Chapter 186 - Pear Blossoms Bloom (Part Nine)
The Emperor’s decision to choose an Empress was a significant event.
Although most voices in the court opposed it, it was clear to anyone with insight that this matter had already been settled.
The whole nation celebrated, yet Yue Dou did not feel any joy.
As the person closest to the Emperor, he could plainly see how much Chen Kaiming cared for this woman, but he couldn’t see if Wang Lihua felt the same way about the Emperor. From what he had observed, whenever Chen Kaiming and Wang Lihua were together, it was mostly Wang Lihua scolding Chen Kaiming. What unsettled Yue Dou even more was that Chen Kaiming seemed to enjoy it.
Was this woman’s original reason for staying really to oversee the Emperor’s governance? The thought struck Yue Dou as absurd. Nevertheless, he could tell that she genuinely wanted to do something good. Her suggestions always came from the perspective of the people.
Sometimes Chen Kaiming would adopt her ideas, other times he would brush them off with a laugh, and whenever he did, she would call him a tyrant. Chen Kaiming would just laugh it off, his patience seemingly boundless.
Yue Dou understood why the Emperor selectively accepted Wang Lihua’s suggestions. If her ideas were sound and actionable, Chen Kaiming had no qualms about following them. However, most of her ideas were overly idealistic.
Despite her impassioned arguments, they were ultimately impractical. Rather than dampen her enthusiasm, Chen Kaiming would humor her with lighthearted excuses, just as he had once said, being the Emperor was more difficult than she made it out to be.
Yue Dou didn’t really care about these matters. It was simply that seeing it repeatedly left him feeling indignant on Chen Kaiming’s behalf. Unfortunately, he was only a eunuch and had no right to say anything. Whether Wang Lihua loved Chen Kaiming or not, she was bound to the palace now, and all Yue Dou needed to know was that she wouldn’t harm him.
There was another matter Yue Dou was even more concerned about.
Chen Kaiming and Wang Lihua had been together for ten years, and the pear blossoms by Yue Li Lake had bloomed nine times, but... Chen Kaiming still had no heir.