Princess An Ning bowed respectfully, and then asked in confusion: "I don't know why my father summoned his ministers here so urgently."
The Supreme Emperor sits on the dragon couch with a golden sword. Although his temples are all white, even his eyebrows and beard are almost completely white, but the power of the dragon on his body has not diminished at all. Even Princess An Ning, the most favored daughter, has some
fear.
The Supreme Emperor looked at his beloved little daughter standing below, with a loving smile on his face: "Come here, please give An Ning a seat. How is my son doing lately?"
Princess An Ning: "Back to my father, I wish you good health and everything goes well."
The Supreme Emperor waved his arms, threw aside his wide sleeves, and continued: "An Ning, you have been a widow for many years because of your father's mistakes. Do you have any resentment against your father?"
An Ning thought that she had made the Supreme Emperor angry in some way, and was so frightened that she knelt down with a plop and put her head on the ground: "Father, Emperor Wen Tao and Military Strategy, is a sage king of a generation, and Father has a loving heart, how can An Ning not know about it?"
Although Princess An Ning did not understand what the Supreme Emperor meant, she still decisively admitted her mistake.
Because the emperor can make mistakes and need to correct them, but he cannot admit his mistakes!
The Supreme Emperor showed a satisfied smile, that's it, even my children must maintain absolute respect for me.
The Supreme Emperor showed a distressed expression: "An Ning, what are you doing? Get up, you are the only one who loves the children I gave birth to the most. My father just thinks of the injustice you have suffered over the years, and feels something in his heart."
Princess An Ning knelt straight and said, "I have been favored by my father since I was a child. I am well-dressed and well-fed. I will do everything I ask for. I only pray to be my father's daughter for the rest of my life. How can I say that I am wronged?"
The Supreme Emperor: "Hahahaha! An Ning understands my painstaking efforts best! Come on, good boy, get up."
Princess An Ning carefully stood up and sat back on the chair.
The Supreme Emperor: "Let these slaves withdraw, and I will have a chat with An Ning."
Dai Quan held the fly whisk and said yes, then led all the maids and eunuchs out of the house and waited outside.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but after all the maids and eunuchs left, An Ning seemed to feel that the room was a little colder, and she couldn't help but shudder.
The Supreme Emperor was no longer smiling: "Have you met Xue Hong, the Marquis of Wenwen? What do you think?"
Princess An Ning was stunned, what does this mean?
The Supreme Emperor: "How can any parent not understand his children? From the fact that you go to block Xue Hong every three days, I can see something."
This is purely a lie. Who doesn’t know that the Supreme Emperor has many spies outside the palace?
An Ning admitted directly and generously: "My heart is indeed fond of Marquis Bowen, but...perhaps it is because of my status. Marquis Boyen has always been distant and avoided me, and now he has been granted a marriage by the emperor's brother..."
The mention of the marriage to Princess An Ning made her very angry. Originally, she went to please Xue Baochai every now and then, thinking that she could save the country through the "sister-in-law" curve.
The result? The sister-in-law is fake, but the love rival is real!
The Supreme Emperor also knows the virtues of his daughter. She has raised many handsome men over the years, and she has also been quarrelsome with many young masters.
With this reputation, unless Xue Hong was possessed by Tom the Turtle and the Boiling Goat, who would dare to marry An Ning?
The Supreme Emperor: "Haha, An Ning, Bo Wenhou is a talented person. If he is trained well, he can protect me for the third generation of the Ming Dynasty.
It’s just that your imperial brother is young and doesn’t understand that the most reliable thing is to become one’s own completely. How many people like Yu Shaobao are there in ancient and modern times?”
Princess An Ning did not dare to talk casually, but listened quietly.
Seeing that An Ning was silent, the Supreme Emperor said straight to the point: "An Ning, my father is willing to help you. As for whether you can do it or not, it depends on you."
An Ning's eyes widened and she looked at the Supreme Emperor in surprise: "Father, what do you mean..."
The Supreme Emperor: "How can such a talented person be used with peace of mind unless he becomes one of our own members of the Zhu family..."
Although Xue Hong hardly holds any big power now, this is only the reason why Xue Hong can avoid being protected by Emperor Longqing.
Even so, Xue Hong's prestige among the people is so high that some places where sweet potatoes are used to save lives have even built shrines to the trio.
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"My father-in-law, you said that the Supreme Emperor summoned me to the palace?"
Xue Hong looked suspicious. The sun was about to set. He had nothing to do with the Supreme Emperor and could even be considered an enemy. After all, Xue Hong was basically one of Emperor Longqing's most loyal confidants.
Besides, who summons his ministers to the palace only in the middle of the night?
Xue Hong smiled and said to Dai Quan: "In this case, please give me the emperor's decree, so that I can put on formal clothes immediately and go to see the emperor."
Dai Quan: "This is an oral instruction from the Supreme Emperor. He just wants to see the Marquis. There is no need to wear formal clothes."
Xue Hong understood that he had no choice but to go. With his cultivation base, any conspiracy or trick would be of no use to him.
If the Supreme Emperor wants to use tricks on himself, I'm afraid...
Thinking of this, Xue Hong stood up and left the Hou Mansion with Dai Quan. At the same time, he signaled to the housekeeper and asked him to find Zhu Huilai.
Along the way, Xue Hong took out a one-hundred-tael silver note from his arms and gave it to Dai Quan: "My father-in-law took it to drink tea. I wonder if my father-in-law knows why the emperor summoned me?"
Dai Quan accepted the bill with a smile: "Master Marquis, please don't ask. I can only tell you that it is a great good thing."
Xue Hong smiled and stopped talking. What a good thing? What good thing can the Emperor think of him? It would be good if the Emperor doesn't want to kill him.
After entering the palace, under the guidance of Dai Quan, we went straight to the residence of the Supreme Emperor.
Under the dim afterglow of the sun on the horizon, I saw the Supreme Emperor sitting in the garden. There was a teapot and several teacups on the table. The Supreme Emperor was just like an ordinary old man, sipping tea and watching the sunset.
"Your Majesty, this servant has brought the Marquis."
The Supreme Emperor turned around and saw that Xue Hong had a figure like a pine tree, a graceful grace, and a godlike appearance. In terms of appearance alone, Xue Hong was indeed rare.
The Supreme Emperor: "You must be Xue Hong, the Marquis of Wenwen."
Xue Hong: "Back to the Supreme Emperor, he is a minor minister."
The Supreme Emperor waved to Xue Hong to sit across from him: "No need to be so formal, I just want to see what my Ming Dynasty's young heroes look like."
After Xue Hong thanked him, he sat on the stone bench opposite the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor pointed to the setting sun in the west and murmured: "When the sun rises, there will be a sunset, and when there is a sunset, there will be a sunrise. I... am old.
Oh, why are you talking about this? How can a young man like you understand my thoughts? Come on, enjoy the good tea that I treasure.
Normally, even the emperor would be reluctant to give it to me!"
Dai Quan poured a cup for Xue Hong. The tea was fragrant, but not strong, light and clear, and the fragrance was long and lasting. It was indeed good tea.
Xue Hong picked up the tea cup without hesitation and drank it in one gulp.
As for whether it was poisoned or not, Xue Hong was not worried at all. Just kidding, what kind of poison could bring down a Da Zhi Xuan who was cultivating Dahuangting?
When the Supreme Emperor saw Xue Hong drinking the tea, a kind smile appeared on his face, like a grandfather next door, pulling Xue Hong to ask questions with great enthusiasm.