"Grandma, let's go to the palace with my aunt. I miss the Queen Mother so much." Xia Zhiliao begged.
With her grandmother around, she felt much more at ease, because those were her big, thick legs.
After hearing this, Princess Yi Yang understood everything.
But she really admired the Xia family for not caring about the royal family at all.
She was originally afraid that if she rejected the engagement with the prince on behalf of Zhiliao, they would blame her.
It seems that everyone has the same idea.
As expected, if you are not from the same family, you won’t enter the same door.
"Just listen to Zhiliao. We will go to the palace together tomorrow." Princess Yi Yang said this, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, with her around, I feel more confident.
On the way back to the palace, Emperor Shunde remained silent.
Wen Yan couldn't figure out what he was thinking, after all, his father was not an ordinary person.
"Yan'er, don't worry about your marriage. Your father can still choose a girl from another family for you. Your great-aunt is right. Zhiliao grew up in the countryside and is wild and hard to tame..."
"Father!" Wen Yan's eyes were firm, "But I just want my sister Zhi."
Emperor Shunde looked at his son and said, "Didn't your great-aunt just say that she won't help others? You can rest assured."
"Father, it has nothing to do with that. If I can only ascend to the throne with the help of others, I will be ashamed of your teachings. My great-aunt is right. If you really want to marry someone, you shouldn't restrict her with an imperial decree, but make her sincere."
Wen Yan's words made Emperor Shunde very satisfied. He paved a way for his son. At least his son would not have as hard a life as himself.
"You are still young, it is hard to say what will happen in ten years."
"No, I want Xia Zhi." Wen Yan said.
Emperor Shunde smiled, this is his son.
Sure enough, he was not disappointed.
"If I had been as determined as you back then, your mother wouldn't have..."
Emperor Shunde took a deep breath and said, "You have been wronged over the years, but you are alone in the harem, and this is the only way to protect you as you grow up."
"I know how much my father loves me."
"Then tell me, why did it have to be that Xia Zhiliao?"
Wen Yan took a deep breath and said, "Father, even though I have your love, I was still poisoned. Don't you know about this?"
"Poisoned? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll ask the imperial physician to take a look."
"My son's health has been examined by imperial doctors before, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. Or maybe they did, but they didn't dare to say it. It was Xia Zhiliao who figured it out and cured me."
"So, she saved your life." Emperor Shunde thought, no wonder, "Why didn't you tell your father?"
"I want to find the person behind the poisoning. Wen Chao's fall from his horse last time was also man-made. It's just that they are targeting Wen Heng."
Emperor Shunde nodded, "No wonder you've been so close to that kid lately."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, Father. Wen Heng is a sword that can be pointed at yourself or at the enemy."
Emperor Shunde looked at Wen Yan and nodded, "Okay, Father will not interfere in this matter, I will leave it to you, but Wen Heng..."
"Father, please leave his life to me."
Emperor Shunde thought that this would be threatening, but when he looked at his son, he endured it.
The next day, Princess Yi Yang brought Xia Jinxiu and Xia Zhiliao into the palace, but after entering the palace, they separated.
Princess Yi Yang took Xia Zhiliao to pay respects to the Queen Mother. It was impossible for them to follow her to the imperial kitchen, but at least she was in the palace, so if anything really happened, they could rush there in time.
"Why is Zhiliao here?"
"I miss you!" Xia Zhiliao said coquettishly.
The Queen Mother curled her lips, also a little childish, "Don't you want to play with your brothers?"
"No, they are not interesting at all. I just missed you, so I brought you some donkey-hide gelatin cakes that I made myself. They can replenish qi and blood, and also beautify your skin."
The queen mother was flattered and was overjoyed. "Little Zhiliao is the one who knows how to care for others. But I am already very old. No matter how much I grow up, I will never be like you, like a flower bud."
"You don't look old at all. You look very young."
No matter how many holes there are, flattery will never wear out.
As they were talking, someone came in to report that several princes had come to pay their respects.
"Oh, do you know the little girl is coming?" Tihou joked.
It was indeed Wen Yan, Wen Chao, and Wen Heng. They had different expressions when they came in.
When Wen Heng saw Xia Zhiliao here, he knew why Wen Yan came here.
Just thinking about it made him feel uncomfortable.
"Zhi Liao, I haven't seen you for a while. Why haven't you grown taller?"
Xia Zhiliao made a face at Wen Chao who deserved a beating, "You have grown taller, and your face has also grown bigger."
Wen Chao gritted his teeth, but he was not really angry. He was increasingly finding that this little girl would not suffer any loss.
[Who said it’s been a long time since we last met? Wen Yan came to my house yesterday to propose marriage. Humph!]
After hearing this, Wen Heng's eyes instantly turned cold. Wen Yan went to her house to propose marriage to her?
But I haven’t heard of this matter, so it probably didn’t work?
"You've come just in time. You guys are in for a treat. Aunt Zhiliao has come to the palace to make snacks. You can all try some later." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
Wen Heng glanced at Xia Zhiliao and said, "Xia Zhiliao, I found the book you wanted. Come with me to get it."
"The book I want? What book do I want?"
Xia Zhiliao was a little confused. When did she ask Wen Heng for a book? She only asked for money.
Wen Heng just stared at her, and Xia Zhiliao seemed to understand a little bit, "Oh, I remember now, you got it so quickly, hehe, you are amazing."
"Zhi-lao is so hardworking. Go ahead. It is a good thing to love reading. Although girls do not have to take imperial examinations, it is also beneficial to read more books." said the Queen Mother.
"What kind of book is it? Let's take a look at it." Wen Yan said.
"No need." Wen Heng's voice was a little cold.
Xia Zhiliao was really a little confused. He knew that he had something to tell her, but... what was it?
After leaving Shou'an Palace, Xia Zhiliao trotted after him, but was still a little behind.
Wen Heng didn't even look at her, which made her angry. "What's the matter? I can't walk anymore."
Wen Heng came back then, looked at her, thought about it carefully, and felt that his anger came for no reason.
"Nothing, I just wanted to give you something."
Xia Zhiliao immediately became interested, "What treasure?"
Wen Heng sighed. How sincere is this girl in being friends with him?
"Wen Yan went to the princess's mansion yesterday?"
"You...how did you know?" Xia Zhiliao guessed that what Emperor Shunde did was very secretive.
He was also certain that the Xia family would not speak nonsense.
But how did Wen Heng know?
"What is he going to do?" Wen Heng asked knowingly.
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