The wives of the concubines are empresses

Concubine Wen Li Youwen watched Shangguan Wanjun handle government affairs quietly, without making any noise or talking, which surprised Shangguan Wanjun.

"If you feel bored, why don't you go back to the palace first?" Doesn't this person find it boring?

Li Youwen, the concubine of Wen, laughed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Shangguan Wanjun felt humiliated and continued to review the memorials with her head down, on which she stamped the imperial comments in vermilion.

Seeing a boring memorial full of nonsense, Shangguan Wanjun was so angry that she directly wrote ten big words in the imperial edict: "Well said, don't say it next time."

Seeing the girl so angry, Concubine Wen Li Youwen's sleepiness disappeared immediately.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

"He talked a lot of nonsense, but he didn't make any sense."

Concubine Wen Li Youwen was stunned and looked at Shangguan Wanjun with confused eyes.

"I mean those officials are wasting my time by writing nonsense."

Li Youwen, the concubine of the emperor, suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense, but if you don't read it, you won't know that what he said is nonsense."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded: "That makes sense."

Doesn't she need to think of a better way to review these memorials?

"By the way, can you read?"

"Yes, what is the emperor doing?" Why does it feel like I'm being targeted by a prey?

"Okay, from that pile of memorials, separate the ones that are full of nonsense and put the more important ones aside. Is that okay?"

Concubine Wen Li Youwen was shocked: Let him read the memorial? Is the emperor crazy?

"Minister...try?"

Shangguan Wanjun smiled gently: "Try it, you work hard."

Someone patted his shoulder, and the instigator continued to review the memorials.

With Li Youwen's help, Shangguan Wanjun felt that the speed was a little faster, but it was far from enough to meet her requirements.

Before dinner time, Concubine Wen Li Youwen had already left.

Shangguan Wanjun brought Lu Zilan to Anhe Palace, where the Empress Dowager Xigong was still embroidering seriously.

Seeing her master embroidering non-stop, Aunt Cui became very worried.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is not in a hurry at this moment. You must take care of your eyes first."

The Queen Mother Xigong disagreed: "I just want to see the emperor wearing the dragon robe I embroidered with my own hands."

Aunt Cui sighed softly, "There's no rush."

Empress Dowager Xigong wanted to refute, but saw a familiar figure.

"Mother concubine."

"My prince, why are you here today? Have you had your meal yet?"

Shangguan Wanjun chuckled and shook her head: "No, I'm just here to eat my mother's meal."

"Child, if you want to come, send someone to tell your mother to have something delicious prepared."

Looking at the tender affection between mother and daughter Lu Zilan, a warm feeling flashed through her heart. It turned out that the king of a country is just like you ordinary people.

During the meal, Empress Dowager Xigong kept picking up food for her children, and her expression and words were full of joy.

"My dear, have you sent anyone to look after those shops, fields, and mountains?"

"I have already started checking the arrangements one by one. I hope Mother is worried."

The Queen Mother of the Western Palace sighed softly, "Mother is incompetent and can't help you with anything."

Shangguan Wanjun held her hand holding the silver chopsticks.

"Mother, you have done very well. Truly, you have tried your best. I am very grateful to you."

Nanny Cui echoed, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has been sensible and considerate since he was young. Don't you even trust him?"

The Queen Mother of the Western Palace was anxious when she heard this: "Mother, that's not what I meant. Please don't misunderstand me."

Shangguan Wanjun chuckled and shook her head: "Let's continue eating."

After the meal, the mother and daughter walked hand in hand in the courtyard. The moon was still bright tonight.

"It's been so long since we took a walk alone. Every time I think of it, I feel so sorry for you. You're only fourteen years old, and you need to manage such a huge country."

How can I not be tired?

I'm afraid I'm too tired.

Being a king is lonely, so how can he easily tell others about it?

Seeing that it was getting late, Shangguan Wanjun looked at her mother's gentle face and suddenly didn't want to go back to the palace.

"Mother, I want to sleep with you tonight."

The Empress Dowager Xigong and Nanny Cui were both stunned.

"My prince, did your mother hear correctly?"

Shangguan Wanjun sneered: "Look how scared mother is."

It would be a lie for the Empress Dowager Xigong to say that she was not moved, but her daughter is the emperor after all. If she sleeps with her mother, will people gossip about her?

"Wouldn't it be good?"

Shangguan Wanjun also became angry: "Why, I will sleep with my mother, and those people can't interfere in my private affairs? If they have any objections, they can sleep with their own father. I won't say anything anyway."

It was rare to hear a girl say such angry words, and everyone around her laughed.

Aunt Cui also wanted the mother and daughter to spend more time together so that their relationship would be better and deeper.

"Your Majesty, why don't you obey the Emperor?"

In the end, Shangguan Wanjun managed to stay and fell asleep holding her mother's arm. She slept until the court session.

Originally, Shangguan Wanjun didn't want her mother to get up early, but she couldn't resist the overflowing maternal love.

"My son, you've worked so hard. It's so early. You must get enough sleep for your nap."

Outside the Golden Palace, the ministers were greeting each other in a lively atmosphere, but the officials from the Ministry of Revenue were the only ones who looked dejected.

"Minister of Revenue, what's wrong with you?"

The Minister of Revenue shook his head helplessly: "I don't know if the emperor will be satisfied with the money-making method we have proposed."

The Minister of Works walked over, and the Minister of Revenue was still shocked by the bruises under his eyes.

"Master Mu, have you been up all night?"

The Minister of Revenue sighed and took out a note from his arms.

"Minister of Works, please keep this."

During the morning court session, Lu Zilan was waiting beside Liu Cheng, and officials from the Ministry of Justice and other departments were shocked to see her.

"Minister of Works, where is what I want?"

Liu Cheng took it from the Minister of Works and said, "Your Majesty, please review it."

"Increase business taxes, monopolize salt sales, increase city entry fees..."

The further it went, the darker Shangguan Wanjun's face became.

"What the hell is this? Are you trying to force the merchants to revolt, or the people? The people are already having a hard time, and you're trying to exploit them."

Shangguan Wanjun was so angry that she threw those ways of making money on the ground and stood up angrily.

"Don't you want to live anymore? You think life is too good, and you want people to rebel to add some color to life?"

Lu Zilan was stunned when she heard the emperor scolding.

The faces of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue turned purple.

Shangguan Wanjun became more and more angry as she spoke: "Why, when the time comes for rebellion, will you protect me and the people, or will I protect you?"

Shangguan Wanjun rolled her eyes in anger, and at this moment she even wanted to put her hands on her hips.

"What does it mean to be a ruler? To worry about the country and the world; what does it mean to be a minister? To share the ruler's worries and work for the people. According to your theory, shouldn't I exploit you first? Ah? Should I exploit your Ministry of Revenue, or your Ministry of Justice, or your Ministry of Works, or your Ministry of War, or your Ministry of Rites, or even the Five Temples and Four Departments?"

Liu Cheng was afraid that the emperor would be angry with him, so he hurried over to comfort him.

"Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body."

"Don't worry, I won't be angry to death."

Shangguan Wanjun turned and walked over to the officials from the Ministry of Works and said, "Give me an order to the border. Which generals can wipe out those who are harassing the border in one fell swoop? I will make them marquises or kings."

The whole hall was in uproar, and even veteran generals like Xuanwei were shocked.