Princess Jiaojiao arrives, teasing the prince to blush and heartbeat

above the hall

Leng Yu issued an edict and announced that Liu Dechang of Jin Dynasty was appointed Marshal of the Army of Daning Kingdom, taking into account the post of Grand Master, and his official position was the first rank. This also meant that his power was lower than that of the emperor, but higher than that of ten thousand people.

In the Jin Dynasty, Leng Ming was granted the title of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and his official position was the second rank.

The Jin Dynasty granted Xiao Lingzi and Zhang Yuan the title of general of the state, with the first rank of official residence.

The Jin Dynasty granted Xiaotanzi a title, and Empress A was appointed as the general of the auxiliary state, with an official rank of the second rank.

The Jin Dynasty granted him the title of Ayu, and Xiao Ningzi was a guard with a sword in front of the emperor. He was an official of the second rank.

The Jin Dynasty granted A Hong the title of Imperial Attendant, and A Cai the female official of the inner court, ranking in the fourth rank.

Qin Shun was granted the title of father-in-law in front of the palace, and his official position was the second rank.

Bai Xiao was made the leader's father-in-law, and his official position was from the second rank.

The reason why these two father-in-laws were reused was that they were both Liu Xi's favorites and the people Liu Xi recommended to Leng Yu.

Because Yu Shiming and several officials claimed to be ill at home during the turmoil in the court and were not determined to share the honor and disgrace with the Daning Kingdom, Yu Shiming was demoted to the head of the Ministry of Rites, with an official rank of the sixth rank, which was equivalent to being demoted three levels.

The positions of the remaining officials in the imperial court remain unchanged for the time being.

After Qin Shun finished reading the news, he looked at everyone and said seriously again:

"According to my will, this year's spring palace examination will be held in early April as usual. At that time, I will personally supervise the examination and recruit talents, just for the prosperity of Daning Kingdom."

After hearing this, everyone knelt down and shouted in unison,

"Your Majesty is wise, and the country of Daning will be peaceful and prosperous."

Among these people, only Yu Shiming looked ugly.

Starting today, he has been demoted from a third-grade official to a sixth-grade official. This means that from now on, he no longer has the right to go to court to discuss matters.

The most important thing is that Leng Xi is not included in the list of names conferred by the emperor.

Although Leng Xi was at fault first, he also made contributions on the battlefield. Thinking of this, Yu Shiming stepped forward unwillingly,

"Your Majesty, I was bedridden due to illness when the Great Ning Kingdom was in crisis and did not contribute to the Great Ning Kingdom. I feel guilty, but there is something I don't understand."

The emperor knows Yu Shiming's heart best. Although he appears to be honest and upright, in fact, he is just a grassroots and a leader who falls in the wind.

He nodded coldly,

"Why don't you understand, Sir?"

"The emperor has promoted all the people he could think of, but why is Prince Xi not the only one? He has made great contributions in repelling the Beihai people on the battlefield this time."

Seeing Yu Shiming mention his uncle, Leng Yu looked at him with raised corners of his mouth,

"I have other plans for Prince Xi, so I won't bother you."

After saying this, he said to Qin Shun:

"Go back!"

After receiving the decree, Qin Shun shouted to the ministers of the court:

"Retreat."

Although Yu Shiming was quite dissatisfied with the emperor's answer, he did not dare to ask more questions in the main hall.

Those officials who were demoted together with him were all from Lengxi. Now it seemed that Leng Yu was deliberately targeting Lengxi.

Now that he was in no position to protect himself, how could he dare to talk to the emperor about Leng Xi?

After Yu Shiming left the palace, he went straight to Prince Xi's Mansion.

He wanted to tell Leng Xi the news and let him make plans in advance.

……

Xiwang Mansion

Concubine Li came to Prince Xi's Mansion yesterday and started setting rules for the servants in the mansion today.

At this time, the entire servants of Prince Xi's Mansion, including the few girls and women she brought back, were standing in front of her with their hands down, waiting for her instructions.

She looked at these people with blazing eyes and spoke sternly,

"The Ai family has only been here for one day, and I have discovered that you people are so undisciplined and listless. Is it because Prince Xi's Mansion didn't give you enough to eat, or does it owe you money for your salary?"

These servants hurriedly replied in unison:

"nothing."

"None of them? Then what do you look like like a piece of loose sand? From the Yiai family's perspective, Princess Xi's control over you is usually too light."

After saying this, she looked at Yu Qiaoqiao,

"Look at how you have spoiled these servants. They are big and round. They eat a lot of good food and don't do much work. How did you become Princess Xi?"

Yu Qiaoqiao pursed her lips and pondered for a while, then replied in a low voice:

"What my concubine taught me is that I have not been in Prince Xi's Mansion during this period, and I really lacked control over them. This time, concubine, you are here, please take good care of them on my behalf."

Yu Qiaoqiao's words were very helpful to Princess Li.

She was used to controlling others in the harem, and if she was suddenly allowed to come here to idle, she would be depressed.

So, she rolled her eyes at these servants and ordered in a cold voice:

"All of you, stand here and reflect on how you can get this salary with peace of mind in the future. No one is allowed to leave without the will of the Ai family."

Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Only Xiaoying asked in a low voice:

"Princess Li, Miss Xiaocui hasn't eaten lunch yet."

"Miss Xiaocui?"

Concubine Li, who had no idea about this matter, suddenly frowned.

"Who is Miss Xiaocui?"

Yu Qiaoqiao hurriedly stepped forward, leaned into Concubine Li's ear, and whispered,

"Xiaocui is the prince's bed-warming girl, and now she is pregnant with a child."

Hearing this, Princess Li was stunned for a moment, then asked coldly:

"Everyone from Prince Xi's Mansion has come out, why doesn't she come out?"

After saying this, she pointed at Xiaoying,

"You, go get her."

"Back to Concubine Li, Miss Xiao Cui complained that she had a stomachache last night. She also said that she would kill her if she dared to open the door, so... I didn't dare to call."

"presumptuous."

Concubine Li suddenly became furious,

"What? You don't dare to call, why should the Ai family call in person?"

Seeing this, Yu Qiaoqiao hurriedly ordered Chuntao and another girl:

"You two, go and call Miss Xiaocui and tell her that Concubine Li is inviting you."

After the two girls took the order, they walked towards Xiao Cui's room.

Since Xiaocui was imprisoned under Yu Qiaoqiao's order, she has been worried all day long, either crying or throwing things.

When Xiaoying came to deliver food to her, she put it down and left, for fear that she would be angry and hit her on the head with something.

Therefore, her room is relatively messy.

When the two girls unlocked the door and pushed in, she hurriedly sat up from the bed and asked loudly:

"Does the prince want to see me?"

Chuntao looked at her disdainfully,

"Concubine Li invites you."

Princess Li?

Xiaocui had seen her before when she came to the house, but he didn't dare to look at her seriously, and he didn't have the chance to talk to her.

She didn't know yet that Concubine Li was coming to Prince Xi's Mansion to stay for a long time, so she suddenly had an idea.

What she is carrying in her belly is her grandson. If she says a few nice words in front of her later, maybe she will ask the girl to take extra care of her and let the prince treat her better.

Thinking of this, she couldn't wait to straighten her hair, and tugged at the corner of her clothes, and then she took big steps and walked out proudly.

Before she reached the main courtyard, she started covering her waist with her hands, looking like she was struggling to walk.

Chuntao followed her and looked at her with some disdain.

"The princess said that you are only two months old, so you don't have to be like this."

She turned around and glared at Chuntao,

"You have never been pregnant with a child, so what do you know?"