Xiao Lingyan left, but Cen Guifei couldn't calm down for a long time.

She didn't know that in the face of her forced marriage, her youngest son would think so.

She sat down in despair and muttered to her confidant Aunt Yu, "He...... Why did he think that? ”

Aunt Yu is a confidant brought in by Cen Guifei from the Cen family, and she dares to speak.

She said, "What does His Highness think...... That's right. ”

Cen Guifei raised her head and looked at Aunt Yu, her eyes were a little dazed, as if she wanted to wait for Aunt Yu to continue.

Aunt Yu lowered her eyelids and didn't say another word.

She was five years older than Concubine Cen Guifei, and she was determined to comb herself at that time, and she was unwilling to marry; And because she was smart and rational, she was regarded as Cen Guifei's dowry maid and entered the palace together.

Having been in the palace for twenty years, she knows very well what kind of temperament a royal person is. If you want to survive in the palace, the first priority is to learn to keep your mouth shut.

If she really wants to say it, the words she said must not be what Xiao Lingpu likes to hear, nor is it in line with the wishes of the Cen family. So it's better not to say it, so as not to bring danger to yourself.

Seeing Aunt Yu like this, Concubine Cen also calmed down and understood what she meant.

She cast her eyes out of the door and looked there for a long time, then she sighed and said, "It's me who is wrong, I didn't take into account Xiao Wu's feelings." ”

As a mother, how could she not love her children? Among the two sons, she prefers the lively and cheerful younger son to the older son.

It's just that as a royal man, only one of the two brothers can sit in that position; Xiao Lingpu is older than Xiao Lingyan, and his personality is more calm. When Xiao Lingyan was still ignorant and stupid, Xiao Lingpu picked up the burden of the Cen family on his shoulders at a young age.

It can be said that Xiao Lingyan can have a carefree childhood and a happy teenage period, and Xiao Lingpu is sheltering him from the wind and rain.

The royal father and son are not father and son, but monarchs. Xiao Qi has multiple sons, and he does not favor Cen Guifei, he is destined not to play the role of a strict father in Xiao Lingyan's growth.

Although Xiao Lingpu is only two or three years older than Xiao Lingyan, his brother took over his father's position and took up this burden. It was he who protected his younger brother's safety, and it was he who taught his younger brother to grow up.

Therefore, whether it was Cen Guifei or the Cen family, or even Xiao Lingpu himself, they did not expect to put Xiao Lingyan on the throne.

Not to mention the question of who contributed the most. Just one point, if Xiao Lingyan sits in the position of emperor, how can Xiao Lingpu, the brother who brought him up, deal with himself?

Xiao Lingyan's growth in the past two years has been too fast, and they are only relieved to see each other, and they feel that Xiao Lingpu's battle for succession has added another help. They never thought that Xiao Lingyan would have other thoughts in their hearts.

"You let people go out and call Xiao Wu in for me again." She said.

She wanted to ask Xiao Lingyan what she thought.

As a mother, the last thing she wants is for her brothers to be disabled.

Xiao Lingyan left Cen Guifei's palace, and did not leave the palace, but returned to his prince's residence.

He knew that his words would inevitably cast a boulder in Cen Guifei's heart, and Cen Guifei would definitely think about it more, and she would inevitably come to him again.

He went to the border this time, which can be regarded as a great contribution. Xiao Qi likes him more than before, and often calls him to the front of the palace to talk and chat. These used to be the treatment of the third prince Xiao Lingheng.

He made meritorious contributions and won the favor of his father, he was afraid that Xiao Lingpu would think too much.

Their brothers must not have any estrangement now, so that it is easy to be divided by others and cause trouble; After that, he finally helped Xiao Lingpu to the throne, and his life was not easy.

It's better to just say it.

But it is not appropriate to say this for no reason. Therefore, he simply took the opportunity of Cen Guifei to give him Zhang Luo's family affairs, and made his words clear, so that everyone could relax.

He lost his temper like this, and then explained his thoughts clearly, thinking that all the thoughts in Xiao Lingpu and Cen Guifei's hearts would disappear, and the rest was just distressed and moved.

In order for him to live happily with Zhao Ruxi in the future, he must use some scheming on these relatives. The royal family is no more than ordinary people, and there is very little warmth between the father and son, mother and son, and brothers, and the means are indispensable.

He did not get married, and although he built a mansion outside the palace, the residence in the palace was still there. From time to time, he would return to the palace to stay there. This helps him control the situation in the palace.

Sure enough, before he could sit down when he returned to the prince's office, a little eunuch came to call him.

He went to Concubine Cen again's palace.

Concubine Cen Guifei retired from the palace maids and eunuchs, leaving only Aunt Yu by her side.

She looked at Xiao Lingyan's resolute and handsome face, and finally realized that her little five had grown up and grown into a man who stood up to the sky, and was no longer the child she used to be.

She sighed softly and said slowly: "Little Wu, my mother knows that you have been wronged. If you don't want to do the family affairs of the Weiguo Mansion, my mother will go back for you. It's just that my mother hopes that you won't have a bad feeling about your second brother. Let you marry the girl of the Weiguo Mansion, it is not your second brother's meaning, it is your mother's meaning. That Qi Xuan girl, my mother has seen it and thinks it's good, so I mentioned it to you. But if you don't want to, forget it. ”

Xiao Lingyan knew what she wanted to say, and she was impatient to go around the corner, and said bluntly: "Mother, are you worried that I have a different heart and want to compete with my second brother for the throne?" Don't worry, I don't. I don't want to be an emperor either. ”

The theme that Cen Guifei wants to talk about is indeed this. She didn't dare to say it openly, she only planned to express her meaning euphemistically, so that Xiao Lingyan could understand her hard work.

Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan are fighting in the nest, and the brothers are fighting, which will not only disperse the support of the Cen family, but also make it easier for the crown prince and the third prince and the fourth prince to take advantage of loopholes and sow discord, and from the two brothers are wiped out, this is definitely not what she wants to see. She also wanted to explain the pros and cons to Xiao Lingyan.

didn't want her to just start, Xiao Lingyan said it directly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking angry, but sincere." Xiao Lingyan said, "I'm not interested in that position. I just want to live my life with ease and happiness. Not to mention fighting for it, even if it is sent to me, I am not willing to do it. That position was too tiring, too dangerous, and I didn't like it. ”

As soon as he said this, Concubine Cen believed it.

The children of the royal family are forced to grow up. For example, Xiao Lingpu, when he was six or seven years old, he knew that if he didn't fight or grab, his mother, himself, and his younger brother would not have a good end, and his grandfather's family would not have a good end. Such a burden is on his shoulders, naivety and innocence do not exist, and he is not allowed to have the idea of salted fish.

And the original Xiao Lingyan, probably because of his young son, has a brother on it, and he knows that it is impossible for him to covet that position if he fights for it again, and the throne that his mother and maternal grandfather have fought for with all their might can only be given to his brother.

So he doesn't have much ambition. Thinking that the sky is falling anyway, there are tall people on top of it, and he has also developed a temperament that does not worry about everything.