Chapter 7
Xiao Ji went to the palace in a hurry.
Seeing how anxious he was, Xiao Jinzhu believed his words a little more, but she still couldn't figure out why he suddenly became enlightened - before he went into the water yesterday, Brother Yan had been looking at Sister Yan affectionately. .
But she was a tolerant person, and she also had something on her mind, so she didn't continue to worry about it.
Because Prince Duan's Mansion was not far from the palace, Xiao Ji quickly entered the palace. However, the emperor was discussing state affairs with several courtiers at that time, and he could not go in directly, so he could only endure the anxiety and wait outside the imperial study.
After almost half an hour like this, the closed door of the royal study finally opened. Several courtiers in official uniforms came out one after another and saluted him, and then an old eunuch with a white beard and a smile came out holding a fly whisk: "I have seen Prince Duan, please come in quickly. Your Majesty heard that you are here. Just happy."
His name is Wang Deqing, he is the chamberlain around the emperor, and he is trusted by the emperor. But the original owner didn't think highly of him because the old eunuch often accepted bribes and allowed his subordinates to bully the weak. The original owner had seen it several times and mentioned it to the emperor several times, but the emperor just exposed it casually every time and did not deal with it.
This made the original owner, who had a good character, believe that the old eunuch was a treacherous person who could confuse the emperor. He always had a cold attitude when meeting him, and even disdained to talk to him.
But in fact, most of the things Wang Deqing did were ordered by the emperor. He was actually quite loyal and upright in his actions. Unfortunately, the original owner didn't know it, and later indirectly killed Wang Deqing's favorite godson because of the heroine.
As a result, the two formed a deadly feud. The original owner would later be involved in a treason case and was rejected by the emperor. Wang Deqing had a share of the credit.
However, Xiao Ji felt that Wang Deqing could not be blamed for this matter. Because if he were Wang Deqing, he would still have to fight with the original owner - that would be the enmity of losing his son and ending his descendants!
Thinking that Wang Deqing not only gained face in front of the current emperor, but also directly affected the succession of the next emperor in the original work, Xiao Ji did not want to antagonize him.
At this moment, he imitated the original owner's usual smile and nodded to Wang Deqing in a kind manner: "Thank you, Eunuch Wang."
Wang Deqing was a little surprised when he saw this, but he didn't show it. He smiled and half-bent as usual, and respectfully led Xiao Ji into the imperial study.
"Dazhuang is here, come on, come over and see how I am doing with my handwriting!"
The speaker was the emperor who was over fifty and still vigorous and muscular. He has a rough but upright Chinese character face, and his voice is strong and bold when he smiles. If he weren't wearing a black and yellow tuanlonggun suit and a black gauze golden dragon good wing crown on his head, outsiders would definitely think he was a brave military commander when they saw him.
Of course, the emperor did conquer the world on horseback, and his ability to lead troops in battle was no worse than that of his generals.
Faced with such a domineering and arrogant founding hero, Xiao Ji should be excited. After all, it is human nature to be strong. But, what the hell is Da Zhuang? ? ?
...Oh, I remembered, this was the nickname of the original owner, because he was a little weak when he was a child, and his father wanted to make a living with a nickname, so he gave him such a rustic nickname according to the custom in the village. ——Let me tell you here that the original owner’s father was called Taigong Xiao, and he was an old farmer who was illiterate and had no ability. After the emperor conquered the world, in order to fulfill his filial piety, he made him the supreme emperor and allowed him to live a good life surrounded by beauties for several years. That's why the emperor had younger brothers and sisters who were so many years younger than him.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji could accept that the original owner was a mentally retarded love brain, but he couldn't accept his nickname that made him want to compete with his head for the land.
He stood speechless for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said to the emperor during the salute: "I have met the emperor. Brother, can you please stop calling me Da Zhuang in the future? This name really makes me want to run out of the door. "
The original owner also asked the emperor to call him by his name on the grounds that he had grown up, but the emperor was a man with a bad taste and liked to see his younger brother look helpless, so he did not agree.
Gradually, the original owner got used to it, and the emperor had not seen him having fun for a long time. When he heard this, he was surprised at first, and then laughed out loud at Xiao Ji's expression that looked like he had constipation. ; "I don't! The name Da Zhuang sounds strong, which is perfect for you who can swim in the water and pass out!"
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji couldn't refute, he could only scold the original owner for this little loser in his heart.
Seeing his aggrieved look, the emperor laughed even louder.
Xiao Ji had to give up his protest temporarily when he heard his loud and penetrating laughter, which was as loud as his uncle's in his previous life.
Forget it, business is more important, just pretend that you are deaf for now.
With this in mind, he silently walked forward and looked at the calligraphy on the emperor's desk.
Damn, give me a marriage decree!
It’s still stamped!
Xiao Ji's expression changed suddenly and he rushed over to pick up the imperial edict. The alarm bells blared in his mind: "Brother Emperor! This imperial edict——"
"Haha, you didn't expect it, right?" Seeing his reaction, the emperor looked at Wang Deqing proudly, "I'm just saying that this kid will jump for joy, right? You also said that he has always been steady and orderly, even if he is surprised, he won't be surprised. He will lose his composure. Look, no matter how stable he looks on the outside, he is still a young boy on the inside!"
Wang Deqing replied cheerfully: "What your Majesty said is that the old slave took it for granted."
"Don't take it for granted. You have never experienced the taste of love, and you don't know how happy it is." After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Ji with a smile, "You are so happy that you are stupid? Why don't you thank me quickly. "
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji held the imperial edict and knelt down with a plop: "Thank you for your grace, brother, but please take back your order. I don't want to marry Miss Cui San!"
"???" Now it was the emperor's turn to be surprised, "Aren't you always fond of the little girl from the Cui family? I used to propose marriage to you, but you always refused in every possible way because of her. Yesterday, you still wanted to marry me in front of everyone. She dived bravely..."
The emperor had already heard that the original owner liked Cui Lingyan, but due to some political considerations, he had not thought about whether to fulfill the original owner's wishes, so he never issued a decree to grant the marriage.
Now that the political issue has been resolved, and yesterday at Zhuque Lake, the original owner jumped into the water for Cui Lingyan in front of everyone. Although he was not the one who saved the person in the end, his act of diving into the water to save her personally was in itself It was just a statement, and the emperor thought of taking advantage of the situation to settle his brother's marriage, which was regarded as a matter of concern.
As a result, he had already written the marriage decree, but his brother actually didn’t want to marry another girl? ? ?
The emperor felt that there must be something going on here. After he came to his senses, he frowned and leaned back on the dragon chair: "Tell me, what happened."
When he smiles, he looks like a cheerful military commander, but when he doesn't smile, he emits a calm and majestic imperial aura. For the first time, Xiao Ji faced the pressure brought by the feudal emperor who dominated the world, and he couldn't help being stunned.
But it only took him a moment to come back to his senses and said: "If you want to reply to the emperor brother..."
Xiao Ji repeated to the emperor what he had said to Xiao Jinzhu before. But the emperor looked rough but was actually very thoughtful and not as easy to fool as Xiao Jinzhu. After listening to what he said, he knocked on the table without raising his eyelids: "You didn't understand your own thoughts for so many years, and you can understand them when you fall into the water? I don't believe this. If you think about it again, do you want to do it?" Tell me the truth."
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji could only use another excuse he had prepared: "Actually... the real reason why I refused to marry is that Miss Cui San has someone else she likes, and I don't want to force her. After all, force is Twisted melons are not sweet."
This time the emperor believed it, because the original owner was the person who would do such a thing.
"What do I think this is?" He immediately relaxed his brows and sneered, "So what if there is someone else she likes? If you marry her and sleep with her for a few days, her heart will naturally turn to you!"
"???" Xiao Ji was speechless after hearing these rough words. Brother, are you an emperor or a bandit?
"Really, I have experience in this matter. If you don't know how, I will teach you myself!"
The emperor was a romantic and had many beauties in the harem. As he spoke, he became interested and wanted to teach Xiao Ji the secret of how to get women, but Xiao Ji refused with a twitching corner of his mouth.
"Tsk, you're just too old-fashioned, that's why you're almost 20 years old and still a bachelor! Look at my sons, all of them who are younger than you got married at the beginning of the year six years ago!"
The emperor was born in poverty and valued blood ties. The original owner was his youngest brother and he always treated the original owner as his son. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he could not wrong his younger brother, so he immediately said, "Come here, please send this imperial edict to the Duke of Qing's palace immediately! My eldest son is the Prince of Zhou Dynasty, and he is both talented, beautiful, and of good conduct. Gao Jie, is there a better man than him in this world? Tell the little lady of the Cui family that she will be a strong princess, and I will wait for them to have two babies in three years!"
He only cares about whether his brother is happy or not, not whether Cui Lingyan has a sweetheart.
Xiao Ji was stunned by these words.
No, what's the point of holding two children for three years? Brother, are you poisonous? ! !
Seeing that Wang Deqing had already rushed over to take the imperial edict from his hand, Xiao Ji suddenly jumped up: "Brother Emperor! In fact, I also have someone else I like! That person is - the one who took me yesterday The girl who was rescued from the water! It was only when I met her that I realized what love at first sight is! What real liking is!"
