The ceremony of crowning the queen was extremely grand and the standards were unprecedentedly high.

This is Yinzhen's respect for the auspicious sign born by Wen Yuan, and even more so his preference for Wen Yuan herself.

Of course, Wen Yuan just listened to this.

In fact, without the boy and girl twins, she would now only be named Imperial Noble Consort, with the same status as the Vice Queen, but not qualified to be the Queen.

What kind of preference is that? If she believes it, she might end up in a mass grave tomorrow, where she might not even be able to be buried on the battlefield.

Although the gorgeous phoenix crown and the auspicious robes on her body were quite heavy, Wen Yuan did not mind them being in the way at all.

Is it the clothes or the expensive jewelry that are heavy?

No, it's all about the weight of power.

She liked this heaviness, just like Yixiu had never taken off the pair of Dongzhu earrings for years.

This is something that only a queen should have. Just wear it and carry it.

Trouble? What trouble?

He who wears the crown must bear its weight.

This is glory, but also the sword of Damocles hanging over your head.

"I believe that the way of the universe is to follow the laws of nature, and internal governance is the foundation of human relations. Teaching the family and the country, and the etiquette are the foundation of the king's rule. With virtue and integrity, you should correct your name and uphold the rules. I would like to ask your concubine, Guaerjia, the daughter of Duke Emin. She is a noble family in Zhongxiang, a beautiful and famous family. She is gentle and dignified, well-mannered and polite, and a model of gentleness and kindness. She is well-known in the palace. She is dignified and upright, and she is a mother to others at home and abroad.

I have appointed you as the Empress with the imperial seal. You should be sincere and filial to the Empress, and respectful and frugal to the concubines. You should respectfully support the ancestral sacrifices and bring prosperity to the descendants. You should further praise me and promote the rule of Yonghe. I admire you. "

After her promotion was announced in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, Wen Yuan was officially crowned as queen.

……

After becoming the queen, there were not many troubles. The only priority was to renovate the palace.

Neither Yinzhen nor Wen Yuan were willing to move to Jingren Palace, so Yinzhen suddenly had an idea to merge Yiku Palace and Chuxiu Palace for Wen Yuan's use.

Just repair a few walls and unify the decoration, and with the efficient arrangement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wen Yuan's residence was expanded again.

She was still half-handed in government affairs, but the tasks assigned to Concubine Jing and Concubine Hui were becoming more and more tedious and unimportant.

She was still young, and there was no need for her to show her extraordinary abilities while Yinzhen was alive.

She has shown a lot, more than enough.

Facing a villain like Yinzhen, too much is as bad as too little. There is no need to continue taking risks at this point.

Inaction is her biggest plus point as the empress now, and it is also the quality that makes the emperor most assured before his death when she is ruling the country from behind the curtain.

Since his fainting, Yinzhen's life had begun a slow countdown.

All she had to do was wait and add fuel to the fire when the time was right.

The plot of her 'exposing Concubine Xi's affair' has not yet come to an end.

Prince Guo, the younger brother of the 15th wife, and Zhen Huan had already gone beyond the line of eye contact and had officially engaged in physical intimacy.

Wen Yuan was very curious about whether she got pregnant first or eloped first.

With this incident, dealing another heavy blow to Yinzhen's life is undoubtedly a safe and worry-free way.

"So, how do we report it?"

It is obviously not an option for the nuns at Ganlu Temple to take this route.

If the nun reports it, it will become the responsibility of the female concubines in the palace and will definitely go through the Queen's hands.

Although she has always used "I report Concubine Xi's affair" as the code name for this matter, she has never considered actually raising her hand o(*^▽^*)┛.

This move is not easy to make.

She couldn't take the initiative to mention that the emperor should go to the temple, let alone specifically mention Ganlu Temple, otherwise it would be deliberate.

Even if Zhen Huan really became a threat to Concubine Xi's return to the palace, it was not as serious as the fact that she was suspected by Yinzhen.

"Um……"

After a little thought, Wen Yuan made up her mind.

The incident should happen two and a half years or nearly three years later, so it is not too late to start planning now and you can do it with ease.

Winter passes and spring comes.

The spring election is here.

As the queen, Wen Yuan was fully responsible for this audition.

This was her first opportunity to get involved in court politics, choose useful bargaining chips, begin to practice keeping a balance, and learn to use the harem to check and balance the previous dynasty.

But she considers herself a beginner, so she chose very carefully.

Excluding the beauties assigned to royal families, she selected a total of twenty-three people to enter the palace this time.

After all, there are too few people in the palace, and it is too quiet.

She has reached the point where she can no longer be promoted, so there is no need for the emperor to stay with her every day, which would only delay her studies and be very annoying.

On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month as well as during festivals, it is enough to come a few times to hang out and reminisce.

There were twenty-three people, of whom only two were daughters of third-rank officials, and the rest were mostly daughters of ordinary officials of fourth to sixth ranks. In addition to these, there were six "adopted daughters" who were also specially arranged by Wen Yuan.

As an adopted daughter from Jiangnan, she is a graceful and elegant girl by convention, and she is the perfect person to accompany Yinzhen in his romantic life.

As for worries, Wen Yuan has none at all.

Because Yinzhen did not participate in the selection, the title, position, etc. were all decided by Wen Yuan herself.

Since the queen has no preferences, there is no need to give her a name.

The arrangement of positions continued Yinzhen's stinginess, with fifteen concubines, six maids-in-waiting and two noble ladies being appointed.

How to weigh, manage and utilize these twenty-three people was the practical task that Wen Yuan set for himself before he was involved in the government affairs of the previous dynasty.

Shortly before the talent show, taking advantage of the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, Wen Yuan proposed to promote the sisters in the palace.

Concubine Jing was promoted to Concubine Jing Gui, while Concubine Hui remained unchanged.

Concubine An was promoted to concubine when she became pregnant, and was given an additional title, "Rong".

This title was given by Wen Yuan, and Yinzhen even asked its meaning out of curiosity.

Wen Yuan answered honestly, "I hope An Lingrong can tolerate others and herself in the future."

This made Yinzhen very confused, because generally speaking, shouldn't the order be "tolerating yourself and others"?

But Yinzhen didn't understand. After listening to what happened, An Lingrong, who was kneeling below, kowtowed three times to Wen Yuan even though she was pregnant.

She was grateful to Wen Yuan.

It's not about being grateful for her kindness, but thanking her for making my efforts rewarded.

She respects herself.

As long as you want something, work hard, and hard work is not about status or means.

She acknowledged the filth and darkness deep in her heart, and she never looked down on herself.

This was a kind of respect that An Lingrong had never experienced in her life.

Xin's father was brutally purged after the Queen's fall, and now lives as a commoner in the cold palace.

There is really no one in the palace.

So even if there are more than twenty young girls living here at once, there is no feeling of crowding at all.

After several months, when all the rules had been learned, the concubines entered the palace in batches in the order of Manchu, Mongolian and Han.

During this period, Wen Yuan saw all the happenings in the palace. She did not express too many opinions, but just took a notebook every day to record everything that happened in the palace.

Some things cannot be seen from just looking at them, just like her habit of doing things.

But if it is coherent and sorted out from beginning to end with results, there will be an additional result theory from a God's perspective.

Wen Yuan never underestimates herself, but she never underestimates others.

In addition to this, under the pretext of daily recitation to enlighten her two children, Wen Yuan asked Yinzhen to borrow three enlightenment books with annotations by great scholars.

She was very curious about the perspectives from which the scholars who served as teachers to emperors would analyze, approach, instill and educate when reading the Four Books and Five Classics, which are studied by ordinary people, or other historical books.

These are things that she, a modern person and a noblewoman, has never been exposed to in her two lifetimes.

Therefore, it is just right to start studying with this introductory textbook. It is not childish at all, and is even a little beyond the syllabus.

She has always had only one goal - to be an empress.

It was a very long-term goal. Especially since the Song Dynasty, the constraints on women have become increasingly severe, and it has been as difficult for her to realize her ambitions as climbing to the sky.

But she doesn't mind taking it slow, step by step.

Spend a lifetime, two lifetimes, or even ten lifetimes to learn, to practice, and to pursue dreams.

Now, after nine years of hard work, she has finally knocked on the door of power that has always been in the hands of men.

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