The empress sat in the throne room, looked around at the crowd, and said, "If you have anything to say, say it now."
"Your Majesty, although you want to have an heir, this person can't do it," a burly man standing in the throne room said.
"Your Majesty, this person's origin is unknown, and he's too weak. I also feel that he can't do it."
"Your Majesty, please choose again. After all, this is related to having an heir."
"Your Majesty, the aboriginals have thousands of good men. Why don't you choose from among us?"
"Your Majesty, this person is definitely not worthy of you."
The empress sat in the throne room, propped her chin with the back of her hand, and looked at the noisy crowd below. She was rather happy.
After waiting for a while, she sat up straight and said coldly, "Why? Do I need your approval to choose someone?"
As soon as she said this, the crowd immediately became much quieter.
However, they still said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"If I choose a son-in-law, so what if he's strong or weak? Which man in this world can compare to me? Can you kidnap the other five people besides Li Yuanzhu? "the empress said coldly. "Moreover, it's hard to say whether they can beat me."
"Even if they aren't strong, they definitely can't be too weak. This person is frail and can never have an heir with you," someone said.
"Our imperial treasury can't push someone to the Earth Wheel level? What a joke. "The empress sneered.
"This …" Everyone was speechless.
If the empress wanted to, she could definitely push a fool to the Earth Wheel level in a short period of time. Although an Earth Wheel expert wasn't considered strong, it was possible for him to have an heir.
"But this person's origin is unknown …" someone tried to say.
"So what if his origin is unknown? What are you afraid of? "the empress asked.
What was there to be afraid of? Everyone was just trying to find a reason to make the empress retract her order. Even if he was an Earth Wheel expert, the empress could kill him with a wave of her hand. What was there to be afraid of?
However, after the empress said this, they couldn't possibly say, "I just want you to change to another one, right? You have to find a reason, right? "
"He looks exactly like the Seventh Prince of Great Xia. It's hard to believe that he isn't related. Your Majesty should be more cautious. If he's really a member of the royal family of Great Xia and Her Majesty chooses him as a son-in-law, I'm afraid it'll be detrimental to Dayao, "someone else advised.
"The royal family of Great Xia doesn't have the ability to do so. Naturally, I can prove that he has nothing to do with Great Xia." The empress waved her hand. The royal family of Great Xia couldn't allow a person to suddenly appear and disappear. Also, his messy things and words weren't from Great Xia.
Everyone objected for a long time, but in the end, they were unable to sway the empress. Seeing this, Hong Wu took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have to object, but I wonder what you see in him?"
The empress stretched out her fair fingers and gently stroked her chin.
"I don't hate it."
This was the empress's answer.
At the end of the day, it could be summed up in three words — I don't hate it.
The empress was very clear that she had to find someone to give birth to an heir.
However, how many men in the world were worthy of her?
Others only knew that she was number seven in the world, but now that she was ranked again, it was hard to say how many people were in front of her.
Even if there were, those few would be over fifty years old.
Since she became her current position at the age of sixteen, other than the court officials and imperial guards, how many people had she interacted with?
Needless to say, the aboriginals kept quiet out of fear when they saw her. As for the foreigners that she saw during the birthday celebrations every year, it was hard for her to be interested.
Even though Ren Baqian was weak, at least he made her feel that he was interesting.
He could cry miserably, talk, and perform a bunch of tricks. Not to mention, he was pretty fun.
To her, who was already at the top, strength and status weren't important. In any case, he wasn't as good as her and wasn't worthy of her attention. In her eyes, he wasn't even as good as "pretty fun."
And those candies, she liked them very much. That mirror, she liked them very much. That sentence, she liked them very much.
When a person did a few things that she liked, she would have a good impression of him.
It would also save others from bothering her.
Hong Wu looked at the empress with an indescribable complex feeling. He really didn't want Her Majesty to choose that fellow, just like how no father would want his daughter to marry a wretch.
With his strength and status, how could he possibly like Ren Baqian?
However, for the past few years, the empress hadn't been interested in him at all. Just as Hong Wu was worrying about this, the empress unexpectedly chose him and gave the reason, "I don't hate him."
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, why don't you arrange a position for him first? When he reaches the Earth Wheel level, if you think it's okay, you can appoint him as a prince," Hong Wu said after a moment of silence.
"Sir Hong Wu!" Everyone was shocked as they didn't expect him to say this.
"I also agree with General-in-Chief Who Supports the Nation," Shi Qing, who had been silent for the whole night, stepped forward and said.
"Then it's decided. Disperse." The empress immediately made the decision.
Since Hong Wu and Shi Qing had said so and the empress had already made the decision, the others had no choice but to pinch their noses and accept it.
After the crowd dispersed, the court officials surrounded Hong Wu and Shi Qing as soon as they left the palace. "Sir, is Her Majesty really going to choose that fellow as her son-in-law?"
Hong Wu stopped in his tracks, looked back at the palace gates that were still open, and asked, "What's the point of objecting?"
"We naturally know that it's difficult to change Her Majesty's mind, but this matter is really too important. We still hope that Her Majesty will reconsider," someone immediately said.
Hong Wu shook his head slightly. Such an objection would definitely not end well. Her Majesty was no longer the girl from before.
It wasn't that the others didn't know Her Majesty's temperament, but they didn't know how to persuade her other than objecting.
"If he wants to reach the Earth Wheel level, even with Her Majesty's help, it will take at least two to three years. Too many things can happen in two to three years, "Hong Wu said, then ignored the crowd and left.
Shi Qing's words were similar to Hong Wu's, "Two to three years is enough for Her Majesty to seriously consider this matter."
If Her Majesty still made the same decision at that time, then it shall be him.
Seeing that the two big shots had said so, the others also understood what they meant. Since they couldn't change Her Majesty's mind, then they would leave it at that.
Too many things could happen in these two to three years. Maybe Her Majesty would hate him and kill him with a slap.
Maybe he would fall sick and die. Who could say?
If Her Majesty didn't change her mind at that time when he reached the Earth Wheel level, then everyone could only accept it.
In any case, wouldn't Her Majesty's bloodline be preserved? Thinking about it this way, it seemed to be a little better than having the empress be uninterested after being urged by everyone year after year.
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