The next day, at the Golden Palace.
"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court may adjourn!" Hua Quan announced loudly.
The ministers below looked at each other. Now that Chief Minister Su was not here, and the old fogies of the Ministry of Works were not here either, only the other ministers were present, and the censors started again.
The remonstrating official, Liu Zhengting, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Li Qiji, and said, "Your Majesty, I have a matter to report!"
Li Qiji, who had been keeping his head down, looked up when he heard that a minister wanted to report something. He thought to himself, "Damn, it's an advisor."
It's that bastard again. You can tell he's got nothing good inside him.
"Minister Liu, what do you have to report?" A typical smile on the outside, but a tirade in the inside!
Liu Zhengting stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that Your Majesty has recently been favoring the Empress. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, a harmonious relationship between the Emperor and Empress is a blessing for the world!"
"But Your Majesty, you shouldn't be so greedy as to choose only one from among many beautiful women!"
"Please, Your Majesty, bestow your favor equally!" Liu Zhengting said, kneeling down. Seeing this, the other ministers followed suit, all saying in unison, "Please, Your Majesty, bestow your favor equally!"
Li Qiji: Holy shit!
"Ahem, my beloved ministers, please rise! I urge you all to think carefully about why I favor the Empress above all others?"
"As for my family affairs, I won't trouble you ministers to worry about them!"
The ministers below, upon hearing this, could hardly contain themselves and quickly added insult to injury, "Your Majesty, your good health and happiness are of paramount importance to our Nan Ding Kingdom."
Liu Zhengting continued, "Your Majesty, we ministers are paid by the Emperor and are here to share his burdens!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qiji became furious and stood up abruptly, berating the ministers below, "Minister Liu, do you even know how to share the emperor's burdens while receiving his salary?"
"Sihuangzhou has just experienced a locust plague, and now it's the rainy season. We don't know how Sihuangzhou is doing now!"
"Has a flash flood occurred on the mountain? Instead of trying to save it, you're all eyeing my harem every day. What are you really up to?"
"You all say that I favor the Empress exclusively, but why should I favor the Empress exclusively? Don't you have any self-awareness?"
The Empress works tirelessly every day, thinking about how to improve and enhance the Southern Kingdom, and how to develop more high-yield grains. But what about everyone else?
In an instant, everyone in the Golden Palace knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your health is the most important thing!"
Li Qiji flicked his sleeves, and looking at the people below, his anger surged to the top of his head, the kind that couldn't be suppressed.
"Court adjourned!"
He was furious! These old bastards were making him angry every day; he was about to explode!
Hua Quan quickly said, "Dismiss the court!"
The ministers below then hurriedly shouted, "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't take them to heart. They're just a bunch of bastards. It's not worth getting upset over them," Hua Quan said as he ran.
Li Qiji was so angry that he walked as if he had a small motor installed, his speed was incredibly fast.
Ji Wu quickly followed behind, while Hua Quan, who knew no martial arts, could only run with all his might, holding a whisk slung over his shoulder, panting heavily!
Li Qiji arrived at Guan Zhiyue's cold palace. He was furious, he was about to explode. These old bastards were giving him no chance to breathe!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what brings you here?" The little eunuch at the gate of the Cold Palace was a bit dumbfounded. Wasn't it court time at this hour?
Why are you in the Cold Palace at this hour? He immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Long live the Emperor!"
Li Qiji didn't care anymore and strode towards the backyard, asking, "Where is the Empress?"
Guan Zhiyue had just come down from the back mountain when she heard Li Qiji's voice, which seemed to carry a hint of anger. She looked at Bilian with some confusion.
Did I upset him this morning?
Bilian shook her head, "No! The Emperor was in a good mood when he left this morning!"
"What happened?"
"have no idea!"
Guan Zhiyue came out, put down the hoe in her hand, and saw Li Qiji pacing back and forth in the backyard, looking furious.
Guan Zhiyue walked to the sink, washing her hands as she said, "What made you so angry?"
When Li Qiji saw Guan Zhiyue, covered in mud from head to toe—her shoes, trousers, and hands—he felt even angrier. It was all because of the high-yield grain seeds.
"Hmph, it's all because of those old fogies," Li Qiji said angrily.
Guan Zhiyue laughed upon hearing this, "What did they do to make you angry this time?"
After thinking it over, Li Qiji decided not to tell Guan Zhiyue. Their relationship had just begun to warm up, and if he told her now, wouldn't he lose his soft, cozy bed again?
Although I haven't gotten her yet, at least we can sleep together, which is a big step forward!
"Hmm? What's wrong? Did something happen?" Guan Zhiyue asked, not hearing Li Qiji's reply.
Li Qiji was unsure whether to speak or not, but Guan Zhiyue looked at Hua Quan.
Hua Quan dared not speak, looked at Li Qiji, and then lowered his head again.
Guan Zhiyue was curious. What had happened to make the Emperor so angry? She then said, "What is it? If you don't tell me, I won't know how to comfort you."
Finally, Hua Quan said in a low voice, "During court today, the ministers said that the Emperor favors you, the Empress."
Guan Zhiyue laughed upon hearing this, and then said, "And then the Emperor got angry because of what they said?"
Hua Quan nodded, while Li Qiji, standing to the side, remained silent, which infuriated him.
"Hahaha, I thought it was something serious! Why doesn't the Emperor just go and pamper other women?" Guan Zhiyue said.
Li Qiji looked at Guan Zhiyue with a horrified expression, completely clueless about what was going on!
"Yue'er, you know me!"
Unexpectedly, Guan Zhiyue said, "You don't need to come here anymore. Go find your harem of beauties!"
Li Qiji blinked and said, "What's going on? No, you can't, my dear Yue'er."
"I don't like them, I only want to be with you!"
Guan Zhiyue said, "I only want to be with you for life, one person for life. Can you give me that?"
Li Qiji quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I can give it to you!"
Guan Zhiyue stared at Li Qiji for a moment without saying anything, then laughed and said, "Then next time, if anyone bullies you again, just silently chant in your heart, 'I won't listen, I won't listen, you bastard chanting scriptures!'"
Guan Zhiyue's words made Li Qiji laugh.
"Hehe, Yue'er is right! Next time they're babbling, I'll just silently tell myself, 'I'm not listening, they're just bastards!'"
Guan Zhiyue nodded, but didn't reply...
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