Yinzhen: "I've been quite busy with official duties lately, and it's a bit overwhelming. Your Majesty, please don't worry."
Hearing this, Empress Hesheli became even more worried. In the past, the Emperor would always call her Fang'er in private, but now that he had become Empress, she wondered if someone had said something to cause the Emperor to suddenly become distant from her.
Hesheli was preoccupied with her own thoughts, which she showed on her face, but Yinzhen noticed but didn't take it to heart.
Empress Hesheli said, “Your Majesty, I have asked the Imperial Kitchen to prepare some soup. Please have some to nourish your body. No matter how busy you are, you should not overwork yourself.”
Yinzhen: "The Empress is right. Thank you for your trouble. Have someone bring it up!"
Yinzhen had dinner with Empress Hesheli before being summoned away.
Before leaving, Yinzhen said, "I have been busy with state affairs lately, so I am grateful to the Empress for her help in the inner palace."
When Empress Hesheli saw that the emperor did not show any particular liking or dislike while dining with her, she assumed that the emperor was just too tired. In any case, she had a legitimate son to rely on, and no one else would conceive if she didn't come to the harem. In the end, she would be the one to benefit.
Empress Hesheli: "Your Majesty, I will obey your command and manage the harem well."
Since Yinzhen used the excuse of being busy with official duties, he was not just making empty promises. In fact, Yinzhen was indeed busy with official duties in the following days.
He first dealt swiftly with Ao Bai's few remaining followers. Since he already knew in advance that the three princes of different surnames had ulterior motives, he naturally did not make any preparations in advance, thus saving the people from being displaced.
During those years of hardship and wandering, he clearly saw that war was a game for those in power, but it was truly a source of suffering for the common people.
The suppression of the Three Feudatories was imperative, and Yinzhen had no choice but to act swiftly to reduce the suffering of the people.
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