Chapter 266: Conversation in the Imperial Study
The emperor and his two sons returned from hunting with satisfaction.
There were only the father and his two sons in the imperial study. In the flickering candlelight, the three people had different expressions.
"Feng'er, if it weren't for your wedding tomorrow, I would like to play for a while longer. I haven't felt so happy in a long time."
The emperor patted Shangguan Nanfeng on the shoulder, looking unsatisfied.
"Father, after the wedding, if you are still interested, I will certainly accept your invitation." Shangguan Nanfeng was happier when he saw that his father hadn't looked at him like this for a long time.
"However, Feng'er will marry both the prince's wives tomorrow, so you should go back and rest early. I will naturally go there tomorrow."
The emperor looked at Shangguan Nanfeng and naturally told him what he knew.
"Father, do you know?" Shangguan Nanfeng was stunned when he heard the emperor's words. He hadn't heard his father ask him about his wedding for such a long time, and he thought he didn't care.
In addition, he had forced Su Yue to accept the betrothal gift before, so he naturally did not dare to mention it in front of his father. He planned to let his father know at the wedding in the next few days, so that even if his father had any objections, it would be a fait accompli.
I just didn’t expect that my father actually knew about it?
"Why can't I know? You paid betrothal gifts to two families in one day. This is known to all the people in the city. I don't know if this is too unreasonable."
The emperor saw the astonishment in Shangguan Nanfeng's eyes and replied nonchalantly.
"Does the emperor know about the fact that Su Yue is the principal wife?" Shangguan Nanfeng asked this question with obvious testing intent.
Shangguan Nanxing, who was standing by, heard Shangguan Nanfeng's question and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"Of course I know. Well, my son, please go back and have a rest." The emperor replied to Shangguan Nanfeng's question indifferently, and once again asked Shangguan Nanfeng to go back.
"Okay, father, I will go back right away." Shangguan Nanfeng was relieved when he saw that his father looked normal when he heard that the principal wife was Su Yue. He then bowed and left.
"Xing'er, you asked me to take you two brothers out hunting to help Su Yue, right?" At this time, only Shangguan Nanxing and the emperor were left in the imperial study, and the emperor's tone naturally relaxed.
"Your Majesty knows a lot." Shangguan Nanxing did not deny it when he heard the emperor's question.
"It's not that I know a lot, it's that you are too calm. It's not that I can't see that Su Yue and you are in love.
If Su Yue really wanted to marry Feng Er, you would definitely not react like this.
But I do want to know, since Su Yue had risked her life to bet with me for the freedom to marry, why would she accept Feng'er's betrothal gift? ”
The emperor turned his head at this time and looked at Shangguan Nanxing with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.
"Father, do you really want to know?" Shangguan Nanxing asked directly after hearing his father's speculation.
"Well, I want to know what exactly can threaten Su Yue, and Su Yue should be dealing with that threat now, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't let me take you hunting to buy time for Su Yue."
When the emperor heard Shangguan Nanxing's question, his expression became serious, and he even deliberately said "I" in his words. With his intuition as an emperor, he always felt that anything that threatened Su Yue was a big deal for him.
This was also part of the reason why he agreed when Shangguan Nanxing asked him to take them hunting.
Under the emperor's questioning gaze, Shangguan Nanxing's expression finally relaxed.
He didn't want to tell his father about General Gu. After all, the war situation on the border was already tense and his father was already having a headache.
If he mentioned again that General Gu's life might be in danger, he was a little afraid that his father would get angry and his health would collapse again.
"My second brother used General Gu's life to threaten Yue'er to accept the betrothal gift." Shangguan Nanxing met the emperor's solemn gaze and said it directly.
When the emperor heard Shangguan Nanxing's words, he was stunned at first, and then a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
Would Shangguan Nanfeng really disregard the lives of many soldiers on the border for the sake of a woman?
"Father, I have never lied to you. Yue'er has already arrived at the border to rescue Gu Qingzhi."
Shangguan Nanxing naturally noticed his father's suspicious expression, so he spoke up to explain.
"It's like a piece of mud that can't be helped." After hearing Shangguan Nanxing's words, the emperor flicked his sleeves, walked to his desk, slammed the table hard, his face full of anger.
"Father, please calm down." Shangguan Nanxing saw that the emperor's face turned red with anger, so he hurriedly spoke to comfort him.
"You still care about your father." When the emperor heard his son's comfort, he felt a little comforted. At least his beloved son still cared about him.
"No, Father, I just don't want to review the memorials. We've agreed that if you lose your temper and collapse without caring about anything, don't let me review the memorials and clean up the mess for you."
Not long after the emperor expressed some comfort, Shangguan Nanxing spoke out his thoughts directly and mercilessly.
"You..." After hearing Shangguan Nanxing's words, the emperor's face changed. He stretched out his right hand and pointed at Shangguan Nanxing and wanted to say something, but Shangguan Nanxing stepped forward and gently pressed his hand down.
"Father, I won't say any more to you. Since you know about Yue'er, she is taking risks for Dongyou now, so her name cannot be added to the royal family tree now."
Shangguan Nanxing ignored the emperor's pale face, smiled at him and told him her plan.
Originally, he stayed just for this matter. Before, he was thinking about how to make his father agree. Now that his father knew the whole story, he no longer worried about the reason.
"What if I insist on adding it?" The emperor retorted angrily when he heard Shangguan Nanxing's words.
"You can add it, add it next to my name. Su Yue can only be my prince consort." Shangguan Nanxing shamelessly said what the emperor said.
"Is Su Yue really that good? Are you brothers fighting for her by any means necessary?" The emperor was stunned when he heard his son say this, and directly asked about the doubts in his heart.
"She is very good, but I am not yet at the point where I will do whatever it takes. But if it comes to that, I will not only do whatever it takes, but I will also risk my life and fight to the death."
Shangguan Nanxing's words caused a storm in the emperor's heart.
Shangguan Nanxing's expression at this moment was very similar to the drive he had when he was young to get Jin'er.
He suddenly understood his son a little bit.
"Well, father promised you, you can go back. Feng'er is getting married tomorrow, and Su Yue is not here, so who knows what trouble she might cause."
After the emperor finished speaking, he put his right hand on his head and casually shook his left hand at Shangguan Nanxing.
When Shangguan Nanxing heard that his father agreed to his request, he said nothing more, bowed, and walked out.
Eunuch Zhu, who was waiting at the door and saw Shangguan Nanxing leave, then quietly walked into the imperial study.
"Eunuch Zhu, what do you think of the third prince?" The emperor did not look up and was sure that the person who came in was Eunuch Zhu.
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about anything else. In fact, the Third Prince still cares about you very much. The Third Prince is just a little stubborn in words, but he is not a bad person."
Eunuch Zhu stepped forward and gently poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of the emperor.
"What do you mean?" After hearing what Eunuch Zhu said, the emperor thought of what Nanxing had just said when she asked him not to be angry.
"Your Majesty, we have to take a long-term view of everything." Eunuch Zhu did not say it clearly, but just said this ambiguous sentence.
"Well, what you said does make sense. We have to wait and see."
The emperor picked up the hot tea beside him, stared at the rising steam, and spoke in a low voice.
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