Xi Qingyan is still a person in the rivers and lakes after all, so she doesn't know how unpredictable the emperor's heart is.

He thought that His Majesty made Su Lixiao the crown prince because he valued Su Lixiao's talent and the guilt in His Majesty's heart for Empress Yuan.

As everyone knows, in the end, His Majesty is never just for someone.

Not then, and neither is and will not be.

"Su Lixiao, did you know that one day it would be the current situation from the day His Majesty's decree to crown you the crown prince was issued?"

Xi Qingyan asked the bottom line.

She has suffered a lot in the past, and she has seen the dangers of the world, but those are not completely comparable to everything that Su Lixiao has experienced.

"I didn't expect everything my father did and did, but after living in the royal family for so many years, I always have a certain understanding of what my father did and did."

Su Lixiao smiled and spoke.

"Father is never a person who can be seen clearly at a glance, his mind is too deep, if you think you guessed his mind correctly, it is likely that he did it on purpose."

Su Lixiao has faced thousands of troops and horses, and has also fought opponents on the battlefield, but they are not as powerful as his father's sense of oppression.

Emperors have always been emperors.

Whether he is in the prime of life or dying old, the emperor's scheming and methods need to be guarded against from time to time.

"So whether you are promoted to the title of prince or the crown prince, you have always regarded them as normal?"

Originally, this Jin Feng would also hold a grand palace banquet to celebrate, but in the end, Su Lixiao rejected the proposal of the Ministry of Rites on the grounds of paying tribute to the Yuan Hou.

Later, he was named the crown prince, which should have been congratulated by the whole world, and Su Lixiao only accepted the congratulatory gifts from the ministers and did not take any action.

Xi Qingyan once thought that he had died because of the Empress Yuan's crying out for injustice, and he was haunted in his heart, so he kept everything simple.

"Whether it's the prince or the prince, these are just false names, if my father is not happy, these so-called favors will be taken back by him one by one."

Su Lixiao sneered and spoke.

He had seen clearly the character of His Majesty many years ago.

Su Lixiao was too young at the beginning, and he still had a trace of unrealistic illusions about his father, so the years when he fought on the frontier were so difficult.

"I have been able to live to this day not because of the fame and glory he gave me, but because of my own strength."

Su Lixiao rarely said such things, and when he heard such words, Xi Qingyan only felt uncomfortable for him in his heart.

"No matter what kind of person Your Majesty is, you and me, I will stand behind you with the children."

"Light ......".

Su Lixiao stretched out his hand to take Xi Qingyan in his arms and whispered softly.

In this small world, the two silently feel the tenderness and love brought by each other.

"Knock!"

Just as I was leaving the sky and wanting to quietly feel this rare good time, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Master, Master Jiang asks to see you."

Yun Fei's words ruined the warm atmosphere in the room, and Xi Qingyan didn't want to disturb Su Lixiao to discuss affairs with the courtiers, so he wanted to leave the study.

"You stay, just hide behind the screen behind me, just so you can also see what Jiang Kuo's intentions are for this trip."

Su Lixiao didn't let Xi leave lightly.

"I don't have much interest in the affairs of the court, Lixiao, you are busy with yours."

Xi Qingyan was puzzled by Su Lixiao's actions of leaving her, these days, she has lived in the palace, although Su Lixiao did not deliberately hide the big and small affairs from her, but did not force her to listen to the conversation between him and the minister in the study.

"No, light face, you may not be interested in what other adults say, but you still need to listen to Jiang Kuo."

This is said lightly

Yan was puzzled.

However, since Su Lixiao didn't mind, Xi Qingyan hid behind the screen to listen to why this Jiang Kuo came.

After Xi Qingyan hid, he asked Yun Fei to lead Jiang Kuo into the palace.

"Weichen Jiang Kuo, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose!"

Jiang Guan entered the study and bowed upright to Su Lixiao.

"Master Jiang gets up, you don't have to be so polite," Shu Lixiao stretched out his hand and helped Jiang Kuo, "Yunfei, serve tea to Lord Jiang, take a seat."

"Yes, master!"

Yun Fei followed Su Lixiao's instructions, ordered someone to bring tables and chairs, and served good tea.

Jiang Kuo was a little flattered.

What is the treatment of the minister of Kyoto who has been in the mansion to give gifts these days, he has also heard about it, and now that Su Lixiao is so polite to him, Jiang Kuo wants to say in his heart that it is also false to say that he has not noticed.

So, in the face of the fragrant tea and the chair prepared by the subordinate, Jiang Kuo did not enjoy it for the first time.

"Master Jiang, why don't you sit?"

Seeing Jiang Kuo standing in place, Su Lixiao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"The main hall entertains Lord Jiang with the best tribute tea, could it be that it can't enter your eyes?"

"No, no, no, the old minister didn't mean that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so attentive to the old minister, I just don't get used to it for a while......

Jiang Kuo hurriedly waved his hand and explained.

"Wei Chen heard that other colleagues in the court and China had entered His Royal Highness's mansion, and they had never been treated like this, so they didn't dare to be presumptuous at will."

"Lord Jiang is Lord Jiang, and this place in this hall is naturally different from other adults," Shu Lixiao looked at Jiang Kuo's demeanor, got up, picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Jiang Kuo.

"Wechen doesn't dare to work for His Royal Highness, Wechen will come by himself, come by himself, ...... by himself" Jiang Kuo hurriedly took the tea and hurriedly excused himself.

"Lord Jiang, did you come to my house today to ask for something? If it is said by the main hall, you can speak bluntly here, and the main hall can be made the crown prince, and the lord is the first merit."

Su Lixiao's words made Jiang Kuo see the intention of showing goodwill.

He took a sip of the tea in the cup and looked at the Su Lixiao in front of him before answering.

"Wechen is afraid, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a dragon and phoenix among the people, and his military exploits are outstanding, even if Weichen does not propose to His Majesty, His Majesty will appoint His Highness as the prince sooner or later!"

"It's different, if it weren't for Lord Jiang taking the initiative to mention it, the main hall wouldn't know what year and month it would be to become the crown prince."

Shu Lixiao was unhurried, and continued to mediate with Jiang Kuo who came with a purpose in front of him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as the maternal grandfather of the Fifth Prince, do you really believe me?"

Jiang Kuo saw that Su Lixiao was close to him, so he said tentatively.

"Faith, don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, Lord Jiang recommended this palace as the crown prince to my father, this is the best letter of nomination you handed over when you enter this palace!"

Su Lixiao's words made Jiang Kuo feel a little more sure in his heart, so he explained his intention to Su Lixiao.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believes me, and Weichen will naturally smend you to the ground, and he will not hesitate to do so!"

"Your Highness, Weichen came here today in the hope that His Royal Highness can consider the selection of the crown princess, I know that the prince has a deep affection for Xi Qingyan, the daughter of the Ministry of Rites, but this woman is not the best candidate for the crown princess."

Jiang Kuo said this, and Xi Qingyan behind the screen finally understood why she stayed today.

It turned out that before Jiang Kuo spoke, Shu Lixiao already knew his thoughts.

"This hall thinks that the eldest lady of the Xi family is very good, Lord Jiang, she is the valley master of the Divine Medicine Valley, whether it is her birth or reputation, she is extremely compatible with the main hall, could it be that Lord Jiang can find a second daughter family in this capital who is so compatible with the main hall?"

Su Lixiao's face showed displeasure.

Jiang Kuo saw that Su Lixiao insisted on pleasing his face, and continued to provoke without hurrying.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, yes, Weichen also admits that the eldest lady of the Xi family is famous, but her identity as the Divine Doctor Valley Lord is not a help to you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, but a drag."

"Your Highness, you know that the rivers and lakes and the imperial court can never be confused, although Your Majesty has said that you want to coexist peacefully with the people in the rivers and lakes, but maybe one day Your Majesty will not be used to the habits and styles of the people in the rivers and lakes, and when Your Majesty wants to attack the people of the rivers and lakes, how should you make a choice?"

Su Lixiao sneered in his heart.

Jiang Kuo's move is really unintentional.

In the past, when Su Yiting was not dead, he always wanted to take the Divine Medicine Valley into his arms and use it for him.

Now, Jiang Kuo has also hidden such thoughts.

"Lord Jiang, Xi Qingyan is just a daughter's family, and her practice of medicine is also beneficial to the country and the people, this palace believes that even if his father wants to do something to the people of the rivers and lakes, he will spare her for the sake of Xi Qingyan being a woman."

Shu Lixiao suppressed the ridicule in his heart and continued to ask.

"Your Highness, you can't underestimate a woman, isn't Prime Minister Lin, the head of a hundred officials, because of Shen Mengjiao, a little woman?"

Jiang Kuo took another step towards Shu Lixiao, his eyes were fixed on Su Lixiao, and there was a faint smugness in his eyes.

"Careless Jingzhou, Your Highness, you are now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you must not take a wrong step, if you take a wrong step, there is no possibility of turning over."

Shu Lixiao sneered.

"Master Jiang, are you threatening the main hall now?"

Although Jiang Kuo behaved respectfully, it was difficult to hide his arrogance in his words.

The fact that he overthrew Prime Minister Lin gave him the confidence to be arrogant, but he forgot that the person he was facing now was not Prime Minister Lin but Su Lixiao.

"Don't dare! Your Highness," Jiang Kuo immediately retorted, and then continued, "The minister is loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which is why he recommended His Royal Highness in front of His Majesty in front of many courtiers in the court.

After Jiang Kuo finished speaking, he saw that he was displeased, so he left.

Xi Qingyan walked out from behind the screen, she looked at the direction in which Jiang Kuo disappeared, her brows furrowed.

"Su Lixiao, Jiang Kuo is a person with a lot of ambitions, it seems that even if he is the one who recommends you to the throne of the crown prince, he may not really support you in his heart......

"The only person he supports is Su Chen'an, and it will never be me."

Standing behind Xi Qingyan, Shu Lixiao said affirmatively.

"Such a person has taken the place of Prime Minister Lin Cheng and has become a powerful minister of the court, and I feel more and more that Lin Cheng should not commit suicide in the prison in the future......

Looking at Jiang Kuo, who was ambitious and ill-intentioned, Xi Qingyan muttered to himself.

Prime Minister Lin Cheng has been conscientious in the court, for the country and the people, over the years Kyoto officials have all obeyed his teachings and control, there is Prime Minister Lin Cheng in the court to deter the civil and military ministers, Jiang Kuo This kind of talent will be restrained.

"Yes, Prime Minister Lin doesn't deserve to die." A hint of strangeness flashed in his eyes, and then, he continued, "Qingyan, I let you see Jiang Kuo today, and listen to him say these words, not only to avoid misunderstandings between us, but also to let you cooperate with me to do another thing."

"Another thing?"

Xi Qingyan said in surprise.

"Didn't you ask me to accompany you in a play, so as to deceive Jiang Kuo, so as to gain his trust, and then investigate his details?"

Xi Qingyan thought about everything that had just happened, and hesitated to say the guess in his heart.

"Sure enough, it's the person I like, and I guess it!"