My wife is not a demon

"The sons and ministers pay homage to the queen mother." The emperor bowed and saluted.

"Chen Mu sees the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old..."

Compared to the perfunctory salute to the emperor, Chen Mu was much more respectful to the queen mother, although he still did not bow down.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite."

The empress dowager's majestic but pleasant voice warmed up the originally cold atmosphere in the hall, and the swords were no longer on the verge of breaking out.

The woman's beautiful eyes looked at Chen Mu through the beaded curtain, "Chen Aiqing, Aijia heard that you are now the Heavenly King of the Yin Yang Sect. I am really happy to congratulate you. It is also a grievance that my court bestowed you a small official." you."

Hearing his mother's mocking tone, the young emperor was overjoyed.

He has not touched Chen Mu all this time, what he is most worried about is the Queen Mother's trust in Chen Mu, otherwise he would have done it long ago.

At this moment, the Queen Mother satirized the other party in front of him, which had already explained her attitude.

Jimin raised his chin slightly, looked at Chen Mu with a three-point colder gaze than before, and even planned in his heart how to punish Chen Mu, so that this annoying guy could taste the consequences of disrespecting the imperial power.

"According to what the queen mother said, don't you want to confer a high official on a lowly position?"

Chen Mu was stunned for a few seconds, then hurriedly waved his hands. "The empress dowager's gift has been received with all my heart. This time I went to the Yin Yang Sect and failed to complete the task assigned by the empress dowager. I feel ashamed in my heart. How dare I ask the empress dowager for a reward again."

The man's thick-skinned and shameless face made the young emperor feel nauseous.

How cheap is it to be so shameless?

Want a reward?

Are you worthy?

However, what happened next was completely beyond his expectations.

The Empress Dowager was not annoyed by Chen Mu's foolish jokes, but said softly: "Chen Aiqing is modest, this time Aiqing went to the Yin Yang Sect alone, Ai's family was worried that they would be in danger and felt uneasy, but I never thought that Chen Aiqing would become the Tianjun of the Yin Yang Sect, which is amazing.

Now that Chen Aiqing has returned to the imperial court after becoming the emperor of heaven, she is a courtier and pays homage to Aijia and His Majesty, which shows her loyalty.

So after careful consideration, Aijia decided to reward you.

Just when His Majesty summoned you, the Ai family came to discuss with His Majesty, and proposed to give Chen Aiqing the title of Uncle Anping, no feudal city, no hereditary inheritance, how about a thousand stones? "

The Empress Dowager's words fell into the hall like a heavy bomb, making the people present speechless in shock.

Before the smile on the young emperor's face faded, he became stiff and dull.

Even Chen Mu was a little dumbfounded.

What do you mean?

Earl me?Queen Mother, is your old man out of his mind, dare to give this kind of reward?Go crazy.

Are you not afraid of being sprayed to death by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty tomorrow?

Such things as rewarding titles are actually rare in the Yan Dynasty. The main reason is that the founding emperor was tired of the disadvantages brought about by it, and specially ordered many rules to restrict it.

The most important point is: Fanjue cannot be awarded unless he has made military achievements in the country, and the title cannot be granted unless it is a special order.

However, with the passage of time, many emperors of later generations began to confer titles on some meritorious ministers, and the instructions of the ancestors were gradually forgotten, even so, under many conditions.

For a small official like Chen Mu, who is also the head of a sect, he can directly be knighted, which is unprecedented!

Of course, the Empress Dowager also specifically stated that there are only titles and salaries, no fiefdoms, and they cannot be hereditary, so it is a false name in its original meaning.

But even a false name is enough to cause a storm in the court.

The emperor's childish and heroic cheeks were slightly distorted, and he was shocked for a long time before he recovered and said quickly: "Mother, my son thinks—"

"Presumably His Majesty has no objection to Aijia's proposal, right?"

Through the gently swaying bead curtain, the woman's cold, sharp and oppressive eyes shot directly at the emperor, making the latter's spine shudder, sweating, and his cheeks turning slightly white.

It has been a long time since such a familiar yet unfamiliar compelling gaze appeared.

The emperor was inexplicably in a trance.

I remember that the last time the queen mother oppressed him with such a domineering attitude was when he was just ten years old.

That day, when he was young and vigorous, under the insinuation of a certain courtier, he spoke rudely to the queen mother in the hall, trying to win the emperor's power. At that time, the queen mother looked at him with such eyes, making his legs weak.

After returning to the palace, he was confined by the queen mother for nearly half a year before he was free.

And the courtier who slandered him was even beheaded by the whole family, and his head was specially made into a lamp and placed outside the window of his bedroom.

Sometimes I think of it by accident, like a nightmare.

Although the empress dowager's ruthlessness was greatly reduced later, and she treated people and things much more gently, but those eyes were unforgettable for a lifetime.

The young emperor clenched his fists, bit his lips and said nothing, a faint smell of blood filled his mouth.

He wants to resist!

He wanted to refute the empress dowager's absurd proposal loudly!

He wanted to prove to this woman that he had grown up and was an emperor who was no longer controlled by anyone.

He even wanted to rush up to the woman and grab her by the neck...

then.

and then?

The young emperor was a little confused.

After a long time, he squeezed out a bitter voice from his throat: "My son has no objection, and I will listen to my mother's words."

It was only then that he realized that the sudden arrival of the Queen Mother was not to humiliate Chen Mu, but to warn him, the emperor, to solemnly express his trust in Chen Mu with the absurd proposal of a knighthood.

Why is this happening?

Isn't the queen mother afraid that this guy Chen Mu will one day become a vicious dog that bites his master?

The little emperor couldn't figure it out.

"Since His Majesty has no opinion, it will be convenient for the court to announce it tomorrow. As for the reactions of the ministers, just ignore it."

The queen mother said in a domineering tone.

Jimin nodded with difficulty: "I understand."