The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 390

"What, is having the First Prince not enough for me, or are you cursing him?"

"I dare not!"

This was a serious offense, and the talkative old minister was so frightened that he immediately kowtowed.

"Let me tell you again, the Empress is pregnant again. Tell me, I have plenty of sons, why am I holding a selection of consorts now?" The Emperor said, "The memorials piling up every day are like mountains, who among you can share the burden?"

"I think you all have too much free time. Court is adjourned."

Angry, very angry!

The emperor simply turned and left.

He had to hurry back to see the Empress.

"I have met the emperor."

"Zitong, no need for such formalities, please rise." The Emperor didn't even let the Empress kneel down and quickly pulled him up: "I heard you weren't feeling well, are you feeling better now?"

"I was squatting down and playing with my son for a while. When I got up, I was a little flustered and I felt dizzy. The imperial physician and Mr. Xiao have both examined me and I am fine."

"Be careful in the future. Don't squat down and play with him anymore. Just have the servants keep him company."

"You lot, serve your master carefully."

"Yes."

"Go down."

The palace servants withdrew.

The Emperor held the Empress's hand with great joy.

The Empress was truly his lucky star. Just when he was being pressured by his ministers to select concubines because of his lack of offspring, the Empress miraculously became pregnant. It was just the right time, giving him more confidence to confront those old fogies.

"Zitong, you've worked hard."

The emperor, who had grown up amidst intrigue and deceit, was still quite satisfied with the empress.

If he could, he really didn't want to stuff women into his harem.

After all, he knew all too well that having many women in one's harem meant more trouble.

But can he withstand one draft, and then a second or third?
With three thousand beauties in the harem, isn't this the luxurious life every emperor desires?
It's definitely not okay to go your own way.

A true emperor must also maintain a balance between the court and the harem.

What the emperor didn't expect was that this would happen so quickly.

Just as Chunnuan had been treating him for five days and the detoxification effect was obvious, Chunnuan announced the good news that after another 81 days of recuperation, he would be no different from a normal person. At that time, the emperor received an urgent message from the border: war had broken out!
This time, the ferocious slaves are coming in with great force!
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu are a nomadic people, exceptionally savage and brutal. Your Majesty, this will surely be a fierce battle!"

"Does the mighty Zhou Dynasty fear a barbarian? Who dares to challenge us?"

The emperor really overestimated his civil and military officials.

Upon hearing this question, everyone cowered like turtles, and no one dared to utter a sound.

"Your Majesty, General Chen is brave and skilled in battle. I believe that General Chen is qualified to lead the army!"

It was at this moment that the role of a loyal minister became apparent, and after a long silence, a court official stepped forward to make a recommendation.

"Your Majesty, in principle, I should indeed go, but I caught a cold the other day, cough cough cough..." General Chen's fake cough was obvious to all the civil and military officials, but he insisted on pretending: "Military campaigns are such serious matters, I'm afraid my illness will worsen on the way and cause me to miss the opportunity to fight, wouldn't that be a crime deserving of death?"

All the civil officials looked at General Chen.

General Chen continued to cough, covering his mouth.

He's just faking it, so what?

Of all the civil and military officials in the court, only General Chen is truly capable?

The emperor sneered inwardly, knowing exactly what this old scoundrel surnamed Chen was up to.

Among the candidates who were recently clamoring for a talent show, he was one of the few military generals.

It is understood that he has a favored young daughter who wants to enter the palace as a concubine. She is already sixteen years old this year and has not yet been betrothed. She is waiting for the imperial concubine selection.

Even the emperor couldn't understand it. In the backyard of the palace, within the high walls, how many innocent souls had died? They truly loved their daughter, yet they wanted to send her here. What kind of logic was that?

After the court session, the emperor went to Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty, please do not worry. Your health is of utmost importance."

The news that no one was willing to take over the command seal in the main hall had already spread throughout the inner palace.

The Empress lamented that her family were all civil officials, and that there were no outstanding talents capable of fulfilling the duties, thus failing to alleviate the Emperor's burden in any way, which made her very sad.

"It's alright, Zitong, I'm about to add someone to my harem." The emperor said with difficulty.

He never made any promises to the Empress, but as a young couple who had faced so many ups and downs together, there was genuine affection between them.

He had witnessed his mother's heartbreak over love and knew the hardships faced by women in the harem.

Therefore, they have been avoiding the topic of talent shows.

I just didn't expect him to take this step.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing. It is indeed a bit lonely in the harem with only me."

Upon hearing that someone was to be brought into the inner palace, the Empress's heart skipped a beat; this day had finally come!
Therefore, she shouldn't have had any illusions in the first place.

"I'm afraid that from now on there will never be a day of peace and quiet again."

The emperor did not like having too many women in his harem.

It's good to have only one empress. When he's tired, he can come directly to Kunning Palace to have tea, chat, play chess, and play with his youngest son. When he's busy with state affairs, the empress will personally bring him some soup and watch him drink it before leaving...

With the arrival of a new concubine, he no longer belonged solely to the Empress; his future destination depended on the circumstances.

The emperor's art of balancing was not only among the civil and military officials in the court, but also in the harem.

"Your Majesty, I only ask that you take care of your health. The country needs you, my son needs you, and I need you too."

The Queen suppressed her inner pain and whispered.

"Zitong, I need you too!"

The emperor held her hand and said, "Don't worry, you are the empress. I will always remember that you and I are husband and wife."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

The emperor poured his heart out to the empress and then had Fu Gong open his personal treasury, sending the empress a pile of fine items.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your reward."

"These are all you need, as long as you like them." The Emperor put his arm around the Empress. "Tomorrow, I'll have Eunuch Fu give you the key to the private treasury. Go to the treasury and take a look. Bring back whatever you like."

"emperor……"

The Empress was not actually fond of gold and silver, but she was extremely grateful for the Emperor's kindness.

Explain what?
This shows that the Emperor was really, really good to her.

She also understood the Emperor's intention: to save the best things for the Empress, so that she wouldn't be tempted to give them to someone else one day.

Regardless of what the future holds, at least for now, he genuinely respects the Empress.

The next morning at court, the usual topic of the imperial selection was brought up.

The emperor found it ridiculous to look at his court officials. The Xiongnu were invading and the border was in danger, yet the officials were not concerned about the border issues, but were instead worrying about his own little territory.

"There's no need for the elaborate selection of concubines." The emperor glanced at the seven or eight memorials presented and approved them one by one: "Let General Chen's daughter be made a Zhaoyi, and Minister Xiao's daughter a Meiren..."

The fact that they were all named and appointed directly shocked the entire court.

"Eunuch Fu, announce the imperial decree."

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

Eunuch Huang directly announced the appointment of General Chen as the Grand Marshal of the Border, ordering him to depart immediately for the border to attack the Xiongnu. He also instructed the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Imperial Medical Academy to perform their respective duties... A long list of imperial edicts was issued, much to the surprise of the civil and military officials.

I've always felt that the emperor is too gentle in his actions, which is why General Chen is acting so pretentious; it's not a good thing.

But now, the emperor's sudden decision seems to have shown a bit of courage.

It was a great loss that a group of people who originally wanted to send their daughters to the palace regretted not submitting a memorial this time.

If only I had submitted a memorial, a distinguished person could have emerged from our household.

What a pity, what a loss.

Chunnuan was also shocked when she heard the news, as the emperor could not be near women.

They should go to the palace immediately to dissuade him.

"Nuan Nuan, don't worry, the Emperor is not a person without sense. This large-scale conferment of titles on concubines is a last resort."

Zhao Minghua sighed, "Being an emperor isn't easy. Now that the flames of war have been ignited, who knows when it will end!"

"When war breaks out, it is the ordinary people who suffer the most."

Even as spring warms, she remains worried. What can she do?