Cai Wanglin, who was originally quarreling with Shi Yan, heard what the shadow guard said and said to Xiao Zhen, "I'll go too."

"This, the emperor only allows the wife to enter the palace." The shadow guard said awkwardly.

"I don't trust you to enter the palace. Anyway, I have to accompany you." Cai Wanglin didn't believe in the emperor, nor any member of the Si family, because he was afraid that what happened decades ago would happen again.

Xiao Zhen knew that Wang Lin had a knot in his heart. It had been decades, but the knot was still there, so he nodded.

The emperor was busy with political affairs. Over the past year, Xiao Zhen could count the number of times he had seen the emperor on one hand. I heard from the palace people that the emperor rarely visited the concubine during this year and basically lived in the queen's palace.

But I went to bed late and got up early.

The emperor's diligence is what makes Xiao Zhen happy. The rest is a sigh. It is not easy for him to get the throne, and it is even more difficult to secure the throne. So in his heart, he has no other thoughts except power and position, let alone power.

Don't worry about other people's opinions.

When Xiao Zhen was led into the imperial study, the emperor was there, and so was Xin Yao, and both of them looked quite bad. The palace officials all stood with their heads down, not daring to move.

"Hey, are you having a quarrel?" Cai Wanglin's face looked bad from the moment he wanted to see the emperor. Now that he saw the emperor's face looked bad, his mood actually improved.

The emperor always regarded himself as a junior in front of Xiao Zhen, so he naturally regarded Cai Wanglin as his elder, and said: "Uncle is here too? Please help me persuade Xinyao. She said that she was worried about the prince Heping Cheng, so she had to go to the battlefield in person.

, as the queen of the Han Dynasty, how could I allow her to go to such a dangerous place."

Xiao Zhen saw his daughter's face tense and knew that this was probably a serious quarrel.

"How dare you say that? King Liang has an army of 100,000, and the prince only has 50,000. How can he be an enemy? Moreover, how can you let Pingcheng dress up as a guard and go to the battlefield? She is a princess, and she is extremely weak. There is no battlefield that a princess can go to.

place?"

"I have entrusted Pingcheng to Prince Ouyang. She will be fine."

"You, you know that there is no harmony between the eldest daughter of the Ouyang family and Pingcheng, but you still have to let the Ouyang family take care of Pingcheng." Lu Xinyao felt angry when he talked about this.

The emperor smiled helplessly and said: "Pingcheng came to me to beg me, but I couldn't do anything. Prince Ouyang asked his eldest daughter to accompany the army. He had selfish motives. You and I know exactly what kind of selfishness it is. Can Changping not be anxious?"

"Let's not talk about Heisei for now, but what about the prince? Why did you only let him bring 50,000 troops?"

Xiao Zhen listened quietly to what her daughter and son-in-law said, and understood that the emperor asked her to enter the palace to persuade the queen to come. However, her persuasion was of no use in this matter. Xinyuan was concerned about Changping, and the prince also asked her to come.

I can't rest assured, after all, the disparity between one hundred thousand and fifty thousand is indeed huge. Even if you don't guess, you know that this is not only a test for the emperor, but also a victory will give the prince encouragement in the hearts of the people.

When the palace servants brought tea, Xiao Zhen simply sat down and drank tea first.

Cai Wanglin glanced at the cakes and raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the cakes used by the royal family were also for guests, so he felt a little more comfortable.

"Master, please advise Xin Yao." After talking for a long time, the emperor still insisted on seeing the prince, so he had to walk up to Xiao Zhen and said.

Xiao Zhen put down the tea, looked at his daughter and said: "It's really not good to go to the front line after a country and let the people know about it. As for Princess Heisei, just send a nanny to pick her up. As for the prince, he has the best around him."

The shadow master is here, so there is no need to worry."

"But the prince's troops are too few. Then Liang Wang's troops are one hundred thousand." How could Lu Xinyao not be worried.

"The prince has grown up. When it's time to let go, you should let him go, otherwise you will miss him." Xiao Zhen said, his daughter's temperament is becoming more and more similar to that of her deceased sister-in-law, and she can't let go of her children. The big man

If the prince does not grow through experience, how can he be a good emperor?

"Then send more shadow guards to protect the prince." Cai Wanglin said, what did he think it was? It was just a trivial matter.

"I have sent dozens of shadow guards to accompany me. Besides, Fei Jun, cousin Han Hua and Prince Ouyang are also here. Even Bao and Po are here. They are Uncle Wu's children, and their martial arts skills are all from Uncle Wu's.

Even though I personally taught you, Xinyao is still worried, and I can’t do anything about it.” It was precisely because Xinyao was too protective of his children that the emperor gave birth to his three children a year after they were born.

He takes them with him. As a prince, he has the great responsibility of the world. He cannot rely on his mother. He should take the world as his own responsibility. Thinking of this, the emperor glanced at Xiao Zhen. He would insist on marrying Xinyuan in the first place, just because he was

The person he respects and admires the most in his heart is his master. Xinyuan is the master's daughter. Their children will definitely be good. As expected, these three children are all excellent.

Lu Xinyao said nothing more, the look on his face was still worried.

If Yao'er behaves like this every day, the emperor will have to annoy her. Xiao Zhen thought for a while and said: "Since you are worried, then I'll go and see what's going on there in person. You should feel relieved."

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The emperor, Lu Xinyao, and Cai Wanglin all looked at her in surprise.

"No." The emperor said hurriedly: "Master, you are at this age." Seeing the master glance at him, he came over and quickly changed his words: "The prince is already at this age. If he can't even deal with the mere King of Liang, how can I control the country?"

Give it to him?"

"Mom, how can I let you go?" Lu Xinyao was stunned for a moment and then said: "The battlefield is so dangerous, my daughter will never let you take risks."

Cai Wanglin didn't say anything. He followed his sister wherever she went.

"Come on, you don't worry when others go, but you don't worry when I go? Besides, how can there be any danger? Do you think the 50,000 elite men the emperor gave to the prince are just decorations?" Xiao Zhen shook his head at his daughter's unfounded worries.

Seeing his mother's determination, Lu Xinyao really wanted to wonder if he was thinking too much.

"Master, the ministers only know you as my mother-in-law. They will think that you are sent by me to visit the prince. I'm afraid your status is inappropriate." There is no reason for the emperor to send his mother-in-law to visit the prince.

"It's simple. You send a private message to Prince Ouyang and say that I am Aunt Xiao sent by the Queen to take care of Princess Pingcheng. I can just change my appearance." Xiao Zhen said nonchalantly: "When I get there, I will take care of Princess Pingcheng."

Write a letter to Yao'er about the situation to reassure her, and then bring the princess and Miss Ouyang back."

"No," Lu Xinyao would not agree to anything: "If mother goes, I will feel even more uneasy." If there is an eventuality, she will never feel at ease in her life.

"Then I won't go, so don't worry anymore. If you want to know anything, just ask the Shadow Guard to write to you. Hmm?"

Lu Xinyao didn't want his mother to take risks for him, so he could only nod.

When leaving the palace, Xiao Zhen and Cai Wanglin walked along the long road in the palace, and the palace people passing by saluted them from time to time.

"Sister, have I ever said before that none of the children you and your brother-in-law have are as temperamental as yours?" Cai Wanglin looked down at his sister who was walking beside him.

"I think so too." Xiao Zhen sighed.

"If Yao'er has the same temperament as you, the emperor might be devoted to her."

Xiao Zhen smiled: "You are wrong. If Yao'er has the same temperament as me, I'm afraid she will suffer more."

"Why?"

"When a woman wants to give up everything in the past and start a new life, she must have someone to rely on, and this reliance is neither her parents nor her family, but herself. I have it, but Yaoer does not." This world has lasted for thousands of years.

Come on, I'm afraid I can't find anyone else who can do what she does, Xiao Zhen. She can live more comfortably after leaving the palace, but Yao'er can't.

Cai Wanglin thought for a while, it was really like this. She has her, Wu Yin, Zhao Jie, and Han Ziran, so what does Xinyuan have?

"But the emperor is still kind to Yao'er." Xiao Zhen said lightly. Yao'er was not ranked first in the emperor's heart, but the second position was always Yao'er's. No other woman could surpass her, even if he didn't love her.

Yaoer.

For three days in a row, the prince forced King Liang to retreat step by step.

The news from the battlefield made the people of the Han Dynasty very happy, and the prince's prestige in the hearts of the people was much higher.

Since the prince's expedition, the eldest brother of the Han family would burn high incense every day to bless the prince's triumphant return, and insisted on dragging Wu Yin and Zhao Jie along. Xiya and Xiang'er also burned incense as early as the first day of the eldest brother's day.

The private school opened by his grandson Han Shaoqing and several scholars has begun to recruit its first batch of students. He is busy every day and rarely comes back.

After the marriage between Han Peng and the eldest girl of the Xie family was settled, he became more concerned about the management of the shop. The shop where he practiced his skills was getting better and better every day, especially the book shop. This child actually cooperated with the scholar who wrote stories.

, launched a book in a new serialization mode, and printed a volume of 20,000 words every seven days. Unexpectedly, the response was unprecedented, with an endless stream of people buying it, and the business was booming.

When Wu Yin walked into the courtyard where Xiao Zhen lived, he saw his sister and brother-in-law both holding a book and reading it. It was the book that was very popular in Han Peng's bookstore. He remembered that it was about a widower.

Autopsies were conducted, and several strange cases were solved through autopsies.

"Wu Yin is here, sit down quickly." Xiao Zhen only glanced at Wu Yin and his eyes fell on the book again.
Chapter completed!