Chapter 184 My daughter is as old as her if she were alive
After the reception, the emperor said, "Sister, I have prepared a banquet in the palace. Why don't you ride back to the palace with me?"
The eldest princess nodded slightly and did not refuse.
Now that she has returned to Beijing and entered this chessboard, she will not escape.
Eunuch Qing then addressed the officials, "I have prepared a palace banquet. Your Excellencies may now proceed to the palace."
Prince Jingbei suddenly said, "I am tired, and I will take my leave with the princess."
The emperor knew his temper, and it was already a great honor for him to be able to welcome the eldest princess at the city gate today.
He glanced at the legs of King Jingbei in the wheelchair but did not stop him.
The emperor's carriage slowly moved, and the eldest princess sat at the bottom. She said calmly, "The emperor used me and that girl Xie Yao to provoke the empress dowager, and even made that girl a female lieutenant. He used me as a weapon."
The emperor's tone was slightly heavy: "My sister is not a knife to me, but my protection since childhood. She is my only family."
The princess shook her head. "It was the Marquis of Jingbei who protected you initially, and it was the Prince of Jingbei and the Jiang family who helped you later. I was already in Yong State at that time, so how could I have protected you?"
"But my sister has done her best for me. If it weren't for my sister, I wouldn't have been chosen by the Jiang family."
As the emperor spoke, he recalled that when he was young, the Shen family was accused of treason and his mother was sentenced to death by his father. He went from being the queen's legitimate son, who was high above everyone else, to being the grandson of the Shen family, whom the late emperor despised.
If it were not for his sister Li Xiangyi, the most beautiful woman in Dayan, shining like a bright pearl, who made people remember that there was a fifth prince like him in the world, he would have been wiped out long ago.
The emperor said seriously, "This time, I have named my sister the Princess of the State, changed the name of the Jianfu Camp, and posthumously named my mother the Queen Mother. I just want everyone to know that the Yan Kingdom belongs to my Li family. It is not the turn of Empress Dowager Jiang and the Jiang family to dictate our affairs."
He added, "My sister, you can take the power of the Ministry of Personnel and do whatever you want. Don't be polite."
The eldest princess said nothing more and looked at the carriage of Prince Jingbei's Mansion that was slowly leaving.
Xie Yao pushed Prince Jingbei's wheelchair into the car. Her figure was as graceful as jade and her eyes were bright, which reminded the eldest princess of the day she saw her in Chengfo Temple.
The Emperor followed her gaze and said with a smile, "Although Princess Jingbei is stunningly beautiful and indeed pleasing to the eye, I don't know what is so special about her that she deserves such high regard from both my sister and Ruhui."
The eldest princess's phoenix eyes, like thick ink, became even deeper.
She withdrew her gaze, closed her phoenix eyes, hiding the tears in her eyes, and whispered, "If my daughter were still alive, she would be as old as Xie Yao."
The emperor's pupils shrank slightly, and a forgotten memory came to his mind.
That year, he was still young.
The emperor's elder sister Li Xiangyi and Gu Zhaotang, who was then the heir of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, were in love with each other and were at the stage of discussing marriage.
But just a few days before the Gu family proposed, the late emperor issued an order for the imperial sister to marry the emperor of Yong in order to negotiate peace with Yong.
Prince Gu knelt outside the palace gate for three days and three nights until the imperial sister came forward and spoke coldly to him in person. The old Marquis Zhenyuan entered the palace, broke one of his son's legs, and took him back.
The Gu family was just a declining marquisate. Within a month, the late emperor sent Prince Gu to the northern border as a mascot.
But what I didn’t expect was that the imperial sister was pregnant!
The late emperor delayed the marriage with Yong State and sent the imperial sister to Chengfo Temple.
Later, Li Jing only knew that Li Xiangyi had given birth to a stillborn baby.
The imperial sister was sent to Yong State, and they were separated for more than ten years.
For more than ten years, perhaps because her elder sister was not favored, or perhaps because the old emperor of Yong was wary of her status, she did not give birth to any more children.
The number of people who know about this matter now exceeds the number of one hand.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he did not dare to let Gu Zhaotang know that he and his sister had a child.
Otherwise, the general would go crazy and lead his army to Yong State to rob people...
"It's my fault. I couldn't protect my sister back then." The emperor said guiltily.
"It's all over."
The princess' tone returned to calm.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she could still go back to the night she gave birth.
If her daughter grew up safely and healthily... The eldest princess didn't want to think about it, and let her heart ache like a knife, just frowning slightly.
At this moment, the palace carriage did not go directly back to the palace, but drove to Chengyuan at the request of the princess.
The prince leaned back in his wheelchair, looking at the princess who seemed lost in thought. A faint smile played on the corner of his lips. "You've just become a captain, and you're already thinking about how to lead the troops into battle?"
Xie Yao: "What a pity! All the people in Xihe Camp are in the northern border. I, the captain of Xihe Camp, am left alone."
Xiao Yizi hinted: "Look at me, do I look like a lord without any relatives?"
Xie Yao's eyes lit up instantly.
"It's not like that, it's not like that. The prince has countless talented people under his command, and there are so many guards in the palace." She came to her senses and didn't beat around the bush.
"Three days later, I would like to borrow Guard Xiaobai and several veteran soldiers from the Jingbei Army from the palace's personal guards."
Xiao Yizi: "If you ask, I will naturally agree."
Xie Yao took the initiative to explain: "Guard Xiaobai and the Jingbei Army have both fought against the Western Rong and are very familiar with them."
Xiao Yizi understood: "As for dealing with the Xirong people, this king has no objection."
As they were almost at Cheng Garden, Bai Mi, who was following outside, called out, "Your Highness, there's someone ahead."
Xie Yao lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw Su Huai'en and Rendong, each riding on a horse, waiting by the roadside.
She smiled slightly and got out of the car.
The prince seemed oblivious to the princess's rebellious behavior and said leisurely, "No one is here. Go on. I need to go see my mother-in-law."
The corners of Bai Mi's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say something but stopped himself. He was pulled by Bai Zhu and left with the car.
Su Huai'en watched the palace carriage go away. After a while, he silently gave a thumbs up: "Young General is really... good at controlling his husband."
In front of Old Su, Xie Yao showed an unbridled and arrogant air, patting his burly shoulders and saying, "It's not worth mentioning. Let's get down to business."
"The Major General asked Miss Honeysuckle to come to me. What instructions do you have?" Su Huai'en became serious and bowed to ask.
Xie Yao said, "Three days from now, at noon, Marquis Anping will encounter an assassin outside Yunhe Tower. As the commander of the Jingji Camp, you will patrol the area in advance under the pretext of a martial arts demonstration. When the assassin appears, protect Marquis Anping and quell the chaos."
Su Huai'en's eyes widened. Instead of asking Xie Yao how she knew that Anping Hou would be assassinated, he blurted out, "Why should I save him? Wouldn't it be easier to let him die?"
Xie Yao: “…”
"Let's not talk about Anping Hou, his behavior is absurd and he deserves to die." Su Huai'en scratched his head, his tough face showing a kind of naive shrewdness. "He is the emperor's only brother, the only remaining prince of the late emperor. If the emperor is childless, he will be the crown prince. If he dies, maybe the general--"
He stopped talking halfway and closed his mouth, but he couldn't hide the arrogance in his eyes.
Xie Yao guessed what he was thinking.
The 200,000-strong frontier troops stationed in the northern border of Zhenyuan were loyal to the State of Yan, but they were also sharpening their swords, ready to crown the general with the yellow robe at any time.
Even Su Huai'en, who had been transferred back to Beijing for several years under the general's command, had the same idea. Ahem, it's no wonder that the late emperor and the emperor were afraid of the general.
Xie Yao shook her head: "In this assassination, Marquis Anping will be fine."
The assassin was a Western Rong person who collaborated with the Queen Mother.
The purpose was to scare Marquis Anping and get rid of Jiang Congyan at the same time.
In his previous life, Lu Shenyan was able to block the arrow for Marquis Anping by accident.
Xie Yao didn't explain too much to Su Huai'en.
Su Huai'en vaguely guessed something and stopped asking.
"Okay, the Major General has given the order, and I will absolutely do it!"
"One more thing."
Xie Yao pulled out a written letter from her sleeve and handed it to him, her eyes filled with anger: "Give this letter to Lu Shenyan."
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