King Lingyu

The Eldest Princess looked at Sima Lingyu's anxious look, her eyes had never been gentler, "Of course!" She said slowly, "You are the forehead consort chosen by the Princess herself!"

It was said that Sima Lingyu took the initiative to embrace the eldest princess this time, and after a long time, she said, "Thank you!"

The eldest princess smiled, "You and I, husband and wife, no thanks!"

Sima Lingyu admitted that he was moved at this moment. He never thought that the eldest princess, who always felt weird and sharp, was so sensible, perhaps it should be said that he was so understanding.If she is not from the royal family, I can be said to be like-minded with her.

"Forehead son-in-law, since Su Ying is married to you, you are Su Ying's husband and the closest person to Su Ying," the eldest princess said seriously, "No matter what you do, Su Ying will do her best to help you."

Sima Lingyu was a little surprised, the eldest princess is really smart, she guessed what she was thinking at the moment, she pondered what the eldest princess said, did the eldest princess know anything?

"Su Ying was joking, if you want to talk about your closest relative, the Empress is the one."

Hearing what Sima Lingyu said, the eldest princess looked far away, as if she was caught in a distant memory, "Su Ying thought the same way before, but now—" She shook her head and didn't say any more, with a painful expression on her face.

Sima Lingyu was curious about what the eldest princess said. She always wanted to know why the empress dowager and the eldest princess had been at odds for a long time, but she didn't ask. It must be a wound in the eldest princess's heart. She didn't want to say it, and it was inconvenient for her to ask. .

Sima Lingyu changed the subject in order to alleviate the eldest princess's sadness at the moment, and to further confirm whether the eldest princess really knew her identity, she tentatively asked, "Su Ying, can you return my sachet? "

"Sachet?" The eldest princess really frowned, she looked a little proud, "I threw it away. If you like it, I will give it to you some other day."

It seems that the eldest princess has indeed known this secret, "Is it really lost?"

"That's right, Su Ying just can't see her forehead with something given by another woman."

"Haha," Sima Lingyu laughed, "What if there are more in the future?"

"Don't be afraid, Su Ying finds one and loses one!" The eldest princess also laughed.

By the way, Sima Lingyu and the eldest princess chatted and laughed, and an idle afternoon passed, and their relationship was brought closer because of this tacit secret.

In the next few days, lanterns were hung outside the eldest princess's room every night, and Sima Lingyu also stayed in the eldest princess's room every night, and the two still embraced each other and slept.Sima Lingyu never went to "Nuanqing Pavilion" at night, but went to Wanqing's place during the day to teach her how to read and write.

In the blink of an eye, on the ninth day after the wedding, the date of Guining came. According to the rules, the eldest princess would bring her forehead back to the palace to thank the emperor and empress dowager.

After accepting the gratitude from the two, the empress dowager said that because she was getting old, she really didn't like the excitement, so she left the banquet early and returned to Yanshou Palace.In fact, she doesn't like seeing the eldest princess and Sima Lingyu very much. The eldest princess always looks at her with sharp, indifferent and aggressive eyes; and Sima Lingyu's face that resembles Prince Dun reminds her of those unbearable old days past.

After the banquet, the emperor summoned Sima Lingyu alone.

"Forehead son-in-law, you are both my imperial brother and my imperial sister's husband-in-law. You are close to me and have a close relationship. In the future, it is good that you often go to the palace in your free time, and I can often be brothers with you." camaraderie."

"It's too late for me to meet the emperor brother. I think the proposal of the emperor brother is very good, but I am afraid that I will be criticized by others. I have been living in the capital. If the emperor brother has any orders, I will send someone to come to the palace." Just declare the decree. The younger brother will be there whenever you are called."

The emperor was very happy. He was a little drunk today. He raised his hand and patted Sima Lingyu's shoulder, "Okay! The first time I saw you, I felt that I was destined for you. Forehead, you don't know something. I have known you since I was young. Sister Huang has no other brothers and sisters by her side, so it was fine at first, but for some reason, Sister Huang contradicted the Queen Mother all day long, and also alienated me. None of the sons of the emperor's uncles were raised in the palace, and the Queen Mother did not allow it. They often enter the palace. I have always been alone."

"Hearing what Brother Huang said, my younger brother also feels the same way. Although my younger brother has been accompanied by seven older sisters since I was a child, they are not men after all. Their hobbies and dispositions are far from my younger brother's, so I often feel lonely."

"In this way, you came to Beijing this time and married my imperial sister, but you live in Beijing all the time. It is God's intentional arrangement, so that you and my brothers can enjoy brotherhood. It is really a pleasure."

"That's great, but I'm afraid that the emperor is busy with government affairs all day long and has no time to pay attention to the ministers. When the time comes, the ministers want to go to the palace to see the emperor, and the emperor will not be free!" Sima Lingyu deliberately brought the topic to the court. .

Hearing this, the emperor's interest suddenly disappeared. "It's the emperor's mother who is busy with government affairs all day long. I am very free. Except for sitting in the court hall for an hour and a half in the early court, at other times I either study with a bachelor, or Accompany the queen to play in the palace."

"Brother, don't you need to review the notes submitted by the ministers?" Sima Lingyu was very puzzled. Could it be that the emperor is already an adult, and the empress dowager still dominates the government by herself?

Speaking of this, the emperor felt aggrieved, "I have never reviewed the papers of the ministers until now. After the papers were handed over, they were sent directly to the Yanshou Palace. After discussing with Prince Su and Prince Yi, the emperor's mother and Prince Su made a decision directly."

"I didn't expect the situation of the emperor's brother to be like this," Sima Lingyu said exaggeratedly, "The emperor is the emperor, the son of heaven, and all affairs in the world should be decided by the emperor's brother!"

"I also thought that I, the emperor, was really a coward. I thought that after my wedding, the empress would return the government to me, but the empress didn't mean that at all."

"Brother Emperor, there are countless incidents in history where the rooster ruled the morning. Either the empress dowager took control of the government on the grounds that the prince was young, or the empress or concubines interfered in the government. The emperor was just a puppet who was manipulated, and many of them would not end well. Brother has to guard against it!"

The more the emperor heard it, the angrier he became, especially when he heard the word "puppet", it hurt his nerves even more, "I am the only son of Huang Ama. I, it’s just that I was young at the time, and I wrote about the affairs of the Ming Dynasty to discuss and make decisions with the Empress Dowager and the auxiliary ministers. When I grow up, I will completely return the government to me.”

"In this way, the emperor's brother can now take back the country by virtue of his last call. The minister also heard some rumors outside the palace, saying—" Sima Lingyu suddenly stopped talking.

The emperor was anxious, "What gossip? Tell me!"

Sima Lingyu looked embarrassed, "I don't dare, it's all disrespectful obscenities, I'm afraid it will dirty the ears of the emperor."

When Sima Lingyu said this, the emperor became even more anxious, "Say it, I forgive you for your innocence."

"People outside say that the current Empress Dowager governs the country with the style of Emperor Zetian, and may reappear in the Wu Zhou Dynasty."

"What, the people outside really say that?" The emperor's eyes widened, and the queen mother actually wanted to be a queen like Wu Zhao? "How amazing is this?"

"Brother, you have never been out of the palace. I don't know that most of the people today regard the imperial edict of the empress dowager as an imperial edict. Therefore, brother, you must make plans early, and don't let the tragedy of history repeat itself!"

The emperor was startled when he heard that, "But how can I compete with the empress' mother?"

Sima Lingyu thought for a while, "The reason why Brother Huang feels that he can't compete is only because of two words."

"What is it?"

"military power!"