Du Jinning's eyes are very beautiful, black and white, and his eyes are like two black pearls raised in white mercury, shining brightly, and it seems that he can intimidate people's eyes unconsciously. She has lost a lot of weight these days, and her eyes are getting bigger and brighter. At this time, she stared at her with wide eyes, looking extremely smart and pure.

Zhao Yu's heart was suddenly hit by something, and suddenly fell into her eyes.

Gonggong Wu didn't seem to have a sense of existence hidden in the shade of the lamp, but he kept paying attention to the movements of Zhao Yu and Du Jinning. Zhao Yu's expression was gentle before, and his tone was ambiguous, but he didn't feel anything, because when Zhao Yu treated those concubines in his harem, if necessary, he would also speak like this.

But the emotion and obsession in Zhao Yu's eyes at this time were something he had never seen before. Father-in-law Wu was inexplicably a little flustered. As an emperor, once you are in love, especially for a woman like Du Jinning, it is very likely to bring disaster to the whole country.

His lips moved, and he wanted to say something to wake up Zhao Yu, but he saw Du Jinning's expression straight, lowered his eyelids, took away the aura in his eyes, and became the usual wise and calm Lord Du again.

I saw her kneel up straight, and made a big salute to Zhao Yu in a dignified manner: "Jinning, thank you for the emperor's appreciation." To be so affirmed by the emperor is the glory of Jinning. ”

She raised her eyes, her eyes were pure and solemn, as if she was in the court discussing national affairs, and her expression was extremely serious: "The reason why Jin Ning said this is because Jin Ning knows that the emperor said this sentence, which does not involve the love between men and women, but only appreciates Jin Ning, which is an affirmation of Jin Ning." ”

Zhao Yu knew that if there was no relationship between men and women involved, but just now, he was really tempted by Du Jinning.

He opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but he didn't want Du Jinning to give him a chance to speak at all, so he continued: "But Jin Ning warned the emperor with a sincere loyalty that he must never say anything more about letting Jin Ning enter the palace as a concubine, which is not good for the country and hinders the emperor's foundation for all generations." ”

Zhao Yu's words were stuck in his throat when he was about to speak. Gonggong Wu, who was standing in the shadow of the lamp, opened his mouth wide in shock, completely disbelieving that the words he heard came from Du Jinning's mouth.

How can anyone say to the king that he is a bad man and a bad person for the country? Is this impatience to live?

saw Du Jinning continue: "Jinning has this statement for two reasons. ”

"First, Jin Ning was born in the countryside, and later entered the hall, and only after the show did he go to the county town and still lived in the dormitory of the academy, and then entered the court as an official, and often lived in the same room with his colleagues. For a woman like Minnu, it's okay not to marry, but once she gets married, the husband of Minnu will definitely suffer from a lot of gossip. ”

"The emperor is the king of a country, and every word and deed needs to be recorded in history, and there is no room for criticism; The bloodline of the heirs is not allowed to have a half-point difference. An unruly woman like a folk girl enters the palace as a concubine, not to mention how the courtiers will stop her, even if she succeeds in entering the palace, she will definitely bury many disasters for the emperor. ”

Zhao Yu's brows furrowed.

Gonggong Wu's expression relaxed, and he bowed slightly: What Du Jinning said is very reasonable.

Second, the women of the people are never greedy for power and have no ambitions. The only wish of the people is to do something for the people and feed them. The folk girls were loyal to the Great Song Dynasty and the emperor. But what kind of place is the harem, the emperor grew up there since he was a child, and he knows it very well. When the folk girl enters the harem, even if she is willing to live honestly and not compete with others for power and profit, once she gives birth to an heir, others will involve the folk girl in the struggle for power. ”

She smiled, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes, and the whole person looked more and more cold: "The folk girl is not a little white rabbit who is killed and doesn't fight back." Thinking about it, with the brains of the people's daughters, it is really not difficult to win the world for the heirs. ”

She raised her head and looked at Zhao Yu: "The people heard that the emperor is about to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince soon." Although the folk girl has never seen the eldest prince, she has heard her colleagues in the past mention many times that the eldest prince is intelligent and self-disciplined, and his heart is not unkind. With such a child, can the emperor bear to let him go through the pain and torture that the emperor once suffered? Now that the family is weak, the concubines from the family in the harem are acting carefully to protect themselves, shouldn't the emperor take this opportunity to tidy up the harem and give the princes an environment to grow up safely? Throwing the people's daughter into the pool and stirring up a pool of wind and rain is not a scene that the emperor wants to see, right? ”

Zhao Yu avoided her gaze and remained silent.

Du Jinning lowered his eyes, paused and said: "In addition, the people's daughter's heart belongs, and Qi Muyuan is in love, and the people's daughter implores the emperor to fulfill us." ”

As he spoke, Du Jinning tidied up his clothes and made a big salute.

When Gonggong Wu heard this, he cast a very appreciative look at Du Jinning.

The last sentence is to step down the steps for Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu is an emperor, even if he is persuaded by Du Du Jinning and knows that he must not admit her into the palace, he can't just agree to come down. Otherwise, didn't he admit that he was afraid of gossip, and admitted that he couldn't even control women, and the harem was disturbed by Du Jinning? He needs a step down.

Sure enough, Zhao Yu immediately climbed down the ladder.

He bowed his head slightly, and let out a long sigh: "Duke Qi has worked hard for the court and is loyal; Qi Muyuan is also my right-hand man; Jinning, you have researched high-yield rice for the Great Song Dynasty, and you have made great contributions. Since you and Qi Muyuan are in love, even if I am reluctant, how can I selfishly include you in the palace and make you regret it. That's it, even if I didn't mention what I said just now, you don't need to tell the Qi family about it, lest they get upset. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Du Jinning saluted again, and his heart was relaxed.

Gonggong Wu also let out a long breath.

He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, Du ...... Although Du Jinning depreciated himself just now, he actually thought about the Great Song Dynasty. Her loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty and the emperor can be seen in heaven and earth. Such faithfulness is not rewarded with justice. She can no longer be an official, and she is unwilling to enter the palace as a concubine, it is better to let the queen mother recognize her as a righteous daughter, the emperor thinks of her as a righteous sister, gives her the title of princess, and gives her the marriage to Qi Muyuan. What does the emperor think? ”

This is also an old fox, and Zhao Jinna's entry into the palace is said to be a reward for Du Jinning. When Du Jinning was unwilling, he gave Du Jinning the transaction between Zhao Yu and Qi Bokun as a favor. If Du Jinning didn't know the inside story, he would have been moved to cry bitterly at this time, and vowed to do his best for Zhao Yu and die.

When Zhao Yu heard this, he immediately stroked his palm and said, "Very good." ”

He stood up and said to Du Jinning: "Tomorrow in the main hall, I will give you a marriage with the granddaughter of the eldest princess, and you can admit that you are a woman." I'll take care of the rest for you. Don't worry. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Jinning's face was full of gratitude.