"Yaoyao..."

Chu Wulang wanted to say something else, but Tao Yaoyao had already turned around and ran out of the prison.

This silly girl, she even told him not to be impulsive, but she was just trying to kill an egg with an egg.

The emperor's desire to deal with the Chu family did not happen overnight. How could she change it with just a few words?

What is the crime of threatening the emperor? Didn't she learn the lesson today, so why would she do it again?

"Don't worry about this matter. I'll handle it myself." If it's not handled well, she will be the only one who dies. What's more, this matter originally started because of him, so she should handle it personally.

After Tao Yaoyao finished speaking, she walked straight past Xie Lan. When she got on the carriage, there was a shadow cast behind her. Tao Yaoyao noticed it and turned around subconsciously. The moment their eyes met, her eyes were red.

"Xie Lan, don't follow me. Let me beg you this time, okay?"

"Not good." Xie Lan pulled her into the carriage. The carriage moved forward slowly, but the people in the carriage did not speak anymore. When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, Xie Lan was about to get up and get off, but Tao Yaoyao held him. "You still have a chance to choose..."

A few days ago, he also said such words to her. Unexpectedly, she would return these words to him just a few days later. And his answer was the same as hers.

"I want to enter the palace myself, so your life or death today has nothing to do with you."

After Xie Lan finished speaking, he got off the carriage. He stood in the sunshine, stretched out his hand with a gentle expression, and followed her. Tao Yaoyao took a deep breath, pushed back her tears, and then touched his hand and got out of the carriage.

"Miss Tao, Your Majesty has been waiting for you inside for a long time." When Eunuch Liu saw them coming, he stepped forward and saluted. He glanced at Xie Lan with a somewhat different look in his eyes.

The person in front of me is not a good person, let alone what happened today. Any smart person knows that he should not get involved, but here he is, and it seems that he has no intention of standing outside and waiting.

Eunuch Liu kindly reminded, "Your Majesty is not in a very good mood now."

Tao Yaoyao stopped, and Xie Lan looked at Eunuch Liu. After seeing his warning, Eunuch Liu quickly lowered his head and shut up.

It wasn't until they entered that he sighed heavily.

He is truly worthy of being the King of Dingbei, his eyes are so intimidating.

"My maid pays homage to your majesty." Tao Yaoyao stepped forward and saluted. Xie Lan followed suit but did not speak. The emperor was obviously not happy with her when she saw him. "What are you doing here? I am not in the mood to talk to you today. What are you doing?" Let’s take care of things tomorrow.”

Xie Lan stood aside, motionless.

When the emperor saw this, he immediately frowned, "Do you want to resist the decree?"

"My son is here to ask for your majesty's marriage." Xie Lan knelt in the main hall, his voice was like mountain spring water, refreshing, but this sentence angered the emperor, "What did you say, you say it again? I was talking to you back then. As I said, you can miss all the women in this world, but she is not the one you can miss.

Xie Lan, I have not pursued the matter regarding the Bai family. It is considered as compensation for your years of debt, but it does not mean that I will always indulge you.

You leave here now and I will pretend that I didn’t hear anything, otherwise..."

"I am very pleased with Tao Yaoyao, the eldest daughter of the Tao family. Please ask Your Majesty to grant me a marriage." She is my only request for the people and things that I care about now, please fulfill my request."

Tao Yaoyao was shocked, happy, and looked at Xie Lan with a complicated expression.

At this moment, she was sure that she liked him, but...she wanted him to live well. But he clearly knew His Majesty's purpose of coming to her today, and he also knew that her chances of winning a deal with His Majesty were not great, yet he still said such words at this time. He was...

"Xie Lan, don't talk nonsense. We are just friends. I don't like you and you don't like me." Tao Yaoyao explained anxiously. After finishing speaking, she was afraid that the emperor would believe it, so she turned around and explained to him, "Your Majesty, you must not Believe him, he is worried about you punishing your daughter, so he said such things."

"Really?" Zhizi Mo Ruofu, Tao Yaoyao probably didn't even believe what she said, but he actually had the nerve to frustrate her.

"Have you really thought about it clearly? Even so, you are blocking everyone's lives?" The emperor warned him, "You said there are not many people you care about anymore, but what about your mother and that boy from the Xie family? Their life and death, You don’t care anymore?”

"Why are you in such a hurry, father? I just chose a woman I like. Do you want to kill her because of this? Father, please don't forget that my mother is your first wife. Killing her will do nothing to you." Any benefit.”

"You are right, your mother is my first wife, otherwise, I would not have kept her for so many years." There were some words that the emperor did not want to say originally, but Xie Lan was really difficult to deal with today.

So he said, "Do you know why I can't tolerate the Xie family? In addition to the Xie family's power being in power and threatening my power, there is another more important reason.

Your mother always says that she loves you, then ask her and see if she is willing to tell you. If you still insist on your current choice after hearing this, I will help you. "

The emperor called Eunuch Liu to take Xie Lan away. Xie Lan was originally unwilling to leave, but after Tao Yaoyao repeatedly assured that he was fine, he turned around and left.

After they were the only two people left in the main hall, the emperor stood up and came to her side, "You and your mother are really alike. You have a stubborn temper and don't care. Even I, the emperor, don't take it seriously.

But you have forgotten that you don't care about your own life or death, or the life or death of the Tao family. There is the Chu family behind you.

Did you think before that I couldn't move the Chu family now, so that's why you were so presumptuous? So tell me, do you regret it now? "

At this time, the emperor seemed to be teaching a disobedient junior, which gave Tao Yaoyao the illusion that His Majesty might not be as unkind as he seemed before.

But thinking of the situation of fifth brother in prison and the lives of everyone in the Chu family, she did not dare to slack off, "The emperor also said that I alone caused the trouble. The emperor wants to beat or scold him. I'm coming."

"Do you think the Chu family has no intention of rebellion?" The emperor did not answer her question, but said this.

Tao Yaoyao was stunned for a moment and then nodded firmly, "Grandpa is loyal to Your Majesty..."

"That was in the past." The emperor reminded her, "When your mother passed away, your grandfather and even the entire Chu family had ambitions. In these years, I did not touch them because of your mother's face.

But they are pushing their limits without knowing what is good or bad, and now they have colluded with Beidi... You girl is upright and kind, so if it were you, what should you do? "

Tao Yaoyao frowned, "Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"

The emperor smiled and took the memorial on the table and handed it to him. Tao Yaoyao did not dare to take it. After the emperor insisted again and again, she took the memorial and opened it. She read ten lines at a glance. After reading several memorials in succession, the contents written on them were almost the same. .

Tao Yaoyao's expression changed.

If a person said that the Chu family was disloyal, she might believe that it was a frame-up, but several memorials in a row had these words written on them, and it was obvious from this that the emperor did not believe this matter and went to find him. Many people investigated. The end result is the same.

So, the emperor did not lie, and grandfather really had evil intentions?

But how could it be possible? Fifth Brother said that the Chu family was loyal to His Majesty and everyone said so. How could this matter be false... No, there must be something she didn't know about.

Or maybe it was done intentionally by the emperor, who loved her most. If these were true, it was impossible for her not to know what situation she would face.

And didn’t he want him to marry the second prince before?

"The second prince was killed by your grandfather's men."

After seeing her thoughts, the emperor added, "To be precise, the second prince is your grandfather's son. It's just that your grandfather doesn't care about anyone and is just superficial.

The second prince is worried that your grandfather will change his mind, so he wants to marry you and let this matter sit quietly. But the second prince doesn't know that your grandfather doesn't love you as much as he shows.

In the end, even if the second prince marries you, he will not change his plan. "

So, from beginning to end, she was a pawn left by the Chu family in Kyoto City, or was she used to confuse the emperor?

Leng Gong

"Mother, I know that you are awake, and my father asked me to come to you now. He told me that the reason why the Xie family was massacred back then was not all because of his selfishness, but also because of other things. Mother, the matter Until now, are you still unwilling to say it?"

The queen lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking. After hearing this, her face suddenly changed, then she raised her head and said, "It's been so many years since that happened. Why do you ask so clearly?"

"The Queen Mother should know that I have been feeling guilty for this matter for more than ten years. Now I just want to know an answer, but the Queen Mother still refuses to tell me?

The queen mother said before that the reason why you are willing to live is for your son, but now, your son is beginning to doubt this. "

"What do you mean by this?" The Queen was displeased. "I am your biological mother. I love you very much and can't bear to leave you. There is nothing to doubt. Just because I haven't been with you these years, I still refuse to tell you thank you." It’s a family matter, so you have to believe the emperor’s words and break up with me?

You have also seen what happened back then. You were the one who felt wronged. Could it be that I, your mother, am not wronged and pitiful?

After all, you can still fight on the battlefield outside, but I can only stay here, being reviled and ridiculed by others. Do you know how much I have wanted to die these years?

I originally thought you were my hope, but now it seems that you, like your father, are both a wolf-hearted person. ".

The Queen became angrier as she spoke, "Back then, if it wasn't for me, how could he have secured his position so quickly? I treated him sincerely, but how did he treat me? She didn't love me, but she used me.

After getting everything, he asked me to bear the infamy and help him eradicate dissidents. "

"But in the end you put this infamy on my son." Xie Lan reminded her, "Mother, even if my father did something wrong, what did I do wrong?

Do you know that your life has been extremely unsatisfactory in recent years, and you always want to die to apologize to the Xie family? Is this the same for your son? "

Speaking of this, Xie Lan talked about another thing, "The Queen Mother kept saying she felt sorry for me, but she poisoned me when she was confused. Queen Mother, were you really confused at that time?

It is said that tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. My father has no kindness to me. He wants me to die. I can understand it, but mother, why do you hate me to the core of your bones? "

Xie Lan had wanted to say these words for a long time, but he felt sorry for the queen's experience. No matter how wronged he was over the years, he was reluctant to say a harsh word to her.

But now, looking at the queen's natural appearance, he suddenly felt that he had been very ridiculous these years.

"Even if you don't want to say it, my father will tell me later. Mother, paper cannot cover the fire."

Xie Lan lost his patience and stood up to leave. The queen hugged him and asked, "What are you going to do? It's been so many years, can't you not pursue the matter?"

What good will it do to you if you pursue the case..."

"Mother, I want to marry Tao Yaoyao, the eldest daughter of the Tao family."

The queen's expression changed greatly, "What did you say? She is not the third prince's fiancée. Even if they break off the engagement, she is not worthy of you. You cannot marry her.

Be obedient, you can miss every woman in this world, but not her. "

The queen and the emperor actually said the same sentence, which made Xie Lan more and more curious about the secret.

"Why. My father was so angry when he heard about this just now. Mother, you have no enmity with the Chu family, why do you dislike Tao Yaoyao so much?"

"How do you know it's the Chu family that has a grudge against me?" The queen regretted it after saying this. But it's too late to regret it now.

I can only bow my head and remain silent.

Xie Lan was not in a hurry, sitting aside and patiently drinking tea and waiting.

imperial study room

"Why is the emperor so reluctant to let me get married to King Dingbei?" Tao Yaoyao also asked the same question.

But the emperor said, "Of course it's because you are not worthy of him."

Tao Yaoyao didn't expect this answer. You know, the emperor had never given Xie Lan a good look, but now he said that she was not worthy of him.

"The emperor cares about King Dingbei very much?" Tao Yaoyao asked tentatively.

The emperor did not answer and changed the subject, "Besides, your grandfather will not agree to this marriage. What's more, I and the Chu family will have to decide the winner in the end.

Whose side will you take when the time comes?

Tao Yaoyao, this matter is more complicated than you think. You are still too young and cannot influence the situation, so you should try to stay away from these things. I heard that your father has arranged a marriage for you.

The second son of the Wang family is indeed not a good match, but I think you can control him.

When you get married, it doesn't matter whether you like it or not. What matters is how you live comfortably and live well and for a long time.

You are still young now, you will understand in a few years. By then, you will definitely be grateful to me.

Okay, let me detoxify you. "

The emperor turned back to the main hall and sat down. Tao Yaoyao stood in the center of the room, looking up at him.

Before she came, she had clearly thought of all the words she wanted to say, but after she came, not a single word of what she had thought of was used.

In the end, he was almost convinced by the emperor.

If Xie Lan were here at this time, he would definitely laugh at her for having no ambition.