jdhmnovel Chapter 171 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (21)
Chapter 171 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (21)
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Ruan Ruan was taken aback at first, then came to her senses and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, there are a lot of pills."
Those pills were rather ordinary, nothing as amazing as the "Eighteen Treasures in One Pregnancy" or "One Hundred and Eight Treasures in One Pregnancy".
Despite her regret and sighs, Ruan Ruan still introduced Le Yan to all sorts of other pills that she considered ordinary.
Listening to those beauty pills, body-soothing pills, and pregnancy-preserving pills... Le Yan's expression remained unchanged.
It wasn't until she heard about the highly useful pills like the Truth Pill and the Auspicious Pill that her eyes lit up. She smiled at Ruan Ruan and asked her gently, "Ruan Ruan, could you take out these pills?"
Upon hearing this, when the Empress needed these pills, Ruan Ruan nodded without blinking, "Yes!"
She had to be able to, even though she didn't have any points, the system did!
As two birds in the same boat, when the host cannot buy on credit, the system has to generously contribute its private points.
In response, the procreation system grumbled and pulled out its points to buy pills.
In an instant, several ancient-looking boxes appeared in front of Le Yan. She nodded in satisfaction, but did not use them immediately. Instead, she squeezed Ruan Ruan's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You can put these pills away for now. I will ask you for them when I need them."
Ruan Ruan's face was flushed, and all her senses were focused on the hands holding her. She had no mind to listen to what Le Yan was saying. She just nodded blankly and did as she was told.
She stared blankly at Le Yan, and on a sudden impulse, blurted out a self-official request: "Your Majesty, would you like someone to warm your bed?"
Looking at her firm and determined gaze, Le Yan had no doubt that as long as she nodded and said she needed it, Ruan Ruan would shout "I can do it!" and then her bed would be warmed by a partner tonight.
Of course, Le Yan didn't need anyone to warm her bed, so she smiled slightly and decisively shook her head, "No need."
“Ah…” Rejected, Ruan Ruan lowered her head in disappointment. What a pity, she really wanted to warm the Empress’s bed.
The Empress's bed must be fragrant, soft, and sweet!
Ruan Ruan couldn't help but daydream, her gaze drifting to the inner hall behind the screen, as if her mind and body had already floated to that dream bed through the many barriers.
Le Yan raised her hand and brought her back to her senses, "Ruan Ruan."
As someone who's good at using and discarding things, Le Yan gently sent Ruan Ruan off to do her work.
"Go and find Baiyu and Baizhi, and help them handle the palace affairs."
The palace was under her control, and there were many things to handle, but Le Yan was used to being a hands-off manager, so Bai Yu, Bai Zhi, and Ruan Ruan worked hard to shoulder this heavy responsibility.
Knowing how important it was to handle palace affairs, Ruan Ruan wanted to stay, but it was just a thought; she didn't insist on staying.
She retreated, turning back every few steps, and as she exited the palace, she bumped into Wen Songzhi, who had been busy for a long time and was finally able to return to report.
The two passed each other, their eyes filled with coldness. They felt no goodwill towards the person who was vying for the Empress's attention; only a slow, simmering disdain and contempt.
If they hadn't been by the Empress's side, they probably would have already killed each other.
Wen Songzhi had a cold expression the whole way, but his expression changed instantly when he stepped into the main hall.
With tender eyes, he walked quickly to Le Yan's side. Just as he was about to kneel down to pay his respects, Le Yan pulled him up.
"No need for formalities. You're one of my people, so you can relax from now on."
A single sentence is enough to warm the heart of Wen Songzhi.
"You are mine"—what a beautiful sentence!
The Empress herself acknowledged him. Does this mean that even if he loses his usefulness in the future, he will not be easily abandoned?
Whether Wen Song knew it or not, he was so overjoyed that he almost forgot about his business.
"Your Majesty, the things you instructed me to do have already yielded results."
Previously, Le Yan had asked him to spread rumors about the Sun family's dirty deeds behind their backs, and Wen Songzhi did as he was told.
Considering that the Sun family was, after all, the Empress's maternal clan, and fearing that it would affect his own empress too much, he also dragged in some other high-ranking officials and aristocratic families.
He's particularly good at smuggling in his own agenda, and he dragged in all the people who were always submitting memorials criticizing the Empress.
For example, there was a bunch of scheming and despicable people, such as Prime Minister Wang Fu, Imperial Censor Gao Yi, and Duke Yang Xiao of England.
He's clearly no good himself, yet he dares to stand on moral high ground and point fingers at his wife to insult her. Bah, what a piece of trash!
Hearing Song's words, one can immediately tell whether someone is skilled or not.
He held leverage over the powerful families and officials of the capital, and could easily release just a few of them, plunging the capital into chaos and ruining their reputations.
For example, there was the case of Prime Minister Wang Fu forcibly taking women from the common people and disregarding human life. Another example is his eldest daughter, who was domineering, tyrannical, and jealous by nature. She even tortured and killed several girls who were prettier than her, including many daughters of officials.
Take, for example, Grand Tutor Sun Feng. He appeared to be an honest official, but in reality, he embezzled public funds, accepted bribes, and even groomed his concubine's daughter to marry off to those old ministers, using her beauty to win them over, among other misdeeds.
None of the people he exposed were good people.
The capital is in chaos now. No one, whether common people, princes, nobles, or civil and military officials, can have a peaceful time.
Those who have done many good deeds behind the scenes are afraid of being exposed, and live in constant fear and anxiety.
As for those who are honest and upright, they are simply watching the show and joining in the fun.
While he was at it, he also gave these exposed powerful ministers a severe dressing down, and then looked for an opportunity to profit from it.
However, no matter how chaotic the capital was, it had nothing to do with Wen Songzhi.
Even if he was the one who started all of this, he only released the information; he didn't have the time or inclination to keep an eye on things.
However, while publicizing the evil deeds of the Sun family and others, Wen Songzhi keenly sensed that something was amiss.
He discovered that someone had secretly manipulated public opinion, and on top of the information he had released, they had added a lot of incriminating evidence that even he didn't know about.
This made Wen Songzhi wonder if there was someone else trying to take advantage of the situation.
Wen Songzhi, who was filled with doubt, did not hide this from Le Yan when reporting it.
Le Yan remained calm and composed, after all, she knew perfectly well who the mastermind was.