Chapter 313 Preparations before departure

But before the Emperor of Great Chu could ask, the Queen Mother continued speaking.

"In the harem now, there are only four high-ranking ones: the Empress, Qingyan, Lan Fei, and Wen Fei. Among the lower-ranking ones, you haven't seen Lin Fei very often. Le Guiren and Yao Fei are pregnant again. The only two left are Ru Guiren and Yue Guiren."

"If you really think about it, it's quite a bit."

The Queen Mother said this and looked at Shen Ning with satisfaction: "You, the Queen, are a sensible person. You personally proposed to me the idea of ​​expanding your harem."

Unexpectedly, the Great Chu Emperor refuted: "Mother, my son has many children now, and the crown prince is a capable man. There is really no need to expand the harem."

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother rejected him very firmly: "No, there are only a few people in your harem, and I'm afraid they can't even compare with some officials' families. You can't lose face."

Seeing that his defense was unsuccessful, the Emperor of Great Chu stopped arguing.

"In that case, please let the Queen Mother and the Empress take care of it!" At this point, the Great Chu Emperor stood up and said, "I am here today to discuss another important matter."

"Since the Queen is here, it saves us the trouble of running errands."

Seeing that the Emperor of Great Chu was very serious, the Queen Mother also took it seriously.

"Mother, you know that I have always had a wish since I ascended the throne. I hope to travel around the country and learn about the lives of the people there."

"Now that the Crown Prince has grown up and is very insightful in handling political affairs, I am thinking of letting him govern the country while I take this opportunity to go out for a walk."

After the Great Chu Emperor said this, the room fell into a long silence.

The Queen Mother did not expect that after so many years, the Emperor of Great Chu had never given up this idea.

Although the emperor's tour was not a bad thing, she always felt uneasy and did not want the emperor to leave the palace to take risks.

Shen Ning was even more shocked.

The prince governs the country.

What solemn and solemn these four words are! The crown prince now holds such a status in the heart of the Great Chu Emperor. No wonder the Great Chu Emperor suddenly made up his mind to depose the third prince. It turned out that he did it to clear the obstacles for the crown prince.

So the Third Prince worked so hard to do so much, but in the end he was just making wedding clothes for others.

Seeing that the Queen Mother did not say anything, the Great Chu Emperor continued, "As for the people who will accompany you, I have thought about it and will let Qingyan go with you, and bring Wanwan along as well."

“Keep it simple.”

After hearing this, the Queen Mother finally spoke: "Are you so anxious?"

"Originally, there is no rush, but Jin Yao's wedding is scheduled for two months later. As his father, I cannot delay his wedding. I must see him get married."

"Since you have made the decision, I won't say anything more. But it won't work if you take Qingyan with you alone." The Queen Mother began to mutter softly.

Qingyan is not a careful person to begin with. If she brings Yongan along, she will probably not care about the emperor anymore.

"Take Lady Yue with you. I think she is a lively person, and I heard that she has a good relationship with Qingyan. I will feel relieved if there is one more person to serve you."

Since the Emperor of Great Chu has made the decision, the Queen Mother will not say anything more.

He only gave him a few detailed instructions and let him do what he wanted.

He has worked so hard for the throne for so many years that he even has a few more white hairs than other people. Now that the crown prince has become successful, it is not a bad idea for the Emperor of Great Chu to be lazy occasionally.

The Great Chu Emperor naturally had something to tell the Empress: "After I leave, Jin Yao's marriage will depend on you. If you need help, just ask Concubine Lan for help. You don't have to handle it all by yourself."

"You can also discuss other matters in the palace with my mother or Concubine Lan."

"As for the other pregnant concubines in the palace, please take good care of them."

After saying this, the Great Chu Emperor turned to look at the Queen Mother and said, "As for the selection of beauties, it's up to you, Mother and the Empress. It would be good to see some beauties in advance."

In order to appease the empress's emotions, the Emperor of Great Chu went to the Jinxiu Palace for dinner and also stayed overnight.

After making love, Shen Ning turned over and got out of bed, and Yue Ran hurried in to clean up for his wife.

The master and servant looked at each other in silence.

Shen Ning looked through the bronze mirror at the sleeping Great Chu Emperor on the bed, and asked Yue Ran to lean over and whisper in his ear, saying in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Tell him that all plans are on hold, I have other plans."

Since the Emperor of Great Chu is heading south, we can make other plans.

The news that the Emperor of Great Chu was going to take the Royal Consort out soon spread throughout the palace.

Naturally, some are happy and some are sad.

Some concubines felt that, since the Emperor of Great Chu was gone, there was no one left for them to serve in the palace, so they did not need to act in such a manner all the time.

For example, Concubine Le, who was currently in Concubine Yue's palace, told her: "You must be careful with your words and actions in front of His Majesty, and you must not speak nonsense. You must think carefully before you speak."

Mr. Le was really worried about Mr. Yue's temper.

If I stay with Your Majesty all the time, sooner or later I will make Your Majesty angry.

Yue Guiren naturally couldn't bear to leave Le Guiren, so she held her hand and repeatedly reminded her: "If anyone in the palace causes you trouble, just go find the Queen Mother or the Empress."

"Although the Queen is hypocritical, she has to protect your Majesty's flesh and blood."

"On a daily basis, you should seldom interact with those arrogant and domineering concubines, such as Concubine Yao."

Ever since Concubine Yao gained status, she became even more arrogant and lawless in front of the concubines of lower status.

The two young nobles here are "deeply in love" with each other.

Some concubines were very angry.

For example, Concubine Yao at this time was so angry that she had smashed several teacups in her palace. Just as she was about to attack a vase on the shelf, she was stopped by the maid serving her.

"My lady, these are gifts, you cannot take them."

Concubine Yao turned around angrily and looked around. There were so many gifts in the room, how could she dare to touch them?

But he still didn't feel relieved, so he finally smashed another teacup and sat back angrily.

"Now, taking advantage of my pregnancy, they are seducing Your Majesty one by one. Your Majesty hasn't come to my palace to rest for a long time!"

Although the maidservant beside her was somewhat speechless about her master's thoughts, she still comforted her: "Your Majesty, this is for the sake of the queen's health. After all, the queen is pregnant."

But Concubine Yao remained unmoved and continued to curse.

"Now that His Majesty is heading south, even a scoundrel like Yue Guiren can follow him, but I cannot."

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have bothered to be a dragon descendant. I can't do anything and I can't have anything."

"I just eat and drink in the palace all day long. Even the queen is a little dissatisfied with me." Speaking of the queen, Yaopin's resentment deepened. "I heard that your majesty stayed in Jinxiu Palace last night."