As soon as Li Cong heard this, he knew that Yan Yan was still worried about her being retired by Lu Ming, and when he said this, he suddenly remembered another purpose of calling Yan Yan into the palace today.

"There is another matter, I heard that the Duchess of Zhenguo cried to the Queen Mother and wanted to marry Yan Yu, what do you think?"

In fact, not only did the Zhu family open his mouth to the Queen Mother, but Lu Duan also opened his mouth to him, saying that he had been pulled in these families, and only Yan Yu was the right age, and Yan Yu was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Dingnan, who must have been carefully taught to grow up since childhood, and should be able to support the Zhenguo Mansion.

In addition, Lu Duan also mentioned that he did this for Yan Yan and Lu You's sake, after all, Lu You is a concubine and has no ability to survive, and the Lu family will be handed over to Lu Ming in the future, if Lu Ming marries Yan Yu, Yan Yu will take more care of them for Yan Yan's sake.

"Back to the emperor, this question was asked by the Queen Mother, and the second aunt also asked me yesterday, I still said the same sentence, it doesn't matter if I mind or not, the important thing is the trade-offs of the elders and the second sister's own thoughts, but there is one thing I refuse to accept and refuse to admit, I don't think that the second sister marrying Lu Ming is for my good, the path I choose is to go by myself, I have the ability to live a worry-free life on my own. If you don't believe it, the emperor will wait and see. In the last sentence, Yan Yan was a little playful.

"I believe it." Li Cong nodded, not perfunctory, but really believed.

Yan Yan smiled.

Li Cong looked at Yan Yan's smile and was in a trance for a moment, but he quickly restrained it, but he was still reluctant to let Yan Yan leave, not that he had a charming mind for him that he shouldn't have, but that he felt that the conversation between the two could benefit him, because both Yan Yan's knowledge and her way of thinking about problems were worthy of his reference.

"By the way, you just said that when you read more books and think about problems, you can touch on the analogy, can you explain how you judge that the Liao State is not aggressive, while the Mongols and Jurchens may not?"

Yan Yan thought for a while and replied: "This is simple, the Liao State has been in power for a hundred years, the government has become mature, and the people are accustomed to a comfortable life, which is like a middle-aged person who has entered the mature period, willing to maintain the status quo and conform to the old rules; But the Jurchens and the Mongols are different, they are like young people or teenagers who have just grown up, and the people of this period have a momentum and ruthlessness, and want to do a great career in order to prove their strength and ability, so at present, for the Mongols and the Jurchens, expanding the territory is the first priority. ”

These words once again impressed Li Cong.

Not to mention, after careful analysis, this is indeed the case, he himself is the best example, he was also full of ambition at the beginning of his ascension, and he also wanted to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun with his own strength.

But now?

He also just wants to maintain the status quo, but external conditions do not allow it.

After Yan Yan finished speaking, seeing that Li Cong was distracted for a moment, and there was more exploration in his gaze when he looked at him, Yan Yan realized that he had gone too far.

So, she knelt down, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, the woman wants to accuse her, two days ago, the woman decided to make a trip for the third aunt today, and they will all be waiting for me in the restaurant, and it is disrespectful to the guest if the host does not come." ”

"Hey, aren't you afraid of being disrespectful to me?" Li Cong quipped.

"Back to the emperor, so the women said that they were guilty, the women were in the capital, and the women also promised the queen mother to enter the palace on the fifteenth day of the new month to talk to her, so the women had the opportunity to see the emperor."

"Okay, go ahead, I'm not going to be so impersonal." Li Cong waved his hand.

Coming out of the south study, Yan Yan went to Cining Palace again, and the Queen Mother was a little surprised when she heard the palace maids' report, because what she said was to let Yan Yan enter the palace to talk to her on the fifteenth day of the first month, but today it was obviously not.

For this reason, the Queen Mother misunderstood, thinking that Yan Yan was looking for her to talk about Lu Ming and Yan Yu's family affairs, because she knew that Yan Yan had returned to her parents' house two days ago.

But she couldn't make the decision for Yan Yan in this matter, because she asked Ma, although Ma didn't admit it, but she kept saying that aside from those grievances with Yan Yan, Lu Ming was a good husband candidate, and the Queen Mother couldn't hear what she meant?

Since Yan and Lu are optimistic about each other, can she, the queen mother, still be stopped?

Therefore, after a little consideration, she didn't see Yan Yan, and asked Ah Rong to come out to spread the word, saying that she was a little unwell and couldn't meet guests.

Yan Yan didn't think much about it, he heard that the Queen Mother was uncomfortable, so he hurriedly asked why.

"It's not a big deal, it's that I haven't slept well these days, and I have a bit of a migraine." Ah Rong's words are not lying, the Queen Mother has indeed not had a good night's sleep recently.

"Aunt Rong told me on my behalf, today the emperor brought me here to ask a few words, I thought that since I came in, I should also come to meet the Queen Mother, there is nothing else, and please take care of the Queen Mother. Also, I heard that cow's milk is very helpful for falling asleep, so the Queen Mother might as well drink a bowl every night before going to bed. I'm in a hurry today, and I still have urgent matters, so I won't say more. ”

As soon as Ah Rong heard Yan Yan say that there was something urgent, he hurriedly grabbed her and asked.

"Two days ago, I made a trip to the third aunt today, as well as my second uncle's family, who knew that I was intercepted by the emperor's father-in-law Liu next to the emperor before I got dressed, and they were still waiting for me in the restaurant." Yan Yan replied.

Ah Rong let go of his hand when he heard this, and let Yan Yan go.

What Yan Yan didn't know was that she had just come out of the palace, and the emperor had also transferred to Cining Palace, Yan Yan had too much shock to him today, and he was not so confused, he wanted to find someone to talk to, and the Queen Mother was undoubtedly the best candidate.

When Li Cong arrived, the Queen Mother was analyzing the purpose of the emperor's summoning Yan Yan with Ah Rong, and when she saw her son entering the door, the Queen Mother asked directly.

Li Cong glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids in the room, and Ah Rong hurriedly waved his hand and led everyone out.

"What's the matter?" The Queen Mother was shocked when she saw her son so solemn.

"Don't worry, the queen mother, my son just wants to ask, what kind of child is Yan'er in the eyes of the queen mother?" Li Cong sat across from her mother.

"Yan'er?" The Queen Mother pondered for a while, "When I was young, I was very smart and lively, I loved to talk and laugh, and your aunt specially invited a great Confucian for her in order to cultivate her. In addition, your aunt taught her embroidery and cooking, and your aunt brought her into the palace and brought her to the south to relieve my homesickness. It's a pity that after your aunt is gone, this child seems to have grown up overnight, he doesn't like to laugh or talk, he hides everything in his heart, and never argues with others, but after this accident, this child seems to have changed back to the person he used to be, no longer forbearing, no longer hiding, and knows how to use his advantages to protect himself. ”

It's a pity that what the Queen Mother said is not what Li Cong wants to know.