After my whole family overheard my thoughts, they went berserk.

Si Pei'an was promoted to Minister of Works.

Chen En, the former Minister of Industry and Commerce, was transferred to the position of Minister of Rites.

Wu Bende, the former Minister of Rites, was demoted to Vice Minister of Rites because his wife, Fu Rufang, wrote a letter of denunciation.

Si Lingchen was appointed Junior Chamberlain, and Luo Jialin was appointed Academician of the Hanlin Academy.

There has been no reshuffling of positions in the court for a long time. After all, most of these officials have been in office since the founding of the dynasty, and rashly reshuffling them would provoke resistance from the court officials.

But Rong Lizheng made a mistake, so the emperor decided to learn from it and carry out a major reshuffle, giving those who did real work a chance to be promoted.

News from the previous dynasty also reached the inner palace.

Even the Empress felt that it was terrifying for matters of the previous dynasty to involve the inner palace.

"I never imagined that Granny Fang, who had served the Empress for over a decade, could be so well hidden, and was actually Prime Minister Rong's mistress," Qing Sui exclaimed in amazement.

“She’s been in the palace for over a decade, and I’ve never discovered that she had any contact with people outside the palace. I haven’t even seen her interact with the Crown Princess. I never imagined that their relationships were so complicated,” Qianhe said.

Qing Sui added, "There's something even more complicated. Aren't the Crown Princess and Consort Rong sisters?"

Shi Miaomiao munched on pork jerky, crossed her legs, and listened intently to their discussion.

"What's so strange about that? I've known it for ages!"

The Empress shook her head and sighed.

"I never expected that Granny Fang was a mistress. How did she manage to keep her own daughter by her side and not acknowledge her?"

She looked at the baby in her arms; if it were her, she wouldn't be able to resist for even a moment.

He would rather give up everything than pretend to be a stranger to his daughter.

The little head was thinking and thinking.

"Judging by the days, it should be almost the Shangsi Festival. Shouldn't my new sister-in-law be of marriageable age by now? I need to get Mother to start making arrangements for this as soon as possible so that my brother, the Crown Prince, can marry her off soon."

Even the Empress was curious, as Miaomiao kept mentioning her new sister-in-law. Who exactly was this new sister-in-law?

As a mother, she couldn't act like a child and relentlessly pursue the truth.

If she's truly a good girl, then it's definitely worth pursuing her as soon as possible.

Shi Youzhi received a summons from the Empress and came to Huayao Palace for dinner. Unexpectedly, the Emperor also arrived at Huayao Palace for dinner.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty!" Shi Youzhi bowed to the Emperor.

The Empress rose and bowed: "Why did Your Majesty come so suddenly without informing anyone beforehand?"

The Emperor sensed from the Empress's tone that she did not welcome him.

He was supposed to be an emperor, so how come he's getting worse and worse, and even the empress doesn't like him anymore!

"I want to see Miaomiao, can't I come?" The Emperor walked over and teased Shi Miaomiao.

Every second was filled with sighs.

"My father really has no sense of propriety. My mother invited her son to dinner, so they must have something to talk about. Why is a grown man like me meddling in other people's business?"

The emperor did not like to hear these words.

He sat at the table protesting, his face dark.

"Why isn't anyone bringing me a bowl and chopsticks? Are they not planning to let me eat?"

Upon seeing this, Qianhe immediately went to get bowls and chopsticks.

The three people sat around the table. The emperor ate in silence, the crown prince ate in silence, and no one spoke. The atmosphere was strangely eerie.

"Mother, didn't you say you had something to say to me?" Shi Youzhi also felt uncomfortable and subconsciously tried to find a topic to talk about.

The Empress was at a loss for words.

With the Emperor present, she couldn't really say anything!

Moreover, it's just something I keep mentioning, it's not even a done deal yet, and I haven't figured out how to bring it up.

"That's right, there are things that can't be said at the dinner table!" the Emperor agreed.

The Empress asked tactfully, "Youzhi, how have you been feeling lately?"

“Your subject is unharmed,” Shi Youzhi said.

The Empress then asked, "Have you been eating and sleeping well these days?"

"It's alright," Shi Youzhi replied.

Every second sounds so urgent.

"Mother probably wants to ask if my eldest brother has any plans to remarry after just divorcing his wife, but she's afraid of upsetting my crown prince, so she doesn't dare to ask, right?"

When the emperor heard Shi Miaomiao's thoughts, he was overjoyed, as this gave him control of the narrative.

Moreover, he even knew who that girl was!

"Do you have a girl you admire? Speak up, and I will make the decision for you!"

Shi Youzhi's face suddenly turned red as he choked on a mouthful of hot soup.

"Your subject..." he said shyly, unsure of what to say.

The Emperor said with a hint of disdain, "How can a real man be so coy about matters of the heart? You are truly unworthy of being my father!"

Seeing this, the Empress couldn't help but ask, "Have you really met a girl you like recently?"

"Your subject..." Shi Youzhi still didn't know how to say it.

At this moment, he thought of Si Xue'er's appearance, but he didn't know what she thought of him, so he dared not say anything.

If the emperor rashly bestows a marriage upon someone and they are unwilling, it would become a forced marriage.

"What about Si Pei'an's second daughter?" the Emperor asked, perking up his ears.

He had heard Miao Miao mention that she was his new sister-in-law.

Since he likes her so much, he has to do his best to bring them together.

Upon hearing this, Shi Youzhi became even more uneasy and quickly offered an explanation.

“Father, the second daughter of the Si family is not yet of marriageable age…”

"What's there to be afraid of if you haven't reached the coming-of-age ceremony yet? Once you've completed the ceremony, I'll immediately issue an order for your marriage!"

Even the Empress felt that the Emperor was acting too hastily, so she tried to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty, could you please be a little more composed?"

The Emperor frowned: "Am I not mature and steady enough?"

Even his daughter said he smells like an old man!

"My father is such a straight man. Even if he takes a liking to a girl, he should give her a chance to process it. If he rashly grants her a marriage, it will scare my new sister-in-law."

"In my opinion, this matter should not be rushed. It would be better to send someone to sound out the Si family's opinion in order to avoid any misunderstandings."

"Exactly, even though my new sister-in-law likes my older brother, we should let her get used to it first."

Hearing Miaomiao's heartfelt words, the Emperor realized that he had acted rashly.

But seeing Shi Youzhi blushing, he sighed, "Why doesn't he take after me? He's so unmanly!"

"Alright, go and ask as soon as possible so I can bestow the marriage upon you sooner." My daughter is still waiting to meet her new sister-in-law.

into the night.

The Emperor was holding Shi Miaomiao in the Huayao Palace, and teaching her to call him "Daddy".

Shi Miaomiao felt like she was going deaf, but her father was having a great time and seemed determined not to stop until he heard her call him "Dad".

Eunuch Lu rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, the two officials from the Imperial Observatory say they have urgent business to discuss with you, and also..."

The Emperor said, "Stop stammering! Just say what you have to say!"

"Consort Rong sent word that Princess Yun cried for two hours in the palace until her voice became hoarse. She is worried that she was frightened by something unclean and wants you to visit Princess Yun so that the dragon energy can suppress it!"

Shi Miaomiao then remembered Shi Yunyun's existence.

She was originally the female lead in the book, but now she's become a nobody. It's really tragic!

"I don't have the time to coax her. Find a royal physician to examine her!" The Emperor waved his hand and got up to go to Chaoyun Palace.

Seeing that the Emperor had left, Qing Sui felt a little worried.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Yun cried and made a fuss the night Master Fang Yuan died. Could it be that she really got into some kind of unclean thing?"