"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" The noise of someone tossing and turning like a pancake woke Concubine Liang up.

Through the bright and transparent moon-shadow veil, one could vaguely see the figure of Emperor Mingde tossing and turning.

Hearing Concubine Liang's voice, Emperor Mingde faced the face that he had been in love with for many years.

Sighed.

The hesitant look made Concubine Liang feel heavy-hearted, and she began to think of what the man had said to her before going to bed.

"Your Majesty, are you worried about that submarine that Jin Yueer mentioned?"

Emperor Mingde put on his clothes and got up without lighting any candles. He just stood in front of the glass window.

After pondering for a long time, he turned to look at Concubine Liang and asked tentatively, "My beloved, Yue'er has such a great fortune, do you think she should be given..."

"Your Majesty!" This was the first time that Concubine Liang interrupted Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde paused and looked carefully, only to see that his beloved concubine, who had always been gentle and considerate, now looked unhappy.

When the two were in love, Concubine Liang would often show her temper to him, but she never interrupted him.

It feels fresh.

Concubine Liang said sternly, "Your Majesty, my sister only has Yue'er as her bloodline. I value her more than Yao Chi, so Yue'er's marriage must not be used as a bargaining chip or a calculation!"

Emperor Mingde looked at the pretty little woman in front of him with a firm face and sharp eyes, and found her extremely cute.

I remember when we first met, she had the same personality, very cute and naughty.

After so many years in the deep palace, he tried his best to protect her and prevent her from being forced into any dirty or trivial matters.

He turned the cute and lovely girl in his mind into a resentful woman in the deep palace.

He also gave birth to several children with her, which helped her gain a firm foothold and made it so that the concubines and former court officials did not dare to bully her.

She even brought their eldest son, Prince Rong, to her side to teach him personally, just for the future of the four of them.

Even with such protection, the little girl in his mind was still influenced by the deep palace and gradually became steady and generous.

I didn't expect that since I met my niece, I often see a bright smile on her face.

Today, he is even more glaring at me than he was twenty years ago.

It is lively, smart and cute.

Emperor Mingde withdrew his thoughts and put on a stern face, still as charming as ever. "I'm thinking about Rong'er. Don't you want to marry Yue'er to Rong'er?"

Unexpectedly, Concubine Liang didn't care about her own son at all and refused outright, "No! Yue'er and Rong'er are not destined to be together. I can see that Yue'er likes Prince Shou."

Emperor Mingde was so angry that he laughed. He sat on the edge of the bed and covered Concubine Liang with the quilt.

"You know, since ancient times, a woman's marriage has been arranged by her parents and the matchmaker. How could a teenage girl like her know what's best for her? Now that Yue'er's parents are gone, isn't it only natural for you, her aunt, to decide her marriage?"

Seeing that Concubine Liang was still stubborn, Emperor Mingde continued to tease her, "Besides, Yue'er is not an ordinary person. With such great achievements, if you marry her to Prince Shou, aren't you afraid that Prince Shou will have the capital to compete with Prince Rong for the position of Crown Prince?"

Although the words were just a teasing, Emperor Mingde also had the intention of testing her.

He wanted to see what Concubine Liang's attitude was towards the matter between Jiang Yue and Prince Shou, and also to pave the way for his son.

Concubine Liang did not understand the hidden meaning of Emperor Mingde's words and only thought about what he said.

After a while, he said nonchalantly, "Your Majesty, if Yue'er was given to someone else, I might hesitate. But Prince Shou...he won't."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Concubine Liang sat up straight, smiling, "When I married into the palace, Prince Shou was only two years old. The little guy was so cute." As she said this, she glared at Emperor Mingde.

"Did you see me being harsh towards Prince Shou at that time?"

Emperor Mingde tried hard to recall, a smile playing on his handsome face. "Not only did he not criticize me harshly, but he even took Prince Shou out of the palace to the market when I wasn't paying attention. You, you nearly drove me crazy that time, I almost turned the entire palace upside down."

"Yes, Prince Shou was weak when he was young and was always confined to the house. I felt really bad for him. So I thought of taking him out to breathe some fresh air so that he could recover faster."

He slapped Emperor Mingde on the arm and pressed his cheek against it. "After Rong'er and his siblings were born, I often visited them. But later, when Prince Shou's health worsened, I told them not to disturb him too much."

"And Prince Shou is a grateful child. He always does things thoughtfully and properly, and has been very filial to me over the years. I feel very relieved to entrust Yue'er to him."

"Besides, Prince Shou doesn't have this intention, I understand."

Emperor Mingde was moved, and his eyes felt a little hot when he thought of Concubine Bai.

He bent down and kissed Concubine Liang on the forehead, then hugged her and leaned against the edge of the bed.

Neither of them spoke for a moment.

......

Emperor Yongnian couldn't sleep either, so he lay on the couch reading a book.

When Empress Liang saw the dazzling candlelight in her daze, she knew that Emperor Yongnian was still awake.

She got out of bed, put on her clothes, and walked to the side of Emperor Yongnian. Seeing that the man was holding a book but had not yet opened a page, she said gently, "Your Majesty, why are you still not asleep?"

The man finally came out of his thoughts and saw that the queen was wearing thin clothes. He pulled her to sit beside him and covered her with a thin blanket.

"Chun'er, did I wake you up?"

Empress Liang Li Chun pointed at the candle, her smooth, delicate face full of smiles. "No, it was the candle that blinded me, and that's why I woke up. Your Majesty...is there anything bothering you?"

Empress Liang was the Empress Dowager's distant niece and the youngest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. Orphaned at a young age, she was taken to the palace of the then Empress and raised as her own daughter.

She and Emperor Yongnian are true childhood sweethearts.

She has a gentle and dignified personality. From childhood to adulthood, Emperor Yongnian has always been at the forefront, shielding her from all the storms.

She had always regarded Emperor Yongnian as her brother, and believed that his care for her over the years was out of his love for her as a sister.

Never dare to dream of anything else.

So when she came of age, her aunt asked if she could find her a husband from a scholarly family with a clean background.

She just nodded obediently and agreed, saying that everything was up to her aunt.

Later, in order to choose a husband for her, her aunt held a banquet and asked all the ministers and nobles to bring their unmarried sons.

Everyone was guessing what the Queen meant, and most people thought she was choosing a husband for the Fourth Princess, now Concubine Liang.

A small number of people thought that the queen had always had an adopted daughter who was the same age as the fourth princess and was also of marriageable age.

Emperor Yongnian thought the same at the time.

As the crown prince, he was already over twenty years old, but he was reluctant to marry a crown princess and had a stubborn temper.

The emperor and empress at that time were unable to do anything about him and could only take care of the affairs of their two daughters.

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