This audition ended with a result that no one had anticipated.
In the court, Fei Wan followed Gu Ruozhao's previous request and sent more soldiers to the border.
After that day, Gu Ruozhao continued to get along with Fei Wan as before. Fei Wan did not force him, and apart from the political affairs in the court, he had no other communication with Gu Ruozhao.
Fei Wan pretended nothing had happened, as if she was not the one who had teased Gu Ruozhao before.
When Fei Wanfang had just left the court and changed out of his court robes to deal with government affairs, he saw Wutong walking in from outside.
"Your Majesty, the Regent requests an audience."
Regent?
She hadn't seen Feng Jinlin at court these past few days. When asked the reason, he said he was ill. But now he suddenly came to see her.
"Please come in."
If it were the original owner, he would have put down everything else he was doing and gone to greet Feng Jinlin, but Fei Wan did not do that.
She opened the memorial and calmly asked Wutong to bring Feng Jinlin in.
Fei Wan didn't look up, still concentrating on reviewing the memorials.
Until she heard a clear and mellow female voice.
"Your Majesty."
Fei Wan turned her pen and signed the memorial. She closed it and looked up at the person before her.
There are many beauties in the Feng family. Even though Feng Jinlin is old, she pays attention to maintenance on a daily basis and her old charm can still be seen.
In addition, from jewelry to clothing, the quality is not inferior to Fei Wan, or even better, but it is not so ostentatious as to embroider the Fengming royal pattern that is unique to the emperor. This makes her look extremely luxurious.
Even when the late emperor was alive, he was somewhat wary of her, so Feng Jinlin has become even more unscrupulous in abusing her power for personal gain in recent years.
When Fei Wan, wearing his casual clothes, stood next to her, it was hard to tell who was the real emperor.
Feng Jinlin must be aware of these etiquettes, but as long as she doesn't want to, she won't know them.
Fei Wan dropped his pen, a little surprised, and then glanced at Wutong.
"Prince Regent, please get up quickly, Wutong. Why didn't you warn me when you arrived? Hurry up and serve tea to the Prince Regent."
Wutong didn't ask any more questions, just apologized and then followed the order to serve tea.
She sounded so annoyed as if she hadn't really noticed it, and Fei Wan and the maid echoed the same sentiment, which prevented Feng Jinlin from getting angry.
Feng Jinlin hammered his slightly aching waist and put on a kind smile: "Your Majesty is devoted to government affairs, which is a blessing for the country."
Fei Wan smiled and avoided the topic: "How is the Regent's health these days?"
Wutong asked for a pot of tea to be sent from outside the hall and poured tea for Feng Jinlin.
Feng Jinlin took a few sips of tea.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm doing much better now. I didn't come to see you before because I was afraid of passing on my illness to you... I heard that your Majesty's selection a few days ago didn't go well."
She put down the tea, gently pushed the cup with her fingers, and directly stated her purpose.
"Indeed."
Fei Wan wanted to say something but stopped himself.
When Feng Jinlin saw her sighing expression, a trace of disdain flashed through his heart.
She had just thought Fei Wan dared to disrespect her, but now it seemed like it was just a coincidence.
According to the people she placed beside her, Fei Wan actually promised the throne of Feng Jun for Gu Ruozhao. How ridiculous is "a couple for a lifetime"?
She looked up and advised.
"Your Majesty, you should prioritize the greater good. Gu Ruozhao has a bad character. As a man, he doesn't uphold male virtues and meddles in government affairs. How can he be a king? It would be better to find some men with clean family backgrounds and good moral character to fill the harem. For women, having three husbands and four concubines is common."
"Your Majesty, as the ruler of a nation, should have harems and courtyards. Men are only fit to stay in the harem, tending to their wives and raising their children. How can they be allowed to show their faces in public?"
These remarks seemed to be made for Fei Wan's sake, but in reality, Feng Jinlin wanted Fei Wan to find a man with a good family background to enter the harem more than anyone else. Now, these remarks were just sarcastic remarks.
He was mocking Gu Ruozhao and secretly mocking Fei Wan.
Fei Wan finally understood why the original owner wanted to take back power so much. As an emperor, she had endured humiliation for so long and tolerated a minister to act wildly in front of her.
Fei Wan didn't comment. She put the memorial aside and walked towards Feng Jinlin.
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"Prime Minister, His Majesty is currently in the Imperial Study discussing matters with the Regent. Why don't you wait a little longer?"
Wutong stood guard at the door and spoke respectfully to Gu Ruozhao.
It was just Feng Jinlin's voice... that came from inside the room and happened to be heard clearly by the two of them.
Wutong lowered his head and pretended not to hear, wondering why it happened at this time.
Your Majesty has given the Prime Minister the power to enter the palace to meet the Emperor without reporting to him these days, but unfortunately, it happened to be the day when the Regent arrived.
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