The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

As night falls and the hustle and bustle of the city fades, a lonely palace stands on the city wall, its lights dim and it is silent.

"Your Majesty, it's late, go to bed." Baoshun looked at the emperor worriedly.

The emperor has remained silent ever since he heard someone outside the palace come back and report that Madam Shen was choosing a husband for the Shen family's eldest daughter in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

I read the memorials quietly for the whole afternoon, as if nothing had happened.

But Baoshun knew that the emperor had heard it and was very concerned about it.

After pondering for a long time, he trembled and said, "I heard that the Shen family's final intention was General Xiaobai, but they haven't decided on a direct marriage yet, so it's still uncertain."

Emperor Yong'an finally put down the memorial in his hand and snorted coldly: "Bai Xiaotian's son?"

This audacious woman actually planned to get engaged so soon as if nothing had happened.

"It is General Bai's young master, Bai Jingxuan."

"The Bai family and the Shen family don't seem to be a match." Emperor Yong'an looked puzzled.

Bao Shun raised his head and said, "The Bai family is indeed not worthy. I heard that the Shen family's requirements for choosing a son-in-law this time are relatively lenient. In addition, Bai Jingxuan's words made Madam Shen very satisfied, so..."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"General Xiaobai said... that he is willing to marry only Miss Shen and never take a concubine." After Bao Shun finished speaking, he lowered his head and glanced at the emperor secretly.

At this time, Emperor Yong'an's face was ashen and his eyes were cold, as if a dead night had fallen.

Suddenly, a chilling voice rang out: "He said he can make the decision by marrying only one person?"

"Pass on my order, General Bai..."

"That's it, everyone, please step aside."

Emperor Yong'an frowned and sighed deeply. He originally wanted to grant Bai Jingxuan a marriage and let him marry the princess or someone else, but when he thought about the fact that if Bai Jingxuan was gone, there were still Li Jingxuan, Zhang Jingxuan, and Wang Jingxuan... it was impossible to grant marriages to all of them one by one.

Well... we still have to start from the root cause.

But when I thought about that heartless woman, I realized that I had given my all to her in the end...

Emperor Yong'an didn't know what had possessed him. Perhaps it was because they had had physical contact, and his manly heart was at work. He felt very angry whenever he thought about her marrying someone else.

Although I had been reading memorials for the entire afternoon, I had actually been thinking about her for the entire afternoon...

Even though we didn’t spend much time together, I still can’t forget you…

Obviously all the women in the harem longed for his favor, but she pretended that nothing had happened...

Later, Emperor Yong'an realized that even though there are thousands of beauties in the world, you are the only one he loves.

Emperor Yong'an had never heard of keeping oneself chaste. In his eyes, love was that although his father loved his mother very much, he also had three thousand beauties in his harem and had children with them.

So to him, whether it was the queen or other concubines, they were just pawns to win the hearts of his subjects.

He also regarded it as an imperial responsibility to have descendants and consolidate the country. His favor was not arbitrary but a result of weighing the pros and cons.

He once accidentally learned about the rumor that Prime Minister Shen, whom he had promoted, had vowed to marry only one wife and never take a concubine. At that time, he just thought it was ridiculous and too sentimental.

However, in recent years, as the princes have grown older, their ambitions have gradually expanded.

As the court and the harem conspired and schemed, he became increasingly disgusted with this responsibility. He watched coldly from the sidelines in the court and became increasingly indifferent to the harem.

When I first met Shen Leyan, I thought she was so beautiful. After learning that she was the daughter of the Shen family, I felt that a person who grew up in an environment without conspiracy and full of love should be so beautiful.

Now he just feels that love is not a bad thing, as long as he meets the person he truly likes.

He thought, he could no longer let her go...

The next day, Shen Leyan's brother Shen Lebai rushed back home from the Hanlin Academy.

As soon as he got home, he took Shen Leyan's favorite butterfly cakes and went straight to Chunyangyuan.

Shen Leyan greeted him with a smile: "Brother finally decided to come back."

Shen Lebai was also urged to get married by his family, but he always refused by saying that a man should establish a career first and then start a family. He even used the excuse that he had too much work to do in the Hanlin Academy and only returned home once every few days. Shen's mother was helpless with him.

"I heard that mother has been choosing a husband for you these past two days. I wonder if you have found someone you like."

Shen Leyan pouted and lowered her head to fiddle with the handkerchief in her hand: "From what my mother said, the young general of the Bai family seems to be quite good."

"I've also heard that Bai Jingxuan achieved the rank of Zhaowu Commandant at such a young age, relying solely on his own strength. That's quite impressive."

Seeing that his sister was silent, Shen Lebai continued to speak.

"Besides, considering the current situation between Yan and our Dazhao, war is inevitable. Given his strength, perhaps His Majesty will let him lead the troops. If he returns with military merit, he could become a general in the future, and perhaps even earn you a royal consort."

Shen Leyan's heart trembled slightly, and she retracted her fingertips: "Brother! How can you bring up the Imperial Concubine when we haven't even started yet?"

"Sister, do you have any concerns?"

"I want to get to know him a little longer. Besides, I don't know what he looks like or what he's like yet. I just heard from others that he sounds good, and my mother agreed to observe and consider him."

"I see, that's a good thing! My sister's lifelong event really can't be taken lightly. The spring hunt is coming up soon, so you can take this opportunity to observe Bai Jingxuan carefully, and I will also help you keep an eye on him."

Shen Leyan blinked her eyes when she heard this, her face sly: "Thank you, brother. I will also help you keep an eye on Miss Shangguan during the spring hunt."

Shen Lebai stood up suddenly and pointed at Shen Leyan's head: "Well, you are repaying kindness with enmity."

"I'm obviously helping my brother solve his problems. Don't worry, my beautiful wife will soon become someone else's. Don't cry when the time comes."

Shen Leyan was not to be outdone. She stood with her hands on her hips and looked at Shen Lebai, who was angry and embarrassed because his secrets were exposed.

"You...you..." Shen Lebai's face flushed red. He wanted to ask her how she knew that, but he shut up when he saw her smug expression.

Shen Lebai flicked his sleeves and walked towards the door, snorting at Shen Leyan before leaving.

Shen Leyan was concentrating on tasting the butterfly cakes he brought back and had no time to respond to him.

The maids beside them were also trying to hold back their laughter; they were no longer surprised by this.

The dignified and elegant young lady and the gentle and kind young man are a pair of funny people in private.

The two had always loved quarreling since they were little, but now that they were older, they were much better. If the eldest son won an argument, the young lady would just act like a spoiled child and complain to the master and mistress, and the young master would have no way to deal with the young lady and could only give in.

In Shen Leyan's heart, her brother Shen Lebai has never been able to win an argument with her since they were young, so she could only coax him.

He inherited his father's way of coaxing his mother, and he will definitely be a wife slave in the future. In modern terms, this is probably a typical case of "flat ears".

But my brother's favorite woman is the daughter of my father's mortal enemy in the court. The Shangguan family and the Shen family have always been at odds. Moreover, I heard from my father that Lord Shangguan actually intends to send his daughter to the palace... Thinking of this, Shen Leyan also sighed.

Forget it, I can only take it one step at a time and solve the current problems first.