一夜情

Xie Yan was only the regent when he was alive. After he died, Xie Jun crowned him Emperor Yuanxing and buried him as an emperor.

Xie Yan did not have any children. During his three years as regent, he established many beneficial policies for the people. Therefore, he had a high reputation among the public.

On the day of Xie Yan’s funeral procession, the commoners all came to send him off. The entire Imperial City mourned his death by wearing plain colored clothes.

Zhao Chuchu had never seen a funeral like this. Even though the court members hated Xie Yan, the commoners loved him. If Xie Yan were watching this from heaven, he would surely be delighted. The people appreciated everything he had done.

Xie Jun personally carried Xie Yan’s coffin and sent it into the mausoleum.

After the funeral ended, Xie Jun took over the court affairs officially.

During the past three years, he had never once slacked off.

Xie Heng and Xie Yan had done so much for him. He could not let them down.

The court members, who had been suppressed by Xie Yan all this while, heaved a sigh of relief. They were confident they could control the young Emperor and make him do as they pleased.

To their surprise, Xie Yan had appointed Xie Heng as the grand secretary before he passed away. Xie Heng popped out of nowhere and suddenly became the head of the court members.

The veteran court members were all very dissatisfied with this appointment. It was because Xie Heng was too young. He was only slightly older than the Emperor. Moreover, Xie Heng had never been an intern in any of the six ministries. How could he possibly do his job as the grand secretary well? So, a few veteran court members joined forces and planned to give a warning to Xie Heng. They wanted to force Xie Heng out of the position of grand secretary.

However, before they managed to do so, Xie Heng seized the initiative. Many ministers of high authority and status were dismissed from their positions by Xie Heng in one fell swoop. The latter brought out conclusive evidence of their embezzlement of disaster relief funds.

Those whom Xie Yan had left untouched were left for Xie Heng to assert his dominance.

Everyone in the imperial court was in a panic. Xie Heng dismissed such high-ranking officials as he pleased. Did he not fear that the imperial court would be in turmoil?

Unbeknownst to them, right after Xie Heng reincarnated, he began cultivating the talents he had encountered in his previous life.

The ministers who had been dismissed were replaced by these talents, who by now had gained enough experience.

Xie Heng’s methods were even more terrifying and resolute than Xie Yan’s.

The ministers in court were all afraid. What the late Emperor had feared was occurring. As expected, Xie Heng seized power and sidelined the Emperor, becoming the true authority in the Wei Dynasty.

In merely half a year, Xie Heng solidified his grand secretary position.

The ministers knew that they could not do anything to Xie Heng. So, they wanted to win him over to their side.

Hence, they sent over countless gifts and beautiful women to his residence. They wanted to curry favor with him. When Xie Heng seized the throne one day, they would have the favor of the new emperor!

Zhao Chuchu could not do anything about it.

She and Xie Heng had been married for many years and still had no children. There were rumors in Imperial City that she was sterile. The rumors also strengthened the determination of some people to present Xie Heng with beautiful women.

Moreover, Xie Heng was the youthful Number One Scholar. In his early twenties, he had already become the grand secretary who was only second to the Emperor. Many young maidens would marry him, even if they only became his concubine.

If they could bear him a child, a village girl like Zhao Chuchu would have to give up her status as the head wife.

Xie Heng had clearly heard of these rumors.

He was outraged.

Zhao Chuchu believed they were still young and should focus on their careers first. Children could wait. Xie Heng followed everything his Darling said, so he naturally took her opinion as his benchmark.

Moreover, the late Emperor had left behind too many loose ends. Xie Yan had tried to turn the tide, but he only managed to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. Xie Heng wanted to help Xie Jun eliminate the Wei Dynasty’s old ways. After he had done so, he would resign from his post and accompanied Zhao Chuchu in traveling the world while treating the sick and dying.

He knew where these rumors had come from.

Once anyone gained authority, they would be the target of many. It was the same in his previous life.

“Chuchu, I will deal with the affairs outside. You do not need to concern yourself with them. You only need to focus on compiling your medical book,” said Xie Heng. He was worried that Zhao Chuchu would be distracted by these rumors.

“It does not matter. The rumors cannot hurt me one bit. I know better than anyone whether or not I can bear children,” said Zhao Chuchu with a smile.

She paused momentarily. She then blinked and said, “How about vou, grand secretary? What did the beauties look like? Can you bring some home for me to check out?”

Xie Heng begged for mercy, saying, “Darling, I was wrong. I guarantee there will be no more gifting of beautiful women from tomorrow onwards. You know that recently there was a flood in Guangqing Province. I have been busy with disaster relief, so I have not had time to settle these matters.”

Of course, Zhao Chuchu knew about the flood. The Yuan clan had already written to her more than once about it. Unbeknownst why, the floods in Guangqing Province this year were particularly severe. Even with the Yuan clan aiding in disaster relief, they have yet to stabilize the situation..