Chapter 187 Can I introduce you to His Majesty?

Prime Minister Lu was so angry at Yun Jin that he fell backwards.

He raised his finger and pointed at the other person, angrily cursing: “You reckless man, you don’t know what you are talking about!”

It seemed that the two were about to quarrel on the spot.

The singing and dancing performance in the palace stopped voluntarily, and all the dancers and musicians knelt on the ground and retreated to the corner tremblingly.

The court officials standing by looked at this one and then that one, feeling that helping either one would be a bit risky.

Just try to smooth things over and persuade whoever is closer to you. In short, just don’t ruin today’s banquet.

“Yun Jin has a bad temper. Old Prime Minister, please don’t get angry with him. Today is a happy day. We should not spoil His Majesty’s mood.”

“General Yun, the Prime Minister is already over seventy years old, please don’t make him angry! There’s no point in arguing, just give in and let this celebration banquet be over first.”

Everyone was talking about peace, and most of them were advising Yun Jin to take a step back.

Prime Minister Lu has been in the court for many years and has many cronies that no military general can match.

Yun Jin snorted coldly and walked down the stairs given by the crowd.

Today’s occasion is indeed not right, and it is not suitable to settle old scores and expose traitors.

It is not easy to bring down the other party all at once, and we have to discuss it with the emperor.

The emperor at the top looked unhappy. He glanced at all the court officials and finally compromised helplessly:
“Okay, today is a good day to celebrate our victory, and we can discuss other matters later.”

Eunuch Yang, who was standing nearby, understood what was meant and gave a look to the people below.

The song and dance performance continued and no one else dared to say anything.

The emperor took the initiative to interrupt the topic. Although Prime Minister Lu was dissatisfied, he was able to delay the time for Yun Jin to receive the title and reward, so it was not a complete loss.

The celebration banquet was carried out in a dull manner, and the participants in the palace had different thoughts.

At this moment, they didn’t know that just above the palace, a pair of eyes were watching everyone.

Yunzhen stood outside the bookcase, writing and drawing quickly with a pen and paper.

A scribbled picture of an ancient banquet soon appeared on the blank sketchbook, with text marking each location, briefly describing the name and characteristics of the person or thing.

Yunzhen is collecting writing materials.

After each plane is opened, she will try her best to keep records.

Since Lilliput cannot be filmed or photographed, if you want to record what you see and hear, you can only use paper and pen.

She raised her eyes and looked towards the main seat at the banquet.

The young emperor was talking to Yun Jin. He had a gentle expression and smiling eyes, and looked like a benevolent monarch.

On the emperor’s left sat the queen, who was dressed in a low-key manner.

The queen was holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand. She was waiting expressionlessly for the palace maids to serve her meal. She looked completely uninterested and had no interest in either the food or the banquet in front of her.

She had no interaction with her emperor husband throughout the whole process.

On the emperor’s right hand side was Concubine Yun, who was beautifully dressed.

She was holding a half-year-old baby boy and coaxing him gently, with a very gentle expression.

Sitting at the same table with her was a 3-year-old little prince, who was sitting upright and eating his meal obediently.

The emperor would occasionally cast his gaze upon the mother and her two children, and occasionally express his concern in soft and gentle words.

The look in his eyes when he looked into Concubine Yun’s was so sweet and happy that it could pull out threads.

Yun Zhen looked at this contrasting scene and recalled the gossip that Cui Xiangchuan had told her on the way back to Beijing.

The current emperor, Lee Seung-hui, is 25 years old this year and has only been on the throne for 3 years.

His queen was named Lu Jingshu, who was one year older than him and the eldest granddaughter of Prime Minister Lu.

The marriage between the two was forced by Prime Minister Lu.

In order to allow his granddaughter to enter the palace smoothly, he even killed Lu Jingshu’s lover at the time. That lover was a Jinshi, who worked in the Hanlin Academy after gaining fame.

His family background is not as good as that of the Prime Minister’s family, and his personal talents are average, but he has a good temperament and is truly in love with Lu Jingshu.

After his beloved’s “accidental” death, Prime Minister Lu immediately asked the late emperor for an imperial decree to grant them marriage.

Lu Jingshu was powerless to resist and could only obey the order and marry the Crown Prince Li Chengxi.

On the wedding day, Li Chengxi lifted the veil in front of a group of relatives and saw Lu Jingshu, whose face was full of sadness and tears were streaming down her face.

Encountering such a scene on such a festive day, the two naturally did not consummate their marriage, and their relationship remained distant and cold afterwards.

Lee Seung-hee didn’t care.

He had no feelings for this wife who was forced upon him.

The one he truly loves is Yun Yanrou, his childhood sweetheart.

The position of the principal wife was taken away by someone else, and the beloved one could only be relegated to the position of concubine.

Fortunately, Yun Yanrou was of high birth, being the legitimate daughter of the first-rank general Yun Jin.

After Lee Seung-hee ascended the throne, he immediately made her a noble concubine, and she gave birth to two little princes.

The eldest son, Lee So-hyun, is 3 years old this year, and the second son, Lee Myeong-cheol, is only 6 months old.

The emperor’s harem was very simple. Apart from the empress and imperial concubines, there were only a few talented people who had empty titles but no favors.

Li Chengxi was not interested in women, and he had two sons with his beloved, so he had no worries.

He handed over the power of the harem to Concubine Yun, and devoted himself to the military and political affairs of the previous dynasty.

Queen Lu Jingshu worshipped Buddha all day long and secretly placed the tablet of her lover in a small secret room. She completely ignored the affairs of the harem and refused to follow her grandfather’s arrangements. She did nothing to compete for favor and power, or to get close to the emperor.

Although she occupies the honorable position of the mother of the country, she lives like a transparent person with no sense of existence.

The emperor was well aware of her situation, and seeing that she had not colluded with Prime Minister Lu, he turned a blind eye and let her go.

The only regret is that he cannot give his beloved concubine the position of principal wife.

Yunzhen heard a lot of court secrets on his way back to Beijing.

I was still worried in my heart whether my presence would bring trouble to Yun Jin and the others.

When the true God appeared, he protected not the royal family but the ministers.

Any emperor would be wary and dissatisfied, right?
Yun Jin said no.

He had taught the emperor for more than ten years and was his martial arts master. The two had a friendship of both teacher and friend, and the emperor still trusted him very much.

After his daughter Yun Yanrou married into the royal family, the relationship between the emperor and Yun Jin became closer.

Although the imperial concubine was not considered the emperor’s legal wife, the emperor still privately referred to Yun Jin as his father-in-law and respected him very much.

“My dear grandson, can I introduce you to His Majesty?”

Yun Zhen was very surprised: “Isn’t he afraid? After all, I am invisible and intangible, invisible and untouchable.”

Yun Jin smiled and said, “When His Majesty learned that there is a true God, his first reaction was curiosity.”

“That boy has been a gentle boy since he was young, but he is actually very brave and is not afraid of ghosts and gods.”

“As long as they can contribute to the country, he would dare to try to use them, even if they are beggars or mountain spirits and monsters.”

The closeness and trust in the old ancestor’s words made Yun Zhen curious about this emperor.

Legend has it that emperors are all suspicious and jealous, putting power and personal desires first and not trusting other people’s character easily.

This is the first time I have seen someone so kind and generous.

Of course, she hadn’t seen many real feudal emperors.

Everything is just speculation based on stereotypes.

“Then let’s get to know each other.” Yun Zhen agreed readily.