Dragon's Origin

No sooner had Wang Sheng stepped into the manor than countless individuals relayed the news.

Whether near or far, upon receiving the information, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. A Wang Sheng who appreciates beauty is not frightening, but one who is surrounded by beauties yet remains untouched is. If Wang Sheng could resist temptation in the face of such beauty, then he would be too terrifying.

It's good that he entered the manor, good that he entered the manor. Young men should abstain from carnal pleasures! The seasoned experts all offered their earnest admonitions from afar, regardless of whether Wang Sheng could hear them or not.

Compared to the Changsheng Duke's residence, there were far fewer people keeping watch on Wang's manor. It could even be said that there wasn't a single professional stalker; only some lecherous individuals, coveting the beauty of the women in the manor, would glance from afar. The arrival of the Empress went completely unnoticed.

The Empress was personally escorted into the manor by Mei'er and Qiangwei. Zhou, the steward, was inside. Although the women were not pleased, they did not dare to disobey the two ladies and served the Empress attentively.

As soon as Wang Sheng returned to the manor, beautiful women greeted him with smiles, ushering him inside. Some helped him change his clothes, others his shoes, as if Wang Sheng had returned to his own home.

No one in the entire manor showed any restraint in front of Wang Sheng. Even changing clothes in his presence was done with such ease, completely unafraid of Wang Sheng seeing them.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Upon seeing the Empress, Wang Sheng still gave her face and offered a salute, of course, just standing in place with clasped fists. As for kneeling, that was absolutely impossible.

"You mustn't stand on ceremony, Changsheng Duke," the Empress proactively stood up and returned the greeting with a smile, her face filled with the look of a mother-in-law sizing up her son-in-law. If Wang Sheng didn't know she had entered the palace later, he would have mistaken her for Mei'er's biological mother.

"Just now, Changsheng Duke wasn't here, so I didn't reveal my identity, which worried the sisters in the manor," the Empress didn't sit down immediately after returning the greeting, but instead offered a slight bow to the women who had just served her: "The Emperor also knows the rule that no men other than Changsheng Duke are allowed in this manor, so His Majesty didn't come in person. Chief Steward Zhou is the Grand Eunuch, so I presume he hasn't broken Changsheng Duke's rules. I apologize on behalf of His Majesty and Chief Steward Zhou. Please forgive us."

The women arranged to serve the Empress in the guest hall were already stunned. This graceful and charming woman was actually the Empress? The man they were unhappy with, standing by her side, was actually the Grand Eunuch?

The reason everyone was somewhat unhappy was simply because there was an extra man in the manor, making them uncomfortable. Now that the Empress personally explained that this was the Grand Eunuch, a eunuch, then he didn't count as a man. This explanation immediately dispelled the women's previous displeasure. It turned out that Lady Mei'er and Sister Qiangwei had still taken care of the manor's rules after all.

What shocked everyone even more was that the Empress personally bowed and explained, which was a great honor, warming these formerly displaced women from the bottom of their hearts.

The last time the Grand Master of the Old Lord Temple came, he also followed the manor's rules. Despite his status as the Grand Master of the Old Lord Temple, the leader of the Taoist sect, he didn't enter the manor and only discussed matters with Wang Sheng on the long street outside, giving Wang Sheng and the women enough face. This made the women even more devoted to Wang Sheng, in addition to being grateful.

Now it was the Empress's turn. This was the Empress! Although imperial power was nothing in the various vassal states, this was the capital. Having been in the capital for so long, how could they not know what the Empress meant?

The Empress personally apologized, for the sake of the Grand Eunuch Zhou, which was originally in accordance with the rules, but because they had not been informed in advance, she still had to apologize. What other meaning could this have besides showing respect?

Even more unbelievable was that there was also the Emperor's intention behind this. Because the Emperor knew Wang Sheng's rules, he specifically sent the Empress and didn't come himself, in order to cooperate with Wang Sheng's rules.

What was this? This was Wang Sheng holding them up to the heavens. Even the Grand Master of the Old Lord Temple, the Emperor, and the Empress treated them as treasures in the face of Wang Sheng's rules. How could this not stir the women's hearts?

All of this was because of the Changsheng Duke Wang Sheng in front of them, who was also the eternal lover they had silently approved of in their hearts when they chose to cultivate the Everlasting Spring Heart Sutra. Wang Sheng used all means to care for them, protect them, and cherish them. Besides giving everything they had to Wang Sheng without reservation, what other possibilities could there be?

This life will not betray Changsheng Duke!

"Sisters, you've worked hard," Wang Sheng said with a wry smile. The Empress's appearance was to give Wang Sheng enough face, but perhaps the subsequent requests would be even more difficult.

Wang Sheng knew that it was easy to fool the Emperor, but not so easy to fool this Empress. After cooperating with Mei'er in business, this woman's knowledge and shrewdness had increased exponentially, making her increasingly unfathomable.

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Wang Sheng glanced at Chief Steward Zhou, who nodded slightly. Wang Sheng understood that the conversation would not be overheard, and then he spoke.

"Your Majesty has come to my humble abode in person, please give your instructions," Wang Sheng asked the Empress with a smile.

"I heard that you have already given Mei'er your promise to choose a good day to get things done," the Empress said with a kind smile, her young face showing such an expression was quite speechless: "As Mei'er's adoptive mother, can't I come and see my prospective son-in-law?"