You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

Anbei blinked.

"Although there is no conflict, how can I consider marriage when the young lady is not married?"

Looking at An Bei's righteous expression, Mu Yunge swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

This girl showed her affection for me in her words and actions without any reservation. She is a grateful person, and it was worth adopting her.

"If you still regard me as your lady, don't worry about whether I get married or not. If you have someone you like, then think carefully about it."

An Bei nodded repeatedly in response to Mu Yunge's reminder, but in his heart he turned a deaf ear to it and let it go in one ear and out the other.

The inner room of the imperial study.

As the night deepened, Zhao Jingchen, who had been busy all day, said to Shang Jue and the others, "Okay, let's stop here for today and go downstairs to rest.

Get enough rest and start the morning court tomorrow."

Shang Jue and others agreed and left chatting and laughing.

Chief Steward Qu came out from the inner room and said, "Your Highness, the water for washing is ready."

"Well, you've worked hard all day, so take a break. For some things, ask your subordinates to do them. You just need to watch over them and make sure they don't make any mistakes. Don't do everything yourself.

You should be aware of your own body and age."

Chief Steward Qu nodded happily, "This old servant is happy and not tired!

Your Majesty, don't worry about me. In a few days, when Little Dezi and Little Lizi are familiar with the palace, I'll be able to relax."

Zhao Jingchen thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Dezi is indeed calm and thoughtful. You should teach him well and let him serve by my side from now on.

As for Leo, he has a more eccentric personality, so we'll make separate arrangements."

"Yes, I think so too. The other eunuchs are all reliable people. They will follow Xiao Dezi and serve you."

Zhao Jingchen had no objection. He said "hmm" softly, then stood up and went into the inner room.

After washing up and lying on the bed, he briefly reviewed the possible situations that might occur at the court tomorrow morning, and then his thoughts flew to the general's mansion.

When the funeral was held in the Mu family, he also arranged for people to follow secretly, and his people reported to him in detail what happened during the funeral.

He was originally planning to throw the mother and daughter into the mass grave to feed the dogs, but for the sake of the second old master, he spared them.

The people pointed at the coffin and cursed, and he finally got rid of his anger.

He has been extremely busy these past two days, with so many things to do and so much to unravel that he really can't spare the time to go to the general's mansion.

He was very happy when he learned that the imperial aunt had selected the elite members of the Black Armor Guards to be sent to the General's Mansion to teach martial arts to the women's team.

I received another urgent letter from the spy today. Dongli is stepping up its troop deployment on the border. It is estimated that war will break out on the border within a month.

Ge'er said that she wanted to fight alongside him. With the Black Armor Guards guiding her training, it would be a good thing for her to improve her martial arts skills. This would make her safer when she goes to the battlefield.

Thinking of Mu Yunge, he took out a hairpin from his arms and quietly took it from Mu Yunge's head. He stroked it for a long time, and all the fatigue in his body seemed to disappear.

"Ge'er, I believe you have already rested by now. Will I appear in your dreams tonight? I will sort things out as soon as possible and try to find time to come to the General's Mansion to see you."

That night, he fell asleep holding the hairpin.

The next day at 3:30 AM.

Zhao Jingchen was awakened by Chief Manager Qu: "Your Highness, it's time to get up."

He got up, packed up, drank a bowl of porridge brought by Xiao Dezi, and then went to court with General Qu and others.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

There has been no proper court session in the past ten days, and everyone has been following orders and handling their own duties.

Yesterday afternoon, the higher-ups informed us that the morning court session would begin today. The court officials were so excited that they waited in the Hall of Supreme Harmony early.

As soon as Zhao Jingchen appeared, everyone bowed and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Zhao Jingchen flicked his sleeves, sat upright on the dragon throne, glanced at everyone, and then slowly said, "Stand up!"

The court officials stood up straight and began to carefully look at the young superior above them, secretly guessing what he was thinking at the moment and what he might do next.

It can be seen that he naturally exudes an innate imperial majesty in his every move.

He is indeed a young general!

This aura is many times stronger than that of the pretentious one.

This is the difference between dragons and snakes!

Chief Steward Qu took in everyone's expressions, stepped forward, and said loudly, "If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court!"

The words fell.

Minister of Revenue Zou Zhirun stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, these past few days, I, along with my colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue, have been clearing out the treasury's supplies and cash. The current treasury has enough supplies and silver to sustain an army of 200,000 for six months."

Zhao Jingchen made a rough calculation in his mind.

Half a year should be enough to defeat Dongli.

"Well, next, you have to collect food and supplies from all over. If Nansang and Xishu see that Beijin and Dongli are fighting fiercely and want to intervene, you will need more supplies."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. Minister of War Chen and I are already making preparations."

Zhao Jingchen was overjoyed and was really grateful to Ge'er for reminding him to save Zou Zhirun.

"Very good! You can think ahead, and I have fewer worries."

After saying this, he looked at the other court officials and said, "This king's court does not keep idle people. I hope that all departments can do practical work and fulfill their responsibilities like the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War..."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. We will do our best!"

"Well, at present, you are still in your positions, which means that the king believes that you are capable and determined to fulfill your duties."

After the praise, each department took turns to talk about what they were doing and the difficulties they faced.

After listening to them, Zhao Jingchen commented on them one by one and helped them to work together.

There was no unnecessary nonsense, no shirking of responsibility, and the entire court was working together.

This is a new development that has never occurred in the morning court in the past eight years.

Several old ministers were moved to tears.

"It should have been done long ago! It should have been done long ago! With a Great Flame like this, why worry about it not becoming stronger?!"

Zhao Jingchen was also very happy. With a good start, it should not be difficult to sort out the messy state affairs.

However, the joy did not last long, as something disappointing happened one after another.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing you should not forget." An old minister said excitedly.

Zhao Jingchen's eyebrows twitched. He had a strong premonition that what he said was definitely not a good thing, but he didn't want to go against his wishes.

Then he said calmly, "Oh? What did I forget?"

The old minister bowed and said, "Your Highness is about to ascend the throne, but you don't even have a wife or concubine in your harem.

If the prince has a woman he likes, he can make her his princess consort. On the day you ascend the throne, you can marry her and have her crowned as empress.

The Minister of Rites, Lord Song, stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility, this is simply impossible.

The emperor's wedding ceremony cannot be too simple. It is impossible to complete the wedding and empress ceremony simultaneously in such a short time."

The corners of Zhao Jingchen's mouth curled up.

This person did a good job of speaking out and avoided a falling out between the king and the old minister.

"It's alright. I have no plans to get married yet. Just focus on organizing the coronation ceremony. Be careful. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held responsible."

"Yes, I accept your order!"

Now, the old minister had nothing to say and had to settle for the next best thing.

"Your Majesty, how about letting the ministers..."