Chapter 1064: A Spring Night in the Hibiscus Tent

"What's the situation today?"

In the Hall of Peace and Prosperity of the Sheng Tang Imperial City, the ministers discussed in whispers while looking at the empty dragon chair.

Today was the day of the morning court; the ministers had prepared the materials to be submitted, tidied up their appearance, and set off into the palace early, waiting here for almost an hour.

Because time was tight, they hadn't even eaten breakfast, only having time to chew two quick-acting nutritional pills to pad their stomachs.

According to the usual situation, Her Majesty the Empress should have arrived long ago; how come the morning court bell had been struck three times today and she was still nowhere to be seen?

Just as the ministers were whispering, the Empress's Chief Female Official walked out, and the ministers in the hall immediately stopped talking and stood still, like a serious electric pole.

"Passing the Empress's oral decree: The morning court is canceled today; all ministers can submit their memorials and leave on their own; the Empress will handle them together next time."

The few old ministers with white beards standing at the front of the hundred officials looked at each other, and then one of them stepped out to the left, raised his hand to salute, and asked: "May I ask why the Empress suddenly canceled the morning court?"

The official was expressionless: "The Empress only said it was canceled; how would I dare to ask the reason?"

"If Minister Zhang has urgent matters, I can be tired and run a trip for you to ask if the Empress has time to see you."

"That's not necessary." Minister Zhang waved his hand; how would he dare to ask if the Empress had time when it was obvious she didn't?

"If there's nothing else, you can all go back."

The official nodded and then said: "By the way, the Empress knows that all the ministers get up early and work late, often leaving home without eating breakfast, so you must be hungry by now, so she specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare breakfast in the Hundred Flowers Hall; all ministers can go to eat if you feel hungry, don't let down the Empress's good intentions."

"The ministers kowtow to thank the holy grace!"

Thousands of officials inside and outside the hall shouted in unison, their attitude incomparably respectful.

At the same time, the Empress who "pigeon-holed" the morning court woke up slowly from Miss Luo Quan's arms.

After returning, she suffered from insomnia night after night, but she slept exceptionally soundly as soon as she was by her beloved concubine's side, which shows that they are a pair destined by fate.

Unfortunately, her beloved concubine doesn't seem to think so.

And her beloved concubine's sleeping posture...

Ye Zhining frowned and looked at Miss Luo Quan, reaching out to wipe the crystal saliva from the corner of her mouth; was she dreaming of something delicious again?

The movement of wiping the corner of her mouth woke Miss Luo Quan from her dream; she looked left and right with her eyes half-open, wanting to lift her hand but found she couldn't feel the existence of her hands.

"Damn, where are my hands!" Miss Luo Quan was taken aback, only to find that her two hands were

If it were an ordinary person pressing down like that, it wouldn't matter, but the two beside her are no ordinary people; even the unconscious force in their sleep was enough to make her arm go numb.

After one night, it left her unable to feel the existence of her arm.

"Don't panic, it's just insufficient blood supply caused by compression."

As Ye Zhining spoke, she stroked Miss Luo Quan's shoulder, and soon the blood began to flow again, and the discomfort dissipated along with it.

"Your massage technique feels much more brilliant than mine; it's immediately effective." After witnessing this scene, Miss Luo Quan made a joke.

Ye Zhining chuckled: "This is just purely using True Qi to clear the meridians and blood vessels; it doesn't make people feel comfortable, and compared to you, it's far worse."

Perhaps because she really couldn't listen to the two of them blowing each other's commercial horns anymore, Bai Xingwei also woke up and stretched comfortably: "It's been a long time since I slept so comfortably."

"Xingwei has this feeling too?" Ye Zhining's eyes lit up, "I also feel that when sleeping with Miss Luo Quan, it's much more comfortable than sleeping by myself."

Bai Xingwei showed a surprised look: "It seems to be the case, but it's also my first time; I don't know if it's a coincidence."

"Treating me as a sleeping pillow, are you?" Miss Luo Quan chuckled, "How come I don't know I have such a magical effect?"

"That might be because you don't sleep with others enough." Bai Xingwei gave the answer straightforwardly.

"Nonsense, as a young maiden, how many people could I have slept with?" Miss Luo Quan rolled her eyes and now just wanted to give Bai Xingwei the middle finger.

"I'm a bit hungry for breakfast." At this moment, Ye Zhining rubbed her stomach and said.

Neither she nor Bai Xingwei would get hungry, but the habits formed since childhood would not change with the improvement of cultivation; once the time came, they would want to eat.

"The cook at home prepares breakfast every day, but it certainly can't compare to the imperial chefs." Bai Xingwei said while getting up to get dressed.

Ye Zhining smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just breakfast; satisfying the appetite is enough, it doesn't need to be that delicious."

During the time the Bai family chef was preparing breakfast, the three women got up and washed up one after another.

Miss Luo Quan is going to meet with the people from the Dawn Church today, and she doesn't know if the occasion is formal, so she wore a loose coat.

The breakfast consisted of various specialty pastries from the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty; the cook's skills were quite good, and both Ye Zhining and Bai Xingwei ate quite a bit.

"Speaking of which, don't you have to attend the morning court?" Miss Luo Quan remembered this after eating her fill.

In TV dramas, those emperors all have to attend the morning court; the most common content is watching the various ministers bicker, which is quite interesting.

It's just that I don't know if the real morning court looks like that too.

"The monarch does not attend the morning court today!" Ye Zhining put down her chopsticks and laughed, "Isn't it because you're back? I want to stay here for a while longer; when I have to attend the morning court, I would have already gotten up to bathe and dress an hour and a half before."

"So you just skipped today's breakfast, right." Miss Luo Quan gave Ye Zhining a thumbs up directly: "Really impressive, congratulations on taking another step forward on the road to becoming a muddled monarch."

"How does canceling one morning court make me a muddled monarch?" Ye Zhining was very unconvinced, "I have attended the morning court my whole life, diligently reviewing memorials every day; am I not allowed to enjoy myself?"

"Okay, okay, it's really been hard on you."

Miss Luo Quan nodded hurriedly, then thought to herself, if Ye Zhining does this often in the future, will the ministers treat her as a figure like Baosi or Daji?

In the end, the angry ministers couldn't bear it anymore and came to purge the monarch's side and finish her off; wouldn't that be even more unjust than Dou E!

However, if it's really as Ye Zhining said, just indulging occasionally, then it would be fine.

After all, the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty is now peaceful, and there are indeed no memorials that urgently need to be solved; if she skipped it, she skipped it; the ministers wouldn't take action against her for such a small matter.

Moreover, her status on the table now is the Holy Mother of the Dawn Church; even if these ministers really wanted to do her harm, they would have to weigh whether they could bear such consequences.

Thinking of this, Miss Luo Quan suddenly felt much more at ease.

This is the benefit of having multiple identities; whenever trouble is encountered on one side, a solution might be obtained from one's identity on the other side.

"What are you thinking about that makes you so happy?" Ye Zhining saw Miss Luo Quan lowering her head and smiling without a word, and also asked with a smile.

"I'm laughing that I will soon have a palace of my own, and it will be very luxurious." Miss Luo Quan said straight away.

"So you like this." Ye Zhining felt she had grasped Miss Luo Quan's hobbies, "If you like this kind of luxurious palace, I can also have the Ministry of Works start preparing immediately, pick a place with good Feng Shui for you to build a palace, and call it the Luo God Palace, how about that?"

"A place with good Feng Shui, that's fine." Miss Luo Quan chuckled, "Forget it, forget it, I don't deserve a reward without merit; if I really made some contribution, building one wouldn't be anything, but if you build it for no reason, wouldn't that be wasting manpower and money?"

Ye Zhining said uncomprehendingly: "How is that wasting manpower and money? I can pay out of my own pocket and recruit workers at a high price; it definitely counts as a good thing."

"Let's talk about it later, and I already have a palace; I can't live in a new one even if it's built, there's no need."

Miss Luo Quan shook her head and ultimately did not accept this gift: "If you really must give something, you can give some jewelry, rings, or something like that, the shiny kind; I like that."

Ye Zhining revealed a smile: "Okay, I'll give you a billion of them then."

Although she didn't succeed in giving it, at least she knew what her beloved concubine liked, which could be considered a gain.

Originally, she thought Miss Luo Quan viewed money as dirt and didn't enjoy a life of extravagance, with a desire for consumption so low it was outrageous; her desireless appearance was almost like those nuns in the temples.

This actually gave Ye Zhining a headache, because without desires, she had no way to cater to her preferences.

And if she didn't cater to her preferences, how could she get closer to her?

The good news is that at least now she has figured out one of Miss Luo Quan's hobbies, which is shiny jewelry.

She had already kept this matter in her heart and prepared to let the Minister of Revenue count her private national treasury immediately after returning to the palace to see how many treasures there were.

The treasures in the national treasury were all accumulated from gifts given by elders from childhood to adulthood, with a wide variety and an astonishing quantity.

However, compared to her father's small treasury, it was still quite a bit worse.

That is where the essence of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty's rare treasures lies; many treasures she hadn't even heard of herself.

Anyway, her father doesn't need them while traveling, so she might as well take them to show off; wouldn't that make Miss Luo Quan so fascinated she couldn't even walk?

Thinking of this, Ye Zhining had already begun to imagine Miss Luo Quan's expression with eyes full of little stars.

And at this time, Miss Luo Quan also made contact with the Dawn Church through the light machine; the contact method was left to her by Saint Fafreya last time, and the contact person was naturally Saint Fafreya.

"Holy Mother, the bishop responsible for building the Summer Palace has arrived at the Imperial Capital of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty; please tell us your current location, and we will come to find you."

The Saint sent a voice message; after Miss Luo Quan studied the light machine's functions, she sent the coordinates to the other side under Bai Xingwei's guidance.

"Are the people from the Dawn Church coming?" Ye Zhining sat on the sofa, brewed a cup of flower tea, and asked.

Today she wasn't wearing a dragon robe, just a bright yellow casual outfit, but she still looked noble and imposing.

"Yes, they are coming to see me; I just sent the coordinates over."

As soon as Miss Luo Quan finished speaking, another message was sent from the other side: "Holy Mother, we have arrived outside the door; can you let the guards let us through?"

"Damn, so fast." Miss Luo Quan raised her head in surprise: "Xingwei, Fafreya and the others have arrived."

"Don't worry, I've already greeted the guards." Bai Xingwei clapped her hands, and the maid immediately brought over a few pots of hot tea and prepared some pastries and fruits.

Although it wasn't particularly grand, it still had the most basic etiquette for receiving guests.

After a while, a group of foreigners in white clothes and white robes with peaceful expressions walked in.

Seeing Ye Zhining sitting beside Miss Luo Quan, they were first a bit surprised, then first greeted Miss Luo Quan: "Good day, Holy Mother," before bowing to Ye Zhining.

As believers, in their hearts, the status of the Holy Mother is higher than any monarch or leader of any other country; even if the Pope were sitting here, this greeting of "Good day, Holy Mother" would still have to be said first.

And Ye Zhining didn't care much about the order; after all, it was Miss Luo Quan, so she just waved her hand: "No need for formalities."

After these two big shots were greeted, it was finally the turn of the owner of this room; the hospitable Bai Xingwei also received a blessing of "May the Dawn Heavenly Father protect you."

Although she didn't believe in these things, she still put her hands together and said thank you.

Several religious figures saw this scene, pursed their lips, and in the end, didn't take it too seriously.

This was not much different from crying to a Bodhisattva in a Laozi temple, but considering that Bai Xingwei had no malicious intent and was simply ignorant of these religious rituals, which led to the mistake.

There was absolutely no need to specifically correct it; it might even offend her, so let's get to the topic.

"I presume you already know the purpose of our visit today, Holy Mother."

A middle-aged woman in her early forties beside Fafreya spoke, then took out a palm-sized round disk and placed it on the table.

"This is a real-time projection device; put this on and you can see the design concept of the Holy Mother's Summer Palace." The woman handed over a few pairs of glasses, and the three women took them and put them on.

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet; I am one of the twelve cardinals of the Dawn Church; you can just call me Valena, Holy Mother."

The female bishop pressed the switch while speaking, and the disk shot out beams of white light, making the three women feel as if they had traveled to the sky above the Imperial Capital.

On a plain to the south of the Imperial Capital, this is the settlement of the Dawn believers; many people live and practice here; although it is not as prosperous as the city, everyone is satisfied with their life here.

And now, the Holy Mother's Summer Palace is going to be built next to this believer settlement, and I don't know if it will break their peaceful life.

The first image projected was a macro bird's-eye view; after Miss Luo Quan zoomed in, she could even see the daily lives of the residents in the settlement; I don't know if there is an aircraft hovering above at this moment.

Looking at the magnificent and luxurious Holy Mother's Summer Palace next to it, Miss Luo Quan turned her head and asked: "Bishop Valena, is it really appropriate to start a major construction project in such a quiet, peaceful, and poor place?

The believers are living a simple life; there is no need to interfere with a magnificent palace next to them."