III Jiangshan

Yuan Youqi had no choice but to go back to the palace, even if she was reluctant to leave Mochi.

Mochi comforted her with gentle words for a while, and finally persuaded her to leave first, and he had to wait here until dawn before going back to An Guogong's mansion.

Yuan Youqi knew that Mochi didn't want to disturb the Gu family again in the middle of the night, so he had no choice but to do so.She also specially asked Liang Shaoan to protect the safety of Mochi.

Liang Shaoan took the order, and in the early morning of the second day, he woke up the drowsy Li Da, and sternly told him to say something about the importance of this matter and not to speak up.Li Da was frightened. Seeing that Liang Shaoan's demeanor was not like a gangster who robbed a house, he didn't dare to say anything. He only obediently agreed, and honestly sent Mochi back to An Guogong's mansion.

As for how Mochi comforted him, and how Gu Shuyan told him later, there is no need to say more.

When Yuan Youqi turned back to the palace, it was past time.

She went to the small study as usual, and secretly summoned her confidant internal eunuch who was on duty in Xian'an Palace to inquire about the situation.

The eunuch replied that Concubine An seemed to have not rested all night, and said that less than an hour after the emperor left, the Empress Dowager visited Xian'an Palace with Mother Xu who was beside her.

"What did Madam Xu say?" Yuan Youqi had expected that the empress mother would not ignore the affairs of Xian'an Palace.

"Nurse Xu didn't say anything, she just took a look and left." The eunuch replied.

Yuan Youqi knew that Nanny Xu was sent by her mother to check on the situation, and she would not stay overnight in Xian'an Palace, which must be expected by her mother, but there is still a glimmer of hope, hoping that she can empathize a little .

How could she empathize?

Yuan Youqi sneered secretly, thinking that the Empress Dowager didn't like Ah Heng, so could Wei Zhen make her old man happy?I'm afraid it's even more worry-free!

So she asked the inner eunuch a few more words, and then sent him back to Xian'an Palace to be on duty.

There were still a few hours before the court, so Yuan Youqi didn't plan to go back to the bedroom, and just spent half the night in the small study.

She nestled on the couch in the small study, but she didn't feel sleepy.Suddenly I thought about how the Empress Dowager Wei would react after knowing that she did not stay in the Xian'an Palace, especially after knowing the records of the female official Tongshi in the future; then I thought about what Mochi was doing at the moment, and reminisced about the details of getting along with Mochi tonight , There was a sweet ripple in my heart.

She turned over on the couch, but still couldn't fall asleep.

The couch in the small study is not narrow, Yuan Youqi would rather it be narrower.If it is narrower, her side will not look so empty and pitiful.

A generation of emperors can't sleep alone... Yuan Youqi sighed for himself.

At this moment, Ah Heng is also sleepless, right?Yuan Youqi thought blankly.

She suddenly thought of what Mochi said before parting. Mochi said that he would go to Yunxuguan to study quietly for a month.

Yunxu Temple is naturally a quiet place of Taoism, but after all, there are often pilgrims walking around in the front hall.In comparison, isn't An Guogong's mansion a more suitable place for quiet reading?

Could it be that something happened in An Guogong's mansion!

Yuan Youqi sat up straight.When it comes to Mochi, she can't lie down.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Yuan Youqi gradually understood the deep meaning of Mochi: Gu Shuyan is the real emperor's uncle with Gu's blood running on his body.Few people alive today know the truth about this hidden matter, but Wei Xun knows it, his mother knows it, and he knows it even more.And the Gu family and the Wei family are both the Dukes of the state, their identities are generally the same, and they have hundreds of years of foundation, unlike the Wei family, they are upstarts who have risen with the establishment of the Wei family.

Such a family with heritage, titles, and favored by the emperor must be a thorn in the heart of the Wei family.At the same time, the queen mother must not like her being close to the Gu family. Without him, the queen mother is most afraid of being separated from her heart, which will make her feel that half a lifetime of hard work has been wasted.

Yuan Youqi was grateful for Empress Dowager Wei's kindness in nurturing, if not for Empress Dowager Wei not liking Mochi, and even having murderous intentions towards Mochi, she would never have had an affair with Empress Dowager Wei.The kindness of nurturing is as high as heaven and earth, and she is willing to support it with the world, as long as Queen Mother Wei is no longer difficult for Mochi.

It is a great problem to let the queen mother no longer make things difficult for Mochi.And Mo Chi decided to leave the Gu family, so why not temporarily avoid the empress's edge, avoiding disasters for the Gu family, and at the same time ease the relationship between himself and the queen?

Just imagine, with the intelligence of the empress mother, it is impossible not to find out that Mochi is in Gu's residence.In that case, the empress mother's grudge against Gu's family will grow deeper, which will be of no benefit to anyone.

After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Youqi realized that Mo Chi was quietly considering everything for her, and Mo Chi was trying to ease the conflict between himself and his mother.

During this period of time, while Yuan Youqi had to do something about the discord and conflict with Empress Dowager Wei, she always felt guilty in her heart: she didn't want to get into trouble with Empress Dowager Wei.

Thinking of Mochi's thoughts for him, Yuan Youqi felt very sweet.

Since the Gu family is going to be pulled out, Gu Zhongwen's position as deputy examiner has to be reconsidered.

Yuan Youqi couldn't sit still anymore, so he called Tang Xilai in and ordered him to present today's new booklet.

The emperor didn't rest in the first half of the night, and if he couldn't sleep in the second half of the night, wouldn't he be more tired tomorrow morning?Tang Xi couldn't help persuading: "Your Majesty, it's almost time to be ugly, why don't you rest first?"

Yuan Youqi listened impatiently and sent him to fetch it quickly.

Tang Xi had no choice but to fetch it as ordered.

Yuan Youqi sat cross-legged on the couch, and found out from a stack of folders the secret performance that Yuan Junshu had sent during the day, flipped through it twice, with a smile on his lips.

It's her!

Since he is so capable, of course he has to be entrusted with more important tasks and tempered diligently!

At this moment, Yuan Junshu, who was far away in Shaozhou, woke up in the middle of the night and sneezed a few times. He still felt chills all over his body, and the cool wind was blowing from the back of his head.But he didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor in Beijing was thinking about her.

The morning of the second day was as usual.

After the early morning break, Yuan Youqi returned to the palace, and the news he got, except that Wei Zhen went to Shoukang Palace to greet the Queen Mother Wei early, and accompanied the Queen Mother to dinner, everything can be called a quiet time.

Wei Zhen was originally the niece of the Empress Dowager Wei, even if she went to Shoukang Palace as a concubine to greet her frequently, no one would be able to say anything.Every day, someone promptly reported to Yuan Youqi what was going on in Xian'an Palace. Wei Zhen's words and deeds were all under her control, and she was not afraid of turning the world upside down.

As for Empress Dowager Wei, Mother Xu and her party in Xian'an Palace did not see the emperor that day, so it is impossible for her not to know.But when Yuan Youqi went to Shoukang Palace to greet him, he didn't say a word about it, as if he didn't know anything about it.

Greetings every day, both mother and daughter only talked about ordinary topics, not in-depth conversations, and they didn't say a word about things related to Wei Zhen and Mochi.

Occasionally, when Yuan Youqi went to Shoukang Palace, he would meet Wei Zhen by chance. Wei Zhen always saluted her very gracefully, and then left with a wink, leaving the mother and daughter to talk, as if Yuan Youqi had already passed away. I heard what Qi said before and went to my heart.

Yuan Youqi watched Wei Zhen's words and deeds with cold eyes, pondered over the words and deeds of Queen Mother Wei, and felt that things would never be so simple.

Empress Dowager Wei would not be silent like this, and Wei Zhen is not a temperament to swallow her breath.Therefore, the more their aunt and nephew were like this, the more vigilant Yuan Youqi became. She did not forget Mochi's reminder when they parted that day: Don't underestimate the enemy.

Although, she didn't want to be an enemy with her queen mother at all.

In this way, half a month has passed.Yuan Youqi has been awake for half a month, and has also been in love for half a month.She hadn't seen Mochi for such a long time, and only heard secret reports from time to time that she was all right in Yunxu Temple.

Of course, in the past half a month, Yuan Youqi never stepped into the gate of Xian'an Palace.She deals with political affairs during the day, and sleeps in the palace most of the night, or occasionally rests in the small study when the state affairs are busy.

The most pitiful thing is female officer Tongshi, since she is on duty, she hardly has any errands to do in the palace.Recently, the emperor has focused on rectifying the palace affairs and streamlining the palace's expenses. Some palace people who did not do things properly on weekdays have been listed and sent out of the palace.Female officer Tongshi deeply felt that the day when she would be streamlined out of the palace might not be far away.

Of course, Yuan Youqi didn't know about her worries.While waiting for the news of Yuan Junshu's return to the capital, she focused on rectifying palace affairs.

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhangzong were particularly keen on two things, the construction of the palace and the expansion of the number of people in the palace.These two emperors are very lively masters.But it costs money to be lively, and the result of massive construction and spending is that the national treasury is empty.

When it came to the late Emperor Zhuangzong, it was not so lively and decent, but it was better to rejoice and be diligent in seeking immortality. Therefore, although there were no natural disasters during Zhuangzong's year and the taxes were quite sufficient, the treasury But there is no real wealth.

After Yuan Youqi came to the throne, he tried his best to get rid of the old disadvantages, lighten the tax and pay less for the benefit of the people, and even reduce all the expenditures in the palace if possible.

In recent years, the people of Great Wei have lived a good life, even the people at the lowest level can fill their stomachs, and they will not sell their sons and daughters.The common people are stable, and officials can go on their own official careers without stopping. The emperor has been frugal for more than ten years, and he has long been used to the front and rear palaces, so when Yuan Youqi turned his attention to the redundant palace staff in the palace , and no one objected.

Reducing the number of staff means reducing expenses, and the palace people are getting old, it is also the emperor's benevolence to reward some money for retirement and let them go out of the palace to live.So, this matter was carried out so smoothly.

In fact, Yuan Youqi has his own selfishness in doing this——

There are many people in the palace, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be talkative, restless, or even trying to plot.These people, whether they are serving in front of the imperial court or on duty in the harem, if they are used by those who want to, they may be a great disaster in the future.

From Emperor Taizong to Emperor Zhuangzong, which dynasty, which major event in the palace, did not have this kind of people's hook up and down?

Even the things I have personally experienced in these years, how can there be no participation of such people?

Yuan Youqi would never allow such unsettling factors to exist by her side, she only wanted to keep mature, prudent and reliable people in the palace.She wants to clean up the harem and lay a solid foundation for Mochi to become the master of the middle palace in the future.

Of course, her move is not entirely out of selfishness: the harem is the shadow of the previous dynasty, and the stability of the harem can only ensure the stability of the previous dynasty.And she settled the harem first, and then she will establish her own senior management team between the harem and the former court, not just a simple organization like Luan Tingsi.

Under Yuan Youqi's attention, the matter of streamlining the palace staff was being carried forward in the palace in a low-key manner, and everything went smoothly.

However, Yuan Youqi's heart could not be calm, because the empress dowager Wei, who was the most important existence in the harem, actually acquiesced in this matter.

This is too contrary to the mother's temperament.Yuan Youqi was apprehensive, feeling that Empress Dowager Wei was planning some serious event.

She couldn't help but think about it, and new news came: Yuan Junshu returned to Beijing, and an important person, Ding Feng, was remanded.

The author has something to say: Merry Christmas!

Regarding Yuan Junshu's struggle, the article "Xiangheng Chronicle" will describe it in detail, welcome everyone to follow and collect it~