kingnovel Chapter 471: Everyone has their own thoughts, and they fail to sleep together!
Chapter 471: Everyone has their own thoughts, and they fail to sleep together!
After returning to the Yangxin Palace, Ye Chen changed into a bright yellow dragon robe and wore the emperor's crown on his head.
He then sat down in front of the imperial desk, picked up the red pen, and personally selected Jia Ban and several others as the best candidates in this imperial examination.
Tomorrow, these people will be asked to cast lots through the Golden Urn.
But in Ye Chen's view, this was just a formality. He had already decided in his mind that Jia Ban's performance was the best.
However, the imperial examination is related to the selection of national talents, so it still needs to be done in a thorough manner.
After dealing with these matters, Ye Chen stretched lazily, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
He turned to Cheng'en who was standing beside him and said, "Cheng'en, go call Madam Xue over. I want to hear her play music."
Cheng'en quickly and respectfully replied, "As you wish, Your Majesty."
After a while, Madam Xue walked into the Yangxin Palace with light steps.
She was wearing a simple and elegant white long dress, with her waterfall-like black hair casually tied up, and a few strands of hair hanging down beside her fair cheeks, making her skin look white as snow and her eyebrows and eyes look like a painting.
She bowed slightly and saluted Ye Chen. Her movements were elegant and dignified, and she still exuded a noble and charming temperament.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Ye Chen smiled and nodded, signaling Madam Xue to start playing.
Madam Xue walked to the piano and sat down. Her slender fingers gently plucked the strings, and the melodious sound slowly flowed in the hall.
The sound of the piano is like the gurgling of water, clear and pleasant, and like the breeze in the forest, gentle and soothing, making people feel relaxed and happy.
While listening to the music, Ye Chen thought: "Yun Fuyao is very smart. If she can learn some musical instruments, I can call one of Qin Man and Hua Rui over."
"Then, maybe we can sleep together again?"
Ye Chen's mouth corners slightly raised.
Then he said to Yun Fuyao who was sitting beside him: "Fuyao, I will give you a day off today, you can also learn some musical instruments."
Hearing this, Yun Fuyao was slightly stunned, then responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
However, it wasn't long before Yun Fuyao started to get restless.
She showed hesitation, but finally mustered up the courage to say to Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, I am not very good at music."
Ye Chen looked at her serious expression, smiled helplessly, and said: "Forget it, go ahead."
Yun Fuyao obviously can't sit still.
Of course, it is also true that I don’t understand music.
Then, Ye Chen ordered someone to call Qin Man and Hua Rui over.
He was making a little calculation in his mind, thinking that Yun Fuyao had to handle official business, so it would be easy to keep her.
If only one of Qin Man and Hua Rui could be called over.
There is still a chance if we sleep in the same bed.
But to Ye Chen's disappointment, Cheng En came back not long after and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin and Concubine Hua are both sick and can't come."
After hearing this, Ye Chen was speechless.
These two girls must have seen through his thoughts.
He felt a little regretful, but he also began to deal with the matters at hand.
Seeing that he was busy, Mrs. Xue also changed the music to soothing and calming ones.
However, after dinner, Mrs. Xue also left.
She would not spend the night in the Yangxin Palace.
After Ye Chen finished his work, he asked Hua Rui and Qin Man to sleep with him.
Finally, only the pistil came.
Silent all night.
The next morning, bells rang in the palace.
The bell rang long and loud, echoing in the silent palace, as if awakening everything that was sleeping.
In the Yangxin Palace, Ye Chen slowly woke up.
His eyes slowly opened, and his gaze gradually became sharp.
At this moment, the pistil in his arms was like a frightened deer, its delicate body squirming slightly.
Ye Chen lowered his eyes to look at the flower in his arms, only to see her long eyelashes trembling gently, and there seemed to be a gentle lake under her tightly closed eyes. As she breathed, her eye sockets turned slightly red, like a flower blooming in the early morning, moistened by the morning dew.
Finally, Huarui shyly opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear and bright, revealing a lively vitality.
There was still a hint of innocence in her eyes, as if she had just woken up, and her flushed cheeks made her look even more charming.
When Ye Chen looked at Hua Rui like this, a trace of tenderness arose in his heart, but he quickly restrained his emotions.
He is the emperor and has many affairs waiting for him to deal with. He cannot always indulge in the pleasures of life.
He gently pushed the flower away, sat up, and said in a low and majestic voice, "Rui'er, come and change my clothes."
Upon hearing this, Huarui stood up obediently and took the dragon robe.
Her slender fingers skillfully adjusted Ye Chen's clothes. Ye Chen stood quietly, his posture as straight as a pine tree, and the majesty of an emperor emanated naturally.
After Ye Chen was dressed and put on the emperor's crown, he glanced at Hua Rui with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but still said, "You can go down."
The pistil bowed obediently.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ye Chen then turned around and strode towards the Yangxin Palace.
Ye Chen sat on the emperor's ceremonial procession and headed towards the Taiqian Palace.
The ceremonial procession was majestic and solemn. Wherever it went, the palace maids and eunuchs knelt down to pay their respects.
When he arrived at Taiqian Hall, all the officials were already waiting there.
Su Mengjiao was also sitting behind the pearl curtain behind the dragon throne.
Ye Chen strode into the Taiqian Palace with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, his steps steady and powerful.
Upon seeing this, all the officials knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in unison.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The sound echoed in the Taiqian Palace, deafening.
Ye Chen sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the officials below with a stern look.
He raised his hand slightly and said with full strength, "Stand up."
The eunuch who was delivering the message beside him immediately shouted loudly: "All the nobles, please stand up!"
All the officials stood up, and Ye Chen's eyes swept over everyone again. Many ministers couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts when they were swept by his gaze.
Ye Chen's gaze finally stopped on Yang Dechang. Yang Dechang's face was as dark as the abyss, his eyes were gloomy, and his aura was very heavy.
Ye Chen snorted and looked away.
"The results of the imperial examination are out and will be announced today."
Hearing this, Yang Dechang's expression remained unchanged.
When other officials heard about the imperial examination, many of them became restless.