Eh! The emperor's question was beyond the consort's answer! The

old emperor gnashed his teeth secretly.

This little bastard, relying on what he thought in his heart, dared to say anything.

Other ministers: "..."

Watching the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose, he pretended that he heard nothing.

Prime Minister Dou quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Princess Wanshou. He saw that although she was silent, the thoughtful expression on her face clearly showed that she had heard Xu Yanmiao's words.

"..."

Is this why your majesty wants to give Princess Wanshou an official title?

Let Xu Yanmiao wake up Princess Wanshou?

Prime Minister Dou thought about it and felt...

Don't say it! Don't say it! As for those unrestrained words in Xu Yanmiao's heart, even if others understood these principles, they would not dare to speak them out to persuade the princess. Only Xu Yanmiao...

[Besides, the princess is too naive. Duke Song is a founding duke and the right-hand man of the old emperor. The old emperor must be crazy to force his son to give up his bright future for the princess's marriage, right? Is this a marriage or an enmity? ]

[If your consort is determined and unwilling, the old emperor will only give Dongxi to appease him, and then appease Duke Song to show that this matter will not affect our relationship between the monarch and his subjects. ]

[Only if he agrees, the old emperor will grant the marriage! ]

The old emperor's mood suddenly became cheerful, and a smile appeared on his face.

That's right. He specifically asked the Duke of Song, and he knew that he had not rejected Princess Shang, nor had he said that he had someone in his heart, so he issued an edict to grant the marriage. Otherwise, he was not stupid to make important officials feel resentful for the sake of a princess!

Princess Wanshou was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her father. The "trust" in her biological father made her agree with Xu Yanmiao's words without any hesitation.

When her father was conquering the world, for a period of time, he had only one son, the current prince. When the prince was young, he led the army, and once he underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, causing three generals under her father's command to die and two injured in order to save the prince. Her father almost beat the prince to death - although he didn't kill him, he broke one leg. The prince is still lame now.

So...

Princess Wanshou suddenly realized.

What can she force the second son of the Duke of Song? Could she compare to the prince's status?

She recalled the scene in which she always thought she was forcing her husband.

Eight years ago, in Duobao Pavilion, beside the antique shelf, she was only sixteen, disguised as a man and secretly left the palace, blocking the unmarried second son of Duke Song here.

The thin-necked porcelain vase made the girl's face glow.

"Are you... willing to marry me?"

Before that, they had met two or three times and had talked. The princess felt that the other party had feelings for her. However, she did not see the disgust in the other party's eyes, but only heard him say coldly: "Of course I am willing." Then she happily went to ask her father for a marriage.

After the marriage, the husband treated her coldly all day long. Princess Wanshou was upset and was also reflecting - was it... was it because of her attitude and method of asking before that made the husband think that she was using power to oppress others?

But... what if it wasn't?

Princess Wanshou looked at Xu Yanmiao with mixed feelings.

Could this person give her an answer?

Xu Yanmiao also happened to have read the story. After reading it, she couldn't help but complain. [Good guy, the husband is really good at these three tricks: not taking the initiative, not refusing, and not taking responsibility. He is

really good at it.

】

【I thought the princess had asked the emperor to grant the marriage directly, and she had asked the prince consort for his consent beforehand. I hate people who have opinions in their hearts but say "it's all right, no problem" the most. They make others think that you are particularly happy, and then deliberately find faults afterwards, making others suspect that it is their own problem...】

【You are sick! 】

Prime Minister Dou listened to it with great enthusiasm, his eyes lingering on the prince consort, and he kept responding in his heart: Curse more! Curse more!

Although Xu Yanmiao could not hear other people's thoughts, Prime Minister Dou still pretended to cheer for him in public.

The prince consort's behavior especially made him feel emotional - especially reminded him of the trouble with the crown prince, and thinking about it, he felt a little upset.

Princess Wanshou was also out of breath, and felt that everything she had thought about for the past eight years had been overturned. It turned out

that she was not the one who was wrong?

Princess Wanshou did not speak, but her dazed look had already made the prince consort feel a chill.

Obviously, no one present said anything against him, but a cold intuition penetrated into his heart, causing panic and making him feel like falling into an ice cave.

It seemed that something had changed.

The prince consort finally stopped looking like he was sure of victory, and he couldn't even hold back, and took the initiative to call out softly: "Princess..." But there was no subsequent words, just a shout, and then he stood there stubbornly, straighter than pine and bamboo.

A long, long time ago, Princess Wanshou fell in love at first sight because of his appearance. Now, her heartstrings were gently plucked again. She pursed her lips, and the next moment -

"Daddy." The princess whispered: "No matter what, if he hadn't become a royal consort, he should have made great achievements in the officialdom. It was my daughter who harmed him..."

"You still want to plead for this beast who has no king or father?!"

"Yes..."

The old emperor was so angry... that he looked at Xu Yanmiao. Why

don't you continue talking!

Xu Yanmiao was looked at inexplicably. He didn't have any experience in political struggles, so he could only guess.

[The old emperor has to save face and doesn't want today's incident to be spread out, but a group of second-rank officials can't just kill me. They plan to kill me, a small official, to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and intimidate other insiders? 】

The second-rank officials: "..."

What kind of intimidation does killing a small official from the ninth rank have?

The old emperor was almost pissed off by Xu Yanmiao. He just wanted to poke Xu Yanmiao on the head and say to him: Don't dwell on such official affairs. With your scheming, you won't survive more than three days in the officialdom!

After he got angry, he immediately turned his head to the other side, pretending to be just looking around.

[Eh? Did you go to see the prime minister again? Maybe you were just looking around.]

The old emperor relaxed, but felt a little uncomfortable.

He had been the emperor for so long, but he was affected by a small official.

But...

he couldn't make up his mind to really kill Xu Yanmiao.

Xu Yanmiao could die, but after his death, would the artifact "system" that recognized him as its master seek revenge and bring disaster to Daxia?

Would Xu Yanmiao not die, but escape by chance, and use the artifact "system" to spread the royal secrets everywhere, making the royal family a laughing stock?

Would there be other side effects that he couldn't tolerate?

It would be better to maintain a balance like now - although Xu Yanmiao would make them socially dead, Xu Yanmiao's voice also brought them a lot of benefits!

The old emperor secretly persuaded himself, sullenly said "hmm", and decided to be a tolerant emperor and not to argue with the younger generation.

And worried: Oh, I don’t know if Xu Yanmiao is still targeting the prince consort. His daughter’s waterlogged head was shaken out by Xu Yanmiao.

And Xu Yanmiao is indeed interested in the prince consort.

[Achieve great success?]

The ending tone of Shang Xuan made Princess Wanshou’s heart tremble. She had never been so afraid of a person.

She almost wanted to raise her voice and question: What are you trying to say!

The old emperor tried his best not to make himself look so gloating, but he couldn’t suppress the corners of his lips that were raised.

Xu Yanmiao’s tone was very confused——

[Being good at writing, painting and poetry...is there any necessary connection with achieving great success in officialdom? 】

【Moreover, being a consort to the emperor just means he cannot enter the officialdom, but it does not mean he cannot write policy papers or discuss national policies. If he really has any talent for governing, wouldn't he be able to get closer to the emperor and pass on his policy papers to the old emperor as a consort to the emperor? 】

【That's strange. After all these years... he has not been able to come up with a useful national policy. Why does he think he will be able to rise to the top if he doesn't become a consort to the emperor? 】

"Puff——"

The old emperor swore that he didn't mean it, but he really couldn't help laughing.

The Xu family kid's mouth...

Princess Wanshou pursed her red lips even tighter.

She searched her stomach to find the mistake to refute, but the more she looked, the more flustered she became.

There was no way - absolutely no way to refute! The consort to the emperor had been a consort for all these years, and he really hadn't proposed any national policies at all.

He always went sightseeing with those friends. Others praised his exquisite calligraphy, his unrestrained poetry, his painting skills that made fantasy come true... Even his height, appearance, and character were praised, but the outside world did not comment on his strategy at all!

"Who is that?" The old emperor looked at the prince consort with ill intentions: "Wanshou said that you are a talent that is not appreciated? I will give you a chance today. If you can answer my question, I will break the rule that the prince consort cannot hold an actual position for you."

The prince consort smiled and said confidently: "Your Majesty, please ask the question."

Princess Wanshou looked at her lover with sparkling eyes and admiration.

The old emperor pondered: "It's not difficult for you. Just tell me, if I appoint you as the governor of a place, when should the mulberry, date, persimmon and cotton be planted?" The

prince consort was stunned.

The prince consort thought.

The prince consort began to sweat on his forehead.

The princess went from being full of expectation to being confused and suspicious. She bit her lip and couldn't help asking, "Prince consort?"

The old emperor said coldly, "Why, you can't even answer such a simple question, and you still have the nerve to say that becoming a prince consort has delayed you?"

The prince consort's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he argued, "Your Majesty asked the scholars about the peasants. Naturally, you won't get an answer!"

"Really?" The old emperor didn't even turn his head, and pointed in the direction of the group of officials, "Come and tell him why I want to ask about this matter?"

"Oh..."

The old emperor heard a very familiar voice, turned his head and saw, "Maybe..." He looked down at his fingers again, wishing he could chop them off with a knife.

Why did he point at this innocent guy?

If he couldn't answer, not only would he lose face, but he would also lose the momentum he had worked so hard to build up!