After rebirth, the concubine counterattacked and became a royal concubine

The eldest princess led Bai Zhaoyi all the way towards the imperial study room in the palace. At this time, Emperor Jing was busy dealing with the flood in Yizhou.

Yizhou has been experiencing constant heavy rains in recent days, with no signs of stopping for ten consecutive days. Nowadays, ordinary people are no longer able to have enough food and clothing.

The crops were even flooded by rain, and all the hard work this year was ruined in just a dozen days.

It was already the tenth day when Emperor Jing learned the news. The matter needed to be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the people in Yicheng who had not enough to eat would definitely cause a panic and riots.

At this moment, Emperor Jing frowned and stared at the memorial in his hand, beginning to feel troubled.

Generally speaking, heavy rains will be followed by days of exposure to the sun. If not handled properly, a plague will easily break out, and tens of thousands of people will die by then.

This is not what Emperor Jing is happy to see.

Once public complaints spread, there is no telling what more terrible things will happen.

So who should handle this matter?

The figures of the eldest prince Xiao Teng and the third prince Xiao Yan flashed in Emperor Jing's mind.

If a prince could replace Emperor Jing and go to the south to appease the people and resolve the matter, the effect would definitely be one plus one greater than two.

When Emperor Jing was wondering who to choose, the eunuch outside the door came in respectfully and reported:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Princess, the Prime Minister, and the Lord of Jing'an County are outside seeking an audience."

Emperor Jing was a little surprised. How could the prime minister and the eldest princess enter the palace together?

But it was only a moment of surprise. Emperor Jing quickly retracted his expression and put down the memorial in his hand, and said majestically:

"Let them in."

Xu Changshi's calves were shaking even more violently. This was the first time in his almost 20 years of life that he walked into the Forbidden City and met His Majesty.

Bai Zhaoyi obediently let go of the eldest princess's hand and stood behind, feeling a little nervous in his heart.

In her previous life, she had been trapped in the Third Prince's Mansion. According to her status, she was not worthy of seeing Emperor Jing.

"Chenmei has seen His Majesty."

"Wei ministers (courtesans) are here to see your majesty."

"The common people have seen Your Majesty for a long time."

The four of them saluted in the direction of Emperor Jing and knelt down respectfully.

Emperor Jing stood up and walked towards the eldest princess. He reached out to help the woman kneeling on the ground. The eunuch moved a stool and placed it next to the eldest princess with great foresight.

"A'nan, why are you here? Didn't I tell you that you don't need to pay such a courtesy because you are not in good health? Sit down quickly. Sit down quickly."

Emperor Jing glared at the eldest princess with some dissatisfaction, and then helped her sit down helplessly.

Emperor Jing, Xiao Jiatai, the eldest princess, and her biological brother, the sixth prince Xiao Jiajue, grew up together since childhood. The three of them were similar in age and often fooled around together in the palace when they were young.

Later, as the three of them grew up, the late emperor's health gradually became worse and worse, but he still did not establish a prince.

All the princes are keeping an eye on the emperor's throne. On the surface, everything is calm, but in fact, they have secretly done countless tricks.

Xiao Jiajue and Xiao Jiatai worked together to eliminate the princes one after another, and finally Xiao Jiatai won the throne in one fell swoop and sat on the ninth-five-year-old throne.

However, the sixth prince Xiao Jiajue accidentally fell into the opponent's trick while competing with the fifth prince and died of poison.

Originally, the late emperor's favorite prince was Xiao Jiajue, whom he taught personally since he was a child. When he learned of his youngest son's death, he was so angry that he couldn't even breathe and passed away that night.

Xiao Jiatai was depressed for a long time because of his brother's death.Then Xiao Jiajue's only sister, Xiao Jianan, the eldest princess Shen Hua, was left in the capital to take care of her at all times.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and the consort fell off his horse and died soon after, leaving Xiao Jianan alone to guard the huge eldest princess.

There was a thin layer of sweat on the eldest princess's forehead. She sat on the chair very politely and said with a smile:

"The rules must not be broken. Brother Emperor, please don't be nervous. Anan has been taking medicine recently and his health is much better."

After hearing this, Emperor Jing's eyebrows relaxed a little and he felt relieved. He turned to look at the three people who were still kneeling on the ground and said calmly:

"Get up, what happened? Why are you here with Nan?"

Bai Shaoyuan couldn't help but feel weak in his heart. He lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Long Yan and replied respectfully:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am here to apologize to Your Majesty and ask for Your Majesty's forgiveness."

Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows in surprise, wondering what kind of medicine Bai Shaoyuan was selling in the gourd.

The eldest princess glanced at Bai Shaoyuan and looked away, without speaking in a hurry to clear Bai Zhaoyi's name.

Bai Shaoyuan paused, lowered his head lower and said with a more humble attitude:

"Your Majesty, Yi'er was naughty and accidentally broke the white jade hairpin you gave her. It was a fault of lax discipline. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Bai Shaoyuan subconsciously put all the blame on Bai Zhaoyi. In his opinion, if this evil girl hadn't been showing off her hairpin everywhere, this would not have happened.

Bai Shaoyuan suddenly agreed with Mrs. Bai's approach. This unsatisfactory daughter only knew how to cause trouble everywhere. Sooner or later, the prime minister's house would be dragged to death by her.

However, his reason told him that Xiao Yan was interested in this evil girl, and she still had some use value for him. Now was not the best time to abandon this daughter.

I hope your majesty will not care about them for the sake of the eldest princess.

Emperor Jing's eyes fell on the woman standing behind Bai Shaoyuan, neither humble nor arrogant, just standing quietly.

The girl's thin shoulders did not tremble at all due to the fear of meeting the saint for the first time, and she had a strong character just by standing there.

Emperor Jing couldn't help but admire the courage and determination of the girl in front of him, but he didn't know what kind of appearance she had. Is it worthy of her pride?

"Jing'an, raise your head and let me take a look."

Bai Zhaoyi slowly raised his chin upon hearing this, his eyes still on the ground and not looking directly at Long Yan out of curiosity.

The air pressure emanating from Emperor Jing's body was not something that a woman like her could bear safely. The warm sweat in her hands revealed Bai Zhaoyi's inner emotions.

Emperor Jing's eyes couldn't help but light up. He had never seen any kind of woman in a high position. As long as he was willing, all the beautiful women in the world could be brought into the harem as concubines.

But Emperor Jing was devoted to his affairs. He often dealt with court affairs and reviewed memorials until late at night. He was not obsessed with men and women. He had not been in a show for many years.

The girl in front of her has an outstanding appearance, a slim figure, and her skin is as crystal clear as jade. Her words and deeds are unmistakable, and there is a calm air between her eyebrows.

Emperor Jing's first impression of Bai Zhaoyi was very good. He nodded with satisfaction and said in a voice that could not tell whether he was happy or angry:

"The Prime Minister said that you broke the hairpin I gave you. Is this true?"

Bai Zhaoyi paused in his heart, held up his skirt and knelt straight on the ground again, and replied in a respectful and steady tone:

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case, but it was not done by my daughter, but by someone else."