At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Welcome to His Majesty!!!"

As a sharp voice sounded in the hall, all the ministers entered the hall one after another.

"Your Majesty, we welcome you."

All the ministers kowtowed to the emperor as he walked towards the throne.

"No need to be polite, my dear ministers." The emperor sat on the throne and waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers stood up from the front to the back and began to discuss today's court affairs.

As for Ren Hao, who was on duty outside the palace, he could only listen to the court discussions through the door, but the emperor never summoned him into the palace.

……

It was not until the seventh day that the emperor summoned him into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister Ren Hao, pay my respects to His Majesty."

Ren Hao entered the palace carrying a whip on his back and kowtowed to the emperor who was sitting on the throne.

"Ren Sikong, you destroyed the Wei River to relieve the siege of Zhanshen Pass, and wandered to the Western Regions to form an alliance with the Western Regions for me, and annihilated hundreds of thousands of elite troops of Wudun Chanyu in the snowy mountains."

"No matter which of these achievements is taken out, it is a great thing that can make you be appointed as prime minister or a noble."

"But do you know why I didn't reward you, nor lead the officials to welcome your triumphant return? I will also punish you to guard the gate of Linde Hall for seven days and help the ministers take off their boots." The emperor looked down at Ren Hao who was kneeling in the hall, and said.

"I have disregarded the overall situation and violated the will of Your Majesty. Even if I have accomplished many great deeds, it would be difficult to offset my faults."

"Your Majesty has already shown great favor and reward by only punishing me to guard the gate of Linde Palace."

"I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty for not killing me." Ren Hao lowered his head and said very tactfully.

The emperor nodded and called out again: "Li Shiji, Shen He."

"Wei Chen is here."

Li Shiji and Shen He came out at the same time, not knowing why the emperor called them.

"From now on, all matters of the Ministry of Revenue will be handled by you two. You two will each serve as the left and right Sikong."

"As for Ren Hao, he will be removed from the post of Sikong of the Ministry of Revenue and demoted to the Censorate to serve for a few months. He will be appointed as the Lower Chancellor of the Censorate, assisting the current Zhongcheng Chen Tailiang." The emperor continued with the order.

This seemed to be a demotion of Ren Hao, but in fact it was a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality, as Ren Hao was to take over the power of the Censorate.

Zhao Ping'an felt uneasy, sensing that the emperor was now about to take steps to clear away the obstacles in the court.

Now it is Censor Chen's turn, will it be my turn next?

Zhao Ping'an looked at Censor Chen beside him with fear in his heart, but there was no fear on the latter's face, as if he had expected such a day to come.

"No need to file a complaint, the court is dismissed." The emperor waved his sleeves and stood up.

"Farewell to Your Majesty."

All the ministers kowtowed to see the emperor off from the hall, and then stood up and left the Linde Hall one after another.

Just when Ren Hao threw away the thorn stick on his back and was about to put on his boots and go to the Imperial Censorate, the old eunuch suddenly turned back and said, "Master Prime Minister, please stay. His Majesty invites you to the Qingxin Palace."

Qingxin Temple?

Ren Hao couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty is sick?"

You should know that His Majesty basically stays in Tianlu Pavilion after retiring from court, but he has never been seen going to Qingxin Palace.

Qingxin Hall is where the emperor rests.

"Your Majesty has some heart disease, but it's not a big deal." The old eunuch nodded, thinking that it was all because of you, a bastard, that His Majesty has been restless and unable to sleep at night, and has been suffering from unrequited love.

"Oh, that's the best." Ren Hao nodded and went to Qingxin Palace with the old eunuch.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has arrived." The old eunuch reported through the door.

"Let him in." Wen Yan ordered in the hall.

"Yes." The old eunuch gently pushed open the palace door and stepped aside.

When Ren Hao walked into the hall, he saw that the emperor was completely different from the one he had been in court before.

She was now lying on the couch in a very listless state, as if she was completely exhausted.

"minister……"

Ren Hao walked to the bed and was about to kowtow, but Wen Yan waved her hand to stop him, saying, "There are only you and me, the king and his subject, in this hall. No need to be polite."

"Your Majesty, I just heard from the eunuch that you have a heart disease. I wonder what kind of disease it is? It actually makes Your Majesty so haggard and listless." Ren Hao asked while sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Ha ha.

You have the nerve to ask.

Wen Yan turned her head and asked, "Ren Aiqing, do you know what is the most difficult heart disease to cure in the world?"

The most difficult heart disease to treat?

Ren Hao was stunned for a moment, then he understood subconsciously and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the most difficult heart disease in the world to cure is lovesickness."

"No one knows me better than my beloved Ren. I am indeed suffering from lovesickness." Wen Yan sighed deeply.

"I wonder where the person Your Majesty is missing?" Ren Hao asked.

"He is in the capital." Wen Yan paused, but she couldn't tell Ren Hao that the person she missed was right in front of her.

"Since the person your majesty loves is in the capital, why not summon her to the palace and make her a concubine to ease his pain of missing her?" Ren Hao asked.

"The hard part is, he's already married."

"How do you want me to summon him into the palace and make him a concubine?" Wen Yan looked at Ren Hao and sighed again.

"This..." Ren Hao was speechless for a moment, but he was smiling in his heart. He didn't expect that His Majesty actually liked Cao.

"What do you think I should do?" Wen Yan asked.

"Your Majesty, since the other party already has a husband and a family, I suggest that Your Majesty should be determined to draw a clear line with the other party and cheer up again."

"Her world is just a small home with her husband, but your Majesty's world is the real world."

"There are many better flowers in the world, why do you have to love only one flower?" Ren Hao tried to comfort the emperor and cheer him up.

But this answer obviously made Wen Yan very dissatisfied.

"What if I really want to get him?" Wen Yan said, sitting up from the couch.

"This is absolutely not allowed!!!"

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the huge gap between your status and that of a concubine. What's more, she already has a family and a husband. If you insist on forcing her into the palace, it will not only make the royal family and all the officials lose face, but will also make the people of the whole world laugh at you." Ren Hao immediately spoke out to stop him, asking the emperor to think twice before acting and not to do such a thing as forcibly seizing a commoner's daughter.

"What if I have a secret meeting with her?" Wen Yan asked from a different angle.

"If we can avoid being discovered, then it's not a big deal, but..." Ren Hao paused in a compromising manner.

"Just what?" Wen Yan asked.

"We just need to take proper measures and never let a concubine's daughter get pregnant with His Majesty's son, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble." Ren Hao said bluntly.

"Hmph, do I need you to remind me of this kind of thing? Of course I know it." Wen Yan glared at Ren Hao, and the pain of missing him in her heart disappeared.

Because she got the answer she wanted from Ren Hao.

"It's my fault for talking too much." Ren Hao quickly admitted his mistake.

The reason why he agreed to your Majesty's tryst with the concubine was that he didn't want to push your Majesty too close.

As long as Your Majesty does not marry this concubine's daughter who already has a husband into the palace and make her a concubine or something, it will be easy to explain and cover up.

After all, he could understand your majesty's love for the Cao family.