The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

"But I heard that His Majesty did not even enter her bedroom last night."

"Isn't it? This marriage was forced upon me by the Queen Mother."

Hongye was depressed. In the final analysis, wasn't it because he felt that her girl was young and easy to bully?

"girl..."

Ji Mengshu waved her hand slightly, and Ning Rongzhang watched her tired face regain its spirit and straighten her back.

Walking in slowly, I saw a room full of slender girls. In summer, their clothes were light and thin, with more colors and patterns, and they wore pearls and gems on their heads, and even flowers just picked from the imperial garden.

It's not something that can be described by just competing for beauty.

Ji Mengshu walked through the crowd of women who were filled with the scent of powder and makeup, holding her head high. The concubines said in unison, "Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen be well and safe."

Jin An?

Ji Mengshu sneered, then lowered her head in annoyance, and said, "This is not the first time I have met you sisters, but today I found out that you sisters have such strong opinions about me?"

The concubine who had just realized that her voice was a little loud stood up tremblingly and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was all my fault for speaking carelessly."

Before, she was just the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion. Even though she had the title of the emperor's fiancée, she could not openly reprimand the concubines who offended her.

But as the saying goes, times have changed. She is now the Empress of the Central Palace. If she wants to live more comfortably in the palace in the future, she must let these concubines know who they have to rely on in this palace.

"Forgive me? Concubine Chen slandered my reputation just because you spoke too quickly. If everyone in the harem is like you, how can I manage the harem and help His Majesty share his worries?" She said this in a low voice, and her voice could not be gentler.

"Since I have become the queen, we are all sisters. Not only should we give birth to more children for Your Majesty, but we should also share His Majesty's worries. As far as I know, none of you sisters have served His Majesty in bed since you entered the palace. Since you cannot give birth to more children for Your Majesty at the moment, you should make Your Majesty worry less. If you sisters continue to gossip about me, I cannot guarantee what will happen to you sisters."

The voice, neither loud nor soft, reached the ears of everyone present. Ji Mengshu wanted to tell them that she was the master in this harem.

Now the emperor's grace is all on the imperial concubine. To put it nicely, they are all his majesty's concubines, but to put it bluntly, they are just empty titles.

If they offended her, what would happen was just a matter of her words. Even these concubines didn't have anyone to complain to. After all, in this palace, His Majesty probably didn't even know who they were.

After all the concubines had weighed their own weight, Ji Mengshu took a sip of tea with a smile on her face, "But of course, in the harem, I still need the help of you sisters. After all, we are all family from now on." Ji Mengshu waved slightly at Qingzhu, and the latter and Hongye dragged out two small mahogany boxes.

"Of course, if you sisters are sincere for me, I will know it and will not treat you badly."

Hongye opened the mahogany box, and inside was a pile of valuable jewels. "Sisters, take a look. If you like anything, just take it."

When they saw those jewels just now, the concubines were almost blinded. Although they had been in the palace for a long time, because they could not enjoy the emperor's grace, the servants in the palace were accustomed to looking down on others for favors.

As time went by, because they were out of favor, they received no rewards other than the palace's customary rewards every month. Every time they saw piles of gold, silver and jewelry pouring into Concubine Liu's place, they would be envious and jealous for a long time.

The expenses in the palace are extremely high. If they only rely on the monthly salary from the palace, I am afraid they will not be able to survive as human beings and will always need to rely on their own families for support.

The officials who sent their daughters into the palace simply wanted to rely on their daughters for more help in the palace. However, who would have thought that after sending them into the palace, not only would they not be able to see the emperor every year, but they would also have to take money from their families every month.

Over time, the attitude will naturally become bad.

What is now before them is a great blessing.

"Oh no - how can I do this?" He said this, but his hands were busy. He hurriedly grabbed the jewelry in the mahogany box, fearing that he would get less than others because he was a step slower.

Qingzhu and Hongye were surrounded by the crowd, dragging their mahogany box. Their noses were filled with the scent of rouge and powder, mixed together, as if they were smelling hundreds of kinds of pollen in the imperial garden.

The box was soon empty, and Hongye and Qingzhu retreated to the corner.

The concubines who received the reward changed their sharp tongues and smiled more gently than when they saw His Majesty, "Thank you, Queen. We sisters will rely on you from now on."

After easily controlling a group of concubines, Ji Mengshu used both kindness and force, making them stand outside the bedroom under the sun for two incense sticks of time. In the end, he still couldn't bear to do it and asked them to disperse.

The concubines who received the reward would not feel it was unfair even if they had to stand for two incense sticks.

After everyone had left, Ji Mengshu asked someone to take off the heavy headdress on her head. The jade, jewels, hairpins, and phoenix crown were giving her a headache.

My neck hurts too.

Ning Rongzhang looked at those sharp-tongued concubines, and the process of their transformation from being full of ridicule and disdain to finally being convinced, and he felt that controlling the women in the harem was indeed a science.

At least ordinary people can't do this.

He quietly watched Hongye remove the hair ornaments from her head and rubbed her red neck, "My lady, this is really tiring."

Ji Mengshu sighed and said, "There are many women in the harem, and where there are many women there are many disputes. If I can't set rules from the beginning, I'm afraid I won't be able to control it in the end even if I want to."

Qingzhu also said yes. When those concubines rushed forward just now, she even felt like she was helping the refugees outside the City God Temple.

After settling the concubines, Ning Rongzhang watched her live a single life in the harem.

It seems that she also made friends with Wan Guiren, a trustworthy lady in the harem.

Before, he was curious about how Wan Rong, who was in Jiangnan, could meet the daughter of the prime minister who had lived in the capital for a long time. It seemed that it was a destined fate.

He greets guests and drinks tea during the day, paints and practices calligraphy in his spare time, and sleeps on a large pillow at noon. If the weather outside is nice, he may even lie on a bamboo chair outside and rest for a while.