On December 25th, the New Year is approaching, and the palace has begun to get busy, with lanterns and colorful lights everywhere, filled with joy.
The wedding date of Yan Susu and Yuan Minxiang is also approaching, and at the same time, the tenth anniversary of the death of the late emperor is coming soon.
In the past few days, Yan Susu had been testing Yuan Minrui in subtle ways to see what his attitude was and whether he was willing to help. Yuan Minrui always pretended to be confused and did not express his position.
The end of the year came to an end in such a leisurely manner. In the early morning, after Yan Susu gave Yuan Minrui medicine, she was about to go back to the house, but Yuan Minrui stopped her.
"Don't leave yet, come here!"
Yan Susu turned back. It was extremely cold today. She was wearing a slightly simple plain white long cotton coat. She used dark brown silk thread to embroider the strong branches on the material, and pink silk thread to embroider a flower.
A blooming plum blossom extends from the hem of the skirt to the waist. A dark purple wide belt tightens the thin waist, showing off the slim figure. Not only does it not look bloated, but it also gives people a sense of elegance and luxury.
Over the long cotton coat, she wears a light purple open-mouthed brocade garment. Every move she makes makes the gauze garment have a sense of flowing light. An jade pendant is tied around her waist, adding an air of elegance.
This outfit was chosen for her by Yuan Minrui. In Yuan Minrui's words, it complemented and complemented her natural temperament.
Yan Susu walked up to him and asked with a faint smile: "You don't want me to wait for you to drink medicine, do you?"
When she gets along with Yuan Minrui, she is no longer rigid at all. She only occasionally reminds herself that he is a king and she is a citizen. Even if she is joking, she should stop it in moderation.
She is measured and frank but not rude. Yuan Minrui likes this way of getting along, relaxed and comfortable.
Therefore, every time she joked with him, in the eyes of outsiders, it was a crime of beheading, but to him, he was not angry with her at all, but fell in love with her more and more.
"If you want, I will enjoy it!" He held his head in his big hands and lay down leisurely on the back of the chair. His eyes were even more charming than a woman's, with a lazy light.
Yan Susu laughed, took the medicine bowl seriously, and handed it over: "Okay, let you enjoy it for once, open your mouth."
Unexpectedly, she would really give him the medicine. Yuan Minrui's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a surge of joy. He put his mouth to his mouth and wanted to drink the medicine from her hand. Suddenly, a gloomy air came from the door.
This breath came oppressively, with an indescribable coldness. The room, which was originally warm as spring, instantly cooled down and turned into an ice cellar due to the arrival of this breath.
Such a powerful aura, such a deep chill, even with her back to the door and even though she was wearing thick clothes, Yan Susu could clearly feel it.
Yuan Minrui's action of drinking medicine was paused for a moment because of the person at the door. Then, he reached out to take the medicine bowl and chuckled to Yan Susu: "I'd better do it myself!"
After all, he is the one with a bad reputation. When the right person appears, he has no choice but to step aside. She is not his, at least until today, she belongs to Xiang, not to him.
"Good luck to your Majesty!" Seeing that Yuan Minrui still had some self-awareness, Yuan Minxiang's face relaxed a little, but his face was still ugly, as if the whole world owed him.
Yuan Minrui waved his hand to him and said: "Get up! - Have you been to your mother's place?"
"Yes!" said the Queen Mother. Yuan Minxiang's cold eyes suddenly shot towards Yan Susu mercilessly like two ice knives. The ice knives were so sharp that they made Yan Susu startled and startled.
What's wrong? Look at her like an enemy.
Yuan Minrui glanced at the dazed Yan Susu, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently. The smile disappeared briefly, and then his face returned to the serious look of an emperor.
"I have no way of disobeying the Queen Mother's will. I have tried to persuade her, but to no avail. In fact, the Queen Mother just misses my father too much."
Yan Susu still couldn't figure out what their brothers were talking about. She only had a gut feeling that this matter had something to do with her.
"Since the Queen Mother has made up her mind, the Emperor no longer needs to persuade me. My brother's marriage can be postponed for just one year. If I can't wait for even one year, wouldn't it mean that my brother is too impatient."
After saying that, his gaze once again pierced Yan Susu like a blade. Not only was Yan Susu not afraid, but she was also happy for a moment because of her words about postponing the marriage.
Well done, Yuan Minrui is indeed a man of affairs, and he has actually figured out a way.
But why didn't she just reject the marriage, but postpone it for a year? One year flies by in a blink of an eye, does that mean that she will marry him again in a year's time?
Forget it, she is too worried about the near and far, so she can put it off as long as she can!
Yuan Minxiang stayed for a while and then left. Before leaving, he still stared at Yan Susu fiercely. Yan Susu was in a good mood and did not care about him. She also gave him a "go slowly and don't send him away".
smile.
As soon as Yuan Minxiang left, Yan Susu couldn't wait to speak: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
"Didn't you ask me to help you regret your marriage? You can't regret this marriage, but if you want to delay it, I still have the ability."
"Why can't you regret it?"
"Girl, do you think royal marriage is a child's play? Not to mention that it is related to the face of our royal family, but as for Xiang's temper, if he doesn't want to, I can't do anything to him. If I get too involved in the private affairs of my children, I won't be able to do anything about it.
It’s unbecoming.”
Yuan Minrui also has his helplessness and a bottom line that he needs to stop at. Things beyond this bottom line, even as an emperor, he cannot touch.
Yan Susu sighed heavily and felt helpless: "Okay, just delay it if you can. Maybe after a year, he won't be so persistent anymore, but what method did you use to win this year?"
"Perform filial piety, and our Yuan Kingdom respects the word filial piety. Of course, I was able to win this year only because the Queen Mother betrayed me."
"How do you say that?" In this case, the person who helped a lot was the Queen Mother.
"My father is offering sacrifices to the emperor, but I am just taking advantage of the situation. I suggest that the queen should go to Xiling to live for a while, not only to avoid the cold, but also to accompany the father. The queen is naturally willing, and then, I naturally put you in the entourage.
Team, take personal care of the queen, it’s that simple.”
Yuan Minrui is indeed an emperor of a country, with a smart mind and extraordinary sensitivity.
One made use of Yan Susu's skills and out of filial piety, arranged Yan Susu to be with the Queen Mother, accompanying her to Xiling and taking care of the Queen Mother's health, which naturally pleased the Queen Mother.
The second one was to use the Queen Mother as a shield, with a sense of helplessness, so that although Yuan Minxiang was filled with anger, he had no choice but to wait.
Others are like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, but he is not a human being inside and out. He is like washing an iron box in the river - covering all aspects.
This was all-inclusive, and naturally included asking for Yan Susu's gratitude to him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although it is only one year, a year is not long or short, and many things will change day and night.
Yuan Minrui accepted her gratitude and said to her: "I have given you the reward you asked for from me. However, I know that what I gave may not be thorough enough. I am a person who distinguishes rewards and punishments, so I have not rewarded you thoroughly enough."
, just use something else to make up for it, tell me, what else do you want?"
Yan Susu wanted to say that I didn't need anything, but she suddenly thought of her pregnant mother at home. The day before yesterday, the Prime Minister came to visit the emperor, and turned to look at Yan Susu and told her that her mother was fine and there was no need to worry about her.
Yan Susu thought of the vicious Li family and the snake and scorpion Yu family, and she still felt a little uneasy. The Yu family didn't know if Yan Lingfeng had anything to say for help, but she didn't care. If she wanted Yu family to go out of her way to do good to her mother, she had to do it.
One way is to get close to her.
If you want to get close to the Yu family, she will definitely look down on small favors. If the emperor's favor is huge, then it is a different matter.
Therefore, Yan Susu was slightly blessed and said to the emperor: "I have a merciless request."
"explain!"
"My mother is pregnant again. Last time she came home, she kept talking to me about my second mother. She said that after she became pregnant, she took more care of her and she felt grateful. I always wanted to repay my second mother, but gold and silver are too much.
This is so tacky. I heard from my father that Er Niang has a brother who is an official in Nanping. If the emperor..." Speaking of this, Yan Susu doesn't need to say the following, Yuan Minrui probably knows it.
In the palace, collusion between courtiers and relatives is most taboo, so even though the prime minister has a high position and loves the Yu family very much, he does not dare to abuse his power and promote Yu Guangzhong, the younger brother of the Yu family. The most he can do is arrange for Yu Guangzhong.
He got a moderate position as Nanping County Magistrate.
But if the emperor personally issued a decree to promote Yu Guangzhong, people would be left speechless.
Getting promoted to an official position was a piece of cake for Yuan Minrui, so he agreed quickly: "Okay, I will arrange it."
"There is one more request!" Yan Susu was not pushing the envelope, she just had to ask.