"You have solved the disaster in Fuzhou. This is a great merit. As for your virtue, Huang Ama has seen you grow up and knows it very well. I believe you are the most suitable for the position of prince."
Facing Yinzhen's words, Hongli kowtowed and said, "I'd like to express my gratitude to you, but the crisis in Fuzhou was solved by my second brother and my second brother. The second brother also contributed a lot. I really don't dare to live alone."
Listening to his words, Yinzhen was still fine, but Lashi's eyes gradually became serious, because he could not hear a trace of unwillingness or indignation in Hongli's voice, as if every word he said was
It comes from the bottom of my heart and there is no falsehood in it.
But she knew very well that the reason why Hongli declined was because he was coerced by Hongshi and to save Zhaohui and others. He was not sincere at all. In other words, Hongli was acting, but he acted like real people.
Just like that, if she hadn't known about it in advance, she would have been almost deceived.
This kind of Hongli, this kind of patience that showed no emotion or anger, even she felt a little threatened. If Hongli was a dog before, now he has become a little wolf.
Ling Ruo said from the side: "Your Majesty, Hongli is still young and his temperament has not yet been decided. It is better to postpone the matter of appointing a prince for a few years before discussing it."
Yinzhen hesitated for a while, stared at Hongli and said, "Hongli, have you thought clearly? Are you really unwilling to accept the position of prince?"
Hongli nodded vigorously and said: "I have thought clearly about returning to the Emperor's Arma, and I would like to ask the Emperor's Arma to fulfill my wish."
Listening to Hongli's answer, Yinzhen shook his head for a while, but he did not continue to force it. "In this case, Huang Ama will not force you. We will talk about the prince's matter later."
"Thank you so much, Huang Ama." Hongli breathed a sigh of relief, Zhaohui and the others' lives were finally saved. He was really afraid that Huang Ama would not agree.
At this time, Nala suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Yinzhen said politely: "If the Queen has anything to say, just say it."
"Yes." Nala bowed and then continued: "Hongli made great contributions to the Fuzhou incident that day. Although he feels inadequate now and refuses to accept the title of prince, it cannot erase the contributions he made.
, so I think that the emperor should reward Hongli."
Yinzhen nodded in agreement and said: "The queen is right, so in the queen's opinion, how should the reward be given?"
Nala said with a gentle smile: "Didn't the emperor make Hongshi a prince? Then let's give him the same reward as Hongli. As for the title..." She paused and said: "How about the word "宝"
?”
Baoshuo was the posthumous title given by Yinzhen after Hongli's "death". Now that Nala proposed to use the character Bao as his nickname, Yinzhen would not object and nodded and said: "Okay, let's call him Prince Bao."
Having said this, Yinzhen turned his eyes and landed on Hongli's face, half-smiling but not smiling: "How? Do you want to decline again this time?"
Hongli said quickly: "I don't dare, I would like to thank the emperor for his kindness."
Hongli's answer made Yinzhen very satisfied and said: "Get up, I will inform the Ministry of Rites to handle this matter."
After everything was agreed upon, he extended his hand to Ling Ruo and said: "Let's go, I will accompany you back to Chengqian Palace, Shuixiu and the others are looking forward to your return!"
Looking at the palm stretched out towards him, Ling Ruo smiled brilliantly and let Yinzhen lead him to Chengqian Palace, leaving behind a crowd of people who either envied or hated him.
On the way back to Chengqian Palace, Yinzhen asked the doubts that had been pressing in his heart, "I clearly gave you a full guard of honor as a queen, why did the five-color dragon and phoenix flags just now have only half of the red, yellow dragon and phoenix fans, or even even half of them?"
All the crests on the phoenix are gone?"
Ling Ruo lowered his head and smiled, and said in an understatement: "Actually, I don't care whether the queen is honoring me or not. I returned to the palace just because there is the person in the palace who I care about most in my life."
"I know." Yinzhen held Ling Ruo's hand tightly and said in a lower voice, "Is there someone who deliberately made things difficult for you and forced you to remove the honor guard?"
Ling Ruo hesitated for a moment and said: "I asked you to remove the guard of honor yourself. As for the phoenix head..."
Yinzhen waited for a while but still didn't see her continue, and asked: "What's going on with Fengtou? Ruo'er, tell me honestly, what happened on the way?" Before Ling Ruo could say anything, he was already
He added: "Don't tell me that nothing happened. The removal of the honor guard is a trivial matter, but the destruction of Fengyu is definitely not a trivial matter. Even if you don't tell me, I can still ask Xiaowu, and I will still know the ins and outs of the matter."
Ling Ruo said helplessly: "I was favored by the emperor and took me back to the palace with the queen's honor guard. However, I really felt ashamed, so I ordered Xiao Wu to remove half of the five-color dragon and phoenix flags on the way. I didn't expect it.
Some people felt that this was not enough. The two imperial censors, Feng Feng and Liu Qi, believed that I was a concubine and was not qualified to ride on the Feng Yu, so they forced me to become a concubine and change it to Zhai Yu, which is what a concubine should do."
"Feng Feng, Liu Qi?" Yinzhen repeated these two unfamiliar names without saying anything, and just let Ling Ruo continue talking.
"The two censors stood in front of Feng Yu and refused to let me return to the palace. I had no choice but to chop off Feng's head with a knife." At this point, Ling Ruo broke away from Yinzhen's hand, knelt down and said, "I have no choice but to chop off Feng's head with a knife."
I damaged the Feng Yu, please forgive me!"
"It's not your fault, so how can you forgive me?" After helping Ling Ruo up, a cold light flashed across Yinzhen's eyes, and he said coldly: "It was Feng Feng and Liu Qi who really damaged Feng Yu.
These two people are really brave. It seems that after I ascended the throne, I indulged them too much and made them forget their identity."
Ling Ruo knew that Yinzhen was really angry, but she didn't want this matter to continue. After all, Feng Feng and the other two officials were the censors. If they were dealt with, it would be like putting Yinzhen in opposition to all the officials.
Position, this is not what she wants to see, so,
She advised from the side: "This matter is over, why should the emperor care about it? Besides, what they said is not wrong. I am just a concubine, how can I use the queen's honor guard? If the emperor has to fight with them for this matter,
It’s really boring to be more serious.”
Yinzhen looked sideways at Ling Ruo and suddenly laughed, making Ling Ruo laugh incomprehensibly. He stroked his face and said in confusion: "But where is the dirt on my concubine's face that makes the emperor laugh?"
"No." Yinzhen stopped laughing and said, "You say so, but in fact you are afraid that after I deal with them, the courtiers will be dissatisfied, right?"
Ling Ruo sighed softly and said: "The emperor has done enough for me. If you do more, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."
Yinzhen squeezed Ling Ruo's hand hard and said with emotion: "What I have done for you is far less than what I have hurt you, so you can fully bear it. As for Feng Feng and Liu Qi, they must not take it lightly if they offend you like this."