The wives of the concubines are empresses

Concubine Wu Zhu Wu spent two hundred taels of silver to buy a hundred-year-old ginseng.

Shangguan Wanjun was shocked to see that he came back in less than a quarter of an hour.

"So fast?" If she hadn't known that he didn't have any ginseng on him, she would have suspected that he was carrying it with him.

Without a knife, it was difficult to slice the ginseng. The old man took a fancy to the hairpins on the emperor's hair.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry."

His actions shocked the three concubines and Shangguan Wanjun herself.

This old man is so bold that he even dares to pull out the phoenix hairpin from the emperor's hair.

The ginseng was in his hand. Feng Yao cut off a piece of it and then quickly put it into Leng Shuxiang's mouth.

In Yuan's mansion, Zhiqiu was beaten half to death and dragged into the woodshed to fend for himself.

Zhiqiu was only breathing faintly. Thinking of the eldest young lady who had escaped, she smiled slightly.

Madam, my lady, Zhiqiu will not be able to accompany you from now on.

Exhausted, she slowly closed her eyes.

When the guards of Yuan Mansion saw the emperor's carriage outside, they were so scared that they dared not rush out.

The people should not fight against the officials, not to mention that he is the supreme emperor and the whole world belongs to him. Anyone who dares to go forward and seek death or bump into the emperor's carriage will be punished by having his entire family exterminated in serious cases, or exiled in minor cases.

Leng Shuxiang woke up at night. She looked at the unfamiliar room, which seemed different from her room in Yuan's mansion.

"you're awake."

Leng Shuxiang looked at the person who was speaking and found that the clothes she was wearing were a little different.

"Who are you? Where is this place?"

She remembered that she stopped the emperor's carriage, but she had no recollection of what happened afterwards.

"I'm Youyou. This is the imperial palace. You're staying in Xiangxuan Pavilion. The environment is quite quiet, suitable for you to take care of your pregnancy."

When Leng Shuxiang heard about taking care of the pregnancy, she was stunned for a moment and reached out to touch her belly.

"My child is still there?"

Youyou said gently, "Yes, the miracle doctor saved it for you."

After Youyou's explanation, Leng Shuxiang realized that it was the emperor and the miracle doctor who saved her, and that one of the emperor's concubines bought ginseng for her.

"What about the two hundred taels of ginseng?"

Youyou nodded: "Well, don't worry, once the pregnancy is well, there will be plenty of opportunities to repay the emperor for saving my life."

At first, she was transferred here by the emperor to take care of the pregnant woman in front of him. She was somewhat reluctant in her heart. After all, she had been serving in her master's womb since she was a child.

But thinking of Lady Lianhua's order, she still had to take good care of her. After all, she was the person the emperor rescued under great pressure and in public, and even spent two hundred taels of ginseng on one person, not to mention other expenses.

In the dining hall, Shangguan Wanjun looked at the old man eating so fast that she felt a little embarrassed.

"Please eat slowly, old man. No one is going to snatch the food from you." If you eat this way, you don't have to worry about choking to death.

The old man said indifferently: "It is just to eat meat and drink wine with big mouthfuls, that is refreshing, but Your Majesty is not lucky enough to enjoy it."

As an emperor, her every word and action was watched closely.

"alright."

Shangguan Wanjun asked Minglan to go back first after finishing her shift. Liu Cheng and others looked at the old man eating and were really dissatisfied.

"This cherry meat is pretty good, and this pork elbow is also good, quite chewy."

Shangguan Wanjun watched him quietly throughout the whole process and found that this man actually had a kind of immortal-like air.

"Are you not a cultivator?"

The old man smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you think I look like an immortal cultivator?"

Liu Cheng and others also looked at her silently.

"Anyway, you have an air of immortality about you, or maybe you can tell fortunes or something."

In my previous life, I was watching Douyin and Kuaishou, and they said that Chinese medicine and the Book of Changes are interconnected.

"Haha, you little girl are interesting."

Liu Cheng scolded him upon hearing this: "How dare you be so presumptuous to the Emperor."

She actually called the emperor a little girl.

Shangguan Wanjun shook her head at him, and Liu Cheng retreated again.

"I do know a little bit about metaphysics and astronomical phenomena, but how did you see that?"

"The storybook says that those who study Chinese medicine will understand a little bit about the I Ching. But you said you can observe celestial phenomena, which is beyond my expectation."

The old man drank a glass of wine and said, "Some things are quite mysterious. Your Majesty, you have a full forehead and a face that looks wealthy. You will never lack money or power in this life. Your marriage palace and your palace of offspring are also good. The only drawback is that the responsibility is too great. As a woman, you will have many twists and turns in political affairs."

Seeing that he didn't continue talking, Shangguan Wanjun stopped asking. Some things are enough to know a little. People must know how to be content in order to be happy.

Besides, for those who practice cultivation, too many secrets of the Tao will harm their bodies, so she should not force them.

Liu Cheng was shocked. This old man could also tell fortunes, read faces and observe celestial phenomena.

The old man, having eaten and drunk his fill, said, "By the way, Your Majesty, please address me as Old Qu. Hey, where shall I stay tonight?"

"Xiao Liuzi, have you arranged everything?"

"Your Majesty, we have arranged for you to stay at Shiyaxuan. The environment there is quiet and peaceful, which is probably suitable for the elderly."

Old Qu smiled and said, "Excuse me, Master Liuzi. Can we go now?"

Liu Cheng looked at his master, and Shangguan Wanjun nodded slightly.

"Please."

Shangguan Wanjun was lying on the dragon couch, thinking about the chat tonight, her mind was a little confused.

Seeing that Mr. Qu is full of skills, it would be great if he could use them for his own benefit.

But she also understood that people with such a sage-like demeanor actually loved freedom more.

Her head ached from thinking about it, so she decided not to think about it anymore and to deal with tomorrow's matters tomorrow.

Some things are destined to come to you eventually, and if they are not destined to come to you, don't force it, even if she is the supreme emperor.

Mr. Qu slept until noon and woke up. He stretched his body and stretched.

"Oh, it's dawn."

Shangguan Wanjun also left the court and returned to the imperial study to start classes.

As an emperor, Shangguan Wanjun also had to learn the content that a king needed to learn, such as "The Book of Lord Shang", "Zizhi Tongjian", "The Prince", and "The Imperial Studies".

Taifu Yun opened the Book of Lord Shang and said, "Your Majesty, today we are studying the Book of Lord Shang. To understand the Book of Lord Shang, we must first understand the situation that Duke Xiao of Qin was facing at the time. At that time, Duke Xiao was being squeezed out by the other warlords of the Warring States Period. Since Duke Mu, the power of Qin had been declining.

It could greatly increase the weakening, and its development could not match that of Chu and Wei. However, Duke Xiao also wanted to be like Duke Mu, who did not dominate the Central Plains. He wanted to at least recover the Hexi region occupied by Wei. Then the company launched a talent recruitment order. Shang Yang of Wei finally came to Qin under such a student's introduction.

Shangguan Wanjun nodded. She understood that she was different from ordinary people and she had to learn many books that emperors should study.

She can't manage such a big country well if she doesn't keep learning.

After finishing the class, Shangguan Wanjun felt that she had really benefited a lot.

"Teacher, you've worked hard. Please go down and rest for a while."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Master Yun left, Shangguan Wanjun sat at the desk and rubbed her forehead, temples and other places to relieve the pain.