Qin Ge did not agree to the idea of being cuckolded. He was always adept at navigating social situations in the court, and it was not difficult for him to fool several loyal old ministers.
Both the imperial court and the harem were under Jun Chenbi's control. In the past, he was carefree and had little ambition to rule the country, and he didn't care who took the throne. Now that he wanted to survive, he naturally wouldn't allow anyone to rebel against him.
When the royal guards reported that Qin Ge had been stopped by several senior officials after the court session, who wanted to advise him on the matter of choosing a concubine, Jun Chenbi, dressed in a light gold dragon robe, stood tall and elegant by the lakeside pavilion in the imperial garden.
Upon hearing this, he clenched his fist slightly behind his back, his hands hidden beneath his wide sleeves.
"I understand. You may leave."
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After shaking off several ministers, Qin Ge walked smoothly towards the inner court.
To outsiders, the top scholar would spend his days on duty in the palace, helping the emperor organize memorials and share his burdens. Before the palace gates were locked, he would take advantage of the night to ride in a carriage out of the Vermilion Bird Gate and return to his own residence.
This is all just superficial work, done for show.
In reality, Qin Ge stayed in the palace almost every night, sharing a bed with the tyrant. The 'top scholar' who obediently left in a carriage when the palace gates were locked was actually a bodyguard in disguise.
There were no female masters in the harem, but there were many palace maids. The top scholar, who wore flowers in his hair, hat, and scarlet official robe, often walked around the harem, which aroused the hearts of many palace maids.
His Majesty is cold and stern, so they dare not approach him. However, the top scholar is always gentle and polite, making him the best candidate for a future husband. Even if he cannot be married as the principal wife, being a concubine would be fine.
The palace maids with such ulterior motives would often go to the road that the top scholar would always take and wait there, dressed up in their finest clothes, pretending to "bump into" Qin Ge, and playing harmless tricks such as dropping a handkerchief or looking for a bracelet.
Qin Ge saw through it but didn't say anything.
He had no interest in women sexually, but that didn't stop Qin Ge from thinking that most women in the world were lovely.
Being admired is a wonderful thing.
However, he was destined to betray those sentiments.
Unexpectedly, when he walked towards the inner palace after court and passed by the Imperial Garden, they changed their appearance.
One of the palace maids cried out "Ouch!" and twisted her ankle, falling onto Qin Ge.
Behind Qin Ge was a cluster of precious royal tribute flowers, covered with sharp thorns. Putting aside the consequences if a palace maid fell into the flower bush and destroyed the famous flowers, just falling face down like that would surely result in her face being scratched to pieces by the sharp thorns on the flower path.
Qin Ge couldn't avoid it, so she had no choice but to reach out and support the person.
He supported the palace maid by the shoulder, preventing her from bumping into him; apart from his hand and shoulder, there was no other physical contact.
However, this scene of "throwing herself into his arms" still enraged the tyrant.
What are you doing?
The emperor's voice, indiscriminate in its expression, came through.
Qin Ge: Oh ho.
He turned his head toward the pavilion not far from the flower garden and saw the emperor looking down at the farce, his light gold dragon robe dazzling in the sunlight.
Jun Chenbi's gaze fell quickly and sharply on Qin Lie's hand resting on the palace maid's shoulder.
Qin Ge felt like a husband caught cheating on his wife.
He let go.
The palace maid, whose face was already deathly pale, hurriedly knelt down and bowed in a trembling voice, "Greetings, Your Majesty..."
Jun Chenbi's thin lips were sharp, and his voice was cold as he commanded, "Guards, drag her away and cut off her hands."
Qin Ge frowned, looked up at Jun Chenbi, and said disapprovingly, "Your Majesty!"
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