Xiao Guang said: "Do you really want to see the emperor?"

"It's not that I want to see him, it's that he wants to see me." Yang Ning said: "I didn't even eat lunch, so I rushed over. I thought I could give some gifts, but now it's fine. Even dinner is probably delayed."

"Do you want the emperor to reward you?" Xiao Guang smiled and said, "The emperor will not reward things randomly unless he makes great contributions. If the reward and punishment are not clear, there will be trouble."

Yang Ning waved his hand and said, "You don't understand."

Xiao Guang said: "The emperor has just ascended the throne and has a lot of things to deal with. He is very tired. Since you have arrived in the palace, don't be impatient, just wait. Can't even wait for the emperor?"

"That's not." Yang Ning said: "But too much is too little. The emperor has just ascended the throne, so many things can only be taken slowly. If you want to hurry to handle everything perfectly, you are afraid that it will backfire."

Xiao Guang frowned slightly and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a voice from outside: "The Empress Dowager is here!"

Xiao Guang and Yang Ning changed color at the same time. Yang Ning thought to himself why a queen mother suddenly popped up? Of course, the empress dowager is the mother of the new emperor, so how could she appear in this place?

But Xiao Guang came forward with a quick step, grabbed Yang Ning's arm, and said anxiously: "No, it's not good, it's time for me."

Yang Ning thought it was too late, although it was a little strange, but it was no big deal. Seeing Xiao Guang’s brow locked, he asked, “What, are you afraid of the Queen Mother? It’s because of eating snacks, right?”

Xiao Guang looked around, looked at the bookshelf in the corner, pointed to the other side and said, "You hide behind the bookshelf first, it's too late, so it's not easy for her to see."

Yang Ning said: "Are you afraid of being confused? I am the Marquis of Jinyi, too late. I just went to see her, why should I hide?"

"If you want to hide, just hide." Xiao Guang pulled Yang Ning to the side of the bookshelf and said, "This is the place where the emperor reads. Foreign ministers are not allowed to come in normally. If you are here today, the empress dowager will definitely be angry when she sees it."

"Don't foreign ministers come in?" Yang Ning was confused at this time, thinking that if the foreign ministers come in, why did Eunuch Fan lead him here? He had been sitting here for most of the day, and no one rushed him away.

But seeing Xiao Guang's expression was solemn, he didn't know whether what he said was true or not, so he could only hide it behind the bookshelf. He thought that this time he entered the palace was really unlucky. He had waited for most of the day, but now he still had to hide. Maybe something strange happened later. It seems that it would be better to leave the palace as soon as possible.

There are thick mahogany boards behind the bookshelf, which completely covers your sight and cannot see the situation in the house.

Hearing a sound of footsteps, then he heard the sound of the door being pushed open. When Yang Ning heard someone entering the house, he was thinking whether the queen mother had already entered the house, he heard a voice saying, "My son is kowtow to my mother!"

Yang Ning heard the sound and his body was shocked.

He could hear clearly that it was Xiao Guang who spoke, but Xiao Guang called the Empress Dowager "My Mother". Yang Ning was shocked.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Yang Ning heard another stern voice, "Why do you wear this dress?"

Is he the emperor?

Is Xiao Guang the emperor?

He is the newly ascended Emperor Longtai?

When Yang Ning was shocked, his mind flew around and he realized instantly, and he wanted to slap himself.

He thought Xiao Guang spoke boldly, but only because he recognized himself as the fake Jinyi Hou. Now he realized that this place belongs to someone else, so he naturally spoke without any scruples.

If it weren't for the emperor, how could he dare to pick up the snacks and enjoy them? Yang Ning only blamed himself for being too confused and did not react. However, Xiao Guang was actually the emperor who ascended the throne of the Great Chu, which really surprised Yang Ning.

The images were already rolling in his mind, connecting them back and forth, and he quickly got a clue.

Some people have said before that the Eastern Qi State held the enthronement of the Crown Prince Hall, and the Crown Prince of Great Chu personally led a team to attend the ceremony. When the capital was covered with clouds, many people even thought that the Crown Prince of Chu was still in Dongqi.

Now it seems that the crown prince had already received news that the former emperor was critically ill when he was in Eastern Qi, so he had already secretly set out from Eastern Qi and rushed back to Jianye day and night.

However, the whereabouts of the crown prince have obviously been investigated. Ordinary people have no feelings about the change of imperial power in Chu, but in secret, there are already undercurrents. There are naturally many people who do not want the crown prince to return to the capital in time. Naturally, these people sent assassins to intercept and kill them along the way.

When I saw Xiao Guang that day, I must have experienced many difficulties and obstacles. The purpose was to return to the capital in time before the previous emperor passed away.

The former emperor obviously was also prepared, and it was accurate to determine that the crown prince might be hindered halfway, so he sent a Black Knife Camp to respond.

Otherwise, if you were just a little eunuch, how could the people from the Black Knife Camp take action to respond?

Yang Ning still clearly remembered that when Duan Canghai and others found traces of the Black Knife Camp on the side of the ruined temple, they were all surprised. In their opinion, the Black Knife Camp would not even be due to the marquis and princess. Once they were dispatched, it would be a big deal. When they remembered, of course, it was because Xiao Guang was the crown prince. The crown prince was in danger, so the Black Knife Camp would naturally dispatch to respond.

He forced the fragments in Yang Ning's mind to pieces together, thinking that even if he didn't guess everything correctly, he should be inseparable.

But he heard Xiao Guang's voice saying, "I want to personally try out whether the clothes of these palace ladies are comfortable to wear and see if there are any places."

Yang Ning thought to himself that you lie without hesitation, and your voice was calm, making it look like it was true.

"Clothing?" The Queen Mother's voice came over and said, "Why did the Emperor ask about these things personally? Moreover, the clothing of the palace servants has not been like this for many years. Why do you need it?"

Yang Ning didn't look old when he heard the Queen Mother's voice, and it seemed that he was in his thirties. He thought that Xiao Guang was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and it would not be too late for women to have children in this era. Logically speaking, the Queen Mother should not be over forty years old.

The little emperor Longtai said respectfully: "It is my son who has passed away. Please punish my mother."

The Queen Mother's tone was slightly gentle and said, "The Emperor had just ascended the throne and wanted to break the throne and make efforts to govern. Of course, this is good, but it is not necessary to push everything back. My great Chu country was established by three generations of emperors, and it was only after it was passed on to you. They are all wise and powerful. Many rules are customized and cannot be changed easily."

The little emperor Longtai said: "I know. Everything follows the ancestral system, but I dare not change it."

Although Yang Ning heard Longtai's tone very respectful, he always felt a little strange. He thought it was a mother-son conversation, and there was no one else in the room. Longtai's tone seemed to be too respectful. Even if the mother and son were alone, they should not be so respectful.

Too much respect will make you look too disgusted and there is no warmth between mother and son.

"I am very pleased that the emperor was able to compassionate with the difficulties of his ancestors in starting a business." The Empress Dowager said: "Your Majesty, I originally wanted someone to invite you to my palace, but I thought that the emperor was busy these days, so I came here in person to discuss something with the emperor."

Longtai said: "What instructions does the mother have?"

"Your Majesty, you are already sixteen years old. According to the principle, you should have been married long ago." The Empress Dowager sighed: "It's just that there have been wars in the past few years. The late emperor has been busy with all kinds of things and is restless in sleeping and eating, so he naturally has no energy to arrange a marriage for you. I also have to take care of the late emperor, so I have delayed it." After a pause, he said: "Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, he should also organize the marriage as soon as possible. There is always no queen in the harem."

Longtai still said respectfully: "Mother, my son-in-law has just ascended the throne. The most important thing is to learn to deal with state affairs. My son-in-law thinks that when he can handle political affairs alone, he will be more mature and it will not be too late to get married."

"Cultivate oneself and manage the family and govern the country and pacify the world." The Empress Dowager said: "There was a clear instruction in ancient times. To manage the family, cultivate oneself first. If you want to govern the country, you should manage the family first. If you want to manage the family, you should manage the family first. How can you manage the family? If you cannot manage the family, how can you govern the country? The emperor, the best way for a man to mature is to start a family first, so that he can mature quickly."

Yang Ning hid behind the bookshelf, but at this time he understood a little.

It seems that the Empress Dowager came here today for the wedding of the little emperor Longtai. The Empress Dowager wanted to marry the emperor as soon as possible, but Longtai's tone seemed to be unwilling to get married immediately as soon as he ascended the throne.

After a while of silence, Longtai said, "Will the mother ask her son to marry Sima Wanqiong?"

The Empress Dowager said in a very unhappy tone, "Wanqiong is the emperor's cousin. She has been smart since childhood. Now she is a well-educated, rational, intelligent and virtuous girl. The emperor should know that before the Battle of Qinhuai, the late emperor had already intentionally let Wanqiong enter the palace and become the crown princess, but was delayed by the war."

"But the father has never mentioned this to his sons." Longtai said.

The Queen Mother's tone was even more unhappy, "Is the Emperor's meaning that this palace is lying?"

"My son dare not." Longtai immediately said: "My son knows that establishing a queen is a major event in the country, and it is not that anyone who is liked by the son, so he will let anyone enter the palace as queen. If anyone who does not like, he will not be allowed to enter the palace."

"The emperor can put the country first, which is a blessing for the Great Chu." The Empress Dowager said: "But the emperor's meaning is that he doesn't like Wan Qiong? Whether it is his appearance, character, or family background, Wan Qiong is already impeccable. In the world, I really can't think of a second person who is qualified to become the queen."

"Don't worry, mother." Longtai said in a calm tone: "My son just thinks that such a big deal, should some loyal ministers in the court discuss together?"

"I don't think this is necessary." The Empress Dowager said in a cold tone, "This is a royal matter, and there is no need for those foreign ministers to say anything."

Yang Ning heard it and thought that the mother and son seemed quite cold because of this marriage. The empress dowager obviously insisted on letting Sima Wanqiong become the queen, but Longtai seemed to have other considerations. Sima Wanqiong was also the cousin of the little emperor Longtai, but he didn't know which prince and noble daughter was the daughter of the prince and noble--

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