"You should keep an eye on the Xu Mansion. I'm afraid that if something unexpected happens, we won't be prepared."
"yes."
Watching Ying Wu leave, Xu Yixing leaned his head back and leaned firmly against the back of his chair. Although Lu Anyuan had deliberately reduced his presence, the calls for the establishment of a crown prince within the court had not diminished, especially since the emperor had been poisoned again a year ago for unknown reasons and was said to be in much worse health. However, no one dared to openly force the emperor to appoint a crown prince.
It was eventually discovered that the poisoning was caused by a maid in the palace. It was said that she was a princess of some small country or something. After the Great Xia army destroyed her homeland, she sneaked into the palace and poisoned the emperor.
Xu Yixing didn't know whether this explanation was true or not, but she knew that many people were held responsible for this matter. A group of palace maids were released from the palace at once, and even the queen was angered by the empress dowager for her mismanagement of the palace, and she rarely appeared in public.
"I don't know if Lu Anyuan has changed his mind after seeing so many disadvantages of being an emperor..." Xu Yixing laughed at herself. If the throne of emperor could be given up so easily, she wouldn't have to worry about it.
"Siqin, please ask Mr. Yao to come over!"
Although Xu Yixing still wasn't very interested in having children, since she had promised Lu Anyuan, it was only right for Mr. Yao to come and see her. She had taken so many of the medicines created by Ying Si at the time that she had no idea how her health was now.
Mr. Yao gently placed his hand on her wrist, paused for a few moments, and then lowered his hand. "Is it Your Highness who is asking about fertility?"
"Who else could I ask except him?"
Mr. Yao heard the complaints and said with a half-smile: "I'm also surprised. Why is it that only our prince cares about this matter, and you yourself have been so-called?"
"Because I don't care."
Mr. Yao's eyes scanned Xu Yixing's face, as if he was curious about why he thought so. After a moment, he said, "Madam is in good health. If you want a child, it will be around the corner."
"Okay, got it. Then I'll congratulate your prince first." Xu Yixing clasped his hands together and made a gesture of congratulations, but anyone could see that he didn't mean it at all.
Mr. Yao should have gotten used to Xu Yixing's way of speaking a long time ago, but deep down he couldn't help but be curious about what was going on.
"Madam, please tell His Highness the good news in person. I believe he will be very happy."
"Of course. I won't see you off." Xu Yixing rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was seeing someone off. Mr. Yao had no choice but to leave with his medicine box on his back.
"Madam, why are you always so cold to Mr. Yao? He's a skilled doctor and a handsome man. You say you..."
"You like him? No way, I thought it was A Da. If you like him, why don't I tell Lu Anyuan and ask him to marry you directly?" Xu Yixing's eyes lit up. This girl has reached the age to get married, but there has been no suitable person. It's really worrying.
"What? I was talking seriously to Madam, why are you teasing me like this!" Siqin threw away her handkerchief and turned her back.
"I'm talking about serious matters. Of course, someone you like is much better than someone I randomly pick. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. Think it over before you answer me."
Siqin said sternly, "I really don't like Mr. Yao, but I don't understand why you treat him like this."
Xu Yixing got the answer and felt a little bored for a moment. He replied in a gloomy voice, "Look at him. It's been three or four years, and he hasn't changed at all since the first time I met him. I don't know what elixir of immortality he used to keep him going, but he didn't even share it with me. How can I say anything good about him?"
"Oh~" Siqin showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "So the young lady is jealous that Mr. Yao looks younger than you!"
"Bah! Where are you going with your elbow?" He was about to pinch Siqin, but unfortunately she dodged quickly, smiling happily, and didn't even give Xu Yixing a chance to "attack".
"Who are you jealous of? Tell me." Suddenly someone pushed the door open. It was Lu Anyuan, his face full of joy, not hiding it at all.
Siqin bowed and left, leaving the hall to the two of them.
"Why did I hear you guys discussing Mr. Yao? Has he been here?"
Xu Yixing knew from his expression that this jealous person was having another attack, so he deliberately stood up and said, "Why, you've already kicked him out of the house, but you're still worried that I'll have an affair with him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Anyuan clamped Xu Yixing and buried his head in her neck, rubbing it, showing his intimacy.
"I was right!" Xu Yixing reached over to his head and rubbed it vigorously, ruffling his hair. "He came over and told me to tell you I'm well again. Congratulations."
"Really?" Lu Anyuan looked up in surprise, his excitement evident in his words, but he still followed up with a few more words: "How about asking your Ying Si to come over and take a look, or find a few more imperial doctors to take a look?"
"You can't even trust your own people? Besides, when it comes to finding an imperial physician, how many imperial physicians have the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager sent for overt or covert help in recent years? Aren't they all worried about you?"
"That's right, if those people with ulterior motives get to know about this, they'll just send more people to me." What he wanted in his heart was finally verified to be a fact. Lu Anyuan's joy even affected Xu Yixing a little. Maybe not everyone will repeat his mother's tragedy?
"Ma'am, that's great! You have no idea how unpleasant the rumors have been over the years. Thank you for your hard work! You've been taking medicine for so long, and now you can finally stop!"
"Yes. By the way, what did the father-in-law ask you to do just now?" Xu Yixing's joy only lasted for a moment, and he quickly changed the subject.
"The Emperor has summoned me, and not only me, but also several important officials are all present. The Emperor wants to find someone to entertain the troops on his behalf, and we have just discussed this."
Xu Yixing turned around and struggled out of his arms, then tilted his head towards him and said, "Let you go?" His Majesty has fought many wars in recent years. Fortunately, the warring countries have been fighting for a long time and have no wealth, which makes the Great Xia army seem invincible and has made many military achievements.
If he really said that he was visiting the troops on behalf of the emperor, wouldn't that be tantamount to acknowledging that he had a special status among the princes, equivalent to that of the crown prince?
Lu Anyuan's expression was a little strange, a little proud, a little complacent, but also deliberately teasing her: "Well, I didn't say it explicitly, but I just went to discuss it. Do you want me to go?"
"I only care about whether you can take me with you if you go. This capital city is really boring. I want to go out and have a look. I didn't go three years ago, but if I have the chance now, I still want to go."
"Oh!" Lu Anyuan pretended to be enlightened. He had really forgotten that she had wanted to go to the battlefield with him. She hadn't even been out much in the past few years, so she must be bored. "That's not difficult. If my father sends me, I will definitely take you with me."
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