After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 200: Getting Rained

"Dad, I don't think I want to get involved in these kinds of things lately."

Seeing that it was drizzling outside, Shangguan Mufeng took out his oil-paper umbrella and went for a walk.

Although Shangguan Nantian felt sorry for Shangguan Mufeng, he didn't pay any attention to him. After all, Shangguan Mufeng had grown up, hadn't he? He was no longer the little child he used to be. At this moment, Shangguan Mufeng saw Shangguan Nantian watching him from behind. Shangguan Mufeng then said to Shangguan Nantian, "Father, it's a bit cold outside. Father, please go inside."

Finally, Shangguan Mufeng arrived at the market, at the place where he and Xu Jiu first met. Recalling that day, he felt as if it were a dream.

Prime Minister Xu was also somewhat shocked by this. He never expected that Xu Jiu would eventually become the emperor's concubine. At this moment, Prime Minister Xu personally went to the palace to confirm whether this matter was true or false.

"Your Majesty, have you really taken the princess from the neighboring country as a concubine? Didn't Your Majesty say before that you wouldn't take any concubines? Yet you've brought the princess from the neighboring country into the harem?"

“Uncle, I am of age, am I? I have no concubines in my harem. What is wrong with me taking a concubine now? Besides, marriage alliances between the two countries are usually between the emperors or between my sons. But I have no sons now. So what is wrong with me marrying her?”

To his utter dismay, Prime Minister Xu was completely at a loss for words. In the end, he had nothing to say and could only leave the place dejectedly.

In this court, some are happy while others are sad. After all, some officials have women in their families. Now that His Majesty has taken in a concubine, it means that he will take in a third concubine in the future.

They could then send their daughters into the palace, thereby consolidating their own and their family's position, which would be a good thing for them.

Some people are worried because they only have men in their families, and these men cannot be sent to the palace. So what can they rely on to consolidate their position? And the current king doesn't have any daughters.

"However, His Majesty's decision to take this neighboring country's princess as Consort Ling is truly unexpected for all of us."

As for why Gan Yanling took a concubine, they were all very eager to know the reason, but this was the king's private matter, so how could they dare to ask?

Inside the Shuanghua Palace, Consort Ling found a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, wrote a letter there, and then put the letter on a pigeon before releasing the pigeon.

At this moment, Lin Fengmian discovered this scene. He shot down the pigeon and, after seeing what was inside, hurriedly reported it to Gan Luo.

Gan Luo looked at the contents of the carrier pigeon but didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Lin Fengmian to put the letter back.

Gan Luo then pondered deeply here.

In a short while, Gan Luo regained his composure. A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He never expected that he would suffer the same loss again in this life.

Now that Xu Jiu has become Gan Yanling's woman, Gan Luo naturally no longer cares about Xu Jiu's life or death. Even if Xu Jiu dies, it has little to do with Gan Luo.

Gan Luo then arrived at General Su's location and inquired about the progress of Su Jiang's recruitment efforts in recent days. General Su told Gan Luo that the recruits in the past few days were not very physically fit.

General Su also recruited some scholars, but these scholars were too weak, so General Su didn't want them and sent them all home. When Gan Luo found out, he made some requests to General Su, and General Su agreed.

General Su sensed that Gan Luo's mood seemed a little off, and couldn't help but ask Gan Luo what had happened.

"nothing."

When the Minister of War learned of this, he choked on his water. He never expected Gan Yanling to do such a thing. He stared in disbelief at the person reporting to him.

"Your Majesty has already announced this matter to the world, Minister. Doesn't Your Majesty know about it?"

The Minister of War was indeed completely unaware of this matter, but what did it have to do with him? As for the Emperor taking a concubine, the Minister of War didn't seem to care much.

"It's been a normal thing for emperors to take concubines throughout history, so why make such a fuss? Now that we have a first concubine, it's likely that there will be a second and a third. That's all normal."

At this time, Lou Yan also learned that the princess of the foreign country had been taken into the emperor's harem.

At this time, Lou Yan learned of another matter: Prime Minister Xu wanted him to investigate how much military power Gan Luo actually held, which was a very difficult task for Lou Yan.

However, Lou Yan felt that Gan Luo was a really amazing woman. As a woman, she held military power. Looking back in the long history, who else could have done such a thing?

When Gan Luo returned from the training ground, he saw Lou Yan waiting for him at the door, which surprised Gan Luo.

"Why are you waiting for me?"

"I've noticed that Your Highness seems to be in a bad mood lately, and I'm a little worried. I'd like to ask Your Highness what's causing your unhappiness. I wonder if you would be willing to tell me? Perhaps I can share Your Highness's burdens."

Lou Yan was about to help Gan Luo up, but Gan Luo dodged him.

"Guard Lin, I'm getting a little tired. Why don't you carry me?"

Lin Fengmian picked Gan Luo up in his arms without any hesitation, as if it were an everyday occurrence.

Lou Yan, watching from the side, naturally felt very uncomfortable. For some reason, seeing Gan Luo and Lin Fengmian walking so close made Lou Yan very angry.

However, Lou Yan did not show it on the surface, because he was very clear about his own status. He was nothing more than a male concubine, and he would be discarded by Gan Luo the day he was no longer useful.

That's it, his life doesn't even belong to himself.

But how exactly can he complete the task assigned to him by the Prime Minister?