After Xia Lishuang took a simple bath, he changed into his court clothes and entered the palace cleanly.

followed Gonggong Feng to the imperial study.

The huge imperial study was full of bookshelves, presenting all kinds of case files and books, and several chamberlains were quietly busy, and the crown prince and the fifth prince were talking to the tired emperor.

As soon as he entered, the three of them stopped and looked at each other.

"Erchen has seen his father."

"Excuse me!"

The Emperor got up and came over, his face full of joy, and his jaws trembled. Thick hands patted Xia Lishuang's shoulders and looked at him well.

"Old Seven, your complexion is much better than at the Duanyang banquet!"

The prince put his hands in his sleeves and teased: "The seventh brother's side concubine sent a maid to the cell to clean up, and every meal of the delicacies of the mountains and seas was served. ”

"You concubine is really sensible!"

The Emperor praised with great satisfaction.

Xia Lishuang glanced at the angry prince who failed to sue him, "What happened when my father summoned his sons into the palace?" ”

"This time you are not doing well, and you have not protected the real princess when you find it, and the prince told a group of ministers that he will transfer you to the border city. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the prince acting impartially. ”

The old emperor put his hands behind his back, and when he opened his mouth, he was provoking trouble.

The three brothers present had no waves.

The old emperor was satisfied, and he looked relieved with good intentions.

"Yes, your brother should be so unmoved, and not be provoked at will!"

Xia Lishuang and the prince glanced at each other, very cold, and said "used to it" on their faces.

What is it about a person who thinks that provoking the relationship between his sons from an early age is consolidating their brotherhood?

"But I thought that now that the war with Binguo was about to start, your second brother of the crown prince was busy with co-ordination, and your fifth brother was busy with military expenses, so it was a little unreasonable for you to go to the border city to enjoy the blessings. This decided that you should stay in the capital for a while, and be responsible for transporting grain and grass. As for the punishment for this dereliction of duty, you will be punished with a year's imprisonment. ”

"The retainers obey."

Xia Lishuang accepted the arrangement without hesitation.

The fifth prince smiled meaningfully, "Seventh brother has worked hard, work hard!" ”

The prince snorted secretly.

My father really worked hard for Xia Lishuang every day!

However, no matter how hard my father tried, it was impossible for this throne to be transferred to Xia Lishuang!

……

As soon as Xia Lishuang came out of the imperial study, she saw Gonggong Fu beside the queen.

"Lord Jun, my mother is invited."

Empress Tao Yuanyuan lives in Shufang Palace.

At this time, she was kneeling on a cushion embroidered with a pair of tiger head shoes, her face kind and full of love.

Xia Lishuang saluted.

"The son asks the queen mother to say goodbye."

"Sit down."

Tao Yuanyuan didn't raise her eyelids, and waited for Father-in-law Fu to take the rest of the people in the room down, then handed the tiger head shoes in his hand to Xia Lishuang to see, and passed on to her son's demonic beauty The queen smiled and was alluring.

"What do you think of the queen mother's embroidery?"

"Not bad."

"It's a pity, no one wears it after it's embroidered!"

Looking at the strength of this yin and yang weirdness, Xia Lishuang smiled and said: "I heard that the crown princess is pregnant, and the queen mother can give it to the crown princess as a congratulatory gift." ”

Tao Yuanyuan glared at him angrily, and put the tiger head shoes on the table.

"You're embarrassed to say it. I have always told you that you are marrying the ministers of the DPRK and China, and you are not saying that it will destroy your plan to deceive the prince with the cultivation of Buddha and hinder you from cultivating your glory. Now that you have accepted a side concubine and have broken your vows, is it time to marry a concubine? ”

Xia Lishuang shook her head and said, "No, my concubine will not agree." ”

Tao Yuanyuan was shocked and suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"Isn't she just an abandoned daughter of the Wen family? Before the Duanyang banquet, I took you to make a big fuss in the Wen family, but the eldest princess told His Majesty about it, and His Majesty favored you to suppress the matter, and I didn't like you as a side concubine in my heart! ”

"If Wen Ranran is the veritable eldest daughter of the Wen family, she just raised her as a concubine to marry the prime minister, but she is not! You must marry a concubine who can help you in the family! ”

"Don't be annoyed, listen to your son's words."