Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system

For a long time after the deposed queen passed away, Xiao Yanchen did not mention the matter of re-entering the queen.

Because Xiao Yanchen did not mention it, the harem of the previous dynasty was very peaceful at first, but suddenly there was a trend of asking for a new queen.

No matter who they were, even if their position was as low as that of a concubine, they all started to form cliques and factions and move around everywhere.

Shen Yao in Weiyang Palace watched the fun and commented that doing such a thing was tantamount to an old man hanging himself, seeking his own death.

Is the emperor's reverse scale so easy to touch? Why did the queen become deposed? It seems that the concubines in the harem have not learned enough lessons and think that what they do in a subtle way is not a problem.

Shen Yaole hid in the palace and watched the fun, but as she said, other people had also thought about these things. After all, the rumor of the queen's appointment appeared very strangely, as if it suddenly spread throughout the entire court and harem.

But human nature is greedy, and some people cannot control their mentality even if they know it.

There was no way. Everyone thought they would be the luckiest person, and they tried their best to fight for it. However, the Weiyang Palace looked like a strange flower, standing alone in opposition to the entire harem, which was very confusing.

Even Xiao Yanchen would ask Wei Zhu from time to time about some of the happenings in Weiyang Palace.

Although Wei Zhu always said that Weiyang Palace was very honest, the emperor was still worried.

It's not that he doesn't trust Shen Yao, but he doesn't trust those people with ulterior motives to plot against Shen Yao (it seems to be the same idea, anyway, he is naturally wary of Shen Yao, even though Xiao Yanchen has a place for Shen Yao in his heart).

It was another ordinary question. After getting Yiru's previous reply, Xiao Yanchen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked Wei Zhu to continue sending people to monitor.

"There are still Jin'er and several other children in Weiyang Palace. Please send more people to take care of them. If there is anything, please report it in time."

Wei Zhu said "yes" and nodded.

Waving his hand, Xiao Yanchen turned around, turned his head away from Wei Zhu, and leaned on the chair beside the table. "Go down. You can handle the movements in other parts of the harem yourself. If they seem to be dishonest, kick them out as soon as possible."

Those spies are like weeds that cannot be burned out by wildfires, but will grow again in the spring breeze.

You must know that the spies in the harem had been dealt with over and over again by Xiao Yanchen before, but he still couldn't stop the increasing number of people.

Ah!

They were so bold that Xiao Yanchen couldn't help but feel furious. If it wasn't the right time to see blood, he would never have tolerated these people for so long.

Wei Zhu responded with a yes and quickly left the Tai Chi Hall.

After leaving the house, Wei Zhu first breathed a sigh of relief, then stretched out his hand to call the servant beside him, "Go and follow our previous instructions and continue to watch.

Also, send a message to Consort Xi in Weiyang Palace, telling her that everything remains the same as before."

After saying that, Wei Zhu reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then turned around and walked away.

On the other side, the young eunuch sent by Wei Zhu to deliver the message met Qiuyue as he wished.

After tactfully conveying Wei Zhu's instructions, the man took the silver rewarded by Qiuyue and left happily in small steps.

Qiuyue watched the other party walk away, and simply returned to the main hall to report to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao was sitting on the couch eating the emerald green grapes presented to her by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The grapes are sweet, sour and soft, like exquisite and beautiful pieces of fine agate.

After conveying the young eunuch's words perfectly, Qiuyue brought a basin of clean water for Shen Yao to wash her hands.

"Your Highness, what does Eunuch Wei mean? Our Weiyang Palace has been very peaceful recently. Could it be that the Emperor misses you and is hinting that you should go to Taiji Palace?"

Qiuyue blinked her beautiful big eyes, and her mind was still a little dazed after she finished speaking.

Uh, uh, maybe after I said it, I felt that what I said was a bit ridiculous.

Qiuyue became visibly panicked, stumbling over what to say, not knowing how to explain.

Fortunately, Shen Yao didn't care too much and understood that Qiuyue's mistake was unintentional.

This happens sometimes when the master and servant spend too much time together.

Besides, Xiao Yanchen was a little weird sometimes, and he really liked to do this kind of interesting thing, sending a message to her through a third person, Wei Zhu, and asking her to go to Taiji Hall.

Now that Wei Zhu said something that made no sense, Qiuyue immediately guessed that it was Xiao Yanchen. It was purely a conditioned reflex.

But unfortunately, this time it was not Xiao Yanchen who missed Shen Yao. On the contrary, Xiao Yanchen was doubting Shen Yao.

The words Wei Zhu gave her were a special communication between the two of them.

Although Qiuyue is Shen Yao's personal maid, she doesn't know everything.

The one-line connection between Wei Zhu and Shen Yao is directly related to Wei Zhu's life and property. Wei Zhu certainly cannot let anyone else know about it except the two of them.

"Don't worry about what Wei Zhu means. We just need to protect Weiyang Palace."

It was inevitable that the emperor would be suspicious, because there were so many unusual movements in the harem palaces, big and small, and yet the Weiyang Palace seemed peaceful no matter how he looked at it.

Shen Yao really didn't think too much about this because she knew the general ending.

Even if she could not sit on the throne of empress as she wished, when Xiao Jin and the others grew up and Xiao Yanchen decided to choose the next heir to the throne, Shen Yao, as the biological mother of the new emperor, would definitely sit on the throne of empress dowager.

If that's the case, then what's the point of fighting? The emperor has such a high quality seed, does he still need Shen Yao to fight? The existence of a few children has already made Shen Yao invincible, okay?

It didn't seem like Shen Yao had said anything, but Qiuyue thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed what she meant.

They in the Weiyang Palace have always liked to stay out of the whole incident, and this time will be no exception.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand," Qiuyue lamented that after years of practice, she was still not as calm as her master. In her heart, she worshipped Shen Yao as a god.

Shen Yao didn't know that her maid thought of her like this. She was still wondering what the purpose was behind this sudden controversy over the queen's enthronement.

Perhaps it has something to do with the draft that might be held next year?

When the deposed queen died, one year had passed since the selection, and the Dajing harem normally held a selection every three years.

This year is almost halfway through. By May of next year, if nothing unexpected happens, the decree of the beauty pageant will surely reach the entire territory of the Dajing Dynasty.

Without the queen's harem, would those wealthy families be tempted?

You have to know that Xiao Yanchen is really young, and the eldest son in the palace is a sickly person with poor health.

With such a configuration, any family with the slightest ambition would want to send a daughter in to try it out.

If they lose, they will only lose a daughter, but if they win, then no matter whether it is offspring or anything else, they will definitely gain more.

Anyone can figure out this account, so now that the emperor is not sure about the candidate for the empress, is he waiting for these people outside the palace to take action?

Reaching out and touching his chin, Shen Yao felt that his IQ was really not enough.

After listening to what Xiao Yanchen said before, I thought it was a sure thing that I would get the position.

As a result, more than half a year passed and Xiao Yanchen never mentioned this matter at all.

Shen Yao was just relying on the fact that she already had several children, and she also knew about Xiao Yanchen's physical condition through the system in advance, and knew that it would be extremely difficult for Xiao Yanchen to have a healthy child, so she dared to be so relaxed and not rush.

Otherwise, if it were any other woman, she would have definitely used all kinds of schemes and tricks just to get the position of queen.

……

Is the position of empress really important? For ordinary people, it is not important enough to describe it. It can be said to be the lifelong pursuit of some people who enter the palace.

Originally, Shen Yao thought that this sudden wave of controversy over the enthronement of the queen would come to an abrupt end after it passed.

But what was unexpected was that the storm intensified and directly blew the entire harem to pieces.

After Shen Yao once again reminded Qiuyue that she only needed to take care of herself and not worry about others, the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Li, Li Yanzhen, got into trouble.

Li Yanzhen's family, the Li family, was involved in a very important corruption case.

Among them, Li Yanzhen's father, Li Dekai, the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, and several of his students were implicated.

When Li Yanzhen heard the news, she ran to Taiji Hall crying and asked to see the emperor.

I beg the Emperor to spare my father for the sake of the crown prince and myself.

The result is naturally self-evident. It is impossible for Xiao Yanchen to let off steam on such a matter, especially since the corruption also involved concubines and royal heirs. Severe punishment would be the least of his worries. Xiao Yanchen wished he could just give a genuine lesson to show that he was fair and honest.

Li Guibin Li Yanzhen: ...

Li Yanzhen cried until all her tears were gone, but she still couldn't win back the emperor's cold and ruthless heart.

Even because Li Yanzhen pleaded for her father indiscriminately and without any reason, her own rank was demoted from a third-rank noble concubine to a fourth-rank imperial concubine.

Before this, the emperor had planned to promote Li Yanzhen from the third-rank noble concubine to the second-rank concubine for the sake of the eldest prince. Now, instead of a promotion, she was demoted, which was a complete loss of both the wife and the army.

Now, Li Yanzhen and the Li family behind her have completely withdrawn from the possibility of competing for the position of queen.

After this incident, Li Yanzhen became more honest and her presence was reduced to the lowest level.

As one rises, another falls. Concubine Sun Churuo, who had received the Queen's guarantee together with Li Yanzhen, has been making rapid progress. Not only has her father been promoted two ranks from the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, but she herself has also become Concubine Sun. She is even rumored to be promoted to Concubine Sun because the Third Prince is in good health.

In the harem today, apart from Concubine Xi Shen Yao who is indifferent and doesn't care about anything, Concubine Sun Sun Churuo is the one with the most presence.

As the emperor, Xiao Yanchen would often stay overnight at Sun Churuo's Changle Palace.

For this reason, there were frequent rumors that Sun Churuo would be made queen, and Qiuyue even mentioned it to Shen Yao a few times.

Shen Yao:......

However, Sun Churuo was still not qualified to become the queen.

Putting aside other things, Zheng Hongzhuang showed no mercy when she took care of the Third Prince's body.

Now the Third Prince seems healthy, but his insides are like holes that have been carved out and cannot be repaired.

Besides, Sun Churuo is not Shen Yao, and she cannot use cheats to make herself pregnant.

I only have one child, and that child is a bomb that could explode at any time. Tsk, I have no competitiveness at all.

Shen Yao made a few simple comments and Sun Churuo ignored them. When Xiao Yanchen came to Weiyang Palace, Shen Yao did not say any more rumors and just focused on having a good time with Xiao Yanchen, as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Yanchen, who wanted to see Shen Yao's situation, said: ...

Xiao Yanchen once tentatively asked Shen Yao about her opinion on the rumors, but Shen Yao dismissed him with just one rumor.

At this point, Xiao Yanchen no longer worried about Shen Yao's attitude, but instead focused on digging holes and filling them for those who wanted to jump into the holes.

At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the sky and the earth were covered in silver, and the entire palace was wrapped in a new layer of silver.

"Today is a good day for Princess Sun. Have you prepared the gifts for congratulations?"

Shen Yao, wearing a new winter outfit, waved to Qiuyue.

Qiuyue was holding a wooden box in her arms, which contained an expensive jade Buddha.

This was a "thoughtful gift" specially selected by Shen Yao, along with a jade ruyi placed in a wooden box.

"Mother, it's time for us to leave."

Today is a good day for Changle Palace, as Sun Churuo was finally canonized as a concubine.

Although she has no title, compared to the previous concubine, Sun Churuo has achieved a triple jump in status and is only one level away from Shen Yao.

At the door, the sedan chair was already waiting there. Shen Yao, wearing a thick cloak, sat on it. Then he heard a voice and the sedan chair was lifted up.

Weiyang Palace is not very close to Changle Palace, and in order to ensure that Shen Yao is not cold, Qiuyue specially placed a small brazier in the sedan chair.

The charcoal used is top quality silver thread charcoal, which has no smoky smell and even emits a few faint scents of grass and fruit.

This is a step that needs to be done when smoking charcoal. Otherwise, the dry charcoal aroma will take a whole night to marinate.

It’s good like this now. Occasionally, a faint scent of grass and wood will come out of my body. I can say that I have no worries.

"Getting off the sedan chair"

The sedan chair came down, and the curtain that had been there earlier was lifted.

Shen Yao bent down and walked down from the sedan chair, and placed her hand gently on Qiuyue's palm.

Putting the stove in his hand into Qiuyue's arms, Shen Yao straightened his cloak, touched his hanging hair and tassels, and walked into the room.

The area of ​​Changle Palace is not very large, more than half smaller than Weiyang Palace.

But Changle Palace has one good point, that is, the scenery is nice and it is very close to the back garden, so you can see the scenery as soon as you go out and you don’t have to walk too far.

Of course, this advantage is not yet visible for the winter court.

Moreover, the back garden is next to where the palace servants live, so there is a large flow of people and it is noisy, which is considered a disadvantage of Changle Palace.

I heard that the Emperor intended to move Sun Churuo and his mother to another palace because the Third Prince did not get enough rest at night and his body, which he had worked so hard to build up, became thin again.

Now he looks pale and frail, no different from the eldest and second princes before him.

"Your servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine Xi."

"This servant has greeted the Imperial Concubine Xi."

"..."

Shen Yao walked without stopping all the way, waving her hand to signal the palace servants who were bowing to stand up, and then she walked into the hall.

The temperature in the hall was much better than outside. A current of heat rushed towards her, forcing Shen Yao to take off her cloak.

"Your humble concubine greets Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Xi."

"Anonymous Concubine Xi"

"Princess Sun, I am late for your big day, please forgive me.

Everyone else please stand up. We are all here to congratulate Concubine Sun, so don't be shy."

After finishing his words with a smile, he asked Qiuyue to present the prepared gift with both hands. Shen Yao slowly walked to the chair, sat down, and took a breath.