After Fei Chengsheng left, Qin Zhiyi took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and took a light nap before getting up.

The first thing he did when he got up was to summon all the concubines in the harem.

Soon, the concubines arrived one after another.

After everyone arrived, Qin Zhiyi realized that there was no room for everyone to stand in her dormitory.

So the rest of the people who could not finish standing stood in the courtyard.

Although it's not summer yet, the bright sun is still piercing my eyes.

Qin Zhiyi specially asked the palace maids and eunuchs to cover the shed outside, just to prevent these people from sunbathing in vain.

Many concubines have already started talking quietly.

"I didn't expect the Queen to be so careful and even set up a shed for us."

"I also heard earlier that the Queen is from an ordinary background, and she seems to be very easy to get along with."

"How can we get along with each other? Ever since the queen was canonized, we have been exempted from paying her respects. Now we are summoned suddenly. I don't know what's going on."

Except for a few lucky ones, all his concubines were in panic.

Standing at the very end, Qin Zhiyi had never even seen him.

It wasn't until Aunt Guo called out that the Queen was coming that all the concubines knelt down.

Qin Zhiyi glanced at everyone and saw that all the concubines of the former emperor were cautious.

Perhaps he knew that she was a peasant woman and did not like luxury and wealth, so none of the concubines in front of her were dressed in exaggerated clothes. They were all dressed in the most plain attire.

Of course, among the more than a hundred concubines, she also saw a few in gorgeous clothes. At this moment, her eyes were looking around with uneasy eyes, as if she was also curious about why everyone was dressed like this, but they were dressed too ostentatiously.

Although she has never experienced the struggle in the palace, she has read a lot of novels and TV series, so she knows a thing or two about it.

From this point of view, someone must have told these people to dress up.

After she glanced around, she asked everyone to stand up.

The concubines all stood up slowly and thanked her again.

Qin Zhiyi knew that everyone was curious about coming here and why she summoned them here.

He was not in a hurry while listening to the lecture, and asked the palace maids and eunuchs to give them seats and moved stools for them to sit down.

Looking at the concubines sitting in rows in a neat manner, I suddenly felt a sense of familiarity from when she went to give lectures.

After everyone sat down, she served tea again.

Everyone was holding tea and snacks beside them, but they didn't know which play the queen was singing.

After everyone calmed down, Qin Zhiyi asked: "I've called everyone here today, and I just want to ask a question. If anyone doesn't want to stay in my palace, you can make it clear to me. Of course, you don't need to

For everyone to make it public, all you need to do is write your name on mine and then write down whether to keep it or not."

After Qin Zhiyi finished speaking, he looked at Yingchun beside him.

Yingchun nodded at her, indicating that what she had arranged for her to do had been done.

So she said calmly: "I want everyone to come to me one by one in the order they are now, write their names on a piece of paper, and then write whether to stay or not. The people behind can write in the new one

Write it on the page and keep it absolutely confidential."

After she finished speaking, everyone had their own thoughts and had no idea what the current queen wanted to do.

In order to avoid everyone's speculation, Qin Zhiyi said again: "You don't have to worry, you should all know my origin, so I hate people who are meandering the most. If they say anything, if someone does something behind my back,

I will never spare her for such a small move."

"Start now, stay or not, and find out the answer you want to say most."

After she finished speaking, Concubine De, who was standing at the front, moved her fingers slightly, then stood up and blessed her, then walked to the table and wrote her name.

When deciding whether to keep these or not, she still hesitated.

Qin Zhiyi did not look at her, and only asked Grandma Guo and Yingchun to wait beside her.

After Concubine De finished writing, she put down the brush, then leaned towards her and sat back down.

After the virtuous concubine, came the other concubines.

After the other concubines got up, they also imitated Concubine De's behavior. They first saluted, wrote their names, and then made their choices. In the end, they also blessed her and sat back down.

Although it was just a simple matter, more than an hour passed after I finished writing it.

After all the concubines finished writing, they all sat where they were, and no one dared to say a word.

Qin Zhiyi watched the last concubine finish writing, then stood up and said: "Okay, you all can go down first. Today's statistics are just for a baseline. As for the final decision, I will tell you soon."

After sending away the concubines, the palace maids and eunuchs quickly collected the things nearby.

Grandma Guo and Yingchun took the brochure and followed her into the inner hall.

Yingchun looked at so many pieces of paper, and then said: "Your Majesty, I will help you read it together."

She waved her hand and said: "No need, there are only more than a hundred people, and they will finish it quickly."

Sure enough, as she expected, there were more than a hundred concubines, but not even twenty of them dared to write them off.

After reading it, she put the booklet aside and smiled softly.

Yingchun was a little puzzled and asked again: "The Queen is..."

"It's nothing. Let's count the names of these people I tore off. Take away those who deserve to be rewarded and let them leave the palace."

Yingchun was also a little surprised.

Many women entered the palace and wanted to leave, but so many of the more than a hundred former concubines wanted to stay. What else could it be but wishful thinking?

But she didn't say much, but gave those names to the eunuch next to her.

The little eunuch copied the directory, waited for it to dry, and placed it neatly in front of her.

Qin Zhiyi said: "These people receive monthly stipends in the palace and should have saved a lot of money, so I would like to give each of them a hundred taels and let them pack their things and leave the palace."

After receiving her order, the little eunuch immediately went out.

Even Yingchun felt that her mother-in-law handled the matter really quickly.

So he said: "My Lady, did you handle it a little too quickly today?"

Qin Zhiyi looked at her, and then asked: "What should I say? Wouldn't it be nice if it was quick? Otherwise, those women would make all kinds of guesses and think I was going to harm them."

She knew very well what kind of person the former queen was, so much so that these concubines were walking on thin ice and were trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty has a kind heart, how could she harm them?"

Aunt Guo also said at this time: "In fact, most of these women in the harem are pitiful people. They have been locked up in the palace all their lives, never seeing the light of day. Some of them have never even seen the emperor's face until they grow old. The empress is willing to let go.

For them to leave the palace is the blessing they have gained in this life. It is better to let them out as soon as possible to avoid others' speculation."

Yingchun grew up in the city, but after hearing what Grandma Guo said, her eyelids started to twitch.
Chapter completed!