After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"Your Highness."

Nian Susu was still not used to calling him "Emperor", but Qin Junyu had no objection to the title "Your Highness". Instead, he liked her to call him that.

Qin Junyu put down the official document in his hand and looked at her with a smile, "From now on, just leave this kind of thing to the servants. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so you should not overwork yourself."

Nian Susu wrinkled his nose and put the soup down. "How dare you criticize me? How did you do it yourself?"

She glanced at the steaming medicine beside her and said, "Did you drink the medicine Ah Falcon sent you? The imperial physician told you to rest more, did you listen?"

"I can't argue with you." Qin Junyu couldn't help laughing. In order to prevent her from nagging him anymore, he quickly picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it in one gulp.

Nian Susu dragged a cushion over and sat next to him. He casually flipped through the documents on the table and found that it was Nian Chengyun's.

Qin Junyu did not stop her. Although the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs, he was willing to let her know everything about himself. This was a manifestation of her concern for him.

Unfortunately, Nian Susu just glanced over it and threw it aside. She was not interested in the imperial examinations, or the nobles and the poor.

The general meaning is that her father believed that Qin Junyu dismissed many old officials in the court shortly after he ascended the throne and promoted new people, which would inevitably cause complaints. Not only would this fail to solve the problem of forming factions for personal gain from the root, but it would also aggravate the problem of collusion and mutual protection among officials.

The best way is to hold imperial examinations, select talents from humble backgrounds, and inject new blood into the court.

It is a time when people are needed, so there is nothing wrong with Nian Chengyun's suggestion.

"What do you think?" Qin Junyu suddenly asked her.

Nian Susu first said "Ah", then said: "That memorial was submitted by my father. If I say I agree, will it..."

Qin Junyu tapped her forehead and said, "What are you thinking about? No matter what you say, I will not use the intrigues and deceptions of the officialdom to guess your opinion."

Nian Susu curled his lips and said, "What you think is your business. I won't get involved in this anyway."

It is better to have less trouble than more. Qin Junyu will not misunderstand her, but there is no guarantee that others will not use this to stir up trouble.

Qin Junyu brought the soup to him and took a sip. After savoring it carefully, he found that the soup she made herself seemed to be better than the one made by the servants. He drank several sips and couldn't help but praise her: "It's really delicious. The cooking skills are no worse than those in the imperial kitchen."

Nian Susu: "Humph, don't you see who endured it?"

"By the way, now that you're awake, the matter of crowning the queen should be put on the agenda." Qin Junyu said while drinking soup: "You don't have to worry about anything else, just this main palace..."

He glanced at her sideways, "Where do you want to live?"

After becoming the queen, she naturally could no longer live in the East Palace.

The Zhongcui Palace where the queen used to live is now where Qin Zehai is imprisoned, so she can no longer live there.

Moreover, Qin Junyu didn't want her to live in Zhongcui Palace. Not only was the environment mediocre, but the location was also not good. It was far away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation and the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests. There were many palaces better than Zhongcui Palace.

Nian Susu hesitated for a moment, and before she could react, she had become the queen so beautifully?

Seeing her stunned, Qin Junyu teased, "What? Are you too happy?"

Nian Susu shook his head, "No."

She smiled and said, "I'm not familiar with the environment in the palace. It's up to you to decide."

When she thought about becoming the queen, Nian Susu felt very dreamy. She had never thought that there would be such a day. Even when she experienced Qin Zehai's rebellion, her practicing medicine with the army, capturing the traitor and returning to the capital, and the queen being burned to death in prison, she had never thought about what it would be like to be the queen.

Qin Junyu also felt that he had not thought it through carefully. After some thought, he decided to arrange it for her himself.

Changing the subject, Qin Junyu mentioned her illness again, which had always puzzled him.

Nian Susu wanted to fool him by laughing it off, but Qin Junyu wouldn't give in and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

Nian Susu had to pretend to be dizzy. Qin Junyu was so nervous that his face changed. He was about to call the imperial physician, but Nian Susu stopped him in time, "Your Highness, I'm fine."

She held her forehead softly and leaned on his shoulder, "Maybe I'm too tired today, I just need to go back and rest for a while."

Qin Junyu personally sent her back to the East Palace without saying a word.

-

Mingde Hall.

Qin Junyu wore a bright yellow Jiang silk court robe with a golden dragon and phoenix pattern and a twelve-tasseled crown on his head. He stood under a plaque that read "Jianji Suiyou" and the civil and military officials bowed their hands in performance of the great etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

"Meet the Emperor!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The sound was like a loud bell, echoing throughout the hall.

Qin Junyu raised his hand, "My dear ministers, please stand up."

He sat back on the dragon chair and began to listen to the reports from the ministers. Since it was his first time attending court after his illness, there was a backlog of official business. Today's morning court was particularly long, and Lin Shoude's legs were stiff from standing aside.

Seeing that no one came forward, Qin Junyu asked, "Do you have anything else to play?"

If there is nothing else, you can leave the court.

Lin Shoude seemed to see hope, and he perked up. He was about to say "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court." When he saw Qin Junyu stand up, he said loudly: "I have something to announce."

It's "announcement", not "negotiation".

"I have been on the throne for more than two months. Although the coronation ceremony has not yet been held, I have the will of the late emperor and the support of all the ministers, so I am worthy of this throne."

Everyone responded: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Although there was no expression on her face, she was nervous in her heart: What exactly is the emperor going to say?

The previous purge of a group of old ministers had already made everyone feel insecure. Now that Qin Junyu had something to say, they were like frightened birds, shaking with fear.

"Don't be nervous, my dear ministers." Qin Junyu rarely smiled during the morning court session. Although it was a very faint smile, the sharp eyes still caught it.

"I want to enthrone Lady Nian as my empress, and the enthronement ceremony will be held on the same day as my coronation ceremony."

"Do you have any objections?" His smile suddenly disappeared, and there was a hint of threat in his eyes.

Who would dare to object to his expression? Besides, Nian Susu was originally the Crown Princess, so her title of Queen was beyond reproach. Because of illness, it had been postponed for two months. If it was not put on the agenda, it would not be a solution for the Queen position to remain vacant.

Therefore, no one objected, all voices were in favor, and Qin Junyu was very satisfied with their reactions.

Since the topic of conferring the title of Empress came up, it also involved the harem. Lin Weiguang, the Junior Secretary of the Guanglu Temple, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the harem is too small with only one Empress, which is not conducive to the continuation of the family line. It would be better to put the selection of concubines on the agenda as well, to enrich the harem and expand the royal family."

Shen Qiyuan, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, also echoed, "I second the motion."

"When the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, there was only one Crown Princess in the palace, no concubines, and no concubines. Now that the Emperor is the ruler of a country, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and this is as it should be."

Lin Weiguang and Shen Qiyuan were both newly promoted by Qin Junyu. When they said this, it was probably not just their own idea.