Lin Xuan raised her eyes to look at the emperor sitting on the couch, pushing the roly-poly on the table with his hand, seemingly thinking about something. He opened his mouth and asked: "Since Your Majesty has already favored Jiang Shi, you should first give her a title before anything else. She is no longer suitable to live with Shu Nu now. What do you think would be a good title for her?"

  The emperor turned his head and looked at her, saying: "You decide."

  Lin Dai pouted, her face showing a vinegar flavor, half joking and half serious: "If it were up to me, I'd make her the lowest-ranking concubine."

  The emperor pinched her face and smiled slightly, without saying a word.

  Lin Xiao continued: "Let's start with being a talented woman, what does Your Majesty think?"

  A fifth-rank lady-in-waiting, although not high-ranking, was able to obtain this position as soon as she entered the palace. She had also given enough face to the emperor's new favorite.

  The emperor nodded and said, "I've told you before, you're in charge of the harem affairs."

  Lin Xiang asked again: "Your Majesty thinks it's better to let her live where? Xuanhua Palace, Yuzi Palace, and Lihua Palace are all cleaned up and prepared for the new palace concubines."

  "The Emperor said: 'Then it will be Li Huang Palace.'"

  Lin Dai was somewhat unexpected, the emperor did not choose Yu Zhi Palace, which is closest to the Diligent Government Hall. Lihe Palace, this palace, whether from the size of the palace, the scenery inside the palace, or the distance from the emperor's Diligent Government Hall or Qianqing Palace, all belong to the ordinary. Is the emperor taking into account her feelings and intentionally trying to please her?

  Lin Yan still wanted to ask other things, but the emperor suddenly looked at her again and dropped a bombshell: "Yuanyuan, what do you think about letting Tai'er start attending court meetings now?"

  Lin Ya was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped, and then she forgot everything she wanted to say.

  The crown prince attending court and listening to politics is a good thing, whether for the crown prince or the Lin family. The crown prince attending court and listening to politics means that the crown prince can touch on court affairs and cultivate his connections in the court.

  Generally, the crown prince would start to take part in governance at the age of sixteen, but some might have to wait until they were twenty years old before the emperor allowed them to attend court and participate in governance. Before that, they would just follow their tutors and read books. The Lin family thought the crown prince still had two more years to go.

  The Lin family naturally paid attention to this matter, but they didn't want to show too much enthusiasm and offend the emperor. Besides, the crown prince was only 14 years old, so there was still time to wait.

  Lin Yan was shocked and said: "How could Your Majesty suddenly have such an idea."

  The emperor turned his head away, as if looking at someone far away. He thought of Lin Xiang, the son he was most worried about before his death. He knew what she was afraid of, and actually he was also afraid, so he had to arrange for this son.

  The Emperor said, "I see that he can't even read properly when following the Grand Tutor, and his mind has become wild recently. It's better to let him attend court and listen to politics. I don't expect him to come up with any solutions for state affairs, but it won't hurt him to learn a bit more. Besides, he is the Crown Prince, after all, and he needs to learn how to handle political matters."

  Lin Xiang smiled and said: "This is a matter of state, Your Majesty can tell me that I don't understand, but it's more useful to discuss with my father and Second Uncle than with me."

  The emperor also smiled and said: "This is a court matter, but it's also a family matter. You just tell me if this is good or not?"

  Lin Yan glared at him and scolded, "Your Majesty, isn't this a clear question? What relationship do I have with the Crown Prince? If you let me say it, of course, I will naturally say it's good."

  The emperor seemed to have finally figured something out and made a decision, then relaxed, his expression softening slightly, saying: "Since you said it's okay, let's do it this way."

  Wan Gonggong came in at this time to report: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Works Du is outside the Temple of Diligent Government seeking an audience."

  The emperor nodded and slowly got up from the couch, patted Lin Xiang's head and said: "I'm going to the Diligent Government Hall."

  The emperor hadn't done this to her in a long time, and it was somewhat like the way an elder showed affection to a younger one.

  Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, getting up to see him out.

  The emperor pressed her to sit down again and said: "No need to see me off, it's hot outside."

  It's summer now, and it's hot outside. Lin Xiao also felt a bit lazy and didn't want to go out, so she didn't say anything else.

  The emperor left, Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and ordered Mu Xi: "You go to the Wu Guo Gongfu tomorrow, let the old lady come to the palace to see me."

  The emperor intends to let the crown prince attend court and listen to politics. She wants to communicate with her family about this matter, and then let her family be prepared.

  Mùzhī said yes and then left.

  After Mu Zhi left, Lin Xiao drafted the edict to confer Jiang Xie as a talented person, stamped it with the imperial seal, and sent it to the Emperor for approval before issuing the edict.

  That afternoon, Jiang was taken close to Lihe Palace.

  Xin Gong Fei was coming to Chang Kun Palace to pay her respects. By evening, Lin Xiao finally met this newly promoted Jiang Cai Ren.

  She was dressed in a deep purple dress, with a slightly British-style makeup, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a calm expression on her face. As she walked towards Lin Xi, Lin Xi almost thought it was Lin Xian who had come over.

  Lin Xiao sighed in her heart, it's really like that, even the eyebrows, eyes, expression and movements are all 99% learned, no wonder the emperor would be moved.

  She walked up to Lin Xiao and knelt down gently, her attitude neither arrogant nor humble, her voice cold and clear as she said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."

  Lin Xiao finally found one difference between her and Lin Xian - voice.

  Appearance can be similar, eyebrows and eyes can be learned, but the voice cannot be changed, no matter how hard she tries to learn Lin Xiang's clear and cold tone, the natural timbre is different.

  Moreover, Lin Xian's calmness is the composure and confidence that comes from being raised in a noble family. Jiang Shi is not from a noble family after all, and she lacks a certain air about her. No matter how hard she tries, she can't help but give off an affected impression... Of course, this might also be because Lin Xian has some prejudice against her.

  Lin Yi didn't intend to make things difficult for her, nodded and let her get up, then had the palace maid bring a chair over for her to sit down.

  Lin Xiao looked at her carefully again, and Jiang also met her gaze with a faint smile, giving her a big and generous look.

  Lin Yanxin said, her nature was bold and fearless, facing this empress without a hint of timidity.

  Lin Xiao suddenly had a whim, holding the tea cup and brushing off the tea leaves on it, asking casually yet intentionally: "Has anyone ever told you that you look very much like someone?"

  Jiang said, "Before entering the palace, I didn't know, but after entering the palace, I knew. The empress dowager of Xiangfu Palace also said that when she first saw me, she was startled and almost thought it was the spirit of Empress Yuan returning." With a smile in her eyes, she continued, "Empress Yuan's beauty and virtue were unparalleled, her reputation for kindness and wisdom spread throughout the world. If I can be like one ten-thousandth of Empress Yuan, that would be my good fortune."

  She smiled and said, "When I was at home, my second sister often mentioned Your Majesty. She said that you were intelligent and wise from a young age, with the elegance of Empress Yuan. When she was in her natal family, the one person she admired the most was Your Majesty, this niece of hers. After I entered the palace, she told me to make sure to get close to Your Majesty."

  Lin Yanxin said, speaking also cleverly. Not a character that can be underestimated.

  Lin Dai nodded and said, "Since you've already entered the palace, serve the emperor well. As for the other consorts like Guifei, Xianfei, and Hu Zhaorong, they all entered the palace before you, so you should also go pay your respects to them."

  After finishing speaking, he was rewarded with gifts and then sent off his guests.