Chapter 1135 Liu Wan'er asks Zhao Yingluo for help, the generous Qiongying
People have different definitions of a prosperous era.

In the eyes of literati, a prosperous age is one of romance, poetry, and the splendor of nature.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, being able to have a full meal from time to time under normal circumstances and not starving to death in years of famine is considered a prosperous age.

Now that Daliang has been established, disasters continue to emerge in various places.

Su Mingzhe had to give up his absurd and unruly daily life and began to lead civil and military officials with all his strength to implement various disaster relief measures.

With such united efforts, three consecutive years of disasters ultimately resulted in only a few thousand people starving to death.

This is a huge achievement.

Officials from all over the country who were responsible for disaster relief received "Umbrellas of All People" as gifts from the people.

When these "Umbrellas of the People" were delivered to Luoyang, most of the literati who had previously advocated the prosperity of the previous dynasty kept silent.

After all, many things require comparison.

During the reign of Song Renzong, the most accomplished and respected emperor of the previous dynasty, whenever famine struck various places, the land would be barren for thousands of miles and the fields would be filled with starving people.

If tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of civilians did not die, they would not be able to survive the famine.

Scenes of people eating their own children and bones exposed in the wild were common.

On the other hand, Daliang was founded.

Even though it was not a so-called prosperous time, it was able to keep the common people well fed and barely allowed everyone to survive the famine.

Under such circumstances, if we continue to promote the prosperity of the previous dynasty, we would be losing face.

Of course, there were some people who, upon hearing the court produce data for comparison, simply covered their ears and shouted:

"I won't listen, I won't listen, you bastard is chanting sutras!"

For such stubborn elements, Su Mingzhe directly asked the investigation department to write down their names.

As long as they and their relatives commit crimes, they will all be severely punished!

Time flies.

The thirteenth year of Daliang calendar has arrived.

Several consecutive years of bumper harvests have filled granaries across the country with grain.

At this moment, ten years have passed since the surrender of Zhao Song.

In this year, Zhao Ji suddenly died of illness.

As the two youngest princesses of the previous dynasty, Zhao Jinzhu and Zhao Jinyin were also brought into the palace by Su Mingzhe.

Of course.

Su Mingzhe just called them into the palace to live and didn't plan to do anything for the time being.

After all, the two women are still young.

Liu Wan'er, who lived in the Xianque Palace of Shangyang Palace, became extremely anxious upon hearing the news that her daughter Jinzhu had entered the palace.

Don't blame her for being anxious.

Liu Wan'er still remembers vividly the incident when Su Mingzhe made Queen Zheng and three princesses, Yupan, Jinluo and Huer, sleep with him together, even though several years have passed.

Liu Wan'er thought for a while. She was smart and after calming down, she actually thought of a way to save her daughter.

This day.

Liu Wan'er came to Lily Hall to pick up her daughter Jinzhu.

Su Mingzhe arranged all the princesses, princesses, and concubines of the previous dynasty who did not have their own palaces to live here.

Liu Wanniang's daughter Zhao Jinzhu entered the palace and was temporarily arranged to live here.

Soon, Liu Wanniang took her confused daughter Jinzhu and walked towards the Yingluo Palace not far away.

Yingluo Palace was the residence of Princess Zhao Yingluo of Shunde.

Zhao Yingluo entered the palace when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, during the tenth year of the Daliang reign.

After Emperor Liang saw Zhao Yingluo, he was very fond of her. Not only did he reward her with a Yingluo Palace, he also gave her the title of "Ming Fei".

Liu Wan'er came to visit with her daughter.

As an old acquaintance from the previous dynasty, and because she had received a lot of care from Liu Wan'er when she entered the palace, Zhao Yingluo politely went out of the hall to greet her.

Joining Zhao Yingluo in welcoming them were her two sisters, Princess Roufu Zhao Duofu and Princess Xianfu Zhao Jiner.

Among the three sisters, Zhao Jiner entered the palace the latest, at the age of fourteen last year.

In this harem, the three Zhao Yingluo sisters not only look similar, but also have very good tempers and personalities.

Among the many favored concubines, the three sisters were the most favored. They greeted each other and sat down.

Zhao Yingluo said a few polite words and then asked Liu Wan'er why she came.

Liu Wan'er asked Zhao Yingluo to send the palace maids away, and then she explained her purpose.

After hearing this, the three Zhao Yingluo sisters were initially thankful that their mother, Concubine Wang, had passed away early and they did not have to suffer such humiliation. Then they began to help think of a solution.

After a while, all the ideas proposed by several people were rejected.

Seeing that Liu Wan'er was getting more and more anxious, Zhao Yingluo could only offer some advice:

"Empress Li, why don't you go find the Empress? After all, the Empress is the master of the harem. If you can get the Empress to grant Jinzhu a marriage, the Emperor will definitely not deny the Empress!"

When Liu Wan'er heard that she had to go find the Queen herself, her face suddenly turned ugly.

Liu Wan'er was quite favored because of her appearance. Not only was she named Li Fei in the first year, she was also the first concubine to be granted an independent palace.

Her Fairy Bird Palace is the best one besides the three main halls in Shangyang Palace.

It was also because Emperor Liang doted on her too much. Liu Wan'er gradually became too proud of herself, and she relied on the emperor's favor to do extraordinary things in the harem. As a result, she had offended the empress, as well as the imperial concubine, the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine.

Now Zhao Yingluo asked her to go find the Queen. Even if Liu Wan'er could swallow her pride and ask for help, the Queen might not necessarily be willing to save her and her daughter, right?

Zhao Yingluo saw that Liu Wan'er's face was gloomy and uncertain, and she also knew her worries, so she could only comfort her:
"My lady, if you don't try, how do you know if it will work?"

I was comforted, and I realized that there was really no other way out.

Liu Wan'er could only smile bitterly and plead again:

"Then... Ming Fei, will you come with us?"

"it is good!"

Zhao Yingluo was very enthusiastic. She immediately ordered people to prepare the carriage bestowed by Emperor Liang and accompanied Liu Wan'er to Huiyou Hall in Ziwei Palace.

After Qiongying gave birth to the crown prince, her temperament began to become lazy. She never took back the power of the queen, but let the four people, Imperial Concubine Fang Jinzhi, Concubine Murong Yanran, Concubine Virtue Cheng Wan'er, and Concubine Hu Sanniang, shoulder the responsibility.

When the palace servants came to report that Concubine Li Liu Wan'er and Concubine Ming Zhao Yingluo were coming to pay a visit together, Qiongying's first reaction was to refuse to see them.

After all, she had no good feelings towards Liu Wan'er, the arrogant and domineering concubine.

It was Madam Ye who persuaded them. After all, they were two concubines, and both were Emperor Liang's favorites. It would be embarrassing if they didn't meet.

Only then did Qiongying patiently call the two people into the hall.

As soon as Liu Wan'er entered the hall, she began to pay homage with the etiquette of three bows and nine kowtows.

This made Qiongying feel embarrassed.

You should know that according to the "Etiquette" of the "Daliang Law", the ritual of three bows and nine kowtows only needs to be used in grand ceremonies during the three festivals and two birthdays.

During ordinary court meetings, the ministers only needed to bow to the emperor.

On ordinary days, when the concubines in the harem came to pay their respects to the queen, they only needed to say "Blessings".

As a result, Liu Wan'er's behavior made Qiongying, who was not a very cunning person, embarrassed.

"Ming Fei, Li Fei, you two should get up quickly. You don't have to do this!"

As Qiongying said this, she asked someone to help the two women.

The two women followed etiquette and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times before standing up.

After standing up, Liu Wan'er changed her usual arrogant look and with a sad face, she explained her purpose sincerely.

When Qiongying heard this, she immediately waved her hand nonchalantly and said:
"That's easy. Do you have a marriage partner?"

Liu Wan'er didn't expect that the Queen would be so easy to talk to, so she quickly said:
"Please let your Majesty decide everything!"

Qiongying thought for a moment and then said:

"In that case, then grant her marriage to Li Xiuyuan, the son of the commander of the imperial guards!"

Li Xiuyuan is Li Shou's eldest son. He is only ten years old this year. He was originally appointed by Emperor Liang as the prince's companion, so his future is bright.

As a result, this kid suddenly wanted to become a monk for some reason.

When Li Shou found out, he broke two canes, but failed to change his son's mind. He could only lock him up at home and not allow him to step out of the room.

This incident caused a sensation in Luoyang city.

Liu Wan'er had also heard of this before, and nodded immediately:

"This is great. It would be best if I could get married right away!"

(End of this chapter)