Shangguan Tianxiao didn't know what the emperor meant by asking him, so he took a step forward, saluted and replied: "Back to the emperor, Your Majesty, Prince Xuan has been entrusting the land for more than a year. Not only has he not done anything that harmed the country, but he has done a lot for the court."

contribute."

Someone immediately retorted, saying that King Xuan had private soldiers and that by the time he was waiting to harm the country and the country, it would be too late.

After Shangguan Tianxiao said this, the emperor nodded and asked the Minister of Punishment, "What do you think, Mr. Zhao?"

The Minister of Punishment lowered his eyes, bowed respectfully, and then said: "No matter how you say this, it makes sense. It all depends on the Emperor."

These words are a bit suspicious of a wallflower, but since he is the Queen's biological father, saying this seems a bit to vent his anger on the Emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor nodded solemnly, "What Mr. Zhao said is reasonable. I will consider it carefully and withdraw from the court!"

A group of civil and military ministers: "..."

The Queen Mother quickly received the news and was trembling with anger. She felt that things had reached this point and the Emperor was still defending King Xuan. It must be because of that charming Shangguan Ruoli!

What a man loves most is the beauty of his country. Even if the emperor doesn’t want his country, he must be fascinated by the beauty.

However, no matter how angry she was, she could not quarrel with the emperor like before.

For the current plan, it is better to fill the emperor's harem as soon as possible. There are so many beauties, and there will always be one suitable for the emperor. As long as there is one who fulfills the emperor's wishes and pulls the emperor's heart away from Shangguan Ruoli, this matter will be easy to talk about.

The Queen Mother took six or seven deep breaths before she calmed down.

A young palace maid came to report: "The Queen Mother, Your Highness the Tenth Highness wishes to see you."

The Queen Mother exhaled a long breath and then said: "Please come in, Your Highness."

His Royal Highness is wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe embroidered with gold and auspicious clouds, and a hair crown inlaid with gold and jade. His face is like a crown of jade, and he has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix. At a young age, it can already be seen that he will be a magnificent and handsome man in the future.

His usually smiling expression was particularly solemn today, "My son, I would like to send my regards to my mother."

"Forgive me!" Seeing that he looked unhappy, the Queen Mother showed concern, "What's wrong with my son today? Does he look unhappy?"

His Highness the Tenth Prince frowned and said: "Today I heard people in the palace discussing that Brother Xuan actually moved to Yuancheng, which is tantamount to openly admitting that Yuancheng belongs to him. However, the attitude of the Emperor is still to go with the flow.

nature."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned and sighed: "Alas! Your imperial brother is so stubborn about King Xuan! The Ai family has no choice. If we force him, it will inevitably lead to another unpleasant experience."

The relationship between their mother and son has finally eased a lot, and she doesn't want it to get worse than before.

His Highness the Tenth Prince sighed: "However, King Xuan actually captured Yuancheng without anyone noticing, and expanded it a lot not long ago, which shows that he has a lot of soldiers. If he continues to tolerate it, the emperor's empire may be unstable!

"

The Queen Mother sighed sadly and punched the armrest of the chair, "Oh! Your Majesty is really..."

The ugly words were never said out loud after all.

His Highness the Tenth Prince sat on the chair, as if he hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, and said: "I want to tell you that the fiefdoms of several princes should be taken back and let them come to the capital to become rich and idle princes."

The late emperor himself ascended the throne by stepping on the corpses of his brothers. He was also afraid that his sons would fratricide, so he granted several adult princes kingships and fiefdoms before his death, asking them all to fiefdoms as soon as possible.

He was also worried that the princes would go to the fiefdoms to raise private soldiers and save money, so he gave them extremely barren fiefdoms and separated them far and wide to prevent them from joining forces to rebel.

The Queen Mother's eyes lit up with admiration in her eyes, "It's rare for you to be so resourceful at such a young age. You are more careful than your imperial brother. It's a pity that you are so young."

His Highness the Tenth Prince's eyes flashed slightly, and he lowered his eyes to narrow the look in his eyes.

The Queen Mother thought that instead of confronting the Emperor directly, she would have to make subtle innuendoes. What if the Emperor could listen?

Some eunuchs sang: "The emperor has arrived!"

Before the voice fell, the emperor was surrounded by a group of eunuchs wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. However, the dragon robe was much wider than before, making him look even thinner when wearing it.

A flash of distress flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she gave up the thought of finding the Emperor unhappy. After all, nothing was more important than the Emperor's body.

The Emperor chuckled lightly and gave the Queen Mother the usual courtesy: "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother raised her hand to support her, "Your Majesty, please excuse yourself and take your seat."

His Highness the Tenth Prince stood up as soon as the emperor came in and saluted the emperor, "My brother has met the emperor."

The emperor dragged his arm and said, "Without courtesy, please sit down and talk."

The two brothers took their seats, and the Queen Mother ordered refreshments to be served.

The emperor took a piece of snack and ate it, and said with a smile: "The snacks here are still delicious."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother felt inexplicably sad, as if she had gone back to the time when the Emperor was still young. She smiled lovingly and said, "You are all used to eating it yourself. The Ai family will have someone send you some every day."

The emperor smiled and said: "That's not necessary. I am a grown man, how can I always eat snacks like a child?"

The Queen Mother sighed: "No matter how old you are, you are still children in the eyes of the Ai family."

His Highness the Tenth Prince pouted and said with a smile: "Even when I reach eighty, I still want to act coquettishly in front of my mother."

The Queen Mother chuckled, "You, the Ai family won't survive that time."

The emperor said sternly: "The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, she will live a thousand years, a thousand years."

The Queen Mother was even happier, "Then I will accept the Emperor's golden words."

The empress dowager was really happy because of the loving mother and filial piety.

In fact, I have a very similar temperament to the emperor. On the outside, he looks good-tempered, but in fact he is a soft-spoken person.

It's also great to get along like this.

At that moment, his eyes flickered, he looked at the emperor's expression, and said: "Your Majesty, after much thought, the Ai family still wants your uncle's cousin to be the candidate for the queen. Your maternal grandfather came from a poor family, and his foundation is not as good as those of others.

As a wealthy family, you don't have to worry about the dictatorship of your relatives, there are still people in the court who will work for you sincerely."

His Highness the Tenth Prince's eyes flashed slightly, and he also looked at the Emperor, with some inexplicable expectation in his eyes.

The Queen Mother felt that he was expecting the Emperor's consent. As for what he was expecting, only he knew.

The emperor smiled lightly and said, "Then just listen to the queen. The queen must be doing it for the best of her children and ministers."

Today in the court, Mr. Zhao did not take the lead in forcing him to deal with King Xuan. This can be regarded as a gift to Mr. Zhao. Besides, what happened last time chilled Mr. Zhao's heart, and he must make up for it. After all, many things in the court depend on his maternal family.

For him, if he can't marry the person he loves, it doesn't matter who he marries, so why not make his mother happy?

Sure enough, the Queen Mother dropped her heart and immediately laughed out loud, saying repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

The emperor also showed a sincere smile and said, "I will draft the decree as soon as I get back."

His Royal Highness also laughed, but his eyes were as cold as ice.

After leaving Cining Palace, he asked Laixi coldly: "Did Xuanzhou succeed?"
Chapter completed!