Xiao Dingfeng came out of Hu's room, sat in the study and breathed a sigh of relief, since receiving An Guogong's letter, he began to panic, and his heart was not at peace for a moment, fortunately, the eldest son Xiao Lingting was steady, he finally had a person to discuss in case of trouble, and now he has made a decision, and arranged everything properly, the next thing, just leave it to fate, he felt aggrieved, full of indignation, and a little helpless, self-abandonment.

As soon as he thought of King Yi's naked ignorance of his own uncle and his proposal to the Wu family, Xiao Dingfeng wanted to scold his mother. Over the years, he has been forbearant everywhere, following the rules, staying away from right and wrong and not daring to make a wrong step, for fear of being truthful, sometimes so cautious that he has forgotten his identity as a prince, and he is low-key like an ordinary squire in Dazhou. Even, he has been dragging on the marriage of his eldest son Xiao Lingting and Miss Wu Jia, because he is afraid that the Jiannan Mansion and the Anguo Mansion will arouse the suspicion of the court if they become in-laws, if not, King Yi would not dare to be so presumptuous.

Xiao Dingfeng has six brothers, he is the sixth, and his eldest brother, that is, the first king, after he ascended the throne, gradually became sensitive and suspicious, tyrannical in temperament, and killed excessively under the stimulation of power, and he didn't know how much blood was shed in the court. Even his four elder brothers, in just a few years, were killed or exiled by the former king for various reasons, he escaped because of his young age and the same mother as the former king, but he was sealed in the remote Dazhou, and he was not recalled to the royal capital. In the middle of the night, he could always see the blood-devouring eyes of the first king and the bleak blood of the four brothers, for many years he could not sleep peacefully, and lived in fear, for fear that one day a catastrophe would come, and gradually he learned to walk with his head down, hide himself as much as possible, and swallow his anger without revealing a trace, so that he could live in peace for several years.

Fortunately, the life of the first king was not long, and when his nephew Xiao Lingzhen inherited the throne, he finally felt at ease, unlike the tyranny and suspicion of the first king, Xiao Lingzhen was a virtuous king, not only had the talent to govern the country, but also broad-minded, the most rare thing is that he is a benevolent monarch, taking care of family affection, his brother Yiwang and younger brother Qingwang have been ready to move and restless for many years, especially Yiwang, relying on his identity as the eldest son of the first king, he has always acted flamboyantly and ambitiously, but Xiao Lingzhen only used bright or dark means to suppress a little, but he still let him live peacefully.

For his sixth uncle, Xiao Lingzhen has never treated badly, in addition to being rewarded from time to time to send to Dazhou, he also made an exception to allow him to return to Yingcheng once a year, and when Xiao Lingshuang was born, he also issued a decree to crown him as the county lord of Jincheng. Unlike other vassal kings, he sincerely hopes that the current saint will live a long life and live a safe life. But in recent years, there have been news from time to time that Emperor Ningguo's dragon body is not safe, although Xiao Lingzhen is still strong and active in the court, and Ningguo's affairs are also handled in an orderly manner, but when he went to the royal capital last year, he entered the palace to see him, Xiao Lingzhen's thin and pale face, and his weak voice are silently indicating that those rumors are not groundless, thinking of this, Xiao Dingfeng is very irritable.

There is only one princess in the saint today, only five years old, if there is really that day, the most qualified to inherit the unification is Yiwang Xiao Lingba and Qingwang Xiao Lingpei, their two nephews, one is arrogant, the other is insidious, they are not good, they don't put themselves in their eyes on weekdays, treat them to the throne, and tell them what uncles and nephews are love, it's simply delusional! The people's home, hard work for food and clothing, and he Xiao Dingfeng, born a powerful person, has been frightened and precarious for decades, and has never been truly happy, how can it be so difficult to spend a peaceful life? He closed his eyes helplessly, and sincerely prayed to God to bless His Majesty with good health, peace and joy!

"Father." It was Xiao Lingting's voice.

Xiao Dingfeng opened his eyes and saw his eldest son who was saluting him, and said tiredly: "No courtesy, sit with your father for a while." ”

"Yes." Xiao Lingting waved his hand and motioned to the maid beside him to retreat, "Father, I have a marriage contract with Miss Wu Jia, and An Guogong is a person who keeps his promises, the marriage between the two families is established, even if His Majesty knows, he will not favor King Yi, why is my father bothered?" ”

"Ting'er, Wu Sutai is upright and kind, worthy of friendship, when he promised me your marriage contract with Miss Wu Jia, he was only the capital of Yingcheng, and he would not arouse suspicion, because he thought that his father immediately agreed. But now, he is the Duke of Anguo, a high and powerful position, with 100,000 soldiers, although we have no soldiers and no power in Jiannan Palace, but we can't ignore the royal identity, you married his only daughter, and I am worried that my father will cause unnecessary trouble. ”

"The father's worries are understood, but has the father ever thought about why King Yi dared to go to the Wu family to propose marriage even though he knew that the Jiannan Mansion and the Anguo Mansion had already had a marriage contract? I know that my father has always been cautious, but whoever he is, what is mine is mine, and the child will never give it up. Xiao Lingting's eyes were awe-inspiring, "This time the child wants to let King Yi and the people of the world understand that Jiannan Wangfu is not something that can be kneaded casually." ”

"Ting'er, you are the son of the world, your father has always been lazy, since you became an adult, you are taking care of all the affairs in the palace, I know that you are ambitious, Jiannan Wangfu can have today's situation, you should be the first to take the lead. What you have to do, for the father will not stop you, but how difficult the thorny road is, this marriage with the Wu family is bound to offend King Yi, and the slightest carelessness in the future will be doomed, you must know this. ”

"Thank you for your father's reminder, child, you will not disappoint your father." Seeing his father's attitude, Xiao Lingting understood that after forbearance for a long time, he could finally let go.