072 The Empress of the Kingdom (24)
So when Shen Mengdie woke up from her sleep again, everything had already settled. Prime Minister Zuo was exiled from his home, and now the saint has died, and Prince Li is in charge of the government.
"What time is it?"
"It's already time to apply."
Hearing the maid's answer, Shen Mengdie slowly sat up after blinking her tired eyes hard. "Change my clothes."
"Yes, Princess."
After some freshening up, Shen Mengdie used the pastries prepared for her in the kitchen and asked the maid again, "Where is the prince?" ”
"Back to the princess, the prince went to Prime Minister Zuo's mansion, and he hasn't returned yet."
"Prime Minister Zuo......" Shen Mengdie hesitated for a moment, then put down the pastry in his hand and instructed the maid: "Send someone to prepare a sedan chair, I will go to Prime Minister Zuo's mansion." ”
"Yes." After the maid should get down, she turned around and went out to arrange people.
When everything was ready, Shen Mengdie set off with a mighty team. Although she doesn't like this kind of life, the last assassination scared Xuanyuan Zichen, so as long as she goes out, she must bring enough guards with her.
With a sound of falling off the sedan chair, Shen Mengdie lifted the curtain and walked out, looking at Prime Minister Zuo's mansion, which was surrounded by officers and soldiers, she had to sigh for a moment that the world had changed.
"Why are you here?" When Shen Mengdie was looking around, she was met by Xuanyuan Zichen who came out of the mansion just now.
"Didn't I want to come and see you, how is it now?"
"The people in Prime Minister Zuo's mansion have been taken into custody."
Hearing this, Shen Mengdie hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What about Master Mo?" ”
"I've sent him somewhere else for the time being, and I'll wait for these two days to deal with it."
"That's it...... "Since the other party already has a good solution, Shen Mengdie is not ready to interfere with him anymore.
"Alright, go back. The remnants haven't been cleared yet, and you're not safe outside. ”
Facing Xuanyuan Zichen's somewhat uneasy mood, Shen Mengdie obediently let the other party lead her.
A few days later, the enthronement ceremony was successfully carried out under the arrangement of supporters. The new emperor ascended the throne and was exempt from taxes for three years, and the people cheered. In the eyes of ordinary people, no matter who becomes the emperor, as long as they can live a stable life, eat enough and wear clothes, the people love them from the bottom of their hearts. At the same time, Shen Mengdie also decided to help the people in various ways in the name of the Shen family, arranging free clinics to adopt orphans, and reducing the rent for the servants who farmed under him.
Seeing that all this was going on in an orderly and unstable manner, Shen Mengdie's heart was also very excited. After Xuanyuan Zichen ascended the throne and moved into the palace, the other party also forcibly left her inside.
Just as everything was settled, other voices began to appear above the court. The atmosphere of today's early dynasty was quite tense, and all the ministers were a little uneasy for a while under the majestic momentum of the new emperor. Finally, at the front of the line, a high-ranking official finally mustered up the courage to walk out of the team after hesitating for a while.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has a performance."
"Quasi-......" Xuanyuan Zichen sat on the dragon chair and glanced at the other party casually.
After wiping the sweat stains that didn't exist on his forehead, the minister lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, do you think the matter of choosing a concubine should be put on the agenda?" ”
"Well, Aiqing has a point."
Seeing that His Majesty agreed with his opinion, the minister no longer trembled. "Your Majesty, let's see if the Ministry of Rites prepares for the selection of concubines."
"The Ministry of Rites can prepare, but it's not about choosing a concubine, it's about marrying a queen."
"This ......," the minister asked respectfully after being stunned for a moment, "I wonder which family's daughter Your Majesty has taken a fancy to?" ”
"Naturally, she is the daughter of the imperial merchant Shen family."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Xuanyuan Zichen tapped the back of the chair and looked at each other sharply. "Oh...... Why did Aiqing say this? ”
"Since ancient times, the merchants of the capital have valued profits and parted, and I am afraid that it will be ......"
"Presumptuous !!" Xuanyuan Zichen didn't wait for the minister to continue, and stood up angrily.
"The minister is terrified."
"I have made up my mind, so I don't need to say more."
In the face of Xuanyuan Zichen's resolute attitude, all the ministers had to collectively bow their heads, although the new emperor ascended the throne, all forces took a fancy to His Majesty's harem, in order to arrange for people from their own family to enter, but the new emperor had a tough attitude, and all plans had to be discussed later.
Prime Minister Right looked at the different expressions of the other ministers present, and secretly mocked in his heart. Who doesn't know that when the saint was still a prince, he had been waiting for his destined person, and now at this time, someone actually wants to get a piece of the pie, and he is not afraid that his black hat will not be guaranteed.
Just when the atmosphere was tense, Father Mo slowly walked out of the team and bowed deeply to Xuanyuan Zichen. "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do."
"I wonder what happened to Aiqing?" For this minister, Xuanyuan Zichen didn't pay much attention to it before, and it wasn't until Shen Mengdie asked for help to find someone that he had an intersection with the other party.
"I also hope that Your Majesty will allow Weichen to resign and return to his hometown."
The rest of the ministers looked at Father Mo with some surprise, as the only courtier who could continue to be active in the court after Prime Minister Zuo was exiled, everyone could see that the new emperor had plans to reuse him, and it was unwise to resign at this time.
Xuanyuan Zichen looked at the person under him silently for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Quasi-......"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although the court is full of scenery, after experiencing the darkness of officialdom, he still decided to return to his hometown and return to the person who has been waiting for him for many years.
And just when there were all kinds of tensions in the court, Shen Mengdie, who was staying in the Shen family's garden, knew nothing about it, and at this moment she was busy counting the Shen family's recent business income.
"Miss, someone from the Shen family is here."
Hearing the maid's report, Shen Mengdie put down the brush in her hand, sighed lightly and looked at the comer. "Who's here?"
"Old Madam Shen came with a large group of people."
"The old lady is here?" Shen Mengdie didn't feel anything about the arrival of other people, but the arrival of Old Madam Shen surprised her.
"Yes, the butler has already arranged for the future."
"In that case, let's arrange a reception banquet that night." For the people of the Shen family, Shen Mengdie did not want to have deep friendships with them.
When she stopped what she was busy doing, the maid had already begun to hold the lamp, and after rubbing her somewhat tired fingers, she locked the study and walked towards the living room with the maid.
Before she could set foot in the door, a figure suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her, and looked at her so-called mother. "My daughter, let my mother take a good look."
Shen Mengdie forcibly suppressed the urge to throw the person away, and after showing a smile to him, he let the other party pull him into the living room.
After seeing the group of Shen family members in the living room, she was a little stunned for a while. "You're all here?"
"Yes, cousin, you're getting married, of course we all have to come over." A small girl smiled sweetly at her.