A ceremony to crown the empress caused an uproar in the court because of a word from Chu Xuan. For many days, people all over the capital were talking about this empress who made the new emperor only take a sip from the three thousand rivers, and the women and girls in the capital were extremely envious.

Longevity Palace.

After the ceremony of crowning herself as queen, Lu Yanluo officially moved from Haiyan Palace into the residence of the queen, Changshou Palace.

Chu Yuan and Chu Yao were both under the age of twenty and had just entered the palace. Chu Xuan specifically ordered that the two side halls of the Changshou Palace be tidied up for the two children to live in temporarily.

In this way, the family of four settled down in the Changshou Palace every day.

After retiring from court on weekdays, Chu Xuan would come to Changshou Palace to eat and take a nap. In the afternoon, he would handle government affairs in the study of Changshou Palace and have dinner with Lu Yanluo and the two children. Over time, Haiyan Palace became empty.

"Your Majesty, Grand Princess Duanshu is here and is outside asking to see Your Majesty." Lu Yanluo had just woken up from a nap and hadn't yet finished tidying up when Xiao Ran came in hurriedly to report.

Lu Yanluo paused slightly, then nodded nonchalantly and asked someone to invite Princess Duanshu in.

Duan Shu walked in with a smile on her face and said happily as she walked in: "The Queen has moved in. This Changshou Palace has become different immediately. It has been a long time since I have seen it so lively here."

Lu Yanluo stood up to greet her. Seeing Princess Duanshu was about to bow, she quickly helped her up and said, "Princess, there is no need to be polite. We are all family."

Seeing this, Duan Shu didn't say anything polite. She just stood up and followed Lu Yanluo to the inner room.

The two sat opposite each other. Princess Duanshu smiled and explained the purpose of her visit.

"Today I came here to discuss the selection of concubines." Princess Duanshu looked at Lu Yanluo with an embarrassed look on her face. "On the day of the coronation, His Majesty publicly refused to select concubines, but as an emperor, how could he be so willful? My uncles dared not say much openly, but I don't know how many times they have come to me behind my back, hoping that I can persuade His Majesty to put the heir first and recruit more concubines to fill the harem."

Perhaps knowing that what she said would make Lu Yanluo unhappy, Duan Shu gave a dry laugh, picked up the tea and took a sip to ease the embarrassment.

"I know that this is a bit cruel to Your Majesty, but this is my duty as the Queen. I hope Your Majesty can advise His Majesty more."

After Duan Shu finished speaking, Lu Yanluo did not respond. For a moment, the hall was so quiet that it was extremely awkward.

After a long time, Lu Yanluo chuckled, sat up straight, fiddled with the handkerchief in her hand, and said in a calm voice: "Did the princess forget? His Majesty already has a son. Chu Yao is the eldest son of your majesty and me. He has a kind temperament and his style of doing things is similar to your majesty's. Our little daughter Chu Yuan is also quirky and is deeply loved by your majesty. The princess does not have to worry about your majesty's son."

Seeing that Lu Yanluo did not agree with what she said, Princess Duanshu could not help feeling annoyed.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, Duke Anguo has been deliberately trying to send his daughter to the palace. For this purpose, he went to the princess's mansion many times to make a big fuss. Duan Shu was too annoyed by this, so she thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone. Instead of doing this, she might as well agree to Duke Anguo's request and build up a force for her family in the palace.

Her original intention was to ask Lu to pass on a message for her and let Lu Yanluo speak for herself. However, before Lu Yanluo could say anything, the new emperor had already announced publicly that he would not take a concubine, thus thwarting Princess Duanshu's plan. How could she be willing to accept this? That's why she made the trip today.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. There have been so many emperors in the past, and every one of them had many princes. The children are not yet twenty years old, and their bodies are delicate and precious. If one of them is not good, do you want Your Majesty to have no successor?"

"Please be careful with your words, Princess!" Lu Yanluo's face suddenly turned ugly. She ignored etiquette and interrupted Princess Duanshu's words.

"My child is healthy, how can I leave Your Majesty without a successor? The eldest princess is going too far!"

As soon as Duan Shu finished speaking, she realized that she had said the wrong thing, but as the eldest princess during the reign of the previous emperor, and having been in the limelight at the enthronement of the new emperor, she felt a little embarrassed to submit to a junior like Lu Yanluo.

As Lu Yanluo became more and more angry, the atmosphere in the hall became noticeably stiff. Duanshu had no way of continuing what she was about to say, so she just sat for a while, stood up, and left.

Before leaving, he did not forget to once again persuade Chu Xuan to accept the concubine.

Lu Yanluo turned a deaf ear to this and asked Xiaoran to send the person out.

After she left, Lu Yanluo had no place to vent her anger, and her face was not in a good mood for the whole afternoon.

How could she not see Duan Shu's selfishness, but Chu Xuan had just ascended the throne, and there were many constraints in the court and the harem. For the sake of the overall situation, she could tolerate Duan Shu's repeated tests, but what happened today clearly crossed her bottom line.

Regardless of whether Duanshu said it unintentionally or intentionally, it was words that could hurt someone's heart.

During dinner, Chu Xuan clearly felt that Lu Yanluo was in a bad mood, and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong? Why are you unhappy? But who made you feel pain?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanluo put down the chopsticks in her hand, looked at Chu Xuan coldly, and became more and more angry. Without saying a word, she got up and went to the inner room.

Chu Xuan felt more and more puzzled when he saw this. It seemed like he had offended her, but he had been in the Shangshufang all afternoon, so how could he have offended her?

"What's going on?" Chu Xuan had no choice but to ask Xiao Ran, who had always been by Lu Yanluo's side.

Xiao Ran couldn't help wanting to say it a long time ago. Princess Duanshu was really going too far. When she saw Chu Xuan asking, she immediately blurted it out.

"Princess Duanshu came today and said some unpleasant things to Your Majesty..."

Xiao Ran reported everything that Duan Shu had said to Chu Xuan. The more Chu Xuan listened, the uglier his expression became. By the end, he could no longer eat and angrily scolded, "She is taking advantage of her age. Next time she comes to ask to see the Queen, she will not be seen!"

In the inner room, Lu Yanluo was sitting on the bed sulking. Chu Xuan walked in quietly, snorted and said, "You are useless. Is it worth it for you to be angry with me for such a small matter?"

Lu Yanluo curled her lips.

[It's a small matter! Your aunt wanted your son to die in order to marry you more wives. This is a small matter! You bastard, you turned your face away after becoming the emperor. ]

[I will take Yaoyao away tomorrow to make room for your concubine! ]

Chu Xuan was speechless and choked. He held Lu Yanluo's hand with a funny look on his face and proved his innocence: "God and heaven are my conscience. I have no intention of taking a concubine, nor have I turned my face against you. I am just saying that you are already the queen. If you don't want to listen to them, just drive them out. Why get angry about such a thing?"