Listening to the concubines mumbling and rummaging for an entire day in the backyard, Hu Xiao unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep.
"It’s been hard on you all today. I’ve already instructed the kitchen to prepare a meal and send it to your sister’s palace. Please finish your meal and go back to rest."
Seeing that the land in the backyard was almost turned over, Hu Xiao was too lazy to torture this group of concubines who lived like princes.
"Thank you, Empress."
After living for so many years, this was the first time that they had done such menial work. Currently, they were no longer able to breath because they had already heard that Hu Xiao had prepared a good meal in the Bedchamber, so they all ran back to the palace faster than they could run.
At this time, even Xue Mier had no time to say anything to Hu Xiao, and quickly left.
Just as expected, when the palaces returned to see the dishes placed on the table, they couldn’t help but thank Hu Xiao in their hearts. They gave him a sweet date after the meal, and she did it very well.
At this moment, they didn’t even have the strength to curse. They hastily ate some food and washed up to rest.
"The Empress is such a kind-hearted person today. Those imperial concubines are used to being so pampered. They must have been tired out and rested for a few days after returning to the palace today. It’s been a few days of peace."
Zhi Lan helped Hu Xiao eat, and said happily at the side.
She had long hated these concubines, Hu Xiao’s actions were truly satisfying.
"Hehe, let them lie down. If they have nothing better to do every day, they’ll come to my place to behave atrociously. I’m sure that in the future, when this group of consorts see my Yongning Palace, they’ll have to take a detour."
Hu Xiao was delighted to hear about this as well. There were many things that women could do and they had done it once, the next time Hu Xiao looked at her, she would take note of it.
Hu Xiao was extremely happy that Qin Shuo had become so righteous today, and she was only able to intimidate the harem today because of Qin Shuo’s help. In a few days, he would even have the chance to play with his Southern Patrol, so Qin Shuo was most likely not that unpleasant.
"Esteemed Empress, I heard that Your Majesty received news today that someone from the South Yue is coming over."
After hesitating for a moment, Zhi Lan finally spoke out.
"South Yue?"
South Yue sending people here didn’t count for much, probably just because she had been overdoing it recently, and was just asking others to give him some pointers. With regards to this, Hu Xiao had a lot of insight.
It was originally to get rid of the position of Empress in the first place, so many things Hu Xiao did was to probe Qin Shuo’s attitude, and it was naturally a little excessive in the eyes of outsiders.
"Do you know who the South Yue will send over?"
After thinking about it, Hu Xiao still could not think of who the South Yue would send to there.
"This servant doesn’t know. The King’s letter to His Majesty did not mention anything."
Zhi Lan shook her head when she heard her. Zhi Lan naturally knew of Hu Xiao’s attitude, and what Hu Xiao was thinking now, Zhi Lan had already guessed it a little, since he would even know about her, a mere servant girl, let alone Great King Hu Guang.
This kind of feeling of being close to home, Hu Xiao was gloomy. In her previous life, she had already done as she pleased, only that after Hu Xiao came over, she had overdone it, but her South Yue should not be enough to send people over to teach him a lesson.
"Forget it, we’ll talk about it when the time comes. I haven’t told you yet, but His Majesty has asked me to go with him to the Southern Patrol to offer sacrifices to the heavens. When that time comes, I plan to bring you and Zhi Tang along.
Hu Xiao suddenly recalled that before she had told Zhi Lan about her Southern Patrol, she had to say this out loud. When Qin Shuo was saying this matter today, he had coincidentally brought along his imperial concubine concubine to the backyard, and had been supervising her ever since.
"Okay."
Southern Patrol would presumably steal away a few days, so it could be considered a joyous occasion as well.
The vertical sun, Taiji Hall.
He, Qin Shuo, was the dignified son of the Emperor with East Court, but he had decided to bring his queen along, so why was it that so many court officials were opposed to it?
"Your Majesty, please reconsider your actions. The Empress is doing things openly and the Southern Patrol sacrifice is passed down from generation to generation. Such an important event is not appropriate for Empress."
"Your majesty, Southern Patrol is a great matter, Empress is truly too incompetent, please reconsider!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
Qin Shuo looked at Wen Fuchen, and noted down the courtier Qin Shuo who had just spoke, as if he was a hanger-on at Wen Fuchen’s residence a few days ago?
These scholars were too pedantic, but now these pedantic courtiers were all unanimous, asking him to reconsider bringing the empress to the Southern Patrol?
Looking at Wen Fuchen who was hidden amongst the court officials, Qin Shuo’s mind spun a few times.
"In the past, our ancestors took the Empress as a sacrifice to the heavens, so why is it that Empress Wu De was unable to come along when we came to your side?"
Zhao Qiyan looked at the group of civil officials and the atmosphere in his heart.
On one hand, he said that Southern Patrol was passed down from one ancestor to the next, but since the old ancestor was going there with the empress, it would be the most reasonable for the emperor to set up the empress and bring them along, yet these people were actually so pedantic!
"General Zhao is a martial general, of course he would not know the importance of Southern Patrol. Empress is so crude, of course he wouldn’t accept this task. In the past, the empress was always dignified and virtuous, so how can this empress compare to her? "
"Master Lee means that His Majesty shouldn’t have done anything after he was established?"
Yin Fufeng saw that the words of the court officials were getting more and more outrageous, and he could not help but be angered in his heart.
However, from the rumours, Yin Fufeng had always thought that the Queen was rude, and that they could not go together, probably all of these were Wen Fuchen’s arrangements, and seeing that the person in charge was just quietly watching the fight between us in the palace, Yin Fufeng’s heart relaxed, as though Qin Shuo already had a plan to deal with it.
"Master Yin is too serious, this official has no intention of doing so."
The Master Lee anxiously said when he heard Yin Fufeng.
Although Wen Fuchen had said that he was opposed to the empress going to the Southern Patrol to perform the Heaven’s Sacrifice, it was still impossible for the emperor to be involved in this matter.
"Your every word has that meaning. Although I, Zhao Qiyan, am a martial general and do not like the way you people speak and twist your words, I, Zhao Qiyan, know that Her Majesty has set up an empress. No matter what kind of character the empress has, since Her Majesty has an empress, then this time, I, Zhao Qiyan, will bring along the empress for the sacrifice of Southern Patrol!"
Zhao Qiyan was truly angered, seeing how these people continued to insult the Empress, Zhao Qiyan and Hu Xiao had only known each other for a few days, but he was convinced by the empress’s cleverness and skill, and continued to do her job at the East Court. How could he allow these common people to insult her so!
Yin Fufeng looked at Zhao Qiyan, he never thought that his good friend’s words would make so much sense.
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