Ye Zhen had been away from the palace for several months. Originally, she was not familiar with the palace's business. Now, she felt that she did not know where to start. Especially recently, there were many people to be rewarded and punished. Many people in the palace had been removed, and new palace maids had to be promoted. Concubines like Hu Wanpin, who did not rebel when the Empress Dowager was in rebellion, but maintained the stability of the palace. This was also a credit to her.
But how should she reward them?
Mo Rongzhan came in from the outside without being announced. When he entered the room, he saw Ye Zhen sitting at the table in front of a pile of pamphlets. He didn't know what was bothering her that she didn't even notice him coming in.
When he came closer, he found that she was looking at the pamphlets sent from all over the palace for approval. There were also many account books of previous years' festival rewards.
"What are you looking at these things for?" Mo Rongzhan asked with a frown.
Ye Zhen was startled by his sudden voice. "When did you come in? You scared me to death!"
Mo Rongzhan sat down beside her and reached out to rub her chest. "I'm not scared, I didn't mean to."
"You came back so early today. Aren't you busy?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile, putting down the pamphlets that had troubled her all morning.
"It's fine for the time being." Mo Rongzhan's hand rubbed her chest and gradually felt that it was not there anymore. He pinched her soft flesh and said, "Although there is the matter of the Empress Dowager, there are not many people in the imperial court who want to rebel. It's fine to behead Qiu Yaozong. We can also promote Qiu Yaozu and let him support the Qiu Family. As for the people in the cabinet, I am still selecting people. When the time comes, I will choose two more people. The rest is only the matter in Xiliang.
Ye Zhen gently patted his claws. "What about the debt collection?"
"Recently, there are more people who come to the palace to cry and complain. I don't want to see them." He had just ordered Mo Rongyi to ask for money, but the people of the royal family came to the palace and cried that they were poor. The implication seemed to be that it was good that they didn't come to borrow money now. How could there be money to return to the court?
He almost wanted to say that they should go to hell!
Ye Zhen thought of Mo Rongzhan's headache and laughed. "Did they cry and hang themselves in front of you?"
"I think it's about time!" Mo Rongzhan snorted. He pointed at the booklets and booklets on the table and asked, "What are you doing?"
"You know, I'm not very familiar with all these things, so I want to see how they are arranged in previous years," Ye Zhen said with some distress.
When she was a young lady, her family hired an aunt to teach her how to do accounts and manage the household. At that time, no one expected that Mo Rongzhan would become the Emperor and naturally did not teach her the things of the palace. She was a mere consort in Prince Qin's Residence and had no use for what she learned. Later on, when she was reborn, it was even more impossible for her to manage the matters of the Lu Family. As time passed, what she learned in the past was basically useless. Picking it up again at this time, it was really quite strenuous.
Mo Rongzhan took the booklet and looked at it a few times. "The arrangements of the palace are up to your own heart. You can mention whichever is suitable. Don't pay attention to the opinions of those below. Sometimes they just want to test you. If you don't like it, let others do it. There are so many people in the palace, there are always a few that can be used."
Ye Zhen carefully pondered Mo Rongzhan's meaning. He was … asking her to use other concubines as a shield. "There is no Empress Dowager in the palace now. Even if I mention someone else, won't everything she does be on my head?"
She didn't care what others thought of her. Anyway, no matter what she did, Mo Rongzhan would certainly tolerate her. She just wanted to do better and not leave behind trouble. She also wanted to help him.
"I have an idea, but you can't be angry," Mo Rongzhan whispered.
Since he said so, it must be a method that she didn't like very much. "How do you know that I will be angry?"
Mo Rongzhan sat her on his lap and rubbed her round shoulders. "I have had no children for so many years. No one else will give birth to my child except you. There is no one else in the palace, so I can rest assured. But … after the matter of the Empress Dowager, I am a little worried about the outside world. When you give birth to a child, you will become the target of public criticism. Even if you do nothing, they will deal with you, because you are the only one who can defeat me …" Ye Zhen suddenly grasped his lapel.
She had already understood his words. The Empress Dowager was no longer in the palace. She was the only person with the greatest power in the harem. The more things he had to do, the more he would offend the royal family. At that time, there would be people who would want to deal with him, but he was surrounded by iron walls. If someone wanted to deal with him, the most direct way was to start with her.
If it was in the past, she could kill ghosts and Buddhas, but now she did not dare to have such an idea. She would soon have a child, and the child was the most fragile and could not withstand a little harm.
Mo Rongzhan kissed her cheek. "I need someone to stand in front of you and divert the attention of others."
Ye Zhen buried her face in his arms and held his waist tightly with her hands. She didn't want to agree to what he said.
"Of course, it's not good to mention it all of a sudden. There are still many beauties in the palace who haven't been served. I want to promote them. First, divert the attention. When the time comes, I will let one or two come out to stand in front of you. You have to be good and give birth to the child smoothly. By then, I will be able to solve all the things outside." Mo Rongzhan coaxed her softly. In fact, he could do these things behind her back, but he was afraid that she would misunderstand and be sad.
"Who do you want to mention?" Ye Zhen asked in a muffled voice.
Mo Rongzhan smiled. "Who do you think is suitable? I will listen to you."
Ye Zhen pushed him away and didn't want to look at him. "Pick whoever you think is suitable. How do I know what kind of person you like?"
"If I have someone I like, do I need to wait until now?" Mo Rongzhan held her tightly in his arms and refused to let her leave. "Fortunately, I told you first. Otherwise, if I kept it from you, you would be angry with me for a lifetime!"
"I can't stand you touching other women!" Ye Zhen looked back at him, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Mo Rongzhan laughed and shook his head. He bowed his head and kissed the corner of her lips. "When did I say I wanted to touch them? What are you thinking in your little head? I'm just asking two people to do things for you. Do I have to suffer?"
"Ah!" Ye Zhen looked at him blankly, not understanding what he meant for a moment.
What he meant was that he wouldn't suffer … He wouldn't touch those women! She remembered that he seemed to be a little mysophobic, but there were always exceptions.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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