kingnovel Chapter 230 The Harem Cannot Be Left Without a Master for a Day
Chapter 230 The Harem Cannot Be Left Without a Master for a Day
Jiang Yutong resolved the issue in her mind and felt completely relaxed. However, something happened in the palace soon after. Prime Minister Xie and Madam Wan's people were in a big fight.
The emperor is not dead yet, but he can't take charge of things, so all matters are handed over to Xiao Yifeng and several ministers.
Xiao Yifeng was even busier. Now the power of the court was divided into three parts. One part was Xiao Yifeng's side. It was said that Xiao Yifeng was also a descendant of the late emperor. The old Hades was favored by the late emperor. If the late emperor had not died early, it was not certain who would have inherited the throne. That was why the emperor had been brooding over Hades and been cautious and vigilant for so many years.
Those who support Xiao Yifeng think that Xiao Yifeng can also sit on the throne.
The Tenth Prince and Prime Minister Xie each had their own reasons.
However, the tenth prince is the emperor's favorite and has more supporters, but Prime Minister Xie has considerable power and the help of the queen's family.
Jiang Yutong still understood some of Xiao Yifeng's thoughts. She didn't believe that the current situation was not caused by Xiao Yifeng.
She knew that Xiao Yifeng was just dragging it out until the Nanman won the battle and returned with a large army.
The emperor delayed this for half a year, the weather got warmer, and Jiang Yutong recovered completely.
One of the happier things was that Yu Xueyi passed the examination and became a scholar, and he immediately prepared to go to Beijing with Huanhuan.
After arriving in Beijing, Yu Xueyi studied at the Imperial College in Beijing.
Another thing is that Dou Xiumin was betrothed to someone else.
The battle against the Nanman was also won. This time, the Nanman's lair was directly wiped out, and the next emperor was re-elected from the Nanman tribe. Jiang Yuwen was also going to return to the court.
Not long after the news of the Nanman's great victory arrived and Jiang Yuwen's army was about to arrive in Beijing, the emperor woke up. After finally waking up for a moment, the emperor summoned all the ministers. No one knew what happened in the middle, but in the end the emperor wrote an imperial edict, passing the throne to Xiao Yifeng.
Xiao Yifeng declined several times, and the court officials begged him on their knees again and again. Xiao Yifeng had no choice but to accept the throne.
The emperor died.
Xiao Yifeng ascended the throne as the fifth emperor of Da Qi.
When Jiang Yutong heard the news, she felt very calm and arranged for Dongmei to change all household items into white ones and wear plain clothes.
For several days, Jiang Yutong did not see Xiao Yifeng. She only heard that Princess Dou and others had entered the palace and officially moved into the imperial palace.
Jiang Yuwen, who had been fighting outside, came back. He didn't know that Jiang Yutong was injured in the explosion until he won the battle. He was eager to go home all the way, so he returned home as soon as he returned to Beijing.
Seeing Jiang Yutong standing in front of him, his eyes reddened slightly, "I'm glad you're okay."
Jiang Yutong tilted her head and smiled playfully.
Jiang Yuwen scowled, "Don't hide things from me next time."
"I'm just worried that you'll worry. This Nanman War is so dangerous. What if you get distracted and something unexpected happens?"
Jiang Yuwen rubbed Jiang Yutong's hair and said, "But I'm still worried about you."
Jiang Yutong could understand Jiang Yuwen's feelings, "Fortunately, everything is over."
Jiang Yuwen went into the palace before he had even stayed at home for a while. He originally wanted to report to the palace first, but he really missed Jiang Yutong, so he came back.
In the palace, Xiao Yifeng, wearing a plain dragon robe, was sitting in the imperial study, reading memorials. Jiang Yuwen bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, I, Jiang Yuwen, pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."
Xiao Yifeng put down the pen in his hand, walked down, and personally helped Jiang Yuwen up, "Get up, did you have a smooth journey?"
Jiang Yuwen stood respectfully below, "The journey was quite smooth."
Xiao Yifeng patted Jiang Yuwen on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
The two of them discussed the situation in Nanman. Finally, Xiao Yifeng said, "There is one more thing you need to prepare for when you return. I will marry Yutong as my queen soon."
Jiang Yuwen lowered his head and replied, "Okay."
On the second day of the morning court session, a minister began to speak, "The harem cannot be left without a master for a day. I implore the emperor to put the matter of appointing a queen on the agenda as soon as possible."
"I sincerely ask the Emperor to hold the wedding as soon as possible."
"The Emperor received a decree from the Empress Dowager earlier. He only needs to choose a date to bring the Empress into the palace."
Grand Herald He Tonghua said, "How can the daughter of the Jiang family, who was divorced, be allowed to serve as the empress of a country? Your Majesty, please reconsider."
Ji Sai said, "Jiang's daughter has served the country and the people, inventing grenades for Da Qi. General Jiang also has a remarkable military record, so why can't she be the empress? I believe that a ruler cannot go back on his word, so Jiang's daughter should be the empress."
"I think Jiang's daughter cannot be the queen, but she can be taken into the harem as a concubine."
"Jiang's daughter is very wise. The late emperor also praised her as a good woman. Why can't she be the empress?"
The two groups started arguing.
Xiao Yifeng sat quietly on the dragon throne, looking down at all the ministers.
When everyone had almost finished arguing, Xiao Yifeng spoke up, "Jiang Yutong, the daughter of the Jiang family, fought against the Nanman in Yinbai County. She made grenades and made great contributions to the Great Qi's attack on the Nanman. She also saved my life when I was in decline. If she is not worthy of being the empress, who is?"
This one sentence silenced the people below.
"Pass on my decree to choose a date to marry Jiang Yutong. The Ministry of Rites will select the date. Court is dismissed."
As soon as the court was over, the eunuch beside Empress Dowager Dou was waiting in the Qianqing Palace, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager wants you to come over."
Xiao Yifeng turned around and went to the Queen Mother's palace.
These days, Empress Dowager Dou has been in charge of the harem. She has been moving out the concubines of the former emperor and replacing the palace maids. Empress Dowager Dou is very busy.
"Mother, you are looking for me."
Empress Dowager Dou waved to Xiao Yifeng and said, "You must be tired. Eat something."
As he said that, he ordered someone to bring bird's nest porridge. Xiao Yifeng was a little disgusted, but still drank it.
"You don't have anyone in your harem. It's time to fill it up. I'm old now, and I can't help you manage the harem all the time."
Xiao Yifeng put down the bowl and said, "Mother, you are in good health. Without you to help me look after the harem, how can I live in peace in the front court? I have worked hard during this period."
Empress Dowager Dou was in a good mood and said with a smile, "You will eventually marry a queen. The harem cannot be without a master for a day."
"The marriage has already been put on the agenda at today's court meeting. We are just waiting for the Ministry of Rites to choose a date."
Empress Dowager Dou knew that this was about marrying Jiang Yutong.
In fact, Empress Dowager Dou has also accepted Jiang Yutong during this period. She was just a princess at first, but now she is the queen of a country. If she has a stain, she will definitely be criticized in the future.
"Yutong is a good person, but the position of queen cannot have any stain on it."
Before Empress Dowager Dou could finish her words, Xiao Yifeng interrupted her, "Mother, this matter has already been decided in the court."
Xiao Yifeng repeated what he had said in the court.
Empress Dowager Dou knew that Xiao Yifeng was not so easy to convince. "In addition to the position of queen, we should also add more people to the harem."
"Mother, the court is not stable right now, let's talk about these things later."
After saying that, Xiao Yifeng stood up and said, "Son, I'll go and get busy first."
Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand to call Xiao Yifeng back, but she hadn't finished speaking yet.