Zhao Mingqi smiled.

"Well, do you mean to treat me as an outsider? Okay, then I won't bother you two brothers to communicate with each other, it seems that I am an outsider......" Yueniang looked a little depressed.

Zhao Mingqi realized that he had said the wrong thing just now, and hurriedly grabbed Yueniang: "No, you listen to me, I didn't mean that just now, I ......"

Before Zhao Mingqi's words were finished, Yueniang heard a majestic voice and came over: "Isn't this the eldest lady of the Fu family and the third son of the Xie Mansion?

When Xie Bai, Zhao Mingqi, and Yueniang heard this, they were all stunned, and the three of them looked in the direction of the emperor together, only to see that because of the emperor's words, the three of them immediately became the focus of the entire imperial garden.

Xie Bai smiled slightly: "If you go back to the emperor, it will already be much better in the next place, and the emperor will be bothered." ”

The emperor nodded: "I have been busy with government affairs for a while, and I didn't go to Xie Mansion to see you in person, because I was negligent, but I have already sent Fu Gonggong to Xie Mansion and sent some supplements or something, I don't know if you can eat it?"

"If you go back to the emperor, you have already eaten it, and I want to thank the emperor for his kindness. Xie Bai saluted.

The emperor didn't say anything to Xie Bai again, and stared at Zhao Mingqi and Yueniang with a pair of eyes, with deep meaning in his eyes. Yueniang was stunned, not knowing what the emperor meant.

"I don't know when the relationship between the emperor and Miss Fu is so good!" the emperor said in a very meaningful tone.

Yueniang was stunned, she didn't know why the emperor said this, she looked at the emperor's gaze, and saw that Zhao Mingqi actually held her hand, thinking that when she had a little temper just now, Zhao Mingqi had to pull it in order to keep her, but later, both of them disturbed their mood because of the dialogue between the emperor and Xie Bai, so they forgot about it.

Listening to the emperor's words, Zhao Mingqi hurriedly let go of his hand: "Returning to my father, it's not that you see this, it's just that the retainer annoyed Miss Fu just now, so he coaxed her like this." ”

"Oh?" the emperor looked at Yueniang.

Yueniang was calm and calm: "Back to the emperor, that's exactly the case, just now the courtiers don't understand the rules, so they will make a big oolong out, the emperor also knows that Yueniang didn't grow up in the capital since she was a child, and she naturally doesn't know too much about the rules. ”

Yueniang's words were very methodical, while praising the emperor for his deep understanding of righteousness, if the emperor and her were careful, it would mean that the emperor did not understand the righteousness at all, and now that there are so many ministers here, the emperor will naturally not ruin his prestige and reputation.

The emperor squinted and looked at Yueniang, Yueniang was not afraid, just under the pressure of the emperor, looking at the emperor's eyes.

The emperor didn't expect Yueniang to be so bold, but this is also the reason why the emperor looked at Yueniang more, the emperor glanced at Concubine Han who was sitting at the bottom of the head, Concubine Han naturally knew what the emperor meant, and nodded to the emperor, meaning that Yueniang, this girl is really good.

Just when everyone in the imperial garden thought that the emperor was going to be furious, the emperor laughed unexpectedly: "What a deep understanding of righteousness, but I underestimate you, but if you and my emperor are in love, it is not impossible for me to take advantage of this good day to give you a marriage." ”

After listening to the emperor's words, the faces of the people in the imperial garden suddenly changed greatly, and now that the garden party has just started a program, the emperor can't help but want to point to marriage? It is still the eldest lady of the Fu family and the current three princes.

Yueniang, Zhao Mingqi, and Xie Bai listened to the emperor's words, and their faces changed greatly, and in the end, Yueniang reacted first and smiled: "Your Majesty, what are you kidding? The courtiers and the three princes are just friends." ”

"Yes, father, the son and Yueniang don't have that kind of relationship!" Zhao Mingqi also hurriedly spoke.

The emperor took a deep look at Zhao Mingqi and Yueniang, in fact, in the emperor's heart, Yueniang can be the crown princess, coupled with what Yueniang just said, it is further confirmed that Yueniang is not only talented, but also has the bearing of the queen, and the emperor said that giving marriage to Zhao Mingqi and Yueniang is just a temptation.

"Your Majesty, I haven't reached the end yet, and there are still a few years before I reach the line, this kind of thing is too early to say now, besides, I'm still young, what is the matter between men and women? What is the relationship about, I still don't understand. Yueniang smiled and said again.

Hearing Yueniang say that she hadn't finished yet, the emperor seemed to suddenly realize: "Yes, I forgot, you are still so young, then okay, this matter will be discussed later!"

The people in the imperial garden suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, Yueniang and Zhao Mingqi were the same, just now I don't know why the emperor suddenly targeted the two of them, is it because the two of them did not participate in the poetry appreciation meeting? But the young lady and the young master who did not participate in the poetry appreciation meeting are not the only two of them, Yueniang just doesn't like the poetry appreciation meeting.

Why did the emperor suddenly say that he would marry Zhao Mingqi and Yueniang? Presumably, the people in the imperial garden were thinking about this idea at this time, of course, some young ladies were obviously relieved when they saw that the emperor had given up this matter, after all, they still wanted to marry the prince! How could they let this Miss Fu succeed at the beginning?

"But...... Now that your eldest brother has a concubine and the crown prince has also set up a side concubine, now you are not only talking about the main concubine, but also the side concubine, so I will take advantage of this good day to show you a few side concubines to serve you in the mansion. The emperor looked at Zhao Mingqi and said thoughtfully.

When Yueniang heard this, her face was gloating.

And Zhao Mingqi was indeed panicked: "Back to my father, my son has no woman I like now!"

"I'm saying to show you a few side concubines, don't be so nervous. The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly.

Hearing the emperor say this, many women in the imperial garden showed ecstatic expressions on their faces, and of course, there were also some women with indifferent expressions on their faces, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.

The woman who showed a look of ecstasy was naturally the daughter of a minister with a relatively low official position, let alone a side concubine, even if she had no name, she would be a low-level concubine in the Three Princes' Mansion, presumably they would be willing.

Because in this way, they can be regarded as entering the Three Princes' Mansion, as long as they are the people of the Three Princes, wouldn't it be easier to get the hearts of the Three Princes? If they get the hearts of the Three Princes, are they still afraid that they will not have status? Even if they can't remember the position of the prince and concubine, but the position of the side concubine, presumably the three princes will not be stingy.

It is precisely because of this that they will be so happy when they hear the emperor's words, because if they want to get ahead and soar, they must climb to a person with a high status, and the three princes are their good choice, not to mention, now the emperor also has the intention of marrying the three princes, in this way, wouldn't it be smooth sailing?

"Father, Erchen doesn't want to think about these things now, Erchen wants to set up a concubine first and then consider the matter of the side concubine, and ask his father to take back his fate!" Zhao Mingqi's face was very solemn, and he couldn't guess what the emperor meant, he just said that he was going to marry him and Yueniang, and now he finally persuaded the emperor to take back his fate, and said that he would give him a few women......

The queen couldn't stand it: "The emperor is also kind, how can you talk to your father like this? You are not young, it's time to add a few women to the mansion, if you don't want to set up a side concubine, you can add a few concubines first." ”

Zhao Mingqi glanced at the queen, and didn't understand why the queen was also helping the emperor at this time, even if the queen wanted to keep her status, she didn't have to flatter the emperor so much.

"Queen Mother! Erchen didn't mean that, Erchen said that before Erchen found the woman he loved, he didn't want to add a woman to the house!" Zhao Mingqi said righteously, and his tone was very firm.

Yueniang nodded with satisfaction, it seems that she is not wrong, Zhao Mingqi's attitude not only shows his own meaning, but also raises the status of the woman a little.

When Zhao Mingqi marries the concubine, if he wants to add a woman to the mansion, he will have to go through the consent of both of them, even if the emperor says anything at that time, it is useless, even if Zhao Mingqi leads the woman into the mansion at that time, but never goes to their courtyard, the emperor can't say anything, because this is the woman that the emperor and the queen mother forcibly added to him, not his own will.

When the queen mother heard this, she couldn't help frowning: "Emperor, you can't mess around, how can you not add a woman if you don't set up a concubine?"

Zhao Mingqi still insisted on his thoughts: "Queen Mother, the son's mind has been decided!"

At this time, the emperor suddenly interjected: "Okay, this time I will let you once, I want to see how good a woman your future concubine should be!"

Hearing this, Zhao Mingqi was suddenly overjoyed: "Thank you, father!"

But the queen mother was not happy: "Your Majesty, why are you so indulgent to him......"

"The queen doesn't need to say much, the children have grown up, haven't they?" said the emperor.

The queen mother could only nod helplessly and said nothing more. She originally wanted to persuade Zhao Mingqi with the emperor, but she didn't expect the emperor to suddenly change his mind, so that the queen would become a bad person.

And this is not the meaning of these words in Yueniang's ears, what does it mean that the children have grown up? It means that it is time to take on their own responsibilities, that is, they princes and princesses are not qualified to choose their other half, the emperor said this, on the surface, it was for Zhao Mingqi's good, but it forced Zhao Mingqi's back road to death.

Zhao Mingqi retreated and stood between Yueniang and Xie Bai, because the pressure on him from the emperor and the queen's mother just now was too great, so now Zhao Mingqi still had cold sweat on his forehead.

"It's good that my father changed his mind, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do. Zhao Mingqi took a deep breath.

Yueniang and Xie Bai didn't speak.

"Why don't you speak? Isn't this a good thing? Do you want to see me surrounded by a group of women? All my body is stained with that unpleasant smell of fat powder, just like the third prince of Prince Hua's mansion?" Zhao Mingqi asked puzzled.

Yueniang glanced at Zhao Mingqi: "Have you thought about it carefully, the emperor can not give you a marriage so good? and said that you can find the girl you like? Do you think about the emperor in your impression, when did you ever be so reasonable, even the concubines selected for the prince were carefully selected, not only in terms of family history and identity, but also in terms of conduct and rules, can the emperor let you choose your own concubine?"

Zhao Mingqi was stunned for a moment, and Xie Bai stood aside and looked at Zhao Mingqi like a fool.

"What do you mean...... It's ......" Zhao Mingqi's face suddenly turned pale.

"I really doubt that you have grown up in the palace since you were a child, why your mind is so much worse than that of the crown prince. Xie Bai asked curiously.

"That's because I'm not like the crown prince! I was taught by my father how to manage the country and how to manage the world since I was a child, and I have no interest in any of this!" Zhao Mingqi said disdainfully.

Yueniang glanced at the two, silent, and did not speak.

Zhao Mingqi turned around and looked at Yueniang: "Yueniang, what do you mean by what you just said?"

"I mean, didn't you expect the emperor to treat you like this, did he have any purpose? Why did he treat you so well? Is this really good to you? Why let you choose your own concubine? Have you ever seen the emperor do things without a purpose? He is the emperor!" Yueniang felt that Zhao Mingqi was really helpless, but she couldn't bear to watch Zhao Mingqi go on so stupidly.

Zhao Mingqi was stunned, and was in a trance: "Yes, you're right...... Although he is my father, he is also the lord of this country and the emperor. ”

"That's right! So, today he said that he wants you to choose your own concubine, which undoubtedly pushes you to a height, and this height is only bad for you, and there is no benefit at all, presumably those of you who are princes or princesses know that you have no qualifications to choose marriage, nor do you have the right to choose the other half, in this case, why is the emperor so special to you? Just because you are his son? I tell you! Impossible! You are not the emperor's most favored son, he has many sons! Not a lot of you!" Yueniang was a little angry, she didn't expect the emperor to put his hands and feet on his son.

"That's right......"

"Also, what will happen if the emperor pushes you to such a height? It's just that so many princes and princesses are blushing at you, why can you choose your own concubine? Why can't they?"

Yueniang was a little angry, she originally thought that the emperor's means were very ruthless, otherwise it would be impossible to become the emperor, otherwise it would not have been possible to stay in this position for so long, but, this time, Yueniang really saw the emperor's means, an emperor who can even throw his own son out as a chess piece, in his eyes and heart, there must be no family affection, let alone love, I'm afraid, in the emperor's heart, this country, this throne is the most important.

"In this case, aren't you a thorn in the side of so many princes and princesses? Now that the emperor has given you such a great privilege, do you say that they will not be jealous of you? It is also expected that you will act in private, so you must be careful in the future. The look in Yueniang's eyes was very cautious.

Zhao Mingqi also realized the seriousness of the matter, and nodded very solemnly: "I didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns in the middle, I was too negligent." ”

"It's no wonder that you are in this matter, the emperor is too old and cunning, think about it, we have only lived for more than ten years, the old emperor has lived for most of his life, how can we compare to him in terms of thinking?" Yueniang said casually: "It's just that this time the emperor's hand is too big, I don't know what he wants to do." ”

Zhao Mingqi listened, his face was very solemn: "However, there is still a good thing, isn't it? At least I won't be forced to marry in the future......"

When Yueniang heard this, she glanced at Zhao Mingqi quite funny, including Xie Bai, and there was a smile in his eyes.

"Did I say something wrong?" Zhao Mingqi scratched his head, very incomprehensible.

Yueniang shook her head: "Do you think that the emperor is really so good? He can push you down to this height, will you still not think of this matter? In your memory, there are several examples of princes and princesses being able to choose their own partners? I'm afraid there is none? In this case, do you still think that the emperor will be so kind and let you choose your own concubine?"

"But...... But didn't his father agree just now?Or in front of so many people, he can't go back on his word, right?" Listening to Yueniang's words, Zhao Mingqi's face turned pale, but he still asked unwillingly.

Yueniang rolled her eyes, she didn't know why she had said so much to Zhao Mingqi, he was still like an elm head.

"After all, the emperor is the emperor, if he uses a little trick to marry the daughter of which family he wants to marry you, and let that woman stick to you all the time, in this way, this woman's reputation must be bad, besides, how can the emperor allow you to marry a folk woman as a side concubine?

Zhao Mingqi's face was suddenly pale, and a trace of blood was invisible.

"Can you understand what I said now? What the emperor said seems to be good to you, but in fact it is harmful to you, not only pulling the hatred of the prince and princess onto you, but also making you bear such a great responsibility. Yueniang glanced at Zhao Mingqi deeply.

Zhao Mingqi nodded: "I was negligent just now, I really didn't expect it, I thought my father was really for my good, but I didn't expect it, but I wanted to treat me as a pedal!"

"It's better if you understand, so, I just said, let you be careful in the future, I don't know why the emperor will find you trouble this time, but I know that this trouble must not come out of thin air, it must be what the emperor is going to do, but there is just a lack of a condition, and you, or what you will do next, is the emperor's pedal, to put it bluntly, you are paving the way for the emperor's next move!"

She didn't expect that the third prince, whom she had always regarded as a friend, would be used by the emperor so much, the third prince is his son, his own son, is he so cruel to destroy what little family affection he has left?

Yueniang looked around at the people in the imperial garden, and she didn't know if it was because of what happened to Zhao Mingqi just now, at this time, everyone in the imperial garden had different faces, and they didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts, in short, it was something that was good for themselves and not good for others.

"Original...... It turns out that I am just a pawn of my father. Zhao Mingqi's expression was a little decadent.

Yueniang couldn't see such an expression the most, and suddenly felt a little displeased: "Haven't you had some considerations in your heart all these years? When you were young, maybe the emperor still had some father-son affection for you, but now the emperor only uses you as a tool, you should have some preparations in your heart, who are you looking like a defeated dog now?"

Zhao Mingqi was already in a very low mood, but now after listening to what Yueniang said, he was in a worse mood.

"You're right, I originally thought about it in my heart, but after the incident has happened, I can't accept this kind of thing, I think it's too little experience, and my psychological tolerance is too poor. Zhao Mingqi lowered his head.

Yueniang looked at Zhao Mingqi: "That's right." So do you have any plans? Your father has treated you like this, do you still have a father-son relationship with him?"

Zhao Mingqi heard this, hesitated for a while, Yueniang was not in a hurry, just looked at Zhao Mingqi.

"Anyway, he is also my father, I can't help but miss the love of father and son, but if my father really pushes me to a dead end in the end, I won't be soft!" Zhao Mingqi clenched his fists as if he had made some major determination.

Yueniang suddenly laughed, but this smile made Zhao Mingqi confused.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I think it's very good that you're like this, if you don't have any father-son affection for your father, I guess I won't treat you as a friend, but if you blindly obey your father, I will definitely regret that I know you as a friend. Yueniang said mercilessly.

When Zhao Mingqi heard this, he understood what Yueniang was laughing at just now, it turned out that he was laughing at him, Zhao Mingqi was actually a little happy in his heart, fortunately he told the truth, otherwise, maybe Yueniang would really not recognize him as a friend.

"Then wouldn't I be glad that you didn't give up on me, glad you didn't leave me, glad I said it into your heart?" Zhao Mingqi winked at Yueniang funny.

Yueniang also thought it was funny: "You're so happy, aren't you afraid that I will beat you to the bottom with another word?" Hahaha, Third Prince, I find that you are really getting more and more interesting, and you are different from the princes and princesses in these palaces. ”

The conversation came to an end, Yueniang once again fell her eyes on the venue of the imperial garden, and looked at the emperor, the emperor seemed to be very happy, and he didn't know what happened when they were talking just now, who could coax the emperor to be happy.

looked at the queen mother again, a pair of phoenix eyes were full of scheming and calmness, not like the eyes that a woman should have, but Yueniang could also understand that the queen mother was a woman.