It was impossible to return the rights, in order to prevent Lin Jiyuan from doing anything before she could win over the courtiers on the list.
In front of all the ministers, Yu Shu abolished Lin Jiyuan's position as regent on the grounds that he would soon be the emperor's husband and the harem could not participate in politics.
She also dispatched courtiers she thought were good to important positions. What surprised the ministers the most was that the empress promoted several generals and sent them abroad.
This is to depose the regent, fear Shen Qingzhuo, and want someone to replace him.
The courtiers in the main hall looked at each other. If they hadn't seen Lin Jiyuan and Shen Qingzhuo's expressions as usual, as if they had discussed it with the empress, they would have thought that the empress was going to punish them and take all the power in her hands.
However, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed inappropriate for Lin Jiyuan and Shen Qingzhuo to enter the harem and hold important positions in the court. The empress did not revoke all their rights at once, which is already a great favor.
Before Yu Shu said this, she thought that based on how much the courtiers respected Shen Qingzhuo, they would at least voice their grievances for him. Unexpectedly, they looked at each other for a few times and said nothing.
After Yu Shu was surprised, she continued to say that the autumn hunting was coming soon, and several generals could go to the border after the autumn hunting.
After saying this, the next step is for the courtiers to start their speech.
Seeing that the empress was about to become a real emperor, the courtiers were also very happy, and some people from the Ministry of Rites took the opportunity to mention it.
"Your Majesty, the harem is empty now. Since Your Majesty has appointed Mr. Lin as the emperor's husband and General Shen as the male concubine, when does Your Majesty hope to prepare a grand ceremony to welcome the emperor's husband into the harem?"
Lin Jiyuan and Shen Qingzhuo, whose expressions had not changed just now, suddenly looked at the empress, their expressions seemed to be a little nervous.
"The ceremony to establish the emperor's husband is a major event and should be decided with caution. We will discuss it after the autumn hunting." Yu Shu's procrastination strategy remained unchanged for thousands of years.
Although the minister of the Ministry of Rites felt that the empress might lose Lin Jiyuan's heart like this, the person sitting next to the empress still looked at the empress with such tenderness and affection.
The minister, who seemed to have no objection to the empress's words and always felt that his stomach was a little bloated, stopped speaking.
After the minister retired, other courtiers informed the empress that the harem only had a husband and a male concubine. It was still too empty, so the empress was asked to choose a concubine on a different day.
There was also something private hidden in the words, praising how noble the men in the family were, how virtuous and handsome, and how they admired His Majesty.
The implication of those words was that she wanted to send a man from the family into the palace. Yu Shu had a headache hearing this.
She had no interest in choosing a male concubine and was about to resort to the procrastination technique when she heard Lin Jiyuan and Lu Wenyu say at the same time.
"Your Majesty has just grown up, and is still young. It is not good for your health to linger in the harem for a long time. Please don't say such things to your ministers."
After the words fell, the two looked at each other from a distance, and then looked away with a cold light in their eyes.
Remembering that the empress was indeed young, the ministers became silent and retreated.
Just looking at the empress on the dragon throne, I still regret that I don’t know when the selection of a male concubine will be held. I wonder if someone in the family will be favored by the empress and give birth to a prince or grandson with the empress’ blood.
The matter was resolved before she could take action, and Yu Shu breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't stand being dragged along by so many ministers.
Thinking of this, Yu Shu was glad that she wrote those two imperial edicts to Lin Jiyuan and Shen Qingzhuo, and appointed them as imperial husbands and male concubines, so what she did today would go so smoothly.
And he can also use the two of them as shields. He is really a high-quality tool man.
After going to court, Yu Shu returned to the palace, and Lin Jiyuan, Shen Qingzhuo and Lin Jiyuan followed.
Seeing the three people, Yu Shu didn't know whether to be happy that these three people didn't bother her one by one like yesterday, or to be depressed that they treated the palace as their own home.
(End of chapter)
