Chapter 2017: Extra (3)
As soon as Tang Bao and Xuanyuan Jin arrived in the capital, Yu Zhilan took out the imperial edict of succession left by Emperor Zhengde before he left.
Moreover, even the coronation ceremony is ready and will take place in three days.
Xuanyuan Jin's coronation ceremony and Tang Bao's queen coronation ceremony were held at the same time.
So, as soon as Tang Bao returned to the palace, before she could even catch her breath, she was pulled by the excited imperial concubine and others to try on the dress and familiarize herself with the process...
After everything was finally settled, Tang Bao felt exhausted.
Xuanyuan Jin became the emperor, Tang Bao became the queen, and the imperial concubine and others started chatting with Tang Bao.
As a result, Concubine De died of illness not long after.
A few days later, Taifu Yu Zhilan finally got married in a low-key manner.
Although no one had ever seen what this daughter-in-law looked like because she always wore a veil when going out, everyone in the capital knew that the Taifu's old house had caught fire, and he often skipped work and court to stay at home with his daughter-in-law.
Afterwards, several concubines died of various accidents.
Soon after, there were several fewer single bachelors in the world.
Afterwards, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian also fell ill and left the palace together to recuperate.
It is said that he first went to the south of the Yangtze River and later to the northwest, where he had a great time recuperating.
The Imperial Concubine was in good health and stayed in the palace because the Sixth Princess had reached the age for marriage.
The Imperial Concubine was busy all day selecting a husband for the Sixth Princess and preparing her dowry, and she was very happy.
After the Sixth Princess got married, she wanted to bring the Imperial Concubine to live in the Princess's Mansion.
The Imperial Concubine wanted to find the Shu Concubine and the Xian Concubine, but when she was hesitating, Tang Bao was diagnosed with pregnancy.
Therefore, the Emperor begged the Imperial Concubine, the Dowager Imperial Concubine, to stay in the palace and help with palace affairs so as not to tire the pregnant Empress.
Anyway, when it comes to handling the chores in the harem, no one is better than the noble concubine.
Although the noble concubine was happy, she was also worried about Tang Bao's health, so she happily stayed.
In fact, if Xuanyuan Jin had not ascended the throne and Tang Bao had not become the empress, the concubines of the previous emperor would have either gone to the royal temple to worship Buddha and green lamps, or guarded the imperial tomb, or stayed in the harem as widows. How could they be like now, going wherever they want and doing whatever they want, even secretly keeping a few male favorites, it all depends on their own wishes, and they are even freer than before they got married.
It was for this reason that the four concubines were looking forward to it like the stars and the moon, hoping that Xuanyuan Jin would inherit the throne and that Tang Bao would become the queen as soon as possible.
The Empress was pregnant, and everyone in the court breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor has never had a child, and all the civil and military officials in the court have been so anxious that their mouths are sore.
If it weren't for the fact that the Su family had excellent fertility and that the Empress was not an ordinary woman and there was absolutely no possibility of her being infertile, someone would have submitted a memorial to request the Emperor to hold a selection.
Now that the Empress is pregnant, they can legitimately petition the Emperor to fill his harem with women. No, they are begging the Emperor to fill his harem with women.
After all, the Empress is pregnant and it is inconvenient for her to serve the Emperor. We can't let the Emperor go plain, right?
Not to mention that the emperor is the current emperor, even in an ordinary wealthy family, when a woman becomes pregnant, the man will take a concubine or a few maids as his concubines.
They did this for the emperor's sake and to help the empress relieve her worries and solve her problems.
Xuanyuan Jin sat in the Golden Palace, looking at the court officials kneeling on the ground to advise against the selection of candidates. He did not say anything, but just glanced at Yu Zhilan silently.
Yu Zhilan silently took out another imperial edict that the retired emperor had given him before leaving the palace.
Yu Zhilan did not say anything, but directly handed the imperial edict to the Minister of Rites next to her, indicating that the Minister of Rites should read it and then circulate it.
The Minister of Rites took the imperial edict and opened it, not knowing what was going on. After seeing only a few words, his face changed drastically and his hands trembled.
——Decree of abdication!
The Minister of Rites’ head was buzzing.
Oh my god! It turned out to be an imperial decree of abdication!
The decree of abdication written by the retired emperor himself!
Yes! It is the decree of abdication!
It was clearly written in the imperial edict that Xuanyuan Jin was not allowed to take a concubine in this life. If he dared to have affairs with other women, his throne would be abolished and Queen Tang Bao would be made the empress!
For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked by the edict from the retired emperor.
Naturally, there were also ministers who were very satisfied with this.
For example, Su Laowu and people who are close to the Su family.
Without waiting for the confused ministers to come to their senses, Xuanyuan Jin picked up the two letters from the credible state that the chief eunuch had hurriedly brought over.
"Let's spread it around and see."
After saying that, he threw the two letters directly to Yu Zhilan.
Yu Zhilan opened it and took a look, her lips twitching, then she handed it to the Minister of Rites.
When the Minister of Rites saw the contents clearly, he felt dizzy.
Nuff?
The Queen of Western Qin and the High Priest of Southern Xinjiang are going to marry the Queen!
The Minister of Rites felt his three views exploded and he almost fainted.
Then, anger rose again.
Bullying!
It’s so bullying!
This shows that they, Dayan, are not taken seriously!
How dare they give a husband to their queen? This is like rubbing the face of the Emperor of Great Yan under their feet!
no!
We must get an explanation!
They must demonstrate the national prestige of Dayan!
They absolutely cannot allow anyone to step on their emperor’s face!
As subjects, they must protect the emperor's face!
The Minister of Rites was furious, his beard twitching. Just as he was about to speak and denounce the actions of Western Qin and Southern Xinjiang, he suddenly remembered the national strength of Western Qin and Southern Xinjiang and some consequences.
Dayan has been recuperating in recent years and has a strong military force, so it is not afraid of anything.
But if several countries go to war over this matter, Dayan can fight one of them, while also fighting against Western Qin and Southern Xinjiang...
The Minister of Rites' heart suddenly began to beat faster, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Compared to the safety of the country, the emperor's face doesn't seem to be that important...
After reading it, the other ministers had a similar reaction to the Minister of Rites.
First there was shock, then anger.
As for the edict from the retired emperor, they didn't dare to object.
Since the retired emperor was willing to support the empress, they didn't dare to say anything.
Could it be that with such blatant provocations from Western Qin and Southern Xinjiang, they couldn't even say a few words?!
"Outrageous! This is simply a betrayal of the Heavenly Gang! This is too much!" The Minister of Revenue, who had led the petition for the selection, shouted, "Your Majesty, the actions of the Empress of Western Qin and the High Priest of Southern Xinjiang are clearly a disrespect for the prestige of our Great Yan!"
The Minister of Revenue was full of righteousness and indignation.
"Oh? Then what do you think, Lord Li?" Xuanyuan Jin asked casually.
"Of course it's a beauty contest, to demonstrate the power of our Great Yan nation!" the Minister of Revenue blurted out.
You know, his daughter is still waiting to enter the palace as a concubine!
"Well, that's right, that makes sense." Xuanyuan Jin nodded.
The Minister of Revenue was delighted.
However, before he could even smile, Xuanyuan Jin said, "Then we should start taking inventory of the treasury accounts, calculating military pay, and preparing for war from today."
Minister of Revenue: “…”
ah?
Are we going to fight?
The Minister of Revenue thought of the silver deposited in the national treasury, and his heart skipped a beat.
The little silver in the national treasury seems to be less than the fraction of the Empress's dowry...
The Minister of Revenue opened his mouth. He just wanted to send his daughter to the palace, not to start a war...
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