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

When Lu Chen woke up again, he found that he was already in the inn room.

"Hmm."

As soon as I raised my upper body, I felt a swelling and pain in my head. My mind felt a little dizzy for a while, and I couldn't help but groan.

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

squeak

The door was gently opened, and Chai Hongyu appeared at the door wearing a red outfit.

Seeing Lu Chen get up, a joyful look flashed across her face, and then she walked quickly towards Lu Chen.

"Huaiyu, you're awake."

"Miss Chai."

Lu Chen rubbed his swollen temples and responded.

After regaining consciousness, memories came flooding back. In just a moment, he recalled what happened before he lost consciousness, and he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He actually fell into coma on the spot.

Damn it, surgery and all that is so damn troublesome. If we have a few more scenes, I'm afraid I might die suddenly on the spot.

Chai Hongyu walked to the bed, lowered her body, then reached out her hand without any explanation, and gently placed it on Lu Chen's chest, constantly sensing the condition of Lu Chen's body through her heart pulse.

After a moment, her face relaxed slightly.

From the looks of things, it was clear that Lu Chen was simply overworked and that he just needed to rest for a while. There was nothing serious about his health.

"Huaiyu, don't be so impulsive again in the future."

While retracting her hand, Chai Hongyu sighed softly.

"Although officials should work diligently and love the people. When the people are in a hurry, it is natural for them to come forward. There is nothing wrong with saving that girl, but there must be a clear distinction between priorities. You are now in a high position and are responsible for the welfare of all people. If there is What a mistake."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"As long as His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Holy King are here, nothing will happen."

As a native of Zhongzhou, Chai Hongyu naturally knew what the Holy King meant.

Although the Empress does not have the terrifying power of the Holy King, she is the actual controller of Daxia. She is the Supreme Human Emperor. Her ways as an emperor are unparalleled in the world. She is extremely tyrannical and possesses countless talents and treasures. She cannot be underestimated either. .

Compared with them, Liyue's own strength as a master of Xuanji Guards was completely negligible.

If something happens under their full protection, even if it's a Guiyi Realm powerhouse like her, it will be in vain.

But even so, Chai Hongyu still shook her head and did not agree with Lu Chen's words.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the unexpected. There is never anything foolproof in this world. No matter how strong your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Holy King are, they cannot prevent accidents from happening. If you rely too much and put yourself in danger, it is very likely that Expose a flaw and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it."

As she spoke, she looked at Lu Chen solemnly.

"To seek the country, you must first seek your life. Nowadays, there are more and more treacherous people in the court who hate you to the core and want to kill you quickly. When Huaiyu acts, he should put his own safety first. This is not only for himself, but also for the world. All the people, for the country and the country of Daxia."

Regarding Chai Hongyu's loyal words, Lu Chen sighed softly.

"Miss Chai, I understand everything you said, and I also know that you are doing this for my own good, but"

He lifted the quilt off his body and stood up slowly.

"If I don't save Miss A Chou this time, I may make the same choice next time when I encounter a similar situation, and then use excuses like "I have difficulties" and "I need to take the overall situation into consideration" to paralyze myself. Until it’s completely numb.”

"Everyone has the inertia of pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages. As long as you compromise yourself once, there will be a second, third, and repeated compromise, which is enough to destroy any belief. As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed in an ant nest. Who will Can I guarantee that after compromising for the so-called overall situation, I can still clarify my true intentions and move forward courageously?"

Hearing what Lu Chen said, Chai Hongyu was speechless for a moment.

I don’t know how to persuade him any further.

Rationally, she should refute Lu Chen and tell him not to take risks in the future. After all, he is too important to the country and the people to tolerate any mistakes.

But what Lu Chen said was right. In a sense, his persistence was also a manifestation of taking the overall situation into consideration.

After all, he was taking precautions before they happened.

Then Chai Hongyu began to get entangled, and her expression became a little confused.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Lu Chen didn't talk to her anymore, but got down to business.

"Miss Chai, how is that ugly girl? How long have I been in a coma? Did her condition improve during the coma?"

Seeing that it was business when he opened his mouth, Chai Hongyu couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

That's right, this is Governor Lu whom she admires greatly, and only such a great husband who is unparalleled in the world is worthy of her giving everything without regrets and being willing to follow him.

In this case, you can only work on yourself.

Only by constantly improving one's own cultivation, constantly becoming stronger, and becoming stronger than anyone else can we protect Lu Chen to the maximum extent.

As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't help clenching her fists.

At this moment, her heart yearned for power like never before.

Even more than when I was a hungry and cold child.

After a moment, she quickly adjusted her emotions, and then responded: "You were in a coma for a day. After you passed out yesterday, the girl was sent back to the Xipingfang camp by the Liyue girl. Early this morning, she took her with her Liu Ruowei and Principal Liu went there, but they haven't come back yet. I don't know the specific situation. I'll know when Miss Liyue and the others come back."

"But what is certain is that the ugly girl is not dead, otherwise Miss Liyue would have come back to report to His Majesty a long time ago."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Liu and the others have arrived? When did it happen?"

"last night."

Chai Hongyu didn't have any prejudice against Liu Ruowei. After all, she just knew that there was such a person. She didn't know much about other aspects, nor was she interested in knowing about him.

"Really, now that they are here..."

Lu Chen pushed himself up and got out of bed.

"Without further delay, Miss Chai, please send me to Xipingfang."

Chai Hongyu subconsciously wanted to stop her, but when she thought of Lu Chen's words just now, she reluctantly swallowed her original words of dissuasion.

"I will report to Your Majesty first."

She stood up and told Lu Chen to wait for her here for a while, then turned and left the room, walking quickly towards the attic where the empress was.

Lu Chen didn't leave regardless.

Soon, footsteps sounded again outside the door, and of course there were more than one.

After a moment, the figures of the empress and Chai Hongyu appeared at the door.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Lu Chen habitually bowed his hands to the empress.

Jiang Chengwan waved his hand, then looked at Lu Chen and said softly:

"Lu Qing, you just passed out yesterday due to overexertion, and your body is still not feeling well. Have a good rest today to recharge your spirits. Can you go back tomorrow?"

In response to the empress's kind words, Lu Chen responded without hesitation:

"Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness, but... I really feel uneasy."

"Nowadays, the blood epidemic is raging, the hearts of the people in Xingping County are floating, and the people are panicked and tortured. As an official of the imperial court, how can I slack off for a moment at this critical time?"

Seeing Lu Chen's resolute attitude, Jiang Chengwan suddenly showed a look that he really had nothing to do with you.

In the end, she could only sigh secretly and nod helplessly.

Otherwise, what else can be done?

Is it possible to make him lie down with a cup of sleepy black tea?

If she did this during this special period, Lu Chen would definitely know what was going on as long as he was not stupid. How would he look at her then?

If I had known earlier, I would have let him wake up a day later...

After receiving the Empress' approval, Lu Chen immediately packed up and left the inn accompanied by the two of them impatiently.

"That's right, Your Majesty."

After getting on the carriage, Lu Chen seemed to suddenly remember something and asked the empress:

"Where is His Majesty the Holy King? Won't you come with us?"

Jiang Chengwan habitually brushed the hair that was in the way of his ears and said softly: "The Holy King has an old friend coming to visit. He went out not long ago. I don't know when he will come back, so I won't wait for him."

"Having Chai Aiqing here is enough."

Chai Hongyu raised her hand.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

"Old friend?"

Lu Chen was a little confused.

As we all know, the Holy King comes from the Holy Realm. Before the divine soldiers descended from heaven to help the Empress control the world last year, he had never appeared in the mortal world, or even left the Holy Realm at all. Now he is in the hinterland of the Great Xia Imperial Capital, where did he come from? Old friend?

"Has Your Majesty met that old friend? Do you know his identity?"

Seeing that he was quite concerned about this, Jiang Chengwan thought about it for a moment, and then said again: "Yes, he is a man about twenty years old. He doesn't look like anything special. As for his identity, I didn't ask, and the Holy King didn't You didn’t tell me.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but be speechless.

Miss, do you know how important Saint King Cangming is to Daxia now?

Not to mention anything else, the terrifying deterrent power of the Holy King alone is the most basic guarantee for the implementation of the New Deal.

Without the full support of the Holy King, given the prestige of the Empress, it would be a problem whether the government orders could go beyond the capital. Although in the long run, the Empress must not rely too much on the power of the Cangming Holy Realm, and one day she would have to get rid of this dependence.

After all, it is impossible for every Holy King to help the Empress unconditionally like now.

But everything always has a process.

For now, the empress cannot do without the support of the Holy King.

Whether it was Tiance Mansion, Xuanji Guards, or Fang Yu, who was gradually emerging, most of the capable officials who had been trained by Lu Chen were from the Holy Realm.

Lu Chen is one of the capable ministers of Great Xia who can be trusted and trusted. Liu Dongyang, Fang Ping, Xia Yan, Wu Yue, etc. can also be entrusted with important tasks. There are also reserve talents such as Lin Yi and Chu Fan. In terms of combat strength, Chai Hongyu and Gu Simiao, the two Guiyi Realm powerhouses, are both true royalists. After the Forbidden Army absorbed the Qingning Army and Can Ling Army one after another, it has become one of the strongest armies.

But overall, the power currently possessed by the empress is not enough to support her on her own.

If the Holy King is influenced by someone or something and suddenly stops supporting the Empress, it will definitely be a devastating blow to the Empress who is currently not stable.

Under such circumstances, you actually don’t care about the movements of the Holy King.

It's as if the Holy King owed you something in his previous life and there is absolutely no possibility of betrayal to you. This girl must be a little too ambitious. At least ask a few more questions to express how much she values ​​the Holy King.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the strange look on Lu Chen's face, Jiang Chengwan couldn't help but asked curiously, "Is there anything that Lu Qing cares about?"

Lu Chen recovered his mind and shook his head.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about this blood epidemic and got a little distracted. I hope your Majesty will forgive me."

It was difficult to explain this kind of thing clearly, so he had no choice but to find an excuse to get it over with.

Jiang Chengwan naturally would not blame Lu Chen.

"Really? That's good."

Lu Chen rubbed his temples with a headache.

This girl is so disturbing.

That's all, let's go back and have a few drinks with the Holy King to see if we can talk some words into him.

As he spoke, the carriage arrived at the entrance of Xipingfang.

The three of them got out of the car one after another. Chai Hongyu consciously walked behind Lu Chen and asked Lu Chen to walk side by side with the empress.

Jiang Chengwan glanced at her with a subtle expression, and then nodded imperceptibly.

Lu Chen was completely unaware of her little moves.

At this time, all his attention was focused on the vast ward in front of him.

Then he casually called a Qingning Guard officer and asked about the ward where Liyue was. After learning that Liyue was in Ward No. 7, he quickly walked towards Ward No. 7.

"Huh? Master Lu?"

As soon as he reached the door of the barracks, a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Lu Chen subconsciously turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in a white robe with a small medicine box on her waist looking at him in surprise.

It is Liu Dongyang's youngest daughter, a talented girl who has become as famous as Xiao Yun in the capital at a young age, and the head of the Qingnang Bureau, a subordinate department of the Tiangong Department - Liu Ruowei.

The moment he saw Liu Ruowei, Jiang Chengwan's beautiful brows frowned slightly almost instinctively.

"It's you, Director Liu."

Lu Chen smiled slightly and greeted Liu Ruowei.

At this time, Liu Ruowei saw clearly the empress beside Lu Chen, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute the empress.

"Head of Weichen Qingnang Bureau, please see your Majesty!"

As a lady of the Liu family, it is natural that she does not understand even the most basic etiquette between monarchs and ministers.

Jiang Chengwan put his hands behind his hands and said calmly: "Liu Aiqing doesn't need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Ruowei respectfully completed the process and then stood up slowly.

Then, before Lu Chen could ask, Jiang Chengwan looked at Liu Ruowei solemnly and asked, "How is that girl doing now? Do you have any idea about fighting the blood epidemic?"

After hearing her emperor's personal inquiry, Liu Ruowei immediately said seriously: "Your Majesty, after the efforts of everyone in the Qingnang Bureau, the ugly girl is now out of danger."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly relaxed.

Just be out of danger.

Then he was ready to ask for some details, but every time he was about to speak, Jiang Chengwan asked Liu Ruowei to explain the current situation of the ugly girl in detail, and walked inside while listening.

It was the emperor who was asking the question, so Lu Chen, a minister, naturally couldn't interrupt him loudly.

Moreover, Jiang Chengwan asked what he wanted to know, and there was no need to repeat the question, so he silently stopped talking and prepared to listen to Liu Ruowei's story.

Also because it was the emperor who asked the question, Liu Ruowei could only report to Jiang Chengwan, and was never able to say another word to Lu Chen from beginning to end. (End of chapter)