Tianhuang nobleman

In the Palace of Yuxiu, Princess Dunsu looked at the palace where she grew up and sighed: "How many years, this place is still empty."

Qi Xiao smiled: "Where is it easy for people to move into the palace of the first princess?"

Princess Dunsu turned her head to look at Qi Xiao, and said with a low laugh, "Then wait for your princess to come and live in the future."

Qi Xiao turned his head and glanced at Jiang Deqing, Jiang Deqing knew what was going on, and led the palace servants back out.

Qi Xiao personally poured tea for Princess Dunsu, and said in a low voice, "Aunt...why argue with the emperor over this matter."

"Heh... If you don't argue, who else knows that you are the prince?" Princess Dunsu lost her gentleness and sneered. Well, the emperor asked Qi Hua to be the warlord to appease the two provinces! It sounds nice, fearing that there will be a plague after the disaster, the status of the prince is too valuable to be in danger, a light sentence will erase your credit, and Qi Hua has earned all the good reputation! Fortunately, Qi Hua is useless, and going to the south made a lot of jokes and lost people's hearts."

Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "The emperor wants to use me as a bridge, so naturally I can't do what they want too much."

Princess Dunsu was dumbfounded: "Qi Hua's side...is it your hands and feet?"

Qi Xiao smiled and didn't answer. Princess Dunsu understood, her complexion improved a lot, and she said with relief, "My son-in-law often said that you have hills and valleys in your heart. It is true, but... it can be done cleanly? If the emperor knew……"

"From the beginning to the end, I didn't want to hide it from him." Qi Xiao gently twiddled the jade pendant around his waist, and said calmly, "It's cowardly to blindly hide the front, and I have to let him understand that he still can't touch me now."

"It's good that you know it in your heart... Speaking of business, there are two princesses in Lingnan who are about to marry now. One is Princess Roujia, who is the sister of Lingnan Zhizi. I heard that she has both ability and political integrity, and is of good character... and It is Princess Kangtai, born of the side concubine of King of Lingnan, this side concubine is very much loved by King of Lingnan, although her daughter is a concubine, but she is the jewel in the palm of King of Lingnan..." Princess Dunsu hesitated in her heart, raised her head and asked Qi Xiao ,"Which one do you like?"

One of the two princesses is of high status, the other is more favored by the King of Lingnan, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and Princess Dunsu is not sure which one to pay attention to, so she let Qi Xiao choose by herself.

Princess Dunsu frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "It's a pity that I prepared too late. I hate that I had limited knowledge before. I was always afraid that the emperor would fight with Lingnan, so I didn't pay attention to it. I knew that I would be in the south with my son-in-law. It's time to find a way to meet the two princesses, no matter how good it is, I've heard what others have said, I can't rest assured if I don't hold my eyes in person."

Qi Xiao smiled lightly, no wonder Princess Dunsu, the king of Lingnan is a king with a different surname, and it has always been the source of disputes, not to mention the bad debts between the Dongling family of Lingnan and the royal family over the years.

The old Lingnan king conquered the world together with the Taizu. After the Taizu proclaimed himself emperor, he rewarded seven kings with different surnames. However, within ten years, the other six kings all fell. The most lucky King of Zhenbei was The fief was taken back, the nobles were reduced to common people, and those who were unlucky, such as King Bo'an, all ended up beheaded. In the end, only the King of Lingnan was left.

The old King of Lingnan survived naturally not because of his fate. In the seventh year of being king, the Wengxi clan in the south invaded. The old Lingnan King Dongling Wu led an army to attack. The battle lasted for almost three years, and nearly [-] soldiers went in. , Taizu wanted to let Lingnan and Wengxi countries die, and the battle report was sent to the imperial city, but Taizu never sent a single soldier, just waiting to reap the benefits. Fan's victory in the battle, not to mention repelling the Wengxi people, in the end they chased and fought all the way to the capital of the Wengxi king, slaughtered the city, and killed the Wengxi royal family. After the old Lingnan king directly took over the mountain and became king, Wengxi swallowed it.

Wengxi State owned the two big Lingnans in the past, and they had a lot of arable land and abundant products. Naturally, Taizu couldn't sit still. After the big rewards, he sent the prime minister at that time to Lingnan to discuss who would take over Wengxi. The old Lingnan king fought For those who came down, the imperial capital never helped him from the beginning to the end, so he naturally refused to let the imperial city take a share, not to mention that Taizu not only wanted to share a share, but the letters between the two sides were like snowflakes, and there was no agreement in almost a month. It happened that the house was leaking all night, and the King Bo'an in the west was rebellious. The Taizu had no skills to separate himself, and he was afraid that the old King of Lingnan would join forces with King Bo'an, so he had to settle for the next best thing. He doubled the annual taxes and tributes in Lingnan, and then It's nothing, this delay lasted for several years, and when Taizu freed his hands to take care of Lingnan, the old Lingnan king had already established a firm foothold in the south. The confidant's big trouble has been left until now.

In the past few years, the relationship between the imperial capital and Lingnan has become more and more delicate. Many people are worried that when the two sides disagree with each other, they will fight. The strength of the war, this year, he sent the proton here for the purpose of borrowing food. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as the King of Lingnan is not crazy or stupid, the two sides will not be able to fight.

Since there will be no war, the relationship that needs to be repaired must be repaired. Marriage is a matter of time. Princess Dunsu acted first, and left this matter to Qi Xiao, and left a hand, as long as the side concubine, even if she comes People from both sides of the south and south of the border are fighting each other, and Qi Xiao's deposing a side concubine is a matter of one word, and nothing will be delayed.

Princess Dunsu, as a first-line princess, naturally likes the daughter-in-law even more in her heart, but it's a pity that Princess Lingnan is too unfavored. Princess Dunsu sighed: "You can figure it out..."

Qi Xiao is naturally aware of the affairs of Lingnan Kingdom, and chuckled lightly: "Princess Lingnan's father and elder brothers all died in the battle at Wengxi. , and now the eldest son has become a proton, and the direct line is even less valued."

Princess Dunsu nodded: "That's exactly what I said, it's okay... even if it's a side branch, as long as it's a girl from Lingnan, so that in the future... Lingnan people will definitely be more willing to support you who have married with Lingnan, With Lingnan's support...the future will be more assured."

Qi Xiao is still dispensable: "My nephew listens to my aunt."

Princess Dunsu looked at Qi Xiao's eyes that resembled Emperor Wu's and felt distressed. She couldn't help but took his hand and said in a low voice: "My good boy, Auntie knows that she doesn't like this...be patient, wait until you are enthroned, Auntie." Don't worry, when the time comes, no one will be able to hinder you in whatever you want to do..."

Princess Dunsu is a bit old after all, and she was exhausted all the way. She couldn't tell when she was in Chengqian Palace just now, but now she is carrying someone on her back, and she is exhausted. Qi Xiao can't help but feel sad even if he is cold-tempered, and said in a low voice : "Auntie doesn't have to worry about me so far, these things my nephew..."

"The burden on your shoulders is already heavy enough. Just let your aunt arrange these small things for you, and you don't have to take it too seriously. I'm not just for you..." Princess Dunsu took a deep breath, "It's even more for myself. Now only you and I are left in the bloodline of the Taizu. If I let you fight alone again, I am afraid that the ancestors will not tolerate me."

Although Qi Xiao has always been ignorant of the marriage, but watching Princess Dunsu worry about him so far is not too passive. Chi waited for a while, and as expected, he met the Prince of Lingnan who was coming out of the Faxin Academy.

The prince's proton status is tacitly understood by everyone, but the emperor has always been able to do superficial work, taking care of the prince's food, clothing, housing and transportation in every possible way. I heard that the prince was still studying when he was in Lingnan, and the emperor directly assigned him a prince. Fu, allow him to come to the palace to listen to lectures at the Faxin Academy every day, and all treatment is the same as that of a prince.

Qi Xiao chuckled in his heart, whether he really valued Lingnan or for better monitoring, that's a matter for the benevolent to see the benevolent and the wise.

Bai Ren had just finished morning class, and because of the emperor's gift of breakfast, he was hurrying along with his companions to Chengqian Palace with the palace servants, seeing Qi Xiao from a distance, it was not easy to go around and take him with him. As a group of people came over, Qi Xiao smiled: "Where are you going, sir?"

Bai Ren bowed respectfully, answered with downcast eyes, and Qi Xiao nodded: "The son has been in the imperial city for a long time, and I haven't had a good word with him yet. Everything is okay here? Are you homesick?"

Bai Ren raised his head and glanced at Qi Xiao, with a trace of surprise in his eyes, his face was still calm and calm, and he said indifferently: "The emperor treats his subjects very well, and he never misses home."

Qi Xiao could see Bai Ren's alienation, so he didn't force it, and smiled gently: "Father takes care of everything every day, and it is inevitable that there will be unexpected things. If there is anything that doesn't go your way, just tell the lonely king. Don't talk outside, since the father called you , Gu will not delay you, I will talk about it another day when I have time."

Bai Ren nodded coldly, turned around slightly and followed the palace servants, without showing a smile from the beginning to the end, Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren's back from a distance and smiled playfully: "The son of Lingnan is not old, he has a temper It's very calm."

Jiang Deqing hurriedly apologized: "It's not unusual for the prince to come to the imperial city alone at such a young age, and it's not unusual for him to be in a bad mood. The prince is old, please forgive me."

Qi Xiao was absent-minded, so naturally he wouldn't be displeased by Bai Ren's indifference, but...the son of Lingnan came to the imperial city not long ago, and Qi Xiao only saw him twice, and before that, he only glanced at him from a distance, only remembering Bai Ren's appearance Qingxiu, she didn't have much of an impression of what it was like, but she couldn't help being moved after a closer look just now, she smiled lightly and said, "That's natural."