The number one rebel of the Great Wu

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch Sun smiled and agreed, then waved to summon a eunuch and whispered a few words to him.

Then he turned his attention to Chen Changgeng.

"Little Gengzi, what are you standing there for?"

"Aren't you going to thank me?"

While Grandpa Sun appeared to be happy for Chen Changgeng, a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes.

He hadn't seen the Emperor smile so happily in a long time.

Since the Crown Prince's residence has produced such a sycophantic servant, he naturally has to be careful.

After all, once a dynasty changes, anything can happen.

The fate of Eunuch Zhou, whom the previous emperor favored, is a stark reminder of his fate.

If the Crown Prince really takes over the reins of government.

Wouldn't that make me the former eunuch Zhou Gonggong, and wouldn't this little Gengzi become me now?

He knew very well what dirty tricks he had used behind the scenes to deal with Eunuch Zhou.

"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty."

Chen Changgeng quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.

"No need, no need, get up quickly."

"It's just a few plates of pastries, no need to make such a fuss."

As soon as Xiao Jingtian raised his hand, he saw a group of people slowly walking in at the entrance of the Imperial Garden.

Leading the group was a concubine dressed in an unusual palace gown, with exquisite features, bright eyes, and white teeth that shone with brilliance.

The twelve palace maids following behind him were all wearing heads and acting very cautiously.

In that instant, Xiao Jingtian's gaze was drawn to it.

Meanwhile, Eunuch Sun and Chen Changgeng followed Xiao Jingtian's gaze and looked over at him.

The moment he saw that person, Eunuch Sun's expression became subtle.

Chen Changgeng glanced at Xiao Jingtian discreetly and, seeing the burning look in his eyes, immediately became suspicious.

This woman is clearly a concubine in the imperial harem.

As the emperor, Xiao Jingtian's concubines were his women, and all things in the world.

Why does Xiao Jingtian's gaze seem to be filled with a desire to conquer?

"Chen Changgeng, I know you have a lot of clever ideas."

Xiao Jingtian quickly recovered from his daze and glanced at Chen Changgeng.

"Do you see that lady?"

"That is the concubine presented to me by the Great Yue Kingdom. She is the younger sister of the current King of the Great Yue Kingdom, Li Suxin."

"Otsuki Kingdom?"

Chen Changgeng remembered that the Great Yue Kingdom was a small country surrounding the Great Wu Dynasty.

Its territory was only about one-tenth the size of the Great Wu Dynasty.

Although the Great Yue Kingdom is small in size and poor in resources, it is famous for its beautiful women. It has always been dependent on various countries and has never been destroyed.

"Your Majesty is truly beautiful, a match made in heaven with the Emperor."

Thinking of this, Chen Changgeng quickly added a sentence.

Xiao Jingtian looked at Chen Changgeng with a look of disgust.

"That's not what I wanted to talk to you about."

"This Consort Li has been in my harem for three years now."

"I have always cherished her dearly."

"In just three years, I promoted her to the rank of Consort, and all the expenses in the palace were provided by her as a Noble Consort, which was an exception."

"If this were an ordinary woman, she would have been grateful to me and thrown herself into my arms long ago."

"But it's her, oh dear!"

Xiao Jingtian's expression showed some annoyance as he said this.

He extended a finger and pointed twice in the distance.

"Look, they know I'm in the Imperial Garden, yet they don't even come over to say hello."

"He is extremely cold to me on ordinary days, and we hardly ever exchange more than a few words a year."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changgeng felt a wave of shame.

This is already a bit against etiquette.

It's likely that the Empress had been planning this all along, intending to deal with Consort Li.

However, Xiao Jingtian showed her great favor, so the Empress dared not take action.

After all, the current empress is the third, and they are not as loving as before.

However, after Xiao Jingtian uttered so many complaints, Chen Changgeng finally understood the gist of it.

Xiao Jingtian is craving it!

As a concubine, she would certainly be required to serve the emperor in bed.

Xiao Jingtian felt uncomfortable because she was indifferent to him.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Aren't you always full of clever ideas?"

"Give me some advice. If you can win over this Consort Li for me, you can pick any of the many rare treasures in my treasury."

Xiao Jingtian immediately made a promise.

Chen Changgeng's eyes lit up immediately.

The national treasury contains the Great Elixir of Immortality!

The previous Great Rejuvenation Pill had a life-saving effect on Chen Changgeng.

Upon hearing this, it would be impossible for Chen Changgeng not to be tempted.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Gengzi is a eunuch."

"I've never even held a woman's hand, how could I possibly help you!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Sun quickly offered his advice from the side.

Actually, he was a little anxious.

This young eunuch, who serves as a companion to the Crown Prince, is favored by the Crown Prince and Shen Qingci, and also has the great merit of having saved the Emperor.

If he were to actually win over Consort Li, wouldn't that be perfect in every way?

Wouldn't the emperor's favor towards him surpass that towards himself?

"Go! Go! Go!"

Xiao Jingtian waved his hand impatiently.

"What do you know!"

Xiao Jingtian learned at Beiqing Temple that Chen Changgeng possessed pure Yang internal energy.

Eunuchs have no yang root, so they can't even cultivate lesser yang internal energy, let alone pure yang internal energy.

He knew that Chen Changgeng was doing this to conceal his identity, so he didn't expose him.

Eunuch Sun gave a dry laugh, then stepped back, not daring to say another word.

Instead, he silently prayed that Chen Changgeng wouldn't actually come up with any solution.

Chen Changgeng pondered for a moment, looked at Xiao Jingtian, and suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, I have a question, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to answer it."

"I remember that the language of the Great Yue Kingdom is quite different from that of our Great Wu Dynasty."

"Does this Consort Li... speak the language of our Great Wu Dynasty?"

Xiao Jingtian was instantly dumbfounded.

He was busy with state affairs all day long.

If a man were to truly favor a concubine, he would most likely just go and sleep with her, and then leave in the middle of the night.

Furthermore, he and Consort Li simply didn't see eye to eye, so they couldn't exchange a single word.

"How could I have forgotten that!"

"Logically speaking, as a vassal state of the Great Wu Dynasty, the royal family of the Great Yue Kingdom should be able to learn the language of the Great Wu Dynasty."

"But we can't rule out the possibility that Consort Li, by nature, is simply unwilling or unable to learn!"

Xiao Jingtian slapped his forehead.

This passage also shows how much Xiao Jingtian dotes on Consort Li.

She rarely speaks, yet she was still made a concubine.

Wouldn't the other concubines in the harem be insanely jealous?

"You mean, this Consort Li might not be able to speak the language of the Great Wu Dynasty, which is why she's so cold to me?"

Chen Changgeng shook his head again.

"Not entirely, it's just that we don't speak the same language, so we can't even communicate."

"She can't even understand your complaints, Your Majesty; she only knows that you're angry."

"Over time, this will only make people fear you and dare not speak."

Chen Changgeng smiled.

"There may be another reason behind this coldness."

"I wonder if His Majesty would allow me to go up and have a word with Consort Li?"

"How dare you!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Sun saw his chance and immediately stepped forward with a loud shout.

"Little Gengzi, do you know what you're saying? Kneel down right now!"

It was a major taboo for outsiders to have contact with the imperial concubines.

Apart from princes who were related by blood and their maternal relatives, the imperial concubines basically had no contact with outsiders.

Chen Changgeng's request was really a bit excessive.