The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Seeing this scene, Feng An secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The Queen Mother is the kindest person and will never make things difficult for her servants. It would be great if his job could be swapped with Feng Ning's. Feng An looked at Feng Ning, the head eunuch of Kunning Palace, with envy. Feng Ning was luckier as he was assigned to work in Kunning Palace, unlike him, who always had his brain on his belt.

Feng Ning suddenly felt a chill on his back. An inexplicable chill surged up his spine, causing him to shiver. He muttered to himself, "Why do I suddenly feel this chill?"

At this moment, Xie Yaoqing was enjoying the lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake with gusto. She accidentally glanced over and found that Feng An had not left yet. She was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at him again.

Feng An seemed a little cautious, as if he was choosing his words carefully, and then he whispered softly, "The emperor was not feeling well last night, and he summoned the imperial physician to see him. If it is convenient for you, Your Majesty..."

It must be said that Feng An was indeed loyal to Xiao Chengxu. Although he knew that Xie Yaoqing did not like Xiao Chengxu at that time, he still mustered up the courage and stood up to the huge pressure to speak for his master, trying to create an opportunity for the emperor and empress to be alone in a room and resolve the conflict. There were not many servants who could do this.

In fact, Feng An did not deceive Xie Yaoqing. After returning to the Palace of Heavenly Purity last night, Xiao Chengxu did feel unwell, so he summoned the imperial physician to treat him.

Xiao Chengxu was not used to spicy food. Yesterday in Kunning Palace, he forced himself to eat those spicy foods. Although he didn't eat much, it still put a heavy burden on his stomach. So it was not surprising that he had an emergency late at night.

Xie Yaoqing's face darkened slightly, and she interrupted him coldly: "It's not convenient for me."

Her expression revealed obvious impatience and disgust, and she clearly had no interest in the topic Feng An brought up.

When did Xiao Chengxu become so frail? The imperial doctors were summoned frequently all day long. The imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital were very busy. They needed to go all out and concentrate on treating the emperor. They dared not slack off at all. Every summons was a test of life and death. If they were not careful, they might lose their lives.

Excuse, Xie Yaoqing felt that it was definitely an excuse, did she think she was free? She had nothing to do, so she wanted to hang out in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Well, actually she wasn't particularly busy and was quite free, but even if she had free time, why should she waste it on Xiao Chengxu?

Feng An was choked by Xie Yaoqing's words, his face flushed instantly, and embarrassment and shame surged in his heart. He felt ashamed and did not dare to stay any longer, so he quickly found an excuse to leave.

In his heart, Feng An silently shed tears for his master.

It seems that the Queen Mother is really angry. It may not be easy for the Emperor to reconcile with the Queen Mother.

……

Previous dynasty.

According to the plan agreed upon in advance, at the morning court, Marquis Yongchang was the first to stand up and speak. With a righteous look on his face, he advised Emperor Xiao Chengxu not to act on his emotions, but to abide by the ancestral etiquette and continue with the selection of concubines.

These words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, and the court instantly fell into dead silence.

Marquis Yongchang was as shrewd as ever, and he did a great job on the surface. He remonstrated with the Emperor on the matter of the selection of concubines, appearing righteous and selfless. Everyone knew that the Empress who was most favored by the Emperor in the harem was from the Marquis Yongchang's mansion. He got the advantage but still acted ungratefully, and was able to join in the drama. Many ministers secretly slandered him in their hearts, feeling sour, and wished that it was their own daughter who sat on the throne of the Empress.

Xiao Chengxu stared at Marquis Yongchang expressionlessly, with a deep sadness flashing in his eyes.

He naturally understood that Marquis Yongchang's move must have been instructed by the Queen.

She didn't believe that he really planned to cancel the draft. Instead, she was wary and cautious of herself, thinking that all this was a trap set by him, the purpose of which was to target her and the entire Yongchang Marquis Mansion, so as to push them to the forefront of public opinion and bear the groundless accusations and abuse from the world.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chengxu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

"I have made up my mind and will never change it."

Xiao Chengxu's tone was extremely cold, leaving no room for maneuver.

Yongchang Hou was stunned for a moment and wanted to continue persuading him, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Xiao Chengxu continue, "My dear ministers, I have something to say. I have decided to disband the entire harem. From now on, I only wish to stay with the queen and spend the rest of my life together. The rest of the concubines will leave the palace within three days and return to their homes. They can marry on their own. I will give them 100 taels of gold as compensation, and there will be an imperial decree granting marriage."

These words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, causing a huge uproar in the court, and all the civil and military officials present were terrified.

Dismiss the harem?

This is simply unheard of, an unprecedented and extraordinary thing.

What's wrong with the emperor?

Why has she been making some strange and puzzling moves recently? First, she inexplicably proposed to cancel the talent show, and now she has directly announced that she will disband the entire harem...

Compared to disbanding the harem, many ministers felt that canceling the selection was no big deal. After all, even without the selection, as long as the emperor wanted, he could take concubines and consorts at any time. So far, haven't the many concubines in the emperor's harem been admitted to the palace by the emperor's words? Not having gone through the selection would not have much impact.

However, if all the concubines in the harem were expelled from the palace, and the emperor declared that he would only stay with the queen...

After a brief moment of astonishment, a large number of ministers knelt down in front of Xiao Chengxu, and almost all of them were crying and wailing.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Do not act on impulse, and do not disregard the etiquette and laws established by your ancestors."

"Your Majesty, you must not disband the harem. Since ancient times, it is normal for a monarch to have three palaces and six courtyards."

"The love between the emperor and his empress is a legend, but there is a lack of royal heirs. For the sake of the country and the long-term, the emperor should take in concubines to expand his family line and continue his descendants."

……

Especially those ministers whose daughters in their families entered the palace as concubines. They were extremely excited and their voices of opposition were the loudest, because disbanding the harem would have the greatest impact on them, and everyone wanted to target the next emperor.