"So, is the Taishi unwilling to marry a girl?" The emperor chuckled and asked rhetorically, his tone was so flat that it seemed to be a family affair among ordinary people, without the slightest hint of dissatisfaction, but the entire imperial study was quiet because of this, and the little eunuch guarding behind the curtain quietly held his breath, carefully cocked his heels, erected the tips of his ears, and listened attentively.

"What Weichen means is that this matter needs to be discussed, the little girl has just passed her sixteenth birthday, if she suddenly leaves the Taishi Mansion to marry another woman, I am afraid there will be a lot of unaccustomed things." An old voice broke the eerie atmosphere.

There were only two people standing in front of the emperor in the imperial study, one was an old man with long hair hanging down to his chest, his hair was half black and half hundred, his face was full of vicissitudes, his dark brown eyes were sunken into his sockets because of his old age, and his thin face was calm, while the other was also unusually calm in expression and demeanor, but his face was young, his complexion was dark after a long time in the battlefield, and his eyes were resolute and deep, like the endless sea, perhaps, even deeper and unfathomable than the sea.

"Oh? If the Taishi has such concerns, I can't go against human nature, there is only one daughter in the house, and she has been cared for in the palm of her hand since she was a child, and I can't bear to strip off my flesh and blood, in this case, I will not be difficult to force others. Although General Lou was born poor, he joined the army at the age of fifteen, and made great achievements for my Dayan, and his achievements are innumerable, and now it has been ten years, just when he is young and young, and he is a good time to start a family, and General Lou is not the same as those rough men, General Lou is not only good at leading soldiers to fight, but also writes well, poems are also beautiful, and his appearance is praised by everyone. ”

It is extremely rare for an emperor to say such a long sentence in one breath, and when he goes to the morning court every month, Bai Fengyi has never heard this old emperor who is more than half a hundred years old say so many words. It can be seen that the emperor is extremely concerned about this matter, which makes him a little embarrassed.

In fact, putting aside the emperor's intentions, as far as the handsome man beside him is concerned, it is indeed rare, with good character, outstanding civil and military affairs, and there is no young man inside and outside the imperial city. The most important thing is that her daughter has heard about the bravery and excellence of this General Lou a long time ago, and it is impossible to say that she does not have love in her heart.

This family business, no matter how you say it, is impeccable.

Bai Fengyi really couldn't find a reason to refuse, but the old emperor stared at him with a smile, so that after all the ups and downs, he couldn't figure out any other threatening meaning.

For now, he can only pretend not to be aware of the hidden anger in the emperor's tone when he said these words.

"Your Majesty Shengming, Yirong is still young, and she is afraid that it will be too early to marry her, and her mother died early, only a nurse is by her side, and there are many things that cannot be taken care of, if something goes wrong at that time, I am afraid that she will live up to her holy hope."

Bai Fengyi knew that his words were ostensibly going down the steps given by the old emperor, but in fact, he clearly refused.

Bai Fengyi was very calm and calm on his face, but only he knew that his heart was apprehensive and uneasy at the moment.

The boat floating on the vast sea is destined to be uncertain.

Bai Fengyi is that boat.

The identity and status of the Taishi are just a vain appearance, and staying at home every day is nothing more than raising flowers, reading poems and books, and making friends with those young descendants who come to the door or humbly seek advice or under the guise of studying, as well as the officials and big families in the imperial city, and win a good reputation, which is worthy of the "appreciation" of the old emperor.

The handsome man beside him was straight, like the pine and cypress in the valley, calm and not with the world, but when the pine and cypress came to the court, they had to look at it differently.

The emperor glanced at Lou Zhan several times, signaling him to express his thoughts, even if it was a sentence, or even, a few words.

"General Lou, did you hear that? The princess is unwilling to marry his daughter to you, and your request has been rejected. ”

Lou Zhan, who had been silent, did not respond until this moment, he bent his straight back, lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Weichen is willing to wait." ”

The emperor was shocked, his expression was surprised, with a satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth, and a trace of appreciation for the elders for the juniors, "Oh? General Lou, is this a decision? ”

Although it was a rhetorical question, the emperor did not have the patience to wait for him to answer again, turned a smiling face to Bai Fengyi, pointed at Lou Zhan and said with a smile: "Look! This is a young man, once you decide, it is difficult to change things, you don't hit the south wall and don't look back, I think back then, I was the same, if it weren't for that, how could I fight this thousands of miles! If he hadn't said this, I would have been at ease, but when he said this, I would have felt a little uneasy......"

The emperor looked excited, his eyebrows fluttering. But in the eyes of Bai Fengyi, who has seen the hearts of the people, the emperor's appearance is undoubtedly acting, but his acting skills are superb, and no one dares to pierce this layer of paper.

No one noticed Lou Zhan, who was left silent, and the mocking smile on the corner of his mouth on the right side of his mouth, which was not visible.

Bai Fengyi still couldn't figure out the emperor's deep meaning, but the emperor put on a posture that seemed that he would not let him go back to the Taishi Mansion if he didn't let go, during which the little eunuch came in to change the tea twice, and the emperor still talked endlessly, in addition to praising Lou Zhan, he was boasting about his great achievements when he was young, Bai Fengyi couldn't help but yawn when he heard it, and finally held back.

The emperor's voice was deep and deep, because he had been on the throne for a long time, and there was inevitably a majesty and oppression in his tone that was difficult for ordinary people to perceive, which invisibly gave people a convincing feeling.

Standing an old man and a young man were like two devout believers, respectfully listening to the teachings of the Holy One.

Finally, Bai Fengyi compromised, he seized the gap, stepped forward, bowed on his knees, and said: "Wechen thought about it, and secretly thought that General Lou Zhan was indeed the best husband candidate for my son, so Wechen dared to ask the emperor to give him a decree and give him a marriage." ”

The emperor said dryly, seeing that he suddenly made a big salute and said this, the gloom between his eyebrows was finally dispelled a lot, he was so excited that he got up in front of the Taishi, helped him up with his own hands, patted his wrist, and said: "Why should the Taishi be polite, you and I have been old friends for many years, and I can't go away with such a big gift." Then he said, "I just heard you say that you changed your mind?" ”

"Your Majesty has a unique vision, Weichen is ashamed, although the little girl is young, but General Lou Zhan can't afford to delay, if you delay the happiness of the good ministers of the society, Weichen is liver and brain, and it is not as good as half of General Lou Zhan!" This remark was impassioned, and Bai Fengyi himself was a little moved, but in fact, he was more helpless in his heart.

The emperor laughed, took one of Bai Fengyi's hands and said, "Why did the Taishi say this? Although General Lou is in a good time to start a family and start a business, Taishi is also the pillar of my Great Yan, how can he sacrifice one in exchange for the happiness of another? You say this, I really don't have the face to sit on this throne again! ”

Bai Fengyi sneered in his heart, in the heart of the old emperor, his weight was far from enough to make the old emperor have no face to sit on the throne again, the old emperor said that these were nothing more than taking care of his own face, and he didn't want to add an extra eccentric hat on his head.

"Weichen lost his words for a while, I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."

As he spoke, he leaned down again and bowed.

The old emperor was satisfied, touching his beard and squinting and smiling, like a well-fed and well-fed tiger, basking in the sun comfortably, without even a symbolic support, and after returning to Qinglongmu's desk, he put his hand to his mouth and coughed.

Receiving the emperor's hint, the little eunuch guarding behind the curtain came in with his head hanging down in small steps, and saw that the emperor had held the green jade pen in his hand, so he hurriedly took out a scroll from the shelf behind him and spread it out for the emperor. A golden light flashed through Bai Fengyi's eyes, causing him to blink, and he almost stretched out his hands to cover them with his wide sleeved robe.

The little eunuch stood at the end of the desk and quietly grinded the ink, and the ink slowly melted into a thick liquid under the grinding of those skillful hands.

The Emperor lowered his eyebrows and rested his right hand on the empty space of the desk, thinking about something.

Bai Fengyi arched his hand at the right time and said, "Weichen retreats."

As soon as the words fell, Lou Zhan beside him also bowed down.

The emperor didn't raise his head, and let out a faint "um".