Chapter 1143: Two Peaches Kill Three Men

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Here it comes, here it comes, as expected.

When Zhao Xuanji heard Li Chen's seemingly kind words, his eyes sank suddenly.

He looked at Li Chen, seeing the latter with a smile on his face, looking very approachable. He then said, “Your Highness proposes such a thing... very well.”

No, it's not that you can't refuse.

But Zhao Xuanji knew that refusing was pointless.

If refusing were effective, he wouldn't have been able to slap the words "I'm not agreeable" onto Li Chen's face.

But this was Li Chen's brilliant stratagem, Zhao Xuanji could only step in with one foot.

He glanced at Zhang Biwu and Fu Yuzhi.

As expected, the latter two, particularly Zhang Biwu, were staring intently at him, their eyes brimming with eagerness and anticipation.

The hand hidden within the sleeve clenched slightly, then relaxed. In the briefest instant, Zhao Xuanji had made his decision.

"In my humble opinion, Lady Fu Yuzhi is fit for this position."

As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the Taihe Hall not only didn't relax at all, but became even more eerie and tense.

Once the result is out, it's settled.

All eyes turned to Fu Yuzhi and Zhang Biwu, some held their breath in anticipation, some gloated with malicious glee, and others sat idly waiting for the drama to unfold.e scholars, reading the same classics. Each one pretends to be a gentleman, even corrupt officials who take bribes still have manners and use polite words when extorting money.This is hard for everyon...