Wanrong's mind was exposed by the emperor in front of Jing Xuan, and her face was flushed with shame, and she wanted to open her mouth to distinguish a few words, but she finally felt that it was inappropriate, so she had to reluctantly respond: "The concubine is shallow and ugly, and she misunderstood the holy will, please punish the emperor." ”

The emperor actually has another thought in his heart, but it is inconvenient to say it at this time. Seeing that Wanrong cared so much about the title and rank, his heart sank, but he stood up silently on the surface, walked in front of Wanrong, and comforted her with gentle words: "I have already said that you are the only two in the harem who have shared weal and woe with me, and you will never give up, and I will point to you for a long time in the future." The two of you must work together to share our worries, and you must not make trouble as soon as you enter the palace. As he spoke, he took Wanrong's hand and personally sent her back to the seat.

Jing Xuan first heard Wanrong muttering in a low voice that there was a concubine in the palace, and mistakenly thought that she wanted the emperor to re-give the title, purely because of this, and before seeing the emperor mention that he was ranked among Wanrong, he suddenly realized that Wanrong really cared about this.

When they were in the East Palace, the two were both princes and concubines, and there seemed to be no distinction between the front and the back, and they were favored by the prince and were in charge of the East Palace for many years.

On the contrary, now, the emperor rejected Wanrong's request in front of him, and repeatedly stated the reason for making himself the head of the harem, Jing Xuan couldn't help but secretly have doubts in his heart.

The emperor obviously didn't notice that Jing Xuan's mind had changed subtly, and standing between the two of them, he said to himself: "Today's first Yanying meeting is to clean up the palace affairs with several ministers. I thought about it, many matters in this harem cannot only be done by appointing ministers and internal ministers, but must be presided over by the two concubines in the middle, so that I can rest assured. Therefore, as soon as Yanying finished the discussion, he hurriedly invited the two concubines to take office immediately. ”

When Jing Xuan and Wanrong heard this, they all stood up and said, "Please ask the emperor for orders." ”

The emperor waved his hand to signal the two to sit down, paced in the hall, and then said: "At present, the most important thing in the Daming Palace is to eliminate the old palace people and eunuchs, and eliminate the hidden dangers in the palace. Liu Yi said to me that he wanted me to draft a girl to fill the palace, I don't know what the two concubines think? ”

Wanrong was ******** trying to make it clear that she had no intention of competing with Jing Xuan for power, and when she heard the emperor's question, she hurriedly replied: "The concubine thinks it should be so." ”

Jing Xuan thought about it and said: "Although the concubine has not been in the palace for a long time, she has also heard a little about the current situation in the palace. I don't know if the emperor has thought about it, there are thousands of palace people and eunuchs everywhere in the Daming Palace, once they are sent out of the palace and replaced by new people, the hidden dangers can be eliminated, but the daily operation of the palace gate is difficult to maintain. ”

The emperor looked at Jing Xuan with approval, and deliberately compared: "Xuan'er often accompanies Mr. Liu when he is young, although he is not included in the door wall, there is also the friendship between teachers and students. I would like to hear first, if this matter is entrusted to you and Wanrong to preside, what are your rules and plans? ”

Jing Xuanyi was quite concerned about the matter of the title because he knew that Wanrong was quite calculating, and he was unwilling to easily show his ability to govern affairs in front of the emperor, so as to cause a greater misunderstanding between the two; The second knew that Wanrong was no stranger to all things in the palace, and intended to give in to her, so he lied to the emperor: "The emperor knows that his concubines are not good at managing palace affairs, and the inner garden of the East Palace has been in charge of her sister in recent years, so she can operate as usual." At present, only her sister in the palace can preside over the position, why doesn't the emperor ask her for advice, and the concubines are willing to pick up the missing and make up for the shortcomings. ”

Hearing what Jing Xuan said, the emperor turned to Wanrong and said: "Although the shape of the East Palace is far inferior to that of the Daming Palace, most of the things in the palace are similar. The concubine is familiar with palace affairs, and she is indeed worthy of a great responsibility. Today, I might as well talk about your methodical steps, so that I can have a reference comparison with what Liu Yi said. ”

Wanrong was encouraged by the emperor, and couldn't help but get a little excited, and blurted out: "My sister is a little worried." When we moved into the Daming Palace, didn't all the people in the East Palace move over? The concubines thought that they might as well release all the old people in the Daming Palace, and the old people who moved from the East Palace were led by the old people who moved from the East Palace in various parts of the palace, and then the newcomers were on duty to do errands, which not only saved the link of screening and screening, but also maintained the normal operation of the palace. ”

"What Concubine Ai said is a method, but after all, Daming Palace is not comparable to the East Palace, the skilled hands in the East Palace have arrived here, if there is no one to guide them, without study, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do errands in a short time. People, I still have to leave some, but how to stay, I don't have a plan in my heart, so I want to hear what the two concubines have to do? ”

As soon as Wanrong opened her mouth, she was refuted by the emperor, and she felt that her face was gloomy, and she replied stupidly: "The concubine originally thought that it was the most difficult thing to screen and screen, so she said a way to save trouble. The concubines are short-sighted, and they can't share the emperor's worries, and they have to live up to the emperor's expectations. ”

Jing Xuan hurriedly excused her and said: "The emperor came up with a big topic that has never been precedent in this dynasty, don't say that our sisters, even the important ministers of the previous dynasty, it is difficult to say that they are thoughtful in a hurry." Please ask the emperor to give me a long time and allow our sisters to discuss carefully before performing the recital. ”

What she said eagerly inadvertently touched the fragile nerve on the emperor's body, he sighed, slowly returned to the middle seat and sat down, and sighed: "It is really not easy for me to sit in this country, not to mention that the rebels in the north are raging, the east road is not smooth, and the southern Xinjiang is infested by Tibet, even within the palace walls, there are quite a lot of charms on the side of the couch, Zhang's intention is to follow in the footsteps of the heroine, and has been operating in the Daming Palace for many years. But if there is no quiet in the Daming Palace, sooner or later it will inevitably cause accidents, and the disaster of elbows and armpits must not be prevented, and I hope that the two concubines can work together from today to clear the worries of the harem for me. ”

He looked at him gracefully, and then said: "I have adopted Liu Yi's advice, and in a few days I will select new people to enter the palace, and this matter will be handed over to the Duke of Jin Guo to be in charge outside, and the newcomers who are selected in the primary election need to be selected and assigned by two concubines, this is one item."

The screening of palace people and eunuchs, as well as the dispatch and use of the old subordinates of the East Palace who moved into the palace, this is one, and the two errands must be carried out at the same time. After the newcomer enters the palace, all matters will be entrusted to Xuan'er to preside, and the internal servants from Xie Liangchen to Xie Liangchen will be subject to the joint control and restraint of the two of you.

Fang Xuan'er wants me to give me some time, let alone ten days, the two of you must come up with the detailed instructions for cleaning up the palace ban within ten days, and as soon as the period of the emperor's great funeral is over, the canonization ceremony of the two of you will be carried out, and the right to rule the six palaces will be granted. ”

Jing Xuan and Wanrong bowed down together, and said in unison: "Obey." ”