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

After a moment of silence, Lu Chen shook his head, temporarily discarding the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then said:
"Miss Chai, all I know is your past. Do you have any plans for the future?"

After a pause, he added, "There will always be a day of peace in the world. What do you want to do then, Miss Chai? Stay in the court and continue to serve His Majesty, or pursue the path of immortality and break through the void? Or start a family, find a Taoist partner, and establish a sect. Uh, forget it."

"The future?"

Chai Hongyu raised her hand, grabbed a strand of hair by her ear, and unconsciously played with it back and forth.

After thinking for a moment, she shook her head.

"I haven't thought about this, but I have no interest in serving the court or pursuing immortality. If I can help the Governor-General save the people and bring peace to the world, I will have some spare energy in my life, then I will do it."

She suddenly raised her eyes and glanced at Lu Chen, with an inexplicable meaning in her eyes.

"I should continue to follow the Governor."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's heart trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Why? Now that you have realized your ideal, you should have no reason to follow me, right?"

Chai Hongyu shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and then looked into Lu Chen's eyes. The moment their eyes met, she opened her red lips slightly:

"There's no special reason. I just want to continue following the Governor. Apart from following the Governor, I can't think of anything else I want to do."

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The teacup in Lu Chen's hand suddenly fell, but he seemed not to notice it. He stared blankly at Chai Hongyu with his eyes blank.

It seemed that he had never expected Chai Hongyu to say this.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Chai Hongyu and him has always been quite delicate.

There were quite a few women who had close relationships with him, almost every one of them was a peerless beauty, and most of them were friends for life and death.

For example, Empress Jiang Chengwan, Fu Ya, and Gu Si Miao, all of them had experienced life and death with him and had a deep friendship with him.

But it was just friendship, and he never thought that the other party would fall in love with him because of these experiences.

He has always been very "self-aware". A small fry in the Three Talents Realm like him is not even qualified to trigger the suspension bridge effect.

In his opinion, the Empress and the Saint King have a close relationship, Fu Ya is purely a colleague and close friend of his, and Gu Simiao is similar. Although Luo Xiaoyu is not related to him by blood, she is still a cousin, nothing special.

As for Xiao Yun, she was a caring elder sister who had been very kind to him and had helped and protected him before he became successful. If the system had not existed, Xiao Yun would definitely be the greatest benefactor in his life.

Because of this, he is closer to Xiao Yun, at least closer than the Empress and others.

But Chai Hongyu was the most special one among these women to him.

Jiang Chengwan, Fu Ya and Gu Simiao all died because of the existence of the system. He was determined to die and ascend to heaven, but by accident, he inexplicably saved them "at the risk of his own life".

But Chai Hongyu was willing to risk her life to go to Beijing for her, just to clear his name. It was she who "saved" him.

How could he not feel anything when such a beautiful woman, who was also extremely powerful, devoted herself to him sincerely? It was just that he had only wanted to die and ascend to heaven, and become an immortal king, so he didn't think much about it.

It was not until the teacup fell to the floor with a crisp "bang" and the tea fell on his collar that the warm touch brought Lu Chen back to his senses.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Chai Hongyu let out a light cry, quickly stood up, and walked to Lu Chen. Seeing that his clothes were soaked with tea, she stretched out her hand and gently pressed it against the hem of his clothes. The next second, fiery red spiritual power slowly flowed out and attached itself to Lu Chen.

In just a moment, the area soaked by the tea was completely evaporated.

Although Chai Hongyu was doing the work of a maid and had a strong sense of maidhood, she was not a maid after all, but a serious powerful person in the Guiyi Realm. Naturally, she would not wipe Lu Chen with a handkerchief in a panic like an ordinary maid.

Her power is enough to cause great changes in the world, and can restore a seriously injured or dying person to their original state in an instant, so this little trick is no problem for her. "It's okay."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment and lost my composure."

Chai Hongyu stood up and returned to the couch. When she heard him say that, she shook her head and said softly, "I should be the one to apologize. My words were inappropriate and caused the master to lose his concentration for a moment. Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise I would have been guilty of a great sin."

Lu Chen: "."

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Don't talk about me anymore."

Chai Hongyu smiled, but took the initiative to change the subject.

"Sir, tell me about yourself."

"I?"

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

Chai Hongyu put her hair, which she had been playing with for a while, behind her ears, and then chuckled and said, "Well, my Lord knows me very well, but my understanding of my Lord is very limited, so, my Lord, can you tell me a little about yourself?"

"For example, the question you asked me just now was, sir, do you have any plans after peace is restored?"

What you said about knowing everything about it is indeed true.

In every sense.

Lu Chen subconsciously raised his hand and glanced at his palm.

After a moment, his old face turned red for no reason and he quickly withdrew his hand. Chai Hongyu, who had been watching him, naturally noticed his little action.

She didn't know what she was thinking about, her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated, and a strong emotion surged in her heart, making her subconsciously look away. Then she instinctively picked up the teacup in front of her, sipping tea while using the cup to block any possible gaze from Lu Chen.

Lu Chen calmed down, leaned back subconsciously, and then spoke slowly.

"If that day comes, I will resign from Your Majesty, and then return to my hometown in Jingxiang, buy two acres of thin land, work from sunrise to sunset every day, hoe the fields and make tea, and live a peaceful life."

This was of course just a casual remark. Although he felt that ascending was becoming increasingly difficult, he had not yet given up completely.

It just changed from deliberate pursuit to leaving it to fate.

Hearing this, Chai Hongyu looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting him to say such a thing.

"Doesn't the Governor want to continue to serve His Majesty?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said calmly, "I have been a minister for a long time, and my achievements have even shocked the emperor. There is no need for me to stay and get in the way. It is better to retire after my success. I will be your Majesty's minister for many years. I will keep each other respectful and leave a good story for future generations."

Chai Hongyu was not good at politics and didn't quite understand.

But she didn't think about it too much. Since Lu Chen said so, she just believed it.

Then she smiled and said softly: "If that's the case, then I will help you pack your things and go back to your hometown in Jingxiang with you, just like now, and continue to follow you." (End of this chapter)