The room was silent, and the slightest chill seemed to exist in the room, with no sign of dissipating. Lan Sha's delicate body suddenly tensed, like a fried cat, looking at the empress with an unknown smile on the corner of her mouth, stunned and speechless.

The next moment, he cried out in embarrassment, "Mother, you are a language trap!"

"No, a lot of facts prove that it is often the truth that is blurted out. So......" the Empress narrowed, "do you like Arthur?"

Thundered...... It was like a thousand thunderbolts exploding in his ears, and Lan Sha's brain went blank for a while. But after just losing his mind for a short second, he opened his mouth and turned his head: "Say whatever you want, anyway, you just want me to marry sooner." ”

"Marry sooner? Hehe, I wouldn't think so. The Empress chuckled and patted the back of Lansha's hand, "Salene should have told you that your identity is different now than before. is no longer a simple royal highness, but the heir of the imperial power of the Northern Wilderness, the only heir. ”

Lan Sha was silent when he heard this, and the five fingers of his palm subconsciously curled up and pinched. In fact, the reason why she has been avoiding her mother for the past few days is not because she is avoiding the showdown conversation about this matter.

From childhood to adulthood, except for martial arts, Lansha is much stronger than Brother Tiu in every aspect. And to inherit the throne of the Northern Wilderness, the least important thing is precisely personal force. But Rao was like that, and Lansha never thought of replacing Tiu. But now the situation is different, and there is no hope of Tiu succeeding to the throne. And she, as the only royal heir with pure Northern Wilderness royal blood, has no choice.

To put it mildly, the current situation is. Even if Lan Sha doesn't want to be the next Empress of the Northern Wilderness. Also to be forced to sit in this position.

"As a member of the royal family. Especially women. This is a very fortunate thing and a very sad thing. Shaking her head slightly, the empress looked indifferent, "You must understand the meaning of this sentence, so I won't say more." Now tell me about your marriage...... After listening to me, in fact, you don't have to reject this matter, because sooner or later you have to face it. ”

Waving his hand to stop Lansha's words, he continued, "There are a lot of theatrical novels over there. Aiqing, who speaks of aristocratic women, often falls victim to political interests. Well, that's a good statement, but it's also too absolute. In fact, there is nothing pure in this world, and the same is true of aiqing, how can it be possible if you want to mix it with a trace of interests? Even if a civilian woman chooses her lover, she has to see if the other party is rich and handsome enough. Or take a step back, at least in which way you are worthy of yourself. It's like a commodity. If you want to get it, you have to pay a corresponding price. ”

"Sounds realistic, brutal? Huh. Actually, it's just what it sounds like, and that's what it is, it's up to us to admit it...... Shasha, you are His Royal Highness and the only heir to the next Empress, so the value of the interests you represent will be greater, so that no one can influence your choice if there are no special circumstances. ”

"So, you just have to stand here, stand beautifully, and watch all the suitors come up with their so-called price to win your favor like crazy. Hey, just like this time, I'm just faintly breathing...... Oh, they misinterpreted me. Young talents from all tribes have poured into the Imperial City, constantly appearing around you. ”

Spread his hands, "Look, this is your charm, the charm of being a royal woman." You can wait and sell until you choose a man you like, and he likes you and can pay a certain price. ”

"Because of that, I don't want you to marry soon, at least until you become an empress. Because even if you can't find such a man, the value of the interests you represent will only continue to expand, and it will not fall into your own hands. Let's use an analogy, if you encounter the special situation I just mentioned in the future, such as the shaking of the throne, it will be precarious. At that time, you had no choice but to marry a man who could stabilize the situation. There is no doubt that no man will refuse this offer. Then your worth will allow you to keep the throne, or at least your own life. ”

Of course, that's the sad part. But to zuihou can still choose the strongest price, and it's not too much of a loss. ”

There is no doubt that this point of view, which directly points to the essence and the interests of Chiguoguo, still makes the current Lansha a little unacceptable. It's not about wisdom, it's about experience.

He muttered, "Then Mother, you still have so many people now, let me choose." ”

"No, to be precise, they didn't come from me, they came voluntarily. And I didn't let you choose now, just let you see. The Empress smiled and said, "You are the only heir to the next Empress, and I must make you realize your worth, lest you give yourself away stupidly." ”

After a pause, the empress shook her head lightly, "Let's digress again, there are often romantic scenes of aristocratic girls falling in love with commoner children and zuihou eloping in drama novels, which really exists in reality, although not much." I've sent people to check these cases, hehe, guess what?"

Ask yourself and answer, "Except for those who were quickly arrested, most aristocratic girls still chose to return to their families after living with the commoners for a while, either because they couldn't stand the hardships, or because they had nothing to say, or because they couldn't stand the gap in their lover's attitude, and so on." Of course, there are also those who don't have the face to go back, but they are also separated from the children of the common people, living alone, and dying alone. Well, I remember that there were more than 20 cases at that time. It's a pity that except for those who have been together for a short time, none of them have been successful. Hehe, a drama novel is just a drama novel after all, just look at it, don't take it seriously. ”

Such a real case like a fairy tale shattered is undoubtedly too cruel, Rao is as calm as Lan Sha, and he has not completely come back to his senses for a while. But then his heart moved, and he frowned and looked at the empress: "Mother, you are still talking about me and Arthur." ”

The Empress looked away and said lightly, "I didn't say it, it's just that you're too sensitive. Well, what is there about Arthur that deserves such a lot of attention from you?"

"I ...... Again, the low-level language trap. ”

"Hehe, the fact is that you did send someone to vent his anger, tsk, there are nearly five brigades of royal guards, how did I not know that you still have such anger?"

"That's because he's the one I'm looking for, and he really has that value. ”

"Really?" said noncommittally, the Empress looked at the glasses that Lansha was wearing, and reached out to take them off, "That's it, the glasses? I'll take a look at them...... Hey, why can't I see anything?"

Lansha smiled and took the glasses: "Haha, mother, you are not short-sighted, of course you can't see it, and you will be dizzy if you wear it again." ”

"Myopic eyes...... What's that?"

"Uh...... These are the words Arthur said, he must have made it up himself, and I don't understand it very well. But it doesn't matter, mother, do you know, this Arthur does always have some strange ideas, he is now making a telescope, which is a kind of magical mirror that allows ordinary people to see in the distance. This thing Bran didn't have yet, it was his own originality. Mother, think about it, if we had this thing, the combat effectiveness of the army would ......."

As if he had just scratched an itch, Lan Sha suddenly lifted his spirits, spoke very quickly, and kept gesturing, trying to explain how this thing was magical, and had such and such benefits. The Empress listened with a smile, nodding her head from time to time, as if she was also interested.

However, Lansha didn't notice that as she unconsciously mentioned Arthur more and more, the Empress's squinting became more frequent......

The lively conversation lasted for a long time, and it didn't end until Salene came in with a pot of hot tea.

Lan Sha realized that it was the middle of the night, said goodbye and got up, and said casually: "Strange, why is it so cold here? I haven't noticed it before...... Mother, set up two stoves here to ward off the cold. ”

The empress heard that her body shook slightly, but it was covered up in an instant, and she waved her hand and smiled: "Maybe it's because of the recent snowfall." Forget it, there are too many important books here, and it's not safe to set up a stove. ”

"Oh. Lan Sha only mentioned it casually and didn't care, but when he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned around, and looked solemn, "Mother, I want to ask you a question, I hope you can answer me honestly." ”

The empress was stunned when she heard this, looked at Lan Sha's expression, nodded, and waved her hand to let Salene leave first.

"Okay, what's the problem?"

"I want to ask......" Lan Sha stared at the Empress's face, "do you love your father? ”

Emphasizing the tone, Lan Sha was undoubtedly asking about the father in his memory, the father of the Warrior Lion tribe who later died of illness. Lan Sha didn't care what happened to her mother and Ziyi, she only knew that she was her father's daughter, so she had to get an answer to this question, a satisfactory answer!

Hearing this, the empress leaned back slightly, looked at Lan Sha, who looked extremely serious, and a strange look of unknown meaning appeared on her face, which flashed and disappeared, and nodded: "I love your father, very much!"

"Huh......" Lan Sha suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed, "Xiexie, good night mother." ”

"Yes, good night. ”

............ (To be continued......)