"Your Majesty, if you insist on not having an Empress, you can choose some young women to fill the harem first. You can take your time with the rest!" Good thought that Mingyue Cheng was unwilling because the court was not stable yet. He was worried about the country and the people. Another reason was probably that the young Emperor had not been enlightened in this aspect, so he needed women to guide him. After all, the Empress and the heir were related to the stability of the country.
"Your Majesty has great ambitions, but as the old saying goes, to start a family and start a career, you have to start a family first before you can start a career!"
Good wanted to continue persuading Mingyue Cheng, but Mingyue Cheng hugged his stomach and shouted, "Prime Minister, I think I ate something bad. I'll be right back —"
Without waiting for Good to stop him, Mingyue Cheng rushed out of the royal study with Fowle. Seeing Mingyue Cheng's back disappear like a gust of wind, Good shook his head impatiently. Your Majesty, don't you find it annoying to use this trick every time?
Looking at the portraits of beauties piled on the table, Good sighed. These women had all been carefully selected. Regardless of character, family background, appearance, or talent, they were all one in a hundred. They were all qualified to enter the palace as concubines. Why did Mingyue Cheng not like them? Could it be that there was something wrong with him?
In the royal garden, Mingyue Cheng heard from Fowle that Good did not chase after him. He slowed down and heaved a sigh of relief.
"Fowle, is this considered me evading responsibility?" Mingyue Cheng asked leisurely as he squinted at the few white clouds in the blue sky in the royal garden.
"Your Majesty, you are being responsible for them."
By "them", Fowle was naturally referring to the women waiting to be selected. In this world, many people racked their brains to send their daughters into the palace, hoping that they could become phoenixes. But they did not know how terrifying the harem was. No matter how pure and innocent a woman was, as long as she entered the palace, she would become a man-eating demon from the outside to the soul.
Fowle had served the concubines in the palace since he was young and was used to the ups and downs. He could now understand Mingyue Cheng's feelings. Moreover, this Master had another woman in his heart! Fowle dared to say that as long as that woman was around, no woman in the world could enter the king's eyes. He could only say that fate played tricks on people!
"You are always so kind to me, Fowle! No matter what I do, you will support me and find all kinds of excuses for me … "
Mingyue Cheng turned around and looked at Fuller. This palace maid who had accompanied him to Xiqi back then was now white-haired. He still clearly remembered that on those cold nights after his mother, Miao Chuyun, died, it was Fuller who comforted him, encouraged him, and told him, "Your Highness, Fuller will always be by your side until the last moment of Fuller's life."
Looking back, it had been more than ten years since Fuller had started following him. Now that he had become the Emperor of Southern Phoenix Country, Fuller was still serving him diligently. The person in front of him was probably the person who understood him the most in this world. To Mingyue Cheng, Fuller was both a teacher and a friend. He had never treated Fuller as a lowly servant.
"Your Majesty, I promised the Empress that I would take good care of you! Your Majesty has saved this servant's life, so this servant's life is also yours! "
Fuller's words warmed Mingyue Cheng's heart on this spring afternoon. It was a fortunate thing to have such a loyal and devoted person.
"Fuller, where is Feng Qiqi?"
"Your Majesty, the princess has just entered Southern Phoenix Country, and Miss Gu has already sent a messenger pigeon back."
"Oh … I understand."
After that, Mingyue Cheng did not say anything. He only looked at the flowing clouds in the sky with his hands behind his back. Fowle slowly retreated to the side and waited for Mingyue Cheng. He waited until the sun set in the west and the setting sun burned its last rays in the sky. Mingyue Cheng still maintained the same posture.
Fuller sighed deeply in his heart as he looked at Mingyue Cheng's lonely figure. As a servant, he could not comment on Mingyue Cheng's matters, but seeing his master like this, Fuller still felt sorry for Mingyue Cheng. After all, he had watched Mingyue Cheng grow up and accompanied him for so many years in Xiqi Country. He loved Mingyue Cheng like a child from the bottom of his heart.
However, if life was not full of ups and downs, it would not be called life.
When Good came out of the palace, the ministers who were waiting outside immediately surrounded him. "Prime Minister, what did His Majesty say? What is His Majesty's attitude towards this? "
These anxious officials were all young ladies who had daughters waiting to be chosen. Thus, Mingyue Cheng's attitude would determine whether their families would be successful in the future. Ever since Mingyue Cheng ascended to the throne, he had never thought of marrying a concubine, which made these officials anxious.
To put it bluntly, what they cared about was not whether their daughters would be favored, but whether the emperor would accept such an exchange of benefits. Their daughters were just a gift to the emperor. If the emperor was willing to accept them, their families would naturally be loyal to the emperor. If the emperor rejected them, these people would inevitably tremble in fear.
Good had been in the imperial court for many years, so he naturally knew what these people were thinking. They could not be said to be snobbish and selfish. They had always been like this in every dynasty. Only by linking the interests of the royal family with the interests of their families could these officials feel at ease. Otherwise, being in the emperor's company was like being in the company of a tiger. If they did not reach a consensus and the emperor turned against them, wouldn't that be terrible?
Seeing that Good did not speak, someone panicked. "Prime Minister, please give us a definite message! What does His Majesty mean? We are all hoping that you will bring us a message! "
"Yes, Prime Minister, His Majesty is not young anymore. When is he going to choose a concubine? There are already some rumors outside. I am afraid that if this continues, it will affect His Majesty! "
"What rumors?" Hearing this, Good frowned. He had only returned to the Yun clan, and there were already rumors in the capital that were not favorable to Mingyue Cheng?
"Prime Minister, I did not say this. Please do not blame me!" Seeing that Good had become serious, that person hurriedly waved his hand to indicate that this matter had nothing to do with him. "My colleagues should have heard these rumors!"
When this person said this, the expressions of the officials at the side became somewhat uncomfortable. Only then did Good know that there was criticism in the capital about Mingyue Cheng not choosing a concubine.
"What did they say?"
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