Xiao Shangshu did not have to compete with the emperor's eldest daughter for the position of the emperor's concubine, but it was better for those in the harem to have children.
If you have children, you have roots, and who knows what the future will bring.
Having a child is necessary and best.
Xiao Shangshu always dreamed that His Majesty was pregnant and the father of the child was Xiao Wang.
But I had this sweet dream many times, but in reality, after waiting and waiting until the flowers were about to wither, Xiao Shangshu did not expect any good news.
Xiao Wang never talked about the affairs in the palace. As soon as he asked about the palace, Xiao Wang controlled him even more strictly, and he couldn't find out anything.
This made Xiao Shangshu suspect that Xiao Wang was not favored at all.
But with his face right there, who could refuse?
Let’s just say that Xiao Wang was not favored, but there were many stories of him being favored.
It's just that he is favored. After these two years of companionship, Your Majesty has no children, and he may not be able to give Xiao Wang a promotion or something.
On the contrary, Xiao Wang's official position in the previous dynasty was promoted, and His Majesty was not stingy at all.
But if Xiao Wang was promoted to an official position in the previous dynasty, he would not be able to get promoted faster than Zhou Muxing and Ling Zhou, who had always performed meritorious services.
The two of them have been promoted from the fourth grade to the first grade because of their continuous meritorious service. They have really made great achievements in battle, and no one can say anything.
This level is almost the same as those of the founding generals.
In the court, Xiao Wang could never compare to Ling Zhou and Zhou Buyan, so he could only compete in the harem.
But in the harem, Your Majesty will not move.
Xiao Wang had warned Xiao Shangshu not to arbitrarily submit memorials to interfere with His Majesty's harem affairs, but this time he couldn't help it.
Especially after hearing the great news that Zhou Buyan had brought all the Wu Kingdom into the Chu territory, he understood that it was only a matter of time to kill the Queen of Wu Kingdom.
After killing the Queen of Wu and Zhou Buyan's army returns, it will be okay.
Zhou Buyan had been favored before, and it was even worse when he came back this time. How could Xiao Wang still be there?
What's more, there is a strong enemy like Ling Zhou.
Lingzhou defeated most of Qi in two years.
It is only a matter of time before Qi is taken over.
When Lingzhou comes back again, Xiao Wang will not be able to see enough.
Everyone always thinks that if His Highness can unify the Three Kingdoms, they never expected that His Majesty will unify the Three Kingdoms directly.
It could not have gone so smoothly without everyone's efforts, Xiao Wang's contribution, and even more so Zhou Buyan and Ling Zhou.
Their contributions are the most visible and intuitive.
These two people are now very popular among the people, and Xiao Wang cannot compare to them.
Xiao Shangshu couldn't help but worry. Xiao Wang didn't know how to fight for himself or worry about the future. He could only worry about it.
Everyone was discussing whether Chu Xingchen should set off for Wu, but Xiao Shangshu took a different approach and suggested that Chu Xingchen should become an imperial husband.
Since the period of being a princess, Chu Xingchen has had no real husband.
Now that he has been on the throne for so many years, Chu Xingchen still has no royal husband.
Now, the three kingdoms are about to be unified, but Chu Xingchen still has no royal husband.
This was unreasonable, so he suggested that Chu Xingchen make himself an imperial husband.
As soon as Xiao Shangshu's memorial was announced, everyone started discussing it enthusiastically. They had long felt that it should be established.
Everyone was discussing this matter one after another, and they were all trying to persuade Chu Xingchen to make him an imperial husband.
Chu Xingchen: "......"
We were talking about business, why did we suddenly get involved with the royal husband?
She glanced at Xiao Shangshu, who seemed to have no selfish intentions at all.
When everyone was discussing who should be appointed, Xiao Shangshu did not say anything. He could not directly suggest Xiao Wang, but there were people behind Xiao Shangshu.
The people from Xiao Shangshu suggested that Xiao Wang should be established.
"Xiao Jun has been in charge of the harem for so many years, and there has never been any major mistakes. His Majesty also praised Xiao Jun a lot."
"Jun Xiao manages the harem well and has frequently made meritorious deeds in government affairs. In this case, Jun Xiao can assume the responsibility of the emperor's husband."
"I second the proposal."
Immediately some ministers echoed, "Xiao Jun has actually always shouldered the responsibility of the emperor's husband. Making Xiao Jun the emperor's husband is just to let Xiao Jun change his name and manage the harem."
"Xiao Jun is virtuous and virtuous..."
He praised Xiao Wang a lot, and many of the words that were meant to praise the queen were also used on Xiao Wang.
After much discussion, everyone felt that Xiao Wang was the most suitable.
Because Xiao Shangshu proposed it suddenly, the military commander represented by Lingzhou was not prepared, and Lingzhou was still fighting outside and not in the harem.
Although they feel that Lingzhou is the bigger one in terms of credit.
But Lingzhou has never cared about the harem, and if he really wanted to talk about it, it seemed inappropriate.
But Lingzhou should be the emperor's husband.
Of course, they also mentioned Lingzhou, but as soon as they mentioned it, they were refuted by the people from Xiao Wang's side.
Xiao Wang became the popular candidate for a while, while Ling Zhou was slightly behind.
But no one would mention Zhou Buyan.
He is still the same, he has no one in the court.
Zhou Muxing is Zhou Buyan. Some ministers know it well, but it is difficult to mention it without making it public.
Moreover, the reality of whether Zhou Buyan was born in a shadow or in a brothel has not changed.
Deep-rooted thoughts made them subconsciously avoid Zhou Buyan.
Originally, Shen Cangzhu was the most suitable person to be the emperor's husband. Now that Shen Cangzhu has left the palace, Chu Xingchen is unwilling to let new people enter the palace, so Xiao Wang is the most suitable person.
Although he was born as a concubine, Xiao Wang's ability made up for his birth, and he has been in charge of the harem for so long.
It looks more suitable than Zhou Buyan Lingzhou.
Chu Xingchen didn't expect to encounter such a situation. She was a little helpless and not too happy.
Because they didn't mention Zhou Buyan.
But this is not their fault. In the end, Chu Xingchen said directly: "I already know what you mean. My royal husband, I will think about it carefully and will make a decision when the time is right. Let's talk about business now."
She continued to talk about going to Wudi, but Xiao Shangshu and others stopped her and objected.
"Your Majesty, leaving the palace is too risky..."
Xiao Shangshu was afraid that Chu Xingchen was looking for Zhou Buyan. He was deeply afraid of Zhou Buyan, so he wanted to stop Zhou Buyan from slandering him.
Xiao Shangshu has small ideas, but he has the support of many people.
They also didn't support Chu Xingchen's trip to Wu Di, as they all thought it was too risky.
Chu Xingchen had no choice but to retreat from the court for the time being.
Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment when he received the news from the court.
The emperor's husband... He had thought about the emperor's husband before, but then he didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Because he knew that His Majesty would not consider him, and the only royal husband in His Majesty's heart was Zhou Buyan.
Although it is cruel, it is the fact.
He did many things that an imperial husband would do, but he was not an imperial husband.
In the past two years, like boiling a frog in warm water, he had penetrated deeply into His Majesty's life and the imperial court just as Zhou Buyan had imagined.
Your Majesty indeed cannot do without him, but he has also been completely branded as a friend in His Majesty's heart.
It has been two years and he has tried his best, but he and His Majesty are still just friends.
He was unwilling to give in, but there was nothing he could do.
He didn't dare to take risks, so that was all he could do.
He once denied liking and rejecting His Majesty many times because the poison in his body had not been cured, and later even said such words.
Those words were too deeply rooted in people's hearts, and he was afraid of leaving the palace, so he always emphasized friends.
In the end, success is a friend and failure is a friend.
He is trapped among his friends and cannot easily get out.
I was too worried about gains and losses, so I didn't dare to express it directly, and there was no good time to express it. I was too busy in the past two years, so it was delayed.
In the end, the mark of my friend became deeper and deeper.
"How much I want to be your royal husband...but I can't say it."
Xiao Wang was silent for a long time, murmuring a few words, and then went to Liangyi Hall.