As the night got darker, Fu Youan brought a brand new bed sheet and spread it on it, "You can sleep on the bed, and I can sleep on the couch."
He went out to fetch water again, let Shen Jiao wash up, and then asked the secret guard to go out of the palace to buy some new clothes suitable for Shen Jiao.
The sound of water like a clear spring sounded, Fu Youan stepped in the door, and vaguely saw the fragrant shoulders and bare back through the screen, and the slender jade hands.
His steps couldn't help but stop in place, hesitant to move forward.
"Brother You'an."
Shen Jiao called softly inside, and Fu Youan jumped slightly in surprise, quickly throwing his nightgown on the screen and hanging it.
"I, I'm going out first."
After hesitatingly speaking, Fu Youan hurriedly stepped out and closed the door behind him, but the faint sound of water still seemed to be ringing in his ears.
His face gradually turned pink, and his ears felt faintly hot.
Not long after, Shen Jiao came out wearing a nightgown. The nightgown belonged to Fu Youan. It was a little too loose on Shen Jiao, like a child wearing an adult's clothes.
It makes Shen Jiao look so petite and cute.
Shen Jiao gently held up her nightgown with her hands, looked at Fu Youan with watery eyes, and teased: "Brother Youan, why are you running away?"
He ran... ran...
You can’t just stand inside and watch, right?
Fu Youan's Adam's apple slid up and down for a moment, and then he stretched out his hand to tie Shen Jiao's belt back, "It's time to rest."
Shen Jiao glanced at him sideways, walked to the bed and patted the quilt twice, then turned around to see that Fu Youan and his wife were already lying down on the soft couch far away.
The board he was lying on was upright, and when he was covered with a quilt, he still thought he was lying on the coffin board.
Shen Jiao narrowed her eyes slightly, "Brother You'an, come here and tell me a story."
"Um?"
"I can't sleep now, so I'll tell you the story of Daliang."
Fu Youan then moved to the bed. As soon as he sat down, Shen Jiao pulled him down onto the bed.
"Jiaojiao, this is inappropriate."
Fu Youan tilted his body and said.
"What's wrong? I've come all the way to Daliang, and you have the heart to ask me to sleep alone?"
Fu Youan:???
There seems to be something wrong with this statement?
But he didn't know what was wrong.
Before he could refuse again, Shen Jiao had already hugged his waist and closed her eyes, "I'm already very tired after coming here. Brother You'an, go to bed early."
Then her breathing suddenly became steady, as if she was sleeping.
Fu Youan only felt helpless and funny.
Although he knew that Shen Jiao was pretending to sleep, he still couldn't bear to disturb her. After thinking about it again and again, he slowly lifted his legs to the bed and lay down, then pulled the quilt over her and covered her up before falling into a deep sleep.
At this time, the secret guard who had left the palace to buy clothes happened to come back, and when he was about to rush in, he was stopped by the secret guard guarding the door.
"I'm sleeping in there, don't go in."
"Master Fu and Master Fu sleep in the same bed?"
"It seems so. Master seems to be more lively and likes to tease Master Fu."
"Men and women are not seated at the same table when they are seven years old. How can Master Fu do this?"
"What are you afraid of? It's like saying what Master Fu can do to Master, it's fine if Master doesn't do anything to Master Fu."
Secret Guard 1:……
Secret Guard 2:……
This seems to make sense.
Then all the secret guards fell into silence, and there was almost no sound in the palace. The secret guards listened with sharp ears to the two intertwined breathing sounds inside, and they felt a little worried in their hearts.
The future emperors of the two countries are getting married. You are making things very difficult for the Ministry of Rites~
I really wonder if the emperor knows about this?
Emperor Qingyuan really knew.
Although I don’t know very clearly, I know a little bit.
Just when Shen Jiao was sleeping peacefully with Fu Youan in her arms, Emperor Qingyuan was in the Wei Palace, looking at the moon and thinking about his daughter.
"Why did Jiaojiao go to Qinzhou again? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
Emperor Qingyuan sighed.
Concubine Wan, who is now the queen, covered her lips and smiled softly as she unbuttoned his clothes, "Jiaojiao loves to wander around the most. Whenever she leaves the capital, it is common for her not to come back for ten and a half months."
"Who do you think her temperament is like?"
Emperor Qingyuan was puzzled.
The Queen is gentle and quiet, and he doesn't like to travel around the capital. Why does Shen Jiao like to run around?
"Of course he is like the late emperor. I heard that the late emperor ascended the throne at the age of ten and took power at the age of twelve. After that, he traveled every year and was away from the capital for most of the time."
"That's true."
Emperor Qingyuan rubbed his chin and thought, Shen Jiao was indeed very similar to the late emperor. They were both extremely talented and able to help the world at a young age. They were equally ambitious and loved to expand territories.
The late emperor ascended the throne at the age of ten. In less than two years, he was able to overpower the old ministers and completely control the power of the government in his own hands. In his hands, the Wei Dynasty turned from decline to prosperity.
It is a pity that the late emperor died young, otherwise the Wei Dynasty would not have limited to this small territory.
Outsiders say that he is a capable emperor, but in fact, compared with the late emperor, his qualifications are mediocre. His ability to become a king in a prosperous age is all due to the excellent situation that the late emperor left for him.
Thinking of this, Emperor Qingyuan's eyes flashed slightly, Jiao is now twelve years old~
The queen smiled softly, "Speaking of which, I haven't thanked the emperor for promoting my father and brother, but my father is not very energetic and may want to return to his hometown for retirement."
"Not in good spirits? He seems to be only 50 this year, right?"
"The emperor promoted his brother. My father felt that he could support the family, so he no longer wanted to be an official. He said that it was just hard work. He wanted to go back to his hometown to recuperate, try to live for a hundred years, and meet his great-grandchildren."
"He's very open-minded."
"Father has always been very open to these things."
The Queen didn't say anything more, just mentioned something, and then took Emperor Qingyuan to the bed to chat with Shen Jiao.
Emperor Qingyuan responded and thought at the same time.
He also wants to see his great-great-grandson~
He also wants to retire~
What's more, he is sick, so he is the one who can't work hard~
The queen looked at his thoughtful expression and her eyes flickered slightly, "I don't know how Jiaojiao has been doing her errands recently. She is young, so I am worried that she will suffer a loss."
"Despite Jiaojiao's young age, there is nothing wrong with anything she handles."
After Emperor Qingyuan finished speaking, he tasted it carefully and thought about it again.
Hey~
There is absolutely no problem with Jiaojiao's abilities. Even if he retires now, he doesn't have to worry about anything...
Seeing that the points raised were almost the same, the Queen changed the subject again.
Ever since she knew that Jiaojiao wanted to ascend the throne, she had often reminded Emperor Qingyuan in subtle ways, gradually deepening Emperor Qingyuan's idea of abdicating the throne.
Emperor Qingyuan only thought of chatting with her and was not aware of her intentions at all.
The next day, Emperor Qingyuan called the seventh prince, who had already entered the court on errands, and asked him in a deep voice, "Xiaoqi, what do you think, if I wait for Jiaojiao to come back, I will take the Zen throne?"
The Seventh Prince, who was trembling with fear, fearing that something went wrong on his errand and was called to scold him by Emperor Qingyuan:...
Father, if you want me to say it straight to the point, don’t beat around the bush!!!
But facing Emperor Qingyuan's penetrating eyes, the seventh prince took a deep breath, endured it, and said weakly: "Father, I feel that I don't dare to speak nonsense about this matter. Otherwise, why don't you ask some of the elders?"
If you have any questions, don't come to me. I'm just an innocent, weak and pitiful rookie who has just come to power.
Wen Ge is old!
Those are the backbone of my great Wei, it’s time for them to take the lead!