After the prince finished speaking, he turned towards Xiao Yan:
"You and Princess Xiangning share life and death together. Last time you asked Gu to marry you, but it was delayed because of the many things going on in the court during this period."
"Now that the father has awakened, the matter of granting the marriage should be changed to the rightful name only after the father has spoken. Don't blame me for making my own decisions. I can help you ask for the emperor's will."
Xiao Yan glanced at the prince's hand on his shoulder: "Of course not."
Seeing that the prince was getting close to Xiao Yan, Emperor An's eyes darkened a bit: "Do you want me to grant you a marriage?"
Xiao Yan did not deny it: "I have a crush on Tang Ning and want to hire her as my wife."
"Then the little girl is willing too?"
"Chen and Tang Ning are in love with each other."
Xiao Yan seemed to be afraid of insulting Tang Ning's reputation, so he added: "I have been fond of her for a long time, but I have been afraid to speak out because my father's injustice has not been revealed. I originally wanted to take care of her for the rest of my life as a brother and sister, but it is difficult to control the fact that I am tempted. .”
"I have expressed my feelings to her after the palace banquet, and have proposed marriage to Mrs. Rongguo. However, if His Majesty approves the marriage, I will be overjoyed."
Emperor An couldn't help but take a deep look at Xiao Yan: "You think highly of that little girl."
"I saw you protecting the girl from the Rong family before. It turns out there is such a reason. No wonder the little girl cares about you so much. She even dares to do things to deceive the emperor because of you."
He seemed to be joking, and then said:
"Since you two are in love, and the Rong family's daughter will not disgrace your position as the Duke's wife, then I will marry you two and make your lovers happy."
Xiao Yan: "I and Tang Ning, thank you so much, Your Majesty."
An Di smiled and said, "You guys, why don't you ask for a wedding drink with him?"
The atmosphere in the hall relaxed, and Cao Dejiang and others turned their heads.
"Congratulations to Duke Dingguo."
"Dong Dingguo is very happy."
"May you and Princess Xiangning grow old together and be united forever."
"Don't forget to treat us to a wedding drink then."
Xiao Yan listened to the sincere or false blessings from around him, and his eyebrows were filled with smiles, weakening the sharpness on his body.
He doesn't care what those people think, as long as he doesn't refuse blessings, everyone can see his good mood through the light corners of his mouth.
He really liked this betrothal, and he really cared about Princess Xiangning.
When everyone in the palace saw this, they couldn't help but think more highly of the already famous Princess Xiangning.
After joking for a while, Emperor An straightened his face: "I will explain the matter of the marriage, but the affairs of the court are more important right now."
"I have been in a coma for a long time. Dr. Jiang said that I still have to rest for a while, but the matter concerning Zhaoxue of the He family and the officialdom of Nandi cannot be delayed. This matter will be left to Cao Gong and Liang Taishi to handle. Prince Ji, He Cheng and others If someone threatens to obey, we must severely punish the treacherous villain and give justice to those who died in vain."
"I obey the order."
"In addition, Tao Zian, the magistrate of Rongjiang County, was granted the title of Uncle Cheng'en. His family members were rewarded with a thousand taels, and they could inherit the county title when they entered the capital. He also ordered people to find the relatives of the people who died in Rongjiang. If there are relatives, they will be compensated in the same way as soldiers who died in battle. If With no relatives alive, we planned to build a tomb for all people in Rongjiang, and ordered people to guard the tomb and pay homage to comfort the souls of the people."
Emperor An said: "I am ashamed, ashamed of my ancestors and ashamed of the people. After I am well, I will go to the Ancestral Temple in person to offer sacrifices and pray for them to appease the souls of the dead."
After hearing this, everyone knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
…
An Diben had just woken up not long ago, and after talking for a while, he felt a little exhausted.
When all the courtiers came out of Yulongtai one after another, they all had different thoughts when they looked at the prince who looked a little unhappy.
Emperor An appeased Xiao Yan, granted him the title of old minister, and explained the affairs of the court. However, apart from asking Xiao Yan to confer the title of Crown Prince and Tutor to teach the "impulsive and reckless" prince, he never mentioned him again from the beginning to the end.
Liang Guangyi and Cao Dejiang were in charge of government affairs, and Xiao Yan and Wenxinhou were behind in military matters.
The prince who was supposed to be in charge of the court for Emperor An was like air. Emperor An had no explanation and no intention to reuse him. Even the instructions to the court were directly passed over by him. This made him feel very proud a few days ago and felt that he would be prosperous from now on. The infinite prince is in an awkward position.
Liang Guangyi glanced at the prince and said to Xiao Yan: "Master Xiao... No, he should be called Duke Dingguo."
"I originally thought that it would take some time to find out what happened to the He family. I didn't expect that His Majesty would directly clear up the situation for the He family. It was in vain that His Highness the Crown Prince had been running for the He family all this time."
"The Crown Prince has had a hard time these days, but now that His Majesty has woken up, His Royal Highness can relax a little."
The prince's face was ashen.
Is this old man mocking him? He will lose power when his father wakes up? !
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent: "The prince is the crown prince, so naturally he has to work harder than others. Although His Majesty has woken up, he is still sick and weak. The prince may not be able to rest if he wants to."
The prince's originally anxious heart suddenly calmed down, and he felt a little more confident when facing Liang Guangyi.
Because of the taunt just now, the prince was not polite to Liang Guangyi: "What Duke Dingguo said is that as Gu is the crown prince, he naturally has to share his father's worries. Moreover, although the He family affairs have been settled, the worms in the court have not been cleared up. Previously, the Li family, We haven’t found out anything about the Fan family yet.”
"Previously, Grand Master Liang acted as a guarantor and I did not conduct a detailed investigation. But now that my father has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, Grand Master Liang must carefully investigate the people around you, so as not to make a fool of yourself later and have someone as ambitious, vicious, and greedy as the Lu family." generation."
"Of course, if Taishi Liang is too busy to investigate, I can help you."
"..."
Liang Guangyi suddenly couldn't help laughing when he thought of Cui Lin, the Li and Fan families who had just been "ransomed", and how they had to scrape their skins and bones to collect the 800,000 gold for Xiao Yan.
Cao Dejiang saw Liang Guangyi's face turning green and couldn't help but shook his head.
This person has hurt the enemy a thousand times and hurt himself a thousand times. They are all shitty people. Who can take advantage of whom?
Why bother.
"Mr. Ding Guo, now that the He family's affairs have been made clear, His Majesty has also decreed that the case should be closed. There are still some things I still don't understand, and you need to discuss them with Grand Master Liang." Cao Dejiang opened his mouth to smooth things over.
Xiao Yan nodded: "If it's not convenient in the palace, go to the Criminal Department."
Cao Dejiang: "Master Liang?"
Liang Guangyi shook his sleeves fiercely: "Let's go!"
Xiao Yan and others left. The prince wanted to follow him, but when he saw Liang Guangyi and Cao Dejiang, he could only stop walking. He planned to find another chance to see Xiao Yan, but he couldn't help but cursed at Liang Guangyi's back. "Old stuff".
Seeing the excitement at the scene, several other veterans outside Yulongtai were filled with emotion.
"The He family has really turned around. Back then, when He Qing was still here, he didn't get involved in the position of Duke. Xiao Yan has such good fortune at such a young age. It's really..."
Someone shook his head as he spoke.
I'm afraid no one will be able to suppress him from now on.
But the person next to him was sober: "What's wrong with fate? This is in exchange for the lives of all the people in the He family. I'll give it to you. Do you want it?"
The man from before suddenly turned dark: "Don't bring trouble to me!"
He just wanted to die!
