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

Qin Junyu's face was gloomy.

He had thought about this problem a long time ago, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Both Shen and Lin had unmarried daughters in their families, who were of the right age to enter the palace for selection. They were so eager to propose it, simply because they wanted to use their daughters' power to consolidate their own positions in the court.

You must know that if the women in the harem succeed, their relatives and friends will also benefit. Not only will they continue to be honored and favored, but their fathers and brothers who are officials in the court will also have smooth careers.

The harem and the former dynasty are inseparable.

As an emperor, Qin Junyu naturally could not escape the process of selecting a concubine.

He pinched his brows and said, "This matter is not urgent. The most important thing right now is to stabilize the people's hearts, fill the treasury, and select talents for my use through the imperial examination."

When the imperial examination is mentioned, everyone's face changes. Once more capable people join in, those incompetent ones will step down and make way for the wiser. Who would be willing to be squeezed out?

Seeing that they were all like cowards, Qin Junyu achieved his goal - no one mentioned the talent show again.

Retreat from the court.

As Nian Chengyun was a veteran figure and his daughter was the queen, many newly appointed officials wanted to curry favor with him. Unfortunately, no one dared to do so for fear of being rejected or even more afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending others.

But there were two people who were not afraid. They walked forward together and called out to Nian Chengyun.

"Mr. Nian, why are you walking so fast? Are there any big beasts chasing you?" Lin Weiguang teased with a smile.

Shen Qiyuan echoed: "Yes, Master Nian, I didn't expect that you are still so strong at your age. Brother Lin and I almost couldn't catch up with you!"

Nian Chengyun slowed down his pace, and was sandwiched between one on the left and one on the right.

He smiled and asked, "What's up, sir?"

This was the first time they had ever seen such a straightforward way of chatting, but they quickly reacted and laughed it off, "Nothing serious, I just want to say a few words to Mr. Nian and make friends."

Nian Chengyun couldn't help laughing, his face full of sarcasm. He knew exactly what they were thinking.

People who have been officials in the court for a long time know his temper well. When he makes friends, he only considers one word - fate. He doesn't want to waste time talking to people who have no fate with him.

Just like him and General Xiao Jing, one is a civil official and the other is a military general, one holds a pen and the other wields a sword, who could have imagined that they could sit there drinking tea and chatting for the whole day?

Nian Chengyun didn't want to let the two of them down, so he found an excuse to slip away. However, he didn't expect them to be so persistent and was like a dog-skin plaster that he couldn't get rid of.

"Sir Nian, do you look down on Brother Shen and I because of our low official positions and that's why you don't want to talk to us?" Lin Weiguang offended Nian Chengyun with just one sentence, without even realizing it.

Shen Qiyuan felt bad after hearing this, but because the two were allies, since Lin Weiguang had already said it, he couldn't refute him and could only smile awkwardly.

Shen Qiyuan was a fourth-rank academician in the Hanlin Academy, and Lin Weiguang was a fifth-rank junior official in the Guanglu Temple. Both were civil servants, but each was worse at speaking than the other.

As the head of all officials and the emperor's father-in-law, Nian Chengyun's official position, identity and status were higher than the two of them.

"Lord Lin, that's not true. You and I serve in the court to help the emperor solve problems. There is no difference between high and low positions."

All around were officials who were leaving the palace after the court session. If they spoke loudly, they would be heard by others. Even though Nian Chengyun was angry, he did not embarrass them in front of so many colleagues.

But Shen Lin and the other man were shameless and wanted to continue to pester him. Fortunately, another official took advantage of the opportunity and called Nian Chengyun away, thus saving him from trouble.

Lin Weiguang and Shen Qiyuan were furious when they saw that their plan had failed.

Lin Weiguang stared at Nian Chengyun's back and angrily scolded: "It's just that his daughter became the queen, look at how capable he is, he doesn't even care about anyone."

"If my daughter can enter the palace, what's the point of his daughter?"

Lin Weiguang is very confident about his daughter. She is the eldest daughter! She is a lady from a noble family specially trained for entering the palace. Although her family background is not the highest, her talent, character and appearance must be excellent!

"Master Nian is not afraid that a new person will enter the palace and snatch his daughter's favor, so he..." Shen Qiyuan was dumbfounded, as if he had discovered some incredible secret.

"No wonder he looked so unhappy when we mentioned the selection. It turns out he was worried about this..." Lin Weiguang snorted coldly, "But his worry is not unreasonable. The emperor only has one woman now, so he will naturally give all his favors to her. When someone new enters the palace in the future, the emperor will forget about having such a queen."

"Men...are all the same."

The two looked at each other and smiled meaningfully.

Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Nian Susu, wrapped in a fluffy cloak, stood at the gate of the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, watching the palace servants coming in and out carrying luggage. All these things were moved from the East Palace. Although there were new things in the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, some things were still familiar and she came to supervise since she had nothing to do.

The eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs led a palace maid with red eyes who was crying to Nian Susu, and the palace maid knelt down without saying a word.

The eunuch in charge looked annoyed and scared, "Your Majesty, this clumsy maid broke a jade vase. Please punish her!"

The maid was shaking like a sieve, kneeling on the ground with her head down, sobbing softly, "Madam, please spare me! I didn't mean it!"

Nian Susu hadn't reacted to the title of "Empress" yet, and stared at the two of them in a daze. The eunuch in charge scolded again: "You are clumsy! I will transfer you to the laundry department to wash clothes and you will behave yourself!"

"You knew that what you were moving today were the emperor's things, but you were not careful enough!"

"Luckily the Queen is here, you still have a chance to beg for mercy. If it were any other cruel and merciless master, you would have been beaten to death long ago!"

The maid was shaking even more violently, still shouting, "Queen, spare my life!"

After scolding the maid harshly, the eunuch in charge apologized to Nian Susu in a gentle voice, "Empress, she is new and doesn't know much. Please don't bother with her. It's okay for a maid, but it's not worth it to make yourself sick."

Nian Susu secretly complained: He is worthy of being the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he is simply as cunning as a human being.

In this play, she not only scolded the maidservant, showing that she was conscientious in her duties, but also praised her for her kindness and helped the maidservant to get away with her crime.

If she punished the maid again, wouldn't she be telling everyone in the palace that she was a cruel and ruthless master?

Nian Su Su was shocked and said, that was impossible.

"It's just a vase. It doesn't matter."

"It's cold, the floor is cold, get up."

She gave a kind smile.

The palace maid looked at the eunuch in charge tremblingly and did not dare to stand up.

The eunuch in charge was very disappointed: "The Queen has been so generous and has spared you, why don't you kowtow and thank her!"

The maid kowtowed three times in a hurry, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Nian Susu saw that her hands were frozen red and purple, no wonder she couldn't hold the vase steadily.