Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 1241

Xiao Ran blinked his eyes, and said curiously, "Then why did the father ask the emperor to bring it up?"

Emperor Xixuan smiled unpredictablely, "You don't need to know about this, you just need to know that your wish will be fulfilled by your father."

Although the emperor didn't inform him, Li Ran was more concerned about the dissolution of the engagement, so he quickly forgot about it, and his joy was uncontrollable.

Seeing his youngest son who was grinning silly all the time, Emperor Xixuan felt the need to remind him.

He said in a very cold tone, "However, my father has no objection to your taking Chu Qingyan into the palace in the future, but let me put what my father said first. You are about to have a side concubine. Although the position of the main concubine is still there, But father does not allow you to put Chu Qingyan in the position of main concubine or side concubine."

Xiao Ran was stunned, "Why?"

When Emperor Xixuan saw his reaction, he knew that he was still too naive. He said with a serious face, "You have a broader future in the future, and you still have a long way to go. Your position of concubine should be reserved for those who can be given to others in the future. The person who has helped you greatly, or her family, is also the same as your side concubine, but Chu Qingyan does not meet these conditions at all."

"But Qingyan is very talented, very smart, and has high martial arts skills. She is a very outstanding girl." Xiao Ran couldn't help but argue for her.

Emperor Xixuan shook his head and said, "As your main concubine or side concubine in the future, they don't need to be particularly talented. They only need to have a strong natal family, a strong network of contacts, and the ability to be a husband, a godson, and a family. Temperament, they need to give you care and concern in time when you are busy and difficult, and that is enough."

He thought of all kinds of things about Chu Qingyan, and the information he had read today, and said in a calm tone, "A woman who has no talent is a virtue, and even if Chu Qingyan is talented, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. The guards and hidden guards don't need her to act when they are in danger."

Although Xiao Ran disagreed with his father's words in his heart, he couldn't find a reason to refute. Moreover, his focus now shifted to other places, "Father, you just said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics?"

Hearing the startled tone of his youngest son, Emperor Xixuan knew that he had slipped his tongue, but it was a matter of time, so it was better to tell him early so that he could be prepared, and he didn't have to fall into love all day long.

So he nodded and said in a solemn tone, "You are the future successor appointed by the father, so you can't make decisions about your marriage, and the father can only meet your requirements to the maximum extent, so Chu Qingyan will not be able to For the main palace, for the fourth concubine, it is up to you to decide where you want her to be, and the emperor will not interfere."

Xiao Ran's eyes widened. Although his mother and concubine had been instilling in him to work hard and inherit the throne in the future, he always felt that it was out of reach. Now that he heard his father say that, he couldn't believe it.

"But isn't there still the eldest brother? He is the eldest son."

The youngest son is still so confused, he has not understood his cultivation and good intentions for him for so many years, and he is afraid that the youngest son will not be able to turn around Chu Qingyan's matter, so he insists on doing it, Emperor Xixuan thought for a while, Now that the topic has come to this point, there is nothing to hide.

"Do you know why the emperor gave you the marriage to your elder brother and Chu Qingyan?" Emperor Xixuan asked.

Xiao Ran calmed down and thought about it carefully, then raised his head and replied, "It seems that it was because the grandpa of the emperor told the divination that the elder brother was in trouble and needed a woman to help him through the catastrophe, and finally chose Qingyan."

Emperor Xixuan shook his head.

Xiao Ran was surprised, "Could it be that there are other origins in it?"

Emperor Xixuan nodded, and there was a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was mocking but also proud, "Your grandpa is just making up nonsense, his divination has never been accurate, but why did your father back then?" The emperor did not stop your grandpa, but helped him issue that imperial decree. The reason was not because he was so entangled, but because the emperor needed someone who could block the spirit of your elder brother. Many of the forces in the world are moving closer to the faction of the left, and in order to balance the forces of several parties, father followed your grandfather's absurd suggestion and chose the Chu family, which has no foundation and has gradually declined."

Xiao Ran was so shocked that he couldn't be more shocked. At this moment, he heard his father continue.

"As the concubine of your elder brother, Chu Qingyan has suppressed your elder brother's influence to a certain extent, because if he wants to be an emperor, he must have three powerful forces, one is his own family, The second is to support your party in the court, and the other is the support from the master of the harem. Chu Qingyan betrothed it to your elder brother, and those people in the court can smell it out. The father is not very optimistic about this prince. , because the father cut off his most powerful source of power in the future, so they need to weigh whether they should continue to support your eldest brother."

"In the past five years, Father has had this time to secretly cultivate power for you, in order to let you go smoothly in the future."

At this moment, Xiao Ran was still digesting what Emperor Xixuan said just now, he always felt that everything was beyond his expectation.

Emperor Xixuan patted the back of his hand, then sighed, "Remember when you were young and asked Father, why did Father love your mother and concubine so much, but she is not the queen?"

Xiao Ran was startled, and then said embarrassedly, "At that time, I was young, and my child's words were unscrupulous, Father, don't take it to heart."

Emperor Xixuan smiled lightly, and then said, "It's okay, but now my father can tell you the reason, because when my father was still a prince, he was not powerful enough and needed a strong foreign aid, so my father chose the Liang family. You failed your mother and concubine."

Speaking of this, Emperor Xixuan showed a touch of helplessness, "So, when you want to achieve a great cause, you have to sacrifice and owe something. You can't put your preferences on the surface. You To accept a lot of things you don't want, because these can help you get what you want, so the big things are not small."

Xiao Ran suddenly felt that the father in front of him seemed to have changed a lot suddenly, and said with distressed eyes, "Father, you are a very powerful and competent king!"

Emperor Xixuan smiled and laughed at himself, "But father is not a good husband, not a good father."

After finishing speaking, he put away his smile again, and said with emotion, "But there is one thing, people who care more should not be placed in dangerous positions, such as the position in the middle palace, which is cumbersome and enviable, so over the years, Your father is already strong enough, and your grandfather's faction has an unshakable position in the court, so why doesn't your father support your mother and concubine as the empress."

Xiao Ran nodded, the position in the middle palace is indeed too hard and tiring.

Emperor Xixuan patted him on the shoulder, and explained earnestly, "If you want to get what you want, you must be cruel enough to yourself. However, only by sitting at the highest position can you get what you want most." s things."

Xiao Ran pursed his lips, thinking of Qingyan, if he wanted her to stay by his side forever, he had to be like his father, making himself stronger and unshakable by others!

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