In Yuxiu Palace, Princess Dunsu sighed at the palace that she grew up in her childhood: "It's been so many years, and it's still empty here."

Qi Xiao smiled: "Where is it easy for people to move in the palace of the legitimate princess?"

Princess Dunsu turned her head to look at Qi Xiao, and laughed in a low voice, "Then wait until your princess comes to live in the future."

Qi Xiao turned his head to look at Jiang Deqing. Jiang Deqing knew his intentions and retreated with the palace servants in the hall.

Qi Xiao personally poured tea for Princess Dunsu and whispered: "Auntie... Why bother with the emperor because of this?"

"Ha... If you don't fight, who else knows that you are the prince?" Princess Dunsu sneered without the gentleness in front of others, "You have suffered disaster in the south. You are working hard to dispatch food and supplies. When everything is ready, the emperor asked Qi Hua to be the governor to appease the two provinces! To put it nicely, I am afraid of plague after the disaster. The prince's status is valuable and should not be taken into danger. A light sentence wipes your credit. Qi Hua makes all his reputation! Fortunately, Qi Hua is useless. After going to the south, he makes a lot of jokes and loses his heart."

Qi Xiao smiled faintly: "The emperor wants to use me as a bridge board, so I can't do them too much."

Princess Dunsu was silent: "You are the ones who move Qi Hua...?"

Qi Xiao smiled and didn't answer. Princess Dunsu knew it, her expression improved a lot, and said with relief: "The prince-in-law often says that you have mountains and valleys in your heart, it's true, but... can you do it cleanly? If the emperor knows..."

"I didn't want to hide it from him from beginning to end." Qi Xiao gently twisted the jade pendant on his waist and said lightly, "It's cowardly to just hide the edge. I always want to let him understand that he can't move me now."

"It's good if you know it... Speaking of the serious business, there are two princesses in Lingnan who are about to marry now. One is Princess Roujia, the legitimate sister of the Lingnan hostage. I heard that they are both virtuous and talented and have extraordinary character... and there is Princess Kangtai, who was born by the concubine of the Lingnan King. This concubine is very favored by the King of Lingnan. Although her daughter is a concubine, she is even more the pearl in the hands of the King of Lingnan..." Princess Dunsu hesitated in her heart and looked up and asked Qi Xiao, "Which one do you like?"

One of the two princesses has a high status and the other is more loved by the King of Lingnan. Each has its pros and cons. Princess Dunsu was also unsure of attention, so Qi Xiao asked him to choose.

Princess Dunsu frowned slightly and whispered: "It's a pity that I prepared too late. I hate that I had limited experience before. I was always afraid that the emperor would fight with Lingnan, so I never felt at ease. If I had known that I would have followed my son-in-law to the south, I would have thought of a way to meet these two princesses. No matter how good it is, I will hear from others. I can't feel at ease if I didn't take my own hands."

Qi Xiao smiled faintly. No wonder Princess Dunsu. The King of Lingnan is a king of a different surname, and it is the root of the dispute, not to mention the bad debts of the Dongling clan and the royal family in the Lingnan region over the years.

The old King of Lingnan was the same as the Grand Master and the Grand Master conquered the world. The Grand Master became emperor and rewarded him according to his merits and was granted seven kings of different surnames. However, within ten years, the other six kings were all dismissed. The most lucky King of Zhenbei was to take back his fiefdom and reduce his title to common people. The bad luck like King Bo'an, all of whom were killed by the whole family. In the end, the only King of Lingnan was left.

The old Lingnan king survived because of his great fate. In the seventh year of his reign, the Wengxi tribe in the south attacked. The old Lingnan king Donglingwu led his troops to attack. He fought for almost three years and nearly 100,000 soldiers were defeated in. Taizu wanted to let Lingnan and Wengxi national fish break the death. The battle reports were passed to the imperial city one by one, but no soldiers were sent, just waiting to reap profits. Unfortunately, after Lingnan lost several times, they won consecutive battles. Not only did they say that they had to fight back, but in the end, they chased and fought hard, and fought all the way to Wengxi King Capital, slaughtered the city, and cut off all the Wengxi royal family. After the old Lingnan king directly occupied the mountain as the king and swallowed Wengxi.

Wengxi state has two large Lingnan before, and there are many arable land and abundant resources. Taizu naturally couldn't sit still. After the big rewards, he sent the then prime minister to Lingnan to discuss who to take over after Wengxi. The territory was won by the old Lingnan king. The imperial capital had never helped him from beginning to end, so he naturally refused to let the imperial city get a piece of the pie, let alone Taizu not just wanted to share a cup. The letters on both sides were like snowflakes, and they had not reached an agreement for almost a month.

After raining all night, the King of Bo'an in the west rebelled. Taizu was too tired and was afraid that the old Lingnan king and Bo'an king had to settle for the second best. He turned over the annual tax tributes in Lingnan, and then left it alone. This delay lasted for a few years. When Taizu made his move to cook Lingnan, the old Lingnan king had already gained a foothold in the south. He was old and had no energy to spare, so he kept the major troubles of the imperial city until now.

In recent years, the relationship between the imperial capital and Lingnan has become increasingly subtle. Many people are worried that when the two sides will fight if they have a disagreement, they will start a fight. However, they did not expect that since the previous year, Lingnan suffered repeated disasters and were seriously injured. They lost the confidence to fight with the imperial city. This year, they even sent the protons to borrow food. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that as long as the King of Lingnan is not crazy or stupid, the fight between the two sides will not be able to start.

Since the war will not start, the relationship that should be repaired must be repaired. Marriage is a matter of time. Princess Dunsu takes the initiative and takes this matter to Qi Xiao, and he also keeps a move. As long as the concubine, even if the two sides of the southern border meet in the future, Qi Xiao will depose a concubine and will not delay anything.

As the legitimate princess, she naturally likes the legitimate princess even more. It’s a pity that the Princess of Lingnan is too unpopular. Princess Dunsu sighed: “You can do it yourself…”

Qi Xiao naturally knew about the matter of Lingnan Kingdom and chuckled: "The father and brother of the Princess Lingnan died in Wengxi back then. She was not favored and had no family to support her. Naturally, the legitimate son was not as good as the favored concubine. Now the prince has become a hostage, and the direct lineage is not valued."

Princess Dunsu nodded: "That's right, it's okay... Even if it's a side branch, as long as it's a girl from Lingnan, so whenever she has to be a last resort... Lingnan people will definitely be more willing to support you who have been married to Lingnan. With Lingnan's support... there will be more confidence in what will happen in the future."

Qi Xiao is still dispensable: "My nephew listens to my aunt."

Princess Dunsu looked at Qi Xiao's eyes that looked like Emperor Wu, and felt distressed. She couldn't help but pull his hand and whispered: "Good child, my aunt knows she doesn't like this... bear it anymore. When you ascend the throne, my aunt will be relieved. No one can restrain you from anything you want to do..."

Princess Dunsu is a little old and has been exhausted all the way. She couldn't see it when she was in Chengqian Palace just now. She was carrying someone on her back and was exhausted. Even though Qi Xiao was so cold-hearted, she couldn't help feeling sad and whispered: "Auntie, don't bother me, you have these things. My nephew..."

"The burden on your shoulders is already heavy enough. Just let your aunt arrange these little things for you, and you don't have to take it too seriously. I'm not only for you..." Princess Dunsu took a deep breath, "It's also for myself. Since the bloodline of the direct line is only you and me. If I let you fight alone, I'm afraid my ancestors won't be able to tolerate me."

Although Qi Xiao has always been absent from marriage, it is not too passive to see Princess Dunsu worrying about him. The next day, Qi Xiao deliberately walked behind a few steps and waited for a while in the rippling pool in front of the Ganqing Palace. Sure enough, he met the Prince of Lingnan who was coming out of the Huixinyuan.

Everyone is tacit in knowing the identity of the prince Bairen's proton, but the emperor has always been able to do superficial skills and takes care of the prince's food, clothing, housing and transportation. I heard that the prince was still studying when he was in Lingnan, so the emperor directly assigned him a tutor, allowing him to go to the palace to teach the letter every day, and all treatments are equivalent to the prince.

Qi Xiao chuckled in his heart. Whether he really values ​​Lingnan or to better monitor it is a matter of opinion.

Bairen had just finished morning class, and because the emperor gave breakfast, he was taking his companion to Chengqian Palace with his companions in a hurry. When he saw Qi Xiao from afar, he was unable to get around and brought his group to come. Qi Xiao smiled and said, "Where is the prince going?"

Bai Ren bowed his tribute, lowered his eyes and answered, Qi Xiao nodded: "The prince has been here for many days, but I haven't said a few words to the prince yet. Everything is OK here? Do you miss home?"

Bai Ren looked up at Qi Xiao, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. He still looked calm and gentle on his face. He said lightly: "The emperor treats his subordinates very well, and he has never missed home."

Qi Xiao could see Bai Ren's alienation, and did not force him. He smiled gently: "The father is busy with everything every day, and there is inevitably something unexpected. If there is anything unpleasant to tell the king of Gu, just don't want the heretics. Since the father calls you, I will not delay you. I will talk about it later if I have time."

Bai Ren nodded coldly, bowed slightly, turned around and followed the palace servant, without showing a smile from beginning to end, Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren's back from afar and smiled playfully: "The Prince of Lingnan is not old, but he is very calm."

Jiang Deqing quickly smiled: "It's normal for the prince to come to the imperial city alone at such a young age. The prince is in a bad mood. The prince is old, so be more grateful."
Chapter completed!