As soon as the news of her being banned came out, it swept the entire harem of the former dynasty. Everyone in the palace looked at him with respect, as if she was already the master of the harem.
But the former dynasty and the harem are completely opposite.
Almost all the important ministers and noble families in the court jointly submitted a petition, requesting His Majesty to withdraw this absurd decision.
"Who is the one who is trying to challenge the emperor again today?" Zheng Xiyao asked his subordinates boredly.
"I heard from Mr. Wang that today it is the old man of the Xie family, Mr. Xie Ge." The palace man replied respectfully.
"Oh? The people from the Xie family jumped out first. Haven't they always been neutrals? Are they involved in this kind of thing now?"
"Yes... there will be people in the court today who will advise that Xiao Jieyu should be chosen from a well-connected family with a good academic background, or someone from a famous family like Xie Ronghua. As for the empress..." The palace man glanced at Concubine Chen cautiously and saw her lackluster reaction. He continued boldly:
"Being guilty of treason and collaborating with traitors, it is unworthy of me."
Zheng Xiyao didn't even raise her eyelids when she heard the palace maid's narration, and calmly interrupted her: "Don't talk about these useless things, talk about the key points."
"Yes." The palace maid knelt on the ground in panic: "His Majesty reprimanded her, saying that although Xiao Jieyu came from a famous family, she did not know etiquette and behaved rudely, which was embarrassing for her great position. Master Xiao was so angry that she left the table angrily. And Xie Ronghua, who had been in the palace for a year It has nothing to offer, it’s just a vase of no use, which is why Mr. Xie Ge..."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that Liu Siyan would become rude now that he became the emperor." Zheng Xiyao laughed loudly, and then wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Empress?" The palace people were surprised that Concubine Chen suddenly laughed like crazy and called the emperor's name bluntly. She knelt on the ground in fear and did not dare to raise her head.
"It's okay, it's okay, you can go down." Zheng Xiyao wiped the tears from her eyes and waved away the palace man.
[Host, what’s wrong with you? 】The system confuses the host's unstoppable laughter.
[I'm just happy, happy that our male protagonist finally learned to release himself. ] Zheng Xiyao sighed.
When the male protagonist was a child, he had no one to protect him and lived a very hard life in the huge palace. In order to survive, he learned to hide himself early, exercise restraint and patience, and it almost became instinctive.
However, the male protagonist's liberating nature means that there is no longer anything that can restrain him, and he will only become more unscrupulous to get what he wants.
So obeying him is the best choice now.
【What? 】The system is unclear.
【nothing. Now that our hero has set up the net, let’s push it and put the bait in. 】
…
After half a month of tug-of-war, the court officials finally did not stop the male protagonist, and it was decided that Zheng Xiyao would be officially canonized as queen in three months, as her mother would honor the world.
As soon as the imperial edict for the title of empress came down, rituals from all over the harem followed.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Jieyu sent a maid to deliver a congratulatory gift."
"Let her in." Zheng Xiyao's eyes lit up. She was going to see Xin Jiu about something, but unexpectedly someone came.
"My servant Xin Jiu, on behalf of Xiao Jieyu, I would like to send you a congratulatory gift to your son, Guanyin. May your empress be blessed with great blessings and may the dragon and phoenix appear auspicious." Xin Jiu held up the congratulatory gift and congratulated her respectfully.
Zheng Xiyao chuckled; "Have you all made appointments in advance? This is already my third child-giving Guanyin."
"Maybe it's because the ladies have a good understanding of each other, and my wishes for the queen come from the bottom of my heart."
"Oh, you should tell me more carefully."
Zheng Xiyao retreated from everyone, leaving Xin Jiu alone.
At this time, Xin Jiu was not as groveling as before, and put aside the congratulatory gift in his hand expressionlessly. Even Zheng Xiyao sighed at the speed of his face change.
"Speaking of which, it's hard for you to suppress your true nature for a long time in this palace."
"Young lady, you are joking. This is a subordinate's task." Xin Jiu said seriously.
Zheng Xiyao was speechless after hearing this. She always felt that the person in front of her was very similar to the male protagonist in some aspects, such as being tough-tongued.
"Now that we're talking about missions, how about what I arranged for you to do last time?"
Hearing this, Xin Jiu took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Zheng Xiyao: "According to what the lady said, my subordinates secretly promoted the story of how your majesty dotes on the lady, and secretly observed and recorded the suspicious people one by one. This is List of people.”
Zheng Xiyao looked through the list carefully and found several key names: for example, Mrs. Xiao entered the palace twice, and Zhang Cairen's maid was fined and sent to the Xinzheku for poor service.
"What is the connection between these two people?" Zheng Xiyao asked Xin Jiu. Since the names of these two people appeared on the list she gave her, and they appeared at the same time, there must be a connection.
"When Mrs. Xiao entered the palace, she happened to meet Zhang Cairen's maid Yuanwei. On the same day, news came out that the maid Yuanwei was punished for stealing." Xin Jiu explained.
"Stealing?" Zheng Xiyao tapped the table several times thoughtfully: "Is this really interesting?" She showed some interest.
"Besides this list, are there any other discoveries?"
"My subordinates have heard Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Jieyu mention the Spring Banquet many times."
"Spring Banquet." A shadow flashed across Zheng Xiyao's eyes, and she told Xin Jiu: "After the Spring Banquet, no matter what happens, you go to Changshan Palace and tell the eldest son Zheng Xiyao to let him enter the palace." She lowered her head and leaned over. Xin Jiu whispered in his ear.
"Yes, I will definitely do it." Xin Jiu answered with his hands raised.
Zheng Xiyao nodded and motioned for him to leave.
After a long time, Zheng Xiyao murmured in the room, staring at the Avalokitesvara to send children and said:
"The storm is coming, I hope you and I will get what we want, my majesty."
