After Wang Wanqing had cried enough, Xiao Li went to change his clothes before coming out to continue talking to them.
Wang Wanqing knew that she had lost her composure, so she sat aside with a blushing face, holding her teacup and not daring to say a word.
Xiao Li felt much more relaxed when talking to Wang Yizhuo. In addition to telling her about her future arrangements in the officialdom, there was one more important thing.
"You were once the queen, but Xiao Jingyun is dead. You are free now. With me here, you don't need to guard him."
"If you meet a man you like, you can take him home, but I have two restrictions: one, the man you choose cannot be an official, and two, you cannot get married."
Without hesitation, Wang Yizhu expressed his opinion: "I have long lost the desire to marry. My only wish for the rest of my life is to follow Your Majesty."
Xiao Li shook his head: "You're wrong to think so."
She raised her hand and patted Wang Wanqing's head, who had leaned too close. "The world is divided into heaven and earth, yin and yang, and people are men and women. It's normal for men and women to love each other. Don't turn yourself into Nun Miejue. As a man, if you can't find the one you love, can't you find someone who satisfies you?"
"The reason I made those two requests was not to test you, but because you are the Rose Blade I forged with my own hands, and you cannot be broken by a man."
"They cannot control your life, nor can they obscure your brilliance. You are the most dazzling Lord Wang."
Wang Yizhu nodded heavily, his eyes trembling: "I understand, I will never let Your Majesty down."
Xiao Li expressed her love for her in a very straightforward manner. How could Wang Yizhuo bear to let her down?
As for Wang Wanqing, Xiao Li pinched her cheek and said, "The imperial examination will be held again in August this year. There will be many people, including women. Don't embarrass me."
Wang Wanqing nodded obediently: "As you wish."
The two female officials that Xiao Li favored the most were both daughters of the Wang family, which was also fate. However, Xiao Li did not mind that they were from the same family. Maybe it could become a good story.
Xiao Li and Wang Jia were drinking tea and chatting, while Lou Yan was waiting on them behind a curtain.
'The men selected cannot be officials or get married.'
"As a man, if you can't find the one you love, can't you find someone you like?"
'They can't control your life, nor can they dim your light'
These words were said to Wang Yizhuo, but isn't this her attitude?
The empress had no intention of remarrying, and it seemed that she had no intention of marrying the emperor. Even with him, she mostly teased him and did not show much sincerity.
Cold and heartless.
Lou Yan once again clearly realized that he was insignificant in the eyes of the empress.
He was still the chief eunuch, but the empress did not lack someone like him to manage things. In fact, because she was the empress, she did not need a eunuch at all and could replace him at any time.
The thesis states that the empress is not monopolistic and only appoints people based on merit, so he has no say in the affairs of the court.
When it comes to military affairs, the empress has no shortage of generals, and many of them are willing to sacrifice their lives for her.
He held the Dark Scale Guards of the previous emperor. The empress knew about it but never mentioned it. Although the Dark Scale Guards were spread throughout the palace, they were all surrounded by the Silver Armor Army.
The empress seems to trust everyone, but in fact she is wary of everyone.
Of course, he was not completely useless. He was sure that the empress kept him as part of her imperial strategy, but it was definitely not because the empress had any feelings for him.
There is no difference between him and Song Junzhan, or rather, he, Song Junzhan, Rong Qing and all the officials who can be used by the empress are not much different in the empress's mind.
Those who can become emperors are all heartless and disloyal, regardless of gender.
What's even more ridiculous is that the empress has never shown any emotion at all, but he is already deeply in love with her and cannot extricate himself.
But she has no feelings, so it doesn't matter whether she likes him or not.
The important thing is that he has given his whole heart to her and is determined to cling to her tightly.
His nightmare is a poisonous snake and a devil. As long as he sets his eyes on something, he will definitely get it.
He used to fight his way to a high position step by step, but now he wants to climb onto the throne step by step.
A man, contentment? No, what he wanted was the Empress's irresistible desire.
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After a few appointment letters were issued, the court exploded instantly, and everyone was wondering whether the empress had woken up.
The empress did not ask them to keep silent, so Tang Shuyu and others naturally answered that the empress had woken up.
But apart from summoning them, the empress never came out to attend court or meet other people. Even her bedroom is still off-limits to outsiders.
At this point, some people can't help but wonder, is the empress really awake? Or is it just a mystery created by Song Junzhan in order to appoint the six ministers?
When Song Junzhan was asked, he replied, "The Empress has truly awakened."
Everyone: "He must be lying. In order to form a clique and control the court, he has evil ambitions and plans. He is a treacherous minister!"
Song Junzhan, who was scolded for no reason: "..." This is such a huge injustice.
I told you but you don’t believe me, and the empress doesn’t want to come out, what can I do?
Song Junzhan wanted to take advantage of the situation to find the empress and complain about his misery, and try to get closer to her, but the empress had already gone to Longxigou, leaving him to bear it alone.
Unlike others, Rong Qing firmly believed that the empress had awakened the moment he received the appointment letter.
Song Junzhan can control civil officials, but he definitely cannot influence military generals. He was someone who followed the empress earlier than Song Junzhan. Even if Song Junzhan was the prime minister, he could not issue an appointment letter to him without the permission of the empress.
The empress only issued an appointment letter but did not summon him back, so she must be going to Longxigou.
Sure enough, he waited for the empress's arrival two days later.
The heavy iron door slowly opened. Rong Qing suppressed his excitement and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, Rong Qing, pays homage."
Xiao Li raised his hand slightly: "Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Compared to them, Xiao Li did not have that gap of more than a year, he did not have any emotional ups and downs, and he spoke as calmly and naturally as before.
Rong Qing has always been steady and never shows his emotions. He was just stunned for a moment and then continued naturally.
There seemed to be no difference, but there was clearly a rare smile in those eyes.
Rong Qing first reported what he had investigated in recent days. There was indeed a spy here, but he was discovered as soon as he came in. Seeing that he could not escape, he simply decided to burn his boats and set fire to the house.
The man was caught, but he was badly burned and could not be saved.
The main reason why Rong Qing stayed here for a month was to re-check all the people here. Once any problems were found, they would be isolated and interrogated separately. It would be better to arrest the wrong person than to let him go.
Xiao Li was naturally confident in Rong Qing's work, and as the emperor, she couldn't interrogate everyone one by one.
Longxigou looks like a manor base, but in fact it encompasses five mountains, a river, and a cliff.
There are workshops one after another in the manor, which mainly produce cotton-padded clothes, shoes and socks for soldiers, and polish arrows. Although there is no war now, the people here are still busy.
All the finished products will be transported to the warehouse in the capital. These are supplies for the soldiers and will be distributed by the Ministry of War.
If those spies came here for the hot weapons, they would be obviously disappointed to see this place, but they didn't know that this was the hot weapons base they dreamed of finding.
But it's not on the ground, but underground, and even spreads to the mountains.
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