Cultivating Immortality, Starts with Green Plum

Chapter 82: You've made me wait for a while!
Halfway through Chen hour.

Early in the morning, Emperor Wu paced back and forth in the imperial study.

Emperor Wu looked very impatient, like an old pervert waiting for a peerless beauty to emerge from the bath.

When the morning court was held just now, Eunuch Wei noticed that His Majesty was looking impatient and he wished that the court would end quickly.

In Eunuch Wei's opinion, His Majesty's appearance is still very rare.

The last time was when I was waiting for Mr. Xiao to come back from Bailu Academy.

However, Eunuch Wei thought it was understandable.

For His Majesty, Xu Ming is not only a genius who is proficient in both civil and military affairs, but more importantly, Xu Ming is young.

Moreover, although the laws of Wu State have been revised now, Xu Ming, as a bastard's son, must have had a bad relationship with the Xu State Mansion.

Furthermore, we learned that Xu Ming and Xu Xuenuo are not biological siblings, and Xu Ming may not have the blood of the Xu Guofu, which is even better!
If such a person is kept by your side and cultivated since childhood, he will be absolutely loyal! An absolute confidant!

Not to mention that Her Majesty has only given birth to a princess so far.

Because of the reasons in the past few years, it is basically impossible for Your Majesty to have another child now.

If Xu Ming becomes the prince consort and has a few children with the princess, the Wu Kingdom will have a foundation.

"Your Majesty, Xuefutu Xu Ming requests to see you."

Finally, a maid walked into the imperial study and knelt down to pay her respects.

"See! He's finally here. I've been waiting for a long time!"

Emperor Wu said hurriedly.

Emperor Wu had been waiting for a long time for the maid's report.

"Yes."

The maid stood up, hurried out of the imperial study, and invited Xu Ming in.

"Xu Ming, the Blood Buddha, pays respect to His Majesty."

Xu Ming clasped his fists and saluted Emperor Wu.

According to the laws of the Wu State, officials, people with honors, and soldiers did not need to kneel when meeting the emperor, but only needed to perform normal salutes.

Emperor Wu looked at the young man in front of him and became more and more satisfied.

Over the years, Emperor Wu had always heard of Xu Ming's name, but had never seen Xu Ming.

When I saw him today, I found that he is indeed a handsome man.

Moreover, Emperor Wu felt in him not only the elegance of a scholar, but also the tenacity of a warrior.

The Confucian saying that one can kill enemies on horseback and govern a country when dismounted should be referring to this kind of person.

How could Xu Guofu be so lucky to give birth to such a good boy!

"Get up." Although Emperor Wu's face was full of anticipation just now, his expression was normal now, and it was not obvious at all how much he doted on Xu Ming.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Ming stood up and straight.

"Mr. Xu, your reputation has spread far and wide." Emperor Wu looked at Xu Ming and said with a smile, "Especially after you joined the army, many civil servants in the court felt sorry for you and kept writing to me, asking you to study hard and not join the army, saying that it was a waste of talent."

Xu Ming smiled slightly: "My Wu country was founded by military power and governed by culture. Culture cannot be neglected, and martial arts naturally cannot be abandoned. Cultivating both civil and martial arts is Ming's choice."

"Oh?" Emperor Wu felt a little interesting. "You said that literature cannot be neglected. Then, are you confident about the examination next year?"

"I don't have much confidence, but participation is important." Xu Ming said truthfully. "Hahaha, you are quite honest."

Emperor Wu said with a smile, but he really did not have any hope for Xu Ming to pass the imperial examination. He knew how heavy the training in Xuefutu was, and Xu Ming had no time to study at all.

"Okay, go down now. Have a good rest today and come back tomorrow. Wei Xun, take Xu Ming to his residence."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Xun walked up to Xu Ming with a smile, "Mr. Xu, please follow me."

"Ming, I'm leaving." Xu Ming clasped his fists and retreated.

The imperial capital of Wu State was divided into the front palace and the harem.

The Front Palace is usually where the imperial guards are stationed. The Tinghai Palace and the Imperial Study, where morning court sessions are held, are both located in the Front Palace, and male officials are allowed to enter and exit.

As the name suggests, the harem is the "harem" where Emperor Wu's family members live. Only women and eunuchs can go there.

Xu Ming now doesn’t know what his position is. He is not included in the imperial guards and does not have any position. Even Xu Ming is not clear why Emperor Wu asked him to enter the palace.

Maybe it’s because the imperial examination will be next year, and he plans to study hard?
Or was it because of my fame as a poet that Emperor Wu couldn't help but meet me?
"Forget it, let's make peace with it now."

The emperor’s mind was hard to predict. Xu Ming shook his head and didn’t think too much about it.

"From today on, Mr. Xu can live here." Wei Xun brought Xu Ming to a courtyard that looked like it was newly built.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei." Xu Ming secretly stuffed a silver note into Wei Xun's hand.

Wei Xun was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse. He put the banknote into his sleeve and smiled even more brightly: "Mr. Xu, have a good rest. In the future, you can do what you can in the palace."

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Wei, for your advice."

Wei Xun said, "Just do what you can do," which means, "Your Majesty has no ill will towards Mr. Xu, just be content and don't think too much about it."

"Then we won't disturb Mr. Xu's rest."

"Eunuch Wei, take care."

Wei Xun turned and left, returning to the imperial study.

Wei Xun walked out of Xu Ming's courtyard, stopped, couldn't help but look back, and touched the banknote in his hand:

"How can this thirteen-year-old boy be so mature?"

"Your Majesty." Wei Xun returned to the imperial study.

"Yes." Emperor Wu nodded. "How is it? Is Xu Ming satisfied with his residence?"

Wei Xun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you built this courtyard specifically for Mr. Xu. How could Mr. Xu not be satisfied?"

Emperor Wu stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps, and then asked: "Wei Xun, what do you think about me giving Xu Ming a jade token so that he can enter and leave the harem freely?"

After hearing this, Wei Xun was shocked: "Your Majesty is eager to seek talents, and wants to tell Xu Juren that you value and trust him infinitely, and also wants to match him with the princess, but I think this may not be appropriate. Although Xu Juren is only thirteen years old, he will be fourteen next year. According to the laws of our Wu country, men and women can get married at the age of fourteen."

"It's true that he was a little hasty." Emperor Wu calmed down, "This is indeed bad for his reputation."

Emperor Wu sighed, "Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about this for now. Where is my precious daughter? Hasn't she come back yet?"

"That." Wei Xun looked embarrassed.

Emperor Wu: "You said so."

"Your Majesty, the princess said that she would travel the world for a year and would come back for the imperial examination next year."

[I had originally finished writing this chapter this morning, but I was stuck on the next two chapters. I felt like I had to revise this chapter at any time, so I put it off until now. There are still two chapters to go. I will post all three chapters today after I correct the typos.]

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