Chapter 1239: 23 Things About the Fake Emperor and the Powerful Officials
Shi Li couldn't guess what Yuan Chizhi was thinking.
There was indeed a lack of female officials in her palace, and Xie Qingyun's status was indeed enough to take on this responsibility. Moreover, she was the only relative left by Old Xie. It was reasonable for Shi Li to take good care of her.
So Shi Li nodded and agreed readily.
[Is there a possibility that Yuan Chizhi wanted to place Xie Qingyun next to the anchor as a spy? ]
[That's Mr. Xie's granddaughter. She can't possibly be in cahoots with Yuan Chizhi, right? ]
[Don't use the word 'going along with the crowd'! Yuan Chizhi hasn't done anything bad yet! ]
There were many different opinions in the comments, and no one could guess what Yuan Chizhi was thinking.
When Xie Qingyun came to the palace to meet Shi Li, it was the first time that she took a serious look at this woman who had been called "Mrs. Yuan" and "Ms. Yuan Xie" in history.
She is dignified, graceful, and elegant, a lady from a noble family who will be praised by everyone who sees her.
It just so happened that Yuan Chizhi was beside Shi Li, supervising her homework, and he and Xie Qingyun looked a perfect match standing together.
As soon as this idea came into my mind, it was suppressed by Shi Li.
For some reason, she inexplicably disliked this feeling.
Afterwards, she took out a set of jeweled head ornaments that she had found in her private vault yesterday and gave them to Xie Qingyun with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Xie Qingyun bowed in accordance with the rules and did not refuse, which made Shi Li feel relieved.
If Xie Qingyun was just like Mr. Xie and insisted on living a clean life, then she would have a headache.
Xie Qingyun followed her, and the first thing she did was to accompany her to the palace to visit several concubines.
During the previous emperor's time, he favored only imperial concubines and did not even appoint an empress. After his death, the few concubines who survived in the harem were moved to the temporary palace.
When Shi Li ascended the throne as the new emperor, there was no empress dowager, only these few nominal elders. Even if it was just for show, he had to visit them often to avoid being accused of being unfilial by the people of the world.
The previous few times she came, the concubines didn't say much to her. But this time, for some reason, the concubines talked more.
Shi Li listened patiently for a while and finally understood the deep meaning.
Several concubines implicitly thought that since she was gradually taking over the government, she should get married soon and have someone enter the harem.
There were also two concubines who praised the girl from her mother's family with all their might, and their faces looked anxious as if they wanted to send her to the harem within the next hour.
Shi Li's scalp tingled after hearing what he said. She responded with a forced smile. After she walked out of the palace, she was blown slightly by the wind in her face and vaguely felt her back wet with cold sweat.
No matter how well she pretends, she is still a girl after all. If she really gets married and becomes the queen, she will have to find a way to get her to help keep the secret. It will be almost impossible for her to get away with it.
Both she and Mr. Xie had ignored this matter, and now it was several concubines who reminded them of it.
Shi Li was walking and thinking all the way, and she didn't notice that Xie Qingyun was following her. What she heard, Xie Qingyun also heard.
There was no expression on her face, and she was as calm as a person made of ice and snow.
Back in the study, Shi Li prepared to take a short nap and then go to the martial arts field to continue doing horse stance as usual. Unexpectedly, just after he closed his eyes for a while, he heard some noise outside the door.
At the very least, she was still the emperor, and anyone who dared to disturb her outside the study must be of a fairly high status.
Shi Li frowned, opened her eyes, and took a few deep breaths. "Who is making noise outside?"
The voices outside stopped abruptly, and then the eunuch came in with his head lowered and reported, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Zhuang wants to see you."
Prince Zhuang is one of the only remaining princes in the royal family, so Shi Li has to call him the emperor's uncle based on his seniority.
This dandy prince had always been living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in his youth. Shi Li had only seen him a few times. How could he actually take the initiative to come to the palace and ask for an audience today?
Shi Li did not dare to delay and asked the eunuch to invite the person in.
King Zhuang walked in quickly and carelessly. Shi Li saw that his face was as pale as ever, so he let down his guard a little.
"Your Majesty! I saw Cui Lang and several students who were going to take the special examination meeting in a restaurant. Do you want to intervene in this matter?"
Shi Li didn't expect that King Zhuang would not speak easily, but as soon as he opened his mouth he gave her a big bomb.
Cui Lang, whom she had appointed a few days ago, was exposed so quickly.
As one of the chief examiners of the special examination, he not only did not know how to avoid suspicion before the exam, but also had too close contacts with the candidates. This was a sure-fire flaw.
The smile on Shi Li's face froze immediately, "Is the emperor's uncle sure?"
"Hmph! It's not like I don't know the boy from the Cui family. How could I have been wrong?" King Zhuang was not very happy about being questioned and snorted.
Shi Li: Good, good, good! She was just forced to become a regular intern, and these people are really giving her a hard time!