Chapter 318 Because We Get Along
In fact, Shangguan Jin was also feeling uneasy.
How could that emperor's nephew suddenly make Huangfu Ruoxi his empress?
Haha, two kids, Huangfu Ruoxi isn't even fifteen yet...
What do you know about this bullshit love and romance?
Does this mean that the position of emperor comes with a built-in growth buff, and once you sit in that position, you know what to do to consolidate your power?
By making a woman from the Huangfu family empress, the Weiyuan Army was completely incorporated into the imperial domain.
To appease meritorious officials? Or to win over powerful ministers?
Or is it for some other reason?
Shangguan Jin didn't understand.
However, even if she didn't understand, she could have asked!
Now that the three kids in the family go to the palace every day, they must know something, right?
Shangguan Jin made a decision: when the children entered the palace today, she would definitely have them ask that emperor's nephew.
Why did they suddenly make Huangfu Ruoxi their empress?
But as soon as she brought the three children over and started to speak, she couldn't continue.
"You're going to the palace today..."
“Mother, we’re not going to the palace today,” Shen Qingjun said first.
"Why? Is His Majesty very busy today?" Shangguan Jin asked hurriedly.
"No, His Majesty has his own private matters to attend to," Shen Qingjun quickly said.
Private matters? Shangguan Jin was taken aback. The emperor's nephew had private matters?
“Yes, Mother, His Majesty said that he has to meet someone this afternoon to discuss some private matters, so he won’t let us enter the palace, lest we come to find nothing.” Shen Qingming added.
“Yes, go see his empress wife!” the youngest, Shen Qingrui, quickly added.
Shangguan Jin...
When did the emperor's nephew and Huangfu Ruoxi become so familiar?
Is this considered a secret exchange, a lifelong commitment...?
For a moment, Shangguan Jin didn't know what words to use to describe it!
"This...when did Your Majesty and Ruoxi become so familiar?" Shangguan Jin asked subconsciously.
Oh! I know about that!
Mother, while you were taking my eldest brother to the north, my cousin the emperor, fearing we would be bored, often had his guards take us out to play.
My sister said she's tired of staying in the capital and would love to go horseback riding.
Later, my cousin the emperor took us horseback riding.
My sister then invited Huangfu Ruoxi as well.
"We went out together a few more times after that, and that's how we got to know each other," Shen Qingming said with a smile.
Shangguan Jin...
So that's where it was!
Could it be that the emperor's nephew made Ruoxi empress simply because he wanted to?
What does a fifteen-year-old kid know about love and romance...?
"Mother, is there something important you need to tell us?" Shen Qingjun asked respectfully.
Shangguan Jin's thoughts were already disrupted.
"Of course something's wrong! Look at you all, how old are you, and you're still running to the palace every day?"
Let me tell you, once His Majesty gets married, you're not allowed to come to the palace every day anymore.
Furthermore, you are truly inferior to His Majesty!
He's only a little over fifteen years old, and he's already got two wives.
What about you?
Especially you, Jun-ge'er, you're about to inherit the title, and you still don't have someone you like!
"Alright! Go back now! I have nothing else to do!"
Shangguan Jin waved her hand, signaling her three sons to return.
The three young masters of the Shen family were inexplicably scolded...
Shen Qingjun was even more baffled.
He...does he still have to observe mourning?
Also, shouldn't these things be the mother's responsibility?
Did your mother encounter some difficulties when she was looking for a partner?
Should I seek outside help, such as asking my grandmother or maternal grandmother to take care of this matter?
My mother is already very busy every day, and it's really not good to let her worry about this little thing...
......
That afternoon, Emperor Xiao Wu waited early at a place outside the capital where they often rode horses together.
Hu Zhouquan accompanied him out.
Although only Hu Zhouquan, the palace attendant, accompanied him, the surrounding area was teeming with hidden guards...
Emperor Xiao Wu held a riding whip in his hand and wore a black cloak.
Although she looks to be under sixteen, her demeanor has changed a lot in the past few months.
An air of nobility about him...
He casually waved the whip while gazing at the farmland in the distance, which was already covered in snow.
Suddenly, the creaking sound of a carriage shaft came from nearby.
He turned his head and saw the distinctive tiger head on the Huangfu family's carriage.
He smiled and watched as a girl in red jumped down from the carriage.
"Why are you in a carriage? I thought I'd be riding a horse!" Emperor Xiao Wu said with a smile.
The person who arrived was none other than Huangfu Ruoxi.
She ran away from home.
"Riding a horse is too conspicuous. If I ride a horse out, my mother will definitely ask a lot of questions."
I told my mother that I wanted to go out and look around the city to see if there were any new and interesting jewelry items for sale, and only then did she let me go out.
"Your Majesty, you've caused me so much trouble!" Huangfu Ruoxi complained.
"How have I caused you so much suffering?" Emperor Xiao Wu asked with a smile.
“My life has completely changed since your imperial decree was issued.”
In the past, I would get up every day to practice martial arts, swordsmanship, horseback riding, and so on.
Now, every morning I wake up to learn the rules.
We must learn the rules of walking, the rules of eating, and even the rules of speaking.
They still want to keep their teeth closed when they smile, and they can't laugh out loud like before.
More importantly, I now have restrictions on what I eat.
I used to be able to eat two bowls of rice, but now they won't even let me eat one bowl to my heart's content.
Your Majesty, why did you make me Empress?
"And you should have discussed this with me!" Huangfu Ruoxi continued to grumble.
Emperor Xiao Wu suddenly smiled when he thought of Huangfu Ruoxi's furrowed brows as she was being supervised by her family to learn manners.
"You're still laughing?" Huangfu Ruoxi was even more annoyed.
"Alright! Stop laughing! Stop laughing!" Emperor Xiao Wu forced himself to stop laughing out loud.
"Your Majesty, may I ask you a question?"
"Why did you make me empress? Actually, there are many people in the capital who are more suitable to be empress than me," Huangfu Ruoxi suddenly asked.
Emperor Xiaowu glanced at Huangfu Ruoxi, thought for a moment, and then suddenly spoke.
"It's probably because... we can talk to each other, and that's why I enjoy talking to you!"
Huangfu Ruoxi...
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