Chapter 66 Long Live Your Majesty 2 The Land is So Beautiful
"Your Majesty, please have a bowl of ginseng soup."
"Your Majesty, please have some tea."
"Your Majesty, it's time to settle the Fifth Princess's marriage..."
Zhang Yu was Qi Wang's personal eunuch and also the chief eunuch in the palace.
He was serving Qi Wang.
It seems that this is indeed the case now, and he is indeed serving Qi Wang.
They delivered ginseng soup and tonics, and told Qi Wang what to do next...
Everything seemed so harmonious. The original owner also felt that Zhang Yu was considerate. He understood his thoughts, and sometimes he didn't even need to say anything; Zhang Yu could arrange everything in advance.
Qi Wang: "..."
Where did the original owner learn such imperial tactics? How did such a naive and innocent person manage to stay on the throne for so long?
Could it be that in a peaceful and prosperous era, even a dog could sit on the throne?
He glanced at Zhang Yu: "Zhang Yu, who do you think would be a good husband for the Fifth Princess?"
Such a question shouldn't have been asked of Zhang Yu, a eunuch. Even if it had been asked, normally a eunuch like Zhang Yu shouldn't have overstepped his bounds and been picky about the princess's consort.
However, Zhang Yu was used to being in charge in front of Qi Wang and didn't think there was anything wrong with what Qi Wang said. He spoke directly.
"This servant believes that the newly appointed top scholar, Liu Yizhou, is a good candidate. He is handsome and talented, and is more than a match for Her Highness the Fifth Princess."
Liu Yizhou?
A handsome face appeared in Qi Wang's mind.
Liu Yizhou is indeed a good candidate.
Aside from his unremarkable family background, he was first-rate in both appearance and talent.
However, this person is good in every way, except for one thing.
Liu Yizhou's love interest is Pei Yan.
At the Qionglin Banquet, Liu Yizhou met Pei Yan, who was disguised as a palace maid. He fell in love with this lively palace maid at first sight, who often uttered all sorts of shocking remarks.
Unfortunately, because of Zhang Yu, Liu Yizhou was chosen by Qi Wang to be the consort of the Fifth Princess.
There was no rule in the court that prohibited imperial sons-in-law from holding political office, so even though he became an imperial son-in-law, Liu Yizhou could still serve as an official in the court.
However, Liu Yizhou's heart was only set on the palace maid Pei Yan. Even after their marriage, he remained indifferent to the Fifth Princess.
The Fifth Princess did not want to talk about matters in the bedroom with outsiders, so no one else knew that Liu Yizhou had never consummated his marriage with the Fifth Princess.
The Fifth Princess lived a life of widowhood for two years. She thought she had done something wrong and tried every means to please Liu Yizhou, but the better she treated Liu Yizhou, the colder his attitude towards her became.
Later, Qi Zhen's rebellion succeeded, and Liu Yizhou took advantage of the chaos to kill the Fifth Princess.
He said that although he had never consummated his marriage with the Fifth Princess, she had still taken his place as his wife. If she hadn't died, he would have no face to be with Pei Yan.
So, to show his loyalty, he killed the Fifth Princess and happily entered the harem, becoming Pei Yan's male concubine.
Qi Wang rubbed his temples, thinking that these men were simply outrageously crazy.
This morning at court, Qi Wang sat on the dragon throne, looking at the large group of kneeling ministers below, and his mood finally improved.
At least these ministers are normal.
The morning court session was not difficult for Qi Wang. He finished the session smoothly and then went to the Imperial Study.
Then he saw Zhang Yu sitting on the dragon throne, holding his vermilion brush, reviewing the memorials that were supposed to be reviewed by him.
Qi Wang: "..."
Even after all this, how could the original owner still endure it?
Was he really an emperor of a feudal dynasty?
Where is his imperial majesty?
Seeing Qi Wang enter, Zhang Yu spoke without looking up.
"Your Majesty, I have already reviewed some memorials, which are all greetings to Your Majesty. Your Majesty need not read them further."
Qi Wang: "..."
The original owner didn't want to review these memorials, nor did he want the people in the Hanlin Academy to help him, so he simply assigned these tasks to Zhang Yu.
He truly trusted Zhang Yu.
Qi Wang looked at him and said, "Zhang Yu, get up."
Zhang Yu still didn't look up: "Your Majesty, this servant will finish reviewing them soon. Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. I will be quick..."
Qi Wang spoke up, "I said, rise."
This time, Qi Wang emphasized his words.
Seemingly sensing that Qi Wang's tone was off, Zhang Yu finally raised her head.
Seeing the displeasure on Qi Wang's face, Zhang Yu sighed, as if looking at a child throwing a tantrum.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Did one of your ministers upset you during court? If there's anything you need to say, you can simply speak to me. There's no need for this..."
As he said this, his buttocks remained firmly welded to the seat, showing no intention of getting up at all.
He was truly audacious. The original owner's indulgence gave him boundless confidence, making him forget who the real emperor was.
The emperor's majesty might not be as important as a piece of toilet paper in Zhang Yu's eyes.
Therefore, even though Qi Wang gave the order twice, Zhang Yu remained firmly seated on Qi Wang's dragon throne, showing no intention of getting up.
He is the emperor, the supreme ruler, the master of the world, His Majesty the emperor with absolute power.
A powerless eunuch, after enjoying the privileges granted by the emperor for two days, forgot his own status.
Qi Wang strode towards Zhang Yu.
His face was expressionless, and his eyes were as still as a deep well. From his appearance, you couldn't even tell that he was angry.
Zhang Yu clearly didn't care about Qi Wang's mood at the moment. Feeling that he had already comforted Qi Wang and completed his mission, Zhang Yu lowered his head again and began to write down the memorials with his vermilion pen.
These memorials are full of nonsense, all of them just greetings to the emperor.
What do you mean by "thanks to His Majesty's great fortune"? It has been raining in Qingzhou for many days, but the dikes have not breached. The prefect here wishes His Majesty boundless blessings and a long life as long as the heavens...
The peach blossoms in Jinzhou are in full bloom, like red clouds. The prefect of Jinzhou has captured this beautiful scene on paper, hoping His Majesty will appreciate it…
These tedious memorials left Zhang Yu feeling utterly bored. He picked up his vermilion brush and wrote down the word "read" one by one.
These prefects must have a lot of free time, going to great lengths just to produce these things for His Majesty the Emperor to see.
Unfortunately, His Majesty the Emperor didn't even want to look at them and directly gave him the right to review nonsensical memorials.
But Zhang Yu didn't want this kind of power. He was exhausted, his hands were about to break from writing so many documents, but the task assigned by His Majesty the Emperor was there, and he couldn't stop.
Zhang Yu secretly grumbled to himself, thinking that Qi Wang was really lazy. It was clearly his own business, but he insisted on making him do it.
If he didn't do these things, he would have plenty of time to spend with Pei Yan.
Thinking of Pei Yan, Zhang Yu's expression softened.
It's spring now, and the peach blossoms outside the palace are in full bloom. He has already promised Pei Yan that he will take her out for a spring outing and to fly kites.
The deep palace was like a giant beast, devouring Pei Yan's life. She did not belong to this deep palace; it was Qi Wang who insisted on keeping her there.
Such a vibrant and energetic young girl was swallowed up by the deep palace, slowly losing her life and withering away.
Let her see more of the outside world; that way, she'll smile more.
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