Lingling widened her eyes and looked at Wang Ya: "What do you mean?"
Wang Ya was very satisfied with Lingling's reaction and nodded with a smile: "You don't know yet, you still have a younger brother. Now he is in my hands. If you want to see him, you just have to be obedient, okay?"
Lingling frowned and looked at Wang Ya in front of her: "I have a younger brother, how could I not know? Do you want to lie to me?"
Her family had never returned since they left Mingyue Island. Could it be that she had a younger brother born outside? Was her younger brother really in Wang Ya's hands? Lingling's mind was a little confused for a moment.
A servant brought the food up and placed it in front of Lingling. Lingling was very hungry, so she ate quickly. After all, health is very important. Even if she wanted to escape, she needed strength.
Lingdang had no choice but to stay on the boat until the boat docked in a deserted place. Wang Ya looked at Lingdang and said, "Wait a minute, before we go down, we should change our appearance. I guess every city has an imperial edict to arrest me posted on the city wall."
Wang Ya disguised himself first, then disguised Lingdang, and then took Lingdang's hand and said, "Madam, let's go. I believe you care about your brother's life."
Lingling gritted her teeth in anger. This guy was convinced that she would not dare to run away for the sake of that so-called brother. But there was something wrong with this guy in front of her. If he really liked her, why didn't he show any expression after bringing her out? Lingling had calmed down at this time and wanted to see what this guy was going to do.
The group arrived at a small town, bought a carriage, and continued on their journey. After entering the city, Wang Ya realized that he had miscalculated, the entire Great Zhou was very stable, and they had not arrested him at all, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Ling'er, look, the court has done nothing. Do you still think you are important in the heart of Princess Bingjian? I've already told you that you are just a maid. How could she save you with such fanfare?"
Lingling rolled her eyes: "You don't need to sow discord. I know our princess better than you do."
After saying that, she snorted and ignored the stupid man. How could the princess look for her in a big way? Would she still want to keep her reputation? What a stupid idea. Even if she wanted to look for him, she would definitely do it secretly.
"I'm hungry. Let's find a place to eat."
Lingling walked towards one of the restaurants, but was caught at the door. "Let's go to another restaurant, Ling'er, don't treat me like a fool, okay? This restaurant belongs to the princess, I have investigated it thoroughly."
The plan failed, and Lingdang was dragged by Wang Ya to another restaurant. Lingdang was furious. Yes, it was too obvious. But she would not give up. The princess had a lot of influence. If this restaurant didn't work, she would go to another one. She would always find a chance to pass on a message to the princess.
Just as Wang Ya was hurrying on the road with Lingling, Qian Jiujiu and his group also successfully entered Kyoto.
At the gate of Kyoto, the Queen Mother looked at Qian Jiujiu and his group and said, "You can go back to the palace by yourselves. We are already in Kyoto, I will go back to the palace by myself."
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. How could they let the Queen Mother go back alone? They looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, let us accompany you to the palace. We have some matters to attend to with the Emperor!"
Mu Yexiao spoke up to persuade the Queen Mother. Qian Jiujiu looked at Gu Xiong and Wan Yin and said, "Dad, Mom, it's getting late. We are tired from traveling for so many days. You should take Nannanbeibei back to the palace to rest first."
Gu Xiangning looked at Chen Da's family and said, "Dad, Mom, are you going to stay at the Xiangfu for a while before going back?"
Chen Da was not used to living in the City Lord's Mansion these days, let alone going to the Prime Minister's Mansion. How could his daughter get married and his father-in-law's family live in the son-in-law's house? He shook his head and refused: "No, I will go back with the children first, you can come home when you have time."
He is still a farmer after all. Although he is Xiaoman's father, he still feels uncomfortable in front of these people. It would be better for him to go home and live a leisurely life.
Xiaoman naturally understood this as well: "Okay, Dad, I'll send someone to take you back. Siyu, come and take my dad and mom back safely, and then come back to report."
Siyu escorted Chen Da and his group to leave first, and then Gu Xiong led his group to the palace. Aunt Wanxi followed to the palace, and Lin Zezhi was the only one left. He finally followed and sent Wanxi back to the palace safely.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Xiao Manman and Gu Xiangning: "Are you going to the palace or going home?"
Gu Xiangning thought for a moment before speaking: "Let's go to the palace, lest the emperor summons us to the palace again when we return."
The rest of the people headed for the palace. At the gate of the palace, the emperor soon learned that the queen mother had returned, and went directly to the palace gate to greet her: "Your son pays his respects to the queen mother."
The empress dowager looked at the emperor and became very happy. She kept talking to the emperor. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. It seemed that the empress dowager's favorite son was Mu Yexing, and this would not change no matter what.
After sending the empress dowager back to the palace, the emperor had time to talk to Gu Xiangning Mu Yexiao about the state affairs during this period. Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman went to the queen's palace together to accompany her.
In the Qinzheng Hall, the emperor and Gu Xiangning were talking about what had happened in the court during the time they were away, and Mu Yexiao was listening nearby.
"Sixth brother, you can stay here when you come back this time. You've been out for so long, it's about time you come back to help."
Mu Yexiao shook his head and refused: "No, with Xiang Ning's help, there will be no problem. Jiuer and I have already made plans. After we find the bell, we will go out to sea. Jiuer has even found a sailing route."
Yes, we have had enough fun on land during this period, and Qian Jiujiu wants to go out to the sea to play.
The emperor's mouth twitched. He really envied this couple. He also wanted to go out and play, but unfortunately he had a lot of things to deal with every day. Even accompanying his queen to the imperial garden required him to budget.
No, this time he said something to keep them here: "Sixth brother, it's a rare occasion that you guys come back today, I'll hold a banquet tomorrow to welcome you back."
If one person's ability is not enough, then we should pool the strength of everyone else. No matter what the situation, we should keep the person for a few years and not let him live freely alone.
Seeing how enthusiastic the emperor was, Mu Yexiao felt that it was useless to say anything, so he just nodded and said, "Okay."
The emperor was satisfied and looked at Mu Yexing and Gu Xiangning: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest early. Gu Aiqing, stay, we have something to discuss."
After waiting for Mu Yexiao to leave, the emperor looked at Gu Xiangning and said, "My dear Gu, do you think that the King of Side by Side is a little too carefree?"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows and looked at the emperor in an exaggerated manner: "No way, Your Majesty, you can't tolerate him? Tell me how to deal with him, I will listen to you."
The emperor's mouth twitched. He was your brother-in-law. If you really couldn't tolerate him, you would be the first one to betray me. And you still listened to me. He coughed twice and said, "I mean, we are all working so hard. We are all brothers. Shouldn't we share the hardship?"
Gu Xiangning nodded: "That makes sense, but unfortunately my sister's decision cannot be changed. If she wants to go to the sea, she will definitely go."
The emperor was somewhat speechless: "Didn't you just come back from the sea?"
Gu Xiangning shook his head: "No, no, no, I'm talking about the sea, the real sea. On the other side of the sea, there are other continents. I guess you want to go find people who are different from us living there."
The emperor had never heard of this before, and was instantly curious: "Different people? How are they different? How do you know?"
Gu Xiangning looked at the emperor with a smile: "Because it is recorded in the books left by our ancestors that people on other continents across the sea have blue hair and blue eyes, various hair colors, eye colors, and some are white and some are black."
"Maybe my sister can go to other countries this time and bring back one or two. In short, it is impossible for you to stop my sister from going to sea. Then my brother-in-law will definitely go with her."
After saying so much, in short, it is impossible to keep Mu Yexiao! The emperor laughed dryly and said, "You should go back and rest too."
Since you can't find a way to keep them here, then you can come and share more of the work with me, the emperor thought to himself, and he was in a good mood.
Gu Xiangning always felt that the emperor had some ill intentions, so he stood up and said, "Then I will take my leave. I will go and pick up Xiaoman."
The emperor stood up and looked at Gu Xiangning: "Then I will go to the queen's place too, let's go together."
When the two arrived at the Queen's Palace, they saw Mu Yexiao also standing at the door. Well, this person had arrived a little earlier than them. The three of them couldn't help but look at each other.
Si Nan, who was beside the queen, came out and looked at the three people. "This servant pays respects to the emperor, to the king, and to Prime Minister Gu. The queen invites you in!"
The three of them then walked into the hall. Mu Yexiao looked at the emperor in surprise: "Brother, are you henpecked? You have to ask your sister-in-law to invite you to enter her palace?"
The emperor's mouth twitched, "Of course not. I just arrived! Sixth brother, you are the one who is henpecked. You have been here for such a long time, but you dare not go in. Are you afraid of disturbing the interest of Sixth Brother's wife?"
Si Nan, who was leading the way, was speechless. You two, an emperor and a co-king, are discussing the issue of henpeckedness. Is it really okay
Mu Yexiao blinked and nodded: "Yes, it's my fault. If the emperor is really henpecked, there will be many concubines in the palace! Xiangning, don't you think so?"
The emperor stared at Gu Xiangning fiercely. Gu Xiangning had not expected that the two brothers' questions would be directed to him, so he began to answer them seriously.
"Whether the emperor is henpecked or not, or whether the prince is henpecked or not, I don't know. It is me who is henpecked, but I can't say I am henpecked because I love Xiaoman and I don't want her to be wronged. This is a manifestation of my love for her, right, Xiaoman?"