The fifth wife wants to escape marriage: marry the princess

Chapter 218 Three Years Later 2
He once thought that he would only marry one woman in his life. He had thought so since he was a child, and that person was Ah Jiu, whom his father bestowed upon him.

However, what he thought when he was a child was completely different from his life when he grew up.

When he was in the harem, Yulujun, he never dared to think about Wushuang. He was no longer the "Brother Yu" who could love her wholeheartedly.

Apart from so many concubines, apart from the crown prince Xiao Xudong, he also has a son and a daughter born by Jieyu and Zhaoyi.

He has such concubines and children, so he is not alone.However, how cruel he is, if he trades so much for Ah Jiu, he will not hesitate!

"Your Majesty, what are you looking at?" Concubine Yu looked at Xiao Xuanyu in surprise, he had been staring at her face for a long time.

Xiao Xuanyu shook his head, "I was a little distracted just now."

"What are you thinking about? Can you share it with my concubine?" Concubine Yu asked softly, her appearance was totally different from when she scolded General Du in front of her.

Such a gentle person even loses his temper sometimes.I especially remember that General Du's younger sister was a noble concubine and was trusted by the emperor, and because he hadn't lost in the confrontation with Xiao Junyi, he couldn't help but feel a little bit arrogant about being favored, and even more extravagant after returning to Beijing.Concubine Yu heard about it, and at a palace banquet, in front of civil and military officials, she angrily scolded her elder brother for not thinking about making progress, for being self-righteous with a little achievement, and for failing the emperor's love.If it continues and damages Liang Guo, he will definitely kill his relatives righteously, and he will be the first one not to spare him.

General Du was enlightened by his words, he concentrated on training and never dared to do anything reckless again.

Whenever thinking of the scene of that day, and thinking of Concubine Yu putting him first in everything, Xiao Xuanyu's heart was still warm.This deep palace, there is no unparalleled deep palace, perhaps Concubine Yu is the only consolation.Although she is also deeply loved by the Queen Mother, Xiao Xuanyu has no defense against her.

In this palace, he should always have someone he trusts.What's more, his mother is getting old day by day, and he also knows that some things, the mother is for his own good.It's just that he still can't accept those ways that are good for him.

In the few years since Wushuang left, although Xiao Xuanyu respected the Queen Mother, the relationship between mother and child has always been estranged, and it is no longer the same as before.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Concubine Yu said helplessly, "Why are you in a daze again, didn't you sleep well last night?"

"No, I just thought of you." Xiao Xuanyu confessed, but Concubine Yu was surprised, "A concubine?"

"Yeah, remembering that you scolded your elder brother in order to protect me, Concubine Yu, I should be relieved. Fortunately, I still have you by my side. Otherwise..."

"Don't say otherwise, Your Majesty, my concubine will always be by your side." Concubine Yu leaned her head on his shoulder, "Brother doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but it is the emperor's kindness that didn't embarrass him. Your majesty, I am a concubine and I should say thank you, thank you I met you, and I am glad to be able to accompany you like this.”

Xiao Xuanyu smiled slightly, "Let's go, it's snowing heavily, let's go back to the palace."

Concubine Yu nodded obediently, it was a bit cold to come out without wearing a cloak, Xiao Xuanyu saw her like this, lifted the cloak to wrap her inside.Being hugged by him like this, Concubine Yu blushed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Wear warmer when you go out in the future, Dong'er wants you to take care of her, don't freeze yourself."

"The concubine knows." Concubine Yu leaned in his arms, with the umbrella held by the palace maid, and the two of them walked on the bluestone road covered with a thin layer of snow.

After walking not far, I was attracted by the noise of the children playing in front. I saw two children squatting in front of the flower bed, a man and a woman, playing with mud. Let the two children feel more interesting and proud.

The little girl was wearing a pink cumbersome and delicate palace gown, but she was sitting on the floor in such a gorgeous dress, not caring at all that it would get dirty.It was snowing in the sky, and tiny snowflakes fell on her raised eyebrows. She smiled, and her dark eyes seemed to be as clear as water dripping from them.Snow fell on her face and it was cold, and she wiped it with the back of her hand from time to time, accidentally making her face muddy.The little boy next to her made fun of her, but he didn't know where to go. The little girl's muddy slap covered his face, and he immediately became a little cat.

That is Yaoyao and Situ Hua.

Looking at Situ Hua, he thought of Lian Cheng. Xiao Xuanyu intended to promote Lian Cheng as the head of the six departments, that is, Shang Shu.However, perhaps because his father had been a minister, Lian Cheng was very resistant, so he still acted as his Minister of War.

The two children in front were having a great time, looking at them, Xiao Xuanyu was a little dazed, as if looking at himself and Ah Jiu many years ago.They also grew up like this.Although they are princes and princesses, they are no different from children in the folk. They also started playing with mud here. There is no mud in the palace, so they "steal" in this flower bed.He always soiled his good new clothes, and when he returned to the palace, he was punished by his mother and concubine, saying that he should not do this again next time, and that he was not allowed to hang out with Ajiu again. together.

As soon as this one was distracted, Yaoyao had already seen him, and ran over coquettishly, hugging his leg, completely caring whether or not the mud would stain her father's dragon robe.

"Father, come and see the clay figurine Yaoyao made..." Yaoyao tugged at the hem of his clothes, Xiao Xuanyu took a silk umbrella from the palace man to shield her from the snow, and followed her past.

When Situ Hua saw the Emperor and Concubine Yu, he hurriedly saluted respectfully. Although he was young, he understood these etiquettes.

Seeing this, Yaoyao couldn't help sticking out her tongue, she forgot to salute her father and Concubine Yu, and when she went back, Aunt Ruyi would say that she had no rules or distance.

The child pinched two clay figurines on the flower bed, and Yaoyao enthusiastically introduced, "This is Father!"

Xiao Xuanyu's face was full of smiles, she didn't say anything, he really didn't dare to say that this is a pinched person, it's like two pieces of mud.

There was another one next to it, Xiao Xuanyu asked, "What about this one?"

Yaoyao kept silent, the Situhua kid looked at the adults, and said flatteringly, "This is Yufei."

Concubine Yu was a little surprised, and then her face was full of smiles.

"Pinch your mother next time!" Yaoyao was a little unhappy, pointing to the two little clay figurines and corrected, "This is the father, this is my mother, Situ Hua, why are you so stupid, if you can't remember, I won't be with you played!"

Concubine Yu went from being happy to being disappointed, but she didn't show anything on her face, she still stood beside Xiao Xuanyu with a just right smile.If the emperor had given her the child Yaoyao to raise, maybe they would have been closer.The emperor will also love the house and the black, and he will be favored even more, maybe...

It's a pity that the emperor didn't give her to any empress in the harem, but continued to grow up in Chunhua Palace.Even after finishing bedtime in the middle of the night, instead of going back to his own bedroom, he went back to Chunhua Palace, as if it was still the emperor's residence.

Panicked, it's been three years, and this girl is over three years old.Now she looks round and round, very cute.The queen mother dotes on her so much that she has almost forgotten that her mother and concubine are the concubine she hates.

Xiao Xuanyu looked at the clay figurine and listened to the child's words, feeling a little sore in his heart. It would be great if Wushuang was by his side.At this moment, they will be a very happy family.

The snow started to get heavier, Xiao Xuanyu leaned over to wipe the dirt off Yaoyao and Situ Hua's faces, and asked, "Hua'er, did you come with your father?"

The little guy nodded, "Father went to the imperial study."

When Xiao Xuanyu heard about it, he was about to leave for the imperial study, but coincidentally, Li Ping ran over with small steps, "Your Majesty, the envoys of the State of Qi are asking to see you."

"No see." Xiao Xuanyu got a headache when he heard about Qi Guo, and he hadn't contacted him for a long time, but in the past two months, Qi Guo's envoys had frequent visits, just because of Yaoyao, which made him very annoyed.

"He said something important..."

"Don't see anything important!" Xiao Xuanyu was annoyed, and asked Concubine Yu and the palace servants to send the children back, while walking towards the imperial study by herself.

Pushing open the door, Lian Cheng in a blue robe was reading and drinking tea inside. After three years, they have matured a lot.Especially Lian Sheng, after becoming a father, became more calm than before.And the experience given to him by time also made him very confident and charming.

"The envoy of the Qi State came just now." Lian Cheng said, continuing to drink tea, looking very casual with Xiao Xuanyu.

"This Xiao Junyi doesn't know what kind of tricks he is going to play, no see."

"It's not good to refuse to see an envoy." Lian Cheng persuaded, "No matter what the reason is, you should make a plan in advance."

"It's just for Yaoyao's sake. Outsiders don't know about it, so you and I know about it."

"Princess?" Lian Cheng sullenly, a little displeased, "Xiao Junyi is too aggressive, what right does he have to ask me, Princess Liang?"

Xiao Xuanyu didn't answer, in his heart, Xiao Junyi was qualified, very qualified.However, he didn't want to give Yaoyao to Xiao Junyi. After three years of getting along day and night, this child had already become his only comfort in the loneliness in the deep palace. He watched her grow up and heard her call him father. satisfy him.

"Leave him alone." Xiao Xuanyu took the memorial and handed it to Lian Cheng, "What do you think about the rampant pirates in the West Sea? Should we recruit security or send troops to exterminate them?"

"When the late emperor was alive, he implemented a policy of recruiting security for them. After all, those were desperadoes and they were not easy to mess with. As long as they were treated well, they would be willing to surrender." Lian Cheng added, "However, It seems to have fueled their ambitions, so what does the emperor think?"

Xiao Xuanyu frowned, "It's because the former emperor indulged them too much. After recruiting them for so many years, the pirates became more and more rampant. He thought the court was afraid of them. Last time he even dared to grab the court's tribute. If it goes on like this, is it okay? We must not tolerate it!"

"What does the emperor mean by sending troops to destroy it?"

"Must send troops!"

Lian Cheng took the order, "I'm going to dispatch troops now."

"You wait." Xiao Xuanyu said, "You can leave these to the people below to handle later. If you stay here, I have more important matters to discuss with you."

After speaking, he said to Li Ping again, "Let all the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department come to the Imperial Study Room."

"Yes." Li Ping took the order and left.

After a while, Xiao Xuanyu's confidant ministers arrived, and he asked Li Ping to distribute the information he had compiled to them. After a while, he asked, "What do you think of Qiguo?"

Everyone paused and looked at each other before someone began to speak, "I thought that Xi Ruo, the predecessor of Qi, was not to be feared, but it is not what it used to be. Now Qi is developing rapidly, which has already exceeded expectations."

Immediately, someone retorted, "No matter how fast it is, it can't compare to Liang Guo. Why do you raise others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Such a small country is nothing to worry about!"

"Small country? Heh, you are used to pampering yourself. How long has it been since you went out for a walk? Qi country can no longer be underestimated now, not to mention its ambition, and has always been enemies with our country. I am afraid that sooner or later, it will send troops to Liang country." .”

"You are worrying unfoundedly, so what if you attack it, are you still afraid of it, a small country of Qi?"

"The country of Qi is surrounded by mountains, so it has great advantages... Don't take it lightly... When necessary, we'd better take precautions early."

The two sides argued endlessly, Xiao Xuanyu and Lian Cheng listened, but neither expressed their opinions.

The opinions of the ministers are nothing more than two kinds. One is not to take Qi State seriously, and it likes to do whatever it wants.The second is to think that it is better to strike first.For this reason, the two sides have been arguing endlessly.

However, perhaps the only thing in common is that they are not afraid of the outbreak of war.

Indeed, in their eyes, how could Liang Guo lose to Qi Guo?It's just that if you won't lose, you won't see it. In the current situation, although Liang Guo is standing on the winning side, it is impossible to raze Qi State to the ground.

(End of this chapter)