I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 112: Get away from me when you see me in the future, or I’ll beat you every time I see you!
"No problem, I'll call you when there's cake next time." Li Chen promised.

"What is cake? Is it something to eat?" asked the Queen Mother, even swallowing her saliva.

It can be seen that this woman is indeed a bit greedy and likes to eat everything.

Especially when you look at the Queen Mother's expression up close, she looks as if she is not well fed.

Li Chen could only wait for a chance to feed her properly in the future.

"That's not what I meant, but the cake is indeed edible. I made some to celebrate for Li Si Ning. You'll go to my bedroom later. If you're late, Li Si Ning might have eaten it all."

"Okay, but next time you pull me, can you be gentler? My hands hurt."

The Queen Mother was just pulled over by Li Chen. No matter whether she had practiced martial arts or not, no one could withstand Li Chen's strength.

Li Chen also said that it was okay and that he would be gentle next time and would not hurt her.

The two of them had almost finished discussing the matter and returned to the royal altar.

When they left, people were still whispering and talking.

No one knew what they were going to do, and no one dared to peek.

In the palace, the less you know, the safer you are.

When they appeared, the scene became dull again.

Especially Li Sining, she is very worried now, wondering if her brother can convince the Queen Mother, otherwise her freedom, which she has finally gained, will be shattered.

The closer the Queen Mother got to her, the more nervous she became, and she began to tremble unconsciously.

However, seeing Li Chen's accomplished look, his tense body seemed to relax a lot.

The Queen Mother held Li Si Ning's hand and said gently, "Your Majesty has told me that I also feel that my nephew is not worthy of you. You should practice well in the palace. If you need anything in the future, just tell me."

"Really? Thank you, Queen Mother!" Li Sining excitedly wanted to throw herself into the Queen Mother's arms, but she didn't have the courage.

It seems that my brother is still very capable. He can even take back what the Queen Mother said.

Li Sining's favorability towards Li Chen was already high, and now it was overflowing.

Chu Ruoyan next to her was also happy for her. With Li Sining in the palace, she also had a companion.

If Li Si Ning really gets married and Li Chen is very busy with work, she will have no one to talk to.

The only thing that made Chu Ruoyan feel melancholy was that Li Chen was good in every way except that he had too few concubines.

She likes the feeling of being the only one pampered, but she really can't bear it.

Then Chu Ruoyan glanced at the dignified empress dowager inexplicably, not knowing what she was thinking.

In the Queen Mother's bedroom, a handsome young man was waiting anxiously.

Seeing the Queen Mother coming back, he asked anxiously, "Aunt, how is the matter going?"

The Queen Mother ignored him and sat on the couch. She took a sip of the tea handed to her by the palace maid and then said, "You look so irritable. You are indeed not a good match for Si Ning. I think this matter is over."

The young man felt relieved when he heard this.

His name was Zou Yi, a disciple of the noble Zou family. The Zou family had always had people holding important positions in the imperial palace and in the court.

In the previous dynasty, the Zou family was a large family and had a good relationship with the Li family.

Since the founding of the Tiance Dynasty, it has been relying on its relationship with the royal family to develop strongly to the present.

The Zou family may be ordinary in the imperial capital, but they are omnipotent in the Xiliang area.

Half of the twelve states of Xiliang belong to the Zou family.

In fact, Zou Yi had never met Li Sining. It was his family who asked him to propose marriage, saying that it was to take the relationship with the royal family to a new level.

Zou Yi was originally reluctant to do so. He had recently been competing with several other brothers in the clan for power within the clan. His father asked him to come to the imperial capital to do two things.

The first thing he did was to find the Queen Mother and tell her that if he married the princess, his status in the family would be improved.

In Zou Yi's opinion, isn't this just opening a blind box? What if the princess turns out to be extremely ugly, it would be so disgusting if he married her.

I still remember that the last time Zou Yi came to the imperial capital, he was planning to propose marriage to a prince's daughter. At that time, his father said that the princess was beautiful.

As a result, when he arrived at the imperial capital, he found that the princess was not only ugly but also a little stupid. Zou Yi decisively chose to run away.

This time, his father also said that the Ninth Princess was very beautiful, but that was just what his father said, and this kind of scam happened more than once or twice.

Now hearing that he was rejected, Zou Yi didn't even bother to struggle and just said goodbye and left.

He just didn't believe that his father could arrange any beautiful woman for him.

According to Zou Yi's analysis, if a powerful woman in the imperial capital is pretty, the second-generation disciples nearby will definitely not let her go. How could such a good thing happen to him?

His father tricked him into marrying those ugly girls, saying that "as a member of the Zou family, getting married is also a kind of contribution."

He scoffed at this statement. He was not the kind of prince who would disregard anything for power.

Feeling that he had escaped danger again, Zou Yi walked out of the Queen Mother's bedroom leisurely.

Just at this moment, he saw a stunning beauty walking slowly towards him. Her steps were light and graceful, swaying gently in the breeze.

Zou Yi's eyes met hers inadvertently. At that moment, he seemed to be fixed in place by an invisible force, and the whole world stopped.

The woman's face was like a fairy walking out of a painting, with every line just right and exquisite to the point of being breathtaking. Her eyes were clear and pure, making people unable to extricate themselves from them at first glance.

Her skin was as white and flawless as fresh snow, revealing a temperament that was otherworldly.

Zou Yi's pupils suddenly dilated at this moment. Even though he had seen countless women, he had never been so shocked.

She passed by him, bringing with her a faint fragrance, as if the air was filled with an intoxicating scent.

Zou Yi only felt his heartbeat accelerating and his breathing becoming rapid. He seemed to hear the voice in his heart telling him that this was the feeling of falling in love at first sight.

However, when she walked farther and farther away and finally disappeared from his sight, Zou Yi suddenly came to his senses.

He quickly asked the maid next to him: "Who is that woman?"

The maid took a look and replied, "It's Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess."

Zou Yi regretted it so much, no one told me that the Ninth Princess was so beautiful, otherwise I would have had to beg the Queen Mother to marry the Ninth Princess to me.

If his father knew he was thinking this way, he would definitely say: Didn’t I tell you that a long time ago? You just didn’t believe it.

Zou Yi felt that he could still be rescued, so he immediately turned around and happily returned to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

Seeing the Queen Mother, he said with a wry smile: "Aunt, I have something else to say. Hey, who is this?"

How could the Queen Mother not see through Zou Yi's little thoughts? This pretended encounter was indeed a bit too deliberate.

But now the Queen Mother is Li Si Ning's investor, so there is no way she would let Li Si Ning go.

Besides, even if she agreed, Li Chen would definitely not allow it.

So the Queen Mother simply said: "What are you still doing here? Go and finish your business and get back to Xiliang."

After saying that, the Queen Mother followed Li Sining out of the bedroom, leaving Zou Yi alone in embarrassment.

The reason why Li Sining came here was because Li Chen asked her to invite the Queen Mother to eat cake, and hinted to her that she could have a good relationship with the Queen Mother so that she would have another backer in the palace.

Li Sining was very afraid of the Queen Mother. Since Li Chen said so, Li Sining naturally chose to believe it.

In her eyes, Li Chen's words were absolutely correct, and everything was based on Li Chen.

As for Zou Yi, who was just about to strike up a conversation with her, she was too lazy to even say hello. She was not interested in any man other than Li Chen.

While Zou Yi was still standing there in a daze, the maid beside him urged him, "Master Zou, this is the imperial palace, please leave as soon as possible."

The palace is an important place, other people are not allowed to stay here for long, that's the rule.

Zou Yi's good mood was disrupted, and he angrily said, "Do you want me to be so talkative?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud slap hit Zou Yi in the face.

Just as he was about to get angry, he saw the maid looking at him fiercely and said, "Remember, this is the imperial palace."

This palace maid is the empress dowager's confidant. When the empress dowager is here, she is just a servant.

If the Queen Mother was not around, Zou Yi would not be qualified to confront her.

Zou Yi was also beaten to consciousness. He immediately apologized to the palace maid and quickly left the palace.

But I can't stop thinking about Li Sining.

He thought to himself, what his father said was right, 'As a member of the Zou family, getting married is also a kind of contribution.'

This time I come to the imperial capital, I must get the princess, not only for him, but also for the Zou family!
Because of Li Sining's beauty, he remembered that he was a member of the Zou family!
Anyway, the Ninth Princess is unmarried, so I have plenty of opportunities.

Zou Yida felt like he would not go back until he married Li Sining.

When he left, he kept thinking, since my aunt can't make the decision, why don't I ask His Majesty to grant me the marriage?

Ordinary people cannot see His Majesty, so he has to think of a way.

But before that, he had to complete the second thing he did in the imperial capital, which was the thing that the empress dowager urged him to do and get out of here as soon as possible.

When Zou Yi came from Xiliang this time, his father handed him a letter and asked him to deliver the letter to the person in charge of the Ji'nan Bai family in the imperial capital.

The Ji'nan Bai family is a very famous cultivation family in the Tiance Dynasty, and also a medical family with a thousand-year heritage.

No matter where you are, running a medical clinic will definitely be a good business.

Especially in this world where there are so many practitioners, everyone wants to know a doctor with superb medical skills. Maybe if they encounter some difficult and complicated diseases, they can be cured.

The Bai family is mainly composed of female monks, and the men in the Bai family are all married into the family and have no status.

According to family tradition, many things are passed down to girls rather than boys.

The Bai's Clinic in the imperial capital is quite famous, and Zou Yi quickly found out its location.

As soon as he arrived nearby, Zou Yi experienced the customs and culture of the imperial capital.

He and his four men got into a conflict on the spot because they did not give way to the second generation of powerful officials on the opposite side.

When Zou Yi revealed that he was the Queen Mother's nephew, he thought the other party would apologize immediately. Unexpectedly, the other party was not afraid, but beat him up instead.

He said arrogantly, "I don't care whose nephew you are. I am the Prince of Zhennan. If you see me next time, get out of here, or I will beat you up every time I see you."

(End of this chapter)