No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 96 Forced Marriage? (two more)
"I have seen the Empress Dowager." Xie Yan stepped into the bedroom, stood in front of the bed and saluted respectfully.

Now in the entire Dasheng, probably only the Empress Dowager deserves to be so courteous to His Royal Highness the Regent.

The Empress Dowager said: "They're all from my own family, so forget about these red tapes and bring Zhifei a chair."

After a while, the two servants came over carrying the chairs, put them down and backed out respectfully and silently.

Xie Yan thanked the Empress Dowager and sat down, and glanced at Princess Changling and Qin Ning who were sitting and standing next to her.

After saluting, Qin Ning quickly retreated behind her mother to act as a pillar.

Seeing her appearance like this, the Empress Dowager couldn't help shaking her head.

She knew why Qin Ning was afraid of Xie Yan, but she was still a little helpless for her granddaughter's timidity.

Isn't that murder?What's there?
Regardless of the fact that the Empress Dowager was born in a famous family, but when she was young, she followed Gaozu, and she also personally slashed people with a knife.

In this world, there are many evil spirits who don't kill people.

The key still depends on what kind of person this person is and who he killed.

The little girl now is really much less courageous than when she was younger.

The Empress Dowager was even more curious about the girl from the Luo family that Princess Changling had mentioned.

In the past two years, she didn't see the court lady very much, but she still vaguely remembered the two girls who followed Mrs. Luo.One is dignified and bright, and the other is exquisite and arrogant. At the dinner party, I took a few glances. She was a young girl as beautiful as snow jade and full of vitality.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but look at Xie Yan who was sitting in front of her.

In his mind, he imagined the appearance of the girl from the Luo family standing with his nephew, and couldn't help being a little discouraged.

It looks like a good match, but... Zhifei is a bit older, Luo Yun may not be happy to let his daughter marry Zhifei.

The empress dowager didn't consider things like weighing the pros and cons in the court, military power and political situation.It wasn't that she was too old to think carefully, but that she had absolute trust in both Luo Yun and Xie Yan.

In fact, these two people have ordinary integrity in their bones. As long as they don't touch their bottom line, they will never use their military power to drag the world back into the flames of war because of selfishness.

But no amount of checks and balances will do any good if they think they've had enough.

The things they care about and care about are roughly the same. Is it really useful to use Zhifei to check and balance Luo Yun?
Although the Empress Dowager doesn't care about political affairs, she is not ignorant of the thoughts of those court officials, but she is not optimistic.

She doesn't have much time, Cheng'er is still too young, and her daughter-in-law doesn't seem to be a shrewd person, so it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

But she believes that Zhifei will at least protect Ah Cheng no matter what, and leave this trace of blood to his elder brother, so that Dasheng's world will be safe and stable.

that's enough.

The husband and son went to fight for the world all their lives early, but the empress dowager did not have the obsession to let her grandson sit in the world, as long as he lived well and grew up.

She, an old woman with few days to live, can't take care of other things.

"Zhifei, is Qin Qian's matter handled properly?" The Empress Dowager still didn't get straight to the point.

Xie Yan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, Auntie, he won't return to the capital in the future."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said with a sigh: "Your Majesty and I were the ones who got it wrong." This Majesty was talking about Emperor Gaozu Taining.

"Queen, don't say that." Princess Changling said softly, "Everyone is subject to change. Maybe he thinks that everything goes my way these years, and he has wronged him. From now on, everyone will be safe and sound. .”

Princess Changling still didn't want to tell her mother that this son-in-law was not a good thing from the beginning.It's enough for them to know about these disgusting things, so why make their mother disgusting with them?

After hearing this, Xie Yan also understood that Princess Changling had only told half the truth.

He didn't say much, there was really no need to go into details about those things, all he needed was to let the Empress Dowager know that there was such a thing, and don't let people speak nonsense in front of the Empress Dowager to anger her.

The empress dowager patted the back of her daughter's hand lightly, looked at her nephew and said, "Forget it, your imperial sister still has two children, and you won't suffer if you take care of them in the future. But Zhifei, what about you..."

"..." Only then did Xie Yan realize that this trip to the palace turned out to be a Hongmen banquet.

After waving his hand to make the tea-serving court lady retreat, Xie Yan said helplessly, "Auntie, I'm not in a hurry."

The empress dowager was angry, "You are already thirty, don't you worry? In a few years, do you think any parents would be willing to marry their flower-like girl to you?"

Xie Yan had a headache, "Auntie..."

The Empress Dowager rarely said forcefully: "No! Just tell me the truth, before my old woman closes her eyes, will she be able to see your future daughter-in-law?"

Xie Yan didn't answer, how did he know that?He still doesn't know where his future daughter-in-law is.

The emperor's aunt has always been open-minded and righteous, so no matter how she messes around, she becomes entangled.

Seeing his rare embarrassment, Princess Changling couldn't help laughing.

Even Qin Ning, who was standing behind her pretending to be a wooden stake, couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

Just being swept by Xie Yan's cold gaze, she immediately stiffened her face, shrank her neck and said in a low voice, "I'll go out for a walk." Then she turned around and slipped away.

After leaving the dormitory, I didn't forget to rub my arms quickly, and when Uncle Chu looked at me, I felt like goosebumps were about to come out.

In the bedroom, the Empress Dowager moved her stiff body, and Princess Changling hurriedly got up to help her adjust the pillow behind her.

The Empress Dowager said to Princess Changling: "Xian Yu, go out and see Ah Ning. No matter how bastard Qin Qian is, she is her own father after all. She is a little girl from every family. Tell her well, don't let her treat you Stuffed."

Princess Changling knew that her mother had something to say to Xie Yan alone, and she was indeed a little worried about her daughter, so she responded and took away the servants and maids who were waiting in the palace.

There were only two people left in the hall, and the smile on the Empress Dowager's face gradually faded, she sighed softly and said, "Xian Yu is good in everything else, but his personality is a bit soft, unlike me and your uncle."

Xie Yan said: "Auntie, don't worry, Sister Huang knows how to measure."

The Empress Dowager said: "I know, she is not soft-hearted towards Qin Qian, but she doesn't want to worry me. She has been like this since she was a child, always wanting to do everything well, but she is a little bit on the contrary. Forget it, since she can live by herself, I So don't worry about it. From now on, Xianyu and the others will have three mothers and children, and you need to take care of them."

Xie Yan didn't speak, but nodded silently.

The Empress Dowager said softly: "Auntie knows that the burden on you has been too heavy these past few years, but we still have to continue to put pressure on you. Zhifei, you listen to Auntie, and Auntie will definitely find you someone who suits you. Princess, even if nothing else is said, at least your mansion will no longer be deserted, and it would be nice to have someone to accompany you."

Xie Yan frowned and said, "Auntie, I haven't..."

"No one can say anything about the relationship between a man and a woman. Some people are ruthless and loveless and have lived among thousands of flowers all their lives. Some people are so obsessed that they can't see anything but love. But no matter what other people are, it has nothing to do with you. After all, you have to go through it yourself before you know what kind of relationship and partner you will have."

Since Xie Yan was 15 years old, the Empress Dowager seldom persuaded him with such long and earnest speeches.

Xie Yan remained silent, but there was a gloomy look between his brows.

The empress dowager shook her head, "Your father and your mother are ridiculous, that's their business. You can learn from it, but you can't give up because of fear. Besides...how can there be so many idiots in this world? Before your uncle and I, there were not as many as they did." A lot of love and hate are lingering, isn't it a lifetime?"

"Auntie...have you ever hated Uncle?" Xie Yan asked.

His uncle Gaozu Emperor Taining was the most dazzling hero in the last days of the dynasty.

He came from a famous family but was not favored. He was forced to leave Shangyong to wander outside when he was less than twenty years old, but he became a hero in less than ten years.

He and the Empress Dowager were a couple in need. When Emperor Taining was living abroad, only his wife and Yue's family never left him.

However, after holding the important power in his hands, he was still like every man in a high position, and he never lacked beauties around him.

Fortunately, he still retains a respect for his wife who is with him through thick and thin. No matter what kind of stunning beauty, he has never shaken the status of the empress dowager and the first emperor.

As a legitimate son who was once framed by concubines and concubines, Emperor Taining was a staunch supporter of the eldest son succession system.

But he never thought of directly eradicating the appearance of concubines and bastards from the root cause, which may also be a man's inferiority.

It was these beauties and their sons who caused the "Three Kings' Rebellion" that almost shook the foundation of Dasheng.

The Empress Dowager was thinking, her eyes distant.

After a long while, he slowly said: "It would be a lie to say that there is no such thing, but... I don't regret it. In my whole life, I have done my best and chose everything I can do. Even if I have any regrets, I have no regrets." It's a matter of method. But... Even if I didn't marry your uncle back then, how could I know that I would be better than him if I chose someone else? Then Qin Qian was carefully selected by me and your uncle, so what happened? ?”

"Zhifei, you live your own life. How you can live your life is up to you, but you can't just stop and let no one approach you just because you see bad examples."

"Even if the result is really unsatisfactory, it's better to regret the choices you made in the future than regretting that you didn't do anything."

Xie Yan was silent.

The Empress Dowager didn't persuade her anymore, she just said: "I don't care what you think, anyway, if I can't watch you get married and drink a cup of daughter-in-law's tea, even if I die, I can't close my eyes and have no face to see you. Your uncle and elder brother."

"Auntie." Xie Yan was a little helpless, if the Empress Dowager gave a lengthy persuasion, he would still have something to say.But such arbitrariness made him a little helpless.

The Empress Dowager ignored him, and said to herself: "If you find it troublesome, then don't worry about it, I will pick it myself. But you must remember, if you don't care about it yourself, I will directly order the marriage later, so don't blame me. "

"..."

The emperor's aunt had always been dignified and reasonable in the early years, why did she start to mess around now?

　Empress Dowager: If I don't drink tea with my nephew and daughter-in-law, I will die without peace of mind.

　　Xie Yan: The aunt is alive and well, wait for me to marry a daughter-in-law.

　　Empress Dowager: I can't wait anymore, I'll come by myself if you don't move.Don't cry if you are not satisfied then.

　　Xie Yan: ... I'd better do it myself.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)