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

"What?! His Majesty lent you the power of the First Emperor?"

Lingyun Palace.

While waiting for the chief officer of Lingyun Mansion to arrive, Lu Chen told Fu Hua and Chai Hongyu, who had been questioning, what happened in that strange space.

And when they learned that Lu Chen was fine because the empress gave him the power of the First Emperor to protect his body, the expressions of the two women changed slightly at the same time.

The First Emperor's power was borrowed from abroad. This was not an ordinary thing, but a fantasy that was almost impossible to happen.

Even Chai Hongyu, who was a rebel, knew that the power of the First Emperor was not only extremely powerful, but also a symbol of the world's orthodoxy.

Endowing the sword of Ji Dao is already the highest favor shown by the emperor to his ministers. The power of the First Emperor? I dare not even think about it, because it means giving away the complete sword of the extreme sword and even the imperial power.

No matter how much you trust a minister, it's impossible to do this, right?

But Lu Chen had no reason to lie to them, and judging from how anxious he was at this moment, it didn't look like he was making fun of them.

Jiang Chengwan did just that.

Soon, both of them realized something at the same time.

Even the power of the First Emperor can be entrusted to him. It can be imagined how important Lu Chen is to the empress. This cannot be explained by a simple "the king and his ministers get along well".

That is to say

As soon as they thought about this, the two of them looked at each other subconsciously, and each could see the heavy meaning in the other's eyes.

Even Lu Chen had some doubts about whether the empress had any thoughts about him, and she specifically mentioned the Holy King to clear up the "misunderstanding". Naturally, they didn't even mention it.

However, Lu Chen didn't explain anything, he just nodded with a gloomy expression.

"So I have to go back to Beijing as soon as possible. Miss Chai, I need you to escort me."

Upon hearing this, Chai Hongyu nodded simply.

"good."

Fu Huan on the side frowned slightly, obviously a little unhappy.

She forced down the chaotic thoughts in her mind and said: "Although Miss Chai is very strong, the thieves' methods are mysterious and unpredictable. I'm afraid she alone is not enough to ensure your safety. Let me go back to Beijing with you." ”

Chai Hongyu smiled slightly and said nothing against it.

Regarding Lu Chen's safety, she also felt that the more cautious the better.

Especially after this Ding Wei assassination, the two Guiyi Realm experts couldn't do anything at all. Although the enemy calculated this time intentionally and unintentionally, and there must be insiders in Lingyun Mansion, it will not be so easy for the enemy to succeed later. .

But dereliction of duty is dereliction of duty. The panic that seemed to be about to lose Lu Chen at that time was not fake. Therefore, she also felt that it would be better for Fu Hua to return to Beijing with them.

As long as Lu Chen can be kept safe and sound, let's talk about the rest.

So she also advised him.

However, Lu Chen shook his head and rejected the two people's concerned proposals.

"The situation in Lingyun Mansion has just begun. Someone needs to take charge of the overall situation of the seven provinces. Your Majesty has sent Mr. Xiao here. Xuanji Guards will fully assist Mr. Xiao in rectifying the various places. Liangyu, you have a heavy responsibility now and cannot act rashly."

"Furthermore, Liangyu, you once held a high position in the Holy Realm and have rich experience in governance. You are enough to take charge of your own affairs. Mr. Xiao needs a talent like you to help open up the situation. Yuzhou can't do it without you, so you should stay." Here it is.”

Hearing this, Fu Huan's brows suddenly frowned even more tightly.

She knew that Lu Chen was right. The rise of the empress was too sudden. Now she had to rely on the support of the Holy Realm to secure her throne. Her foundation was extremely shallow.

Especially in terms of talent reserves.

It's not that there are too few talents, but that there are too many talents. There are very few people who can be counted on to govern the country, and even fewer who can take charge of their own affairs. Otherwise, she would not have to step down as the commander of the Xuanwu Guards and temporarily put aside the affairs of the Holy Realm to join. In the imperial court, he served as the commander of Xuanji Guards.

But knowing is one thing, wanting to do it is another.

She was really worried that if she were not there, something would happen to Lu Chen again.

If something happened to Lu Chen, even if she plowed all seven provinces and chopped all the thieves into pieces, what would be the point?

"Don't worry."

Lu Chen said softly: "With Miss Chai here and the protection of the First Emperor, there will be no problem."

Hearing the words "The Power of the First Emperor", Fu Hua's eyes finally relaxed a little.

She hesitated for a while, then nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, I get it."

Fu Hua sighed softly and turned to look at Chai Hongyu.

"Then Miss Chai, I leave everything to you. You must protect Huaiyu."

Chai Hongyu nodded slightly and said resolutely: "That's natural. Even if I risk my life, I will never let Huaiyu lose a hair."

Fu Huan's explanation was obviously redundant.

Not to mention how important Lu Chen is to the current situation in Daxia, just because he is the person Chai Hongyu admires most in her life, she will do her best to protect Lu Chen to the death. From the beginning, in order to preserve Lu Chen's innocence, she ignored It can be seen that his own safety is thrown into the trap of the imperial court.

After the matter was finalized, Fu Huan suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, Huaiyu."

After a slight hesitation, she still hesitated to bring up the topic.

"Your Majesty entrusts you with the power of the First Emperor. This is something unprecedented in ancient times. Such trust seems to be no longer a simple friendship between a monarch and a minister. Is it because of her feelings towards you?"

She didn't say anything else, but the meaning was obvious. Both Chai Hongyu and Lu Chen, who had always been quite slow in this regard, knew what she wanted to say.

Chai Hongyu's little hands tightened inexplicably.

Since Lu Chen talked about his mate selection last time, they have never mentioned this topic again.

Because no matter how you think about it, the person who is closest to Lu Chen at present is undoubtedly Xiao Yun.

After all, Xiao Yun and him are similar in all aspects except for their backgrounds.

They are equally talented, ambitious, compassionate, and have the people in mind. They have made remarkable achievements. When they were out as governors and governors, they would go around to understand the people's sentiments and improve people's livelihood whenever they had free time. They have a high reputation among the people.

And it is said that when Lu Chen first entered the officialdom and served as the Minister of Engineering, Xiao Yun, who was the Minister of Engineering at the time, defended Lu Chen many times.

The friendship between the two was much earlier than theirs.

Even this time, when Lu Chen heard that Xiao Yun was coming, he didn't even object, and directly agreed and went back to Beijing obediently (in their opinion).

So they kept this matter to themselves.

But now, the empress has really gone too far, and they still can't help but want to ask if something happened between Lu Chen and the empress.

Facing Fu Ya's inquiry, Lu Chen was a little surprised, but not panicked.

After all, in the eyes of others, it was hard not to associate Jiang Chengwan's outrageous behavior with that aspect.

Even he misunderstood, let alone others.

He shook his head and said, "No, His Majesty is just worried that something will happen to me, and he has no other ideas. The emperor's talk is completely nonsense. Liangyu, don't speculate."

"Your Majesty and I are innocent, and I have never had any thoughts of crossing the line."

Hearing this, Fu Ya and Chai Hongyu's eyes relaxed at the same time.

They believed this.

Lu Chen is a gentleman, and he always says what he wants in front of them. If he really has something with the empress, he will not absolutely hide it.

In other words, at least now, he and the empress really have nothing.

But after a moment, Chai Hongyu frowned, hesitated a little, and then asked, "What if His Majesty loves you and intends to make you the emperor, Huaiyu, what will you do?" (End of this chapter)