Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

"Kacha kacha——"

Mu Jiasong heard the sound of him chewing sweet potatoes and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. His feet moved involuntarily to the imperial desk. His hands seemed to have their own ideas. He reached out and took a piece of sweet potato and put it in his mouth: "Crunch, crunch—"

The emperor looked speechlessly at the frivolous cousin in front of him. Needless to say, he had already eaten at home and only a few were left. How could the emperor have the nerve to snatch food from his plate?

Mu Jiasong: Hey, can you eat the skin of your face? Crunch, crunch - sweet potatoes are so delicious~

Mu Jiasong took out the memorials and letters in his arms and showed them to the emperor without explaining anything. While putting the things down, he did not forget to take the last piece of raw sweet potato.

The emperor, who did not care much about food, glanced at it indifferently, put down his chopsticks, picked up the memorial and letter and read them carefully.

"Take a good look at the letter. There are a lot of delicious food in it. I want to try them all. What a pity..." Mu Jiasong reminded him. He shouldn't be the only one drooling over the words. The main point was that there were no sweet potatoes left.

The emperor did not drool after reading it. He finally understood the meaning of Mu Jiasong's move today. His face darkened and he said in a cold tone: "It seems that the Prime Minister's hand is still too long. It's time to cut it off."

Mu Jiasong curled his lips and smiled: "Has the emperor ever thought of getting rid of the prime minister directly?"

The emperor drank his tea silently without saying anything. Nonsense, if he could easily get rid of the prime minister, would he not take action?

But it's not the right time yet. If the prime minister is removed now, the court will inevitably fall into chaos again. Moreover, no one can completely stabilize the court in place of the prime minister.

Moreover, his foundation is unstable. Once he touches the prime minister, not only will there be chaos in the court, but the prime minister's good son-in-law, the General Zhennan, will not let it go. Therefore, it is not a good time to tear his face off.

Eunuch Fu led the little eunuch in with freshly steamed sweet potatoes and sweet potato soup, breaking the quiet atmosphere.

Mu Jiasong saw two soup bowls and chuckled, "You are worthy of being the emperor. You know that I only like this kind of food. Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Fu."

As he spoke, he picked up a sweet potato and began to peel it: "Come, Your Majesty, peel and eat the sweet potato with me."

The emperor cooperated very well. He picked up the sweet potato and imitated him to peel and eat it. He took a bite and was surprised. The raw sweet potato was crispy and sweet, but the steamed sweet potato was soft and sticky. The sweet potato soup was sweet and delicious, without the sticky taste.

Although they are both sweet potatoes, the cooking methods are different and the taste is also different. I suddenly understand why my cousin wanted to try all the sweet potato dishes in the letters.

"Is the emperor really not planning to choose a concubine?" Mu Jiasong couldn't help but frown when he thought of the fact that some officials had submitted a memorial this morning requesting the emperor to choose a concubine in order to expand the royal family.

The emperor shook his head and said, "Cousin uncle, have you forgotten? My queen needs to be recognized by my sister, otherwise, the Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed."

After he reminded him, Mu Jiasong hissed and tapped his forehead: "I am old, I really forgot the prediction of the national teacher.

But the officials don't know about this, why don't you just announce it directly? It would save those people from nagging and wasting time. "

The emperor couldn't help but chuckle and glanced at Mu Jiasong playfully, but did not expose his true meaning.

Isn't it just that you're too lazy to listen to nonsense and don't want to delay the court session?

In fact, I was also annoyed by those officials who were blinded by greed but had a disgusting attitude of righteousness. But on second thought, I felt relieved when I saw the look on their faces when they discussed it and finally suppressed the situation as predicted by the national master.

Mu Jiasong knew that his thoughts were seen through by the emperor. He was a little embarrassed and changed the subject abruptly: "Is there any news about the eldest princess?"

The emperor shook his head and sighed helplessly: "My sister was so young when she was lost. It is not easy to find her in such a huge crowd.

However, the Imperial Master has calculated that the Imperial sister is still alive, but it is not her destiny yet, so she cannot meet us."

"Then...what about the Queen Mother? If she doesn't take care of the harem for you, you will have to worry about it more."

Mu Jiasong was really worried about his cousin. He was so young, but everything was put on him. When he thought of the good-for-nothing kids at home, he suddenly felt sorry for the child.

The emperor smiled indifferently and said: "It's good for the queen mother to be outside the palace. This way, the wives of other ministers will have no excuse to enter the palace and use any shameful tricks.

Moreover, my mother is practicing in the temple in the name of praying for the late emperor, who dares to say it is not right? "

Mu Jiasong thought about it and felt that it was true. Well, he was convinced by the emperor.

The emperor deliberately delayed giving an answer and just watched them jumping up and down, which lasted for a month.

The issue of establishing a queen and selecting concubines has been intensifying in the past few days, especially the prime minister's party has been jumping around even more vigorously. It is obvious who is behind all this. Not only did the emperor pretend not to know, he also secretly added fuel to the fire.

Imperial Palace, Taiyuan Hall.

Just like the previous few days, after discussing several state affairs, the topic turned to the issue of establishing a queen and selecting concubines.

A civil servant named Tang got the hint and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of establishing a queen, which noble lady do you have in mind?"

When the emperor heard about this, he glanced at Mu Jiasong's position without leaving a trace, and happened to meet his eyes. Then he calmly retracted his gaze to the man in front of him who was willing to be the first to stand out. His body relaxed a little, and he smiled sarcastically in his heart, thinking that it was time to close the net.

The emperor asked again, "Do you have any candidates, my dear ministers?"

In the past, officials would recommend ladies of appropriate age and noble status. Some had selfish motives, while others recommended suitable ladies sincerely for the future of the State of Zhao. All of the people who were recommended would be deliberately targeted by the emperor's confidants to discuss the pros and cons of the girls they recommended.

After some discussion, the person who seemed suitable at first became unsuitable.

Regarding the selection of concubines, the emperor ignored them at first. A few days later, the emperor sent them away with a few perfunctory words. Half a month ago, the emperor used this method to make them "kill each other."

In the first few days, they really thought that the emperor was considering and analyzing the matter seriously. Later, they came to their senses and realized that the emperor was trying to get rid of them in another way.

After these days of preparation and discussion, they finally put forward the final candidate.

Lord Tang said, "Your Majesty, I recommend the Prime Minister's youngest daughter Zuo Rui, who is sixteen years old and is proficient in all arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is recognized as a talented and beautiful woman in our Zhao Kingdom."

As the emperor's confidant and an official of the Censorate, Xie Biyou stepped forward and said, "Is it recognized by the Zhao Kingdom? When was the competition held? How come I don't know? I wonder how many officials present know about it? Does the emperor know?" As he spoke, he bowed to the emperor.

The emperor agreed and said, "I don't know. Which of you knows?"

For a moment, many officials did not dare to speak. If they said they knew, they would offend the emperor. If they said they did not know, they would offend the left prime minister. It was really difficult for them!