Don't be a salted fish, the daily life of the concubine in the palace

Li Yuanjing was surprised and answered without thinking: "Of course I like your mother."

Li Chengtai didn't understand and said angrily, "Sister Leyou is afraid of mice, so the Empress Dowager asked Madam Qian to bring two cats, and the cats ate all the mice in and outside the Cining Palace. But there was a bad guy who harmed Mother, and you didn't kill him."

Li Yuanjing let out a long sigh.

He half squatted down, his eyes level with Li Chengtai. Li Yuanjing said: "It's easy to get rid of rats, but it's difficult to get rid of people."

Li Chengtai said nothing.

Li Yuanjing touched his son's head and said earnestly, "You have a grassland with a few old cows. These old cows have big appetites and occupy the most fertile grass. Many new calves cannot get fresh grass."

Li Chengtai looked up blankly and said, "Then drive out or kill all the old cows, so that the calves will have grass to eat."

Li Yuanjing said: "Old cows are strong and they form gangs. If you kill an old cow directly, the other old cows will unite to deal with you as their master. The new young cows are not strong enough to help you."

After hearing this, Li Chengtai's eyebrows knotted and he clenched the palace lantern in his hand.

Li Yuanjing said earnestly, "So, you have to reduce the grass for the old cows little by little and distribute it to the group of young cows who support you. You also have to let the old cows fight among themselves, both of them will suffer, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop. Force the old cows to give up the grassland they occupy little by little."

Daqing is a grassland, and the Xie, Lu, and Tantai families are the old cows. Killing the old cows is not something that can be done overnight.

Li Chengtai was still young and did not quite understand what his father said. He retorted sullenly, "I don't care about the old cow or the young calf. I only know that you made my mother suffer."

Li Yuanjing patted his son's shoulder and said sadly, "The government and the country are the most important. Your mother's heart is full of me, but my heart is full of the world."

Naturally, he has Shen Wei in his heart.

But he is also the emperor of Daqing. He cares about the common people and works hard for peace and prosperity in the country. It is impossible for him to cause turmoil in the court for the sake of Shen Wei.

In five years at most, he would be able to completely eliminate several powerful families and prevent Shen Wei and the children from suffering any grievances.

Li Chengtai looked dissatisfied, glanced at Li Yuanjing, and muttered: "Father always makes mother suffer. Humph, maybe one day mother will not love father anymore."

Li Yuanjing patted the child's head lightly and said unhappily, "You are talking nonsense."

His Vivi only has him in her heart and eyes. Their love is stronger than gold and they are determined and will never change in this life.

It was late and the night was chilly. Li Yuanjing pulled his son to talk to him, and after a while he asked the old nanny to take him back to Cining Palace, while he went to Yongning Palace.

Under the eaves of Yongning Palace, colorful lanterns shine brightly.

When Li Yuanjing walked into the inner hall, Shen Wei was leaning on the side of the gold-embroidered concubine chair, reading a book under the lamp.

The windows were open, and the mosquito-repellent wormwood planted in the yard sent waves of fragrance. Shen Wei was wearing a light white satin nightgown, and her long black hair was softly scattered on her shoulders. The candlelight outlined a halo around Shen Wei, her profile was beautiful, her fingers were like green onions, and her whole person was gentle and bright.

Li Yuanjing was fascinated by the show.

I still remember that when she was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, Shen Wei was not good at writing, let alone reading books and poems. Later, under Li Yuanjing's hands-on teaching, Shen Wei practiced good handwriting and read a lot of historical books.

Shen Wei has a kind of elegant scholarly temperament as she is well-read.

Li Yuanjing was very satisfied.

Loving someone is like raising flowers. Shen Wei is the peony that he cultivated with his own hands, pouring all his effort and love into her.

Hearing the noise at the door, Shen Wei put down the book in her hand and said happily: "Your Majesty, you are back!"

Her voice is like the spring breeze in March, full of spirit and vitality. Among all the concubines in the harem, Shen Wei's voice is the most energetic.

Li Yuanjing curled the corners of his lips slightly. Weiwei was so clingy, how could she change her heart?

Li Yuanjing hugged Shen Wei in his arms as usual: "Have you drunk the detoxification medicine?"

Shen Wei nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I drink it on time every day. My appetite has recovered a lot. I ate two bowls of rouge rice at noon."

Li Yuanjing felt relieved when he saw Shen Wei's rosy face.

The book on the desk had an old cover with the words "History of Qing" written on it. Li Yuanjing flipped through two pages and asked, "Weiwei is interested in the history of Qing?"

Shen Wei smiled and said, "It's hot today, the maid took out the books from the storeroom to dry, and I saw this one, so I picked it up and took a look."

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei in his arms, and told her in a steady and hoarse voice: "More than a hundred years ago, the aristocratic families of Zhao State were rampant in the previous dynasty. They stationed troops and occupied land, monopolized culture and official positions in the court. There were no poor families in the upper ranks and no aristocratic families in the lower ranks. Even the emperor had to look at their faces."

Shen Wei leaned in his arms and listened patiently to his story.

"Li Chao, the ancestor of Qing, rose up in rebellion, holding the genealogy of the aristocratic families, and slaughtered hundreds of aristocratic families in Dazhao. He trampled the bones of the nobles in the streets... and established the Daqing Dynasty on the bones."

Shen Wei knows this history.

It must be said that the founding emperor of Qing was a ruthless man. He hated the aristocratic families who exploited the people, and took the most direct approach - killing them whenever he could.

According to the family tree, all those above the third rank were killed.

The aristocratic families were massacred and blood flowed like a river.

Li Yuanjing said: "But... the aristocratic families can never be completely killed. The families of the meritorious officials who followed our ancestors have also developed into new aristocratic families over the past hundred years. I am the Emperor of Daqing, and I cannot let history repeat itself. I can only find a way to eliminate these new families."

Shen Wei held Li Yuanjing's hand and said softly, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard."

Li Yuanjing turned his head to look at Shen Wei: "The Queen asked the imperial physician to poison you, and I will not kill her for the time being. Weiwei, do you feel wronged?"

Shen Wei smiled and shook her head, saying considerately: "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country, so you should put the overall situation first. It doesn't matter if I suffer a little grievance. As long as I can stay by your side and see you every day, I will be very satisfied."

Shen Wei knew that Li Yuanjing was suppressing the aristocratic families.

Shen Wei is very supportive.

To suppress the aristocratic families, they need to support a group of poor families and give important positions in the court to poor families. The Shen family can take advantage of this opportunity to rise to prominence.

With the rise of the Shen family, Shen Wei has a solid backer. If Li Yuanjing ever gets crazy and wants to kill her, Shen Wei will have the confidence to resist.

Li Yuanjing sighed and hugged Shen Wei tightly: "With you like this, what else can I ask for?"

His Weiwei is always so considerate and endures all kinds of grievances for him.

The more Shen Wei endured, the more guilty Li Yuanjing felt, and he wanted to do his best to make up for it.

Li Yuanjing told Shen Wei: "After I deal with the Tantai family tomorrow, I will let you manage the harem in place of the queen, okay?"

He was busy with many things and had to worry about them, so he had no chance to keep an eye on the goings-on in the harem.

Giving Shen Wei power will also give her the means to protect herself.

Unexpectedly, Shen Wei pressed down the corners of her lips and shook her head to refuse: "Managing the harem is so tiring... I just want to take care of the emperor, look after the children, and honor the empress dowager every day."

Shen Wei was eager to manage the harem immediately, hold great power, and use the authority in her hands to start the path of imperial merchant and make a fortune.

But she still had to pretend to refuse to show her humble and good character.

Li Yuanjing said: "Be obedient."

If it were any other concubine, upon learning that she would be in charge of the harem, she would have been happy and thanked the emperor repeatedly. However, Shen Wei was the only one who thought that managing the harem was too troublesome. This was truly unique.

This also indirectly shows that Shen Wei cares about the emperor and does not have the same ambition as Concubine Shu - Li Yuanjing is very satisfied.

The more his Weiwei didn't want her, the more he wanted to give her to Shen Wei.

Shen Wei quickly glanced at Li Yuanjing, and the two looked at each other. Shen Wei seemed to have finally compromised, and could only nod helplessly: "The emperor insists on this, I respectfully obey your order... But if I don't do it well, please don't blame me."