The royal study fell silent after Cao Zhengqin spoke.
The mangy cloth clothes were dumbfounded. Ning Yuqing was a little stunned for a moment. Her eyes were confused and she could not react.
They would never have thought that a moment ago, they were still discussing life and death, and the next moment, this person was talking about marriage.
"In this old servant's opinion, it is suitable."
Eunuch Yi Kui, who had been hiding behind him and trying to minimize his presence, suddenly smiled warmly and said,"
"Although His Majesty is young, he is still the ruler of a country. If the harem is too deserted, he will be criticized by the world.”
"This old servant sees that this young lady's background isn't bad either. Her looks and temperament are excellent, and she's suitable to enter the palace. Although she can't be an empress, she can be a concubine like Noble Consort Xiao.”
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and was interrupted before he could speak.
"Dream on!" Ning Yuqing gritted her teeth." I'm the Saintess of Mercy Boathouse. How can I marry someone, let alone enter your harem?!"”
"Oh?" Lu Chen had wanted to refuse.
But now that he heard Ning Yuqing say that, he laughed lightly and sized her up without any restraint.
"Yes, she is indeed a rare beauty.”
He had transmigrated and had seen many so-called 'peerless beauties' on the internet in his previous life.
However, most of them were created by makeup and beauty techniques.
As for the person in front of him, her appearance was natural. Even without makeup, she was still breathtakingly beautiful.
"That's right. Bring him to the inner palace and place him in the Hall of Joy. Tomorrow morning at court, inform the Ministry of Rites and announce to the world that you will be made a concubine. It won't be a disgrace to your status as a saintess.”
Lu Chen ignored Ning Yuqing's burning gaze and waved his hand to signal Cao Zhengqin to take him away.
A moment later, the royal study fell completely silent.
Only the sound of Lu Chen's fingers slowly tapping on the desk could be heard.
" Your Majesty, it's late at night," Old Eunuch Yi Kui reminded him gently.
Lu Chen didn't reply. Instead, he asked,""Yi Kui, how do you think I should clean up the game of Jianghu?”
In this world, martial arts were revered, which gave birth to too many individuals with powerful strength.
This was extremely disadvantageous to the dynasty's jurisdiction.
Old Eunuch Yi Kui lowered his head and did not make any suggestions. Instead, he said,""No matter what Your Majesty plans to do, this old servant will always be Your Majesty's strongest shield.”
Lu Chen looked at him in amusement." Forget it. No matter what, since we've caught a big fish like the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, we'll use him as a bait."”
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The next day, Taiji Palace.
All the officials had arrived at the main hall and stood respectfully.
Yi Kui, who had replaced the old eunuch, shouted loudly,"If there's anything, report it. If there's nothing, withdraw!"
Lu Chen sat on the dragon throne in his dragon robe. His eyes were deep and calm under the flat crown, like the sea of Wang Yang.
" Your Majesty." An Imperial Censor impatiently stepped forward with an excited expression on his face.
"Last night's incident has established the authority of the imperial court. In the future, those martial artists in the pugilistic world will definitely be intimidated. Congratulations, Your Majesty!”
Although the imperial envoy's duty was to report things, denigrate current politics, and advise the emperor.
But that did not mean that they had to go against the emperor.
Last night's incident had shaken the entire court. It could be said that it had given all the officials a peace of mind.
"It's just…" The messenger hesitated for a moment before carefully sizing up the young emperor on the dragon throne.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, who attacked? Are you from the Great Wei Imperial Court?"
Ever since the death of the Mountain Guarding Marquis, there was no longer a grandmaster in the Great Wei Imperial Court.
All the officials were extremely afraid of those big sects in the pugilistic world, and they could not even muster up their confidence.
Therefore, everyone in the court was very concerned about this matter.
" Yes, I was about to talk about this." Lu Chen nodded and said indifferently,"
"From today onwards, I'll set up the East Chamber and the Dragon Secret Guardians to monitor the martial arts world. They can directly communicate with me without going through the three divisions.”
To put it simply, they were directly under the Emperor's control.
"As for what you just mentioned, the one who attacked last night was Cao Zhengqin, the supervisor of the East Chamber.”
For a moment, the Taiji Palace was silent. Everyone looked at each other, still in a daze.
Only the Minister of Revenue had a flash of realization in his eyes.
Late last night, another person wearing a dark golden dragon robe came to the Ministry of Revenue with an imperial gold medallion to collect money and grain.
It was the same as the person in the red python robe.
Those two must be the leaders of these two organizations.
Soon, all the officials in the court came back to their senses and began to discuss noisily.
"So that's how it is. The person who attacked was really from our Imperial Court!”
"Your Majesty's plan is far-reaching. He has always hidden such an expert. Now that he has revealed it in one move, he will definitely shock the world!”
"The East Chamber and the Secret Dragon Guardians? Directly obeying His Majesty's orders, then I'm afraid his power would be great."
"He is a Zongshi realm expert, so what if he has more power? Wasn't the former Mountain Guardian Marquis also a pillar of the country?”
All in all, all the officials felt much more relaxed.
Compared to the embarrassing situation of not having a grandmaster, the current imperial court was clearly full of confidence.
" Oh, right, Minister of Rites," Lu Chen suddenly said.
All the officials in the hall fell silent and turned to look.
"Your subject is here!" An official wearing a red robe and a goatee stepped forward and bowed.
Lu Chen's tone was calm." Yesterday, I took a woman into the palace and prepared to make her a concubine. The Ministry of Rites should prepare it and announce it to the world."”
"This…" The Minister of Rites was stunned for a moment before he reacted."May I ask, Your Majesty, where is this woman from?”
Although these officials would often advise the emperor that the harem was deserted and that he wanted more concubines.
However, not everyone could enter the palace.
Even if she wasn't a young lady from an aristocratic family or a descendant of a famous family, she had to be a woman with a clean family background.
Just like Noble Consort Xiao who had entered the palace before.
" It's not a special identity." Lu Chen's calm voice entered the ears of every official in the hall.
"The current Holy Maiden of Kind Boathouse, Ning Yuqing.”
For a moment, the entire Taiji Palace fell silent again.
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