bayedsolid Chapter 2937 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2937 I think I've seen you somewhere
The court officials had never expected that the position of queen, which they had coveted for a long time, would fall on the head of a woman who suddenly broke in without any warning, before they could even start fighting for it.
This is not much different from falling from the sky.
When the new emperor announced his decision to appoint a queen in the court, the expressions of the ministers below were as if they had been struck by lightning, and their faces looked as if a color palette had suddenly been overturned, making them look particularly beautiful.
Shi Li stood by and watched, almost laughing out loud.
"The previous emperor passed away not long ago, so the ceremony of establishing the empress will be kept simple. That's it." The new emperor didn't care about the lives of others. He just made a closing statement in one sentence, as easy and simple as eating and drinking water.
The new queen, Qu Huaian, has no pomp at all. She really doesn't look like she is here to be a queen. Instead, she seems to be here to be a female official.
On the day she entered the palace, she simply rode in a bright red wedding sedan and was escorted into the palace by the palace guards.
And then, there really was nothing else.
The Emperor was in the Yangxin Palace, reviewing memorials from various regions. It wasn't until evening that he went to the Empress's Fengqi Palace. Shi Li paused at the palace gate, finding it hard to imagine that today was the night of the Emperor and Empress's wedding.
However, Shi Li and Qu Huaian will have a lot more time to spend together in the future.
The next day, the few concubines from the harem came to Fengqi Palace to meet Qu Huaian. Although the new emperor had no intention of lingering in the harem, there were still a few elderly people who had accompanied him since his time in the Eastern Palace. After entering the palace, they were all given titles such as concubines and noble ladies.
There was no mistress in the East Palace before, and these people were used to a leisurely and comfortable life. Now that their real boss is here, they all feel like they are facing a great enemy.
Qu Huaian obviously didn't care about them. They met as usual and got to know each other. Without saying anything extra, he let them go back. There was no need for them to see her every day if there was nothing to do.
This unconventional move made the concubines look at each other in bewilderment, feeling at a loss as to what to do.
Shi Li came to Fengqi Palace on the emperor's orders to deliver rewards. He happened to see this scene and almost couldn't help laughing.
The concubines' attitude towards Qu Huaian was exactly the same as the new emperor's attitude towards his mentor.
However, those courtiers who had been tempted by Qu Huaian in the previous dynasty did not stop their thoughts just because Qu Huaian entered the harem. After all, the emperors of all dynasties had three thousand beauties. Even if their daughter could not become the queen, she would be more than enough to be a concubine.
So the new emperor had no peace again.
After being talked about by court officials during the day, he came to Qu Huaian in the evening to talk about this matter, wanting to hear what she had to say.
Qu Huaian said righteously, "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this. However, I feel that the extravagant harem culture is inappropriate, whether in the previous dynasty or any other dynasty. If Your Majesty is at ease, I would like to cut down on the expenses of the harem."
"That would be great, thank you for your help, Queen." The new emperor had great respect for Qu Huaian, so when he heard her say that, he nodded repeatedly.
But Shi Li was standing next to him and couldn't help but secretly worry about his own little treasury.
With the new emperor's approval, Qu Huaian no longer had any worries. While presiding over the women's entry into the palace, he began to cut expenses in all aspects, successfully saving a large sum of money for the national treasury.
The women who thought they could live a life of luxury after entering the palace were stunned at first when faced with all the new frugal rules. Then, when they realized that it was all true, they were so sad that they could not even cry.
Shi Li and other palace maids were not affected too much.
Qu Huaian did not treat the palace ladies harshly, and their monthly salaries did not decrease. The only thing that was reduced was their "gray income".
The concubines in each palace had their spending restricted by Qu Huaian, so naturally they could no longer lavishly reward the palace servants.
After half a month, the new concubines who entered the palace began to doubt their lives and felt that Qu Huaian did it on purpose, although they could not figure out what her purpose was.
However, in the past half month, they were busy saving money and had no time to pay attention to the new emperor, which gave the new emperor some peace and quiet.
It happened that Qi Shaoyuan's term of office in Jiangnan was about to expire. Shi Li saw the new emperor take out the ordinary jade pendant from his personal place before attending the morning court. He suddenly realized that the new emperor had not forgotten his past feelings.
I just don’t know what Qi Shaoyuan is thinking.
She still has a bit of a gossipy heart in her bones.
During the morning court session, although Shi Li did not dare to show it openly, she recognized Qi Shaoyuan, whom she had not seen for a long time, at a glance.