The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

Zhou Hui stood silently by the side, slowly tightening the whisk in his sleeve.

I had been on guard against everything, but I never expected that I would be dragged into this mess by the old man, the Minister of Rites.

In an instant, I felt mixed emotions——

Ok……

He silently tilted his head to glance at the emperor, then glanced at Wei Jiuzhao.

Your Majesty, do you think it is too late for me to leave now?

Otherwise...Luo Mian, you should just go by yourself...

Zhou Hui's wild thoughts were interrupted by the emperor's laughter.

"You don't have to worry about that."

The tone was gentle, but everyone could hear the creepy tone.

"I've already thought about it."

"After the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is completed, Taoist Priest Wei——"

"I have fulfilled my responsibilities as a human being in this life."

"How could such a virtuous person not become an immortal?"

His tone paused and his smile deepened.

"Master Wei, I will give you a dignified burial."

"It's a big event for three days."

The muscles on Zhou Hui's face twitched and he almost burst into a curse.

——Become an immortal?

——Why don’t you go first!

It turns out he had planned to kill me a long time ago...

Luo Mian, it’d be better if you sit in this position from now on, otherwise, I, Zhou Hui, will be dead.

Although Zhou Hui cursed in his heart, he knew that he could not resist at all against the mad emperor sitting on the throne.

All you have to do is kneel on the ground and express your feelings of "Thank you, Your Majesty, for wishing me to become an immortal" and "I will protect Tianyan after I ascend to heaven."

The whisk was lightly placed on his arm, and Zhou Hui let out a long breath.

The next moment, he threw away his robes and knelt on the ground with an extremely pious posture.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for wishing me immortality!"

The voice even carried the tragic grandeur of someone who had seen through life and death.

"If I, a humble person, am lucky enough to ascend to heaven, I will definitely protect Tianyan and suppress the fate of the country from the ninth heaven!"

"Any foreign race that dares to spy on our territory will be beheaded before the Heavenly Gate after they ascend to heaven!"

His words were flawless, neither humble nor arrogant.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Okay, okay -"

He said three good words in a row with a smile.

"I am very pleased."

As he spoke, the emperor turned his wrist, flicked his sleeve, and the jade porcelain teacup fell to the ground.

It fell to the golden brick floor with a "bang" and shattered into pieces.

Eunuch Wang quickly whispered to the young eunuch behind him.

"What are you still standing there for? Come up quickly!!"

This young eunuch was his apprentice and close relative, and he planned for him to take over his position in the future.

As soon as he finished speaking, the young eunuch hurried forward, lowered his head and knelt down to pick up the broken porcelain, his movements neat and quick.

Eunuch Wang still thought he was slow, so he glared at him, kicked him on the butt and whispered.

"You little bastard, you're just dawdling. What's going on? Are you waiting for His Majesty to give the order to chop you off?"

The young eunuch staggered but said nothing. He just lowered his head, picked up the last piece of broken porcelain and put it on the tray, then turned and retreated into the shadows.

Her movements were silent, and her head was always lowered, revealing only a section of her clean, white neck, as if she did not belong to this filthy palace at all.

Zhou Hui stood at the side, and for some reason, his eyes narrowed slightly.

I always feel that... the back of this little eunuch seems a little familiar.

suddenly!

Zhou Hui realized one thing.

The Dog Emperor wants Taoist Wei to ascend to heaven.

What does it have to do with me, Zhou Hui!

……

The thought flashed through his mind, and was interrupted by the emperor's next words.

The emperor stood with his hands behind his back.

"Pity."

"The fire in the Heavenly Prison caused me to lose so many good sacrifices in vain."

"Master..."

Zhou Hui was still kneeling with his head lowered, but his back suddenly stiffened.

--coming.

He had already guessed what the emperor meant.

"His Majesty."

"not enough."

The emperor asked in a gentle tone.

"What's not enough?"

Zhou Hui replied.

“There aren’t enough people offering sacrifices to the heavens.”

As these words fell, the entire hall.

Deathly silence.

The emperor leaned over slowly, tapping his fingers on the table.

"What do you think...what should we do?"

No one dared to answer.

Everyone held their breath, lowered their heads and acted like puppets, even their hands under their robes were secretly clenched into fists, but no one dared to step out.

For a long, long, long time...

Until a voice broke the silence.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The kneeling figure's knees hit the floor tiles with a crisp sound.

It turned out to be the Right Censor-in-Chief.

That was the middle-aged man who, before the emperor arrived, was filled with righteous indignation and shouted loudly, "The great Celestial Empire is actually sacrificing women to seek lives. It is really going to become a barbaric witch cult."

Now his forehead is pressed to the ground, and cold sweat is dripping down his face.

"Your Majesty, I have an immature idea. I beg your Majesty to understand it!"

The emperor raised an eyebrow, his smile not fading.

"tell me the story."

The Right Censor-in-Chief swallowed his saliva and his voice trembled.

"Your Majesty's holy body is the root of heaven."

"However, the court officials and others who serve Your Majesty every day and are close to His Majesty are naturally more than ordinary people because of the dragon's aura they are exposed to."

"And... and my family, although we have not yet seen Your Majesty's presence, we are grateful for Your Majesty's grace, and we, your family members, should be honored to have received it."

"Based on this..."

"like……"

Although the Right Censor-in-Chief omitted some words, everyone understood what he meant.

Suddenly, a series of subtle but chaotic gasps were heard in the hall.

Guo Bin suddenly looked up and glared at the Right Censor-in-Chief.

are you crazy? !

--No.

The Right Censor-in-Chief is not crazy, he is just afraid of death.

"My dear, what you mean is..."

The emperor chuckled softly, his tone drawn out and his eyes playful.

"The families of the officials in the court should also do their part for me and Tian Yan?"

The Right Censor-in-Chief kowtowed repeatedly.

"I, your Majesty, wish to relieve your majesty of disasters and misfortunes, with the hope that my family and I will be safe and sound!"

This kneeling completely ignited the silent crowd.

The expressions of several ministers who were still hesitating suddenly changed, and they knelt down almost subconsciously.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty is also willing to sacrifice your family and protect the dragon's body!"

"I, your servants, have my country at heart and will never care about my life!"

"I only pray that Your Majesty's body is safe and that the nation prospers!"

The sound of knees hitting the floor tiles came one after another, suppressed but with an almost crazy flattery.

In this situation, even "abnormal" people like Zhou Hui and Wei Jiuzhao were slightly stunned.

Compared with the crazy emperor, these "loyal ministers" who live in disgrace and sell out their wives and children are even more disgusting.

"No!"

Just as the emperor was guiding everyone step by step and getting the result he wanted.

Empress Dowager Shouren arrived.