Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 202

Chapter 202 Put on a Ride in the West Palace

Huyan Mingshuo couldn’t help but admire his wife when he saw the leave folds in front of him. The names on these folds were no different from the names on her paper. Thus, he called Xiao Yizi and instructed, “You go to the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Prime Minister Xuan Lan will enter the palace immediately. I have something to discuss with him.”

“This servant obeys the decree.” Xiao Yizi turned around and went to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Not long after, Lan Zheng walked in in a panic in casual clothes. He bowed to Huyan Mingshuo and said, “I’m here to see the Emperor. I wonder when the Emperor is going to rush to recruit this old official into the palace.” Little Yizi went to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to deliver a message without saying anything. He only said that His Majesty the Prime Minister would immediately enter the palace. This Lan Zheng was originally an honest person. Hearing him say it so urgently, he thought that something big had happened. He didn’t even have time to change his clothes, so he hurriedly entered the palace.

Seeing that Lan Zheng was wearing casual clothes, Huyan Mingshuo looked at Little Yizi anxiously. He was so scared that he shrank his neck and quickly left the hall. He couldn’t be blamed for this. The Emperor only stared at these folds for a long time before he suddenly wanted Prime Minister Xuan Lan to enter the palace. He really didn’t know what was going on, so he could only bring the Emperor’s original words.

After Xiao Yizi left and closed the door, Huyan Mingshuo said, “Prime Minister, please rise. I have indeed come to ask you to do something. However, it is not a big deal. There is no need for the Prime Minister to panic.”

“Your Majesty, if you need anything, just give me your orders. I will definitely do my best to complete it.” Lan Zheng stood up and knew that it wasn’t a big deal. His heart was finally at ease. What he was most worried about now was someone asking for money from him. Now that the treasury was poor, he really couldn’t take out any money.

Seeing his painful expression, Huyan Mingshuo couldn’t help but laugh. He handed the folds in front of him to Lan Zhengdao and said, “Prime Minister, why don’t you see what’s wrong with these folds?”

Lan Zheng took it and quickly looked at it. He was puzzled. He really couldn’t see anything wrong with it. It was just a few leave folds. It was very ordinary. He couldn’t see any clues at all.

Thus, he closed the folding piece and placed it back on the table in front of Huyan Ming. Then, he carefully said, “Your Majesty, these are just a few folding pieces for taking leave. Forgive me for being ignorant. I really don’t see anything wrong with them. Please give me your advice.”

Seeing his confused expression, Huyan Mingshuo did not blame him. After all, they were in different positions and had different views on things. Thus, he said to him unhurriedly, “The Prime Minister is right. There is nothing wrong with this compromise. However, there seems to be some similarities between the people on this compromise. Didn’t the Prime Minister notice it?”

Then the prime minister looked at the name on this piece of paper, This is the list that the Empress gave me yesterday, She had also carefully considered the choice of the Emperor Shang. If I hadn’t seen this, I still don’t know that they are all people of great business. They probably don’t like the salary of the Imperial Court, so they aren’t even willing to come to the Imperial Court now. Since that’s the case, then I’ll be a good person. This year’s Imperial Merchant will decide on this family. As for how to let them take on this job, it will depend on the ability of your Prime Minister.

Later on, you will tell them my orders and let them do business at home in peace. For the time being, they will not be used to go to court. If they do well, I will reward them heavily. If they fail … Haha, Aiqing Lan, you can do as you please. I will leave this matter to you to take full responsibility. ”

Huyan Mingshuo’s words were easy to say, but Lan Zheng’s heart was beating. This was offensive work. This was equivalent to letting them enjoy their leisure at home. Could it be because of a leave? This shouldn’t be the case, right? The Emperor doesn’t seem to be such a stupid person.

Lan Zheng was extremely reluctant to do this. However, he was the Emperor, and the Sovereign’s decree could not be violated. He could only say, “This old official obeys the decree, and this official dares to ask the Emperor. Is there something else hidden in this?” They wouldn’t let Xian Fu stay at home just because of such a compromise, would they? “Although it is indeed against my duty to ask these people to take leave together, it is still not to the point where they are allowed to stay at home. I hope that the Emperor will inform us if there is any implication in this, so that I will not go against the Emperor’s plan when dealing with matters. That would not be good.”

Lan Zheng’s words were merely probing. In his impression, the Emperor never did things without a reason. He dismissed several officials at once. Whether this matter was big or not, it could be said that it was not small or small. Lan Zheng felt that it was better to ask clearly if there were any other reasons, so as not to make things difficult for him to explain himself.

Huyan Mingshuo smiled faintly and said, “The Prime Minister is indeed intelligent. You still understand me. I will make such a decision. Of course, this is somewhat related. Don’t you think that the Prime Minister has gone too far lately?” In addition, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at the assassins’ heads that day. Why were only these few adults sick? Doesn’t the prime minister find it odd?

The Empress also said, Since the lords were afraid of coming to court, Well, they can’t be left with nothing to do, “Why don’t we give them this year’s imperial merchants? Even if they don’t have to go to court, they can still work for the imperial court. The imperial court can give them the imperial merchants a discount in price, quality and safety. It can also be considered as making the most of it. After all, even if they take leave, their salary still needs to be paid, right?”

In the end, Huyan Mingshuo said meaningfully, “Besides, don’t you think it’s time to replenish our treasury?”

Those who could become prime ministers were naturally not stupid. Although Huyan Mingshuo’s words were vague, they could tell the meaning of the words at a glance, didn’t they? Everyone also saw the heads of the assassins. They also had to enter and exit the palace gate every day. Everyone else could overcome their fears and continue to come to the court. Only these people took leave at home. What was this not guilty of? Perhaps these people were responsible for the assassination of the Empress yesterday.

In contrast, It was indeed as the Emperor had said, They really went a little overboard, Since he was an elder of two dynasties, It seemed that the Emperor was planning to let them leave the court forever. Especially the last sentence, the meaning behind it became clearer. After understanding the Emperor’s plan, Lan Zheng knew what to do next. Since the treasury was empty, it would be good to use the money of these families to replenish the treasury.

Thus, he smiled and said, “Your Majesty is right. This old official understands. This old official will go down and make arrangements.”

With that, he smiled and returned to the manor. These families were all wealthy aristocratic families, Normally, they would do the same thing as the fish and the people, More importantly, They were Father of the Emperor’s trusted aides, During this period of time, he had always opposed the Emperor everywhere. Lan Zheng had long since found them unpleasing to the eyes. Now that the Emperor was planning to deal with them, he could push them from behind. Thinking of this, Lan Zheng felt happy and walked much lighter. Even looking at the row of heads at the entrance of the palace was much more pleasing to the eyes.

Fu Yingran slept for a day and night yesterday. His spirits were exceptionally good today. Huyan Mingshuo had just walked to the door when he saw her sitting in front of the dressing table dressed neatly in the Empress’ royal clothes. Seeing him enter, he asked craftily, “Is husband free today? Can you accompany me to the West Palace for a walk?”

Although Xi Gong had become much more empty now, However, there were still a few concubines living there. Fu Yingran definitely wouldn’t let down his guard just because there were fewer people. It was because she knew that the calmer the people, the harder it would be to deal with them. Most of the people who were cleared up earlier were from the Right Virtuous King Sect. Their foundations weren’t deep, so it was easier to deal with them. There was no need to worry about their revenge. However, the remaining part was hard to say. Behind them were deep-rooted aristocratic clans, so it wouldn’t be easy to deal with them.

As the saying goes, So Fu Yingran planned to meet them for a while, Moreover, as the Empress, Not only the mother of Ye Lan, but also the head of the harem. Yu Qing should go and see them. Although it was a bit embarrassing for her to meet them as the empress herself, she was even more unwilling to let those women trample on her Eastern Palace territory. That was why she decided to condescend to the Western Palace to see them and lecture them.

Huyan Mingshuo naturally understood what she was thinking, so he naturally wouldn’t object. Thus, he said, “Since Madam has such an elegant interest, then I will naturally accompany you.”

After saying that, he instructed Little Yizi beside him, “Pass on my will and set up the Western Palace.”

Since his wife wanted to show off her might, then he would give her a bonus.

“Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go prepare now.” Ever since Huyan Mingshuo ascended the throne, Because of the busy state affairs, Plus, Fu Yingran wasn’t in the palace, So he rarely put on that kind of show, Usually, no matter where you go, All he had to do was bring Little Yizi and Lei Yu along. In order to support Ying Ran today, he actually had to use the Luanjia. Fortunately, the Empress’ Luanjia had just been used yesterday and was ready. As long as he prepared a set of Emperor Luanjia, he would be able to do so. Actually, he had already prepared the carriage and horse instrument staff early in the morning. He only needed to arrange for people to come over, so he prepared it very quickly.

When the Empress Luanjia appeared in the West Palace, it inevitably caused quite a commotion. These concubines had seen the Emperor for the second time since they entered the palace. This was the second time they had seen the Emperor. The concubines were unavoidably a little uneasy.

As soon as they entered the palace, The Emperor had once said that he would never touch one of their fingers in this lifetime, Therefore, everyone did not hold any hope for this, Especially after the last palace search, These women were even more dispirited. They were afraid that the Empress would make any movements when she arrived today. Thus, they all looked at Huyan Mingshuo with vigilance. They were not afraid of Fu Yingran and the others. In their eyes, a newly returned Empress was not afraid of having an unstable foundation. What they were worried about was the Emperor’s attitude.

Fu Yingran and Huyan Mingshuo walked into the main hall of the Western Palace side by side. Both of them sat on the main seat. Since the two of them were dressed in formal clothes, they gave off a feeling of self-prestige. Fu Yingran glanced at everyone and saw their expressions. It was funny in his heart. Underestimating her enemy was not a good thing, but it had nothing to do with her. It would only make things smoother for her.

When the concubines saw the empress and empress sit down, they knelt down and saluted, “Long live this concubine to the emperor, long live this concubine to the empress, long live this concubine to the empress, long live this concubine to the empress, long live this concubine to the empress, long live this concubine.”

Huyan Mingshuo raised his hand and said, “Get up.” Then, he didn’t say anything.

On the other hand, Fu Yingran said unhurriedly, “This palace yesterday back to the palace, should have come to see your sisters early in the morning, but there are many things, can’t find the time to come over, this, this palace invited the emperor to come to see your sisters early this morning, although the emperor has ordered the two palaces are irrelevant, but after all, it is only a wall away, there will always be a time to meet.

At that time, if the sisters don’t know each other, that would be bad. Therefore, this palace came here today to meet everyone. Originally, this palace was going to let the emperor introduce you, but the emperor said that he doesn’t know who you are, so please tell your sisters who you are. “