Overcoming all difficulties, the princess is reborn to become the empress

Shen Xinyin acted crazy.

Feng Yuqi was too lazy to find out whether his mother was really crazy or just pretending to be crazy, and immediately ordered people to dig out the indentures of Tianqu's family.

When leaving Prince Hao's Mansion, Feng Yuqi couldn't bear it after all, and ordered Tian Qu, who stayed in the capital, to wait for him to leave and find a doctor for his mother Shen Xinyin.

Feng Yuqi left. Tian Qu followed Feng Yuqi's order and sent people to seal off Prince Hao's mansion, strictly prohibiting outsiders from visiting, and announced to the public: The emperor is ill, Shen Xinyin prayed for the emperor, and from then on, he would worship Buddha behind closed doors.

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In Yunsheng.

With Su Changfeng's diligent promotion, the new decree was quickly spread across the country.

It attracted heated discussions from countless people at once.

There are those who don't understand, those who watch the fun, those who are ready to make a move, those who sneer, and those who curse without knowing what's going on...

In short, notices were posted all over the streets and alleys, but for three consecutive days, no woman took the initiative to step forward and ask to serve as an official in the court.

However, some indigenous people and merchants in the capital city successively donated some small change or food to the collection points set up.

These are just a drop in the bucket and are still far from what is needed to fight the disaster.

At the daily court meetings, facing those old stubborn people who had the idea of ​​male superiority and female inferiority engraved in their bones, Su Yunxuan remained resolute. She even proposed the policy of "two officials in separate courts, the best ones will be eliminated; two officials in separate paths, and they will rotate once a year."

When she made this statement, many ministers just regarded it as a joke.

Some of the more cautious ones, fearing that their status would be threatened, began to spread rumors privately that the empress was incompetent in governing the country.

They even attributed Yun Sheng's natural disaster directly to Su Yunxuan being a disaster star.

Su Yunxuan didn't have time to pay attention to these discussions that were gradually fermenting.

In her opinion, all kinds of rumors about her have never stopped since she returned to Yunsheng.

She summoned Prince Xu, Su Changfeng and the capable ministers recommended by the two of them into the palace and asked for their opinions and suggestions. She then spent a whole night and half a day improving and perfecting the policies and putting them into writing.

As soon as the official document came out, Su Changfeng once again led people to post it everywhere and publicize it against the clock.

The new imperial decree was written in black and white, and every clause was rigorous and detailed.

This time, those talented ladies from aristocratic families who had been eager to make a move but did not dare to take the lead and chose to watch from the sidelines finally began to be moved, and some of them were so excited that they were eager to try it out.

When they were dressed and ready to go out, they were stopped by the elders in the family and told that it was not the right time yet.

Some of the old men who had seen a lot of storms and were deep-minded explained to the younger generation in their families that all kinds of unfavorable rumors about the empress were spreading wildly in the capital.

As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and people's words are scary. At this rate, it is still unknown whether Su Yunxuan can remain the empress for long...

Some people think that the empress's new decree does provide outstanding women in the family with a once-in-a-century opportunity, but precisely because this opportunity is so rare, they should treat it with caution.

The protruding rafters rot first; the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The elders suggest that we should do as before and wait and see...

Two days passed after the new decree was issued, but still no noble lady from an aristocratic family stepped forward on her own initiative, and the amount of silver collected increased slowly.

Su Changfeng was extremely anxious.

He was unwilling to wait any longer, so he took the initiative to ask for permission to leave Yunsheng Capital, hoping to use the opportunity of delivering supplies to the disaster area to spread the new decree more widely.

Since these conservative people in the capital are unwilling to take action, he will let more people in the world know about this order. He doesn't believe that no one in this vast world dares to stand up.

Su Yunxuan did not stop her.

From the look in Su Changfeng's eyes when he looked at her, she could feel Su Changfeng's heartache and self-blame for her.

Just as Su Changfeng couldn't bear to see her working hard every day, she was also reluctant to keep Su Changfeng by her side, tormenting him every day.

She knew that only by letting Su Changfeng work hard for her could she relieve some of the depression in Su Changfeng's heart.

Although at this moment, she was very confused, helpless, and even a little self-doubting, and really hoped that her brother Changfeng could stay with her, she still chose to let go.

Facing rumors from the outside world and doubts from civil and military officials, she tried hard to hold on, telling herself over and over again in her heart: She can do it, she must do it, she is her father's daughter, the empress of Yunsheng.

No matter how the outside world sees her, no matter how the world treats her, since she has accepted the position of empress, she should overcome all difficulties and shoulder the responsibilities of the empress.

She told herself that there were so many people suffering from natural disasters, starving, wandering around, witnessing the death of their loved ones...they were suffering much more than she was.

She told herself that those people were still waiting for her to save them, and she had to stay calm, be strong, and become stronger day by day...

Occasionally, when she was overwhelmed and could no longer hold on, she would go to Fengqi Palace, lie down beside the bed, hold her father's hand, and call her father over and over again.

When she got tired of shouting, she would take out the two jade pendants left by her mother and uncle from her neck, and stroke the "Lu" pattern on them over and over again, telling herself that she should learn from the loyalty and perseverance of the Lu family army, and should be like them, and stick to her original aspirations even when she suffered the greatest injustice...

On the seventh day after Su Changfeng left Fenglan Capital, Su Yunxuan, who had been struggling to hold on, finally welcomed two good things.

One is that Ruoying finally brought back Xuan Huangzi;

The other one was Pei Qianluo, who came to apply with most of her and An Lan's savings to support her.

An Lan is worthy of being the eldest princess of Feng Lan who has been doted on by the emperor and the empress dowager for many years. Pei Qianluo brought a total of thirty-six carts of silver, money and treasures.

Thirty-six carriages, each pulled by two tall horses, entered the capital of Yunsheng in a mighty procession.

It attracted many people from Yunsheng to watch.

The carriages stopped and lined up in an orderly manner, almost from the city gate of Yunsheng capital to the largest fundraising site set up by the court.

Pei Qianluo stood in front of the lead carriage, shouting that she came with supplies and sincerely applied for the position of female official. She was willing to do her best for Empress Yunsheng to help the victims and overcome the difficulties together.

As soon as she finished speaking, the doors of thirty-six carriages opened, revealing large wooden boxes that were stuffed tightly inside.

At Pei Qianluo's command, wooden boxes were moved to the fundraising leader and opened.

The onlookers curiously leaned over to take a look, and were shocked to see that the boxes were full of silver and various rare treasures.

Afterwards, bags of food were also moved down.

For a moment, the entire Yunsheng capital was in an uproar, and many noble families who had previously suppressed their outstanding descendants also sent servants to check it out.

Inside the palace, Su Yunxuan handed the booklet that she got from Yin Qian and that the Queen Mother had instructed her to give to Xuan Huangzi, and asked Bai Shu and Xuan Huangzi to coordinate and take good care of her father, the Queen, and excitedly hurried to the donation point outside the palace.

She knew that the opportunity she had been waiting for had finally come!

As long as there is one person willing to take the lead, those women from the aristocratic families in Yunshengdu who have chosen to watch for the time being will follow closely.