My eunuch An is a yandere

Xiao Duo was the fourth emperor of the Dazhen Dynasty. Although he did not achieve great achievements in expanding the territory, he was also a good ruler who maintained the status quo.

It's just that he died a little early, at the age of 45, leaving behind only a prince who was less than two years old.

After his rebirth, Xiao Duo naturally hoped to change some things, the first of which was his own lifespan. In this life, he must strive to live until the Crown Prince reaches adulthood. This meant he would have to live to sixty-three.

And he had to leave the prince with a stable court and a clean harem.

There are many things to do, and the first thing to do is to deal with the eldest prince and the second prince.

Thirty-six-year-old Xiao Duo currently had two sons and two daughters. The eldest prince was born to Concubine De, and the second prince was born to Concubine Li. One was about to come of age, and the other was about to leave the palace to set up his own residence. As for the crown prince, his mother had not yet entered the palace.

Like the psychological journey of most emperors, Xiao Duo longed for a son as much as he did when he was young, and he became more wary of him after he became middle-aged.

Even after his rebirth, Xiao Duo couldn't let go of his sons, seeing them starting to stand on their own. However, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, so Xiao Duo had no intention of killing his two sons, and even wanted to prevent the fate of one dead and one disabled in their previous life.

There is another person who must be eliminated, and that is his cousin Huo Cheng.

Thanks to his deathbed entrusting his son to Huo Cheng, who knew that Huo Cheng was actually an ambitious man who wanted to usurp the throne. Fortunately, his prince was determined and patient for many years. When he came of age, he regained power and executed the entire Huo family.

As for why Xiao Duo, a dead man, knows what happens in the world after death, this is a miracle.

Perhaps because his obsession was too deep when he died, Xiao Duo turned into a ghost, wandering in the palace all day long.

Thanks to his wandering soul, he had witnessed firsthand how the women in the harem would resort to various means to gain power. He also knew that although Bai Ningwei was not a smart person, she was a good foster mother.

Few women in the harem were clean, and even Bai Ningwei wasn't a fool. But Bai Ningwei had a bottom line: she would never murder a young royal heir. Whether before or after becoming Empress Dowager, she always showed her love and care for all the princes and princesses.

This is also why after his rebirth, he did not order the death penalty for the woman who dared to cheat on him after his death.

Xiao Duo was very busy after his rebirth. Today, when he saw the memorial from General Dingbei asking for food, he suddenly thought of the woman who dared to cheat on him. He was so angry that his teeth were itching, and it took him a long time to let out a sigh of relief.

As a member of the royal family, one cannot judge a situation based on one's mood. If he cannot change his life span in this life, then he will only trust Bai Ningwei with the responsibility of being the crown prince.

Anyway, he would never keep Huo Cheng to disgust him in this life. Not even mental disgust.

His eyes returned to the memorial again. The memorial from General Dingbei Li Bofu was actually reminding him, the emperor, not to forget the soldiers guarding the north, and to prepare food and winter clothes early.

Why did Li Bofu's memorial remind him of Bai Ningwei? It was because when Xiao Duo was a ghost, he saw Bai Ningwei making a coat for the Crown Prince to wear underneath. The coat was lightweight yet incredibly warm. The Crown Prince was able to move around easily in it, and even during the coldest days of winter, he never complained of being cold.

If this coat could be produced in large quantities and worn by soldiers, how many soldiers would be spared from freezing to death or frostbite every year?

Unfortunately, he was concerned about too many things at that time and spent most of his time wandering around in the Qinzheng Palace. He didn't know what Bai Ningwei's coat was made of.

If he asked Bai Ningwei to make a coat now, he didn't know if she could do it at the age of sixteen.

Xiao Duo thought so and asked out loud.

"Wang Xi, is there a talented lady or a beautiful lady named Bai in the palace?"

Wang Xi had the entire harem in his heart. Even though Bai Ningwei had not slept with him in the palace for almost a year, he was still able to reply.

"Your Majesty, there is a talented person named Bai."

"Oh. Do you know what kind of person this Bai Cairen is?"

Wang Xi guessed the emperor's question and his current mood, and felt that he could give an ambiguous answer to this question that had no specific purpose.

"I heard that Bai Cairen likes to visit the Empress whenever she has nothing to do, and the Empress doesn't seem to mind Bai Cairen visiting her."

Wang Xi had never seen Bai Ningwei before, so he didn't know what she looked like or what her personality was like. He could only guess from the Empress's attitude that she should be a likable concubine.

When Xiao Duo heard that Bai Ningwei liked to go to the Queen's Palace, he immediately came up with a plan.

"It's been a while since I last dined at the Queen's Palace. Let's go to the Fengyi Palace."

In Fengyi Palace, Xiao Duo rinsed his mouth before pulling the queen to sit on the couch and talking about private matters.

"Your Majesty has been reducing his energy these past few days."

"Zitong is as attentive as ever."

Xiao Duo held the Queen's hand and sighed.

"I know Zi Tong has been very concerned about the birthday gift for my mother recently, but I still have a difficult matter that I would like you to help me with."

How could the empress feel embarrassed when the emperor came to ask her for something? As the empress, she was only afraid that the emperor would not ask anything of her.

"Your Majesty, I am your wife. Husband and wife are one, so why would I ask for your help?"

"Li Bofu submitted a memorial, requesting the court to prepare more winter clothing this year. Look, it's only the beginning of summer, and his memorial will be on the road for another two months. He's just gotten through winter and is already thinking about the next one."

The harem cannot interfere in politics. When the queen heard Xiao Duo talking about the previous dynasty, she didn't know what he meant. She considered it based on Xiao Duo's expression before speaking slowly.

"Winter is long in the north, and General Li is truly loving his soldiers like his own sons. I will take the lead in saving money for the harem."

"That's not necessary."

Xiao Duo felt that the groundwork had been laid, so he spoke directly.

"When you have nothing to do, meet more ladies from the outer court and ask them if there are any winter clothes that are both warm and easy to get. If you can make winter clothes that can withstand the cold winter, it will be more effective than saving money."

After giving the order, Xiao Duo left, leaving the Queen looking at Nanny Qin with a gloomy brow. "Your Majesty's instructions this time are indeed difficult."

At the time, people relied on charcoal fires indoors and furs when going out to survive the winter. But these were only the wealthy; ordinary people had no winter clothing to withstand the cold; the best they could afford was a paper coat. However, the north was extremely cold, and paper coats were not very effective in keeping people warm.

If we can really make the good thing that the emperor described, it will not just be a matter of preventing a certain number of people from freezing to death every year, but it will also make our name go down in history and our achievements will be comparable to those of Leizu.

"Mammy, His Majesty asked me to make winter clothes. Do you think I can do it?"

Looking at the empress who looked a little dazed, Nanny Qin knew that what the emperor proposed was too difficult to handle, so she could only comfort her.

"The day when the fifteenth-year-old ladies come to the palace to pay their respects is approaching. Your Majesty, when the time comes, ask around. Perhaps someone in your family will have a solution."