The wives of the concubines are empresses

Shangguan Wanjun looked at the Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai and opened her red lips slightly.

"Lord Mu, do you three have a set of rules?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai stepped out and began to speak.

"Your Majesty, I have compiled a few of them for your review."

Liu Cheng walked down the steps to take it, and presented it respectfully to Shangguan Wanjun.

"emperor."

Shangguan Wanjun raised her hand and picked it up to look at it. As she read through the pages, she could even hear the quiet breathing in the Golden Palace.

“It’s OK, but lacks originality.”

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please give me some advice."

"Have you ever made glutinous rice cakes?"

The ministers were stunned: "Ciba? What's the point of hitting that thing?"

The Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai and the left and right vice ministers of the Ministry of Revenue all shook their heads, and Shangguan Wanjun raised her eyes slightly.

"Yes, one hammer and one penny." People should be very interested in winning the grand prize with one penny.

Taifu Yun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, are there any restrictions?"

"There are no restrictions. As long as you can lift a hammer, it's fine. A wooden hammer."

The ministers laughed when they heard this, and Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, spoke.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely give it a try."

"Okay, I have no objection if you bring your family with you."

Halfway through the court meeting, Shangguan Wanjun felt tired of sitting and decided to get up and walk around. She stood up and walked down the stairs and walked around. The ministers were puzzled and held their breath, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Shangguan Wanjun was walking around casually when she smelled a scent. She suddenly stopped and the minister in front of her trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, is there something on my face?"

Shangguan Wanjun shook her head gently: "No, it's just that I smell a strong scent of powder on you."

The minister was shocked: Oh no, I spent the night in a brothel last night and just returned home this morning to change into official uniform before going to court.

As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials all looked at him. Some of them gloated, some looked embarrassed, and some trembled, hoping that the empress would not go in their direction.

Shangguan Wanjun only said that one sentence and then came to the generals. None of the generals dared to move. They stood straight like pillars. Shangguan Wanjun felt that they were standing very stiffly.

Master Yun's old face turned red, and he glared at the minister who smelled of powder just now. What a shameless old man, the empress still smelled it, which was extremely embarrassing.

"General Huaiyuan, you didn't drink the day before yesterday, did you?"

General Huaiyuan was stunned: "Your Majesty, you can smell it."

"There's a faint smell of alcohol on you, it shouldn't be from yesterday." I don't know what's wrong with me lately, my sense of smell is particularly sensitive. Could it be because I'm pregnant?

General Xuanwei and Concubine Wu looked at each other, and the other civil and military officials all looked over here.

It was rare for him to be noticed by so many people, especially under such circumstances, so General Huaiyuan still felt quite embarrassed.

As Shangguan Wanjun was walking, the embroidery in her sleeve fell off and landed at the feet of Zhang Zhengyang, a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy. The ministers lowered their heads to look, and Zhang Zhengyang hurriedly knelt on one knee to pick it up and present it to him.

"Your Majesty." The three words "peace and happiness" were written on it. He guessed that the empress gave it to the emperor's husbands, but which emperor actually needed peace and happiness?

"Thank you!"

Zhang Zhengyang, the editor of the Imperial Academy, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is very polite."

He stood up and stood still with his head held high and his chest puffed out. General Anyong was stunned. Who needs peace and happiness?

Concubine Wu - Xuanhua Feng also saw the words above, his eyes narrowed slightly, wondering who the emperor was giving it to.

Shangguan Wanjun returned to the dragon throne and sat down. Liu Cheng followed her throughout the whole process.

After leaving the court, the ministers hurriedly smelled their bodies to see if there was any smell.

"Can you help me smell it? What does it smell like?"

"It seems not."

"Really? Could it be that the Emperor smelled it wrong?"

The minister beside him quickly stopped him from speaking: "You can't say that."

He also looked around in horror and even closed his mouth.

"Thank you for reminding."

The Minister of Revenue, Mu Qinghai, and the three officials, the Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, went to the imperial study and sat down with Shangguan Wanjun.

"You can try my method. For one penny, you can win a grand prize by beating glutinous rice cakes. Another penny is for breaking a wine bowl to win a grand prize. As for the prizes, or the jackpots, what do you think of them?"

The three men were in deep thought before the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue spoke first.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give us a small house as a prize, and we can also get first, second and third place."

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, after the last three, for the top ten, we'll have another one called... what was it called... I can't remember it at the moment."

Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai asked, "Is this the consolation prize the emperor mentioned?"

The left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's it."

Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai frowned: "Your Majesty, the weather is so hot, what are we going to do with the glutinous rice cakes we made?"

The left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue were stunned: Yes, they haven’t thought about this problem yet.

The two of them followed the Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai and looked at the calm and composed Shangguan Wanjun. She was still thinking about how to make the best use of the glutinous rice by making it into rice cakes. That was real food and could not be wasted.

“We can make and sell glutinous rice cakes, but it’s really hot now, so why not set the time for the event at 1:15 in the morning, when the city gates will open half an hour earlier, that is, at 5:15 in the morning.

The closing time is set at 1:05 PM. The beaten glutinous rice is used to make glutinous rice cakes for sale. They can also make brown sugar glutinous rice cakes and banana leaf glutinous rice cakes with fillings. If you don't want the banana flavor, banana leaves or bamboo leaves will do.

The three of them understood immediately and admired the emperor's good idea.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty is truly amazing, and so are we, your subjects."

"Okay, stop flattering me and give me more results. I'll be happier."

The three of them bowed and said, "We obey your command."

Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will go down and prepare. I will take my leave now."

Shangguan Wanjun waved her hand and the three of them retreated. Shangguan Wanjun, who was a little bored, came to Xiangxuan Pavilion.

"Come on, the eldest prince's brother is chasing me."

"Brother, the eldest prince, catch me, I'm here."

After hearing what the three children said, Shangguan Wanjun stood still and listened quietly.

Liu Cheng whispered, "Your Majesty, it's the eldest prince, the baron, and the pavilion master."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded calmly: "Let them play, I will watch quietly for a while."

She shouldn't have disturbed such an innocent moment in advance.

Leng Shuxiang walked out of the hall and shook his head when he saw the three people running and sweating profusely.

"Grand Prince, Qiqi and Yuyu, come here quickly. Stop playing. You're all sweaty. Come and wipe us off so you don't get sick."

Seeing that there was no movement inside, Shangguan Wanjun stepped in. Leng Shuxiang had just wiped the sweat off Shangguan Muchang's body when she saw a bright yellow figure with a dragon pattern embroidered on it. She looked up in surprise.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"No gift."

When Shangguan Mucang saw his mother, he ran over happily and hugged her, which scared Leng Shuxiang so much that she broke out in a cold sweat.

"Crown Prince, don't..." It's over. The emperor will probably blame me soon.