After the system went offline, Chen Jia lay back down, covered her head with a blanket, and quietly revealed a pair of eyes to observe the person sitting upright next to her.

He was looking at the memorials, his frown relaxed, his clear eyes shot over, and the corners of his lips curled up in just the right angle.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember not to look at anything indecent?"

The next second, the blanket was pulled up suddenly, blocking the two from looking at each other. A muffled voice came from under the quilt, "I don't remember. I'm a little tired. I'll sleep for a while. Call me when you get there!"

If the reason is not straight, the anger will be strong!

The Regent gritted his teeth and really wanted to pull someone out from under the quilt to see if she could still be justified.

After a while, a slight snoring sound came from under the quilt, and it seemed that he was sleeping very soundly.

The Regent almost laughed out of anger.

……

Xuanzheng Hall.

Chen Jia sat on the throne bored, watching the famous scene of the ministers below spitting everywhere.

The national treasury is getting richer day by day. Except for the Ministry of Revenue, other departments must be keeping an eye on it.

The Vice Minister of Personnel said that the offices of his department needed to be repaired, the Ministry of Works said that those overdue projects could be started, and the Ministry of Rites said that some regulations in the palace could be replaced... the implication was that they wanted the Minister of Revenue to allocate funds.

The Minister of Revenue Zhou Zhu started to play Tai Chi, always finding reasons to shut up the people and not approving a single penny.

The image of a miser is deeply rooted in people's minds.

These officials wasted half a day talking and didn't make a penny. They felt that the new minister was even more stingy than the previous one. How despicable!

Zhou Zhu flicked his sleeves, hiding his achievements and fame.

Seeing that they could not gain any benefits, the ministers began to turn their efforts elsewhere.

"Your Majesty, I request to speak!" The Minister of Rites stepped forward, holding a cymbal and bowing, and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty has been in mourning for the late emperor for more than two years. Your filial piety is known to all. However, there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no heirs. I hope Your Majesty will fill your harem as soon as possible, so that you can have children when the time comes!"

Chen Jia held his forehead with his hand, and after circling for a long time, he returned to himself, "Then according to your opinion, what should I do?"

The Minister of Rites saw that there was something going on and quickly said, "I think the Qionglin Banquet is a good excuse. Our dynasty is full of literary talent, and the talented person who can win the first prize must be a dragon and phoenix among men... Your Majesty, this is quite appropriate!"

"What if the top-ranked scholar is already married? Wouldn't I be stealing someone else's favor?" Chen Jia thought for a moment and said, "No one cares about ten years of hard study, but one day, fame will be known to the world. Scholars who can attend the Qionglin Banquet are well-deserved pillars of the country. Putting them in the harem would be a waste of talent!"

Chen Jia retorted with reason and evidence, "The Qionglin Banquet has no other purpose. It is only held to entertain new scholars." She made a final conclusion.

She was still waiting to watch the drama of catching a son-in-law from the list, and did not want to participate in it personally, as that would somewhat change the meaning of the story.

"I will obey His Majesty's will!"

The Minister of Rites stopped while he was ahead and bowed and withdrew. He came out today only to test the attitude of His Majesty, not to achieve any purpose.

"My dear ministers, please focus on the government affairs. You don't need to worry about my family affairs. There are still many days to come. I have time to choose slowly. There is no need to rush."

Chen Jia took the opportunity to express his attitude. If it were another emperor, if he had no offspring, he could still choose a suitable one from the royal family to adopt.

If she has no offspring, then there will be no descendants!

The reason why Chen Jia didn't want to get married so early was not only because she hadn't met the right person, but also for two reasons: first, Queen Qingjia was young, and second, the fertility rate was low in ancient times, and giving birth for women was like taking one foot into the gates of hell, which was extremely dangerous!

What if she dies during delivery, the mission will fail!

After considering many aspects, His Majesty, who did not want to get married so early, set his sights on the regent, who was single and of marriageable age.

Although Lady Qingjia is young, she is just the right age to be the Regent!

If he gets married and has children, she will have someone to adopt and can become a mother without any pain!

It couldn't be better!

Chen Jia was determined to hasten the marriage, and decided to test the other party's attitude after leaving court, and then take it step by step.

After the court session, the Regent turned around and went to the imperial study.

Chen Jia's ability to handle government affairs became more and more proficient. When the Regent went there, he only sorted memorials for her and checked the key ones after she had reviewed them. He no longer asked about every detail as he did before.

After Chen Jia finished reviewing the memorial, he put down his pen.

She had been staring at the other person's movements for a while. The Regent took the time to look up at her and said, "Your Majesty, just say what you want to say."

"Uh..." Chen Jia straightened his back unconsciously, went over his words in his mind, and asked carefully, "Uncle, if I remember correctly, you are twenty-five now, right?"

"Hmm~"

He chuckled lightly, lowered his head and looked at a memorial that had been opened long ago. He did not move for a long time, silently waiting for the next sentence from the queen.

"I remember that the son of the Minister of Rites got married last year, and his child was born this year; the little son of Tutor Wang is about your age, and it is said that he has ten children; and that..." Chen Jia counted on her fingers and gave examples. She listed all young talents who were about the same age as the Regent.

"I didn't know that Your Majesty has a hobby of urging marriage!" The Regent did not pay attention to a word he said. He simply closed the memorial, his eyes were heavy and his face was cold.

Chen Jia still wanted to struggle, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Does the emperor's uncle have a secret?" It is not impossible. Maybe he has a homosexual tendency!

The Regent actually understood her hint, even though he didn't want to understand.

He gritted his teeth and spat out each word, "I absolutely do not like men!"

Your Majesty, put away those messy thoughts of yours!

His eyes told Chen Jia clearly, don't let your imagination run wild!

"Oh——" Chen Jia felt a little disappointed.

"Your Majesty, may I ask why you are concerned about my lifelong event today?" He emphasized the four words "lifelong event".

Chen Jia was embarrassed and gave selective explanations. Of course, she couldn't tell everything because she was afraid of being beaten.

"Today, the ministers reminded me to consider marriage as soon as possible. I suddenly remembered that you, my uncle, are also alone and have not yet started a family. So I asked this question, not to urge you to get married!"

She almost raised her hand and swore an oath to prove that she was not the kind of king who liked to interfere in the private affairs of her subjects.

"I fought in the battlefield when I was young and have been in military service for ten years. The late emperor knew that I was cautious, so he entrusted me with important matters before his death. Since I received the order, I have been working day and night, thinking about the stability of the country and never considering personal matters..." The regent's mind was in turmoil, but his expression remained cold.

He explained in a deep voice why he had not yet married.

I didn’t want to do it before and it didn’t matter.

now--

He closed his eyes, it was a "secret that was difficult to tell" and also "asking for trouble".

Chen Jia was in awe. The Regent King was a worker chosen by God!

"Your Majesty, what about you?" he asked again.

"Well..." Chen Jia stood up and walked around the imperial study for a few rounds before speaking, "Probably - it's just that the time has not come yet -"

"Your Majesty, if the time comes one day, please remember to inform me!" He smiled bitterly.

Before, she was forced to abide by the three-year deadline, which cut off her hope of winning over the ministers through her in-laws. Now, as the three-year deadline is approaching, her thoughts are unpredictable...

"Of course!"

Chen Jia raised her eyebrows and replied that if she wanted to get married, the Regent would definitely be the first to know.

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