After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

After walking a few steps, Zheng Yan said, "Minister Guo was promoted when my father was alive. He has been promoting tax reforms and has achieved considerable results. I can't afford to break up with him."

It seems that someone reported to Zheng Yan about my disturbance in the Imperial College today.

I suppressed my anger and said, "Nineth Brother is your own brother. If they hit him, it's like hitting you in the face. How can you tolerate this?"

Zheng Yan suddenly stopped and held my hand tightly. After a long while, he spoke: "After my father passed away, many ministers were not obedient to me. Even though I eliminated several ministers who were willing to cause trouble with thundering means, I have no achievements to make these people truly submit to me. So I have to rely on these ministers to stabilize my country."

I understand Zheng Yan's sadness and helplessness, but I don't agree with it.

Zheng Yan continued: "There are only a few ministers in the court that I trust, but I am not yet fully grown and cannot act rashly."

Zheng Yan finished speaking, then lowered his head and looked at me, saying: "Aman, do you understand my difficulties and hardships?"

Zheng Yan had a weak character, and that was why Zheng Xian designed to leave Gongsun Wen as regent before he died.

If Zheng Yan had half the courage of Zheng Xian, Zheng Xian would not have been trying to pave the way for Zheng Yan before his death.

I couldn't stand it any longer and shook off Zheng Yan's hand, saying, "Your Majesty, do you know that there were 28 concubines entering the palace? After Guo Qingli was canonized as a noble concubine by you, there are only 18 concubines left in the harem. Your Majesty, do you know where the other 10 have gone?"

Zheng Yan was extremely busy, with so many important court affairs to deal with, how could he have time to take care of the affairs of the harem?

Zheng Yan looked at me blankly, not knowing how to answer.

My face became darker and darker, and I spoke slowly and slowly, "Those who cause chaos in the harem should be executed. Your Majesty, are you reluctant to do so?"

Zheng Yan immediately said: "How can I be reluctant to give it up..."

Before he could finish his next sentence, I interrupted him and said, "This woman has taken advantage of your majesty's favor to oppress others in the harem. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult for your majesty to have children."

After hearing this, Zheng Yan suppressed what he was about to say.

He grew up in the palace and of course knew the methods of the women in the harem. His father was so smart that he would not interfere in the affairs of the harem. Now it seemed that a capable person was really needed to manage the harem.

Zheng Yan said, "Now that I have not appointed a queen, and the queen mother is a person who does not care about anything, I will leave the harem to you. I will not show partiality."

That's what I want him to say.

I smiled, but the smile did not reach my eyes, and said, "Before Your Majesty appoints a queen, it is my duty to take charge of the harem, as long as Your Majesty does not feel bad."

Zheng Yan sighed and said, "Don't you understand my intentions? It's just that my throne is not stable yet, so I can't do things that people criticize. When my country is stable, I will..."

Before he could finish, I said quickly, "It's getting late. I still have to go to Concubine Li to set the rules. If Your Majesty is free, you can go with me, but you have to stay in the dark and not show up. I will definitely let you watch a palace drama."

Zheng Yan didn't want to go at first, but seeing my shining eyes, he agreed inexplicably: "Okay, I'll go with you."

Zheng Yan realized he had made a stupid mistake as soon as he finished speaking, but once the emperor had spoken, there was no reason to change his mind. Alas, beauty really can mislead people.

Since Zheng Yan agreed, I took a group of people and went straight to the Li Ri Palace.

When we got to the Li Ri Palace, I ordered people to knock out the gate guards and surround the gate. I only brought Fu Yao with me, and Zheng Yan brought Wei Yi with him. The four of us walked in quietly without any communication.

Fuyao was a secret guard, and her specialty was gathering information. After a short while, she found out which house Concubine Li lived in.

Our group came to the house where Concubine Li lived, found a secluded corner, hid under the windowsill to watch what Concubine Li was doing.

Zheng Yan looked at me helplessly, like a thief, and whispered, "With me here, no one dares to disrespect you."

I leaned over to look into the room. I didn't expect that at such a late hour, Concubine Li had actually called over all the concubines she had favored before, and made them kneel on the ground. She herself sat in the main seat, leisurely drinking tea.

I counted them, and there were actually eight concubines he had favored!

What a pig! I rolled my eyes silently in my heart.

I sneered and said, "How can I know what your sweetheart is doing in the middle of the night if I don't peek?"

Zheng Yan was a little angry and said hastily, "What darling? That's nonsense."

Wei Yi was speechless behind us. An emperor and a concubine were squatting in the corner in the middle of the night. If it got out, the emperor would lose face.

Some of the concubines had been kneeling for too long and their bodies could no longer keep their balance. They just tilted a little and were immediately slapped in the face by the nanny standing beside them.

The concubine who was slapped was not allowed to cry. If she made the slightest sound, she would be slapped even harder.

Concubine Li finally finished her tea.

She put down her teacup, chuckled, and said, "My dear sisters, please don't blame me for being cruel. Without rules, there can be no order. Now that I am teaching you the rules, you should be grateful, so that if you get into trouble in the future, don't say that I didn't remind you. The Queen Mother has entrusted this harem to me, so of course I have to manage it properly, so as not to let down the Queen Mother and His Majesty's love."

After Imperial Concubine Li finished speaking, she stood up and walked to a beautiful concubine. She grabbed the concubine's face and looked at her for a long time. Suddenly, she sneered and said, "I heard that His Majesty went to your place three times?"

The concubine was so frightened that she dared not speak. She shook her head desperately, and tears fell uncontrollably like beads from a broken string.

Just because this concubine doesn't speak doesn't mean that Concubine Li will let her go.

The more Concubine Li thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but slap the concubine hard in the face. The concubine's face immediately swelled up. Concubine Li's sharp nails also scratched her face. Blood rolled out from the long bloodstains, which was shocking to see.

The concubine did not dare to cry out loud, but covered her face and twitched her body in silence.

My clenched fists made a crackling sound, and I gritted my teeth and said, "How can you be interested in someone like this? And you even made her a concubine. How blind are you? No matter how vicious Zhao Fangping is, he can't do such a thing!"

Zheng Yan did not say anything. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that Concubine Li could be so cruel. She had only been in the palace for a short time, but she was so arrogant and domineering, suppressing these concubines at will.

Concubine Li felt that just beating and scolding these people could not satisfy her abnormal psychology. She returned to the main seat and sat upright, smiling and saying, "I am pregnant and my body is easily tired. Besides, beating you will easily damage the fortune of my child. How about this, you two slap each other in the face, and whoever slaps me to my satisfaction, I will let go."