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Chapter 635 Little Lady's Road to Prominence
When the little lady entered the Ganlu Hall, she saw the Crown Princess Wang Shi coming up to welcome her.

"Sister, Your Highness hasn't eaten or drank or spoken all day long, and he didn't respond when we said we were talking nonsense. I invited you here as a last resort, so go and persuade him!"

The little lady frowned: "The sage passed away, and the court is in chaos. The crown prince has to preside over the sage's funeral and prepare for the enthronement ceremony soon. How can he still have time to play his temper here?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's too sad!" Wang was so anxious that she shed tears, "Please hurry up and persuade him, sister. Now he can listen to what you have to say. There is no way to worry!"

"I see, I'll go right away." The little lady nodded and walked in.

In the hall, the crown prince Li Shi was lying on the couch, motionless, hardly any anger could be seen.A group of court ladies and eunuchs waited on both sides, but they didn't dare to speak out.Looking at their faces, they all looked worried.But when they saw the little lady coming, they all had a light of hope in their eyes.

The little lady walked over slowly, and asked coldly, "What are you doing?"

Hearing the familiar voice, the prince suddenly raised his head, and a gleam appeared in his eyes. "Sister, you are here!"

"Yes, I'm here. If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that your Highness the Crown Prince, who should have been so busy, is hiding here now!" Clutch his ears.

"Oh, it hurts so much, sister, please forgive me!" The prince quickly bared his teeth and yelled.

When the Crown Princess Wang and the others saw it, they all showed surprise and nervousness.Seeing this, the prince's personal eunuch subconsciously stepped forward to stop him, but was reprimanded by Wang: "Don't move around."

And the little lady also grabbed the prince's ear and twisted it for a long time, and continued to drink coldly: "As the prince of a country, look at what you look like now? If you want to die, you are decadent and do not want to make progress. How can you be a future Xintang?" The heroic spirit of the emperor of the dynasty? If you are like this, how can I believe that this dynasty can flourish and develop in your hands?"

The prince was so trained that he burst into tears. "Sister, I was wrong, please forgive me first?"

"Forgive me? Okay, you swear first that you won't run away like this again!" the little lady said.

"Okay, I swear!" The prince quickly raised his hand and swore loudly not to mention it.

After he finished speaking, the little lady let go of her hand.

Unexpectedly, the prince suddenly yelled again: "Sister!" He hugged her waist and buried his head in her arms.

The little lady was startled, but the Crown Princess Wang and the others hurriedly lowered their heads, turned around and left.

The little lady was speechless looking at the man who kept slipping into her arms like a child, and said helplessly: "Do you know whether a man and a woman kiss or not?"

What's more, if he still throws himself into his wife's arms in front of her, he can do it!
"You are my elder sister, not someone else." The prince said.

The little lady was even more speechless.

"Okay, then you can rely on it if you want! Remember to tell me when you have enough. " She said in a low voice, and then patted the top of his head.

Not enough, never enough, he wished he could live by her side for the rest of his life!The prince cried out in his heart, his hands tightened, and his body got closer to her.

"Sister..." he continued to cry in a low voice, his voice was full of sadness and helplessness, "At the time of the Anshi Rebellion, my great-grandfather and grandfather ran away one after another, but left my mother in Chang'an, causing her to become a rebel She was kidnapped and disappeared afterwards. Later, my father searched for her but failed for ten years, and I was already a child without a mother. Later, I experienced a series of turmoil, and now my father passed away, leaving me such a big mess. The wars in various places have not yet completely subsided, the people still need to be appeased, the eunuchs in the court are monopolizing power, and the feudal towns below are looming dominance, and now I need to deal with them one by one. Thinking about it makes me afraid!"

In fact, why didn't she know his current situation?
The little lady sighed: "It's useless to be afraid. Now that you've reached this point, do you think you still have room to back down? If you attack with your head held high, no matter what the result is, at least you have worked hard and achieved your goal." What should be done, people will not say anything about you even if they are sorry. But if you shrink back because of fear, then you are a coward, you are a coward! Do you think the people of the New Tang Dynasty will think that such a person can’t even take responsibility? rise up to be their saints?"

After a pause, she said again: "My aunt once said that you are in a big family and have enjoyed the glory and wealth brought to you by this big family since you were a child, so you must pay the corresponding price in the future." , This is called fairness. The same applies to you. As a child of the royal family, you have enjoyed the wealth and honor that many people in the world cannot enjoy, so now is the time for you to pay, you You must stand up bravely and do your best to repay the people who have supported you for so many years, understand?"

The prince's body was slightly stiff, and he slowly raised his head: "Sister, I understand everything you said. As the prince of the new Tang Dynasty, I naturally know what I will be responsible for. Don't worry, I will not back down. I will do my best to do my best. It's just... now you can let me be decadent again? Just for a while, just for a while!"

"Okay!" The little lady patted his head again, "Just once today. After a while, you must never do this again."

"Well, thank you, sister!" The prince immediately showed a happy smile, and threw himself into her arms happily.

After about half an hour, a servant from outside came in: "Sage, the Duke of Huai has come to take the Duke's wife back to the residence."

Hearing this, the little lady quickly pushed the person in her arms away, and said with a beaming smile: "Brother Nanshan came to pick me up? Then I should go home!"

The prince was suddenly pushed up by her, and the obscurity in his eyes flashed away.

But he immediately raised his smiling face again: "Originally, I planned to keep you, sister, to eat in the palace before leaving. Now that my brother-in-law is here, Gu can't keep you anymore. Thank you sister for enlightening me today. Understood. Starting tomorrow, Gu will go out to meet people, strive to be a good emperor, eliminate evils, and return the people of the New Tang Dynasty to a prosperous Tang Dynasty!"

"Okay, I believe you!" The little lady immediately nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, the prince smiled even more happily.

Seeing that the prince finally cheered up, the servants were overjoyed, and the princess Wang was so happy that she shed tears.

She personally sent the little lady out, while holding the little lady's hand and sighing: "Thanks to having you here, sister, otherwise we really don't know what to do! Speaking of which, sister, you are really a prince." Your Highness's lucky star. At the time when His Royal Highness was in trouble, you were the one who saved him, took care of him all the way, and sent him back to Emperor Xuanzong. At that time, His Royal Highness lost his mother, so he relied on you even more. Dependence, it’s now. Until now, he still listens to you the most. We can’t say a hundred words to you. So in the future, I invite you to come to the palace to see him. In this way, we You can rest assured."

The little lady blinked. "In the deep palace, how can I, a married woman, come in often? The situation is special now, so it's fine for me to come once. You are the one who will be with the prince in the future. Naturally, you should think about how to accompany him and enlighten him in the future." Yes. I also have a husband and children in my family, and they need my care even more."

When the princess heard this, a faint light flashed in her eyes.

"My sister taught me that I was so excited just now that I even said such words!" She hurriedly laughed and said, "By the way, I remember that the third wife of your family will soon be old, sister? You Are you going to find her a home?"

"It should be too early! Her father dotes on her too much, and he is reluctant to marry her off so early, saying that he will stay for another two years." The little lady said.

"Is that so? I also said that our Qilang is about the same age as her, so he is a perfect match! If you tell the prince about this, he will definitely be very happy. Qilang is his favorite child." Wang Shi sidewalk.

The little lady didn't seem to hear her hint, and continued to coolly said: "Let's forget about this! The prince has always regarded me as his own sister, and all my children as his own. Let my children marry Qilang. It seems to me that it is no different from talking with brothers and sisters."

The corners of Wang's lips twitched again. "So, sister, you think so? But you and the prince are not biological siblings after all."

Far more than biological siblings?Wouldn't it be better for the prince to be older than her?It was only because of a joke I made at the beginning that the prince actually admitted this matter.For so many years, he called each sister so smoothly that everyone already believed that she was his sister!Even the concubine and the other concubines in the East Palace rushed to call her Sister and tried their best to curry favor with her, hoping that she would speak nice words for them in front of the prince.

These people must have looked down upon her too much.

The little lady smiled slightly: "In my opinion, we are biological siblings, and the prince thinks so too. If you don't believe me, you can ask him?"

How dare she ask such words?The princess thought.At the beginning, she saw that the prince seemed to be too dependent on the little lady, and she even said a few sour words.She thought she had said it in a vague enough way, but who would have thought that the crown prince would be furious immediately and almost put her in the cold palace!

He said to her word for word at that time: "She is Gu's own sister, Gu must respect someone for the rest of her life. If you can't respect her, then Gu will have to consider whether to let you go back to your natal family and let your natal family Then I will teach you what respect is!"

At that time, she turned pale with fright, and hurriedly threw herself to kneel at the prince's feet and wept unceasingly. "I knew I was wrong! The concubine was bewitched by a ghost, and she even spoke out to slander my sister. I was at fault! I will never dare again in the future. I will definitely respect Mrs. Huai as my own sister in the future, and stop talking nonsense! "

Hearing her swear again and again, the prince let her go.But he still said again: "From now on, what my sister said will mean loneliness, do you understand?"

"I understand." She nodded hastily.

The prince has already made his words so clear, how dare she talk too much?If he makes the prince angry again, and he doesn't make himself a queen after he ascends the throne, then he will be at a big loss!

"Sister, you're joking." The princess laughed dryly, and quickly rounded up the topic.

However, since the little lady has already expressed her attitude that she will not marry her daughter into the royal family, she can breathe a sigh of relief.After all, based on how much the crown prince loves and respects her, if her daughter enters the palace, she will definitely be favored by the crown prince alone, and her husband and son-in-law will also ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs. That is not a good sign!
Just now, she just wanted to use this topic to test the attitude of the little lady.Now that she got the result, she felt relieved.Although I got cold reception from the little lady a few times in the middle, it doesn't matter, who told her to be covered by the prince now?I can only bear it.

Anyway, as long as I can successfully become the queen, I can bear with this little thing!
After sending the little lady to the gate of the palace, the princess went back humming a little twist.

When the little lady came out of the palace gate, she saw Nanshan riding on a tall horse, looking ahead quietly.When he saw her appear, his cold and solemn eyes immediately softened, and he quickly turned over and came to her with big strides.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

The little lady nodded. "I've advised you."

"Then let's go home!"

"Ah."

The two held hands, sent her to the carriage, and Nanshan got on the horse himself, and escorted her all the way back to the old county palace in Fanchuan Villa - the little lady was reluctant to be separated from her father and mother, so they have always been with Mu Jiaojiao and his wife The two live together.After Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu moved to Fanchuan Villa, they also moved here.

After entering the mansion, the two of them naturally went to greet Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu.

When they entered the courtyard, they found that the atmosphere inside was not quite right.The little lady hurriedly asked the servant girl: "What's the matter?"

The word 'again' indicates that this kind of thing has happened more than once, and she is used to it.Asking now, she is not too nervous, but just intends to find out the situation in advance, so that it will be convenient for persuasion when she goes in.

Seeing her, the little servant girl acted as if she had grabbed hold of a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said, "Aren't you the old county king? Today, when the ladies came over to play, the kitchen made a few pastries, all of which were sweet, and made into small cakes." The shapes of rabbits, kittens and puppies are very cute. Seeing that the little ladies were eating very sweetly, the old king got excited and ate a few pieces. The old princess found out that he was not allowed to eat any more, saying He is old and can't eat too much sweet food. But the old county king refused to obey him and insisted on eating, and the old princess insisted on stopping him. As a result, the old county king became angry, and now he ignores the old princess!"

The maid said helplessly, and the little lady and the Nanshan couple were also extremely speechless.

Her father, the older she gets, the more willful she becomes.Now his temper is bigger than a child's, so it's only Aniang who can control him.

Several black lines fell from her forehead one after another, before she shook her head and sighed: "I see, I'll go in right away."

Entering the room, they saw that Mu Jiaojiao was teaching the little ladies to read medical books, and the little ladies followed closely.Cui Pu was lying alone on the couch next to him, looking so pitiful all alone.

So don't think too much, this battle will definitely end with Mu Jiaojiao's overall victory.Cui Pu lost miserably, but he couldn't save himself, so he shrank to the side and had a cold war with her, and waited for Mu Jiaojiao to turn around before coaxing him, giving him enough face, and letting him walk down the steps.

However, judging by Mu Jiaojiao's appearance, she didn't intend to make him happy too soon.

The little lady stuck out her tongue secretly, and then walked slowly to Cui Pu's side. "Daddy."

Finally someone paid attention to him!

Cui Pu immediately turned over and sat up, but his face was still deliberately rigid.

"You are back." He said stiffly.

The little lady nodded, and sat down beside him: "When I came back, I saw someone selling freshly baked rice dumplings from Yu's family, so I asked brother to buy some and bring them back for you to eat. But daddy, you and mommy are alone. Only one can be eaten."

As she spoke, she asked Nanshan to bring the zongzi over, peeled off one and handed it to Cui Pu.

Cui Pu took the zongzi, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Why can I only eat one? I'm in good health, and it's okay to eat more!"

"Father, don't be self-willed! Last time who ate a few more rice dumplings, made a stomach ache in the middle of the night, and kept Aunt up all night to help him get an acupuncture treatment?" The little lady whispered.

Cui Pu shut up.After eating a zongzi in small bites, and asking the lady to wipe his mouth clean, he squinted his eyes in satisfaction: "If you don't let me eat more, I won't eat more, but your attitude should be better anyway! Look at the lady." Didn't you do a good job?"

These words were intentionally told to Mu Jiaojiao!It's a pity that Mu Jiaojiao didn't bother to pay attention to him.

After teaching the children to read a page of the book, she beckoned to the little lady.The little lady quickly took another peeled rice dumpling and handed it over.

While eating rice dumplings, Mu Jiaojiao asked her: "Why did the Crown Princess call you into the palace today?"

The little lady quickly said the matter.

Cui Pu immediately snorted coldly: "That kid is definitely pretending to lie to you to pity him! As a prince, he has experienced so many things since he was a child, how could he not be able to cope with the current situation? Back then Emperor Xuanzong, Suzong The emperor passed away one after another, isn’t he still helping the saint to manage the funerals of the two emperors in an orderly manner?”

"I know! But he is my younger brother, and he said he was sad. As an elder sister, of course I have to appease him!" The little lady said, "And, I think his fear today is not fake. I can only say, It's not that he's not afraid, it's just that he's not afraid to that extent. In front of outsiders, he will definitely behave like an emperor, but in front of me, he cried a few times and said a few weak words, that's okay! People are close relatives Isn't it normal to show a weak side in front of you?"

"You, you, you child is too innocent! You were cheated and even counted the money!" Cui Pu shook his head feebly.

But Mu Jiaojiao said: "That's fine. People always have some fears in their hearts. Seize the opportunity to express the fears in their hearts, and then let someone they trust comfort them, which can help him minimize the fear. In this way, it will be more It is convenient for him to do the next thing with peace of mind. You did a good job today. "

"Are you against me on purpose?" He had just made a negative comment, but Mu Jiaojiao affirmed his daughter's actions, and Cui Pu stared at her in displeasure.

Mu Jiaojiao glanced over indifferently: "Am I not right?"

Cui Pu was discouraged.

"Yes, of course, my lady, everything you said is correct!"

"Then you still say that I am against you on purpose?"

"No, no, it's my fault that I'm going crazy and going against you!"

Hey, she knew it.The little lady sighed again.

The so-called quarrel between father and mother will not last long at all.Anyway, Dad went crazy indirectly, and then A Niang suppressed him, and finally he had to take the initiative to subdue.

It's like this every time, and I don't know why he still enjoys it.

However, since the elders reconciled, she felt relieved, so she hurriedly resigned from Nanshan and took the children back to their room.

Going back to her own room, let the children review what Mu Jiaojiao taught today, and the husband and wife also closed the door and whispered.

"Brother, are you not angry?" Looking at Nanshan's scruffy face, the little lady asked in a low voice.

Nanshan shook his head. "How could I be angry with you? You and the prince have never kept things from me, and I believe you too."

"Well, I know brother, you will definitely believe me!" The little lady immediately smiled at him.

Already at this age, her temperament is still so innocent, and her smile is so clean and beautiful that it makes people feel very comfortable.Seeing it in his eyes, Nan Shan also curled his lips into a smile.

"It's just that although the crown prince likes you and always treats you like a sister, I'm afraid others won't think so. Those concubines in his harem are the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, you should stay away from them in the future and don't fight too much with them. Make friends." He taught her solemnly.

The little lady also nodded like a good student. "Well, I remember. Today, the princess and I mentioned the children's marriage, and I also refused. I will not let the children go to this troubled water!"

"You are right." Nanshan nodded quickly, "And, after this time, you will not enter the palace for at least three months. Let them deal with their own affairs! Let's not meddle indiscriminately, Not only that if something happens, the hat will definitely be put on our heads."

"Yeah, brother, you're right, I'll listen to you!" The little lady nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then came up to touch his belly, and her face changed suddenly, "You won't You haven't eaten until now, have you?"

"Didn't I just eat a zongzi?" Nanshan whispered.

Because Cui Pu was in a bad mood, he didn't dare to eat too much in front of his father-in-law, otherwise his father-in-law would definitely point the finger at him again - that wayward old man would definitely do it.Up until now, he still felt that he had robbed his little lady, and the resentment in his heart hadn't completely dissipated!
"Just one zongzi, how is it enough? You have to eat a lot of food every time to be full!" The little lady hurriedly said, and then pressed him to sit down, "You sit here for a while, and I will cook for you. "

Nanshan pulls her up. "I'll accompany you."

"Okay!" The little lady didn't refuse, she took his hand, and the two of them entered the small kitchen together.

Standing in the kitchen, Nanshan mechanically added firewood to the stove, but kept his eyes on the figure running back and forth.Listening to her chanting: "Brother likes to eat meat, but he is too angry, so the mutton needs to be processed first. But the meat is too greasy, and some refreshing side dishes have to be made to balance it. There is also dessert, but I can't It's too sweet, he doesn't like it..."

The little mouth was rambling, and the hands were busy all the time.

Gradually, the corners of Nanshan's lips became more and more raised.

His little wife hasn't changed the name she calls him for so many years.He also asked her to change her words, but after she tried to call her husband, she looked at him pitifully: "Brother, it feels so weird to call you like that, I'll keep calling you brother, okay?"

As mighty and majestic as him, all those who have followed him since he was a child are the same tough men.Later, he was captured and resold. If it weren't for his pride, he wouldn't be able to persist until the end.And when they got to Da Langjun's side, they also talked about fighting, and then they joined the army and went to battle to kill the enemy... There was almost no soft thing to be seen all over his body.However, he knew that in the depths of his heart, there was always a small soft place, which was specially reserved for her.

As early as when he entered Cui's house, the little lady smiled sweetly at him, took his hand with her soft little hand, and softly called out 'Brother', he was completely lost.

Later, her calls of 'Brother' seemed to be his salvation.No matter how irritable he is, as long as he sees her and hears her calling him, he can quickly calm down and soften.He already knew that he could not do without her.

Therefore, even though he knew that if he proposed to marry her, he would be hated by Cui Pu who raised him, and would be scolded and even beaten by Da Langjun and his brothers who grew up together, but he still did it.

As long as he could get her, what if he was beaten up and scolded a few times?Just like now, she is by his side, and the two have supported each other for so many years. She has given birth to him, made soup for him, and can still care about him and think about his taste all the time. This is enough To appease the abuse he received from his father-in-law and two older brothers-in-law.

For such a soft and sweet little lady, no matter what kind of request she made, as long as he listened to her voice and looked at her innocent and pitiful face, he couldn't bear to be ruthless.Therefore, as long as she asks, he will definitely agree.

He knew that what he did was not like a man, and it was quite different from the cold, serious and unkind image in the hearts of his soldiers.But there is no way, she is the one who begged him, how could he have the heart to refuse her, seeing her sad?

As for her relationship with the prince... No matter what the prince thinks in his heart, as long as she believes that they are siblings, then they must be siblings.He trusts her.

This little person seems to be soft and talkative, but in fact she has a clear bottom line in her heart, and she doesn't care about things that are above the bottom line.But once she touches the bottom line, like a cat that has been violated, she will raise her fur all over and wave her paw.

If the prince really admired her, he would definitely respect her decision.Otherwise, he will spend the rest of his life in prison by her and never see each other again!
really.

One month after the saint was buried, the prince announced his ascension to the throne.

After ascending the throne, the saint issued a series of imperial edicts, one of which was for the little lady——

"...I hereby confer the honor of Princess Yongzhen as the eldest princess of Yongzhen, with [-] households in the city of food, hereby!"

The eldest princess, the treatment that only the elder sister of the saint can enjoy, is now given to her.This is enough to show the sage's respect for her elder sister.

So good.

(End of this chapter)