Mingyang Palace, main hall.
The sun is shining brightly outside, and it's quite nice inside too.
Sitting there today, he looked at Qing'e with a somewhat serious expression.
Huan Yue quickly corrected his attitude, determined to raise Shi Lang even better than Ba Lang and Jiu Lang.
Aww! Hachiro saw his father crying, and then saw Juro crying even more miserably, creating a rather eerie atmosphere.
Qiansha was in her postpartum confinement period at home and knew what kind of person Hachiro was, so she didn't want to raise the brat.
If Hachiro finds out, will he regret it?
Qiansha didn't know how to raise a child either. It would be better if the child grew up with the Crown Princess and developed a better relationship with her. Then they could live a peaceful life. Qiansha was also worried that someone might take advantage of her, something she couldn't handle.
Call it irresponsible of the mother if you will, the royal family is too complicated, and it's not entirely that Qiansha didn't like having a son.
The people around her didn't try to persuade her; they just told her to let it go.
Oh no! Hachiro is about to cry himself to death.
The current situation is so troublesome that it's giving me a headache. I've even seen the imperial physicians, and they said Xie Li is fine; he was born with it.
Therefore, the emperor issued an edict: "Take him back, and don't come to the harem again unless necessary."
Huan Yue sighed, but still had to say, "The child is young and doesn't understand."
Nowadays, people don't argue with kids; they just find them annoying.
Huan Yue could understand. The emperor had so many things to do every day, and a child was taking up so much of that time.
Just as it's tough being a career woman, juggling childcare, work, and filial piety towards in-laws; emperors have even more work to do than career women, and they also have to deal with a lot of mothers-in-law. We should all try to understand each other.
Huan Yue took this opportunity to tell the story of the wolves and the sages surrounding Zichan Mountain.
Now that he no longer wants children, he asks Qing'e, "What do you think we should do?"
Huan Yue said, "In my humble opinion, wolves have a three-tenths positive effect on sheep and a seven-tenths negative effect. Besides, the common people are not sheep in the mouths of powerful families. How to manage these sheep is the responsibility of the imperial court, and no one has the right to do so. As for casinos, they should not be opened or set up indiscriminately among the common people, and the people should be encouraged to supervise them."
He nodded in agreement.
Huan Yue continued, “We can’t always talk to ordinary people, but that’s not their fault. We should let them live a better life so they can learn more about life. Otherwise, if we just rely on our fathers to worry, they won’t care if we redistribute the land to them. So, this time, they should buy the land with silver or rent it from the government office at a lower rent than the landlords. They’ll learn their lesson by paying the price. Later, we can gradually manage them, or when the court has the resources, we can find another way to govern them.”
He nodded in agreement.
Huan Yue added, “There is also the problem of the poor suddenly becoming rich. Many poor people, once they have enough to eat, don’t know what to do with themselves. That can lead to all sorts of problems, and the court needs to provide guidance.”
Xie Zhou sat to one side, deep in thought.
This is no small matter; it needs to be done step by step.
The common people need to be managed, the wolves need to be managed, and the officials also need to be managed.
The officials on the Zichan Mountain side were somewhat derelict in their duties.
Enticing ordinary people to gamble is never legitimate, and the local officials were completely unaware of this?
Regardless of who's behind them, are officials this afraid?
There are too few tough guys like Tong Kui, and the huge profits of Zichan Mountain are being divided up all at once, which is really both laughable and lamentable.
People's expectations are often different from what they think, and this kind of thing becomes even more difficult to handle if it drags on for a long time.
Deal with it immediately!
Which wolf is so powerful that it dares to eat his sheep!
Xie Zhou felt that it was better to temporarily stop fighting the Wunu Kingdom and return to Zhao to fight another battle.
The matter hasn't been resolved with Yu Shan, and it's possible that Princess Yicheng is involved.
However, there are many cunning old thieves out there. If he dares to extend his claws, he'll be waiting to die!
Huan Yue carried Shi Lang, along with two wet nurses and two palace maids, and they returned to the East Palace together.
Qiansha sat in the room, sighing.
The female official looked at her: "Reluctant to part with it?"
Qian Sha said, "In many families, concubines have no right to raise children, nor are they qualified to call them 'mother.' I know my background isn't very good, but anyway, he's a prince, so it's good that he can grow up well."
The female official nodded: "Empress Huan is quite good."
Qian Sha said, "When will Consort Huan have a child? I think some people can't wait any longer."
The lady-in-waiting whispered, “I heard someone mentioned at the morning court today that His Highness said that his child’s auspicious day has not yet been chosen, and it must be the best for the Emperor, for the Great Zhao, and for the people of the world! Such an auspicious day may not be found for several years, so we cannot rush it.”
Qiansha was amused.
The palace maids were overjoyed.
Anyone who dares to say that again, I'll ask them if they don't want the sage to be well or if they don't want the people to be well.
As for His Highness making such a boast, that's alright. If things go wrong, it must be because the days are unlucky.
Qian Sha said, "Perhaps there really is such a grandson of the emperor, and that would truly be the best time for the Great Zhao."
The female official nodded.
Empress Huan is destined for greatness, so it's not surprising that she gave birth to the best imperial grandson.
So it doesn't matter whether it's the wolves or the dogs on Zichan Mountain.
Showa-no-miya.
Fang Jieyu asked Chang Zihan, "Should we send something to your sister-in-law?"
Chang Zihan said, "No need, let's wait until my niece is born."
Fang Jieyu laughed loudly: "You want a niece that much?"
Chang Ziyu smiled sweetly: "I can take my niece with me, but it's inconvenient if it's my nephew."
Fang Jieyu couldn't stop laughing: "If she's my niece, she can come here to play in the future."
A palace maid came to deliver a message: "Qingxiu is pregnant."
Fang Jieyu blinked.
The palace maid whispered, "Consort De has summoned the imperial physician, but His Majesty is busy."
Fang Jieyu nodded. The Emperor is certainly busy, especially with three sons already; perhaps he doesn't want any more.
The palace maid felt that Qingxiu was not as favored as Qiansha had been. Although both were good wives, Qingxiu was much more difficult to please.
Although it's been suppressed, this pregnancy will likely lead to another period of activity.
Consort Fang is no longer afraid of anyone causing trouble. After all, that person's status is low and they are not very favored, so what gives her confidence? She's just an ordinary member of the harem.
Fang Jieyu's father might still have a chance to enter the cabinet, so she didn't think too much about it.
Why think so much when you're raising a daughter alone?
Chang Zihan felt quite at ease in the palace.
Anyone who touches her will face the wrath of the Crown Princess.
Nobody talks about the Empress Dowager anymore.
**
Wenmiao followed Qing'e back to the East Palace.
Shiro looks quite well-behaved.
Pingxiang liked it quite a bit, and kept the west wing clean and tidy.
Hachiro couldn't cry anymore; no one was there to comfort him.
Yan Boxuan pulled him aside and lectured him.
Hachiro was so angry that he hit him.
Yan Boxuan didn't hit him hard, but he was being reasonable: "You're my eighth uncle, so I'll let you hit me a few times. My tenth uncle is too young, so you can't touch him, or you'll be the one getting hit."
Hachiro blinked.
"Who isn't a baby at heart?" Yan Boxuan said in a childish but serious voice, "Your second uncle will beat you."
Hachiro wanted to cry; he felt so wronged.
Yan Boxuan pulled him to play, complaining, "You can't even walk properly."
The palace maids watched from the side, knowing that Yan Boxuan was too young to support Balang steadily.
But in his anger, Hachiro took two steps on his own.
"Great job!" Huan Yue exclaimed.
Hachiro is hugging his second sister-in-law and acting cute. Who is he bullying?
Huan Yue coaxed the child, "We are all good children. We'll be able to explain things clearly once we start talking. Besides, a little crying won't stop us from getting things done."
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