Hey, you are reborn too?

Fortunately, although Jiang Mian's eyes were probing, he could not penetrate her neck and see the hairs standing up on the back of her neck.

Xie Yongwei swallowed lightly.

A voice in the dark told her that Jiang Mian's words "I love thunderstorms" were not meant to scare her, but for another reason.

And looking at Jiang Mian's expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Perhaps, he really had his reasons for loving rainy days.

Jiang Mian saw the girl in front of him turn pale for a moment, and her body subconsciously leaned back. His breath was choked. Did he scare Awei?

The feeling of tightness in his chest became more obvious. Jiang Mian took a deep breath and forced a smile, trying his best to make himself look less intimidating.

Fortunately, Avi is a little different from others.

When other people saw me in this state, they had already lowered their heads, their bodies trembling constantly, and they dared not look at me anymore.

But Avi is different.

Although she showed signs of being frightened, she still kept her almond-shaped eyes open and looked at him.

But there was no panic or fear in Avi's eyes. Instead, there was a silence like the surface of a lake without wind, reflecting the sky and floating white clouds, without any ripples.

Jiang Mian felt his heart beating faster, and he couldn't help pinching his fingertips to force himself to calm down.

Although Avi was frightened for a moment, she did not turn around and run away. Instead, she looked at him, which meant that she was not resisting him.

Jiang Mian didn’t dare to look directly into the girl’s eyes before, but now that they suddenly met, he couldn’t help but be attracted by the calmness and determination in her eyes.

Through those eyes that were always calm and shining, Jiang Mian seemed to see an indomitable soul.

Very soft, like water, yet very tough.

The highest good is like water. These four words popped up in Jiang Mian's mind automatically, surprising even himself.

Perhaps, Jiang Mian thought to himself, he had never really understood Awei, or rather, he had never known the real Awei.

What is the difference between Avi and other girls?

Jiang Mian had pondered this question in his dreams countless times at midnight, and his mother had also questioned him time and again.

In his previous life, he joined forces with his mother and finally sat on the throne of Beili.

Although Jiang Mian has half Beili blood, he did not grow up in Beili after all, but grew up in Beili's neighboring country, Dayuan, which has a feud with Beili.

Jiang Mian still remembers that in his previous life, after he became emperor of Beili, people often tried to trip him up.

Both overt and covert.

The so-called brighter approach would be to bring up his marriage during the political discussion and let him marry those noble ladies from Beili.

And the so-called darker things are actually not that dark.

It's nothing more than spreading rumors that he is a bastard.

Jiang Mian didn't take those villains' overt and covert tricks to heart, but his mother, the former Imperial Concubine Dayuanchen, then Empress Dowager Beili, took them very seriously.

She sent people to suppress those mixed remarks among the people, and at the same time, she also forcefully arranged a round of talent shows.

Jiang Mian was busy with government affairs, and it was not until the day of personally selecting the concubines that he learned that his mother had arranged such a "good thing" for him.

That day in the Empress Dowager's palace, the two had a big quarrel and parted unhappily.

Jiang Mian was unwilling to add women to his harem, saying that it would delay his career and the future of those women.

In his previous life, when his mother heard it, she couldn’t believe it.

After all, Jiang Mian had always been obedient in his previous life, and except for the year when he disappeared inexplicably, he had hardly ever disobeyed her.

As for the disappearance, Jiang Mian said it was an accident, and there were witnesses, so his mother had to believe it.

But why did Jiang Mian have a big conflict with her over the talent show?

The Queen Mother Beili was shocked and angry at the time, and once thought that Jiang Mian had an affair with someone else. However, Jiang Mian refuted this statement.

That day, Jiang Mian refused to go to the palace to select concubines.

The one who came in his place was his general Murong Yan.

Murong Yan followed Jiang Mian's instructions and expelled those beauties from the palace without caring about the Queen Mother's face. For a time, this matter shocked the court and the public in Beili.

The next day, when going to court.

When the meeting began, many people knelt down as if they had been prepared, begging His Majesty to select beautiful girls to give Beili an heir.

Jiang Mian didn't even need to look to know that these people must be from the Queen Mother's party.

He did not give those people a chance to explain. He raised one hand and his guards dragged the wailing people away.

Those ministers knelt down one after another as if they had discussed it beforehand.

Jiang Mian was also very patient. He "invited" as many people to leave the Council Hall as they knelt.

Those who were "invited" to leave were naturally taken to the Ministry of Justice's prison.

One wave was cleared out after another, and after the third wave was cleared out, the entire council hall was like frozen, and no one dared to move.

Jiang Mian glanced at everyone with a gloomy look.

Suddenly, the remaining people knelt down, shouted "Long live the king", and dared not move anymore.

From then on, the discussion really began.

After the court session, the dragon chariot encountered an obstruction. The eunuch was about to start cursing when he saw that the person in front was the aunt who was in charge of the Empress Dowager's palace.

Upon asking, it turned out that it was indeed the Queen Mother who wanted to see me.

The eunuch came to Jiang Mian happily, not daring to raise his head. His originally sharp voice also became much more restrained, and he almost spoke in a gentle whisper.

Your Majesty, would you like to go to the Cining Palace?

Jiang Mian propped up his right hand and supported the table, his head loosely resting on it. He was too lazy to even open his eyelids and just nodded slightly.

He knew this day would come.

Although Empress Dowager Beili had retired to the position of Empress Dowager, she still had the emperor standing in her way.

But having grown up with his mother, how could he not know what kind of person she is?

She was a "saint" who had been spoiled since childhood and had been beaten by reality when she grew up, so that she could no longer trust anyone. She only dared to hold power tightly in her hands and was unwilling to share it with anyone.

The reason why she did not proclaim herself emperor was that she pushed herself to the front of the emperor.

A big part of the reason was that she clearly understood that as long as there was a Holy Son or a Holy Lady, it would be almost impossible to support a country.

Even though she has retired to the Cining Palace and been trapped in the harem over the years, she still keeps making small moves.

Just by looking at how many people knelt down in the court today to force Jiang Mian to select a concubine, you can know how widespread the empress dowager's influence is.

But in fact, the Queen Mother wanted to force him to marry, and Jiang Mian himself had his own guesses about the reason.

It's simply that I see that I don't have much time left and I'm young and energetic, so it's difficult for me to influence my own decisions on national affairs.

She might as well think of giving her a newborn prince as soon as possible so that she can follow the same method and start over again, cultivating her own political puppet.

In the previous life, I was in Beili Cining Palace.

The rich sandalwood scent lingered for a long time, and even the stone pillars at the door were permeated with the scent.

Jiang Mian paused at the door. The people in the Cining Palace thought that someone needed to be notified, so they hurriedly trotted in to inform the Empress Dowager who was worshiping Buddha inside.

But they actually think too much.

Smelling the sandalwood scent emanating from inside, Jiang Mian frowned, his face expressionless.

But he was trying to endure the churning in his stomach.