The one who came to the palace was Shui Lian, who was Chu Huan’s old acquaintance. When he saw Chu Huan, Shui Lian was not polite and said that the emperor was waiting in the palace. Chu Huan could only quickly change into his official uniform and hurried into the palace with Shui Lian.

The palace was huge. When Chu Huan collapsed outside the Guangming Hall of Xuanzhao, it was already late at night. Shui Lian asked Chu Huan to wait outside the hall and go in and report it himself.

Chu Huan stood outside the hall, beside the white marble railing outside the hall, the guards stood like stone sculptures, solemn and majestic. Chu Huan stood outside the hall, waiting for a long time, but Shui Lian was still not seen. He was curious, but finally saw Shui Lian coming over quickly. Chu Huan tidied up his clothes and went forward. Just as he thought he was going to enter the hall, he saw Shui Lian having already waved his hands. Chu Huan was stunned, and Shui Lian leaned over and said, "Master Chu, you can't go in for the time being. The Shui Lian was still in the inner hall. The Shui Family reported that the Shui Family had not summoned him. The Shui Family was afraid that you would be anxious to wait outside, so he came over to say hello first, and I'm afraid that it would take a while to climb."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "It's okay, the emperor is busy with all kinds of things every day. As ministers, we wish we could share our worries for the emperor. It is also a blessing to be able to serve here."

Shui Lian smiled and said, "Mr. Chu speaks steadily and is a cautious person." He felt good about Chu Huan, and he only felt that this person was young, but he was well-intentioned and cautious.

Chu Huan grabbed Shui Lian's hand with one hand. Shui Lian was stunned and felt something was bought. He glanced at it and turned out to be a jade butterfly with extremely exquisite shape. Although it was late at night, it was not dim outside the Palace of Light, and it was bright and tight. Shui Lian was in the palace and was a close eunuch beside the emperor. He had also seen insomnia. After a glance, he knew that the jade butterfly was valuable. He put the jade butterfly into his sleeves without hesitation and sighed: "Master Chu, it's cold outside. Do you want to take a piece of clothing to drive away the cold?"

Chu Huan hurriedly said, "Don't bother!"

Shui Lian said again: "The Master is afraid that he will not be summoned for a while, so the family will ask you to make a cup of tea." He turned around and waved to a little eunuch and ordered: "Go and make a cup of ginseng tea to warm up Lord Chu."

The little eunuch agreed.

Chu Huan sighed inwardly that he was rich and was easy to do. When he thought of something, he couldn't help but ask softly: "Father-in-law, you said you didn't meet the Lord just now? Are you not the one around the Lord? The Lord's will is usually conveyed by you. Why can't you even see the Lord?"

Shui Lian looked around and saw that although the guards guarding beside him looked like stone sculptures, Shui Lian still pulled Chu Huan down the jade steps, and reached the middle of the steps, far away from the guards. Then he sighed: "Master Chu, you also know that the Zajia is not a gossiping person, but he is just like you, Lord Chu, and some things are still heart-to-heart."

Chu Huan thought that our temperaments were absolutely different, and that was absolutely unremarkable. It was just that the jade butterfly played a role, but he said solemnly: "My father-in-law has always loved his subordinates, and he never dared to forget this kindness."

"Where are there!" Shui Lian admired Chu Huan's work very much, and actually pulled Chu Huan down on the stone steps very affectionately, and said, "The Lord may not be able to summon him for a while, so I will sit here now."

After the two sat down, Shui Lian lowered his voice and said, "Justice Chu just came back from Anyi. When the emperor learned about it, he sent a family to summon him. Master Chu didn't know anything. The emperor has rarely attended court recently!"

"Oh?" Chu Huanqi said: "Is it because the dragon body of the sage is unwell?"

"In fact, the dragon body of the priest has been very healthy recently, much healthier than before, and is energetic." Shui Lian smiled bitterly: "It's just that the Snowflake Queen likes to recite poems and paintings, and likes to play the piano and dance. The priest follows the Snowflake Queen every day, and even practices Taoism together, so there is no time to go to court...!"

Chu Huan opened his mouth, a little surprised, and then asked in a low voice: "Dadfather-in-law, who is this Snowflake Empress? I haven't heard of the Snowflake Empress in the palace!"

Shui Lian looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Has Mr. Chu never heard of it? Not long ago, the loyal waiter Feng Yuanpo presented a beauty?"

Chu Huan was stunned and immediately remembered this incident. When he was in Anyi, Yuan Chongshang mentioned this matter, and he thought it was Yuan Chongshang and was amazed. It was just because the emperor had issued an order to strictly prohibit his ministers from offering beauty. For this matter, some officials even lost their heads. Who knew that Feng Yuan's offer of beauty did not make the emperor angry.

But Chu Huan didn't care much about this matter. When he thought about it, he realized that the beauty Feng Yuanpoxian had been sealed with the Queen.

Not everyone can call the Empress in the harem system of the Great Qin Dynasty. Apart from the empress, there are four concubines under it. Only the empress and the concubine are qualified to be called Empress. Even the Nine Concubines, they are not qualified to be called Empress.

The rank of the Daqin harem is not simpler than that of the court officials. The queen is the lord of the harem, with four concubines, nine concubines, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, nobles, and beauties. As the saying goes, there are three thousand beauties in the harem. Although the harem of the Daqin harem has been simple since its establishment, there are still thousands of beauties. There is no background outside the palace. It is not easy to get a title easily into the palace. Not to mention the queen, even if she wants to become a concubine, it is difficult to climb a mountain.

Even if Chu Huan remembers Feng Yuanpo Xianmei's incident, he would never have thought that Feng Yuanpo Jingxian's beauty would be called the Empress. After all, Feng Yuanpo Jin's time to celebrate the beauty was very short, and this kind of beauty presented by the ministers was completely outstanding and might not have any background outside the palace. Such a woman was loved by the emperor. It was a great favor to be named a beauty in such a short time, so let alone the Empress.

Shui Lian saw Shui Lian's surprised expression and sighed: "That beauty was granted the title of concubine by the emperor half a month ago and was given the title of Snowflake."

"Why are you given the name Snowflake?"

"Ice skin, snowy skin, flowers and moon-like appearance." Shui Lian said softly: "The emperor gave eight words, so he gave the title of Snowflake. Lord Chu has never seen this empress. His skin is really whiter than snow. The family has seen many women, but none of them have whiter than hers." After a pause, he lowered his voice: "Actually, Snowflake Empress is not a Qin person at all, she is a barbarian!"

"Barrien?"

Shui Lian nodded and said, "That's right, Feng Yuanpo is in charge of the north, and the Yiman tribes are still very afraid of him. The Yiman tribes fight to kill each other. If anyone has a better relationship with Feng Yuanpo, with the secret help of Jingzhonghou, who will naturally be stronger. Therefore, the Yiman tribes are trying their best to win over Jingzhonghou. I heard that this Snowflake Queen is a princess named the Slav tribe of Yiman. The Slav leader presented her to Feng Yuanpo. Feng Yuanpo did not dare to stay, so he dedicated it to the emperor."

"So that's it." Chu Huan frowned slightly, "It's just that this Snowflake Empress was enthroned and no one in the court said?"

Shui Lian hesitated for a moment, leaned close to Chu Huan's ear, lowered his voice, "This is contrary to the harem etiquette system, but no one in the court dared to refute it. Xu Congyang, Grand Secretary Xu, made a statement in the court, and only said that it should be suspended at this time. Grand Secretary Xu did not say much. Moreover, the Minister of Personnel Lin and Minister of Revenue Ma all agreed with this matter. Even the Minister of Rites Xue did not say much, so he decided to do so."

Chu Huan thought about it before asking softly: "The Queen's side..."

"The queen is a good person with a good temperament and is not in dispute with the world. She never said anything about this." Shui Lian sighed softly: "The emperor really favors the Snowflake Empress and obeys the rules... Lord Chu didn't know that in this Hall of Light, another Snowflake Inner Hall was built. The Snowflake Inner Hall did not live in the harem, but lived with the Lord in this Snowflake Inner Hall day and night. Even the family, without the summons of the Lord, would not be able to enter the Snowflake Inner Hall."

Chu Huan pondered slightly and asked in a low voice: "Duke, the official said that the emperor issued an order to prohibit officials from offering good deeds, but he disobeyed and punished for the crime of resisting the order. Is this a matter correct?"

"That's right." Shui Lian said: "But this Snowflake Empress can enter the palace, but Jingzhong is safe and sound, but there is something else...!"

"Is there another hidden truth?" Chu Huan's heart tightened. He actually knew that the emperor has been considered a cruel king over the years, but people have always known that the emperor has an advantage, that is, he does not seek beauty, does not immerse himself in the beauties of the harem, and even folk beauty pageants are forbidden.

However, this time, because of a barbarian woman, she repeatedly did incredible things. Not to mention the punishment of Feng Yuanpo, she was just conferred the title of concubine, awarded the title, built the inner palace, and was with the Snowflake all day long. These are already very different from the previous Emperor's Majesty. Could this beauty from the northern Yiman tribe really make the emperor's mind rippling and fascinated His Majesty?

As soon as Shui Lian said something, he felt that he had said a lot of things he shouldn't have said, and hurriedly said, "Actually... nothing...!"

Chu Huan said sincerely: "If you have something inconvenient to say, don't make things difficult for your father-in-law."

When Shui Lian heard Chu Huan say this, she sighed, leaned into Chu Huan's ear, and lowered her voice: "Master Chu, let me go out of my mouth and enter your ears. Don't spread it outside. It will be bad for you and me."

Chu Huan said solemnly: "The official understands."

"Actually, before the Snowflake Empress entered the palace, the Supreme Master had entered a critical period of practice, but only the same difference was the same, and she could enter the fusion period and prolong her life..." Shui Lian said softly: "What the Supreme Master lacks is the human tripod!"

"Man's tripod?"

Shui Lian nodded and said, "According to the Xuanzhen Dao Sect, it is difficult to find a woman who combines the Yin and Yang with the Holy Emperor to promote the great way. Such a woman is difficult to find. The conditions are harsh, and it is difficult to find one in a thousand. The saint must have such a woman to help her to achieve great success. Moreover, the Xuanzhen Dao Sect said that once this human cauldron is in harmony with the Yin and Yang of the Holy Emperor, it is a treasure cauldron. Before the saint enters the Nascent Soul, this treasure cauldron can always help the saint."

Chu Huan never had a good impression of this kind of art of practicing Taoism. As for someone who practiced the Taoist pedestal, he had no good impression of it. He couldn't help but frown. Thinking that His Majesty the Emperor was wise and powerful, but now he was walking further and further on the road of Taoism, he couldn't help but sigh.

"The Lord has not issued an order to find the human cauldron, and the beauty sent by Jingzhonghou has arrived." Shui Lian said softly: "And Jingzhonghou said that he had dreamed for three consecutive nights and dreamed that the Lord transformed into a god and searched for the human cauldron. In his dream, he dreamed that the Snowflake Empress transformed into a human cauldron, which was the object of practice required by the Lord. After waking up, he felt that things were strange, but he was loyal and knew that the Lord had this need, so he risked his head chopping and sent someone to offer it to the capital...!"
Chapter completed!