"The only thing that matters when it comes to status is seniority and offspring." Wang Ruofu thought for a moment, "She gave birth to a concubine, Concubine Younian and Concubine Li, and Lady Cao and Lady Yun each gave birth to a daughter."

Five years after Wang Ruofu and Nian Shilan gave birth, Yun Ruofang and Cao Qinmo became pregnant one after another. Without the original owner Yixiu, an expert in abortion, most women were able to give birth safely as long as they did not commit suicide like Rouze or ignore their fate.

Wang Ruofu took a look and thought, well, five princes and five princesses, with a main focus on gender balance, not bad.

"Let Nian and Li be consorts and given titles; let Yun and Cao be concubines, but not given titles for now. Although Yun and Cao do not have enough experience and do not have princes, they love their children so much that it is better not to separate them."

Even if the title is half a level higher, only the head of a palace can raise the child by her side.

If the child is raised by his biological mother and is not well-educated in the future, it will be the biological mother's fault rather than her, the stepmother. She can also earn a reputation as a virtuous and generous woman. She has figured this out clearly.

"The Queen has been thoughtful." The Emperor was silent for a moment. Thinking of the fact that he was not raised by the Empress Dowager, and that the Empress Dowager was always closer to the Fourteenth Prince, tears seemed to flash in his eyes.

I couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Although the queen had a bad temper, she was kind and generous after all. She even treated Nian Shilan and Yun Ruofang fairly, whom she had always disliked.

Before he could say a few warm words, Wang Ruofu stretched out her hand and pointed at a person's name: "As for that La Gege, haha."

"Cough cough." The emperor coughed a few times due to being choked, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.

Wang Ruofu glared at him with disdain, and said in a voice slightly colder than before: "Nara Gege has a son, and her qualifications are sufficient, but the late emperor once ordered that she should not be included in the imperial book, so she should be made a noble lady."

The emperor nodded obediently: "The queen is right, let's do as the queen says."

Time has passed, and I haven't been bothered by anyone or anything related to Rouze and her son for more than ten years. The disappointments and annoyances I once had were gradually forgotten over the years, and I began to miss the excitement of my youth.

He wanted to see Rouze.

When Wang Ruofu saw him like this, she knew what he was going to do, but she was not angry. Instead, she smiled kindly like a mother who was laughing at her son's joke.

"The elder sister has already entered the mansion the other day, and will enter the palace in a few days. Your Majesty must have a good chat with the elder sister then."

"!"

The emperor immediately sat up straight and said, "I have just ascended the throne and there are many things to be done. I am too busy to handle the official business. How can I have the time to spare?"

"What are you afraid of? When did I forbid you from seeing whoever you wanted to see?" Wang Ruofu played with the armor leisurely, as if she really didn't care about what happened that year at all.

Helping the emperor to save face: "After all, she is the biological mother of the Second Prince, so we should still give her some respect."

He said it nonchalantly, but in his heart he was thinking viciously: Let's meet him. If not, it would be a waste of all the lard and rice I fed him for so many years. Let's see if you can still smile then.

"You can take care of the rest yourself. Since you are not the master of a palace, you don't need to inform me." Wang Ruofu's tone was casual, like an old couple.

To the emperor and Su Peisheng, it sounded like an order.

The Emperor: “…” Wasn’t it the Queen’s job to assign positions to the concubines? Why did she throw it back to him?

Wang Ruofu refused to accept the resentment from the prince and thought complacently: She is indeed a competent and fair good queen. She has taken everything into consideration and is truly comprehensive and worthy of the title.

"Since the emperor has no objection, then let's do this. I'm going to go see Honghui too." Wang Ruofu took the emperor's silence as a tacit agreement. She was wondering if Honghui had worked too hard over the years, so she left without hesitation.

The emperor looked at Wang Ruofu's back as she walked away and felt very confused. How come this supreme ruler was nothing like the one he had imagined?

Looking at the mountain of memorials in front of him, the dirty things that the clan members had done behind the scenes that affected the prestige of the royal family, plus the checks and balances between the concubines' maternal families, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Can this throne be returned?

An idea gradually sprouted in the emperor's mind. Why not let the eighth son become the emperor, whose power is not as great as that of the crown prince, and let the eighth son work for his son.

.........

Eunuch: "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, has decreed that the concubine Nian be given the title of Hua Fei and reside in the Yikun Palace, and the concubine Li be given the title of Qi Fei and reside in the Changchun Palace."

Nian Shilan and Li Jingyan knelt down with their heads bowed, their hands raised above their heads, and received the imperial edict: "Your servants accept the edict."

When Nian Shilan heard the imperial decree, she frowned slightly. She had thought that with her family background and favor, she would at least be a noble concubine, but she fell to the same level as Li Jingyan. Li Jingyan just had one more daughter than her.

She was unhappy and it showed on her face. She stood aside with her eyes rolling around, not knowing what she was thinking. She was in stark contrast to the happy Li Jingyan.

Li Jingyan's psychological expectation was to be a concubine, but in reality, being a concubine would be fine too. Now, she not only has the title of concubine but also has a title, so she is naturally very satisfied and feels that being of one mind with Mrs. Fujin for so many years was indeed a wise move.

Eunuch: "Gege Yun is named Yunpin and lives in Suiyuxuan, and Gege Cao is named Caopin and lives in Zhongcui Palace."

Yun Ruofang and Cao Qinmo were both shocked, and then hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order, with tears of gratitude: "Your Majesty, I accept the order and thank you for your grace."

"Oh, ladies and gentlemen, your positions were all determined by the Empress," the eunuch added with a smile.

When these words were spoken, not only Yun Ruofang and Cao Qinmo were stunned, but the other female members of the family were also very surprised.

One has to admit that Wang Ruofu was considered kind and easy to get along with among the mistresses, but it was also true that Wang Ruofu was jealous and hated concubines, and she never concealed it.

It was understandable that Li Jingyan was made a concubine, after all, in their eyes, Li Jingyan had always belonged to the Queen's camp. But Yun Ruofang and Cao Qinmo were not like that, so why did the Queen make them the main palace?

"Empress?" Yun Ruofang handed a purse to the eunuch naturally.

The eunuch was waiting for her to ask, so he would never refuse the purse in his hand. He explained, "Yes, the Empress is grateful for her love for her children and can't bear to see you two separated from the princess, so she asked the Emperor for you two."

"Well, thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

Yun Ruofang and Cao Qinmo shook hands and smiled. They had become allies over the years and both had daughters.

They had thought that with their family background they could at most be given the title of noble lady, and that they would have to work slowly to achieve the position of concubine. Unexpectedly, the Queen had already considered this for them. The two of them were immediately convinced and grateful to Queen Wang Ruofu.

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