Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 716

He put down the stone in his heart, and at the same time thought of the woman who asked him if he had eaten. A sour-sweet smile spread across the corners of his mouth.

Liking someone is such a secret joy, with a sour pain. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the continuous rain, which gave rise to a long-lasting longing for him.

When I returned to the palace, everything was silent.

Emperor Mingde had just rested in Chaoyang Palace for less than a quarter of an hour when Eunuch Liu from the Jingshifang knelt down with a tray of cards as usual and asked him to choose the concubine he would favor tonight.

Green plates made of precious materials are neatly arranged on the table. In addition to the names of concubines engraved on the plates, they are also inlaid with sparkling gems.

Behind each sign, there is a huge and powerful family. The reason why the North Wing can be stable and prosperous has a lot to do with the balance and mutual restraint between these powerful families.

Filling the harem and breeding offspring were part of his responsibilities as an emperor. In the past, he took it for granted to turn over the cards, just like completing a government task.

But now the sign was so heavy that it couldn't be turned over. A feeling of desolation and sadness came over me. What was he?

Even your body is not your own!

In the past, there was Li Guifei's Xiyou Palace which could be used to sell dog meat under the guise of sheep meat, but now even the person who is holding the cover is gone, which is very embarrassing.

This may be the only use that Emperor Mingde remembered of Li Qinghui.

In fact, Emperor Mingde had not turned over the card for a long time, which put a lot of pressure on the eunuchs in the Jingshifang.

The work is becoming increasingly difficult.

This time, Emperor Mingde said the same thing as usual, "Step down, I am tired today."

Eunuch Liu raised his head pitifully, "Your Majesty, please just flip through a sign blindly. If you are tired, you can talk to the ladies."

Emperor Mingde thought to himself, are you sure you are just talking? Every time he went to someone's bedroom, their eyes turned green, wishing to tear him apart and eat him.

He felt upset when he thought about it, "Let's withdraw, I..." He paused and turned around, "I am ill and need to find a royal doctor."

Eunuch Liu: “???”

Emperor Mingde didn't bother to pay attention to him and shouted, "Youen, go and call Doctor Shen to me."

Eunuch Qi is such a smart man. "Yes, I will go right away. I guess it was drizzling just now and the emperor got caught in the rain by accident."

Eunuch Liu walked out dejectedly with the plate in his hand. When he reached the door, he quietly asked Eunuch Qi, "Why hasn't the emperor turned over the cards recently?"

In the past, I had to turn it over several times a month.

Eunuch Qi said, "Don't try to guess what the emperor is thinking. If you do, you'll lose your head."

Eunuch Liu sighed and said goodbye to Eunuch Qi.

He thought about where there was a vacancy and decided to transfer there to take up the duty. Every time he knelt before Emperor Mingde with a plate in his hands, he felt extremely oppressed.

They all said that they did the best job and received the most rewards. Especially for an emperor like Emperor Mingde who was very restrained and had sex only a few times, the concubines who were favored by him would try their best to reward them.

Alas, now it’s not that there is less, but that there is none.

Not long after, news spread from the palace that Emperor Mingde had a hidden illness, and the Jingshifang no longer had to work at all.

But pretending to be sick can only help you hide for a while, not forever.

Moreover, he felt it was time to cut back on harem spending in preparation for the rainy season floods.

The key to reducing expenses is to reduce staff.

Emperor Mingde brought his new son-in-law over and asked, "Is there any way to clean up the harem legitimately?"