Qiao Yu was wearing a light blue double-flared, waist-hugging, bottom-supporting silk skirt today. The neckline seemed to be slightly open and closed unintentionally, and the whiteness underneath could be vaguely seen.
"Your Majesty, please take a look at my handwriting..."
As soon as she turned her head, Yan Fu looked at those crimson lips opening and closing and attached himself to them like a possessed man.
He always thought that he was not a person who liked sensual pleasures, but Yan Fu's proud resistance was easily shattered in front of this enchantress.
Yan Fu didn't let go of her until he felt the little person in his arms trembling slightly.
When I lowered my head, I saw the girl's captivating eyes. At this moment, these eyes were full of all kinds of emotions, mixed feelings, but it was still easy to detect the resistance of fear.
"Lan'er, please me, how about I grant you a wish?"
This wish was different from Yan Fu's last test. He was looking forward to whether his prey's eyes would show more joy to him?
Sure enough, his cute rabbit is even more scared, isn't it?
Qiao Yu clutched the edge of her clothes tightly and spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty, this is the imperial study, not to mention that it's so broad daylight...it's lewd."
The last two words were barely audible, but Yan Fu was very close.
The man curled his lips slightly, making sure that the rabbit would definitely compromise:
"Lan'er, you miss your family, don't you? I allow you to bring your concubine sister to the palace to visit you. What do you think?"
The girl's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she felt incredible and powerless as if her secrets were exposed, as if to say: He actually knows everything!
Hua Yunlan has no other relatives in the Hua Mansion except her biological brother, let alone a half-sister.
Obviously Yan Fu knew why she came, and her every move was being monitored. Of course, this was also Qiao Yu's deliberate act to let Yan Fu know her weakness.
What Yan Fu wanted was to realize that she had no one to rely on in the harem, and that no one would help her except to rely on him desperately and trust him.
"Then how can Lan'er not repay the emperor?"
The girl's hands were shaking, but she still mustered up the courage to unbutton the man's shirt:
"Lan'er's intelligence makes me even more fascinated by you."
The things on the desk were scattered all over the floor, and the cold surface of the desk made the girl tremble subconsciously.
Yan Fu considerately carried her to the soft couch in the study. Yan Fu was mesmerized by the dream, but 'Qiao Yu' was extremely proactive.
But this kind of initiative is fun between lovers, but if she does it without any love, she is just a prostitute.
Yan Fu was not moved by the humiliation that Qiao Yu tried hard to suppress in his eyes, and charged forward without mercy.
On the second day in the court, the man in a dragon robe sat in the highest seat, his eyes full of coldness.
Today, the civil officials were arguing over trivial matters again, and the quarrel even ended up involving Yan Fu.
Taifu Chen said: "Your Majesty's harem is empty. For the sake of the continuation of the country and the descendants, the country cannot be without a mother for a day. I earnestly implore Your Majesty to select a concubine as soon as possible to make Dongxu prosperous again."
Taifu Chen is a veteran minister who has served three dynasties, so naturally he dares to say anything. He is also a member of the Regent's faction, so it is inevitable that people will assume that his words are the Regent's intentions.
Then all the people from the Regent's faction responded one after another and knelt down as if they had rehearsed it.
Yan Fu's eyes flashed with a cold light, but he could not punish Chen Taifu, who took the lead in forcing him to establish a queen. His big hands tightly grasped the armrests of the dragon throne.
The late emperor had countless concubines in the harem, but he still had few offspring. It is obvious that there is not much relationship between establishing a queen and the continuation of offspring.
Yan Fu turned to Yan Qu, who was staying out of the matter:
"What do you think, Uncle Wang?"
Yan Qu's robe was snow-white, spotless, his back straight and his face calm, yet he possessed the immense and tenacious strength of a poplar tree, making it impossible to disobey:
"In my opinion, what Grand Tutor Chen said is not without reason. Only after establishing a family can one build a career, and a country cannot be without an heir for a day."
Seeing how serious he was, he seemed like a loyal and devoted minister who cared deeply for his king.
"Teacher Chen's granddaughter is of the right age. She is virtuous and gentle, and should be the right candidate for the position of empress."
Yan Qu had carefully analyzed that the granddaughter of Master Chen was indeed a suitable candidate for the queen. She was born into a prominent family and her appearance and talent were second only to Hua Yunlan.
Hua Yunlanruo is indeed the first choice for the queen based on these alone, but considering her background, not to mention that Duke Hua is no longer as good as before, the Xue family alone is enough to make Yan Fu wary.
Therefore, Chen Taifu, who came from a civil service background, was the best. He held a high official position but would not allow relatives to interfere in politics.
"The choice of empress should be made by the emperor. How can we make a hasty decision based on the word 'suitable'?"
General Xue Zuo does not have a suitable female relative, and Qiao Yu is the most suitable candidate, although it is against etiquette for the emperor to directly confer the title of empress now.
But it doesn't mean that they can't help Qiao Yu later. After all, Qiao Yu, who has no one to rely on, is the easiest to control, and she can only rely on the Xue family.
"I second this motion."
Two factions formed in the court, one was the regent's party who forced Yan Fu to become the queen, and the other was the party of General Xue Zuo who openly favored himself.
Yan Fu could not trust either of them.
Yan Fu: "We will discuss the selection of the Queen another day. I will let the Queen Mother handle the selection of the concubines. Duke Hua, please stay."
The people from the Regent faction were stopped before they could say anything. Although the Emperor said that both sides were equal, he handed the selection of candidates over to Empress Dowager Xue and kept the Duke of Hua.
Isn’t the meaning clear?
Taifu Chen followed Yan Qu and said angrily:
"Your Majesty is truly confused. Putting aside whether that old scoundrel Xue has ulterior motives, Concubine Hua is not even the best candidate for Empress!"
Even if he didn't make his granddaughter the empress, he definitely couldn't make a woman from the Xue family the empress. Doesn't the little emperor understand that a woman who is too successful will threaten the ruler?
Who is General Xue Zuo? He has an unruly temper and his younger sister is Empress Dowager Xue, who holds military power.
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