Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 272 Seventh Princess

The emperor looked at the Fourth Prince's figure walking away, feeling a sense of melancholy in his heart, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, do you not believe in the Fourth Prince?" the personal eunuch asked cautiously.

"It's not that I don't believe in Fourth Brother's loyalty, but I doubt his ability. Can he really deliver the food and fodder to the border?"

“………” The eunuch didn’t know how to respond. If he said he could, wouldn’t that be questioning His Majesty!

If I say no, that will only make His Majesty even more worried!

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of hot tea." The considerate eunuch tactfully handed the hot tea to the emperor.

Looking at the mountain of memorials on the desk, the emperor could only resign himself to his fate and continue reviewing them.

Ever since his father and mother left, although he had held all the power, the civil and military officials had different thoughts and there was always noise during the morning court sessions every day.

The looks those old ministers gave him were full of emotion, care and kindness, making it difficult for him to make a decision while sitting on the dragon throne.

Unfortunately, he understood the calculation too well, and he knew that people's emotions can be faked.

When he was still the unpopular fifth prince, he often saw this look, but did not get any help.

The only person he could trust was Xiao Jin, who risked his life to save him in times of danger.

Some time ago, seeing that the ministers were arguing with each other, he sent Haidongqing to deliver a letter to Xiao Jin.

The suggestions Xiao Jin sent back were very detailed and enlightened him, but he was really worried about him because Beidi had been attacking the city fiercely during this period.

Since the death of the retired emperor, all civil and military officials have observed mourning for seven days and refrained from attending morning court sessions.

Within seven days, no one is allowed to go out at will, attend wedding banquets, handle official business, drink alcohol or eat meat, etc.

However, Lu Heng, the youngest son of the Zhennan Marquis's Mansion and the commander of the Yulin Army, actually openly brought a woman back to the mansion, so most of the ministers impeached him.

Most of the memorials that the emperor is reviewing now are impeaching Lu Heng, and the ministers don't know yet that the woman is the former prince's concubine.

Otherwise, Lu Heng’s position as commander will be in jeopardy!

The emperor would be happy to remove Lu Heng from his position as commander of the Yulin Army, but he had only recently ascended the throne and the external threat had not yet been eliminated.

Lu Heng is truly capable and is currently loyal to the royal family. The only thing that makes the emperor hate him is that he once withheld the military pay of the Xiao family army.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Princess requests an audience." The eunuch at the door reported loudly.

"Announce." The emperor put down the memorial and pressed his temples. When he heard that his seventh sister was looking for him, his head started to hurt.

In the past, my mother took care of my seventh sister, but now that my father and mother are gone, I have let myself go.

It would be fine if she was letting go in a sunny and cheerful manner, but her heart was filled with anger and resentment. He really didn't know what Yan'er resented.

"Emperor brother, Emperor brother, Yan'er wants you to help me arrange a marriage." The Seventh Princess's coquettish voice was already heard before she arrived.

"Yan'er, which boy do you like?"

"Emperor brother, Yan'er has fallen in love with Lu Heng, the commander of the Yulin Army." Fourteen-year-old Zhao Yan'er said shyly.

"Yan'er, father and mother have only been gone for three months. You have to observe mourning for three years before you can get married."

The emperor said patiently that if it was a young man from another family, he might be able to grant the marriage first and let Yan'er get married three years later.

But since his sister fell in love with Lu Heng, it was impossible for him to grant the marriage, so he could only cite the ancestral teachings.

"Brother Emperor, Yan'er knows that she has to observe mourning for three years. Can you grant her marriage first?"

"Why do you want to grant me the marriage first? If you two love each other, you can wait ten years, not to mention three years!"

"Brother Emperor, Commander Lu is too good. Yan'er is afraid that he will be snatched away by others." Zhao Yan whispered. Two years ago, she secretly liked Commander Lu because he saved her like a hero descending from the sky.

During the Lantern Festival of that year, she went to play outside the palace with several of her sisters, but they got separated and were blocked by hooligans on the street corner.

It was Commander Lu who saved her, but Commander Lu treated her rudely afterwards and gave her no chance to get close to him.

For two years, she had been silently paying attention to him, but she didn't dare to have any other thoughts. After all, she was an unpopular princess.

Things are different now. Her biological brother has become the emperor. On the day her father passed away, she saw the heroic Commander Lu.

She sent the eunuchs and palace maids around her to inquire about his affairs, but found out that he brought a very beautiful woman back home during the mourning period for his father.

She went to him to ask for clarification, and he told her that the woman was a homeless beggar, and he took her back home to be a maid sweeping the floor out of pity for her.

How could she not like such a kind person?

"Lu Heng is indeed very good, but his character is not good. Yan'er knows that Lu Heng brought a woman back the day after his father left..."

"Brother Emperor, you haven't even asked clearly who that woman is, but you say that he has a bad character. That's too arbitrary!" Zhao Yan pouted and interrupted Zhao Yi.

"Yan'er, do you know who that woman is?" Zhao Yi's voice was still gentle, and he was very patient with his sister who was born to the same mother.

"Commander Lu said she was a poor beggar."

"You believe everything he says? What if I tell you that the woman is Wen Mingzhu who stunned the capital a few years ago?"

"Wen Mingzhu? Isn't that...big brother's concubine?" Zhao Yan was extremely surprised.

"It's good that you know. Do you still want me to help you get married?"

"Then...then...it must be that Commander Lu didn't recognize her." Zhao Yan helped Lu Heng find a reasonable excuse.

"Yin Yi, come out and tell the Seventh Princess about the situation in the Zhennan Marquis' Mansion." The emperor called out Long Yinwei, he wanted to prove it with facts.

At the northern border, when the sun rose from the east and cast its golden rays of light, Wen Qingwan lazily opened her sleepy eyes.

She just felt sore all over, as if she was falling apart. She had been tossing and turning for too long last night, causing her waist to ache unbearably today.

"Well~ Wanwan is awake. Are you hungry?" The man next to her sighed comfortably.

"I'm hungry." Wen Qingwan said lazily. In fact, she was not hungry, just very tired.

She drank some spiritual spring water to fill herself up afterwards, but she was afraid that the man would pester her again early in the morning.

"Your husband will bring you breakfast." Xiao Jin immediately got out of bed and carefully helped her press the quilt tightly before putting on her clothes. He was most afraid that she would be hungry or cold.

"Thank you, my husband. It's great to have you. It's my great honor to marry you." Wen Qingwan said sweetly.

After meeting Xiao Jin, she also learned how to speak sweet words.

"My dear, please don't be polite with your husband. I am happy to do anything for Wanwan." Xiao Jin said politely, but he was very happy in his heart.

"Me too." Wen Qingwan felt very comfortable as she watched the man smile from ear to ear.

The relationship between people is like plants tending to move toward light. People are willing to get close to those who can nourish them.

Be kind and friendly to others, and they will be willing to build bridges and support you when you need it.

In her previous life, she always acted ungrateful, which inevitably made her enemies everywhere. Whenever she was in trouble, she was mostly met with indifference.

The world is a huge boomerang. If you are more kind and gentle to others, you will also be treated gently by others.

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