When Xiao Mingxi was eight years old, the retired emperor passed away, and the emperor appointed his son Helian Min as the crown prince.
Ever since the Supreme Emperor abdicated, there has only been the Empress in the harem, with no other concubines.
Helian Jing always turned down the selection, which made the empress dowager very anxious, because Helian Jing was the emperor and he only had one son and one daughter, which was considered a loss of offspring in the eyes of past dynasties.
The Queen Mother was anxious, so she blamed Xia Wanning for the Emperor's refusal to select a concubine from the imperial selection. The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which had originally been harmonious, became strained because of this incident.
Xia Wan Ning absolutely could not tolerate sharing her man with others, but she was also very smart. When the Queen Mother made trouble for her, she threw the hat on Helian Jing's head.
The Queen Mother went to Helian Jing to tell him about the matter, and Helian Jing started to play dumb and deceive people.
So the Queen Mother had to find another way.
She always called a bunch of girls from aristocratic families to live in the palace, asked them to perform their talents, and try to meet the emperor by chance. If they were punished, they didn't have to be afraid, because she would ensure their safety.
Then, the harem became lively, and the noble ladies tried their best to attract the emperor's attention.
Helian Jing was almost annoyed to death, and Xia Wanning was also having a headache. Why didn't she realize before that her mother-in-law was such a troublemaker?
But no matter how she acted, Helian Jing just sat there and watched. After a long time of trying, she still didn't succeed.
Helian Jing even locked them all up and kept them in jail for a few days before they all calmed down and left the palace.
The Queen Mother was really at her wit's end, and even went to find another Queen Mother, who was the former Queen who was now the Queen Mother like her.
She had always lived in the temporary palace with the concubines and never asked about the affairs of the imperial palace.
She came to me and asked me to give her some advice on how to fill up the harem with Helian Jing.
But how could she control this matter? Even her biological mother couldn't control it, so it doesn't mean that she, a stepmother with no blood relationship, can control it?
She didn't want to pick up this mess and get into trouble.
Besides, her health has not been very good. She just wants to have a good rest and live a few more years.
She has two daughters, both of whom are married. Now, the younger daughter Anle's eldest son is seven years old, and the youngest son is three years old.
After the couple gave birth to two sons, they left the children to their parents and went traveling around the world.
This was their original intention. Cheng Moyang didn't want to stay in Kyoto all his life. He wanted to travel around and see the world.
Anle also promised him that she would accompany him to take a look, so after the couple completed the goal of having a baby, they went out without hesitation.
It’s not that they don’t love their children, but a person’s life is neither long nor short, and they don’t want to leave any regrets.
Whenever they were away for a few months, they would come back to spend two months with their children. The two children were either with their grandparents at the Cheng family or with their grandmother at the Lishan Palace.
After the death of the retired emperor, the concubines who used to sit together at loggerheads seemed to have nothing to argue about, and suddenly they got along very well. They also spoiled the empress dowager's two grandsons as if they were their own children.
Almost all of them had no children. After the death of the retired emperor, they could not find anything to do and their lives were very boring. It was not until the arrival of the two children that the Lishan Palace became lively again.
The virtuous Queen Mother struggled for a long time but failed to achieve any results. In the end, she simply gave up and didn't want to care about it anymore.
Seeing how bustling the Lishan Palace was, she packed her luggage and moved there to live with her old sisters.
Although they had argued, quarreled and disagreed when they were young, if you think about it carefully, at least they can still see each other every day. Some people can't even see the emperor for several months, but now that they are old, they have become more open-minded.
She brought her own grandchildren with her, and Helian Yao and Helian Min would bring the Xiao brothers and sisters along. The Lishan Palace instantly became a nest of children, with a bunch of children laughing and chattering every day, making the concubines laugh.
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Xiao Hechuan was not only the Prime Minister, but also the Prince's tutor. Under his guidance, the Prince also grew into a qualified crown prince.
His own son, Xiao Mingxi, would become his right-hand man in the future.
Helian Yao's pressure was not that great. She was a princess, the only princess, and everyone doted on her. Her favorite thing to do on weekdays was to follow Xiao Mingxi around as a little follower.
She has liked him since she was a child and has always called him Brother Mingxi.
It's just that the girl started to fall in love at an early age. When she was a teenager, she knew that her feelings for him were not brother-sister love, but love between a man and a woman.
However, men tend to develop emotional intelligence later. When Xiao Mingxi was a teenager, he didn't understand the relationship between men and women. He was at his most mischievous at that time.
Xiao Hechuan hired a master to teach him martial arts. While he was studying literature with his father, he was also learning martial arts with another master.
He was very interested in martial arts and was particularly hardworking. He often accompanied Helian Min to go hunting in the suburbs. Every time he brought back game, he would ask his mother to cook it deliciously for him.
When Helian Yao turned fifteen and came of age, her father held a grand banquet for her, and all the noble ladies in Kyoto came to pin flowers on her hair.
She is the apple of everyone's eye, but she also has a headache when she meets the stupid Xiao Mingxi.
Everyone prepared a coming-of-age ceremony for her meticulously. The most stylish one was undoubtedly that of Xiao Qinghe. On Sister Yao's coming-of-age ceremony, she summoned a flock of birds of various species from somewhere.
There were especially many magpies, circling in the air, as if they had been specially trained. They had their own formation, some high, some low. This scene stunned everyone.
Everyone looked at this strange sight and speculated what auspicious sign this was.
But only a few little ones who played well with each other knew that this was Xiao Qinghe's special ability.
She can talk to small animals, and this was a coming-of-age gift she gave to her princess sister.
Helian Yao was so happy, watching the birds circling around her. Some of them had colorful feathers, which were particularly beautiful.
It was also on this day that Helian Jing issued an edict to grant the marriage. Three years later, when the princess was eighteen years old, the two were married.
Helian Yao didn't know whether he was willing to marry her, she only knew that when the imperial decree was issued, he did not refuse.
But she didn't know that this was a decision Helian Jing made after consulting Xiao Mingxi.
He asked him if he was willing to marry his daughter, and he said with his own mouth that he was willing.
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