This day is the gift of my 20th birthday.

The elders of the Gao family will be present, and even the Empress Dowager will personally send Aunt Luo Xia to watch the ceremony, which is a great honor. The one who presided over the Weak Crown for me was my uncle, Gao Qin.

Since I was nine years old, after my father and mother passed away, I was brought back to the Gao family to raise.

But before I became an adult, I took the initiative to move out of the Gao family, to put it nicely, I was trained outside, in fact, everyone in the Gao family knew that I was kicked out of the Gao family by my uncle in anger.

This qiē is all because of my past with catkins......

When my uncle learned that a dusty woman had lost her life because of me, he was furious, and he wanted to ask the family law to deal with me, but he was stopped by the elders of the clan, and on the grounds that I was the grandson of the Gao family, my uncle was not allowed to deal with me harshly.

But as a punishment, I had to move out of Gao's house before I reached adulthood and set up my own door outside.

Over the years, I have never been back to the Gao family, and everything in the Gao family is represented by my uncle. Although the elders of the clan understand Gao Qin's contribution to the clan, they have never passed on the position of patriarch to his uncle because of the ancestral family law, because the uncle is a concubine, and the patriarchal system is the foundation of the country, the policy of rejuvenating the clan, whether it is the successor of the country or the position of the patriarch of the clan, it has always been the chief but not the virtuous.

Even if I am not a person with both talent and virtue, because I am the eldest son and grandson of the Gao family, the position of the patriarch of the Gao family is none other than me.

Today is my coming-of-age ceremony, naturally I have to return to the Gao family, under the witness of the elders and elders, I have performed the crown ceremony, and since I have become an adult, then my words and deeds in the future must conform to the model of etiquette, and cannot be discredited by the family.

The process of the crown ceremony was solemn and complicated, and the whole ceremony was supported to the end, I was a little overwhelmed, and after receiving the instructions of my uncle and the elders of the clan, then my coming-of-age ceremony was also considered to be the end.

I changed out of a scarf and deep clothes, and now I am wearing a crown with my hair coiled, dressed in Confucian clothes, extremely elegant and elegant, and under the leadership of my uncle, I sent off all the guests who came to watch the ceremony.

My uncle saw that I was now an adult, and it was time for me to go back to the Gao family and start taking over the affairs of the clan.

"Chen'er, now that you are an adult, and your uncle is also old, you should return to the Gao family more often in the future and start to deal with the affairs of the clan, so as to inherit the position of the patriarch in the future, and the prosperity and disgrace of the family will be tied to you young people in the future. ”

I bowed, a little frightened, and said:

"Uncle, although my nephew is an adult, he still has little experience, and the family affairs are still too rusty, so I have to ask my uncle to mention it in the future. ”

Although this Gao family is in my pocket, if you want to get a bargain from your scheming uncle, you still have to weigh your own catties.

Uncle touched the beard that had already turned white, it seems that the tempering of the past few years has also made his nephew know that there is a degree of advance and retreat, sigh slightly, and say:

"That's fine, you're still young, there's still a lot to learn, don't be in a hurry, get used to it slowly!"

"Yes!"

I responded respectfully, this old saying is true: ginger, it's still old and spicy!

"Soon you will be married, and the burden of taking on the responsibility of a family is the same as that of a family, and you need to guard against arrogance and rashness, and be cautious. Although the heavenly family is rich and noble, I am very favored by my Gao family, and I will marry the princess to you, you also need to be cautious in your words and deeds, and do not be pampered and arrogant. The husband and wife must be smooth and harmonious, and the family can be prosperous!"

It is rare for the uncle to say something serious, although the uncle has always been obsessed with the affairs of the concubine, so that whether it is the country's government or the affairs of the Gao family, he has always monopolized the power and refused to give up lightly, but the elders' teaching and persuasion to the younger generations are still reasonable.

I nodded, and said:

"My nephew has been taught!"

"Well, you're tired too, I'll ask Gao Fu to help you clean up the room, it's still the same room before, if you need anything, just tell Gao Fu to rest early!"

Gao Fu is the housekeeper of the Gao family and his uncle's confidant, it seems that even if I inherit the position of patriarch, it doesn't mean that I can exercise the power of the patriarch well, hehe.

"Yes, the nephew will go back to the room first!"

After a blessing, my uncle waved his hand, and I withdrew.

I hadn't gone far when a woman dressed as a palace lady stopped my way, gave a salute, and said:

"Lord Gao, Aunt Luo Xia is waiting to see your lord in the wing!"

Aunt Luo Xia? Hasn't she left yet? Could it be that the Empress Dowager still has any instructions? This can't be delayed.

"Okay, take me there!"

Nodding to Gong'e, she led the way in front, and I followed, I haven't been back to Gao's house for a long time, and I actually noticed that some of the designs and furnishings in the home have changed slightly.

Entering the door, Gong E was waiting outside the door, and the door was quickly closed, it seems that Aunt Luo Xia watched the ceremony on behalf of the Empress Dowager this time, but it was not as simple as showing honor on the surface.

Aunt Luo Xia is the Empress Dowager's closest confidant, and she is the Empress Dowager's right-hand man.

I think I have a pleasant face, and Aunt Luo Xia shouldn't be too embarrassed by me. I respectfully saluted Aunt Luo Xia, who was carefully looking at an ink painting hanging on the wall, when I heard Aunt Luo Xia's words with reproach, and quickly knelt on the ground in fright.

"Lord Gao, have you been too comfortable these days?"

I began to quickly wonder if I had done anything excessive recently, which made Aunt Luo Xia unable to see it, but after thinking about it, I couldn't think of what it was.

"Auntie, what are you talking about, the lower officials have always been conscientious in their duties, and they dare not be slack in their official affairs!"

Aunt Luo Xia has always dressed elegantly and doesn't like red makeup, but even so, she still has the charm and elegance. A pair of Danfeng's eyes are clear, hidden but radiant, so that the cunning people dare not look directly.

If Aunt Luo Xia smiles at people, it will be like a spring breeze on her face, and her heart will be warm, but if her face is gloomy, it will be cold, making people feel timid, and cold sweat will be dripping.

Ah hey, I'm starting to breathe a little bit badly, I can't do anything about people like Aunt Luo Xia, no matter how pretentious I am, I can be seen through by her, and now I can only accept my fate, what she says is what she says.

Aunt Luo Xia never beat around the bush when she talked to me, because there was no need.

"Lord Gao, have you been too close to a little eunuch recently?"

I couldn't help but tremble in my heart, could it be that my every word and deed was under the surveillance of others? Ah, yes, isn't the court sinister, and the struggle for power such a terrible thing? What else I haven't seen, experienced, and can't accept?

"It's just a general acquaintance!"

Under my sleeves, my hands clenched slightly, and my eyes showed a hint of unwillingness...... Anger.

"Oh? you must know that the forces in the palace are rampant, dragons and snakes are mixed, no one can tell, who will be whose eyeliner, you are the one who is going to become a big horse, you need to be cautious in the future, don't let some ill-intentioned people have a chance!"

Oh, is Aunt Luo Xia's trip here to warn me to be cautious in my future actions?

"Yes, the lower officials respect my aunt's teachings. ”

Anyway, they are all chess pieces controlled by others, who uses them, and what difference does it make?

"What, in your eyes...... Seems unwilling?!"

Aunt Luo Xia looked at me with a smile on her face, and that look reminded me of my mother, who laughed in such a similar arc, but the meaning was very different......

I smiled bitterly, a little helpless, and said:

"My aunt laughed, Gao Chen knows his identity, but he is just a marionette, the current glory and wealth are all given by the old man of the Empress Dowager, how can Gao Chen not know the importance and don't know how to be flexible, in the future, he has to rely on his aunt's allocation!"

......

This kid, isn't he playing with a child's temper?!

Luo Xia couldn't help but smile dumbly, he also grew up watching by himself. Gao Chen was still nine years old that year, and he was brought into the palace to meet the Empress Dowager, at that time he had just lost his relatives, and he was thin and weak, and when he arrived at this huge palace, he was even more timid, but his eyes had a stubbornness.

She fell in love with the child at first sight.

Later, he grew up, his appearance became more and more handsome, and his intelligence was also a great talent, and he never disappointed the Empress Dowager.

He was very intelligent, and from the very beginning he knew what fate he would face in the future and what responsibilities he would have to bear, which forced him to become more and more introverted and calculating.

But he still has a kind and mellow heart, which is a fatal weakness for a strategist, in the cruel place of the palace, even if he knows how to plan and design, he can't be ruthless, and stain the blood of others first, then the last person to die will definitely be him.

He is indeed kind, so he voluntarily got involved in the whirlpool of power struggle at a young age, and he couldn't get out, let alone have a good death.

Therefore, she must be strict with this child, more strictly, so that his heart can be as strong as iron, so that he can give up the kindness that is enough to cost him his life, so that he can have a chance to live in this cruel place.

"It's good that you know. ”

Luo Xia finally said this lightly.

His eyes darkened, and then he slowly lowered his head.

"Now that you have received the crown ceremony, according to the plan, you must do two things next: first, gradually control the power of the Gao family and become the real patriarch of the Gao family. The second is your marriage to the eldest princess. ”

Aunt Luo Xia never drags her feet in her work, and her decision-making is decisive, which also makes me admire.

At the mention of the eldest princess, my expression changed slightly, she is also a victim, but I don't know, how much does she know?

"Although the Gao family has grown up in the clan and suppressed the uncle who did not let him succeed to the position of patriarch, but the power of the uncle has become the same as the patriarch, and the clan must have installed a lot of forces in the uncle, and the uncle's power in the court is also linked to this, if you want to cut them off one by one, you need to plan carefully. ”

My words mean that I have a plan that can gradually replace my uncle's status in the Gao family, but if it is implemented, it will definitely involve the distribution of the situation in the DPRK and China, which requires the full support of the Empress Dowager and the old man behind it.

Aunt Luo Xia understands the truth, so let me be relieved and just let it go.

"Don't worry, the Empress Dowager has already planned. ”

......

"Princess...... Do you know anything about me?"

I have a big secret related to my own life, which is not known to outsiders, but the Empress Dowager knows, so the current glory and wealth are all gifts from the Empress Dowager, this sentence is absolutely true.

And I would like to know how deeply involved the princess is in this plan.

Aunt Luo Xia knew my scruples and said:

"Princess, she doesn't know!"

I suddenly felt a sense of relief, the princess didn't know yet, although I had never met the princess, but protecting her was also a promise I made to the queen mother.

I am destined to fail the princess in this life, and I have to spend a lifetime protecting her!

Seeing that I was suddenly silent, Aunt Luo Xia seemed to guess my thoughts, and said:

"Why, are you afraid to see the princess?"

I blushed slightly, then shook my head and said:

"No, I'm ......"

"Are you worried that the princess is weak and sickly, and his will is weak, and he can't protect her well?"

I don't understand why Aunt Luo Xia suddenly mentioned that the princess is weak and sick, is it really as rumored, the princess's health is really not very good?

"No, I'm afraid, princess, she'll hate me!"

I blushed, although it may be more convenient to make the princess hate me, but after all, we will be a husband and wife in the future, and if we meet each other every day, it will be too difficult to endure this day.

"Well, probably!"

Aunt Luo Xia also taught the eldest princess, and she still knows the princess's temperament. And at this point, Gao Chen didn't know how deep the relationship between her and the eldest princess was, and thought that as an aunt who taught Xi, it was also her duty to guide the princess.

My face turned slightly pale, I really knew too little about the eldest princess, and I couldn't help but be full of worries about my future life.

"Do you want the princess to like you?"

When Aunt Luo Xia said this, she seemed to be teasing, as if if the princess really liked me, she would be happy to see it.

"No, don't dare, I just ...... It's enough to just want to be able to coexist peacefully with the princess in the future. ”

Aunt Luo Xia was silent for a moment when she saw me speak so subtly......

Originally, it was what she should do to prevent them from having too deep intersections, but things had developed in the other direction, beyond human control, and the fates of the two of them had already been linked from that moment on.

Aunt Luo Xia's tone suddenly softened, and there was also the kindness of an elder in her eyes, and she said:

"Chen'er, you have to remember that after you marry the princess, you are no longer alone, you and the princess are connected by fate, one is prosperous, one is lost, and in the future, only you are the only one who can control your destiny!"

When Chen'er said that, I was in tears, for so many years, after Aunt Luo Xia's careful teaching, I had already regarded her as my own mother in my heart. Even if I was unwilling in my heart, I never really hated my aunt, and I knew that her harshness to me was all for my good.

"Auntie......"

"Alas, silly boy, princess, it will be in your hands, you must treat her well, cherish, and I believe that she will also treat you well. You and she are both kind and good children, but, they shouldn't have been born in this imperial family!"

May the future body not be resurrected by the Wang family......

This sentence is like a curse, in the rolling torrent of history, there are constantly emperors and emperors, when they are ruined, watching the country broken, the people are killed, their lives will not be guaranteed, extremely resentful, painful and unwilling, keep repeating a sentence from the mouth: I wish to live for life and not be born in the emperor's house.

If we don't fight, isn't it, the fate of the entire royal family? Then the fate of the princess will be like duckweed in the wind, and the day will be precarious!

"Auntie, I will definitely protect the princess well, I will respect her, pity her, protect her, and try my best to never let her be hurt in any way, so that she will be safe and happy for the rest of her life......"

This is my promise, and even if I turn to ashes in this life, I must keep it.

"Good boy ......"

Aunt Luo Xia looked at me gently and helped me up, but a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, he said: He will respect her, pity her, protect her, and try his best to never let her be hurt in any way, so that she will be safe and happy for the rest of her life. But he didn't say he would love her......

Love is indeed an oath that cannot be said lightly!

This kid has finally grown up......