A few days before the engagement banquet, Shen Nian stayed in the imperial study as usual, and Shangguan Zhifei watched the folds on the side.

Shen Nian was bored lying on Shangguan Zhifei's desk, Shangguan Zhifei's desk was very large, even if Shen Nian was lying on the side, he would not be in the way at all Shen Nian looked at the few books that had been read next to him, Shen Nian picked up one casually, and then raised his head and looked at it casually.

Shangguan Zhifei has always let Shen Nian look at these casually. So now that Shen Nian is looking at the twists and turns, Shangguan Zhifei just glanced at it and didn't say anything, but he smiled in his heart, Qian'er is so cute.

Shen Nian looked at the fold casually, then suddenly straightened up, opened his eyes wide and continued to look at the fold. Shangguan Zhifei didn't say anything when he saw Shen Nian's reaction, just smiled faintly.

"Father, King Ling is coming," Shen Nian asked. The book that Shen Nian took was presented by King Ling, and he came back in secret.

Shangguan Zhifei nodded. He also guessed that at this time, King Ling should also come back.

"Father, why did King Ling come back at this time," Shen Nian asked.

"Why are you so interested in King Ling" Shangguan Zhifei couldn't help but feel a little strange when he looked at Shen Nian with a look of surprise, after all, Shen Nian had never seen King Ling.

Indeed, Shen Nian was indeed very interested in King Ling, since listening to Shangguan Zhifei's account of their succession last time, it was undoubtedly Shangguan Zhifei who won in the end. However, from the beginning to the end of this matter, is the role that King Ling does just an ordinary person, that may not be. It is impossible for such a person to survive, let alone be stationed in the north for many years, and he has been shaking the Northern Dynasty, if it were not for the interception of the correspondence between the Northern Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty this time, so that the world could see the ambition of the Northern Dynasty, and even the Northern Dynasty would have been ignored. It can be seen that this King Ling is not simple at all, after all, King Ling is a royal man.

"Naturally, listening to Brother Yan, King Ling is the most handsome of your princes." Shen Nian said with a grin.

Shangguan Zhifei tugged at the corners of his mouth, although he knew that Shen Nian was joking, but this reason still made him, "Isn't my father handsome?" ”

"Naturally handsome, otherwise I wouldn't have given birth to such a good-looking daughter." Shen Nian looked like "this question is so stupid".

But Shangguan Zhifei was very useful.

"However, Father Emperor, you haven't said yet, why King Ling is coming now, Chinese New Year's Eve has been a long time coming." Shen Nian continued to ask.

Shangguan Zhifei continued to look at the fold in his hand, and said without raising his head: "Come and see me, the imperial brother."

Shen Nian pouted when he heard Shangguan Zhifei's childish answer, "If King Ling really wants to see you, Father Emperor, why don't you come back during the New Year, when the family is reunited, but at this time." "It's already January, and everything is starting to get on track, when King Ling suddenly entered Beijing, Shen Nian squinted his eyes slightly.

Shangguan Zhifei was silent, waiting for Shen Nian to ask himself, this kind of feeling that his little daughter looked at him with admiration and asked questions.

But seeing that Shen Nian thought about it, he asked rhetorically: "Father, Emperor Ling, and the former second prince Shangguan Tingyu, is there any relationship?"

Shangguan Zhifei was annotating the folded hand, he didn't expect Shen Nian to ask such a question as soon as he asked. Feeling Shen Nian's gaze, Shangguan Zhifei fortunately put it down, closed the fold and put it aside, and looked up at Shen Nian, "Why do you ask this?"

Shen Nian saw Shangguan Zhifei's reaction, and knew that he was probably thinking right. "The last time my father said that you had taken over the throne, I felt that it was wrong. A few days ago, on Chinese New Year's Eve, didn't the father and emperor already guess that it might be Shangguan Tingyu who did not die. Why did King Ling go to the north, and King Ling has not been married for so many years, and he didn't even fill the house. ”

Shangguan Zhifei also told Shen Nian about King Ling.

"The fifth brother is indeed the most handsome of us princes. I told you before that I and my fifth brother's mother's family are powerless, but unlike the fifth brother, the fifth brother's mother is my father's most beloved woman, and my mother just gave birth to me by luck. The fifth brother's temperament is very indifferent, and he only smiles and cares about the people he cares about. The fifth brother likes to read the most, and he can even read a book and stay in one place all day without moving. The fifth brother is also very smart, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that the mother family of the crown prince and the third prince was too powerful, the father would have wanted to pass on the throne to the fifth brother. The fifth brother does have the talent to rule the world. ”

There was a doubt in Shen Nian's eyes. In front of Shangguan Zhifei, Shen Nian never hid his feelings.

Shangguan Zhifei also knew what Shen Nian was thinking, and explained: "But my father finally gave me the 'Silver Black Order'. I don't know why. ”

Shen Nian didn't say anything, waiting for Shangguan Zhifei to continue.

"Shangguan Tingyu is a very gloomy person, in his memory, most of the time he followed behind the prince, but in fact, Shangguan Tingyu's appearance is very good, even better than the prince. At one time, there was a big change in the DPRK and China. The crown princess of the crown prince is the daughter of the princess. One of Mrs. Wang's protégés was found to be abducting and trafficking people in the capital, although they were all poor families or little beggars, but this matter was still exposed. It was exposed by your friend Lin Fuliu's father. ”

Shen Nian nodded, she had heard this matter from the other party when she was chatting with Lin Fuliu before, and Lin Fuliu also met Chen Ge because of this matter.

"The proud protégé was beheaded directly at noon, although this matter was not directly related to Wang Taifu, but Wang Taifu also lost the emperor's heart, and the corresponding prince also lost the emperor's favor during that time. And soon it was the emperor's southern tour. Originally, this kind of fat difference was all for the prince to go, but because the prince lost the emperor's heart, and the third prince originally wanted to arrange his own people to go, but the action was too big, and the father didn't like it, so in the end the father sent the fifth brother, but the prince was unwilling, at that time, the prince's power was already very large, but he still couldn't resist his father, but at the request of the prince, the father agreed to let the second prince go to Shangguan Tingyu and go with the fifth brother. It was the first time the two men had come into contact. In the past, we had very little contact with the princelings and the Three Princes. Shangguan Zhifei's eyes were dark, and he paused and continued: "After the two of them came on a southern tour, I felt that something had happened between Shangguan Tingyu and the fifth brother. There was even a time when I felt that Shangguan Tingyu was a little entangled with the fifth brother, but in the end I was still unfamiliar. As for what happened on the southern tour, I don't know. The fifth brother didn't say. That time, Shangguan Tingyu was in prison and the news of his death was reported, and later Shangguan Tingyu was buried, and the fifth brother sat in that cell all night with only wine, and after he came out the next day, he asked to go to the north. ”

Shen Nian didn't speak, just thoughtfully.

"Then King Ling entered Beijing this time because he received the news that your father was assassinated" said to be a question, but in fact, Shen Nian had already confirmed it.

Shangguan Zhifei didn't say anything, but in Shen Nian's opinion, this was a tacit acquiescence.

"When will King Ling arrive," Shen Nian asked.

"Afternoon." Shangguan Zhifei replied, continuing to open the fold and watch.

"Father," Shen Nian suddenly said after a while.

Shangguan Zhifei was stunned for a moment, and looked at Shen Nian, "What's wrong Qian'er?"

Shen Nian said solemnly: "Father, when you were the prince, the Eastern Dynasty Kingdom was actually not very strong. But after you became the emperor, the Eastern Dynasty is now faintly headed. But the country and the people are safe, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the father, you can have time to go to Weifu for a private visit, and the people have a high reputation for you. ”

Shangguan Zhifei raised his eyebrows, and didn't understand what Shen Nian meant when he said this, so he saw Shen Nian continue to say firmly: "According to what you said, Father Emperor, in fact, King Ling is very cold, and he only cares about the people he cares about, so he can't pretend to be the world in his heart." But father, you are different, not all those who have the talent to govern the world should be the emperor, father, you not only have the talent to govern the world, but also actively admonish, and pretend to be the world in your heart, father, I want to come to the emperor because of this, so I decided to help you secretly. ”

After Shen Nian finished speaking, Shangguan Zhifei understood that Shen Nian was comforting him what he said just now, and the Emperor Taishang didn't know why he had given him the "Silver Black Order" for so many years, Shangguan Zhifei naturally understood, but seeing his daughter's serious appearance, and when he praised himself just now, Shangguan Zhifei was in a good mood, and he watched it with relish, and his waist was straighter than just now.

In the afternoon, an inconspicuous carriage entered the palace.

Gao Yao led King Ling in.

"Father, do I need to avoid it?" asked Shen Nian. Although she really wanted to meet King Ling, King Ling must have something serious to do this time, so it was better for her not to get involved.

Shangguan Zhifei beckoned, "Wait a minute, I also want you to meet him." Shangguan Zhifei said.

Shen Nian nodded.

After a while, Shen Nian saw a man in a moon-white robe come in, and Shen Nian was immediately amazed. It may be because of the cold in the north, so King Ling is very white, with indifference and arrogance on his body. I have to say that if Gao Lingyan's handsomeness is domineering, and Murong Xun's handsomeness is proud, then Ling Wangdu's handsomeness is immortal.

In Shen Nian's eyes, Shangguan Zhifei's maintenance is already very good, and he can't see that he is old at all, but adds charm, so King Ling is simply frozen in age.

"Your Majesty." King Ling was just about to salute when he was helped up by Shangguan Zhifei, "Fifth brother, I haven't seen you for so long, why do you have to see you like this." ”

Shen Nian clearly felt that the aura of ice and snow on King Ling's body had melted, and he began to gain popularity.

King Ling looked at Shen Nian, and there was surprise in his eyes. "You're Qian'er." Shangguan Zhixuan's voice is different from his temperament, and his voice is very gentle.

Shen Nian nodded, "Fifth Uncle." Shen Nian called.

Shangguan Zhixuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, like ice and snow melting, and spring invaded. "When the fourth brother writes to me, he always likes to write about you." Shangguan Tingxuan said with a smile.

Shen Nian smiled and squinted at a certain shy father.

The three of them chatted for a while and Shen Nian left, after all, they wanted King Ling and Shangguan Zhifei to get down to business.

Later, King Ling came out and stayed in the palace, and Shen Nian roughly guessed what the two of them said.