Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

250: [Initiating teleportation.]

"Young master, what should we do? The emperor says he wants to marry you and make you empress! Empress!" A hurried male voice buzzed in his ear, and Chi Xing felt a wave of dizziness.

"What, am I going to be sickly again?" Akahoshi gritted his teeth in his mind.

250: [Hehe, no, you just got pushed into the water. You'll be fine in a couple of days.]

Chixing opened her eyes and asked the person wandering aimlessly around the bed, "What did you say? What empress?"

The servant Afu was frantic: "The Marquis hasn't returned yet, but the imperial edict has arrived first. The young master fainted just now and didn't hear it. The edict says that you are gentle and kind by nature, virtuous and prudent, etc. In short, it is to appoint you as Empress, and you will enter the palace tomorrow."

"What should we do? You are a man, how could the Emperor like a man..."

Afu muttered to himself, and before Akahoshi even stepped outside, he heard a woman wailing.

"It's all your fault! If someone isn't happy, they're happy. But you keep bringing it up every day. What am I going to do with my Xing'er?"

Chi Xing sorted through the information in his mind. The original Chi Xing was the fourth son of the Marquis's family. He had three older brothers. His eldest brother was a general guarding the border, his second brother was currently working in the Hanlin Academy, and his third brother was preparing to take the imperial examination. Only he was a playful and mischievous person.

Unfortunately, his family spoiled him, and even though he was almost nineteen, he was still irresponsible and a well-known playboy in the capital.

With three older brothers around, Chixing can live a smooth life and enjoy endless wealth and luxury as long as he doesn't make any major mistakes.

"What's going on here?" Akahoshi asked 250 in his mind.

He had a headache and didn't want to read the dense text.

250 chuckled: [His Majesty has been on the throne for ten years, yet the harem remains empty. The ministers are anxious, frequently urging him in court, including your father, Marquis Xuanping, Chi Yuan.]

Akahoshi: [So?]

In order to urge the emperor to fill his harem, his father sacrificed his youngest son to the heavens.

The Emperor has long disliked your family. The Marquis of Xuanping's words were sharp, and the Emperor, seizing the opportunity, said the Marquis of Xuanping's household should set an example.

In the imperial court, Marquis Xuanping knelt, holding his court tablet, and said, "Your Majesty, there are no women of marriageable age in my household."

The man on the golden dragon throne wore a black robe embroidered with gold dragons, his face was cold and stern, and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.

"Who said I want women? I've said it before, I don't like women."

After a pause, the emperor spoke in a casual and languid tone:

“However, Chiqing is right. I am now twenty-five years old, and it is time to fill the harem and have more children. I just don’t know if Chiqing’s youngest son can be born.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the loyal ministers below the stage were stunned. One by one, they knelt on the ground in a panic and cried out, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

Marquis Xuanping's mind was buzzing. "Your Majesty, what does he mean?"

"Your Majesty, my son..."

Chi Yuan knelt on the ground, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor was just joking.

However, the next moment, a man's voice was cold and deep: "The youngest son of Marquis Xuanping is named... Chixing, right? Hehe, I hereby confer upon Chixing the title of Empress."

"His Majesty!!"

The minister hurriedly objected, saying that this marriage to a man was unprecedented and would never happen again. What was Your Majesty doing?

But the emperor had already stood up, personally picked up his brush and wrote the imperial edict, saying:

"My mind is made up. If anyone objects again, the men of your families will be punished..."

He only said this much before suddenly revealing a meaningful smile, causing all the ministers to feel a chill run down their spines and wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Some of the old ministers were so embarrassed that their faces turned red, and they cursed the absurdity in their hearts. But that was the emperor, and there were indeed unmarried men in their families.

To everyone's surprise, His Majesty preferred men, much to the disappointment of the ministers who had prepared to send their daughters to the palace.

His Majesty dislikes women, and no one dares to send their daughter into the palace to live as a nobody. It would be better to let them marry other ministers or nobles.

Marquis Xuanping was struck dumb, and knelt on the ground, kowtowing: "Your Majesty, please reconsider. My son is naturally unruly, and I fear he cannot be controlled..."

However, the emperor stretched out his hand and handed the imperial edict to Li Zhong, who was standing to the side: "Go to the Marquis's residence to announce the edict. That's all for today."

He didn't even reply to Marquis Xuanping's words, and strode away.

Li Zhong shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

Everyone was still shaken, as they were genuinely afraid that His Majesty had taken a liking to their child. After all, in their eyes, their child was far superior to that spoiled brat, Chi Xing.

"No, Lord Wei, I've heard that your three daughters are still unmarried, and my son is eighteen years old." A minister was anxious to find a wife for his son.

Lord Wei, who was called by him, was also absent-minded. He slapped his forehead and said, "Lord Chen, I have heard that your wife's niece is beautiful and intelligent. I wonder if she is engaged?"

Marquis Xuanping read the contents of the imperial edict clearly, and Li Zhong was about to take the edict to the Marquis's residence.

"Eunuch Li." Chi Yuan called out to him, and Li Zhong turned around with a smile, offering kind words of advice.

"My lord, please don't make things difficult for me. This is His Majesty's decree. Why don't you go and persuade His Majesty?"

He said it aloud, but he knew in his heart that His Majesty was determined to make an example of him, since Marquis Xuanping had been enjoying great success recently.

The eldest son, Chi Yang, was a martial arts champion and is now a fourth-rank general.

The second son, Chiwang, was the top scholar in the imperial examination, achieving the highest rank of six times. He currently serves as a lecturer of the sixth rank in the Hanlin Academy.

The third son, Chiyun, was also renowned at the Imperial Academy, and even the Grand Tutor personally praised his writing.

The Chi family, with its excessive brilliance, will inevitably decline when it reaches its peak.

Chi Yuan hurriedly followed to the Imperial Study, where he knelt at the door to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, please rescind your decree. I am unworthy of this responsibility."

After kneeling at the door for a moment, the young eunuch came out and told him to go back. The emperor's mind was made up, so he should go home and talk to the young master more about the etiquette of entering the palace.

250: [Just like that, your dad was yelled at by your mom as soon as he walked in the door, her ear being pulled.]

Chi Xing fell silent. He hadn't even seen A Yu yet, so why was he going to the palace?

[Wait, isn't Ayu the emperor?]

250: [Hehe, you got it right.]

Akahoshi, whose face had been pale just moments before, blinked and slowly smiled.

Alright, you're smart to know what's good for you.

If that's the case, he'll be able to see Ayu tomorrow. How can that not be a good thing?

He wanted to go out to put his parents' minds at ease, but as soon as he got up, he couldn't stop coughing.

"Cough cough cough..."

The voice carried out, and then there was a sudden silence outside, followed by hurried footsteps. The voice arrived before the person: "My son, you're awake?"

The woman, dressed in a scarlet ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a simple hairpin in her hair bun and slightly red eyes, walked to Chixing's bedside and reached out to pat his back.

"You silly child, how could you be so careless as to fall into the water? What are we going to do now?"

Chixing shook her head: "It's nothing, cough cough... Mother, don't cry."

He spoke in the original owner's tone: "It's just entering the palace, not entering a fire pit. I can do it."