Chapter 1423 The Queen's Helplessness

The next morning, accompanied by An Miaoyi, Ye Mingsheng dressed and rushed to the imperial study again, ready to start a new day's work. Looking at Ye Mingsheng's back as he left, the smile on An Miaoyi's face gradually faded, and then she turned around and returned to her room.

Sitting on the sofa, An Miaoyi felt a headache. Last night, after Ye Mingsheng had educated Jingren, he started fighting with An Miaoyi early. The battle ended half an hour later. An Miaoyi tentatively told the exhausted Ye Mingsheng that Jinyu should be promoted to a noble concubine!

Although Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised by An Miaoyi's proposal, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it after thinking about it.

Jinyu has been with him for a long time. Although she has not given birth to any children for him, she has been very dedicated at home over the years, especially taking good care of his mother Ye Cui, which made Ye Cui very satisfied. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng has no objection to Jinyu's promotion to noble concubine!
As for what I said back then that women who gave birth to children would be promoted to imperial concubines, it was just that I was annoyed when I saw these women fighting for the position in the harem, so I casually proposed this idea. In fact, it was not a rule!
After getting Ye Mingsheng's agreement, An Miaoyi also took the opportunity to propose the idea of ​​letting Jinyu assist her in managing the harem!
As for why she wanted Jinyu to do it, An Miaoyi also brought out the arguments she had used to persuade Ye Cui at that time, saying that Jinyu was content with her duties, was a rare honest person in the palace, and was more attentive. Finally, An Miaoyi also brought up Ye Cui, saying that Ye Cui was also very satisfied with Jinyu as a candidate...
Because although Ye Mingsheng strictly restricted An Miaoyi from interfering in the affairs of the previous dynasty in the past, he still respected An Miaoyi as the queen in all matters in the harem. As long as Ye Mingsheng felt that there was no big problem with An Miaoyi's ideas, he would basically agree!

Therefore, An Miaoyi also thought that after she had asked Ye Cui for help, this time would be the same as before, and Ye Mingsheng would not have any other opinions.

But what An Miaoyi didn't expect was that after hearing her idea, Ye Mingsheng did not agree as she expected, but replied that he needed to think about it again.

An Miaoyi couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart when she got this answer. However, just as she was considering her words and wanted to further test Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, she heard Ye Mingsheng's snoring in her ears.

Looking at Ye Mingsheng who was already asleep, An Miaoyi had to give up even if she wanted to ask. However, whether it was because of the impact of this incident or because of Ye Mingsheng's snoring, An Miaoyi was in a very irritable mood. She didn't fall asleep for half the night and fell into a deep sleep at five o'clock in the morning.

However, Ye Mingsheng, who had only slept for more than an hour and had no idea how his wife had survived the whole night, got up, washed, ate, and prepared to start a new day of work!

Although Ye Mingsheng noticed An Miaoyi was sleeping when he got up so he was very careful, but Ye Mingsheng had no experience in this area and the noise was still quite loud. In addition, An Miaoyi was a light sleeper so she was still woken up.

An Miaoyi, who had finally fallen asleep, was woken up and was instinctively angry, but there was nothing she could do because the other person was Ye Mingsheng!
Therefore, the Queen of Daqian could only suppress her anger. Although Ye Mingsheng asked An Miaoyi to ignore him and continue to sleep, An Miaoyi would not do so. She forced herself to resist the urge to sleep and washed up and ate breakfast with Ye Mingsheng...

Although she had just thought about going back to sleep after seeing Ye Mingsheng off, now that Ye Mingsheng had really left, An Miaoyi, who had already washed up and had breakfast, felt a headache due to lack of rest, but was temporarily no longer sleepy. She couldn't help but recall what happened last night!
Although Ye Mingsheng did not give a clear negative answer last night, he expressed his disagreement with Jinyu taking over the authority to assist in managing the affairs of the palace.

But An Miaoyi could sense a strong sense of perfunctoriness in Ye Mingsheng's tone!

Ye Mingsheng's perfunctory attitude made An Miaoyi very alert!
Although it is still unclear why Ye Mingsheng had such a change in attitude, An Miaoyi subconsciously believed that Pei Zhixiu and Murong Qingwu had drugged Ye Mingsheng!

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed in An Miaoyi's eyes. She had been busy with chores recently and had no time to pay attention to Murong Qingwu, but Murong Qingwu was so tactless that she didn't mind at all. After dealing with Pei Zhixiu, she would deal with Murong Qingwu!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also thought of something. She found a small drawer on the bookshelf, and then took out a key from her purse to open it.

After opening the drawer, An Miaoyi found a document and read the contents of the document again. A conspiracy was quietly brewing in the heart of the Queen Daqian.

Just as An Miaoyi was thinking, there was a knock on the door. An Miaoyi subconsciously asked:

"Who?"

In response to An Miaoyi's question, Qiqige's voice was heard from outside the door.

"My queen! It's me, Qiqige!"

An Miaoyi was relieved when she heard it was Qiqige. After putting the file back into the small drawer and locking it again, An Miaoyi instructed:

"come in!"

After entering the house, Qiqige also reported to An Miaoyi:

"Your Majesty, please go to the Queen Mother..."

An Miaoyi was a little surprised when this was said, and immediately frowned and asked back:

"Shouldn't the Queen Mother be meditating with those nuns at this time? Why are you calling me over?"

Qiqige heard this and said:

"Several women from the royal family came to the palace early this morning to ask to see the Queen Mother. It seems that Ye Kui, following the order of His Majesty, arrested several members of the royal family last night. I heard that they were taken away directly from their homes and imprisoned in the prison!"

While Qiqige was speaking, Madam Cao also came to see An Miaoyi and reported:

"My queen, your brother An Tianyu wants to come to the palace to see you!"

Upon hearing this, An Miaoyi knew that those who were arrested were those who had borrowed books from Yijing Library and had not returned them, and were arrested by Ye Mingsheng's order!
As soon as the morning dawned today, the families of those who were arrested began to move around to try to get them back. Although his brother was not involved, An Tianyu was easily influenced. If the An family said a few good words to him, he would think that they were all family and would want to help!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi felt a little helpless. Last night, while Ye Mingsheng was educating Jingren, An Miaoyi also knew Ye Mingsheng's thoughts on the Yijing Library. She also understood that Ye Mingsheng attached great importance to this matter, which did not rule out the idea that Ye Mingsheng wanted to use this incident to kill people as a warning.

So if possible, An Miaoyi really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but now it seems that although she doesn't want to get involved, sometimes she can't help herself················

An Miaoyi shook her head, and then instructed Qiqige:

"Go and bring Tian Yu in, and let Tian Yu wait here for me. I'm going to visit the Queen Mother!" "Yes, sir!"

After giving instructions to Qiqige, An Miaoyi washed her face and refreshed herself before walking out of her courtyard. A moment later, An Miaoyi walked into Ye Cui's bedroom.

Before An Miaoyi saw Ye Cui, she heard a woman crying in the room.

"Queen Dowager, my husband simply forgot to return the book. I have brought the book here now. Please have mercy on me and let His Majesty release my husband!"

"Queen Mother, it's not that my son doesn't want to return the book, he just lost it by accident. We are willing to pay ten times the amount of silver to the library. We only ask Your Majesty to be magnanimous and spare my son's life!"

"Queen Dowager! My husband died fighting for Your Majesty on the battlefield of Yunbing, and Xingqiang is the only one left in the family. He didn't commit any serious mistakes, he just forgot to return the book in a moment of confusion. I beg Your Majesty to talk to Your Majesty for the sake of Xingqiang's dead father!"

Although An Miaoyi had expected to hear the cries one after another, she couldn't help but feel even more headache when she heard them.

Although she felt helpless and had a headache, since she was already here, An Miaoyi could only bite the bullet and walk into the room. As soon as she entered the room, she was about to greet Ye Cui, but the crying ladies immediately surrounded An Miaoyi as if they had seen a savior and said:

"Your Majesty, I beg you! Please ask His Majesty for mercy..."

Faced with the pleas of these women, An Miaoyi turned a deaf ear to them and bowed to her mother-in-law, saying:
"Miao Yi pays respect to the Queen Mother!"

Ye Cui waved her hand and said:
"Sit down!"

"Thank you for the seat, mother!"

Seeing An Miaoyi's humble and submissive look, Ye Cui was a little annoyed. She was annoyed by An Miaoyi's attitude of not holding back when encountering things, so she took the initiative to say:

"I heard that when His Majesty gave the order last night, Miaoyi, you were present?"

Because she knew that these things could not be concealed, An Miaoyi did not deny it and immediately said:
"Mom! I was actually there!"

"So what happened last night? How did His Majesty give this order?"

Seeing Ye Cui asking this, An Miaoyi told Ye Cui everything that happened last night, such as how Zhang Yufeng reported it, how angry Ye Mingsheng was, and how he asked Ye Kui to arrest people overnight in a rage!

After saying this, An Miaoyi saw that Ye Cui's face was not good, and immediately said:
"Mother! When I heard about this last night, I wanted to tell His Majesty that it was just a book that had not been returned, and there was no need to get so angry. But seeing His Majesty's anger and dissatisfaction, I was a little scared at the time, so I didn't dare to say anything!"

"But His Majesty really values ​​this Yijing Library. His Majesty said that he wants to educate the world through public school libraries and other measures, so that all the people of Daqian can read and write in the next 20 to 30 years!"

“Yijing Library is not just a library, but also a new exploration of Daqian’s educational cause by Your Majesty…”

Listening to An Miaoyi's words, Ye Cui couldn't help but frown. She didn't understand what exploration meant, nor did she understand what a library was. But as a mother, she knew that her son had many ideas and ambitions, and he attached great importance to this new thing, the library.

However, in Ye Cui's opinion, even if Ye Mingsheng values ​​this library, he cannot let this library override the unity of the court. It is really unreasonable to put members of the royal family in jail just for a few books!
Although Ye Cui thought so in her heart, she also knew that she couldn't say this in public, so she immediately said:
"These people have already known they were wrong, they have deeply reflected on their mistakes, and are willing to pay ten times the compensation to the library!"

After saying this, Ye Cui also looked at the crying noble ladies. After hearing what Ye Cui said, these noble ladies hurriedly agreed in order to rescue their husbands and sons:
"The Queen Mother is right! We have all reflected deeply on our mistakes. We are willing to compensate Yijing Library tenfold or a hundredfold, and we promise not to make similar mistakes again!"

After hearing what these people said and looking at the way Ye Cui looked at her, An Miaoyi knew that this task of begging would most likely fall on her, but after changing her mind, An Miaoyi just stood there quietly without taking up the conversation...

Seeing this, the noble ladies became even more anxious. At this time, Ye Cui saw what An Miaoyi was thinking, and immediately waved her hand to signal the noble ladies to leave temporarily.

After those noble ladies left, An Miaoyi took the initiative to persuade them:
"Mom! You don't have to worry too much. His Majesty has always emphasized the importance of the rule of law. Those people were just stealing at most. Those books are actually not worth much. At most, they will be imprisoned for a period of time, or have to do some hard labor!"

"Mom! Don't you understand Mingsheng's temper? If he really wanted to kill someone, he would have done it last night instead of letting Ye Kui put them in jail!"

After hearing what An Miaoyi said, Ye Cui thought about it and felt that what An Miaoyi said made sense, and her expression eased a little.

Seeing this, An Miaoyi continued:
"Mother! Actually, in my opinion, who should teach them a lesson? As far as I know, His Majesty didn't want to bother with them at first. His Majesty asked Yijing Library to post the borrowed book list on the wall outside and return the books within three days!"

"Most people returned their books in the past three days, and nothing happened. But there were a few of them who didn't know what was good for them. Mingsheng gave them a chance, but they continued to take advantage of him. Do you think people like them should be taught a lesson?"

"This time, two people from my mother's An family were also involved. They didn't return the book. I think it's their own fault, so they have to take responsibility!"

“Even if Your Majesty beheads them this time, it is what they deserve…”

(End of this chapter)