He ran his fingers across it. Since the man was attracted by his color and decided to choose a way out for himself, he naturally wanted to bring out the best of this color.
She was wearing a jade-white dress that was completely different from before, and the jade crown and hairpin also used light and vivid colors. Li Yuan made a psychological hint when he walked out.
He just wanted the man to like him more and think he was better looking, and he had no intention of dressing up to please himself.
When he left, he found the man wasn't looking at him, but was looking at something on the table. Li Yuan approached and was surprised when he saw the map spread out on it: "Your Majesty, where did you find this?"
He clearly asked his aunt to put it away.
Lin Su looked up and blinked at that moment. The little empress dowager had skin as white as snow and a delicate and bold appearance, which had been suppressed in the past because of her clothes and pretentious temperament. Now, in this jade-white dress, she really looked like a fairy who had just come out of the heavenly palace. She was very beautiful.
His fixed gaze made Li Yuan feel uneasy again: "Alas... Your Majesty is staring at me like this, but is there something wrong with me?"
"No problem." Lin Su said with a smile, "It's just that people want to get it back as soon as possible."
Li Yuan forced himself to remain calm, mentally reminding himself that this man was just good at sweet talk, hence his constant provocations. However, he still felt something strange on his face: "Your Majesty, you must be joking."
Lin Su vaguely knew what he was thinking, but he didn't expose it. Being able to live soberly and rationally in the palace was a good thing. If he wanted to make him less rational in front of him, it would depend on his own ability.
"I won't lie about whether it looks good or not." Lin Su laughed and looked at the map on the table. "This map has been put aside, but I happened to see it, so I took it for a look. The marching route is well drawn on it. I think it was drawn by the Queen Mother herself."
The Queen Mother of a country knew about military affairs. If this were to get out, it would definitely be disadvantageous to her. Besides him, there was no one else in the palace who knew about this. Li Yuan knew he had no way to refute it, so he said, "It's just some information I got. I learned where Your Majesty was pointing the sword. It's just a child's graffiti."
"Qi is now surrounded, bordering all three kingdoms. The three kingdoms are in imminent danger because our Qi army quickly occupied the old Liang territory." Lin Su pointed his finger at the former capital of Chen and pointed at the three lines. "If any of the three kingdoms had sent troops to Chen's old territory and caused a fire in my rear, I would not have attacked so quickly. But the three kingdoms haven't sent out yet, and you have already planned a marching route here. I, a child, don't have such a thorough understanding of the current situation."
Li Yuan knew he couldn't refute it, so he lowered his eyes and said, "I'm just talking on paper."
Having ideas but not being able to realize them is just like talking about them on paper.
"I once said Kang Baiyu was a talent for generals and ministers. He is now indeed in a very high position, capable of leading a field on his own." Lin Su stroked his cheek and said, "You have great ambitions, received an imperial education, and possess the talent to see through the world, yet you are trapped in this palace like a caged bird. Don't you feel wronged?"
Li Yuan looked at him and felt that the hidden resentment in his heart was completely revealed by this man. He wanted to fly, but he didn't even dare to reveal his ability to fly.
This is not his hometown, and no one will stand by him except his aunt. He can only protect himself and dare not reveal anything.
But I have not forgotten even a little bit of my ambition to reach the top.
"If I were your majesty's queen, it would just be like moving from one birdcage to another." Li Yuan shouldn't have revealed his inner thoughts, but for some reason he couldn't hide them at this moment.
"I want to unify the world, so naturally I know about the internal affairs of each country. Your father's mother, the queen mother, has lost her beauty and love, and the government is controlled by the concubines. They and the Southern Kingdom have conspired to send you here to be the queen, but in fact, they want to destroy your future, win over the Southern Kingdom, and use you as a hostage for the Southern Kingdom." Lin Su said, "Don't you believe that someone will stay together forever?"
Li Yuan didn't know what to feel, but he knew that this man saw through all his thoughts. "Your Majesty is extremely intelligent, yes."
Once this answer comes out, perhaps this person will never come again. After all, he is an emperor, and the person he wants is unwilling to give his true heart. It is really unbearable.
The world is so big and there are so many beauties. He can always find the beauty he wants. There is no need to waste time on a widowed queen mother and affect his reputation.
Li Yuan had already prepared himself for his anger, but Lin Su didn't. Instead, he smiled and said, "Do you know why queens have always been despised and abandoned, becoming abandoned women?"
Li Yuan pondered, "Because of deep affection?"
"That's one reason, but more importantly, there's no choice." Lin Su sat down in his seat and naturally pushed the man to sit beside him. He didn't do anything frivolous, which made Li Yuan's initial surprise turn into calmness. "Because the concubines in the harem are all born dependent on the emperor, they are completely at his disposal. The only exceptions are those whose maternal family is extremely powerful, making the emperor afraid of them, so he dare not easily abandon them."
Li Yuan felt that what he said made sense. If he was not the youngest son of the Li Kingdom, he would not have been able to crush the concubines of the previous emperor and become the queen when he first arrived here. However, his father's behavior became more and more absurd over the years, and he became more and more cold towards his mother, which led to his current isolation and helplessness. However, he was a member of the royal family of the Li Kingdom after all, so the people of the Southern Kingdom would not easily hurt his life.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Li Yuan sat upright, "But this has been the case throughout every dynasty, without exception."
"Do you want to be the exception?" Lin Su asked.
Li Yuan turned to look at him, meeting his gaze as he spoke, "If you become my queen, you can be a mere ornament in the harem, or you can participate in government affairs. There are still the Three Kingdoms to conquer. You can wear armor and fight in the battlefield, or you can direct the affairs of state from the rear. If you possess power, then even if I want to abandon you in the future, you can give me a hard time, or leave me and come and go as you please."
Li Yuan had never heard such sweet words before, as if he had countless options besides staying here. "Your Majesty loves me now, so I can tolerate it. But I'm not sure he won't be suspicious and wary in the future."
"No matter how good a relationship is, it will be a complete failure if it is not maintained. I dare to say this because I have the confidence to do so. It depends on whether you dare to believe it." Lin Su stood up and said, "I will go back today and come back to bother you tomorrow."
He seemed to be just here for breakfast, but he disturbed Li Yuan's heart. He had just prepared himself to not give his true heart, but was disrupted by this person's sudden words.
When Lin Su went there again later, he no longer mentioned what happened that day. He just told Li Yuan the algorithm for the Rubik's Cube and watched him stumble around solving it. He looked embarrassed when he made occasional mistakes, but he was becoming more and more proficient.
Lin Su no longer stayed until night like he did when they first met. He only came for two hours every day. For half a month, there was not even a hint of gossip in the palace.
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