After rebirth, the abstinent prince wants to marry me every day

"Wangshu, Fuguang, from now on all the trivial matters in this palace will be left to you to take care of!" Zhu Qing'an was wearing casual clothes at this time, not the queen's palace robe.

This is the third day since Zhu Qing'an entered the palace. After Bian Jingsheng welcomed Zhu Qing'an into the palace with great fanfare that day, Zhu Qing'an is now the real Empress of the Central Palace.

Zhu Qing'an still remembers that when her aunt was still the queen, her life was extremely heavy and boring.

When she was little, she always saw her aunt having to meet countless concubines and handle endless official duties every day. But now that she has become the Empress of the Central Palace, nothing seems to have changed from when she was still in the boudoir.

Because Bian Jingsheng had only one woman in his harem, there were no other beautiful women to bother him all day long, and he didn't need to fight with other women.

As for palace affairs, because Zhu Qing'an was pregnant, Bian Jingsheng did not let her interfere, and even many things were handled by Bian Jingsheng himself.

Because of this incident, some people in the court reported Zhu Qing'an. They believed that Zhu Qing'an, as the queen of the palace, had not fulfilled her corresponding obligations and even asked His Majesty to do it for her, which was inappropriate.

But Bian Jingsheng severely reprimanded the censors, angrily scolding them for not checking on the suffering of the people, but instead staring at the emperor's harem all day long, which made the censors so angry that they spit blood.

There was even a censor who submitted a petition to depose the empress, but was scolded by Bian Jingsheng so much that he fainted in the court and was carried out of the palace.

After Zhu Qing'an learned about this, on the one hand, he felt very warm about Bian Jingsheng's protection, but he also felt that the censor's words made sense.

Bian Jingsheng still has a lot of important things to deal with. The people of Xuanlong Kingdom need Bian Jingsheng, and she should be Bian Jingsheng's backer.

Therefore, Zhu Qing'an moved the palace affairs to herself early on, but she also knew her current physical condition and did not intend to overwork herself, so she left many things to Fu Guang and Wang Shu beside her to handle.

Fortunately, Fu Guang and Wang Shu were good at reading and writing, keeping accounts, and even disciplining palace servants. After all, they had once learned from Guan Gong Ling, and were more than capable of doing all of this now, so Zhu Qing'an wouldn't be too tired.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will take care of everything. Last night, Palace Master Guan called us two servants over and told us that if there is anything we don't understand, we can ask him for help!" Wangshu was peeling pine nuts.

Fu Guang was gently massaging Zhu Qing'an's legs. As her belly grew bigger and bigger, Zhu Qing'an's legs became numb and even a little swollen. Therefore, Yang Chaoyan specially taught the two of them massage techniques to relieve the current symptoms.

"I'm sorry to trouble Palace Master Guan! I'll go pay my respects to my aunt later!" Zhu Qing'an said softly.

"Who would have thought that now the Empress and the Queen Mother are both in the palace. This reminds me of the days when the Empress lived in the Cining Palace!" Wangshu's face was full of joy and nostalgia.

Wangshu and Fuguang were now the most capable people around Empress Zhu Qing'an, and they held great respect within the palace. Wherever they went, the palace inhabitants addressed them respectfully as "Auntie," but they never became complacent or arrogant, remaining true to form and never doing anything to bring discredit upon the Empress.

"Yes, I've always heard people say that once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, but I'm lucky to be an exception!" Zhu Qing'an said with emotion.

This tall, square city wall never constrained her, and this palace was not cold to Zhu Qing'an, but full of warmth everywhere.

Here is her aunt whom she regards as her mother, her husband whom she loves, and in the future there will be children whom she will cherish.

"That's right. Now all the women outside the palace envy you, Your Majesty!" Wangshu joked with a smile. Even though Zhu Qing'an, whom they serve, has become the Empress of the Central Palace, the friendship between the master and servant has not changed.

At this time, Fu Guang looked outside, tiptoed out, and came back after a while.

"Your Majesty, at this morning's court, the ministers were all urging His Majesty to hold a beauty pageant!" Fu Guang reported softly.

Since ancient times, the harem was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the former dynasty. However, because Bian Jingsheng trusted Zhu Qing'an, he did not have such an idea. Therefore, as soon as this incident happened in the court, Fu Guang got the news.

At this time, Zhu Qing'an was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, flipping through the palace accounts in his hands.

There are many people and a lot of things in the palace, and the daily expenses are huge, so these accounts are much more complicated than the accounts of Marquis Wen'an. Fortunately, Zhu Qing'an has learned to read the accounts from her aunt since she was a child, so this thick account does not embarrass Zhu Qing'an.

Listening to Fu Guang's words, Zhu Qing'an looked calm as if he had heard nothing, and was even less excited than Wangshu who was standing beside him.

"Jingsheng didn't respond, right?" Zhu Qing'an held the pen, his tone full of determination.

She still had trust in Bian Jingsheng, and she knew that Bian Jingsheng would not participate in the talent show.

"Your Majesty is wise. His Majesty not only did not agree to the selection of concubines, he even warned the ministers in the court that not only would there be no selection of concubines for several years, there would be no selection of concubines in the future, and there would only be you in the harem! You don't know that after those court officials heard what His Majesty said, they were all very upset. I heard from Chuan Gu that the court was as chaotic as a vegetable market! But, His Majesty is not someone they can control, and the Queen Mother also supports what His Majesty does, not to mention that the Marquis is still sitting firmly in the court. Those court officials talked about expanding the family and the rules of the ancestors, but His Majesty didn't waver at all!" Fu Guang said with a smile on his face.

"What are those court officials thinking? Don't they just want to stuff their own daughters into the harem?" Wangshu said disdainfully.

"After all, the harem has been too closely involved with the court over the years. It's normal that those court officials can't change their minds for a while, but Jingsheng will definitely not let them get their wish!" Zhu Qing'an said firmly.

At this moment, a deep and laughing voice sounded from outside the house, "Qing An trusts me so much, I will not let you down!"

Fu Guang and Wang Shu quickly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Bian Jingsheng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "You have taken good care of Qing An recently. I just sent a batch of floating light brocade as tribute. Go pick a few pieces!"

Fu Guang and Wang Shu hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having said that, the two of them immediately withdrew. They would not stay here to get in the way. You know, as long as His Majesty is by Her Majesty's side, there is no place for them to serve her.

Zhu Qing'an felt soft in his heart when he saw Bian Jingsheng's attitude towards Fu Guang and Wang Shu. Because they were the two people close to him, Bian Jingsheng would never speak harshly to them. He gave face to them and also gave face to himself.

"Are you trying to bribe the people around me?" Zhu Qing'an joked. Looking at Bian Jingsheng in a black dragon robe, he always felt that Bian Jingsheng was now more majestic and profound than before, and there was a sense of pressure in his eyes that was intimidating without even being angry.

But when this person was next to Zhu Qing'an, he put away all his indifference.

For example, at this moment, he squeezed on the chaise longue with Zhu Qing'an, took the accounts and brush from Zhu Qing'an's hand, held him on his legs, and took the plate of pine nuts with both hands and continued to peel them.

"Everyone knows that the two maids around you are loyal. How could I bribe them? I just want to give them some benefits and let them say good things about me in front of you!" Bian Jingsheng handed the peeled pine nuts to Zhu Qing'an's red lips.

Zhu Qing'an didn't feel shy. After all, Bian Jingsheng took care of her very carefully now, and she was used to it.

"You're sensible!" Zhu Qing'an said proudly. Fu Guang and Wang Shu beside her did have a good impression of Bian Jingsheng and often spoke well of him in front of her.

"Thank you for your compliment, Qing'an. I will definitely keep working hard!" Bian Jingsheng teased, no longer showing the serious look he had in the court. He then glanced at the accounts beside him and said, "These things are hard on the eyes and nerves. Don't bother with them. If you are worried, leave them to someone else. I'll take a look!"

"It's just looking at the accounts. It's not a big deal. I have nothing to do all day. It's just a good way to kill time! But I see that there are too many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace. Now that the harem is empty, there is no need for so many palace maids and eunuchs to serve, and it is also a considerable expense!" Zhu Qing'an said slowly.

While peeling pine nuts, Bian Jingsheng looked at Zhu Qingan with an encouraging smile.

"I thought, why not ask those palace maids and eunuchs if any of them are willing to leave the palace? If they are willing, we will give them a generous sum of money to let them leave the palace and reunite with their families. If they don't want to leave, they will stay in the palace and continue to serve!" Zhu Qing'an leaned on Bian Jingsheng's chest and sighed slightly. "Many of these palace people can't leave the palace for their entire lives after entering the palace, but some palace maids are only in their teens. This is too cruel!"

Bian Jingsheng nodded slightly in agreement. Since he ascended the throne, he has focused all his attention on the court and naturally did not pay attention to these trivial matters. Now that Zhu Qingan mentioned it, he realized that something was wrong.

"Just do as you want. They are lucky to have you as their master!" Bian Jingsheng said with emotion.

Which master has Zhu Qing'an's kind heart, willing to consider his servants and even give them the opportunity to choose for themselves?

Zhu Qing'an didn't think she was that great. She felt she was just doing what she should do. Since she was the master of the Central Palace, these were what she should consider and do.

"The Queen Mother mentioned in the court today that women must not be younger than 18 years old to get married. This matter was strongly opposed by the court officials!" Bian Jingsheng mentioned the matter to Zhu Qing'an.

It seemed like this every day. After leaving court, Bian Jingsheng would always mention government affairs with Zhu Qing'an when he had time. He never concealed anything or was cautious about anything, nor did he think that the harem could not interfere in politics.

Zhu Qing'an listened and frowned slightly. There was no legal regulation on the marriage age for women at that time. Some women were even just children when they got married. Zhu Qing'an had felt that this was inappropriate before, but she didn't expect that her aunt's first thing was to plan for those innocent girls.

"Chao Yan once said that a girl's body is not fully developed when she is young, and if she gets married it will only damage her foundation! And if a girl gets pregnant too early, it will be dangerous to her life! Every year, girls die because of childbirth at a young age! I think my aunt's idea is right!" Zhu Qing'an said truthfully.

Fortunately, because of her aunt's warning, she got married not too early. Many people even thought that she was an old maid, but her aunt had told her not to get married too early a long time ago. Moreover, her aunt was 20 years old when she entered the Eastern Palace, which was criticized by many people.

"I have also consulted the imperial physician about this matter. The Queen Mother is absolutely right. I'm afraid we will be busy from now on!" Bian Jingsheng sighed lightly.

He reached out and scratched Zhu Qing'an's belly. Before, he wanted to be busy every day, but now that he had Qing'an and a child, he hoped that he could have more free time so that he could spend more time with them.

Zhu Qing'an smiled and placed her hand on her abdomen. She was very happy with Yu Bian Jingsheng's attitude. She did not think her aunt's mention was ridiculous and even supported her aunt.

Moreover, although Bian Jingsheng was a man, he never thought that women were inferior, and he didn't even think that women were subordinate. This undoubtedly made Zhu Qing'an admire him very much.

She believed that with her aunt and Bian Jingsheng, the situation of women in Xuanlong Country would get better and better in the future. There might even be a day when women in Xuanlong Country would have gender equality as her aunt had said.

"Let's go to the Cining Palace for dinner!" Bian Jingsheng said while holding Zhu Qing'an's hand.

Although the Queen Mother was not Bian Jingsheng's biological mother, Bian Jingsheng respected the Queen Mother as much as his biological mother. The Queen Mother was also Zhu Qing'an's aunt, so the three of them had always been close.

When Bian Jingsheng first ascended the throne, some people privately tried to sow discord between him and the Queen Mother, but no matter what kind of provocation, Bian Jingsheng remained unmoved.

"Is my mother-in-law here too?" Zhu Qing'an stood up and asked.

Old Lady Bian was Bian Jingsheng's biological mother, so the palace naturally provided her with a place to live, but she still preferred to live in the Prince of Loyalty's Mansion.

It was just because Zhu Qing'an was pregnant and Old Lady Bian had a close relationship with the Queen Mother, so she often entered the palace and occasionally stayed overnight in the palace.

Thanks to the company of Old Lady Bian, the Queen Mother now smiles more often, and the two old ladies often chat late into the night by candlelight.

"Yes!" Bian Jingsheng took Zhu Qing'an out of the palace.

As soon as I entered the Cining Palace, I heard the powerful voices of the Empress Dowager and Old Madam Bian coming from inside.

"Those old guys simply look down on women in power! Your proposal to postpone the marriage age for women is a great thing!" Old Lady Bian slammed the table in joy.

"Some of those girls are still children. They don't know anything but have to get married. No one cares when they die. It's really pitiful!" The Queen Mother sighed.

In fact, she had mentioned this matter to the late emperor before, but unfortunately the late emperor would not listen. He originally thought that she would never be able to change the status quo in her lifetime, but he did not expect that now that she is old, she would still have such an opportunity.

"That's right. I heard that the Minister of Rites married a young lady a few days ago. She was only fourteen years old. Her figure looked scary even in her wedding dress! And something happened on the wedding day. The girl was young, and the Minister of Rites's legitimate son was a reckless one. I heard that the girl was bleeding profusely at that time. It was really pitiful!" Old Lady Bian sighed repeatedly.

"Although the court officials have always been against it, I have heard that many noble ladies are in favor of it. They are all mothers, so naturally they don't want their daughters to go into the fire pit!" Old Lady Bian encouraged.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly. This was a difficult task, but she never thought of giving up.

At this moment, Bian Jingsheng supported Zhu Qingan into the palace...