The wives of the concubines are empresses

It is not appropriate for Shangguan Wanjun to stay in the suburbs of Beijing for too long. After all, she still has to return to the palace to handle other government affairs. Therefore, she left Minglan behind, which can be regarded as a kind of training for her.

The moment the carriage started, Shangguan Wanjun lifted the curtain and looked out the window at the endless view.

I hope that next time I come here, there will be earth-shaking changes here.

The carriage traveled for a full four and a half hours before reaching the gates of the capital. Shangguan Wanjun knew they were heading to the capital from the sounds of people passing by.

"Your Majesty, you should have arrived in the capital." Concubine Hua - Tang Yihua looked at her who was sitting quietly.

Shangguan Wanjun smiled and nodded. This was the first time she had been away from Beijing for such a long time. Usually it was only a few hours at most.

Back in the palace's imperial study, Shangguan Wanjun lay limply on the couch. Meanwhile, Concubine Xuan, Song Xuanyi, arrived outside the door, begging for an audience.

"Princess Xuan?" What was he doing here? But it was indeed time to get off duty.

"Declarate it."

Liu Cheng replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

When Concubine Xuan-Song Xuanyi walked in, Shangguan Wanjun was still resting with her eyes closed.

Liu Cheng whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xuan has arrived."

Shangguan Wanjun opened her tired eyes upon hearing this: "My beloved concubine is here, is it time for duty?"

"Your Majesty, I have left my post."

"Is Concubine Lu also back?"

"The Concubine Lu and the Concubine Lady have not arrived yet, so he asked me to leave my post first." He just learned on the way that the Emperor had returned to the palace, so he wanted to come and see him. He never thought that the Emperor was actually in the Imperial Study.

Shangguan Wanjun nodded casually and looked at Su Yude who was standing quietly.

"Nothing happened these days, right?"

Su Yude bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, not yet. The Grand Tutor and the others have already taken care of it."

"In that case, I will go back to the Dragon Palace today. Since Concubine Xuan is here, let's go together." She suddenly relaxed and felt tired and sleepy.

It is not easy to be a benevolent monarch, she wants to be a tyrant monarch.

Liuli sent someone back early to arrange hot water for bathing, and was stunned when she saw Sun Yuewei in the bathroom.

"Who are you? You look familiar to me." It's like I've seen you somewhere before.

Sun Yuewei bowed respectfully and replied, "Your Majesty, I am your servant Sun Yuewei."

After a period of forgotten memories, she suddenly remembered who this person was.

"So it's you. How long have you been here?"

Sun Yuewei continued politely, "I have been here for seven days."

Shangguan Wanjun felt tired and walked straight into the wooden barrel.

"It's still comfortable to take a bath." It's a pity that I can't take a bath all the time. It's really a pity.

Concubine Xuan - Song Xuanyi was sitting on the soft couch in the Dragon Bedroom. He felt a little uncomfortable with the emperor's coming.

When Shangguan Wanjun appeared, Concubine Xuan - Song Xuanyi just looked up and saw a person in a light green nightgown appear in his sight.

"emperor."

"You're fine so soon?"

"Men are faster than women."

Shangguan Wanjun pursed her lips and smiled slightly, then walked to the dressing table. Mu Xiang began to treat her skin. Pearl powder has the effect of whitening and nourishing the skin, while honey can moisturize the skin and make it more tender.

After skin care, Shangguan Wanjun was so sleepy that she lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep in one go, which surprised Concubine Xuan - Song Xuanyi.

The desire that had just arisen was completely extinguished.

He looked at the emperor lying on the pillow, listened to his soft snoring, and sighed softly.

Don’t think about anything tonight, just sleep with your soft and fragrant arms.

Shangguan Wanjun was awakened by Aunt Cheng and was stunned when she looked at the man next to her.

Xuanpin-Song Xuanyi?

Why is he here?

Before going to bed, the memory came to her mind and she remembered that she had brought the person back.

She rubbed her swollen head, thinking she had really been confused from all the sleep. Suddenly, her eyes met with a pair of eyes, and both of them were visibly stunned.

After a few days of suspension of the morning court session, it was resumed. The ministers looked at the empress with a serious face, wondering if something had happened.

Taifu Yun raised his eyes slightly and looked directly at the emperor, also confused in his heart.

"How is the plague? How many people have died in the past few days? How many have recovered? How many have left the capital?"

She asked without any nonsense, and the Minister of Revenue answered respectfully.

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, a total of 3,000 people have been cured, 500 have died, and a total of 10,000 have left the capital. Some wanted to wander outside the city, but were stopped in time by the Kyoto commanders."

"In this case, there are still about 30,000 to 40,000 people in Beijing." The number is still huge, and we have to think of a way to resettle them. At least it cannot affect the original residents, otherwise there will be chaos again.

Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai bowed and said, "That's right."

Shangguan Wanjun pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid most of these people are a bit greedy. Since we're canceling the porridge distribution, we'll only be responsible for those infected with the plague, those who have recovered from the plague, and the elderly, the weak, and the disabled. We'll keep a record of them. We'll give them one last day and opportunity to leave. Each of them will receive a long radish and a bag of vegetable seeds. If they don't leave Beijing now, they'll lose a year of tax exemption and material subsidies."

Opportunities come to those who are prepared, not to those who are greedy.

Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai bowed and said, "I obey your order."

That’s great! We can finally stop tolerating those greedy refugees. Our granaries are almost being emptied by them.

When the remaining refugees learned about this, they were dumbfounded. Did the emperor and the court no longer care about them?

Some people were dissatisfied and said, "Why? We are also the people of the Yuan Dynasty and the people of the emperor. The emperor cannot be so cruel to us."

"That's right. Why are the people in the city eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks, while we don't even have porridge to drink?"

Listening to the noisy conversations, the soldiers frowned, and some couldn't help but roar loudly.

"Shut up, everyone! The Emperor treated everyone equally, but you were the ones who didn't want to leave. Who can you blame? You should blame yourself for being greedy. Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant."

Some refugees were so embarrassed that their faces turned red, and they really thought so in their hearts.

But they didn't consider that the emperor's power was not something that a few greedy people could threaten. Not to mention the tens of thousands of civilians inside and outside the city. The emperor couldn't completely ignore their safety. After all, they were all his people, and it wouldn't be good to be too partial to the refugees.

After the soldiers finished shouting, they couldn't help rolling their eyes when they saw the crowd quiet down.

With such means, he still plays tricks on those who are fighting on the battlefield to kill the enemy. It is really stupid.

In the morning, thousands of people received their supplies and left.

Looking at the gradually decreasing number of refugees, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming took a look and sighed at the empress's decisiveness and benevolence. If it were any other emperor, there would probably be nothing.

Of the remaining 15,000 refugees, 2,000 who were infected with the plague and 3,000 who were cured had to be eliminated, leaving 10,000 refugees.

When Shangguan Wanjun learned about this, she felt a lot more relieved.

Liu Cheng's face was also full of joy: "Your Majesty, perhaps many people will leave in the afternoon."

Shangguan Wanjun actually felt that she was a bit cruel, but that was also because those refugees were greedy and wanted to get more. What she had to consider was the safety of the people of the entire Yuan Dynasty, not those greedy people.

After all, compared with tens of millions of people, ten thousand people are definitely more worthy of saving. As an emperor, she must know how to make choices, otherwise acting on impulse will bring disaster to the whole world.