As soon as Li Qian finished speaking, there were several clattering sounds of cups and plates in the palace. It seemed that many concubines accidentally knocked over tea cups and the like.
Almost all the concubines looked at His Majesty the Emperor in astonishment and were dumbfounded.
They all live here? What does this mean?
Li Qian was startled when he felt their gazes, and then realized the ambiguity in his words.
He didn't want to leave fifty concubines here together and sleep together.
If that were really the case, he would just be an adult tomorrow, and why would he attend a court meeting?
Besides, Li Qian thought he was a gentleman, so he couldn't do that kind of thing.
He hurriedly added: "I will have someone prepare a room for you, and you can just stay here."
The concubines all breathed a sigh of relief, but were secretly a little disappointed in their hearts.
Li Qian thought for a while and then continued: "As for me..."
The concubines once again raised their heads and looked at His Majesty the Emperor with their big eyes of different styles.
This is what they care about most.
"There will be a Zhengdan Dynasty tomorrow morning, so I have to have a good rest tonight."
Li Qian had a warm smile on his face, but what he said made many concubines not so happy.
But after everyone thought about it carefully, they felt that such a thing was not unacceptable.
Li Qian didn't care about anything else. This was the best way in his opinion. Tomorrow was the court meeting. If he was busy all night tonight, he would definitely doze off tomorrow...
As the emperor's palace, the Palace of Eternal Life is naturally large enough. As long as it is slightly squeezed, there is no problem in accommodating so many concubines.
It's just that the place where I live is different.
Some concubines can only live in a room in twos and threes. Although they can't be crowded or touched, the privacy is still a little bit worse.
But some people can come upstairs and live on the same floor as His Majesty the Emperor.
The night is getting darker, and the dull rumbling sounds of fireworks continue to be heard from the horizon in the distance. Even the curfew cannot stop the people from setting off firecrackers.
If they are not allowed to be released on the street, then I can release them at the head office in my own yard, right?
Moreover, when New Year's Eve came, the officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division did not pay much attention to the night watch. They all fished and went home to have their wives and children warm up on the bed.
The sound of fireworks rumbled, and the moonlight wrapped in the flames of fireworks explosions flashed through the window.
Li Qian was lying on the bed, tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep.
Whether it was the rumbling sound of fireworks or the flashing light, it made him more awake, even if he covered his head with a pillow, it didn't work.
"Alas~"
After spreading pancakes on the bed in vain for a while, Li Qian sat up helplessly and let out a long sigh.
It’s always hard to sleep the night before a big event. It was like this during the college entrance examination in my previous life, it was like this before I went to college to report, and it was like this before I went to the company to report for the first time...
In fact, from Li Qian's point of view, tomorrow's imperial meeting is not a big event at all, and he has no plans to hold a grand event at all.
It's just a formality, announcing the edict... He doesn't have to read it himself, and then he just follows the process, and finally gives him a banquet.
But for some reason, I just can't sleep at all tonight.
After sitting on the bed in a daze for a while, Li Qian shook his head, put on a big cloak, and planned to go out for a walk.
The door opened with a creak, and the palace maid who was waiting outside, who was sleeping and nodding her head, was suddenly awakened and was about to scream. Fortunately, Li Qian stopped her in time.
Li Qian glanced at the little palace maid with envy. How much better would it be if he had such a good sleep quality?
He continued to walk forward, planning to go to the south window to watch the fireworks set off in the capital to see how lively it was.
But when Li Qian came here, he unexpectedly found a familiar and graceful figure standing quietly by the window, seeming to be looking at the blossoming fireworks.
The moonlight and the light of the fireworks were projected from the window, and the cool breeze blew, and the beauty's hair swayed lightly.
Li Qian subconsciously stepped lightly and walked over quietly.
However, the beauty in front of the window seemed to hear the movement, turned her head subconsciously, and met Li Qian's eyes.
"His Majesty?"
Turning her head, she saw the beautiful face of the eldest grandson Wugou. At this moment, she was covering her chest with some complacency and looking at Li Qian: "Your Majesty? Why are you walking silently?"
"Shh~"
Li Qian raised his finger in front of his mouth to signal her to lower her voice.
"I can't sleep in the middle of the night, so I came out for a walk." Li Qian walked over quickly and took Changsun Wugou's hand, but found that her hands were cold from the cold, including her pretty fair face, straight tip of nose, and crystal clear earlobes. They were all red from the cold.
"Why don't you wear more clothes?"
Li Qian frowned and held the pretty face of the beauty in front of him with some distress, a cold touch came from his palms.
He opened his big cloak again and wrapped his eldest grandson Wugou in. He kept mumbling: "If you get cold during the New Year, you will inevitably get sick in the coming year..."
Changsun Wugou felt the warm touch on his cheeks and ears. He shook his head and tried to break free, but could not resist Li Qian's strength. He could only raise his pretty face and explain: "Your Majesty, I can't sleep either. Come out and stand for a while. This is it." Went back."
"It's time to go back."
Li Qian nodded seriously. Now he had no intention of watching the fireworks anymore. He bent down and picked up Changsun Wugu's legs and headed back the way he came.
Changsun Wugu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized the problem. His pretty face turned even redder, and he twisted and struggled.
"Your Majesty, sister Xi Shi lives with me. If she wakes up in the middle of the night..."
Li Qian liked her little appearance the most, and there was a smile on his lips unconsciously: "Then let her come with us."
"But……"
"Shh~" Li Qian motioned for her to keep her voice down.
He looked around and whispered in Zhangsun Wugu's ear: "There are fireworks going off outside. There must be many people who can't sleep."
"It would be bad if you wake everyone else up."
Looking at the delicate beauty in his arms, Li Qian couldn't help but lower his head and peck her face gently, and threatened in a low voice: "I will take whoever you wake up with me in a while."
This move was indeed very effective, and Changsun Wugou didn't dare to move any more.
But Li Qian could still feel her pounding heartbeat. Obviously, Changsun Wugou didn't want to be so calm in his heart.
After walking around the corner, Li Qian's bedroom was in front of him. The little palace maid who had been dozing just now had her eyes wide open and looked very energetic, fearing that the emperor would find her lazy.
But when the little palace maid caught a glimpse of Li Qian returning with a person in his arms, her mind was still blank for a moment.
How long have you been out just now? After just taking a few breaths, Your Majesty actually brought back a concubine...
Regarding the emperor's behavior, most of the palace people could not comment or even say much, so the little palace maid hurriedly lowered her head. Although she was curious in her heart, she did not dare to look up.
Li Qian carried his eldest grandson Wugu all the way back to the room, and quickly and skillfully brought him to the door with his back hook. The little palace maid outside who was going to help him close the door hurriedly backed away, so that he didn't get hit in the face.
The little palace maid stared at the closed door and froze on the spot. After a while, some strange sounds came from inside, echoing the sound of fireworks exploding outside.
Even if he has never been touched, who has been around the palace for a long time and still doesn’t understand the meaning contained in this voice?
The little palace maid blushed and wanted to stay away, but she was afraid of being suddenly summoned from inside.
Faced with the dilemma, she still chose to quietly take a few steps closer, pricking up her ears and listening carefully to what was going on inside, in case she was really called and wouldn't be able to react...
I don’t know how long it took before the sounds in the room gradually disappeared.
The palace maid's face was already so red that it was about to bleed. She quietly glanced behind her and saw that the sister who was changing her shift hadn't arrived yet. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and moved a few steps away from the door.
In the bedroom, Li Qian was holding his eldest grandson Wugou in his arms, lying on the bed in a daze, like a sage lost in thought.
Changsun Wugao's silky hair was a little messy, and his beautiful eyes were a bit tired, but he still stretched out his jade hands in front of Li Qian's eyes and helped him close his eyelids: "Your Majesty, go to bed early, there will be a court meeting tomorrow morning. "
Li Qian felt the soft hands on his eyelids and was silent for a moment before saying: "Tomorrow at the court meeting, I will once again canonize the concubines in the harem."
He then took the eldest grandson Wugu in his arms and said, "Guanyin is now the ninth concubine, how about it?"
The ninth concubine is already a second-rank concubine. In terms of rank alone, they are on par with the six ministers.
Moreover, Li Qian had never mentioned the matter of canonizing concubines to other concubines, not even Wu Meiniang and Lu Fei knew about it.
But not only did Li Qian not feel any surprise from Changsun Wugou, he instead trembled and buried Zhen's head in Li Qian's arms.
"What's wrong?"
Li Qian was startled, then stretched out his hand to hold the weak, boneless hand in front of him, then turned his head and looked down, trying to see Changsun Wugou's expression clearly.
But in this dark night, nothing could be seen clearly.
Li Qian sighed softly, stretched out a hand to cover Changsun Wugua's head, and smoothed her hair: "Are you worried about something these days? I see that you are always absent-minded."
"Your Majesty..." Changsun Wugou's words were somewhat weak and confused.
Li Qian was silent for a moment and hugged her tighter: "Don't worry."
"It doesn't hurt to tell me when you figure it out."
"I..." Changsun Wugou seemed to be struggling for a while, but finally made up his mind, raised his face in Li Qian's arms and said: "I don't want the position of the ninth concubine..."
"Um?"
Li Qian was startled at first, and then he seemed to realize something, and his voice dropped several times: "You have conflicts with others in the Sixth Palace? Is someone threatening you?"
Changsun Wugou hurriedly raised his head and explained: "That's not the case, Your Majesty, the sisters in the Sixth Palace are all very good, it's just my concubine... It's all because of my concubine..." At the end of the sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller.
Li Qian looked at her with wide eyes: "What's wrong with you?"
You're not sick, are you?
The eldest grandson Wugou was silent for a moment, then stood up and knelt down on the bed: "I have been in the palace for half a year, but I have not been able to conceive an heir for Your Majesty... I am really worthless among the nine concubines..."
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses. It turned out to be because of this.
He also sat up, wrapped his grandson Wugou in a quilt, and held him in his arms.
"Just because of this, you have random thoughts every day?"
Li Qian couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Aren't others pregnant with my child? You are not the only concubine I have?"
"His Majesty……"
Speaking of this, Changsun Wugou's mood was obviously even more depressed: "I have been sleeping with you the most. If I had given the opportunity to other sisters before, maybe one of them would be pregnant now..."
Speaking of this, Li Qian is actually quite curious as to why he has never had children.
When sleeping with his concubines, he did not use any contraceptive measures. He always let nature take its course, but even so, nothing happened.
However, Li Qian was not an exception. By his time, the throne of Da Qian had been passed down to two generations.
Emperor Yingzong's father had two sons, the fathers of Yingzong and Li Yuan.
But when it came to Yingzong, there was only one heir, Li Qian's father, Emperor Mu Zong.
When he was young, he was a replica of Yingzong, an extremely bastard, but even so, he could still be his crown prince with confidence, because he was the only prince at that time, and there was no way to change him if he wanted.
After Emperor Mu Zong ascended the throne, he only had one son, Li Qian.
Therefore, when Li Qian was the crown prince, he was still confident and did all the bad things.
Now that Li Gan has ascended the throne, many ministers in the court are secretly speculating whether he will also have only one prince.
Now that Li Qian has been on the throne for more than half a year, there is still no movement in the bellies of the concubines, which makes many people even more convinced of this...
"If you can't do it, others can't do it either."
Li Qian smiled and said: "Besides, I'm not looking for you to have a son, but I like you more."
Regarding the issue of heirs, Li Qian felt that it would be good if there were no heirs now.
The current situation in Daqian is unclear, and even he, the emperor, lives his life with the idea of living one day to earn one day. Under such circumstances, it is better not to give birth to the child.
If the situation changes suddenly, it will only harm him.
But Changsun Wugou didn't understand Li Qian's concerns, and just buried his head lower: "Your Majesty, the emperor's heir is the foundation of the country. Your Majesty cannot delay the foundation of the country for your own preferences. It is better to find other sisters in the Sixth Palace. Bar……"
The black eyebrows were lowered like distant mountains, and he almost said these words through gritted teeth. Li Qian could clearly sense the reluctance of Changsun Wugu.
He opened his mouth to say something more, but closed it again.
Li Qian knew that a person's ideas are formed from childhood and are deeply ingrained, and it would be difficult for him to change Changsun Wugu's ideas.
He thought about it and couldn't help but make up an excuse: "Actually, it doesn't matter that I don't have any heirs, it's just that the time has not come yet."
Changsun Wugou raised his head in astonishment, not understanding what this meant.
Li Qian once again used the trick of the god who entrusted him with dreams, but this time the person who entrusted him with dreams became Taizu of Daqian.
"Taizu, his old man, told me that if the time comes, he will not be able to give birth. He also taught me an immortal technique that can control him freely..."
Changsun Wugou was stunned for a moment by what he said. In the end, he realized that it was Li Qian who didn't want to have a baby, not that he couldn't have one. It was like a heavy burden had been lifted, and he felt much more relaxed. , fell softly into Li Qian's arms.
Li Qian felt a little distressed when she saw it. Who knows how long she has been carrying this burden?
"Come, let me love you well..."
"Your Majesty, there will be a court meeting tomorrow morning..."
The reason for letting him go before was for the sake of the prince, but now that Changsun Wugou has learned the truth, he is naturally unwilling to accompany Li Qian crazy anymore.
It's just that her struggle didn't have much effect. Li Qian slept extremely late tonight.