Chu Xingyue and Zhao Ling talked with Emperor Showa for a while in the Tai'an Palace, and when they saw that Emperor Showa was gradually looking tired, they knew that they shouldn't bother anymore, so they got up and prepared to retire.

However, just when Zhao Ling was about to leave with Chu Xingyue, Zhao Ling was stopped by Emperor Showa.

Chu Xingyue was a clever person, and knew that Emperor Showa had something to say to Zhao Ling, so she stood beside Zhao Ling obediently and said to him: "The concubine is waiting for His Highness outside." ”

Zhao Ling looked at Chu Xingyue, who was extremely well-behaved in front of his father, the pampering in his eyes was almost about to turn into honey dripping down, he reached out and gently touched her delicate cheeks, and nodded to her with satisfaction.

Seeing Chu Xingyue walk out of the inner hall, Emperor Showa stretched out his hand and patted the position of the edge of the dragon bed, Zhao Ling understood, walked up and sat down.

"Father, what do you want to do with your sons?"

Emperor Showa has been recuperating in Tai'an Palace in recent days, and after lying on the dragon bed for a long time, he naturally thought a lot; Recalling the years I have come along, and then looking at myself in the mirror with a gray head, I really have the illusion of being suddenly separated from the world.

may know that his body can't support it for too long, so Emperor Showa is eager to arrange everything for his favorite son, not only hoping to see his side standing up to the sky, but also hoping to see him happy, surrounded by beautiful wives and heirs.

To tell the truth, when he saw his son's favorite woman today, he was quite satisfied with that child; At the very least, Ling Er had a lot of touching and warm smiles on her face, and this was her credit, and he wouldn't deny it.

It's just that he can also see that Ling Er loves and apologies her too much, and it may not be bad for a man to be affectionate, but if he is too affectionate, it is a little too much.

Just like in his life, he only thinks about a woman in his heart, and would rather toss his body into this way, but also go to hell with the enemy who once hurt the woman he loves the most. He had already had a hard time in his life, and he didn't want his son to follow his old path one day.

Therefore, when he can do something for Ling'er, he must avoid all this for his son.

Emperor Showa stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhao Ling's big hand, imagining that when he was a baby before, even if the two small fists were placed in his palm, he could grasp them with one hand; Unexpectedly, time flies, the little baby has grown up, and he is already old. Now, I can't even hold on to his hand.

Emperor Showa sighed with emotion, looked at Zhao Ling, and said, "Your crown princess, it's very good." I am very satisfied. ”

Hearing Emperor Showa praise his wife, Zhao Ling couldn't hide his joy, and also took the initiative to take his father's hand, and said: "Father, you may not know, in fact, she is stubborn in private, but I didn't expect to learn to be well-behaved in front of you, before entering the palace, she has been nervous, for fear that she will do something wrong and make you unhappy; If the retainers tell her what you praise her, I am afraid that her little tail will rise to the sky again. ”

How could Emperor Showa not hear Zhao Ling's full of pampering tone when he mentioned Chu Xingyue, it can be seen that he, a stupid son, really likes that girl very much.

For a while, the smile on the face of Emperor Showa, who was originally quite satisfied with Chu Xingyue, suddenly became a little reluctant, but in front of Zhao Ling, he did not show it excessively, but continued: "The life of the husband and wife is how to be comfortable and comfortable, she can show her innocent and delicate side in front of you, it can be seen that she really believes in you, likes you, and can see that your relationship is so good in my lifetime, I can be regarded as a lot of peace of mind; It's just that there are some fly in the ointment. ”

The smile on Zhao Ling's face immediately disappeared with these words, and he immediately realized why Emperor Showa only left him to speak, thinking that his father left him to discuss the affairs of the previous dynasty with him, but he didn't expect that it was Yue'er who wanted to talk to him.

Zhao Ling didn't want Chu Xingyue to be hurt, and he didn't want to go against the weak Emperor Showa, so he could only smile lightly and said, "After experiencing so many things, Erchen has long understood a truth, there will be no absolutely perfect people in this world, and naturally there will be no perfect things and perfect endings; Father, Erchen thinks Yue'er is very good, Erchen likes it very much, and wants to grow old with her. ”

"Silly boy, do you think your father is going to say something to you? My father's eyes are not blind, so I can naturally see how much you love her, even if it is for your sake, my father will not wronged her. ”

The smile on Emperor Showa's face did not change at all, and he continued: "It's just that you are not an ordinary man, you will be the one who will inherit your father's throne in the future, according to the ancestral system, you will not be able to be a couple with her in your life; Taking a step back, if you look at the pages of history, which emperor has only one wife and one queen in his life, and there are no three thousand beauties? ”

"Ling'er, my father knows that you love her, and you know that you only have her in your heart, and you can't pretend to be anyone else except her, but even if it's for her, you can't do this. History is cruel, especially for women. When you ascend to the throne in the future, she will naturally be your queen, as a country, she must be the mother of the world, for the world's women to set an example, if you only revolve around her all day long, you vacant the entire harem for her, what do you let the courtiers say? What do you say? Aren't you afraid that others will poke her backbone and curse her for being a generation of demon queens, bewitching the Son of Heaven and not accepting concubines, dominating you, and not letting you continue to be the heir of the royal family? ”

Listening to Emperor Showa's heavy words, Zhao Ling only felt panicked in his heart, and subconsciously blurted out, "If that day really comes, I can tell the world that all this is not her decision, but my own decision; I decided that as long as I wanted her in this life, I only loved her, I wanted to create a legend of one emperor and one queen for her, and I wanted to create a myth of monogamy for her; What kind of demon queen, if anyone dares to say such a thing, I will kill him. ”

"Bastard, how can you say such a thing?!"

Emperor Showa knew that this kid was pinched, and he coughed a little angrily on the spot.

Seeing that Emperor Showa's coughing face turned white, Zhao Ling was also taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to pat Emperor Showa's back, and his tone didn't dare to be as impulsive as just now, "Father, don't be angry, Erchen, Erchen didn't mean to be angry with you, Erchen just didn't understand, really didn't understand." ”

Emperor Showa raised his head and looked at him, "Don't understand what?" I don't understand why others want to intervene when it's my own housework, right? Ling'er, haven't you adapted to your current identity? You are not an ordinary prince anymore, if you are the same as Xi'er and Heng'er, don't say that you don't accept concubines, even if you want to be a monk, your father will not care about you; But are you like them? Your future is destined to take a different path from that of all living beings, and the women around you will naturally follow your footsteps on that path. You said you were going to kill someone who dared to hurt her, but there are so many people in the world, can you kill them all? If you finish killing, do you think you are still qualified to be the son of heaven of Great Wei? ”

"Father is not trying to force you to do things you don't like, but to wake you up, see your current identity clearly, understand the road you are going to take, and clearly know the responsibility on your shoulders; Back then, my father didn't understand it like you, especially after meeting your mother, I even had the idea of wanting to be alone with her for the rest of my life, but what was the price of my father's doing? It's the loss of your mother forever. Father believes that you can protect your wife, but can you stop all gossip? Can you cut off everyone who hurts her? Ling'er, my father told you from the experience of a person who came over that if you really want to protect her, don't push her to the cusp, let her be pointed at by the world, and let her suffer the evil words and cold eyes that she shouldn't bear. ”

"Do you remember what your father told you? History is cruel, especially for women. You can control the pen and paper of historians and scholars all over the world during your lifetime, but after you die one day, can you still control it? When the time comes, can you really bear to watch the world's scholars criticize her and put on her the charge of being a jealous woman and an unvirtuous woman? ”

Zhao Ling's face also turned pale, he began to be confused, he didn't know what kind of words he should use to reject his father's words.

Actually, his idea is really simple, he wants to be with her all his life, have children, and be happy until he grows old, he doesn't know that his identity no longer allows him to do this, and he doesn't know that one of his decisions will cause such a big wave.

She is the most cherished person in his life, and he feels distressed when he sees her shed a tear, but he neglects the world's disdain for jealous women, how can he bear to watch her become the object of the world's spit?

However, let him listen to the advice of hundreds of officials and marry a side concubine into the palace, this kind of thing is something he can't do.

Seeing Zhao Ling's struggle, Emperor Showa was also distressed, but he must not let his son embark on the same path as himself; His children are more courageous and capable than him, and they will surely become a great ruler in the future; He couldn't watch a woman ruin her child, absolutely not.

"Ling'er, believe in my father, my father said that all this is for your good; Father also believes that Yue'er can understand you, after all, getting your heart is the most important thing for her. You can give her the most noble status, you can make her the most noble woman in Dawei, glorious and rich, splendid life, this is something that many people can't dream of, you can give it to her; If you still feel ashamed of her, it's a big deal to wait for you to give birth to an heir in the future, and you can let her child become the crown prince; Ling'er, I believe in my father, there is no woman who doesn't want her children to live better than anyone else. The temptation of the crown prince's status, no one can refuse. ”