The emperor stared at the woman in front of him, the cold light flickered in his dark eyes, and after a long time, the corners of his cold lips suddenly raised a smile, "Xiao Xiwei, do you know what a smart person is most taboo about?" Speaking of this, the emperor's gaze suddenly turned cold, "I think I can guess other people's thoughts." ”

"What my father said is right, but does my father think that his son has a second way to go?" Xiao Xiwei met the emperor's gaze fearlessly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips, "Erchen doesn't want Tianye to become the second cherish!" ”

Hearing the name come out of Xiao Xiwei's mouth again, the emperor's dark eyes flashed with a cold light with a yin owl, and his voice was cold as if it came from hell, "Do you really think that I dare not touch you?" ”

Listening to the emperor's words, Xiao Xi smiled bitterly, and a slightly hoarse voice sounded, "How dare Erchen think so, it's just that if Erchen really has no way out, then it's okay to fight to the death!" ”

"Desperate? Do you think Zhongyong Houfu and the Chen family will fight to the death for you? The emperor said coldly.

"Father, maybe you can try." Xiao Xi slightly met the emperor's oppressive gaze, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a clear arc.

The emperor stared at Xiao Xiwei's eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

These eyes were too clear and determined, and there was not even a trace of panic or hesitation.

He knew that she dared to say these things in front of him, and she had the confidence to do so.

The Chen family is known as the richest merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, with shops all over Dayue, and business dealings with countries in the Western Regions, and Xiao Xiwei's brother-in-law Xiao Xiyang even holds 100,000 elite soldiers in Wucheng, and outside Wucheng is the Xiliang that is eyeing the tiger. If they really force them to rebel, when the time comes, as soon as the gate of Wucheng is opened, then I am afraid that Dayue will be in danger.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that she won.

He really can't move her now, because the price he has to pay after moving her is too great for him to gamble.

"Why should I believe you?" The emperor stared at Xiao Xi coldly with his eyes closed.

Since she already has the idea of colluding with Xiliang, she can't tell when she will really implement this idea.

"Of course, the father can trust his son, because, more than you, the son doesn't want the country that should be Tianye to fall into the hands of Xiliang." Xiao Xiwei stared at the emperor's eyes and said word by word.

The Emperor's eyes snapped open, and an unbelievable light flashed through his dark eyes.

What the! She actually wanted to support Chu Tianye!

"You're crazy." The emperor stared at Xiao Xiwei, and a little cold light appeared in his dark eyes, faint and cold.

No, Xiao Xiwei smiled when he heard the emperor's words.

At first, the corners of her mouth were hooked, but gradually she laughed out loud, and the laughter was a little rampant but mixed with countless sadness.

"Yes, Erchen is indeed insane. How could Keerchen say anything wrong? Didn't you single-handedly create the illusion that you wanted to help him as the prince? Didn't you single-handedly pull Tianye into the whirlpool of competition for the prince? How have we ever had a choice? In the final analysis, all this is a choice made by you, father, and the son just doesn't want his husband and son to become pawns at your disposal! And...... Father, don't you think that this is something you owe it to? Since the pity is dead, it is natural that it should be repaid to Tianye. ”

The emperor looked at Xiao Xiwei, and the yin owl in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

Looking at the emperor's eyes, Xiao Xi smiled slightly, "Besides, isn't this just in line with your father's thoughts?" ”

She knew that by doing so, she was tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, but at this point, she had no choice.

Listening to Xiao Xiwei's words, the gloom in the emperor's eyes disappeared at once, and he lightly hooked the corners of his lips, "You have said it to this point, so what else can I say." ”

"In this way, thank you to my father for making it happen." Xiao Xi took two steps back and saluted the emperor.

The emperor looked at Xiao Xi and smiled, "You thanked the wrong person, I didn't plan to fulfill you." ”

"The son believes that the father will fulfill the son." Xiao Xi lowered his eyes slightly, and the corners of his lips still maintained a gentle and decent smile.

The emperor looked at the woman in front of him a little more.

"Your Majesty." At this time, Zhang Shichang suddenly bowed down and walked in, he walked up to the emperor and saluted, and then said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have already arrived at the Zichen Palace, you see...... Are you driving the Zichen Palace? ”

As if he hadn't heard Zhang Shichang's words, the emperor's dark eyes were still firmly locked on Xiao Xiwei's body.

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, still calm under the emperor's gaze.

Zhang Shichang looked at the two people facing each other in the hall, and only felt that there was a strange atmosphere surging in the hall.

"Swing." Finally, the emperor withdrew his gaze from Xiao Xiwei and strode past her, bringing a cold wind with him.

Xiao Xi blessed his body slightly, slowly raised his head, and suddenly felt a chill in his back.

Anyway, at this level, she still passed it, as for the future......

Now that I've taken this step, I still want to do what I want to do in the future. Since God has let her live again, she will never allow anyone to manipulate her fate again!

Never allowed!

The Zichen Hall was already full of people.

The emperor walked in front, while Xiao Huanwei followed behind him with Chu Tianye, the prince of King Yan.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live." The crowd stood up and saluted.

The emperor walked to the throne and sat down with a cold expression, then waved his hand, and a deep voice sounded in the hall, "Let's all be flat." ”

Xiao Xiwei followed everyone to get up, and then walked to the empty position under the emperor with Chu Tianye in his arms and sat down. Next to her sat Chu Muzhi, and sitting opposite was the crown prince Chu Yanzhi.

Everyone sat down, and it was said that the banquet should begin, but the emperor on the throne half leaned on the chair and did not say a word, his expression was extremely cold, and there was no trace of a smile on his face.

In Dayue, the emperor's relatives and nobles held more 100-day banquets, but the emperor suddenly wanted to hold a full moon banquet for the prince of Yan, during which the news came out from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the emperor wanted to crown the prince of Yan Wang as the prince, thinking of the recent situation in the court, it is not difficult for sleek people to guess that the emperor intends to support the prince of Yan Wang. Therefore, this full moon banquet is not to say that it is highly anticipated, but it can also be called eye-catching, but no one expected that the emperor would have a cold face and not say a word as soon as he entered the Zichen Palace.

For a while, no one in the Zichen Hall dared to speak, and the smile on his face just now disappeared without a trace, and everyone was secretly guessing in their hearts what was going on.

"Imperial sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Chu Muzhi picked up the wine glass in front of him and pretended to drink, while whispering to Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xi looked down slightly at Chu Tianye, who was sleeping sweetly in his arms, smiled, and did not speak.

Chu Yanzhi glanced at the unusually emperor, and finally, slowly moved his gaze to Xiao Xiwei.

He was curious about what she had said in front of his father, so much so that his scheming father had a cold face in public at this full moon banquet.

Just as everyone was guessing, suddenly, a series of baby cries rang out.

"Tianye is good, don't cry, don't cry." Xiao Xiwei raised his hand and shook Chu Tianye as he persuaded softly.

The little man in his arms was still crying.

Xiao Xi frowned slightly in embarrassment, she hugged Xiao Xiwei and got up, and blessed the emperor with some apologies, "Father, Tianye may be hungry, look, do you want to let your son take him down to drink milk first?" ”

The emperor, who had been leaning on the throne with a cold face, finally raised his eyes to look at her when he heard Xiao Xiwei's voice, and when he touched Xiao Xi's slightly smiling eyes, the gloom of the emperor's eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he waved his hand at Xiao Xiwei with a smile, with a pleasant face, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes." Xiao Xi smiled slightly and blessed the emperor, and then went out with Chu Tianye, who was still crying.

Out of the Zichen Palace, Xiao Xiwei carried Chu Tianye to the warm pavilion next to the Zichen Palace, where Chu Tianye's nurse had already been waiting there.

As soon as Chu Tianye was handed over to the nurse, outside the door, a little palace maid walked in.

"Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited."

Looking at the palace maid's eyes, and hearing Her Highness in her mouth, Ziyan couldn't help but look tight, and subconsciously took a step towards Xiao Xiwei.

"Ziyan, you and Ruosu and Biyun are guarding Ye'er here, Hongyu, let's go." Xiao Xi glanced at the purple flue slightly.

Ziyan wanted to say something more, but when she saw Xiao Xi's slightly cold eyes, she swallowed back the words that came to her lips.

At this time, Chu Yanzhi was leaning against the pillars of the garden next to the Zichen Palace, his eyes slightly closed. At the banquet just now, the ministers rushed to toast one by one, drank a few more glasses, and originally thought it was nothing, but now that they were blown by the cold wind, they suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a string of shredded footsteps sounded.

Chu Yanzhi turned his face and saw a person walking behind Ying Ying, the palace maid. The light purple embroidered Yuehua skirt is embroidered with the dark lines of roses at the skirt, and a fox fur cloak embroidered with silver and white embroidered red plums is tied on the body, and the circle of fluff on the neck makes the snow-white delicate face look more and more beautiful.

"Your Highness." A gentle voice suddenly sounded.

Chu Yan was stunned, only then did he realize that he had just lost his mind, he stood up straight, and then found that the palace maid who led Xiao Xiwei had left, and the girl named Hongyu next to Xiao Xiwei was also standing a foot away from them.

"You're here."

Xiao Xi smiled faintly, his eyebrows and eyes were extremely peaceful, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please, how dare the concubine not come." ”

Perhaps it was the first time he saw her let down her guard in front of him, Chu Yanzhi couldn't help but smile, "Bengong doesn't know, Wei'er, when did you listen to Bengong's words like this?" Well? As he spoke, he leaned over to Xiao Xiwei and stretched out his hand to help the green silk in Xiao Xiwei's ear very affectionately.

Xiao Xi lowered his head slightly, avoiding Chu Yanzhi's touch without a trace, a shallow smile curled at the corner of his lips, his delicate willow eyebrows were slightly raised, and his voice was tactful, "Your Highness doesn't like it?" ”

Chu Yanzhi had never seen Xiao Xiwei who treated him so gently, and for a while he only felt a swing in his chest, as if someone was pinching a feather and gently brushing his heart, and the numb feeling went straight to his brain, and he couldn't help but bow his head and kiss Xiao Xiwei's face......

"Your Highness is here, do you want to ask what the concubine said to the emperor in the Chongde Palace?" Xiao Xi raised his head slightly, and his clear eyes looked at Chu Yanzhi with rippling waves.

Chu Yan was stunned, and then raised his head, "What, are you willing to tell me?" ”

A soft smile spread from the corner of Xiao Xiwei's lips, "Since the concubine chose to bet with His Royal Highness the Prince, then, before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince broke the contract, she naturally abided by the agreement and did not dare to deceive His Highness." Speaking of this, Xiao Xi paused slightly, and his smile became even more charming, "I just don't know, what the concubine said, His Royal Highness believed it?" Still not convinced? ”