Chapter Sixteen: Three Days and Five Days, the Evil King and Demon Concubine (Ten Temptations)(1/2)
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The emperor has spoken, who dares not to do it?
Even though, from Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present, the royal family has never had such a precedent, let alone established such a rule, but Emperor Chen got up and wanted to try the daughter-in-law tea that ordinary people did, Ling Zihan had to do the same.
Respectfully bring him a cup of tea and drink it.
And from then on he changed his name to Father.
"Father, please have some tea."
Emperor Chen found the tea bowl in Ling Zihan's hand, and her friendly smile. Now her eyes were narrowed due to happiness, and she looked even more amiable. But the graceful and noble spirit in her bones was not the appearance of any kindness.
What can be concealed is accompanied by an imperial aura that cannot be ignored, exuding from Neiwai.
"Okay, okay, come on, take it." The thick red envelope was handed to Ling Zihan.
She looked at the slightly wrinkled hands, the slender fingers, and the distinct joints. She could imagine what beautiful hands they once were. However, even if they were stripped of their gorgeous coat by the years, she could still feel the fingers.
The strength between them shows the vitality hidden in them.
After a pause, she caught the red envelope. It was heavy and boxy, and she didn't know what it contained. It was a bit like Pandora's box, full of temptations, but she didn't dare to open it because she knew Pandora's story.
"Thank you, Father." Watching Emperor Chen take a sip of tea, Ling Zihan took down the second cup of tea from the tray held by Qi Dehai, moved her steps, approached Zi Chen, and asked Zi Chen just like before
Fu Shen saluted, "Sir, please have some tea."
Stubbornly still calling her sir, Ling Zihan really didn't want the gentleman she was familiar with to become the so-called debutante with a secret - the national master.
"Yes." Zi Chen glanced at her calmly, then took the tea cup from her hand.
After drinking tea quietly, Ling Zihan returned to the seat next to Xuanyuan Huang at Emperor Chen's signal and sat down.
As he passed by, Emperor Chen did not miss a single gesture from Xuanyuan Huang. He saw with his own eyes that the son who had been brought up by one hand smiled so tenderly at the woman, and gently squeezed the back of her hand, as if to encourage her.
Get up, or praise her for her generosity and decency.
Sure enough, he didn't pick the wrong person.
This girl can make his son put down his unnatural temper.
No one noticed that in the tea room, Emperor Chen's mouth, which was covered with a cup, slightly curled up in relief.
After being silent for a while, Xuanyuan Huang seemed to have waited for the right time. After Emperor Chen and Zi Chen finished speaking teasingly and put the tea cup on the table, he stood up and bowed to Emperor Chen,
"Father, I have a request."
"Oh? But it doesn't matter."
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Xuanyuan Huang. Ling Zihan seemed to sense what he was about to say, and suddenly raised her head and glanced at Emperor Chen. Her scheming eyes made people shudder, even though she knew Xuanyuan Huang's ability.
, I still felt a little sweat for him.
"Father, I want to take the princess back to the fiefdom."
Whatever you are afraid of, you will get what you want. For a father who wants to control his son with "Long Favor" to keep him, it is probably not that easy to leave! What's more, this father and son are not
Ordinary father and son, they are the current emperor and the most favored prince. If they rashly request to leave, I am afraid that not only will they not be allowed, but they will also intensify the "house arrest" method.
But Ling Zihan has always been curious about why Emperor Chen put Xuanyuan Huang and Xuanyuan Qian under house arrest. Xuanyuan Qian was placed under house arrest because Xuanyuan Qian was too capable and did not grow up beside the emperor. He had no feelings and was afraid that one day he would turn against him.
She could understand this reason, which would lead to indelible consequences. She even said that Emperor Chen was afraid that Xuanyuan Qian would hate him for abandoning him all these years, so he had to guard against him, and she felt sorry for him.
But, what about Xuanyuan Huang?
Emperor Chen obviously loved him so much and pampered him. I heard that he brought him up hand in hand, allowing him to enjoy a privilege that even a prince had never had. And all of this proves that Emperor Chen
Do you like this son so much? But why, he let him go to the most dangerous battlefield without blinking an eye. Well, if he wanted him to make military exploits,
It makes sense to prevent those rumors because of his merits. But...why, when Xuanyuan Huang married five concubines in three months and then died of them, he refused to investigate and allowed others to talk about Xuanyuan Huang.
Huang's bad words made him bear the bad name of "Ominous and Evil King"? This not only ruined his status in the hearts of the people, but also greatly reduced his popularity among the officials.
reduce?!
A thought flashed through his mind, and Ling Zihan seemed to understand something in an instant.
Yes, isn’t this obvious?
All of this may have been planned by Emperor Chen, or perhaps it was carried out with his tacit approval.
He just wanted Xuanyuan Huang to become a "sinful" existence and strangle Xuanyuan Huang's wings. In this way, he would embrace the status of the prince and also his position... Thinking of this, Ling Zihan's heart
It suddenly became cold, even though I knew it was the power of the emperor
She was helpless, but the old man in front of her was so kind and loving, as if this son was everything in his life. But for the sake of power and the throne, if one day Xuanyuan Huang threatened him, he would probably kill him without hesitation.
Xuanyuan Huang.
Then, the love you do is also fake!
Including, Emperor Chen's feelings for Queen Xiaocheng...
"Girl, girl Han... girl Han, what are you thinking about!"
Ling Zihan suddenly came back to her senses, her eyes were suddenly startled, but she covered it up well, slowly raised her head, and put on her usual peaceful smile, with only the corners of her eyes and eyebrows showing a bit of shyness.
"My daughter-in-law was distracted for a moment. I hope my father will forgive me."
"Haha, it's inevitable for you to be newlyweds. However, it's been five days and you haven't come back yet... In this way, I will give Ling Chenli a day off tomorrow. Huang'er, why don't you accompany Girl Han to go home tomorrow?
! As for the matter of returning to the fiefdom, let’s put it aside for further discussion. There are frequent movements in the grassland right now, and I’m afraid there will be a war. When the time comes, you and your sixth brother will inevitably need to go and pacify it.”
Eagle-like eyes swept across Ling Zihan's face.
Emperor Chen spoke of high-sounding reasons, and acted more like a loving father than a commoner's father. But the reason for his decisive refusal was irresistible, and Ling Zihan couldn't help but think more about it.
Turning her eyes, she looked at Xuanyuan Huang's back, and there was a hint of anger in her heart. At the same time, she was a little sad about Emperor Chen. She seemed to understand why Xuanyuan Huang always acted so wantonly, and he was probably doing something about this fate.
It's a kind of struggle. He knows it...even better than anyone else.
"Yes, I obey."
"Daughter-in-law, thank you father for your kindness."
Ling Zihan stood up and saluted after Xuanyuan Huang. Even without raising her head, she could feel the eyes around her coming from the position beside Emperor Chen. Turning her eyes without leaving any trace, Ling Zihan smiled faintly at Zi Chen and returned.
Sit down on the seat.
Xuanyuan Huang, who had laughed and joked with Emperor Chen for a while, was just picking up the tea cup when Emperor Chen who was sitting on him changed the subject and said to Ling Zihan: "Girl, why don't you open the red envelope and take a look? Aren't you curious at all?
, what will be in my red envelope."
It would be a lie to say I'm not curious.
But Ling Zihan still understands the principle that curiosity killed the cat.
It doesn't look like she was killed, so if she could, she would never want to open this bag in her life.
She knew very well that the red envelope could not contain money, so what Emperor Chen could give could only be...
"It can't be gold bars! My father-in-law said this, and my wife was really curious." No matter how much I thought about it, I had to pretend to be curious and happy, and open that Pandora's box.
Ling Zihan took the gold foil strip from Liu Yun and opened the gold paint seal of the red envelope. What she pulled out were two gold volumes. One of them was sealed with red brocade silk, edged with gold thread, and wrapped with gold paint.
side. On the other side, there is a cover made of pure gold, which is extremely heavy.
It was originally a joke that Emperor Chen sent gold bars back. Who would have thought that there really was gold, much larger than ordinary gold bars, but there was something special hidden in it.
Xuanyuan Huang cast a surprised look at the book.
"Father, this -"
He was very familiar with this golden book. It was a book for conferring teachers to the prince. It was different from ordinary summons books. The prince's teacher might be the future emperor's teacher, so the summons books were more valuable than ordinary ministers' books. However,
It is slightly inferior to the Queen's all-gold album and the Prince's and Princess's red-lettered gold album. It uses royal blue lacquer letters. If you open it, you will find that the paper inside is also royal blue, not the Princess's true red, or the
The apricot color used by the Queen.
In other words, the emperor's master's status in the court is the same as that of the prime minister, and he is also a first-class official.
"How's it going, girl, do you still like this lip-change red envelope?" Emperor Chen asked calmly, not caring about Xuanyuan Huang's words at all, and even interrupted him before he could say anything. Then he went directly.
Ask Ling Zihan to achieve the coercive effect he wanted.
How can Ling Zihan answer?
Does it mean that she doesn’t like it? Or does it mean that she now wants to hit Emperor Chen directly on the head with the golden book!
The former is against the scales, while the latter is seeking death.
Even if she is Ling Zihan, there is no way to escape from the shackles of the imperial power. After all... In this era of class rule, anyone is insignificant to the imperial power. Although she has power, ability, and strategy,
But - definitely not enough to challenge the emperor!
"My daughter-in-law is not clear about her virtues and talents, but she was chosen... to be the husband of the emperor's eldest grandson? My father, my daughter-in-law is almost the same age as the emperor's eldest grandson. My daughter-in-law is very self-aware, and she is definitely not a gentleman.
I hope my father will take back his orders and ask Gao Ming. Otherwise, if my daughter-in-law teaches the emperor’s eldest grandson a bad way, my father may blame me and my daughter-in-law for misdirecting their children.”
Ling Zihan lowered her posture and inadvertently glanced at Zi Chen, asking for help.
But Emperor Chen seemed to have been prepared for it, and there was no need for anyone to help him: "Girl, don't belittle yourself, you will be absolutely safe in this position. As an emperor, I value your talent, and as a father, I firmly believe in your ability. Even you
It’s not your fault that you’ve been taught a bad lesson, it’s because that boy Ku He didn’t live up to his expectations… So, girl, can’t you just let go and do it!”
To be continued...