The news that the queen was pregnant again soon spread. After learning such good news a few years ago, the families of the hundreds of officials in Beijing were overjoyed.

It has been four years since Emperor Zhaowu ascended the throne, and the ministers have been playing before to let Emperor Zhaowu choose a concubine, but Emperor Zhaowu could refuse in the name of filial piety at that time. Now that the filial piety period has long passed, the queen mother in the palace is pregnant again. From pregnancy to confinement with a child, it takes nearly a year to serve the emperor, right? Can the emperor be alienated like this?

This time, I am afraid that the emperor will not choose a concubine, otherwise, the queen will have a reputation as unvirtuous. As long as the emperor chooses a concubine, won't these good-looking girls from each family have a chance to enter the palace?

The queen is beautiful, but she is not young, and she can't be compared with a little girl of seventeen or eighteen after all. When the time comes, it will depend on whose girl is smart. All the ministers were gearing up and secretly excited. Those who have school-age daughters at home are even more happy in their hearts, but fortunately they haven't proposed to their daughters, look, this opportunity has come, right?

So, the court a year ago became lively, and the ministers proposed to let the emperor choose a concubine.

On this day, Yunlin got out of the morning dynasty and returned to Fengyi Palace in a huff. At this time, Yunni just survived the morning sickness, and sat on the couch with a pale face, and was hugged by Yunlin who came in.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Who you off? Yunni was tightly held in her arms by her husband, a little breathless. She was a little puzzled, in terms of Yunlin's temper cultivation, being able to be angry like this means that things are not small.

Yun Lin didn't care about that, didn't speak, lowered his head and kissed Yun Ni's face several times, and finally kissed Yun Ni's lips. The fierce lips and tongues seemed to be burning and blazing, more like they wanted to swallow Yunni into their stomachs.

It took a long time for Yun Lin to let go of his wife, looking at his wife's blushing face and unstable breath, the anger in his heart dissipated a little. "This morning, this group of old guys is talking about choosing a concubine again, and I'm angry. How many women do I have, what does it matter to them? If they can't manage it, one by one the dogs take the rats and meddle in their affairs. ”

Yun Ni then understood why the person in front of her was angry, she stretched out her plain white slender little hand, and gently rubbed Yun Lin's still frowning brow, "What else should I do?" It's hard to say this, then choose it, you can choose it, you can't look at it, it's not necessarily. ”

Since the day she became the queen, she knew that there would be today, and now that she is really here, she feels that it doesn't matter. She and Yun Lin have been married for so many years, and I believe that Yun Lin will not really leave her behind. Forget it, if you turn a blind eye, that's it, who made his man the most noble one in the world?

Yun Lin glared at Yun Ni, "Don't pretend to be virtuous here, if I really accept the concubine into the palace, you still have to drink all the vinegar hidden in the imperial dining room?" I don't know you yet, you little vinegar bucket? ”

Yunni is the woman he loves deeply, and he can't bear to let Yunni be sad. If he really chooses a woman to come in, even if he can't look at any of them, he won't go anywhere, Yunni will feel uncomfortable when he looks at those women. No woman will be happy when she meets a woman who is eyeing her husband.

He and Yunni have been married for many years, but they don't want to affect the relationship between husband and wife because of these bad things. Isn't the example of the father, the queen and the queen mother enough for him to be vigilant?

Yun Ni smiled, reached out and hugged Yun Lin's waist, and leaned her head on his chest, "Then follow Your Majesty, anyway, the concubines can't pretend to be generous." "The vinegar bucket is the vinegar bucket, and there is nothing embarrassing to admit generously.

At this time, Yunlin laughed, and the depression in his heart was slightly relieved. "It's pretty much the same, if you dare to pretend to be virtuous, let me out, and see if I don't spank your ass." As he spoke, he hugged Yunni to his legs and slapped his big hand pretendedly.

The old husband and wife are still being held by their husbands like this, Yunni can't erase them a little, "There are so many people guarding outside the house, Your Majesty pay attention." ”

Yun Lin was in a good mood, but he didn't let go, but lowered his head and kissed Yun Ni's red lips again. After a while, the two separated, and Yun Lin's voice was a little hoarse, "Let you go for the time being, wait until you give birth, and see how I clean you up." ”

The two of them were tired for a while, and Yun Lin felt a little hungry, so he called the palace people to present meals. "Did you throw up again in the morning? Come on, eat with me, let them prepare some light dishes, let's have some together. ”

Yunni is really hungry, and whoever vomits like that won't feel good. "By the way, Lizhu came to the palace to see me yesterday and asked people to bring two jars of spicy cabbage, I want to eat that. Jade, go and put a plate of spicy cabbage sent by Mrs. Han yesterday. Yunni suddenly remembered this, and suddenly felt greedy.

When the spicy cabbage was delivered, Yunni really had a great appetite for food, and she actually ate a lot of things.

Yun Lin looked at the little wife who was eating, and while he was funny, he also added a little inexplicable taste to his eyes. "I remember the old people all said, sour and spicy girls. When you were pregnant with a few of them, but you only liked to eat sour, this time, couldn't it be a girl? ”

Yun Ni was eating happily, and when she heard Yun Lin's words, she also paused. She thought about it carefully and felt that what her husband said might be right. "Don't you say, I really can't remember it, I didn't feel so lazy when I was pregnant with them before, and I didn't vomit so badly in the morning? I can't tell, it's really a girl. Wait a few months to see it from the pulse, it's still too small. ”

Yun Lin took the handkerchief and wiped off the chili flakes on his wife's mouth, "Whether it's a man or a woman, after giving birth to this one, we won't have children in the future." ”

Yun Ni was shocked when she heard this, and looked at Yun Lin with wide eyes, "Don't want children?" Why? "Don't all men want their offspring to prosper? Not to mention the royal man, he can't wait for a hundred sons and thousands of grandchildren. What's wrong with your own man? Four sons, plus the one in the belly who doesn't know the gender yet, is only five, a little less, right?

"What's the use of having more children? If you give birth to so many people, you don't have time to educate them well, and you will be a disaster in the future. Don't look at it, you gave birth to it, and it is inevitable that there will be disputes between brothers and sisters. In particular, they are still facing the throne, the pinnacle of power. Brothers won't fight? ”

"Rather than that day, it is better to have just a few children, carefully cultivated, and educated according to their respective personalities. Let each of them have their own things to do, but there will be a lot less contradictions. Don't you see that I'm now letting Chong'er take care of my younger brothers? Let their brothers always be in one place, the feelings between brothers will be a little stronger, and there will be fewer chances of going wrong in the future. ”

Yunni nodded, she had guessed this. is like the fourth Yi'er, Yunlin has less care, and Chong'er is usually in charge. Now that Yi'er is in the palace, other people are not afraid, they are afraid of Chong'er, for the eldest brother, Yi'er admires and worships him very much. It turns out that the husband is actually planning to do this, which is really good.

"When brothers are in one place, it is indeed better to have a better relationship, and they are more close, but they are closer." Yunni nodded, agreeing with her husband's words. She is already twenty-eight years old, and after giving birth to this, she will be almost thirty, and having another child in the future, to be honest, is indeed more dangerous, and it can be avoided, it is better to avoid it.

As the couple said this, they finished their breakfast. After that, Yun Lin went to the imperial study to review the chapter, and Yun Ni continued to nest on the couch, listening to the palace people report some things in the palace.

When Yunlin went to the early court again, a new decree was issued.

Officials of this dynasty, men who have reached the age of thirty-five and have no children can take concubines. There are also restrictions on the number of concubines, according to the grade, two concubines are allowed for those above the fourth rank, and only one concubine is allowed for those below the fourth rank. In addition, the royal family of the clan also stipulates the number of places in the side room. The noble house is equivalent to the courtier, and they are all of the same specifications. As for the people's home, it is even more restrictive, and it is necessary to have forty childless children before a concubine can be accepted.

Nowadays, if the quota has been exceeded, each family will go back to deal with it by themselves, and it can be relaxed as appropriate. But from now on, everything has to be done according to the rules. The Imperial Observatory is responsible for investigating this matter, and if anyone dares to ignore the law in the future, he will be punished for reconsideration.

"Now, my Sunday is getting stronger, and the people are rich in food and clothing, and these are all good things. However, the officials and the common people have become extravagant, and in recent days there has been a trend of becoming more and more intense. This kind of limelight must not be promoted, so let's start with me taking the lead, and you Aiqing will set an example for the people. Yun Lin looked at the ministers in the hall for a long time, and he was in a good mood.

Later, Yunlin promulgated a number of regulations on political extravagance, including rules for clothing, food, housing, transportation and so on. From the officials of the noble clan to the peddlers and pawns, people of every rank have their own standards of conduct. If they trespass, they will be punished.

As soon as the decree was issued, the officials agreed with it and opposed it, and the court debated fiercely. However, Yunlin has already cultivated his own forces over the years. Jiang Chengtao, the Han family, the Shen family, and so on, unanimously supported Emperor Zhaowu's decision. Thus, a new decree was passed, and at the beginning of the new year, the edict could be decreed to the whole world.

After the morning court, a group of officials returned home dejectedly, and then began to deal with their own affairs. Compared with the officials who were depressed one by one, the wives of each family were all in a state of excitement and geared up, and began to tidy up their master's backyard.

As long as it is a woman, no one can stand a woman whose husband has another woman. In the past, the old calendars of various families were pressed there, and they didn't dare to move, but now Your Majesty has set an example, what else do these women dare not do? As a result, the backyards of each family are more lively than in previous years.