Reduced to Talent

"I don't understand what Concubine Qi means by this!" Lin Shuran replied lightly, "They all say that there is no need to blame others. As a minister, my husband, as a minister, will do his best for you, be loyal to the country, and be dedicated to the people.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong!”

"Don't try to put money on your family's face here. Who doesn't know that your Xu family is the emperor's pawn? If you are willing to show your loyalty and turn yourself into a pauper, that is your own business. Why bother dragging everyone with you?

No food!" Qi Rouer said angrily.

Prince Ling's Mansion looks like a wealthy family, but in fact, it has long been in short supply. The prince's money is usually very tight. Her husband, Crown Prince Ling, is also a spendthrift. I don't know how much dowry money I have subsidized for him. If he continues,

If the palace's land is handed over or a large amount of land tax is paid every year, the palace's life will be even more difficult. By then, she may not even be able to keep her dowry.

"Everyone says that a woman must have the ability to help her husband. Mrs. Xu should try to persuade General Xu when she returns home, so that he can stop fooling around with the emperor and asking the princes and nobles to hand over their property. Isn't this a joke!" Li Fei said.

What seems like advice is actually sarcasm. If the Qi family's land property decreases, her life in the palace will also be difficult.

"Thank you, Empress Li Fei, for your advice!" Just when Li Fei, mother and daughter thought that Lin Shuran was giving in when she said this, they heard Lin Shuran continue to say loudly, "But I don't think this is a joke. There is a saying

, Empress Li Fei is right, a woman must have the ability to help her husband, but I think Empress Li Fei doesn’t seem to have this talent!"

"Lin Shuran, what do you mean by this!" Li Fei became angry immediately.

"Mrs. Xu, this is in the palace. As the imperial wife, how can you insult the concubine like this!" Mrs. Sun also took the opportunity to yell, while Qi Rou'er only watched with schadenfreude as Lin Shuran angered her sister and mother.

"Insult? Madam Qin Guogong, please don't accuse me unjustly!" Lin Shuran had a faint smile on her face. She looked directly at Concubine Li and said, "Concubine Li, you just said that the emperor was making nonsense. As the king of a country,

The emperor puts the country, the country, the inheritance of the ancestors, and the people first, so why is it nonsense! As the emperor's woman, if you don't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, then learn to shut up, lest you end up losing your heart as a king and your husband.

heart of."

"Lin Shuran, you—" Li Fei was choked by Lin Shuran's words and couldn't get out.

"Well said!" At this moment, the emperor's voice suddenly sounded in the back garden, and Concubine Li and her daughter were almost frightened out of their wits.

At this time, Mrs. Sun was very different from the cunning and mean person she used to be. If the emperor hadn't listened to what they said just now, he wouldn't be so angry at this time. Faced with the majesty of the supreme emperor, she would be extremely dissatisfied.

Even if you don't want to, you have to put down all your body and dignity and beg the emperor for forgiveness.

After the unsightly Sun mother and daughter left, the emperor also asked Xu Junze to send Lin Shuran home. He seemed to be very satisfied with what Lin Shuran said just now.

Seeing the happy smile on Lin Shuran's face, the smile on Xu Junze's face also deepened. Maybe the emperor was right, he should indeed be grateful to him, otherwise how could his wife be Lin Shuran.

Concubine Li suddenly collapsed to the ground. She looked at the emperor in horror, cried loudly and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I was wrong. Please forgive me. What I just said was unintentional. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Concubine!"

"Little sister, there is no need to be polite. We are all family members. Your sister will say mine later!" Emperor Zhao You smiled and raised his hand to let Lin Shuran get up, but he did not let Concubine Li, mother and daughter get up.

In the carriage going home, Xu Junze kept looking at Lin Shuran intentionally or unintentionally, as if he couldn't get enough of it. Lin Shuran felt uncomfortable looking at him, so she simply turned to him and asked: "What are you looking at?"

As if he was having a headache due to the quarrel between mother and daughter, Zhao You glared at them fiercely. Eunuch Qu understood what he meant by the emperor's look alone, and immediately waved his hand to ask people to drag Concubine Li away, and drag the Sun family and Concubine away.

Qi Rouer drove out of the palace.

Concubine Li and Qi Rouer looked at their mother begging the emperor, hoping that she would cry more sadly. It would be best for the emperor to put all the blame on the Sun family, so that they and the Qi family's wealth could be preserved.

Otherwise, everything would be over, so they did not defend themselves, but just cried and begged for mercy.

After Lin Shuran stood up, Zhao You's face turned cold and he looked at the three Suns who were kneeling on the ground, then glanced at Eunuch Qu, and then said in a stern voice: "Concubine Li has no virtue, and she is now demoted to a talented person.

Without my order, you are not allowed to leave the palace. The Sun family has no way to teach your daughter, so she will not be allowed to enter the palace in the future. During the national mourning period, the concubine Qi should stay at home and observe her filial piety. As a punishment, you are not allowed to leave the palace for three months."

Lin Shuran looked at the sudden appearance of the emperor and Xu Junze in surprise. They came directly in front of the four of them. Concubine Li and her daughter hurriedly knelt down to say hello. Lin Shuran also said hello to the emperor in accordance with the palace etiquette.

Sun was also frightened by the emperor's decree. From a concubine to a talented person, what's the difference between that and being thrown into the cold palace? She kept kowtowing to the emperor, crying and placing all the blame on herself: "Your Majesty

, Your Majesty, it’s all my wife’s fault. It has nothing to do with Concubine Li and the concubine. It’s my wife who has no virtue. It’s my wife’s fault. If you want to punish me, punish me. Concubine Li’s words were unintentional. Please forgive me.

Kill her!"

"I have to go to the farm later. Are you going home or coming with me?" Lin Shuran always felt that there was some awkwardness between the two of them. Lin Shuran thought that something could be said to alleviate the embarrassment, so she changed the subject.

Listening to Xu Junze's words that seemed to praise her in disguise, Lin Shuran couldn't help but smile. There was no woman in the world who didn't like to be praised, and she suddenly felt sweet in her heart.

Xu Junze's face rarely lost the coldness of Chang Gua, but he said with a little smile: "Just now the emperor said that I should thank him for giving me such a smart and kind-hearted wife."

"What are you doing at the farm?" Xu Junze asked curiously.

"In the palace just now, I saw that the Queen Mother was a little tired. Aunt Chang said that she has not been able to sleep well recently. There are several pots of flowers and plants in my farm that can soothe the mind and help sleep. I had no time to do that when I was at the farm.

I planted them myself, so I will pick two to send to the Queen Mother." Lin Shuran told him her intention to go to the farm.

Xu Junze looked at her with deeper eyes. He could feel that Lin Shuran was sincerely thinking about the Queen Mother's health. In this world, apart from his master, the Queen Mother was the best to him. In his mind, the Queen Mother was the best to him.

There is no doubt that he is his biological mother.

So he deliberately said seriously: "I was ordered to escort you home. Naturally, I will follow you when you go to the farm. Otherwise, I will be disobeying the emperor's order!"
Chapter completed!