Xia Shuying didn't know what was at stake.

She was only surprised.

"Father, you said I don't need to enter the palace?"

If she can still be Xia Shuying, she will naturally be even happier.

But looking at my father's face, it's not that simple.

"So, what do I need to do?"

Xia Ran sighed lightly, planning to tell her slowly, after all, no one could accept it so quickly.

"Actually, in the name of choosing concubines, Your Majesty sent people to see the women of each family, not for himself, but for the regent."

These three words pierced Xia Shuying's heart.

"What?"

There was disbelief in his eyes, and then a little anticipation and excitement came to him.

It's just that in front of her father, she doesn't show much about it.

After all, she had never told anyone that she already belonged.

But on the day the emperor's order was handed down, her heart was also completely cold.

The mandate of heaven cannot be violated, and the emperor's mandate cannot be violated.

Entering the palace as a concubine, she seems to have seen her fate in the next few decades.

But now I suddenly heard my father mention the regent Qianchengjue, and said that the emperor chose someone for him.

So, is it possible that he will marry the regent as a concubine?

It's just that when I saw it from afar last year, I had already made a secret promise, and now I know it...... How could she not be happy?

Fortunately, Xia Ran didn't look at her all the time, otherwise she would definitely be able to see some clues.

"The emperor said to the outside world that he was choosing a concubine, but in fact, he was choosing a regent, and you and Zhang Xian, the imperial historian, were the best candidates."

As he spoke, Xia Ran got up and took a random book from the shelf.

He just didn't want to face his daughter's face.

Entering the palace to become a concubine is already a very wronged daughter.

Now, she still wants to marry Qianchengjue, and she wants her to become a constraint between the regent and the emperor.

He really felt that his father was a nest.

"Shadow, I've wronged you."

The matter of choosing a concubine, the men of the Xia family can't go out to resist, so they can only be done by the eldest daughter Xia Shuying.

Xia Shuying was happy in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face.

"If there is anything that my father might as well say directly, if I can marry the regent, what does it require me to do?"

She spoke straightforwardly, and her words naturally spoke more straightforwardly.

Although Xia Ran was skeptical.

But he thought that after so many days of preparation, he thought that his daughter had already accepted her fate.

So he bluntly told his daughter Xia Shuying what Yan Heng told him.

Expecting his daughter to be surprised, his face did not change much.

Xia Shuying was surprised and then took a step back, he didn't expect that he would one day become the connection between the emperor and the Thousand Cities Jue.

Call her a favorite concubine and a regent princess.

She resigned herself to her fate, and naturally the latter made her even more happy.

But after calling her the regent princess, she actually became a messenger, reporting the news of a thousand cities to the emperor anytime and anywhere.

She couldn't help but wonder, why did the emperor need to know the news of the regent at all times?

Could it be that it is the same mind as the emperors of the past and present?

Either the emperor is too suspicious, or the regent really has the heart to rebel.

She reads poetry and books, so she naturally understands the stakes.

She was willing, but the emperor was wishful thinking.

"Ying'er, this matter can't be pushed off in the first place, but now, when Your Majesty says so, it can't be pushed off even more."

Xia Ran seemed to be pleading.

With a long sigh, he was in a trance for half a day, and he was several years old.

He also knows what kind of person Yan Heng is.

At present, the fate of the entire Xia family is in the hands of his daughter.

"Shadow, father is useless."

He hung his head down, his sideburns were white, and there were tears in his eyes.

He knew that he was forcing his daughter to agree.

But otherwise, how could he save the lives of the entire Xia family?

"Ying'er, if I don't choose you, when the time comes, you will still be my favorite daughter, and I will immediately find a family you like and marry you off."

As long as you get married, you will have no worries.

Where is it like this, just delayed for a while to kiss her, and this happened.

"Nope."

Xia Shuying flatly refused.

"Father, I must become Princess Regent!"

Her eyes were unwavering.

"I want to live well for the Xia family, and I want to live well for myself." The words are sonorous.

"Father, I know your hardships, and if I can help you navigate your relationship with Your Majesty and the Regent, then you can live a easier life, right?"

Even if it's not for himself to be able to marry a thousand cities.

Just to let my elderly father breathe a sigh of relief.

As the eldest daughter of the Xia family, she should also have some responsibility.

Xia Ran hadn't talked to her daughter for a long time, but she didn't know that her daughter had really grown into an adult.

He only thought that Xia Shuying was still the naughty girl who followed behind his ass and asked for candy.

Now, she has become a woman who can stand alone.

"Shadow, you, you really ......"

He was still a little worried.

Xia Shuying thought that her father couldn't trust her, so she lifted her skirt and knelt down towards her father.

"If my father is fulfilled, I must marry the regent!"

She said earnestly, her clear eyes full of light.

Xia Ran didn't understand why she was so stubborn.

It's just that she knelt down towards herself, so solemn, it must not be a trivial matter.

Now it seems that it is better for her to marry the regent.

At the very least, it can also keep the peace of the Xia Mansion.

"Shadow, you get up first, Your Majesty has his own judgment on this matter."

After all, Qiancheng has never returned, so I must ask his opinion on this matter.

Otherwise, why did the emperor not make an immediate decree for the ninth lady of the Chongyue family before, but called Qiancheng Jue into the palace to ask.

But Xia Shuying knelt on the ground and didn't get up.

"Father, please forgive the child for being rude, if I can't become the regent princess, I'm afraid the entire Xia family will be in trouble!"

When she finished speaking, she bowed down to him.

Xia Ran was naturally puzzled.

"Shadow, why do you say that? This is not nonsense. ”

Xia Shuying held back the tears in her eyes and sniffed.

In the past few days, it is the first time that he has lost his temper.

"If I can't become the regent princess, then after he becomes the regent princess, will the Yushi family easily let go of the Xia family? If the Xia family has no use value for His Majesty, then he will ...... in the future."

"Be careful!" Xia Ran stopped her daughter's words in time.

Then he moved to the door and window, and carefully inspected the scene outside.

After confirming that there was no one, I was a little relieved.

He stepped forward and grabbed his daughter's arm and pulled her to her feet.

"Shadow, it's hard for you to think so much about the Xia family."

He patted the back of his daughter's hand, frowned, and walked behind the bookcase.

He didn't expect this layer.

In the past few days, he has only cared about meeting the source left and right in front of the emperor, but he forgot that Zhang Ning is indeed not a good person.

Not to mention that he is more ambitious now, and he is also a little rampant in front of the emperor.

His daughter is not a good stubble.

If it is a long time, she will not be happy when she sees Xia Shuying, and she will send it away.

And the Xia family has no help to the emperor, so they can only wait for death.

His daughter was able to think so thoroughly, but he was lucky for Xia Ran.

"Ying'er, you have been wronged for the sake of this family."

As a father, it's useless to be able to help his daughter.

"You just said that let your father help you?"

He looked at Xia Shuying as if asking, and his upper body was slightly bent.

He has never been a stern and unsympathetic father, and he has always cared about his wife and children.

What's more, now that his daughter took the initiative to ask him for help, it still has to be considered for the whole family.

Then he is naturally obliged.

Xia Shuying moved the jade step, leaned into his father's ear, and whispered something.

Xia Ran's demeanor changed from doubt to surprise, and even a little fear.

"That woman, how is that possible?"

Xia Shuying also learned from his father's appearance just now and told him not to say more.

Pitchers have ears.

"About four months ago, the piles and piles made the entire imperial capital boil, who doesn't know that the witch Qin Changhuan is back."

For some reason, Xia Shuying always had a feeling in her heart.

She always felt that something must have happened between Qin Changhuan and the emperor and the regent.

It's just that my father hadn't come to the imperial capital to be an official back then, so he didn't know anything about that year.

Only by understanding the past can we understand why the emperor is so afraid.

Afraid of Qin Changhuan, but also afraid of the regent.

Xia Ran never thought that everyone's beautiful Xia Shuying, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, had really grown up.

Maybe I paid too little attention to her, and always thought that she was sensible and didn't need to be too pampered.

What's more, he doesn't want to be too pampered and teach his children badly.

It's just that now I suddenly feel that this Xia family is the only daughter of my own, and she still has a bit of her father's demeanor.

"Shadow, have you really decided?"

He asked again, uneasy.

Xia Shuying lowered her head and said respectfully.

"Ask my father to be fulfilled, Ying'er has grown up, and he should always do something for the Xia family."

If you marry a woman and spend your life hastily, you can't protect the Xia family, what else does it mean?

Xia Ran thought carefully for a long time, and reluctantly agreed to her daughter's request.

He could only try his best and do everything he could.

Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven.

In two days, Qiancheng will definitely come back, and at that time, he will also be arranged to meet Xia Shuying.

It doesn't matter if it's unintentional or intentional.

Men, aren't they all the same?

Heroes are also sad to pass the beauty pass.

Coming out of the study, Xia Shuying let out a long sigh.

Only, she tried to keep her voice as low as possible.

There seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes, and she raised her hand to wipe them.

Stacked Cui Ben was waiting in the distance, and when he saw her come out, he hurriedly took her cloak and came over.

"Miss, don't be freezing, I don't know how it is going to rain today, and the wind is blowing suddenly."

Xia Shuying looked up at the sky, her eyes half-blinking.

"Sure enough."

Just before entering the door, it was still a sunny day, but now it was cloudy.

The branches of the trees were rustling, and it was a gale.

"Miss, what's the matter? Something seems to have happened? Could it be that you didn't choose it? ”

Diecui said with concern.

Xia Shuying raised her hand and poked her, "Silly girl, if I don't choose the concubine in the palace, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy." ”