Chapter 263: A Kind Emperor

Lu Changjing had said three years ago that he would visit the harem and give birth to a prince or princess in three years.

However, because the Cang Yang Technique had not been perfected and the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Technique had arrived, it could only be postponed.

Rong Xiyao, Tang Qingyi, Lin Yixin and others who have practiced the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art naturally know the reason. In order to break through the shackles of gods and demons, they have no objection to this. After all, they also want to practice the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art to perfection.

Seeing the hope of breaking through the shackles of gods and demons, these concubines took this matter very seriously, so without Lu Changjing saying anything, they did not dare to lose their virginity.

But there were more than a hundred concubines in the harem three years ago, and most of them were not Lu Changjing's love, nor had they practiced the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art.

No one understood the reason, and only thought that Lu Changjing had changed his mind and wanted to continue delaying the matter. Therefore, as the three years passed, many concubines in the harem had complaints.

If it is said that Princess Wen Ding accidentally stirred up public opinion and drew Lu Changjing's attention to the matter, he would be given corresponding treatment.

Then they did it on purpose. After seeing Princess Wen Ding's success, they thought about how they had waited for three years but still had to stay alone in the harem.

As a result, many concubines secretly colluded with each other and began to spread this matter.

The main content is that the three-year period has arrived, and His Majesty the Emperor is still unwilling to visit the harem, and the oldest of them is already in her thirties.

She has been entering the palace since His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne. If she continues like this, she will soon become an old woman.

Some concubines in the harem have even begun to mock themselves as old women. As they grow old and lose their beauty, batches of teenage girls enter the palace. How can they ever have the chance to be favored and give birth to princes and princesses in the future?

Originally, they just wanted to stir up public opinion, so that Lu Changjing would pay attention to this matter and give them a chance.

However, as public opinion spread, many concubines in the harem felt increasingly aggrieved and sad, and they would gather together from time to time to tell their sorrows and cry.

Soon, the harem was filled with concubines crying, which shocked the newly arrived ladies and made them feel sympathetic.

They are also worried that they will follow in the footsteps of these concubines in the future. If that happens, what would be the point of working so hard to enter the palace?

The incident became more and more serious, and gradually there were signs that it was spreading outside. Fortunately, in the harem, Rong Xiyao, Tang Qingyi and others noticed the incident at the first time and reported it to Lu Changjing.

After learning about this, Lu Changjing was a little stunned and then blushed.

After all, he did say three years, and the concubines in the harem had waited for him for three years. Adding the time they had waited before, some of them had already waited for about ten years.

It is indeed inappropriate to suddenly break the promise now.

However, the Cang Yang Technique was not yet perfected. He had just stepped over 20 centimeters and still felt it was not enough. He still wanted to awaken his special talent.

Not to mention the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art, which is related to Lu Changjing's hope of making further progress in the future. If he encounters an insurmountable chasm, he may be able to use the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art to break through.

So he certainly can't visit the harem now, but he can't let the concubines in the harem feel disappointed.

Even though he is the Emperor, holding the power of heaven and deciding the life and death of concubines, if he was wrong, he was wrong and there was no need to defend himself.

Perhaps the imperial power can be used to suppress this matter, shut up the concubines in the harem, punish those concubines who spread this matter and stirred up this matter, or even banish them to the cold palace.

However, it was a bit unreasonable to punish his concubine, who had waited for him for many years, with his own mistakes.

Besides, who could know that none of these concubines could become his new love.

Just like the dozen or so loves he has now, most of them were selected from concubines, but they eventually moved Lu Changjing and made him decide to choose these loves.

The other concubines also have opportunities, and Lu Changjing does not want to treat them harshly.

So after a little consideration, Lu Changjing directly prepared more than a hundred top-level elixirs, Dingyan Pills, and rewarded them to the more than a hundred concubines who had promised to visit them before.

In addition to the Dingyan Pill, many ordinary pills and medicines, elixirs and magical medicines, and martial arts manuals were also rewarded according to each person's practice situation... The meaning is self-evident, which is to help them practice well, have a longer lifespan, and not become old and ugly.

Dingyan Dan can effectively maintain the appearance of these concubines, keeping them at around 20 years old. As long as they have not broken through the shackles of gods and demons, Dingyan Dan can continue to work.

Since they are afraid of becoming old women, Lu Changjing will not hesitate to use Dingyan Pill to help them not become old women. With the support of various resources, they may have the hope of being promoted to Qi Refining Grandmaster, or even to a higher level.

When they meet the right love in the future, Lu Changjing will naturally not hesitate to help them shave their hair and cleanse their marrow to help them quickly break through to the master level.

Lu Changjing even had an idea, which was to help all the concubines in the harem to shave their hair and cleanse their marrow at the cost of his own innocence.

With his current marrow cleansing secret technique and level of cultivation, he only needs to remove the hair and cleanse the marrow once, and there is a high probability that he will be able to help them advance to the level of Qi Refining Grandmaster and have a lifespan of several hundred years.

Of course, this is normal hair removal and marrow cleansing, and there is nothing else mixed in.

Even if you have really gone through the process of shaving your hair and cleansing your marrow, it is not love.

Lu Changjing's attitude towards love is quite dedicated. He will not easily develop a new love. Otherwise, what would that be like? Would he be planting a horse?
He is not such a person, otherwise, more than three years have passed and he would have only had a dozen romances.

With this idea in mind, Lu Changjing has been considering putting it into action.

Of course, the focus is still to help the lovers improve, but the lovers cannot always shave their hair and cleanse their marrow. When they are free, they can take some time to help the concubines who follow him shave their hair and cleanse their marrow.

Even if they won't become my love in the future, they are still husband and wife after all, so it's only right that I give them some compensation.

After some consideration, Lu Changjing asked all the concubines in the harem who had not reached the Grandmaster level to begin to comprehend the Grandmaster's cultivation methods. Once one of them had comprehended it thoroughly, he would help her break through the shackles.

As for the concubines who have already entered the Grandmaster realm, they should continue to comprehend the following, so as to avoid the situation where they have no corresponding cultivation method after hair removal and marrow washing, and cannot enter a higher level, thus wasting their hair removal and marrow washing. Rong Xiyao, Tang Qingyi and other people who have experienced hair removal and marrow washing immediately knew Lu Changjing's plan. Although they were a little jealous, they thought that these concubines were indeed a little pitiful, and they should give them a chance.

However, they were a little worried whether doing so would affect Lu Changjing's practice and foundation, so they asked him about it with concern. Only after they confirmed that there was no problem did they feel relieved.

At the same time, she was also helping Lu Changjing to supervise these concubines, and also found female masters among the 36 guards of the imperial city to teach them, so that they could comprehend them as soon as possible and be eligible to receive Lu Changjing's hair removal and marrow cleansing.

After a series of rewards, the concubines in the harem suddenly quieted down, looking at the Dingyan Pills and many resources and treasures sent by Lu Changjing, they might even get a leap-forward improvement.

Many concubines also cried for joy; they had not expected that His Majesty would bestow such generous gifts on them.

"The Dingyan Pill, this is a top-level elixir. I have only heard of it before, but I never thought I could get one. As long as I take this Dingyan Pill, I can maintain my appearance at the age of 20. Your Majesty is so kind to us."

"The Dingyan Pill is quite rare even among the top-level elixirs. The value of one pill is comparable to the total wealth of some small and medium-sized families. Even most of the rich and powerful are reluctant to buy it. Your Majesty actually spent a huge amount of money to buy so many for us. I will never say anything about Your Majesty again."

"I have always dreamed of getting a Beauty Pill. I thought I would have a chance only after the birth of a prince or princess. I didn't expect to get it so soon. Long live His Majesty."

"Your Majesty is so kind to us. I really want to repay Your Majesty with my body."

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The original public opinion was directly reversed, and the concubines in the harem praised him and no longer talked about the affairs of the old women in the harem.

Seeing this scene, the newly promoted beauties immediately changed their minds and became envious and jealous.

That is the Dingyan Pill. For women, is there anything better than the Dingyan Pill?

There are also many resources and treasures, which will surely enable one to advance one's cultivation level by leaps and bounds. There is even the opportunity to shave hair and cleanse marrow. As a concubine in the harem, such treatment is too good.

Although His Majesty is making up for the breach of promise within three years, as His Majesty the Emperor, if he wants to visit the palace, then he can. If he doesn't want to, who can do anything about it?

Just one sentence and someone would naturally take care of these concubines in the harem and make them shut up one by one.

Even the Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort, and the Eight Major Consorts have not spoken, what are you yelling about?

However, I didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor not only did not suppress the matter by force, and deal with those concubines in the harem who stirred up public opinion, but instead gave such a generous reward, repaying grievances with kindness. How can people repay him?

Your Majesty is really kind and gentle to women. It is a blessing for them to have such an emperor.

Some concubines with low tear points have already started to cry and even asked Lu Changjing to punish them. If it weren't for them, there wouldn't be such a public opinion.

The matter was resolved in this way, and Lu Changjing won praise from the concubines. Even people inside and outside the court were amazed by this matter. Many powerful and wealthy people were already clamoring for Lu Changjing to participate in the second selection.

Many women from the common people also petitioned to take part in the beauty pageant, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor would hold another beauty pageant. Even many women from surrounding countries clamored to take part in Daning's beauty pageant.

The temptation of Dingyan Dan is beyond imagination, not to mention the various other rewards.

As the king of a country, being able to do this is really good. If most monarchs dare to treat His Majesty the Emperor like this, they will probably end up being banished to the cold palace, or even in danger of their lives.

Lu Changjing's actions could be said to be quite magnanimous, and allowed other countries to see his benevolent side, causing his reputation to soar in an instant.

Lu Changjing himself did not expect that his action just to make up for his mistake would have such a big impact.

At the same time, the news that Princess Wen Ding entered the palace as a consort also spread to the Universal Dynasty. For a time, the dynasty was in an uproar, and many people in the Universal Dynasty cheered.

"As you all know, our Princess Wen Ding has become the consort of Emperor Daning. Do you know how high the status of a consort is? In the Daning Dynasty, the status of a consort far exceeds that of most wives and concubines. She ranks among the top of the harem and has many privileges and a very high status. I didn't expect that Emperor Daning would favor our Princess Wen Ding so much and give her such a high status."

"I also know this. In the Daning Dynasty, the concubines all have a very noble status. Their children are also considered to be the inheritors of the family bloodline and family honor. They may even become the crown prince. Therefore, the concubines in Daning are the core and important members of the royal family. It is true that the women of our Huanyu Dynasty are excellent. Even the Emperor of Daning can be attracted to them."

"Even the Emperor of Daning cannot ignore the beauty and talent of Princess Wen Ding. Although he has neglected our princess for two years, it was because there were treacherous people in the court who offended the Emperor of Daning, which led to our princess being neglected. Now when our princess shows her talent, the Emperor of Daning is immediately fascinated and is willing to change his previous mind and confer the title of Ji on our princess, giving her the supreme and noble status and identity."

"I heard that in the Daning Dynasty, every Ji has amazing treatment, enjoying abundant wealth and various material benefits. The palace they live in is even larger than our royal palace. There are only a few Ji in the entire harem, and most of them are beautiful girls who are much lower than Ji. There are more than a hundred maids alone, more than our king's concubines. They wear gorgeous clothes and use precious jewels and jade. It can be seen that our Princess Wen Ding is outstanding, otherwise she would not be able to become a Ji."

"Not only that, the princesses of Daning also played an important role in political decision-making and cultural exchanges. They could also serve as political advisers to the emperor, participate in discussions and decisions on state affairs, and were important promoters of cultural exchanges and artistic heritage. They would also host banquets and cultural activities, and support the creation and development of literati and poets. Even in Daning, where there were so many talented people, our princesses were the best dancers and singers."

"Ji can also participate in the emperor's marriage decision-making, deciding whether to marry new concubines into the harem, so Ji's status in the Daning harem is extraordinary."

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Needless to say, the people of the Universal Dynasty started to brag again. She was just a concubine of the sixth rank, and her status was not even as good as the top three beauties just selected this year.

However, in the mouths of the people of the Universal Dynasty, the position of Ji seemed to be very great, which made Lu Changjing speechless when he learned about this.

Fortunately, this time when they boasted, they did not belittle Lu Changjing or slander other concubines. Otherwise, Lu Changjing might have demoted Jin Mingxi to a concubine. Let's see how these boastful freaks in the Universal Dynasty can continue to brag.

It is impossible that even a concubine of the tenth rank would become something extraordinary in their mouths.

However, considering the personalities of the people of the Universal Dynasty, this possibility is still possible. Lu Changjing was quite speechless about this.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people all over the country. Will you die if you don't brag? They are just some simple little things, but they become so exaggerated in their mouths.

If there is a chance in the future, it is better to capture all these monsters. Although the Universal Dynasty is a bit poor, it has good mineral resources. The monsters can also be used in some special places, and may play a significant role.

After all the chores, it’s time to make a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)