In the emperor's harem today, there is only one woman, who is the Empress Changle from the Yan family in Hedong.

The emperor and queen have a deep affection for each other, and they have spent more than 40 years together, always respecting each other as guests, and singing harmoniously.

Even the emperor himself proudly told the minister that he had a deep relationship with the queen, and the five sons and three daughters under his knees were all born by the queen, so the royal family of Qi would never be divided into concubines, let alone harem troubles.

And the emperor is not only pampered by the empress, but also respected.

He was not only willing to abandon all women in the world for the queen, but also willing to share power with her.

This is a precedent that has never been seen in any previous dynasty.

Therefore, because of the queen, the status of women in Qi has always been high, and they are effective from top to bottom, and there are very few men in Qi who take concubines.

Especially the Chinese military officials, most of them only have wives and no concubines, and at most raise one or two maids.

After all, everyone knows that the queen hates the concubines in the family, and once she knows which minister has a concubine in the family, although she doesn't say it on the face, she often finds an excuse to demote her official and transfer her out of Chang'an.

The ministers knew this well and did not dare to joke about their future and fate. Therefore, even if there is a concubine in the family, they only dare to keep it in a separate house as an outer room, and they must always be careful not to be noticed by the queen.

However, although Empress Changle's iron-fisted policies are well-known and make people talk about it, it is still for outsiders after all.

For the favored juniors in the family, the queen, who is now over sixty years old, is more often just a kind old man than a majestic and inviolable mother of the country.

The hour has just passed. After having breakfast with the imperial grandmother, Li Rong and he were walking towards Xiang Street with him.

The queen loves flowers, so the emperor alone built an incense street for her between the buildings of the palace, and searched for all kinds of exotic flowers and plants on both sides of the street, so that flowers bloom at four times of the year.

The grandparents and grandchildren walked on the street, enjoying the flowers and scenery all the way, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

The queen was amused by Li Ronghe's joke, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened with the smile, and she looked at the delicate little granddaughter in front of her, half helpless and half spoiled, "Your mouth is really the same as Anu back then." ”

Anu is the nickname of Li Rong and his mother Yan Yao, and is the most favored by the queen among all the descendants of the Yan family. At the age of five, she was designated as the future crown princess, and was taken into the palace by the queen to raise her personally until she was ten years old. Although the two are aunts and nephews, they are emotionally close to each other like mother and daughter.

This is also the reason why the queen in the previous life was extremely angry after learning that the prince had married Yun Niang without authorization.

Because in her opinion, even if Yan Yao's position is to be replaced one day, it should never be replaced by a woman like Yun Niang, which is a great humiliation for her.

At this time, Li Ronghe met his grandmother's warm gaze and smiled, "My mother's young and intelligent concubine is because she grew up next to her grandmother. And Rong He also grew up beside his grandmother, not so much with his mother, but with his grandmother. ”

This quiet flattery made the smile in the queen's eyes gradually spread, and she sighed, "Yes, among all the juniors of the Yan family, she is the most like me." ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but talk about Yan Yao's experience of being taken into the palace again.

"A little doll who was only five years old, when she heard that she was accused of being the crown princess, she was neither frightened nor crying, but indifferently asked people to prepare the horse, saying that she wanted to enter the palace in person to see what her future husband looked like......"

The queen laughed as she spoke, apparently recalling that the niece had put her in a good mood.

"When she saw Yong'er, do you know what the first sentence said?"

The little brows furrowed, and he pointed at Yong'er and asked: Are you my future husband? I'm not satisfied, I'm going to divorce you. ”

The queen imitated her niece's tone back then, as if that scene had happened yesterday.

It wasn't until the story was told that I suddenly realized that Siren had passed away for many years, and I couldn't help but feel a little sad, and sighed, "When I married the emperor at the age of seventeen, I also forced him to make a note on the night of my wedding, asking him to marry me only in his life. Judging from this style of acting, whether it is among my daughters or among the descendants of the Yan family, only Anu is the most like me. ”

Li Ronghe listened quietly, and at this time he also sighed, and said with emotion, "Yes, Rong He often heard his father mention that his mother's temperament is most like you." Since the death of his mother, he often lamented that it was his own blessing that he could not keep such a peerless woman. ”

When the queen heard this, her gaze softened a little.

She had heard too much about the prince causing trouble everywhere, and now she suddenly heard that he missed the wife she chose for him, and the bad impression of Li Yong's existence in her heart couldn't help but be redeemed a little.

His face was impassive, and he asked casually, "I haven't heard news from the prince for a few days." ”

Li Ronghe said with a smile, "My father has been working hard recently, and yesterday I heard Xie Xiang praise his father's article for improving." ”

The queen was dumbfounded, and immediately laughed.

She had never heard even half a good word about the prince in the mouth of her little granddaughter before, and now that she could praise her, it was not known that it was really her eldest son who was not angry and began to have an epiphany.

The grandfather and grandson were happily discussing the current situation of the prince, but they didn't know that Li Rong and his father, who was studying hard in the East Palace, were riding a high-headed horse and swaggering through the market with Yuanyi Yuanshou behind him, and sneezed fiercely at the same time.

Fortunately, Li Ronghe understands the principle of step-by-step, so he doesn't praise much, and he will accept it when he sees it, and stop when he sees it.

In the end, I didn't forget to sell my son and grandmother naughtily, "But as far as Rong He knows, my father has been doing a big thing for the benefit of the country and the people recently, saying that he wants to give you and the imperial grandfather a surprise." ”

The queen raised her eyebrows, but deliberately straightened her face, "What big thing can that unsuccessful person do?" ”

But looking at Li Ronghe's sworn appearance, he was still a little curious, lowered his voice and asked quietly, "What's the big deal?" Can't you tell your imperial grandmother secretly? ”

Li Ronghe had no choice but to pretend to be helpless and said, "The imperial grandmother wants to know, Rong He naturally can't hide it, but afterwards she asked her grandmother to keep it secret in front of her father, and pretend not to know in advance." ”

The queen laughed, and was about to speak, but saw a eunuch hurrying over at this time, and knelt down anxiously to reply, "Your Majesty, King Qin is here, and now he is kneeling in Jinyang Palace and crying, please go and take a look." ”

The harmonious and joyful atmosphere was broken by the intrusion of the eunuchs, and the queen's face changed, and she shook her sleeves and hummed, "What kind of mess is he making again?" ”

The eunuch on the ground was already shaking like chaff at this moment, and his words were also broken and messy, "King Qin... He's going to sue... I want to sue His Royal Highness the Prince... Without authorization... Accept a woman as a concubine without authorization! ”