After hearing Ying Yi's report, Mo Ruochen raised his eyebrows. His princess was really not an ordinary person.

Du Qi smacked his lips, "Your Highness, this Prince Duan has suffered a great blow. After all, he is the legitimate prince and the most favored son of His Majesty. I am afraid that the princess's actions will cause endless troubles."

Mo Ruochen didn't care and calmly placed the black piece on the chessboard, "Your Majesty is in the prime of your life, and Prince Duan is still far from that position."

Although the Crown Prince does not win the Emperor's favor, he is the eldest son and has a gentle temperament. He is much better than that bastard Xie Junyao.

Even if Your Majesty wants to appoint another crown prince, it cannot be done overnight. The few princes who survive to adulthood are not pushovers.

Besides, the person sitting on the throne can just be surnamed Xie. If Xie Junyao turns love into hate and wants to make things difficult for Xiao Yunxi, then let him erect a monument in the imperial mausoleum as soon as possible. There is nothing to worry about.

"Yingyi, does the princess like that little rabbit?"

Ying Yi shook his head and said, "The princess thinks it's too skinny and small, not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth, so she asked you to choose fatter and tenderer ones next time."

"Pfft!"

Du Qi forced himself to hold back his smile under Mo Ruochen's murderous gaze. This Princess Changle was really interesting. Which lady or daughter wouldn't want to keep such a cute rabbit as a pet? But she thought it didn't have enough meat and wasn't tasty.

He glanced up and down at his prince, who looked thin and lean. He thought the princess would not despise him as a useless figure.

"Where are you looking?!"

Mo Ruochen stared at Du Qi sinisterly, "Don't you want your eyes anymore?"

"Your Highness," Du Qi said, suppressing his smile, "The princess seems to be a little chubby. Why don't you eat ten meals a day before the wedding to make yourself fatter? Otherwise, the princess will despise you on your wedding night."

"Clap!"

The white jade chessboard broke into two pieces.

Du Qi was shocked. It was over. This old man couldn't take a joke. "I have something else to deal with. I'll take my leave now!"

He stood up, bowed, turned around and ran, all in one go.

Yingyi twitched his lips. This frail scholar's steps were so fast that he could even fly.

"Shadow One"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Send people to hunt rabbits in the suburbs of Beijing tomorrow. Make sure they are big and fat!"

"…Yes…"

"Also tell the housekeeper to deliver five meals to Du Qi every day, including three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and one soup. Make sure he finishes the food and does not allow any food to be wasted.

Tell him that if he dares to leave even a grain of rice, I will send him to the mines to dig for gold!"

"…Yes…"

Yingyi broke out in a cold sweat and silently lit three incense sticks for Du Qi in his heart, paying tribute to the first strategist in history who was starved to death.

Early the next morning, the eldest princess went to the imperial study to wait for Emperor Xuanwen to leave the court.

"My eldest sister came to the Imperial Study early in the morning to block me. Is it because of the Fifth Princess' matter?"

Xie Yuanfeng asked bluntly, "Back then, you were the one who got drunk and forced yourself upon Xiaowu's biological mother, not someone who seduced you. Not only did you not give her a proper status, but you also sent her far away to a royal temple.

Xiaowu was brought back to the palace by you, but she was neither favored nor had any status. She only had the title of princess, but her life was worse than that of a palace maid.

Now she has to follow the Queen's orders to marry her to the useless Xue Bingfei!

Did she owe you a lot of money in her previous life, and is she having to pay it back so pitifully in this life?"

Emperor Xuanwen sighed and thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what his daughter looked like.

"Eldest sister, I did not issue an order to grant marriage."

"Oh, then I have to thank you on behalf of Xiaowu for your kindness!"

Xie Yuanfeng's temperament has always been like this, straightforward, and Emperor Xuanwen has long been accustomed to it.

Moreover, he did not necessarily like or agree with what the queen did. However, after all, they were still a young couple who had been together for several years and had a deep relationship.

Emperor Xuanwen sighed, "The queen is becoming more and more stubborn. She is not as sensible as before. Please be more tolerant, elder sister."

Xie Yuanfeng smiled, "Your Majesty, please be more tolerant of me and don't be angry. I have been stubborn since I was a child, and I always respect you as much as you respect me. Back then, the favorite concubine of the late emperor, Jiang, slapped you, and I chopped off her hand with a knife. Your Majesty knows that I am the most protective of my shortcomings."

Thinking of how his elder sister always protected him when he was a child, Emperor Xuanwen said with emotion: "My elder sister has always been very good to me."

Then he thought of the memorial he had submitted to the court earlier. "The Fifth Princess is about the same age as the Third Prince of the Great Desert, Chi Na. She is a perfect candidate for marriage. What do you think, elder sister?"

"It would be good if the two countries could form a friendly relationship," Xie Yuanfeng thought for a moment, "The status of a second-rank princess is valuable enough, but Xiaowu has not been taken seriously since she was a child. She does not have the bearing and attitude of other princesses. I am afraid she will be bullied if she marries far away in the desert."

"I'm thinking of setting the wedding date for next year. Let Xiaowu live with my elder sister for half a year. She just needs to learn the basics of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The main thing is how to be a qualified princess to marry into a foreign country."

Logically speaking, this matter should be left to the queen, the mother of a country.

However, Emperor Xuanwen did not trust the Queen's character and ability, so it was safer to entrust her to the eldest princess.

Xie Yuanfeng pondered for a moment and said, "I will do my best."

After returning to the Ningguo Mansion and arriving at Xiao Yunxi's courtyard, they dismissed the maids and servants, leaving only Xiao Yunxi and Xie Yu in the room.

Xie Yu almost fainted on the spot when he heard the news.

She hugged Xie Yuanfeng's thigh and cried, "Aunt, what should my niece do?"

"Going to the desert to get married will do you more good than harm."

Xie Yuanfeng sighed, "Even if the queen has a thousand faults, as long as she doesn't rebel and as long as the legitimate princes are still around, her position is still very stable.

The commotion in the Imperial Garden completely humiliated the Empress and the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, and completely offended her. If you don't marry Xue Bingfei, you will never be at peace if you marry any other son of a marquis's family.

Not to mention whether your future husband has feelings for you, just the fact that you are not favored by His Majesty and have offended the Queen, no family will take the risk for you.

It is not easy to treat each other with respect, and it is very good to treat each other with coldness. "

Xie Yu sobbed, didn't say anything, his eyes full of fear.

"Do you know what to do when you go to the desert?" Xie Yuanfeng stroked her hair gently. "Don't worry too much. To the desert, you are the princess of Dali. The land of the desert is less than one-tenth of that of Dali, and its wealth cannot be compared with that of Dali. Life will naturally be a little hard, but you will marry to be the consort of the third prince, so I believe it will not be too timid.

With 100,000 Dali cavalry stationed at the border, even if the Third Prince Chi Na doesn't like you, he won't dare to bully you."

"Although the Great Desert does not respect Confucianism, it does respect the legitimate wife. What you need to learn now is how to be a qualified wife."

"Aunt, I don't understand."

Xie Yu was timid to begin with, and kneeling and begging in the imperial garden almost exhausted all her courage in this life.

But she is not a fool who knows nothing. Marrying to the desert is her best way out.

She must grasp it firmly and try her best to make her life better in the future.

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