The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The assassination of the new emperor was just an episode. Before the remnants who had huddled up and had not been completely eradicated could be happy, the emperor woke up.

Then came the reform decrees that were popular in the court, and the achievements that Master Lou had spent so much energy on were finally brought back to the world.

The court officials were naturally unhappy at first, but those who dared to refute were eventually speechless.

The Qinghe Sect was recruited, and most of its followers were given official positions. In fact, the Qinghe Sect rebelled because they resented the corruption of the imperial court, saw the suffering of the people in the states, were dissatisfied with the old system of the emperor, and were dissatisfied with the innovative Lou Taifu, as well as the successive deaths of officials who spoke up for the people.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he no longer tolerated the evil, even though the other party had a bad reputation. There were even rumors that the Qi Kingdom would inevitably fall into the hands of the new emperor's tyranny.

But in the eyes of the Qinghe sect, he was much stronger than Emperor Chen. At least, these surrendered rebels had not been secretly eliminated because of the emperor's reputation.

Yang Ciyu, the helmsman, was unable to enter the capital. He disbanded the Qinghe Sect and went to the Medical Valley to accompany his daughter who was receiving treatment.

As for He Fang and Bai Qi, who had made significant contributions, they had a few banquets and meals in the palace, received their reward money, and then left Beijing together.

The new emperor did not hide these things, and the court officials were well aware of them.

The Emperor was once so angry that he vomited blood because Prince Yu colluded with the Qinghe Christians, and he even wanted to depose Prince Yu. But now, with the examples of those who stood out, no one dared to question it.

For the sake of their families, careers and their own lives, they all turned a deaf ear and a dumb ear.

Because of these "red jades" in the past, when the new emperor acted again and said he wanted to establish a male queen, the court officials were struck by lightning, but no one dared to say anything.

Until the new emperor quickly set an auspicious date and ordered people to prepare auspicious clothes. On the day of the empress's coronation, everyone was still stunned when they saw Lord Lou being led to the steps to receive the homage of all officials.

Fortunately, their ability to withstand stress has been honed during these days. Despite the shock, they all smiled and congratulated each other, even though they were at a loss inside and didn't know where the joy came from.

It was thought that the combination of a tyrant and a male queen was shocking, and even the court officials had automatically ignored the criterion of having no facial defects in the regulations for selecting a queen.

But obviously, they were still too careless.

Immediately afterwards, their mischievous Majesty issued an edict that caused all the officials of the Zongzheng Temple, who were in charge of the ancestral temple and imperial genealogy, to faint from anger.

Your Majesty, he wants to make the orphan of the Lou family a princess, change her name to You Shu, and include her in the royal family tree and the imperial court.

Originally, the orphan girl's unscrupulous address to His Majesty as "Daddy" was already against etiquette, and now this move has even blown up a group of officials who strictly abide by their ancestral teachings.

Admittedly, the officials found it unbelievable, but... their persuasion could not cause any ripples in front of His Majesty.

The matter was settled, and the orphan girl transformed herself into the precious Princess Ronghe.

Because the Lou family became famous one after another, after many years, the Lou family was once again brought to the fore. Although everyone in Kyoto talked about it, these words did not fall into the hearts of the uncles and nephews of the Lou family.

Shushu had indeed reached the age to go to school, and You Mu specially found a scholar to take charge of Shushu's studies.

As for Lou Jian's own homework, You Mu would test her most of the time, which was no different from the examinations during the years when they were study-mates. Every time, Lou Jian felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

But he did it with all his heart, remembering what his father had told him to do, to help You Mu. Even though he was past the best age to go to school, he still studied hard.

Shushu was stumped. She used to hang around You Mu like a little bird every day, but now she was forced to read some poems that she didn't understand, stumbling over them. She was very distressed.

But it was no use for her to cry this time. Studying was inevitable and there was no room for negotiation, so the time Shushu spent sticking with You Mu was greatly shortened.

This also gave Lou Jian an advantage. After all, she was the queen and had seen the emperor more often than Princess Shushu.

Next, at night, it is also Lou Jian’s home turf.

Most of the time, no matter how much Shushu insisted on sleeping with her daddy, she would be coaxed by Lou Jian or taken back by Qingzan.

After she had learned some education and was half a year older, Shushu recalled her past failures and vaguely realized that her uncle was using tricks to win favor.

Her uncle, the nominal king and father, always wants to monopolize Daddy! And he won't let her see him!

Thus, in the harem, the fight between the uncle and nephew began, and it gradually intensified...

One day, after the court session, before all the officials had dispersed, a eunuch from the harem came to ask His Majesty for instructions, saying that the princess was ill and had a severe headache.

Soon after, the queen sent someone over, saying that she had caught a cold and was feeling unwell, and just wanted His Majesty to take care of her.

......Lord Lou was just speaking confidently and energetically about state affairs in the court, but now the harem is sick?

Who believes?

The fight between the princess and the queen was no longer a rare event, and the court officials were used to it, but they still wanted to watch the fun and see where the emperor had gone.

But in the end, they were unable to find out any results, and the officials left one after another, in groups of three or four.

Official A: "Our queen is really... Why does she always lead Your Majesty to linger in the harem? How can the country be stable in the long run?"

Official B nodded in agreement: "Master Wen is right."

Official A: "Sir Li, it's fine that His Majesty has married a man now, but the harem is empty. What should we do about the issue of offspring? There must be a prince as the crown prince!"

Official B: "That's right, Master Wen. Why don't you go and give us some advice?"

Official A: "...Ah, I was just speaking casually. I'm used to giving advice in the past. Lord Li, please don't mind. I was just speaking nonsense! Let's go and have a drink!"

Say? He doesn't want to die? Then Lou Jian will skin him alive, right?

In fact, You Mu didn't go anywhere. The court affairs were busy these days and the reform momentum entered the middle stage. Whether in Kyoto or in various states, there were countless things that needed his personal review and approval. He had no time to pay attention to those tricks, one big and one small.

However, if the emperor doesn't take care of it, someone will naturally come to him.

The queen and the princess slipped out of the bedroom at the same time, and entered the Purple Palace under the pretext of delivering meals. Once they entered, they stayed in the Purple Palace and refused to leave.

The sky gradually darkened and the candlelight remained lit.

During the summer solstice, the temperature is a little hot and there are ice cubes in the room, which gives off a slight chill.

The window in the hall was open, and through the window frame, one could see the new branches of the Albizia Julibrissin tree growing in the summer outside the hall. The branches were swaying leisurely and lightly with the evening breeze, driving the fine leaves.

The little girl wanted to stay cool, so she lay around the porcelain jar filled with ice cubes, still clinging to You Mu.

Looking through Shushu's recent homework notes, You Mu fanned her slowly with a folding fan, and occasionally asked her a question or two.

Lou Jian leaned over the table to review the piled-up memorials. If he had made up his mind, he would directly write down his comments. If he was a little hesitant, he would read the contents aloud and add his own opinions for the emperor to comment on.

Perhaps these documents were too boring, and the contents were incomprehensible to the child, so Shushu lay on his knees, and at first she looked up and listened attentively, but later she fell asleep with her head nodding.

Seeing this, Lou Jian hurriedly asked someone to take Shushu back to sleep.

It was getting late at night, and most of the memorials had been dealt with and the child had finally been taken away. Lou Jian had some free time, and when she saw that Shushu had been completely taken away, she pulled the Emperor towards the bedroom.

"The memorials have not been reviewed yet..." Looking at the remaining matters that were still quite large in volume, You Mu was not pulled away.

"Brother, you have a day off tomorrow. I will take care of the rest. It will only take two hours!" Lou Jian squatted down and shook His Majesty's sleeve.

"It's been hot lately and I'm not in the mood." Shaking his sleeves, You Mu stood up, intending to throw Lou Jian away and go to sleep alone.

Since he became emperor, his free days have become shorter and more fragmented than before. Whenever he gets the chance, the other party will drag him through a lot of trouble.

After all, it was because he had been poisoned, and those methods of fighting poison with poison, although they canceled each other out, would eventually leave some sequelae on the body.

After quitting those addictions, You Mu became afraid of cold and heat, and would feel uncomfortable if exposed to the slightest bit of cold or heat.

In winter, it was still quite cozy. There was a fire in the house, and we didn't feel cold when we hugged each other. But in the hot summer, when Lou Jian hugged me, I felt too hot and somewhat unbearable.

"Then let's go to Huaqing Pool... There are cool springs there, and the temperature is slightly lower... My brother is busy with state affairs all day and hasn't been able to pay attention to A Jian for a long time." After thinking about it, Lou Jian felt that going underwater was not bad either.

Without waiting for the emperor to react, he picked him up by the waist and walked out without saying a word.

"Lou Jian...hmm."

It was a rare opportunity to get a chance without Shushu causing trouble, so nothing Lou Jian said could be wasted tonight, and the Emperor would just block any objection he wanted.

After all, You Mu was too familiar with everything about Lou Jian, and his resistance weakened a little when the other party teased him a little.

Lou Jian didn't say anything, hugged the emperor and walked out.

"Your Majesty!" Outside the palace, Xiao Fuzi saw this and lowered his head skillfully, following behind and waiting not too far away. By the way, he asked the little apprentice behind him to prepare some hot water and the emperor and empress's changing robes in advance.

He has experience and can use it in the second half of the night!