After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

Yan Yu thought for a moment: "Since he is not a member of the royal family, and he has reached such a high position at such a young age, his abilities must be outstanding."

Wanli nodded: "Yes, and he said that his family favored his two brothers and was not kind to him. He was able to become a royal guard under such circumstances, which is really amazing."

Yan Yu said: "As far as I know, as long as he becomes a royal guard, no matter whether he is respected in his family or not, there will still be many families in the capital who will marry their daughters to him. Wanli, why don't you ask him if he has a wife at home first?"

The imperial guards were different from other guards. In the Wei Dynasty, as long as they held a position that allowed them to speak and appear before the emperor, and as long as they were not eunuchs, their marriage would be closely watched by all families.

Wanli said that the man came from a prominent family and had a handsome appearance - even though he did not have these two very important qualities, he was still sought after by many people, not to mention that he was a very elegant young man.

With conditions like these, families often arrange marriages for children in their teens and they are married before they are 20 years old.

Wanli's face turned pale: "I don't think he did. How can someone who is married say such things to other girls?"

Yan Yu lowered his eyes slightly: "You can't know a person's heart by looking at his face, Wanli, the words of strangers are the most untrustworthy. If you don't want to be a concubine, then ask him about his family situation. If he doesn't have any, that would be the best."

Wanli nodded.

After a while, Wanli said again: "I have been thinking about him these days, Princess, am I attracted to him?"

Yan Yu was stunned, because Yan Yu usually would not say anything related to emotions to anyone other than Xiao Chengji, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a while, Yan Yu nodded: "Maybe."

Wanli asked: "Princess, do you like His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin very much?"

Yan Yu nodded: "Yes."

"How much do you like him? Do you miss him every day?"

Yan Yu shook her head, because she had too many things to think about every day, and she would not think about Xiao Chengji all day long. She had limited energy and most of it was spent on important things.

But she was clear about one thing: "In this world, I only admire His Highness. If he dies, I will accompany him."

There are too many unexpected events on the road to succession. Even if you have an overwhelming advantage, you cannot say that you are sure of victory until the last moment.

Perhaps one day, because of something, Xiao Chengji died in the palace.

If such a day really came, Yan Yu would go with him and would never live alone in the world to surrender to another winner. While sharing the glory, she would also share all possible risks with him.

Wanli couldn't understand this at all. In her opinion, accompanying a man to die... well, how should I put it, it was a little bit stupid and completely inconsistent with being a princess.

Wanli thought that she probably wouldn't do things for others, only for herself.

But the only person she likes and trusts now is Yan Yu. Wanli thought for a moment and said, "This will definitely not happen. The Emperor likes His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin so much, how could he be in danger?"

Yan Yu felt a little drowsy at noon and still not feeling well, so she took a sip of tea to wake herself up.

The maid brought a five-spice drink made of agarwood, sandalwood, zelan, cloves, and sweet pine, with honey added to it. Wanli was not used to such tea. She thought it tasted strange. Although her lips and teeth were filled with fragrance after drinking it, it was not as thirst-quenching as ordinary tea.

The princess seemed to like it very much and even had a few cakes to go with her tea.

Wanli sat on the chair next to her, holding her chin and looking at her.

She thought the princess was a very strange person. After looking at the princess for a while, Wanli couldn't help but think about the guard.

Every time the emperor of the Wei Dynasty came to the Kuangtian Paddock for hunting, there would always be some small countries in the surrounding areas coming to pay tribute. These small countries had a hard time surviving between the two big countries, the Wei Dynasty and the Cang State. Every year, one or two of them would be incorporated into the territory of the Wei State or the Cang State.

This time, the Kangfang tribe presented their beautiful princess, five hundred cattle, sheep, and seventy horses.

Princess Kangfang served the emperor that night and was named Concubine Jin. Emperor Jianxing hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain the envoys of the Kangfang tribe. The banquet lasted for three full days.

These days, the Kuangtian Palace was brightly lit at night, and the sound of stringed instruments and orchestral music could be heard in every corner. Emperor Jianxing drank and had fun at night and spent his daytime resting.

Yan Yu was somewhat worried: "The emperor is in poor health. Will he be unable to bear such a revelry all day and all night?"

The emperor was addicted to pleasure, and almost all the memorials from the capital fell on Xiao Chengji.

Xiao Chengji glanced at Yan Yu.

Yan Yu shook Xiao Chengji's shoulder: "Would you like to persuade the emperor a little?"

Xiao Chengji said nonchalantly: "You can't persuade him on this matter. The last minister who tried to persuade him was scolded."

Yan Yu frowned slightly: "You are different from those ministers."

"My king? You can't persuade him." Xiao Chengji said, "My father has been very averse to others saying that he is old in the past six months. The concubine Jin presented to him by the Kangfang tribe this time is quite similar to my mother. Do you think I am really lawless in front of my father? Every step I take will not cross his bottom line. If I persuade him to take care of his body and stay away from women, he will doubt me."

No man is willing to admit that he is not good enough in front of his beloved beauty, especially the emperor.

Advising the emperor to take care of his health at this time is tantamount to saying to him directly: You are old and don’t have the energy you had when you were young. Please stop showing off, okay?

Xiao Qirui's risky move at the time did shake the father-son relationship between the emperor and Xiao Chengji.

Xiao Chengji knew what Yan Yu was worried about. He patted the back of Yan Yu's hand and said, "It's okay. This time I brought the imperial physician with me. I can't ignore my father's life."

There has always been a team of imperial physicians accompanying them, but the imperial physician Xiao Chengji mentioned was the one he brought back from his last trip south and was placed in the Imperial Medical Service.

The meals and tea that Yan Yu ate these days were all medicinal meals carefully prepared by this imperial physician.

The emperor may be wary of the grown-up Xiao Chengji, but Xiao Chengji cannot abandon the father-son relationship that has lasted for so many years.

No matter how heartless he is, he is not an ungrateful person who would turn against you over a trivial matter.

Yan Yu sat leisurely beside Xiao Chengji, supporting his chin with one hand, looking a little bored.

Xiao Chengji showed her the memorials he had reviewed and asked her to read them to pass the time.

He still had half of the memorials to deal with, and it would be mid-afternoon by the time he finished them.

"I found you a white horse, it's very pretty," Xiao Chengji said, "After you finish dealing with these, I'll take you out for a ride."

They often went out hunting these days, and the female members of the family were mostly in the palace, so they couldn't see anything.