After exchanging marriage with my elder sister, I won with a bad hand.

After the sisters Jiang Nan and Jiang Bei left, Shen Yihuan lost two happy pills, but gained seven or eight more concubines in the harem who were competing with each other for beauty.

Zhao Xun also began to stay overnight in the palaces of other concubines. When Shen Yihuan experienced the feeling of being alone in her empty room for the first time, she did not sleep the entire night.

Finally, it was the caring little Yaoguang who came to sleep with her that gave her a little comfort, and she finally fell asleep at dawn.

However, before he had slept for long, he was told that the concubines had come to pay their respects.

She glanced at the sky. It was just dawn outside, but the concubines had already arrived.

Shen Yihuan guessed that they must have set out before dawn.

Of course, these are the old rules.

But she, as the queen, is still staying in bed.

However, leaving them alone for a while on the first day can be considered as a warning to them.

In any case, she felt unhappy when she thought about those women out there who had to share a man with her.

The concubines waiting outside were extremely nervous when they saw that the queen had not appeared for a long time.

Among them, there are some who are quite scheming, but after all, their age is there. They may be good among their peers, but they are not good enough in front of Shen Yihuan.

When Shen Yihuan came out to meet Zhao Xun's concubines, she could tell who was loyal and who was treacherous at a glance, who was truly innocent and who was truly cunning.

Looking at the blooming flowers below, she suddenly felt a little envious of Zhao Xun.

You bad guy, you are so lucky!

"Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen be blessed with good fortune."

She had just sat down in the main seat when all the concubines below greeted her in unison.

Shen Yihuan glanced at them and said calmly, "Get up."

These concubines were all young rookies who had just come out of their shells. What they heard most in their boudoirs in the past was the legend of the love between the emperor and empress.

It was said that His Majesty fell in love with the Queen at first sight, and favored her alone for the next three years, with the harem as if it were a mere formality. Although His Majesty said that he was mourning for his deceased father during those three years, everyone else said the same thing behind his back.

Therefore, before entering the palace, these concubines were very curious about the queen. When the concubines were being selected, they only watched from afar. Although they could not see clearly at the time, they could see that she was graceful and elegant, and had the majesty of a queen.

Now that they were in close contact, they realized that the queen was truly a beauty beyond compare.

It's no wonder that she has been so popular for three years. Not to mention the men, even the women like her very much when they see her.

"I believe everyone has heard of me. I have always been clean and efficient in my work, and I don't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. If you are quiet, I will not treat you unfairly. But if there are some people who like to stir up trouble, I will definitely not tolerate it."

"I sincerely follow the Queen's teachings."

"Well, since this is our first meeting, I'll introduce myself today."

"Then let's start with me." Xu Jiahui, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, stood up and said.

Shen Yihuan glanced at her and saw that she had a smug expression on her face and seemed to be the one who took the lead in everything. It was obvious that this was the first one who was favored by Zhao Xun and she had become spoiled because of it.

She muttered to herself, what a fool beauty.

She raised her eyebrows without comment, and Xu Jiahui introduced herself confidently. It was such a long speech, and she really wanted to explain her entire family history.

Shen Yihuan couldn't bear to listen any longer and waved his hand to stop her: "Okay, next one."

"Your servant is Wang Xue." Xu Jiahui, who was sitting next to her, stood up and gave a few simple instructions.

Shen Yihuan saw that she had a gentle attitude and was neither humble nor arrogant, and she herself had a noble air.

Just when she had this thought in her mind, she heard a cold snort. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and heard Xu Jiahui say with disdain: "Why are you pretending to be noble?"

"Lady Xu, be careful with your words." Shen Yihuan said seriously, "Since we are all in the harem in the future, I don't ask you to love each other, but if you cause trouble, that will not be welcome."

"My Queen, you are biased."

Shen Yihuan frowned tightly: "You said I am biased? How am I biased?"

"You just don't like me and are deliberately looking for trouble. Is it because the emperor came to see me last night that you are jealous and are deliberately making things difficult for me?"

"How dare you, a mere beauty, talk to the Queen." Cuicui stepped forward.

"How dare you, a palace maid who is nothing, criticize the emperor's woman?"

Shen Yihuan looked at her with a smile: "Then, do I have the right to blame you?"

Xu Jiahui choked and said with a bad look on her face: "Of course there is, but will the queen blame me? If you blame me, then you are jealous."

"What do you mean by you and me? There are no rules at all." Shen Yihuan suddenly frowned and said coldly, "Come here, take him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the concubines present changed.

Rumor has it that the current queen is a gentle woman, and many people were mesmerized by her gentle expression when they met her for the first time.

I never expected that he would change his face so suddenly.

"Empress, please spare my life!" Xu Jiahui panicked when she saw several strong eunuchs walking towards her.

"I have already spared your life. These twenty fights will not cost you your life. They are just a lesson I am giving you."

Soon, Concubine Xu was dragged away and punished in public outside. She was completely humiliated.

As the board was hit, the concubines sitting inside heard the sound of skin and flesh being torn apart. They had never seen such a scene before and were all terrified.

Then look at the Queen Mother sitting on the high throne. She is drinking tea leisurely without even raising her eyelids.

Through this incident, they finally realized that the queen, who looked gentle in front of them, was not easy to mess with.

Shen Yihuan's use of Concubine Xu as an example this time served the purpose of killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

She glanced coldly at the beauties below, and was very satisfied that they were shocked by her.

After a while, Concubine Xu, who had fought twenty battles, was dragged in like a dead dog.

This scene frightened all the beauties again.

Shen Yihuan shook her head. Compared to her, who had seen a lot of blood and gore, these women were still very young.

There was no need for her to spend more time thinking about it. Seeing that the goal had been achieved, he said, "It's nothing. You can kneel down and greet me."

The beauties then stood up tremblingly, bowed to her, and then held the hands of the palace servants beside them and walked out.

Some of the timid ones were trembling all over and walked out of the hall tremblingly.

Seeing this, Shen Yihuan said to Hongye beside him: "Hongye, was I, your master, too cruel today?"

"Not cruel at all. If it were me, I would have killed Lady Xu." Hongye paused and continued, "Master, you are still merciful."

Shen Yihuan was speechless. She shouldn't have asked Hongye.