The reborn elder sister has gone crazy with killing, and there is a crying monster behind her

Xiao Qi looked at Qin Zhengyou, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

He knew that Qin Zhengyou was not the kind of person who gave up easily, and he was indeed not that old.

But Xiao Qi did not directly question Qin Zhengyou's decision. Qin Zhengyou knew what was good for him, so he naturally would not stop him.

Instead, he said in a deep voice: "Qin Aiqing, your resignation is a huge loss to the court. However, since you have made up your mind, I will not stop you. I will grant your resignation and give you a generous amount of silver so that you can enjoy your old age after returning home."

Qin Zhengyou felt relieved when he heard Xiao Qi's words.

Xiao Qi had no intention of holding on to what happened before, which made him feel very grateful for Xiao Qi's kindness.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. The national treasury is not full yet, so Your Majesty does not need to give me any more money. Thank you very much for allowing me to resign." Qin Zhengyou kowtowed and expressed his gratitude.

Xiao Qi nodded slightly, signaling Qin Zhengyou to leave.

After Qin Zhengyou left, Xiao Qi fell into deep thought.

Although he had long wanted to deal with an old fox like Qin Zhengyou, now that Qin Zhengyou had left the court on his own accord, he could not say too much, lest others think that he was a heartless king. However, there was a great shortage of talent in the court for the time being.

After all, there has been a frequent turnover of officials in the court in recent years, and many people who have colluded with King Liang are afraid that he will settle accounts with them later, so they are looking for opportunities to leave the court.

Xiao Qi knew that there must be complex reasons and motives behind this.

He decided to strengthen supervision and management of court officials to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

At the same time, he also needs to attract more talents to join the court in order to consolidate the rule of Daliang.

While Xiao Qi was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, Xiao Shu in the harem also prepared a big gift for Xiao Qi.

There were not many people in Xiao Qi's harem, and he had hardly met many of the concubines. They were all sent by ministers from this family or those with close connections to the palace. The so-called selection of concubines was nothing more than a way to win over court officials and become a hub for transactions.

They have been trapped in that small harem their entire lives. It would be fine if they could receive the emperor's favor, but now Xiao Qi obviously has no interest in the people in the harem. These women are just wasting their time and wasting their lives in the harem.

Xiao Shu felt pity for them, thinking that those concubines had spent the first half of their lives as pawns of their families and that their lives in the palace were too miserable.

She told Shen Qiuchi that the harem should be replaced with some younger and healthier concubines, but Shen Qiuchi refused to allow it in order to confirm the rumors of jealousy.

Everyone in the palace was still confused. Princess Xiao Shu said Shen Qiuchi was jealous as soon as she came back, and now she wanted to dismiss the concubines. Was she overreaching?

Xiao Shu angrily went before Emperor Xiao Qi and said to him: If these women always stay in the harem, they will be really pitiful. It is better to let them leave the palace and find other good matches.

Especially those concubines, who have no children, and the emperor is unwilling to see them.

They have no other use in the harem except wasting their time.

I only hope that my royal brother will be merciful and allow them to live out the rest of their lives in the imperial mausoleum. At least they won’t have to follow so many rules in the palace.

Xiao Qi was startled, and after pondering for a moment, he said to Xiao Shu: "Did someone deliberately say something to you?"

Xiao Shu shook her head: "That's not the case. I'm just a woman, and I saw them wasting their time, so I was inspired to write this."

Xiao Shu waited for a long time, and when she found that Xiao Qi had no intention of answering, she continued, "There are too many women in their twenties in the entire harem now. After releasing them this time, my brother can just hold a new selection and recruit some young women into the palace."

However, Xiao Qi did not follow Xiao Shu's words. After seeing her true purpose exposed, he began to draw up a list and handed it to Xiao Shu: "Since the emperor's sister cares so much about them, then you can do it. These are some harem women and concubines I have never met or who are already old. They were sent to the palace, and there are no officials behind them that I need to win over and maintain. Let them leave the palace."

"Thank you for your gift, my royal brother!" Xiao Shu picked up the list and looked at the densely packed names on it. She suddenly realized that so many people were left in the palace. If Xiao Qi had discovered these concubines by the time, they might have already grown old.

After Xiao Shu got so many lists of names, she began to get these concubines to leave the palace.

Xiao Shu flipped through the booklet, and then asked the palace servants to announce the news. However, she never thought that Xiao Qi would take this opportunity to send all the concubines in the palace out.

All the concubines in the palace were on the list, which was completely different from the ones Xiao Qi mentioned.

She thought over and over again, but finally decided to follow Xiao Qi's idea and send all the concubines out.

At first, when these concubines heard that the emperor wanted them to leave the palace, they were a little panicked, fearing that the emperor was not going to let them live well. Moreover, some of them were sent to the palace for political reasons. If they left the palace, they would be disliked by their families.

Instead of having a miserable old age, it is better to stay in the palace. At least there is hope. You can expect to meet the emperor. If you are favored by the emperor, it will be like flying to the phoenix branch.

Moreover, if their families knew that the reason for leaving the palace was simply because of their old age, they would definitely send younger women instead.

By then, those women will be the concubines. Wouldn't that be a waste of money for others?

Xiao Shu originally intended to give Xiao Qi a great gift, but seeing that these people were not going to leave, she persuaded them, "It is because of His Majesty's generosity that you are allowed to leave the palace. How many times have you seen His Majesty in the palace? Do you really want to be trapped in that small courtyard for the rest of your lives?"

These concubines were naturally unwilling to do so. They just thought that after leaving the palace, they would have no support and money, and they would not be able to produce anything. How would they survive outside?

"Just leave the palace. The Empress has arranged everything for you outside." Xiao Shu could see the fear in their hearts. When persuading them, she also explained Shen Qiuchi's arrangements clearly: "After you leave the palace, the Empress will give you a large sum of money, enough for you to live a peaceful life."

After hearing what Xiao Shu said, these women were quite moved, and finally they all left the palace as she said.

After Xiao Shu finished all this, Xiao Qi knew about it and just nodded. Then he arranged for people to count the money and distribute it to the concubines who were leaving the palace. The matter was considered resolved.

After everything was done, everyone found out that the beauty contest that Princess Xiao Shu mentioned had come to nothing.

Neither the Queen nor the Emperor mentioned it.

When others asked Xiao Shu about it, she just said that it was not her place to interfere in other people's affairs.

Everyone:? That’s not what you said before?