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In Li Wangfu, Li Wang Xuanyuan Zhaohong hurriedly put down the eight hundred li he had just received, his face as ugly as eating flies.
"This is to cut my military power." Li Wang Xuanyuan Zhaohong was furious.
A counselor next to King Li said: "This decree is really difficult to implement. Taking advantage of the Luohe flood season and digging a canal is like we want an army, but we can't resist the decree."
King Li took a deep breath, and finally came to the domain to develop his power, and he had just started training his army. "This Xuanyuan Hancheng!"
Originally, Xuanyuan Zhaohong had planned to develop the military power of the vassal territory in the past two years. If there is a rebellion in the future, it can be advanced or retreated, but now it has been completely disrupted. Xuanyuan Zhaoshen has a good son, Xuanyuan Hancheng is an excellent prince, and an opponent he deeply fears.
Xuanyuan Hancheng was almost invincible in the military, and he acted decisively and resolutely. The fact that he exterminated the barbarians alone showed that he was ruthless. Now Xuanyuan Hancheng is also doing a remarkable job in government affairs. The Luohe project is so generous that he has to send troops there. When the project is completed in the future, the prestige among the people will be even greater. Thinking about it really gave Xuanyuan Zhaohong a headache.
Fortunately, Xuanyuan Zhaohong still has a trump card in his hand, and that is the Crown Princess Xue Caiyu. Thinking that Xuanyuan Hancheng is a few years younger than him, he doesn't even have a son now, and he already has a direct son and several concubines...
If Xuanyuan Hancheng has no successor, no matter how good he is, he still has such a fatal flaw. And he only needs to develop the strength of the feudal land well and wait for the time to come.
Emperor Xuanyuan Zhaoshen has passed middle age and is getting old, and the second prince is impulsive and reckless. The rest of the princes are still young and immature, so there is nothing to worry about. At that time, as long as Xuanyuan Hancheng is removed, he will not need to meet with each other, and he is very hopeful to take that position. Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Zhaohong smiled, and all the advisors below thought that King Li was angry.
"Forget it, just do it according to the imperial edict. I have other ideas. It's just a project, it will take a few years." Li Wang confidently said. Xuanyuan Zhaohong wanted to contact Xue Caiyu. After Xuanyuan Hancheng's one-year expedition, the medicinal powder in Xue Caiyu's hand must have lost a lot of efficacy, and she needs to send some more medicinal powder to her hand.
If there is no need for Xuanyuan Zhaohong to take the initiative to contact him, this matter is hidden, and no one else knows about it except the two of them and a few confidants. Even the family of his grandparents, Xue Rong, they don't know, it has been going well for a few years... Just wait patiently for a few more years...
Xuanyuan Hancheng would rest every night in the Pingle Garden where Lin Jiabao lived. The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favored Lin Xiaoshi gradually spread, and Xuanyuan Hancheng never shied away from his love for Lin Jiabao in front of others.
Xuanyuan Hancheng felt that if the person he truly loved wanted to hide, he couldn't stand it. After his rebirth, he vowed to take good care of Lin Jiabao, let him be safe and happy for a lifetime, and not let the baby suffer any grievances. He will give him all the best, and he wants everyone to know that Lin Jiabao is his treasure.
Many emperors will set up a shield, creating the illusion of loving a certain concubine, making her status detached and infinite, and allowing her to resist the clear and dark arrows of the harem, but their beloved ones can only be unknown and do not get the favor they should enjoy.
Even his father, although he only loves his mother and does not like other concubines, is still in the harem. Although the concubine was born to balance the previous dynasty, it also made the mother secretly cry. He wouldn't let his baby take this.
Xuanyuan Hancheng was confident that he would do better than his father in this life. He carefully planned and slowly eliminated all threats to him and Lin Jiabao. Arrange the dark guards to guard day and night, and after the Xue family and King Li are completely resolved, he will be at ease and the baby to conceive their child, his future heir. In the future, as long as Bao Bao is alone, he will never touch others again. One day, he will let Bao Bao stand side by side with him, and let the courtiers and the common people worship...
In the days that followed, the news that His Royal Highness the Prince was fond of Shuang'er's servants intensified. I heard that this two-child servant has just turned 14 this year. He is very charming and charming. It was bestowed by the Empress. His Royal Highness likes it very much and often takes him to the Yongshou Palace to greet the Empress. Logically speaking, Lin Jiabao's identity is not qualified to greet the empress. But the Empress has never refuted the news that His Royal Highness is favored by His Royal Highness. It is said that she also likes and is satisfied with Lin Xiaoshi. Everyone in the palace is full of curiosity about this Shuanger Xiaoshi.
This news spread to the previous dynasty, causing the ministers to inquire about who this Lin Anzhu was? Helpless, His Royal Highness guarded Lin Jiabao so strictly that ordinary people couldn't see its true colors.
Minister of Officials Xue Rong's mansion is also discussing with his advisors, "Who is this Lin Anzhu? Have you found out?" Xue Rong's direct son Xue Zhi anxiously asked his subordinates.
"Little incompetent, after searching for a long time, I can only find out that it is the palace attendant in the Queen's Empress's Palace. I can't find other specific details. It seems that the traces have been erased, and I can't find the specific situation. According to this pair of children. Based on age, it should be Yuntai who entered the palace for four years." A counselor replied embarrassedly.
"Now we have not received any news from the Prince's East Palace. We don't know what happened to Caiyu. My wife has given a sign to enter the palace several times, but the Queen's concubine has rejected it, saying that the Crown Princess is sick and needs to rest. Excuse me." Xue Song, also Xue Caiyu's father, said.
"Hey... Now the emperor is suppressing our Xue family everywhere, alas... The disciples of the Xue family were either demoted or dismissed, and now His Royal Highness Li Wang is too busy to take care of himself. Father, our Xue family is going to end..." Xue Rong's direct son Xue Zhi looked at his father, not knowing what to do.
"Since our Xue family has already boarded King Li's boat, there is no way to turn back. You all instructed to go on, keep calm and restrain yourself for a while, and don't let the emperor take any more tricks." Xue Rong's temples were white. , nearly sixty years old, with deep wrinkles on his face, told them.
Xue Rong frowned, "Don't investigate the matter of Shuang'er any more, maybe it's a guise to confuse everyone. The old man doesn't believe that the foresighted His Royal Highness will act like a boy, maybe there's some conspiracy... Wait for our Xue family to take action!"
"No." Everyone heard it and thought it was very possible, and everyone was conspiring. His Royal Highness, who is usually expressionless and expressionless, would ostentatiously favor only one person. There must be some reason...
Xu Xueying's recent life has also been very bad. She has been confined for more than a year or two years. She can only stay in this small courtyard for such a long time, and only she knows the bitterness of it...
When Xu Xueying was first grounded, she did not expect that she would be grounded for so long. At the beginning, she still actively sent people to inquire about the news, bribing the palace people to beg to see His Royal Highness, but she never saw the arrival of the Prince's Palace.
Later, Xu Xueying became a little scared and panicked. A few months later, His Royal Highness seemed to have forgotten him. Xu Xueying thought that it must have been her murdering the emperor's heir that had been known by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and was disappointed in her.
Xu Xueying once bribed a woman in the yard with a lot of money to ask her to go to Father-in-law Yuanfu to speak for her. Xu Xueying thought that as long as she could see His Royal Highness, she would have the confidence to change the current situation. To this end, she thought a lot and thought of a lot of answers. If His Royal Highness asks, she will have a way to make things right. When the time comes, the pear blossoms who cry again will show grievances, which will surely attract His Highness to pity.
Xu Xueying's plan was good, but she had no chance to implement it. Xu Xueying soon got the news that His Royal Highness the Prince was going on an expedition. After hearing this news, Xu Xueying comforted herself in her heart that it must be because His Royal Highness was busy with the expedition that she forgot about her.
Xu Xueying gradually regained her former self-confidence and pride, and she became arrogant towards the palace people. The palace people also knew that Xu was once favored, and they did not dare to neglect her. Later, Xu Xueying got the news that the Crown Princess was ill. I heard that she was so ill that she couldn't even get out of bed.
Before Xu Xueying could gloat over the misfortune, the Queen Mother sent a Qiu mama to take care of the prince's east palace. Slowly, Xu Xueying's life became sad. Qiu Mama was strict, and the examples given to her were only the specifications of ordinary concubines. How could she bear it? Not only that, but the people around her were gradually replaced. Xu Xueying's situation can be said to be isolated and helpless, and the palace servants around her are indifferent to her coercion and inducements.
After more than a year like this, Xu Xueying's whole person was haggard and thinner. But she was not reconciled, Xu Xueying thought that as long as there was a way to see His Royal Highness, she must regain His Highness's favor.
The chatter of the maids outside the courtyard interrupted Xu Xueying's thoughts. Xu Xueying walked into the yard. Several palace maids were discussing something, and they were all excited. Xu Xueying thought that she must take good care of them when she returned to her former glory days.
Xu Xueying heard a palace maid say, "What do you think that young master Lin looks like? Has His Highness the Crown Prince never loved someone so much?"
Another palace maid said: "I heard from the sisters working in Pingle Court that the young master Lin is so beautiful, like a fairy, His Royal Highness is very fascinated by the prince. In the concubine's place, the meals are all eaten together!"
"Wow... That young master Lin is really amazing!" a palace maid said enviously, "I heard that young master Lin was also a palace attendant, how could he be so lucky!"
"Yes, yes, why can't such a good thing happen to us!" A palace maid was also fantasizing.
The older one of the palace maids said, "What is there to be envious of? The nobles are always fond of the new and dislike the old. This young master Lin doesn't know how long he will be favored!"
"Yeah, look at that concubine Xu, I heard that she was very beautiful before, and even the Crown Princess dared to contradict her. Now that she has not been restrained, His Royal Highness is afraid that she will have forgotten her long ago." The palace maid agreed.
"Yeah, I see the new people laughing but not the old people crying. Are there still few in this palace? Let's just stay calm and stop thinking about it." The palace maids nodded in agreement.
Xu Xueying was shocked when she heard this, and she walked to the other side of the yard. Look at the high fence outside that yard fence. It turns out that His Royal Highness already has a new favorite... and is she going to be trapped in this yard like this all the time? She was not reconciled, so reconciled.
Suddenly there was some movement outside the gap in the fence of the yard, which caught Xu Xueying's attention. I saw a little girl wearing a beautiful floral dress outside the fence, playing with flowers and plants alone.
After Xu Xueying saw who the little girl was, she was overjoyed and whispered, "Kanger, Kanger..."
That little girl was Xuanyuan Hancheng's eldest daughter, Kang'er, who was almost five years old this year. The little girl heard someone calling her and went to the fence curiously. Looking in through the gap in the fence, "Who are you?"
"Kang Er, you don't remember me, did I hug you when you were young?" Xu Xueying said softly and kindly. "Why are you alone, where is your grandmother?"
"I don't like my grandmother, she always doesn't allow me to come out to play, I sneak out by myself hee hee." Kang Er said proudly. Kang Er has been frail and sick since she was a child. Her grandmother always looks at her closely, and seldom lets her out to play, because she is afraid that she will make a mistake.
"Kang'er, you're really amazing! The mother in my yard is so strict, you can't even come out to play." Xu Xueying said.
"Haha, I'm still the best!" Kang Er said happily.
"Kang'er, do you often see your father on weekdays?" Xu Xueying asked.
"Yes, my father sometimes comes to see if I take a nap or not. I'm very good, and I take a nap." Kang Er replied.
Xuanyuan Hancheng sometimes went to see his two daughters when Lin Jiabao was taking a nap, especially Kang Er was his first child, and he liked it better.
"Can't Kanger see your father at other times?" Xu Xueying asked again. Seeing Kang'er shaking her head again, Xu Xueying thought that this Song family was really useless, His Royal Highness had come, and she didn't want to keep him.
"Kang'er, do you know why your father doesn't come to see you at other times?" Xu Xueying said mysteriously.
"Why?" Kang'er asked curiously when she saw Xu Xueying like this.
"Because... There is a monster around your father who haunts him and prevents him from coming to see you." Xu Xueying tricked Kanger.
"Monster? What monster?" Kang'er asked again.
"It's a monster that is neither male nor female." Xu Xueying continued to coax.
Kang Er nodded understandingly. At this time, I suddenly heard the voice of the grandmother calling her in the distance. "Grandma is here, I'm leaving..."
"Kang'er... Kang'er, come to talk to me often, okay? Look at me so pitiful, mama won't let me go out to play." Xu Xueying said pitifully.
"Okay, I'll come and talk to you next time I slip out." Kang Er hopped away.
Xu Xueying looked at Xiaokang'er running away, and smiled coldly.