Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Ling'er also heard from her father that Brother Yu wanted to marry her, so the two met in the back garden of Prince Yi's mansion.

Ling'er smiled and shook her head: "Brother Yu, I don't love you! So, don't waste your time around me."

She has seen the wider world outside and would never choose to take care of her husband and children for the sake of her children's love affairs.

Besides, she and Bai Yu hadn't been together for long, so it was hard to say whether she liked him or not...

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, then looked at her firmly: "No matter what you do, I will wait for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Yu. However, Ling'er will not only like you. Ling'er will like many people in the future. So, I hope Brother Yu can find someone better than Ling'er who is devoted to her."

She will use her identity as the Palace Master of Fuxi Palace to travel the world, and has no plans to get married and have children.

Maybe after she has unified the world, she will choose a talented and handsome man as her husband!

Bai Yu was the Jade-faced General of Daqian, so he was not within her consideration.

Bai Yu felt a little disappointed after being rejected many times, but he also felt understanding. After all, Ling'er was excellent in every aspect and it was impossible for her to stay only for him.

On New Year's Eve, Emperor Daqian held a banquet.

Lu Zhanxing smiled and said to his brother, "Banquets are usually the most prone to trouble. I don't like them at all."

"I can't help it. I don't want to hold a banquet, but the relationship between the monarch and his subjects still needs to be maintained."

Lu Zhanyan knew very well that his younger brother hated banquets the most. He still remembered that the first time he went to a banquet, his younger brother repeatedly warned him to be careful not to be framed. Now that he was the emperor, his younger brother still had to live in fear.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhanyan's eyes became softer.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"Prince Yi has arrived!"

When the ministers heard the waiter's reminder, they immediately stood up and saluted:

"Welcome to His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"

"Welcome to Prince Yi, may you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

"Everyone loves you!"

After the ministers expressed their gratitude.

Lu Zhanyan took the first seat, and Lu Zhanxing sat in the first seat on the left.

Next to them were Ling'er and Su Qianye, mother and daughter.

Since Queen Chu was poisoned and her hair turned white, she has not attended any banquets. Her health has been getting worse and worse, so she did not come to this banquet.

The prince is already sixteen years old, and Lu Zhanyan is already preparing to select a princess for him.

However, the poison in the prince's body has not been eliminated yet. Mu Qingli suggested that there is no need to rush to eliminate it. After all, eliminating it once will hurt the inside of the body. As long as the mother Gu is alive, it will not affect the body.

After that, he let the matter of the poison go.

Tomorrow, New Year's Day, is the Crown Prince's birthday, and it is also the time to determine the Crown Princess.

The banquet ended successfully, and Lu Zhanxing and his wife and daughter sat in the carriage and prepared to return home.

Su Xianye talked about the matters concerning the future Crown Princess.

"I heard from the Emperor's sister-in-law that there are two candidates for the Crown Princess. I wonder which one will be chosen?"

This royal brother did tell Lu Zhanxing that it was just an engagement and they would get married a year later.

"Brother Emperor will probably choose the granddaughter of Master Mei!"

At the beginning, Ling'er chose Luo Xian, the granddaughter of the Censorate, as her study partner, and now Crown Princess Luo Xian is also among them.

But considering that Luo Xian has followed Ling'er for a period of time, and has learned Ling'er's temperament and way of handling things to a certain extent, it is impossible for the Queen, who is the mother of the country, to choose such a sinister person, unless she is the Empress.

The granddaughter of Master Mei is gentle and dignified, and is the most suitable candidate for the Crown Princess.

Su Xianye didn't care who the Crown Princess was, but was worried about the marriage of her daughter Ling'er.

"Your Majesty, Ling'er is already sixteen years old. Isn't it time to choose a husband for her?"

At that time, Prince Yan brought his son here. He was the child of Princess Daqian and Prince Yan. He was very handsome. She was moved at that time and wanted to agree to the marriage, but her husband directly refused. She could only let it go. Now she brought it up again.

Lu Zhanxing touched his daughter's hair and said, "Don't worry. Ling'er will only marry a husband, not a man. Whoever Ling'er falls in love with will be her future consort."

Seeing that her husband had made up his mind, Su Xianye didn't say anything more. Ling'er was still young anyway, so it wouldn't hurt for her to stay for another two years.

Hearing this, Ling'er smiled brightly. It's great to have open-minded parents!

The next day, it was the prince's birthday, and all civil and military officials came to congratulate him.

The candidate for the Crown Princess was also decided, it was Mei Feifei, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, and they got married a year later.

Master Mei is Mo Longling's most loyal subordinate, and his granddaughter is naturally also influenced by this idea. She has served the Lu family for generations. Now, naturally, she will choose a princess who will not betray and will serve the prince wholeheartedly.

But after this day, His Majesty actually asked the Crown Prince to govern the country. He decided to take Queen Chu on a secret visit to the people. In fact, he knew that Queen Chu would not live for many years, so he wanted to take her to visit the mountains and rivers of Daqian so that she would have no regrets.

Also going with them were Lu Zhanxing and his wife.

Lu Zhanxing only brought Liu Xu and Bai Jing, and the emperor and empress only brought Huai Mo, Si Qin and Zhi Hua.

Of course, this is only what is seen on the surface; no one knows how many secret guards there are in secret.

Mu Qingli wanted to go with him, but His Majesty appointed him and Gu Xuyao ​​as assistant ministers, so he could only watch Lu Zhanxing leave.

As for Ling'er's birthday in March, she still hasn't been celebrated yet. After all, they are still in mourning, so they have to keep everything simple.

Lu Zhanxing still felt a little sorry for his daughter. Every time she celebrated her birthday, something went wrong. Even the most grand coming-of-age ceremony was actually pretended by someone else.

Ling'er didn't care. She didn't pay much attention to these things anyway. She preferred the freedom of working hard outside.

But not long after Lu Zhanxing and others set out, General Lei Ting actually asked the prince to resign.

The prince declined many times, but Bai Yu was very determined. Finally, after discussing with two assistant ministers, the prince decided to give Bai Yu a leave and he could come back to serve as the general whenever he wanted.

Bai Yu had originally submitted his resignation in order to follow Ling'er, and seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's decision, he could only be extremely grateful.

When Ling'er was setting off for Fuxi Palace in a sedan chair, she saw a jade-faced man on horseback holding a bodhi tree waiting for her on the way not far away.

"Brother Yu, why are you doing this?"

"Ling'er, from now on, wherever you go, I will go too. No matter how many people you like, I just want to stay by your side..."

His eyes were sincere. Maybe he had some calculations in the past, but now, his fate had changed. He didn't have to bother Ling'er anymore. However, the glimpse he got when they met again that day after many years had already entered his heart.

He still wanted to be with her, even if they couldn't be married, he just wanted to be by her side.

Ling'er knew that she couldn't change his mind, and since she needed help, she agreed to let him stay by her side.

But the only way to stay by her side is as her male concubine.

From then on, Ling'er had a male favorite by her side, known in the martial arts world as the Jade-faced Yama. He was highly skilled in martial arts and killed people without blinking an eye, but he obeyed the new Palace Master of Fuxi Palace. He was ranked in the top three on the list of martial arts masters and was very famous.

When Lu Zhanxing, Lu Zhanyan and three others traveled to Qizhou, they heard about the six male favorites of the Palace Master of Fuxi Palace.

What about Jade-faced Yama, Black Rakshasa, Demon Buddha, Yi Nian, Xuan Ji Zi, White-faced Scholar...

Not only are they all highly skilled in martial arts, but they are also extremely beautiful. They rank very high in the martial arts world, but they only obey the orders of the Palace Master of Fuxi Palace.

Lu Zhanxing often corresponded with his daughter and naturally knew about her achievements in the martial arts world.

Besides feeling relieved, she was also envious. Her daughter was much luckier than herself. As a girl, she had made a name for herself in the world and could have as many male favorites as she wanted. Although not all of those men were her male favorites, it was still pleasing to look at them!

How enviable!