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What Concubine Xian said was definitely not a compliment, but she really thought so, Jiang Zhi was definitely a character, and he could make Emperor Taihe rely on him so much for so many years, if he didn't have the ability, it would be absolutely impossible.

"Mother, this is a joke old slave. Jiang Zhi lowered his head and said.

After Jiang Zhi finished speaking, he went to arrange the matter of passing the meal, anyway, Emperor Taihe was accompanied by Concubine Xian, there was absolutely no problem, and he could rest assured.

Jiang Zhi has always been steady, and soon set up the meal, and Concubine Xian and Emperor Taihe sat together.

Concubine Xian knew at a glance that Jiang Zhi really arranged it very well, the meals she loved to eat in the past few days were all in front of her, and the meals that Emperor Taihe had always loved in front of him were also the meals that Emperor Taihe had always loved.

Jiang Zhi just made everyone's preferences very clear, and the arrangement was reasonable, which made people feel very comfortable.

This lunch was accompanied by Concubine Xian, Emperor Taihe also felt very comfortable physically and mentally, and after the meal, Emperor Taihe took Concubine Xian's hand to the inner hall.

Concubine Xian personally went to make tea and presented it to Emperor Taihe, "Your Majesty, please use tea." ”

Emperor Taihe picked up the tea and took a sip, with a smile between his eyebrows and eyes, "The tea made by Concubine Ai is also extraordinarily sweet." ”

Concubine Xian chuckled, "When will Your Majesty also learn to make fun of people?" ”

Tai and Emperor Haha laughed, "I will only be like this when I am with my concubine." Emperor Taihe held Concubine Xian's hand tightly and asked Concubine Xian to sit beside him.

Concubine Xian naturally sat down, Emperor Taihe glanced at Concubine Xian, and couldn't help but think of Yuwenmo, speaking of Yuwenmo's appearance, there are seven points similar to Concubine Xian. When he saw Concubine Xian, he could naturally think of Yu Wenmo.

In other words, Yu Wenmo, this kid really made him angry, and he openly contradicted himself several times in the court.

To tell the truth, the really angry Tai and Emperor were huddled together, and once, he wanted to kill this shaft directly on the spot, but whenever he saw Yu Wenmo's face that looked like a virtuous concubine, he couldn't do it.

Therefore, Emperor Taihe can only be indifferent to Yuwenmo, especially indifferent, and in addition, he doesn't know how to treat Yuwenmo.

Emperor Taihe looked at Concubine Xian in a daze, and sighed, "Speaking of which, Lao Jiu is not too young at this age, and after the New Year, he should be seventeen." ”

His nine sons, except for those who were not raised, are not very old in adulthood, and the eldest Yu Wenyi and the youngest Yu Wenmo are only more than two years apart.

Concubine Xian was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "No, although Mo'er's birthday is smaller, it is indeed seventeen after the New Year." ”

"I think I should also marry Lao Jiu together. Emperor Taihe felt a little guilty when he thought about it, because Yuwenmo always made him angry, so Emperor Taihe inevitably sometimes deliberately ignored Yuwenmo.

If it weren't for Concubine Xian coming over today, Emperor Taihe might have completely excluded Yuwenmo.

Concubine Xian smiled, "That's good, Mo'er should indeed choose the person for the concubine, it's not in a hurry to get married, but it's also necessary for someone to choose." ”

Emperor Taihe looked at Jiang Zhi on the side, "You go and bring the roster to Concubine Xian, and by the way, I have also found the girls from those families I have selected, so that Concubine Xian can take a look together." ”

Jiang Zhi listened to it, and was a little surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that Concubine Xian would have such an important weight in Emperor Taihe's heart, and he would give the crown prince, the second prince, the fifth prince, and the selected candidates for the main concubine and side concubine to Concubine Xian to choose first.

Jiang Zhi naturally didn't say anything, but respectfully took all the rosters, including the collected rosters of the entire imperial capital, the concubines of officials above the third grade, and the rosters of all the concubines in the prince's mansion.

Concubine Xian looks a little big, and these people add up, and there are indeed a lot.

Emperor Taihe said with a smile, "You just look at these that come out of the circle, and some of the others are already marginal families in the Imperial Capital Honor Circle, and those people can directly ignore them." ”

Concubine Xian couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty is really patient, for the sake of the prince and the two princes, it is really difficult for Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Taihe waved his hand, "I have suffered losses, naturally I don't want these children to suffer, I have already thought about it, after finalizing the candidates, I will all come to the palace, stay for a few days, concubines, you come to observe them in person, see what the character is, this concubine is different from the side concubine, concubine, if the concubine is wrong, it is bound to be very troublesome." ”

The concubine is the East Palace, the face of the palace, if the concubine chooses the wrong one, it can definitely be said to be a catastrophe, the side concubine is also the concubine, and the concubine is different, if those are not good, the big deal is not to let them go out, anyway, locked up at home, the mistakes that can be made are limited.

Therefore, Taihe Emperor attaches great importance to it.

"Your Majesty is really thoughtful, since Your Majesty believes in the concubines so much, the concubines are naturally obliged, and they must be good at the gates. Concubine Xian said solemnly.

Emperor Taihe shook Concubine Xian's hand, "I know Concubine Ai's ability, and I believe that Concubine Ai will never look away." ”

Concubine Xian took out her hand, carefully looked at the roster, and after reading it, it seemed that she didn't see a suitable candidate, and then took another book to read, and that one was the one that Old Lady Xiao read.

After reading it, Concubine Xian frowned, "Your Majesty, is that all?"

When Emperor Taihe saw Concubine Xian like this, he knew that Concubine Xian didn't pay attention to it, and he was a little surprised, "The daughters of officials above the third grade are all here, and Concubine Ai didn't even fancy any of them?"

Concubine Xian smiled, "Actually, it's not true, the concubine actually has a candidate in her heart, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." ”

Emperor Taihe now understood, sure enough, since Concubine Xian already has a favorite candidate, she will definitely not look down on these women.

"Let's talk about it, I also want to hear whose girl it is, who can enter the eyes of the concubine. Emperor Taihe laughed teasingly.

"It's the third girl of the Jin State Mansion, Xiao Ziyu. Concubine Xian said word by word, with a shallow smile on her face.

Emperor Taihe was also smiling, but his smile was a little stiff, and the light in his eyes when he looked at Concubine Xian was also a little different.

Emperor Taihe actually understands Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian's temperament is very cold, it has been like this since more than ten years ago, Emperor Taihe still remembers the first time he saw Concubine Xian, he couldn't help but be deeply attracted by Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian was just a small palace maid at that time, but she was so arrogant, like a plum blossom, proudly open.

Even after being favored later, there was no change in the slightest, and there was no such superficiality, because he was favored by the emperor, his tail was cocked high, and he didn't care about anyone.

But this kind of cold temperament made Emperor Taihe want to stop.

Emperor Taihe knew that Concubine Xian did not have any ambitions, so Emperor Taihe was very relieved of Concubine Xian, she knew that Concubine Xian did not aspire to a high position, whether it was in the position of Concubine Rong or in the position of Concubine Xian, there was not much difference for her, this was Concubine Xian's character.

Even if one person now favors the six palaces and holds the authority of the harem alone, Concubine Xian still hasn't changed her character, she is still the same as before, which makes Emperor Taihe very pleased.

But at this time, Concubine Xian actually said such a sentence, she took a fancy to Xiao Ziyu, she wanted Xiao Ziyu to be the ninth princess and her daughter-in-law.

What does this mean exactly?

Does she know what Xiao Ziyu represents, the Xiao family and the Mo family?

However, this kind of thought was only fleeting, and soon, Emperor Taihe was relieved, he didn't think that Concubine Xian had any special thoughts, could it really be that Xiao Ziyu had the eyes of Concubine Xian.

Of course, this is not impossible, after all, Xiao Ziyu is really good, she is dignified everywhere, and she acts generously and decently, not to mention that Concubine Xian likes it, he actually likes it.

It's just that he and Mrs. Xiao have been strict in the morning, the girls of the Xiao family are not in the royal family, of course, Miss Xiao's affairs are not counted, and Miss Xiao is just a concubine, nothing matters, and it is only the name of a side concubine, it is really not a big deal.

Emperor Taihe didn't take it to heart, but Xiao Ziyu was different, Xiao Ziyu was Xiao Qinghe's only concubine. This is also a big deal.

In fact, to be honest, even if he agrees, the Xiao family may not necessarily agree.

What's more, Emperor Taihe didn't really want Xiao Ziyu to marry any of his sons.

The Xiao family obviously didn't want to be involved in the party struggle, although the prince, the second child, and the fifth child were all eager to marry, and even calculated Xiao Ziyu, Emperor Taihe knew it.

This is also the reason why Emperor Taihe would give them three marriages so quickly, and he was also stimulated by Yu Wenhong's matter.

"Aifei, do you really mean that?" asked Emperor Taihe.

Concubine Xian's eyes were clear, and she nodded heavily, "The concubine really likes the three girls of the Xiao family very much, although I haven't seen it many times, but the three girls are really good." ”

Emperor Taihe knew that Xiao Ziyu was very good, and according to Xiao Ziyu's character, it was really more than enough to be the ninth princess, but this matter, Emperor Taihe was really a little inaccurate for a while.

Emperor Taihe looked at Concubine Xian, in fact, he was a little conflicted in his heart, to be honest, at the beginning, at least before that, he did not include Yuwenmo in the heir to the throne.

Over the years, he and Yuwenmo have never sat down calmly and said a word, because as long as Yuwenmo sees Emperor Taihe, his nose is not a nose, his eyes are not eyes, at most three sentences, he will make Emperor Taihe jump to his feet, and Emperor Taihe is really afraid of this son in his heart.

That's why I don't want to see this son.

But think about it, after all, Lao Jiu is the son of him and Concubine Xian, the son of him and the woman he loves the most, is it really not considered about him?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Lao Jiu's ability is not bad, but because he has been indifferent to himself for a long time, he has no achievements in the court now, and he is just a translucent prince.

However, because Emperor Taihe thought very thoughtfully, except for Yu Wenyi, the other adult sons were all crowned kings, but they were not given titles, only according to the ranking.

At the end of the day, the status is the same.

Originally, Emperor Taihe planned to give the crown prince, the second prince and the fifth prince to marry, and then give the two of them titles together.

Now it seems that it is better to give all the princes titles, and don't favor one over the other.

Emperor Taihe was a little hesitant, should he give Lao Jiu the same chance?

If he also gives Lao Jiu the same opportunity, then it is necessary to find a high-ranking woman for Yuwenmo as a concubine, because only in this way can Yuwenmo be able to compete with the crown prince, the second prince, and the fifth prince, and have the same starting point as them.

The main reason is that the starting point of Yuwenmo is too low now.

Emperor Taihe was really a little hesitant, originally he didn't expect so much, but today's words of Concubine Xian really reminded him.

"Aifei, in fact, over the years, I feel quite ashamed of you. Emperor Taihe said with a sudden sigh.

Concubine Xian didn't speak, in fact, Concubine Xian really didn't want to mention the past anymore, which was not a pleasant existence for Concubine Xian.

"The past is nothing, the concubines also have the fault of the concubines, after all, the concubines ask too much, Your Majesty is not easy, but the concubines are too stubborn. Concubine Xian said gently.

Emperor Taihe has always held Concubine Xian's hand, and he can feel that Concubine Xian's hand is actually a little cold, which shows that Concubine Xian still has some resentment towards him, but Emperor Taihe doesn't feel angry, it is precisely because Concubine Xian has him in her heart that there will be resentment, if you really have no desires, it will be calm, and that is really terrible.

"It's also my fault, I just want you to bow your head to me, admit your mistake to me, I always feel that I am the emperor, and I can't pull my face to coax a woman, so we have missed so many years, but fortunately everything is fine now, I am old, there is not so much time to miss, I only hope that I can be with you well in the second half of my life, it is enough." Emperor Taihe said with some emotion.

Concubine Xian was very moved when she heard it, Concubine Xian's heart was not iron, Emperor Taihe's words were really extremely sincere, and they were more ear-catching than those sweet words.

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks the same way, you can live like this forever. Concubine Xian said softly, also so seriously.

"That's good, Lao Jiu is me and your son, I should give Lao Jiu a chance, I can't stand you in the past years, and I have no other way to compensate you, it can be regarded as compensating Lao Jiu. Emperor Taihe said solemnly.

Xiao Ziyu is really a good girl, being the ninth princess for Lao Jiu, she will definitely not insult Lao Jiu, speaking of which, it can only be that Lao Jiu is not worthy of her, this is the truest thought in Emperor Taihe's heart.

Concubine Xian is such a smart person, she naturally heard the meaning of Emperor Taihe's words, and she was also a little surprised, she didn't expect Emperor Taihe to really agree, she also had the intention of trying it, in fact, it was also Xiao Ziyu's suggestion to her, she really didn't expect Emperor Taihe to agree.

Xiao Ziyu, this girl, can even guess Emperor Taihe's thoughts.

Concubine Xian asked herself if she had been with Emperor Taihe for more than ten years, and she didn't dare to say that she could guess Emperor Taihe's thoughts, Xiao Ziyu could actually guess that Xiao Ziyu was really too powerful.

Of course, Concubine Xian didn't know that in her previous life, Xiao Ziyu and Emperor Taihe had also been in close proximity for almost ten years, and she had lived in the East Palace for ten years, and she had already practiced perfectly.

Xiao Ziyu was probably born as a conspirator, and what he is best at is playing with conspiracy, so guessing people's hearts is what Xiao Ziyu is best at.

Concubine Xian was stunned, and Emperor Taihe also thought that Concubine Xian was shocked, so he said calmly, "I just gave him an equal chance, as for what the result will be, I will not promise you anything, what to promise, Concubine Ai, can you understand my hard work?"

Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Taihe, looked at Emperor Taihe very seriously, Concubine Xian's heart suddenly felt very panicked at this moment, the reason why she came out of Feixia Palace, in fact, she didn't want to be with Emperor Taihe at all, she just thought that she shouldn't be so laissez-faire, she shouldn't be closed alone, and let Yu Wenmo live in the palace alone.

But now that she gets along with Emperor Taihe, she feels that she really can't stop it, she really underestimates her feelings for Emperor Taihe, and overestimates herself.

She is always unforgettable.

"The concubine understands, the concubine understands His Majesty's heart, Your Majesty can have so much Mo'er, the concubine is really satisfied, and she is also very moved, Mo'er, this child, has made His Majesty angry all these years, and His Majesty can still treat him like this, this is Mo'er's blessing. Concubine Xian nodded, and said extremely seriously.