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Even if it was just a guess, it was enough to make Emperor Yong'an unhappy.

A minister whose prestige is higher than that of the king, does that mean he wants to rebel?

"This matter needs to be investigated and discussed later."

He said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi was not disappointed at all, but smiled and said:

"Your Majesty is wise! Zheng Yuannai is a rare general in our dynasty after all. We still have to rely on him to defend against the Japanese along the coast. This matter should indeed be treated with caution."

She was not afraid at all that Emperor Yong'an would investigate.

Anyone who has watched movies and TV shows knows that generals who can win battles repeatedly are almost always very kind to their soldiers and have high prestige among them.

Zheng Yuannai has achieved remarkable results at a young age and is full of energy and enthusiasm. How could he think about these trivial details?

There will be almost no suspense about the results of the investigation.

In this case, she would naturally stop there and not say more, lest Emperor Yong'an think that she was too concerned about state affairs.

Moreover, the more one emphasizes Zheng Yuannai's importance, the more Emperor Yong'an will care.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Emperor Yongan's face turned even worse.

He didn't stay in her palace for long and left on the grounds of being busy with government affairs.

As soon as Emperor Yong'an returned to the xx Palace where the emperor lived, he immediately called the Jinyiwei and ordered them to go to Songhu in person to investigate the matter.

After much deliberation, he called back the newly appointed Minister of Rites and asked him to stop publicizing the miracle.

Originally this was a good thing, but if it was inconsistent with the statement made by Songhu, and those with ulterior motives seized on this, I am afraid it would become a laughing stock.

This was something Emperor Yong'an absolutely could not tolerate.

He even put his own fame on hold. The next day, the Hanlin Academy sent him an imperial edict that had been prepared to promote Zheng Yuannai and commend the Songhu Army. Naturally, he chose to keep it and not issue it.

Two days later, the news from the Jinyiwei in Songhu was delivered to Emperor Yong'an.

These were not the Jinyiwei that he sent out two days ago, but secret reports from local Jinyiwei members in Songhu.

Although the Jinyiwei in various places were in disarray and had not achieved any results for many years.

However, this matter, which is known to all local people, will still be reported to Emperor Yong'an.

However, its efficiency is slower than the court's urgent military intelligence reports.

After reading the secret report, Emperor Yong'an slammed the table in anger.

"What a great guy Zheng Yuannai, he really seeks fame and reputation!"

The secret report stated that during the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, at the critical moment when military secrets were leaked by spies, gods appeared to help, which saved the Songhu defenders from danger.

The reason why the gods came was because they were moved by the virtue of General Zheng Yuannai.

Today, the common people and military households in Songhu City and its surrounding areas are all discussing how Zheng Yuannai loves his soldiers like his own sons and how this has moved the gods, but no one mentions his grace as an emperor.

This only shows that Zheng Yuannai himself did not mention the emperor's grace to the people and soldiers.

In this person's heart, he was not at all grateful for the emperor's recognition and favor, and just took everything for granted.

This is simply arrogance to the extreme!

"Bastard!"

The more Emperor Yong'an thought about it, the angrier he became, and he simply threw the manuscript on the imperial desk onto the ground.

He felt even more aggrieved when he saw the imperial edict that was waiting for him to affix his imperial seal before issuing it.

Now, he disliked Zheng Yuannai in every way and wished to dismiss him from office and put him in jail.

So that he would know that it was he, the emperor, who promoted him and made him the glorious one he has today, but could also send him to hell in an instant.

His future depends on his thoughts.

However, since he has this power, he cannot ignore his reputation.

The king's word is as good as gold. He has already said in the court that he would make use of Zheng Yuannai and reward the Songhu army generously, so he cannot go back on his word.

This imperial edict has to be issued sooner or later.

It can be imagined that when this imperial edict is sent to Songhu, it will only make Zheng Yuannai, this disrespectful bastard, even more proud and further boost his local reputation.

More importantly, the divine manifestation was clearly a great opportunity to wash away the stigma brought by the natural disaster, but he missed it in vain!

Emperor Yong'an was very upset.

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"Your Majesty, the imperial edict to reward General Zheng has not yet been delivered to the cabinet today."

The trusted eunuch Liu secretly reported to Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi.

In the past few days, she has been asking people to secretly monitor the progress of this imperial edict.

Seeing that Emperor Yong'an had not yet sent the imperial edict to the cabinet, she knew that he had taken her words to heart.

In this case, Zheng Yuannai's promotion will most likely fail.

After all, with Emperor Yong'an's absolute authority in the court, if he delayed issuing the imperial edict, the ministers would not be so tactless as to urge him to do so.

Thinking of this, Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi was filled with joy and ordered:

"Go and invite the wife of the Marquis of Jingnan."

My sister is already in the second trimester of her pregnancy, but she is still suffering from severe morning sickness.

I couldn't eat, which made me feel bad.

Fortunately, she is already in the second trimester and is not as fragile as she was in the early stages and cannot be moved. Let her come into the palace to relax, listen to this good news, and divert her attention. Maybe she will feel better.

The next day, Lady Zhang, the wife of the Marquis of Jingnan, came into the palace with a sign in her hand.

As soon as Zhang arrived, Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi drove all the servants out of the palace to make it easier for the two sisters to talk.

"Sister, have you felt better these past two days?"

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi held Zhang's hand and asked with concern.

Zhang looked haggard and had lost a lot of weight, but she tried to cheer herself up and replied:

"Much better, don't worry, ma'am."

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi couldn't help but sigh when she saw this:

"Sister, why did you lie to me? You don't look well anymore."

"Isn't there anything you like about the food that the chefs I sent to you cook? How about I ask someone to find you another chef?"

Zhang knew she couldn't hide it from her, so she had to tell the truth:

"Forget it, there's no need to make such a fuss. I heard that some people suffer from morning sickness for a long time, but there's nothing we can do about it, we just have to bear it."

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi refused to give up:

"Sister, think about it carefully, don't you have anything special you want to eat? As long as you say you want to eat it, I can get it for you even if it's from all over the world!"

Zhang couldn't persuade her, so she said:

"If you say I want to eat, I actually miss the cooking skills of that bitch Chen. Among so many cooks, her dishes are the most to my taste."

The dishes cooked by the Chen family are always refreshing, not greasy, and very delicious in their original flavor. The plating is also very delicate and pleasing to the eye.

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said angrily:

"Sister, why didn't you tell me earlier! I will send someone to the Cihang Temple right now and ask them to send someone to serve you!"

"But didn't we agree before that we wouldn't provoke the Cihang Temple for the time being?"

Zhang had suffered heavy losses repeatedly in matters concerning Cihang Temple, and was now somewhat afraid of the temple.

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi shook her head and said confidently:

"Now that I have the eldest prince by my side, things are different than before."

"Besides, we are not trying to provoke Cihang Temple. We can just talk to the temple master and borrow Chen to serve you for a few months with a large sum of money, and then return her intact. Would they offend me, the imperial concubine, for an ordinary disciple?"

Zhang thought about it and felt that it made some sense, so she didn't stop her.

(There will be another chapter at around 2 or 3 o'clock, which will be added directly after this chapter. Please remember to come back and read it tomorrow morning.)