After I killed him for 9,000 years, he was reborn.

"Study companion?" Li Shiliu whispered softly, a little surprised. Being a study companion to the prince was no small matter. If she really became a study companion to the prince, then they would be in the same boat from now on.

Li Shiliu frowned slightly. She needed to think carefully about Lu Bin's proposal.

Lu Bin looked at Li Shiliu's reaction and nodded secretly in her heart. She knew that this was not an easy thing for Li Shiliu, but she had the confidence that Li Shiliu would not reject her proposal.

Concubine Lu saw Li Shiliu's hesitation and understood that Li Shiliu had some concerns about this matter. After all, being a companion to the prince was not a trivial matter. However, she had already anticipated Li Shiliu's reaction and prepared a solution.

"Princess Sheng'an, don't worry too much. I have already consulted the emperor about the companion study, and the emperor has not expressed any objection.

Perhaps Princess Sheng An would wonder why the emperor did not object. In fact, the reason is very simple, just two words - sincerity. "

Lu Bin explained with a smile, and gently pushed the plate of sour apricots towards Li Shiliu, indicating that she should taste it.

Then, she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and continued, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Princess Sheng An. Although my brother and I were born in the Lu family, we lost our father when we were young and suffered a lot in the Lu family.

Back then, the Lu family even wanted to marry me to a dying person to bring good luck. The five great families were wealthy and powerful, and we had no choice but to enter the palace to seek a way to survive.

Fortunately, after years of hard study, my brother finally passed the imperial examination and was appreciated by the emperor.

Thanks to my brother, my life in the harem has become easier.

But compared with the other ladies in the palace, although I am a girl from a noble family, I do not enjoy any of the benefits of being a girl from a noble family. I am indeed weak in the palace.

The only reason I was able to survive and give birth to four children safely was because of my loyalty to the emperor.

My brother and I don’t know our family, we only know the Da Chong Dynasty and the Emperor.

Now, I am nearly 40 years old and have just given birth to the 27th prince. I probably won’t be able to have children anymore in the future.

The emperor is now in his prime and has no shortage of princes and princesses. Now, there are calls in the court to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible.

The struggle for the throne has always been bloody and cruel. My 27th prince is not even a month old yet. If my child reaches adulthood, the emperor will be over years old.

Regardless of the power behind him or his age, no matter how you look at it, I'm afraid the throne is not meant for my 27th prince.

I don't have the ambition to become the empress dowager. I just want my son to grow up safely, and ask the emperor for a fiefdom in the future. If there is no such thing, it would be fine for him to be an idle prince in the capital.

This is what I really think, but others in the palace may not believe it.

But I don’t care whether they believe it or not, as long as the emperor believes it.

I have already confessed these thoughts to the emperor and asked for two graces from him.

The Emperor has already agreed to give Shu as a fiefdom to my son. As soon as my son turns 16, he will go to Shu and will no longer participate in the competition among the other princes.

Thanks to the Emperor for his compassion, he is willing to allow me to select a few children of royal relatives and ministers to serve as study companions for my son.

I still have some self-awareness. The truly powerful people in the court want the merit of following the emperor, but they may not look down on my 27th prince who has no chance of inheriting the throne."