Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

This is the real way of dealing with the world for Censor Mao. Without a backer and no ability to read people's expressions, he would have been thrown back to his hometown to farm for such an annoying character. He was able to spend the Hongjing Dynasty safely because he understood the emperor's intentions.

"But I still hope to help the queen."

Although Mrs. Mao only met the princess twice, and both times were in a hurry, she felt from the bottom of her heart that the princess was a kind person. Because her husband was disliked outside, Mrs. Mao was not very popular outside, but the princess did not look down on them because of this. That kind of sincere kindness could not deceive people, and it was also extremely rare.

Just based on this, Mrs. Mao felt that this queen and princess deserved it.

Although the matter of the Mao family was a trivial matter, it somehow spread throughout the three departments and six ministries, and every family and every mansion heard about it. For a time, there were those who disdained, those who hated, those who sneered, and those who kept silent.

I have to say that the couple of Censor Mao are really annoying. What they say and what they do are always so heartbreaking. The literati are decent and grateful, so how can they let people poke their backs and scold them. Although the men have never had contact with the princess at the time, they lived in the palace at that time, and the servants all said that they were following the arrangements of the princess.

The reason why the fig leaf is a fig leaf is that everyone tacitly chooses to ignore it. Now that the fig leaf has been torn off, anyone who wants to save face is embarrassed to jump too high.

Of course, this is only a small part. There are also some who claim that they have not received the favor of the palace at the beginning, so they can condemn it from the position of moralists. However, Emperor An of Jin also responded at this time. The imperial edict to establish the queen has been issued to the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.

This is the second time that Emperor An of Jin issued an imperial edict to confer the title of Empress. The Daqian Dynasty was a cabinet system. If the emperor's will was inappropriate, the cabinet and the six departments had the right to reject the imperial edict and the imperial decree.

But the so-called rejection was only a method, not a means. To put it bluntly, the world belongs to the emperor. If you, as a minister, repeatedly disobey the emperor's will, it means that you don't intend to continue to work.

Rejection is just a test and tacit understanding. The lower level lets the upper level know that this edict is inappropriate. If the upper level is cautious, it will naturally not issue an edict again. But if the upper level insists on its own way, the lower level can only think of other ways, and will not force it. Of course, looking at all dynasties, there are also those who confronted the emperor head-on, but the end is miserable without exception.

The cabinet only restrains the imperial power, and has never checked the imperial power.

The imperial edict has been issued to the Ministry of Rites, and it will be announced to all officials and the world soon. Even if it can be delayed, there is only a three-day deadline. After this deadline, the entire Ministry of Rites will be suspected of dereliction of duty.

An imperial edict caused a turbulent wave under the water. Although night had fallen, everything that should be done in private started to move.

At this time, the Yangxin Palace was also busy.

Emperor Jin'an came back late today. Yao Niang had asked someone before, and Emperor Jin'an said that he would be back soon, so Yao Niang sent the food to the Qianqing Palace and waited for Emperor Jin'an to come back with the two children. Erbao was hungry, so he was given some cakes to eat first.

When it was dark, Emperor Jin'an came back. After a busy period, Emperor Jin'an changed his casual clothes and had a meal with Yao Niang and the two children.

Today, Yao Niang changed the way of eating. The mutton pot sent to the Qianqing Palace was quite liked by the emperor. The emperor said it several times, openly and secretly. Yao Niang sent it twice again, and she didn't dare to send it again. Although mutton is a warm tonic, it is sweet and hot in nature. The emperor is still recuperating, so it is not suitable to eat too much. But recently, the emperor has fallen in love with this. He loves this even if he can't fly in the sky or run on the ground.

Yao Niang really has no choice but to find another way. At the suggestion of Mrs. Xue, she stewed the mutton in soup, but she took out all the mutton and used the mutton soup to eat other dishes. This way, she took the flavor of the soup but didn't overdo it.

In fact, this way of eating is not uncommon. It has been popular in Beijing for a while, but it still uses mutton or other meat as the main ingredients. Even if it is a dish, it is all fresh vegetarian dishes, just for flavor. It is the common people who add tofu and vegetarian dishes to the meat soup because they are not well-off but are greedy for the taste of meat. It is called a meat pot, but it is actually a pot of vegetarian food.

Of course, the way of eating in the palace is different. They pay attention to freshness and taste. They choose fresh food and cook it immediately, which is quite fun.

It should be good, but it’s a pity that Erbao and Xiaobao are too young, with short arms and small hands. It’s too unsafe to fish food in boiling soup. But the two little ones don’t like to be served. Yao Niang had an idea and asked people to cut a lot of bamboo sticks, string the vegetables and meat on the bamboo sticks, and then put them in the soup to cook, and then dip them in special dipping sauce to eat, which has a unique flavor.

After trying it once, Erbao liked it and asked Yao Niang to cook it for him every day. The key is that Emperor Jin An also seems to like it very much, and his appetite has increased. This makes Yao Niang, who is worried that he eats too little every day, overjoyed, and asks the people below to rack their brains to string all kinds of delicious food for cooking.

And over at the Qianqing Palace, the emperor also liked it very much, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

The family had a satisfying meal, all sweating profusely. Although it was not too cold in February, it was rare after all.

The palace maids and eunuchs came up to help wash their hands and faces, and they drank some tea to relieve their greasiness. Fucheng walked in from outside and whispered something to Emperor Jin'an. Emperor Jin'an just nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

Then Fucheng left, and Yaoniang looked at him curiously: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Chapter 206

Since Emperor An of Jin said that there was nothing wrong, Yao Niang did not think much about it.

Xiao Shunzi came back from the Qianqing Palace and said that the emperor had a delicious dinner. However, he had eaten a little greasy food in the past two days, so he wanted to eat something delicious for breakfast tomorrow.

Yao Niang nodded repeatedly, and was already thinking about what to make for breakfast tomorrow.

Emperor An of Jin was a little dissatisfied and said, "Let the kitchen do these, you don't have to mess around."

Yao Niang disagreed very much and said, "How can this be considered messing around? It's rare that the emperor likes it. Doctor Liu Liang also said that medicine is not as good as food. If you eat happily and feel comfortable, your body will naturally get better."

Er Bao, who was tactless, had already made requests on the side, "Mom, I want to eat sweet potato dumplings tomorrow, and I also want to eat kidney bean rolls and eight-treasure lotus seed soup."

"Eight-treasure lotus seed soup is too sweet, your grandfather can't eat it, make shrimp and vegetable porridge. If you want to eat eight-treasure lotus seed soup, I'll let Aunt Xue make it for you."

"No, I just want to eat what my mother makes, my mother makes the best." The chubby little guy has already snuggled up to him, looking like he would cry for you if you don't agree to me. But now Er Bao rarely cries, but he has all kinds of tricks to make you obey him in everything.

Just like now, he got into Yao Niang's arms, pulling her clothes and begging in a baby voice. Cute and annoying, but irresistible, I wish I could give him my heart and soul.

"Then mother will make it for you now. These eight treasures must be soaked in advance, so that the porridge cooked tomorrow will be soft." As she said this, Yao Niang was already excited and wanted to go to the small kitchen, but was stopped by Xiao Bao.

"What's wrong?"

"Mother, you'd better not go. Just let Aunt Yuchan go and give the order."

Yao Niang then realized that the face of Emperor Jin An beside her had turned black. She pretended not to know, as if she had just been reminded by her son, and turned to give orders to Yuchan.

When it was time to rest, Erbao and Xiaobao went to the East Side Hall. Emperor Jin An read the memorial for a while, and then went to wash and rest with Yao Niang.

Emperor Jin An was particularly cruel that night, and he wished he could use all his strength on her. At the end, he whispered in her ear, "Since you are so free, just give birth to a princess for me."

The new emperor insisted on his own way, and the ministers below did not dare to confront him in person.

For now, there is only one person who can stop the new emperor, and that is the retired emperor.

Although the retired emperor abdicated and did not care about state affairs, he has been living in the Qianqing Palace and has never moved. The above statement is that the new emperor is very filial and cannot bear to let the retired emperor move out of the Qianqing Palace where he has lived for many years. There is also a rumor that the retired emperor plans to move to the Western Garden. The Western Garden was renovated at the beginning because the retired emperor planned to spend his old age here.

But no matter what is said, the retired emperor still lives in the Qianqing Palace, and based on the character shown by the retired emperor in the past, some people still question his intention to abdicate. There are retired emperors who abdicated to their sons but still cling to power. Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, everything needs to be rebuilt. Although the ministers in the court shouted long live the emperor, they have actually been watching the fire from the other side and waiting for the next step.

After some consultations, several court officials went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the retired emperor.

These are several old ministers, who are very old and shed tears before they speak.

The emperor pretended not to know, and asked Li Dequan to help several old ministers up with a surprised look.

Several old ministers spoke earnestly, as if they were thinking about the court and the country. But in fact, how could Emperor Hongjing, who had been fighting wits and courage with these old ministers for a lifetime, not understand what they were thinking.

The correct answer is how could he not understand what the people behind them were thinking.

These old ministers in front of him were really loyal and good ministers who worked hard until their death. The only thing they had in common was that they were pedantic and rigid in their thinking. They were probably instigated or recommended by others. In fact, the few people who were plotting for the throne behind them did not come forward.

"Since I have abdicated the throne to the new emperor, I have no intention of managing state affairs. Who to appoint as the empress is the new emperor's own business, and I don't want to interfere."

"But..."

Without waiting for these old ministers to say more, Li Dequan stepped forward, invited them to go outside, and said softly: "I hope you ministers can sympathize with Your Majesty. The old emperor is already in poor health. Now is the time for recuperation. The imperial physician repeatedly told you not to worry. I hope you ministers can understand."

How dare these old ministers not sympathize? They had no choice but to sympathize. They could only thank Li Dequan in despair and hurried away. After that, several court officials entered the palace to ask to see the emperor, but without exception, they were turned away by the emperor.