Yan Yinyao and her daughter stayed in the palace for ten days before leaving to return to Prince Jin's Mansion to pack their things.
After five days, it will be very auspicious and it is suitable to move into the new house.
The mother and daughter moved into the large mansion awarded to her by Emperor Xuanzhi with their trusted servants.
The three great leaders in the palace all gave gifts to show the various mansions that even though Princess Yijia did not live in Prince Jin's Mansion, she still enjoyed the protection of the palace.
At the end of this month, some of Prince Qing's followers were executed, and Emperor Xuanzhi, who had not adjusted the court personnel, cleaned out a group of people.
Several officials who were secretly involved with Prince Qing but had not been exposed were dismissed.
Emperor Xuanzhi's precise dismissal made some officials wonder, "How did His Majesty know that they were also Prince Qing's men?"
"Your Majesty still has a hidden line in the court."
After this incident, Emperor Xuanzhi's prestige increased even more.
Those who were just sitting there doing nothing were removed and talented people were selected to govern.
The government and the country were reorganized and many of the remaining problems were corrected.
Of course, the relationship between North Korea and China is complicated, and it is still difficult to completely eliminate the old problems.
But Emperor Xuanzhi was confident, "Without Prince Qing interfering, I will surely make Daqin more prosperous."
"Your Majesty will be a wise ruler." Jiang Changning complimented with a smile.
Emperor Xuanzhi said with a smile: "Ningning will surely be a virtuous empress."
"I'm afraid that in history books, I will be described as a jealous queen." Jiang Changning knew his own limitations and said deliberately.
Emperor Xuanzhi hugged her and said, "That's also because I spoiled her."
Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows. Does he mean that he is willing to let her be the jealous queen
The couple talked about what happened in the court for a while, and then Emperor Xuanzhi went to the Qinzheng Hall to deal with memorials.
Jiang Changning asked the palace maids to prepare water for her two sons to bathe.
The days passed by peacefully, and in the blink of an eye it was the ninth day of September, the Double Ninth Festival.
That morning, Xiaobai boasted to the Queen Mother by reciting a poem about the Double Ninth Festival.
"As a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during festivals. I know my brothers are climbing the mountain, but there is one less person wearing dogwood branches."
Jiang Changning taught him to recite this poem because it was the Double Ninth Festival poem she was most familiar with, and she didn't think much about it.
However, when Emperor Xuanzhi heard his son reciting this poem, he looked at her with a hint of heartache.
At night, when they went to sleep, Emperor Xuanzhi hugged her and said, "Wait a few years, and accompany me on the southern tour."
"Okay." Jiang Changning answered casually.
"We'll go to Hangzhou then."
Jiang Changning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Hangzhou has many beautiful sights."
"We still have to go to worship our father-in-law and mother-in-law." Emperor Xuanzhi whispered in her ear.
Jiang Changning turned around in surprise, and her cherry lips fell on his cheek.
"Ningning, I'm very happy that you thank me like this. However, I kissed the wrong place." Emperor Xuanzhi smiled and moved closer to cover her mouth.
Not allowing her to deny, eagerly giving her a passionate night, not letting her get too sad because of missing her deceased parents.
The next day, Jiang Changning was unable to sleep in, as Park and the others came to pay their respects.
Seeing the empress's charming and helpless appearance as she was helped up by a maid, Zhao felt hatred and jealousy. In the past in the palace, bastards had few opportunities to succeed, but now it was different.
When the prince becomes the emperor, both the legitimate prince and the illegitimate prince can sit on that position.
Zhao also wanted to become the queen mother by virtue of her son's status.
"My lady, I have something to say that I cannot help but express."
Jiang Changning turned his eyes to look at her, "Whatever you want to say, just say it."
"If I remember correctly, I am entitled to five pounds of meat every day. How come the imperial kitchen deducted that from you? Have you been eating vegetarian food these days?" Jiang Changning pretended not to understand what she meant.
Pu covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Sister Zhao, you are getting plumper day by day. It's better to eat vegetarian food."
"I am plump, unlike my sister who is skinny and looks almost inhuman." Zhao retorted bluntly.
"Oh, you're fat and swollen, not plump. Look at your waist, with circles of fat around it." Park said bluntly.
The two of them started arguing in front of Jiang Changning.
Jiang Changning didn't get enough sleep and felt a little dizzy. Their quarrel made her even more dizzy. She raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, "That's enough, shut up. If you want to quarrel, go outside."
Zhao and Park fell silent at the same time and looked at Jiang Changning anxiously, "Madam."
"Zhao wants to eat meat. It's easy. From now on, let the imperial kitchen give you ten kilograms of meat every day. I guarantee you will have enough."
Pu pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Zhao, the queen treats you so well, why don't you thank her quickly."
Zhao glared at Park. Jiang Changning's face darkened slightly and he snorted lightly, looking intimidating without even getting angry.
"Your Majesty, you know very well that the meat I'm talking about is not the meat for eating." Zhao was unwilling to give up and tried hard to get the opportunity to serve her in bed.
"Your Majesty is a piece of meat?" Jiang Changning chuckled, "You are really brave."
Mrs. Park chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and helped her to change the subject, but she still wanted to commit suicide. Your Majesty, as the saying goes, good words cannot persuade a damned ghost, and mercy without salvation will only kill people."
Jiang Changning's eyes moved slightly, "You are right, Zhao..."
Zhao came to her senses and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."
"Since this is your first offense, I'll give you a light punishment and a severe warning. You'll be confined to your room for a month and have to copy the palace rules a hundred times."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Zhao thanked her verbally, but secretly resented her in her heart.
"Okay, go back to your palace and rest." Jiang Changning was impatient to see them.
After sending these concubines away, Jiang Changning yawned and walked towards the bedroom, "I'm going to take a nap."
After entering the palace and being crowned as queen, although her status was noble, it was actually quite boring to be trapped within the palace walls all day long.
After waking up from a nap, Jiang Changning learned that her two sons had been taken to Ciren Palace by the Empress Dowager. She lay listlessly on the imperial concubine's couch, "doing nothing all day."
Seeing this, Fang Ju smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the chrysanthemums in the imperial garden are in full bloom. Why don't you summon some ladies to the palace to accompany you to appreciate the flowers?"
"No." Jiang Changning was not interested in socializing with those concubines.
Socializing with them was more tiring than handling palace affairs.
"Your Majesty, you are the Queen now. If you never summon the ladies of honor, they will be uneasy." Nanny Feng came in and advised.
Jiang Changning took Madam Feng's words to heart and said, "Okay, in three days, summon all the ladies above the third rank to the palace to attend the chrysanthemum viewing banquet."
The emperor had to entertain court officials, so she also had to establish good relationships with the ladies of honor, and she couldn't do that without being summoned.
"I will ask the female official to announce the decree right away." Xiulan said immediately.
"Wait." Jiang Changning smiled, "If you have a daughter at home, she can also enter the palace with you."
Xiulan was stunned for a moment, "My Lady, what are you going to do?"
"Do as I say." Jiang Changning didn't explain and smiled meaningfully.
"Okay." Xiulan turned and went to find the female official.
There were no banquets in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. This was Jiang Changning’s first banquet, so who would dare not attend
All women who were not too ill to get up put on court robes and entered the palace according to etiquette.
(End of this chapter)