Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 32 Heavenly Father and Son
Li Mu and his father see each other almost every day, routine greetings, court halls, shooting grounds, martial arts arenas, various banquets... But such individual meetings are rare.The last time was exactly three years ago.He almost forgot how his father and emperor wore ordinary clothes in the inner court.

When he saw his father, he was teasing the two caged birds, feeling quite comfortable.

"I will see my father." He stepped forward and saluted dutifully.

The emperor turned his back to him, intentionally ignoring him and teasing the bird.Eunuch Cao bowed, winked at Li Mu, and signaled him to be patient.

a long time.

"Excuse me." The emperor finally told him to be flat.He put down the bird teaser, clapped his hands, and then took two steps closer to Li Mu, while looking at him, he said eccentrically, "A rare visitor!"

Li Mu stood quietly, watching his eyes, nose, nose, nose, and heart, as if the emperor said he wasn't him.

"If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, let's talk! Why do you come to see me?" The emperor asked bluntly.

He promised his beloved cousin of the Zhou family to the crown prince, he should have come to ask Lao Tzu Xingshi early in the morning.He didn't.After all these days have passed, how can he be so slow-witted?
The Son of Heaven murmured in his heart, although he acted calmly on the surface, he pricked up his ears secretly, very curious about Li Mu's coming.

"Father knew that his minister liked Zhou's cousin, but he promised her to the prince..."

Really came here for this!

"It's Zhou's cousin who only treats you like a brother and sister, and doesn't mean a man or a woman." The emperor had already had a set of words, "I can't blame you for this matter."

"I don't dare." Li Mu kept his face straight, and said bluntly: "The minister has reached the age of marriage and wants to ask Father to marry someone."

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven glanced at Eunuch Cao and thought to himself, why no one told me that his son has a sweetheart! "Whose daughter do you have a crush on?"

His son is used to clinging to the powerful.The person he wants to marry must be the daughter of a powerful family.The Pingning Hou Mansion is full of ducks flying away, whoever they are looking at this time, shouldn't they be bitten in their mouths early?
"Let me guess..." Regardless of whether he can agree or not, the emperor's interest is extremely high, "The Suiyuanhou's family? Or the Erxiang's family?"

Li Mu was not in a hurry, and replied: "The servant of the Ministry of Punishment, the eldest lady Wei Yingning."

"Her?" The emperor was startled.

Thinking of the eldest lady of the Wei family who fainted "due to illness" in the court hall and made the edict of marriage unclear, his brain hurts.

It's all right if the imperial decree is announced, forgive him Ping Ninghou, no matter how great his meritorious service is, he would not dare to openly disobey it in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.But it was because of the unclear call that made him ask him to take back his order many times these days.

snort!Take it back into life, where is the power of God?Uh, Tianwei... Tianwei has long been overshadowed by the unrivaled feats of the Pingninghou Mansion.

This is not the most important thing.The most important thing is that he doesn't want the Marquis of Pingning to marry those big families, that way his power will be even greater!That's why the Wei family who had no foundation was pushed to him...

"If the father promises to give the eldest lady of the Wei family to the son-in-law, the son-in-law can help the father and facilitate the marriage between Zhou and Wei." Li Mu had a city in his heart, and said this and that, which seemed to be contradictory.

The emperor looked at him suspiciously when he heard this, and found it ridiculous.

"It's true that the eldest lady of the Wei family has been weak and sick since she was a child." Li Mu explained, "If she is allowed to marry Pingning Xiaohou, she may live for a few years. At that time, Pingning Xiaohou will continue to be married, and she can still enter into contracts with those big families. In-laws. In this way, the father's plan is just to draw water from a bamboo basket, and it is all in vain."

The emperor twitched his lips.No one knows his intentions, but who dares to say it so clearly?Is he shameless?
"The Wei family still has a daughter to be married," Li Mu continued without realizing it, "she is from the head of the house, she is also smart and beautiful. The most important thing is that she is in good health and is more suitable for marriage. Pingninghou Mansion."

"Then how can you be sure that Marquis Pingning is willing to accept this marriage?" said the Son of Heaven, "Marquis Pingning doesn't look down on the Wei family, not because the lady of the Wei family is delicate and weak, but because Wei Yuan came from a bad family background. Not to mention high, being rigid is a smelly and hard rock that is not easy to deal with."

"Father gave my son half a month, and my son will make Ping Ninghou agree." Li Mu vowed.

"Okay!" The emperor stared at him for a while, and finally agreed. "I will give you half a month."

He wants to see what his son can do to make Pingning Hou Zhou relax.

"After the matter is accomplished, Father, please don't forget the wish made by your son." Li Mu reminded him that he was afraid that he might misremember the important point.

If he didn't remind, the emperor really ignored this point.

"Then tell me, why do you want the eldest lady of the Wei family?" The child's life-long affairs cannot be left to his own discretion. "Since you said that it is true that she is weak and sick, you are not afraid that she will not live for a few years when she marries into your house? What's more..."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven rolled his calculating eyes, with an intentional expression: "The Wei family shouldn't be the family you would choose!"

"My son has always been greedy for power, but he also has the heart of a child." Li Mu smiled and said, "Does the emperor believe it? Even if you don't rely on the power of others, your son can rise to the top."

The emperor scoffed, disapproving.

He only needs one child to go straight up, and where else do he want to go?
But he didn't say anything, just promised: "Forget it! If within half a month you can help the Zhou, Wei and Qin families to form a friendship between Qin and Jin, I will fulfill your pure heart."

"Thank you, Father." Li Mu bowed deeply and took his leave.

Looking at his tall and straight back, the emperor didn't know what to think, and asked Eunuch Cao: "Prince Huan has grown up a lot. But since he was young, how come he doesn't look like his mother and concubine at all?"

When his mother and concubine Gao Guifei was alive, she was beautiful and sensible, and the most considerate person who knew the hot and the cold!How gentle!But I don't know how such a rebellious son was born...

"Your Majesty," Eunuch Cao replied with a smile, "I see His Royal Highness Huan's temperament is very similar to yours!"

"Nonsense!" The emperor immediately denied, "My temperament is not as bad as his."

"……Yes."

But he said that after Li Mu left the palace, he went to Pingninghou's mansion again.He came to Mrs. Pingning Hou's residence of Mrs. Gao, and called her "Auntie" affectionately as usual, as if those unpleasant things had never happened before.

This made Gao feel at a loss, since he entered the room, he looked at him carefully.

"I heard my cousin said that my aunt is going to hold a polo meeting recently?" Li Mu grabbed a fruit on the table and ate it without hesitation.

"Yes." Gao didn't know why he mentioned this matter.

"Who did you invite?" Li Mu asked again.

Gao then ordered someone to show Li Mu the list of guests, and then asked, "Why do you inquire about this?"

Li Mu glanced at the familiar surnames on the list, quickly put them aside, and said without interest: "It's boring."

(End of this chapter)