Emperor Zhaowu deliberately said this to Wang Yushi. After saying it, he felt a strong sense of pleasure, as if he had actually engaged in sexual relations for a long time.
He left Fengning Palace triumphantly with his lackeys, saying to his trusted eunuch Li Ji as he walked, "Summon all the palace maids to the outside of my bedchamber. I want to...gather them for my inspection!"
"Huh?... Imperial Viewing?"
Upon hearing Emperor Zhaowu's words, Grand Eunuch Li Ji was momentarily stunned. He had risen from a lowly eunuch to the position of chief eunuch, and his mind was incredibly sharp. Yet, even he couldn't fathom what had gotten into Emperor Zhaowu.
Since ascending the throne, Emperor Zhaowu has been abstinent and only favored Empress Wang Yushi. He did not get close to any other palace maids, and even in his palace, only a few eunuchs served him. He did not use any palace maids.
But now Emperor Zhaowu actually wants "all the palace maids" to serve him outside his bedchamber... Has His Majesty been possessed by some kind of demon?
"What? Aren't you going yet?"
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. This old servant will make the arrangements immediately."
Regardless, Li Ji felt that Emperor Zhaowu's change of heart this time was not a bad thing. His Majesty had no heirs yet, and did not take in many concubines. If someone from a collateral branch of the imperial family were to succeed to the throne, would Li Ji still have his current prestige? The saying "the emperor is not worried, but the eunuch is" is not without basis.
According to ancestral rules, the Great Xia Imperial Palace had to select a group of young women to enter the palace every three years. Therefore, although Emperor Zhaowu had repeatedly reduced the scale and number of selections over the past ten years, he could still gather several hundred young palace women in the palace.
They had no idea why they had been summoned to Emperor Zhaowu's palace. They simply followed the long line into the palace and saw the only man in the palace.
"You...stay here, the rest of you, leave!"
Emperor Zhaowu casually pointed with his finger, and Li Ji, who possessed the cultivation of the Xuan Realm, immediately recognized which palace maid he was referring to.
Of course, after Emperor Zhaowu kept several palace maids behind, Li Ji could guess the general idea without even looking at Emperor Zhaowu's instructions.
Emperor Zhaowu selected girls with long legs, slender waists, and heroic faces, and all of them had eyes that were somewhat phoenix-shaped.
Isn't this just selecting women based on their resemblance to Empress Wang Yushi? But then again, some of these women do look six or seven points like Wang Yushi. Could it be that Emperor Zhaowu was already... when he was selecting the women...?
"Okay, that's all for now!"
In the end, Emperor Zhaowu selected seven palace maids, each of whom was a beautiful woman with a good figure.
"Your Majesty, what should we have them do now?"
"Of course, it's to serve you in bed!"
"Oh! I wonder which noble lady Your Majesty wishes to serve you in bed?"
Emperor Zhaowu raised an eyebrow, gave Li Ji a meaningful look, and said with a light laugh, "Seven women, I... will keep them all."
"Well....."
Where is Song Dan, the Imperial Diarist?
"Your humble servant is here!"
"Serving outside the palace, record today's events in detail, without the slightest error or omission!"
"...Your Majesty, I don't know...how should we record this in detail?" Song Dan asked helplessly, looking bewildered and unsure of what to do.
"Li Ji will tell you!"
"......"
Emperor Zhaowu personally closed the palace door, leaving the two of them staring at each other face to face.
"Steward Li, how should I record this?"
"Can you see what His Majesty is doing?"
"I can't get in, so how can I see anything?"
"You still want to go in and keep watch? You idiot, can't you hear anything if you can't see it? Just remember whatever you hear!"
Thus, the "Daily Record" of the eleventh year of Zhaowu of the Great Xia Dynasty on the eighth day of the sixth month states: "In the afternoon, the emperor and empress made love and enjoyed themselves. The emperor was not satisfied and summoned seven women to his bedchamber. The seven women took turns serving him, and their cries of pain and wailing continued throughout the night!"
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