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

Tang Jinrong quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. I will discipline my sons when I return and prevent them from doing anything wrong again."

Xie Shang stared at Tang Qianran again, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes, "I will not deprive you of your status because you are the mother of the Third Prince. Concubine Tang will be demoted to Noble Lady Tang. Behave yourself. If you dare to offend me again, I will not be so easy to talk to."

Tang Qianran felt like the sky was about to fall. She had only been the imperial concubine for a few days, and the entire harem knew that she was the one in power. Now, not only did she have no power, she was also demoted to a sixth-rank noble lady. She stared at Tang Yu coldly, wondering why they couldn't change their greed for money? They had to embezzle money when she was in charge.

Tang Qianran's face turned pale and tears flowed out, "Your Majesty... I really didn't know they dared to do such a thing. I didn't embezzle..."

"Someone, send Concubine Tang back to her palace." It was precisely because her position was too high that the Tang family dared to do these things. Fortunately, she gave birth to a prince, otherwise she would have been sent to the cold palace today.

The emperor then said to Minister You, "I will hand them over to Minister You for investigation. All those who hosted the Lantern Festival banquet will be strictly investigated. Anyone who dares to embezzle will not be forgiven if found out."

You Shangshu said, "I obey your order."

Just waiting for Shangshu You, Xiao Yu and others to take everyone away, Tang Jinrong was scared half to death. These two idiots, just take some money from them, now they have lost more than they gain.

Minister Tang was filled with hatred and anger, but he could only respectfully leave the side hall.

Just when the Queen Mother thought that the Emperor had escaped the disaster by not investigating further, Xie Shang suddenly walked up to her and said, "Mother, please stay."

"Emperor, I have a headache. It may be because I drank too much at night and was blown by the cold wind. Why does my head hurt? Nanny Xi said she would get a cloak for me, why hasn't she come back yet?" The Queen Mother pretended.

"Since mother has a headache, you should stay in the Cining Palace to recuperate. Leave the chores in the harem to the Queen!" Xie Shang said in a deep voice.

The Queen Mother's headache was immediately relieved when her son seized power from her. She said in a deep voice, "Emperor, I am your mother, your biological mother. If you don't let me take charge of the harem, what is the point of me being the Queen Mother?"

Xie Shang said, "I have given mother a chance. I can turn a blind eye to your indulgence of Tang Qianran, but mother, you are greedy for my national treasury. If mother wants the Jade Guanyin, please let me know. No matter what, I will find it for mother to honor her."

The Queen Mother saw that he spoke coldly and without any mother-son affection. She thought of the hurtful words he said last time. After that, he never said a single soft word to her, and did not even go to the Cining Palace to pay his respects. It was clear that he was disrespectful to her as a mother. He must still remember those things.

Tears flowed from the corners of the Queen Mother's eyes. "The Emperor is busy with state affairs. Even if there are no state affairs, he will go to the Queen's palace to accompany her. When have you ever been to the Queen Mother's palace? Tang Qianran knows how to make the Queen Mother happy. She even knows to give the Queen Mother a jade Guanyin as a gift. You are my son, have you ever thought about what the Queen Mother needs?"

Seeing her cry, Xie Shang softened his heart and his eyes were filled with tenderness. "Since I ascended the throne, I have been busy with state affairs and have no time to go to the Queen's Palace. If my mother needs anything, just tell me. There is no need to accept these gifts of unknown origin. In the end, it will only damage my mother's reputation."

Empress Dowager Cheng also gave in. "I know, but the queen is in poor health. I am afraid that she won't be able to handle the entire harem. Didn't Imperial Doctor Mei say that the queen should rest during this pregnancy? She can't be overworked."

Jiang Fenghua clenched her fingers and said gently, "Then please ask Gao Zhaoyi and Song Shufei to manage the harem with my daughter-in-law. Gao Zhaoyi was born in a scholarly family and is gentle and polite. Song Shufei is also a casual person. I think the character of the person who can manage the harem is the most important. Although my mother likes Tang Guiren, she has been generous since she entered the palace. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is handed over to a generous person, she will not be able to keep track of the details. I am afraid that it will become more and more chaotic."

What this means is that if we let someone like the Queen Mother who doesn't know how to do accounting take charge, I'm afraid that everything will be a mess in the end.

"Your Majesty has thought it through. Let the Queen stay in charge of the harem. I will let Concubine Gao and Concubine Song Shufei assist you. With the Queen's talents, she will definitely manage the harem in perfect order. Leave the details to her subordinates. The Queen should not overwork herself and give birth to the baby safely." He said with concern.

Empress Dowager Cheng still refused to give up. "The Empress is in charge of the harem affairs, so the Emperor can hand over the miscellaneous affairs of the Jingshifang to me. Before your father passed away, he held my hand and asked me to urge the Emperor to put the heir first..."

Xie Shang glanced at Jiang Fenghua and immediately agreed, "My mother has nothing to do in the palace, so please share the Queen's worries." He didn't want to have conflicts with Jiang Fenghua because of other women, nor did he want the women in the harem to upset her.

The corners of Jiang Fenghua's lips twitched slightly. Empress Dowager Cheng's advantage was that she was Xie Shang's mother. In his previous life, Xie Shang did not recognize her, so he was cold-blooded and ruthless to her.

It would be nice to let Xie Shang never get over his sadness and continue to be cold-blooded and ruthless, but this is really shooting oneself in the foot and a miscalculation.

She thought that people's hearts were warm, and that if others helped her, she should at least be grateful. A woman who did not fight or compete would be a pitiful person if she lived alone in the palace all her life.

Jiang Fenghua just wanted to sneer. Empress Dowager Cheng was a sick person. She couldn't warm her up, let alone change her.

After seeing off the Queen Mother, Jiang Fenghua was about to bow and leave, but Xie Shang suddenly stopped her and said, "I have been very busy and have not been to Chenxi Palace to see you and the child. Ruan Ruan is not angry with me, right?"

Jiang Fenghua had a proper smile on her face. "I know your majesty is busy, so how could I be angry with your majesty? I am not a petty woman. It is good for the Queen Mother to manage the Jingshifang."

Xie Shang smiled, "My feelings for Ruan Ruan are evident to all."

Jiang Fenghua took the initiative to cooperate with him and held his hand, "Ruan Ruan knows that your majesty cares about me, and I also know that your majesty loves me. I won't have any random thoughts." No matter how many women the Queen Mother arranges for you, I won't have any random thoughts.