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Listening to the imperial concubines babbling as they rummaged through the courtyard for an entire day, Hu Xiaoxiao unexpectedly fell into a deep slumber.

"It's been hard on you all today. I've already instructed the kitchen to prepare a meal and send it to your sister's palace. Please finish your meal and go back to rest."

Seeing that the land in the backyard was pretty much turned over, Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't be bothered to torture this bunch of concubines who lived like princesses anymore.

"Many thanks, esteemed empress."

After all these years, this was the first time that someone had done such menial work. At this moment, they were no longer in a good mood, and when they heard that Hu Xiaoxiao had already prepared a meal in the sleeping hall, they quickly ran back to the palace.

At this moment, even Xue Meng'er was unable to say anything to Hu Xiao. She quickly left.

Sure enough, when the palaces returned to the palaces and saw the dishes on the table, they couldn't help but thank Hu Xiaoxiao in their hearts. They gave him another sweet date and he did it very well.

At this moment, they didn't even have the strength to curse. They hastily ate some food and washed up to rest.

"The Empress is such a kind-hearted person today. Those imperial concubines are used to being so pampered. They must have been tired out and rested for a few days after returning to the palace today. It's been a few days of peace."

Zhilan happily said from the side while she helped Hu Xiaoxiao to eat.

She had long since disliked the actions of these imperial concubines, and what she had done to them was truly satisfying.

"Heh heh, let them lie down. If they have nothing better to do, they'll come to my place to behave atrociously every day. I'm sure that when these consorts see my Eternal Peace Palace in the future, they'll take a detour."

Hu Xiaoxiao was delighted to hear about this. These women had a lot of things to do and were quite delicate. They had taken care of it once, so the next time he saw her laughing, he would pay more attention.

Hu Xiao was very happy that Qin Shuo had become so adept today. Today, he had been able to intimidate the harem thanks to Qin Shuo's help, and in a few days he would have the chance to tour the south. Thinking about it, Qin Shuo was not that unpleasant.

"Empress, I heard that His Majesty has received news today that the Southern Yue is sending people over."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhilan finally said it out loud.

"South Vietnam?"

The fact that the Southern Yue sent someone to the Eastern Court was nothing compared to what he had done recently. He had merely sent someone to remind him of what he had done. Thus, he was quite aware of this.

In order to get rid of the Empress, he had tried many things to test Qin Shuo's attitude. Naturally, from the perspective of outsiders, it was a bit too much. If he wanted to have a good relationship with his country, he would naturally be anxious.

"Do you know who the Southern Yue will send over?"

After thinking about it, Hu Xiao couldn't figure out who the Southern Yue would send to that place. If he had known about it in advance, he could have thought of a few countermeasures.

"This servant doesn't know. The King's letter to His Majesty did not mention anything."

Zhilan heard this and shook her head. Of course, Zhilan knew about the way Hu Xiao was laughing. Zhilan had guessed the reason as well. If even a mere servant girl like her knew about it, then there was no need to mention the King Hu Guang.

This feeling of coming home, Hu Xiaoxiao was depressed in his heart. In his previous life, he had acted recklessly, but what Hu Xiaoxiao did was a little over the top, so why did the Southern Yue send someone to teach him a lesson?

"Forget it, we'll talk about it when the time comes. I haven't told you yet, but His Majesty has asked me to accompany him on a tour of the south. When that time comes, I plan to bring you and Zhexiu with me. You should prepare yourself."

Hu Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Zhilan of his visit to the south, and couldn't help but say that when Qin Shuo said this today, Zhilan had brought the imperial concubine to the backyard. Since then, she had been supervising the imperial concubine, so she naturally didn't have the opportunity to tell him.

"Okay."

The southern patrol would presumably take away a few days, and could be considered a happy occasion since they could use this opportunity to avoid the southern Yue visits.

The vertical sun, Taiji Hall.

Qin Shuo looked at the courtiers kneeling in front of His Highness and felt extremely depressed. He was the son of the heavens in the East Court, but why were so many courtiers objecting to his decision to take their empress with him?

"Your Majesty, please reconsider. The empress has been very open with her actions, and the ancestors have passed down the 'Sacrifice' from generation to generation. It really isn't appropriate to bring the empress along for such an important event."

"Your Majesty, the southern patrol is a big matter and the empress is unable to handle it. Please reconsider!"

"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

Qin Shuo looked at Wen Fu Chen. Qin Shuo had just remembered that the courtier who had just spoken seemed to be a hanger-on at the Fu Mansion a few days ago.

These literati were too pedantic, but now these pedantic courtiers were all unanimous, asking him to think twice about taking the empress on a tour of the south?

Looking at the officials hiding in the court, Qin Shuo's mind spun a few times.

"In the past, our ancestors had brought the empress with them to visit the south to offer sacrifices to the heavens. Why is it that the empress has no reason to accompany you when you arrive?"

Zhao Qiyan looked at the group of civil officials as the atmosphere in his heart grew increasingly tense.

While saying that the southern tour was passed down from ancestor to ancestor, since the old ancestors were to go together with the empress, it would be the most reasonable for the emperor to set up the empress together with the empress. Yet, these people were so pedantic!

"General Zhao is a military general, so he naturally doesn't know the importance of this tour of the south. Since the empress is so rude, she naturally can't be held responsible. How can the commoners trust her?" In the past, the empress was always dignified and virtuous, so how can this empress compare to her? "

"Lord Li means that His Majesty shouldn't have done anything after he was established?"

Yin Fufeng couldn't help but feel a bit angry as he saw his courtier talking more and more nonsense.

These were probably the arrangements made by the civil officials. Seeing that the person in charge was just quietly watching from the side, Yin Fufeng relaxed a little, thinking that Qin Shuo had already come up with a plan to deal with them.

"Master Yin is serious, this is not my intention."

Lord Li hurriedly said when he saw Yin Fufeng talking like this.

Although Fu Cheng had said that he was opposed to the empress going on a tour to the south for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, it was absolutely impossible for the emperor to be implicated in this matter.

"Every word of yours has that meaning. Although I, Zhao Qiyan, am a military general and do not like the roundabout way you scholars talk, I, Zhao Qiyan, know that His Majesty has set up an empress. Regardless of the empress's character, since His Majesty has an empress, then I will bring the empress along with me this time around!"

Zhao Qiyan was truly angered. He had only known Hu Xiaoxiao for a few days, but was convinced by her intelligence and skill. How could he allow these vulgar geniuses to insult him like this?

Yin Fufeng looked at Zhao Qiyan. He never thought that his friend's words would be so reasonable.