That's What Villains Are Like

Deep in the palace, in the Chengming Hall, on top of the papers, a series of memorials were automatically floating in the air without any wind, and they were being read continuously.

On top of the soft body, Emperor Xia was wearing a red and black imperial robe with gold edges, half-supporting his head in a very casual posture.

As his gaze swept over the memorials, the gilt-plated writing brush on the side would float up on its own initiative, and then he would quickly finish correcting the memorials.

What used to take half a day to grade and process, she now only needs a few thoughts to complete.

The improvement of cultivation realm has also brought changes in many aspects such as soul, thinking, wisdom, etc. Multitasking is even easier.

She can now devote part of her mind to practice, leaving only some thoughts to deal with state affairs.

"Haha, it seems that there are still many ministers who are dissatisfied with me, and their words are full of advice. However, I just want to sit firmly on this throne..."

"Since ancient times, there has never been a female emperor, so why can't I become the first female emperor in the world?"

When scanning some of the contents on the memorial, Emperor Xia couldn't help but outline a mocking arc.

Even though she used iron and blood to deal with the ministers who impeached her, it was still difficult to suppress the many objections in the court.

Including some of the ministers he had promoted before, they were also expressing their advice in a subtle way.

But if she doesn't sit on the throne, who will sit on it, or give it up?

The old guys in the clan's mansion are still thinking about this position.

It's a pity that after she took Jiang Ruxian to go there in person, the objections of those old guys could only be hidden deep in their hearts and they did not dare to show them easily again.

On that day, Emperor Xia saw with his own eyes that a very senior old man who had no longer been involved in royal affairs appeared and wanted to punish her according to the royal rules. However, Jiang Ruxian just slapped her and seriously injured her. He didn't dare to say another word "no".

The elders of the other clan houses were even more silent.

Although the clan mansion was temporarily shocked, Emperor Xia also knew that those old guys still refused to give up.

However, she already has countermeasures. After all the matters at hand are resolved, she will start to modify the rules and regulations of the royal family so that women can become emperor. She will not only change the country's title, but also set a precedent.

Now I owe Jiang Rushian a favor, and he said that although she would consider it, he would agree to the official position she offered him.

But Emperor Xia knew very well that Jiang Rushian just wanted an opportunity to work with Jiang Lan. How could a strong person like her be bound by these red tapes?

Jiang Ruxian is not stupid either. If there is no benefit, it is impossible to help her all the time.

"This is really embarrassing for me. Although Jiang Lan did a good job in protecting the troops during this southern hunting exercise, he has no official position to reward him."

"It's very likely that he doesn't care about this, or even feels disgusted, thinking that I'm trying to tie him to himself."

After Emperor Xia finished processing these memorials, he changed to a reclining position, and Chunlan beside him brought the peeled spiritual fruit to her.

"Chunlan, you have been with me for a long time. What do you think of Jiang Lan? What do you think he lacks now?"

She did not take the spirit fruit, but glanced at the maid beside her and asked.

Chunlan didn't expect that Emperor Xia would suddenly ask herself this, and she was stunned.

She thought of the scene she saw outside Hualong Pond that day, and her face suddenly turned red.

"I don't know what Mr. Jiang lacks. He is the son of the Prime Minister. He has a noble status and a prominent family. He has skills, resources, beauty, and status. He has almost everything. He should not be lacking anything..." She whispered.

Emperor Xia nodded in agreement, as if he had a headache and felt helpless, and said, "There is nothing I can give you."

In an emergency, in order to get Jiang Ruxian to help her, she boasted that Haikou would help her and Jiang Lan get back together and create so-called opportunities for them to work together.

But when it was actually implemented, she found it troublesome.

Now Emperor Xia still remembers the joking look on Jiang Rushian's face when he left that day, "I've helped you now. If you can't satisfy me, you have to think clearly about the consequences."

That woman looks otherworldly, ethereal, and otherworldly, but that does not mean that she is simple-minded, kind and gentle.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Chong'an County is outside the palace asking for an audience."

At this time, a eunuch outside the palace suddenly came to report.

"Prince Chong'an?"

Emperor Xia's reclining posture has not changed at all. Now, there is a high screen in front of the document, like a hanging curtain. Even if the ministers look up at her, they can only see a hazy figure and a surging and rich fragrance. Dragon spirit.

"Xuan." Emperor Xia didn't know what this uncle wanted to do with him.

Could it be because of what happened to Zhenbei King Xiao He?

In the past few days, because of the leak of the plan of the Palace of Eternal Life, the Prince of Chong'an County sent several invitations, requesting that Zhenbei King Xiao He be held accountable and the military talismans in his possession be taken back, otherwise it would be difficult to quell the public's anger.

Many ministers also believed that Emperor Xia was a little too partial to King Zhenbei.

Although his son Xiao Teng did not intentionally leak the plan, it was the King of Zhenbei who failed in his duty first. How could he expose it so easily?

Emperor Xia also knew that this move would be difficult to quell the public anger in the court, but in any case, the King of Zhenbei was promoted by her personally and was loyal to her. Now is the time to employ people. Demotion and punishment would be equivalent to a critical moment. When the time comes, cut off one's arm.

Her situation will be even worse.

"Weak minister, please see Your Majesty."

Soon, Prince Chongzheng of Chong'an County came to the main hall under the leadership of the eunuch. After bowing his hands and saluting, he said bluntly, "Your Majesty, I think your handling of Xiao He, the king of Zhenbei, was inappropriate..."

"The words spoken by his son Xiao Teng in the main hall that day are true or false. They have yet to be verified and cannot be revealed easily. The remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect have been dormant for a long time. Before his son Xiao Teng was killed, he had a private meeting with someone, but That day in the palace, I deliberately concealed the matter."

"Whether Xiao He, King of Zhenbei, has colluded with the remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect remains to be discussed and verified. But if you let him go like this, it will be difficult to appease the ministers in the court, and it is unfair. In the imperial capital in a few days, there have been There were all kinds of rumors going around.”

"We have ordered the capable people in the palace to investigate, and have noticed that the dragon energy in the imperial capital seems to be infected, and it contains blood red and black, which is really an ominous sign."

"I hope your majesty will not lose people's hearts for your own selfishness. As a woman, you have gone against the grain and acted against the will. You have already made many people talk..."

He has a handsome face, is wearing a five-clawed python robe, has a square face and broad forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is extremely heroic. His words are spoken in a sharp and sonorous tone, as if he is not afraid of Emperor Xia's punishment and wrath at all.

Hearing this, Emperor Xia frowned slightly, but she soon relaxed. After all, she was her uncle in name only. She had been able to secure this position with the support of Prince Chong'an over the years.

The words of advice were harsh to the ears, and although they were unpleasant to hear, they were really for her sake.

"Uncle, there is no need to say more. I am fully aware of your concerns, but I have already made up my mind on this matter." Xia Huangdao, instead of calling him Chong'an County Prince, he called him uncle, which could bring the two of them closer. Relationship.

Xiao Teng did conceal something when he was in the palace that day. She could see the matter, but she did not pursue it because Xie Jianjia was kidnapped outside the palace, which was a shady matter.

The reason why she chose to forgive King Zhenbei and Xiao Teng easily was because she didn't want to make the matter too big, because the loss of the Zhenlong Seal will be exposed sooner or later. The angrier she is now, the more people are likely to suspect what will happen later. authenticity.

On the contrary, now she behaves more calmly and naturally. Later, when it was reported that the Zhenlong Seal was taken away by the Blood Immortal Cult, she could also use the Blood Immortal Cult's evil words to deceive the public as an excuse to delay time, stabilize people's hearts, and have a chance to deal with it, so as not to I was in despair as soon as I arrived.

Chongzheng's face was heavy, even though he said it for this reason, Emperor Xia still planned to favor King Zhenbei. He thought that after the southern hunting exercise, Xiaohe would lose importance and gradually take back his military power. At this time, he Then take it over, control the millions of heavily armored cavalry, plot the northern border, and strengthen the troops, hoping to compete in the world in the future.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister outside the palace suddenly asked for an audience..."

At this time, the eunuch who had just reported back suddenly ran over with panic on his face.

Jiang Lintian, the prime minister, rarely came to the palace except during the morning court, let alone asked to see Emperor Xia privately.

Chongzheng also didn't expect that Jiang Lintian, the prime minister, would come to see Emperor Xia at this juncture?

Could it be that, as the court had speculated, some kind of agreement had been reached between the Prime Minister and Emperor Xia?

During this southern hunting exercise, if the Prime Minister hadn't been meddling in other people's affairs, how could Emperor Xia be distracted and leave the Qianyuan Cave Realm and successfully break through the Eighth Realm?

His expression darkened, he glanced at Emperor Xia behind the curtained screen, cupped his hands, and chose to retreat.

Emperor Xia didn't expect that the Prime Minister would suddenly ask for an audience.

She was stunned for a moment, her brows furrowed tightly, then she sat up from the soft couch she was leaning on, her face returned to majesty, and she said, "Xuan."

She wanted to see what kind of medicine this old fox was selling in his gourd.

Chongzheng, Prince of Chong'an County, had just retreated outside the palace when he saw Jiang Lintian, the elegant Prime Minister with a tall crown and a rich belt, slowly walking up the steps.

"Xiangguo..."

He forced out a smile and wanted to say hello politely, but Jiang Lintian didn't seem to have seen him, or maybe he didn't care, and walked straight past, ignoring him at all.

This immediately made Chongzheng's smile freeze on his face, and the moment he passed by, it became ugly and gloomy.

At this time, in the main hall, Emperor Xia cast his gaze across the screen, his eyes unabashedly indifferent and cold.

When she was young, when she first took the throne, Jiang Lintian took all the power. All the ministers in the court almost regarded her as an air puppet and ignored her completely.

Even all major matters must be submitted with Jiang Lintian's approval before they can be submitted to her for approval and seal.

"I wonder why the Prime Minister came suddenly?" Emperor Xia said calmly.

Jiang Lintian did not have the habit of saluting. When he came to the main hall, he just waved his hands, and the surrounding palace eunuchs and eunuchs held golden lamps and retreated, as if he was the master of this country.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Xia's eyes became even colder.

"Wei Chen received a secret letter today, which is related to you, Emperor Xia. After all, this matter is related to the country of Great Xia. Wei Chen thought about it over and over again and decided to submit this secret letter." Jiang Lintian said nonchalantly.

After the words fell, under the surprised and puzzled eyes of Emperor Xia, a secret letter that had been torn open long ago was flicked by him and fell on the slip in front of Emperor Xia.

"The aura of the Blood Immortal Cult's techniques?"

Emperor Xia was now at the eighth level of cultivation, and he could instantly distinguish the aura remaining on the secret letter, and his eyes suddenly narrowed with a bit of scrutiny and speculation.

Chunlan on the side reached out to open the secret letter for her, worried that there was an unknown poison remaining in it, but Xia Huang just waved his hand, she didn't believe that he would do such a thing to poison her.

She picked up the secret letter, opened it, and then spread out the cloth-like paper inside. Instantly, a familiar breath rushed towards her, causing the dragon energy around her to violently turbulent.

"The breath of national weapons..."

Emperor Xia was shocked and quickly scanned the contents with a frown.

This turned out to be a secret letter written by the Blood Immortal Sect in an attempt to contact the Prime Minister, asking him to take this opportunity to make a big fuss, bring trouble to the Great Xia State, and disrupt the imperial court.

Of course, what shocked and frightened her the most was that the Blood Immortal Sect truthfully informed Jiang Lintian, the prime minister, that the Great Xia national weapon Zhenlong Seal had been lost and was in their hands.

When he saw this, Emperor Xia's jade hand holding the secret letter could not help but tremble slightly.

She never expected that the Blood Immortal Sect would be so vicious and cruel, and wanted to use the hands of the Prime Minister to deal with her, so as to achieve the purpose of causing trouble in the world.

And once this secret is made public, the consequences are simply unpredictable.

Emperor Xia took a few deep breaths and already understood the many calculations and malice of the Blood Immortal Sect.

If she wanted to quibble, it was impossible. The aura of the Dragon-Suppressing Seal in this secret letter could not be faked. She wanted to prove it to herself, unless she sacrificed the real national weapon, the Dragon-Suppressing Seal.

"What does Prime Minister mean by this?"

Emperor Xia looked at Jiang Lintian, with thoughts flashing in his deep eyes. Perhaps the Prime Minister took the initiative to find him to discuss how to deal with this matter. He did not want chaos in Daxia and unrest in the country.

"What do you think of the matters in the secret letter?" Jiang Lintian asked without answering.

"What does Xiangguo mean?" Emperor Xia pretended not to understand.

"The national weapon Zhenlong Seal was lost and fell into the hands of the Blood Immortal Sect?" Jiang Lintian said calmly.

Emperor Xia was silent for a moment and then said, "Whether it is true or false, can't the Prime Minister see it now?"

"His Majesty has kept this matter secret. Without this confidential letter, I am afraid that even the ministers would have been kept in the dark." Jiang Lintian chuckled.

Emperor Xia took a deep breath and said, "I am naturally cautious when it comes to matters involving national weapons. If I am not careful, the country will be in turmoil and chaos, and the people will be miserable. Every step should be done carefully and carefully."

"I am afraid that the Prime Minister does not want to see such a situation. The Blood Immortal Sect has taken advantage of the situation and is coming. The other major states are even more eyeing..."

Hearing this, Jiang Lintian interrupted her and said calmly, "Your Majesty takes the matter too seriously. As long as the ministers are here, Daxia will not be in chaos, and the major states will not dare to invade."

Emperor Xia was suddenly speechless.

"Then why did the Prime Minister come to see me?" she asked.

"With the loss of national artifacts and the violation of royal clan rules, Your Majesty, do you think you can still sit on the throne?" Jiang Lintian asked.

Emperor Xia instantly understood his purpose, a sneer appeared on his face, and said, "Does the Prime Minister think that I am still the young and ignorant little girl I used to be, and that I can be manipulated by you?"

"Does Your Majesty think that you can do whatever you want when you step into the Eighth Realm? Even the Eighth Realm and the Eighth Realm are completely different..."

Jiang Lintian looked at her indifferently, and a terrifying aura as bright as the deep sea and the mountains suddenly appeared on his body.

The entire palace suddenly trembled and shook, and the countless patterns carved on it burst out with bright light, but they all calmed down in an instant under the suppression of Jiang Lintian's aura.

Emperor Xia's face was cold, his forehead was glowing, his cheekbones were crystal clear, his black hair was flying, and dragon aura was surrounding him. All his mana was activated in an attempt to resist.

But under the pressure that was like the will of heaven and earth, it was useless. The whole person was almost thrown away and fell out, and his face turned pale.

"There are nine steps in the eight realms. Your Majesty has just taken the first step. You still have a long way to go. In the eyes of Wei Chen, you are still the little girl who only clung to the dragon chair in fear." Jiang Lintian He said calmly, restraining all his aura.

Emperor Xia's eyes were cold. In front of Jiang Lintian, the dragon energy she had practiced had no effect at all.

Daxia's Huangji Zhenshi Jing, Huangji Sheji Jing, Huangji Common People Jing... were all obtained by the Prime Minister's Office.

"Your Majesty..." Chunlan hurriedly went to help Emperor Xia, her face was also very pale.

Under the pressure of the majestic will just now, she felt like a dead leaf in the strong wind. As long as the force was a little stronger, she would be torn into pieces.

"Your Majesty has ascended the throne as a woman, and I will not have anything to say about it. The loss of the national weapon fell into the hands of the Blood Immortal Cult, and I will not care about it. However, Your Majesty has reached the prime of life, and now there is no marriage contract, and there is no marriage contract." It is unethical to give birth to an heir."

"The heir of a humble minister, he is now past his prime, and has not yet been married. He and your majesty are a good couple. They share the same interests and become a close friend..." Jiang Lintian put his hands behind his back, but his elegant face now had a strong and oppressive look. , it can be said that the owl looks at the wolf.

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized that he almost doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

"Xiangguo, what do you mean by this?" Her eyes were cold and angry.

Was he planning to make a marriage contract between himself and his son?

In this way, if an heir is born in the future, this Daxia can be directly changed to Jiang, and it will be justified.

What's more, when their children grow up, the throne will naturally be inherited, and she will still be a puppet?

Before, when she acted as a man, she didn't have any problems in this regard, but now that she revealed herself as a daughter, the Prime Minister began to use the topic to show her wolfish ambitions.

This is the real thief!

"If your Majesty doesn't understand, then after you go down, think about it more and think about it."

"Wei Chen is waiting for an answer from His Majesty."

Jiang Lintian had no intention of continuing the nonsense with Emperor Xia, and casually raised his hand. Without waiting for Emperor Xia's reply, he turned around and left, looking like he didn't take Emperor Xia seriously at all.

Emperor Xia's eyes were cold to the core, and he was extremely angry. After Jiang Lintian left, he slapped his palm on the document in front of him, causing it to fall apart instantly.

"What a ginger thief..."

"You are such a prime minister, you really want to force me to die together with your prime minister's palace, don't you?" She gritted her teeth and clenched her jade hands tightly, making a creaking sound.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"Please calm down..."

Chunlan's face turned pale with fear, and she also didn't expect that the Prime Minister's visit to seek an audience would actually have such a big plot.

Once this spreads out, it will definitely cause a storm. This is simply forcing the current majesty to marry. This kind of courage has never been recorded in historical books.

Emperor Xia took a few deep breaths, and bursts of clear energy came from her soul in the sea of ​​​​consciousness, causing her to quickly calm down.

Jiang Lintian first brought up the reason why the Zhenlong Seal was lost, and then used his huge strength to scare her. Once she refused, Jiang Lintian would definitely attack her in the court on the grounds that the Zhenlong Seal was lost. The current situation was already unfair. Her disadvantage.

Those old guys from the Zongren Mansion will definitely take the opportunity to jump out...

Jiang Lintian took the opportunity to support one of them and asked her to abdicate in the name of justice.

Even if she breaks through the eighth realm, she has no national weapon and is a woman, so she has almost no advantage. She will definitely lose.

"Do you know where Jiang Lan is now?" Emperor Xia asked Chunlan beside him.

Chunlan was startled when she heard this, and subconsciously said, "Yuxianfang?"

Emperor Xia snorted coldly and became upset. Did he not know anything about such a big thing happening? Do you still have time to visit Yuxianfang?

"Leave the palace."

At this moment, she just wanted to find Jiang Lan and let him come up with a solution. She had no other thoughts to deal with other things.

Even during the day, Yuxianfang is extremely lively, with palaces and palaces like clouds, pavilions in a row, green lakes dotted with green lakes, flowing streams, painted boats and cloud boats floating in the air, filled with mist and mist.

On the river, mist rises, like a fairyland on earth.

There is a golden lantern and incense burner in the small palace. Looking down from a bird's eye view, the scenery is excellent. The silk and bamboo are sweet to the ear, and the music of the piano is clear and melodious.

Through the screen, several women dressed in white can be seen playing slowly, their fingers passing over each other, which is full of beauty.

"Is it possible that Mr. Jiang doesn't remember the wonderful sound of the slave family?"

"At the tea-making meeting in Anyang City that day, Mr. Jiang personally promised that he owed the slave family a favor."

At this time, in this small palace, a woman in palace attire had charming eyebrows and shimmering eyes, her breath was like orchid, and her red lips were moist and shiny.

Although she is sitting there, her posture is lazy and charming, her snow-stained neck is slender, her black hair is rolled up, her bun is cloudy and misty, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white and delicate skin, which makes people daydream.

Opposite this woman in palace attire, Jiang Lan drank leisurely without squinting.

"I owe so many favors, I really can't remember when I owed one to the fairy." He replied casually.

Originally, he came to Yuxianfang just to wait and see, but as a result, Fairy Miaoyin from the Goddess Palace found out about his whereabouts somewhere and came to visit him on his own initiative.

There were no memorable characters in the original plot, so Jiang Lan naturally planned to deal with it casually.

He also doesn't like to do things that are difficult, troublesome, and have no benefits. If the other party takes the initiative to visit him, he must be looking for something.

"Alas, it's just that Young Master Jiang doesn't remember. It must be that the Nu family is too ordinary and failed to impress Young Master Jiang like Saint Ling Zhuyun of the Yaochi Sect."

Fairy Miaoyin had a sad look on her face, and when most men saw her, they would like to take her into their arms and comfort her.

"Actually, fairies don't have to be so humble. I failed to leave an impression in Anyang City at that time. It's actually not too late now..."

Although Jiang Lan was not an ordinary man, when he saw the other party's attitude, he immediately smiled and reached out to hug him.

Fairy Miaoyin didn't expect that Jiang Lan, who was so good, suddenly started to move his hands and feet. His whole body froze, and then his face became slightly unnatural. He subconsciously stood up and hid behind.

Everyone in the imperial capital said that Jiang Lan was hiding his inferiority and biding his time, but they could not let him take advantage of it in vain.

"Fairy, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Lan seemed to lose interest when he saw that she was trying to hide.

That day in Anyang City, Fairy Miaoyin drank his tea, and then bluntly stated that she would not go to Zhenjun Zixia's secret realm to compete for opportunities, which was considered to give him face.

Just because of this, you want him to owe him a favor?

Jiang Lan was not as good as her when she wanted to ask him for help and wanted to be a free hand.

"Mr. Jiang..." Fairy Miaoyin bit her lower lip lightly, looking at him with gleaming eyes, somewhat embarrassed.