How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

"You go and inform the palaces that they will go to Liaozhou to attend the New Year's Day meeting. Tell them to prepare warm clothes in advance. In addition..." Emperor Jian knocked on the desk, "I will draw up a list of court officials who will attend the meeting, and they will go with me then."

Eunuch Zhao's eyes flashed, "Your Majesty, what about that person..."

Emperor Jian paused, rubbed his brows, and said, "That one... let's forget about it for now."

"Yes."

After Eunuch Zhao left, Emperor Jian read the letter several times.

There is indeed a custom of loving daughters in Liaozhou. Master Murong is a peerless master that is hard to come by in the world. The key to his teaching of martial arts is the word "pure".

Ruhuaning's second junior apprentice brother, who has "righteousness" in his heart, has wielded the axe all his life for the "righteousness" that he understands in his heart. He does not need to be sentimental or hesitant, but acts solely on his nature. Only then can he wield the tiger-head double axes with great force and be invincible.

Like leaving no trace and no trace, with "guarding" at heart, wielding the sword all your life for the meaning of the word "guarding" in your heart, without caring about right or wrong, only then can you achieve pure and superb martial arts and protect the people in your heart.

Only Hua Ning is different.

Master Murong regards Hua Ning as his own daughter, and teaches her to love herself, her son, the people, and the country with love in mind. He teaches her to distinguish right from wrong, and to judge by the heart rather than the deeds; he teaches her to be open-minded and broad-minded, and to be sensitive; he teaches her that love can be remembered, and he also teaches her that it is rare to find someone who knows one's heart.

That was why he fell uncontrollably in love with the free Hua Ning.

Emperor Jian couldn't help but recall his past attitude towards his other wives and daughters.

He treated the three princesses in a decent manner. The eldest princess married the person he loved, and he did not let the second and third princesses suffer from lack of food and clothing, nor did he send them to the Huns to be princesses of marriage.

As for the other concubines...

The Queen has been meditating and chanting Buddha's name, and may not show up for half a year; Concubine Rou is very rich and will never treat herself badly; Concubine Xi has the support of her family and has never been wronged; Concubine Da is also from Liaozhou, and she loves herself very much...

Apart from the fact that he sent many rare treasures to Chenghuan Palace, which often made them jealous, he didn't treat them badly, right?

Oh, no...it seems like I was treated a bit unfairly when it comes to sleeping.

He usually lived in the Imperial Study and the Dragon Bedroom, and only went to the other palace to take a nap on a fixed day every month. If he treated Hua Ning the same way he did back then, sleeping in the same bed with her every day and deliberately sending Chengze away, then he was indeed somewhat sorry for these concubines.

Ok.

Love your wife and daughter, start today.

Emperor Jian decided to sleep with Concubine Rou tonight.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Rou saw him coming, she was unhappy and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that it is not the day for me to sleep with you yet?"

"I turned over your card tonight." Several sons had all run away. Emperor Jian, who was having a headache reviewing memorials, now just wanted to climb into bed and rest early. "Come up quickly, let's make a quick decision."

Concubine Rou:?

Can this kind of thing be resolved quickly?

There was indeed no way to achieve a quick victory. Emperor Jian had good looks and was a good worker, but he was old and had been worried and toiled for many years. After the work was done, he felt dizzy and wanted to go to bed quickly.

But he was kicked off the bed by Concubine Rou.

"Your Majesty, please go back to sleep." Concubine Rou was straightforward and turned her face away. "I have always been a shallow sleeper. You have to get up early to attend court, and the noise is loud. It will disturb my soul and I will not be able to sleep well all day..."

Emperor Jian: ...

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Jian tried to convince himself: I must love my wife, I must love my wife...

You can't argue with your wife.

And for the sake of money...

Wiping his face, Emperor Jian left Yufu Palace in silence. The cold winter wind in the courtyard made him less sleepy, so he planned to go to Chonghua Palace to talk about his relationship with Concubine Xi.

The result was a direct rejection.

"Your Majesty..." The little palace maid guarding the gate said tremblingly, "The Queen said that she is in the period of childbearing. Unless you go to Ruyi Palace..."

The so-called fertility period refers to the day when it is easiest to get pregnant. Concubine Xi is already forty years old, and she does not intend to risk her life to have another baby, not to mention that there is an unwritten rule in the harem.

Want to have a son? Unless you want to die.

Not everyone is like Xie Chengze, who can endure the humiliation and not kill the person.

Not everyone is like Xie Zimiao, who has an uncle who is rich enough to overthrow Jian'an.

No one can be like Xie Shoujun, a mother who is willing to commit suicide just to give her son a chance to live.

That's why Imperial Concubine Xi was so cautious. Besides, she didn't want to drink the contraceptive soup because it was very bitter. As the daughter of Prime Minister Li, why should she suffer such an injustice?

If you want to be happy, then go to Ruyi Palace and put on the Ruyi condom.

Emperor Jian didn't want to be happy, he just wanted to sleep.

Emperor Jian was so proud that he dismissed the palace servants and banged on the door, shouting, "Li Xi! Open the door! I won't touch you! Let me go in and take a nap!"

"Why do you come to me if you don't want to touch me?" Concubine Xi's indifferent voice sounded from inside the door, "Are you looking for me to have a heart-to-heart talk? My words are always harsh, I'm afraid Your Majesty doesn't want to listen."

Emperor Jian: ...

It's really chilling.

These words were like a cold wind blowing from behind, biting my bones...

Emperor Jian went to Concubine Da again trembling, and found that the third daughter Xie Shu was also there. Xie Shu was practicing whip skills, and she was practicing the Fengwu Whip that Concubine Hua used to shock the world.

Emperor Jian was in a trance for a moment.

Seeing Emperor Jian coming, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Father, what brings you here?"

She even closed her eyes and felt the wind direction, "Oh, it's northwest wind."

Emperor Jian: ...

"Where is your mother?" asked Emperor Jian.

Xie Shu said innocently, "It's lonely at night, and it's really boring to sleep alone, so mother went to play with Xi mother!"

Emperor Jian was shocked:?!

So when he asked for sleep just now, Concubine Da inside heard it? !

"Then why are you here?" Emperor Jian couldn't help but point, "Why don't you practice whipping in your own palace?"

"My mother's yard is big, and her kang is big too, so I asked my second sister to come and sleep with me!" Xie Shu said matter-of-factly, "My second sister is reading a storybook in there. She's laughing so loudly, like a ghost. I guess the storybook must be very interesting. Would you like to come in and read it with me, father?"

"No need." Emperor Jian sighed deeply, wondering why it was so difficult to find a place to sleep?

Who else is in his harem?

Emperor Jian counted his fingers and said, "Oh, there is another queen."

that woman...

Emperor Jian rubbed his eyebrows and really didn't want to go.

But she is still my wife after all, and the nominal wife. And I haven’t seen her for a long time. This ice sculpture festival...

It would be better if he could talk to her in person.

……

Kunning Palace.

Although it is the place where the mistress of the harem lives, Kunning Palace does not have the magnificence of other palaces. The palace servants coming and going all have expressionless faces and wear Buddhist beads on their hands, without a trace of worldly air.

Empress Cao Qingran is the granddaughter of Cao Yun, a famous general who founded the Jian'an Dynasty. Cao Yun is now the Grand Marshal of the Army. Although he holds a high position, he does not have much real power. However, his son Cao Lingde is the commander of the imperial guards, helping the emperor to control the military power in the capital and ensure that the throne of Jian'an belongs to the bloodline of the Xie and Cao families.

Therefore, even though Cao Qingran had committed many faults, Emperor Jian chose to turn a blind eye and did not depose the empress.