Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang comforted Concubine Di and went back to the dormitory, and asked Ke'er to bring the children into the house, while she and Baili went to the study room. They stayed for more than three hours, and it was getting dark. Concubine Di took the children After dinner, Defang came to find Defang, and Defang asked Concubine Di to go back to the dormitory to rest with Ling'er in her arms, and she would go there soon.

After Concubine Di left, Baili saw that Defang was sitting on a chair, not reading or talking, but staring at the desk in front of him in a daze, so he asked softly, "My lord, it's been three hours, and you can't even drink tea?" Didn't drink."

"Baili, if this king is gone, where will you go?"

"My lord..." Baili looked at Defang with tears in his eyes, "The villain can go wherever you go."

"What if this king goes to the underworld?"

"The villain will follow you." Baili knelt down and said, "The villain will follow you every step of the way."

"You idiot." Defang sighed, and Baili pulled Defang's clothes. "The villain is a fool, and a fool will follow the prince. The prince can't do without Baili."

Defang looked at Baili, seeing him crying, couldn't bear it, so she supported his arms, "Baili, get up quickly, what does this look like."

"The villain is like this, you have been watching it for more than ten years, my lord."

Hearing this, Defang smiled, "Yeah, it's been ten years, and it hasn't changed at all. What's so good about following this king? Is it good to live in fear every day?"

"My lord is good, everything is fine." Baili nodded, and turned his hand to hold Defang's wrist. "My lord, just ask Baili to follow you, and take it with you wherever you go."

Defang nodded, "Okay, take it with you, I can't do without you anywhere."

Baili stood up quickly, wiped away tears carelessly and smirked at Defang, then gave Defang the tea bowl, Defang took the tea bowl with a smile and took a sip of tea, "Baili, go and prepare hot water, the king wants to take a bath .”

"Yes, my lord." Baili ran out the door and saw Nangong Wen when he was preparing hot water, "Nangong! Come here!"

Nangong Wen walked over, "Baili, what can I do for you?"

Baili pulled Nangong to a corner and asked, "Nangong, I have something I want to ask you to clarify.

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"Do you want to know why the prince doesn't want to accept the concubine?"

"You are really amazing! That's right, I just want to ask this, Nangong, our prince is the son of the emperor Taizu, in fact... why not have more wives and concubines? The prince has a deep love for his wife, and no one can replace the princess. .”

"Yes, no one can replace the princess, but do you know why His Majesty chooses a concubine for the prince?"

"Your Majesty is for the Zhao royal family to have more children."

Nangong shook his head, "The marriages of the royal family are all marriages, which are the needs of the court. Whether it is the prince or the princess, they must make necessary sacrifices, and marry those who have contributed to the family and the country. It is better to be stable. Jiangshan Sheji."

"Nangong, isn't the prince and the empress also married in the same way? There is also the third prince's mother, Mrs. Wei."

"The acquaintance of the prince and the empress is fate. They were able to fall in love with each other in the imperial garden, and eventually they became husband and wife. Mrs. Wei is also a rare woman in the world. She has been silent for many years and has taken good care of the prince, empress and prince. Finally, he was favored by the prince and gave birth to the third prince."

"My lord, from this point of view, marriage is not a bad thing."

"What do you know?" Nangong said, "Your Majesty and Mrs. Wei Guo were chosen by the late Emperor and Empress Kaibao to be the prince. I hope that the prince will have many children and grandchildren. Taiwei Di and General Fu are loyal ministers and good generals. As the prince is a concubine, they will also guard the Great Song Dynasty more faithfully, but now the person chosen by His Majesty is the daughter of his trusted general. Do you think His Majesty really hopes that the prince, the great ancestor, will have many sons and grandchildren? ?"