Mo Rongyi had mixed feelings towards Murong Ke.
When he was young, the former Emperor didn't like his brother and his mother didn't favor him. He was also young and was bullied in the palace. At that time, Sixth Brother, who was highly regarded by the former Emperor, would appear to protect him. Once, he even brought him out of the palace to play. But when his mother found out, he couldn't go out, so he never saw Sixth Brother again.
Not long ago, he heard that Sixth Brother left the capital to study abroad. But when he saw him again, it seemed like a lifetime had passed. Even when the former Emperor passed away, Sixth Brother didn't appear, but he came back for his brother's wedding.
There was one thing that would always be a secret in his heart.
That time, when he went to look for Murong Ke, he only wanted to thank this Sixth Brother who had taken care of him. In Sixth Brother's original residence, there was a secret room. He accidentally touched the switch, which was behind the shelf in the study. The secret room was not big, but it was filled with portraits of Yao Yao, and the painter was Sixth Brother.
His eyes were full of his sister-in-law.
He was so scared that his back broke out in cold sweat, as if he had seen a big secret. He left the secret room in a hurry, not even seeing Sixth Brother.
So Sixth Brother liked sister-in-law, and he was so in love with her that he came back for her.
Imperial Brother and Yao Yao didn't know.
"What's wrong?" Murong Ke didn't get a reply from Mo Rongyi. He thought there was something wrong with Zhao Ning's body.
Mo Rongyi raised his head and looked at him, pulling his thoughts back. "Oh, Ah Ning's body is much better now."
Murong Ke regarded Ming Yu as his own, mostly because of Yao Yao. But now that sister-in-law was back, would Murong Ke be willing to continue being a person who admired her behind her back, or would he use underhanded means to snatch her away?
As a man, Mo Rongyi also had love in his heart. He thought that if Zhao Ning became someone else's Princess, he would definitely do anything to snatch her to his side.
Murong Ke, who was already the Emperor, what was he thinking?
"That's good." Murong Ke didn't know what Mo Rongyi was thinking. He looked at Mo Rongyi warmly. "I will remember the grievances Princess Yi suffered in Qi."
"Sister-in-law has already avenged Ah Ning." Cheng Zheng was already dead, so the grievances Ah Ning had suffered could naturally be erased.
Thinking about how Zhao Rao had no choice but to stop the battle, Murong Ke smiled faintly. "Ah Zhan and Yaoyao always have their ways of doing things that others can't."
"Your Majesty, you didn't come to the Wangfu in person just to say this, right?" Mo Rongyi said bluntly. He didn't want to deal with Murong Ke.
"Indeed, I do have something else to do." Murong Ke said in a low voice, "I have something I need your help with."
Mo Rongyi frowned. Why did he feel that Murong Ke's words were so unbelievable?
"I want to hand over the job of the concubine selection to you." Murong Ke saw Mo Rongyi's suspicious expression and found it funny, so he simply made it clear.
"What?" Mo Rongyi blurted out. "Are you kidding me?"
Murong Ke said amusedly, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Your Majesty, I'm just an idle king who doesn't know anything. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you." Mo Rongyi rejected immediately. He had been idle at home for so long. Why would Murong Ke give him this job?
"There hasn't been a concubine selection in Jin Nation for ten years. Even if I wanted to make it simple, the Ministry of Rites wouldn't allow it. Now that the concubines are entering the palace one after another, there isn't anyone I can trust to handle it. I'm very worried about what kind of people will enter the palace in the future. After all, Mingyu is still living in the palace." Murong Ke sighed in a low voice. "You're my younger brother, Mingyu's uncle, and a prince of the imperial clan. You're the most suitable person to handle it."
When he heard about Mingyu, Mo Rongyi was a little shaken. He knew that Murong Ke raised Mingyu like his own daughter and was prepared to pass the process to Mingyu in the future. However, he really didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court.
Seriously, why did they have to concubine selection out of nowhere?
Mo Rongyi snorted in his heart. He also knew that Murong Ke's future palace was empty. It was impossible for him not to marry for the rest of his life.
Actually, it was better this way so that he wouldn't keep thinking about Yaoyao.
"I've never done something like this before. I'm afraid I can't do it well." Mo Rongyi's tone of refusal was no longer firm.
"It's not a difficult task. There are people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites to handle it. You just have to guard it," Murong Ke said in a low voice.
Mo Rongyi glanced at him. "Why me?"
"You're a prince and there aren't any other masters in the palace. If I don't hand it over to you, am I supposed to hand it over to Mingyu?" Murong Ke asked with a smile.
"Aren't you afraid that someone will use me against you?" Mo Rongyi snorted coldly.
Murong Ke chuckled. "Why would they use you against me? Even if they want to find someone to attack me, it'll be Ah Zhan."
Mo Rongyi was speechless. That's right. His brother was back. He was more deserving of being the emperor than anyone else.
Unfortunately, even his brother didn't want the high and mighty position and would rather return to King Qin's Residence. What else could the others fight for?
"I'm doing it for Mingyu …" Mo Rongyi's face darkened. He accepted the task for no other reason than Mingyu's sake.
"Good." Mo Rongke nodded his head in satisfaction.
Murong Ke and Mingyu only returned when the sun was about to set. Mo Rongyi had spent the entire afternoon dealing with them, and was already filled with dissatisfaction.
"Mingyu is our niece. It's good that she's here to play. What's the point of him standing here for half a day?" Mo Rongyi hugged Zhao Ning as he complained. He was happy that Mingyu had come to play with the handsome brother, but with Murong Ke here, he couldn't just ignore him. He patiently entertained them for half a day before finally sending them off.
"He's the Emperor. Be careful with what you say." Zhao Ning giggled. It was obvious that she and Mingyu had gotten along well.
It was hard for Mo Rongyi not to be angry. Usually, he would accompany her in the afternoon, but today, he had to accompany Murong Ke. How could he be happy? Before he left, he even said that he would bring Mingyu over when he was free. This made him so angry that he wanted to slam the door.
"In the future, only let Mingyu in." Mo Rongyi said stubbornly.
"The task that the emperor gave you, is it difficult?" Zhao Ning smiled as he changed the topic.
Mo Rongyi frowned, "It's not difficult, but it might be very busy in the future. In the future, the beauties selected to enter the palace might be the Empress or the Noble Consort. Mingyu lives in the palace and now calls him Father Emperor. Will she have to call another woman Mother Empress in the future?"
Zhao Ning frowned and said, "That's not a good idea."
"Let's look at Ming Yu in the future. I will try my best to choose some virtuous and honest beauties to enter the palace." No matter how good looking they were or how powerful their background was, those who had powerful means should not even think about entering the palace. This was to prevent them from harming Ming Yu in the future.
Zhao Ning said faintly, "I wonder when sister-in-law and the rest will be back."
"They … shouldn't be that fast."
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