Quick Wear: Cannon Fodder

Seeing his beloved fall, the emperor no longer cared about what Li said. Threats were useless. His mother could threaten him with filial piety, and he could also threaten Li with the Li family. If the children of the Li family dared to make mistakes, they should not blame him for being rude.

Even though he, as an emperor, could not rule the country personally and could not accomplish anything, he could still do bad things.

He was still too soft-hearted. If he had known earlier, he could have used the same trick on Renshou Palace, arresting a few of the Ye family members who were wrongly imprisoned and putting them in jail. He wouldn't have been afraid that Renshou Palace would not bow down.

It's a pity that he hadn't thought about this earlier. I don't know if it's too late to target the children of the Ye family. Forget it. The most urgent thing now is to choose the queen. It's not appropriate to cause any more trouble. Let's take back the military and political power first.

The imperial physician was late in arriving, and Miss Liu remained unconscious. The emperor held her tightly and refused to let go, refusing to listen to anyone's advice. Ye Zhiqiu could tell at a glance that she was pretending to faint, but she wanted to watch the show and had no intention of reminding her.

I don't know if the others noticed it, but they were quite critical of the emperor's hugging of Miss Liu. The emperor ignored the strict rules between men and women and had intimate contact with Miss Liu in front of everyone. If Miss Liu didn't become the empress, she would have no choice but to enter the palace.

Li was furious, but she couldn't do anything to the emperor. She couldn't just beat him up. If beating someone would work, she wouldn't do it. Unfortunately, beating didn't work.

The emperor acted like a king and went crazy. No one, not even Li, had a good idea. He just wanted to make his beloved queen, and it wasn't a major political matter. Except for the tutor who wanted to send his granddaughter to the palace, no one else wanted to confront the emperor.

The Grand Tutor was not stupid. Seeing that he was the only opposing party left, he did not want to be the first to speak out, so he reluctantly agreed to the Emperor's wish to make Miss Liu the Queen.

The emperor glared at her and said, "Mother, what do you say?"

Everyone else agreed, but Li still wanted to object. Unfortunately, Li Liuniang saw that the situation was not right, so she took the initiative to step forward and was willing to give up the position of imperial concubine.

The Grand Tutor felt heartbroken. He hadn't even spoken up yet to fight for the position of Imperial Concubine for his granddaughter, but Li Liuniang had gotten there first. No, he had given up the position of Queen, but he couldn't give up the position of Imperial Concubine no matter what.

The emperor was also in a dilemma. He had seen the granddaughter of the Taifu family since he was a child, and his cousin was his childhood sweetheart. But there was only one position for the imperial concubine.

Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Ye Zhiqiu took the initiative to help him out: "No one in the past dynasties has stipulated that there can only be one imperial concubine, but everyone is used to having only one imperial concubine in the harem. In my opinion, it would be better to make both ladies imperial concubines, okay?"

This was a good idea that could solve his problem, and the emperor was the first to agree. No one else had any objections, except Li, who was still angry. It was fine that her niece didn't become the queen, but she even had to share the position of imperial concubine with others, which was too much of a disregard for her.

Li ran away in anger. She thought the emperor was an unfilial son and her niece betrayed her at the critical moment. She didn't listen to her and why did she ask for her opinion?

Ye Zhiqiu stepped forward to smooth things over, and found an excuse for Li that she was not feeling well, and asked Li Liuniang to hurry over to serve her. At this time, Miss Liu finally woke up. When the emperor saw her wake up, he could not take care of Li who ran away in anger for the time being. With his cousin around, nothing serious would happen, and he would go to see her later.

Ye Zhiqiu shook her head. If this was her own son, she would definitely beat him into a pig's head.

Everyone else present could see the trick behind Miss Liu's fainting, but the emperor was the only one who was bewildered and thought that his beloved fainted because of a stimulus. He even put on an act in front of everyone: "The queen mother has agreed that we can be together, so you can rest assured and recuperate, and wait to enter the palace."

Miss Liu didn't understand what the emperor said. What did he mean by agreeing for them to be together? Did he want her to be the queen or just a concubine? There is a huge difference between the two.

She cast a look of help to Concubine Liu, who blinked, hinting that she had got what she wanted. Except for Ye Zhiqiu, no one else noticed the little action of the aunt and nephew. However, since they were awake, no one was interested in watching the emperor's performance, so they all asked to leave.

The emperor hoped that everyone would leave quickly so as not to disturb him from being with his beloved, but he didn't realize that everyone's dislike for Liu deepened.

The emperor's wedding was a big event, not to mention that in addition to the empress, there were two concubines, and the harem was going to be lively. Although the high-ranking families in the capital knew that the emperor's choice of empress was at a stalemate, there were still many families who were willing to send their daughters to the palace to try their luck.

Except for the Imperial Concubine, other high-ranking concubine positions are still vacant. It is better to occupy these positions early. Even if you cannot give birth to a son, giving birth to a princess can ensure the family's wealth for at least twenty years.

Therefore, before the empress was brought into the palace, many ministers of the previous dynasty petitioned the emperor to select a concubine. The Liu family had no say in this matter. The Grand Tutor did stand up to oppose it, but Qin Qing, who was facing all the ministers, could not oppose it. He could only secretly write down the names of the leaders and secretly decided to deal with them after the storm had passed.

The emperor was not against the selection of beauties. It was a good thing to be able to take more beauties into the palace at the same time. The concubines of the previous dynasty would definitely support him. In order to rule the country as soon as possible, the emperor did not mind selling his body at all.

The Grand Tutor was furious, but he had to pretend to be calm. Fortunately, the Queen Mother Li had the same idea as him. Her niece had not given birth to a son yet, and if there were too many people in the harem, it would only divide her favor, so she firmly disagreed.

Ye Zhiqiu disagreed, but she disagreed for no other reason. She thought the harem was too noisy and crowded. It was better to wait a few years. The emperor was not a sex-hungry ghost. How would the people see him holding a beauty pageant right after his wedding?

What she said was all reasonable, and the emperor could not admit that he was a pervert, so the matter of the selection of concubines was put aside for the time being. There were fewer masters in the harem, so it would be less troublesome for Shannai and the others to manage. She didn't want to tire the people around her to death.

No matter how well she manages the harem, it is not her property. Managing it temporarily will only make her life comfortable. It is a property that she will have to hand over sooner or later, so she should not expand it if she can.

Ye Zhiqiu had a good idea, but she had to be busy with the emperor's wedding, and she, the mistress of the harem, couldn't escape. Even if she threw some things to Li, there were still many things that required her approval before the subordinates could take action.

She didn't want to, so she simply let Shannai handle it with the seal, and she would take a quick look after it was done. It would be best if there were no problems, but if there were, it wouldn't be a big deal, it wasn't her marriage, and it wasn't her face that would be lost.

With such a relaxed attitude, when the wedding day of the emperor and Liu came, she could still laugh easily and was not nervous at all. Li was different. Even though she didn't like Liu as a daughter-in-law, she was still very nervous when her niece entered the palace on the same day.

This was also the request she made to the emperor. This was against etiquette for ordinary families, and even more so for the emperor. The Ministry of Rites disagreed at first, but Empress Dowager Li directly threatened with her life.

The Minister of Rites did not want to take responsibility. If Empress Dowager Li was really injured, his position as Minister would be over. Besides, he was the Grand Tutor's man, so he simply gritted his teeth and agreed to this ridiculous proposal.

As both were imperial concubines, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor could also enter the palace with the empress. Except for the fact that the emperor had to go to the empress's bedroom on the wedding night, there was no difference. In fact, the dowries of the two imperial concubines were larger than that of the empress. On the surface, they both looked the same, 120 sets, but one was a light burden, while the other was a heavy one, not to mention the silver bills that were not on the list.

Ye Zhiqiu could imagine that Liu would have a hard time after entering the palace, but the emperor was only excited and didn't find any problems at all. In his heart, his cousin was also an important person. He was very touched that she was willing to be a concubine for him. What was wrong with her entering the palace and worshipping together with the queen?

He only hated that there was only one position for the queen, so he could make up for it with a wedding and feel less guilty. His cousin was fine, and the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor should be given the same treatment. He also hoped that the Grand Tutor would take the initiative to petition to return the power to him, so the Grand Tutor's granddaughter must be treated well.

So the two imperial concubines were given their own titles before the wedding. Li Liuniang was named Imperial Concubine Chen, and the granddaughter of the imperial tutor was Imperial Concubine Jing. One was named Chen, and the other was named Jing. The emperor's partiality was obvious, but the empress followed the emperor's wishes, so no one cared about the title.

The Grand Tutor was unwilling to argue with the Emperor over the title. He was concerned with state affairs and was confident that his granddaughter would be able to make her own way in the palace. The Grand Tutor's granddaughter really didn't care. No matter how nice the title sounded, she was still a concubine and could never become the Queen. Her goal was to be the Queen Mother.

The Li family was quite satisfied with this title. They were second only to the emperor and above everyone else. As long as they could give birth to a son before the queen, they could compete for the position of crown prince.

Li Liuniang didn't care about the word "Chen". She didn't like her cousin the emperor. She entered the palace at the request of her family. If she married anyone else, she would have three wives and four concubines and would have to worry about the food, drink, defecation and urination of the whole family. There were also benefits to entering the palace. As long as she didn't become the queen, she could not take care of anything.

The two imperial concubines accepted it well, but the Liu family was very angry. They thought that with the position of empress in hand, they would be able to get the title of Duke Cheng'en, but the emperor refused to grant the title of Duke on the grounds that Empress Dowager Li's family only had the title of Marquis Cheng'en, and only gave her the title of Marquis.

That would be fine, but the queen actually had to bring two imperial concubines with her for her wedding. This had never happened in any dynasty. How could this queen have the face to manage the harem? She had imperial concubines, and she was given the title of Chen before she even entered the palace. How many people outside were laughing at the jokes of their Liu family? What if she became the queen? It was still unknown whether she could keep the position of queen.

The Liu family, from top to bottom, had no joy for the new queen, but they could not show any resentment in the face of congratulations from other families. The emperor didn't care how unhappy their family was, he only cared about the wedding.

The Liu family was incompetent and could not help in the previous dynasty. Even the position of the queen depended on him, so don't blame him for not caring about the Liu family. On the wedding day, Miss Liu was in pain, but she had to show a dignified smile on her face. Fortunately, she was covered by a red veil when she saluted, otherwise she was afraid that she would show resentment when she saw the two concubines.

On the second day of the tea ceremony, Ye Zhiqiu sat in the main hall of Renshou Palace waiting for the emperor and the newly appointed empress and two concubines to serve tea. This was her home court, and the empress dowager Li could only sit on the side. Other close relatives of the royal family had already entered the palace to wait for the emperor.

Ye Zhiqiu was very satisfied with the current situation. Her efforts were finally not in vain. Shannai stood behind her master, and the gift had been prepared long ago, ensuring that no one could find fault with it.

The system that had not appeared for a long time also jumped out to watch the show. The idea of ​​holding a wedding for the imperial concubine and the queen was secretly suggested to Empress Dowager Li by the host. It was unknown how those officials in the Ministry of Rites agreed to this farce.

"What a farce! The emperor is satisfied, Li is satisfied, and the tutor is satisfied. I am doing good things." As for the dissatisfaction of the Liu family, she simply ignored it. Who made the Liu family girl stupid? I don't know what she learned in the harem. She didn't know that the empress dowager didn't know how to keep a low profile. She could only blame her bad luck.

As they were talking, the emperor had already led the three ladies into the main hall of Renshou Palace. The first cup of tea was of course offered to Ye Zhiqiu. She only planned to watch the show today, so she didn't embarrass anyone at all. She took the tea and immediately asked Shannai to give her a greeting gift.

The three girls were all given jewelry equally, and they were all jewelry that represented their status. They were beautiful and valuable. If there was anything wrong with them, it was that they were all from the harem's share, and were not the good things from the private treasury of the empress dowager.

Except for the emperor, the three women accepted it well, as long as the empress dowager did not find fault. The emperor was still complaining in his heart that Ye Zhiqiu was stingy, and was reluctant to give away many good things given to her by the previous emperor, and did not behave like an empress dowager at all.

When it was Li's turn, he realized that Ye Zhiqiu was good. The Queen offered tea, but Li didn't take it for a long time, and even asked the maid to lecture her, saying that her husband was the heaven, her mother was the model for the world, and she shouldn't be jealous.

Queen Liu listened obediently on the surface, but in her heart she kept cursing Li's concubine for being in charge. She had done a lot of harm to other concubines when she was young, but now it was her son's turn, she wanted her daughter-in-law to be generous. She only hated that her aunt did not give birth to a son. If she wanted to give birth to a son, what would Li have a chance of doing?

The emperor just pretended not to notice that Empress Liu was kneeling all the time. As a daughter-in-law, kneeling to her mother-in-law once was nothing. She didn't kneel every day. Empress Liu almost bit her teeth to pieces, and she was so angry that her teeth itched.

Concubine Liu was also sitting in the main hall. Fearing that her niece would lose her composure, she had to remind her, "Sister Li is right. Not only the Queen should do this, but the two concubines should also be virtuous and try to have more children for the royal family as soon as possible."

Queen Mother Li glanced at Concubine Liu and continued to say a few more words before letting Queen Liu go. The gift she presented was not as good as the one Ye Zhiqiu brought out. It was a pair of jade cicadas that no one knew where they were found. Judging from the water head and the color, they were both good things, but it was a bit too ordinary to be given to the Queen as a gift.

Queen Liu was unhappy, but she still smiled and thanked the emperor. However, when she saw the gifts from the two imperial concubines, she could not keep up the forced smile. The gift that Imperial Concubine Chen received was better than hers, and she accepted it, because they were cousins. But even Imperial Concubine Jing could not compare to hers, which was embarrassing for her as the queen.

She herself didn't dare to confront the Queen Mother, but since her aunt was the Concubine Dowager, she could always speak up for her.

When Concubine Liu received a suggestive look from her niece, she began to doubt for the first time whether it was wrong for her to bring her niece into the palace. She thought that she would not get any benefits but instead offend the emperor and his mother.

She was confused, but she kept talking: "Sister Li is still concerned about her daughter-in-law. Look at the good things the Queen and the Imperial Concubine received. I, your stepmother, don't have any good things. You can only make do with what you have."