C36 (2/2)

It wasn't until Dong Ling Wan's figure had completely disappeared that someone walked out from behind the screen. He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and there was calmness on his young face. This person was the new King of Da Ye, Xiao Han.

Xiao Wu waved his hand and dismissed all the servants in the hall, then sat down at the table and personally poured a cup of tea for the imperial concubine. ”This son said that she cannot be the empress, and only mother would be willing to believe him if she saw him.

A single ”Imperial Concubine” was enough to express the imperial concubine's position in Xiao Han's heart.

The imperial concubine held the tea in her hand and sighed. ”Originally, I couldn't be the empress, so the promised nephew wouldn't be bad. But this kind of woman has some pride. She really isn't as gentle as my Central Plains' woman. Her looks are gentle and delicate, but inside, she has the domineering temperament of a barbarian woman.”

The imperial concubine thought back to her conversation with Eastern Lingwan just now and felt that something wasn't right. However, no matter how she thought about it, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The imperial concubine glanced at Zhang mama behind her. At this moment, the old man in her palace wouldn't cause any trouble, so she must be overthinking things!

”Among the Five Prominent Class families in the capital, only the host has a woman of this age. Although she is slightly older than you, she is still a wonderful person and can help you. There are no better candidates.”

Since the founding of Da Ye, it has been said that ”three counties, four counties, and seven estates”:

The ”three counties” referred to Huizhi County, Guannan County, and Shaosi County. These three counties were the richest and most prosperous counties in the Great Ye Country. Thus, they were not easily given to a subject as a fiefdom.

The ”Fourth Duke” referred to the Duke of An's Lee family, the Duke of Dingguo's Xu family, the Song family, and the Pu family from Cheng'en's mansion. These four clans had followed the Great Ye Emperor Xiao Kuangshuang, and had flourished ever since the founding of the country.

As he said this, he couldn't help but mention that the Qi clan, the capital of the Qi province, Liao Ge's eastern outskirts, had only one family, the Eastern Mansion, since the founding of the Great Qin Empire. This was the place that Emperor Taizu had given the first generation of the Dong clan, Dong Yining, to build.

It was rumored that the relationship between Dong Zuoning and Xiao Leng was not ordinary, and there were rumors that Dong Zuoning overthrew the previous dynasty and that mysterious husband of hers, but according to this story, it could not explain why these two were not conferred the title of noble like the Four Noble Clans. After all, at that time, Dong Shi was just a lowly merchant family, far from being as distinguished as he was now, no one would abandon their noble status.

What happened that year had always troubled his descendants. As for the truth of the matter, no one knew.

However, later on, the Lin, Zhou, Xu, and Zheng families gradually declined, while the three salt merchants, Dong, Chen, and Wan rose up together. However, the original branch of the Lin Clan gradually grew stronger and became known as the Little Lin Clan. Later on, in order to distinguish between them, the people of the world began to call the new generation of four families as well as the original Yue, Zhang, and An families.

The three counties, four counties, and seven cities were the symbol of the nobility of the entire Great Ye.

Of the seven new schools, four had their foundations in the capital, which of course did not include the Dong Clan. The other families were all direct descendants of young mistresses, and they were all too young. Their concubines were not worthy enough for them, and they couldn't afford the title of Empress Ye. It was no wonder that the imperial concubine had her eyes on her.

”You have just taken on your responsibilities and are no longer in a hurry to expand your harem. However, you still have some accounts to manage. Since this Dong Ling Wan is a rare capable woman, she will definitely be able to shoulder this burden. ”It's good!”

The imperial concubine sighed twice in succession ”suitable”. Indeed, everyone was well aware of how Xiao Han got the throne. Originally, the treasury wasn't enough, and now that war was taking place, there was even a silver wage and expenses everywhere. Previously, Dong Ling Wan had donated a million taels of silver in the name of her country to redeem Dong Ling Yu's corpse. Although she didn't dare to say it openly, she secretly criticized her actions, so Dong Ling Wan didn't really care about it.

With her leading the way, it would be impossible for the other families to not take out some money. This plan of Xiao Wan had offended both the common people and the aristocratic families. At that time, he would have to rely on her.

Today, when the Imperial Concubine spoke of Dong Ling Yu, Dong Ling Wan knew what she was planning. Without silver in the treasury, it would be easy for her to cause a commotion if she increased the taxes, and the aristocratic families would not be able to do anything to each other. Thus, Dong Ling Wan was thinking of her boss's silver!

Dongling Wan sneered. As the empress dowager of the emperor, do you really think that the things of others are easy to remember? If these two really had the ability, then they should use this opportunity to strike down the Chen Clan and strike down Xiao Han. Yet, these two didn't even dare to make a move against the Chen Clan. How could such a lack of courage cause such a huge ruckus?

Although her boss didn't have many people in the court, he wasn't someone who would be bullied by others, and her things couldn't be easily taken away. She had always been the only one who remembered other people's things. If others wanted to remember her, they would have to pay the price!

”Even so, this Dong Ling Wan is a sickly person who is extremely boring. If I were to befriend her, I would be fine. But if I were to bring her to the palace, I would be so afraid!”

”Ah Wu, now that you are nine or five years old, do not speak without fear as before. You must find a woman who can help you. It doesn't matter if you look down on them. You are the emperor, and the world is yours. You don't have anyone you want, but you have to be able to sit tight. In the future, if she enters the palace, you just need to respect her a little. If you really don't like her, then she will become an abandoned child, and will be lost, but now, you can't act rashly. ”

The imperial concubine earnestly held Xiao Han's hand. Xiao Han stopped talking, and the imperial concubine said, ”It's not set yet! If you really want to create an empress, then it's one thing for the empress to plan things with you here. But you still have to let the empress dowager listen in on you first, as you'll have to work harder at the empress dowager's place in the next few days. Only at a crucial moment will the empress dowager help you out, do you understand? ”