National Fortune Bonus: After the new player awakens at the maximum level, he will kill like crazy

For a time, the Taiji Hall was filled with singing and dancing, and the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras continued.

Amidst a flurry of noise, the ceremony came to an end, and even the emperor sitting high in the hall seemed a little tipsy.

He took advantage of this court meeting to summon Su Mohui into the palace, not only to see what she looked like now, but also for some selfish reasons.

"I heard that Lord Su's eldest daughter will be thirteen years old after the New Year, right?" The Emperor spoke softly, and the music became much quieter.

Su Yue's hand, holding the wine glass, stopped mid-air, intending to drink from Shen Youzhi. He glanced in Su Mohui's direction, put down the glass, and stood up to salute. "Your Majesty, my daughter will only be thirteen after the beginning of summer."

The Emperor listened to his words, his eyes resting on Su Mohui's face, and for a moment he was slightly moved, "Have you entered the Imperial Capital College?"

At this moment, even Shen Youzhi's eyes turned to her. Su Yue was already sweating coldly. "My daughter has only been in school for half a year. She is just not very good at studying. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"Is that so?" The Emperor put down the wine glass in his hand and took a sip of hot tea. He did not look at Su Yue, but continued to focus his gaze on Su Mohui. "Which branch do you attend?"

Seeing this, Su Mohui stood up without arrogance or servility, and tugged at her clothes to bow, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I'm studying at the Alchemy Academy. As my father said, Mohui's skills are not good enough to be accepted into such a prestigious academy."

The Emperor smiled, waved his hand, and asked her to sit back down, not looking at her anymore. His shrewd eyes fell on Shen Youzhi again.

"Did the kid from the Shen family also enter the Imperial Capital College?" The Emperor spoke again and threw the question to Shen Youzhi.

Although Shen Youzhi had no rank and was not a minister, he was once the emperor's martial arts master. After all, it was understandable that he appeared in the court meeting.

"Replying to the Emperor, my son has entered the martial arts academy, but his studies are not very advanced." Shen Youzhi laughed and answered the Emperor's question.

"Master, there's no need to be so polite. I've always thought that Shen Jia'an is about the same age, so we can arrange a marriage in advance. Master, what do you think of this girl from the Su family?"

When the Emperor spoke, the hall fell silent for a moment, even the music stopped. Only the ministers with puzzled faces remained, and Su Yue and Shen Youzhi were roaring wildly in their hearts. No one noticed that the silver chopsticks in Su Mohui's hand had been almost deformed by her.

Shen Youzhi was obviously often asked these strange questions by the Emperor, and he already had a plan in mind. "My son is still young and not calm enough. I'm afraid he will delay Miss Su's..."

"Your Majesty, my daughter suffered from a chronic disease when she was young and has not yet recovered. Moreover, my daughter is still young, and I dare not get engaged casually. Your Majesty..." Su Yue waited for Shen Youzhi to finish speaking before speaking, fearing that the Emperor would arrange a foolish marriage for his daughter as a joke.

Su Mohui listened to their polite exchanges, lowered her head and said nothing, but still glanced in the direction of Shen Youzhi.

Fortunately, Shen Jiaan didn't come to the court meeting today, otherwise there might be some unexpected changes...

The Emperor looked at the two people with shame on their faces and decided not to arrange any marriages for them. He smiled and raised his glass, drank with them, and then let them sit down and continue eating without mentioning any marriage arrangements.

However, before the court meeting ended, a young and handsome boy stood up from his seat below and bowed deeply to the emperor with a resolute look on his face.

"I, Sun Fan, pay my respects to the Emperor. May the Emperor be well and safe." He bowed his head and waited for the Emperor's reply.

"Sun Fan, you are the boy from Minister Sun's family, right? What can I ask for?" The Emperor narrowed his eyes and looked down. He had some impression of this Sun Fan. He heard that he loved martial arts since he was a child and wanted to join the army, but Minister Sun had always refused.

"Your Majesty, I want to join the army and serve my country! Please give me a chance." Sun Fan finished speaking, and then he raised his head slightly and slammed it to the ground again, making a sound. "My father doesn't want me to join the army, but I think that as long as the Xiongnu is still alive, I can't stay at home doing nothing."

The Emperor listened to this and looked at Minister Sun, who was trembling with anger. The minister had already knelt beside Sun Fan. "Please calm down, Your Majesty. I have a reason for not wanting my son to join the army..."

The Emperor knew something about the Sun family's affairs. Sun Fan brought it up during this court meeting, probably because he had noticed something. Thinking of something, his eyes grew slightly serious...

"Don't worry, Minister Sun. If this boy really wants to join the army, I'll give him a chance." He stretched out his hand, interrupting Minister Sun and looking at Su Yue, "I'll grant Sun Fan a reserve rank of private, serving under your command. How do you think that works?"

Private Reserve is the lowest military rank. If the Emperor really just wants to give him a chance, this is fine.

"The Emperor's arrangements are very appropriate." Su Yue responded and gave Minister Sun a reassuring look.

"I grant you this rank only because of your devotion to the country. You will have to walk your own path in the future."

The Emperor's words were very clear. Even if Sun Fan had the ability to become a general in the future, he would not interfere. Similarly, if he accidentally died on the battlefield or made any mistakes, he would be dealt with according to military orders.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!" Sun Fan, who had received the Emperor's promise, suppressed his excitement and performed several great salutes in succession.

This episode passed quickly and the court meeting ended smoothly.

Su Mohui didn't take the emperor's talk of engagement seriously. After all, Su Yue and Shen Youzhi had already made it so clear. In addition, one was a great general guarding the country, and the other was from a martial arts family with profound background. The emperor would not be stupid enough to allow the two big families to marry. At most, he would just test it out.

Thinking of this, she followed Su Yue out of the palace.

But in a place she didn't notice, Li Qiuyue's face was terribly gloomy.

They were both Su Yue's biological daughters, so why was Su Mohui the one to be betrothed? Even though her precious daughter, Su Molin, was still young, she had politely asked about it when she accompanied Su Yue to court meetings two years ago. But this year, when Su Mohui arrived, the Emperor didn't even ask about his daughter...

In the future, I'm afraid I can just marry anyone.

Su Yue's expression showed no emotion, but he was still worried.

His precious girl was not even thirteen years old when the Emperor jokingly planned to get her engaged. If this matter was brought up again next year, it would be difficult to deal with.

Putting aside the Emperor Academy's teaching system, which allowed for graduation in two years, she would only be fourteen. Adding to the unique nature of the Alchemy Academy, she would have to stay in the Alchemy Building for another year for internship, which meant she would have to wait until she was fifteen.

Then there's the matter of Su Mohui's mother. Based on Su Mohui's current martial arts training progress, it'll probably take another seven or eight years for her to become a Martial God. With a bit of luck, she could become a Martial God in five or six years. But if she's really arranged to marry or some scoundrel takes a fancy to her, the other party probably won't wait for her, and probably won't even want her to go out...

If we could find a way to let Su Mohui go out for training, or speed up her progress in learning martial arts, then things would be easier.

However, all of this needs to be discussed with Su Mohui before making any plans. Su Yue would never make such a decision for his daughter...