"Emperor, but…"
"No buts. It's settled. Didn't you say that some people don't listen to you and are difficult to manage? With this title, who would dare to speak rudely?”Seeing that Li Shumin was still hesitant, Zhen Gaodong could only say helplessly," Just do me a favor. With this title, the harem will be quiet." Only when the harem is quiet can I deal with state affairs in a down-to-earth manner. You don't want me to worry about family matters all day long, do you?”
"Alright then, I'll be the empress for the time being. If there's a suitable candidate in the future, ChenQie will definitely take the initiative to give up her position and not make things difficult for the emperor.”It seemed that she could not refuse, so Li Shumin could only agree. She then asked," I wonder when the Emperor is going to announce this matter?”
Zhen Gaodong thought for a moment and said,"There's no time now, and it's not appropriate." A month later, it'll be your birthday. We'll announce it then, and everyone will be happy. What do you think?”
"Since the emperor thinks it's appropriate, then it's like this. ChenQie has no objections, thank you emperor.”Li Shumin bowed to him.
Zhen Gaodong personally helped her up." There's no need for us to be so distant between husband and wife. It's fine. Get up." Oh, right, I'll be staying here tonight. You should get ready. Thank you for your hard work.”As he spoke, he pulled her hand and walked into the house. Suddenly, he felt that the person behind him had stopped. He turned around and Li Shumin revealed a troubled expression. "What's wrong with you?" Zhen Gaodong asked with concern.
"The emperor has been at ChenQie's place for half a month. ChenQie has been spoilt and shocked, but the other sisters also hope to receive the emperor's care. For example, that little sister Yueqin. According to what I know, the emperor has not been there for a long time. If this goes on, people will think that ChenQie is a fierce woman and won't let go of the emperor. ChenQie won't be able to explain.”
"You, other women can't wait to keep me there every day, but you push me away. I really can't understand you anymore. Don't tell me you're not willing even if I like you?”
"It is ChenQie's fortune for the emperor to like ChenQie. ChenQie could not ask for more. After so many years, the emperor still treats ChenQie as before, ChenQie is very touched. However, the Emperor does not belong to me alone. I cannot dominate for so long. Furthermore, after following the Emperor for so many years, she did not give birth to a dragon heir. ChenQie has always felt sorry for the Emperor. Emperor, you must prioritize the country and choose a concubine to give birth to a dragon heir as soon as possible so that you won't have to worry about anything in the future.”Li Shumin advised.
"What you said makes sense." Zhen Gaodong thought about it and nodded helplessly." It's been twenty years, and no one has succeeded the throne. It's really unreasonable." Alright, I'll listen to you and go see the others. However, I hope that the next time I come here, you will not refuse.”He looked at Li Shumin and said seriously and gently.
"The emperor can come and see ChenQie, ChenQie is more than happy, how could I refuse, but today….. forget it, ChenQie's body is not feeling well and cannot properly serve the emperor, it's better to ask the emperor to go elsewhere to take a look. When the day comes when ChenQie's body is better, I will tell the Emperor.”Li Shumin refused. She then thought of Lu Yueqin and said," Sister Yueqin hasn't seen the Emperor for a long time. I think she's still young and is in good health. I think the Emperor should visit her more often. There might be hope."”
"But zhen just doesn't like her that way. She's so submissive and doesn't dare to speak.”Zhen Gaodong said with some dissatisfaction," But since you strongly recommended it, I will go and take a look. After all, it is Consort Chen. It is not good not to go often."”
"Your Majesty is right to think this way." Seeing that Zhen Gaodong finally agreed, Li Shumin let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that she could spend the night alone comfortably without anyone disturbing her. At this moment, a little girl walked up to her and handed her a bowl. Li Shumin took a look and handed it to Zhen Gaodong. She smiled and said," Your Majesty, you don't have to leave in such a hurry. This is ginseng soup that I personally brewed. It's very good for your health. Your Majesty, you can leave after drinking it."”
"You're always the one who cares about me. It's been hard on you.”Zhen Gaodong took it and drank it in one go. This was his habit. It had been like this for more than ten years. Moreover, Li Shumin had done it herself every time. This made Zhen Gaodong very touched. After drinking the soup, Zhen Gaodong rinsed his mouth and said a few words to Li Shumin before reluctantly leaving Hongfang Palace.
After Zhen Gaodong left, the gentleness in Li Shumin's eyes suddenly disappeared, and a cold killing intent seeped out, making people feel a chill. It had been twenty years. No amount of gentleness could melt the hatred in her heart. She no longer had love, especially for Zhen Gaodong. Other than hatred, she had no feelings for him. She wanted revenge, no matter how difficult it was. Moreover, her revenge had already begun unknowingly.
As soon as Zhao Shengming got home, he told Zhao Luyan what Fu Ruihai had told him. Zhao Luyan was naturally very happy when she heard that. She said proudly,"Father, am I right? That Lu Yueqin will definitely listen to us and try her best.”
"That's true. That Lu Yueqin looks so timid. She won't be able to take the slightest disturbance. Although such a person can't achieve anything great, he can still be used by us. It's also a good thing.”Zhao Shengming was also very happy. He said proudly," As for Lu Wangyuan, although he is not one of us, he should know who we are after so many experiences. He will not dare to go against us. We can finally rest easy."”
Seeing that her father was as proud as she was, Zhao Luyan sneered in her heart. Father, oh father, you might never know that your enemy is not Lu Wangyuan or He Zhong, but Zhao Luyan who is standing in front of you and talking to you. Sooner or later, I will make you lose completely. After thinking it through, he said to his father,"Since Lu Yueqin is coming to pick me up soon, I have to prepare well. She might come tomorrow.”
"How can it be so fast? You don't have to be too anxious.”Zhao Shengming smiled and advised. He walked over, looked at his daughter, and said seriously," I heard that the Emperor is resting at Lu Yueqin's place tonight. Logically speaking, Lu Yueqin can't leave for the next three days. She has to serve the Emperor at any time, so I'm afraid she will have to wait for a few more days."”
When Zhao Luyan heard this, she felt relieved. It just so happened that she still had some unfinished business. She could make some arrangements in the next few days, especially regarding Yi Yunfei. She had to immediately introduce him to her father. Now seemed to be a more suitable time. Zhao Luyan thought so, so she said,"That's fine. If she comes tomorrow and I'm not ready yet, I'll be flustered and make a fool of myself. It'll be fine after a few days. Father, there's something that I haven't told you. It was Senior Brother who asked me to tell you before he left. He wanted me to tell you, but I don't know if you would agree.”After saying that, he deliberately looked at his father with a very difficult expression.
"What could happen to Fu Ruihai? Why didn't he tell me personally and let you pass the message?”Zhao Shengming found it strange. In his heart, Fu Ruihai had always been an obedient person and had never made any requests to him. Why was it that suddenly…and it was Zhao Luyan who told him, this seemed unreasonable." What is it? Tell me."”
"Shixiong has made some friends in the martial world. Do you still remember that when we were in Jiangluo City, there were some things that we couldn't handle personally, so we had to ask those people for help.”Zhao Luyan deliberately reminded him.
Zhao Shengming also thought of something. He nodded and said,"Yes, there were these things. At that time, I wanted to take these people in for my own use, but they were unwilling, so I could only bear the pain and give them up. If we have these people to help us, we can do things even more discreetly.”
"It seems that father really needs such a person. Then I'll tell father. One of them was a scholar. Although he was a scholar, his martial arts skills were not bad. It was just that he was not related. He failed many times and was very pitiful.”Zhao Luyan shook her head regretfully. She looked at her father's expression and continued," This person is very talented. He's a genius. He heard that his father had a high position and power, so he wanted to rely on his father. However, there was no one he knew, so there was nothing he could do. "Later on, I met senior brother and wanted to ask senior brother for help. Senior brother couldn't ask for it, so he thought of me. He wanted me to ask father to give him a chance. There have been too many things going on in the past few days, so I forgot about it. I only just remembered now. I hope father can see him and give him a chance.”
Zhao Luyan said for a long time, but Zhao Shengming didn't think much of it. He snorted and said,"Talented? There are so many talented people in the world. If I want everyone, do I still have a place here? Tell him to focus on his exams and not let his imagination run wild. It's not that easy to rely on me. I still can't keep my official position.”
"If father had listened to me and used him, perhaps he could have turned the situation around.”Zhao Luyan said deliberately. When she first heard her father say those words, Zhao Luyan was very nervous. If her father did not agree, Yi Yun would not be able to enter. It would be inconvenient for him in the future. She originally wanted to retort, but from her father's attitude, if she did not say it well, it would backfire. Zhao Luyan knew her father very well. She knew that he was afraid, so she went along with his words and deliberately gave him hope.
"What do you mean? Can this person really help me?”Zhao Shengming looked at her and asked in confusion. If there really was such a person, he would be more than happy to do so. However, if it was not such a person, it would not be a good thing to keep him by his side.”
Her father had taken the bait. Zhao Luyan was very proud in her heart. She nodded and said,"At first, Senior Brother told me that this person was very talented, but I didn't believe him. I thought that he was deliberately mystifying and that he was golden on the outside but rotten on the inside. That's why I didn't dare to introduce him to my father, so I tried a few times. Later on, I realized that this person was indeed not bad. He was resourceful and the ideas he gave me basically succeeded.”
"Oh, what idea did he give you?”Zhao Shengming looked at his daughter with great interest, but he still didn't think much of it. He felt that there were too many people like this, and there was nothing special about them. It was just that his daughter hadn't seen the world, so she thought he was a talent. In fact, he was nothing. He understood Zhao Luyan's intentions. She just wanted to form a clique and have someone of her own. However, she was inexperienced and could be easily deceived. Zhao Shengming decided to check for his daughter and not let her trust others easily.
Zhao Luyan knew what Zhao Shengming was thinking, but she was determined to make her father accept Yi Yunfei. She already had an answer, and she wasn't afraid that her father wouldn't agree. "Father, do you know who came up with the idea to ask me to look for Lu Yueqin?"”Zhao Luyan deliberately asked. She felt that Zhao Shengming would definitely view Yi Yun differently based on this.
"Didn't you say it yourself?”Zhao Shengming said without thinking. Suddenly, he saw Zhao Luyan's eyes and came to a realization." Could it be that he told you?”
"Father is really smart. You guessed it right. I admire you.”Zhao Luyan said with a smile. She bowed mischievously and continued," That's right, it's him. He was the one who gave me the idea. How is it? It's not bad, right?" At first, I didn't know what to do, so I told him about it. Not long after, he gave me an answer. Then, I told you. If you agreed, I went to look for Lu Yueqin. She has already agreed.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:052520186:07PM
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