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

It was as if Lu Chen was a treasure given to her by God.

The moon is like white frost, covering her little face that is becoming more and more elegant. Her skin, which is already as white as snow, is shining with a trace of crystal under the moonlight. At this time, she seems to have gathered all the beauty in the world, and her beauty is breathtaking. .

"What is he doing now? Is he still tossing and turning over the Xia Yan case?"

There was a trace of concern in the murmur, which was like gibbering.

As the supreme king of the Great Xia Empire, she must maintain the power of the emperor who controls the world on a daily basis, especially when in front of others, and must not show a trace of weakness.

Only in the dead of night, when no one was around, would she slightly lose her aura of holding the world in her hands and looking down at the world, revealing the only softness left deep in her heart.

In fact she got half of it right.

At this time, Lu Chen was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep at night.

But he couldn't sleep because he was worried about how to reverse Xia Yan's case.

It was just that I was too excited to sleep.

Tomorrow, as long as the dust of Xia Yan's case is settled, he, the guarantor, will have to leave the officialdom immediately.

Then, soar from the same spot!

How could Lu Chen not be excited when he thought that he was about to ascend to the immortal world and become the Immortal King?

Tossing and turning on the bed, Lu Chen could not suppress the excitement in his heart.

It wasn't until late at night that he felt tired.

So when it was time to go to court, when he got up from the bed, the thick dark circles under his eyes and the haggard look on his face almost frightened Xiao Yu who came over with a basin of warm water to wash his face.

"Cousin, what's wrong with you? Why are you so haggard?"

Lu Chen waved his hand: "It's okay. I accidentally drank too much tea last night and was a little excited."

After saying that, he stood up, and then Xiao Yu put on his court uniform with worried eyes.

"Cousin, why don't you take a day off today." Xiao Yu said with concern on his face.

Lu Chen shook his head.

"No, Your Majesty is now in charge of the dynasty for the first time. The court is short of manpower, but the affairs of the dynasty are extremely heavy. You cannot slack off at all. Otherwise, if there is a slight delay, it may cause very serious consequences!"

Just kidding, he has been working for so long just for today. How could he ask for leave on such an important day?

Even if he had to crawl, he would still climb to Xuanjimen and participate in the trial of the three divisions.

When Xiao Yu heard what Lu Chen said, although Xiao Yu was anxious, he knew that he couldn't persuade his cousin who had always been very stubborn, so he had to take the trouble to explain to him that he should pay attention to resting his mind during his free time and not to force himself too much. .

Lu Chen responded repeatedly, then yawned and left the house, walking slowly towards Xuanji Gate.

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Chapter 46 I felt a chill in my heart (please read it later!)

Ziji City, Taiji Hall.

early morning.

The empress listened to the report of a court official below with some absent-mindedness, but her eyes were vaguely focused on Lu Chen, who was standing at the back of the civil service team.

When she first came to court, she noticed that Lu Chen's face was a little sluggish and he looked like he hadn't had a good rest.

He even couldn't help but yawn several times.

Seeing his haggard face and the way he kept rubbing his eyes in order to cheer up, the empress felt a surge of anger rising from the bottom of her heart.

She didn't send anyone to monitor Lu Chen. She took it for granted that Lu Chen must be too concerned about Xia Yan's case. Even after he ordered to go home, he was still reading files desperately, which was why he was so tired.

As for the chief judge of the Three Laws Division who was presiding over the case, except for Fang Ping who really tried his best, the other two judicial chiefs simply didn't take this matter to heart.

Not to mention someone like Lu Chen who worked tirelessly to review the files from the seventh rank. As judicial officers, they probably didn't even read the files carefully, let alone carefully check whether there were any doubts in them.

Otherwise, how could they be as energetic as they are now?

Didn’t you see that Lu Chen was so tired that he almost fell asleep standing up?

Although Fang Ping seemed to be in good spirits, some fatigue could still be clearly seen on his old face, which was obviously caused by overworking yesterday.

An old minister who is over sixty years old is so dedicated to his duties. On the other hand, Qian Yiqian, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Zhao Bingliang, the minister of Dali Temple, two "important ministers" who are only in their destiny years, are simply not even competent compared to Fang Ping, let alone compared with Fang Ping. Lu Chen compared.

At this moment, the sensory impression in her heart of Qian Yiqian and Zhao Bingliang, two so-called famous officials who had been transferred back from exile or relegation to important positions by her personal orders, plummeted.

I even regretted believing in their reputation too much before.

She wanted to let Lu Chen go back to rest, but the empress gave up the idea of ​​letting him go back when she thought that Lu Chen had put in so much effort just to clear Xia Yan's name, and today was the day of the trial of the three divisions. He would definitely not be absent. .

After going to court, Lu Chen wandered to the public room in Liu Ke Gallery, walked to his seat and sat down, preparing to handle official duties.

Generally speaking, every court official's office will have a dedicated clerk who collects the latest official documents that need to be processed and puts them on the corresponding desk before going to court, so that the court official can start processing them as soon as possible.

Due to their low status and heavy weight, the Six Sections are a relatively busy department with heavy official duties. Therefore, each Section has to handle a lot of official duties every day.

Even if everything goes well, you still have to spend at least half an hour every day immersed in your desk.

Lu Chen was naturally no exception.

However, when he reached for the official document out of habit, he found nothing.

"Ok?"

Looking up, I saw that the pile of official documents that was always piled high in the past was now only a few scattered official documents, which was extremely shabby.

"What's going on? Where is today's official document?"

Hearing his question, a man next to him who was older than Lu Chen smiled and replied: "I have asked the official who delivered the documents. He said that the Ministry of Works has nothing important to do these two days and there are no official documents. It needs to be delivered to us, so there shouldn’t be much official business to deal with today.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it.

Since you can fish in an open and honest manner, why bother so much?

There are still more than two hours before the trial of the three divisions begins. If there is no official business to deal with, it is just a good time to catch up on some sleep and make the eyelids who are fighting at this time a little more peaceful.

Before I knew it, the whole morning had passed.

After having a hasty lunch, Lu Chen couldn't wait to go outside Xuanji Gate.

As usual, the joint trial of the three divisions is usually held outside Xuanji Gate. After the chief officer in charge of the case has finished the trial, he will order the eunuch to send the results of the trial to the emperor, who will personally make a ruling and pronounce the verdict.

When Lu Chen came outside Xuanji Gate, he only saw some palace maids and eunuchs setting up the trial scene, but no one else came.

It wasn't that the others came later, but that he came too early.

Some eunuchs and maids with keen eyes immediately noticed Lu Chen's presence and hurriedly came over to bow to him.

"Lord Lu."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"You are busy with your business, don't worry about me."

After saying that, he walked to a cool place and took a short nap.

I don't know how long it took, but Lu Chen suddenly felt someone push him gently.

"Lu is doing things, Lu is doing things..."

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes and saw Fang Ping looking at him kindly.

"Master Fang!"

He stood up calmly and bowed slightly to Fang Ping.

Fang Ping noticed the dark circles under his eyes that had not gone away, and immediately said with concern: "Lu Geishi, your face doesn't look good. You didn't get any rest last night, okay?"

Lu Chen shook his head and told Xiao Yu again.

As he said that, he looked around again and found that the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Censor were coming one after another.

Obviously, the joint trial of the three divisions is about to begin.

Seeing this, Lu Chen suddenly became energetic, and the excitement that had kept him awake yesterday surged out again.

As for the excuses he made at random, Fang Ping was an old man and had eaten more salt than Lu Chen had eaten rice. How could he be as easy to fool as Luo Xiaoyu?

"Lu Geishi doesn't need to frame me like this. Although I'm old, I'm not that old and confused yet."

As he said that, Fang Ping sighed inexplicably.

"Presumably Lu Gai was so tired because he was looking through the files at home all night last night because of Xia Yan's case."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes slightly.

This old man is pretty good at figuring things out.

Never mind, whatever you think.

Shaking his head, Lu Chen didn't bother to explain, looking noncommittal.

At this time, Fang Ping said again: "But don't worry about Lu Gui. I already have a clue about Xia Yan's case. I will interrogate it carefully later. Maybe there will be unexpected results. There may be another hidden story in this case." .”

Um?and many more!

Lu Chen was startled when he heard Fang Ping's somewhat strange words.

What the hell?

An unexpected gain?Any other secrets?

Do you still want me to feel at ease?

What do you mean?

An ominous premonition rose from the bottom of his heart. Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Fang Ping.

However, just as he was about to ask, a gong sound of "dang" suddenly sounded not far away from him.

The three-division trial is about to begin.

Fang Ping also heard the sound of the gong, but he did not go to the presiding seat immediately. Seeing Lu Chen's "surprised" look after hearing what he said, he couldn't help but smile.

"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you, Lu Guixi."

Lu Chen asked subconsciously: "Thank me? Why?"