Wu Bi and Shang Jing saw that the emperor had issued an expulsion order, knowing that he had left Lai Xing'er alone and had private things to say, so they hugged their fists and bowed their hands, bid farewell to the emperor, and withdrew from the Yanying Palace. Only Wang Bao'er refused to leave.

"Why, didn't you hear what I just said?"

The emperor's face sank, and Wang Bao'er was so frightened that he hurriedly ran out with a smile.

Only the emperor and Lai Xing'er were left in the Yanying Palace. Lai Xing'er was secretly surprised: the tall female assassin had clearly told Wu Bi that Li Jinzhong had died at his own hands, how could the emperor not know? If the emperor mistakenly believed the words of others and thought that he had killed Li Jinzhong, why did he send himself to Yanying Hall to meet him, and he did not punish him at all, but restored his rank?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but provoke Ling Ling to shiver: the tall female assassin had said in the study of the Jin State Mansion that she would ask for merit and reward with her, could it be that the mastermind behind the assassination of Li Jinzhong would be the emperor?

A few days ago, he was locked up in the wing room of the Sanzang Master Academy of the Great Ci'en Temple, and almost all of Lai Xing'er's thoughts were put on Na Yu, but he didn't think about it, and today he was summoned by the emperor for no reason, and he was promoted to become a captain. This conjecture, which was very close to the actual situation, made him laugh and cry.

"Do you remember what I said to you on the first day you entered the Daming Palace on an errand, and I also left you alone?"

The Emperor's tone sounded much harsher.

"The emperor's earnest teachings, how dare Lai Xing'er forget. At that time, the emperor told the small ones to always maintain a loyal heart, and the small ones not to get involved in the rights and wrongs in the palace. ”

"Well, then, have you done both of these things for a few months?" The Emperor asked in a slower tone.

"What the little one does is worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth." Lai Xing'er looked directly at the emperor and replied without hesitation.

"Good, good, good." The emperor suddenly let out a burst of laughter, "With your words, I am relieved." I told you when I was in the stables that since you are destined for me, I will not treat you badly. I ask you, how old are you? ”

Lai Xing'er was quite confused by the emperor's question, and replied truthfully: "The little one has spent sixteen spring and autumn seasons. ”

"Sixteen? It's not small, according to the laws of this dynasty, it has reached the age of Ding Zhuang, and he can start a family. The emperor smiled and said, "Concubine Hui intends to tell you and his wife about the Jinping she serves, are you willing?" ”

Jing Xuan wants to marry Jinping to herself? Lai Xing'er could hardly believe that what the emperor said was true. The scene of Na Yu being knocked headlong by himself and falling to the ground flashed in his mind again, making him feel in a trance, completely forgetting that he was in the Yanying Hall at this time, facing the emperor of the Ninety-Five.

In fact, the emperor personally said that he wanted to marry Jinping to Lai Xing'er as his wife, mostly out of whim, and he was a little reluctant to let Lai Xing'er leave Chang'an, and wanted to leave a bond for him by his side. I don't know why, since Lai Xing'er pretended to be the king of harmony and went to Luo Qi thousands of miles away, the emperor had a sense of intimacy with him that was almost between father and son. It was only in this way that a few days after he didn't even say hello and disappeared from Chang'an for no reason, the emperor saw him again in Nannei, and hated him bitterly, so that he wanted to be martyred for the emperor.

"Are you overjoyed or unhappy after listening to me?" Seeing Lai Xing'er standing in front of the stairs with joy, the emperor asked curiously without saying a word.

Lai Xing'er suddenly woke up, hesitated for a while, and finally replied to the emperor: "The little one doesn't dare to bear such a good intention from the emperor and the mother, so he dares to ask the emperor to take back his life." ”

The emperor's face changed, he had heard Wu Bi talk about Na Yu's night break into the "Wild Fox Fall" and Lai Xing'er was arrested together, and asked with a gloomy face: "Isn't it that you are young and already have a sweetheart?" Is this person Nayu, the sister of Zhang Liangai's concubine Nazhu? ”

At this time, Lai Xing'er couldn't figure out whether it was because of Nayu's refusal to allow the emperor to propose his marriage in person?

But with the experience he had accumulated in the palace in the past few years, he knew that this matter would never be admitted. Then Zhengse replied: "The little one is just thinking, the little one is rushing to the battlefield to fight and fight, maybe there will be three long and two short." Jinping and the little one were in the same place when they were in the East Palace, they were like sisters and brothers, and the little one didn't want to affect her because of himself."

When the emperor heard this, his face became much brighter, and he waved his hand again and again and said, "It's okay, it's okay." I look at Jinping, this girl, I have you in my heart. I met her in the Treasure Elephant Palace a few days ago, and I just joked with her, but she pestered me to give her a marriage. If you don't want such an infatuated woman, I will never agree. ”

Lai Xing'er was quite unaccustomed to the emperor talking to him in a tone that was almost cordial between father and son, rubbing his hands crampedly, blushing, and standing in a daze, not knowing how to reply.

"In this way, since I have mentioned this family matter today, then it is a matter of opinion." The emperor was not in a hurry to force Xing'er to marry Jinping, and continued with a smile, "From today on, there is a marriage contract between you and Jinping, and now Concubine Hui Niangniang Jinping can't leave Jinping for a while, and when you go to the battlefield to establish meritorious deeds and return to the dynasty to restore your life, I will preside over the marriage for the two of you again, this is not an embarrassment for you, and it will not delay Jinping for life, right?" ”

The emperor personally proposed marriage, which is a great honor for ordinary officials and eunuchs, not to mention promising to personally preside over the marriage of the two in person? Even if Lai Xing'er has great courage, he doesn't dare to hesitate or refuse anymore.

"The little one is a guilty body, and he hasn't made any credit, how can he dare to bear such a great favor from the emperor? The emperor treats the small ones with high heaven and high earth, and even if the small ones are broken, it is difficult to repay them. Rushing to the battlefield this time will not disappoint the emperor. ”

Lai Xing'er knelt down again and kowtowed in thanks.

The emperor heard that there seemed to be a faint intention of inquiry in his first sentence, and his heart sank, but Li Jinzhong wanted Wu Bi to secretly hire an assassin to kill him, and he could never find out to him, so he ignored Lai Xing'er's intentional inquiry, and pointed to Lai Xing'er outside the hall and said: "Now that you are inconvenient to stay in the palace, Jinping is only afraid that he has been waiting for you outside the training gate for a long time, and before leaving tomorrow, you still don't think about meeting her for a while?" (To be continued.) )