Chapter 79
It was halfway through the morning hours.
In the imperial study, Emperor Wu paced back and forth. His expression was one of impatience, resembling an eager old lecher waiting for a peerless beauty to step out of her bath.
Earlier, during the morning court session, Eunuch Wei had already noticed the emperor’s restlessness, as if he wished for the proceedings to end as soon as possible.
To Eunuch Wei, seeing the emperor in such a state was rare—last time he had shown such anticipation was when Mr. Xiao returned from the White Deer Academy.
However, Eunuch Wei found it understandable.
To the emperor, Xu Ming wasn’t just a prodigious talent skilled in both literature and martial arts; more importantly, he was young.
Moreover, although the laws of Wu had recently been amended, Xu Ming’s status as a concubine-born son likely meant he had a strained relationship with the Xu family. On top of that, there were rumors suggesting that Xu Ming and Xu Xue’nuo weren’t even blood-related siblings, possibly meaning Xu Ming bore no bloodline connection to the Xu family. This made it all the better!
Someone like him, raised by the emperor’s side from a young age, would surely grow to be loyal—a perfect confidant!
And that wasn’t all.