Chapter 72 The Former Dynasty and the Harem

After everyone left, Yunqin's expression returned to normal.

It was hard to be alone, and she couldn't help thinking back to the past few days. Although it was only a few days, she felt as if it was a lifetime.

So many things happened that she felt like she was in a dream a lot of the time.

A nightmare that you can't wake up from no matter how hard you struggle.

Rong Xin once asked her if she was attracted to the emperor, and she said that she was more attracted to power, and this was not an empty statement.

After going through so many things, she only had one feeling: if she wanted to control her own destiny, she must first gain certain rights.

Otherwise, she would be like a duckweed, drifting with the flow and being arranged by others at will.

Isn't this how her fate and Ajing's fate were swapped?

All this happened because of Su Meiren's ridiculous decision, which cost her her fate and Ajing's health.

For Yunqin, a person who has received modern education, this is really terrifying and subversive.

Because she has no power, every struggle is not only ineffective, but also makes her sink deeper and deeper, and even drags the people around her into it.

It’s all because of power, it’s all because of power!

Yun Qin had never had such ambition before. This was the first time she was so eager to control her own destiny.

She doesn't know how much she is willing to sacrifice for this goal, but as far as we can see now, her acting skills have been fully mastered.

Yun Qin wanted to laugh, but her lips felt heavy. In the end, she just pulled the corners of her mouth.

She leaned against the quilt, her mind wandering elsewhere.

Ah Jing doesn't know what's going on...

As if he had heard her thoughts, Rong Xin came back at this time.

"Is Ajing awake?" Yun Qin immediately sat up and asked anxiously.

Rong Xin smiled unconsciously and nodded continuously, "She's awake, she's awake. Doctor Zhang Yu has also checked her out. There's no residual poison in Jing's body. As long as she takes good care of herself, she'll recover slowly."

"Really?" Yun Qin was surprised, "That's great."

This is the first good news in so many days, the first good news that made Yun Qin smile sincerely.

She was so happy that she kept patting the quilt with her hands. "Yes, yes, didn't the Empress send some supplements and medicinal herbs? You should give them to Ajing. They are all good things. She and Nanny Ruan must need them. Also, find someone to sell all my jewelry and exchange it for silver for them. It's not like the palace outside. You have to spend money everywhere."

Seeing how excited she was, Rong Xin hurried over and held her hand, "Speak slowly, speak slowly, Jing is not leaving right now, why are you in such a hurry?"

Yun Qin finally calmed down and couldn't help laughing: "I think I was a little too excited. But you think, these must be done as soon as possible."

"I see. You're still sick, so worry less." Although Rong Xin said this, she could not hide her joy in her eyes. She sat closer to Yun Qin. "I heard that the conditions in the hospice are quite good. They are all courtyards with large doors, and everyone has a separate room."

She said, "I thought, if Madam Ruan is not satisfied with the way she lives here, she can just buy a house outside and hire a few servants, and then she will definitely live comfortably."

"Yes, you are right." Yun Qin's voice became deeper again. "It's a pity that I don't have much money."

"You are worrying about nothing again." Rong Xin said, "Madame Ruan has saved a lot of money after so many years. Besides, when he left the palace this time, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress gave him a lot of gifts, which is enough for the two of them to use."

"You can never have too much money. Madam is getting old, so if she has a headache or a fever, you should prepare more money."

As Yun Qin spoke, her eyes suddenly flashed.

Seeing her like this, Rong Xin knew what she was planning, "What are you going to do? Don't tell me that you want to ask the emperor for money."

Yun Qin smiled at her, "Why not?"

How can you call it a want? Should it be pre-consumption, or a reward from the top brother on the list?

He himself said that he was the turtle in the wishing pool, so it’s reasonable for him to get some gold coins, right?

"Don't mess around."

"Don't worry, don't worry."

But Hawking Chi really didn't have the time to see her.

After three days of arguing among the ministers without any result, he logically appointed his own man, a young general who had just emerged in the Imperial Guards and who lacked a military achievement in order to be promoted.

As soon as Huo Jinchi brought up the idea in the court, someone immediately opposed it.

Of course, it's still the old saying that we are young and inexperienced.

Hawking Chi only had one thing to say, "If you are not satisfied with my arrangement, then give me your candidate!"

This one sentence caused the court officials to quarrel again.

Huo Jinchi just let them quarrel, but secretly he had already deployed troops and arranged food and fodder.

By the time the court officials reacted, the troops to quell the rebellion had already set out. When they arrived, they could only see the tail end of a line of troops.

They have no ability, but they have bad temper.

"Your Majesty, how can you make such a hasty decision on such a matter that concerns the foundation of the country?"

The wind from the city wall made Hawking's sleeves flutter, giving a sense of swaying, but he himself remained as still as a mountain. Facing the questions from the court officials, his face showed neither anger nor panic.

His dark eyes swept over the people and said, "My dear ministers, many of you have taught me about state affairs and have said that we should put the people first. My people are suffering and I feel uneasy. What about you?"

In silence, Huo Jinchi spoke again: "Five days, I dispatched the army within five days, the process was much simpler than I thought. But you, my dear ministers, can't even give me a candidate to lead the troops. You are both my teachers and ministers, the pillars of the country, please don't let me think you are old!"

His tone was light and airy, but it made the courtiers' spines bend a little, and they were all sweating profusely.

These people, whether loyal or treacherous, corrupt or honest, whether they form cliques for personal gain or collude with party members, the most important thing for them to sit in the position of a first-rank official is two words: useful!

But when you get old, you become useless.

Even the party members will discard useless people, let alone those in the court.

The emperor's words are clearly meant to hurt people's feelings.

They were silent, and Hawking Chi did not continue to be aggressive. He just turned his gaze towards the receding army and the flags flying high in the distance.

Faced with the emperor's questioning, they had no answer, but that did not mean they were indifferent.

They have received the signal, the signal of resistance, and feel the threat.

In the next few days, they threw a series of difficult questions to the emperor, trying to make Hawking Chi understand that they were not old yet.

So during this period of time, let alone coming to see Yunqin, Huo Jinchi had not even set foot into the harem.

There were also complaints in the harem.

First there was Concubine Su, and then there was Concubine Liu. They both became pregnant one after another. Everyone was jealous and just hoped that such good things would happen to them soon.

Especially now that the situation in the palace is very good, the Empress is busy investigating the Fengyi Palace and has no time to take care of herself. There is only one high-ranking concubine left, and Concubine De is worried about the health of the eldest prince and rarely shows up. Concubine Su has now fallen, and Concubine Liu is not favored even though she is pregnant.

There are so many high positions in the harem, all vacant and waiting to be filled. They would be foolish if they didn't want to try their best now.

But they can't rely on themselves to have children, and they are naturally anxious if the emperor doesn't come.

Some even complained to the Queen Mother.

The emperor now wants to get rid of the shackles of court officials, and the first to be affected are the Empress Dowager and the Empress's family, the Fang family, his in-laws.

The former dynasty was in great turmoil, and the empress dowager had been unable to eat or sleep well these days. She was also harassed by these complaining women, and she immediately became angry.

"There is a war going on in the west right now, but you have no sympathy for the emperor. You are all only thinking about yourselves! You cannot control the emperor's heart, but you are asking me questions instead. I see you are all idle!"

He immediately ordered someone to give them a copy of the Buddhist scripture and asked them to go back and copy it three times.

Now the harem finally calmed down.

The emperor is not coming, but it doesn't mean Yunqin has no way out. After all, Doctor Zhang Yu will come, and Xu An will also come to see and bring some messages from the emperor.

These are her audience.