The emperor frowned slightly, as if he doubted his own ears. What did the prince say just now? He said that he did not want to marry the cousin of the Wei family as the concubine. He heard it right. The emperor suddenly found that he could not keep up with his son's thoughts. How could you not want to.

"You said you don't want to marry Wusi?" Xu just wanted to be sure, the emperor repeated the previous words.In his impression, the prince has always loved the cousins ​​of the Wei family, so he has no objection at all when the queen and Princess Pingyang want to get closer.

"Yes." Liu Ju nodded slightly, but answered in a short but affirmative tone.

The emperor was stunned, and asked: "Why is this?" The prince has been close to his uncle since he was a child, and occasionally let him have fun. Having grown up together, he thought he would embrace the marriage.

Unexpectedly...

The prince actually said that he was unwilling, which really surprised the emperor.

"My cousin is straightforward and bright by nature. I have always regarded her as my own sister, but as a wife and concubine, I still prefer a gentle and docile woman." Liu Zheng couldn't say the real reason why he didn't marry Wushu, but he mentioned This point is not a lie.

The emperor was stunned when he heard the words, and then laughed heartily. He understood what his son was thinking.

Since the founding of Emperor Gaozu, the requirements and tastes of the emperors of the Liu family for the beauties in the harem have been handed down in one continuous line. Beautiful appearance is the basic condition, so I won’t say much about it. A gentle and considerate temperament is also essential. Liu Shi obviously does not exception.

In terms of beauty, Wei Wuyou was as good as any of her aunts when they were young, but in terms of gentleness and pleasantness, there was no comparison.

After all, when Wei Wuwu was born, Wei Qing was already a Marquis. She was raised by the queen when she was young, and Princess Pingyang was raised by her after she remarried. She expected a girl with such a noble background and a lot of love to have a gentle temperament like water, That's unrealistic.

Since the crown prince is unwilling, the emperor does not intend to force him. Anyway, the favor of the Wei family does not come from the status of foreign relatives. Besides, they are already the crown prince's mother's family. It would be good to have another crown princess, but there is no such thing , it doesn't really matter.

On the other hand, the empress was slightly critical of the prince's refusal of the marriage, and said puzzledly: "Ji'er, you...are you so unhappy?"

Liu Ju shook his head, and said frankly: "Mother, I like my cousin, but I like her to be my sister, not my wife." Even though they had been husband and wife for five years in the previous life, in Liu Ju's opinion, he and Wei Wuyou Among them, the friendship between brothers and sisters is better than the relationship between husband and wife.

Even so, if it wasn't for the difficulty of the heir, Wu Wu paid the price of his life for Yao'er's birth, he would never mind marrying her according to the wishes of his elders, and then pamper her and give her the respect that a concubine or even a queen should have, Unfortunately……

They really don't have this fate. As long as they marry her, they will fall into the same troubles as in their previous lives.

"Is it just for this reason?" The queen was dubious. If the prince had another woman with deep roots in love, she would understand when he said he would not marry Wu Wu, but he clearly did not, and Wu Wu was her childhood sweetheart's cousin, she felt strange.

"Of course that's it. Could there be anything else?" Liu Ju said innocently, "Whether I marry my cousin or not, my uncle is an uncle. Naturally, I marry if I like it, and I don't marry if I don't like it. And I don't worry about it, see If you are willing to marry me..."

Hearing this, the queen couldn't laugh or cry: "It's fine if you don't like it, how do you know that Wushu is also not happy?"

"I just know." Liu was said to be sure, but did not explain the specific reasons.How dare he tell the queen that when Wuyou was still an ignorant little girl, he had intentionally or unintentionally given her the basic information about the harem.

From then on, Wei Wuyou had such an impression in his heart that the emperor always had many concubines, and the queen not only could not object, but also took care of those women properly, just like her aunt, even if the prince was her My cousin, it will be the same in the future.

But if she doesn't enter the palace, her Aunt is the great general, her mother is the eldest princess, she has the emperor's uncle and the queen's aunt, and the prince's brother who loves her the most. If her future husband dares to take concubines, she will roll up. You can beat him with your sleeves, and if you can't beat him, you can call your brothers for help.

Comparing the two, it is strange that Wei Wuyou is willing to enter the palace. Being a younger sister to the prince brother is unique, and he treats her better than the princesses in the palace. Too bad, she didn't bother to think about it.

As expected by Liu Ju, his marriage with Wei Wuli did not work out. Not only were his uncle and cousin not unhappy when they heard the news, but they were also relieved. Only Princess Pingyang seemed a little disappointed, but she didn't show it clearly.

The marriage proposal between the crown prince and the cousin of the Wei family was just a private discussion between the empress and Princess Pingyang. Although it didn't work out, because very few people knew about it, it didn't cause any trouble, and it passed without a sound.

Huo Guang is one of the very few insiders. Others know that the prince refuses to marry, and privately say that he is self-willed. If he is close to his uncle's family, it is not a problem to marry a cousin. In addition to the prince concubine, the prince also has Liangdi Liangyuan and so on. , Wouldn't it be nice to get closer to the high-ranking uncle?

Only Huo Guang understood that Liu Shi's real purpose was not to let Wei Wu worry take any more risks.After all, his prince is still a soft-hearted person.

The crown prince doesn't like the candidate for the reservation of the princess, and the emperor doesn't force it, so just leave it empty.But the prince is already 14 years old, and he doesn't even have a waiter around him. The emperor can't bear it. Since he likes gentle and beautiful people, he will pick some for him and send them to the prince's womb.

Among them, there is a person Liu Ju is very familiar with, Shi Liangdi.Of course, Shi Shi is not Liangdi at present, but just an ordinary family member. She was canonized as Liangdi after she gave birth to the emperor's grandson Liu Jin in the second year.

Shi Shi became pregnant shortly after entering the womb of the crown prince. The empress was overjoyed when she heard the news, and rewarded her a lot.

Huo Guang entered the palace to congratulate the prince, but he made fun of him, saying that he got up early to catch an evening show.Liu Ju's words are not wrong, Huo Guang is two years older than him, and got married two years earlier than him, but his eldest daughter Huo Qingjun is four years younger than his eldest son Liu Jin.

Liu Ju once had the idea of ​​Huo Qingjun, wanting to ask her to be his daughter-in-law, but Liu Jin's tastes were similar to his. Shangguan An, the eldest son of Shangguan Jie.

"When was Qing Jun born? Does your Highness not remember?" Huo Guang raised his eyebrows and said something with a half-smile.

"The eighth day of June in the second year of Yuanfeng." Liu Ju said it almost without thinking.

But after he finished speaking, his expression suddenly froze. Huo Guang was deceiving him. The former little prince was not sensitive to the future time. He probably knew what happened in the future, but he didn't know the specific time. Answering Huo Qingjun's birthday was too fast.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Ju finished speaking, Huo Guang respectfully knelt down in front of him, Ji Shou said: "My minister Huo Guang pays homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness is always happy!" He waited for this day for more than 20 years, and finally he could He personally returned to him.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ju sighed slightly, but he still didn't hide it from him. He couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or relaxed at the moment.He understood why Huo Guang suddenly wanted to salute to him, he didn't stop him, and let him stand up to speak after he finished the salute.

"Zimeng, are you planning to tell me what happened later?" Liu Ju did not deny that he was full of curiosity about the child's future.

"Yes." Huo Guang nodded lightly, "but it's not just this matter." If he just told the prince what happened later, he would not hesitate to say now, what he wants to let him know is far more than he imagined. many.

"Huh?" Liu Ju raised his eyebrows in confusion, but didn't say much.He stood up from behind the desk, walked to the couch by the window and sat down, and motioned for Huo Guang to follow. The content of their conversation should not be known to outsiders.

Huo Guang walked to the side of the couch and sat down. Seeing that the window was wide open and there was no one in sight, Fang slowly opened his mouth.He started talking from the second year of Zhenghe to the second year of Dijie. Although he only picked up important things to talk about, it took less than half an hour to finish.

The study was very quiet, except for the extremely shallow breathing of the two, and Huo Guang's lowest voice.

Liu Ju remained silent and listened quietly to Huo Guang's words. There was no emotion on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking at the moment.

"What will happen in the future... I don't know about it. Your Highness can rest assured that Your Majesty is Youdao Mingjun." Obviously, the "Your Majesty" Huo Guang mentioned here is Liu Xun. Return to Chang'an City and hand over the child in his hands.

Liu Ju was silent for a long time, then Fang slowly said: "It was his luck to meet you. Zimeng, thank you for your hard work..." At that time, Liu Ju ordered someone to send the baby back to Chang'an, it was purely a gamble , the bet is the emperor's intolerance, and the bet is Huo Guang's loyalty.

Fortunately, he won the bet.

The emperor saved the child's life and made him belong to Zongzheng, but what Huo Guang did...

It was more and better than he had imagined.

"His Royal Highness has entrusted him with great trust, and I dare not let you down." He once promised his elder brother to protect His Royal Highness, but he missed the promise. When the Prince raised troops, was defeated, and fled, he was by the emperor's side, but he would do nothing. No, nothing can help him.

If he still can't do what the crown prince entrusted to him in the end, then he will have no face to meet his brother and His Royal Highness the crown prince in the future.

"But this time, I won't let you do the same thing again." Once again, if he gave those insidious villains another chance, it would really be a waste of time.Jiang Chong, Li Guangli, Liu Quyao, Zhao Gouyi...you can wish for happiness.

"I don't want to do it anymore." Huo Guang said, stood up, walked in front of Liu Ju, and called softly, "Your Highness!"

Liu Ju never thought that he would come over suddenly, so he couldn't help being stunned, raised his eyes and said, "Zimeng, what's the matter with you?"

Huo Guang didn't speak, but bent slightly, picked up Liu Ju's hand and held it in his palm: "Your Highness, I feel a little regretful..."

"What do you regret?" Liu Ju was baffled. He felt that Huo Guang's actions made him feel awkward, and he subconsciously wanted to break free, but Huo Guang's grip was too tight. If he struggled hard, it would definitely attract the attention of outsiders. Liu Ju had no choice but to hold on. With awkward movements.

Huo Guang pulled hard, taking advantage of Liu Ju's unpreparedness, just in time to bring him into his arms.He stuck it to his ear, and whispered: "I regret that I didn't let His Highness understand my mind earlier. If I don't speak, will His Highness always pretend not to know?"

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't!" Huo Guang was so close that his breath directly hit his earlobe when he spoke.

Liu Ju couldn't take it anymore, he pushed hard, and didn't let go if he didn't want Huo Guang. He put his hands on his shoulders tightly, and the two fell on the couch together, and it was Huo Guang who pressed Liu Ju under him.

"Uh..." Liu Ju cried out in a low voice, frowning and raised his hand to cover his right shoulder.

Huo Guang got up from him in a panic, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, where did you hit? Are you injured? Do you want to announce the imperial physician?"

Liu Ju shook his head, and gave Huo Guang a blank look: "If the imperial physician comes, what are you going to tell them?" Said that he tried to misbehave with the crown prince, pushed him on the couch and hurt him?It would be strange if Ah Weng found out and didn't push him out and chop him up.

Huo Guang secretly rejoiced, but he didn't say a word. He knew it would be like this, and the prince would soften his heart.

So when Liu Judou thought that his convulsion had come to an end and he was not prepared, he took advantage of the situation and pulled the person into his arms again.This time, Huo Guang didn't give Liu Ju the slightest chance to struggle, he bowed his head and kissed his lips.

"Hmm..." Liu Ju never thought that with Huo Guang's cautious personality, he could do such a reckless act, so that he was stunned, so he gave up all resistance and let Huo Guang do whatever he wanted.

After a while, Liu Ju finally came to his senses. He pushed Huo Guang away abruptly, and scolded, "Zimeng, are you crazy?"

Huo Guang shook his head slightly, his eyes were extremely clear: "I know that in His Highness's heart, the elder brother's position cannot be replaced by anyone, but I don't want to do nothing, because...the facts have proved that it is useless."

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