It was raining, and Nan Fengling leaned against the doorway, feeling increasingly cold.
She's not just seeing a ghost now, she's become a ghost herself.
She looked fine physically, but her heart was empty.
Unable to see the Empress or the new Emperor, the people of Anxiang Courtyard ignored her.
The once proud Nan family is now guilty of harboring wanted criminals and colluding with the Great Stone Kingdom. One crime after another is being piled on, and her parents are finished.
Was she sent to the palace at the last minute to save her life? The palace usually wouldn't let her die.
Or rather, if she were outside, she might actually be sent to be a prostitute. But in the palace, nobody cared.
The Nan family's performance in Sheng'an ended before it even reached its climax.
Nan Fengling didn't quite understand. She probably couldn't save the Nan family anyway.
She wanted to try, but no one gave her the chance.
Without Di Baose giving any instructions, the palace maids kept an eye on her.
The autumn at Anxiang Courtyard is beautiful, but now that winter has arrived, it's desolate.
The women of the Crown Prince's palace have all arrived at the Empress's palace for rehearsals.
This isn't something that can be accomplished simply by the lady-in-waiting leading the way. Women of outer rank cannot come casually; they must listen to the lady-in-waiting. Women of inner rank should come and see for themselves.
Yang Chu'er looked around and thought, "Jiaofang Palace is truly beautiful! And it has a unique fragrance!"
The Jiaofang Palace is very large, but it can still be packed with people when they come to pay homage to the Empress.
If the weather is good, you'll probably have to queue up to the platform, or even below it.
The location inside the hall is naturally the best.
The only problem when establishing an empress was that the empress had to be established first before everything else was settled, meaning that some people's positions were not yet determined and their roles needed to be handled specially. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult.
Huan Yue said that there were more fans than before.
This is true queen-level standard.
Although Huan Yue wanted to streamline things, he couldn't cut down too much at once; he would take it slowly later.
There are still delegations from various countries here, eager to witness the majesty of Great Zhao.
The kingdoms of Wunu and Manu are currently mobilizing troops, and the Wunu delegation has not made any significant moves.
The Big Stone delegation made many moves, such as taking over a group of people from the Nan family.
The court was busy with the new emperor's ascension to the throne and the appointment of an empress, and had not yet dealt with those matters.
Di Baose thinks they're still waiting for a general amnesty, pshaw!
Even with a general amnesty, there are still some who are utterly wicked. A general amnesty is an act of grace by the imperial court, but some people really do not deserve to be pardoned.
Otherwise, we might be hoping for another pardon. It's not time for a pardon yet.
Welcome, little Xie Yi.
Huan Yue picked up his son, who was dressed quite nicely; was it his own clothes?
The little boy was shy, so his grandfather dressed him in this outfit. It's a rather complicated outfit that he couldn't put on by himself.
Huan Yue kissed his beloved son, and what were he doing with his grandfather?
The child reported to his mother, "Why is it that farming is as good in other places as it is in Baishi Village?"
Huan Yue laughed and said, "Every place has its own advantages. We don't need to just look at Baishi Village. Some things are unchangeable. And if a few places become good, they will attract people's covetousness."
The child nodded; he had heard quite a bit about theft in Baishi Village.
Huan Yue asked, "So how do you think this should be resolved?"
The child blinked and whimpered, "Isn't the Kingdom of Dele supposed to be about farming? If you catch a thief, you send him to the Kingdom of Dele."
Huan Yue smiled and nodded: "It's a bad habit to get something for nothing. It's also a bad habit to seize land from Baishi Village. The land in Dele Kingdom is not bad; if you're poor, you can make a living there."
Di Baose chimed in, "Didn't someone say the crime didn't warrant this?"
Huan Yue said, "In chaotic times, severe punishments are necessary, and his word doesn't count. Using such despicable methods to steal from Baishi Village, is that a crime deserving of such punishment?"
Di Baose nodded: "Even this can't intimidate them. That large group of remnants, the Nan family isn't the last one."
Huan Yue said, "There is still something to clean up." He then told the children, "Good and evil are two sides of the same coin. If there were no evil, there would be no good, but we cannot condone evil because of this."
The child nodded.
Huan Yue did not recommend raising children to be fools, at least not the eldest grandson.
If you raise a child who is too naive, they will definitely suffer a lot later on.
Besides, there is good and bad in the world. If a child doesn't learn good things but insists on learning bad things, is it necessarily the bad thing that's wrong?
Little Xie Tan ran over: "Mommy~~! Brother, brother~~~"
Huan Yue picked him up.
The younger brother immediately hugged his older brother, saying he missed him so much.
Xie Yi let his younger brother ravage him, even though they hadn't seen each other for only two days.
Why is Huan Yue looking at his youngest son?
Little Xie Tan hugged his mother and acted spoiled again.
The female official reported, "This time, the Cui family had the delegation from the Great Stone Kingdom bring the people in."
Huan Yue blinked.
The lady-in-waiting said in a low voice, "That girl is fifteen or sixteen years old. She looks a lot like Cui Shi. She is very innocent and gentle. It's hard to describe her."
Huan Yue said, "You haven't read enough books."
The female official felt inferior. However, it wouldn't be surprising if the Cui family or the Great Stone Kingdom could find such a woman.
The problem is, the Cui family had no idea what the Cui clan had done, and why they had come to annoy the Holy Emperor?
Surely you don't think the Holy Emperor is so captivated by beautiful women?
The eunuch then reported back: "The delegation from the Great Stone Kingdom and that girl have both been imprisoned."
Huan Yue blinked. The Holy Emperor no longer showed any mercy to women. Had the evil magic of the Great Stone Kingdom failed to work?
However, the Holy Emperor is not one to be easily swayed by evil. Knowing about the sorcery, how could he not be on guard?
Has the Kingdom of Da Shi given up now?
I wonder if the Cui family has given up yet?
Then a female official came to report: "Madam Xie from the Cui family requests an audience."
Huan Yue asked, "What Lady Xie?"
The female official had to explain properly: "The Cui family and the Cui family are of the same lineage. This Madam Xie's father was an adopted son of the Bai family and was granted the surname. Her original surname was Xiong, and her birth mother's surname was Nan."
Huan Yue blinked: "Is this a hodgepodge? Or is her dad so good at making a hodgepodge?"
The official said, "Her mother-in-law's surname seems to be Qiu, but it's not clear yet."
Huan Yue said, "Such a remarkable woman is only showing herself now? Actually, I think Qian is quite impressive."
Including the Qian family of the Pei family, they are all formidable people.
Huan Yue naturally had no time to listen to her nonsense. A whole bunch of fallacies weren't worth a tael of silver.
Xie Zhou came over.
The others then dispersed.
Although Xie Zhou was tired, seeing his wife made him feel much better and more relaxed.
Huan Yue looked at him and laughed. What a dog! That's what a dog is like.
Xie Zhou held his youngest son, who was lighter than his eldest son.
Little Xie Tan complained, "He's very heavy! Daddy, carry him!"
The eunuch carried the little prince and placed him on his father's back.
The child was so happy he felt like he was flying!
Xie Zhou thought he had a foolish son, and asked his wife, "Is there anything else that needs to be changed?"
Huan Yue smiled and said, "No." He then asked his two sons, "How is things at Zhaoqing Palace?"
The children weren't quite sure either.
Xie Zhou then came over and looked at it again.
This two-courtyard complex has five main halls in the front, five rear halls in the back, and several side halls.
So if you want to squeeze in, you can fit three or four sons.
Brother Xie Yi was seated in front, and little Xie Tan was seated in the back.
If there is a third child, it will be several years later.
Brother Xie Yi already has the Dragon Horse Palace and the Longevity Palace, so he has no further ambitions.
Perhaps the entire Eastern Palace will belong to him in the future, but he doesn't care about these things.
Little Xie Tan means he wants to hang out with his older brother.
Huan Yue ignored him. He was too young; he simply wanted to keep his brother company and didn't understand the meaning of "stealing."
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