allonlinenovel Chapter 505 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 40]
Chapter 505 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 40]
After Yinzhen left the court, a young eunuch reported to him that the concubines in the harem had gone to Kunning Palace today. Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a little confused. He remembered that Youyou always couldn't wake up in the morning, so he deliberately exempted her from paying respects. What was the meaning of these concubines paying respects today? Could it be that the people in the harem saw that he didn't go to the harem, but only went to Youyou's palace, and wanted to use this to put pressure on Youyou? Thinking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel angry.
It seemed that he had to speed up his plan, otherwise, if things went on like this, Youyou would definitely be wronged. He decided not to sit and wait for death, and must take action to protect Youyou. So Yinzhen immediately called his confidants and ordered them to start closing the net.
This action was like a huge net that quickly covered the entire former dynasty. Before the court officials could react, they were already caught in it. In an instant, the situation in the court changed suddenly, and many people were dismissed and investigated. At the same time, a large number of newcomers emerged and filled the vacant positions. Yinzhen did not do anything too ruthless, but retained some people as a warning.
This sudden change frightened the ministers, who were all silent and trembling like quails. They knew that Yinzhen was ruthless and that they could lose their official positions if they were not careful. Therefore, no one dared to say a word, fearing that they would become the next unlucky person.
On this day, Yinzhen felt that the time was ripe, so he issued a decree in public in the court: all concubines who did not have children could decide whether to return home; concubines who had children could choose to leave the palace with their children, and be granted a princess's or prince's palace; concubines who had never served the emperor in bed and had no children could be taken back by their families to remarry, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would provide an additional generous dowry.
When this decree was issued, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and advised against it, saying, "This is absolutely not feasible! From ancient times to the present, there has never been a concubine who could remarry after entering the palace."
Yinzhen listened to the voices of opposition and his face darkened. He retorted, "Who said there was no such thing? Didn't Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, marry his concubines to his subordinates? I now allow them to freely choose their marriage partners instead of specifying a specific person. This is already a great gift from heaven. Do you want to go even further?"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately bowed their heads and answered in unison: "We dare not."
"In that case, my dear ministers should have no objection." Yinzhen said immediately.
"We will obey your majesty's orders." The ministers responded helplessly.
"Since my dear ministers have said so, then go home and prepare. I am waiting for your good news." Yinzhen said.
"Yes." Although the ministers were dissatisfied, they could only respond reluctantly.
When the concubines in the harem heard the imperial decree from the previous emperor, they were all stunned. Some concubines already had children, and they didn't care about the emperor's favor; other concubines without children had long seen through the reality of palace life and didn't care about the emperor's neglect. However, those concubines who entered the palace with Youyou were dissatisfied. They believed that they entered the palace for the glory of their family, but since entering the palace for so long, not only did they not receive the emperor's favor, but they even rarely saw the emperor, and they could count the number of times they saw him on their fingers.
In the Sui Yu Xuan, Zhen Huan was filled with resentment. She had always dreamed of marrying the greatest man in the world, but she had never expected to be so coldly ignored by the emperor. She longed to show her talent, but she never had the chance. During this selection, she was either confined to the palace or punished to copy the palace rules, which made her feel extremely frustrated.
Zhen Huan remembered her father once told her that she would definitely win the emperor's favor. However, since she entered the palace, nothing has gone as she wished. Zhen Huan was unwilling to give up and leave the palace so easily. After all, she had tried so hard to enter the palace, so she would not give up so easily.
In order to get closer to the emperor's beloved, Zhen Huan learned the Jinghong Dance from a young age and read many poems that Queen Chunyuan liked. In addition, her appearance was somewhat similar to Queen Chunyuan. But why was the emperor so indifferent to her? This puzzled Zhen Huan.
At this moment, Zhen Huan had completely forgotten the fact that Queen Chun Yuan had been deposed, and was still immersed in her own thoughts.