Zhen Huan Reborn as Langya to Cure Yi Syndrome

It has been a long time since the palace had such a festive atmosphere. The palace servants each performed their duties and carried out their work in an orderly manner.

At five o'clock in the morning, Hai Lan and Huang Qi Ying came to Changchun Palace. Zhen Huan was touched and said, "There are so many palace servants serving me here, and you two sisters are still thinking about me. You still have to dress up and watch the ceremony, so don't delay."

Hailan smiled and said, "Sister Queen is so happy. I'm so excited that I can't sleep. Why don't I come and see if there's anything I can do to help?"

The court skirt, court robe, court jacket, and court beads pressed down layer by layer. The moment Hai Lan and Huang Qiying lifted up the court crown and put it on, Zhen Huan felt like her neck was broken.

The emperor sat in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to review the imperial edicts and imperial seals, and all the officials lined up beside him, waiting to watch and pay homage. The chief and deputy envoys went forward with imperial seals, and the lieutenants carried the imperial edicts and imperial seals to the Jingyun Gate to prepare for the yellow curtain ceremony.

The female official announced the enthronement and the empress, and the messenger returned with the imperial seal. The empress led the princesses, concubines, and ladies to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to perform the ceremony of six bows, three kneels, and three kowtows before the emperor. Afterwards, the emperor and empress accepted the worship of all officials, and then went to the Fengxian Hall to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. After the ceremony, the empress returned to the palace and accepted the congratulations of the princesses and concubines.

Everyone in the harem was truly happy. The queen was kind and didn't like to make things difficult for others. As long as they didn't violate the palace rules, they could rest assured.

Jin Yuyan knew that as long as Fucha was in power, the position of Empress would never change, so she could only suppress her ambition and wait to give birth to a prince as soon as possible, and then take her time.

Ruyi was disdainful in her heart. A woman who only had a position but could not get the true love of her husband was just a housekeeper. As long as Brother Hongli recognized me as his wife, my life would not be in vain. Fucha relied on the protection of her family to become the queen, which was despicable.

On the second day, Zhen Huan presided over the silkworm ceremony. After worshiping the silkworm god, she personally led the concubines and ladies in the harem to collect mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms. This was to show the royal family's emphasis on textiles and to encourage the people to be diligent in textiles and pay attention to agriculture and sericulture.

Daju told Zhen Huan that the real Empress Xiaoxian was born frugal. She did not wear jewelry made of gold, jade, pearls, and jadeite, but only used paper flowers instead. She also never used gold and silver threads to embroider purse handkerchiefs, thinking that it was a waste of natural resources and a waste of money.

Zhen Huan couldn't help but admire this true and virtuous queen. There must be very few women in this world who really don't like jewelry. She only suppressed her desires because she remembered her duties and adhered to the virtue of frugality.

At the morning meeting that day, Zhen Huan wore clothes embroidered with deer tail wool thread and wore paper velvet flowers, announcing her frugal measures to everyone.

"If extravagance becomes a trend in the palace, the people will often follow suit, and the price of expensive fabrics from Jiangnan will double. I hope all sisters will not develop a trend of extravagance and waste, and do not compete with each other."

"The cheongsam I'm wearing today is made of deer tail hair, and the flowers in my hair are made of tongcao velvet. It's exquisitely crafted and has a unique style. I'm setting an example by no longer using the expensive fabrics that are tributed from Jiangnan, and I don't wear expensive jewelry on weekdays."

"Today I will give each of you a set of velvet flower hair accessories, hoping that they can complement the pearls and jade, saving money and not wasting your beautiful faces."

Jin Yuyan, who was the best dressed, didn't want to look shabby, so she couldn't help but retort, "Empress, how much money can we spend on dressing up?"

"The swollen Wei River is the result of discarded fat water. The slanting smoke and fog are the result of burning pepper and orchid. This is all we, the ladies in the harem, can do. A little bit adds up to a lot, and a pile of sand makes a tower."

Su Lujun continued, "Now our Great Qing is rich and powerful."

Zhen Huan couldn't help but interrupt her: "Even if the country is rich and the people are strong, the harem cannot squander money at will. There is still a war in the south, and we have to share the worries of the emperor."

"You are encouraged to reuse jewelry and clothing, and cosmetics and spices will be distributed in half. Food, charcoal and other daily necessities will be provided as usual, but you are not allowed to waste them recklessly."

"There are no large-scale rituals in the palace. The concubines themselves copy Buddhist scriptures and send them to the Fahua Hall to pray for the war in Miaojiang."

Ruyi, who had been dozing off, finally woke up. Today's morning meeting was particularly long, and Ruyi thought Langya was deliberately showing off. Now that she has regained her composure, she realized that she was pretending to bring the velvet flower.

"Emperor Song Renzong likes to eat mutton soup, and he doesn't want to start endless slaughter just to satisfy his appetite. What your Majesty has done today is just like Emperor Song Renzong." The words were nice, but looking at her downturned mouth and disdainful eyes, Zhen Huan didn't believe that she would take the initiative to praise Langya.

After thinking for a while, Zhen Huan slowly said: "A gentleman judges by deeds rather than by heart. I'm afraid that some people are not even willing to pretend."

"The money saved and the tributes that have been accumulated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years will be used to open soup kitchens and charity halls."

The Imperial Concubine followed all that Zhen Huan said, so she took the lead and said that she would obey the Empress's order. Although she was sad that she could not wear the warm satin clothes woven with her own rice beads, she still bought some silver to support the Empress's charity.

After everyone left, a small tea party was held in Changchun Palace.

Seeing Gao Xiyue's forced smile, Zhen Huan couldn't help but ask, "Who made our Imperial Concubine unhappy?"

Gao Xiyue said sadly, "I just made two gold-woven clothes. I'll wring them when I get back."

Zhen Huan gently pinched her cheeks that were puffed up by her pouting: "Silly sister, just wear the clothes that have been made. We are trying to save money, not just for show."

After hearing what Zhen Huan said, Gao Xiyue immediately regained her cheerful smile.

Su Lujun, who was standing by, was also very upset and could not help but complain to everyone: "Yong Zhang is still not very good at speaking, and the emperor always thinks he is stupid."

Zhen Huan comforted him, "Yonghuang and Yonglian were brought up by Chu Ying and me in the palace. Now that they have entered the palace, Yongzhang is in Xiefang Palace. The maids are just serving him attentively. How dare they talk too much when they are on duty? In this way, he will naturally learn to speak later. Lujun might as well take him back to Zhongcui Palace and teach him personally."

Su Lujun thanked Zhen Huan happily.

Li Yu came to tell Zhen Huan to go to the studio, as Hongli wanted to paint her in the painting and hang it in the Yangxin Palace. Everyone left without saying anything.

On this day, Zhen Huan was looking at the account book of the palace's purchases. She was unaware of the major and minor events in the palace and thus neglected Hongli.

Su Lian came to report to Zhen Huan that Concubine Xian had angered the Emperor. She secretly asked Wang Qin about what had happened.

After Zhen Huan left, Concubine Xian went to the studio and asked Lord Lang Shining about Western marriage customs. Then she went to the Yangxin Palace to talk with the emperor. Her eyes were full of yearning for the Western monogamy system. She also threatened that women could ask to leave on their own when they had no feelings. And when she left, she pushed the emperor's ladder.

No wonder Hongli was angry. Hongli corresponded with the King of France and sneered at everything in the West, but Empress Xian took it as a guiding principle. She also wanted the emperor to disband the harem and practice monogamy. Not to mention that etiquette and law would not allow it, all forces would trample the threshold of the Yangxin Palace. Even Hongli himself couldn't bear to part with his various beauties.

Zhen Huan had no choice but to put down the account book and go to the Yangxin Palace to relax.