"Your Majesty has no children. Will you personally go to Chongsheng Temple to offer sacrifices to the late emperor?"
Chongsheng Temple was an imperial temple, not far from the Imperial Palace. Palace rituals and annual prayers were held there, and worship of the late Emperor was naturally essential.
Su Man nodded, "Well, I will go there in person."
After the specific scale and details were finalized, the Minister of Rites took his leave.
Su Man rubbed her brows, caressed her breasts, and said with emotion, "No wonder the ancients had short lifespans. They worked so hard, how could they endure it?"
As he was speaking, Nong Shuang came in from outside and said that it was Concubine Ji who wanted to see him.
"Let him in."
Ji Xiangying was wearing a deep blue dress today, and just looking at the patterns on it, one could tell it was very expensive.
After a hasty greeting, Ji Xiangying got straight to the point, "Your Majesty, I heard that you punished my grandmother. She has made great military achievements for the court. How could you punish her for such a trivial matter? Aren't you afraid that the generals will be upset?"
Su Man's eyes darkened slightly. Not to mention that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, just Ji Xiangying's words did not sound like they came from his mouth, but more like someone taught him.
She didn't expose the truth and said calmly, "So you're here to call me to task?"
Ji Xiangying didn't sense the danger and was still throwing a tantrum. "How dare I raise an army to accuse you? If I displease His Majesty and banish me to the cold palace, who would I go to cry to?"
Seeing his fearless look, Su Man felt disgusted and did not answer.
Instead of restraining himself, Ji Xiangying complained, "Your Majesty really wants to be estranged from me and my grandmother."
After saying that, he turned his back, leaving Su Man with only an angry back.
Su Man slowly stood up from the dragon throne, stood behind Ji Xiangying and put her hand on his shoulder, "Okay, how can I be estranged from you? I love you so much."
"Humph, Your Majesty just knows how to coax me."
"The Marshal is a pillar of Dayong. I naturally won't take such a small matter seriously. But even though I think so, the civil servants won't think so. If I don't punish the Marshal, they will think I am biased towards him. If such rumors spread, it will be detrimental to the Marshal."
Ji Xiangying thought about it and it seemed to make sense. "So, Your Majesty punished Grandmother just to silence the gossips, right?"
"Of course. Not to mention the marshal's contributions to Dayong. Just looking at your merits, how could I bear to punish your family?"
Su Man pinched Ji Xiangying's face affectionately. He was very pleased and hugged Su Man with a smile, "I knew that Your Majesty would not listen to the slander of those villains."
Su Man patted his back and said, "Alright, there are so many servants watching, don't make trouble in the Qinzheng Palace."
Ji Xiangying reluctantly let go, "Then Your Majesty must come to my palace for dinner tonight."
"I understand. Go ahead."
After coaxing Ji Xiangying, Su Man returned to the desk, wrote a letter and handed it to Wu Xia, "Send this letter to Captain Hu."
"yes."
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