Zhang Han'er kept repeating "no," desperately searching her mind for a reason, but after thinking for a long time, she came up empty-handed and could only blurt out, "My father works diligently for the court, you..."
Just a second before those outrageous words were about to spill from her mouth, Zhang Han'er's muddled mind suddenly snapped back to reality, and she quickly shut up after realizing what she was saying.
"It's not good to swallow your words. If you have something to say, then say it." Shen Shi's voice was completely devoid of emotion, his cold eyes were like ice, and he looked at Zhang Han'er as if she were a dead person.
"Are you trying to remind me that without your Zhang family, I wouldn't be where I am today? Is Prime Minister Zhang still waiting for me to repay his kindness?" Although Shen Shi spoke in a playful tone, each word he uttered was more frightening than the last. The palace servants kneeling on the ground lowered their heads as low as they could, wishing they were deaf.
The powerful imperial aura was released without reservation, and Zhang Han'er was so frightened by the aura emanating from him that she shook her head repeatedly and couldn't utter a word.
Seeing how cowardly she was, Chen Shi didn't bother to argue anymore. He ordered the two guards accompanying him to "help" Zhang Han'er move the palace, and then led a group of people away.
Shen Shi came and went in a hurry, leaving without a trace. It was only Zhang Han'er who suffered, having to be demoted and have her palace moved.
When Shen returned to Qingyang Palace, it was already dinnertime. If there was anything else in this world worth looking forward to besides Ying'er, the answer would definitely be the food from the Imperial Kitchen. It was so delicious; how could anyone make something so delicious?
To enjoy hot and delicious food, Shen always eats on time and has never delayed because of work. After all, no one would let work interfere with their meals, so this choice is understandable.
As an emperor, his meals were extremely luxurious, with 81 dishes each time, including everything that could be imagined, from birds in the sky to animals on the ground to fish in the river.
In order not to waste the delicious food, Shen Shi's meal time is at least half an hour and sometimes there is no limit. Today, not only did he deal with Zhang Han'er, but he also took the opportunity to put pressure on the Prime Minister's Mansion. Shen Shi was happy and ate a little longer.
By the time he finished his meal, the moon had already peeked out from behind the clouds. The full moon was round like a white jade plate, and its brightness was higher than at other times. I saw the moon of ancient times and heard its light in later generations. No matter which era he traveled to or where he was, he would still see the same moon.
Shen Shi gazed at the night sky for a long time, the moonlight evenly bathing him. In this silvery moonlight that flowed through the ages, Shen Shi felt an unprecedented peace.
But as calm as he was, as an emperor, he still had to approve every single memorial.
After enjoying a moment of relaxation and mental preparation, he returned to the Imperial Study to begin reviewing memorials.
Contrary to what later generations thought, memorials were not a very serious matter. They were often filled with all sorts of things, from asking if someone could come to celebrate the occasion's birthday to reporting on the weather in their area, and simply sending greetings.
Shen Shi went from being full of ambition to having a furrowed brow, but since the document had been delivered from so far away, he couldn't very well refuse to approve it, so he simply wrote "read" as a mark of approval.
Seeing that there were still many unread memorials, Chen Shi randomly picked one from the middle. When he opened it, he found that this one was even more outrageous. It asked him how his daughter was doing in the harem.
What is all this nonsense?! Are all the officials in the court only concerned with these trivial matters? They even submitted a memorial asking about their daughters' recent situation in the palace. How could such a wise emperor as me mistreat them?
Sigh, there don't seem to be many more. While he was mentally complaining, Chen Shi also realized: the scene of asking his daughter in the memorial was so familiar. Could this person be named Qi Xiao?
With this question in mind, Chen Shi opened the folded document again and glanced at the signature: Marquis of Zhenbei, Qi Xiao. Well, he really is the male lead.
If we were to rank the worlds Shen Shi has traveled to, the male and female protagonists of this world would undoubtedly take first place, without a doubt.
The sheer eccentricity and outrageousness of the two left Shen Shilei, who was browsing the plot at the time, completely bewildered.
Putting aside their father-daughter relationship, Qi Xiao's incredibly bizarre thought process alone is beyond the empathy of normal people.
His soldiers died for him, and Qi Xiao adopted his only daughter, claiming she was his biological daughter, and patiently raised her to adulthood according to the standards of a noble lady.
Qi Zhenzhen's biological father died for him, and Qi Xiao, who was grateful, poured all his gratitude for his father into Qi Zhenzhen. The story should have ended here as a beautiful tale.
Realizing that the daughter he had raised had developed feelings for him, Qi Xiao, unable to accept it, resolutely sent her to the palace to become a concubine in order to dispel her thoughts.
While the approach was somewhat extreme, it was not entirely incomprehensible.
But ever since Qi Zhenzhen entered the palace as a concubine, the usually calm and composed Qi Xiao seems to have become a different person.
Even though he was thousands of miles away at the border, the news that Qi Zhenzhen was favored by the emperor in the palace still reached his ears.
Generals who were on good terms with him would sometimes joke, "Zhenzhen is so favored in the palace. At this rate, you'll have a prince as your grandson before you even return to the capital."
"The Emperor likes Zhenzhen so much, it's not impossible for him to make her Empress in the future. Back then she was just a little girl, and now she's married. Time really flies."
Every time Qi Xiao heard these words, it was a constant reminder that Zhenzhen had already entered the palace as a concubine.
She used her husband, and she will have her own children in the future. Zhenzhen will never again be the little girl who puts him first.
Thinking about this, Qi Xiao felt a dull ache in his heart, and no matter how much alcohol he drank to relieve it, he still felt uneasy.
After getting completely drunk once again, Qi Xiao, a tough guy who was usually invincible, actually shed tears.
This was truly unprecedented. With the help of alcohol, Qi Xiao could clearly feel his heartache. In this dark and deserted night, Qi Xiao finally admitted his regret.
He shouldn't have sent Zhenzhen to the palace.
Some things you only realize are precious after you lose them, and that was true for Qi Zhenzhen for Qi Xiao.
But there's no going back in life. Even though Qi Xiao was in great pain and regretted his decision, once you're in the palace as a concubine, you're in the palace. You sent someone into the palace with your own hands, and it's not so easy for them to come back.
Moreover, Qi Xiao had no intention of taking Qi Zhenzhen back. Ultimately, he was an extremely traditional person at heart, and his loyalty to the emperor was deeply ingrained.
Now that she has entered the palace and become an imperial concubine, she is the emperor's woman. As a subject, how could I do something so disrespectful as to covet the imperial concubine?
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