The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 1100: Ling Xiao Enters the Palace as a Concubine

The first imperial selection after the new emperor's ascension to the throne unfolded in a grand and spectacular manner.

Xiao Han didn't care about this at all.

She focused all her attention on setting up the workshop and figuring out what excuse she could use to get the recipes she knew.

Unable to think of a good excuse, she simply wrote down the glass formula and the general method of making it, and then summoned the Vice Minister of Works.

"This is a method for making transparent glass that my men obtained from foreign lands. Find some craftsmen to try it out and see if our Great Qian Dynasty can also make it."

The Vice Minister of Works assumed that this was something brought back by spies sent by the Emperor to foreign lands, and immediately took the formula to find craftsmen to test it.

We'll have to wait until the experiments are successful before we can talk about building a glass workshop.

When the time comes, she will have Emperor Zhengde use it first, learn how to advertise and promote it, and introduce the glass products to the ministers in the court.

Whatever it is, if the emperor and his ministers are eager to use it, it will definitely become popular immediately.

Just as Xiao Han finished arranging this matter, the original owner of the body, Emperor Zhengde, suddenly caught a cold, which startled Xiao Han.

Oh dear, this also served as a reminder to her that she must get Emperor Zhengde to start body-refining, lest the seventy- or eighty-year-old Chief Minister Liu, before he has even finished building his career, pass away prematurely.

Therefore, Xiao Han hurriedly controlled Emperor Zhengde, making him list out the herbs needed for mortals to strengthen their bodies, and had the head of the Imperial Medical Academy prepare and deliver the medicines according to the prescriptions.

This body-strengthening recipe was created by Shui Wuhen when he and Xiao Han were twins.

The chief physician, fearing responsibility, insisted on testing the prescription before allowing Emperor Zhengde to take a bath.

Xiao Han controlled Emperor Zhengde's temper tantrum before finally getting the medicinal herbs and began taking a bath to exercise his body.

However, this matter must be kept from the Empress Dowager.

After all, while the court officials might not care if he took a medicinal bath, the Empress Dowager would definitely worry and inquire about it, and would not allow him to act recklessly.

Emperor Zhengde was busy with important affairs of state, and after court he was busy with physical training, so he left the selection of concubines entirely to the Empress Dowager and the Empress.

It wasn't until the very end, when it was time to assign ranks to these young women, that he had to put in the effort.

As Liu Lingxiao was specially sent in by the Liu family, Emperor Zhengde had no choice but to reluctantly grant her the title of concubine.

And she was the only one among this group of candidates to be made a concubine as soon as she entered the palace.

She entered the palace smoothly, was then made a concubine, and moved into the Liucui Palace.

However, even now, these young ladies-in-waiting have never even seen the Emperor's face.

Ling Xiao craned his neck and waited and waited, but Emperor Zhengde never came.

He dared not control the original owner, Liu Lingxiao, to do anything too outrageous, after all, he planned to stay here with Xiao Han until the mission was completed and then return to the God Realm together.

If it's too shocking, Xiao Han probably won't be able to protect him.

In fact, not only did Lingxiao not receive Emperor Zhengde's favor, but none of the newly selected ladies-in-waiting were favored by Emperor Zhengde.

To save face for the Liu family, if Emperor Zhengde were to begin visiting these young ladies, the first place he would definitely go would be Liu Lingxiao's palace.

However, Emperor Zhengde disliked Chief Minister Liu, and then took his anger out on Liu Lingxiao, which is why he was reluctant to have sex with her.

The Empress Dowager had no choice but to summon Emperor Zhengde and give him a long and earnest pep talk. Emperor Zhengde had no choice but to go to Liucui Palace.

Ling Xiao was overjoyed to hear that the emperor was coming. He had been thinking for a long time about how to reveal the emperor's identity.

In the evening, two rows of palace lanterns led the way as Emperor Zhengde arrived at Liucui Palace.

The Liucui Palace was brightly lit, and Liu Lingxiao, along with the eunuchs and maids from her palace, knelt to welcome Emperor Zhengde.

After these ceremonies, Emperor Zhengde went directly to his bedchamber to prepare for the mission.

Fortunately, the Empress had already given birth to his legitimate son when she was still a prince's wife, so he didn't have to worry that if he had sex with a woman from the Liu family today, a son born out of wedlock would be born, further emboldening the Liu family.

Ling Xiao dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids, walked up to Emperor Zhengde, and looked at him with eager eyes.

"Your Majesty, do you know Xiao Han?"

Ling Xiao believed that as long as he mentioned Xiao Han's name, Emperor Zhengde, who was possessed by Xiao Han, would become suspicious.

Unfortunately, whenever it was nighttime and she wasn't handling official business, Xiao Han would let herself fall into a deep sleep.

At this moment, the Emperor Zhengde is indeed the real Emperor Zhengde.

He had no idea who Xiao Han was.

Therefore, upon hearing Ling Xiao's words, he frowned and asked, "Who is Xiao Han?"

Ling Xiao said, "Is it Xiao Han, the goddess from heaven?"

He stared into Emperor Zhengde's eyes, hoping to glean some clue.

To everyone's surprise, Emperor Zhengde stood up abruptly, saying, "What are you doing? I'm very tired right now and don't want to talk to you about any goddess. If you don't want to be favored, I'll leave immediately."

He thought the woman in front of him was completely insane.

Seeing him approach, she made no attempt to hide her excitement.

But just as they were about to undress, she started talking about goddesses in the heavens.

Also, how come he didn't know that there was a deity in heaven named Xiao Han?

Ling Xiao was also a little confused.

The Celestial Lord of the Azure Heavens told him that the mortal kingdom where Xiao Han lived was the Great Qian Kingdom, and the emperor was Emperor Zhengde. All this information is correct.

Why didn't he doubt himself at all when he heard Xiao Han's name?

Why doesn't he ask himself why he knows the name Xiao Han?

Fortunately, Ling Xiao knew that he couldn't anger Emperor Zhengde and make him leave, otherwise it would be difficult to meet him again.

He hurriedly took control of the original owner, Liu Lingxiao, making her apologize to Emperor Zhengde and act coquettishly, thus keeping her there.

Emperor Zhengde also knew that he could not shake the power of Chief Minister Liu at present.

If he doesn't stay here today and embarrasses Liu Lingxiao, then tomorrow, the Chief Minister Liu might dare to send someone to trip him up, leaving him unable to vent his anger.

For the sake of stability in the court and to gradually build up his own power, he had to be patient.

"Come quickly and help me undress."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lingxiao hurriedly stepped forward to help Emperor Zhengde undress.

After serving Emperor Zhengde and getting him to lie down on the bed, Liu Lingxiao began to undress herself.

Ling Xiao hadn't given up yet. After the two lay down on the bed, he took control of the original owner again and started saying some inexplicable things.

"I've heard that there's a deity in the divine realm named Lingxiao, as well as the Azure Heaven God, etc. Has Your Majesty never heard of them?"

Emperor Zhengde said impatiently, "I haven't heard of it, and I'm not in the mood to listen to your story."

After saying that, he rolled over and lay on top of the girl.

Ling Xiao was shocked; he didn't want to be tormented by a man!

Then, he suddenly thought of another question: even if Xiao Han was a god who regarded all living beings as straw dogs, it was impossible for her to still be watching everything through Emperor Zhengde's body at this moment.

Oh dear, he's so foolish. He spent so much time trying to get information out of me, only to find out he was just trying to wink at a blind man.

Having figured it out, Ling Xiao hurriedly put himself into a deep sleep, shutting down all his senses.

Never mind, I'll have to find another opportunity to contact Xiao Han.