If Bai Wanru had not been busy outside since she was a child and had not had much better physical strength than ordinary women, she would have fainted outside that day.

It was also that incident that caused a feud between him and the Queen Mother.

After he found out, he took Bai Wanru and left.

The Queen Mother, her stepmother, was also ashamed and disliked him from then on.

But he was the emperor, and he was too busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty. Who cared whether she was unhappy in the backyard?

But I didn't expect that it would take so many years.

The Queen Mother's move actually disgusted Ruyi!

Who is the emperor?

How could he, who had earned the title of "Emperor Wu", be controlled by her?

He spoke directly to Eunuch Yuan, "Go back and tell the Queen Mother that you don't have to come today!"

“…”

Eunuch Yuan was sweating profusely, "Yes."

"Then... let's start."

Minister Xiao was also stunned, and hurriedly called for the family recognition banquet to begin, and the dry process began.

Ruyi stepped forward to offer tea and changed his words.

Then, he was included in the Xiao family's genealogy and had another name: Xiao Ruyi.

From now on, Xiao Ruyi is Rong Zhaoyang.

"Now, Ziwei Fuxing has nothing to do with the Shen family."

The ministers sighed and looked at Ruyi with complicated eyes.

Rong Yan is really happy——

In this way, no matter what position Ruyi holds in the future, it will be clean and will not have any connection with the guilty officials.

She will become a descendant of a military family.

She is a princess bestowed by the emperor, and holds the imperial seal.

If you leave your name in the history, you will be glorious.

Someone took advantage of the celebration and couldn't help asking the emperor, "Your Majesty, will Princess Zhaoyang officially enter the court from now on?"

There are several palm seals in the harem.

Only the imperial seal is different.

The other aunts who hold seals are in charge of the trivial matters in the harem, but the aunt who holds the seal in front of the emperor follows the emperor and holds the imperial seal in her hand!

This position has not existed for hundreds of years in the history of Northern Qi.

This was a female official who only appeared in the history of Northern Qi Dynasty when the empress dowager was in charge of government affairs.

His status is equivalent to that of Eunuch Yuan.

But Eunuch Yuan is old, and like Doctor Qi, he is close to the age of recuperation, so someone has to take over.

Everyone thought that Ruyi would be in this position in the future.

Even this alone is shocking.

But when the emperor spoke, he said something even more shocking, "The Imperial Seal Holder is only a position she holds while she is studying with me. She will become my student and will serve in the imperial court in the future."

“…”

Everyone looked at each other, and saw strangeness and solemnity in each other's eyes.

Minister Nian couldn't help but say, "But Your Majesty, there has never been a precedent of women entering the court in our dynasty!"

"This is against etiquette, I'm afraid others will not accept it!"

"Yes, yes. If a woman enters the court, social order will be disrupted. I'm afraid this is not a good sign!"

Immediately someone agreed and chaos broke out.

Ruyi felt the surging hostility, like an overwhelming tidal wave.

She hasn't entered the court yet.

It was only when I encountered such resistance outside that I realized that my path was more difficult than I had imagined.

“Do you feel it?”

The emperor looked at her sideways and said in a low voice, "I will lead you forward, but you need to fight your way out of this road with your own hands."

"This road is more difficult than any man's attempt to rise straight to the top. Are you ready?"

Ruyi nodded, her eyes slightly red, but her eyes were firm, "It's done!"

The emperor nodded and looked at everyone.

"Twenty years ago, Southern Chu and Southern Yan attacked the border, and I personally went to fight."

"Thirteen years ago, Western Qin crossed the Crescent Pass, and I personally went to fight them."

"Eleven years ago, the Northern Desert Army marched south, and I personally led the army."

"Six years ago, the Western Qiang rebelled, and I personally put it down."

At this point, he sneered, "Everyone here is a boy, what's the use?"

“Pah, pah, pah!”

Just when the opposing ministers looked extremely unhappy, someone clapped loudly. It was Ye Hongzhuang. "Your Majesty is right. What use is there for you?"

She stood up with her hands behind her back, turned her head and looked at Minister Nian, "Has your Ministry of Rites done anything remarkable over the years? Apart from the shameful things that the Gu family did, which caused the people to complain, what is the use of the Ministry of Rites!"

Then he looked at the other people who opposed.

She stretched out her hand and hooked her fingers, "If you are not convinced, let me give it a try today to see how strong you are!"

“…”

The whole house was silent.

Are you crazy?

Who wants to compete with Ye Hongzhuang?

Biwen?

He is the director of Jixian Academy.

If she didn't have the ability to overpower the others, she wouldn't be able to sit in that position.

Martial Arts Competition...

hehe.

Ye Hongzhuang is a rare genius in Taoism. Even the late emperor was impressed by her. Her martial arts skills... are probably second only to Master Yikong and Emperor Nan.

For a moment, no one in the room spoke.

This time, the emperor chose to support Ye Hongzhuang, "I also think that those who are not convinced can argue with Princess Mingzhuang today and give it a try."

"When the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed, Ming Zhuang followed the late emperor on a single-handed journey of thousands of miles and took the heads of the enemies."

"What was Northern Qi like then?"

At that time, the country was overthrown, the enemies had reached the capital, and only the capital city was left of the vast Northern Qi.

It took so many years to gradually expand and recover the battlefield.

Ye Hongzhuang sighed, "I haven't done anything for many years. Come on, stretch your muscles?"

“……”No one dared to step forward.

Finally, someone looked around and asked in surprise, "Why is the high priest not here today?"

"Yes, the high priest should be able to argue with her..."

Li Xiangyi followed Xiao Pingyue to Yancheng.

Finally, everyone looked at Master Yikong who was sitting in the corner, "Master, how about you take action?"

Zen Master Yikong chanted a Buddhist name, "Everyone, I am a monk and have not entered the court. As the saying goes, the universe and all things are in harmony with yin and yang. Men can enter the court, and of course women can too."

Then he said gently: "Ruyi is also my disciple."

Everyone: “…”

This time, there is nothing to say.

Ye Hongzhuang stood up for Ruyi, but they asked Ruyi's master to beat Ye Hongzhuang.

"You guys are hilarious."

Ye Hongzhuang snorted and fell back into her seat, sitting in a careless manner, "You are not as skilled as others, yet you still dare to stop them!"

"Look at your cheekiness, next time there's a war on the border, you can just use your face to take the blame!"

Everyone: “…”

"Since you don't dare to take action, then just shut up."

The emperor was also brief and to the point.

He protected Ruyi initially because Rong Yan and Li Xiangyi asked him to do so.

Rong Yan was his favorite son, and Li Xiangyi was his teacher, friend, and minister, so he just went with the flow and agreed to such a small matter.

Later he protected Ruyi because she looked like the person he loved.

Afterwards, it had nothing to do with any of this.

It was this little girl who gave him hope with her abilities, and he thought she was a genius.

In particular, he sat alone on the dragon throne these years, and at some point he always felt an endless loneliness coming over him.

Yinghe can get close to his body and his feelings.

But I can't reach his height and get close to his soul.

The court officials each had their own calculations.

Over the years, he had many things to say but no one to talk to. The journey was cold and lonely at the top, and as bitter as coptis root.

He didn't want Rong Yan to be like that.

Maybe in the future, his son will be able to be busy all day long, playing tricks and scheming, and then at night he can lie in bed with his beloved and talk about everything that happened, with honesty and nothing to hide.

The emperor said, "From today on, Princess Mingzhuang will be transferred from Jixian Academy to Wenyuan Pavilion to preside over this year's palace examination."