Chapter 2035 Imperial Uncle, the World is Now in My Hands (24)
Selecting...selecting concubines?
Shen Aojiao paused as she pushed open the door, stunned for a long while before entering the hall.
Before he could even bow, he began to cough. "Your Majesty, I have recently fallen ill with a strange ailment. Suddenly, I can no longer hear human voices. What did you just say?"
In the end, he had some regrets.
I don't usually feel this deeply, but right now, just thinking about how Si Jin would use all that kindness on other people makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Regardless of gender, status, or whether they are officials or subjects.
Before he figures out these complicated feelings, no one is allowed to covet his little emperor.
Si Jin's eyes darkened—was he pretending to be deaf?
They had the guts to send Granny Zhu to him, but not the guts to face the consequences?
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
He simply picked up his brush and wrote a few large characters on the paper.
[The autumn selection of concubines is underway to enrich the harem. We request the assistance of our Imperial Uncle in arranging the selection.]
Shen Linyuan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. After hesitating for a moment, as if he had given up on some bottom line, he said with red ears, "I'll let you touch my abs."
That should appease them a bit, right?
But to everyone's surprise, Si Jin didn't happily reach for his belt as before.
Instead, she picked up the paper and threw it into his hand: "I also have a strange illness that makes me unable to hear, so please take a look at this."
Shen Linyuan, quick-witted, hurriedly added, "There are three carts of berries outside, served with ice."
"Oh, I'll go get it right away."
After saying that, Si Jin decisively raised his hand to explain to him, "Don't misunderstand, I was reading lips just now."
Shen Aojiao: (T^T)
What should I do? I can't coax him back; he doesn't even smell like berries.
Since that's the case...
Shen Linyuan took a deep breath, his well-defined knuckles slowly tightening as he crumpled the paper and tossed it into the wastepaper basket.
His eyes gradually darkened.
… …
Time flies, and the day for selecting concubines soon arrived, but this year, for some reason, Shen Linyuan only brought men.
Moreover, each one was misshapen and unsightly.
According to custom, court painters would create portraits of these people in advance, and then present them to Si Jin for him to choose from.
Upon seeing the portrait, not only Si Jin, but even Xiao Yao couldn't help but frown.
My lord, is this how emperors are treated? This is truly the first time I've ever seen anything like it.
She tore her eyes away from the portrait, wearily rubbing her head: "Little Heavenly Lord is really something... But... you were so enthusiastic about him at first, why are you ignoring him now?"
It started because I was proud and afraid of being directly approached.
Si Jin flipped through the portraits and replied casually: But now, he has to pay the price for his arrogance.
As they were talking, they unexpectedly came across a portrait of Shen Linyuan that had appeared out of nowhere.
Si Jin frowned, initially thinking it was a coincidence, but to her surprise, when she glanced at the family background section, it really did say: Regent of the Great Xia Dynasty.
What's even more amusing is that there are parentheses below, with a few small words written in red ink: "This king thinks that this is the most suitable candidate for empress. Let's choose him. No need to pick another one."
Si Jin: ...
The boy smiled slightly, then laid out the portrait and examined it closely.
A little while later, he started flipping through the picture book again, but this time, even after flipping to the end, he didn't take out any other portraits.
The painter who delivered the portrait was one of Shen Linyuan's men. Seeing that Si Jin only received a portrait of Shen Linyuan, he couldn't help but feel happy.
His Majesty chose only the Prince, and now we can finally report back to the Prince.
Unexpectedly, Si Jin's next words were: "Except for Shen Linyuan, send all the others to the palace."
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