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Luojing, Xicheng.

Chongde Place.

A quiet little courtyard.

"Uh-huh......"

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

Consciousness gradually recovered, he subconsciously raised his hand, but the next second-

"! It hurts!! ”

The piercing pain spread all over the body in an instant, and the strength faded suddenly, and the wrist that had just been raised a little bit suddenly lost the maintenance of strength and fell weakly on the bed.

The sharp pain instantly swept away the haze in Lu Chen's mind, making him wake up immediately, and the memories before the coma quickly appeared in his mind.

"Shhh

Feeling the sharp pain in his body as if it had fallen apart, he couldn't help but gasp, and fine sweat oozed from his face.

Immediately afterwards, when he was shrouded by the Queen Mother's Ling Tianfengwei in the Taiji Hall before, the feeling of powerlessness like an ant that could be pinched to death at ease gradually came to his heart.

"What a terrifying old woman, is this the power of an emperor unique to those who rule the world? It's really powerful enough. ”

Just the momentum can press him into this scarred and miserable appearance from afar, and the strength of the Queen Mother can be seen from this.

After a long pause, his breathing gradually calmed down, and his face gradually returned to normal.

His eyes were extremely clear, and he did not fear the Queen Mother at all because of this encounter.

After all, no matter how strong the Queen Mother is, it is impossible to compare with the immortals, and as long as he achieves his goal, he will immediately be able to ascend to the immortal and become an invincible existence in this world.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Chen couldn't help but ponder.

"According to the memory of her predecessor, Empress Dowager Zhao is very good at power and scheming, and in the past six years, she has often degraded and deposed the courtiers who oppose her in the court, and she is extremely suspicious, as long as there is the slightest hint, she will use thunderous means to suppress it."

"Like me, a [great loyal minister] who openly expresses his loyalty to the empress, Empress Dowager Zhao will never tolerate me, and I am just a small Taoist official from the Qipinke, that old woman doesn't need to play with me at all, just send an edict in the name of the emperor to remove my official body, even if the emperor is unwilling, it is useless."

"If you are ruthless, it is possible to kill me directly."

"And the empress has been a puppet emperor for six years, and she has been succumbing to the obscene authority of the Empress Dowager Zhao for six years, and she has almost no sense of existence when she is a tool person who can only stamp a big seal, and she will definitely not dare to put a fart in what the Empress Dowager Zhao wants to do."

"What's more, in today's imperial court, almost all the courtiers have submitted to the supreme authority of the Empress Dowager Zhao, and for a foolish and loyal person like me, those henchmen of the Empress Dowager will definitely only sneer at me, and those who are not henchmen of the Empress Dowager will either be indifferent and look on coldly, or they will not be able to stand up and speak for me at the great risk of offending the Empress Dowager to death."

“……”

Through the memory of his predecessor, Lu Chen analyzed all the forces from the queen mother to the emperor, the powerful to the hundred officials, and so on.

After thinking about it, he really couldn't imagine that after he supported the empress in front of so many courtiers, there would be other consequences besides being demoted, dismissed or killed.

After analyzing the situation, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth gradually showed a smile.

"That's it!"

Next, just stay home and wait quietly for the final result.

And then...... Ascend to immortal status immediately!

It's a little exciting to think about......

And just when he imagined the decadent life of becoming the queen of immortals-

"Li Yuanwai, please stay!"

Suddenly, there was an anxious shout outside.

"My cousin was injured yesterday and hasn't woken up yet......"

Lu Chen quickly judged that this was the voice of his predecessor's cousin Luo Xiaoyu.

Now, of course, it's his cousin.

As soon as Luo Xiaoyu's words fell, a rude voice sounded on the side.

"Humph! The old man has something urgent to find him, and he has to wake up if he doesn't wake up! ”

As soon as these words came out, Luo Xiaoyu's voice suddenly became more urgent: "Huh! My cousin is so badly injured that he needs to recuperate for a while, and he must not be disturbed in any way, and he has to let go of big things......"

Before he finished speaking, the person Luo Xiaoyu wanted to stop said impatiently:

"Less nonsense, that idiot is just unconscious, not dead, as long as there is still a breath left, the old man has a way to wake him up."

As soon as the words fell, a rush and messy footsteps sounded outside the door, from far and near.

"You! How can you do this! ”

Luo Xiaoyu gasped, as if she was blocking it with the strength of breastfeeding.

"The old man doesn't have time to entangle with you, get out of the way, otherwise don't blame the old man for being polite!"

"No, I must not let you go over to disturb my cousin!"

"Stinky girl, you are looking for death!"

"Ahh

Luo Xiaoyu suddenly screamed, and then Lu Chen heard a muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Apparently the man was rough.

Lu Chen frowned.

"Xiao Yu."

With some difficulty, he slammed out the door and whispered.

"Let him in."

As soon as Lu Chen spoke, the voice outside the door suddenly stopped.

After a moment, the man with a fierce voice snorted coldly again.

"Stinky girl, you dare to lie to the old man, so daring!"

Luo Xiaoyu struggled to get up from the ground, eagerly ran forward to open the door, and said with a look of surprise: "Cousin, you... You're awake, that's great! ”

Li Yuanwai then rushed in with a fierce momentum.

Lu Chen couldn't help but move his eyes when he saw Li Yuanwai's angry appearance.

Although it was the first time they met, he was no stranger to this old man at all.

Because he was the future father-in-law who forcibly caught his predecessor in the house to marry when he was a senior high school jinshi, he forcibly caught his predecessor in the house in the way of "catching his son-in-law under the list".

An authentic wealthy businessman in Luojing.

It is an old tradition in Luojing to catch a son-in-law under the list, and young people like the predecessor who came from an ordinary background and had no background, but who got the fame of Jinshi and had a promising future with their own efforts, were the most popular among wealthy businessmen in Beijing.

As long as he is recruited as a son-in-law, the merchant will not only have the opportunity to make the business bigger and stronger, but also add a bit of scholarly atmosphere to the house full of copper smell, and even become a scholarly family of "poetry and book heirloom".

The predecessor's impression of him was not good, but after all, he received some care from him before he was conferred the title, and he owed a little favor, and the other party kept licking his face and came up, which can be said to be "enthusiastic", so even if he knew that he was not right, it was not good to always put on a face.

Between each other, it can barely be regarded as harmonious.

But now......

After a little thought, Lu Chen could roughly guess why this so-called future father-in-law's attitude towards him had suddenly become so bad.

The merchant is generally well-informed, and the news that he had previously shown his loyalty to the empress in the court may have begun to spread.

And this thing seems to have something to do with a certain courtier.

In other words, the news that he offended the death of the queen mother, who was in power and leaned towards the opposition, is very likely to have reached his ears.

The fate of offending the Queen Mother can be guessed by a normal person, so he must feel that his future is ruined, and he is no longer qualified to be the son-in-law of their family, and he has no value.

But if you just want to clear up the relationship, you just need to send someone over to say that you have destroyed the marriage certificate, and you don't need to come in person at all.

There is no need to even be in such a hurry, after all, he is now a loyal and righteous Zheng minister on the surface, and with the practice of Great Xia, this situation will not affect his family, and there is no need to do such a desperate thing.

Exile or find a reason to kill him alone.

What's more, he hasn't married this guy's daughter yet, so there is no possibility of being implicated by him at all.

This guy is so anxious, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as breaking the marriage contract...

After all, when he is in danger, there may not be no opportunity for others to benefit......

In the blink of an eye, Lu Chen sorted out the cause and effect, and then struggled to get up, and said to Luo Xiaoyu:

"Xiaoyu, help me up first."

When Luo Xiaoyu heard this, his face suddenly turned anxious.

"Cousin, you're not well yet, don't move."

Although she said this, she still didn't hesitate to come to Lu Chen, and then helped his slightly thin body up with considerable difficulty.

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Chen coughed twice, and a languid look gradually appeared on his face.

"Since Uncle Yue is here, no matter what, we can't lose our courtesy."

While speaking, he stood up with Luo Xiaoyu's strength, facing Li Yuanwai, and then pretended not to know anything, leaned forward slightly, and said softly:

"The son-in-law has seen the father-in-law, I don't know why the father-in-law is so eager to find the son-in-law?"