After his status was settled, King Zhao moved into the Bowen Hall and began to reorganize the government affairs.
Yan Ling took over the defense of the capital and began to clean up the remaining culprits.
Xu Yin was not idle either and was entrusted with the affairs of the harem.
This is what Yan Ling told her: "My mother and sister-in-law are not here, and it is always inconvenient for us and my son to take care of the affairs of the harem, so I can only leave it to you."
Xu Yin didn't really want to get involved, but this was King Zhao's wish, so she had no choice but to agree.
After Yan Ling left, Xiaoman asked: "Miss, are you unhappy? You are the fiancée of the second young master Yan. Princess Zhao and the imperial concubine are not here. Isn't it natural for you to take care of her?"
Xu Yin ordered people to prepare the car and replied: "That's right. I'm just worried about the consequences."
"What?"
After everyone else had retreated, she said: "The soldiers are led by Yan Er, and I am in charge of the harem. What about the prince and the prince's concubine? How should they deal with themselves when they come to the capital?"
The two girls were stunned for a moment.
Xu Yin is really worried. She has memories from her past life and knows that their brothers will turn against each other. Although there are no signs of it in this life, power can easily corrode people's hearts and cannot be tested.
But before she could say these words, she could only tell the two girls: "Anyway, this is not a good job, so don't make it public."
"yes."
Xu Yin entered the palace that day.
King Yi's youngest son was only three years old, not yet enlightened, and didn't understand anything. His mother was King Yi's concubine, and she became a dowager in the name of her son.
This concubine was only in her early twenties and was a maid. She knew her situation and was very respectful to Xu Yin. If the rules didn't allow it, she would have saluted her.
Seeing her anxious look, Xu Yin softened his tone: "Your Majesty is still young and needs careful care. King Zhao expected that the concubine would be too busy, so he asked me to assist with palace affairs and take care of the concubine."
The concubine breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "So that's it. Thank you, Prince Zhao, for caring about me. Princess, please help yourself."
Xu Yin bowed and went to work with others.
She had only been away for more than a year, and the palace was already in a state of chaos.
Several palaces were burned down during the coup of the Pseudo-Emperor Palace, and they have not been rebuilt yet. The concubines have also changed, but the palace officials can still find a few familiar ones.
Xu Yin rearranged the list according to King Zhao's wishes, and then called for the surviving concubines.
Most of the late emperor's concubines were disposed of by the pseudo-emperor. Some of them were of low status and old age, but there were still a few who survived and lived in the cold palace fearfully.
Xu Yin invited them out and said, "If you still have family members alive, you can tell them to pick them up. If not, go to Tai'an Palace to raise them."
These concubines did not expect to see the light of day again, so they were overjoyed and kowtowed. Some chose to leave the palace, and some chose to stay, each with their own way out.
As for the concubines of the false emperor, Xu Yin did not embarrass them: "King Zhao is kind and his crimes are not as bad as those of the harem. Those among you who have committed crimes in your family will be punished, and the rest will be pardoned."
The daughters of high-ranking officials who were brought into the palace by the false emperor had long since been abandoned to death. Most of the harem were innocent women. When they learned that they could leave the palace, they all cried with joy.
All these things were done in just two or three days.
Then reorganize the inner court, arrange tasks, and clean the palace...
She made a list of these matters and asked Wen Yi to keep an eye on them, so that she wouldn't have to deal with them in person later.
She herself was free to deal with the affairs of the royal family.
There are too few people in the Yan clan. Except for Yan Ling, the others who are accompanying them are all distant relatives. Why would King Zhao arrest Xu Yin without using it? She understands government affairs, has led soldiers, and will soon become his daughter-in-law.
, much easier to use than those distant relatives.
There are not many people left in the Gao family. In the imperial family, except for the late Emperor, King Duan, and King Yi, King Fu is the one with the closest bloodline to the direct branch. Because of this, the false emperor took care of him first, and several
He has not let go of his grown-up son.
After Xu Yin asked about Prince Fu's mansion, he was about to ask someone to find Princess Fu, but Princess Jinghua came to her door first.
She was brought into the Xu Mansion and when she saw Xu Yin sitting at the head of the table, tears started to flow down her face.
"A Yin... No, the guilty minister's daughter has met Princess Yong'an." I don't know what hardships she has suffered this year. Princess Jinghua, who was originally arrogant and arrogant, was wearing old clothes, looking haggard and timid.
appearance.
Her title was removed by the false emperor, and now she is just a commoner. Instead, Xu Yin was granted the title of princess, and the hierarchy between the two was completely reversed.
"Princess, please rise." Xu Yin sighed inwardly, still calling her by the old title, "King Zhao has ordered that all unjust cases under the puppet emperor must be verified and vindicated one by one. Prince Fu is not a comrade, and he is also among the vindicated ones.
, the princess does not need to call herself that."
After hearing these words, Princess Jinghua finally burst into tears.
Xu Yin listened to her intermittently crying and realized what she had gone through. After King Fu died, Princess Fu and her children were demoted to common people. Naturally, they could no longer live in Prince Fu's mansion. Princess Fu's natal family was afraid of being implicated, so they didn't take care of it.
In desperation, Princess Fu could only rent a small courtyard with her remaining body, and live with her concubine and daughter.
The delicate daughter who had never touched the spring water in the past could only learn to wash, cook, and even make needlework to earn money.
Just like this, Xu Yin would not be moved. There are many women in the world who have suffered worse than them. They have lived with difficulty since they were born, but Princess Jinghua still has food and drink even if she is in poverty.
The problem was that after the rebels entered the city, Princess Fu's natal family fled. The widows and weaklings in the house completely lost their support, and some unsighted people came to harass them.
Princess Jinghua cried: "I am so down and out that I didn't have the face to come to see you. But now that I am forced to come, I have no choice but to shamelessly come to my old friend for help."
Xu Yin frowned: "Who is in charge of public security in the city?"
Miss Qi, who has obtained a formal official position, replied: "He is a member of King Zhao's army who joined the army, his surname is Fang."
"If you let people know, I'm afraid there will be more than one incident like this."
"yes."
After the explanation, Xu Yin said: "Princess, please rest assured. The purpose of King Zhao's expedition is to bring order to the chaos. The grievances between you and the princess will surely be redressed in the near future."
Then she ordered someone to send Princess Jinghua back.
The Yan family raised an army to fight against rebellion, and they were still nominally ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so King Zhao also had to show his loyalty to the late emperor. Whether it was to win people's hearts or to be hypocritical, the process always had to go through. Therefore, Jinghua
The princess title will be restored soon, and the rest of her life will be guaranteed.
Compared with Princess Jinghua, Princess Jiayi doesn't know whether to say she is lucky or unfortunate. Her mother, Princess Jincheng, has no interest in the pseudo-emperor, so she survived the palace incident safely. However, in order to show his favor, the pseudo-emperor
She offered marriage to the son of her favorite general, a dandy who was neither a man nor a warrior. Princess Jiayi had no right to refuse and could only be forced to marry.
When Xu Yin sent people to find her, she was imprisoned with her husband's family. When she heard that she could go out, she cried bitterly and cut off her marriage with her husband's family on the spot.
The clan affairs came to an end, Wen Yi came back from the palace, and also brought back something unexpected by Xu Yin.