That day, she was walking when she suddenly heard a strange sound. She searched for the sound, but saw a man sitting in a gazebo in the garden.

His fingers tapped at each other regularly, and the wind blew across the hem of his clothes, making the characteristic sound of clothes rubbing against clothes. He stared at a certain part of the garden in a daze, as if he was thinking about something.

It was the first time Song Lingyu saw this eighth prince after he was reborn, it is rumored that he was stupid when he was young, and it is rumored that he came from a humble background, but he is the most stable one among the princes.

At this time, his posture and his eyes didn't look like a stupid person, but he looked smart. Song Lingyu slowly approached, and as soon as he entered the pavilion, the Eighth Prince turned his head, and his eyes became confused again. However, she didn't think she was wrong, but because the Eighth Emperor had just reacted so quickly, she was even more suspicious.

Song Lingyu sat across from him and asked, "Eighth Prince, what are you doing?" ”

Lian Ji looked at Song Lingyu a little blankly, but suddenly smiled, pointed to a flower in the distance and said, "That flower is so gorgeous, you must look good on your head." ”

Song Lingyu looked at his hand, and there was indeed a red peony blooming brightly. Song Lingyu also smiled but said: "It is rumored that the eighth prince was a little stupid when he was a child, I guess this is not true, right?" ”

Hearing this, Lian Ji smiled more and more happily: "Little sister is so good, you are the first person to say that I am not stupid, they all laugh at me for being stupid, saying that my brain is a mess of paste." ”

For a while, even Song Lingyu couldn't tell whether Lianji was really stupid or fake. "Don't pretend, I know you're not stupid. A person who can pretend to be crazy and stupid to save his life must also be a pillar of talent. As you know about today's situation, there is no one to succeed to the throne except the five princes, and even the five princes have an accident when the time comes. Divine blessing is either handed over to others, or it is lost day by day. It is said that it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country. Those who have no strategy and do not know how to observe words and emotions will not be able to keep it. That's all I have to say, as for what you have to do later, just wait and see how many people are left to be eligible to inherit the throne in the end. ”

After Song Lingyu finished speaking, he got up and left. Anyway, she put her words here, if he is really stupid, then it is just a little bit of tongue in vain, where can a fool go to say, even if he says it, others will only say that it is a fool's crazy words, besides, her words are not very obvious, even if someone believes it, it will not prove anything.

And in case, he is not a fool, then he will naturally be able to understand the meaning of her words, and if there is really no one sitting on the throne at that time, he can consider this stupid prince.

Two years later, the day before he ascended the throne, after Mu Xiaoyu said that he didn't want the throne, Song Lingyu's first thought was the Eighth Prince's Trace.

On that day, she went to the palace, because the eighth prince was stupid, so she had been living in the palace and did not have her own mansion. This time, it was the second time Song Lingyu saw Lian Ji, and his expression was exactly the same as when she looked at him from a distance. This time, she was in front of him, and he didn't pretend to be crazy and stupid.

When he saw her, he said respectfully: "I don't know if Princess Qing'an is here, what are you doing?" ”

A smile hung on the corner of Song Lingyu's mouth, it seemed that she was not wrong at the beginning: "The Eighth Prince is so smart and knows whether he should face me with truth or falsehood, how can he not know what I am here for this time?" ”

Lian Ji looked at Song Lingyu and said, "Is it for the throne?" ”

"Exactly." Song Lingyu said, "I came today for the throne, and now that the emperor has died, the will says that King Qing'an will inherit the throne, can you bear to look at the country that the Lian family has fought for?" ”

"What if you are willing to give up, and what if you are not willing to give up? That's what the first emperor meant, isn't it? ”

"This is indeed what the first emperor meant, but this is not what King Qing'an meant."

Lian Ji frowned, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"Do you know why the first emperor trusted Tianyou to a prince with a different surname?" Song Lingyu asked, and seeing Lian Ji looking at her, she paused and said, "Because although King Qing'an has a different surname, he is the emperor's biological son, and he is the son of Concubine Xiao Shu who was originally burned to death. He's not you, but he's pretending to be crazy and stupid and living peacefully, he was born a thorn in the side of others, and he was designed to be killed just after the full moon. ”

It took Lian Ji a long time to react: "You mean he is my own brother?" ”

"Yes, he is your own brother, but he has no intention of taking over the throne, he wants to give the throne to you, but the premise is that you must make Empress Song the queen mother, and you will treat Concubine Xiao Shu well in the future."

Lian Ji looked at Song Lingyu and suddenly smiled: "Aren't you afraid that after I ascend the throne, it will be unfavorable to you?" After all, King Qing'an is the prince of the first emperor. ”

Song Lingyu also smiled: "Don't worry about this at all, you can save your life by pretending to be crazy, which means that you don't care about this thing, if you pass the throne to you, presumably you should manage Tianyou well in the future, instead of killing people who are not a threat to you at all." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lian Ji clapped her hands: "Princess Qing'an is really like the rumors, she observes things carefully and can almost see through people's psychology. Indeed, I will not hurt King Qing'an, not before, and not now. Like me, he is a hard-working man, he has been targeted since birth, and I was only targeted at a young age, and my mother had to make this decision. ”

"So, you agree?"

Lian Ji nodded, and then asked, "But tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony, what should I do?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own way."

After reaching an agreement, Song Lingyu left. In fact, there is another reason to consider letting the Eighth Prince ascend the throne this time. Among the only remaining princes, there are three more princes, one is the third prince Lian Xiao, who is idle all day long, and he is really not the material for the emperor. And the sixth prince is a member of the Lou family, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not revive the Lou family because of this, and Song Qiaoxin is already the concubine of the sixth prince, if he is allowed to ascend the throne, then Song Qiaoxin must be the next queen, and the queen mother is also the Song family, and the queen is also the Song family, this Song and Yuan must be more rampant.

So in the end, I still chose the Eight Princes Lianji. Her mother, Qin Jieyu, usually doesn't like to fight, even if she becomes an emperor, she will not bully others because her son is the emperor.

Taking advantage of that day, Mu Xiaoyu sent someone to inform the ministers that they did not need to attend the enthronement ceremony, and that there was something to announce.

Thus, there was a scene in the main hall.

At this time, when they heard Mu Xiaoyu say that Lian Ji was only so forbearant because he lived, they all believed it.

Some ministers originally did not agree to Mu Xiaoyu's ascension to the throne, but now that someone among the princes can stand up and inherit, the ministers naturally agree.

After some discussion, Lian Ji inherited the throne instead of Mu Xiaoyi, and Mu Xiaoyan continued to be his king of Qing'an, but this time he had his own fief, so he didn't have to participate in the early dynasty to discuss the affairs of the court, of course, if he wanted to, he could naturally come back at any time.

Perhaps no one thought that the final owner of the throne was not Lian Ziyan, the most scheming among the princes, nor was he a prince with a different surname who was quite received by the previous emperor, but a eighth prince Lian Ji who pretended to be crazy and stupid in order to save his life since he was a child.

Soon, Song Lingyu and Mu Xiaoyu took their one-year-old son Mu Nian to the new fiefdom. The family stayed in the fiefdom and did not ask about the world.

The second prince is still staying in the cold palace with Concubine Lou, and the seventh prince has already been sent to Minxi by Song Lingyu.

Song Lingyu looked at the scenery in the distance, and her hand was tightly held by Mu Xiaoyu. "Everything has already settled."

Mu Xiaoyu also said: "Yes, everything has settled. This Tianyou also has Mingjun, and it will definitely get better and better in the future. He paused and said, "Thank you." ”

Song Lingyu looked up at him and asked, "Thank me for what?" ”

Mu Xiaoyu just smiled and hugged Song Lingyu with his hand and said nothing.

Song Lingyu didn't ask much, just followed him to look at the scenery in the distance.

Even if she didn't say it, she knew what he was going to say, and after a long time, Song Lingyu said, "Thank you." ”

Mu Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, and the bracelet tightened.

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