After I Married the Disabled War God As My Concubine - Chapter 229

“Presumptuous!” Jiang Suizhou laughed.

Huo Wujiu pulled him over and nibbled on his ear: “Something more presumptuous is yet to come.”

Today was the Emperor and the Empress’s wedding day, so red candles were flickering in the bedchamber and red curtains were hanging around, which was quite a splendid picture of a nuptial chamber with painted candles.

When Jiang Suizhou was pinned into the bed, Huo Wujiu asked in a whisper, “Do you remember the last time we got married?”

Jiang Suizhou answered, “What do you mean?”

Huo Wujiu laughed under his breath: “Do you know what I was thinking at that time?”

“What were you thinking?” Jiang Suizhou asked him.

“At that moment, all I could think about was how to kill you.”

Huo Wujiu moved closer to him and nibbled on his lips.

“But now, my thoughts haven’t changed either.” He laughed hoarsely.

“But it has to be done differently.”

——

By convention, some noble ladies should always be sent to the palace. One was to serve the Emperor and preserve the line of succession, and the other was to add a family’s backing.

No one believed that the Emperor would not choose a concubine for life. They also thought that General Huo’s move of marrying into the palace was a whim, that it was just for fun.

No one took this sort of thing seriously; no one dared to take it seriously.

However, after the wedding, their desire to force His Majesty to take a concubine became as difficult as climbing up to the sky.

His Majesty initially was mild-tempered, and when the ministers forced him into a corner, at least he would not lose his temper with them.But General Hou was another matter. Since he was crowned the Empress, whoever dared to mention half a sentence of letting His Majesty fill the harem was tantamount to courting death.

Although the ministers were rather dauntless, they never thought of courting death either.

Thus, the matter got delayed time and again. The ministers who have ladies of the right age at home were a bit anxious.

There were always some officials who wanted to send their daughters to the palace. But as time went by, they would probably turn into spinsters with further delay.

At long last, a courtier spoke up and offered to send his daughter to the palace to serve His Majesty.

Sure enough, the moment his words fell, the eyes of General Huo, who was standing at the forefront of the military officials, immediately became fierce.

—— Although today’s General Hou was the Empress, he also held the position of the Marquis of Dingbei. He never landed on the ground at every Grand Court Assembly.

The minister felt General Huo’s unkind gaze, prompting him to straighten his spine. He was nervous and did not dare to look at him. Instead, he stared straight at Jiang Suizhou.

Seeing this, Jiang Suizhou smiled helplessly.

“Ai-qing, thank you for thinking of me. Your kindness is very much appreciated, but you don’t have to send your daughter to the palace.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Suizhou didn’t wait for the official to speak again and looked around the courtroom. He said, “As it happens, I do have an important matter to discuss with you.”

The courtiers raised their heads one after another.

“Now that the world is unified, according to the law, merits should be rewarded. The generals and ministers who helped me unify the world are now almost rewarded, but there are still some that have not been taken care of.”

After saying that, he looked at Lou Yue.

“The pacification of Jiangnan, the one who made a great contribution is not only General Lou. There is also General Lou’s beloved daughter, Lou Wanjun. If it was not for Miss Lou to lead the army to defend the city and save me from danger, I am afraid I would not have been able to sit here and face all the ministers again.”

Hearing these words, the ministers in the court all had strange expressions.

Why was Lou Wanjun suddenly mentioned? Could it be because His Majesty had taken a fancy to Lou Yue’s daughter and wanted to take her as his concubine?

For a time, the courtiers’ eyes fell on Lou Yue and Huo Wujiu.

Huo Wujiu, however, looked calm and devoid of the terrifying expression when someone attempted to occupy his territory just now.

In a blink, they heard Jiang Suizhou continue.

“Although Miss Lou is a woman, she led the army to battles and won impressive victories, not inferior to men. Since ancient times, Mulan has joined the army for her father. Thinking of women, it is not impossible for them to build a successful career and make contributions to the imperial court.”

Upon reaching this point, he looked at Lou Yue.

“General Lou, take the order.” Jiang Suizhou said, “I intend to appoint Lou Wanjun as a third-ranked leader of the cavalry, to take charge of the imperial city guard.”

All at once, discussions erupted in the courtroom.

The ministers were dumbfounded, and many of them immediately knelt down and asked Jiang Suizhou to withdraw his decree.

“Think twice, Your Majesty!” an official deplored. “Miss Lou has meritorious deeds, and it’s no exaggeration to reward her with gold and silver, but how can a woman become an official in the court? Isn’t this a woman usurping a man’s power? This is going to mess up the ancestral rules!”

Jiang Suizhou looked at him and asked, “You, daren, in terms of martial arts and strategies, can you compare to Lou Wanjun?”

The minister blushed: “Everyone has their own strengths.”

Jiang Suizhou asked with a smile: “Daren also knows that everyone has their own strengths. That being the case, Daren is good at governance, so I granted you an official position. Lou Wanjun is proficient at leading troops, so why can’t I let her be a general?”

“But…”

Jiang Suizhou, however, did not give him the opportunity to quibble further.

“General Huo, do you have any objections?” he asked.

“I respectfully obey Your Majesty’s imperial decree.” Huo Wujiu faintly glanced at the minister and stood tall.

Jiang Suizhou nodded at his response.

“That’s good.” He smiled. “The one in command of the three armies is General Huo. Since General Huo has no opinion, then if any of you have any opinions, just mention them to General Huo.”

Sure enough, the courtiers who debated on the issue looked at Huo Wujiu. After a while, none of them made a sound.

Jiang Suizhou gently smiled and withdrew his gaze.

His Empress was quite useful. Not only could he stop children from crying at night, but also frighten the civil and military officials in the courtroom to silence.

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