Wang Lang looked extremely serious when he said this, and his tone was also very serious, and at a glance, he knew that he really had objections to the plan proposed by Princess An Ning.

As soon as his words fell, the attic fell silent. Suddenly, the sound of the spring outside or the crackling of the stove in the attic suddenly disappeared.

Princess An Ning's face no longer had that faint smile, and she no longer looked at Wang Lang.

Her eyes drooped, as if staring at the jasper teacup in her hand.

She turned the teacup from side to side, watching the tea inside ripple in circles, and after they hit the wall of the teacup, they rippled back again, colliding with the waves that continued to spread outward from the center, gradually intertwining, and finally falling apart, merging into one, and turning back into that cup of water.

Wang Lang saw that Princess An Ning had not spoken for a long time, his two hands clenched his fists weakly, and then he kowtowed heavily to Princess An Ning, and his firm voice came muffled,

"If Your Highness insists on doing so, then the ministers cannot be in the company of Your Highness. Even if His Royal Highness threatens the eldest brother, the minister will not change his mind. ”

When Princess An Ning heard this, she put down the teacup in her hand and said lightly: "If you refuse now, it will not only be your eldest brother's life safety, but your entire Wang family may fall." Do you really not mind? ”

Wang Lang raised his head, took a deep breath, and said firmly to Princess An Ning: "If you really want to come this far, the minister has nothing to say. Moreover, the minister also knows what the Wang family has done over the years. If it declines, it can be regarded as a punishment for our Wang family.

If the Wang family can be alerted because of this incident, it will be a good thing. Therefore, please forgive your highness, the minister does not want to go against his own heart. If His Highness is angry in his heart, the minister is willing to accept all punishments. ”

Princess An Ning raised her head and looked at Wang Lang fixedly for a long time.

Suddenly, the expression on her face changed, and she laughed out loud, then took Ah Pu's hand and asked Ah Pu with a smile: "Ah Pu, what do you think of General Wang now, can he be qualified to complete this plan with you?" ”

Ah Pu lowered his eyebrows and said very obediently: "Your Highness's vision is naturally excellent. Although General Wang was born in the Wang family, he can be regarded as a righteous person, which is very compatible with Your Highness's plan. ”

Wang Lang's face showed a puzzled and stunned expression, and he didn't seem to understand what the changes in front of him were all about.

So Princess An Ning smiled and said to Wang Lang: "It seems that General Wang really hasn't understood yet. All of this is actually just a test for you. ”

"Temptation?" Wang Lang muttered.

Princess An Ning nodded,

"Yes, after all, this palace still has some concerns about your identity as a member of the Wang family."

Princess An Ning seemed to have thought of something more distant, and the smile on her face faded a little. She looked at the black lines and said to Wang Lang: "These black lines actually really exist in our Great Imperial Territory now, but they are not the forces of this palace. ”

Ah Pu put his hands on Princess An Ning's hands at this time, and seemed to be using this action to support Princess An Ning.

Princess An Ning turned her head and smiled comfortingly at Ah Pu, as if telling Ah Pu not to worry about him, and then she became serious and began to tell Wang Lang what these black lines meant.

But before that, Princess An Ning asked Wang Lang: "Although General Wang does not participate in the struggle for power, after all, you are from the Wang family, and you have been an official in the court for a few years, so you should have a superficial understanding of the current situation in our court, right?" ”

Wang Lang has nothing to deny this. Even if he, like his father, is well versed in the golden mean and does not want to take the initiative to fight for power, he is in power himself, and he will still be unconsciously affected by power.

It's like talking about the counterinsurgency a few days ago, when he went to quell the rebellion, he still thought about using this incident to maintain the status of the new emperor, so as to consolidate the influence of their royal family in the court.

He didn't want to take the initiative to participate, but he was also unconsciously taking advantage of these powers.

Since he wants to take advantage of it, he must be clear about some power relations.

Seeing Wang Lang nodding, Princess An Ning no longer talked to Wang Lang from the beginning, but pointed out to Wang Lang the stakes in this.

"For a country to move forward, the struggle for power is actually essential. However, everything is too much. If the people of a country are all focused on power struggle, then how should the country develop, and how should the people of the country survive?

Do you know what this palace hates about your royal family the most? It is the insatiable greed of your royal family.

This palace admits that this palace selfishly hates your royal family very much, hates the daughter of your royal family, and is still not satisfied after becoming a lady, and must get the queen's seat; I hate you royal family heads, and I am still not satisfied after becoming the father of the country, and I must control the entire royal power in my own hands.

The queen mother of this palace should not die, if the daughter of your royal family wants to be the queen, then you can do it by your own ability, why do you have to say those words to the queen mother of this palace to stimulate her to die? Your Wang family is already the head of the four families in Beijing, if An An was born, from top to bottom in this court, who will not be respectful to your Wang family? ”

Wang Lang heard Princess An Ning say these words, and his head lowered unconsciously. He agreed that what Princess An Ning said was the truth.

However, Princess Anning's words next shocked him even more,

"General Wang must be wondering what these words said in this palace have to do with these black lines. Don't worry, in fact, as long as General Wang thinks about it carefully, he will know why this palace wants to tell General Wang this.

Because these black lines were actually established by your royal family in the first place. ”

"What?" Wang Lang looked at Princess An Ning incredulously, as if he wanted to see something on her face, but he only saw Princess An Ning's extremely sarcastic but somewhat serious expression.

Princess An Ning slowly closed her eyelids, sighed and said to Wang Lang: "How can your Wang family gain a firm foothold in Beijing in such a short period of time and become the head of the four major families, General Wang, have you never doubted it?" The only thing in this world that can make people do things for them is money or threats.

In the case of urgent need for employment in the early stage but not enough money, the only way to use threats is to use threats.

All you need to do is stare at one person and get his grip on it, and that person will become two people, and then it may develop into three, four, and finally a group.

At this time, the money will also be in place. The temptation of money and the fear of deterrence make it easy to control people's hearts. ”