It is rare for Concubine De to unite with Concubine Dong. After all, Concubine Dong is the same in that she looks down on others. Concubine Shu is different. She is more dignified and virtuous than anyone else in front of the Emperor and Empress, but she is more arrogant and annoying than anyone else in private!
"Who doesn't know that you came into the palace from Zhong's mansion with Shugui... Zhong Cainv? I have to praise you, you are really loyal to risk your life to be a scapegoat!" Defei said sarcastically, praising openly and criticizing secretly.
Concubine Dong glanced over and suddenly felt that Concubine De was quite cute at this moment.
Matron Chai feebly continued to take the blame: "Your Majesty, these things were indeed planned by me alone, and have nothing to do with the Imperial Concubine!"
The foolish emperor laughed and didn't believe a word of it.
He glared at her and snorted coldly, "Are you all deaf? Can't you hear what I say? Zhang Fujin, you will personally take her to the cold palace!"
"Your Majesty!" Nanny Chai knelt and crawled forward.
The tyrant emperor kicked her away and said, "Get out! If you scare Tianbao, I'll tear you into pieces! Drag you away and beat you to death!"
After the growl, the tyrant king hurriedly looked at the sweet baby in his arms, put on a smile and coaxed the baby softly: "Dear sweet baby, don't be afraid, I'm not mean to you, I'm mean to the dog slave."
Tianbao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Father, why are you so cute?
Nanny Chai wanted to say something, but Zhang Fujin, who had become more perceptive, noticed her and had someone cover her mouth in time.
The former Imperial Concubine Shu, now Zhong Cainu, could not bear such a blow and passed out with her eyes rolled back...
The bloody storm in the harem came and went in a hurry.
Tianbao was very happy because the tyrant dared to believe in her, a one-month-old baby.
This trust made her feel full of happiness.
How could she know that the trust of the tyrant emperor was based on his own stupidity.
No normal person would dare to use a one-month-old baby to decide someone else's life or death.
Concubine Zhao was so excited that she kept wiping her tears and followed the tyrant emperor to the Qinghuan Palace.
When the tyrant heard the sobs of joy, he glanced at her sideways and suddenly felt so guilty that he was ashamed to face her.
Clearing his throat, he raised his head and pretended to be very confident: "Zhao has made great contributions in giving birth to the little princess. She has endured humiliation and hardship for the little princess. Her moral character is noble. She is promoted to Noble Consort! The title is Wan!"
Concubine Wan stood there in a daze, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
Concubine Dong smiled and touched her: "Noble Concubine Wan, why don't you thank me?"
Concubine Wan was overwhelmed with joy and delight, and quickly bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"
Without the Empress Dowager to help manage the harem, the promotion of the emperor was quite arbitrary. Previously, no matter how low the rank, if a prince was born, she would jump several levels and be promoted to the rank of concubine. Later, when princes became common, the emperor no longer promoted the rank.
For example, the seventh prince’s mother, Zhou Zhaoyuan, and the eighth prince’s mother, Wu Zhaoyi.
After conferring the title of Imperial Concubine Wan, the emperor looked at Tian Bao in his arms again and said, "I have also prepared a title for Tian Bao: Yongle. What do you think, Queen?"
The Queen had a helpless expression just a moment ago, but when it was Tianbao's turn, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up: "Princess Yongle, very good."
"Yongle?" Concubine De muttered in confusion. "If I remember correctly, there seems to be a state called Yongle State?"
Outside the capital of Nanqiao, administrative divisions are divided into states, counties, and townships from large to small.
Yongle Prefecture is the richest prefecture in Nanqiao.
The emperor glanced at Consort De with admiration. "My beloved concubine is truly clever. Yongle Prefecture is the fiefdom I bestowed upon Princess Yongle. Princess Yongle, my little sweetheart, do you like it?"
Fiefdom? !
The queen and the concubines were stunned.
Ever since the Nanqiao royal family's fight for the throne intensified, no more fiefs have been granted since who knows when! After all, a prince with a fiefdom is more likely to gather private troops and rebel to seize the throne.
For example, Prince Gong had no fiefdom, and neither did Prince Jing!
Now a baby in swaddling clothes actually has such a large fiefdom! Rich!
So envious!
The concubines were so envious that their hearts were filled with jealousy, and the smell of lemons surrounded the tyrant emperor.
This is an unprecedented event in Nanqiao’s history!
Not only was the harem shocked, but after the foolish emperor announced this decree in the Qinghuan Palace, there was an uproar in the court and the country!
I don't accept it, I don't accept it, how can a little baby own a fiefdom! Such a large and rich land at that!
"Your Majesty! Beilin Province is experiencing a snowstorm. Granting the little princess a fiefdom at this time will only anger heaven and people!"
"Your Majesty! The people of the north are starving and freezing, and there are even people freezing to death on the roads. If the little princess's full moon banquet is really a three-day banquet, it will cause public outrage!"
The court officials who were originally enjoying themselves drinking, all began to worry about the country and the people.
Tianbao frowned worriedly. Is this a snowstorm?
She remembered a winter in her past life when the snow was so heavy that the little one in the orphanage jumped into the snow and disappeared completely. That winter, her best friend fell asleep in her crib and never woke up.
When I called my friend to get up in the morning, her hands and feet were already cold, her body was stiff, and her face was pale.
"Woo wow...Aiya!" Father, please use the money from the buffet to provide disaster relief.
In the past, the emperor would have ordered the officials who led the riot to be dragged away and beaten without hesitation. But he couldn't be so foolish now. He was the father of Xiao Fuxing and couldn't bring shame to Xiao Fuxing.
He took a few glances and found that the leadership role played by the Minister of Revenue was the most obvious.
What has he done recently? Does the Minister of Revenue have a grudge against him?
He snorted coldly and pointed directly at the Minister of Revenue: "My dear minister, you are so concerned about the country and the people. I am deeply moved! Xijing needs my presence. My dear minister, please go to Beilin to deal with the snowstorm on my behalf!"
The Minister of Revenue was stunned and couldn't say the words stuck in his throat.
The emperor then pointed to the Minister of Revenue beside him and said, "You go too."
The ministers who had been shouting loudly just now fell silent in an instant.
A flock of birds flew across the sky, and dropped a wet, sticky lump of something, which landed right on the head of the Minister of Revenue.
He raised his hand in a daze, brushed it away, and sniffed it. The stench made him feel refreshed!
He suddenly came to his senses and kowtowed to the emperor: "I am deeply grateful for your trust, Your Majesty! However, the Ministry of Revenue is very busy, and as the Minister of Revenue, I cannot leave Xijing. I am truly heartbroken that I cannot help Your Majesty with his worries and difficulties..."
The foolish emperor interrupted him and said, "That's easy. You can go to Beilin to deal with the snowstorm. I will appoint you to temporarily take over as the Minister of Revenue."
As soon as the words fell, silence fell in the Qinghuan Hall.
Not long ago, the tyrant emperor had just executed nine generations of his clan, and no one dared to be stubborn again.
No one complained about the little princess having a fiefdom anymore.
No one dared to use the three-day buffet to make a fuss about the issue.
Except for the Minister of Revenue and his two assistant ministers, everyone else happily returned to the banquet and started drinking.
When the Minister of Revenue saw the bird droppings on his finger, he gritted his teeth and secretly wiped them on the robe of the Vice Minister of Revenue! Who told this tactless guy not to pull him aside just now!
After the little episode, the Qinghuan Hall was filled with peace and celebration.
Apart from the Fourth Prince, who had just finished playing cat and mouse with Xiao Wu and came to eat, he didn't know about Concubine Shu.
The three-year-old Xiaoliu squeezed behind Xiaosi and tugged at his sleeve: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, I just heard that something happened to your mother."
Xiao Si wasn't interested: "She's so powerful, what could possibly happen to her?"
"I heard she's been sent to live in the cold palace. Fourth brother, are you going to live there too? I heard it's very cold there!"
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