Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

The empress suddenly said this, and Lu Chen instantly felt like he had accidentally cheated on Saint King Cangming.

Damn, is this something that can be said in a normal relationship between a monarch and his subjects?
The damn empress wouldn't really have that kind of intention towards me, right?

Although Ding Wei teased him that he was the future emperor or something like that, and there were occasional similar rumors in the officialdom, he never took these messy rumors to heart, and never even thought about them.

I always just laugh it off.

After all, he has always been very clear that Saint King Cangming is the empress's true white moonlight.

You must know that when the Queen Mother Zhao was in power, the whole court was filled with the Queen Mother's followers, and the empress was just a puppet at the mercy of others. It was the Holy King Cangming who descended from the sky and swept away the Demon Queen and her followers with his invincible attitude, saving the empress from danger.

Afterwards, he made selfless contributions and poured all the resources of the Holy Land into supporting the empress to secure her throne.

Whether in government or military affairs, the Holy King has tried his best to help the Empress govern the country. It can be said that the Empress can have the current situation, and Daxia can work hard and become stronger under her leadership. The reason why Lu Chen can "realize his ambitions" is all based on the Holy King's supreme authority.

Without the Holy King's strong support, nothing would be possible.

Even so, the Holy King never coveted power. He always put the Empress first and never overstepped the mark.

Hero saving the beauty + extraordinary power + extraordinary bearing + selfless dedication + outstanding talent + angel investment.

Any woman would be deeply moved by this, right?

Even if you don't pledge yourself to me, you should at least be deeply grateful, right?

And what about Lu Chen?
Compared to the Saint King's feat of almost exhausting the country's strength just to please the beauty, how could he win the favor of the empress when he did nothing but talked during the process of seizing power?
According to normal logic, the empress would at most admire him as a loyal minister. How could she possibly like him?

But now, the Queen's attitude
The empress's words "If you are well, I am fine" echoed in his mind. Even an emotional idiot could hear something strange in these words. Lu Chen suddenly felt extremely fucked up.

"what happened?"

Seeing Lu Chen in a daze, Jiang Chengwan looked as if she didn't realize anything and asked him normally.

"Mr. Lu's expression is strange, but is there anything wrong with what I said just now?"

As he said this, the little hands under the dragon robe were clenched tightly.

Lu Chen's mind was in a mess. On the one hand, he was wondering if he had too much self-awareness and had developed the three major illusions in life. On the other hand, he was wondering what he should do if the empress really fell in love with him?
Hearing Jiang Chengwan ask this, he shook his head, getting rid of the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

There was no way, he couldn't just say: Well, Your Majesty, do you like me?
Once these words are out, there is no going back.

Whether it is true or not, it will make the relationship between each other very awkward.

After forcibly suppressing many thoughts, Lu Chen took a deep breath and continued, "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something and was a little distracted."

It was a bit rude to say this in front of the emperor, but Lu Chen didn't care about that.

Jiang Chengwan didn't care about Lu Chen's misbehavior in front of the emperor. Instead, she said with concern, "Mr. Lu, although official duties cannot be neglected, you should also take care of your health. There is no end to official duties, and keeping healthy is more important than anything else."

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty. I will save you some time."

After some polite conversation, an idea suddenly flashed through Lu Chen's mind, and he asked tentatively, "By the way, Your Majesty, is there any news about His Royal Highness the Holy King recently? Is everything going well on the eastern front?"

When Lu Chen mentioned Jiang Chengdao, a gentle smile appeared on Jiang Chengwan's pretty face.

"Yeah, there is."

After all, he is his biological brother, the relative who loves him the most in this world. Naturally, Jiang Chengwan would not maintain his usual coldness when talking about his brother.

"The Holy King defeated the bandit army at Ziyun Pass ten days ago. The Cangming Army annihilated 30,000 enemies and captured countless prisoners. All the prefectures and counties along the way surrendered. Now we have recovered the Qingxu area. After we reorganize the troops and stabilize the local administration, we can march south and aim at Jiangnan."

Speaking of military strategy, Jiang Chengwan seemed to suddenly remember something and said:

"By the way, according to the news sent back by the Holy King, Liang Wang Jiang Yunming in Huaidong has been making frequent moves recently, with soldiers coming and going constantly, and Tianming Prefecture seems to have increased its troops in Huainan and Jingchu. The intention is unclear, Lu Qing, you need to pay more attention." "Yes, I will definitely pay attention."

Lu Chen bowed in response and silently kept the matter in mind, but his attention was not diverted.

He has always been able to distinguish the priorities.

The most important thing now is the matter of the sword spirit of the Sword of Ultimate Dao, and what the Empress' attitude towards him is.

However, when he specifically mentioned the Holy King just now, he had been observing the Empress's expression. When he saw her face suddenly soften, he immediately felt that he must have misunderstood.

The empress's words just now should just be an expression of her respect for her important ministers.

Although this statement could easily cause misunderstanding, the empress was only eighteen years old after all, so it was normal and understandable that there were some inaccuracies in her words.

As the saying goes, people always tend to believe what they want to believe. After Lu Chen realized that he had resolved the misunderstanding, he became serious.

"Your Majesty, we can talk about the affairs of Jingxiang and Huainan later. No matter what, your safety is the top priority. The Jidao Sword Spirit must not leave your body. Your Majesty, you have really gone too far this time."

"No matter how much you trust and respect me, this is really not right. What monarch would put himself in danger for his subjects? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? The monarch is the monarch, and the subjects are the subjects. As a monarch, how can you put your subjects above yourself?"

"If your majesty fails, where will I be placed?"

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Jiang Chengwan shook his head.

"I don't think there is any danger."

Without waiting for Lu Chen to refute, she explained: "The power of the First Emperor is in you. I am the only one who knows about this matter. Even you, Lu Qing, only learned about it after you were assassinated."

As she spoke, she took two steps back, put her hands behind her back, crossed her fingers, and leaned forward, showing off a figure that was superior to her peers, while an inexplicable smile appeared on her pretty face.

"The power of the First Emperor is indeed very strong, but for me, its main function is to intimidate the government and the people. I don't use its power most of the time. As long as no one knows that the power of the First Emperor is not in my body, the deterrent effect will not be reduced in the slightest. But it's different for you, Lu Qing."

It was obvious that her mind worked very quickly. After just a few moments of joking, she came up with an idea to deal with Lu Chen.

"Mr. Lu, you need the protection of the First Emperor's power more than I do. Those people are intimidated by the First Emperor's power and the great power of Luo Jing and dare not attack me, but you are far away in Yuzhou, and they can use all kinds of means to harm you. Even if Mr. Fu and Mr. Chai are here, they may not be able to protect you."

Having said this, she raised her delicate chin slightly, looking very foresighted.

"This assassination incident is enough to prove this point, and it also proves that my action is necessary, isn't it?"

Lu Chen opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Although it may sound like she was just making excuses, what the empress said does make sense. The power of the First Emperor has a far greater deterrent effect on her in Ziji City than other things. If it weren't for the power of the First Emperor, he might have died tragically.
Uh, no, maybe he ascended directly.

Damn, backstabs are everywhere.

After deeply feeling the malice of this world, Lu Chen sighed helplessly.

"That's all."

He shook his head and said helplessly: "It's come to this point. There's no point in saying more. The most urgent thing is to find a way to send the Sword of Extreme Dao back to Luojing as soon as possible."

Seeing that he finally stopped caring, Jiang Chengwan's eyes suddenly relaxed.

Judging from her appearance, it seemed that dealing with Lu Chen was more tiring for her than facing those ministers in the court who had ulterior motives.

Because I care, I am nervous.

"Ah."

Jiang Chengwan nodded, and then said: "However, just in case, Lu Qing, you should also return to Beijing as soon as possible." (End of this chapter)