On the day Yan Qinghan ascended the throne, the people in the palace got up very early, and Shen Yanshu also got up early to put on the dragon robe for him.

The new emperor ascended the throne, hundreds of officials pilgrim, the whole palace was tense and busy, there were heavy guards inside and outside the palace, the horn and the bell sounded one after another, solemn and serious, the civil and military officials were divided into two rows and entered the court hall in turn.

Yan Qinghan was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair, his eyes quietly looking down at the hundred officials in the palace.

Ande, the chief eunuch on the side, stepped forward to read the edict:

"I am the first emperor of the Ling King, relying on the grace of heaven, Shun Cheng Emperor, in order to inherit the orthodoxy, called Emperor Zhou Ning, from now on for the first year of Zhou Ning. I ascended to the great treasure at the beginning, obeyed the destiny of heaven and the hearts of the people, and will definitely support the community, and the monarch and the people will be one, so that the Great Zhou will live with heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon will shine together. ”

All the ministers performed the etiquette of seeing the king, bowed their waists with their hands crossed, and then knelt down and bowed: "The ministers will follow the saint and fulfill their duties, so that the Great Zhou will live with heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon will shine together!"

This loud sound resounded in the hall, which was invigorating, and the sky in the palace became blue and clear.

Yan Qinghan stretched out his hand: "Zhongqing is flat." ”

"Emperor Xie!"

After the enthronement ceremony was held in the court, Yan Qinghan went to the altar to make sacrifices and announce to the world, and the surrounding countries sent envoys to congratulate him.

On the second day of Yan Qinghan's accession to the throne, he wanted to establish the first emperor Concubine Li as the queen mother and Shen Yanshu as the queen, but was opposed by many courtiers.

"The minister thinks that the queen is the mother of a country, when she is gentle and frugal, and the mother is the world, although she does not have to be captivating the country and the city, she should be able to show people with her usual appearance. The squire of the military department stepped forward to admonish.

In front of him, Shangshu flashed his eyes slightly, but he didn't speak.

King Zhaojun stepped forward and said: "What the squire of the military department said is wrong, the mother of this country, beware of being pure, generous, benevolent and filial, can assist the emperor, and cannot be judged by appearance." ”

Another minister stepped forward and said: "The minister thinks that what the squire of the military department said is reasonable, although the most important thing for this queen's choice is not appearance, but as a queen, she must attend many occasions, if it is a person with incomplete appearance, it is really inappropriate." ”

Yan Qinghan sat on the dragon chair and looked at them, with a chill in his eyes.

Looking at his face, the ministers didn't dare to say more.

Taishi Su chuckled and said: "Now the emperor has only one concubine, and there is no other candidate for the position of queen, naturally it is none other than the Shen family." ”

The squire of the military department continued: "Therefore, the minister said that the emperor should enrich the harem and then choose a suitable candidate for the queen. ”

Yan Qinghan opened his mouth and said: "In my harem, I don't need extra women, the Shen family is enough." ”

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Shen Jun walked out and bowed.

Yan looked at them lightly and said, "I have already thought very clearly. ”

"Your Majesty!" the soldier continued, "This Shen family can't be the queen!"

His voice made the entire court quiet down.

The ministers bowed their heads, not daring to make a sound, everyone knew that the emperor had a deep affection for the Shen family, and when he was the prince, he had only one concubine, not even a concubine, and now the squire of the military department said that the Shen family should not be the queen, but I am afraid that it will anger Long Yan.

Yan Qinghan narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the soldier squire, his eyes looked at the military department Shangshu again, this little six-grade squire is extremely bold today, you don't have to think about it to know who is behind it.

He said to the squire of the military department: "The Shen family can't be the queen, do you deserve it?"

The squire of the military department hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The minister has no intention of offending the emperor, please forgive the emperor!"

Yan Qinghan's gaze was as cold as ice.

Shen Kang stepped forward and said: "The concubine Shen is the daughter of the micro-minister, the minister dares to say a word, what the soldier said is not unreasonable, but if the appearance is the determining condition for the queen's position, it may not be too ironic, now that the Shen family is pregnant, it can be regarded as a contribution to the royal family, and it cannot be vetoed because of appearance, but since there are ministers who question it, it is better to postpone the matter after the seal, and then discuss it." ”

These words left a step for everyone, and the soldier wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and was a little afraid.

Yan Qinghan looked at these ministers, how could he not know what they were thinking, if they recruited concubines in the harem, their daughters would have hope of entering the palace and having a place in the harem.

He said: "Spread my will, set up the first Emperor Concubine Li as the queen mother, and the second concubine Shen as the concubine Yan, as for the queen's position, let's discuss it again!"

As he spoke, he stood up and said, "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!"

Shen Yanshu was not crowned as the queen of the concubine, some people were surprised, but some people felt that this was expected.

Her concubine canonization ceremony was done simply, and it was very easy to go through the process according to the process.

The new Queen Mother looked at Shen Yanshu who came to salute, but she was a little unbearable.

She said: "Concubine Yan, you don't have to be disappointed, the emperor is so friendly to you, even if you don't become the queen, it may not be bad for you." ”

The Queen Mother laughed. Shen Yanshu said, "The concubine was not disappointed, she had expected it." ”

The Queen Mother said: "You can see it." ”

Shen Yanshu said: "If you can see it or not, the result is the same, so naturally you can't control your own state of mind for other people's words." ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Now there is only one concubine in this harem, and it is convenient for you to manage. ”

"The concubine knows. Shen Yanshu replied, but his eyes outside the veil were unwavering.

While the two of them were talking, the eunuch stepped forward and reported: "The Queen Mother, Concubine Yan, Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Mrs. Zhongshuling and others ask to see them." ”

The Queen Mother flashed her eyes, looked at Shen Yanshu, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let them in." ”

Shen Yanshu naturally knew what these ladies were here for, and the Queen Mother looked at her, she didn't know that she wanted her to step down, but she just wanted to stay.

Several ladies walked up into Shoukang Palace one after another, and saluted: "I have seen the Queen Mother, and I have seen Concubine Yan." ”

The Queen Mother said: "No need to be polite, sit down." ”

"It's rare that you have the heart to come over to see the ceremony together. The Queen Mother said.

Mrs. Jiao, the wife of Zhongshuling, said: "Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, I was afraid that the Queen Mother and Concubine Yan would not be used to it in the harem, so I made an appointment to accompany the Queen Mother and Concubine Yan to relieve boredom, especially Concubine Yan, not long after entering the harem, I don't know if I am used to it?"

Shen Yanshu said: "Mrs. Jiao is worried, this palace is very pleased, but there is nothing unaccustomed. ”

Mrs. Yu said: "This big palace, I'm afraid that Concubine Yan has too many things to take care of, and she is powerless." If only someone could help my mother. ”

Shen Yanshu said with a smile: "That's not true, there are various offices in the palace that are in charge, and the palace only needs to understand the general situation, but there is nothing hard work." ”

Hearing her say this, Mrs. Yu couldn't say the wording she had originally prepared, and her face was slightly ugly.

Mrs. Shi said: "Concubine Yan's face has been better, but the courtiers have heard a lot of secret recipes, if the lady needs it, I will ask people to collect some." ”

"The doctor said that if Niangniang's injury is to recover, it is too difficult. Mrs. Yu said, "Could it be that the home remedies you got are more effective than the imperial doctor?"

Mrs. Shi sneered: "Didn't I want to give Concubine Yan an idea!"

Mrs. Jiao said on the side: "Concubine Yan Niangniang Ji has her own natural appearance, and this small scar is harmless. ”

Listening to these ladies singing and harmonizing, the Queen Mother could hear what they meant, not to mention Shen Yanshu.

"Ahem. The Queen Mother coughed lightly and said, "Several ladies have a heart." Concubine Yan's face was injured, and the imperial doctor had to find a way. ”

Mrs. Yu said: "How important is this woman's appearance, like our family Chan'er accidentally left a scar on her forehead last time, but it took a long time to recover. ”

Mrs. Yu threw out the bait, and Mrs. Jiao naturally continued, saying, "This Miss Yu is not too young, is it okay to get married?"

"This ......," Mrs. Yu said with a smile, "This child is stubborn, I think it would be better to let her enter the harem as well......"

"This emperor only went, the emperor kept filial piety for three years, at least three years before the draft filled the harem, and Miss Yu was in her twenties by then, and she should have passed the age of the draft. Shen Yanshu interrupted what Mrs. Yu said, turned her head to look at her, the eyes outside the veil were transparent, oozing a chill, but she said lightly, "Mrs. Yu had better plan for her, otherwise she would become an old girl who couldn't get married, and she would have stayed in Yu's mansion forever." ”

Shen Yanshu said this very bluntly, and even her emotions came up, Mrs. Yu's face was embarrassed, but she also said: "Isn't the courtier thinking about her daughter......

"Mrs. Yu loves her daughter very much, and this palace understands that this palace will bring words to the emperor. Shen Yanshu said.

Mrs. Yu was stunned, she didn't expect Shen Yanshu to be able to say such a thing, and she was speechless for a while.

Mrs. Jiao saw that this concubine was not as difficult to speak as she imagined, so she interjected: "The courtier has a second daughter......

Shen Yanshu looked at the other ladies and asked, "Do you all have marriageable girls in your family like Mrs. Yu said?"

The ladies looked at each other and nodded.

"Green kites. Shen Yanshu said, "Prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, record the names that these ladies want to say, remember to write them clearly, after all, they are for the emperor to see." ”

Qing Kite looked at Shen Yanshu like this, although he was puzzled, he still responded, and turned around to get the pen and ink.

Looking at the happy appearance of these ladies, Shen Yanshu said: "The palace just presented the list to the emperor, and the emperor didn't like it or not. ”

Mrs. Jiao said: "If Concubine Yan is willing to help, the courtiers are already grateful!"

Although Mrs. Yu was happy, she always felt that this thing was weird, how could Shen Yanshu be so easy to speak?

At the beginning, Yu Chan spent a lot of effort in order to enter the palace, but in the end he returned in vain, will it really go well this time?