Poor Girl Becomes Empress

Chapter 25: The Wise Poor Girl

The next day the women of the royal family gathered in the pavilion of the empress' residence. There were Wei, Xiahe, Zhuan, Quolin, Baoyi, and Annchi. They gathered there to discuss the people's problems. Their advice would be sent to the emperor.

Wei sat in front of the four girls with a thoughtful impression. He was actually very tired and his entire body was in pain, but due to Fengying's orders yesterday, inevitably he had to do so.

He had also heard the news of the enemy trying to kill him yesterday. Fengying even acted cruelly on someone's corpse. But the thought was tepis by Wei while recalling how quickly the man had saved himself yesterday.

"What is happening to the people today is the lack of food. I gave them advice to distribute staple food. Including rice and five gold coins. Isn't the supplies in the palace very much?" wei said after reading the news brought by Tzuran from the people. He specifically asked Tzuran to go to remote villages and see firsthand the condition of the people there.

Xiahe threw down the book she had just read. It made all the attention on him. "Does the empress want to make the royal family hungry and poor?" tanyanya cornered Wei.

"What is happening to the people today is the lack of silk thread. The Goching State has not sent silk to Taoming. All we should do is send documents for the exchange of goods to the Goching Country!" he was approved by the four concubines.

Wei gave a paper inscribed with the problems plaguing the poor to Xiahe. Wei also knew what Xiahe meant was a problem among the nobility. In the city the nobles get what they want. The food for them is even very excessive, while many poor people die of hunger.

After reading the contents of the paper, Xiahe gave a small chuckle. "Where did the queen get this bullshit news?" Xiahe looked at Wei clearly showing that she hated Wei.

A smile was engraved on Wei's reddish-colored lips. Very calm, it was seen that he was not affected by Xiahe's hatred for him.

"That's a problem for the poor people in the village not far from the city. Many people starved to death there. I also know the matter about the silk thread in the city. Is silk thread more important than people's lives?" his tone was gentle, yet enough to make Xiahe growl in annoyance.

"For the matter of silk thread, there is no way the Goching Nation would stop sending it to Taoming Country. Maybe they have not produced silk thread in this month, it could be silk thread will be sent next month." continued Wei.

"Many nobles in the city sent requests for silk thread to the Meing Country. Some of them had even received silk threads. What if Goching Country felt betrayed because Taoming Country got silk thread from Meing Country? This problem will even be big if it is not immediately resolved." cried Zhuan who had been silent before listening.

Xiahe smiled cynically. "The Queen can't count on it. I better take care of it like I did during the vacant empress position. The empress still has a lot to learn, don't just make a decision." she said, which made Wei sigh.

"Why are you so quick to conclude, Xiahe? I haven't even given an opinion yet but you've offered to take care of it yourself." scolded Wei with a serious look.

"I just want to speed things up, empress" Xiahe said without apologizing despite being rebuked by Wei.

"Try saying how you're gonna solve all the people's problems?"

Xiahe straightened her body with a look of disdain for Wei. He felt that he was better than Wei. Given their different status made Xiahe not have the slightest respect for Wei. She acted as if she was the empress here.

"I will send a request for silk thread to Goching Country and send the vegetables and fruits of the people's harvest to Meing Country in return because they have sent silk thread to Taoming Country." xiahe's words made Wei chuckle.

Xiahe, Zhuan, Quolin, Baoyi, and Annchi were puzzled at Wei's response. They thought that Wei had gone mad because he was faced with the problems of the people.

"Look at this way of thinking, Xiahe. You care deeply about the problems of the nobility. I think you're gonna solve the problem by paddling once, two three islands gone. But it turns out that you're getting more and more into trouble." said Wei accompanied by thousands of swords to attack Xiahe.

Wei could not bear to be gentle with the women in front of him. He did not want to be two-faced, it was better to fight blatantly than to have to hold back and make his chest tight. Yes, she was that brave even though she had only been empress for two days. If not acting, Xiahe will probably always feel that she is the one who is able to carry out the duties of empress. In fact, Xiahe only makes the lives of the poor people suffer more.

"You think that this silk thread problem should be solved immediately, right?"

"Xiahe has given his opinion that is very thoughtless of the people. Sending requests for silk thread to Goching Country is better than having to send vegetables and fruits of the people's harvest to Meing Country. You satisfy the desires of the nobility by blackmailing the poor who depend only on the harvest! Do you still think you're great, Xiahe?"

"It is enough to give a strict prohibition to the nobility not to send a request for silk thread to the Meing Country!"

All those who were there were silent after hearing Wei's long explanation. They were silent not because they agreed with Wei, but growled with annoyance that Wei was paying more attention to the problems of the poor people who for them did nothing for this country.

"Gee, what a wise thought!" puji Nui who walked up the pavilion stairs with Lienxi. Nui's face looked happy while looking at Wei, in contrast to Lienxi's sour face staring at Wei.

They all lowered their heads to pay their respects to Nui.

"We salute the queen!"

Nui walked towards Wei and directly clasped his hands tightly together. "You are so wise, empress" she said with a sparkling face that made Wei smile.

"It's an honor for me to have the compliment of the queen mother."

Lienxi approached Xiahe who was growling annoyed behind Nui. Lienxi understood her daughter who felt rivaled by Wei's presence. She hated Wei so much from the first time the girl came to the palace and stole her mother's attention. For Lienxi, Wei's presence really disturbed her composure. He was eager to have Wei expelled from the palace and was assured that he would no longer be welcome.

"I agree with your advice, empress. What are you guys doing? Quickly make documents! Do you also want the empress to do it?" nui said as she looked at Zhuan, Quolin, Baoyi, and Annchi who stood with their heads bowed behind Lienxi and Xiahe.

"Of course not, queen mother! We will make documents and hand them over to the emperor." said Baoyi who made Wei shake his head.

"Let me hand it over to the emperor. Later in the afternoon hand me the documents."

Lienxi could not just shut up. He took a step forward facing Wei. "Do you want to carry out the duties of concubine, empress?"

Wei sighed. The child and the mother are the same, the mind. He was so in the corner that it made him feel fed up. Wei looked at Lienxi softly while smiling with sincerity.

"It's not so, princess. I have been ordered by the emperor to give him the documents. Shouldn't the empress refuse the emperor's orders?"

"What?!"