The next day, the whole palace knew!
Then that night, Qin Shi danced a Korean dance with all her might. Facing the undisguised amazement in Shunzhi's eyes, she still stammered and mocked herself, "Compared to Sister Zhang, this servant is indeed ashamed of herself!"
Emperor Shunzhi choked up!
"No way! My beloved concubine's dancing skills are unparalleled; no one else can compare to you!"
The next day, the entire palace found out.
While Shunzhi was strolling in the Imperial Garden with Lady Dong'e.
Seeing his two concubines, one making veiled accusations and the other engaging in sharp-tongued banter.
Shunzhi felt a chill run down his spine!
What's even more exciting is that his two concubines dragged him in and made him judge the matter right in front of him.
Whose dance moves are better!
Emperor Shunzhi looked at Madam Qin, his eyes moist, yet he hesitated to speak.
Then he saw Zhang's fierce exterior masking her inner weakness, her tears trembling as if about to fall.
Then look at the pale and quiet Dong E Shi beside him.
In a moment of realization, Shunzhi felt that having too many women wasn't a good thing!
So, why are there so many?!
It's all the Empress's fault; she's the one who chose these things for him!
"The answer will be revealed in the competition! I still have palace affairs to attend to, cough, state matters to deal with, I'll be leaving now!"
Shunzhi tried his best to appear calm as he left!
Every night, they flip the cards!
When anyone asked for his opinion again, Shunzhi would simply pretend to be stupid!
After a month of this, Shunzhi no longer even wanted to go to the inner palace!
After all, the concubines either practiced the zither every day or had to stretch their legs after serving the emperor.
It severely damaged his self-esteem as a man!
If he remembered correctly, normally, the concubines would be too weak to get up the day after serving the emperor.
How can someone who looks so frail have the energy to stretch their legs in such a competition?!
Shunzhi believed that this was something the Empress had done on purpose!
She was jealous of his favoritism towards his concubines, so she deliberately caused this trouble!
Then, fuming, he went to the Cining Palace.
Upon entering, he shouted, "The Empress is jealous!"
The people in Cining Palace remained quiet.
The Empress Dowager held Jingrong and fed him complementary food bite by bite.
Sumalagu held Jinghua and played with her colorful tassels.
Several servants looked at their two young masters with doting expressions.
Shunzhi sat there for half a day, but no one paid any attention to him except for a bowl of milk tea.
His face contorted with rage!
"Your Majesty, I have said it, the Empress is jealous!"
"What? You want to depose the empress again?" The empress dowager rolled her eyes at him.
Shunzhi got stuck in a rut.
"She deliberately selected so many women to enter the harem, just to make them compete for her affections."
The Empress Dowager glanced at the servants around her, then at her son who argued with her every day.
He kept praying to the Eternal Heaven, hoping that his grandson would never become like the emperor.
"Then how about disbanding the harem? You and the Empress will be together for life?"
The Empress Dowager almost laughed as she spoke.
Su Ma La Gu lowered her head and couldn't help but tremble. The little girl in her arms looked at Su Ma La Gu with her big, clear eyes and couldn't help but smile, revealing her tiny teeth.
"Ahem! I was just talking nonsense. I just wanted to tease my mother!" Shunzhi touched his nose and added.
Finally, he simply walked over, picked Jingrong up, and weighed him in his arms: "Good lad, quite strong! He's so big and can eat already?"
"This was at Qiqige's request. The imperial physician examined her and said it was nothing serious; some complementary foods would make the child stronger! The Empress also arranged for the other princes and princesses to eat like this!"
The Empress Dowager was genuinely pleased with Sherry now because of the Emperor's grandson.
Emperor Shunzhi was also somewhat surprised!
After all, Sherry had very strict requirements for the people she arranged to take care of the princes and princesses.
He also knew that there would be frequent assessments!
So he just didn't like Sherry, but he couldn't really say what was wrong with her.
For example, if the empress mistreats him in bed, he can't tell anyone.
These two children are indeed stronger than children of the same age.
After so long, he felt too embarrassed to cause trouble anymore.
He hugged Jinghua again and left.
When Sherry heard what Granny Asa told her, she was somewhat speechless at Shunzhi's speech at the Cining Palace.
Him? He doesn't even deserve it!
He might as well say that the concubines were chosen specifically for the empress.
But Sherry didn't have time to pay him any attention.
Instead, he pulled Ao Bai aside and made a suggestion.
People can also hold competitions, such as polo, cuju (ancient Chinese football), archery, and poetry contests.
We'll get those wealthy businessmen to sponsor it then.
On the one hand, we save money, and on the other hand, the businesses can also get some publicity!
After all, which wealthy businessman who has grown big and powerful doesn't have a powerful backer?
Of course, this was something they organized themselves in the palace.
She was using Ao Bai to give Emperor Shunzhi a heads-up!
It's a win-win situation!
Sure enough, Emperor Shunzhi really took it to heart.
I made a point of having several meals with Sherry.
Sherry never let him come empty-handed; she took some gold and silver jewelry and then stopped.
And Emperor Shunzhi did indeed arrange for people to organize the competition.
The key point is that all businesses, restaurants, fabric shops, cosmetics stores, and taverns must bleed heavily.
"With their support, my military supplies won't be too strained."
The way they ate was truly unsightly.
That one sentence made even the Minister of Revenue want to cry.
Having no other choice, they asked Ao Bai.
Ao Bai readily repeated what he had said.
The Minister of Revenue let out a long, slow sigh.
Well, the emperor's few words about a mutually beneficial arrangement made him think the national treasury was empty and that the emperor was going to take action against the people.
"Well, sir, could you please remind me again? Is it going to be like last year?!"
The Minister of Revenue was still having a bit of a headache.
Ao Bai looked at him with disdain.
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