"Crown Prince...Crown Prince..."

Qi Xiao's phoenix eyes opened slightly, and when he saw that the sky was just dawn, he closed his eyes again, and frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Deqing, the eunuch in charge of the Prince's Mansion outside the screen, bowed and whispered: "Your Highness, I just received the news. Princess Dunsu had arrived last night and was about to enter the palace early this morning."

Qi Xiao rubbed his eyebrows and sat up. Jiang Deqing turned around the screen and came in as he heard the movement. Qi Xiao got up and took off his bed clothes. Without Jiang Deqing's service, he took the middle clothes on the small table beside the bed and slowly put them on.

Jiang Deqing approached and put the curtain on the bed and hung it on the golden hook of the dragon. He turned around and took the clothes beside the couch to serve Qi Xiao in dressing. While carefully tidying up the court uniform, he continued: "The princess is afraid that she will tell the emperor about your marriage today... The princess is really worried. The emperor attaches great importance to Lingnan now. If Your Highness can marry Lingnan, it will be like he has received the help of the Dongling clan, and there will be no harm..."

Princess Dunsu is Qi Xiao's real aunt. Since Emperor Wu and Empress Xiaoxian both ascended to heaven, Princess Dunsu is considered the closest person to Qi Xiao. Princess Dunsu means that Qi Xiao is always obeyed, but in terms of marriage, Qi Xiao has always avoided taboos. Jiang Deqing has been serving Qi Xiao for many years, so naturally understands Qi Xiao's thoughts and whispered: "And now the princes are getting older every day, so your highness is not anxious... The servant is the same as Princess Dunsu. It is better to make plans for some things early, let's talk about it..."

Qi Xiao turned around and took the ring pendant, pursed his thin lips slightly, lowered his head and put it on slowly. Seeing that Jiang Deqing stopped talking, he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Let's continue."

Jiang Deqing looked at Qi Xiao's face carefully, thought about his thoughts and smiled, "Besides, he is just a concubine. If your highness likes it, then there will be more people serving your highness in our mansion. If you don't like it, just take it as a way to raise an idle person. How big a problem is it."

Qi Xiao smiled and said nothing, turned around and left the inner room. Jiang Deqing hurriedly called the palace servants outside to come in and serve.

In Chengqian Palace, the emperor looked at the note handed over by Princess Dunsu and smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years. The emperor has been a lot of heretics. Why did he bring such many things? Where is my brother-in-law?"

"The prince consort first goes to the Ministry of Personnel to hand over the documents." Princess Dunsu smiled in her eyes and said softly: "Because this heavy rain has missed the emperor's birthday, these are just punishments."

Princess Dunsu was just over forty years last year. Because she was well maintained, she was not a beauty. As the daughter of the central palace, she was dignified and decent. She said with such a smile that made people feel very comfortable. The emperor unconsciously slowed down her tone: "The emperor's sister was joking again. In fact, it was just a birthday. It was a mistake. I said before that you don't have to come. Plagues were everywhere in the south. In the past two months on the way, it was a blessing that the emperor and brother-in-law had not contracted any disease."

Princess Dunsu nodded and sighed: "There will be a plague after the great disaster. I ask the emperor to bless you. Both my husband and I are fine. At first, I didn't think it was, but when I came out, I realized that it was really flooding. This year's taxes..."

"This is still supported." Qi Jing has been recuperating since he ascended the throne, and has made up for the deficit of Emperor Wu's years of war. In recent years, the treasury has increased a lot. The emperor smiled, "Fortunately, only two provinces have suffered disaster."

Princess Dunsu nodded and said inadvertently: "I heard... all Lingnan is flooded?"

The emperor smiled: "No, it was just flooded south of Maoshan, not that bad... But they first had a severe drought and a severe flood, which was really not a good time."

"No, I'm here to borrow food from you." Princess Dunsu smiled with a gratitude, "I've heard all the way. The Prince of Lingnan came to borrow food in person. The whole journey was lively, and all the people said could be written. I heard from the prince consort that the Prince of Lingnan stayed?"

A smile appeared in the emperor's eyes. Lingnan was the fief of a king of a different surname. The emperor's confidant of Daxiang, the first time the Lingnan king bowed his head to the court was when he was in power. It was difficult for the emperor to feel at ease. However, the emperor always looked humble and said with a smile: "Dongling Bairen was here to discuss the borrowing of grain for his father Donglingyi. He was only fifteen years old and lived in the imperial city for some time. He admired the majesty of the imperial city and wanted to observe and educate, but he didn't want to leave. I really liked him, so I left him. The child was as big as Huaer, very handsome, and very cute. The emperor's sister would definitely like it when she came back to see her more. By the way, this is the tea they paid tribute. The emperor sister tasted it..."

Huaer, namely Qi Hua, the second son of the emperor.

Princess Dunsu chuckled in her heart. Since she was the proton sent by Lingnan, she dared not "see more".

The topic has turned to where Princess Dunsu needs. She stopped talking nonsense and continued to talk: "I remember... it's time for the prince's birthday after the birthday of the Wanbao Festival?"

The emperor nodded: "Yes, Xiao'er's birthday is the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"In a blink of an eye, Xiao'er is eighteen years old..." Princess Dunsu put down the golden teacup in her hand, pulled out the silk handkerchief between her sleeves and pressed the corner of her mouth, "It's time to choose the princess for Xiao'er."

The emperor paused and smiled faintly: "It's too early. It's a good time for him to learn to do things and be motivated. He married his wife and was kind to each other every day, so he wouldn't delay his business?"

Princess Dunsu couldn't help laughing: "The emperor just valued the prince too much. Why did he forget that he was not as weak as a woman? Speaking of which, you were earlier than Xiaoer, and you just turned 16. Do you still remember? Before the wedding, I came to the princess's mansion and asked me if I could go back to live with my mother after the gift..."

The emperor died early because his biological mother was taken to Fenghua Palace during his infancy and was raised by the Empress of the Central Palace. Princess Dunsu was almost ten years older than the Emperor and lived in Fenghua Palace before she got married. At that time, she treated the emperor very well. It was not an exaggeration to say that the elder sister was like a mother. When talking about the past, the emperor smiled: "Does the emperor remember?"

Princess Dunsu smiled and said, "I grew up watching Emperor Wu, why can't I remember?" When talking about Emperor Wu, Princess Dunsu's eyes turned slightly red, and she smiled again, "Forget it, what are you doing to say this, or Xiao'er's marriage, do you have any ideas in your mind?"

The emperor was naturally a hundred people who were reluctant to mention this matter, but after hearing Princess Dunsu's soft words for half a day, it evoked some childhood memories. It was not good that she was too disappointed at this moment, and she smiled bitterly: "I really thought about it, but there is no suitable person. The Crown Princess will be in charge of the world in the future. No matter how much it is, the Emperor should be able to understand it, right?"

Princess Dunsu nodded: "It's true... it's okay. I just remembered it and asked the emperor, "I can't argue about the choice of the Crown Princess, but because the crown prince has been young... Alas, you know, I can't help but love him more. The emperor's words are reasonable. It's hard to decide on the crown prince's side. It's feasible to choose two concubines first?"

The emperor smiled: "Did the emperor's sister like which daughter of the daughter?"

Princess Dunsu has three daughters and two sons. The eldest girl has married last year. The second girl is fourteen years old this year and is about to discuss brides. The emperor guessed that Princess Dunsu mostly wanted to kiss her. He was most afraid of this kind of thing. When he was about to make a fuss, Princess Dunsu smiled: "I went to the post with my son-in-law. What I see every day are just rural girls. How can I know what daughters are there? This is better to make the queen bother."

Before the emperor could breathe a sigh of relief, Princess Dunsu's eyes lit up and said, "By the way! Who said I don't know the daughter? The Prince of Lingnan I just mentioned, I heard... there are two sisters who are waiting to be named after."

The emperor's smile was fixed on the corner of his mouth. When a palace man outside bowed in, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Emperor, Princess, the prince is here to pay his respects."

The emperor nodded, and the palace servant bowed down. Soon after, Qi Xiao walked in and approached to pay tribute to the two of them. Princess Dunsu asked Qi Xiao to approach, and took Qi Xiao's hand and looked carefully. Most of the royal family looked good. Qi Xiao was very handsome with the deceased Empress Xiaoren. She only had a pair of phoenix eyes that looked like Emperor Wu. Her starry eyes were sharp, and she was more heroic. She saw that Qi Xiao was more and more like his deceased parents. Her heart suddenly felt sour. She smiled and covered her face, and said with satisfaction: "I haven't seen her for half a year, Xiao'er is a little taller."

Qi Xiao smiled: "My aunt hasn't changed at all, and her complexion is getting better and better."

Princess Dunsu turned around and smiled at the emperor: "Listen, you know how to talk..."

Before the emperor could answer the conversation, Princess Dunsu smiled and said, "What an adult. I just told your father that you would choose a concubine, the princess of the King of Lingnan. Do you like it?"

The emperor turned the jade ring on his thumb, but he was not hesitant, but his face was gentle, and he smiled and said, "I am really impatient..."

Although Qi Xiao had nothing to do in his heart, Princess Dunsu had been planning for him for many days. She must not destroy him when she was about to come. She smiled indifferently: "Marriage matters must follow the orders of her parents and matchmakers, and her nephew dare not say much."

Princess Dunsu struck while the iron was hot, turned to the side and smiled at the emperor: "Your Majesty, are you willing to let me be a matchmaker?"
Chapter completed!