Wind Chant Palace
At this moment, Yu Jingchen had a dark expression. These women in the harem were really restless, even sending people to Fengyin Palace... some in charge of cleaning, some in charge of meals... they really were everywhere.
Today, Yan Qing delivered the list of people from Fengyin Palace. After all, Nan Zhiyun is now the Empress, and she will definitely have more people serving her. These past few days have been too busy, and Nan Zhiyun has been mostly at the General's Mansion, so Yu Jingchen hasn't had time to investigate. Therefore, he entrusted everything to Yan Qing. It must be said, she is very capable, having thoroughly investigated everyone's background.
These two people were the ones those women had stuffed in. Of course... Yu Jingchen couldn't completely trust them, so he had Xinglai send someone to check all the people in Fengyin Palace again.
"Give the order: those concubines in the harem who are favored may voluntarily stay or go home; all the others who are not favored shall be dismissed. Anyone who objects shall be executed on the spot! All subsequent selections of concubines shall be abolished and discontinued." Yu Jingchen's words caused a huge uproar in the harem.
Many concubines were unwilling to accept their fate and wanted to see Yu Jingchen, but they were all strangled. So even if the others were unwilling to leave, they dared not resist.
When the officials from the previous dynasty heard the news, they rushed over to try to stop it, but every time someone stood up, Yu Jingchen would order a thorough investigation of that official.
How many of these court officials could withstand scrutiny? Yu Jingchen was simply making an example of someone to scare others. Now that Yu Jingchen holds absolute power, who can do anything to him? Besides, Yu Jingchen has never been a benevolent ruler; he's a god-slayer. How many lives do they have to pay for this? This matter was thus left unresolved.
Nan Zhiyun was unaware of this farce. She had fallen asleep, whether from exhaustion or pregnancy, Nan Zhiyun slept for eight out of twelve hours a day, and she had just fallen asleep again.
When Jiang Ji came in carrying the bell, Nan Zhiyun was still asleep.
"Why did you come here?" Qianxia asked Jiang Ji.
"I heard that Her Majesty has been in a bad mood these past few days. I thought Her Majesty likes bells, so I brought them over to see if they could cheer Her Majesty up," Jiang Ji replied.
"Your Majesty has been like this for the past few days. General Nan's departure has been a huge blow to Your Majesty, and you still haven't been able to get over it. His Majesty has tried many methods, but none of them have worked. It would be a good thing if you could make Her Majesty a little happier." Qianxia looked at Nan Zhiyun's current state with a face full of worry.
"Give it a try, it's better than doing nothing. The Empress has been kind to me, and I want to do something for her..." Jiang Ji said, looking at Nan Zhiyun who was sleeping over there. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, which could be vaguely seen even through the curtain.
"Your Highness has just fallen asleep. You can come back when you wake up. Don't disturb Your Highness now." Qianxia had been accompanying Nan Zhiyun these past few days and felt very bad seeing her mistress getting thinner and thinner.
Jiang Ji nodded slightly.
“I know what I’m doing. You must be tired from staying by Her Majesty’s side every day these past few days. Leave this to me,” Jiang Ji said.
"Then you can stay here. Call me if you need anything." Qianxia didn't say anything else. Jiang Ji had been serving Nan Zhiyun for a long time. During the spring hunt, Qianxia noticed that he seemed to be quite meticulous in his work, so she wasn't particularly worried now.
After Qianxia left, Jiang Ji approached Nan Zhiyun with Lingdang in his arms. Lingdang was very obedient in his arms.
"Little Bell, this is Master." Jiang Ji's thin lips parted slightly. At this moment, he seemed to have completely changed, appearing effeminate and sickly, with slightly red eyes.
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