"Please be patient," Liu Wanning raised her hand to refill her tea, smiled warmly, and said, "Your Highness can tolerate it, but I really can't stand her behavior."

"Oh?" Qi Yuxiao's eyes lit up, and she leaned closer and whispered, "Sister Liu, do you have any way to expose her fickle nature?"

Liu Wanning covered her lips and whispered: "I do have a way, but I don't have the manpower in the inner city, so I need your help, Chengyi."

Princess Changle is the eldest daughter of the current emperor. Qi Yuxiao was born into a good family and has been loved and pampered since birth. When the emperor was still in power a few years ago, he would bring her and her to live in the inner city whenever he came to the palace to escape the summer heat.

Therefore, it is normal for Qi Yuxiao to have a few confidants in the inner city.

The two whispered a few words, and soon smiled at each other.

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Although he was staying in the palace to escape the summer heat, he could not neglect the important affairs of the court.

In Chengming Palace, after lunch, Xiao Junzhan summoned several important officials to discuss government affairs. Ning Hai served them hot tea and whispered, "Your Highness, the three old princes, the King of Zhao, the King of Qi, and the King of Su, are outside to ask for an audience."

Xiao Junzhan paused, "Why are they here?"

The three old princes are the most senior among the existing princes of the royal family. They are highly respected and are the uncles of the current emperor and the great-uncle of Xiao Junzhan. They have already reached the age of retirement.

Xiao Junzhan was quite respectful to these uncles and was never stingy with the honors they deserved. He even specially summoned them to come to the palace to escape the summer heat.

In addition to annual ceremonies and special festivals, the three old princes came together to ask for an audience...

Ning Hai showed some hesitation. Seeing this, several court officials knew that there might be some inside information that they could not hear. They all stood up and stepped back to discuss important matters on their own.

After they had moved further away and were sure they could no longer hear any sound from this side, Ning Hai whispered, "I guess they came here for Miss Wei..."

Xiao Junzhan frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with Ranran?"

There was a small court meeting today. After the meeting, the prince kept a few ministers to have dinner together. Ning Hai had not had time to report what happened in Qixiang Palace, so Xiao Junzhan did not know what his Ranran said in public.

Ning Hai reported the morning's events in a low voice, word for word, and said, "There were quite a few people in Qixiang Palace at that time, and Miss Wei's words were not gagged. I think the princes must have heard about it, so..."

Xiao Junzhan was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he suddenly laughed.

"No problem," he smiled comfortably, as if he was very happy, and said in a gentle voice: "Send them to the side hall to meet with the emperor."

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Several old princes were led by eunuchs into a side hall to wait, looking anxious.

Xiao Junzhan did not let them wait for long. After entering, the three kings greeted him in unison: "Your Highness, I wish you all the best."

"No need to be polite," Xiao Junzhan sat at the head of the table, looking down at the three clan elders below with a calm expression, and said, "What brings you here, my uncles?"

The King of Zhao, the King of Qi, and the King of Su are all over 70 years old, but they have taken good care of themselves and are still in good health, otherwise they would not have been able to travel with them to escape the summer heat.

Among them, King Zhao was the eldest, the most respected among the royal family, and also the most stubborn.

As the person in charge, he stood up straight after greeting and got straight to the point:

Xiao Junzhan said: "Uncle, please speak clearly."

The King of Zhao looked at his two old brothers, took a step forward, bowed and said, "Over the years, Your Highness has been busy with government affairs and has never thought of marrying a wife. This old minister was very anxious, but could not persuade him. It was not until you finally issued an order to confer a concubine a few days ago that I breathed a sigh of relief."

“Although I have never seen the girl from the Wei family, I believe that she is much better than others in appearance and character since she has caught your eye. But today…” King Zhao paused for a moment, hesitated for a few breaths, and said, “Today, I heard some rumors… Maybe you are too partial to her and have encouraged her greed…”

Having said this, he bowed deeply and said no more.

Xiao Junzhan understood what he had not said.

He had not been interested in women for many years and finally had the idea of ​​getting married. Ranran also said some shocking words, which made it easy for others to guess how much favor he had given her to make her behave like this... rebelliously.

It was either lust that blinded one's mind, or... the evil queen's conspiracy against the government. There were precedents in the previous dynasty.

Xiao Junzhan was somewhat emotional. He was ten years older than Ranran and had waited for twenty-five years for such a sweetheart. If he didn't spoil her a little more and be closer to her, would he be willing to let them become a monarch and a minister? Thinking of Ranran kneeling down to him and calling him His Highness when they met, Xiao Junzhan couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"My uncle knows that I have never thought of getting married in these years. Now I finally met a girl who catches my eye..." Xiao Junzhan said, "She is still young, so I can't help but spoil her a little."

He used the word "spoil", which shocked everyone in the hall except Ning Hai.

None of these are the favors that the royal family is used to…

The intention of this protection is obvious.

How could the King of Zhao not hear this? He was even more worried and said bluntly: "Your Highness, I am sorry to hear your honest advice."

Xiao Junzhan's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "What does Uncle want to say?"

"You have not been close to women for many years, so it's not an exaggeration to say that you have a heart of stone. However, the Crown Princess is not very old, but she was able to win your heart with just a few words. If you think about it carefully, it's too scary." As he said this, the King of Zhao felt terrified and said anxiously, "Your Highness is wise and brave, why don't you think about it carefully, is there a trick?"

The King of Qi at the side could not help but interrupt and said, "Your Highness's whereabouts are secretive. I heard that the daughter of the Wei family is being raised in Jiangnan. I wonder why you chose her?"

Xiao Junzhan was slightly startled by the question. Thinking of the beautiful girl when they first met, his heart couldn't help but feel hot... His throat moved, and he forced himself to suppress the inappropriate thoughts. He chuckled and said, "It's fate that brings us together. By chance, God sent her to me, and I fell in love with her at first sight."

What he said was blunt and explicit, but the King of Zhao was not happy and said, "But I heard that the daughter of the Wei family was engaged before."

"...That's right." Xiao Junzhan's smile faded a little. He picked up the teacup, opened the lid and took a look, then closed it carelessly and said, "It's just a verbal marriage arranged by the elders. What does it have to do with her? She is alone now."

King Zhao was about to say something, but when he looked up and saw the indifferent expression of the young man above him, a chill ran up his spine and he fell silent instantly.

He finally realized that he seemed to have touched the young king's reverse scale.

He also vaguely discovered that his feelings for the Wei girl were far more than just the superficial affection between men and women, and his obsession was perhaps even a little bit crazy.

The second chapter will be published later. I've been on an IV drip recently because I can't stand the cough any more. Medicines are useless, so I have to go on an IV drip. The veins on the back of my hands hurt a little, so it's not very smooth for me to type.

It's the end of the month again. I don't want to compete for this month's new book list, but... the ranking is a bit high, it seems a pity not to compete 　　So I'll still ask for votes. I want monthly votes, Xiaoxiang votes, and recommendation votes~~ 　　Those who want to update more chapters, work hard to get more votes. Last time, I updated seven chapters at once. Your votes are needed~~~~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)