Xiao Yuanzhao had two happy events. At the morning court the next day, the tensed officials were surprised to see the smile on his face. Thinking about it, it was probably because the Emperor really hated the Prince Regent and was so happy after taking down the Prince Regent.
The few neutral parties who didn't help the Emperor deal with the Prince Regent lowered their heads, afraid that they would offend the Emperor. At the same time, they secretly cursed Minister Chu for being a sly old fox. He quietly turned to the royalists at the critical moment, and it was Chu Ze who led the team to arrest the Prince Regent. Now the biggest winner was the Chu Family. Even the Imperial Noble Consort who was favored by the Emperor was going to be made empress. The glory of the Chu Family was unstoppable.
Some officials who knew how to read the situation saw that the important matters had been discussed and stood up at the right time to propose making Chu Xiang empress. The reason was easy to find. The Emperor had been attacked three times, and the Imperial Noble Consort had saved him twice. She had done a good job in managing the imperial harem and had also done a good job in discovering Imperial Concubine Xi's disloyalty. It was perfect to make her empress.
Anyway, the matter had been settled. It was easy for the officials to pile up words to praise the Imperial Noble Consort. They all came from the imperial examinations. Who didn't know how to flatter?
Xiao Yuanzhao was very happy. He looked even happier than when he was discussing the matter of the Prince Regent. He immediately ordered the imperial supervisor to choose an auspicious day and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the empress conferment ceremony. He also ordered Minister Chu to be conferred the title of Duke Chengen, who was still the Minister of Revenue. He made Chu Ze the general of the Imperial Guards, who was in charge of all the troops in the capital.
The Chu Family jumped three levels in a short two months and became the most powerful family in the dynasty. Some people whispered that the Emperor had always disliked foreign relatives monopolizing power. They didn't know why he trusted the Chu Family so much.
How could they know that the Emperor's trust came from mind-reading? Xiao Yuanzhao didn't often use mind-reading. He had studied the Emperor's mind-reading since childhood, which was enough. But occasionally, he could rely on mind-reading to determine loyalty and betrayal to give the Emperor's trust. The father and son of the Chu Family had always been loyal to him. With the relationship with Chu Xiang, he naturally didn't care about foreign relatives. As long as they were loyal, he dared to give them power.
Chu Xiang had seen everything that had happened in court through the Heaven and Earth Mirror. She naturally understood that Xiao Yuanzhao had made some concessions that belonged to the emperor for her, put away some of the suspicions that belonged to the emperor, and placed too much trust in her and the Chu family.
Rao's feelings were not static, especially after reaching the Emperor's height. There were too many factors that could affect feelings. She felt that since the two of them were very comfortable together, then they should continue like this. There should not be anything to disturb them and test the Emperor's feelings for her.
She mulled over it for a while. When Xiao Yuan Zhao returned to the palace with a smile, he saw her flustered appearance. His smile immediately disappeared, and he hurriedly went forward to hug her. "What happened to you? What happened? "
His sharp gaze looked towards the palace servants. The palace servants in the room immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness in panic, "Your Majesty, after niangniang woke up and ate breakfast, she was fine. Afterwards, afterwards, she suddenly became like this. This servant and the others really don't know what happened."
Xiao Yuanzhao carefully listened to what Chu Xiang was thinking, and was shocked to find out that Chu Xiang had lost her ability!
[How can this be? Why did it become like this? Why did it suddenly disappear?]
Chu Xiang took a deep breath and forced out a smile towards Xiao Yuan Zhao. She shook her head and said: "I'm fine, I'm just … … not feeling too well."
Xiao Yuan Zhao opened his mouth, feeling a bit panicked inside. It wasn't because he was afraid of the ability disappearing, but because he was afraid of the unknown. Today, the ability had suddenly appeared or disappeared. Would there be more uncontrollable strange things in the future?
If too many strange things happened while he was on the throne, wouldn't that mean he wasn't fit to be the Emperor?
But seeing Chu Xiang's sad appearance, Xiao Yuan Zhao temporarily threw this to the back of his mind. He picked her up by the waist and gently placed her on the bed.
Xiao Yuan Zhao covered Chu Xiang with a thin blanket and hugged her from the side. He comforted her, "If you're not feeling well, rest well. I'll have the imperial kitchen make your favourite dishes."
He held Chu Xiang's hand and thought for a while before saying: "Is it because you're about to become the Empress that you're uneasy? Don't be afraid, no matter what, I'll be with you. You don't like me having other women, so I'll send them all away. I won't want anyone else in the future and will only be good to you. "
He felt that the best comfort for Chu Xiang right now was to give her a promise, a promise that she wanted the most.
As expected, once he finished, Chu Xiang turned her head to look at him in shock. She said in disbelief: "You, you're serious? You won't touch other women in this life? You've thought it through? "
This was something that Chu Xiang did not expect. She thought that it would take a while to win the Emperor's heart, but she did not think that the Emperor would make a promise himself. But this did not affect her acting. Just like the Emperor thought, her eyes revealed surprise and suspicion.
Xiao Yuanzhao pressed his forehead against hers and chuckled, "The words of an emperor carry enormous weight. My promise to you today, will never change."
"Alright, I believe you. If you go back on your words, I … … won't let you go! "Chu Xiang looked at him and slowly revealed a faint smile. She thought in her heart, maybe you'll lose what you gain.
The ability that she got in exchange for blocking a blade for the Emperor disappeared without a trace after consummating with the Emperor. It was as if it was just to help them be a pair of lovers. Then she chose to believe the Emperor. If the Emperor betrayed her one day, then she had the ability to deal with him.
Xiao Yuan Zhao finally remembered that Chu Xiang did not only have abilities. She also had inexplicable skills and a clever mind. She even knew how to make miraculous drugs. She had the ability to drug the Regent in the palace, making it so that other than him, no one in the world would know that it was her doing.
Chu Xiang was very strong, how could she need him to comfort her like this? Wasn't she still thinking about how to deal with him in the future?
But the joy of being in love with each other was greater than anything else. He touched Chu Xiang's hair and suddenly felt a wave of peace. Between them, even the last ability that he might be wary of in the future had been removed. What reason did he have not to be good to her?
He doted on her, used the Chu Family, and felt the same peace of mind. They were already existences that he could entrust his back to. For an Emperor, this was a very rare thing, and he cherished it very much.
Xiao Yuan Zhao thought that Chu Xiang's ability was gone, so his ability would also disappear soon. But after half a month, he found that his ability was still there, and it was not affected at all. He suddenly had a ridiculous idea. He actually thought that his and Chu Xiang's abilities were bestowed by the Emperor to bring them together. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental?
In half a month, he uprooted all of the Regent's power. The Regent died of illness in prison. Imperial Concubine Xi and her palace maids were given poisoned wine, and the Qi Family was punished. The entire capital was filled with blood. Whether it was the officials or the people, they were all very cautious, afraid that they would get burned.
But Xiao Yuan Zhao was a wise ruler. He had already investigated the Regent's background, so he did not harm the innocent. This fight for imperial power was perhaps the one with the least casualties in history, and Chu Xiang secretly helped a lot.
When Xiao Yuan Zhao was free after finishing his work, he took Chu Xiang out of the palace to play. The two of them were dressed casually like newlyweds shopping. When they saw something interesting, they would stop and look. Xiao Yuan Zhao also picked an exquisite hairpin for Chu Xiang, and personally put it in her hair in the store.
Chu Xiang looked up and smiled at him, "Husband, does it look good?"
"Anything Madam wears looks good." Xiao Yuan Zhao liked to hear her softly call him "husband". Every time it happened, he would grant her every request. And he understood her feelings, so he naturally knew when and what to say to make her happy.
These days, they were practically glued to each other. Even if they only exchanged glances, outsiders could feel the deep affection between them.
"This older sister is really beautiful. This hairpin suits older sister very well. Today's meeting is fate. Why don't I give this hairpin to older sister? I hope older sister will kindly accept it. "
A mellow and pleasant voice was heard. Xiao Yuan Zhao and Chu Xiang looked over at the same time, and saw a fair and beautiful woman with an excellent figure walking over with a smile. Her eyes were very serious, and did not look at Xiao Yuan Zhao at all, as if she was really just admiring Chu Xiang's beauty. But her appearance was actually comparable to Chu Xiang's.
This was strange. After Chu Xiang cultivated, her skin was as white as snow, and her skin was as white as jade. Every part of her body had been baptized by spiritual energy, and was not comparable to ordinary people. And this woman was not inferior to her at all. Even if she was just drawing spiritual energy into her body, and had not cultivated to the first level of Qi Refining, she was not inferior to ordinary women.
Chu Xiang was a bit curious about her, so she signaled the servants not to stop her. She allowed the woman to walk in front of her, and asked, "This older sister looks a bit unfamiliar. May I know which family you are from?"
The woman smiled generously and said, "Older sister, I am the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Chen's eldest branch. When I was young, I was sent to my maternal family in Jiangnan because of my weak body. I only returned to the capital a month ago, so older sister does not recognize me. This shop is opened by me, and older sister and I feel like old friends at first sight. Seeing older sister, I feel happy. Older sister, are you willing to come upstairs with me? "
Xiao Yuan Zhao glanced at her. He did not expect her to have such good taste. Wasn't the imperial gui fei someone that everyone liked when they saw her?
However, Chu Xiang smelled a strong scent of white lotus and green tea, and said with interest, "Sure, I also want to see other hair accessories. Please."
The woman led the way in front, walking up the stairs. Chu Xiang and Xiao Yuan Zhao walked behind her hand in hand. Who knew that the woman would suddenly step on air, and her entire body would fall towards Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang could dodge, but she did not. Instead, she thought to herself, 'Here she comes, I knew this woman was strange.'
Xiao Yuan Zhao did not have time to think about her intentions. He was afraid that she would fall, so he quickly grabbed her and raised his hand to block the woman. The woman fell onto Chu Xiang's body, so naturally, she fell onto Xiao Yuanzhao's arm.
"Sorry, I was impolite!" The woman wanted to stand up in a panic, but she was dizzy. She stumbled and fell again, unconsciously grabbing Xiao Yuan Zhao's wrist.
Xiao Yuan Zhao wanted to shake her off, but he heard her cheer in her heart, 'System! How is it! Did the emperor notice me? '
Xiao Yuan Zhao paused and naturally helped the woman stand up. He then heard the woman's depressed thoughts, 'How can his affection for me be 0? Can't he see how beautiful I am? The imperial gui fei's affection for me is -20? I clearly performed very well. Even if he doesn't like me, it shouldn't be negative, right? That's right, this imperial gui fei is so beautiful, and the emperor only favors her. Could it be that she came from the modern era like me? '
The word "modern era" successfully attracted Xiao Yuan Zhao's attention. He remembered that Chu Xiang's thoughts once mentioned that the ancient era was not as interesting as the modern era. What did this woman mean? Where was the modern era? What did she mean that she and the imperial gui fei came from the modern era?
The imperial gui fei had skills and brains that were different from the past. Was this the secret?
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