The White-haired Queen

When Wen Lanyue heard the word "memorial", she thought that Concubine Zhang was going to interfere in the affairs of the court, but she said calmly, "What is the big deal? Do you still need me and the emperor to make the decision for you?"

Grand Concubine Zhang said, "The Queen Mother advocates frugality, and I just want to do my best, so I submitted a memorial. I want to say that the late emperor has passed away, and there are still many concubines in the harem, and some of them are still very young, in the prime of life, so I ask for your permission. If anyone does not want to stay in the palace, they can be allowed to return home and marry freely in the future."

Wen Lanyue blinked several times after hearing this. She couldn't believe her ears. She had the same idea, but she was afraid that it would challenge the contemporary etiquette and customs, so she didn't dare to think about it or say it.

How could she have such an idea? Is this Concubine Zhang? Could this also be a soul that traveled through time?

Wen Lanyue pretended to be stupid and said, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. It will damage the reputation of the royal family."

Imperial Concubine Zhang asked calmly, "Since you want to change it, it must be very difficult. Besides, may I ask, which is more important, your Majesty's face or the lifelong happiness of the ladies?"

Wen Lanyue blurted out: "Are you really Concubine Zhang?"

Concubine Zhang said: "It is absolutely true. It is genuine."

Wen Lanyue asked tentatively: "You seem to have changed? And the change is quite big."

Grand Concubine Zhang said, "I have always had bold ideas, but I used to think more but did less. I often dared to think but not to act. Now I can break through this, which has something to do with you, the Queen Mother."

Wen Lanyue said "Oh" in confusion and said, "Does it have anything to do with me?"

Grand Concubine Zhang said: "Ever since the late emperor issued an edict to make you the empress and gave you the imperial seal, I have been very jealous. I want to burn down your Shengde Palace, scratch your face, and make you..."

Concubine Zhang was a little excited, but her eyes were always fixed on Wen Lanyue, watching the changes in her facial expression. There was nothing unusual, and she still gave people a very calm feeling, as if she was telling someone else's story.

Then, he continued, "Later, I learned that the imperial edict granting marriage was changed to the imperial edict granting the establishment of the post. At that time, I was stunned. I seemed to understand the late emperor all of a sudden. I understood him."

"At the same time, I also began to sympathize with you. Everyone wants power, but I know that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. As a woman, who doesn't want to hide behind a man? Who doesn't want to take care of her husband and children and live a peaceful life? You receive orders, you accept orders, you obey orders, you are passive and helpless..."

Wen Lanyue raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Zhang. She felt that Concubine Zhang might understand the original owner better than she did.

Grand Concubine Zhang continued, "So when you were about to hand over the Phoenix Seal a month ago, I wanted to take over. But at that time, I knew you had a lot of ideas about me. Even if you recognized my ability and thought I was suitable, you would not hand it over to me. You would kick me out or test me."

Grand Concubine Zhang looked up at the ceiling and said, "I thought to myself, if you kick me out, I will just be myself and die quietly in this palace, and we will not interfere with each other. But you said you wanted to give a speech to run for the position of the Phoenix Seal holder, and I felt that you were testing me and that you believed in me."

Wen Lanyue nodded, as if to say "Your analysis is correct." But in her heart she thought, "I had just come here, I didn't know anything, it didn't matter if I was testing you or trusting you, I just wanted to give everyone a fair chance..."

Wen Lanyue said, "That won't cause you to change so much."

Grand Concubine Zhang said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, it is true. You are right. It just makes me understand you, and it won't make me change so much."

Wen Lanyue asked: "Why have you changed so much?"

Concubine Zhang said, "It was because of a dream."

Wen Lanyue frowned and asked in confusion: "Just because of a dream?"

Concubine Zhang said, "Yes, I had the same dream for several days in a row. It was not until I started to do good deeds every day that the nightmare gradually disappeared."

Wen Lanyue asked: "Oh, what was that dream?"

Concubine Zhang said: "My brother and I have never had to worry about food and clothing, and we don't understand the suffering of ordinary people. But our mother is a Buddhist. She prays to the gods every day to bless my brother to succeed and to bless me to enjoy endless wealth and glory in my life."

"Later, my brother really became the prime minister, second only to the emperor, and I became the imperial concubine. Now I am also in charge of the Phoenix Seal. So I also believe in Buddhism and fate. I believe that as long as you have good intentions, everything is possible."

"But some time ago, I had a series of dreams about the underworld. I dreamed that my whole family was doing hard labor in the underworld. The dream was very real. After waking up, I still felt sore all over. I calmed down and thought about it. I felt that I seemed to have forgotten my original intention - the original intention of benefiting the people, and only remembered to pursue pleasure. Since then, I have done one good deed every day, and the nightmare has disappeared."

Wen Lanyue is a person from the 21st century. She does not believe in ghosts and gods, but she knows that everyone has faith in their hearts, and Concubine Zhang's change is due to her faith.

Grand Concubine Zhang continued, "I have been thinking about it recently, and the most frugal way to save money in the harem is to reduce the number of people, so I submitted this memorial."

Wen Lanyue nodded and thought: Isn't it true? In the 21st century, after three years of the epidemic, it was thought that there would be explosive growth, but in fact, all large and small companies have launched a wave of layoffs, just to save costs.

Undoubtedly, the proposal of Concubine Zhang was worthy of recognition. These proposals were a good strategy for the harem and a good opportunity for personal development for the ladies. Wen Lanyue gave her recognition from the bottom of her heart.

Wen Lanyue asked: "Are you ready for everything? If the proposal is passed and your wish is achieved, everything will be worth it. If the proposal is not passed, you will suffer a lot of rumors and even doubt your life."

Concubine Zhang said: "I know that as long as I have your support, I am not afraid, I will definitely stick to it all the way."

Wen Lanyue signed her name on Concubine Zhang's memorial without hesitation, stamped it with her seal, and expressed her wishes.

This time, their conversation and their hard work brought their hearts closer together.

That afternoon, the memorial arrived in the hands of the little emperor. When the little emperor saw Wen Lanyue's signature and seal, he passed it without saying a word or convening a court meeting.

After bidding farewell to Concubine Zhang, Wen Lanyue left the palace again. Tomorrow, her commercial bank will start trial operation. The decoration, layout, staff, etc. are all in place. The wall clock and bellows will not be in place until the day after tomorrow. In addition, Wen Lanyue added some other things, such as rice, oil, potatoes, etc., which are used to exchange points for gifts.