The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

As the morning light began to rise, Lu Shi was woken up by Xiao Kangzi.

Today is the day that Lu Shi returns to the court, and he is dressed more solemnly than before.

She was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with exquisite dragon patterns embroidered with gold thread on the hem. The golden dragon looked lifelike, as if it would take off into the sky at the next moment. She wore a crown on her head, which symbolized her noble status. Her every move revealed an air of majesty.

Xiao Kangzi couldn't believe it. When he rubbed his eyes and looked again, he found that his Majesty was still that little funny guy. He must have been too old and his eyes were blurry, as he couldn't see the kingly and domineering aura from his Majesty.

When Lu Shi arrived at the Golden Throne Hall in a sedan chair, all the ministers were already there. She walked up leisurely to the top seat and sat down.

From her high vantage point, she had a clear view of the ministers below.

Glancing down, she met the gaze of Xie Yue, who was sitting in front of her on the left. The other party quickly looked away, leaving Lu Shi with a face full of question marks.

Xiao Kangzi said in a shrill voice: "I have something to report, otherwise I will leave the court!"

"I have my heart and I want to report it."

"explain."

Lu Shi squinted his eyes and yawned, listening intermittently to the speeches of the ministers below.

The Double Ninth Festival on September 9th is approaching. We need to go to the Taimiao Temple in Nanyang to worship our ancestors and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. We need to draw up a list and arrange the travel ceremony and time soon.

The Minister of Rites was talking a lot, but when he finally finished, Lu Shi waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you, my dear."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the Minister of Rites left, another official came forward and talked about distributing rice seeds to the people.

Oh, it turns out to be Xie Yue’s man.

The Regent had undoubtedly discovered an extremely high-quality rice variety that could yield 1,000 kilograms per mu, and had strong resistance and adaptability, and could be grown throughout the country.

The Regent had already planted a batch of rice seeds, just as he said, so he requested that the rice seeds be distributed to the people and that they be taught how to plant them in order to alleviate their food shortage.

Lu Shi waved his sleeves and said, "Alright! I'll leave this matter to you, my dear."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely fulfill my mission."

"Your Majesty, the Regent has made great contributions in discovering the rice seeds. I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold as a token of my great love."

Power and other things were not her business, so as an emperor, she could only use the national treasury and the private treasury of the previous emperor. Anyway, no matter what she did, she needed money, so she might as well give Xie Yue more silver.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Yue stood up calmly and thanked for the reward, feeling as light-hearted as a fairy isolated from the world. These yellow and white things did not seem to move his heart, but two words from the little emperor did make him feel uncomfortable for a moment.

His eyes darkened, and it seemed that he had to bring up this matter first.

Next, the ministers seemed to have no important things to talk about. They were all trivial matters. Lu Shi found it boring and wanted to leave the court immediately.

But Xie Yue stood up at this time. He was wearing a dark green official robe, with a slender and upright figure. He lowered his eyes and bowed slightly to salute.

"Your Majesty, the royal family is now sparsely populated and the throne of Queen is vacant. Your Majesty has reached the age of marriage and it is time to select a concubine." Xie Yue said indifferently.

All the ministers stood on Xie Yue's side and echoed his opinion. Even the Left Prime Minister and the royalists who usually challenged Xie Yue thought this was reasonable.

Lu Shi felt helpless. How old was she? She was in her early twenties and had just started to make a name for herself, but she was already of marriageable age here. It seemed unreasonable that she didn't have a few children.

"I understand, but there's no rush. My father has been dead for less than a year, and I'm heartbroken. I have no intention of choosing a concubine. Let's discuss this matter later."

How could she, a woman, choose a concubine? Was she going to let those women live as widows? That was too cruel and unfair. Lu Shi planned to brush it off for now and talk about it later.

"Your Majesty, do not worry. The late emperor's greatest wish was for a prosperous family. If Your Majesty cares about the late emperor, you should start the selection process as soon as possible."

Xie Yue's attitude was a bit tough. He refused to give in and continued to speak.

Lu Shi frowned, realizing that things were getting a bit difficult. Xie Yue was so adamant, and the original owner's wish was to obey him. Did she really have to marry one?

"We will discuss this matter after we return from the ancestor worship ceremony." Lu Shi said, "If there is nothing else, let's adjourn the court." After that, she stood up and left the court.

Lu Shi didn't expect that after the court session, everyone had already arrived at Chaoyang Palace, and Xie Yue was also going to chase him and kill him.

He held a stack of drawings in his hand and said in a calm voice, "These are portraits of suitable women in the capital. Your Majesty, please take a look first."

You are really persistent.

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows and took it.

"This one has a mole on his face and is very jealous. If he enters the palace, he's going to cause chaos and unrest. No, next one."

"This hair is too long. It is said that people with long hair have poor brain function because the nutrients in the brain are absorbed by the hair. I can't let someone with a brain problem enter the palace. Wouldn't that affect the IQ of my children?"

"This one has a small butt and is not easy to give birth to. Next one."

"This finger is a bit thick..."

"This...next one!"

"This...next one!"

He criticized all the women in one breath. The ladies carefully cultivated by the officials in the capital were almost perfect, but the little emperor could always find some flaws in them.

Lu Shi silently condemned herself in her heart and apologized to others. She told the young ladies not to blame her because she had no choice but to do so due to the situation. She had already scolded herself on their behalf.

Fortunately, she and Xie Yue were the only ones in the hall, and the others had already left. Otherwise, her derogatory comments would have harmed many ladies from prominent families.

"Your Majesty, can you read people's faces and tell fortunes?"

Xie Yue's already deep eyes were now as dark as ink, and a chill spread throughout his body, as if he was very angry about what Lu Shi had just said.

This one sentence exposed Lu Shi's lie. Lu Shi's eyes rolled around, his brain started working rapidly, and finally he came up with a trick - pretend to be pitiful.

"Why does the prince insist that I choose a concubine? Can't I just not choose? I really don't want to choose."

In order to gain sympathy, Lu Shi even changed his self-reference to "I", lowering his position even more.

Tears welled up in her watery eyes, and she looked at Xie Yue with grief, hoping that he would change his mind.

Xie Yue was touched by the sadness in Lu Shi's eyes, and the guess in his heart became more certain.

He had seen this kind of look many times. Many girls had confessed to him before, and when he rejected them, they looked at him with this kind of look.

At this moment, the little emperor looked at him with eyes very similar to those of the girls.

Coupled with the lustful look he accidentally saw last night, the little emperor must like her.

But why? They clearly had a lot of grudges against each other, and she had even poisoned him...

At the beginning, they seemed to have a pretty good relationship. Could it have started at that time?

Xie Yue suddenly thought of the dish she had personally served to the little emperor when he poisoned him.

If she really was the one who poisoned the person, would she have to do it herself? Wouldn't this clearly tell others that it was she who poisoned the person?

But suppose the little emperor didn't know that the dish was poisonous, or he was deceived and poisoned by her without knowing it.

That makes sense.

Thinking of this, looking at Lu Shi's eyes filled with tears, Xie Yue's heart suddenly softened a little.