Twelve years later.
Royal palace, royal garden.
Yu Qingluo took the tea handed over by the palace maid and took a sip, "Well, your craftsmanship is getting better and better. Every time I come here, drinking tea is a pleasure."
Xu Rou laughed, "If you like it, just come and sit in the palace often and talk with me."
"I thought you would say that you would just let me take the person back."
"That's not possible. If you take this person back, you won't be able to enter the palace. I'll be so lonely."
Ye Lansheng has now taken charge of the government. At the age of eighteen, he became the new emperor of Feng Cang Kingdom, and Xu Rou also became the supreme queen mother within the palace walls.
The old emperor's health unexpectedly got better and better. Under Yu Qingluo's care and ignoring everything else, he spent the whole day leisurely in the palace, or occasionally took the queen out of the palace for an outing. Playing, calming down, playing chess and admiring flowers, and then being asked by Yu Qingluo to exercise, he looks even tougher now than he did more than ten years ago.
After handing over Feng Cang Kingdom to Lan Sheng, he became the Supreme Emperor in peace and contentment, living alone in a corner of the palace. He even skipped Ye Lan Sheng's daily greetings and just lived his own peaceful life.
Ye Lansheng was just filial, how could the rules of greetings be abolished
Seeing him like this, the Supreme Emperor was so angry that he went to the palace to live for more than a month, and threatened that if he did this again, he would never return to the palace again. Ye Lansheng reluctantly listened to his words, and just asked the people in the palace to take care of him, and he would not disturb his happy life.
As for the political affairs of Feng Cang Country, with Ye Xiudu's help, he was able to handle them more smoothly.
Ye Xiudu taught Ye Lansheng far more diligently than Nan Nan. Ye Lansheng would often make his own decisions on big and small matters. Even if he already had a more convenient way in his mind, as long as Ye Lansheng's method was feasible, he would make the decision according to him, even if it was a roundabout way.
Ye Lansheng is also very competitive. Although he is young, his ideas are very mature. In addition, if he takes a detour and wastes more manpower and material resources on something, he will reflect on himself after the incident and be very strict with himself.
Therefore, he became more and more adept at handling political affairs.
Of course, there were some ministers who couldn't stand his young age and would always make things difficult for him overtly or covertly. One minister even bluntly said that the throne was given to him by Ye Xiu alone.
He dared to say such treacherous words in front of the emperor, but many people felt that Ye Lansheng did not dare to deal with this minister.
After all, this minister is from the Prince's faction, so he is considered a Ye Xiu alone. Ye Xiu was single as the regent, and his position and power were at the peak of his powers. Even if Ye Lansheng was the emperor, he could not deal with his people before taking charge.
But Ye Lansheng ordered on the spot to take the minister into custody and deal with him with thunderous means.
The entire government and the public were in an uproar. As a supporter of the minister, Ye Xiudu smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Ye Lansheng's handling.
Only then did everyone understand that this little emperor had no supporters. His biggest backer and most powerful confidant is the regent Ye Xiudu.
From then on, no one dared to underestimate Ye Lansheng, and his throne became more and more secure.
Ye Lansheng worked diligently in government affairs and made extraordinary achievements, but this harem...
"You feel lonely because there is no one in the palace to talk to you about yourself." Yu Qingluo put down her tea cup, raised her eyes and glanced outside the door. When she saw two tall and upright figures coming in from the outside, she suddenly laughed. , said, "Speaking of which, it's time for Lan Sheng to find a woman and canonize her as queen."
Ye Lansheng always refused to be drafted into the palace and canonized as queen on the grounds that he wanted to manage the government.
The ministers of the DPRK and China mentioned this matter countless times, and some even signed a petition.
But Ye Lansheng kept it in mind and threw it aside after just one glance. As the regent, Ye Xiudu also seemed to support him very much. He never said a word about this matter asking him to be canonized. He even said that it was the emperor's family matter and it was best for the Queen Mother to make the decision.
But as the Queen Mother, Xu Rou was a victim in matters of love. The first half of her life was ruined by the deposed prince. How could she bear to ask Lan Sheng to marry a woman who had no feelings at all
And she was actually very envious of the relationship between Ye Xiudu and Yu Qingluo, which had remained unchanged for more than ten years.
Such a deep love, she hopes her son can also have such an unwavering relationship. Although, as an emperor, such feelings are almost luxurious, but she is unwilling to force her son.
Therefore, in this harem, apart from the Supreme Emperor and his concubines, she is the only one who is the master.
So she often asked Yu Qingluo to go into the palace to accompany her, or sometimes she would just disguise herself and go out of the palace to play with her or the third princess and others.
But now that Lan Sheng is in his twenties, it's time to find a woman.
"That's true. He has never left the palace and doesn't know any women. It's really..."
"Mother." Ye Lansheng, who was outside the door, heard the conversation between the two people inside and immediately walked in without saying a word. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, "Mother, why are you talking about this?"
Nan Nan, who then entered the door, glanced at the people in the hall, waved his hand, and asked the servants to get out.
Then he stepped forward to say hello to Yu Qingluo and Xu Rou.
Yu Qingluo glanced at him with a half-smile but not a smile, "Nannan, are you really becoming more and more polite and well-behaved?" It's just that your temper is becoming more and more unpleasant. The longer you stay in Yufeng Hall, the worse your temper becomes. For example, Ye Xiudu always has a cold face, and he is not as cute and greedy as he was when he was a child.
The corner of Nan Nan's mouth twitched, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
"We're talking about Lan Sheng's marriage." Xu Rou replied, looking at the two almost tall and handsome figures, her face full of joy.
Nannan successfully brought the topic back to Ye Lansheng, who turned his head and glared at him fiercely.
Nan Nan just pretended not to know, walked over, and touched the head of Nian Nian, who was standing aside and studying a dark-looking medicinal plant.
Nian Nian frowned, turned back to look at him, and called out, "Brother, Brother Emperor."
Yu Qingluo ignored the brother and sister, just raised his eyebrows, looked at Ye Lansheng, and asked, "What did you just say... Why, are those ministers talking about it again?"
Ye Lansheng was a little resentful, "Not only the ministers, but also the Fifth Emperor Uncle said it today. Aunt Qing, you guys have agreed to talk about this matter on the same day."
Xu Rou laughed, "In that case, you really should find someone to take care of you. Since your fifth emperor uncle also mentioned it, it's time to take care of this matter. Let's hold a banquet in the palace for all the young ladies of the right age. Come, take a look when the time comes."
"I… "
"No need, the emperor has someone in mind." Before Ye Lansheng could object, Niannian suddenly came over and said in a low voice, "She is the eldest daughter of the Lan Shilang family of the Ministry of Punishment."
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Ye Lansheng's breathing suddenly stopped.
Nan Nan, who was standing behind Nian Nian, his face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Ye Lansheng with his eyes like daggers.