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

Chapter 18: The ministers’ acting skills are too exaggerated!
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The two bigwigs in the court who appeared at the beginning had already made Chu Ruoyan excited. She didn't expect that she would be able to meet such big figures in such an occasion.

But what appeared next made her even more nervous, because she knew some of these people.

As a second-rate family in the imperial capital, the Chu family can still get in touch with some upper-class circles.

The people who entered the Imperial Study one after another were all high-ranking officials with real power in the imperial capital.

They are the core figures of the six ministries, the backbones of the imperial guards and the city defense forces, even the prefect of the imperial capital, and a famous nobleman.

Among these people, there were several big shots that Chu Ruoyan had met at various gatherings. Her father even went to give gifts to these big shots during festivals in order to curry favor with them.

In particular, he would go specifically to inquire about the birthdays and anniversaries of these important figures. Even if they didn't invite him, the head of the Chu family would still go with a thick face.

Even though Chu Ruoyan's father has a high level of cultivation, he is also very powerful in the Chu family.

In front of these powerful officials, he is submissive and behaves like a human being.

But now, these high-ranking officials in the imperial capital were kneeling in front of Li Chen trembling with fear, and some of them even began to tremble all over before they even entered the door, and could not speak clearly.

The generals and princes in the front were just acting, but the ones coming later were really scary.

Of course, the great nobleman that Chu Ruoyan knew almost tripped when he entered the door. His acting was indeed over-the-top, and his performance was deliberate and exaggerated.

Chu Ruoyan also began to understand why Li Chen had just muttered in a tone like "the old man is really good at acting".

For some reason, Chu Ruoyan felt very emotional when she saw these high-ranking officials kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Even those big shots that her father couldn't even reach, those high and mighty people, could have such expressions?

After leaving the palace, these big shots might be able to scare the people around them with just a glance.

But this is the palace, and they are facing the emperor.

They were the ones who were terrified in front of this emperor.

Slowly, there were some changes in the way Chu Ruoyan looked at Li Chen.

Chu Ruoyan herself couldn’t explain the rest, but the respect and admiration were all written in her eyes.

Chu Ruoyan stood there for almost three hours before Li Chen finished reviewing the memorials on the table.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

Looking at the beautiful figure standing in the imperial study, Li Chen gave an apologetic smile.

This made Chu Ruoyan feel a little flattered. She looked flustered and her hands kept shaking.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, please don't say that. You have official business to attend to. It is an honor for me that you can take time out of your busy schedule to see me. If you are not free today, you can summon me at any other time."

By the end, Chu Ruoyan no longer knew what she was talking about.

Her flustered face had begun to turn slightly red, and there was no longer the contempt and despair she had for Li Chen when she first arrived.

Now, she is just a little girl who is at a loss.

This was the first time in her life that she felt such emotions.

Seeing Li Chen coming over, Chu Ruoyan's heartbeat began to accelerate. Her mind was confused and she didn't know what to say next.

In fact, Li Chen just wanted to chat with her, get to know her better, and go out on a date.

After all, you are choosing a wife. Appearance is important, but you still need to get to know her character and personality in depth.

At the very least there needs to be a certain emotional foundation. After all, you will be sleeping on the same pillow in the future, and what if someone stabbed you when you are not prepared?

Li Chen is a relatively stable person. He will not put himself in danger just for the sake of a little beauty.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate hard to the Saint level before showing his strength.

Just when Li Chen was about to speak, a few more people walked in. Their appearance made Li Chen a little confused. Hadn't all the people he summoned today come? Who was this?

There were three eunuchs coming, headed by the eunuch chief, Eunuch Cui, who was familiar to him. He was in charge of all matters in the palace and was also someone close to the late emperor.

The chief eunuch and two young eunuchs came over with a large pile of memorials.

"Your Majesty, these are memorials from various prefectures and cities, as well as secret reports from some military officers. They have been piled up for a while. I hope Your Majesty can process them as soon as possible. I will leave them here for Your Majesty first."

After saying that, Eunuch Cui asked two nimble young eunuchs to pile the memorials on the table and put the ones that Li Chen had already processed on the other side.

After a while, two more "hills" appeared on the table.

Li Chen was just planning to go out on a date to relax, but then so much trouble came up.

From early morning till now, you are not letting me live!
"This"

Li Chen looked at the lively and attractive Chu Ruoyan in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Your Majesty, please focus on state affairs. If you don't mind, I will stay here with you for a while."

Chu Ruoyan was certainly a sensible woman, and she said the most appropriate words she could think of.

I still remember when I first entered the palace, Chu Ruoyan felt that the palace was cold and she didn’t want to stay there for a moment.

But now, she is no longer so averse to this place.

Because she could see a good emperor who was working hard.

When facing his subordinates, Li Chen's conversation showed the domineering attitude of a king, yet he also retained the calmness and wisdom that only an emperor could have.

When facing blood relatives, the majesty and power revealed in his words enable him to handle every matter impartially.

Chu Ruoyan was not sure whether Li Chen was considered a good emperor in the eyes of others, but at least in her eyes, Li Chen was a good emperor.

"Well, okay, then you can just walk around here for a while."

Li Chen called the head maid and asked her to prepare some tea and snacks for Chu Ruoyan.

Then he sat at the table and began to review memorials.

The reason why there are so many of them is that they were not dealt with during the period when the late emperor passed away.

These were all relatively urgent memorials that required his consent before they could be carried out.

Li Chen had no choice, after all, he was the emperor now.

Since you are the emperor, you must at least fulfill certain duties.

Chu Ruoyan found it very interesting when she noticed Li Chen's speechless expression as he returned to the table to review memorials.

Even the emperor of the Tiance Dynasty could have such depressed moments.

Hey, Your Majesty, are you depressed because you want to date me but don’t have time now?
Thinking of this, Chu Ruoyan felt a little secretly happy in her heart.

But soon, she felt that she was being too sentimental and that His Majesty must be concerned about the country and the people.

This was a change that she herself hadn't noticed.

The head maid arranged a seat for her in the imperial study and placed exquisite tea and cakes next to it.

Ordinary people might not be able to tell, but Chu Ruoyan's eyes were full of surprise. She actually recognized some of the pastries.

What made her salivate the most here was the 'Ambergris Jade Dew Cake'.

Ambergris Jade Dew Cake is made from deep-sea ambergris, golden candied dates and rare Ganoderma lucidum spore powder.

Chu Ruoyan still remembered that on her eighteenth birthday, a great nobleman gave her such a cake!
(End of this chapter)