Chapter III

Su Yao couldn't remember when she fell asleep yesterday, but she should have slept quite late, because it was already noon when she woke up today. Ling Yi had already left. I wish this thing had tripped over the stairs and fallen halfway so that no one would come and grab the quilt from me. Su Yao thought in her heart.

"Niangniang," Xiaohuan on the side saw that Su Yao was awake and called softly.

"Xiaohuan, why didn't you call me earlier." Su Yao stretched and got up from the bed. If this was at home, she was still lying on the bed at this time, and she would have been beaten by her father.

"It was ordered by the emperor not to call you." Xiaohuan skillfully changed and washed Su Yao's clothes, "The emperor said that you have just recovered from a serious illness, so let you rest more." ”

As long as you don't grab the quilt from me, I don't sleep too well.

"Xiaohuan, I want to eat meat buns......" Su Yao touched her stomach, showing pity.

"This ...... The emperor ordered, you can only eat light food these days? Xiaohuan said with some embarrassment, "Why don't you discuss it with the emperor when he comes again?" Otherwise, we slaves and maids will not dare to make decisions on our own. ”

Ling Yi! Can't afford to play? Before, Su Yao was worried that if he didn't call him the emperor, Ling Yi would kill people, it turned out that he wanted to torture her with white porridge.

You're so poisonous!

Prayer Cloud Hall.

Ling Tian sat there with a very bad face, because he was so good-looking, no matter what he looked like, he couldn't help but look at it twice. Next to her stood a girl about her age. Sun Yaruo, the daughter of the granddaughter of one of the four major clans, entered the palace to accompany Ling Tian since she was a child, grew up with Ling Tian, and is also a female official with the official position of Shangyi, managing the entire Shangyi Bureau.

"Your Highness, it's time to eat, I'll go and let the imperial dining room make some ......" Sun Yaruo said cautiously, although the third princess was strong, she was rarely angry. It was also the first time she had seen the third princess get so angry.

"I'm not hungry, I'm already full." Ling Tian interrupted with a gloomy face, "Ling Yi, that guy actually turned his face for a wild woman and his own imperial sister......

"Your Majesty, he may also have his own reasons," as the third princess's confidant, Sun Yaruo won her trust, "What's more, Weichen also heard that the wild woman is actually the daughter of the Su family." ”

"So what?" Ling Tian sneered, "The Su family has no right to speak above the court now, and the head of the four major clans is just a false name now. ”

"Now there is a lot of discussion in the court, and they all say that Your Majesty has not done this properly." Sun Yaruo replied.

"Those guys, listening to the wind is the rain. Dare to talk about the emperor, do you really think of yourself as a character? With an angry snort, Ling Tian slapped the table lightly.

"But it's not a way to go on like this, Wei Chen also feels ......" Sun Yaruo glanced at Ling Tian and didn't say any more.

"There are only two ways to solve this matter right now," Ling Tian rubbed his sour temples lightly, his own imperial brother really won't grow up forever, he is already an emperor, and he is still reckless and reckless in doing things.

I'm so tired.

"Either let Ling Yi make the daughter of the Su family the queen and calm everyone's discussions, or ...... The only way to do this is to make this woman disappear forever. ”

"The phenomenon of gangs and factions in the court is becoming more and more rampant, although our Sun family has the heart to help His Majesty, but we can't fight those two families." After thinking for a while, Sun Yaruo said calmly, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the foundation is unstable, if Your Majesty is allowed to stand up, you also need to help Your Majesty, the Su family is weak, and it may be inappropriate to rashly establish it." ”

"This palace is also thinking about this problem, but if you choose the second one, the emperor will definitely find this palace desperately, and there is also the marriage contract of the first father, I can't think of a perfect solution, how can this palace eat......" In fact, she has long been angry with Ling Yi, the emperor's brother has grown up, has his own opinions, and can decide his own affairs like a man, and it is too late for her to be happy. What she is worried about is the gangs above the court, if this problem is not solved, Ling Yi's throne cannot be said to sit firmly, so she must find a force that will help the throne in the future, and the Su family is definitely not the first choice. It hurts a lot...... Sister Eldest Emperor, Second Emperor Sister, what should Ah Tian do? I have long said that Ah Tian is not good at this kind of thing, and you still have to take care of Ling Yi for me...... It's too difficult for me...... "If the eldest sister and the second emperor sister were here, and the second emperor sister was so smart, she would have figured out a solution a long time ago...... Woo ......"

"Her Royal Highness Princess Yunxiang," Sun Yaruo coughed fiercely.

"Ahem," Ling Tian, who realized his gaffe, coughed lightly and stopped talking.

"Her Royal Highness the Second Princess is far away from the border, and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is an envoy to Chenguo on behalf of the former emperor, and they entrust this important task to you, which is also their trust in you." Sun Yaruo breathed a sigh of relief, glanced out the window, and said.

"So far, we have to try." After a long time, as if he had made some important decision, Ling Tian bit his lip fiercely and said to Sun Yaruo.

My father and queen mother are no longer there, if I can't help my brother sit on this throne, I am ashamed of my father, queen mother's spirit in the sky.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, what do you mean......" Looking at Ling Tian's good-looking eyes, Sun Yaruo still had some doubts.

"Do you remember Su Yao's eldest brother?" Ling Tian slowly stood up, his gaze focused on the distance.

"You're talking about that general of the Zhengerpin Auxiliary Kingdom," Sun Yaruo muttered a few times, and suddenly said, "Su Jue, who was sent to guard the border when the emperor was alive?" ”

"Yes, in fact, the emperor wanted to recall him back to the palace several times, but at that time, the emperor's health deteriorated, and the other two always vetoed it for various reasons, so it has been delayed until now." Ling Tian sighed slightly, his eyes covered with many regrets.

"Princess, what do you mean......" Sun Yaruo seemed to realize something, and her voice softened.

"I can only gamble now, although I hate ......gambling the most in my life," Ling Tian's voice was also soft, "But before that, I want you to do something." ”

"Your Highness, please speak, Weichen will do his best." Sun Yaruo knelt down and said.

Ling Tian nodded.

Let me see if you're qualified......

Fengqi Palace.

Su Yao, who had been lying on the bed for a day, was a little irritable, staying here all day, except for Xiaohuan, no one who spoke was relieved of boredom, and was not allowed to eat meat, so she could only drink white porridge, who could stand this? She tossed and turned on the big bed, still wanting to walk outside.

For a moment, Su Yao missed Ling Yi a little. Although the goods will grab the quilt with themselves, but at least it is very comfortable to be held by him to sleep, it has been almost a week since she woke up, Ling Yi always comes to accompany him whenever she has time, if she is usually busy with official business, she will definitely come here to stay overnight, but this goods is really just holding her to sleep, which makes Su Yao suspect more than once that this goods are afraid of sleeping alone at night, so he must find someone to accompany him.

"Xiaohuan, let's go out for a walk, it's so boring." Su Yao rolled over and called softly.

"Your Majesty has ordered, your wind chill is not yet complete, let you rest for a few more days." Xiaohuan stepped up with broken steps, his head hung heavily, and his voice was a little weak.

"I'm sick, not disabled, and I'm almost better." I really don't want to drink white porridge anymore, I'm about to cry...... Meat buns...... Sure enough, I still can't live without you. "What's more, it's been almost half a month, I don't know what this Fengqi Palace is like, just take this opportunity to get acquainted with it, and I don't necessarily want others to say that the queen can't even find her own palace, right?"

"Yes, mother, you're right." Xiaohuanmu nodded, but did not dare to look up.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Xiaohuan's appearance, Su Yao frowned, as if she realized something, and quickly leaned down to look at Xiaohuan's lowered face.

She saw red eyes, a swollen half of her face, and a distinct slap mark on it.

"Who did it?" Even if Xiaohuan doesn't say it, she knows who it is.

"Yes...... It was the slave who accidentally ...... herself" Seeing Su Yao's dark eyes flashing with firelight, Xiaohuan subconsciously took two steps back, tears coming out of her eyes, "I accidentally fell ......"

Su Yao sneered: "You can become like this after a fall, you are really powerful." ”

"It was the slave maid who accidentally disturbed the queen's mother, and I hope that the mother will forgive her sins." Xiaohuan seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, wiping away her tears in a panic.

"Hurry up, I don't blame you." Su Yao just felt strange that Xiaohuan was obviously a victim, but she had to hide it for the abuser, and she didn't even have the courage to say her name. Daddy has taught her since she was a child, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, doesn't this article apply in the harem?

Su Yao wanted the imperial doctor to prescribe a little medicine to reduce swelling for Xiaohuan, this action startled Xiaohuan, she cried and shouted, Su Yao really had no choice, so she had to promise her not to pass on the imperial doctor.

What exactly is there to be afraid of? When I was at home before, whether Su Yao or Xiaohuan was sick, I asked Dr. Li next door to take a look, why didn't I work when I arrived in the palace?

"Niangniang, the slave wants to ask you for something......" Seeing Su Yao sitting on the bed without speaking, Xiaohuan stepped forward lightly and said in a low voice.

Su Yao didn't look at her and didn't speak.

"The slave knows that the mother is smart, and she has already guessed that she did it, and the slave and the maid also know your character. But the slave begs you, and begs you not to trouble her. You may not know that although you live in the Fengqi Palace, which can only be lived in by queens in this past generation, no one recognizes that you are the queen's mother, and even the fathers-in-law outside are specially assigned by the emperor. Now the Inner Servant Bureau is all empty in Fengqi Palace. If it weren't for the emperor's best efforts to withstand the pressure from many sides, I'm afraid we would have been kicked out of here a long time ago, and you can still be safe and sound, you must not cause trouble at this juncture, the queen mother ......" Speaking of this, Xiaohuan's tears could not be stopped at all.

"So even if we are bullied, we can't keep silent, and we can only swallow it in our stomachs if we knock out our teeth?" Su Yao's face was a little bad, she just felt disgusted.

"Although the Su family is the head of the four major clans, this time is different from the past, except for the emperor, no one in this palace can help us, so ...... So......" Xiaohuan choked.

Su Yao clenched her fists for a long time, and finally let go. She looked at the swollen half of Xiaohuan's face, and felt very uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than never being able to eat meat buns again.

In the evening, Ling Yi came. He looked so tired that he went to bed without even taking off his clothes. If Su Yao had kicked him awake and asked him to take off his clothes, she was dirty, but today Su Yao didn't say a word, she lay on his side, and didn't grab his quilt, just turned sideways and looked at him silently. He looks so good, after so long, he has become mature, he should be very tired these days, his face is tired, he frowned, is it a nightmare?

Suddenly, Ling Yi slowly opened his good-looking eyes, and he was startled when he saw Su Yao staring at him stunned with big eyes.

Su Yao still looked at Ling Yi motionlessly. His eyes have become more beautiful again, and there seem to be a lot more stars in them, and his little self who is looking at the stars seems to have grown a lot.

"You...... What to see? Something on my face? Ling Yi, who was a little uncomfortable by Su Yao, coughed lightly and asked.

"It's nothing, the concubine just wants to see it, if it disturbs Your Majesty, don't look at it." Su Yao turned over, turned her back to Ling Yi, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong with you? Ah Yao? Ling Yi rubbed it over lightly and sniffed her long hair with a faint fragrance.

The sound of "......" "A-Yao" made Su Yao's goosebumps fall to the ground, and she shrank her head. But who made the family the emperor, if she jumped up and pointed at his nose and didn't let him call him that, I'm afraid he would beat himself into the cold palace every minute, "It's okay." ”

"I just saw Xiaohuan's face." After a long time, Ling Yi sighed lightly and said.

Hearing Ling Yi say this, Su Yao trembled slightly, still turning her back to him and not speaking.

"Although the Third Emperor Sister is strong, she has no ill will towards you." Ling Yi touched her head lightly, "Although I have been on the throne for nearly two years, the throne is not stable. Although I took you into the palace in a hurry this time, there was a reason for it, Zhu Xiangguo strongly recommended Zhu Shijin, the daughter of the Zhu family, as the queen, the Zhu family is one of the four major clans, although I am unwilling, but there is no legitimate reason to refuse. I had no choice but to move out of the marriage contract of the former emperor, thinking of marrying you into the palace first, so that Zhu Xiangguo would have nothing to say. I assure you that my queen can only and will only be you. But I also have official business, so I can't be by your side all the time, so you have to be very careful during this time, don't give people a chance to take advantage of it......"

So that's it...... So that's it...... Su Yao nodded, but couldn't control her inexplicable tears.

Ling Yi saw that Su Yao stopped talking, and ordered Xiaohuan to stop talking after extinguishing the candle.

This night, Su Yao fell asleep at once, but she didn't dream of meat buns, this was the first time she didn't dream of meat buns on the bed in the palace.