Chapter 415: The Handsome Lord Superintendent Flirts Ferociously 38

In an instant, everyone fell to their knees and began to wail.

The eunuchs ran out to spread the news; the subjects wailed in grief, and the funeral bells tolled.

Only Jin Chen and Xuan Che remained standing, gazing at each other from afar, a faint smile rising between them.

At the end of the thirty-sixth year of Qian Yong.

The emperor of Jin Kingdom, Qian Yong, passed away; his son Jin Chen succeeded him and changed the era name to Xu Chen.

His mother was posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Yuzhen; her clan was summoned back from Jiangnan, and they were awarded ten thousand taels of gold and a princely mansion in the capital.

He appointed the East Factory Seal Holder, Xuan Che, as National Teacher, bestowing three observation platforms and countless rare treasures.

At the same time, he declared a general amnesty, reduced taxes for three years, strove to reverse Jin Kingdom's decline, and revived the image of a prosperous peaceful age.

At the enthronement ceremony, Jin Chen made an exception, allowing National Teacher Xuan Che to stand beside him on the high platform to receive the subjects' congratulations.

Three months after his accession, voices began to arise in court urging the emperor to expand the harem and ensure a lasting lineage.

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"Your Majesty, the heir is the foundation of the state; you should make plans early."

"Yes, Your Majesty, even if you have no empress candidate for now, you should add some new concubines to the harem; how can it be left empty?"

Jin Chen was getting so annoyed he felt like he might die.

Moreover, seeing Xuan Che smiling in the front row on the left, seemingly not jealous at all, made him even more annoyed.

He then looked toward Cui Chengping and Qi Yiqiu, gesturing for them to come forward and speak.

Cui Chengping: "……"

This is the fourth time this month.

Even if I wear my lips raw, I cannot stop those venerable, high-ranking elders of three dynasties from offering their advice!

He silently averted his gaze, refusing to look at Jin Chen.

Jin Chen seethed, nearly toppling over.

He flicked his sleeves, rose to his feet, bewildered and angry.

"What's wrong with you all? Earlier you said the realm lacked an heir, so I adopted a prince from my imperial sister; I will personally educate him, and he is the sole Crown Prince of Jin Kingdom."

"What else do you want!"

"What else do you want!"

Xuan Che, caught off guard by the mention, glanced at Jin Chen with a smile but did not respond.

It gave the impression that he was expected to settle everything himself.

The elder official who had first proposed the idea began to wail again.

"Your Majesty! This is different; you still need to have your own offspring. Moreover, although the National Teacher… but he ultimately cannot bear children, why won't you consider holding a selection to look at new candidates?"

Shengshengsheng, give birth to a fart!

"Having a kid and stealing his wife?"

Jin Chen, extremely annoyed, immediately snapped coldly: "I don't want to hear all these reasons; these past few days at court have been all about this—don't you have anything else to say?"

"I have no intention of taking concubines; if you keep pressing me, I will……"

He paused, turned away in frustration, and said, "I won't be emperor anymore!"

Everyone:!!!!

Inside the hall, everyone immediately knelt in perfect order.

"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty!"

Xuan Che couldn't help it; he lightly smiled, lips pursed, hidden among the kneeling officials.

It's thanks to Your Majesty for thinking up this solution.

Jin Chen gave a cold snort, intending to ignore them.

The elder official who had just advised could only reluctantly glance at the silent Xuan Che.

"National Teacher, please hurry and advise His Majesty!"

"Yes, National Teacher, His Majesty listens to your counsel the most!"

Xuan Che rose slowly, giving a light cough.

Jin Chen immediately turned around to face the officials.

He looked at his wife, his face full of grievance.

"Your Majesty, don't act recklessly; you have only recently ascended the throne, a time when myriad affairs await revival. This critical juncture should prioritize the state's great undertaking; you must not speak such nonsense."

Xuan Che spoke with great persuasiveness, and many elder officials nodded repeatedly.

They had finally awaited a clear-sighted emperor, and seeing Jin Kingdom's lands improving, they did not want to incur His Majesty's displeasure over harem matters.

Or perhaps… let's just drop it for now?

Besides, the grand selection occurs every three years; if His Majesty is unwilling this year, perhaps he will be willing next year or the year after—after all, His Majesty is still young, and there's indeed no rush.

Thus the matter was shelved just like that.

Regarding the fact that National Teacher Xuan Che shares the emperor's bed day and night, even without returning to his own palace, they simply pretended they hadn't noticed.

Occasionally, a few clueless officials tried to send their daughters into the harem, but Jin Chen would toss them out, person and luggage alike; daughters' families also care about face, so over time, fewer people aspired to climb onto the dragon bed.

In the blink of an eye, the year's end arrived.

With the new emperor and new year, Jin Chen naturally wanted to make the festivities splendid.

After sharing a banquet with the officials, Jin Chen, slightly tipsy, took his wife's hand and went to the snowy grounds to admire the plum blossoms.

In winter, the snow is pure white and heavy; pressing on the plum branches makes it appear even more stark.

The plum blossoms blooming amid the snowy white are red, cold yet pure.

The long coats dragged across the ground as the two figures walked side by side through the plum branches.

This year's winter plum seems to have bloomed especially brilliantly.

Xuanche was somewhat amazed; he had been in the palace for many years, yet this was the first time he had seen such beautiful plum blossoms.

I suppose it knows that Xiao Qi will come to admire the flowers this year, so it bloomed more, thus only losing to your beauty by three parts.

Jin Chen held him in his arms, his voice extremely gentle.

"Your Majesty, you're drunk." Xuanche also unconsciously lowered his voice, his phoenix eyes slightly curved.

I'm not drunk; Xiao Qi is drunk.

Jin Chen chuckled lightly, his fingertip brushing the tender cheek of the person in his arms as he leaned in to kiss.

Perhaps next year it will bloom even better and more beautifully.

I am very much looking forward to it, Your Majesty.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 100! Congratulations, Host!】

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【Congratulations Host on completing the mission, earning 2000 points, accumulating!】

【Currently transmitting to Quick Transmigration Bureau…… transmission successful.】

Host!

0731 happily lunged onto Jin Chen.

Taken by surprise, Jin Chen felt a heavy weight in his hand as he was embraced, and he grit his teeth, tossing it aside.

Do you know how heavy you are right now?

... Oh.

The pinkish-white beast's paws scratched the ground, then it flew up and walked inside together with Jin Chen.

Along the way, they also had to endure the astonished glances of various administrators and task-doers.

0731 thought they saw its current cool, domineering, awesome look, and were all charmed by its appeal, flapping its wings even more happily.

Jin Chen could no longer bear it, grabbing a handful of fur at the back of its head and dragging it toward the main system space.

Only after entering the door did he let it go.

0731 let out a howl.

Boss!

Having said that, it shot forward toward Lingduan Bai Ze's side like a small firecracker launched.

Bai Ze's beastly paws steadied it, placing it beside its claws to play with, and the beast gazed at Jin Chen.

Is there anything you want to ask?

Jin Chen sat down on the sofa like an elder, hearing this he lifted his eyes to look at the two beasts playing, not knowing what he thought of, the corner of his mouth twitched suddenly.

Shouldn't I be asking you if there's something you want to show me?

Otherwise, I wouldn't have specially summoned him over.

You're right.

Bai Ze said: 'After collecting the soul fragments from those previous worlds, the master's soul shadow can now be roughly restored, briefly awakening from chaos, but only for a few minutes.'

Seeing Jin Chen's eyes suddenly brighten, it opened a wall around them.

So I suppose you would want to meet the master.