Xiaoman was very confused. She was talking about her ideal husband, so why were the empress dowager and the queen looking at the emperor? Xiaoman, with a confused look on her face, also looked at the emperor.
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with what Yongxi said? Why are you all looking at the emperor? Could it be that you want to go against your own imperial decree and grant me marriage?"
The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, and he looked at Xiaoman: "I find that your thoughts are really growing like your age, and you think more and more."
"Since I have already promised you, you have the final say on who you want to marry in the future. Even without an imperial decree, I will keep my word."
Xiaoman listened to this and subconsciously patted the emperor on the shoulder: "You are still a good brother! Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."
"By the way, just give me the general or something. I have no interest in them anyway. But if possible, give me a princess to play with."
The Queen Mother and the Empress were all petrified when they saw Xiaoman's actions. Did she know whose shoulder she was tapping? It was the Emperor. It was the Emperor who had a rather strange look in his eyes.
As if he was lost in thought, he finally let out a sigh: "Are you sure that your senior brother Gu Xiangning must have you?"
Xiaoman curled her lips and said, "Of course. How can I let a man I like run away? You don't have to worry about that. I can definitely handle a man."
The Queen Mother was completely confused at this time. Why couldn't she understand the tone and content of the two people's conversation? At this moment, the Queen Mother felt that she was really old.
The emperor looked at the queen mother and said, "Mother, you should accompany the queen back. It is dangerous for her to run around with such a big belly. I want to talk to Yongxi."
The Queen Mother stood up and looked at the Queen beside her: "Queen, let's go."
The queen was also a little confused at this time. She couldn't understand what the relationship between the emperor and Princess Yongxi was. However, the emperor asked her to leave.
What else could she say? She had no choice but to cooperate and leave. Soon, only Xiaoman and the emperor were left under the pavilion. As for the eunuchs beside the emperor, they had already stood a little further away.
Although she couldn't hear the two people talking, she could see their figures. Xiao Man then spoke: "Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me?"
The emperor looked at Xiaoman with a serious look in his eyes: "Are you interested in entering the harem?"
While speaking, the emperor stared at Xiaoman intently, but Xiaoman looked disgusted: "Enter the harem? You want me to take the position of queen? Or do you want me to take it from you?"
"But I'm not interested at all. My interest is to take down Gu Xiangning. This is no joke."
After finishing speaking, Xiaoman suddenly tilted her head and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, you are not in love with me, are you? Although I am very cute and beautiful."
"But as for being a member of your harem, I'm sorry, I really don't want to. You won't force me, right?"
After saying that, she looked at the emperor with a fearful face, and her tone seemed like a joke. However, the emperor could still tell from Xiaoman's eyes that Xiaoman was very nervous.
Is she worried that she will force herself on him? She smiled and shook her head: "How can I possibly like you? You are so cute? I have seen many beautiful women."
"So don't think too much. I just don't want so many women to bother me, so I want you to come to the harem to help me look after the situation."
Xiaoman curled her lips and rolled her eyes at the emperor: "I refuse."
What outsiders don’t know is that the bond between Xiaoman and the emperor is very deep. From the very beginning, when the emperor was still the prince, Xiaoman has always stayed by the prince’s side.
For such a long time, the two of them bickered from time to time, but the prince at that time did not realize so clearly that he liked Xiaoman.
By the time he realized it, the position of queen had already been chosen, and now the queen was pregnant, so there was absolutely no way Xiaoman would succeed.
The emperor listened to Xiaoman's words, and suddenly a familiar feeling came back. He looked at Xiaoman and said, "I wonder if your senior brother is waiting for you at the palace gate."
Xiaoman nodded: "Yes, but, Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"
Although the emperor knew that Xiaoman would not be able to enter the palace, he still did not let it go so quickly. He at least created some trouble for these two people! He pouted: "I just want to see how your senior brother treats you."
"Speaking of which, did you guys give it to each other privately?"
What? Xiaoman's eyes widened as she looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country, okay? Please, be careful with your words, okay?"
"Besides, who gave it to each other privately? Don't you think it's too much to ask so casually?"
When the emperor looked at Xiaoman talking, his face turned red. He was obviously shy and seemed to be really moved. As a result, the emperor became more dissatisfied with Gu Xiangning.
"Okay, I will have someone bring Gu Xiangning into the palace to question him now. Do you want to listen or hide?"
Xiaoman frowned: "I always feel that you have bad intentions, Your Majesty, what do you want to do? I tell you, don't bully me, or I will tell my sister."
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "What do you think of Princess Xiao's ability to me?"
Xiaoman was dumbfounded for a moment. Yes, it seemed that her sister could not deal with the emperor. For a moment, Xiaoman had a headache, and the emperor said something even more gloating.
"Besides, your sister is busy reuniting with her children now, so she doesn't have time to take care of you. When I was still the crown prince, I wanted to suppress your prestige."
"Now that I am the emperor, I have finally done it."
Xiaoman just rolled his eyes at the emperor. At this moment, the two of them seemed to have returned to their old friendship. The emperor looked at Xiaoman's rolling eyes.
I couldn't help but laugh: "Are you sure you don't avoid it?"
Xiaoman snorted coldly: "I don't want to avoid it! If I avoid it, who knows if you will embarrass my senior brother?"
The emperor said in a very strange tone: "It seems that you don't trust your senior brother that much? Could it be that you haven't dealt with your senior brother yet?"
"That's not right. You've been together day and night for more than three years, and you haven't figured it out yet?"
Now it was Xiao Manyi's turn to be surprised: "Oh, Your Majesty, you actually knew the purpose of my going to the battlefield from the beginning, you are really amazing."
The emperor was speechless. He looked at Xiaoman and said, "Get out of here quickly. I'm doing this for your own good. Go, go! Find a place to hide. Your senior brother is coming soon."
Looking at the corridor next to her, Gu Xiangning's figure had already appeared. Xiaoman did not dare to disobey the emperor so obviously. You know, since ancient times, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.
So Xiaoman avoided it and found a seat next to a flower pot, which just blocked the sight of the emperor and Gu Xiangning, but she could still hear their voices.
Gu Xiangning soon came before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder what the emperor wants me to do?"
Because Gu Xiangning followed Xiaoman out at that time, the emperor's edict rewarding Gu Xiangning was not read out, and Gu Xiangning is still a commoner now.
The emperor glanced at Gu Xiangning and said, "Stand up. I called you here because I want to ask you, you have made such a great contribution, but I have not rewarded you. What do you think?"
Gu Xiangning smiled and said, "Your Majesty has his own ideas, and I just need to listen."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, and King Xiao said that the person in front of him was very talented. It seemed that this Gu Xiangning had no intention of submitting to him at all. Looking at Gu Xiangning.
"Really? You're so obedient? If I ask you to leave Princess Yongxi and never marry her in this life, will you agree?"
Gu Xiangning was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the emperor in front of him with a frown, obviously confused: "Prince Xiao said that the emperor is a wise man who appears foolish."
"Why would someone do this? Can I ask the Emperor a question?"
The emperor nodded: "Okay, go ahead and ask."
Gu Xiangning said, "May I ask Your Majesty, do you want to let Princess Yongxi enter the palace? If Princess Yongxi agrees, I have no objection."
"But as for not marrying Princess Yongxi in this life, please forgive me for not being able to do it. Love matters are consensual, so Your Majesty should ask Princess Yongxi for her opinion."
The emperor snorted coldly: "I am the master of this world, do you know that? Now I am just telling you that you cannot marry Princess Yongxi, do you agree?"
Gu Xiangning hesitated for a while before looking at the emperor: "Then I won't marry the county lady. Can I marry the county lady?"
The emperor had a very serious expression. At this moment, he was a little overwhelmed. Was Gu Xiangning in front of him also a top-notch person? He actually discussed this issue with him
Xiaoman, who was listening at the side, could not help but nod her head. This was possible. It was also possible to let the senior brother marry her! It was completely possible.
As for the emperor, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch a little. He suddenly felt that it was meaningless. Gu Xiangning in front of him was very familiar to King Bingjian and the others.
In other words, the other party may have already known what kind of person he is, and sighed: "Forget it, you are free to marry, I don't care."
"But have you ever thought about what you want to get? With your help in conquering Ningguo, you can also sit on the position of prime minister."
Gu Xiangning looked at the emperor in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you reminding me to take down Prime Minister Ren's position? It is said that Prime Minister Ren is your grandfather."
Speaking of Prime Minister Ren, Xiaoman suddenly jumped out: "By the way, Your Majesty, how is Prime Minister Ren now?"
Hearing Xiaoman's voice, Gu Xiangning had an expression that said "I knew you were next to me", and the emperor was speechless. No wonder Gu Xiangning didn't take his threats seriously just now.
He glanced at Xiaoman and said, "County Princess, you just asked me to help you test whether Gu Xiangning truly loves you. You showed up like this. Are you really afraid that Gu Xiangning doesn't know?"