Xia Chen left, and in front of everyone, he walked into the office belonging to the Director!
He successfully took over, and no one dared to stop him!
Only the silent crowd remained.
"Old Zheng, you're usually the smartest. You make the decision. Should we rotate or not? If we really rotate, our Foundation of all these years will be scattered!"
The other two hall masters gathered around, clinging to Zheng Ping.
Their names were Li Yue and Chen Song!
"I accept the rotation. Whether you accept it or not is your business. Don't use me as a gun. I'm old and useless. I just want to live out my remaining years peacefully!"
Old Zheng recovered from Xia Chen's words, looked at the two, then at Cui Hu and Lu Chen, shook his head, and then turned to leave.
Li Yue, Chen Song, Cui Hu, and Lu Chen exchanged glances.
"I also accept the rotation!"
Lu Chen also said in a deep voice. After speaking, he led more than ten people out of the hall.
"This..."
Li Yue and Chen Song looked at each other, then placed their last hope on Cui Hu.
"Don't you two understand? Our Lantern Bearers' internal cliquishness has attracted the attention of His Majesty, and Lu Commandery fell because of this."
Cui Hu looked at the two and said coldly. As colleagues, what he said was enough.
"But to disrupt all our subordinates as soon as he comes up, this is a bit too much, too overbearing. Since ancient times, no newly appointed official has acted like this!"
Li Yue frowned, disrupting all his subordinates was taking his life. Even if he allowed it, could the people behind him accept it?
"That's all I have to say. You weigh the pros and cons yourselves and act accordingly!"
After Cui Hu finished speaking, he turned and left. With his departure, only two groups of people remained in the entire hall.
"One by one, they're being manipulated like courtesans, being ordered around. Usually, they're all so arrogant, looking down on everyone. But now, they're single-handedly suppressed without any temper, more womanly than women, bah!"
Chen Song cursed angrily. Earlier, they were all making a big fuss, but Xia Chen hadn't even made a move yet, and now they've all chickened out!
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"He alone, with just his words, made those people so obedient?"
Princess Yaoguang's garden!
Various flowers grew wildly, competing for beauty, and butterflies danced among the flowers, like playful spirits.
All around!
Pavilions and towers were scattered in an orderly fashion, and carved railings wound around lotus ponds. Inside the ponds, goldfish played, and lotus leaves rolled like dew, clear and sparkling.
Princess Yaoguang was feeding the goldfish in the pond with great interest. At this moment, she heard a report from a purple-clothed maid behind her and turned her head in surprise.
Beside Princess Yaoguang stood a yellow-clothed woman. Although her beauty was not as good as Princess Yaoguang's, she was definitely a top-tier beauty in the outside world.
At this time, this great beauty was holding a string of candied hawthorn, looking simple and adorable. It was Li Wei!
The purple-clothed woman and Yaoguang were clearly accustomed to Li Wei. The purple-clothed woman's name was Zi Yue, and she and Li Wei were Princess Yaoguang's two personal maids.
If Xia Chen were here, he would recognize Zi Yue, because this Zi Yue was the famous female prime minister during the Empress's reign!
Her power even once surpassed that of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
Zi Yue reported everything that happened to the Lantern Bearers today, one by one!
"Zheng Ping, Cui Hu, and Lu Chen have all agreed to the rotation. They are now kneeling at the consort's office door, actively reporting and requesting the rotation. But Li Yue and Chen Song couldn't bear this humiliation, and are now leading their subordinates on patrol!"
Zi Yue's bright eyes sparkled with wisdom, and her long black hair cascaded like a waterfall, simply tied up with a single white jade hairpin, with a few wisps of hair falling on either side of her face, adding a touch of gentleness.
Her figure was graceful, and her purple silk dress fluttered in the wind, like a blooming orchid in the night.
When she spoke to Yaoguang, her gaze was focused, and her intelligence was fully revealed in her brows.
This was a very charming woman, but unfortunately, standing beside Yaoguang, her radiance seemed somewhat overshadowed.
"It seems I underestimated my fiancé. I misjudged him back then!"
Yaoguang listened quietly to Zi Yue's report, and after a moment of silence, she spoke.
"Zheng Ping and the other two are smart people. Li Yue and Chen Song are actually smart too, but they are Prince brother and Third Prince's people, which is why they are so confident. It seems there will be a big reshuffle in the Eagle Eye Division next!"
Yaoguang's voice was clear and cold, her red lips slightly parted!
"Your Highness, haven't you always wanted to extend your hand into the Lantern Bearers? Now that the consort has taken over the Eagle Eye Division, this is a good opportunity.
Moreover, the consort comes from the Xia family. If we can gain the support of the Xia family through this, we will have military power, and then perhaps, your becoming the first female emperor of our Great Wu Dynasty will no longer be a dream!"
Zi Yue's eyes glowed with fervor as she spoke. Even the Crown Prince and the Third Prince could only extend their influence to the hall master level within the Lantern Bearers, but now, if they could gain the consort's support, they would have eyes and ears.
That was one of the Nine Divisions! The power that could be mobilized was immense, and it would be of immense help to them.
"We're not even married yet, why are you calling him consort."
Yaoguang turned her head away, leaving only a delicate profile for the two.
Her eyes flickered, not knowing what she was thinking...
"If that Xia Chen had met Your Highness, he would definitely be so infatuated with Your Highness. I don't believe there's any man in this world who can resist Your Highness's beauty!"
Li Wei giggled, hugging one of Yaoguang's arms.
The three grew up together since childhood. Although they were in a master-servant relationship, their feelings were extraordinary.
"Anyway, we'll get married sooner or later, and he'll be a true consort sooner or later!"
Zi Yue also smiled from the side.
"I heard that Xia Chen's appearance is unparalleled, and some even say his looks are even better than the so-called Four Great Handsome Men of the capital.
You two are my personal maids. If I really marry that Xia Chen, you two will have to serve as concubines. I don't think I'm the one who's anxious, am I? It's you two who have taken a liking to that Xia Chen!"
Yaoguang revealed a smile, and instantly, all the flowers in the entire garden paled in comparison.
She didn't show weakness, retaliating against the two maids.
"If I can't avoid it and have to marry him in the end, why don't you two go and fulfill the wife's duties for me!"
Yaoguang looked at Zi Yue and Li Wei. These two girls dared to tease her, and at this moment, both of them were already blushing profusely.
"We wouldn't dare to snatch a man from Your Highness!"
Zi Yue smiled. When she was quiet, she was like an ancient painting, exuding a serene and distant aura; but when she spoke, she was like a vibrant purple glow, not ostentatious, yet possessing an undeniable charm.
Zi Yue, the hidden prime minister during the Empress's reign, had many admirers, but she was like the bright moon in the sky, unattainable and untouchable...
Around the entire garden pond, there was laughter and joy, even the goldfish in the pond were attracted, mesmerized by this beautiful scene.
After the laughter and joy, Yaoguang and Zi Yue both quieted down. Yaoguang's expression was serious and solemn.
"Help me send an invitation, inviting him to attend the literary gathering in three days. It's indeed time to meet my fiancé!"
Yaoguang's exquisite and beautiful face was mesmerizing. She regretted her initial preconceived notion that her fiancé was a talentless good-for-nothing.
But how long had it been? He had stirred up trouble in the capital, and even the Lantern Bearers, which she couldn't interfere with, this fiancé had actually successfully taken over and controlled the entire Eagle Eye Division!
She had indeed misjudged him back then!
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