The aunt Xiao Huayong mentioned was his mother in name only, the sister of the late queen, and the sweetheart of His Majesty.
"Over the years, is there no one who has learned from her in order to gain the emperor's favor?" Shen Xihe asked.
"Yes." Xiao Huayong nodded. "Similar appearance can only make His Majesty look at them a few more times, but similar temperament can make His Majesty remember such a person."
It's just that no one has ever succeeded.
Shen Xihe lowered his eyelashes: "It didn't work before because the person your majesty was thinking about was still alive, but now this person is no longer here."
"That's the first reason." Xiao Huayong's eyes turned and he smiled. "Secondly, Princess Yaoxi's advantage is not to imitate others. Fake is fake after all. No matter how deep the dream is, you will eventually wake up. Her advantage is that she has lived under the same roof with that person for more than ten years."
There is no need to imitate that person or be that person's substitute, because the end of a substitute will never be good. Princess Yaoxi only needs to tell more about that person's little things in Tubo, which is enough to make His Majesty linger in his mind and want to stay by her side all the time.
It has nothing to do with love between men and women. As long as she is genuine, His Majesty will protect her; as long as she is smart enough, she can always spy on His Majesty's every move.
Princess Yaoxi did not seek love between men and women. In her heart, the stability of Tubo and her brother's throne were more important than anything else. Shen Xihe could see this from their brief chat yesterday.
Shen Xihe thought the plan was very good, and she had to go and give Princess Yaoxi some advice.
Naturally, Shen Xihe would not go to find Princess Yaoxi in person. Your Majesty is aware of Princess Yaoxi's every move. If she comes to find Shen Xihe, Your Majesty will not doubt it. He will naturally think that Princess Yaoxi is determined to marry into the East Palace, so she is persistent in pursuing Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong. Otherwise, in Your Majesty's eyes, it is suspicious. If Princess Yaoxi changes a little bit, it will definitely arouse Your Majesty's suspicion.
Shen Yingruo's coming-of-age ceremony was in two days. Neither Shen Yueshan nor Shen Yun'an had been granted permission to go to the capital. As the only relative of the Shen family who could be present, Shen Xihe naturally could not be absent.
She said that she would not let anyone bully Shen Yingruo. This was Shen Yingruo's right as a daughter of the Shen family.
According to the rules, a generous gift was prepared, and she only needed to show up, as all matters were handled by the palace. Her coming-of-age ceremony was naturally extremely grand. Not only did she have a father who commanded a large army, she also had a sister who was about to enter the East Palace. She was also the favorite county lady of His Majesty, and her sponsor was Princess Pingling.
Shen Xihe also took advantage of this coming-of-age ceremony to meet Princess Yaoxi. She didn't want to talk to Princess Yaoxi, but Princess Yaoxi took the initiative to ask her out. Shen Xihe listened to the message from Princess Yaoxi's maid and decided to keep the appointment.
Although she had not lived in the Shen Mansion for a long time, she knew it better than Princess Yaoxi, so she told Biyu a place and asked her to take Princess Yaoxi there while she went there to wait. Princess Yaoxi arrived very quickly.
"I promise you, but you have to tell me how I can get His Majesty's special treatment." Princess Yaoxi thought about it for two days and discussed it with her confidants again and again. She felt that Shen Xihe's proposal was indeed in her best interest.
Now that I have become His Majesty's woman, I can immediately intimidate the Xiazha family and stabilize my brother's throne. After all, I can't delay my father any longer.