Amidst Lu Wenyu's shame and secret expectation, the empress' lazy voice came from the hall.
"come in."
Xuan Ping did not go in, but stood aside to make way for Lu Wenyu. After Lu Wenyu entered, he closed the palace door.
Lu Wenyu entered the palace with his heart beating fast. He saw the empress lying on her side on the couch and reading a storybook. When she heard his footsteps, she raised her head and looked towards him.
Perhaps it was because she was in the palace, or she had just taken a bath, but the empress did not let the palace attendants comb her hair into a bun. Instead, she let her hair hang loosely. She wore a light gauze skirt and held her face with her hands, squeezing out some of her soft white face. Ruanroulai is different from the carefree look of the empress in the court.
"Come here." When Lu Wenyu was stunned, Yu Shu called out.
The empress spoke so lazily and in a gentle tone, which sounded like water flowing slowly to people's ears, making people feel relaxed unconsciously.
Lu Wenyu's violently beating heart calmed down a little because of Xuan Ping's words. He responded and walked to the beauty's bed. Looking at the empress' beautiful face, he suddenly didn't know how to speak.
He didn't speak, and just acted as a wooden post in front of the beauty's bed to block the light. Yu Shu couldn't read comfortably, so she had no choice but to ask.
"Prime Minister Lu came to the palace to see me just to be a silent piece of wood?"
Yu Shu's words were just a statement of his current situation, but Lu Wenyu thought too much, thinking that the empress didn't like his boring look, something flashed in panic.
"Your Majesty has already grown hair, and the court is stable. It is understandable to consider the harem. However, if there is only the emperor's husband and one male concubine in the harem, it may be too few."
Yu Shu was surprised that he, a person who was not involved in fireworks, was still in charge of her harem. She put down her script and turned her head to look at the person.
"The harem is small? Prime Minister Lu asked me to choose a male concubine, indulge in male lust, and neglect government affairs?"
Speaking of indulging in the harem, Yu Shu thought of the late emperor, who could be considered a good emperor when he was young. However, as he got older and gradually became unable to do what he wanted, he began to indulge in the harem, hoping to find the taste of youth in his concubines.
But obviously, spending a lot of energy will not prove your youth, it will only make people die earlier.
At that time, the late emperor was unable to do what he wanted and often stayed in the harem. If it weren't for Lu Wenyu supporting the court and Shen Qingzhuo stabilizing the outside, the Xia Dynasty would have been in chaos.
When Lin Jiyuan broke into the palace, he also confirmed that the late emperor had been hollowed out by the harem. His body was decaying and his mind was regressing. He launched a surprise attack without even a chance to escape. He captured and killed him with almost no effort.
Following the example of the late emperor, Yu Shu never planned to choose a male concubine.
I had also thought before that if the harem remained empty, the courtiers would often visit her to persuade her to take a concubine.
Now with Lin Jiyuan and Shen Qingzhuo, they can kill two birds with one stone, not only giving her the rights she wants, but also solving this problem.
Lu Wenyu was also a courtier of the late emperor. The empress's words naturally reminded him of the end of the late emperor. He frowned, not wanting to see the empress as ridiculous as the late emperor.
"I said something wrong, and I know I am guilty." Lu Wenyu knelt on the ground and apologized.
In the Xia Dynasty, the ceremony between the emperor and his ministers was not so solemn. They usually stood and saluted.
At this moment, seeing Lu Wenyu kneeling down after saying something inconsistent, Yu Shu put her forehead on her head and threw the book on the couch, trying to help the person up.
But Lu Wenyu knew that he had made a mistake, and Lu Wenyu, who strictly abided by his duty as a courtier, said such ridiculous things for his selfish reasons, so he was not willing to just get up.
Lu Wenyu knelt stubbornly in front of the couch, his back straight, but his eyes were always lowered, as if he was ashamed to face the empress, without raising his head to look at the empress.
(End of chapter)
