The next day, the wife of the Earl of Lingwu handed in a sign requesting a meeting. Shen Xihe had not expected that there was still a smart person in the Earl's Mansion, which was almost only an empty title of Earl, who had thought of this.
In fact, many people are now wondering why Shen Xihe personally came out to beat Yu Sangning's maid to death yesterday. Many people think that there must be a deeper meaning, because Shen Xihe is not the kind of person who likes to show off and establish authority, but most people are just confused.
But the fact that Lady Lingwu came to express her gratitude so solemnly and brought such generous gifts was something that anyone with a bit of common sense could figure out.
Yu Sangning's sinister intentions are also obvious.
Shen Xihe gladly summoned the wife of the Earl of Lingwu and Princess Anling who came with her. It was not that he intended to discredit Yu Sangning. Shen Xihe was not so bored. It was just that the wife of the Earl of Lingwu came to ask for a meeting, and Shen Xihe could not refuse her.
"Although the Lord Lingwu is neither good at literature nor martial arts, he is the most cunning. Your Majesty does not like such people. I think that Your Majesty has lost a useful person by making judgments based on personal likes and dislikes." After sending Princess Anling's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law away, Xiao Huayong came out from the side.
"Your Highness, do you want me to use this opportunity to win over the Lingwu Marquis' Mansion?" Shen Xihe asked tentatively.
Although the two no longer mentioned Xiao Huayong's lifespan, Xiao Huayong was paving the way for her all day long and never avoided her.
"Why should you condescend to me?" Xiao Huayong held Shen Xihe's hand. "When you rule the world and ascend to the throne, all smart people will follow your lead and bow their heads in submission."
Xiao Huayong didn't need Shen Xihe to win over anyone. She didn't need to bend over for anything. She just needed to stand there, and he would bring everything she wanted to her.
"Beichen, I don't have the heart to be an empress." Shen Xihe raised her eyes, and her bright obsidian pupils reflected Xiao Huayong's figure clearly. "As a daughter of the Shen family, I just want to protect the Shen family. Now, I am not only a daughter of the Shen family, but also a daughter-in-law of the Xiao family. I will not cut off the imperial power of the Xiao family, and I will not let my husband leave a stain in the history books."
No matter how heroic Xiao Huayong was, as long as she overthrew the Xiao family, a hundred years later, Xiao Huayong would be criticized, just because she, Shen Xihe, was his wife.
She never had any ambitions, all she did was to protect the people she wanted to protect.
The same was true for her father and brother. The cold dragon throne in the Qinzheng Hall was far less joyful and enthusiastic than the bumpy horse backs in the northwest.
Xiao Huayong took her hand and gently kissed the back of her hand. He lowered his head slightly and looked at her deeply. They were so close that their noses almost touched. "I know, I just hope you can live a lighter life. Yoyo, the situation changes rapidly. Sometimes we have no unreasonable thoughts in our hearts, but fate and situation force us to take this path.
I hope you will never fall into such a passive and helpless situation, but I hope you will remember that if such a day really comes, you don’t need to worry too much. "
How could he, a man who didn't even care whether his royal bloodline continued through his own flesh and blood, care about those illusory posthumous reputations
He didn't want Shen Xihe to take this too seriously, so as not to put a shackle on herself at the critical moment and affect her decisiveness.
Shen Xihe opened her eyes and looked back at him quietly. There was earnest expectation and infinite tenderness in his eyes, like a thread being drawn from a cotton ball, so soft that it softened her heart as well. She nodded gently: "Don't worry, I'm not a pedantic person."