The queen looked at Xia Shouzhong with an embarrassed smile in surprise.

As the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, Xia Shouzhong was the number one eunuch in the true sense besides Dai Quan.

Not many people in the civil and military circles in the dynasty dared to offend him, let alone being tricked repeatedly, Xia Shouzhong actually didn't dare to return it.

But what the emperor and the empress didn't know was that it wasn't that Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to plot against Shi Zhongkui, but that the benefactor's father was too generous.

Moreover, Xia Shouzhong knew very well that not only did the emperor like Shi Zhongkui, but now even the Supreme Emperor faintly revealed that he wanted to keep him for the great Zhou Dynasty.

More importantly, Shi Zhongkui really had nothing to attack.

If the plan fails and he is hated instead, who knows what tricks will be waiting for you.

When the queen saw that Xia Shouzhong just smiled awkwardly and had no intention of explaining at all, she knew that he had indeed suffered a loss, and that he was the kind of mute who could not explain the suffering of Coptis chinensis.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Duke Liu Yuan doesn't like Concubine Yuan very much?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that it was the queen applying eye drops to Shi Zhongkui.

Even before, he used Yuanchun to win over Shi Zhongkui, but he didn't have any good intentions.

But even though he was aware of the queen's thoughts, the emperor thought about it and decided to let it go.

She sighed and said, "The queen doesn't know something. My champion scholar has a lot of thoughts and knows how to protect himself wisely, so how can he be willing to participate in the affairs of the harem?

Besides, he is the only person in history who has won the Six Elements in a row. As long as he makes no mistakes, his resume will be up to him.

Even I can't suppress him from being promoted.

Not to mention that the number one scholar has many tricks, and he has made meritorious deeds one after another in just three months, so he doesn't look down on nepotism at all."

After hearing this, the queen regretted even more.

If he knew this in advance, he would have to use a different set of words when talking to Shi Zhongkui.

"Andequan."

"My slave is here."

An old eunuch, about 50 years old, quickly walked forward and knelt on the ground.

I heard the queen say, "Didn't the Western Regions send a batch of tributes? You pick some important ones and send them along with the official uniforms to the two Yiren of Liuyuan Gong.

Moreover, I heard that Liu Yuan Gong didn’t even have a maid to serve him before.

Now that we are newly married, it is inevitable that the family will not be able to take care of it, so we will choose four more Persian beauties and four Korean beauties to send to Liuyuan Gong to add fragrance to Liuyuan Gong's red sleeves."

The so-called Yiren is the official title of Wupingaoming.

Shi Zhongkui's two wives were married by the Supreme Emperor, so they are both eligible to become imperial decrees.

Shi Zhongkui was an official of several grades, and Baochai and Yingchun were imperial edicts of several grades.

Previously, the palace had prepared the imperial edict for a sixth-rank Anren, but Shi Zhongkui was soon promoted to the fifth rank, and he got married before the imperial edict could be delivered.

The emperor laughed heartily after hearing this.

This woman went back for revenge without waiting for a moment.

And using Shi Zhongkui's reason for not having a maid, no one would blame the queen for keeping it.

When Shi Zhongkui and his two fifth-grade wives see the eight beauties, their expressions will definitely be very exciting.

Ender suppressed his laughter and nodded quickly, knelt on the ground and took three steps back, then stood up and left quickly.

Xia Shouzhong on the side was also secretly happy, wondering if he should come and have a look?

Unexpectedly, the emperor also had this idea, "Xia Shouzhong, didn't I say at the beginning that if Shi Aiqing was really talented, I would give him a calligraphy and painting.

Now that Shi Aiqing is the leader of the Six Yuan Dynasty, I should fulfill my original words."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go to the warehouse to choose a pair for Liuyuan Gong and send it to you."

Xia Shouzhong ran to the warehouse in a hurry, and then hurriedly led the people to catch up with Ande Quan.

The two eunuchs laughed and went to Shi Zhongkui's house in a sedan.

However, when they heard that Shi Zhongkui had gone to the Hanlin Academy, the two of them were immediately unhappy.

He ordered someone to go to Shi's house to inform him, and the two of them simply waited a few streets away.

When they heard from their subordinates that Shi Zhongkui was returning home in a sedan, the two of them ordered people to continue walking.

But the speed is much slower.

And the fact that Shi Zhongkui scolded the queen in the palace had almost spread throughout the capital.

No need to guess, someone must have spread the news intentionally, and this person could even be the Queen herself.

The reason is simple. Shi Zhongkui doesn't want to be the prince's teacher, but he can't really offend the dead queen, let alone the emperor.

Therefore, if the emperor is diligent in his work, if the queen is smart, she will take the initiative to spread the word.

It seemed that the queen had lost face, but it highlighted the emperor's diligence.

Under the coercion of the Supreme Emperor, this was indeed very important to the Emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor hurried to Kunning Palace after hearing this.

Besides, nominally the queen must choose a woman for the emperor.

Otherwise, being jealous is far more serious than being scolded by Shi Zhongkui.

And since it is necessary, it means that the queen's beauty contestant is not at fault, otherwise the censor and officials would have written a letter to scold her.

Waiting for Shi Zhongkui to find trouble is simply because someone did not think of it or did not want to establish a diligent person for the emperor.

In other words, no one actually suffered in this matter.

Even though the queen suffered a nominal loss, she gained the emperor's trust and attention, and was the biggest winner.

That's why she rewarded Shi Zhongkui with Baochai and Yingchun, as well as eight Persian orchids and Goryeo beauties.

Outsiders would think that the queen was being petty, and even the emperor thought so.

But for a queen who is not very scheming, or has shortcomings, the emperor does not need to be on guard at all times.

After Shi Zhongkui thought about this, if he made a bet, he would definitely choose the queen.

It is true that this woman is too deep-minded and is unlikely to be deposed.

But when she thought that the Queen only had two little princesses under her knees, she hesitated again.

Being able to give birth to a baby means that the queen is in good health.

The two girls, one 8 years old and the other 5 years old, have basically passed the most dangerous period of infancy.

It has been able to produce various types of immunity on its own.

The number of premature deaths in the harem in the past dynasties is basically higher than that of princes and princesses who can grow up.

In other words, the queen's control over her own palace and harem is not low.

Of course, it could also be a princess, so no one is planning on it.

Not only is it unnecessary, the risk is too high.

And no matter how much the little princess was liked by the emperor when she was little, she still couldn't escape the fate of being used to win over the officials when she grew up.

Calculating the time, the eldest princess was born the second year after the emperor ascended the throne, and the second princess was born three years later.

This can also prove that the relationship between the emperor and the empress had at least a very good period.

Thinking about it this way, investing in the Queen is far more cost-effective than investing in Jia Yuanchun.

Then you shouldn't be the teacher of the three princes.

Even if you just keep refusing, you don't need to get closer to the queen, she will understand what it means.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui chuckled.

But when he arrived home, he was no longer dumbfounded when he greeted Yizhi.

Baochai and Yingchun, who had already changed into the fifth-grade imperial uniforms, were almost embarrassed.

Fortunately, Baochai reacted quickly, and while forcing a smile, he pulled Yingchun, so the two of them didn't give others a chance to cause trouble.

However, in my heart, I scolded Shi Zhongkui to death.

Four houses have been prepared for you, and your home is stable and harmonious.

Now that there are 8 vixens backed by the Queen, how about it not becoming a mess?

Baochai and Yingchun, and even Ying'er, Xiangling, Amber, and Pearl immediately decided that they and others must unite.

Anyway, just keeping it doesn't cost much money.

But when they thought about the fact that there were not enough rooms in the house, and these eight women moved in, it was difficult to prevent them from coming into contact with their husband, Baochai and Yingchun became worried again.

After the edict was read out, Andequan smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Master Shi, this servant wishes you a happy birthday."

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Shi Zhongkui looked down on these eunuchs from the bottom of his heart, but he also knew that there were many powerful people in this group of people.

"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law." After saying this, a folded two hundred tael banknote appeared quietly in Andequan's hand.
To be continued...