However, if the reward is too high, the important officials in the court will definitely have opinions, and the people in the harem...
"Someone come."
"exist."
"Summon several ministers to the emperor."
"yes."
After all the accompanying ministers had arrived, he slowly spoke, "I believe you have all investigated what happened today?"
Several ministers bowed repeatedly, "We dare not spy on the emperor's whereabouts."
"Humph." He sneered, "You still don't dare?"
He threw the memorial in his hand forward, sat up straight, and said simply, "The first time I was ambushed, it was she who saved me. The second time, it was also her."
"She saved me twice, I want to give her a concubine position."
As soon as the words fell, the ministers standing below knelt down one after another, "Your Majesty, please think twice."
Minister Qian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, she saved you and deserves a generous reward, but isn't the title of a concubine too heavy a burden?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the rank of Concubine is the first rank. Currently, there is only Concubine De in the palace. Concubine De comes from a family of loyal and brave men. Her father and brothers have made great contributions to our dynasty. When she entered the palace, she was only a Zhaoyi of the second rank.
Now, this girl from the Tu family, her father is just a county magistrate, and he has been in this position for more than ten years, which is really of no help to the country. Miss Tu herself has no achievements in having children, and her initial appointment is comparable to that of the Defei..."
"I'm afraid this will chill the hearts of the ladies in the palace and the Duke of Zhenguo who once fought on the battlefield!" At this time, the Left Censor-in-Chief also stood up.
They all have daughters in the palace, but after so many years, they can only be promoted to the rank of a second-rank concubine.
Now suddenly someone comes and steps on your own daughter's head right from the start?
Si Chao's face was gloomy. "You mean, my life is not worth the title of concubine?"
"Of course not." At this time, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, why not wait until the Empress is pregnant before giving her a higher title? This will silence the gossip."
Right Supervisor: "Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has made great contributions in saving the Emperor. The position of Second Rank Concubine is not disgraceful. You can also commend her father and brother. When Your Majesty gives birth to a child in the future, naturally no one will think that Your Majesty is unworthy of the position."
"What's more..."
"Tell me, why are you hesitating?"
"Besides, it seems that your Majesty's father was involved in the incident with the Wen bandit..."
"I have already investigated this matter thoroughly. He was merely a disciple of Master Wen's disciple. When he took the imperial examination, Master Wen had already been executed. This matter has nothing to do with him."
Over the years, no matter who it is, anyone who has anything to do with Wen Fu has tried to distance themselves from it.
The ministers speculated on the emperor's intentions, and people like Tu Zhao, who did not have a strong background but had some connection with the Wen family, suffered.
Many of Tu Zhao's fellow students were county magistrates, and had been in that position for more than ten years.
There are also some people who passed the imperial examination but were never assigned official positions.
These people kept talking, and Si Chao always had a frown on his face.
In the end, after some wrangling between the two sides, he reluctantly decided on the position of concubine, and then turned around and issued another imperial decree to promote Tu Zhao to the position of governor of Dingzhou.
Several ministers looked at each other, and finally, looking at Si Chao's expression, they dared not say anything.
After settling the matter, he walked into the yard where Tu Qingyu was resting.
Seeing that the palace people were all guarding outside the courtyard, he frowned and asked, "Why aren't you serving inside?"
"Your Majesty," the maidservant knelt down and saluted. "The Majesty said she wanted to sleep and didn't want the servants to wait on her inside, so she asked the servants to come out."
"She had dinner, then?"
"this……"
The maids were a little hesitant, but Si Chao gave them a look and they immediately knelt down.
"My Lady used some, but not much."
"Go down and have the kitchen prepare something tasty and fragrant and serve it up."
"yes."
It was already dark, and only a candle was burning in the room.
When he lifted the bead curtain and entered the inner room, Tu Qingyu was lying on her side on the bed, with a thin quilt covering her body.
He bent down and pulled the quilt up a little. "The weather isn't warm nowadays. You'll catch a cold."
Tu Qingyu did not answer. He sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her blinking watery eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"What do you want me to do to forgive me?" After a long time, he spoke softly.
Tu Qingyu then sat up and looked straight at him. Under the dim candlelight, her eyes were full of seriousness.
"Please let me go back, okay?"
"Okay." He nodded.
Her eyes lit up immediately, "Seriously?"
"I've already had the imperial edict drafted. You must stay home to receive it." His voice was gentle but unyielding. "After the edict is issued, we will leave this place in a few days. Say goodbye to your family."
After saying that, he wanted to reach out and smooth her hair which was messed up from sleeping.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, she slapped it down, "Don't touch me."
She seemed very angry, with fire in her eyes.
He lowered his eyes to look at the back of his hand that had been slapped. "You wouldn't have been so harsh in the past."
"Your Majesty, you're joking. We've only known each other for a short time, why are you talking about the past?"
"I remember you said you wanted three letters and six ceremonies, a formal marriage. I can't give you that when I return to the palace, but we can hold a wedding here. In my heart, you will always be my wife."
But in the future, he will definitely make her his real wife.
Sleep in the same bed in life and be buried in the same grave in death.
The corners of her mouth twitched. "We're not really married, so what's the point of this fake thing? It's just deceiving myself."
After saying that, she lay down and said, "I am tired. Your Majesty, please rest early."
"Wait, I heard you didn't eat much for dinner today, so get up and eat something before going to sleep."
"I can't eat."
He bent down and picked the person up.
"Ah——!" She seemed to be frightened and quickly hugged his neck, "What are you doing!"
"Carry you to eat."
"I said, I don't want to eat!"
"Eat a little, and I'll leave you alone after you finish. I'll have someone take you home tomorrow."
As soon as she heard about going home, she stopped struggling.
His eyes darkened, his thoughts turned in a thousand circles, and in the end he said nothing.
After the food was served, he personally served the rice and dishes.
The servants standing around were sweating profusely. Seeing that both the servants and the people being served looked so ordinary, they became even more frightened.
"The other day at the restaurant, I saw that you preferred dishes with stronger flavors. There's a chef in the palace who's very good at making them. We'll set up a small kitchen in your palace and transfer that chef from the Food Department."
She lowered her head and ate without saying a word, putting down her chopsticks when she had almost finished.
"I'm really well."
"Okay, then you should have a good rest and we will set off back tomorrow."
He stood up, and as if thinking of something, he spoke again, "I have promoted your father to the position of governor of Dingzhou. Once the imperial edict is issued, he will take up the post immediately. I will then visit your parents."
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