Chapter 12 She secretly cursed the emperor, and the emperor knew she was cursing him
Xiao Lingzhao looked up in surprise.
He didn't expect the emperor to come.
He had been ill for a year and could not go to the battlefield, his father was also old, and their Xiao family had long faded from the emperor's sight. Who would have thought that as soon as the Xiao family had a little problem, the emperor would immediately come to support them.
This is a great favor to their Xiao family.
Xiao Lingzhao handed the red silk flower in his hand to the maid, and said to Shen Yuanwei in the room through the door, "Yuanwei, I wanted to wait for you here, but the emperor is here, so I have to go to the front hall to greet him. You can go to the room to dress up and don't worry. I'll be in front."
Shen Yuanwei responded.
"Okay, go ahead."
Listening to the footsteps fading away, Shen Yuanwei looked at herself in the mirror, thoughtful.
Why is the emperor here?
Is he here for Xiao Lingzhao, or for her?
Others didn't know her secret, but she knew it very well in her heart. She was blessed with a fertility physique and was the only one who could give birth to a child for the emperor who had no heirs.
What if the emperor could sense her physique and come to snatch her away now? What should she do then?
She still wanted to live a few more years of good life with her innocent and lovely god of war, and she didn't want to care about the emperor.
Anyway, the emperor just wants a child to inherit the throne, not a wife or love. As long as he can have a child, it doesn't matter how old he is before he has one.
It would be fine to let the emperor wait another ten years. There was no need to worry about the emperor being old. She and the God of War were still young. If the emperor passed away, she could let the God of War serve as regent and assist the prince...
Shen Yuanwei's lips curled up slightly.
She knew that this idea was not kind to the emperor, but who made her prefer this handsome, womanizing, clean, honest and easy-to-bully god of war?
The emperor who favored countless concubines, well, ancient women really liked and yearned for him, but how many modern women who are used to monogamy can love the emperor?
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In the front hall of the general's mansion, Xie Junlin, who was about to reach out for the teacup, suddenly sneezed.
Eunuch Chen Hai quickly put a cloak on him, but he didn't care.
He knew that he didn't catch a cold, but perhaps someone was cursing him in secret.
They are the most hated emperors.
The emperor, now dressed in blue casual clothes and a golden crown, looked less majestic and more gentle and youthful than when he was wearing black crown in the palace. He looked up at the old general with a smile in his eyes and a low voice.
"When your second son was my study companion, you, old general, were still in your prime. In the blink of an eye, you are now gray-haired. I am thirty-six years old now, and no longer the seven or eight-year-old little prince."
The old general couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Yes, thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the emperor is no longer the little prince he used to be. If the emperor could have children, he would probably have many little princes, right?
Alas, if his son had not died in the battlefield, he would have had many children by now.
What a pity.
pity.
The old general bowed and replied, "I am old, and now it is you, Your Majesty, who is in the prime of life. I wish I could stay young and strong forever and guard the territory for Your Majesty for decades. Unfortunately, it is not what I wish for. Now I even have difficulty getting on the horse."
Thank you for your smile.
He said softly, "Everyone will grow old, and so will I, but you, old general, are luckier than I am. You have successors, but I don't."
The smile on the old general's face froze slightly.
this……
How could he dare to answer?
Xie Junlin smiled to himself and said, "Old General, look, your Ling Zhao is going to get married today. Perhaps soon a new young general will be born into your Xiao family. Your Xiao family is full of loyal and brave people. God will surely make your descendants flourish and have talented people from generation to generation. You should be relieved."
The old general looked at the elegant and calm emperor.
He felt a little distressed.
What kind of mood did the emperor, who was infertile, have when he said these words to comfort this old man?
This is the child he watched grow up. He has seen how much pressure the emperor has been under and how difficult his life has been over the years as he has no children.
He said softly, "I heard that some ministers have advised the emperor to adopt a royal family child as the crown prince?"
Xie Junlin hummed, "Last year, someone submitted a memorial to advise me implicitly."
His black eyes flashed with reluctance, but in the end it could only turn into calm helplessness, "I can't have children, so naturally I can only adopt someone else's child. I can't let this country have no successor."
The old general was silent.
He said slowly, "Perhaps the time is not right. Your Majesty, don't give up on yourself. You still have to go to the harem. Maybe one day a concubine will be pregnant."
The old general sighed again, "Back then, the late emperor was old and incompetent, and he insisted on seeking immortality and levying heavy taxes, which led to rebellions from all sides. It was you, at the age of sixteen, who was ordered to lead the troops to fight in all directions to regain the country. You were shot several times and escaped death several times. I, an old minister, have seen your suffering with my own eyes. This country was won by you with great effort. If an outsider inherits it, it will be very unacceptable!"
Xie Junlin lowered his eyes.
Everyone felt sorry for him.
The Queen Mother is like this, Chen Hai is like this, the old general is like this, many ministers are like this, even if you meet a commoner on the road, they will happily say that the thousands of copper coins in the family must be left to the bastards in the family to inherit, and must not be given to outsiders...
Everyone knows that one’s property cannot be given to outsiders, but if God doesn’t grant his wish, what can he do?
He just can't have children.
He is thirty-six years old this year. He has been working hard for eighteen years since he got married at the age of eighteen, but has gained nothing.
Everyone advised him not to give up on himself, but who could understand his eighteen years of persistence? Who could understand his eighteen years of disappointment? No matter how stubborn he was, he had already lost all hope after repeated setbacks.
He was afraid that there was no hope.
In the silence, footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Xie Junlin adjusted his mood and looked at the entrance of the hall with a smile.
He watched Xiao Lingzhao, who was dressed in red and looked exceptionally young and handsome, walk towards him with steady and powerful steps.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
"No need to be polite, just stand up."
Xie Junlin raised his hand to exempt Xiao Lingzhao from the greeting, stood up and walked in front of Xiao Lingzhao.
The handsome emperor walked around his heroic general and said with a pleased smile, "Very good, my general has recovered from his illness. Look, he looks radiant, his steps are steady and powerful, and his eyes are bright and energetic. Seeing that you are doing well, I can rest assured."
Xiao Lingzhao immediately bowed and saluted, "Thanks to the emperor for caring about me and sending the imperial physician to treat me many times. I am deeply grateful. Now I can return to the court to serve the emperor."
Xie Junlin chuckled, "There is no rush to serve me for now, just report for duty tomorrow. You are newlyweds, how can you neglect your wife? I allow you to stay at home for half a month before returning to the court."
Xiao Lingzhao's cheeks flushed slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xie Junlin laughed at him again, "Well, you don't have to go too early for the check-in tomorrow. I'm afraid you can't get up. It's fine if you can go at noon."
Xiao Lingzhao glanced at Xie Junlin silently, and his cheeks turned even redder.
Seeing Xiao Lingzhao was shy, Xie Junlin chuckled and gently stopped teasing the kid.
He patted Xiao Lingzhao on the shoulder and said, "In the blink of an eye, you've already gotten married. When your second brother and I came to your house to play, you were born. You were so tiny, but you cried louder than anyone else. Your second brother proudly held you in my arms and asked me to hold you. You can be considered a child who grew up under my watch—"
He turned to look at Chen Hai, "Bring me my gift."
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