Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

This year's New Year's Eve was just as lively, with the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Rites in charge, and the Empress Dowager in charge in the palace. Only the Emperor and the Empress were required to be present on New Year's Eve, and there was singing and dancing, and everyone was having a great time.

The ladies of each palace finally waited for the emperor to return to the capital, but the emperor left with the queen and returned to Chenxi Palace.

New Year's Eve is boring without the emperor, and everyone is uninterested.

In fact, Xie Shang has not had a good rest since the death of the late emperor. After finishing the late emperor's funeral, he was busy with state affairs all day long. He wanted to have a good rest on New Year's Eve, but after tonight, he will be busy again.

After Jiang Fenghua returned to the palace, she asked Doctor Mei to carefully check her pulse. The fetal position was indeed unstable and she could not overwork. It was best to rest quietly. The longer she rested, the more torturous it would be. She didn't want to think about anything else now and just wanted to have the baby first.

Xie Shang did not go to other minor palaces. He was busy with state affairs every day and had no time to rest. Even if he occasionally found time, he would return to Chenxi Palace to accompany Jiang Fenghua and the two children. He seemed like a different person.

Time passed quickly and it was the eighth day of the first lunar month. This day was the emperor's coronation ceremony. Jiang Fenghua attended symbolically and was sent back to Chenxi Palace by Xie Shang to take care of her pregnancy.

The ladies in the harem had no reason to go to the front court to watch the ceremony. At this time, none of them had been given a title yet and they were all still staying in the palaces of the East Palace.

The emperor was undoubtedly the most tired person on this day, as he also had to entertain envoys from various countries and other matters.

The Queen Mother came to Chenxi Palace in her best attire. Jiang Fenghua was reading a book on the couch beside her, the two children were playing nearby, and the servants were busy with their own things.

Upon seeing this, Nanny Jiang immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, "Your servant pays respects to the Queen Mother. May Her Majesty be blessed."

"Madame Wang, please excuse me!" the Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "Where is the Queen?"

"In the bedroom, I will go and tell him right away."

"No need. I'll go in directly. The Queen is not feeling well." said the Queen Mother.

Just as the Queen Mother came in, Jiang Fenghua had already heard the noise outside. She quickly stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

"You are in poor health, so please don't be polite! Sit down." The power of the harem was still in the hands of the empress dowager, so she was naturally happier than anyone else.

She sat down on the soft chair and said to the two children, "Hongyou, come to the Royal Grandmother."

Xie Hongyou, however, was somewhat unwilling to give face and had not yet learned to take the initiative to greet the Queen Mother. The nurse quickly carried the little prince to the Queen Mother and said, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has only learned to walk for a short time, so..."

Before the wet nurse finished explaining, the empress dowager was already a little impatient and said, "Take them away. I want to talk to the queen for a while." She was not close to the two children born to Jiang Fenghua.

The wet nurse quickly bowed and took her leave, taking the eldest prince and princess with her.

The Queen Mother said, "Now that the Emperor has officially ascended the throne, and the Empress is pregnant, the Emperor has asked me to continue to manage the harem. This is also a sign of His Majesty's trust in me."

Jiang Fenghua sat calmly on the soft chair, thinking that the empress dowager was definitely not here to chat, she said, "Yes, mother has always managed the harem in order." In fact, when Concubine Su was alive, it was always Concubine Su who was in power, and no one dared to mention these words.

The Queen Mother continued, "Now that the Emperor has ascended the throne, there are only a dozen ladies in the harem. In addition to selecting concubines for the Emperor, I am now thinking about how to arrange positions for the ladies. I would like to hear the Queen's opinion first, and then discuss it with the Emperor."

Jiang Fenghua said, "I am in poor health now and have no time to take care of the ladies. The emperor also asked me to rest assured and take care of the baby. Everything is up to the emperor and the queen mother."

The empress dowager was very pleased to see her submissive look. Since the emperor and the empress returned to the palace, the emperor had not spent the night in another lady's palace. The empress dowager was a little angry about this. The empress was pregnant, but the emperor still went to Chenxi Palace every day. She wanted to see what kind of magic there was here.

Jiang Fenghua even stopped living in Kunning Palace and still lived in Chenxi Palace. This palace was originally built by her for Shang'er. Unexpectedly, he had lived here since he was a child and was still reluctant to leave.

The Queen Mother continued, "I have prepared a list of the titles and palaces of the ladies in the harem and will show it to the Queen." She couldn't figure out her son's intentions. Apart from Jiang Fenghui, did he like any other woman?

Jiang Fenghua took the list handed over by Nanny Xi. It turned out that the Queen Mother wanted to make Tang Qianran a royal concubine. It seems that the Queen Mother really values ​​the Tang family!

Originally, the Empress lived in Kunning Palace, the Emperor lived in Qianqing Palace, and the Empress Dowager lived in Cining Palace.

Tang Qianran, Imperial Concubine, Changchun Palace, sitting in the main seat.

Song Jing, Concubine Shu, Jinghe Palace, sat in the main seat.

Gao Qingtong, Zhaoyi, gave birth to a princess and lived in Yongle Palace

Zhu Zhenzhen, noble concubine, childless, good family background, lives in Qinghua Palace, is the main concubine

Helan Yanran, a third-rank noble concubine, Chaoyang Palace,

Pan Nianru, a third-rank imperial concubine

Shu Yan, a fourth-rank official

Wen Lu was conferred the title of a sixth-rank noble lady, and Zhang Jingjing was conferred the title of a fifth-rank concubine.

Chen Jiawei, Wen Yu, Fang Yao, and several others were given the title of Seventh Rank Changzai by Fengyi.

The Queen Mother continued, "This list was drawn up before the Emperor returned to the palace. I didn't have someone make another copy because the position above has changed. Now the Queen will continue to live in the Dawn Palace and move to the Kunning Palace after the child is born. I have already asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle it."

Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "It is not fair to honor Concubine Tang as a noble concubine. What I mean is that Concubine Song and Concubine Tang are both concubines, but the empress dowager only gave Concubine Song the title of Shufei and Concubine Tang the title of noble concubine." She didn't want to promote the Tang family, because Tang Qianran gave birth to a son and the empress dowager liked him very much. She had heard about it. The empress dowager often asked people to bring Tang Qianran's child to her palace to play.

The Queen Mother looked unhappy and continued, "Tang Qianran's father is a second-rank minister, and Song Jing's father is only a fourth-rank official. She was able to sit on the throne of concubine thanks to her pregnancy and giving birth to a prince." If the Emperor had not said to send the list to the Queen for review before making a decision, the Queen Mother would have made the final decision according to her idea.

Jiang Fenghua knew what the Queen Mother was thinking. Now that she had gained power, she wanted to assert her sovereignty in front of her. While she was pregnant, Xie Shang had been too diligent in visiting her palace. The Queen Mother was very disgusted that a pregnant woman could still attract the Emperor.