The wives of the concubines are empresses

Shangguan Wanjun had calmed down. It would take General Nan Shaoan half an hour to ride from the city gate to the palace gate, and another quarter of an hour from the palace gate to the imperial study. She just needed to wait quietly for an hour and a half.

Wu Guifei - Propaganda Feng calmly glanced at Shangguan Wanjun who was carefully reviewing the memorials, then lowered his head and continued to deal with the memorials in his hand. There were not many memorials today, so Shangguan Wanjun did not order other imperial concubines to deal with them.

In the huge main hall, apart from the palace servants, there were only Shangguan Wanjun and Concubine Wu - Xuanchuan Feng and the others who served them, Liu Cheng Minglan and others.

An hour and a half later, Shangguan Wanjun heard the steady sound of a man in armor walking.

"coming."

Concubine Wu - Propaganda Wind was startled and looked up: "Did the Emperor hear it?"

Shangguan Wanjun smiled gently and joked to herself: "I have a thousand-mile hearing."

Minglan and others tried to hold back their laughter. The emperor was so funny.

Concubine Wu - Propaganda Wind couldn't help but smile gently, and said in a doting tone: "Your Majesty is right."

Su Yude came to the front of the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, General Nan and others are outside the hall requesting an audience."

"Xuan."

At this time, Shangguan Wanjun had just finished processing the twenty or so memorials in her hands. At the same time, Concubine Wu - the propaganda wind - also finished reviewing her own twenty or so memorials.

Shangguan Wanjun glanced at him and smiled: "We have a good understanding."

Concubine Wu-Publicity Wind smiled and said, "It is my honor."

Several footsteps came in unison. Shangguan Wanjun looked up at the people coming and her eyes met with General Nan Shaoan's.

"I'm back." Her tone was relaxed, like a casual greeting from family.

General Nan Shaoan, General Shi, Shi Jun and others all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"No need to be polite, generals, please take a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat."

Liu Cheng quickly arranged for someone to bring a few chairs, and several people in armor sat on two-thirds of the chairs.

Not long after the four of them sat down, the tea that had been arranged was brought over by Chaxiangyuan.

After the four of them drank some tea, Shangguan Wanjun finally opened her mouth and asked with concern.

"The generals returned to the capital quite quickly. How long has General An Yong been here?"

General Nan Shaoan replied, "Your Majesty, he arrived half a month ago, and the items he brought with him have been sorted. We then left Yunzhou."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanjun smiled and nodded.

"Oh, by the way, has Lord Jiang gone to take up his post?"

"It's been two months since he left. Mr. Zhou has also been appointed to another county. Now I should call him Mr. Zhou."

"Lord Zhou is also a capable person. I hope that after becoming an official, he can also be a capable minister."

General Nan Shaoan pursed his lips and smiled: "I believe that the emperor's expectations will come true."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled when she heard this: "You seem to trust him quite a bit."

"intuition."

Shangguan Wanjun looked at Liu Cheng and said, "Lunch is almost here. Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some more side dishes, and also bring out my treasured osmanthus wine and peach blossom wine."

Liu Cheng bowed slightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Fu Shou Palace

The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace has learned that General Nan Shaoan and others have returned to the court, and is now reporting on official business in the Imperial Study.

Nanny Li glanced at her master and said, "General Nan and General An are the two most difficult among all the concubines."

The Empress Dowager Donggong smiled faintly: "It's everyone's choice, there's nothing we can do about it. However, the choice made by the two of them did add a lot of strength. It's much better than the Lan and Zhang families."

Nanny Li nodded in agreement, "The Queen Mother is right."

The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace disliked the ways of her mother's family, and even more so the competitive Zhang family. She had no ability, but she had great ambition. She hated people who were inactive but still had high aspirations.

She once wanted to have everything, but she got it through her sincere efforts. For example, she fought for the right to raise the emperor, but she was also very good to her daughter's biological mother. After all, she loved her daughter's mother and took good care of her, especially in the cannibalistic harem. During those difficult years, they supported and relied on each other.

What she was most grateful to Zhang Zilin for was the daughter she gave birth to for the late emperor. As long as she did not make any mistakes in principle in this life, she would be rich and prosperous.

At the dining table, six people sat around it.

Concubine Wu - The propaganda style is the same as always: serve chicken soup to Shangguan Wanjun first, and then serve soup to yourself.

After becoming pregnant, Shangguan Wanjun ate a lot and tried her best to control her weight at home. Although she didn't want to move after becoming pregnant, she would force herself to walk around from time to time.

"This chicken soup is delicious. Generals, please try it."

The four of them said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

There were a lot of snacks on the table. General Nan Shaoan drank and ate peanuts at the same time.

Concubine Wu poured herself a glass of wine, raised the glass and looked at him.

"General Nan, come, let's have a drink together."

"Please, Concubine Wu!"

The two of them clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

Shangguan Wanjun poured herself a cup of fermented glutinous rice soup and raised it towards General Nan Shaoan and others.

"Come, I will offer you, generals, fermented glutinous rice soup instead of wine."

The four of them quickly filled their glasses with wine and held them up respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Putting down the quilt, Shangguan Wanjun hurriedly invited everyone to eat.

"This water rabbit is good, a great dish to go with wine. And this cold water spinach, garlic cucumber, and fried crispy pork are also good."

General Nan Shaoan said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please eat quickly. We all know what's going on."

Shangguan Wanjun was not angry when facing these straightforward soldiers. This was the way of speaking they were used to after staying in the military camp for many years.

"Okay, let Concubine Wu handle the drinking. I can only watch."

The four of them all expressed their understanding. Concubine Wu had a good alcohol tolerance and had a good time drinking with them. She also entertained the generals, and Shangguan Wanjun was very satisfied with this.

After the meal, the four were sent to the palace where foreign officials were entertained and rested. However, General Nan Shaoan was personally sent back to his own bedroom by Su Yude and his men.

Shangguan Wanjun was lying flat on the bed in the side hall, stroking her round belly with her right hand.

Concubine Wu drank some wine and fell asleep on the soft couch opposite.

Shangguan Wanjun looked at the man from a distance and said, "You are so big, sleeping there, wouldn't it be too uncomfortable? Why don't you come to the bed?"

Although Concubine Wu wanted to sleep in the same bed with Shangguan Wanjun, he was still reluctant and refused directly after drinking.

"No, Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will suffocate you and the babies."

Thinking that a child with his and the emperor's blood would be born soon, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, Shangguan Wanjun no longer forced him. She actually understood his behavior. He was just afraid that he would stink them after drinking.

This man is quite considerate. She thought that if she were not an emperor and she and him were just an ordinary couple, they would probably be a loving couple.

After becoming pregnant, Shangguan Wanjun usually fell asleep as soon as she got into bed. After she finished talking about Concubine Wu's publicity style, she started snoring softly the next moment.