After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "The love between children is not as important as my ambition in my heart. I cannot afford the love of the princess."

Shen Xian frowned, that's true.

Her brother had not valued feelings since he was a child. Although he was very kind to her, if he compared Shen Xian to his studies, he would definitely choose his own studies.

No family affection or love can compare to the ideal land in his heart.

As for the fifth princess, she might just feel unwilling to get what she wants from her brother. When she meets someone better, she might forget about Shen Yuanhe.

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The emperor granted permission for Shen Xian and Shi Lingke to return to Ning before entering the palace to pay homage.

In the main hall, Emperor Hongzheng and the Queen were sitting in a high position, smiling as they watched Shen Xian and Shen Xian finish their salutes and immediately rewarded Shen Xian with many good things, which made her dazzled.

He said from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Hongzheng laughed heartily and stroked his beard: "Thank you. It would be great if I could give Ziqing a fat boy this year."

Shen Xian's cheeks immediately turned red and she lowered her head.

The next moment, Shi Ling held his hand. When he looked up, he straightened his back and said to Emperor Hongzheng: "The one who needs heirs the most right now is His Highness the Crown Prince. Brother, you should pay more attention to your own children and grandchildren."

This question, Shen Xianhui, is called diverting misfortunes to the east!

Sure enough, the next second the queen frowned and sighed: "Why haven't you cared about me? The imperial doctor has seen this doctor several times. There is no problem, just no movement."

Speaking of which, the Queen did not like Zhong Mingyue as her daughter-in-law at all.

She has watched most of these noble ladies in the capital grow up. She knows best what kind of temperament Zhong Mingyue is. Where can she look like a lady?

She has been unruly since she was a child and likes to play with things in her husband's house. She is not as obedient and sensible as Shen Xian.

But what can she say if the Zhong family is profitable?

Seeing that the queen's expression was ugly and she kept staring at Shen Xian with a look of regret, Shi Ling's eyes became more and more stern.

Emperor Hongzheng coughed lightly: "Queen, please take Princess Xuan to the Imperial Garden for a walk. Ziqing and I have important matters to discuss."

"That's fine." The Queen smiled and looked at Shen Xian: "A-Xian, would you like to go with me to enjoy the flowers?"

Shen Xian smiled and nodded: "It's an honor."

When the Queen came to take Shen Xian away, Shi Ling was still a little reluctant to let go. In the end, Emperor Hongzheng couldn't stand it anymore and called him several times before he came back to his senses.

After Shen Xian's figure completely disappeared from the main hall, Emperor Hongzheng said half-jokingly: "It's true that a hero is saddened by a beauty."

Shi Ling thought to himself, he is not a hero, Shen Xian is a real beauty.

Just as he was thinking about it, Emperor Hongzheng suddenly coughed and took out a gold-plated brochure and placed it on the table.

Shi Lingyi stepped forward to pick it up and read it.

After he saw the content clearly, he frowned: "Nanjue wants to send an envoy to present a grand presentation?"

Emperor Hongzheng took a breath, and his sunken eye sockets due to illness turned out to be a bit fierce. He sneered: "Maybe I came here to see if I can still fight with them with my old bones."

Shi Ling frowned, feeling that the fold in his hand was no different from the fireball. They were both hot to the touch anyway.

The grand presentation looks powerful and peaceful on the surface, but in reality the court hall is filled with filth and filth.

If Nanjue finds something wrong this time, he will probably start a war again.

Now that Emperor Hongzheng's health is getting worse day by day, those princes are naturally watching him with eager eyes. Among them, the third prince and others are constantly making small moves behind his back. In fact, Emperor Hongzheng is also aware of it, but he has long lost the decisiveness of his youth in his old age.

So now many things are left to Shi Ling, including supporting Shi Yanyuan to rise to power.

"I understand my body. I don't want Yan Yuan to take the path I took. He is the eldest son and the legitimate son, so he should sit in this position! You have to help him eliminate the other people who are missing." After that, he continued. After coughing violently for a few times, Shi Ling hurriedly stepped forward and patted his back.

Emperor Hongzheng raised his hand to stop him, and continued: "Let Yan Yuan arrange the affairs of the Nanjue envoy. If you help more, I will ask you for help."

Shi Ling looked at him solemnly.

"How long can the emperor's body last?"

If anyone said this in front of the emperor, they would definitely be beheaded, but when he said it, Emperor Hongzheng just smiled.

He said: "Don't worry, I will definitely try to live as long as possible."

He wants to live, but he is not willing to die now, but even if he is a nine-five-year-old man, how can he survive?

In the Imperial Garden, almost all the flowers are in full bloom during this season, and the fragrance is fragrant everywhere. There are also colorful butterflies lingering on the flowers, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The queen took Shen Xian to sit down in front of a stone pillar, and the maids immediately served tea.

"Are you still used to it these days?"

Shen Xian thought for a while and said, "Go back to your Majesty, Prince Xuan treats me very well, but Prince Xuan's palace is too deserted and not as lively as at home."

The queen chuckled: "King Xuan has been used to being alone since he was a child, and his residence is also like this. If you feel bored in the future, you can come to the palace to accompany me, an old woman. As long as you don't dislike me for being boring."

Shen Xian waved her hands quickly: "How could it be? If people outside knew that I could often come to talk to my empress, I don't know how much they would envy me."

The queen burst out laughing.

"Your little mouth has been sweet since you were a child. Did your mother raise you in that honey jar?"

"No, these are words from the bottom of my heart."

The queen smiled, then suppressed her smile and said melancholy: "It would be great if Mingyue could be as good as you."

Shen Xian's heart skipped a beat.

Is this a match?

He swallowed his saliva and said carefully: "Cousin Mingyue is much better than me. My mother often says that I am not as lively and cute as my cousin."

The queen laughed dryly.

She is lively, but the last thing in the palace is liveliness.

No, it's said that Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.

But it was not Zhong Mingyue who came by herself, but the maid from the East Palace. As soon as she came, she came close to the queen's ear. She didn't know what she said, and the queen's face became more and more ugly.

"Where is she now?"

"Hui Niangniang is in the crabapple forest in the Imperial Garden."

The queen slammed the table, stood up and walked to the Begonia Forest in a furious manner, forgetting that Shen Xian was still behind her.

Shen Xian glanced at the little palace maid who had just come to report in panic. She was worried that something had happened to Zhong Mingyue, so she quickly followed her.

A group of people followed the queen and appeared in the crabapple forest. Shen Xian followed the queen and explored the forest anxiously.

Deep in the forest, there was a group of people surrounding a tall and sturdy crabapple tree. The crabapple flowers on the tree seemed to have been damaged by the passage, and a piece of pale pink crabapple fell on the ground.

The maids under the tree raised their hands and shouted in fear: "Princess, please come down quickly."

"Princess, please stop falling."

"Come down quickly. The Queen will come and have to talk to you later."

Zhong Mingyue sat on a tree branch and stretched out her hand to reach the swallow kite that landed on the treetop. She tried several times before she finally succeeded.

But before she could be happy, she suddenly heard the queen's angry rebuke.

"Nonsense! What are you doing?"

Zhong Mingyue's hands shook in fright, and the kite was suddenly scratched by the crabapple tree. Zhong Mingyue frowned in distress, and carefully took the broken kite back into her arms.

She looked at the queen with some fear: "Mother..." Then she saw Shen Xian who was worried about her, and immediately smiled: "Ruan Ruan, you have entered the palace!?"
Chapter completed!