Chapter 675 Now they are all tempted by worldly desires!

The officials, without even having time to settle in, all rushed into the palace to pay homage to the new emperor.

The new emperor had long been prepared to meet them.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear subjects."

Having received reassurance from the new emperor, the officials, weary from their long journey, no longer harbored any real grievances.

One by one, they were moved to tears.

"Your Majesty, your subjects have finally met you..."

"Your subjects truly miss you..."

Led by Zhang Tingjiu, they all knelt down and rushed forward, hugging the new emperor's trouser leg and weeping bitterly.

The officials from the Liang Dynasty standing nearby all showed expressions of disgust.

The people of Chu are truly capable of letting go.

They're all so shameless; no wonder His Majesty dotes on them so much.

Shameless! Ugh!

Li Qingluo, who was drinking tea when she heard this in the inner palace, almost spat it out.

"real?"

"Zhang Tingjiu is now the prime minister. He really doesn't care about losing face. No wonder he deserves to be promoted and make a fortune."

Granny Zheng: "Of course! But among these officials who were allowed to stay and even be transferred to Jinling, apart from those who are truly honest and serve the people, how many of them aren't shrewd and calculating?"

"In order to win favor with our Emperor, who knows what kind of trouble these officials of Great Chu will cause in the future?"

Li Qinglu smiled and shook her head.

"It seems His Majesty is too busy to come out of the palace with me today."

Li Qinglu got up and went to change into casual clothes.

As soon as I came out, I saw Que'er leading Fangfang inside.

"Your Majesty, the little princess has arrived."

Fangfang waved her little hand and rushed towards Li Qingluo: "Mother!"

Li Qingluo quickly caught the little Fangfang, who was dressed in thick and plump clothes, and looked at her with great affection.

"You went to see your younger brother?"

Fangfang kept nodding her little head: "Mother, my little brother is cute."

Que'er gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy four months ago.

Li Qingluo originally wanted her to rest at home for a few more months, but Que'er couldn't stay at home by herself.

Although she has parents, she has been running away with Li Qing all these years, so she has no feelings for her own family.

She doesn't need to serve her in-laws, which makes her feel a bit lonely.

The "killer" has now been incorporated into the palace and become the empress's own personal guards.

Although it was a rotating shift, Li Qingluo hadn't been idle for the past six months, so there were many things he had to do with the Killing Words.

Now Duan Rongshi has given the entire Xiaoyao Sect to Li Qingluo.

It was to allow Li Qingluo to have her own people secretly do what she wanted to do.

Li Qingluo was indeed busy, so she had Que'er move the child to her Zhaoyang Palace.

Every time he kills three, he goes home and picks up his mother and son to go home together for a family reunion.

So now Fangfang goes to Que'er's room to see her younger brother every day.

Cui'er packed all the things the princess should take with her when leaving the palace and brought them over. "Your Highness, here is some hot milk for the princess to drink when she is thirsty, and some pastries for her to eat when she is hungry."

"And there's chestnut cake, which you love. I personally went to the small kitchen to make it for you this morning."

"And these too, if you get cold..."

Cui'er chattered on and on, and Bao Xia quickly took over, saying, "Sister Cui'er, you are so thoughtful and considerate."

"No wonder Her Majesty always mentioned that you were the most considerate and attentive person by her side."

“Before you were here, we didn’t believe it.”

"Now that we're all together, we finally realize that you really are the one the girl loves and misses the most!"

Cui'er wiped her wet eyes and whispered, "I haven't been able to serve you, Miss, for the past few years."

"On the contrary, it's you who have had a hard time."

"How could this servant dare to let the young lady have such thoughts..."

After Li Qingluo returned to Jinling, the first thing she did was to have Cui'er brought to her side.

Back then, she was the first maid to come to his side.

It accompanied me as I walked out of the mountains, and it also accompanied me to Qingsong Temple.

From the Red Maple Pavilion to the Beautiful General's Mansion, she always managed everything in her courtyard in an orderly manner.

She also takes good care of herself.

They were also extremely loyal to themselves.

After he lost his soul, he went to the Great Chu, and this girl stayed in General Xiuli's mansion waiting for him.

Although I haven't had to serve anyone these past few years, I've still wasted my best years.

Li Qingluo felt extremely guilty about this.

I heard that the head maid in the manor advised her to find someone she liked and settle down first.

She could write to the old lady and ask for her indenture, offering her her freedom; the girl would surely agree.

But this silly girl just wouldn't agree.

"I will not leave until the girl returns!"

"I, Cui'er, belong to you in life and in death!"

Li Qingluo never expected that her trip would leave Cui'er so old that she would become an old maid.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

She asked Cui'er if she was willing to get married, and what kind of man she wanted, promising to find him for her.

Cui'er didn't refuse coyly, but blushed and said, "If the guards around you are willing... this servant, this servant can."

"This servant wishes to serve Your Majesty for the rest of my life."

In other words, she wanted to marry into Li Qingluo's inner circle, just like Que'er, so that she could remain Li Qingluo's aunt after marriage.

Li Qingluo was deeply moved upon hearing this.

"Silly girl."

"You can have your own life."

"Are you really not going to leave the palace?"

When Cui'er heard her mistress say that, her eyes instantly filled with tears of grievance.

"Miss, don't you want me anymore?"

"This servant would rather not get married than leave the palace."

"This servant just wants to stay with you."

"You've abandoned me for years, please don't abandon me again..."

"You are my only one."

"So what if I have a good family status? Does that mean I won't have to go through all the troubles of this world if I marry an ordinary person?"

“Serving my parents-in-law, raising children, dealing with daily necessities... I don’t want this kind of life.”

"This servant just wants to be with Your Majesty as before, living a carefree and happy life where we can laugh and talk freely without any restraint or concern for the opinions of others."

"My lady, please grant my request!"

"Either I remain unmarried for life!"

"Either I marry your 'kill' character, or I will marry you!"

This was Cui'er's choice.

Li Qingluo had no choice but to respect and agree.

She called out the word "kill" to Zhaoyang Palace in turn, intending for Cui'er to choose the one she liked.

Little did anyone know that Sha Wu knew the inside story and eagerly volunteered to take the lead.

"Young lady, what do you think of my subordinate?"

Sha Wutian was born a lucky person.

I heard that they secretly play cards together and have never lost at Kill Five.

Whenever you go out to find a way, just bring along Kill Five.

Sha Wu seemed to be blessed with good fortune, and he was tall and strong. Although he was somewhat dark-skinned, his powerful physique gave people a sense of security.

Li Qingluo was very satisfied with him.

However, she had to ask Cui'er about this.

To everyone's surprise, Cui'er nodded in agreement as soon as she heard the name of Sha Wu.

"Then let's go with him."

Li Qingluo was very suspicious: "Do you know who Kill Five is? Don't just say anyone."

Cui'er smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this servant will not wrong myself."

“This servant remembers killing Wu. Back in the General’s mansion, when he was injured, this servant went to bring him medicine, and his eyes followed this servant.”

"He also said that the servant's name was very beautiful."

So you two were destined to meet?

Li Qingluo then felt relieved and finalized the marriage between the two.

Who knew that once Cui'er and Sha Wu's marriage was arranged, Sha Er and Sha Si also subtly hinted that Li Qingluo should think of them if she had any good things in the future.

We cannot show favoritism or bias towards anyone.

Li Qinglu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You all want to marry palace maids?"

Sha Er: "This subordinate doesn't care. As long as you approve of it, Master, it's fine!"

I just want to settle down and start a family.

They've all fallen for worldly desires.

As the master, Li Qing naturally had to take care of things for them.

However, with only twenty-seven people, it was a very busy and important matter, so they could only be dealt with one by one.

Li Qingluo then asked Bao Xia and Xi Qiu the same questions as well.

Dong'er is still too young; we won't consider that now.

Bao Xia and Xi Qiu made the same choice as Cui Er and the others: they did not plan to leave the palace to marry ordinary people, and they thought it would be fine to marry a guard.

However, with more monks than porridge, Li Qingluo could only let them choose for themselves.

As a result, only Kill One remained silent.

He lived like a lone wolf all day, never giving any woman a second glance.

On their way out of the palace, they encountered an injustice.

A spoiled brat dared to flirt with a respectable young woman in broad daylight.

Without consulting Li Qingluo, Sha Yi rushed out.

He twisted the man's arm off without regard for the servant's family background, determined to cripple this spoiled brat!

And this young woman actually knew Sha Yi.

Terrified, she grabbed Sha Yi's sleeve and cried out repeatedly, "No, don't kill him!"

"He is the heir of a marquis's family from the Great Chu. Don't cause trouble and implicate yourself because of me—"

The young woman's eyes were filled with worry for Sha Yi.

Sha Yi gave her a reassuring look, but still kicked the Marquis's son several meters away.

Then he returned to the carriage where Li Qingluo had disguised herself and whispered his apology: "Your Majesty, I have made a mistake. Please punish me."

Li Qingluo replied through the carriage curtain, "What wrong have you done?"

"I witnessed with my own eyes that this young master of the Marquis's mansion abused his power and harassed respectable women."

"Guards, seize that young master of the Marquis's mansion and take him to the Jinling Prefectural Government!"

"Now the whole world belongs to the Great Yue Kingdom!"

"It's not Nan'an anymore, and it's not the Great Chu of the past!"

"The decree personally issued by the Empress Dowager states that whether or not a woman wears a veil when going out in public is her own choice. Women can also attend girls' schools and martial arts schools. Even when the palace selects female officials every year, girls from ordinary families can enthusiastically apply."

"Half of the world belongs to women; without women, where would the world exist?"

"Those who disrespect women or commit domestic violence against their wives and mothers shall all be imprisoned and serve their sentences in accordance with the law."

"What? Are the decrees I issued just empty words on paper, with no one to obey them?!"

Li Qingluo's words frightened everyone on the street to their knees.

This...this is the Empress?

It turns out that the Empress herself had left the palace incognito!

The Empress actually stood up for them, these common women, and the women were all so moved that their eyes reddened.

The world is overjoyed to have such a wonderful empress who has made decisions for all women.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress. Long live the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

Although the men were resentful, the Queen's power was indeed great, and His Majesty had even personally acknowledged that the Queen's decrees had been incorporated into the Dai Viet Code, and everything had to be done in accordance with the Queen's will.

Therefore, the rights of women in Dai Viet will continue to grow in the future.

What good days can these men possibly have?

The young men were filled with bitterness. When Li Qingluo's guards seized the heir of the Marquis's mansion from the Great Chu and prepared to take him away, the heir initially begged for mercy. However, realizing he couldn't escape, he arrogantly shouted, "Who do you think you are—"

"Women of the world should all be humble! We men are the ones who should be respected!"

"You wretches, you're nothing but playthings for us men—"

"Do you think that you, as an empress, can plunge the world into chaos?"

"You've disrupted the hierarchy, the established order, and the ironclad laws that have governed this world for thousands of years. Empress Li, you are a bewitching demon—"

Before Sha Yi could even pierce the prince's throat with his sword, a flying arrow shot out!

"How dare you slander Her Majesty the Empress! You deserve to die!"