Zhu Youxiao wanted everyone to know that the imperial palace was not a place for them to fight for power and profit.

Anyone who dares to lay hands on my harem will be killed.

If anyone dares to stab me in the harem, I will drown him in the lake.

The Donglin Party has always been reaching out to the harem, which is also one of the reasons why Zhu Youxiao is annoyed with the Donglin Party.

The Donglin Party members verbally rejected eunuchs and scolded them as castrated dogs, but they colluded with eunuchs in the palace in private, and they did it many times.

The current eunuch Wang An, who is in charge of the Imperial Household Department, is a member of the Donglin Party.

Originally, when he first traveled through time, Zhu Youxiao thought that the eunuchs in the palace would at least have some bottom line, and news from the palace would not be easily sent out.

After these days, Zhu Youxiao realized that his palace was like a broken house with leaks everywhere, and it was impossible to prevent any news from leaking in.

Everyone wants to know what's going on in the palace, and everyone wants to know what the emperor is thinking.

Under such circumstances, it was not easy to control the palace. Zhu Youxiao planned to hand this matter over to Empress Zhang.

The reason why Wei Zhongxian and Chen Hong are separated now is very simple, that is to prevent Wei Zhongxian from having the opportunity to interfere in the palace, and he can just do his work outside.

As for the collusion between Chen Hong and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Zhu Youxiao had naturally thought of it long ago, and he also tacitly agreed to it.

The Jinyiwei needed support to fight against Wei Zhongxian; the same was true for Chen Hong, he needed the support of the Jinyiwei.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, this balance is the right way.

"Your Majesty, is there anything on your mind?" Seeing Zhu Youxiao in deep thought, Concubine Zhuang asked quietly with deep concern on her face.

Now Zhu Youxiao is her big backer, she doesn't want anything to happen to him. Originally, her situation in the palace was not good, but compared to now, it is like heaven and earth.

Ever since she had the support of the current emperor, except for not having the reputation of the empress dowager, she actually had great power inside and outside the palace, and had already started to act like a empress dowager.

Those little bitches died one by one, and Concubine Zhuang was in a very good mood.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well the character of Concubine Zhuang.

None of the women who survived in this imperial palace had a simple role; they just failed to win the favor.

Now that Concubine Zhuang has her own support, no one in the harem dares to disobey her.

"My dear Concubine, I'm fine. I just had some things on my mind." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "There's been a lot going on in the court lately, and they're all very upsetting. I'm also very anxious, and these ministers don't want me to worry at all."

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. There are too many things going on in this world, so you need to have a balance between work and relaxation." Concubine Zhuang comforted softly.

She also knew that it was nonsense, so she comforted him and said nothing more.

Although she was now in a high position, Concubine Zhuang was very clear about her situation. After all, she was not His Majesty's biological mother. His Majesty had already done his utmost to let her take charge of the affairs of the harem.

If she still doesn't know the seriousness of the matter and interferes in current affairs, she will probably have to go to accompany the late emperor at any time.

After a few simple words of comfort, Concubine Zhuang said with a trembling smile, "I don't know how to comfort people, but it doesn't matter. Someone will soon understand your Majesty's feelings."

Zhu Youxiao knew that Concubine Zhuang was talking about his queen.

Zhu Youxiao was still very satisfied with what Concubine Zhuang did.

Concubine Zhuang knows what is important and how to advance and retreat, and is a good candidate to temporarily manage the harem.

"This is all thanks to the Concubine Dowager." Zhu Youxiao naturally would not say anything else, but he still had to maintain the proper attitude.

After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Concubine Zhuang also smiled.

This was a compliment from His Majesty, and it was obvious that he was doing her a favor.

That was enough. Thinking of this, Concubine Zhuang said, "Your Majesty, why don't we get started?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded gently and said respectfully, "I will obey the Dowager Concubine."

Concubine Zhuang also nodded and said, "Let's get started."

Although this event is very important, there is actually no big ceremony.

There was just a row of palace maids standing on each side, and then three beautifully dressed girls around fourteen or fifteen years old walked in from outside.

Although the three of them had not yet been canonized, no one dared to neglect them.

Among these three people, the one who will have the worst fate in the future will also be a concubine.

Besides, in the palace, the status of the imperial concubine is second only to that of the queen. Although the queen is one step ahead, in this palace, no one dares to guarantee what will happen in the future.

The next step was to see who would give birth to a prince first. If the queen had a child, then there would be no dispute; if the queen had no child, then the harem would be bustling with activity.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care what others thought at this moment, his mind was all on the three girls.

Although he didn't care who would be his queen, Zhu Youxiao also wanted to see what she looked like.

You have to know that this is the woman who will sleep with him in the future. Zhu Youxiao doesn't want to stir up trouble in his harem, so he must show his favor to the queen.

Although he knew that Empress Zhang was beautiful, Zhu Youxiao didn't know how beautiful she was.

Looking at the three beauties walking towards him, Zhu Youxiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart, which had been silent for two lifetimes, was still trembling.

They do not conform to the aesthetic standards of later generations. They do not have oval faces, pointed chins, long and thin eyebrows, or flared eyes.

In this era, internet celebrities with pointed chins were called vixens, and it was impossible for such women to be selected into the palace.

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