"What did you talk about? How can you and Qin Xue marry Liang Xiao together in the future?" The empress had a little more smile in her eyes.
"No, no, no, what we are talking about is whether Liang Xiao is expected to become the emperor of Zhou Dynasty in the future, that is, your husband~~~"
The pronunciation of the last word "husband" in Duan Yunxiu's words was very long, and he looked at his bad sister with resentment as he spoke.
"By the way, his poem about serving the country and showing his ambition can also be used as a token of love for you, right?"
Empress Duan Yunyi, who was still smiling but not smiling, had a somewhat erratic look in her eyes.
"Silly girl, that's the man for you and Qin Xue..."
Feiyun explained: "My lord, the prime minister means..."
"Save Dazhou?"
After listening to Feiyun's story, the empress was shocked for a moment, shook her head and said: "Silly girl, if he can save Da Zhou, it will prove that he is your ideal husband. Since even Prime Minister Zhuge recognizes this son, then my sister also I can safely prepare for you. You and Qin Xue must seize the opportunity and don’t let him be robbed by other women!”
Duan Yunxiu twisted his sleeves for a moment, then nodded shyly and asked, "Sister, if you don't accept the Prime Minister's proposal, is it not only because of me and Sister Qinxue, but also because of the engagement arranged by the emperor for you?"
The empress, who had regained her composure, trembled slightly, shook her head and said: "The engagement has been canceled a long time ago. You are not allowed to mention it again in the future. If you mention it again, my sister will be angry!"
"Okay..." Duan Yunxiu then threw herself into his sister's arms and started acting coquettishly.
The empress suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. She lovingly stroked Duan Yunxiu's three thousand blue hairs, but her eyes were even more complicated.
Returning to the palace, the empress ordered Xuan Wei: "Watch carefully, no one is allowed to trespass."
The area around the palace is heavily guarded.
The empress then walked towards her dragon bed, found the secret compartment in the lower right corner of the dragon bed and opened it.
It turns out there is a lock inside.
He took out a bunch of keys from his waist, opened the lock, and took out three edicts.
This is the late emperor’s edict!
"Grandpa Prime Minister, it's true..." Duan Yunxiu took a deep breath, took out the first posthumous edict and spread it out.
This is a marriage letter.
In the marriage letter, the word mentioned most often was "Liang Xiao"!
Under the candlelight, the empress read the edict, her eyes full of complaints.
"Let him be the Prince Consort of Zhou Dynasty, which can make up for my father's guilt towards Marquis Lanling..."
After a long time, the empress picked up the edict and looked at the brazier nearby for warmth. After hesitating for a moment, she spread out the edict and looked at the words on it.
[My son Yunyi, although he is a woman, he has the qualities of a saint. 】
This is the praise left to her by the late emperor.
Duan Yunyi bit his lower lip, feeling extremely melancholy.
She just looked at the edict until late at night, then sighed quietly and put the edict away again.
Liang Xiao returned home, inspected the workshop, and then returned home to write furiously.
Originally, he was planning to keep a low profile in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he didn't expect Duanmu Yunqing to insult his father.
It is unbearable!
But he also stole the limelight, and those aristocratic families would naturally regard him as a thorn in their side in the future.
"Damn old man, have you already settled my situation so that I can only advance and retreat together with the empress?"
Liang Xiao couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of his master.
The old man told him that the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty had the qualifications of a holy monarch, was diligent and loved the people, and was worthy of allegiance.
In fact, he knew very little about the Empress.
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the empress's grandfather, Gaozu, and her father, Emperor Shizu, have indeed been diligent and virtuous kings who loved the people.
"Brother, when will Eunuch Lin plan to take you to the palace to face the saint?"
As soon as Jiang Fuxue brought her grandma in, she couldn't wait to ask.
"Does Xue'er want to go too?" Liang Xiao said with a smile.
Jiang Fuxue said: "Xue'er is young and ignorant, so she can't ruin her brother's good deeds. But Xue'er heard that His Majesty is as cold as ice and is a typical iceberg beauty."
Seeing Liang Xiao's confusion, Jiang Fuxue finally stopped hiding her secrets and took out a small onion she had prepared and put it on the table.
"Brother, this is..."
Liang Xiao couldn't help laughing and said: "Onions, they have tear-inducing effect. Grandma bought them for you?"
Jiang Fuxue was shocked: "Brother knows that this thing can induce tears??"
"Of course I know." Liang Xiao said without thinking.
Jiang Fuxue suppressed her blush, lowered her head and said, "Brother must also know that Xueer used onions to fake cry several times..."
"Brother knows." Liang Xiao replied.
Jiang Fuxue felt ashamed: "Then why does brother still indulge Xue'er..."
Liang Xiao took the onion, touched Jiang Fuxue's little head, and sighed: "Xueer sacrificed for my brother. My brother only feels guilty for you, so how can he have the heart to expose you."
"Sacrifice? Guilt?"
Jiang Fuxue suddenly raised her head, feeling secretly shocked.
Does he still know that he is actually the fourth young lady of the Gongsun family?
Liang Xiao comforted: "It's just that this onion irritates the eyes and may be bad for children's eyes. I should use it less in the future, okay?"
In the end, what he cared about was his own eyes?
Jiang Fuxue couldn't bear it anymore and threw herself into Liang Xiao's arms with tears in her eyes, sobbing.
"My brother is the best to Xue'er. Xue'er will find many beautiful and virtuous sisters-in-law for my brother in the future!"
Grandma sighed secretly on the side, a little at a loss.
It seems impossible for her young lady to return to the Gongsun family...
Early the next morning, my grandma went out to buy groceries. She looked around in the market and saw a middle-aged man in black from a distance and walked over.
The middle-aged man in black was stunned for a moment, then led his grandma through the alley for a full quarter of an hour before entering the back door of Gongsun's house.
Gongsun Wuji and Zhuo Mingfeng arrived after hearing the news.
"What orders has my little sister given to you recently?"
Grandma said nervously: "Miss, she said that since the eldest young master has already met young... Liang Xiao, he will have the opportunity to contact them in the future, but he should not talk to the young lady again. She only has one brother like Liang Xiao..."
Gongsun Wuji slapped his forehead: "Grandma, tell me, what kind of magic did this kid use to make her so determined?"
Grandma said without thinking: "Sacrifice your life to save me, protect me with all your heart, and dote on me unconditionally."
Gongsun Wuji was speechless.
Zhuo Mingfeng said: "Instead of asking for trouble, it's better to send someone to pay attention to Liang Xiao for a long time. If this son doesn't make a name for himself, he will become a blockbuster. The Gongsun family should find ways to strengthen cooperation with him. The benefits far outweigh the disadvantages."
"What if he gets stronger because of this and threatens my Gongsun family?" Gongsun Wuji asked worriedly.
Zhuo Mingfeng replied: "If you think it is feasible to cooperate with those aristocratic families to restrict and suppress him without worrying about his revenge in the future, that's fine. If you are worried that no one will be able to restrict his growth in the future, the Gongsun family will consider cooperating with him. It can be regarded as finding another way for myself."
Gongsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said: "It's better to cooperate first and wait for my third sister to handle it. The younger sister still has some feelings for her..."
Liang Xiao angrily denounced Duanmu Yuncheng and others in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and wrote a poem to express his ambition. The news soon spread throughout the capital.
On this day, hundreds of civil and military officials entered the palace to attend the evening dynasty. When they entered the main hall, the first thing they saw was Liang Xiao's calligraphy framed on the wall.
