The wives of the concubines are empresses

Thinking that there were more and more concubines in the harem, Shangguan Wanjun wanted to find someone to manage it specifically.

Although Concubine Wen was in charge of the harem, she still needed someone to manage all the concubines, preferably someone who was older and had some persuasiveness.

A figure appeared in her mind. Aunt Cheng was the nanny who always stayed with her. She had a very good relationship with her.

If it were her, she might feel relieved.

"Minglan, where is Aunt Cheng?"

Minglan was stunned, looked around, and finally shook her head.

When Aunt Cheng heard Su Yude say that the emperor was looking for her, she hurried into the main hall of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for your servant?"

Shangguan Wanjun smiled at her gently and said, "Aunt, please take a seat. I have something to discuss with you."

Aunt Cheng sat upright with her hands placed neatly in front of her bed.

"Aunt, there are more and more concubines in the harem. I want to find someone to give them lessons and discipline regularly."

Aunt Cheng was stunned: Class?

Do the concubines still need her to go to class?

When I think about the time when the late emperor was alive, the concubines in the harem would listen to the empress's admonitions on the first day of each month. In fact, it was the same principle that they often used to admonish the palace maids.

"I understand that the Emperor wants to constantly discipline the concubines."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded slightly: "Aunt is right. After all, everyone has a family behind them. Who can guarantee that someone will harm others or my interests for the sake of their family?"

Aunt Cheng pondered and pursed her lips: "Your Majesty, do you want to give it to me?"

Shangguan Wanjun nodded. "Yes, the address is Fengyi Palace, right? Auntie always said half an hour to an hour would be fine, and she would call us every seven days. What do you think?"

Aunt Cheng agreed very much: "Very good, Your Majesty has thought it through."

Shangguan Wanjun pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Auntie. I'm afraid there will be new people coming in later."

Aunt Cheng said respectfully and kindly, "Your servant understands and will do what the emperor has ordered."

The child she took care of grew up and became an independent emperor. She was very pleased, but also very distressed.

When the concubines came to Fengyi Palace, they were stunned when they saw Aunt Cheng sitting in the main seat.

Aunt Cheng bowed to all the concubines one by one.

"My dear gentlemen, I have come here today on the orders of the Emperor."

The princes were stunned. An imperial order?

Does the emperor have something to say to all of them?

Aunt Cheng looked at the concubines present and said, "There are already nineteen concubines in the harem, and perhaps new ones will enter in the future. Everyone should keep a normal attitude towards those who come in later.

We are all concubines of the Emperor. Our Emperor is young, and we have a long time to get along with him. I hope that all concubines will abide by their duties, not isolate others at will, and not belittle or hurt others without reason.

Living in the palace together is a kind of fate. We are all brothers. We hope to unite and love each other and not harm each other's interests. My Lords, do you understand?

The attendants bowed respectfully and said, "I understand, aunt."

Seeing that the concubines were in high spirits, Aunt Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

"Now let's talk about the principle of shared prosperity and shared suffering. Originally, the concubines were family members, and should share the family's ups and downs.

But now, you have all entered the palace, whether voluntarily or for family reasons, and the person you should share the same fate with is the emperor, your wife, and the future mother of your children.

As a husband, a father, and a subject, one is a real man only if he is loyal to his wife, family, and king.

In the days ahead, the Emperor does not wish to be separated from any of the concubines due to other matters. Everyone must keep this firmly in mind…” After teaching the concubines a lesson, Aunt Cheng felt as if her Ren and Du meridians had been opened, and she began to awaken more.

Shangguan Wanjun smiled slightly after listening to her report.

"Auntie, you've worked hard. This plate of mung bean cake is delicious. Please take it and eat it."

Aunt Cheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your reward."

"You're welcome, Auntie. Please go down and have a rest first."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

Winter is getting colder and colder, and in some places, tree branches have broken and blocked the official roads.

The charcoal and firewood prepared in advance by Gouhe sold very well.

"Boss, we also want a cart of firewood."

"Shopkeeper, here are two carts of charcoal from our family."

"Hey, okay, okay."

The shopkeeper looked at the firewood and charcoal in the iron bucket and directed the men to load it.

"This is a cart of firewood from Lijiawan."

"This is the Wang family's three carts of firewood."

……

The accountant was calculating the accounts so quickly that his abacus was almost flying.

"Ten bundles of ordinary firewood, a total of three taels."

……

"Three carts of the best firewood, a total of twenty taels."

The firewood and charcoal business is really good. Fortunately, their boss had someone prepare a lot of it in advance.

Shangguan Wanjun smiled brightly as she looked at the accounts in the account book.

"Yes, you did a great job, and the people below should also be rewarded. They have all worked hard."

Ouhe nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, I thank Your Majesty on their behalf."

There are 500 orders in the five account books above, with a total sales of 10,000 taels of silver. It has only been half a month, but the company has already made a name for itself.

The shop is my own, so there is no rent. After deducting expenses from the ten thousand taels of silver, I can make at least seven or eight thousand taels, and that's a conservative estimate.

Concubine Hua, Tang Yihua, came to the imperial study with a hand warmer in her arms: "Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respect to you."

"My dear, please don't be polite. How did you get here in such a cold weather?"

Concubine Hua - Tang Yihua smiled gently: "Come and see the emperor."

In the past few months, Shangguan Wanjun has rapidly developed her business, with dozens of businesses of all sizes, and has accumulated a lot of private property, amounting to one million taels of silver.

However, her expenses were not small, with at least tens of thousands of taels of labor costs every month, but she did not need to be as anxious about money as she was at the beginning.

Through her continuous efforts, the national treasury was regularly in receipts, but for such a large country, a single allocation of funds would restore the treasury to its empty state.

However, the recent burning of earthen kangs has made the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works earn a lot of money for the national treasury. Currently, the national treasury has a full 500,000 taels of silver.

The winter in the capital is very cold. For Shangguan Wanjun, who is afraid of cold, getting up every day is the most difficult thing.

The palace maids in the Dragon's Bedroom carefully cleaned every corner, including the leaves of green plants.

"You don't need to clean this basin. It's clean."

"There are a few more pots here."

"Okay, come on."

……

Because there are many charcoal fires in winter, Shangguan Wanjun asked people to put more green plants in the palace in advance to absorb some of the substances emitted by the charcoal, which would be better for the air in the palace.

"Your servant/servant pays respect to His Majesty."

Shangguan Wanjun felt much warmer when she walked into the Dragon's Bedroom.

"It's too cold outside." It was even colder than the winter where she lived in her previous life.

The palace maid took off her cloak, took the hand warmer from her hand, and handed her a new one.

"Xiao Liuzi, it's so cold today. No wonder so many people died of cold in the past."

Liu Cheng echoed, "Your Majesty is right. In the past, many elderly people died in our hometown every year, mostly from the cold."