Chapter 44: The Angry Emperor with No Heir x The Cannon Fodder Female Match and the Concubine Daughter 44

Seeing his two favorite people looking at him with wet eyes, Mo Liyuan surrendered and pinched his brows helplessly, "Okay, Xi'er will sleep in the middle tonight."

“Hehehe”

Chenxi grinned, revealing all her tiny teeth.

After Leng Gongyun's death, Tianqi's court changed. Before, Leng Gongyun had always controlled the court, and the young and cowardly emperor was incompetent and timid.

After the news of Leng Gongyun's death was reported back to Tianqi, the second prince of Tianqi directly plotted to usurp the throne.

Mo Liyuan looked at the secret letter sent back through the secret line and sighed.

"Auntie, the Emperor of Tianqi is no longer an incompetent person."

"If my guess is correct, it won't be long before a border war breaks out."

Aunt Qiao said, "As long as those small vassal states do not get involved, destroying Tianqi will not be a problem."

Mo Liyuan shook his head and placed the secret letter under the candlelight, burning it to ashes. "Lingyue Kingdom and Jurchen Kingdom are already ready to make a move. Next month, Lingyue Kingdom will send an envoy to congratulate me on my coronation, but in fact, they are gathering information."

"Let's see the situation first. I intend to promote Prince Mo Yan to become the king."

Aunt Qiao smoothed the wrinkles between Mo Liyuan's eyebrows, smiled and said, "Xi'er is sleeping in Cining Palace today. Your Majesty, let's go to bed early."

Mo Liyuan's eyes lit up when he heard that. Chenxi had good intentions towards him yesterday, and today finally no one was disturbing him.

The candles in Kunning Palace were lit all night long, and the swaying bed curtains did not stop until dawn.

Aunt Qiao lay limp on the bed, burying her head in Mo Liyuan's arms.

"System, use the triple-pregnancy pill"

[Ding, usage successful, 120 points deducted, remaining points 0]

"I'm...poor."

Mo Liyuan hugged Aunt Qiao with a satisfied look on his face, kissed her forehead, and then closed his eyes.

During the days when Mo Liyuan had suspended court in order to find Jin Jin Qiao, there was no negative talk in the court openly, but rumors were spread behind the scenes.

Ministers were waiting in groups of three or five at the Qianqing Gate for court, with mysterious expressions on their faces.

"I don't know if the Empress is innocent these days after being kidnapped."

"Sir Zhao, there are some things you can't say carelessly, be careful that the emperor doesn't hear them."

"Yes, we can discuss this matter in private. The Emperor has always doted on the Empress, so be careful of our own black veils."

"But the emperor wants to disband the harem. Do you think we should stop him?"

"Disbanding the harem has never happened in the past dynasties. Since the Queen can give birth to children, then other concubines can also do so. For the future of Da Min, I have to say something."

Mo Liyuan sat on the dragon chair and looked at the ministers present. The majesty of a superior made the ministers dare not even breathe.

"I have decided to disband the harem. Any of you who have daughters in the harem can take them home to marry, or you can arrange for them to live out their days in the imperial manor."

"My dear ministers, please consider it. I will not force you to stay or leave. The Lingyue envoy will come to see me next month and tell me the result."

Mo Liyuan's decision shocked all the remaining concubines in the harem.

Some concubines didn't want to return home or go to the imperial estate at all. Either outcome was very unfriendly to them.

If they return to their mother's home, they will surely be despised. If they go to the imperial manor, they will be alone for the rest of their lives. Although they will not lack food and drink, if they can get a little favor from the emperor in the palace and have a son, they will have someone to rely on in the future even if they don't compete with the empress for favor.

The envoys sent by Lingyue Kingdom this time were Crown Prince Qi Lang and Third Princess Qi Yun.

Qi Lang was a handsome young man, less than twenty years old, tall, with healthy wheat-colored skin.

Qi Lang was not favored by the emperor in Lingyue Kingdom. He was the son of the former queen. After the queen passed away, Qi Lang was rejected by everyone in Lingyue Kingdom.

This is because the emperor's favorite is Concubine Tan, and the one he values ​​most is Concubine Tan's son Qi Sheng.

Qi Lang sat in the carriage, dozing with his head in his hand. Yang Di made tea and glanced at Qi Lang and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor asked us to come here to arrange a marriage. What are your plans?"

Qi Lang opened his thin lips slightly, his voice was hoarse with a boyish tone, and he opened his hazy eyes and said, "He couldn't bear to see me do well, so he asked me to find a woman from Damin to marry. No matter what the outcome of Damin is, I will be the one who is abandoned."

Yang Di felt very uncomfortable. He had been serving the Crown Prince since he was a child, and he knew all the hardships that the Crown Prince had gone through.

"Is Your Highness just going to let it go?"

Qi Lang laughed sarcastically, his face full of bitterness, "Let's meet the Emperor of Damin first, maybe things will turn around."

"Yang Di, tell them to be on guard against the Third Princess. Although she usually acts domineering, I know that's just her disguise. She is much smarter than Concubine Tan's daughter Qi Li."

Qi Yun was sitting in her carriage. When there were no outsiders around, she was very quiet, sipping tea with her eyes downcast.

The serving maid looked at the beautiful Third Princess with a hint of pity in her eyes. Even the high and mighty Princess could not escape the fate of an arranged marriage.

"Princess, I heard that the Emperor of Daming is very fond of the newly crowned Queen. The Emperor wants you to come here for marriage. Isn't this pushing you into a fire pit?"

"Er, be careful with your words."

Qi Yun slowly put down the teacup, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief with his slender fingers and said, "My father asked me and my brother, the crown prince, to marry, but he didn't specify who we should marry."

"Pack up, I will go to see my brother the Crown Prince later."

Qi Lang was a little surprised to hear Qi Yun coming to pay a visit, because he and Qi Yun had hardly spoken a word to each other since they were young.

"Let the Third Princess in"

Qi Yun opened the curtain, bent down and got into the carriage.

Sitting opposite Qi Lang, looking at this handsome but somewhat thin prince, and then thinking of himself, a helpless smile appeared on his lips.

"Prince brother An"

Qi Lang looked up at Qi Yun and whispered, "I wonder what brings my sister here to see me?"

"Brother Prince"

Qi Yun did not pretend to be domineering this time, but acted according to his own temperament.

Sitting upright, he said in a serious tone, "Father asked us to come here this time. Yun'er wants to cooperate with the Crown Prince."

Qi Lang was shocked and looked at Qi Yun with a little surprise, "How can we cooperate?"

Qi Yun tilted his head and chuckled, "Yun'er will find a husband she likes to marry, but she will not become a puppet of the emperor."

"Yun'er wants to support the prince to take that position"

Qi Lang pursed his lips, thought for a moment and asked, "Why do you support me?"

Qi Yun sighed, "That depends on the status of the ideal husband that Yun'er finds. I'm sure the Crown Prince hates Concubine Tan too."

"It's the same for Yun'er. My mother was killed by Concubine Tan Gui, but my father turned a blind eye. Yun'er only hates that she is powerless and cannot avenge her mother."

"If the Crown Prince takes that position, Concubine Tan will surely be living a fate worse than death. After all, such an ambitious woman will end up with nothing. That must be more painful than killing her."