Looking at the entire harem, there was only one queen, Xie Qingyao, and no other concubines. This was unprecedented in the history of Daxia.
When the new emperor first ascended the throne, he implemented drastic measures, shocking everyone and making all the court officials obey him.
Even the pedantic ministers did not dare to say anything, as they all knew that His Majesty loved the Queen. But now, six years have passed, and some people have become active again.
No matter how loving the emperor and empress were in the beginning, their love has faded now, and it is time to give the noble ladies from various aristocratic families a chance to enter the palace.
So one day a minister suggested that Your Majesty should consider filling the harem and selecting concubines.
"Let the Empress take charge of this matter, select concubines, and expand the family line for Your Majesty."
After those words were spoken, the hall fell silent for a moment.
The Xie courtiers were so furious that they almost stabbed the man to death with their eyes.
That was their Queen Xie, so they naturally sided with the Queen and found the proposal infuriating and absurd.
"The Emperor and Empress love each other so much, why do they need to select concubines?"
"The Empress gave birth to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and has worked tirelessly and made great contributions. She has also raised them to be exceptionally talented. The Right Minister is actually suggesting that the Empress be in charge of the selection. This is disheartening."
After a while, all the civil and military officials started talking to each other.
He Zheng's face was sullen, and he asked calmly, "Who else thinks this is a good idea? Do you think I should fill my harem?"
Those people's eyes lit up and they stood up and spoke a few words with confidence.
"The Empress is a role model for all women in the world. She should set an example and consider the interests of His Majesty's heirs. She should not, out of selfish selfishness, leave the harem deserted and lead to a weak imperial heir."
"That's right. Otherwise, all the women in the world would imitate the Empress, trying to monopolize their husbands and prevent them from taking concubines and having children. Such behavior would be detrimental to the growth and prosperity of the family."
"Yes, yes, if this continues the world will be in chaos."
After a while, a voice came from the bright yellow throne.
"Come here, punish the person who just proposed this with thirty strokes of the cane..."
All the court officials who had been shouting were tortured, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and they were almost half dead. Afterwards, they were exiled from the capital one by one and were never allowed to set foot in the capital again for the rest of their lives.
These people's official careers have come to an end.
They just wanted to test the attitude of His Majesty and try to put their own daughters into the harem, so that they could gain great wealth and support the whole family.
I never expected that this would offend His Majesty and cause his wrath.
Your Majesty is tyrannical and acts even more cruelly than the former Emperor Jinde.
Those ministers who had originally had such thoughts were frightened, their faces filled with horror.
He Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Anyone who dares to interfere with the harem again will be killed without mercy."
"If anyone gossips and their words reach the Queen's ears and cause her displeasure, their entire clan will be executed."
Everyone was shocked.
The aristocratic families' plan to send their daughters to the palace as concubines was cut off.
They can't even have the slightest thought.
Your Majesty actually... actually loves the Queen so much!
well.
No civil or military official dared to refute.
The hearts of Xie's court officials, which had been lifted up, fell heavily again.
Very good.
There is still only one queen in the harem, and that is their Queen Xie. No other girl from aristocratic family has the chance to interfere.
This matter still reached Xie Qingyao's ears.
“Crack.”
She was holding a pair of scissors and trimming the branches of the crabapple tree.
"Empress, His Majesty has arrived." Zhitao said.
Xie Qingyao put down the scissors and asked the palace servant to close the door.
The palace ladies were all surprised:???
Close the door? Are you not letting Your Majesty in?
Isn't this a bad idea? That's His Majesty, the Supreme Being.
Zhi Tao: "Do as the Queen orders."
After saying this, she led the group of panicked palace maids and retreated on her own initiative.
The door closed, He Zheng walked to the window, and his eyes swept across Xie Qingyao's face calmly.
One person was in the room, and the other was standing outside the window. Between them was a pot of weeping crabapple, which was the one that Xie Qingyao gave to He Zheng that year.
He Zheng quickly grabbed her wrist and called out "Yaoyao".
In fact, He Zheng seldom called her Queen. He only called her that in front of ministers. In private, he always called her Yaoyao.
Xie Qingyao lifted her long eyelashes, looked at He Zheng, and said softly, "The door is closed. Your Majesty can come in through the window."
"Of course, if Your Majesty feels that climbing through the window would be beneath the Emperor's dignity, then just send someone to open the door."
Almost immediately after the words came out, a tall figure jumped over the windowsill and landed beside her.
Xie Qingyao's hand was suddenly held and wrapped in He Zheng's warm palm.
He Zheng's eyes dimmed slightly, and he spoke in a low voice, "In front of Yaoyao, there is no need for the majesty of the emperor. I am the emperor of the common people, but I will always be Yaoyao's husband."
He didn't need Xie Qingyao to treat him as the Son of Heaven, respect him, fear him and look up to him, but to treat him as the person she loved from the bottom of her heart, trust him, rely on him and be obsessed with him.
Xie Qingyao pursed her lips, appearing calm, but her heart was actually beating faster.
"His Majesty……"
He Zheng frowned slightly: "What should Yaoyao call me?"
Xie Qingyao showed a bit of coquettishness on her face, "He Qiyun."
"He Zheng."
"Husband."
As she spoke, she took two steps forward and bumped directly into He Zheng's arms.
He Zheng suddenly curled his lips and smiled, "Yeah, I'm here. I heard Yaoyao calling me."
After a pause, he asked, "Did Yaoyao hear about the court officials being caned?"
"Yes." Xie Qingyao said frankly.
He Zheng: "Yaoyao is angry?"
Xie Qingyao nodded: "Angry."
He Zheng's dark eyes were gloomy, and a hint of hostility surged in them.
Xie Qingyao: "I'm not angry at you, I'm angry at those who say things that are unpleasant to the ear."
"Who told them to extend their hands so far that they even interfered with the harem? That's a matter between you and me."
He Zheng: "No one will mention it again in the future."
The two people looked at each other.
Xie Qingyao muttered softly, "Aren't you afraid that people outside will say you're cold and cruel, arbitrary, and spread your reputation as Emperor Wuyuan's evil?"
He Zheng reached out and touched her face, "I don't care."
"Whether they fear me or respect me, I don't care. They can't shake the imperial power in the slightest."
"I just don't want Yaoyao to be sad."
If someone kept proposing a beauty pageant again and again without knowing the consequences and wanted to put people into the harem, Xie Qingyao would still feel unhappy even if they trusted each other.
It is an invisible harm to her.
He Zheng would not allow this to happen.
Xie Qingyao felt warm in her heart, her eyes curved with smiles, she put her arms around his waist and rubbed his chest coquettishly.
"He Qiyun, you are so nice."
With strong affection, she tiptoed to his ear and whispered again.
He Zheng froze for a moment, and emotions suddenly surged in his eyes.
He lowered his voice: "I love you too."
As soon as he finished speaking, he placed a hot kiss on her lips.
From now on, they will hold hands and accompany each other for countless springs, summers, autumns and winters.
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