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His Majesty has been on the throne for nearly twenty years, and the harem has always been harmonious. This is because the Emperor and Empress are close, and His Majesty often stays overnight in the Renming Hall. In addition, His Majesty is not fond of women, so the harem is sparse, and in recent years he has not taken any more concubines.

The ministers advised the emperor to have more male heirs, and the historians recorded the emperor's self-discipline and benevolence.

The current emperor is a very ambitious emperor. As soon as he ascended the throne, he had already thought about his posthumous title and epitaph. In order to ensure that the name of Emperor Qi De Zhao Hong will be remembered for thousands of years, he has been working diligently and conscientiously since his ascension to the throne. His aversion to women is just an insignificant part of his career.

The harmony between the emperor and empress was just for show; the emperor knew it, and so did the empress, but they both maintained this facade without prior agreement.

Zhao Yin took leave from the emperor today and was comfortably playing archery with a young eunuch in his palace. Dressed in thin silk, with his hair down and barefoot, he laughed heartily when he hit the target, his fair and handsome face shining brightly, making all the beauties of the six palaces pale in comparison.

Imperial Physician Li returned and informed Zhao Yin of what the Empress had done. Zhao Yin knew without guessing what the Empress would say to the Emperor, but what would his father do? He had barely seen his father since childhood, and even after seeing him every day for over a month, he still couldn't fathom it.

However, he didn't intend to guess. His father had grown old, with white hair at his temples, and he was no longer a child, no longer able to look up at his father's figure but unable to see his face clearly.

After thinking it over, Zhao Yin laughed again, and pulled the grumpy-faced Imperial Physician Li to play games with him. They were having a great time shooting arrows and playing chess, and before long it was dark.

As darkness fell, he didn't expect the maids sent by the Empress to come to his bedchamber again, but he had no interest in continuing the charade with them, so he refused. The maid named Yanru had a very earnest look in her eyes, but unfortunately she was the Empress's person, and no matter how genuine she acted, he didn't dare to accept her.

As the night passed, news of Zhao Yin's impotence spread secretly as he had expected, and he could see the meaningful glances of the ministers whenever he came to the Zichen Palace.

His father, as usual, seemed unaware of the situation. In the middle of handling state affairs, he casually remarked, "By the way, my beloved ministers, I would like to preside over a hunting expedition. Which of your families has any fine young men? Bring them out for a look."

Upon hearing this, both civil and military officials applauded.

"Any family with a daughter can bring her to witness the prowess of the men of Qi."

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials immediately understood the emperor's intention and applauded it.

"By the way, Fifth Brother, you absolutely must participate. I've heard you've learned some hunting skills in the North, but Father hasn't seen them yet."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials fell silent.

If some people had been eager to act if the emperor had revealed his intention to arrange a marriage with the fifth prince a day earlier, they would have been even more disheartened after learning about the fifth prince's situation.

Zhao Yin never expected the emperor to do this. He originally thought the emperor would summon him to comfort him and show his fatherly love, but instead, the emperor arranged a blind date for him.

He quickly concealed the surprise in his eyes and said shyly, "Your subject's martial arts skills are not good enough, I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself."

"Hey, you've survived an illness you were born with, no one would laugh at you. Besides, if anyone did laugh at you, they would be laughing at me."

After he finished speaking, the civil and military officials fell silent, trembling with fear.

Zhao Yin was shocked. He never expected his father to say such a thing. Was he backing him up...?

After returning home, he couldn't sleep all night. While tossing and turning, he suddenly realized that his father must be using this as an excuse to investigate dissidents. Judging from the current situation in the court, standing on his side is equivalent to standing on the emperor's side, and the family that is willing to become the fifth prince's consort will be the most loyal to the emperor.

It must be like this, it must be.