Yan Shu had never expected that she would be promoted to the position of imperial concubine.

After all, she knew that the rank of the harem was closely related to the status of her natal family. The higher the rank, the higher the status of her natal family.

For example, the former Li concubine's natal family was the Yongliang Earl's Mansion; the current An concubine's grandfather was the Minister of Rites.

But her father was just a chief clerk in a small county...

Yuwen Lan listened to her doubts and smiled, "I will also transfer your father to the capital to take up a post, and move your family to the capital together."

Yan Shu, "!!!"

Even her father was going to be promoted?

And her family would also move to the capital?

Doesn't this mean that she might have the opportunity to see her grandmother, father, mother and brother in the future? ! !

At this time, Yuwen Lan said, "If there is a chance, I can arrange for you to meet."

Yan Shu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Is your Majesty telling the truth?"

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Why should I lie to you?"

Yan Shu was already so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Although it's not a lot of money, she likes this more!!!

Wuwuwu Finally I can see my relatives!!!

Yuwen Lan also raised the corners of his lips and asked, "Are you happy now?"

"Yeah."

Yan Shu tried to purse her lips to tell herself not to laugh too much.

Hehe, it seems that this injury is not in vain. It really makes sense to seek wealth and honor in danger.

Yuwen Lan, "???"

Seek wealth and honor in danger? ? ?

But then she said: [So no matter what the situation is in the future, even if it means risking your life, you must hold on to this thigh tightly! Come on!!!]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Is it really necessary?

~~

The king kept his word, and just after noon, the imperial edict to confer the title of concubine came down.

Hu An, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, was dressed in rags, holding the imperial edict in his hand, and said to Yan Shu with a smile,

"Please accept the edict, Your Majesty." Yan Shu agreed. Because she was still "injured", she knelt on the ground with the support of Rendong and Lianxin on her left and right, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I accept the edict."

Hu An then read aloud above his head, "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The noble Li, who is both virtuous and talented, outstanding, of noble character, and intelligent, is now named Yipin. I hope she will be respectful and respectful to you, and further promote the glory of the emperor. I respectfully accept this!"

Yan Shu kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."

Tsk, it turns out that the minister who drafted the recruitment letter is talented!

Look at these words, how different they are from others, especially the last sentence, I'm afraid she can't even write a word.

After expressing her feelings, Rendong Lianxin carefully helped her up, and the palace people around her began to congratulate her, "Congratulations, Concubine Yi."

Yan Shu was also happy, and hurriedly asked Rendong to give everyone rewards.

Ahem, now that she has been promoted to a higher position, her monthly salary has also tripled, and she is no longer short of money!

Everyone was very happy, and Hu An also happily took the reward silver back to report, sighing in his heart as he walked -

she was promoted to a noble on the twelfth day of the lunar month, and she was promoted to a concubine on the sixth day of the first lunar month. This is rare in the palace of all dynasties!

The future is limitless, the future is limitless!

~~

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the court's annual holiday has ended, and the various government offices have resumed operation, and the king has become busy again.

At the beginning of the new year, Yuwen Lan issued five edicts in a row, involving taxation, imperial examinations, water conservancy, official transfers, etc.

Therefore, Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong has been busy drafting edicts in the study.

Seeing that noon has fallen, the business finally came to an end. Seeing that

the king was free, scholar Zou hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder if you have any news about that young master Xiaoyao recently?" Young

master Xiaoyao?

Yuwen Lan was a little surprised and asked, "Do you have something to ask her?"

Scholar Zou hurriedly said, "I do have something... Now that the new year has passed, I wonder if this young master has any new works to be published? Many booksellers are chasing me to ask, wanting to print new stories for him, and the people in and outside the city are also looking forward to it."

Yuwen Lan, "???"

There are actually booksellers chasing to publish Yan Shu's storybook?

He said, "Is it really so??"

Zou Mozhong said seriously, "How dare I speak nonsense in front of Your Majesty? Some booksellers have doubled the price, and some have come to my house to give gifts, all wanting to get the manuscript of Master Xiaoyao."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

This was really beyond his expectation.

He coughed and said, "...She may have been feeling unwell recently, and it is not convenient for her to write."

Zou Xueshi immediately said nervously, "Is she sick? What is the disease? Is it serious? Has this young man seen a doctor? Should I send someone to express my condolences?"

Yuwen Lan, "..."

could only say, "No need, she has already seen a doctor, and now she just needs to rest for a few days."

Only then did Zou Xueshi feel relieved.

Then he asked, "Then... I wonder if this young master is short of money? If he needs money, please tell him to ask me..."

Before he finished speaking, the king frowned, "Why do you ask?"

Scholar Zou explained hurriedly, "I just see that this young master is always anxious to ask for tuition fees. I think his family situation may not be very good, and now he is sick... No matter what, such a talented person, we can't let him have no food to eat."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

What, the family situation is not good???

He was a little speechless, but he couldn't tell Zou Mozhong the truth. He endured it and said, "She doesn't need money, don't worry."

"That's good, that's good."

Scholar Zou was relieved. After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Then, doesn't this young master have a finished manuscript? The booksellers are really waiting anxiously. If he has, he can take it out and print it first."

This...

Yuwen Lan thought for a moment, and said, "Let me ask."

~~

Yan Shu was also very busy today.

In the morning, she received the imperial edict of promotion, and then the palace maids from the Clothing Bureau came to measure her body and prepare various casual clothes and auspicious clothes for her after the promotion.

As soon as the people from the Clothing Bureau left, the Treasure Bureau sent her several sets of jewelry, all of which were exquisitely made and extraordinary.

She put away the jewelry and didn't wait to have lunch when she saw Fu Hai coming again, followed by two little eunuchs, each holding a box in their hands.

Yan Shu asked curiously, "Why are you here, Eunuch Fu?"

Fu Hai smiled like a flower, "Your Majesty ordered me to come to give a treasure to Concubine Yi."

Treasure?

Yan Shu was a little confused, so

she had to say, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Then she asked curiously, "What is it?"

Fu Hai smiled and said, "You will know if you open the box."

Tsk, are you still keeping me in suspense?

Yan Shu thought, just open it, the emperor can't give her two boxes of silver.

So she asked Ren Dong to open the box.

But the moment she opened the lid, her eyes were almost blinded by the light.

It was indeed not silver, but gold!!!

That's right!

Two boxes of real gold ingots! The golden light was so bright that it almost blinded her eyes!!!

Yan Shu was stunned.

After a long pause, she remembered to ask Fu Hai, "Hey, why did Your

Majesty give me this?" Is it the hidden benefit of the concubine?

Fu Hai didn't really understand. He only knew that His Majesty asked him to send this as soon as Scholar Zou left.

At this moment, he could only say to her, "Of course His Majesty sympathizes with the queen and gives it to you specially."

Sympathizes with her?

Yan Shu thought, is this a work injury subsidy given to her because she was injured?

That's fine, that's fine!!!

In any case, this is given to her by him! She didn't steal it!

Today is really an auspicious day. Position and money, good news one after another, it's simply overwhelming!

Yan Shu smiled happily and asked Ren Dong to give Fu Hai a reward.

Hey, she is not only not short of money now! She has become rich overnight!

These two boxes of gold ingots alone are more than enough for her to live on for two lifetimes!

I have to say that the injury is really worth it!

She is happy even if it leaves a scar!

Fu Hai also accepted the reward with a smile and thanked him. As he walked out, he sighed in his heart -

I heard that the king gave his beloved concubine a reward in the past, either jewelry, silk, or various rare treasures.

This majesty is so good. He gave a golden bowl a few days ago, and today he directly gave two boxes of gold ingots!

The key is that this queen is also happy. Look, she was so happy just now that her eyes were almost laughing.

Wow, this is really a match made in heaven.

So well matched!

~~

Two boxes of gold ingots fell from the sky, Yan Shu was so happy in her heart!

Even the patient's meal at noon was delicious.

Hey, what's the use of less oil and less salt now?

From now on, she can enjoy delicious food and drink to her heart's content!!!

Now that she has been promoted to the position of imperial concubine, the food will surely be even better! After

having a delicious lunch, she woke up from her nap with a smile. Haha, now it seems that as long as she holds on to the emperor's thigh, she will have money, power and status, and happiness can be completely ignored. Yan Shu was so happy for most of the day, and she was still smiling when Yuwen Lan came in the evening. "Your Majesty, your concubine pays homage." She saluted with one hand, and her voice was many times sweeter than before. Wow, this is her golden thigh! Look, how thick, how big, how handsome and unrestrained!!! Yuwen Lan, "..." How did this become a catchy phrase? And, "golden thigh" refers to him? Ahem, why does this make me blush... However, seeing her like this, he was in a good mood and asked softly, "Is the wound better? Have you changed the dressing on time?" Yan Shu nodded quickly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My wound has healed a lot. Doctor Yu has also come to change the dressing on time. It is said that it will heal in two or three days." Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "Get well soon and do what you want. Today, I heard that many booksellers outside want to find you. 's storybook. But you are still sick, so you can only ask them to wait a little longer. " After the voice fell, Yan Shu was stunned, "Your Majesty, are you telling the truth? Many booksellers want to publish my storybook?" Yuwen Lan nodded leisurely, "Of course it is true, how could I lie to you?" But she became anxious, "Then how can Your Majesty refuse such a good thing? My right hand is only injured now. If it doesn't work, I can write with my left hand!" Yuwen Lan, "??? Can you write with your left hand?" "Yes!" Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, "It's just a little slower. If it doesn't work, I can also write it with my mouth biting the pen." Yuwen Lan, "..." Writing with the pen biting your mouth? Think about it, what she wrote with her right hand is just barely recognizable. If she writes with her mouth, can it still be read? Tsk, I was a little afraid that she would really bite the pen with her mouth to write, so I decided not to tease her for the time being and said truthfully, "They asked you if you have a written manuscript. If you do, you can give it to them first." "Yes, yes!"

Yan Shu nodded immediately, ran to the desk and took a large stack of papers to show him.

"These are all written by me, you can publish any of them."

Yuwen Lan took it and looked at it, and saw that there were four or five stories.

The one at the top was called, "The Evil Wife's Clever Treatment of the Romantic Man."

He raised his eyebrows, "This topic seems to be different from the previous ones. What is it about?"

Yan Shu cleared her throat and said, "This story is about a businessman who once upon a time was serious on the surface, but actually loved to seek pleasure. Every time he left home for business, he would stay in the brothels and was so happy that he didn't want to leave. He even gave lavish gifts to brothels, but when it came to giving money to the family, he was very stingy."

"..."

Yuwen Lan thought quietly, could this be referring to Xie Pei, the historian of Southwest China?

I still remember that I heard her say at the last ice banquet that this man loves to go out and have affairs with women.

Moreover, Xie Peizheng appears to be frugal on the surface.

Sometimes he even wears old clothes to court to create the image of being incorruptible.

So this man is so two-faced?

He became curious and asked again, "Why do you say his wife is an 'evil woman'?"

But Yan Shu smiled profoundly and said, "This is just a trick to attract people. In fact, his wife is virtuous. She is frugal and takes care of the family, and raises the children with great difficulty. Because the household allowance given by her husband is not enough, she often works hard to weave cloth and embroider flowers to exchange for money to supplement the household income."

Yuwen Lan said, "She is indeed virtuous, but it's a pity that she is so... 's hard work, it's really not worth it."

Yan Shu said, "Who said it wasn't? The most annoying thing is that this man doesn't know how to be grateful. After visiting the red-light district, he always points fingers at his wife and complains about this and that!"

Yuwen Lan asked again, "Could it be that his wife doesn't know that he is hanging out in the place of fireworks?"

Yan Shu said, "At first she didn't know, but later she finally found out. After the shock and sadness, the lady suddenly realized it."

Suddenly realized it?

Yuwen Lan thought, according to her previous routine, this lady would first divorce her husband and then work hard to start a family business?

Unexpectedly, she smiled darkly and said, "This lady felt that the suffering she had endured in the past was not worth it. In a rage, she asked someone to pretend to be a robber and beat up her husband who was about to go out to find prostitutes. He was beaten to the point that his arms and legs were broken and he could not take care of himself."

Yuwen Lan, "??? Then what happened?"

Yan Shu said, "After being beaten, this man could no longer be a playboy. After being carried back home, his wife took care of him at home, feeding him water and food, and taking care of his excrement and urine, taking care of him in every possible way."

Yuwen Lan, "???"

What is this going to?

She continued, "Only then did this man realize how good his wife was. He was so moved that he vowed to mend his ways and live a good life with his wife in the future."

Yuwen Lan frowned, "Is it just a story of a prodigal son returning home?"

"Of course not."

Yan Shu smiled profoundly again, and continued, "Three months later, this man finally recovered, but he forgot the oath he had made and hooked up with those prostitutes again. When his wife found out, she was furious, so she asked someone to tamper with her husband's carriage. When the husband went out again, the carriage had an accident and fell down the mountain."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

"Dead?" he asked.

But she smiled contemptuously, "Wouldn't it be too easy for him to die?"

"This lady had already prepared people waiting around, and as soon as he got into trouble, they came forward to rescue him, so this man escaped death."

"But his injuries are worse than last time. One eye is blind, one arm is broken, one ear is deaf, and one leg is lame."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Cruel.

But the story is not over yet.

But then she continued, "This time his wife refused to take care of him anymore, and threw him in a corner of the house, like a cat or dog, leaving him to fend for himself. When she remembered, she would throw him a steamed bun. After enduring for half a year, he finally got out of bed. However, he was lame, blind, and deaf, so he couldn't go out. He could only stay at home obediently, like a useless person."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

It seems that this is finally the end.

He was silent for a moment, and then said, "This story is different from the ones you've told before."

Yan Shu said, "Your Majesty, do you think it's a little dark?"

"Indeed."

Yuwen Lan nodded, and then asked her, "Why do you want to go this way?"

Yan Shu smiled maliciously, and said, "Because fighting violence with violence is also a kind of pleasure, so it's good to change the style occasionally, maybe readers will like it!"

Then he said, "Why don't you ask Your Majesty to take this story to the booksellers and see how readers react first?"

"Okay,"

Yuwen Lan nodded, and then said, "It's getting late, take a rest."

He even looked like he was going to wash up.

Yan Shu, "???"

Does this mean she's going to sleep here?

She hurriedly said, "But my injury hasn't healed yet."

Hey, she still has gauze tied on her hands! Isn't it too inhumane to squeeze her like this!

Yuwen Lan pretended not to hear and just said, "Don't worry, I won't run into you."

Then he went into the clean room.

——Because she was injured, he hadn't come for a few days, so that place couldn't work.

God knows how anxious he was?

Now that she was better, of course he had to hurry over.

Yan Shu didn't understand why, and was stunned for a while. Seeing that there was really no way, she had to ask Rendong and a few others to come in to make the bed and spread the quilt, and sent someone to Qianming Palace to get the court clothes he would wear tomorrow morning.

Forget it, there is no such thing as free food in the world?

Since you have a higher position, you have to work. There is no such thing as "easy" in the adult world.

Yuwen Lan, who was bathing in the clean room, "???"

What, work?

Does it have to be like this? ? ?

~~

Everything was ready. When Yuwen Lan came out of the shower, the two of them got on the couch.

Yuwen Lan kept his word, without even touching her finger. He just said, "Go to sleep,"

and closed his eyes.

——I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but he always felt that this bed was more comfortable than the couch in the Qianming Palace.

And Yan Shu was even more heartless. Although she was still criticizing him just now, she fell asleep not long after.

With her long and quiet breathing as a pillow, Yuwen Lan gradually fell asleep.

Different from the previous dreams, this time, he dreamed that he walked into a peach forest.

With the warm sunshine above and the gentle breeze around him, Yuwen Lan strolled in the peach forest. He saw clusters of peach blossoms on the branches, and some of them even had peaches in the middle. It was like a fairyland.

Somehow, two peaches suddenly fell from the branches. His heart tightened, and he reached out to catch them, just in time to take the peaches into his arms.

But he didn't expect that the peaches were soft, just like clouds...

Yuwen Lan woke up from his dream and found that Yan Shu had squeezed into his arms without knowing when.

And they were face to face. Looking down, the two peaches were indeed in his arms.

Yuwen Lan, "..."

He said, how could he have such a strange dream for no reason.

Who complained about being crowded before going to bed?

Looking again, her injured arm was resting on his shoulder, as if hugging a big tree.

Yuwen Lan thought, could it be that she mistook him for a tree hole again?

It was still early and the night was still deep.

He wanted to put her arm back, but was afraid of touching her wound.

After thinking about it, he just gave up, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep.

Unexpectedly, she stuck even closer to him.

Yuwen Lan

tried to call her twice, "...", "Yan Shu..."

but there was no response.

By the way, this girl will not wake up before she has had enough sleep.

He had to give up.

However, the peach forest in the dream was tightly pressed against his front...

Yuwen Lan reached out and hugged her.

Well, it feels very good.

He raised the corners of his lips and finally fell asleep again.

~~

When he woke up the next day, Yuwen Lan found that... he had indeed recovered a little.

Moreover, he was unprecedentedly happy.

Yes, better than any time before.

Could it be Taolin's credit?

However, before he could think about it carefully, Fu Hai had already reminded him outside the palace, "Your Majesty, there is a court meeting today."

He hummed and got up and got out of bed first.

~~

Yuwen Lan was in a very good mood today. He walked briskly back to Qianming Palace to attend the court. After the court was dismissed, he did not forget to give Yan Shu's manuscript to Zou Mozhong.

Zou Mozhong hurriedly read it through, praised it again, and hurriedly took the manuscript to the bookseller.

However, two days later, Yan Shu was eating breakfast, but heard the system say, [Someone is suing you in front of the emperor. ]

Yan Shu was stunned, [What? Suing me? What are you suing me for?】

The system said,【Your new story is very popular again, so someone has taken it upon themselves, saying that your story is too dark and may have corrupted the people, and they are currently accusing you in the court.】

Yan Shu immediately became interested—

Before, Wei Ruzhang had only arrested people quietly, but now someone was suing her openly for the story?

At the same time, in the court,

Xie Pei, the historian of Southwest Affairs, said, "Your Majesty, recently there is a man called "Xiaoyao Gongzi" on the market, who has written several unorthodox stories in an attempt to win favor from the public. As far as I know, the stories he wrote are all shocking, and even suspected of advocating women to murder their husbands. His intention is despicable. I earnestly request Your Majesty to arrest this man and bring him to justice."

Yuwen Lan secretly raised his eyebrows, but before he could say anything, he saw Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, you probably misunderstood. As far as I know, the story you mentioned about a woman murdering her husband is called "The Wicked Woman Cleverly Treats the Romantic Man", which is actually a story of evil deeds being punished."

"The merchant inside has a virtuous wife, but he goes out to look for prostitutes. He pretends to be a gentleman on the surface, but secretly dislikes his wife in various ways. Since the law can't do anything to such a hypocritical person, his wife has no choice but to resort to this last resort. Not everyone is as immoral as this merchant, so how could he be suspected of "encouraging wives to murder their husbands"? "

Wang Huaijin, the Minister of Rites, also laughed and said, "Yes, this storybook is fictional. Besides, most of the people who read storybooks nowadays are men. Not many women can read, let alone read storybooks. Thank you for worrying too much, sir."

Who knew that Xie Pei immediately jumped up and said, "Sir Wang It's easy to say that the girl is illiterate, but what if a storyteller tells this story? Then, not only girls, but also children, old men and women will know this unorthodox and horrifying story!"

Zou Mozhong shook his head again and said, "Haven't storytellers told this story enough since ancient times? Was it horrifying enough that King Zhou killed his wife and children in "The Investiture of the Gods"? How many

people in later generations imitated him?" Wang Huaijin also said with a puzzled look on his face, "That is to say, it's just a storybook, just something for entertainment. Why did you make such a fuss about it, Mr. Xie?"

After the voice fell, everyone muttered in their hearts-

【There are so many storybooks in the world, why is Xie Pei so upset about this story? Could it be that the story is about him? 】

Yuwen Lan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened to everyone's voices and said before Xie Pei was about to speak again, "Xie Qing's family's words are not enough to explain the problem. I have also read the book and don't think it is anything."

Xie Pei was stunned when he heard this.

What? The king has read it?

That's it, will he doubt him...

However, before he could say anything else, he heard the king say, "Let's leave the court."

Then he left the throne.

~~

At the same time in Ganlu Palace, Yan Shu, who had understood the whole process with the system, slapped the table and picked up the pen again.

Well, you dare to say that she is corrupting social morals?

Humph, I wanted to leave this person some room for mercy, but now don't blame her for being rude!