Chapter 195
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The ministers in court were shocked when they heard Jun Zishu's words.

The empress was appointing a consort? Who was she appointing? Wasn't the harem empty?

Many ministers couldn't help but look at Chu Ying and Liu Bichen, two former members of the imperial harem. However, Chu Ying and Liu Bichen were similarly confused by this situation.

Jun Zishu was appointing a consort? Who was she going to appoint? Could it be Meng Lanxi? But that shouldn't be possible.

Chu Ying was close with Zeng Qing, so he knew that Jun Zishu was keeping Meng Lanxi drugged in the rear court. Jun Zishu did not like Meng Lanxi at all, so there was no way she would appoint him as her consort.

"Your Majesty, who have you chosen to be your consort?"

After everyone looked around at one another for some time, the Minister of Rites bit the bullet and stepped forward to ask this question.

"Mingsheng."

"The princess?"

The ministers gaped in shock, and even Liu Bichen was no exception.

The only person unsurprised by this revelation was Chu Ying. Whenever he met with Jun Zishu and Yue Mingsheng and saw how they interacted, he could tell that something was amiss. So, when he heard Jun Zishu's revelation, he simply felt that this was a reasonable outcome.

"But the princess is a woman!" a minister protested.

"Of course the consort has to be a woman. Otherwise, do you want to fill the position with a man?" Jun Zishu said as if it were a matter of course. Her words also made sense since all consorts in recorded history were women.

However, everyone only got caught up with Jun Zishu's absurd answer for only a moment before they snapped out of their daze and noticed the problem.

"But Your Majesty is also a woman."

"So what?"

Jun Zishu raised an eyebrow, her face seemingly saying that she wouldn't take no for an answer.

"But the heir…"

"I have already found one of my Imperial Uncle's kin who has strayed among the masses. I will bring him back and educate him well," Jun Zishu said, offering her ministers the excuse she had prepared. "Didn't you all want a proper bloodline to ru

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