Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Your Majesty, you are very kind to Mr. Cheng..."

The leader of the guards observed King Rui's expression and asked carefully.

He always felt that Prince Rui's words just now, "Do you want to enter the palace?" were not what Lord Cheng understood.

Prince Rui sat down on the dragon chair casually and looked up at the leader of his personal guards: "What do you think of Cheng Wan?"

The leader of the personal guards bowed his head and said seriously: "She is so beautiful and charming, it is hard to find her again in the world."

The leader of the personal guards had always been beside Prince Rui. When Cheng Wan stood in front of Prince Rui for the first time, he also saw Cheng Wan for the first time.

The leader of the personal guards knew very well that a pretty face was only one of Cheng Wan's least noticeable advantages.

In terms of appearance alone, Cheng Wan is pretty, but she cannot be said to be the best among all the beauties.

But considering her appearance, personality, character, ability... he is willing to give the evaluation of "peerless".

Even though he is a man who is used to seeing all kinds of beauties...

A deep laugh escaped from the throat of King Rui: "You also said that Lord Cheng is extremely beautiful, Cang Yi, I am a normal man. Now that I have the kingdom, I naturally want beautiful women."

"Your Highness, with Cheng Wan's personality, I'm afraid she won't be willing to...enter the harem."

There was one more thing that the head of the personal guards didn't say explicitly. He felt that Cheng Wan's fighting power was too dangerous to be in the harem...

"If I want to force her, do you think she can refuse?"

The head of the guards bowed his head and said honestly, "She cares about too many things. If the prince forces her, she can't refuse."

"Yes, if I force her, she will have no choice but to enter the harem. But..."

Prince Rui looked around the empty palace and said in a low voice, "But she is not suitable for this place. This palace has buried my mother and countless women. It does not need another one of her. She is still young and should be shining. She can be injured while doing her job and die in officialdom struggles, but she should not be imprisoned by me in this lifeless palace."

The leader of the guards blinked, thinking that he might be wrong.

He thought that the prince was just infatuated with Cheng Wan on a whim, but now it seemed that the prince had been cold-hearted for half his life, and it seemed that he actually had a little bit of true love for a teenage girl.

This little bit of sincerity may not mean anything to others, but to the prince, it may be the limit he can give.

King Rui raised his eyes and glanced at the leader of his personal guards. His voice was calm: "Put aside your wild thoughts. She is just a woman, and a woman who has someone she loves. I just feel sorry for her because she is young. Besides, she is much more beneficial to me in the former court than in the harem."

"Yes, I understand."

The head of the guards sighed secretly in his heart: "But Your Majesty, when have you ever been sore against other women? Are you trying to convince yourself or your subordinates..."

......

Cheng Wan didn't know that she had walked around the dangerous line of becoming the future concubine of Prince Rui and landed safely.

Cheng Wan really didn't realize that Prince Rui had any thoughts about her in that way.

Prince Rui is a deep-minded person. No one can guess what he is thinking. Besides, who would have the courage to think in that direction?

Anyway, Cheng Wan didn’t.

Because there wasn't any, Cheng Wan didn't feel any psychological pressure at all.

At this time, she was touring the palace accompanied by two palace maids.

Touring the palace openly, Cheng Wan wished he had a few more eyes so he could look more carefully at every place he passed by.

Cheng Wan could imagine that when she went home and told her family that she had come to the palace, they would be very excited and proud.

"Sir, the harem in front is where the concubines live. We can't go in."

Harem?

Cheng Wan immediately became interested.

In her previous life, she had watched several palace fighting dramas, and she wondered how similar the harem of this dynasty was to the harems depicted in those TV dramas.

It is certain that each concubine is more beautiful than the other, but will they fight for the emperor's favor like in palace fighting dramas?

Is the environment they live in really as luxurious as shown in TV dramas?

Also, what do they do every day?

Cheng Wan peeked through the middle door that was blocked by King Rui's soldiers.

Then I saw palace maids and eunuchs running around in panic, screaming and crying from time to time.

Cheng Wan pursed his lips and looked away.

Now that the emperor is dead, no one knows what will happen to these concubines.

"Sir, let's go quickly. People from the previous dynasty cannot stay here for long."

"it is good."

Cheng Wan followed the palace maids and gradually moved away from the harem, and also away from the noise in the harem.

"Do you know how the concubines are usually dealt with?"

Cheng Wan thought about it and seemed that she did not hear the order from King Rui regarding the disposal of concubines.

"In reply to your Excellency, a queen who gave birth to a princess would usually be made a queen dowager. Concubines who were not favored or had given birth might be sent back home, or they might be sent to a royal temple to spend the rest of their lives in seclusion with the Buddha."

Cheng Wan breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least she was not buried alive with the emperor.

At the same time, Cheng Wan finally understood why all the women who entered the palace were so crazy about having children.

If you can't give birth to a son, giving birth to a daughter is also good.

At this critical moment, a mother’s status is truly determined by her son.

Unless the dynasty changes, the new emperor generally will not take action against the princess.

And the princess's mother would naturally also receive some respect.

Accompanied by two palace maids, Cheng Wan visited all the places in the palace. Compared with other people who were rushing to and fro, Cheng Wan seemed particularly leisurely.

"Master Cheng."

A group of soldiers passing by met Cheng Wan, and their leader bowed politely to Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan also returned the greeting accordingly.

To be honest, Cheng Wan felt that these soldiers and generals were generally much easier to get along with than the civil officials.

In the military, strength trumps all else in most cases.

Whoever has strength can win the respect of others.

Otherwise, no matter how nicely you speak, people will only roll their eyes.

The two palace maids dared to raise their heads only after they saw the team of soldiers passing by.

A palace maid looked at Cheng Wan, unable to suppress her curiosity, and asked, "Sir, can women outside be officials now?"

Cheng Wan shook her head: "At present, I am the only female official, but there will definitely be more and more in the future."

The two palace maids looked at Cheng Wan with eyes full of admiration.

"My Lord, you are truly amazing!"

"Prince Rui is the real deal. If it weren't for his consent, I wouldn't be able to become an official even if I had great abilities."

"Is King Rui really that good?"

Cheng Wan nodded heavily, not missing any opportunity to show his loyalty to King Rui.

"Prince Rui loves his people like his own children, has great talent and strategy, and is an excellent ruler. Otherwise, how could he allow me to be an official? Think about it, is this true?"

The two palace maids couldn't help but nodded.

They felt that the ruler who agreed to allow women to serve as officials must be a truly wise ruler.

Having just finished explaining the matter, Prince Rui, who had walked here with the leader of his personal guards, stopped and raised his eyebrows in great pleasure.