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The palace's talent show had been in full swing recently, so the emperor planned to take advantage of it to pick a main wife for Xiao Yijin, as well as a few secondary wives.

Imperial Concubine Lan didn't object. After all, Princess Lan Xun had run away. Seeing that the marriage was already over, Xiao Yi Jin was already over twenty years old. The prince should have already gotten married at his age. If it wasn't for him, she would have had a grandson by now.

Seeing how the emperor doted on Qing Yu and Mu Lin, Imperial Concubine Lan wanted Xiao Yijin to give birth to a grandson as soon as possible.

In the previous dynasties, there had been precedents where a certain prince was appointed as the crown prince because the emperor doted on his grandson.

The Emperor watched from his vantage point as many beautiful young ladies walked past him. In fact, he found this extremely annoying. In recent years, he had actually lost his zeal in certain areas. In addition, the open rivalry between the imperial government and the princes had exhausted his energy. His interest in the talent show was not very high.

"Dong Yufeng, the second daughter of the justice court's chief official, Dong Changen —" The emperor often served Fu Qin in close proximity as she reported in a long voice.

The emperor's narrowed eyes slightly opened as he sat up straight.

When he saw the beautiful girls from the morning and saw that it was the end of the summer, the scorching sun made the emperor's head spin. He really wanted them to leave immediately.

The only thing that would perk him up was his identity as the daughter of a justice.

The emperor looked over carefully. This Dong Yu Feng was good-looking, handsome, and pure. With a glance, one could tell that he was a lady from a noble family, gentle, modest and frugal.

He asked a few questions, and Dong Yu Feng answered them politely, so he nodded his head in satisfaction, indicating that he should stay.

"Your Majesty, this …" Is it intended to be Jin'er's main wife? " Grand Concubine Lan murmured softly beside him.

The Emperor smiled and nodded.

Imperial Concubine Lan nodded repeatedly, feeling rather satisfied. The daughter of the prince was of royal lineage and could not be married off. Other than the prime minister and the princess of the Shang Shu family, the daughter of a justice court official was not bad either.

Gu Zhaoran's three daughters were all married, and so was the daughter of Jia Shang Zhong. All in all, the Six Paths Alliance had no daughters of their own age. As for Dong Yu Feng, he was also a good choice.

Only Xiao Yijin glanced at him with a bored expression on his face. He wasn't interested in the slightest. Other than his identity as the daughter of a justice official, Dong Yu Feng's personality and looks were not his type. He looked like he was just a person with boring words and mediocre looks.

After Dong Yu Feng walked down, a graceful woman walked up to him. Her eyebrows were long and slender, her phoenix eyes had a trace of spring in them. Her charming eyes were like silk, and even the smile on her lips captivated the soul.

"Wu Wei, Minister Cheng Lai Shu and his other two daughters, Cheng Ying."

The military general was the commander of the imperial army. He didn't have a high position, but he was managed by Xiao Yijin.

Xiao Yijin's eyes suddenly lit up. He was about to whisper to Imperial Concubine Lan that this beauty was clever when she lowered her head and said to the emperor, "Your majesty, this general's daughter is exceptionally beautiful …"

"A woman who looks too good. Trouble. Young and good-looking. More trouble." Who knew that the Emperor would casually raise his eyelids with a cold expression. In his heart, he thought of the gorgeous and charming Ji Rong Hua.

When he was young, he was also interested in beauties, but at his age, no matter how many beauties he had, they were like carp in a river. He could no longer hold his gaze.

When Xiao Yi Jin heard this, the words that were originally coming out of his mouth withdrew.

But Imperial Concubine Lan whispered, "This … chenqie wants to leave it for Xiu'er."

Xiao Yijin nearly vomited blood. It was left to him again! He really didn't understand why such a beautiful woman would be bequeathed to a person who could lose at any time.

The emperor's expression turned serious. After a long while, he slowly nodded.

In this regard, his worries and Imperial Concubine Lan's were the same.

Before, when so many women entered the Mo King's Manor, the information they could get was all useless, but the more it was like that, the more he felt that something was wrong. If Xiao Yi Xiu really did not have the power to fight back, then why did so many women get killed one after another, and even Ling YuanZhang died?

The Emperor could use him to destroy everything for himself, but he had to be wary of a prince even more outstanding than himself.

Imperial Concubine Lan was even more worried about why he hadn't died yet. If he had ascended to the throne, the ones who would have died without a burial would have been herself and her son.

This time, a total of ten Elementary Scholars were retained. Other than Dong Yu Feng being conferred the title of imperial concubine and Jing Zhao Yin's daughter being conferred the title of imperial concubine, there were three Elementary Scholars who entered Prince Mo's estate. Two Elementary Scholars entered the palace, but only three Elementary Scholars stayed behind.

The emperor tiredly alighted from the carriage and slowly walked into Fu Yu's Zi Su palace.

Purple, was related to overlords since ancient times. It was a color of honor.

The Northern Chen was the Coffin of the Star Heaven, and it was said to be the emperor.

Back then, when he named Xiao Yi Bei Bei Bei, he had the intention of fighting. He didn't expect Xiao Yi to disappoint the Emperor.

Therefore, when the Zi Su Palace was established, the Emperor had slowly changed his mind.

No one paid much attention to the meaning of the word 'Zi Chen'. It was just like no one paid any attention to the mother and son.

"Min'er!"

"Father." The ninth son, Xiao Yi, who hadn't even been conferred the title of emperor, was currently studying the « East Abyss Law » seriously. On the table were the « Records of History », the « Shang Shu », and thirteen scriptures.

In the precious days of Luoyang, such a large number of books were enough to make ordinary scholars envious. However, Xiao Yimin, who was 12 years old, was very tired from looking at it. His eyes were filled with fatigue.

"Have you finished reading 'Historical Records'?" Facing this young son, the emperor had a rare look of benevolence, gently caressing his heart.

"Read it once, read it three times, yesterday, I have finished the homework that royal father had arranged for me."

"Don't feel bitter. At your age, your fifth royal brother has already finished reading all these books, and is also a martial arts practitioner, a soldier, and a rider …"

Xiao Yi Min knew that his fifth brother was a genius, but he didn't want to compare with him. He did not understand why his royal father would use him as a reference if his fifth brother was so outstanding, and why he did not take his fifth brother as a Crown Prince.

His small face was full of confusion, but he dared not ask any questions. He straightened his back and continued to recite the law.

"When did the Emperor come?" Fu Gongyu's gentle voice resounded at the door of the study. Like a feather, it brushed gently, harmless and light.

"I've just finished the show and am feeling dizzy from the sun. I'd like to come over to take a look."

"Chenqie, go get the iced lily green bean soup for the emperor."

The Emperor waved his hand and led her to a seat, studying her harmless, delicate face.

She was not the most beautiful, but always the one that comforted him the most. Just like Nei-er, who was not the most intelligent, but was always the most obedient and hardworking one.

What he needed was this feeling of being able to control, to rely on him, to respect him, to have unlimited faith in him.

He had the power to rule the world, and his women only needed to be gentle and affectionate, like the empress, Imperial Concubine Ling, and Imperial Concubine Lan.