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The emperor's enthusiastic attitude surprised all the ministers. Even Prince Liang looked at the emperor thoughtfully, wondering whether he was truly simple-minded or just pretending to be enthusiastic.

He bent down and helped the emperor up, smiling and saying, "Your Majesty, you can't do this. You are the monarch, how can you stand before your subjects?"

The uncle said nonchalantly with a cheerful face: "What's the big deal? I'm just a child in front of you. I really miss you. You don't know how uncomfortable I am with your absence these days. There is no one to discuss things with."

Prince Liang looked up at the emperor's face full of joy. It was exactly the same as every time he looked at him before, without any flaws. He was a little suspicious and didn't know what the emperor meant now.

He said tentatively, "Your Majesty, you are now an adult and should make your own decisions on many matters. There is not much I can do to help you."

The emperor's face darkened instantly and he asked in dissatisfaction, "Uncle, do you no longer want to take care of me?"

King Liang was stunned. Could it be that the emperor's actions yesterday were only directed at other ministers and not at him?

As his thoughts turned, his guard against the emperor dropped a lot. He smiled and said, "How could I not care about the emperor? The reason I dragged my sick body here today is because I want to discuss something with the emperor."

The emperor immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face again: "Whatever it is, just discuss it with Master Yan and the others. Your decision will definitely be correct."

Master Yan and the Grand Tutor looked at each other and saw disappointment in each other's eyes.

Even the Privy Councilor beside him shook his head helplessly: He is a hopeless person.

King Liang curled his lips slightly. It seemed that his nephew was still as stupid as ever. He had worried too much yesterday.

However, he did not take it lightly. He took out a list and handed it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it has been a year since your wedding. The harem is really lonely with only the queen. It is time to bring in some new people. Here are some noble ladies with good character and appearance that I have selected for you. Please take a look and see if there is anyone who suits your taste."

The emperor almost couldn't hold back his excitement when he saw the list. Prince Liang was even going to take over his harem. Was he choosing a concubine for him, or a spy for him?

He suppressed his anger and said hesitantly, "But the Queen is still childless. Didn't they say that they won't choose a concubine until she has a child?"

It is better for the eldest son of the royal family to be born from the empress. Otherwise, if a concubine gives birth to the eldest son, there will be another struggle among the princes for the throne.

He has been visiting the Queen frequently recently. He has tried very hard, but there is still no movement in the Queen's belly, so much so that he has begun to suspect that there is something wrong with the Queen's body.

Prince Liang said with some reluctance, "Although that's what I said, the Queen has been in the palace for over a year and there's still no movement. We can't just keep waiting like this. The Emperor has no children and it's not good for the country."

He tilted his head to look at Grand Tutor Yan and Grand Master Yan and asked, "Is that right, you two?"

Grand Tutor Yan and Grand Preceptor Yan had no reason to object. In fact, they had long discussed letting the emperor rule the country personally, but the emperor had no children, which was also their concern. The previous emperor had few children, and they were afraid that the emperor would be like the previous emperor, so they wanted to observe for a few days. They had also thought about having the emperor take a concubine.

But on the one hand, they took into account the face of the Queen and the Duke of Lu's Mansion, and on the other hand, they thought it would be better for the eldest prince to come from the Empress.

The two did not object, and soon one of the ministers standing behind them echoed and advised the emperor to choose a concubine.

The emperor reached out to take the booklet, opened it and glanced at the list. He did not see any obvious problems, because the people on the list were not only from Prince Liang's faction, some of the noble ladies were indeed daughters of noble families, and it seemed that they really took him into consideration.

He handed the list to Grand Tutor Yan: "Grand Tutor, please take a look."

Master Yan took it and looked through it, but couldn't find any problems. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Prince Liang has put in a lot of effort."

He handed it to the Grand Tutor, who looked at it and had no objection. He then handed it to the Privy Councilor, who refused to take it. "As a military officer, I don't understand these things. You can discuss it with the others."

The Grand Tutor was used to his attitude and withdrew his hand, saying to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I think it is indeed time to choose a concubine. The Empress is lonely with only one person in the harem. If you bring in more people to keep her company, she won't be so lonely. As for the problem Your Majesty is worried about, it's not a big deal. Having someone in the harem doesn't mean that pregnancy will happen immediately."

The Grand Tutor was right. The Emperor had the final say on who got pregnant first. The one he visited more often had a greater chance of getting pregnant.

Seeing that everyone supported it, the emperor relented and said, "Okay, then you can discuss the selection of the person. It will be fine if you think it's suitable. As for the date, let's set it after the New Year. It's almost the end of the year now, and it's too late."

Seeing that the emperor agreed very readily, King Liang's guard against the emperor completely disappeared, and the emperor still listened to him very much.

After the court session, the emperor locked himself up again. Prince Liang did not mention the map, and he had no intention of presenting it. He really wanted to rebel. He not only wanted to control himself in the former court, but also wanted to control his harem. How could the emperor not be angry?

The news that the emperor was going to choose a concubine spread quickly, and Zhao Liangchen heard about it in the army, because there were also daughters of military generals on the list of concubines. One of Zou Tai's cousins ​​was on the list. Many sisters of military generals in the imperial army were eligible to be selected as concubines, so everyone was discussing privately whose daughter had the opportunity to enter the palace.

When Zhao Liangchen heard the news, his face looked a little unhappy. At this time in his previous life, the emperor was being dragged down by the disaster relief case and his reputation began to deteriorate. The emperor was busy making amends and had no time to think about the selection of a concubine. The selection of a concubine was brought up in the second half of the next year. At that time, the queen had been in the palace for more than two years and was still not pregnant.

It was rumored that the queen was unable to give birth, so the idea of ​​selecting a concubine was proposed. The queen was depressed because of this matter and fell seriously ill. Her health deteriorated and she died of illness within a few years.

However, concubines were selected, but no matter how many were selected, none of them became pregnant. At this time, it was rumored that it was not the queen who was unable to give birth, but the emperor.

Because of this, the Duke of Lu's Mansion had a falling out with the Emperor. The Empress took the stigma of being infertile for the Emperor and lost her life. How could the people in the Duke of Lu's Mansion not hate her?

Later, one of the charges against the emperor when King Liang raised an army to attack him was that he was childless. How could a man who could not have children be worthy of being the king of a country? The Duke of Lu was persuaded by King Liang to join his camp because they held a grudge against the emperor.

Because the Zou family also had a daughter in the harem, they were on the opposite side of King Liang. King Liang had already placed his own people in the Zou family's garrison early on. Zou Tai's father and elder brother were assassinated before King Liang rebelled.

Zhao Liangchen didn't know why the time for selecting a concubine was brought forward in this life, but once the selection began, the fact that the emperor was unable to give birth would break out ahead of time, which would be very unfavorable for them.

He immediately returned to the city to discuss the matter with Su Qin.

However, Su Qin was not at home. She and Zeng Lao went to Changchun Garden, where poetry gatherings and art exhibitions were often held. However, only people who went there were from meritorious families and prestigious people like Wuning Hou. Ordinary students were not qualified to go. The noble literati looked down on them and disdained to go.

Zeng Lao took Su Qin to Changchun Garden and explained to her, "Marquis Wuning was born into a military family. He is said to be talented in literature, but in fact he is just a dummy. What kind of literary talent can those young masters who grew up in a honeypot have? They are just a bunch of idle dummy who get together to flatter each other.

Su Qin: ...

How could she respond to this? She had heard that Marquis Wuning was very talented in writing and was a man of both civil and military talents. He might be a mediocre person in front of great scholars like Mr. Zeng, but he was definitely a genius in front of Su Qin. She had no right to judge them.

Besides, Marquis Wuning was not writing poetry every day in order to become a great scholar. He was finding something to do to avoid disaster.

When they arrived, Marquis Wuning was competing with others in poetry, their faces flushed with anger. People who knew about it thought they were competing in poetry, but those who didn't thought they were fighting cocks.

Seeing Mr. Zeng coming, the people who were arguing with each other in the red ears immediately became reserved and restrained.

Someone stepped forward and gave Mr. Zeng a flattering smile: "Mr. Zeng, why did you honor me by coming here today?"

Zeng Lao nodded calmly: "I have nothing to do at home, so I took my granddaughter out to see the world."

Su Qin greeted the people present politely.

Many of them had seen Su Qin. When they learned that Marquis Wuning had gone to the family reunion banquet, they also came with flattering faces in order to have a good relationship with Mr. Zeng.

They had a good impression of Su Qin at that time, so they were naturally very kind when they saw Su Qin today.

When Marquis Wuning saw Su Qin, he knew she was looking for him. He picked up his poem and pushed the person standing in front of Mr. Zeng away.

He smiled and said to Mr. Zeng, "Mr. Zeng, this is a poem I wrote. Mr. Xu insisted that his was not as good as mine. Please give me your opinion."