Pampered Into Being The Empress - Chapter 40

As the night darkened, the smoke from the furnace in the East Palace, and the candles in the silk palace lanterns hanging on both sides of the Arhat bed.

The room was filled with a long and smoky scent, Rong Xi sniffed the good smell, but his mood was not calm at all.

After listening to Mu Huai’s words, Rong Xi’s peach blossom eyes looked a little dazed.

Mu Huai said that he would be her patron and protect her so that she would not feel inferior to her family.

But a man with an identity like Mu Huai cannot fully believe the promise he made to a woman when he was young.

Rong Xi didn’t know how long Mu Huai promised her promise. She did not dare to entrust her trust to the man in front of her.

Tonight, when she was arguing with Zhai Shiyin in the Royal Garden, although all her words and deeds revealed were acting, but when she taught Zhai Shiyin, seeing Mu Huai protecting her like this, she had a terrible thought in her heart for a moment—

It’s good to be a arrogant woman.

If her temperament is really like Yu Zhaorong’s, she is domineering and defiant, but no matter what misfortune she causes, there will be men guarding and pampering her.

This feeling is more than a hundred times stronger than being a courteous main room or a cautious concubine room.

Now Mu Huai’s promise to her should be from the sincerity of his heart, but one day it can be guaranteed that this promise will disappear with the arrival of the newcomer.

Before the newcomer’s future, Rong Xi chose to believe in Mu Huai, and she cherished his unique care for herself.

Seeing that the rumors inside and outside the palace became more and more serious, sooner or later, she would not be able to hide her identity as the daughter of a criminal minister. Rong Xi looked a little bit ashamed, and asked in a low voice: “…the identity of the concubine is ultimately a sin. The minister’s daughter, if it’s just a commoner, there’s nothing to do… after all, it’s causing trouble to the husband.”

The beauty’s soft voice was a little timid, and his white and slender ankles turned red under his twist.

Her black hair was scattered like a cloud, and it should be an embarrassing state of despair, but under the warm yellow lamp, her eyelashes were slightly drooping, but she looked gorgeous, revealing a swaying charm. .

Mu Huai couldn’t help but stretched out his hand and disassembled the hairpin ornaments on her hair. The hair buns at the banquet were always complicated and heavy, and he took a little effort to remove them.

Although his brows were frowned, he was still patient.

Mu Huai held the woman’s hair together, and whispered: “You don’t have to think about these things. You just have to settle your baby in the East Palace. The outside affairs will be solved for you alone.”

Rong Xi’s gaze shifted down with the light fall of his long hair, and he whispered: “Well, it’s fortunate that there is a husband here, protecting his concubine.”

Mu Huai’s remarks made her feel safe. Although he was strong and unruly, Rong Xi knew that whether he was his servant or his woman, Mu Huai could not see others bullying him, or even Some protect short.

At this time, Shi was ordered by Mu Huai to order the attendant with Di Shiyin’s hair to return to the East Palace. He knelt on the ground and explained to Mu Huai that the queen personally prevented him from punishing Zhai Shiyin.

Then he lowered his head and waited quietly for Mu Huai to punish him.

Rong Xi’s eyes were begging, and he motioned to Mu Huai to spare the attendant.

Mu Huai was out of Rong Xi’s mind, after all, it was the queen who stopped him, and his little servant didn’t dare not listen to the orders of the lord of the harem.

He nodded, but his expression was getting darker, and he said coldly, “It’s cheap that bitch.”

The word **** made Rong Xi startled.

Since he called Zhai Shiyin a bitch, he should have no good impression of her.

But what if Emperor Zhuang wants Mu Huai to marry her?

Emperor Zhuang was very thorough in delegating power, and he was not afraid of Mu Huai’s status as the crown prince, and he trusted his son so much. Mu Huai was naturally filial and would not easily violate the wishes of Emperor Zhuang.

Rong Xi knows that regardless of whether it is in or outside the palace, a man who is a concubine will always take what he likes, but when marrying a wife, he must marry someone with high status and graciousness.

Even if he doesn’t marry Zhai Shiyin, he will marry the distinguished daughter of the family as his full wife.

Rong Xi quietly looked at Mu Huai’s handsome side face, feeling a little lonely in his heart, after all, he would not let her be the main room, he always wanted to marry his wife.

Now, she should cherish the time she can monopolize him.

******

After Mu Huai asked the attendants to retreat, he ordered Rong Xi to rest earlier, and he took the moonlight to visit Qianyuan Palace.

After the death of the former emperor Zhuang, he suspected that the daughter of the Zhai family had appeared in front of him under the arrangement of the queen to be an eyesore, so he ordered the daughter of the Zhai family not to enter the palace again.

Empress Dowager Zhai was dissatisfied with this, but since Emperor Zhuang was away, he really didn’t need to look at her face.

Now that Rong Xi is pregnant, if the **** keeps dangling in front of her, it will inevitably make her feel unhappy. He has to explain this to Emperor Zhuang, and now let the two daughters of the Zhai family not enter the palace again.

After Qianyuan Palace, Emperor Zhuang had just finished drinking the bitter soup.

After Mu Huai was placed in the reserve, he helped him share a lot of political affairs. The worse his physical condition, he could not afford these heavy political affairs. The book only looked at the most important things, and most of the rest was approved by Mu Huai on his behalf.

Fortunately, Mu Huai was able to manage his arrogance, and he was able to do well just now, which made Emperor Zhuang very pleased.

After Mu Huai was seated on the armchair of Qianyuan Hall, the maid presented tea at a few places beside him. Mu Huai glanced at the tea cup, but didn’t want to use it.

Emperor Zhuang knew why Mu Huai came to look for him. He first asked: “I heard that tonight, your Liangdi was fighting with the Zhai daughter?”

Mu Huai bowed his head and replied respectfully: “Return to the emperor, this is indeed the case.”

Emperor Zhuang raised his white eyebrows slightly. His views on Zhai Shiyin had changed tonight, and he was also dissatisfied with her.

I thought she would be a gentle and courteous lady of the family, but also wanted to persuade Mu Huai to let him accept the daughter of the Di family as a concubine.

But what happened tonight made Emperor Zhuang’s thoughts go away.

Rong Liangdi is pregnant, but with that kind of background, he can’t be regarded as the main room in any case.

Indulging in pampering, it’s just a plaything.

Mu Huai likes her now, how he gets used to it is his business, sooner or later a new person will take the place of Rong Liangdi.

If Zhai Shiyin is smarter, he shouldn’t argue with her while she is pregnant.

Not to mention, he hasn’t let go of the marriage yet, and the Zhai daughter now has no status.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhuang helplessly shook his head, but said: “Rong Liangdi was wronged tonight, but the Zhai girl is a relative of the queen after all, so I just punish you on knees. You really shouldn’t be a servant. Go pull her hair…”

Emperor Zhuang thought to himself that he was still young when he was full of teeth, and he would never show mercy since he was a child.

He has a warm temperament, and although he is an emperor, he is kind to others.

Concubine Xian is also a gentle and gentle woman.

Mu Huai’s personality is not at all like the two of them, but rather like his emperor’s grandfather and the founding monarch of Daqi: Chengdi Muyou.

Mu Huai replied calmly: “The child minister remembers his father’s teachings. It’s only tonight. The child minister is really afraid that the daughter of the Zhai family will hurt Rong Liangdi’s child, so that he will act rashly. To keep her baby safe, son The minister also asked his father to make an order that the two daughters of the Zhai family would never enter the Yongxi Forbidden Palace again.”

He was extremely modest when he returned to Emperor Zhuang, but he was quite disdainful in his heart.

If you dare to bully Lao Tzu woman, it’s good not to screw her head off.

Emperor Zhuang laughed helplessly, and after a moment of troubling, he said: “This is not a problem. The queen has no children, and treats her two nieces as relatives. If she is not allowed to see them, it would be too cruel to the queen… Since she is afraid that the daughter of the Rong family may be in danger, she can stay in the East Palace. There is no need to prevent the second daughter of the Zhai family from entering the palace to visit the queen.”

Mu Huai pursed his lips after hearing this. In his previous life, he only began not to give the daughter to the Queen Zhai after the death of Emperor Zhuang.

At this time, Emperor Zhuang said something similar to his previous life: “You don’t like the Zhai daughter, I know in my heart. Let this good woman wait for you first, and in the future, I will choose a better place for Manya. Concubine. There are so many noble women in Bianjing, this daughter of the Zhai family is indeed not the best, not worthy of my full teeth.”

But Mu Huai thought, there are so many noble women in Bianjing, but he only wants the petite woman in the East Palace.

But his father, Mu Zhen, has always favored and even condoned him. No matter how strong his temperament is, he also knows that his father will die soon, and he doesn’t want to confront Emperor Zhuang by marrying his concubine.

Mu Huai didn’t want that woman to be his concubine, he just wanted her to be his righteous wife.

In this life, he had Rong Xi, but for the first time he felt that the identity of the prince was a shackle.

What is a concubine? It’s just a servant of the husband

But if one were to add the identity of the daughter of a criminal minister, even if she was his wife, it would be difficult to block everyone’s lingering mouth.

Perhaps in the eyes of Emperor Zhuang and outsiders, Rong Xi is just a plaything for him to entertain him temporarily, and he is pampered, and sooner or later he will have to change his concubine.

But Mu Huai knew how much weight this woman had in his heart.

He is never a person who is held hostage by anything. The more terrifying the opponent, the stronger he is.

The more severe and distressed the situation, the more fighting spirit he will be.

He must help the woman to that position, let others respect her and fear her, and stop her from being despised by the stubbornness.

******

In the early spring, the rainy season of Bianjing is coming, and the sky is rarely sunny on this day.

The smoke is clear and the water is clear, with a peaceful atmosphere.

After Mu Huai came from His Highness Jiazheng on this day, he and Yan Juxu went directly to the political affairs hall, and the secret called the new officials of the lower rank of Jianyuan.

From high to low, there are Du Yushi, Fudu Yushi, and Liandu Yushi, respectively, in order of the official ranks of Daqi Jianyuan, while the lower-ranking subordinate officials include prison and inspection.

The group of people in the Jianyuan have not yet fully become Mu Huai’s minions. Most of the officials with higher official positions are stubborn old men who are not afraid of power.

It took a few years for this group of people to die to death and resign from office. Only then did Mu Huai in his previous life slowly plant his power in the courtyard.

In his previous life, he started with the two positions of prison guard and school inspector with the lowest rank in this admonition institute, and slowly used these new blood to replace the old blood.

The new jailer and prosecutor learned that they were reused by the prince, they were excited and full of enthusiasm. If they were able to do things well, they would be the old ministers of the future monarch. After Mu Huai succeeded to the throne, he would have his own position in the court. Different from ordinary officials.

In this life, Mu Huai also used these lower-level officials of the Jianyuan first. However, this time, these officials were asked to collect all scandals about the Zhai clan from the people. At the same time, they secretly mixed the details into Shangshufu Congya Xingxin. People who bought it.

Zhai Zhuo went to the early morning as usual this morning, but he didn’t know that there were so many officials from the Admonition House behind him who wanted to collect his handle.

Mu Huai ordered people to drop the manuscript of the Ministry of Rites, which recorded the positions, hometowns and resumes of the officials in the Ministry of Rites.

He wanted to order someone to send the account books of the Ministry of Rites to the political affairs hall for the past few years, but after careful consideration, he found that if the account books were really problematic, they would have been faked long ago and nothing could be found.

Mu Huai’s expression was slightly cold, he sighed slightly when he looked at the ritual manuscript.

Seeing this, Yan Juxu couldn’t help asking respectfully: “Why is your Highness sighing?”

Mu Huai put the manuscript in his hand on the book case, his tone was a little heavy, and he replied: “This ceremonial department has too many redundant officials. They are all useless people with corpse positions and vegetarian meals. They are holding the royal salary for nothing.”

Yan Juxu was indifferent. He bowed his head and said slowly: “Not only the Ministry of Rites, but also among the six departments and twelve divisions of the Great Qi Dynasty. There are many such redundant officials. But as long as they don’t make big mistakes, the court will still take the treasury and keep these worms. Officials.”

After listening to Mu Huai, he remembered that his previous life had focused his mind on military affairs.

This time, in order to help Rong Xi’s father Rong Bing reverse the case, I only read the official manuscript of the Ministry of Rites, but unexpectedly discovered so many problems.

The rule of culture is no less important to a country than a powerful army.

A policy change often involves many things, which are closely related to the people’s livelihood, so the monarch must be cautious before making decisions.

Fortunately, there was Yan Juxu beside him.

Mu Huai asked, “Yan Qing, what insight do you have on this?”

Yan Juxu’s tone was calm, and he shared his thoughts with Mu Huai.

He said: “Daqi needs official governance. You can start from the Ministry of Rites to check whether the abilities of the officials match their positions. You must also ask the Yushi doctor of the Jianyuan to correct the words, deeds and styles of these officials at any time. Those with poor ability will be dismissed. Useless redundant official positions can also be cut.”

Mu Huai nodded approvingly.

However, the process of governing officials can be described as drastic. Thinking of the drought that will occur in Daqi three years later, his first thing to do is to reform the law, so that Daqi’s national strength can withstand future disasters.

Perhaps easing policies must be adopted in advance to increase the population of Daqi.

In this way, after more than ten years, the newly added male can become the backbone of the Daqi army, and he can fight the northern Yan Kingdom a few years earlier.

The outside world, the one inside, can’t fall behind.

******

Mu Huai didn’t like procrastination, thinking that at least he would implement the new law before he became the throne.

In the middle of the night, I returned to the East Palace from the Zhengshitang, and I had to read the laws of the previous dynasty and other countries in the study.

The only tricky thing is that if he doesn’t fall asleep, that person will not sleep well.

Rong Xi always braced his tired body, accompanied him to read the law in the study, just like when he was the prince before, grinding ink and making tea for him.

Tonight she was so sleepy that she couldn’t bear it, so she fell asleep in the small case.

Mu Huai shook his head helplessly, and took the delicate and sleepy little pregnant woman back to the bed in the dormitory. As soon as she put her body firmly, the woman woke up.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, and said softly: “My concubine is not sleepy, and I will accompany your highness to see the law.”

Really clingy.

Mu Huai’s tone was low, and he whispered, “It’s not sleepy yet, you can’t open your eyes anymore.”

Rong Xiqiang opened his eyes wide, pretending to be spiritual, and whispered, “I really don’t feel sleepy…”

After all, you have to go barefoot to the ground.

Mu Huai pressed the stubborn little woman in time, and stopped saying: “Lie down, the lonely will go to bed with you to sleep, don’t run to the study again…”

Rong Xi nodded dumbfounded, and then retracted into the soft bedclothes.

Mu Huai went to the study and took the law in front of him. After lying on the bed, he gathered the quilt for the woman, and then read the book carefully by the candle in the temple.

Rong Xi’s sleepiness gradually lost at this time, she opened her eyes and quietly looked at the handsome man beside her.

She thought, Mu Huai was really a diligent and studious prince. When he was a prince, he never dropped out of school even if he had trouble with his legs in the rainy weather.

The man looked more serious, and he looked more handsome. He only half-twisted his black ink hair with a green jade hairpin, and wore plain white bedclothes. He looked at the bookish air of a Zhilan Yushu.

Although Mu Huai’s temperament is strong, his appearance has always been extremely handsome.

Rong Xi blinked, just looking at him so quietly, he was in a good mood.

Mu Huai felt that the woman beside him was not sleeping peacefully, but looked at him straightly with those hooking eyes.

He asked displeasedly: “What do you think the lonely does? Why don’t you go to sleep.”

Rong Xi’s voice was sweet and soft, and he said in a very low voice: “The husband has a good-looking life, and the concubine can’t help but watch.”

After Mu Huai listened, his heart felt like honey showered.

But still suppressing a smile, covering his profile with a book, and then reached out his hand to pull the woman’s head over, and said again: “Close your eyes and sleep.”

Rong Xi had to close her eyes. She was pregnant very hard, curled up in the quilt, and fell asleep from time to time.

In the dream, Mu Huai was dressed in a white shirt, a white jade crown, holding a folding fan, and dressed as a family prince.

The temperament is clear and elegant, but the man’s brilliance is not lost between the eyebrows, there is no sullen air on his body, his eyes are not sharp, and he looks very easy-going.

In her dream, she walked with Mu Huai in the bustling tile city of Bianjing at night, admiring the beautiful scenery of Daqi. Because the two of them were so outstanding, many little ladies looked at them one after another.

The two are like the most common couple.

In her dream, she actually called Mu Huai’s words, Zhi Yan.

Mu Huai also called her Xier gently.

Rong Xi knew that the scene in front of him was not real, but he still laughed in his sleep. She had a sweet tone and murmured his words: “…Zhi Yan.”

She buried her wish deep in her heart and dared not reveal it.

Rong Xi hopes to be the most common couple with Mu Huai instead of being his concubine. He wants to grow old with the man beside him, and even greedily wants to be a couple with him for life.

Although reality is impossible to achieve this wish.

But Rong Xi is also satisfied to be a husband and wife with him in his dream.

Hearing these two words, Mu Huai moved his gaze from the scroll to the woman on the bed, with a touch of pampering in his cold and cold eyes.

He put down the scroll in his hand, finally lay on the bed, and carefully hugged the woman in his arms.

Mu Huai lowered his head and kissed the soft eyebrows of the woman, and after closing his eyes, he whispered, “You are surly.”