Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, the secret guards had no choice but to carefully choose their words to convey the emperor's heartfelt wishes to the bright moon, the gentle breeze, and the earth.
The emperor's facial muscles twitched slightly. He had long since earned the nickname "Zhou the Skinflint" and understood its meaning, so he wasn't particularly bothered by it. But wasn't that girl, Chuanwen, far too vicious? She actually wanted him to lose his wig in public! Wasn't that going to make him lose face in front of everyone?
The emperor had been experiencing severe hair loss and had secretly sought out Tian Wanyin to try and get her some hair regrowth medicine. However, at his age, it was impossible for him to regrow his hair. All Tian Wanyin could do was improve his severe hair loss and make him a wig!
Aside from a few people attending him, no one knew about this. Even the civil and military officials assumed that his thick hair was because Tian Wanyin had found a way to promote hair growth. As for why Chuanwen didn't broadcast the news about his wig, it was because, like the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, he was too guilty to approach Chuanwen. Moreover, if they had to meet, he would wear a hat, making sure Chuanwen didn't have any chance to notice his hair!
After dismissing the guards, the emperor touched his hair.
Originally, because of the matter concerning the head of the Ministry of Personnel, the emperor wanted to send a messenger to court to investigate whether there were any corrupt officials left, and also to remind the civil and military officials: don't do anything bad, I will know!
But now he's starting to regret it. What if Chuanwen finds out he's wearing a wig?
The next day, Chuanwen was woken up in a daze, and then, still half asleep, Wenxue helped him into a carriage to go to court with Chuanhai.
In the main hall, Wen was half-asleep when a heavy object was stuffed into her arms. She looked down and saw that it was the little princess, Tuantuan.
The little guy is already three years old. Because he was raised very well by the Queen, his chubby little face looks so cute and adorable.
However, Chuanwen was incredibly sleepy and had a hangover headache, so she wasn't in the mood to pinch the little one's cheeks. She glanced at the little one sleeping soundly in her arms and sighed, [We're both in the same boat! But at least the little one can sleep soundly, while I... well... I can slack off, hehe!]
After Chuanwen sat down in his usual spot, he began to doze off. When the prince's civil and military officials saw Chuanwen, they were more alert, and some of the gossip lovers even lit up.
"Your Majesty, the Prefect of Xiaoliang County wishes to introduce electricity..."
At the start of the morning court session, the current Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies stepped forward to discuss Fang He's plan to introduce electricity to Xiao Liang Kingdom, now known as Xiao Liang County.
There's really not much to discuss. Electricity isn't even widespread in the Great Jin Dynasty yet, so how could they possibly start building up the Little Liang Kingdom first? But since they've at least submitted, it would seem insincere not to offer them some benefits.
The emperor was a bit troubled, but in the end he had no choice but to promise Fang He that once the infrastructure of the Great Jin Dynasty was completed, the first country to receive assistance in its development would be the Little Liang Kingdom.
Anyway, the Little Liang Kingdom is now part of the Great Jin Dynasty, so helping them is also a way to develop ourselves.
The matter was settled amicably, and then the Imperial Censor Zhou Menglin stepped forward again. “Your Majesty, there are rumors circulating recently that a star has moved from the northeast to the vicinity of the Purple Star, which may indicate that the bloodline of the royal family that was lost abroad has returned to its rightful place. I do not know if this is true or not.”
This idea was novel, but the emperor frowned upon hearing it. The Ziwei Star represents the emperor, so why would the appearance of a star near the Ziwei Star signify the return of a royal descendant to the throne, rather than a threat to imperial power?
Zhou Menglin glanced at the message; the old man was clearly eager to watch the drama unfold.
The civil and military officials also slowed their breathing, and the hall fell silent for a moment, but... no one spoke, and Chuanwen's soft snoring became more noticeable.
The palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides were stunned. What was going on? Why was it suddenly so quiet?
Several others looked at the snoring Chuanwen, both trying to suppress their laughter and puzzled, as if all sorts of problems would arise whenever this person attended the morning court.
Your Highness, Huang Wang, the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and several colleagues turned their heads slightly to look at Chuan Hai, their eyes filled with questions. How did he fall asleep?
Chuan Hai remained unfazed, even a slight smile appearing on his lips. Asleep? That's perfectly normal!
His eldest niece is a sleepyhead by nature, and she also drank some alcohol last night. It's already a miracle that we managed to get her up and sit here today!
Just as Huang Wang and the others understood Chuan Hai's meaning and wholeheartedly agreed, the emperor looked at Chuan Wen and asked, "Chuan Wen, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
Whew~
Whew~
The emperor was met with Chuanwen's soft snoring.
......
The hall fell even quieter, everyone bowing their heads, not daring to look up. The emperor smiled but didn't respond. Compared to cursing him in their hearts, this was nothing of losing face.
Wen Xue, who was behind Chuan Wen, got a little anxious. She slowly moved forward two steps and poked Chuan Wen, but he didn't feel anything and was sleeping soundly.
Wenxue wanted to facepalm. How could someone sleep so soundly while sitting up?
Noticing Wenxue's subtle movements, but still not awake, the emperor smiled even more kindly. "It's alright, young people are prone to dozing off."
So he gestured for Wenxue to take the little princess from Chuanwen's arms, stood up and came to Chuanwen, cleared his throat, and asked in a high-pitched voice, "Chuanwen, what's your opinion on this matter?"
Although the emperor raised his voice, it wasn't very loud. However, Chuanwen woke up immediately, baring his teeth and making everyone in the hall wonder what had happened.
Ouch! That hurts!
When Chuanwen woke up, he gasped and looked at his feet, only to see a foot being moved off his.
Chuanwen's eyes widened. Someone had actually stepped on her while she was asleep. She wanted to jump up and grab the person's collar to discuss martial arts, but after her buttocks left the chair, she realized that the person opposite her was actually the emperor. Uh... this martial arts wasn't something that needed to be discussed.
The emperor was pleased to see the rumor that Zhou Menglin had just made a sudden and unsuccessful attempt to spread it. He returned to his throne and, smiling, asked Zhou Menglin to repeat the story.
Chuanwen sat down awkwardly, pouting, "[Working is tough, money's hard to earn, and life's miserable! Waaah... But I don't get paid!]"
Zhou Menglin ignored Chuanwen's meaningless thoughts and repeated the rumor he had just heard with a smile.
After saying that, he pricked up his ears to listen to Chuanwen's true feelings, but...
No salary and I get trampled on! What kind of world is this?! Waaaaah...
[Why am I so unlucky? I was living a good life in my little village, and suddenly I was cast as the villainous female supporting character. Not only do I have to worry about being killed every day, but I also have to inexplicably attend court. And to make matters worse, if I try to doze off, I get my foot stomped on and woken me up! Waaaaah!]
[I'm so young! They won't let me sleep well, they won't let me eat my fill. Even the most heartless human traffickers wouldn't treat me like this, sob sob sob...]
Chuanwen was internally rambling on. Everyone who had been listening felt guilty, but after hearing this, they really felt sorry for Chuanwen. Even the emperor wondered if he had gone too far.
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