It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

The emperor stared at Concubine Shu, "Prince Chen has no direct evidence of treason."

"Your Majesty, you have given him several orders to return to the capital, but he never did. Instead, he led his own troops. If this isn't treason, what is it?" Concubine Shu said in a cold voice.

"If he has nothing to hide, why doesn't he come back to see His Majesty right away?"

"He must have done something shameful and was worried that Your Majesty would find out and that Your Majesty might have evidence in his hands, so he didn't dare to come back."

The words of Concubine Shu left the Emperor speechless for a moment.

"By the way, Your Majesty, when will the construction of my Joy Palace be completed?"

"I have already sent out the invitation and am preparing to hold a banquet in the Palace of Joy."

"Your Majesty said at the time that it would be completed in early autumn, but now winter is coming. If it gets any colder, the Palace of Joy will not be able to hold banquets."

The emperor sighed and said, "The treasury is tight lately, so the money for building the Palace of Joy cannot keep up."

When Concubine Shu heard this, she was immediately unhappy.

"Your Majesty, you are the emperor. Your words are law. How can you go back on your word?"

"I don't care. I want to hold the banquet in the newly built Joy Palace."

The Concubine Shu hugged the Emperor's arm and kept acting coquettishly.

"Okay, stop it." The emperor was a little annoyed and frowned.

The Concubine Shu was not without insight. Seeing that the Emperor's mood had changed, she had to give in.

"Okay, then the Xile Palace must be completed before the New Year." Concubine Shu showed a sad expression.

"Your Majesty, please have some bird's nest porridge."

"Bird's nest porridge has a very good nourishing effect."

The emperor was helpless and smiled, thinking that he had been too harsh on Concubine Shu.

He is the emperor, and now he is surrounded by enemies and the treasury is short of money. What does this have to do with Concubine Shu?

The emperor felt guilty and saw that Concubine Shu was trying to please him.

"You, I really can't do anything to you. Bird's nest porridge is for women to drink, how can I drink it?"

Seeing the emperor's smile, Concubine Shu also smiled charmingly, "Who said that?"

"Bird's nest has the effect of nourishing the skin and calming the mind. Your Majesty should drink some too."

As Concubine Shu spoke, she picked up a small spoon, scooped a large spoonful of bird's nest porridge and placed it at the emperor's lips.

The emperor had no choice but to drink the bird's nest porridge.

"Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs and has many things to do. But you must take care of your health and eat something before dealing with state affairs. I will leave after Your Majesty finishes eating."

Concubine Shu looked well-behaved and sensible.

The emperor had no choice but to pick up his chopsticks and start eating.

After eating for just a few moments, he felt his lower abdomen was a little bloated.

The concubine gave him a charming smile, and the emperor lost interest in eating. He put down his chopsticks and took the concubine to the room next to the imperial study.

After a moment, the bed shook and the emperor let out a hysterical roar.

"Your Majesty is getting younger and younger. You have been so energetic lately that I am almost unable to cope with you."

Lady Shufei said this while cooperating by making appropriate sounds.

The emperor also found that he seemed to have better physical strength recently than before, especially on the bed, he could pose in various postures without feeling tired.

But after this kind of thing, I would feel weak and without any energy for half a day.

"Your Majesty, I must hurry up and make the most of my Happy Valley."

The emperor naturally agreed at this time.

After a while, the emperor fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Empress Shufei stood up, looked at the emperor with disdain, then put on her clothes and returned to her own bedroom.

Li Chaoyang was already waiting here for Concubine Shu.

When Concubine Shu saw Li Chaoyang, she quickly pulled him into the inner bedroom.

Then there were continuous groans and the sound of the bed swaying in the bedroom.

"Next time when you get the medicine, just give it to His Majesty. Why don't you take it yourself?" Li Chaoyang was sweating profusely and gasping for breath while lying on the bed.

After trying twice, Concubine Shu was exhausted.

"If I don't eat myself, how can I have the interest to do that kind of thing with him. The emperor is limp, and it makes people feel sick just looking at him." said Concubine Shu.

"If he can't satisfy me, what's your business?"

Li Chaoyang gently pinched Concubine Shu's chest and said, "You little slut."

Lady Shufei snorted coquettishly.

"But cousin, your medicine is really effective. At least he can do something now." said Concubine Shu.

"It's just that I think the dosage needs to be increased, and it's more difficult to take the medicine."

"If the dosage is any higher, it will kill him." Li Chaoyang said a little worriedly.

"It's okay. I'll take it easy. Without the medicine, he can't do anything. Without that, there's no life in him now."

"You know what? His body was cold when he was doing that. Unlike you, you were like a ball of fire. He was cold as ice."

"I am afraid to even touch the emperor's body."

"Let's quickly get some more silver, and then we have to leave."

Li Chaoyang nodded.

"I understand. I'll go back and adjust the dosage of the medicine slightly."

"He can't die now. He has to hold on for another year or two."

"By the way, how is your contact with Nan Tang going?"

"Is it safe to transfer our silver there?"

"Don't let anything unexpected happen."

"We have worked hard and risked our lives to earn that in the past few years. It is the guarantee for our rest of life."

"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to be foolproof." Li Chaoyang gently patted Concubine Shu's raised buttocks.

*

In the blink of an eye, it was early winter and the weather was getting colder.

The emperor received two memorials, both of which were delivered to him by Lu Xingchen.

After reading the two memorials, the emperor threw them heavily to the ground and started cursing.

"Lu Xingchen, this lowly woman, actually wants to be the king, actually wants to be the king..."

"My brother was killed by her just like that."

Although the emperor realized it later, he also found that the rumor that Prince Chen had treasonous intentions was spread deliberately by someone. When he heard it, he became wary of Prince Chen.

All of this was planned by Lu Xingchen.

The emperor called Prime Minister Feng Yuan to the imperial study.

"Lord Feng, what do you think we should do now? This woman Lu Xingchen is so ambitious. She wants to be king."

Feng Yuan did not expect things to develop to this point and read Lu Xingchen's memorial twice.

"Your Majesty, with our current military strength, it would be very difficult to completely strangle Lu Xingchen."

"Not to mention anything else, we are now having trouble even supplying food and fodder for our troops."

"What do you mean? Do you want me to make her the King of Qin?" The emperor glared at Feng Yuan angrily.

"Do you still want my face?"

"This is a threat, a naked threat."

"Your Majesty, Prince Chen is also a king, and Prince Qin is also a king. What's the difference?" Feng Yuan said as he walked to the front of the map and pointed it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, look. This is Lu Xingchen's current territory."

The emperor was speechless for a moment as he looked at Lu Xingchen's vast territory from the East China Sea to Yongzhou, spanning the entire Central Plains.

How could this be his main beam? This was clearly Lu Xingchen's main beam.