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Liu Shengxu was forced to accept the imperial edict, his face expressionless.

Others would fight tooth and nail for this position, but Liu Shengxu saw it as a hot potato.

At this moment, he felt resistance, but the imperial edict was not to be disobeyed.

Liu Shengxu inwardly wailed: Ah! Ah! Ah! My delicious food, my freedom, are all going to be tied down by this imperial edict.

He blankly accepted the imperial edict handed to him by Eunuch Liu and said heavily, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

"Your Highness, this old servant will immediately have the Imperial Observatory come to discuss the auspicious day for your ascension to the throne. His Majesty's intention is that the sooner you ascend the throne, the better," said Eunuch Liu, his face beaming with smiles.

Actually, there was one more thing that Eunuch Liu didn't say: the Emperor's intention was for the enthronement ceremony and the empress's investiture ceremony to be held at the same time.

Seeing her son's unhappiness, Consort Xiao quickly came to his rescue, saying, "Then we'll have to trouble Eunuch Liu to make the arrangements."

After saying that, she tugged at her son's sleeve and gave him a wink, signaling him not to be so obvious.

Emperor Kangsheng woke up when Eunuch Liu read the imperial edict. Hearing Consort Xiao and Liu Shengxu enter the room, he was overjoyed.

This time, it was he who asked Eunuch Liu to carry out the surprise. Otherwise, given his son's personality, if he had known in advance that the throne was to be passed to him, he probably would have run away.

Consort Xiao reluctantly pulled Liu Shengxu to Emperor Kangsheng's side.

"Father, how could you do this? Who does this? You're the kind of person who forces the throne upon someone!" Liu Shengxu said angrily.

Consort Xiao tapped his forehead and scolded him, "You child, how can you speak to your father like that?"

Although Emperor Kang Sheng had lost his leg, he was a very strong-willed emperor. After half a day of mental adjustment, he accepted the reality of his broken leg.

After all, there's nothing that can be done if he doesn't accept it.

"Qian'er, Xu'er is almost nineteen years old. It's all because you've spoiled him too much. He still doesn't have a concubine. It's time to choose a concubine for Xu'er," Emperor Kangsheng said to Consort Xiao.

Upon hearing that he was to be chosen as a concubine, Liu Shengxu reacted like a cat with its fur standing on end, shouting, "I don't want to be chosen as a concubine! You're already forcing me to be emperor, and now you want to force me to choose concubines? Don't even think about it!"

Consort Xiao looked helplessly at Emperor Kang Sheng, seeing that her son seemed like he would never grow up.

Emperor Kang Sheng was also angered and said angrily: "Nonsense! This matter is not up to you to decide. It concerns the country and the continuation of our Liu family's lineage."

Liu Shengxu looked to his mother for help, feigning a pitiful expression, and said, "Mother, I don't want to be chosen as a concubine. You know I..."

Consort Xiao naturally knew what he was thinking, and she also knew that once he had someone in his heart, no other woman could catch his eye.

She sighed and said, "Alas, Xu'er, your mother knows your thoughts, but..."

She didn't say much, because she didn't want to be too explicit.

If Emperor Kangxi knew that his son had fallen for a country girl, he would be furious. Most importantly, his son seemed to have inherited his father's infatuation; getting him to give up so easily would be quite difficult.

Emperor Kang Sheng pondered for a moment, intending to relax the conditions a little, and said, "It is certainly impossible not to select a concubine, but I promise you a promise: before the auspicious day for your coronation is chosen by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, you can find a suitable empress yourself. As long as she is not from a lowly family, I will grant your request. What do you say?"

"Father, Mother, may I ask if it is possible to choose an empress in two years?" Liu Shengxu asked, his eyes pleading.

"No." Emperor Kang Sheng's expression was equally resolute.

"If you insist that I choose an empress, then I won't accept the throne." Liu Shengxu said and ran out.

He had been pampered all these years, and Emperor Kangsheng and Consort Xiao usually indulged him, but they refused to compromise on this matter.

“This unfilial son…” Emperor Kang Sheng coughed in anger.

Consort Xiao helped him calm down and comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty, you are also anxious. Xu'er is just having trouble accepting the facts right now. I will go and have a good talk with him in a little while."

"Alas! We have spoiled this child." Emperor Kang Sheng sighed.

After Consort Xiao helped Emperor Kang Sheng lie down, she said, "Your Majesty, please rest well for a while. I will go and persuade Xu'er now."

Not long after Liu Shengxu returned to Qingli Palace, Consort Xiao also returned.

When Consort Xiao returned, she saw Liu Shengxu sitting at the table, constantly stuffing snacks into his mouth, and she found it somewhat amusing.

“You child, how could you talk back to your father like that? He is the emperor, he has his pride too!” Consort Xiao said as she sat down in the chair next to Liu Shengxu.

"Mother, I really dislike those vulgar women in the capital. They are all too pretentious, and it's unbearable to look at them," Liu Shengxu said lazily, stretching as he leaned back in his chair.

"Xu'er, do you have a woman you admire?" Consort Xiao asked her son cautiously.

Upon hearing Consort Xiao's question, Liu Shengxu's mind conjured up Ruan Mumu's charming and adorable face. But then he thought, she was still just a child. Besides, how could a woman with so many ideas possibly agree to be confined in the harem?

"Mother, I have no woman I fancy," he said against his will.

The reason he said it was against his will was that he suddenly realized he had actually fallen in love with that little girl all along.

"Xu'er, there's no way to change the fact that a queen has been chosen. You know your father's current situation, so don't do anything to upset him."

"Think again carefully, is there any other woman you know who can shoulder the heavy responsibility of being Empress?" Consort Xiao said, looking at her son.

Liu Shengxu carefully searched his memory, and besides Ruan Mumu, another woman's figure appeared in his mind—Lin Wanfeng.

That somewhat playful and adorable woman was not as delicate and pretentious as the women in the capital who were raised in seclusion. She was cheerful and generous, with a slightly fiery personality, but she was not at all annoying.

"Mother, if you insist that I choose one, then I will choose Lin Wanfeng, the granddaughter of the Vice Minister of War," Liu Shengxu said as if he had made a decision.

Upon hearing this, Consort Xiao beamed with joy. As long as her son wasn't fixated on that dull girl, that was fine. Besides, the granddaughter of the Vice Minister of War wasn't too disgraceful to the Empress's status.

"Is this the woman who accompanied you all the way back to the capital?" Consort Xiao asked tentatively.

Liu Shengxu nodded in agreement.

"Then your mother will go and ask your father to issue an imperial decree..." Consort Xiao said with great joy.

"Mother, please don't tell Father about this yet. I will personally visit her tomorrow to ask for Miss Lin's opinion before making a decision. I don't want to force her," Liu Shengxu interrupted Consort Xiao.