Ye Jun also looked at him, and after a while she said carefully, "If I am wrong, Your Majesty, please do not blame me."
Sure enough, Ning Chen knew that the woman in front of him was not one of those people who were overly obsessed with rules.
He really wanted to listen, but others might not dare to say it. But since Ye Jun dared to do so, he found it even more interesting and wanted to hear her opinion even more.
"Among the civil officials in the court, the most prestigious ones are the Chen, Yao, Xie, and Wu families. However, the two in the middle are the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, respectively. How can they interfere with the Ministry of Personnel? There are only the Chen and Wu families. The emperor certainly won't want to use the Chen family, but Lord Wu is only a third-rank censor, so it's not good to ask him to suppress a group of first-rank officials. After all, the emperor has no one to use."
Ye Jun blinked and said deliberately.
"The Duke of England is my uncle. How can you say that I won't use him?" Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, becoming more and more interested.
His intuition told him that the woman in front of him could really say something useful.
"Your Majesty is a mean person. I dare not say those words. Your Majesty knows it very well!" Ye Jun stretched out her hand and poked Ning Chen's chest, then turned away with her little face, looking very proud.
Ning Chen felt amused and straightened the person in his arms, "Okay, okay, go on. I'll listen to you."
Ye Jun snorted before continuing, "Minister Xu of the Ministry of Personnel is too young and unconvinced, but he is a disciple of Grand Secretary He. Although Grand Secretary He is now only responsible for the compilation of books in the Hongwen Hall and does not deal with government affairs, he was also a first-rank scholar who entered the cabinet during the time of the previous emperor. With this status, he is worthy of the position of chief examiner of the Spring Examination."
After a pause, she continued, "Mr. He's daughter-in-law is your biological sister. I heard that Princess Jiahe's husband is also a talented man. The combination of the father and son, plus Mr. Xu, I think, is enough."
"Princess Jiahe is married and living away from home. You, the emperor, are her only support. The princess is smart and will definitely ask her husband to work hard for the emperor."
This is all I have to say. Ye Jun will not say more. Anyway, all the interests have been made very clear.
It’s true, Ning Chen had never thought of Mr. He.
In recent years, Grand Secretary He has only been responsible for compiling documents and rarely appears in the court. His eldest son, the son-in-law He Xinyan, is also a low-key person, and Ning Chen almost forgot about this father and son.
The father and son of the He family must be talented and knowledgeable, otherwise the late emperor would not have married his eldest daughter to the He family.
"Your Majesty, why are you ignoring me? But we agreed beforehand that even if I was wrong, Your Majesty would not blame me."
Seeing that Ning Chen didn't respond, Ye Jun struggled to stand up.
Ning Chen grabbed the person and hugged him tighter, his phoenix eyes sparkling.
"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have suffered a lot. Whatever reward you want, just tell me and I'll give it to you!"
If he couldn't think of a suitable candidate this time, Ning Chen's original intention was to ask Duke Yingguo to be the chief examiner, with Xu Jiangbai assisting from the side, so that at least he could contain some of the enemies.
But now that we have Scholar He, everyone can be convinced both logically and emotionally, and they will not let the Chen family take away this benefit.
Ye Jun curled her lips into a smile, then put her arms around Ning Chen's neck.
"I don't have anything special to ask for, but I have something to ask of Your Majesty."
"What is it?"
"I will definitely take a carriage when I go north this time. I hope Your Majesty can make my carriage a little more spacious so that I can be more comfortable on the journey."
These were just small matters, Ning Chen agreed to them and arranged them immediately.
But he felt that it was not enough, so he also rewarded him with a bunch of ornaments, jewelry, clothes and so on.
That night, Ye Jun stayed and slept with him as expected.
This made countless people in the harem grit their teeth.
If you count carefully, the emperor seldom goes to the harem during the first month of the year. So far, Ye Jun has been the one who has slept with him the most, three times already.
Now that you have come forward, you are bound to become a target.
On the second day in Fengqi Palace, Yan Xiuyi wanted to provoke a fight and deliberately dragged Ye Jun and a few others together for a competition.
"Logically speaking, Concubine Yi was the most favored, but now she has been overshadowed by Concubine Ming? It seems that Concubine Fang and Chen Wanrong haven't seen the emperor for a long time. Tsk tsk, Concubine Ming came to the palace with them, so they should at least help each other and not even miss the emperor's appearance!"
"This is too one-sided. Although Concubine Ming entered the palace with the newlyweds, they are not exactly the same. It is not easy for her to be favored like this today." Concubine Shu continued.
The implication is self-evident.
The queen frowned, "Since you have entered the palace, it's all the same. Stop talking nonsense."
Although she mentioned it, the queen had no intention of stopping it.
After all, Ye Jun's favor was revealed at these times, and she felt uncomfortable watching it.
"Empress Shufei, Empress Xiuyi, why are you beating around the bush? It is true that I was personally appointed as the Crown Prince's concubine by the late emperor, but I have done nothing for his offspring and the country, so there is nothing special about me entering the palace to serve the emperor. I am already contented that the late emperor has granted me the title of Wanrong. After all, I am not a big shot. I never think about things that I shouldn't think about, and I don't worry about them. Only when you are content can you be happy, and only when you are happy can you live a long life. Empress Shufei and Empress Xiuyi should just keep doing what they do today. Worry less and be content."
Ye Jun said frankly, looking nonchalant as if he didn't take the matter seriously at all.
Aren’t they just trying to mock her by making her a concubine but having a low rank in the palace? It’s a pity that Ye Jun doesn’t care.
One thing has been brought up over and over again, so why not just lay it out today and make it clear that she doesn't mind or care.
In this way, it is meaningless for others to say anything.
Sure enough, Concubine Shu and Yan Xiuyi were not only disappointed but also criticized, and they both looked unhappy for a while.
Yao Xiang chuckled, "Ming Mei is honest and upright. If it were me, I would be embarrassed because I am thin-skinned. But it is the same after entering the palace."
"Why, you are thin-skinned and I am thick-skinned?" Ye Jun glared at her unceremoniously, "You are acting upright, why do you feel bad? I don't want to be the same as you. These are all aboveboard things, but you hide them. People who don't know will think you really did something shameful and secretive."
She was always rude with her words, but this was the first time she had confronted Yao Xiang in front of everyone. The last time, the two of them seemed to have a good relationship.
"Lady Ming, you must have misunderstood me. I always abide by the rules and would never do anything that I shouldn't do." Yao Xiang gritted her teeth.
But the time is not right now, so I have to endure it. This is not the time to fight back.
Ye Jun killed everyone in a flash, and the rest of the people didn't dare to come up. The queen saw that there was no fun anymore, so she asked everyone to disperse.
But Yang Baolin was left alone.
Concubine Zhao was unwilling to accept this. She watched the two of them enter the inner room and she wanted to tear the handkerchief in her hand to pieces.
It seems that the Queen is really going to give up on herself, and any good things now should be given to Yang first.
She was not there to accompany the emperor when he went out of the palace, and the jewelry and fabrics given as rewards during the New Year were not as beautiful as Yang's. How could this go on
She is only one level away from becoming one of the Nine Concubines. Without the support of the Queen, this one level is enough for her to climb. It seems that she must do something to make the Queen pay attention to her again.
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