Rebirth as Princess Jin again

The situation in the capital became increasingly stable under the management of Situ Jin and Situ Jing. Under Su Ying's treatment, Situ Lin's body was much better although the toxins in his body were not completely removed.

He was finally able to handle government affairs again, and Situ Jin was finally able to spare more time to take care of Su Ying.

Since the last time the two talked for a long night and let go of their hearts, Situ Jin cherished Su Ying even more.

He stayed in the palace all day, put down all social activities, and even handled official business in the study room of the palace.

Situ Lin was quite critical of this. He felt that Situ Jin took the personal relationship between his children too seriously and did not have the courage to be a prince at all.

Situ Jin completely ignored his criticisms and even replied in front of Situ Lin:

"My father thinks that my son is a piece of rotten wood, so I will be a piece of rotten wood there. Anyway, my father has many sons, so these things are not something that my son can't do. My father can let others do it. My son thinks that my fourth brother is a very good person." candidate."

These words were quite angry. Situ Lin knew that he had been ashamed of Situ Jin all these years and it was not easy to accuse him.

However, this peaceful life did not last long. Just when Su Ying was about to give birth, an urgent news came from the border: the prince of Northern Liao would come to the capital in the near future, intending to marry Xia Zhaoguo.

At the same time, a secret report was received from Su Wu: Prince Amul of the Northern Liao Dynasty had close contacts with Wei State and his intentions were unknown.

The capital, which had just experienced the epidemic and the turmoil in the court, was once again noisy. Behind the seemingly calm, there was an undercurrent.

The people were looking forward to seeing what kind of person the extremely fierce Prince of Northern Liao really was, but everyone in the palace could clearly smell a hint of an approaching rainstorm.

Now the only candidates in the palace who are suitable for marriage are Fengyang and Jiaoyang, and the other party is the prince. If they ask for a marriage with the princess, for the sake of the stability of the border, Situ Lin, as the emperor, will naturally agree.

In the imperial study room, Situ Lin, who was reviewing the memorial, was frowning due to the noise outside the door. The eunuch Wang Xi on the side saw the displeasure on his face and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the palace with his feet.

After a while, the noise outside stopped, and Wang Xi came in to report: "Your Majesty, Princess Jiaoyang wants to see you."

Situ Lin put down the memorial in his hand, thinking that when he was in danger that day, among the many princes and princesses, only Jiaoyang had his own safety in mind, he couldn't help but feel happy on his face: "Let her in!"

The door of the palace slowly opened, and a man in bright yellow clothes walked in from outside the palace, came to the center of the hall, and saluted: "See you, Father!"

"Pingshen!" Situ Lin waved her forward: "Why are you here today?"

Jiaoyang smiled brightly: "Father, my son wants to leave the palace!"

"If you want to leave the palace, just find your mother and concubine! You don't have to go to the royal study room early in the morning to make trouble!" Situ Lin looked serious on his face, but his tone was full of doting.

Jiaoyang murmured: "The mother-in-law said that the baby in the emperor's sister-in-law's belly is about to be born, and she has no time to take care of herself, so her son and minister are not allowed to go."

Situ Lin looked her over and said with a smile: "If your mother and concubine don't let you go, she has her reasons."

Seeing that Situ Lin couldn't work here, Jiaoyang naturally refused to give up. He stepped forward and took Situ Lin's arm, saying coquettishly: "Father, please..."

Situ Lin raised his eyelids: "Tell the truth!"

The scorching sun suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball, and his eyes saw the memorial that had not yet been closed on the table. On it was the news from the border that the Prince of Northern Liao was coming to court.

"I heard that the prince of Northern Liao is coming to get married. Does my father plan to marry my son to Northern Liao? I don't want to marry. If I must marry him, my son..."

Situ Lin's face darkened: "What do you want?"

Jiaoyang frowned: "My son asked the emperor's sister-in-law for some poison, and I will make sure he never comes back!"

"Unbridled!" Situ Lin slammed the wolf brush in his hand on the table: "This is a national matter. The prince of Bei Liao represents the entire Bei Liao royal family. If you kill him, you will provoke a war between the two countries and harm the people on the border. Where!"

Jiaoyang didn't expect that what he blurted out would make Situ Lin so angry. He was so frightened that he froze on the spot, with a layer of mist between his brows.

Seeing that she was no longer as lively as before, Situ Lin realized that his words were too harsh. He sighed and said: "I am not willing to let you go to that borderland, but as a princess, you enjoy the privilege that others have never enjoyed. , some responsibilities are what you should bear."

Jiaoyang bit the corner of his lip, hesitated again and again, and his thin figure knelt stubbornly on the ground:

"But Erchen already has someone he likes in his heart. Father, the prince of Northern Liao has not come, so it is not too late for you to propose a marriage now."

Situ Lin stared at her blankly, and suddenly shouted coldly: "Go to your Sun Palace and stay there. You are not allowed to leave the palace without my order."

"Father! As a princess, can't I marry the person I like?" Jiaoyang's voice was filled with tears, which made even Wang Xi feel a little heartbroken.

Situ Lin said with a stern face: "How can we allow you to play with national affairs? Do you think that the Prince of Bei Liao doesn't know how many marriageable princesses there are in the palace?"

"So in the eyes of my father, I am not your daughter. The honors and favors you show to my son are just bargaining chips in exchange for your country's interests in the future."

"My son has never asked my father for anything. Now I just want to strive for happiness for myself. Does my father have to force my son to marry someone he doesn't like?"

Jiaoyang said coldly, his fingers clenching his sleeves so hard that his knuckles turned pale white.

She suddenly felt extremely heartbroken, even though she had known this ending for a long time.

But she always thought that the person in front of her treated her differently. Maybe if she acted like a spoiled child, there would be another ending due to his pampering of her.

But she was too naive after all, for a king who had been immersed in imperial power for many years.

How could the love of children be more important than the country in his eyes?

"The memorial from the Prince of Northern Liao indicated that you are the one to marry this time. This matter is a foregone conclusion. If you still know that you are a princess, you can stay in the palace with peace of mind and wait for your marriage."

Situ Lin was not angry because of Jiaoyang's question, nor did he let go.

Jiaoyang's heart suddenly felt cold, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If the father thinks that the happiness of his children can be exchanged for the peace of the border, then I will obey your orders!"

Situ Lin watched the figure leave the hall. He could no longer suppress the suppressed cough in his chest and coughed violently while holding on to the table.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xi hurriedly handed over the tea on the table. After Situ Lin took a few sips, he finally suppressed the itching in his heart.

"Why doesn't the emperor explain the current situation clearly?" Wang Xi asked tentatively.

Situ Lin smiled bitterly and said: "She is the one closest to me among my many children. Why don't I hope that she can marry someone I like. But the prince of Northern Liao came at the wrong time. If it were later, I would Maybe it will be as she wishes.”

After Situ Lin said this, his eyes were full of helplessness. He named her Jiaoyang in the first place because he wanted her to live as openly as the summer sunshine, but now...