At the morning court session on the second day, the emperor, sitting on the high platform, conveyed to his ministers his determination not to marry the princess.

The usually bustling court was uncharacteristically quiet, as if its father had died.

Anyone involved in politics needs some brains. The ability to understand the elegant meaning of music is the most basic requirement for flattering one's superior.

Isn't this just a matter of the immediate superior saying it out loud?

I am reluctant to marry off my daughter. If any of you have many daughters, please be generous and give one of yours to me quickly.

The ministers immediately became as quiet as chickens.

Is Beihu a place where people live?

When a father dies, the son inherits; when an elder brother dies, the younger brother inherits. Every girl is a treasure. Why send her to someone else to be wasted?

Emperor Yuande was not thick-skinned enough. As the saying goes, an emperor who wants to have some shamelessness cannot openly force his subjects to sell their daughters. It would be embarrassing if it got out.

The emperor was unhappy, the emperor had a sullen face, and the emperor was breathing heavily.

At this time, a smart minister came out. There were so many maids in the palace. Picking a beautiful one, recording her name as a princess under the queen's name and sending her to marry would not bury the reputation of the Northern Hu.

Look at these condescending words, as if the marriage of a little maid is a great reward to the barbarians in Beihu.

The contemptuous tone demonstrates the attitude of a great power.

Everyone in the court felt accustomed to it, and Emperor Yuande also thought it was a good thing. He entered the harem and went straight to the queen's bedroom.

"I understand your Majesty's intention, but I wonder if you have any considerations about this candidate."

Emperor Yuande doted on Concubine Ming. The Empress, the queen of the harem, was worthy of being the mother of the country. Not only was she not jealous of the emperor's doting on his concubine, but she also wished her man would stay more nights in Concubine Ming's Chaoyang Palace.

The queen had a son, and when her son was ten years old, she announced to the world that he would be crowned the crown prince. Her position was stable as long as she didn't commit suicide.

Therefore, the Empress of Emperor Yuande sat firmly in the harem, and was virtuous, generous and steady.

"How about this, Queen? You can order the harem painters to search for some beautiful maids in the harem and paint them. After all, they are your daughters. You can choose whichever one you like."

The Queen nodded slightly, and Emperor Yuande felt that he had gotten rid of a major worry in his heart.

He stayed in the palace of his first wife for a while to rest, and then he couldn't wait to go to Ming Fei's Chaoyang Palace to share the good news with his beloved concubine.

The Queen respectfully saw the Emperor off after the man left.

"Your Majesty, Princess Li is so spoiled by the man in Chaoyang Palace that she is practically lawless. As a princess, she enjoys the whole country's worship."

"Princess Li is not only ungrateful, but is repaying kindness with hatred. How can the Northern Hu be easily provoked by the current Da Gan?"

The nomadic people of the northern Hu grasslands, men, women, young and old, all serve as soldiers, everyone rides a horse and hunts, and the people are fierce.

If we accidentally provoke them and the cavalry marches south, who will be able to bear the heinous responsibility of staining the mountains and rivers with blood?

Therefore, the old nanny who followed the queen really looked down on the selfish Princess Li, who only cared about herself and didn't care about the lives of the people.

If she did not rely on the people to support her and enjoy the dignity of a princess, but was unwilling to take on the responsibilities of a princess, the righteous old nanny would not be so angry.

The queen, who was lying on the small couch to rest, raised her hand. The old nanny understood the situation and swallowed the angry words in her throat.

How could the queen, the master of the harem, not be angry? The emperor favored Concubine Ming, and she just watched it for fun.

She knew that the concubines in the harem wanted to live a good life, relying on the emperor's favor and mutual respect. She understood and indulged them in striving for the best.

As long as she didn't harm her offspring and didn't use those despicable means to hurt others, she believed that she had done her duty as a queen.

Princess Li was indeed spoiled too much by Concubine Ming. The Queen raised her hand and gently rubbed her brows, which had been furrowed at some point, with her well-maintained fingertips.

I thought to myself that I should remind the emperor to discipline Princess Li strictly next time.

We can't let her continue to be so bold, otherwise who knows what kind of disaster she might cause.

Ping'er was usually responsible for sweeping the imperial garden, and the guards coming and going were all handsome and tall.

The young palace maid was moved by love and fell in love with one of them, unable to resist her feelings.

Holding the embroidered purse, she asked someone to meet the guard in a remote corner of the imperial garden, where there were rockeries and strange rocks. Usually, few people came here, which was convenient for Ping'er.

"Excuse me, young lady, why did you call me here?"

Guard Yan came as scheduled, thinking that he was thinking about the person he had an appointment with, but when he hurried over to see the person he was not the one he thought of, the man with a sword across his waist asked in a normal manner.

Ping'er, who was still shy, could not tell that the man was cold and was only thinking about forming a relationship with him. The woman shyly took out the purse in her hand and opened it in front of the man.

"Guard Yan, I, your heart is drawn to you..."

Before the shy young woman could finish her words, the man above her coldly interrupted her.

Ping'er looked up in panic, only to see a cold and handsome face.

He didn't understand why Guard Yan, who was usually polite and courteous, was so hard-hearted today and coldly rejected his confession.

Staring at the man's unmoved face, tears suddenly fell.

There is a special residence in the palace for palace maids to rest, but Ping'er is listless and has no energy all day long.

When the palace maids who were on good terms with her saw this, they were very concerned and asked her what was wrong.

The girl was young after all, and couldn't keep things to herself, so she told her best friend in an attempt to relieve her frustration.

As a result, when the sister heard this, it was obvious that she knew something about the situation. She looked hesitant and looked at her good sister who looked unhappy with a little hesitation, and finally spoke.

Ping'er then learned from her good sister that the man she liked already had someone in his heart.

"Who is that person? My dear sister, please stop dawdling and tell me quickly."

Ping'er, who had been self-pitying and listless before, now felt as indignant as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

The little palace maid, feeling competitive, held her friend's hand and kept calling her "sister, sister".

Unable to bear her nagging any longer, another palace maid had to tell Ping'er all the rumors she had heard.

"I also heard it from others, so don't take it seriously. Just listen to it and don't cause any trouble."

Now Ping'er nods patiently no matter what is said.

"I heard that she was a maid assigned to the cold palace to serve the late emperor's concubine. I only found out about it after Guard Yan asked the palace maids in the cold palace to take care of her."

Ping'er was indignant when she heard this. Since she was selected from the common people to enter the palace, she must be good-looking.

Ping'er felt that she was no worse than some of the masters in the palace, as her father outside the palace was a famous scholar.

Although his status was not as high as that of a high-ranking official in the court, his family background was still outstanding among the common people.

She made her own comparisons in her mind, and she couldn't understand why the cold-hearted man rejected her and fell in love with the unknown palace maid in the cold palace.

You have to know how miserable one's life must be to end up in such a desolate place like the cold palace!