Jiufan Mountain.

When we saw the devastated city gate burned by the rebels, the story of the palace coup became more concrete.

Those young ladies from aristocratic families had no clear memories of the events of five years ago, but the officials who had witnessed the turbulent changes in power since Emperor Wuzong all looked a little heavy.

Especially Emperor Yonghui, when he was helped down from the carriage by Jiang Yinghe, he swayed and almost fell down...

Fortunately, Lin Xun reined in his horse and stepped forward in time, saying to Emperor Yonghui: "Your Majesty, the casualties last night were not heavy. It was just that the rebels had lowered the gate mechanism, and I led the army to attack the city with fire, so it looked tragic."

After hearing that not many people died, Emperor Yonghui's pale face improved a little, and he asked again, "What's going on with the city gate mechanism?"

Hearing this, Lin Xun hesitated for a moment before he said briefly, "Regarding the matter of the mechanism and Wang Xian's sudden rebellion, I'm afraid His Majesty will have to interrogate us personally."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yonghui knew that it was not appropriate to talk at this time, so he took Jiang Yinghe and others to prepare to enter the city.

Because Lin Xun led his troops back to Kyoto in a timely manner, the people on the road were not affected too much, and life was restored in one day. Seeing the emperor's carriage, the people on both sides of the street shouted "Taiping Emperor"...

Emperor Yonghui worked diligently in the past five years. Compared with the chaos brought about by the three consecutive dynasties of the eunuch party, the people of Dayin have lived a rare peaceful and tranquil life under the governance of Emperor Yonghui.

Therefore, regarding the coup in the Eastern Palace, most of the people's discussions were about the Crown Prince's faults, but few blamed Emperor Yonghui, which made Emperor Yonghui feel a little relieved.

The emperor's carriage soon arrived in front of the palace gate, and Concubine Zheng was leading the concubines in the harem to greet them. When they saw the carriage, Concubine Zheng Yirou, who was the head of the concubines, knelt down and apologized, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. When you left Beijing, you entrusted the harem to me. It was my lax management that led to such a change in the palace. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Concubine Zheng Yirou was kneeling on the ground, wearing a conventional blue palace dress. She was neither as graceful as Queen Wang, nor as stunningly beautiful as Concubine Xie. She had always been an insignificant existence in the harem.

Back then, Lin Jingyou was in love with Xie Wanyue, but after his confession failed, he had reached the age to get married, and Emperor Wuzong wanted to arrange a marriage for him.

He has always been a go-with-the-flow person, and the only thing he insisted on was probably Xie Wanyue. But after two or three years of fruitless persistence, he dared not not get married under the pressure of his father.

It happened to be a general election, and he first chose the concubine Wang E, and later wanted to choose Zheng's daughter as the queen.

Since he was little, Lin Jingyou knew that his future life was to support his brother, and he would become a prince when his brother ascended the throne. If the princess was of too high a social status, it would not be a good thing.

Although the status of the Zheng family in Jinling was not high, they were still a noble family after all. Their status was much higher than Wang E's. They were almost qualified to be the Princess Lin and would not pose a threat to the Prince.

In other words, Zheng Yirou almost became Princess Lin at that time.

Although Wuzong didn't care about his son at that time, he was already a prince after all, and thought that both Wang E and Zheng Yirou were of too low a social status. When the marriage was finally granted, the two were concubines who entered the prince's mansion one after the other, and the position of Princess Lin was left vacant.

It was not until a year later that Xie Wanyue entered the palace and was directly appointed as the princess.

Zheng Yirou was born in Jiangnan and has a gentle personality.

Whether in the palace or in the harem, she never fought for anything. If it weren't for the fact that her maternal family, the Zheng clan, was now a powerful family in Jiangnan, and if King Lin Shaojin of Yue was not also outstanding, she would never have been able to sit on the position of imperial concubine based on the favor that Emperor Yonghui showed her.

Concubine Zheng had been living a life of luxury over the years, and her body had become a little plumper than when she first entered the palace. None of the beauties in the harem were worthy of Emperor Yonghui's attention, either in terms of appearance or affection.

But at this time, Emperor Yonghui had experienced suspicion with his son, the breakup of mother and son, and the betrayal of his ministers. He was like a frightened bird, and he was particularly cordial when he saw Concubine Zheng.

"What's wrong with the imperial concubine? It's that rebellious son who's at fault!"

As she said this, she asked Jiang Yinghe to help the imperial concubine up. Zheng Yirou felt relieved to see that Emperor Yonghui did not vent his anger on her, and she began to worry about Lin Shaojin again.

However, the situation was in a mess now. Emperor Yonghui and the people around him all looked unhappy. Zheng Yirou also knew that this was not a good time to ask.

She only wanted to welcome Emperor Yonghui into the palace as soon as possible, and then go talk to Lin Shaojin...

But Jiang Yinghe was also worried about Emperor Yonghui's health, so he said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Let's go to the Imperial Concubine's Yongle Palace to have a meal and rest. As for the interrogation, we will talk about it tomorrow."

Jiang Yinghe had been with Emperor Yonghui the longest, and he knew best that Emperor Yonghui had a sensitive and thoughtful personality and could not tolerate any more stimulation. He could only rest well when he was with people he was familiar with.

Concubine Zheng was stunned for a moment, and after Jiang Yinghe's hint, she said, "I obey your order."

The last time Emperor Yonghui came to Yongle Palace was half a year ago. For a while, Concubine Zheng was so unfamiliar with the palace that she almost forgot the etiquette of visiting the emperor.

The concubines following Concubine Zheng were jealous when they saw Emperor Yonghui go to Concubine Zheng's palace...

Everyone knew that after the rebellion in Kyoto, Queen Wang had lost power, and not only the previous dynasty but also the harem would be changed!

Some people who were quick-witted had already made up their minds to please Concubine Zheng, while others set their sights on Lady Ruo who got off the carriage with Emperor Yonghui...

There hasn't been a new person in the harem for a long time, let alone a woman as young and beautiful as Ruoniang.

Concubine Zheng also saw Ruoniang, and a trace of shock flashed in her eyes. Isn't this...

But she had been in the harem for many years after all, and knew to be cautious in her words and actions. She quickly concealed the strangeness in her eyes and said to Emperor Yonghui: "Your Majesty, is this your new sister? How should we arrange it?"

Ruo Niang was introduced and arranged by Queen Wang, but during the Jiufan Mountain Incident, it was Ruo Niang who stayed by Emperor Yonghui's side, which shows that she was not on the same page as Queen Wang.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yonghui said, "You can arrange this matter."

Concubine Zheng was a little dumbfounded, but Emperor Yonghui seemed to have thought of something and said, "Wang has already moved to Yongxiang. I have sent someone to take her Phoenix Seal. You will take charge of the harem for the next few days."

Concubine Zheng stood there as if she was stunned by the sudden surprise. It was only after Jiang Yinghe's reminder that she reacted and expressed her gratitude.

Listening to Emperor Yonghui's oral instructions, everyone, who originally had different expressions, looked at each other. No one expected that the situation in the harem would change so quickly after returning from Jiufan Mountain!

Behind the crowd, Xiao Xuetang frowned slightly, and Zheng Shu's eyes flashed with a hint of pride...