After the family banquet, it was already late. The three brothers also returned to their respective homes to rest. Xiao Ruxun personally sent Xiao Wenkui to live in Yongshou Palace.
Yongshou Palace was originally Qinan Hall. Qinan Hall was originally used by the Ming Emperor to hold sacrifices to deities and pray for blessings.
Xiao Ruxun hated these things. After he ascended the throne, he ordered that no temples and Daoist temples were allowed in the capital. Especially in the imperial city, there was a religious administration department. All the temples and Daoist temples in the country had to report to the religious administration department. Otherwise, they would be deemed as illegal buildings and would be demolished.
At the same time, Xiao Ruxun once again reiterated that to enter Buddhism and Daoism, one must have a certificate. Only the religious administration department had the authority to issue certificates. If one wanted to accept new believers, one must apply to the religious administration department in the capital. If one accepted new people without a certificate, it would be deemed as human trafficking and would be punished.
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Therefore, everyone knew that the new emperor did not like monks and Daoists. He also hated the saying of gods and ghosts. The orthodox Daoism that was originally supported in the Ming Dynasty began to be expelled. The days of Buddhism were not good either. The new dynasty restricted them in all aspects and was even more severe than the previous dynasty.
Turning Qinan Hall into the Yongshou Palace, the residence of the retired emperor, was a very good political signal.
"Father, you can stay here. I have already arranged for the palace servants and maids to serve you. If you want anything or want to eat, just tell them and they will help you. Zhenbang and Yingying will stay with Caiyun in the Kunning Palace. It is just in front of here. If you want to go, you can go anytime."
Xiao Ruxun helped Xiao Wenkui to sit on a chair, "Servants, serve tea."
Immediately, a palace servant went to do it.
Xiao Wenkui looked at the huge palace with great emotion.
"In this life, I never thought that there would be a day where I would be the retired emperor. Si 'er, Father doesn't know what to say. Just do it well, do it well."
Xiao Ruxun smiled and said, "That's only natural. Your son will naturally take responsibility for the world. Father, you just need to enjoy your happiness. If you feel that it's hard to be alone and you want to remarry, your son will also arrange it for you."
Xiao Wenkui's two concubines in the capital had been sent away by Xiao Ruxun with a hundred taels of silver each after he left for the south. Xiao Wenkui had never mentioned them again. Xiao Ruxun was worried that Xiao Wenkui would be lonely, so he made this suggestion.
Xiao Wenkui shook his head slowly.
"I'm already so old, and I don't have much longer to live. I don't want to trouble you anymore. If I get you a stepmother or a younger brother or sister, I don't know what kind of trouble they'll cause in the future. Now, I just want to enjoy my remaining years and play with my grandchildren. With so many grandchildren there, are you still afraid that I'll be lonely? Hehehehehe … "
Xiao Wenkui blinked and smiled.
Xiao Ruxun understood what Xiao Wenkui meant.
He didn't know what to say.
After sending Xiao Wenkui to settle down, Xiao Ruxun came to Kunning Palace.
This was the residence of the Empress. Before coming here, Xiao Ruxun had ordered the palace servants to clean up Kunning Palace. He also made a lot of clothes and placed them in the palace, intending to let Yang Caiyun enjoy her life.
When he came to the palace, Zhen Bang and Yingying had already fallen asleep under Caiyun's care. Xiao Ruxun looked at the two children's peaceful sleeping faces and felt very happy.
"I'm often not at home, so you have to take care of them. It's been hard on you."
Xiao Ruxun held Yang Caiyun's hand.
"Misfortune is hard. This is what this concubine should do."
Yang Caiyun lowered her head to look at the children, her eyes filled with gentleness.
After pausing for a while, Xiao Ruxun said, "Are you very surprised that I've become the Emperor?"
Yang Caiyun looked at Xiao Ruxun and then shook her head, "I'm a little surprised, but whatever Your Majesty does, this concubine will support."
"Don't call me Your Majesty."
Xiao Ruxun pulled Yang Caiyun into his embrace, "There's only the two of us, why call me Your Majesty? Call me like before. Even if I become the Emperor, I'm still your husband. Do you understand? "
Yang Caiyun let out a small cry of surprise. Then, her heart was filled with warmth and sweetness as she softly called out, "Xun lang."
After settling the children here, Xiao Ruxun and Yang Caiyun went to the main room to rest.
"In the future, this will be our home. If there's anything you want or want to add, just say it. Right now, we don't need to be overcautious. If you give the order, there will naturally be people who will do it."
Yang Caiyun helped Xiao Ruxun take off his coat and said, "There's nothing else I want. I just feel that what we use now is the best. Seeing so much gold and silver makes me dizzy and uncomfortable. There are too many people serving us. We only have a few people in our family. Do we need so many people to serve us?"
Xiao Ruxun said with a smile, "These are all the people left to serve the big family from the former Ming Dynasty. I didn't add a single person to it and even dismissed many people. Now there are not many left. We have a small family, so there's nothing we can do. Look, a large number of officials from the former Ming Dynasty even sent a petition to urge me to confer."
Yang Caiyun's movements paused for a moment before she continued what she was doing.
"The Emperor … should indeed be like this. It's always good to have more children and more blessings. Xun lang, if … if you're willing, I …"
Before Yang Caiyun finished speaking, Xiao Ruxun turned around and hugged her.
"Now you're the Empress and have the Empress's seal in your hand. This matter concerns the concubine selection. Without your approval, if you don't stamp the seal, it's not legitimate. If you're not willing, then forget it. I don't care."
Yang Caiyun was silent for a while.
"That's not good. People will criticize us. Besides, the Emperor only has one son. It seems, it doesn't seem very good …"
Her words were intermittent. Xiao Ruxun only felt that it was very funny.
"You really don't mind me choosing concubines? In this palace, besides the Kunning Palace, there are six eastern and six western palaces, which can accommodate a lot of concubines. When they come in, this palace will be lively. "
"…"
Yang Caiyun didn't speak. She felt sour and uncomfortable.
Xiao Ruxun felt that the time was right.
"Well, I'm just teasing you. I won't choose concubines."
Xiao Ruxun raised Yang Caiyun's face and looked at her slightly surprised and puzzled look. He smiled and said, "It's enough to have you. You've done too much for my Xiao family. Now, it's time for me to do something for you."
Yang Caiyun reacted and only felt surprised and happy.
"This … this isn't very good, is it? We only have one son. The ministers outside will say that I'm jealous and not a good Empress. "
"Wasn't the former Emperor Xiaozong like this? Whoever dares to say that about you, I'll castrate him. "
Xiao Ruxun stroked Yang Caiyun's face, "But it's not very good to only have one son. Even if they don't say it in front of me, they will say it in private. In order to stop the world's mouth, let's have a few more sons. In this way, we can stop the world's mouth!"
With that, Xiao Ruxun bent down and picked Yang Caiyun up in one go.
"Ah! How can you be an Emperor … "
"I am!"
Xiao Ruxun laughed heartily. "I'm this kind of unprecedented emperor!"
After that, he threw Yang Caiyun onto the bed and jumped onto the bed like a hungry tiger pouncing on its food.
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