Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"Gu Jieyu has a simple personality and is not suitable for managing the affairs of the six palaces. The Queen has indeed acted inappropriately recently, but there is no need to blame herself so much."

The emperor glanced at the panicked woman and rejected the queen's proposal without hesitation.

Ning'er is kind-hearted and simple-minded. The affairs of the harem are so complicated and the power of the aristocratic families is so great that she will fall into the trap of these women if she is not careful.

And secretly, he didn't want Ning'er to be involved in these troubles.

After hearing this, the corners of the queen's mouth curled up slightly. She had known for a long time that the emperor would not agree to this matter. Before she got married, Gu was just a concubine's daughter. How could she have the ability to handle the affairs of the six palaces? Moreover, with the current court situation, even if the emperor was suspicious of her, he would not easily shake her position as the queen, so as to prevent the Zheng family of the previous dynasty from becoming ambitious.

But she immediately heard the emperor's voice become soft and gentle.

"However, Ning'er and Zheng'er, mother and son, have indeed suffered a lot of grievances recently. The Queen is right. The position of Zhaoyi is indeed well deserved."

"It is unusual to appoint a palace mistress. I will leave this matter to the Queen."

Given Gu's family background and qualifications, she was able to obtain the position of a third-rank concubine because she gave birth to the eldest prince. In order to curb the power of the aristocratic families, since the emperor ascended the throne, except for appointing Zheng as a noble concubine, the emperor strictly enforced the rule that concubines could not be promoted without merit. Even a favored concubine like Concubine Lu did not get the opportunity to be promoted.

Gu was too favored by the emperor, and she had no intention of promoting her to a higher position, otherwise she would not have proposed Zhaoyi, the head of the nine concubines.

Chongyi and Chongrong were the most suitable candidates, but she didn't expect that the emperor, who was always cautious, would agree.

"After Sister Zheng and He Chongyuan, Concubine Gu is the third major official to be canonized since the Emperor ascended the throne. I will definitely instruct the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Palace Bureau to handle this matter with great fanfare to make up for the injustices Concubine Gu and the First Prince have suffered these days."

But the Queen knew that she had no room to refuse this matter. After all, she was the one who said it, and if she said anything to stop it now, it would only make the Emperor displeased.

"Your Majesty, this concubine..."

Gu Youning glanced at the emperor, a look of flattery and uneasiness flashing in his eyes, but the emperor immediately responded with a look.

She no longer refused. Although being named Zhaoyi was not what she had originally expected, she was still very satisfied with this unexpected surprise.

"Your Majesty, this is truly not my fault. Please understand!"

Xu Sizhi, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't understand why a proper interrogation turned into a promotion for Concubine Gu. But she was not really stupid because she could flatter the empress dowager and get the position of Sizhi, and even have the possibility of going further.

She suddenly felt a little frightened. Could there be something else going on with this little bitch Caiyi?

"How does Empress Xu Sizhi think we should deal with this?"

Of course the emperor would not let it go like this. If he had not come at such a coincidence today, who knows what would have happened if Zheng'er had put on these clothes and presented himself to his mother.

"Xu Sizhi treats his subordinates harshly. Caiyi may be a female historian, but she is also a human life that cannot be taken lightly. Xu Sizhi really should not be in charge of the affairs of a single room anymore. I propose to remove him from his position and demote him to the Ye Ting Bureau."

As soon as the Queen said this, Xu Sizhi immediately looked up in surprise, and his eyes of resentment and dissatisfaction fell on the Queen's face.

She knew that Caiyi must have done something under the Queen's instructions, and now they wanted to drag her out to take the blame.

How is this possible?

"emperor……"

But as soon as she moved her lips and shouted, Cao Zhong waved his hand and asked the eunuch to hold her down.

"Your Majesty, that maid Caiyi must have heard someone else do something without telling me. I am completely unaware of this, Your Majesty..."

The queen listened to Xu Sizhi, who was being forcibly dragged away, shouting loudly, and a dark light flashed in her eyes.

She and the Queen Mother are both members of the Cui family, but the current person in charge of the Cui family is the Queen Mother's brother. All the power of the Cui family inside and outside the palace is in the Queen Mother's hands. If she asks the Queen Mother to punish her people, it will inevitably bring some trouble to herself.

However, when faced with two evils, she had to choose the lesser of two evils. Since the emperor was willing to give her a way out, she had no choice but to go along with it.

"It's time for the Queen Mother to wake up."

The Empress noticed the displeasure on the Emperor's face and continued, seemingly oblivious, "Gu Jieyu and the First Prince must have been frightened today. Your Majesty should comfort them. I will go and pay my respects to the Queen Mother first."

The queen said this and stood up to leave.

"Thank you for your hard work, Queen."

The emperor's expression relaxed.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is what I, a concubine, should do."

The queen has returned to her usual gentle and calm self, as if nothing had happened just now.

The Empress of the Central Palace remained so calm and composed even after being questioned so rudely by the Emperor. No wonder the Empress has such a perfect reputation.

"Eunuch Cao, first burn all those clothes, including the ones sent by the Shanggong Bureau in Jing'anju. Don't keep any of them."

After the queen left, the emperor was about to get up and take Gu Youning back to see his son, but the woman suddenly turned to Cao Zhong and spoke.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Cao Zhong didn't dare to turn around and looked at his master inquiringly.

"What are you looking at me for? Didn't you hear what Zhaoyi said?"

The emperor didn't think too much about it, he just thought that the woman was afraid that these clothes would hurt Zheng'er.

"Yes, I am confused."

"Don't worry, your Majesty. I will definitely take care of this matter."

Although the enthronement ceremony had not yet taken place, his master had already called her Zhaoyi, so it was naturally within the rules for him to call her "Empress".

"Please, sir, have someone close the palace door. I would like to speak to the Emperor."

"Yes."

This time, Cao Zhong didn't even look at his master, and just agreed and went down.

"what happened?"

The emperor looked at the woman who came towards him.

"It's alright, I just want to be alone with the Emperor for a while."

Gu Youning took the initiative to sit down next to the emperor, put his arms around the emperor's waist, and snuggled into the emperor's arms.

The emperor was stunned for a moment before reaching out to hug the person.

Except when they were making love in the rain, Ning'er rarely did such intimate things to herself.

"Don't worry, the clothes..."

The emperor wanted to explain briefly that the clothes would not hurt his son, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his lips were blocked.

He glared unconsciously. In broad daylight, no concubine had ever dared to be so bold.

Even Lady Lu, no matter how gentle and graceful she was, would not dare to do this.

Gu Youning certainly noticed the emperor's surprise and couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

The emperor's thin lips were very beautiful, and had a masculine aura. She tilted her head back and traced them carefully, and it actually tasted quite good.

But she only held on for a moment before she retreated. The emperor stood there motionless, as this posture was a little too tiring for her.

"Don't mention the clothes."

Gu Youning placed his hand lightly on the emperor's chest and whispered.

"you know……"

Gu Youning's wrist was suddenly grabbed by the emperor, causing him to feel a sharp pain.