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

Chapter 28 Come to me, you’d better have something to do!
"Look at what you said. Can't I come to see you if I'm fine?"

The Queen Mother walked over to Li Chen's table and gently sat down on the seat next to him, her movements gentle and delicate.

She obviously didn't do anything strange, but the swaying of her body always gave people an endless temptation.

"You better be fine."

Li Chen put down the information in his hand and said impatiently.

You have nothing to do, and I want to sleep.

And if you don't go back to the court tomorrow morning, I have to go.

Li Chen was thinking whether he should ask the empress dowager to rule the country from behind the scenes and share the pain.

His idea was unprecedented. He was not afraid of the things that other new emperors were afraid of.

Hearing what Li Chen said, the Queen Mother rolled her beautiful eyes.

It's rare for me to be gentle, but you just won't take any advice from me, right?

If it were any other prince, he would have stood up and expressed his gratitude profusely.

Forget it, forget it. Since you are a saint, I won’t bother with you.

"It's nothing serious, just two things. What do you think of the Chu family girl?"

The Queen Mother later asked about the progress of Li Chen and Chu Ruoyan, and only then did she consider whether to train Chu Ruoyan.

If Li Chen doesn't like it, she can send the next one to the palace.

"We haven't had much time to chat these past two days, but I still have a good impression of her."

Li Chen has been really busy lately and doesn't have much time to find out.

However, it is only a matter of time before Chu Ruoyan is captured, Li Chen is very sure of this.

Because young girls around eighteen years old still believe in love, they are very pure and have not been "polluted" by this world.

They also yearn for a romantic love story like Prince Charming and Cinderella.

As long as they are touched, they would even be willing to give up everything to follow a man they like, even if the man is penniless.

If it was a woman at this stage, Li Chen would need to put in some effort.

But Chu Ruoyan is different. She is obviously a woman with certain experience and has seen a lot in the imperial capital, a place where all kinds of people gather.

This kind of woman is very clear about her own conditions and knows what kind of man she wants.

In Li Chen's opinion, this is very easy to handle.

After all, as an emperor in the Saint Realm, he has money, power, and impeccable strength.

If he comes to deal with Chu Ruoyan, it will be a direct dimensionality reduction attack.

Now is the time to get better with each other.

As for feelings, we can only talk about them later.

"Okay, then do as you wish. I support you."

Having said this, the Queen Mother seemed about to get up and leave.

"Didn't you say there were two things?"

Li Chen asked in confusion.

"Oh, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it."

The Queen Mother moved her buttocks and moved closer to Li Chen, as if she was going to tell him a little secret.

Li Chen could even feel the alluring body fragrance of the Queen Mother.

"How was the hot pot you ate last time made? I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a lot of ingredients, but none of them tasted like yours."

Hearing this, Li Chen was speechless. Why are you being so mysterious about this trivial matter?

I thought you wanted to talk about something else.

"That hot pot won't work without the base. If you want to eat it, I'll write you a list of ingredients."

The Queen Mother helped him choose his concubine, so he couldn't be stingy.

Li Chen took out a piece of paper and wrote some ingredients on it.

However, when he was halfway through writing, he considered that the Queen Mother could not eat anything too spicy, so he put the paper aside and changed the ingredients.

Even though it was just a list of hot pot ingredients, the Queen Mother was as happy as a little girl who had found a treasure, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

Li Chen felt that this Queen Mother might really be a little greedy.

However, this kind of woman has a changeable personality and is good at disguise, so it is impossible to tell whether this is her true face.

Or it could be said that this was the way she deliberately showed herself to Li Chen. What benefit she wanted to gain from Li Chen, what her ultimate goal was, these were things Li Chen could not guess for the time being.

The Queen Mother seemed to be full of flaws, but this made it difficult to know where to start.

This is the woman that Li Chen finds difficult to deal with.

The moment she left Li Chen's bedroom, the empress dowager put the recipe into her clothes and restored her majestic posture and expression.

Her temperament changed drastically, as if she had become a different person, making the nearby palace maids and eunuchs tremble with fear.

Perhaps while Li Chen felt that she was difficult to deal with, she also felt that Li Chen was very difficult to deal with.

In her opinion, Li Chen acted too casually, as if he was interested in many things but not very persistent.

She couldn't judge what Li Chen really needed, so as to "control" Li Chen.

As a woman with great ambitions, no one knows what she is thinking.

The next day, the morning light broke.

The outline of the Forbidden City gradually became clear in the mist, and the time for the morning court session had arrived.

Outside the hall, on the stone steps, the ministers in court robes were walking towards the hall.

There were many ministers who had arrived earlier in the hall. They were either standing or greeting those who had just entered.

The interior of the hall is even more magnificent and majestic.

The towering dragon throne is placed in the center of the hall, on which is carved a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon. On both sides of the dragon throne stands a phoenix with its wings spread out, ready to fly.

Before Li Chen appeared, the hall was already bustling with activity.

The ministers were either whispering to each other or discussing in low voices, with a look of relaxation and smiles on their faces.

Among them, there were many who were discussing where to go after the morning court session, which restaurant to go to for a meal, and whose turn it was to treat the guests today.

What's more, some people even talked about which master had newly recruited a dancer and said they would go and see her when they had time, and their words were full of envy and jealousy.

However, amidst the noise, there were also a few ministers, such as the prime minister Zhao Wenyuan, who stood there straight with firm eyes and solemn expressions.

There was originally another person with a corresponding position to him, but this person was confined to his house for seven days by Li Chen, so he is now the highest-ranking official in the court.

Just then, a long shout was heard from outside the hall.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

With this shout, the discussions in the hall stopped abruptly.

Li Chen, wearing a dragon robe and a crown on his head, walked in with steady steps.

His face showed a bit of leisure and unruliness, but his every move exuded an indescribable imperial power.

Even though he had only been on the throne for a few days, his natural aura of a superior made everyone present feel an inexplicable awe and submission.

Li Chen's arrival meant that the court meeting officially began.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War walked to the front of the hall first and presented a piece of information with both hands.

He reported in a loud and resounding voice: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Li Chen nodded and gestured for him to start his performance.

After handing the intelligence to the eunuch, the Minister of War said, "The rebellious Third Prince heard about your majesty's mighty power and the emperor's wrath, and was so frightened that he retreated overnight and dared not commit another crime. This news is truly a blessing for our dynasty and a blessing for your majesty!"

After taking a look at Li Chen's reaction, the officials from the Ministry of War began to agree.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and your prestige is so great that those villains flee at the sight of him."

"This is destiny and the will of the people. Our dynasty will last for thousands of years and enjoy eternal peace!"

In the hall, the other ministers' flattery was endless.

The Vice Minister of War actually wanted to ask what to do with his superior, the Minister of War.

That is the one who was sent by Li Chen to capture the third prince.

But the Assistant Minister of War knew Li Chen's character, and was afraid that if he asked this question, Li Chen would send him out as well, which would cause big trouble, so he simply reported the matter and waited to see how Li Chen would handle it.

Li Chen seemed to have forgotten about the matter and said that there was no further news after he knew about it.

It seems that the Minister of War cannot come back for the time being, so the Vice Minister of War had to return to his position.

Next, many ministers reported on the situation in various regions.

At this time, Minister of Rites Yan Hai stood up.

"I, the Minister of Rites Yan Hai, have an important matter to report to Your Majesty. Recently, the Northern Royal Court has sent an envoy to seek an audience with Your Majesty. They want to have friendly exchanges with our dynasty and discuss state affairs. This matter concerns the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I have come to ask Your Majesty whether to arrange for the envoy to meet with you immediately?"

(End of this chapter)