The wives of the concubines are empresses

Inside the solemn throne room, the ministers were clamoring like street vendors. Shangguan Wanjun, feeling weak all over, watched silently without saying a word. The other ministers who did not participate looked at each other in bewilderment.

“You’re farting.”

"You are disrespectful."

"You are unreasonable."

"You are being unreasonable."

Liu Cheng looked at his master silently, only to see that she just looked at him with a dull expression and didn't say anything to stop him. For a moment he didn't know what to do, but it wasn't a good idea to continue making noise like this.

General Xuanwei was having trouble holding back his laughter, and his face was even a little red, completely from trying to hold it back.

Master Yun looked at the two people arguing helplessly and could only stand there silently.

Everyone was wondering why the emperor didn't stop it today. Facing so many gazes, Shangguan Wanjun also looked back at the ministers, only to see that when their eyes met hers, they immediately looked away, fearing that they would be affected.

Shangguan Wanjun looked at Liu Cheng, and he hurried over.

"Your Majesty." Shangguan Wanjun whispered in his ear. Liu Cheng widened his eyes in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, please keep joking."

"Go."

The two adults who were quarreling were stunned when they saw the two cups of tea suddenly appear. They both looked at Shi Qingxue who was serving the tea, and then looked at Shangguan Wanjun who was sitting on the dragon throne.

"Have some tea to moisten your throat, and then continue." The two men thanked and bowed, then picked up the tea and drank it, and continued arguing.

All the ministers were confused by this move and were speculating on its meaning.

The two ministers realized what was going on later and felt something was wrong while arguing. Suddenly they stopped and looked at the empress who was watching the show quietly.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Shangguan Wanjun said calmly, "Just pretend I don't exist and continue."

Watching the show in the last court was quite interesting. After all, they were all powerful ministers, and they suddenly started quarreling. No one cared about it, which was very interesting to her.

The two quarreling ministers looked at each other awkwardly and quickly apologized. Shangguan Wanjun saw that they had stopped quarreling and waved her hand slightly.

"It's okay, it's fine, I should be happy."

The ministers were silent, so how could the emperor be happy?

"The fact that you can still quarrel proves that you are in high spirits. I can generously assign tasks to you. My dear ministers, please continue to maintain this state. I am very optimistic about you." She had a smile on her face, but the two ministers found it a little creepy.

"Your Majesty, this is wonderful."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled faintly and said, "I am delighted to see that all of you are full of energy. The veterans of our Yuan Dynasty are full of vigor, and the newcomers are full of vigor. How can the country not prosper? The people are not having a good time. Everyone should continue to maintain this state."

The ministers were stunned by what they heard. Most of them had been successfully brainwashed by Shangguan Wanjun and spoke out excitedly.

"Your Majesty is wise, and you are all in good spirits. Please feel free to assign us tasks." The speaker was the Minister of Justice Lin Chenghao.

Shangguan Wanjun agreed repeatedly: "What the Minister of Justice said is correct. How many cells are left in your Ministry of Justice?"

Minister of Justice Lin Chenghao was stunned and fell silent. "Ah? Most of them are empty. What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?"

Is the emperor going to send him prisoners?

"As you think in your heart, it may happen in one or two days. Your Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple will be busy." Shangguan Wanjun said calmly.

The two important departments looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what the emperor meant by this. Two days later, more than twenty county magistrates were escorted back to the capital late at night and directly dispersed to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, with a dozen each.

Upon receiving the letter, Song Yunshuo, the Dali Temple Minister, got up at night, dressed quickly, and hurried to the Dali Temple in a carriage.

They were still busy until dawn and were so tired that they had to work on an empty stomach. They didn't have lunch until 5:30 in the afternoon.

Minister of Justice Lin Chenghao fell into deep thought as he watched the prisoners being sent in one after another. When did the emperor take action? No one noticed it.

In the imperial study, Shangguan Wanjun looked at the irrefutable evidence and could not help but sneer. The atmosphere in the entire imperial study was depressing and no one dared to make a sound.

Liu Cheng looked at his master cautiously and found that her face was extremely gloomy.

Shangguan Wanjun was about to drink tea when she found there was no water.

"Give me more tea."

Liu Cheng said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I will arrange for someone immediately."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded slightly, and suddenly felt hungry. She looked at Mu Xiang.

"Ask the imperial kitchen to make me some lotus seed and red date soup." Mu Xiang was stunned. There is such a drink?

Shangguan Wanjun saw that she was confused and didn't move, so she sighed softly.

"I told you to remember."

"Yes, Your Majesty." She hurried to the desk, picked up a pen and prepared, and Shangguan Wanjun spoke softly.

"Two large pieces of lotus root, four ounces of red dates, two ounces of lotus seeds, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Peel the lotus root, cut it into pieces, and wash and drain. Soak the red dates and lotus seeds in water until they are soft, then remove them. Boil the lotus root pieces, red dates, and lotus seeds with rock sugar and water for eight and a half minutes, until the ingredients are softened. This food can replenish blood and moisturize the skin, and is a good tonic for those who are tired and exhausted."

(The process of making rock sugar has a history of hundreds of years, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. During this period, people had mastered the technique, and it was further developed during the Tang and Song dynasties.)

The production method of rock sugar at this time mainly involves heating and boiling sugarcane juice to obtain a thick syrup, and then cooling the syrup to crystallize, forming crystal clear rock sugar. This process requires multiple steps, including boiling and crystallization.

In ancient times, rock sugar was not only used for daily consumption, but also played an important role in weddings, funerals, and New Year sacrifices.

Mu Xiang was stunned: It has taken so long, is the emperor waiting so impatiently?

Shangguan Wanjun seemed to have considered that it was taking too long, so she pursed her lips and said, "It's been a while. Please bring me some candied fruit and pastries first."

Mu Xiang bowed respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Shangguan Wanjun saw the chestnut cake, mung bean cake and Double Ninth Festival cake they presented, and reached out to pick up a piece of mung bean cake and ate it carefully.

After being here for more than a year, Shangguan Wanjun set herself the goal of handling government affairs well, keeping a full stomach, and exercising well. Life is still pretty good.

"By the way, how are Shirayuki and Pastry getting along?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qingxue replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, Bai Xue and Gao Tian rarely play together on weekdays."

Shangguan Wanjun was stunned after hearing this: "Really? Neither of them likes to be together?"

"No, Bai Xue doesn't seem to care much about pastries."

"Don't care about me? You're so cold."

Shi Qingxue nodded: "Yes, it is aloof."

Only the emperor can describe it.

"Bring them all to me." Bai Xue is quite aloof, which is interesting. She wants to see how aloof she is.

Shangguan Wanjun teased Bai Xue in her arms and whispered softly.

"Look at you, you finally have a playmate, why don't you cherish it?"

Su Yude walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine is here."

"Xianfei, side lord? He's back?"

Su Yude thought of the dusty appearance of the virtuous concubine and the concubine, and said respectfully, "She looks like she just came back."

Shangguan Wanjun had a lot of things on her mind: What did this virtuous concubine want to do by looking for her as soon as she came back?