Liu Jingwen listened to the other party's shocking words for a long while before he smiled and said, "Miss Lin is right. His Majesty is the Majesty of all people in the world. But putting aside his status as emperor, he is ultimately just an ordinary person with flesh and blood."

Lin Jiuqing raised his eyebrows. It was the first time he heard a man say such words.

In the eyes of those ministers, the emperor's decision to disband the harem seemed like he had committed something extremely treasonous. In their eyes, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, and the emperor even wanted to have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, as if this was the only way to highlight their status.

As a man, Liu Jingwen did not jump up and say something against it. Instead, he said something like this. Lin Jiuqing smiled and said, "That's not what is written in the sage book of Master Liu."

Liu Jingwen: "Is what is written in the books of sages necessarily correct?"

Lin Jiuqing: "...Don't let other scholars hear you say this."

Otherwise, he would be drowned by verbal criticism and spit from everyone.

Liu Jingwen smiled and said, "As long as Miss Lin doesn't betray me, no one will know."

Lin Jiuqing thought Liu Jingwen was quite interesting. Even though he knew his identity, he could still joke with him.

Lin Jiuqing became interested and suddenly asked, "What do you think of Concubine Chen?"

Liu Jingwen immediately said: "This is not Concubine Chen, but the Empress."

Lin Jiuqing waved his hand, clearly not caring about the empty title of queen or not: "So what do you think of her?"

"Is she a demon who brings disaster to the country and the people, or is she a vulgar woman who grew up in the countryside and has no sense of propriety?"

These two evaluations were put on her head by those ministers and literati.

They called her a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people, and who had bewitched their emperor. Some also accused her of being a vulgar woman who grew up in the countryside and had no knowledge, so she would disregard the overall situation and be jealous and instigate the emperor to make such a decision.

Liu Jingwen was silent for a moment, then sneered: "How can a weak woman like her bear such a big blame?"

Lin Jiuqing raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

"It was His Majesty who wanted to favor her exclusively. They didn't dare to criticize His Majesty, so they turned their attention to the Empress, criticizing her verbally and verbally. It was His Majesty who wanted to dismiss the harem, but they were afraid of His Majesty and didn't dare to offend him, so they could only vent all their dissatisfaction on the Empress."

Liu Jingwen said calmly, "Whether she's a disaster for the country and its people or a vulgar person, she's just a woman. How can she control such a vast world?"

The fate of the world is clearly in the hands of the men in power, but in the end they want to put the blame on a woman, making this innocent woman the outlet for their emotions.

Liu Jingwen shook his head and didn't say anything further.

Lin Jiuqing stared at Liu Jingwen for a long time, and finally suddenly laughed: "No wonder she treats you differently."

Liu Jingwen's attention was instantly drawn back, and he looked at Lin Jiuqing with burning eyes: "Does she... really treat me differently from others?"

Lin Jiuqing nodded: "Yes, very different."

Liu Jingwen's eyes sparkled. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but whisper, "Miss Lin, I'm actually very curious. Did something happen to her in the past?"

Lin Jiuqing drank his tea slowly and said, "Why don't you ask her?"

Liu Jingwen felt sympathetic: "You know her temper. I'm afraid she'll ignore me after I ask her."