The emperor asked him: "What happened to you in such a hurry?"
King An reported: "Father, Ayan is back."
"Oh? Found someone?"
"I couldn't find it." King An said, "He begged his son and said he wanted to go south."
When the emperor heard this, he asked doubtfully: "To the south?"
"Yes... to Nanchu."
King An lowered his head, and after counting for a while, the emperor was furious: "There must be a limit to his nonsense! Going to Nanchu? Who does he think he is? The majestic Prince of Qi, are you going to Nanchu to seek death? I finally kept him.
Life is not wasted like this!"
"Father, calm down!" King An knelt down and grabbed the emperor's sleeve, "My son has already scolded him. If he doesn't want to be the prince, then he should guard the tomb of his father and ancestors and don't cause trouble for us here!
His father treated him so kindly, but he didn't know what to do. Do you know how sensitive his identity is? If my father is not careful, the world will say that we treat our direct descendants poorly and let him go to Nanchu. If something happens,
Whose fault is this? Why doesn’t he understand this painstaking effort!”
Those words touched the emperor's heart.
Yes, that's the truth. People say that the third child is stupid, but in his opinion, the third child understands his thoughts best. This is what an emperor should be like.
King An continued: "My son just scolded him away like this, but then I thought about it and thought it had some merit, so I came to my father for advice."
"Oh?" King An said what the emperor wanted to say first, so he stopped being angry. "What's your idea?"
Prince An said: "Father, you are well aware of this boy's temperament. Whatever he wants to do, he will do it with all possible means. I scold him away like this, I am afraid that he will turn around and leave the capital secretly on his own."
The emperor couldn't help but nodded.
"Unless we imprison him, in this case, people will think that we deliberately took this opportunity to make trouble. Besides, he just likes Miss Mingqi. If we stop him from rescuing him, not only will he not be grateful to his father,
The emperor is good, but he may still hold a grudge. Why should we do something thankless?"
The emperor's thoughts moved slightly: "What do you mean..."
King An rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "My son was wondering if he should simply comply with his wishes. He wants to go south and let him go. If it happens, it will be because his father loves him and will allow him to do it. If it doesn't happen, it will be him.
You asked for it. If you don't come back... you won't do our business, right?"
The emperor lowered his eyes and saw King An looking at him with some anxiety, like a child waiting for his teacher to check his homework. He felt that he had done well but was not sure if there was something wrong.
He was in a good mood and said pleasantly: "Your idea is not bad, but there is one thing that is not appropriate."
King An breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his head to ask for instructions: "Father, please give me instructions."
The emperor said: "It is not easy to make an explicit decree on this matter. Just ask him to come, explain the difficulties, and give him some hints. Some things cannot be said too clearly, otherwise others will be given a thumbs up."
"Yes." King An accepted the instruction.
The emperor also taught him: "As a king, no matter what you like or dislike, you cannot show it on your face. Remember this and don't show it in front of him."
"Yes." King An lowered his head.
King An returned to Mingguang Hall with a heavy heart.
Call Yang Shu again and tell him what the emperor agreed to.
Seeing the overjoyed Yang Shu, King An opened his mouth, and finally swallowed it back.
Earlier, when Yang Shu said that the emperor was afraid of him, King An was still a little disapproving. But after seeing it over the past few months, he realized that he was the one who really didn't understand the emperor's thoughts.
Of course he would not say the emperor's words to Yang Shu.
Although he and Yang Shu got along well, the emperor was his biological father.
Wang An sometimes felt that he was a doormat caught between his wife and his mother. He knew that there were conflicts between them, but he could not reconcile them and could only cater to both sides.
But this is just a trivial matter for ruling the world. Once he becomes the emperor of Da Qi, he will face more and more complicated contradictions.
Can he handle it well? King An has no confidence.
What he said to his father today was what Yang Shu taught him.
King An sometimes felt that even though the two of them were at odds with each other, they were the ones who truly understood each other.
Yang Shu could figure out the emperor's thoughts every time and knew what the key was, but he was always in the dark.
"Is today's food not good? Why did Your Highness eat so much?"
Princess An's voice woke him up.
King An put down his chopsticks and said nothing.
Princess An waved the maid to leave and sat next to him: "Your Highness, is there something on your mind?"
King An said dullly: "It's nothing."
"What's wrong with you?" Princess An raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter? Your Highness is capable now. I, the housewife, can't hear what's on your mind, right?"
"..."
An Wang hesitated for a moment and whispered: "This matter is a bit complicated, I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly."
"If you don't tell me, you will never know." Princess An said in a soft voice, "Husband and wife are one, and who knows His Highness's current situation better than me? Even if I really can't come up with any ideas, I can still ease your mood, right?
?”
King An thought it right, but it was really uncomfortable to hold it in, so he asked her: "Princess, do you think I can really do well... in that position?"
Princess An wondered: "Why did your Highness say this? Aren't you doing very well these days?"
At this point, King An didn't hide it from her: "Actually, it was Ayan who gave me advice, so I survived. I always get confused every time I read those memorials..."
Having said it all, he simply poured it all out.
"...Every time I go to court, it's like being tortured. I finally come back after a day and feel happier."
Princess An thoughtfully said: "No wonder His Highness has been so well behaved during this period and has not gone out to play around."
"Hey, when did I play around?"
Princess An glared: "Who was the person who made a joke when we went to drink wine on the Orchid Boat earlier? Fortunately, he didn't have any intention of killing you, so he knocked you out and left. Otherwise, Your Highness wouldn't know where he is now.
Woolen cloth!"
King An shrank his neck: "It's been more than half a year, why do you still remember..."
"Aren't you too embarrassed? The majestic prince has suffered such a big loss and doesn't even dare to let go. I blame you for not being upright!"
"You said you could relax your mood, but why are you scolding me instead?"
"That's what you should do!" Princess An thought for a moment and continued the previous topic, "Let me tell you, His Highness has seemed to be a different person in the past six months. He suddenly became more capable. It turned out that it was all cheating. Forget it, Your Highness has
How can I not know how many pounds or taels you have? I really shouldn’t have too many expectations for you.”
"Hey, has anyone said that about your husband?" King An was unhappy.
However, Princess An did not hesitate to poke his pain point: "I don't even want to hope that my husband will become a dragon. Your Highness still doesn't have any self-awareness?"
"You woman..."
"How?" Princess An said fiercely.
"...No." Prince An muttered, "Why are you different from those women? I said I couldn't do it. Shouldn't you encourage me and push me? That is the supreme being in the world. Don't you want to be the mother of the country?"
"I am so fresh and refined, so I am different from those coquettish bitches outside! If your highness can do it, then I will be your good wife. If your highness can't do it, I won't force you. I thought of it when I married you.
, I don’t expect you to achieve anything, as long as you live happily for the rest of your life, that’s fine..." (To be continued)