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

Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, two days have passed.

On the third day, Lu Chen, who had a comfortable sleep, got up from the bed until the third quarter of the hour. After washing up, he deliberately changed into the official robe that was issued not long ago, and then left the house and walked to Zhuque Street. , and finally walked straight to the Nanhua Gate in the south, without any intention of going to the Ziji City in the north.

It wasn't that he was suddenly lazy or drowsy, but because the Empress suddenly issued an edict during yesterday's early court, ordering the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to rush to Nanhuamen before 6:00 a.m. today, and go out of the city with her to welcome the triumphant return of the victorious class teacher. heroes.

As for who it is, she doesn't need to say anything, everyone will know it after a little thought.

After all, the imperial court has recently fought the biggest and most far-reaching battle, which is the battle of the barren state.

As for the general who leads the army, who else can be besides the holy king?

Although it was a little surprising that the Holy King quelled the barren state rebellion so quickly, everyone was relieved when they thought of the absolute combat power of the Holy King that was invincible in the world.

Although Gu Simiao is very strong and the Demon Queen has a lot of cards, it is still not enough for the Holy King who owns the holy relic.

So everyone didn't think much about it.

After all, the victory of the Holy King and his return to court were within everyone's expectations.

No matter how powerful the return to unity state is, it is only the highest state that mortals can reach at present, but the holy king is a special existence detached from the outside world, and the combat power of the Cangming army is also extremely powerful. It would be weird to lose in this situation.

Soon, Lu Chen passed through the Nanhua Gate and came outside the city.

When they came to the place where the empress was summoned, they found that the empress and all the courtiers had already arrived, and he was the last one.

No wonder there was no court official in sight along the way.

These courtiers who are usually too lazy to die are uncharacteristically diligent and efficient today, much earlier than the Empress.

"Lu Geshi is really punctual."

Zheng Zhong said with a fake smile: "Your Majesty said that it is six quarters of the hour, and Lu's affairs will arrive at six quarters of the hour. It is exactly the same, and he is really trustworthy."

There was obvious sarcasm in the words.

As a courtier, he actually came later than the emperor, and let everyone, including the emperor, wait for him alone. If it is true, it is a crime of disrespect, and he will be punished every minute.

Lu Chen naturally didn't care about it.

His lips moved slightly, and he was about to say something, but before he could speak, the empress waved her hand.

"It's okay, Lu Qing has always been diligent. Even when he comes home from duty, he has to bring official documents with him. Working at home is so tiring. It doesn't matter if he is a little late, and he is not late, is he?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhong's scalp felt a little numb.

Even now, His Majesty still favors Lu Chen as always...

The Queen's statement, even if it is ridiculous that all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are waiting here for a seventh-rank official, no one dared to say more.

After all, even the emperor put down his dignity and waited here for a quarter of an hour without any complaints. What more could they say?

"Since everyone is here, let's go quickly."

With that said, the Empress turned around and walked up to Long Yu who was quietly floating in mid-air.

When she leaned back on the extremely soft Yunmian chair, the eunuch at the side immediately screamed:

"Let's drive!"

"promise!"

After the empress's royal chariot set off, all the courtiers followed.

"It's about Lu."

An official from the Ministry of Punishment suddenly slowed down, and his gait returned to normal when Lu Chen came from the back of the team.

"Do you still remember what you said to Mr. Qian?"

Lu Chen glanced at this good teammate, and said lightly:

"Don't worry, I always keep my word, even if I am dismissed from office, or even die, I will never renege on my word and get rich."

"hehe…"

Nalangguan laughed lightly.

"Master Lu is indeed a gentleman, I admire you."

He said words of admiration, but there was no trace of admiration on his face, instead there was a hint of mockery.

At this time, the empress' voice suddenly sounded from Long Zhu not far away.

"Lu Qing, come here."

Hearing this, Lu Chen responded, and before Lang Guan, who was about to say something, opened his mouth, he quickly trotted towards Long Huo.

Seeing Lu Chen getting closer to the back of the Empress, all the courtiers suddenly had different expressions.

There are those who are calm, there are those who are jealous, and there are those who gloat.

It can be said that there are all kinds of beings, and there are many.

"What is Your Majesty looking for from this humble minister?"

The empress didn't speak immediately, but waved to the palace servants who were waiting on her side.

"Go down first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The palace people saluted the Empress before bowing and retreating.

When they were almost far away, the empress opened her mouth slowly.

"I have a question to ask Lu Qing."

"Please, Your Majesty."

The empress was silent for a moment, as if she was struggling with something, before she asked after a while:

"Lu Qing, if Gu Simiao is as you said, all the previous treasonous acts were just a disguise to kill the Queen Mother, and when she returns to the court with the power of killing the Queen Mother and her remnants How would you treat her?"

Lu Chen said without hesitation: "If such a loyal and righteous person is lucky enough to meet him, he will naturally meet Zuixianju and drink three hundred cups with him!"

Hearing this, the empress frowned immediately.

"So that's the case, I understand."

There was another silence.

Lu Chen raised his head, looked at the empress who was being chased by Long, and asked softly, "Is there anything else your Majesty needs? If there is nothing else, I will step back first."

"etc."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the empress stopped her, and Lu Chen stopped immediately.

Then she raised her hand habitually, fiddled with the hair beside her ear lightly, as if she was adjusting her state, and then said succinctly:

"There is no need to retreat, you will stay by my side later, and wait with me for the triumphant return of the heroes."

Hearing this, Lu Chen could not help but twitch his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, this is not proper..."

"Respect is in the heart, not in the action."

The empress said calmly: "There is no need to care about a little politeness."

Lu Chen thought about it for a while, and felt that it was no big deal, so he didn't refuse any more.

"The humble minister obeys the order."

In this way, Lu Chen followed the female emperor Long Yu all the way to the long pavilion where the army was greeted triumphantly, and then waited with everyone.

There was still about a quarter of an hour before noon.

Lu Chen was still the only one beside Long Zhuo.

"By the way, Lu Qing."

The empress seemed to suddenly recall something, and said softly, "Do you have any plans for tonight?"

Lu Chen was a bit puzzled by the question, but he answered honestly:

"No, what's up, His Majesty?"

"Um."

The Empress hummed, without beating around the bush, and said directly: "Yesterday, the Ministry of Accounts handed over some memorials that need to be reviewed as soon as possible, which involved many complicated accounts. I heard from Fu Wei before that Lu Qing, you are very proficient in arithmetic. , so I would like to trouble you, after the Triumph Ceremony is over, come to Ziwei Palace and check all these accounts with me.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly felt a little headache.

Nima, why didn't the Ministry of Accounts quickly hand over the accounts to be corrected when there was nothing to do before.

It is necessary to engage in this kind of aircraft when the triumphant ceremony is about to take place.

Shaking his head, although he complained in his heart, Lu Chen still agreed: "Your Majesty is serious, this is what I should do, why bother? Leave this matter to my minister."

Hearing this, the empress was inexplicably relieved for some reason.

After this matter was finished, her slightly tense complexion suddenly relaxed a lot.

And at this moment——

Da da da…

A sound of horseshoes gradually sounded in the distance, from far to near.

Hearing this sound, everyone's expressions were shocked, and then they all stood up straight, raised their heads, and looked in the direction of the sound in the distance.

Are you here?

Lu Chen also turned his head subconsciously, looking at the distant horizon.

Not long after, two figures on horseback galloped gradually appeared in the hazy horizon.

Under the blessing of the high-load operation of the Great Array, the two figures moved extremely fast, and in just ten breaths, their appearances were clearly reflected in the pupils of everyone.

The people who came were the Holy King Cangming wearing a mask and a female general in a white robe.

When they saw the Holy King Cangming, no one showed the slightest surprise on their faces.

As it should be, it should come as no surprise.

As for the figure behind the Holy King, they subconsciously ignored it. They only regarded it as a personal soldier who came back with the Holy King and was in charge of his daily life, and they didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, who would have thought that a traitor would appear in the capital at such a time?

After Qian Yiqian and the others saw the figure of the Holy King clearly, they turned their heads and looked at Lu Chen beside Long Huo, with a look of anticipation and excitement on their faces.

Although it has not been fifteen days, since the Holy King has returned to Beijing, it means that the matter of the barren state has been settled.

Everything is a foregone conclusion, and Gu Simiao's identity is also definitely settled.

Last time about Xia Yan's incident made Lu Chen unlucky, this time he didn't believe that Lu Chen's luck could be as good as last time.

However, the empress locked her gaze on Gu Simiao's delicate body, who was regarded as a personal soldier by everyone, and a subtle color flashed in her eyes that was not easy to detect.

click...click...

The two riders galloped not far in front of the crowd, and the two on the back pulled the reins at the same time, controlled the god horse to walk slowly to Long Lun, and then turned over and dismounted at the same time.

"Um?"

The moment the two dismounted and walked over, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened.

He stared fixedly at Qianying beside Jiang Chengdao.

The black-haired female sword fairy in memory quickly coincided with the appearance of the white-haired female general in front of him inexplicably.

Then just become a person!

"You...you are..."

An ominous premonition surged, and even the voice trembled.

In his unbelievable gaze, the beautiful figure he was looking at actually walked straight to Lu Chen without even looking at the Empress.

Seeing Lu Chen's "excited" because of the "reunion after a long absence", even trembling with excitement, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and his vermilion lips parted slightly:

"It's been a long time, Huaiyu."

Lu Chen: "???"