Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1909

At that time, Xiao Yunde, who was still the Emperor Mingde, learned that Cen Yuan was going to flee back to Liang State to clean up his family, so he proposed to flee as well to show the people of Beiyi.

He wanted Cen Yuan to be the last protective barrier of the north wing.

At that time, Cen Yuan originally disagreed because the responsibility was too great.

His entire previous life and the first half of his current life were spent in the court of the North Wing.

But Xiao Yunde kept nagging her, "Son-in-law, please be kind and make your death a good one."

The seriously injured Cen Yuan was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him, "How can you be such a person! You just want to take advantage of me."

Xiao Yunde flattered him by personally feeding him the medicine. "Son-in-law, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If only you were truly my son, I could hand over the kingdom to you. I wouldn't even need to be regent. I could just take the King of Chu on a tour. But... isn't fate a trick? You were born in Liang, and you're the king of Liang... Alas, you have no idea how jealous I am of Liang!"

Cen Yuan said leisurely, "What are you thinking? You want to take my mother-in-law to travel around and let me be the last barrier. How dare you say that."

Xiao Yunde laughed until his eyes were red. "Son-in-law, please get well soon. When I heard that you fell off the cliff and died, my heart was broken..."

Cen Yuan was fooled by Xiao Yunde's "red eyes" and "my heart is broken" and nodded, "You have me in your hands."

Xiao Yunde chuckled, with a triumphant smile on his face, "Good son-in-law, those who are capable should do more work. You and Xia'er are my support, and also the support of my North Wing."

Who could refuse this compliment? He was completely controlled by Xiao Yunde.

As the candlelight flickered, Cen Yuan held Shi Anxia's hand and gently stroked the back of her jade-white hand with her fingertips.

"I promised the Emperor," he said in a low voice, "that if the Northern Wing is ever in trouble, the Liang cavalry will definitely cross the border to help."

Suddenly, he chuckled, moved away from Shi Anxia's legs, lay on the pillow, and pulled his wife into his arms. "But..." He seemed to be comforting her, "You don't have to worry too much. This is just our response strategy. Now it seems that Emperor Zhaowu was very responsible for thinking of 'the emperor guarding the national border.'"

He stood up and blew out the candle, his fingertips slid along her temples to her earlobes, and finally pinched the white jade earring, "Go to sleep, don't let your mind wander."

Shi Anxia suddenly grabbed his wrist with her backhand. The palms of their intertwined hands were warm. "If we are not careful, we will lose everything. We really can't afford to lose this game. The emperor is right." She paused and asked, "But why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

Cen Yuan hesitated for a moment, "You seem to have high expectations for Emperor Zhaowu."

That was the emperor she finally held in her hands!

Shi Anxia felt a little uncomfortable, "Yes, I hope he can become a wise ruler. I do have high expectations for him. I hope he won't make any mistakes."

If he made a mistake, it would be like a hard slap on her face. She had thought the same in her previous life, so she often drank tea and played chess with him, drank wine and chatted with him, and when they were drunk, she would break down the ways of governing a country and tell him in detail.

"A ruler should be as clear as the blue sky and white sun." She always liked to use silver chopsticks dipped in wine to write these words on the desk.

The wine marks dried very quickly, just as she hoped these principles could be quickly engraved into the emperor's bones and blood.

She told him, "Don't deceive the people in secret, don't betray the people, and don't follow the footsteps of the Glory Emperor."

Thinking about it now, those earnest teachings were as if she had personally tempered the black iron into a sharp edge, and then wrapped it in brocade and presented it to the king.