Chapter 209:
Jiang Yi's gaze followed Prince Shen until his figure disappeared, then he withdrew his gaze.
The emperor kept looking at her, not missing a single expression on her face.
He closed his eyes, suppressed the irritation in his heart, and then asked gently: "What do you think of him?"
"Brother Shen is very good." Jiang Yi said: "This subject has seen a limited number of men, but I also feel that Brother Shen is much better than Prince Xin."
"The Queen Mother is worried, and I don't want to disappoint the Emperor."
"Disappoint me?" the emperor murmured the last words. "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yi frowned, his voice becoming somewhat cold, "Didn't the emperor say before that he wanted to arrange a good marriage for me?"
"The Emperor deliberately concealed his identity from me and even avoided me afterwards. I know he was worried that I would get involved with you."
"I won't let the emperor worry about this."
The emperor did not expect Jiang Yi to have such a misunderstanding of him, "I am not..."
"What is that?" Jiang Yi looked directly into the emperor's eyes.
The emperor was suddenly speechless. Yes, what did he mean?
The emperor couldn't even understand his own thoughts.
He savored it carefully: "I just wanted to see you happy, and I didn't do anything to you..."
He wanted to say that he wasn't avoiding her, but when he thought about it, he was.
But the reason why he avoided Jiang Yi was not because he was afraid that she would pester him.
He just felt that his past self could not give her happiness.
So what now?
He needed time to sort out his feelings, but Jiang Yi didn't give him this chance.
"Your Majesty," she said in a softer voice, "I am a little tired. If Your Majesty is alright, please go back first."
The emperor was a little confused when Jiang Yi pushed him out of the door.
Jiang Yi knew that the emperor in his previous life had never had a woman, so it was difficult for him to figure it all out in a short period of time.
If she had taken more initiative, this would have been much easier.
But people who get things so easily don’t know how to cherish them.
Besides, she didn't just want his love, she wanted him to love her very much. She wanted the lives of the Xin family, she wanted the Northern Wei to send troops to attack Nanyue, and she wanted him to break his principles for her.
After the emperor returned to the palace, Gu Zhili happened to come looking for him.
Young Master Gu has been very depressed recently. The Jiang family members followed Jiang Lian as if they were dependent on him, and the whole family moved into Prince Xin's mansion.
Gu Zhili had thought about kicking them out, but the Jiang family wasn't pushovers either.
They were originally people from the market, and they were more willing to swallow their pride and be more daring than the Prince Xin's Mansion.
They cried outside and said that Gu Zhili had forced Jiang Lian, causing the Jiang family to be blamed by the emperor, and demanded that Gu Zhili give them an explanation.
Gu Zhili was very concerned about his reputation and quickly let them in.
Unexpectedly, once you enter, you can’t get out.
The Jiang family asked Gu Zhili to buy a house for them and also asked Gu Zhili to be responsible for their future lives.
Gu Zhili felt that he had included the entire Jiang family.
Unfortunately, his father, the queen, and his mother did not understand him and scolded him harshly.
Gu Zhili had no other choice but to go to the emperor.
My uncle is still the best. He will reason with him.
At this moment, Gu Zhili rubbed against the emperor like a puppy, told him his miserable experience, and then asked: "Uncle, what do you think I should do?"
The emperor was originally very upset and depressed, but after listening to Gu Zhili's words, he felt relieved to know that there were people in the world who were worse off than him.
He glanced at Gu Zhili and said, "I do have a solution."
"What method?" Gu Zhili asked hurriedly.
The emperor said, "Strip you of your title as Crown Prince and expel you from Prince Xin's residence. Then it won't be them bothering you, but you who will be bothering them."
Gu Zhili said hurriedly: "Uncle is teasing me again."
At that time, none of them took these words seriously, but they didn't expect that they would come true.
The emperor continued, "To deal with scoundrels, you must use scoundrel methods. Just say that something was lost in the palace and report it to the authorities. Let them arrest them, that's all."
Gu Zhili suddenly realized, "This is a good idea. I will do this when I get back."
"Wait a minute." The emperor stopped Gu Zhili, "I have something troubling me, please discuss it with me."
Gu Zhili stopped in his tracks immediately.
"What could be worrying my uncle?" Gu Zhili was very curious.
"It's like this." The emperor began to talk to Gu Zhili, "I met a woman recently. I always think about her and sometimes even dream about her. I want her to be happy, but seeing her happy makes me feel uncomfortable."
Gu Zhili blurted out, "My uncle has been thinking about this woman all the time, so naturally he likes her."
"Is this what it means to like someone? But..." The emperor was a little surprised, probably because he had never had such a problem before, so he didn't think about it in this way.
But soon he had a new problem, "But she is my junior."
Gu Zhili said: "So what if you are a junior? As long as you are not related, it will not be easy for your uncle to get a woman to stay with you."
"Could this woman be... a member of the royal family?"
Gu Zhili instantly recalled which princess of the right age was there in the royal family, and felt that the emperor really knew how to have fun.
"That's not the case." The emperor's brows relaxed, and the knot in his heart was instantly untied.
Gu Zhili said: "It's not that simple. Don't violate the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. If you like someone, just keep her by your side. With the status of my uncle, no woman would be unwilling."
But Gu Zhili quickly thought of the poison in the emperor, so he added: "Even if she doesn't want to, it won't be difficult to use the power in my hands to force her to stay by my side."
The emperor asked, "Is this okay? Wouldn't that be too much?"
Gu Zhili said, "No, maybe she didn't like her uncle at first, but gradually fell in love with him. I've heard many storybooks say this."
The emperor took these words deeply to heart.
On the second day, the Queen Mother held a banquet to appreciate plum blossoms.
However, this was different from the Queen Mother's original intention of choosing a son-in-law for Jiang Yi. The Queen Mother felt that Jiang Yi and Prince Shen got along very well. This time, she mainly wanted to choose a gentle and virtuous woman to enter the palace for the Emperor.
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