Chapter 57: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
The Queen Mother was beaming with joy and kept praying for the Buddha's blessing.

When Ye Beichen pushed the door open and walked in, the delivery room had been cleaned, but there was still a faint smell of blood in the air.

When Qingtan Qingyu saw him, she knelt down respectfully and saluted: "Your servant greets the emperor."

"Get up!"

Ye Beichen glanced at the two of them and walked straight towards the bed.

Qingtan looked at Ye Beichen, seeming to want to say something but hesitated.

After thinking for a while, he still said boldly: "Your Majesty, the delivery room is a filthy place. Your Majesty is worth a lot of money, it is not good for you to set foot here."

"Yes, Your Majesty is a true dragon, and the delivery room is inevitably filthy. It is really not appropriate for Your Majesty to come in!"

A midwife also said so.

Ye Beichen frowned and looked at the two of them, saying unhappily: "The Imperial Concubine gave birth to a child for me, which is a great merit, how can it be considered filthy?"

The midwife felt humiliated and looked embarrassed.

But Ye Beichen was standing there, his majesty was there, so she didn't dare to say anything more.

Qingtan also hurriedly shut up and dared not speak again.

Others didn't dare to say anything more.

Ye Beichen snorted coldly and walked straight into the inner room.

Yu Yao has fallen asleep because she is too tired.

Ye Beichen sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her pale face and sweaty appearance, feeling pity.

"Yao'er, thank you for giving me an heir and giving me such a pair of lovely children."

He leaned over and gently kissed her brows, whispering softly in her ears, eyes full of love.

Yu Yao slept soundly and did not hear what Ye Beichen said.

The next day, Ye Beichen issued a general amnesty and ordered the whole country to celebrate.

All the civil and military officials in the court were very happy to learn that the imperial concubine had given birth to twin boys and girls.

Now that the emperor has a successor, there is naturally no need to adopt one from the royal family.

The entire Daye Dynasty was filled with jubilation.

Ye Beichen was very happy and promoted Yu Yao to the title of Imperial Noble Consort.

The rank of Imperial Noble Consort is the same as that of Vice Queen. Generally, she will not be given the title of Imperial Noble Consort while the Queen is still alive.

Ye Beichen's action was a slap in the face of the Queen, and he treated her as a dead person.

No one in the court said anything, as the current queen was no different from the deposed queen.

The imperial concubine also gave birth to an heir for the Daye Dynasty, so it can be said that she made great contributions to the Daye Dynasty.

Naturally, she deserves the position of Imperial Noble Consort.

When Yu Yao woke up the next day and heard the news, she was naturally very happy.

Although the Imperial Noble Consort has the same rank as the Vice Queen, she is not the real Queen.

Her mission would not be accomplished until she ascended the throne.

But as long as the queen was alive, she could not ascend to the position of queen.

Yu Yao was just thinking about how to kill the queen when she heard Qingtan come to report that the queen had died.

She didn't react at first, but soon realized that it meant the queen was dead.

"What happened? How could the queen die?"

Yu Yao asked Qingtan.

Qingtan did not hide anything and said truthfully: "My lady, when the Queen heard that you gave birth to twins and were named Imperial Noble Consort, she got very angry and smashed all the porcelain in the room."

Qingtan glanced at the queen and said, "Perhaps the queen was too angry and had a headache. She didn't stand firmly and there was no one around her, so she fell to the ground."

"It just so happened that the back of her head was pierced by a broken piece of porcelain. I heard that she bled a lot. Before the imperial physician could get to Fengyi Palace, the queen was gone."

"So that's the case?"

Yu Yao suddenly felt like laughing. This way of dying was really... She didn’t know how to describe it.

It was good that the queen died. Although it was a bit unexpected, it was exactly what she wanted.

This would save her from racking her brains thinking about how to kill the queen.

When Ye Beichen heard that the Queen had died, and in such a way, his face became as ugly as it could be.

What does it mean?
Are you dissatisfied with the birth of the prince and princess?
Or are you still dissatisfied with him appointing Yao'er as Imperial Noble Consort?

There are so many other places to die, but why choose to die at this time?

Ye Beichen felt that the queen's death was unlucky, and her funeral was extremely simple. Yu Yao was in confinement, so she didn't have to kneel at the queen's tomb. She only heard from Qingtan and Qingyu that the queen's funeral was very simple, not even as good as that of a concubine.

She knew that Ye Beichen hated the Queen, so the funeral would naturally not be grand.

Not only was the queen's funeral simple, she didn't even have a posthumous title. Her coffin was kept in Fengyi Palace for a few days before she was hastily buried in the concubine's tomb.

After the queen's death, she should be buried in the queen's mausoleum. After the emperor's death, she will be moved and buried with the emperor.

But Ye Beichen buried the queen in the concubine's tomb, which shows how much he hated the queen in his heart.

I guess he doesn't want to see her even after he dies.

The Queen Mother was also very angry about this matter.

But since the person was dead, she couldn't say anything.

She just cursed softly that it was bad luck, then hugged the twins and kissed them.

Because of the birth of the twins, the Queen Mother now goes to Yuexian Palace three or four times a day.

Although she was extremely reluctant to set foot in Yuexian Palace, the Queen Mother could not help but come in order to see the twins.

If the twins were not still young and could not leave their mother, the empress dowager would probably have taken the two children to the Cining Palace to raise them.

Although Yu Yao didn't like the Queen Mother, she could see that she truly loved her two children.

So she did not stop the Queen Mother from getting close to the two children.

Although the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with the Emperor's favoritism towards Yu Yao.

But considering that Yu Yao gave birth to two lovely children for the emperor, his inner dissatisfaction with her disappeared.

The relationship between the two has become much more harmonious, and they can talk to each other calmly.

The full month banquet for the twins, boy and girl, was held in a grand and solemn manner.

All the princes, ministers and court ladies of the previous dynasty came to participate.

It happened to be the Chinese New Year, and the entire palace was filled with joy and excitement.

Yu Yao did not attend the event because she was in confinement after giving birth.

Just let the wet nurse take the two children out.

She was worried, so she asked Qingtan and Qingyu to follow and watch over him carefully, making sure he didn't fall into anyone's trap.

Fortunately, everything went well and the child didn't stay outside for long and was soon brought back.

On the day when the children were one month old, Ye Beichen named the two children.

The brother's name is Ye Jingxuan and the sister's name is Ye Nanyan.

At the same time, he issued an edict to make her the queen.

He also announced to his ministers that the harem would be disbanded.

He would give them some property compensation so that they could prepare to take their daughter back.

As for those who want to remarry in the future, Ye Beichen will fully support them and even prepare a dowry.

As for those who don't want to go back, Ye Beichen will not force them, but will find a garden to settle them.

All treatment is based on their respective positions.

Apart from never seeing the emperor again and not serving him in bed, it is actually no different from being in the palace.

This was also the result of Ye Beichen's careful consideration. The more women there are in the harem, the more trouble there will be.

Ever since Yao'er became pregnant, she has been plagued by disasters and there has never been a moment of peace.

Now that he has a pair of lovely children, Ye Beichen feels that having Yaoer and the children is enough for him.

I am also afraid that my beloved woman and children will be harmed.

He was very busy in his previous reign and there were always times when he couldn't take care of things.

It would be better to send these women away. He won't be able to sleep if they stay in the palace anyway.

The ministers in the court all opposed it, but they had no objection to the emperor's decision to make the imperial concubine the empress.

Although her status is a bit low, it is not impossible considering that she has given birth to an heir for the great cause.

But how can an emperor have only one queen?
As a result, court officials submitted memorials to the emperor to persuade him to give up this idea.

The Queen Mother did not object to the Emperor making Yu Yao the Queen, but she could not disband the harem?

She just thought it was ridiculous.

Since ancient times, has there been any emperor who disbanded his harem for a woman?

It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.

(End of this chapter)