Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Jiu Ye took his men to the ghost market for one night, and Jiang Qingwu also sent people to Puling Temple to keep an eye on the empress dowager overnight.

Even though everything had been arranged, Jiang Qingwu still couldn't sleep well that night and tossed and turned.

It was not until dawn that I gradually fell asleep.

But when I opened my eyes again, the sky seemed to have collapsed.

Wanyue came in hurriedly from outside, calling her repeatedly, waking her suddenly from her sleep.

"Girl, it's bad. The Queen Mother... the Queen Mother's people have entered the palace."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Wanyue in confusion, then stood up suddenly, "What do you mean... the Queen Mother's people have entered the palace."

"They are the people sent by the Queen Mother. They walked faster. A Madam Lu and a group of beautiful ladies have entered the palace from the West Palace Gate."

"The Shangyang Palace is surrounded by court officials. Your Majesty and Prince Pingqing are too busy to meet with Madam Lu."

"She brought people directly to our palace."

As Jiang Qingwu got up to change his clothes, his heart sank. "Does Yan Xiuchen know about the concubines?"

"Well, this servant doesn't know, but it's His Majesty's order that Madam Lu should enter Fenghe Palace first and then meet her later."

"That's knowing."

Jiang Qingwu murmured, coming back to his senses, "What does it mean that Shangyang Palace is surrounded by court officials?"

"It's just that the court officials heard from somewhere that Master Gu is the prince of Sang State and the son of the traitor Lu Changqing, and they are kneeling down to beg Your Majesty to punish Master Gu."

"What did you say? How did they know?"

Jiang Qingwu asked in surprise, but then he realized something, "Empress Dowager, it's Empress Dowager Fenghegong..."

"Your Majesty, Madam Lu and her concubine are here to pay their respects..." Xiao Luzi hurried in. Jiang Qingwu was sitting in front of the dressing table. She glanced at Xiao Luzi, feeling somewhat unhappy and uneasy.

"Make them wait."

"Yes……"

"Miss, who is this Madam Lu? Why is there a madam next to the empress dowager? Whose madam? What madam?" Wanyue asked repeatedly while helping Jiang Qingwu comb her hair.

"I don't know either. Yan Xiuchen rarely mentions the Queen Mother to me."

"She was sent by the Queen Mother, not some nanny. I think she must have a reputation."

Wan Yue looked unhappy and said angrily, "Who cares about her? She can't be more powerful than you, the queen."

"But, the young master is right. The consequences of this are not easy to deal with. The people haven't come yet, and the concubine has arrived."

"From now on, the harem will probably be in chaos."

"I just hope those women won't harm us, and that His Majesty will always have you in his heart."

Lian Wanyue has compromised. She used to say that she was the only one in the harem, but now she just hopes that those women will start scheming against each other and not harm them.

Jiang Qingwu felt heavy in his heart when he heard this. He looked at Wanyue in the mirror and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm the queen. How can they harm me, the queen?"

"Besides, although your girl is not the one who schemes in the backyard, she is not a pushover. No, your girl will just pick up her spear and hit them with a stick."

Wan Yue chuckled when she heard that, "It's alright, if there's anything else, I'll go first."

"You? I have no intention of keeping you by my side." Jiang Qingwu smiled and turned around to take Wanyue's hand.

"You come from a kind and scholarly family, but you sold yourself into slavery because your family fell into poverty. Over the years, you have learned everything your daughter has learned, and you also know everything your daughter cannot do."

"I would never want to keep such a good girl by my side and use her for the rest of my life."

Wan Yue stared at Jiang Qingwu in a daze and shook her head gently. Before she could say anything, Jiang Qingwu stood up and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about it for now. I have been thinking about your marriage for a long time."

"If we are in love, we won't keep you waiting too long."

"Let's go and meet Mrs. Lu." Having said that, Jiang Qingwu turned and walked towards the front hall.

When Jiang Qingwu arrived, the main hall was full.

One girl after another, all of them looked to be in their teens, dressed exquisitely and with first-rate looks.

Even though she was so gorgeous and good-looking, she was almost drowned out by these women.

All the self-confidence in her heart, and what she thought was her unbreakable bond with Yan Xiuchen, were shattered when she saw these women.

Like a city wall, it is collapsing and cracking and is slowly falling down.

Jiang Qingwu looked at everyone in a daze, his eyes falling on the woman in the front.

She was wearing purple brocade clothes, which was extremely gorgeous. She didn't look like a nanny or a servant, but was quite respectful.

Seeing Jiang Qingwu coming, he knelt down respectfully.

"Your humble servant Lu Chen pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"We, the common people, pay our respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Jiang Qingwu stood in front of the crowd, feeling a little nervous, "Stand up."

Jiang Qingwu echoed and turned to sit on the phoenix chair at the front.

"Ms. Lu Chen? Madam Lu? I don't know much about you. Could you please introduce yourself?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family in Jinzhou. I followed the Queen Mother to her fiefdom many years ago and have been serving her ever since."

"This time, the Queen Mother came to the capital and sent this lady ahead of her. One is to pay a visit to the Queen, and the other is to take care of the affairs in the palace."

The eldest daughter-in-law of Jinzhou Lu family? She still didn't know who it was?

But since he has followed the Queen Mother for a long time, he is her person.

It is so gorgeous, I think it must be trusted by the Queen Mother.

Jiang Qingwu took a deep breath and nodded gently, "Okay, these...are the concubines who will serve in the palace?"

"Yes, the Queen Mother has an imperial decree. Please accept it."

The imperial edict arrived before the people arrived. It turned out that the empress dowager was very capable in her role.

Wan Yue was a little annoyed. She looked at Lu Chen in front of her, then turned around and looked at Jiang Qingwu. Seeing that Jiang Qingwu's face was ashen, she wanted to go up and argue with him.

But the next moment, Jiang Qingwu grabbed her.

"I accept the order." Jiang Qingwu stood up and walked around the hall, stood in front of the ladies, and bowed to salute.

Upon seeing this, all the beauties and palace maids in the hall knelt down one after another, except Lu Chen, who stood in front holding the imperial edict.

The Empress Dowager said:

With the blessing of my ancestors, Dayan prospered, the emperor and empress lived in harmony. I have returned to the capital to enjoy my old age, and hope that I will have many children and grandchildren around me. Then my family will decline, so I have specially selected beautiful girls with good character, talent and virtue to enter the palace, to serve the emperor and empress, and to have more children.

The beautiful girl entered the palace and was properly arranged by the Queen, and was soon chosen as a concubine.

……

From the very beginning, when she planned to follow the path of the empress, she knew that, like Yan Xiuchen, there could not be only one woman in the harem.

But Yan Xiuchen said that he would not take concubines or wives, and she was the only one, so she naively believed him.

In fact, think about it, as an emperor and a queen, how could she be the only one in the harem among three thousand concubines?

Not to mention matters between men and women, just the inheritance of offspring is not something she can do alone to fill the royal family.

"Miss..." Wan Yue called in a low voice, looking up at Lu Chenshi, "What does the Queen Mother mean by this? Do you want Her Majesty to take all these people into the harem?"

"How dare you." Lu Chen scolded, and Jiang Qingwu suddenly came to his senses and raised his hand to signal, "Jiang accepts the order."

Seeing this, Lu Chen was about to come over with the imperial edict when suddenly a shout came from outside the door.

"Empress Dowager Zhong hasn't even entered the palace yet, and she's already showing off her power."