The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The British Duke laughed loudly, and after he finished laughing, he said: "There is one more thing."

"Eldest brother, you want to say that based on today's situation, Your Majesty seems to be dissatisfied with the Song family and the Deng family?"

The British Duke nodded.

Han Yunqi smiled sarcastically: "Shang Shuling taught His Majesty for several years, and he really regarded himself as His Majesty's teacher. He didn't even think about it, who sitting in that seat would need a teacher to give instructions?"

The British duke frowned: "Don't underestimate him, he knows the direction of the wind best."

Han Yunqi nodded: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I know it well. His answer in the palace tonight clearly meant that he was going to take a step back. Starting tomorrow, I guess there will be a lot of empty seats in the court."

They are aristocratic families with great businesses and many children.

There are so many young people, let alone those with a little bit of talent, they are just mediocre fools, and they can still get a small official position by relying on the protection of their families.

As for officials, how can I say that all of them are honest and upright? It is impossible for them all to be capable ministers and generals.

Here, it is inevitable that there will be some people whose hands and feet are not clean and whose abilities are not up to the mark.

After the minister ordered this concession, the Song family and Deng family, who were living in a vegetarian position, had to take the initiative to retreat.

Thinking of this, Han Yunqi's eyes lit up: "The imperial censor of the Deng family must also resign."

That imperial censor was highlighted by Concubine Ning today.

Regardless of whether he is a good person or a bad person, as long as the Song and Deng families do not want to irritate His Majesty, he will have to resign from his position.

"The Yushitai is an important place." The British Duke's hand was still on his beard, but his words were full of determination to win.

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The next day.

With three quarters to go before the hour, Yao Xingde knocked on the door of the inner room of the dormitory: "Your Majesty, it's the hour."

Lu Zhaolin gently lifted the jade arm that was on his body, put it back to the beauty's side, and then put the quilt on her.

Then he came out of the tent and whispered: "Go to the outer room and don't disturb Concubine Chen."

Inside the bed tent, Jiang Shiying opened her eyes slightly and closed them again silently.

It wasn't until the end of the morning that I heard her call out: "Qiu Yu."

Qiu Yu took the palace people inside to wait on her.

When helping her up, Qiu Yu whispered in her ear: "Your Majesty ordered Eunuch Yao to send Feng Yin to Anhe Pavilion."

Jiang Shiying's expression remained unchanged and she was not surprised at all.

Qiu Yu did not mention this matter anymore, and only said: "The Shangfu Bureau handed over a letter and asked the empress when it would be convenient. The female official Shangfu would like to see me."

Jiang Shiying thought for a while and said, "Let her come over in an hour."

Qiu Yu said "Promise" and sent someone out to deliver the message.

Jiang Shiying sat in front of the dressing table and breathed a sigh of relief.

Your Majesty only mentioned the Phoenix Seal, not the palace power. I am afraid that he still prefers that she and the imperial concubine share the same title.

How could sharing the power of the palace be as comfortable as holding the power alone?

She is not in a hurry, it is the imperial concubine who should be anxious.

Seeing that the Song and Deng families behind the queen are about to take a step back, what about the Han family behind the concubine? Should they not retreat?

Seeing that the position of imperial concubine or even queen is just one step away. Just tell the noble concubine and the Han family rationally that this step should be taken back. There are no disadvantages in taking this step. Can they withstand this huge temptation?

Thinking of this, Jiang Shiying's lips curled into a smile.

At this time, the morning dynasty had dispersed.

Lu Zhaolin was sitting in front of the imperial examination case, with seven or eight envelopes in front of him, all of which were asking for employment.

The people who went to Zhezi were either named Song or Deng.

Lu Zhaolin flipped through it roughly: "The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Husbandry, Menxia Province, Yushitai, and Imperial College."

Then, he threw these envelopes on the table and said with a "hum": "They are sleeping well!"

Yao Xingde lowered his head and cursed in his heart, their Majesty is really hard to please. When someone occupies your seat and refuses to give up, you call them an eyesore. They obediently gave up their seats, and you scolded them for being too obedient. What exactly do you want?

Just when I thought of this, I heard Lu Zhaolin say: "Chuan Linyou, come here."

Not long after, Lin You entered the palace.

"I see your Majesty."

"Get up." Lu Zhaolin said: "Last night, to which houses did Shangshu Ling send letters?"

Lin You reported them one by one.

"I knew it!" Lu Zhaolin chuckled.

No matter what, after all, Shangshu Ling was his mentor. Since the little old man is sensible, he will let them go for now.

I just hope that other aristocratic families can also learn from this and behave better.

He was in a good mood, so he casually opened a new memorial, glanced at it, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

Yao Xingde is guessing, what's going on? Is something serious going on?

I heard a gloomy voice coming from above: "The imperial censor has just resigned from the post, and the Han family has set its sights on this position."

As he spoke, he threw the memorial away: "I want to see if they can afford it."

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Afternoon, Xiangying Curie.

The autumn breeze was refreshing. Jiang Shiying and Ning Guibi did not stay indoors, but sat in the yard making tea and chatting.

Jiang Shiying rarely did such elegant things before entering the palace, but after entering the palace, she had a lot of free time and started to learn everything.

She waited patiently for the tea foam to rise, then gently poured it away, seeming to be quite nonchalant when she spoke.

"The palace maid following you today has been replaced?"

Ning Guibi's eyes fell on those slender hands.

"Xiangxue, who was following my concubine earlier, suddenly developed a high fever last night."

"But has anyone seen it?"

"The imperial doctor has been invited and a prescription has been prescribed."

"I hope she will get better soon."

Saying this, Jiang Shiying and Ning Guibi looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes. They all knew in their hearts that Xiangxue might never get better from now on.

A girl who betrays her master should not blame her master for being cruel.

Jiang Shiying had already divided the tea and put a cup in front of Ning Guifei with her own hands.

Concubine Ning Gui said: "Thank you very much, Madam."

Jiang Shiying shook her head slightly, and her eyes fell on Zhilan not far away. She was sitting with Hongshan talking and doing needlework. She didn't know what they said, and they both laughed.

"This Zhilan seems to be a good person."

Ning Guibi's eyebrows were curved: "You are both good and stupid."

Jiang Shiying took a sip of tea before saying, "I'm not afraid of being stupid, I'm afraid of being smart."

"That's what the Queen said."

After a few more gossips, someone came to report that Xiao Changzi in front of the emperor wanted to see him.

Xiao Changzi came here for no good reason.

"Concubine Chen, the Queen wants to see you."

Jiang Shiying raised her eyebrows: "The Queen wants to see me?"

Xiao Changzi nodded and added: "Your Majesty said that if you don't want to, you don't have to see the Queen."

A smile slowly appeared on Jiang Shiying's lips: "The Queen summons you, how could I not want to?"