Chapter 263 They are all pitiful children
Once the New Year was over, people rarely saw Emperor Xiao Xuan anymore.
Ye Yunshu handled almost all of the court's affairs by herself.
At first, Ye Yunshu felt a little tired, but then Song Zhimian gave her an idea: let each department come up with its own solutions to the problems.
Unless it's something really important, don't bring it to her.
Occasional spot checks are sufficient.
Ye Yunshu was very pleased. The reason was that the court supported the officials of the Six Ministries not so that they would come and ask her what to do, but so that they would tell her that although there were many things to do, they had already solved them and that they were not people who were just drawing salaries for nothing.
Within just one month, the officials had figured out the new master's ways.
This crown princess disliked listening to nonsense and lies; she only wanted to hear the truth.
Just like the ledgers she had handled before, no matter what you say about the problems with these ledgers, she only wants a ledger that records things truthfully.
Also, when you report something to the Crown Princess, you must come up with a solution to the problem as well; you can't just raise the problem without offering a solution.
If you dare to do that, the Crown Princess will think you're a good-for-nothing, taking the court's salary for nothing.
During that same month, the officials seemed to have grown even more fearful of the Crown Princess.
After all, the Crown Princess is different from His Majesty. His Majesty sometimes listens to the old ministers' complaints and comforts them when he is in a good mood.
But the Crown Princess... people are lucky if they even listen to you finish speaking, who would dare to expect the Crown Princess to comfort them? These old guys aren't young gentlemen, nor are they peerless beauties comparable to Pan An and Song Yu...
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Just after the first month of the lunar calendar, Emperor Xiao Xuan suddenly announced his abdication, passing the throne to Crown Princess Ye Yunshu.
This was truly the only female emperor era in the Great Yu Dynasty, and this year is also known as the first year of Yonghe by later generations.
Ye Yunshu also became known as the Empress of Yonghe in the eyes of others.
Song Zhimian also became Ye Yunshu's most capable female official.
...
Although a new emperor ascended the throne, little changed in the palace; the concubines of Emperor Xiao Xuan still lived in the same places.
The only difference is that everyone's title has become that of a Dowager Consort.
The new empress, Ye Yunshu, would discuss state affairs with Emperor Xiao Xuan almost every day, which annoyed Emperor Xiao Xuan to no end, but he couldn't get angry.
Finally, Emperor Xiao Xuan, who was thinking of completely abandoning state affairs, quietly left the capital with Prince Xian and Princess Xian one day at the end of February.
Only Ye Yunshu knows where she went.
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Xiao Jingjue held a small package in her hand and looked alone in the direction of the palace gate.
Two days ago, he overheard that his father and mother were going out with his grandfather. Fearing that they wouldn't take him along, Xiao Jingjue has been sleeping with his father almost every night for the past two days.
Unfortunately, he played around a bit yesterday and got so tired that he fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up today... my father and mother were both gone.
Xiao Jingjue was in a bad mood. He knew that his grandfather had taken his father and mother on a trip to enjoy the scenery.
He knew he was the crown prince, but he was still young. His aunt had just become emperor and would be in power for at least several decades. He could just pass the throne to him when his aunt got old.
Couldn't he have gone out and had some fun with them during this time?
Xiao Jingjue was very angry.
Hmph, they're all bullying him because he has no one around him, aren't they?
If he had someone with him, they would have sent him to his father and mother as fast as they could by now.
Clutching the small bundle in her arms, Xiao Jingjue's little face was still sulking...
"Jue-ge'er!" A voice suddenly came from behind.
When Xiao Jingjue turned around, he was surprised to see his twelfth imperial uncle, who was now the Prince of Jin.
"Twelfth Uncle, did you come here to laugh at me?" Xiao Jingjue asked angrily.
Prince Jin originally had no such intention; he simply wanted to play with Xiao Jingjue. But when Xiao Jingjue asked him this, he immediately nodded.
"Yes, we came here just to see you make a fool of yourself!"
"Look, your father and mother have gone out to play by themselves. They don't want you anymore!" Prince Jin said smugly.
Xiao Jingjue rolled her eyes at Prince Jin and chuckled twice.
“Yes! My father and mother went out to play. They don’t want me anymore. Your father has also gone out. Does he not want you anymore either?” Xiao Jingjue asked back.
Prince of Jin...
Yes, the person who took Juege'er's father and mother out for fun was none other than his own father, the Emperor!
The Prince of Jin immediately lost heart.
“We are all pitiful children!” the Prince of Jin finally said.
Xiao Jingjue nodded. Yes, they were all pitiful children, children abandoned by their parents...
Their parents are the kind of people who only care about going out to travel and have fun and don't care about them at all!
"Jue-ge'er, are you still going out to play?" Prince Jin asked softly.
Xiao Jingjue glanced at the palace gate again, then quickly turned around.
"I'm not going out to play anymore! My aunt wants me to go to her place every day to watch over her handling of state affairs."
Prince Jin thought for a moment. Juege'er is the Crown Prince, and his elder sister is now the Empress. They must have a lot of things to do every day.
He... actually has a lot to do too.
For example, his Prince Jin's mansion has already started construction. He can go and see if he can build a training ground in the mansion, so that he might be able to go to the battlefield in the future.
After seeing the renovated palace, I'll go talk to Sister Lanqian. She's not busy now, so she should be able to take me out to play.
And so, after each of the two children had insulted the other, they went their separate ways.
The Prince of Jin first visited his own palace, offered some suggestions, and then pretended to instruct the stewards to keep accurate records and not to falsify them, otherwise he would have his elder sister, who had become the Empress, audit the accounts.
After reading all this, he went to find Princess Shou Kang, but found no one there; his sister had been summoned to the palace by her elder sister for a meeting...
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Inside the Phoenix Heaven Palace, Ye Yunshu looked at the memorial in her hand, while Song Zhimian carefully served her pen and ink.
Princess Yongxin and Princess Shoukang both looked cautiously at Ye Yunshu, who remained silent.
Xiao Jingjue was also reading a memorial in his hand. Although he couldn't understand it, Ye Yunshu said that even if he couldn't understand it, he should still read it and he would understand it as he read.
Zheng Wanwan, who had been transferred to serve at Fengtian Palace after Emperor Xiao Xuan left, happily served tea to everyone.
Ye Yunshu remained silent, and the others dared not speak either.
Finally, Ye Yunshu finished reading the memorial in her hand, put it down, and remained silent for a while.
"Your Majesty, would you like some tea?" Song Zhimian asked softly.
Ye Yunshu stretched out her hand, and Song Zhimian immediately handed the tea to her.
Ye Yunshu took a sip before speaking.
"I wish to send someone to Jiangnan to investigate last year's tax revenue!"
Song Zhimian, Princess Yongxin, Princess Shoukang...
"Which department should be assigned to investigate? The Department of Supervision or the Ministry of Revenue? Or should they conduct a joint investigation?" Song Zhimin asked in a low voice.
Ye Yunshu shook her head.
"We don't need any department. The Inspection Department is too conspicuous, and the accounts submitted by the Inspection Agency are fine."
But there must be problems with the tax system in Jiangnan.
Therefore, I intend to send unrelated individuals to investigate the tax revenue of Jiangnan.
"Whom does Your Majesty wish to send?" Song Zhimian asked in a low voice.
"You go with them!" Ye Yunshu put down her teacup.
Song Zhimian...
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