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

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

As his consciousness gradually returned, he subconsciously raised his hand, but the next second——

"Fuck! It hurts!!"

Bone-piercing pain instantly spread throughout the body, and the strength suddenly faded away. The wrist that had just been raised a little suddenly lost the strength to maintain it, and fell weakly on the bed.

The severe pain instantly wiped away the haze in Lu Chen's mind, causing him to wake up immediately. The memories before his coma quickly appeared in his mind.

"hiss!"

Feeling the severe pain as if his body was falling apart, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and sweat broke out on his face.

Immediately afterwards, when she was enveloped by the Queen Mother's Ling Tianfeng power in the Taiji Hall, the feeling of powerlessness, like an ant that could be easily crushed to death, gradually came to her heart.

"What a scary old woman, is this the unique imperial power of a person who controls the world? She is indeed powerful enough."

Just her momentum was able to suppress him from a long distance into this miserable and scarred appearance, which clearly shows the strength of the Queen Mother.

After a while, his breathing gradually calmed down and his expression gradually returned to normal.

His eyes were extremely clear, and he was not afraid of the Queen Mother at all because of this encounter.

After all, no matter how strong the Queen Mother is, she cannot be compared with the immortals. As long as he achieves his goal, he can immediately become an immortal and become an invincible existence in this world. When the time comes, a human being with an unjustified name will be nothing to him. Like ants, they can be destroyed with the snap of a finger.

When he thought of this, Lu Chen couldn't help but think about it.

"According to the memory of her predecessor, Empress Dowager Zhao was very good at maneuvering. In the past six years, she had frequently demoted and dismissed courtiers who opposed her in the DPRK. She was also extremely suspicious and would suppress them with thunderous means as long as there was the slightest sign of it."

"For a [loyal minister] like me who openly declares his loyalty to the empress, the Empress Dowager Zhao will never tolerate me. Moreover, I am just a junior official from the seventh rank. That old woman doesn't need to play those games with me. It’s a silly thing, just issue an edict to remove my official status in the name of the emperor, it’s useless even if the emperor doesn’t want to.”

"If you were more ruthless, you could have killed me directly."

"Furthermore, the empress has been a puppet emperor for six years. She has been succumbing to the power of Empress Dowager Zhao for six years. She has been a tool that can only stamp big seals and has almost no sense of existence. What Empress Dowager Zhao wants to do, she will definitely do nothing. I don’t even dare to let one go.”

"What's more, in today's imperial court, almost all the courtiers have surrendered to the supreme authority of the Queen Mother Zhao. For a foolish and loyal person like me, the Queen Mother's followers will definitely only sneer at me. People who are not the Queen Mother's followers will either look on indifferently or turn a blind eye. Jing, there is no way anyone can stand up and speak out for me at the huge risk of offending the Queen Mother to death."

"..."

Through the memory of his predecessor, Lu Chen analyzed all the forces in the current government and the public, from the Queen Mother to the Emperor, the dignitaries to the officials.

After thinking about it, he really couldn't think of any other consequences besides being demoted, dismissed from office or killed after he supported the empress in front of so many courtiers.

After analyzing the situation, a smile gradually appeared on Lu Chen's lips.

"That's it!"

Next, just stay at home and wait quietly for the final results to arrive.

Then...immediately become immortal on the spot!

Thinking about it makes me a little excited...

And just when he imagined the decadent life of becoming the Fairy Queen——

"Commander Li, please stay!"

Suddenly there was an anxious shout outside.

"My cousin was injured yesterday and hasn't woken up yet..."

Lu Chen quickly determined that it was the voice of his predecessor's cousin Luo Xiaoyu.

Of course, now it's his cousin.

As soon as Luo Xiaoyu finished speaking, a rude voice sounded from the side.

"Hmph! I have something urgent to come to him for, and I have to wake up even if he doesn't!"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Xiaoyu's voice suddenly became more urgent: "Hey! My cousin is so seriously injured. He needs to take a good rest for a while. He must not be disturbed in any way. He must put aside all the big things... "

Before he finished speaking, the person Luo Xiaoyu wanted to stop said impatiently:

"Stop talking nonsense, that idiot is just unconscious, not dead. As long as he still has breath, I have plenty of ways to wake him up."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of rapid and messy footsteps outside the door, approaching from far away.

"You! Why are you like this!"

Luo Xiaoyu gasped and seemed to be using his strength to stop him.

"I don't have time to fight with you, get out of here, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

"No, I can't let you go over and disturb my cousin!"

"Smelly girl, you are courting death!"

"what!"

Luo Xiaoyu suddenly screamed, and then Lu Chen heard a muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

It was obvious that the man had acted violently.

Lu Chen frowned.

"Little Yu."

He called out to the door with great difficulty.

"Let him in."

As soon as Lu Chen opened his mouth, the sounds outside the door suddenly stopped.

After a moment, the man with the harsh voice snorted again.

"You stinky girl, you dare to lie to me, how brave you are!"

However, Luo Xiaoyu struggled to stand up from the ground, rushed forward and opened the door eagerly, and said with a look of surprise: "Cousin, you... you're awake, great!"

Mr. Li then rushed in angrily.

Lu Chen couldn't help but look at Mr. Li when he saw how furious he was.

Although it was his first meeting, he was not unfamiliar with this old guy at all.

Because he was the future father-in-law who used the method of "catching a son-in-law under the ranking" when his predecessor was a Jinshi in the high school.

An out-and-out wealthy businessman from Luojing.

It is an old tradition in Luojing to catch a son-in-law under the ranking. Young people like the predecessor, who come from ordinary backgrounds and have no background, but who have achieved Jinshi status and a bright future through their own efforts, are the most popular among wealthy businessmen in the capital.

As long as he is recruited as a son-in-law, the merchant will be given an official status. Not only will he have the opportunity to make the business bigger and stronger, and reach a higher level, but he will also be able to add a bit of scholarly atmosphere to the house full of copper odor, and even become a business owner. A scholarly family with a "poetry and calligraphy heirloom".

His predecessor didn't have a good impression of him, but after all, he received some care from him before he was awarded the title, and owed him some favors. Moreover, the other party kept licking his face and getting close to him. It could be said that he was "passionate", so even if he knew He has evil intentions and can't always put on a good face.

They are barely harmonious with each other.

but now……

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen could roughly guess why the so-called future father-in-law's attitude towards him suddenly became so bad.

The businessman is generally well-informed, and his previous confession of loyalty to the empress in the court may have begun to spread.

And this guy seems to have some relationship with a certain courtier.

In other words, the news that he had offended the empress dowager, who had all the power in the government, to death had most likely reached his ears.

The consequences of offending the Queen Mother could be guessed by any normal person, so he must have felt that his future was ruined, that he was no longer qualified to be their son-in-law, and that he had no value whatsoever.

But if you just want to clear up the relationship, you only need to send someone over to tell them to destroy the marriage certificate. There is no need to come in person at all.

There is no need to be so anxious. After all, he is now a loyal and upright minister. According to Daxia's practice, this kind of situation will not harm his family, so there is no need to be so desperate.

Just exile him or find a reason to kill him alone.

What's more, he hasn't married this guy's daughter yet, so there is no possibility of him being implicated.

This guy came here in such a hurry, I'm afraid it won't just be as simple as breaking off the engagement...

After all, in a crisis, when he is in danger, there may not be any opportunities for others to profit...

In a flash of thought, Lu Chen sorted out the cause and effect, then struggled to get up and said to Luo Xiaoyu:

"Xiao Yu, help me up first."

When Luo Xiaoyu heard this, his expression suddenly became anxious.

"Cousin, you are not well yet, please don't move."

Even though she said this, she still approached Lu Chen without a trace of hesitation, and then helped his slightly thin body up with considerable difficulty.

"It's okay."

Lu Chen coughed twice, and a look of depression gradually appeared on his face.

"Now that my father-in-law is here, no matter what, we can't lose our etiquette."

As he spoke, he stood up with Luo Xiaoyu's strength and faced Mr. Li. Then he pretended not to know anything, stepped forward slightly, and said softly:

"My son-in-law has met my father-in-law. I wonder why my father-in-law is so eager to find my son-in-law?"

Chapter 4 I’m so sad (fourth update, please collect)

"Father-in-law? Ha!"

Mr. Li sneered, then flicked his wide sleeves and said coldly:

"Master Lu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. A commoner is just a cheap businessman, a man from the market who smells like copper. He has no qualifications to be the father-in-law of a loyal minister like Master Lu."

Hearing this, Lu Chen sneered inwardly, but on the surface he pretended to be confused.

"What does the father-in-law mean by this?"

"Can't understand?"

Lu Chen nodded: "I hope my father-in-law can clear up my doubts."

Mr. Li narrowed his eyes, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes: "Master Lu is indeed an upright and humble gentleman. I always feel ashamed when talking to Mr. Lu."

Hearing this, Lu Chen sneered in his heart, but still looked puzzled on his face.

"Why do my father-in-law say that? Is there anything wrong with my son-in-law that makes my father-in-law unhappy? If so, please speak up."

"The common man is just an insignificant person. How dare he be dissatisfied with Mr. Lu, let alone his father-in-law."

Li Yuan unexpectedly pointed out: "Please Mr. Lu, please don't entertain the common people, so as not to cause other people to misunderstand, saying that the common people are shameless and shamelessly clinging to Mr. Lu's high branches."