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With the Longevity Festival, April will soon come to an end.

At the beginning of May, Kang Wang Jiangyan and his concubine drove back to Mizhou, and the little princess was left in the palace.

Jiang Han left her parents for the first time, and cried for several days, especially when she saw Jiang Zhao, she cried even more.

But Jiang Zhao's heart was as cold as iron, and even when she cried until her voice became hoarse, she would not be coaxed. In the end, Jiang Han was tired from crying, and reached out to her for a hug, and then hugged the little person into his arms.

"This is the first lesson I teach you. Tears can't solve any problems."

Jiang Zhao dabbed Jiang Han's eyes with a veil, a little puzzled as to how these children's eyes could shed so many tears, it was like a spring.

Jiang Han sniffed, buried her head on her neck, and hiccupped bitterly.

Xie Jin was soft-hearted, and watched the whole process from the sidelines, his eyes were already red.

It's just that because of His Majesty's firm attitude, no one dared to intercede without permission. Now seeing the sisters get close, they couldn't help but said: "The princess is only so old now, what's the use of His Majesty telling her these things?"

Jiang Zhaodao: "Sooner or later, you will have to cry. If you cry enough, it's fine. If you don't understand now, you will naturally understand in the future."

Xie Jin felt that she was unreasonable, so he didn't argue with her, but asked: "The Princess is young, and it's the time when she can't live without her parents. Why does Your Majesty have to separate the family?"

She was definitely not the only one who wanted to ask this question, but she was the only one who dared to ask it out.

Kang Wang and his wife love their daughter like their own life. If they were not forced to have nowhere to go, they would never abandon their daughter and return to Mizhou.

What exactly did His Majesty do to King Kang, scaring his daughter away? There have been many speculations outside, saying that Jiang Zhao, as a king, has no heart for others, and his heart is more cruel than that of the previous emperor, even a little girl.

Naturally, no one in Xihe Palace would dare to talk too much. This is the gossip that Xie Jin heard after going to Gong Zhengsi twice.

In all fairness, she didn't believe a word of it.

If she didn't know that Ah Zhao was His Majesty at this time, maybe she would have believed it, but because she knew that His Majesty and Ah Zhao were the same person, she would no longer believe the words made up by others.

Compared with those speculations, she wanted to ask Jiang Zhao for an answer by herself.

"I didn't force them to separate their flesh and blood, this is the emperor's own choice."

Jiang Zhao supported Jiang Han with one hand, wiped his tear-soaked neck with a handkerchief in the other hand, and turned his head to look at Xie Jin.

Jiang Zhao didn't lie, this was indeed Kang Wang's choice.

She just deliberately cultivated Jiang Han, who is closest to her, as the heir, and left her to identify the place in the palace. By the way, she also carefully observed to see if Jiang Han had the possibility of becoming the East Palace.

She didn't force King Kang to leave, and she didn't worry that he would take the opportunity to turn around and replace herself.

Jiang Zhao is not a conceited person, but she has been the emperor for three years, and she is not without means. If Kang Wang really stays in the palace and hangs around under her nose, Jiang Zhao also has the ability to make him lose everything. The storm is coming.

It was Kang Wang who thought too much, for fear that he would cause suspicion and bring disaster to his daughter.

He made an agreement with Jiang Zhao to let her raise Jiang Han until he was five years old. If Jiang Han really has the appearance of a prince, he would like to ask himself to cut down the feudal clan, return Mizhou to the imperial court, and come back to the capital to be a puppet king, even if he is put under house arrest. admit.

But if Jiang Han's qualifications are mediocre and he is not worthy of being a prince, then he will take Jiang Han back to Mizhou and become the little princess in Kang Wang's mansion.

This agreement involved a position reserve, even if the other party was Xie Jin, Jiang Zhao would not be able to tell the whole story.

As for the constant rumors outside, Jiang Zhao didn't bother to stop them. After all, those gossips were nothing compared to her 19-year-old adoptive sister's succession.

Xie Jin saw that she was holding the baby and was struggling, so she stepped forward to take the handkerchief from her hand, and helped her wipe off the water on her neck.

While wiping, he said: "No matter what the lord thinks, the princess is young and is the jewel in the palm of his hand. If he stays in the palace for nothing, how can he not let others think too much?"

Jiang Zhao said with a smile: "Why should you take other people's thoughts too seriously? First, they dare not be blatant, and second, they dare not talk too much in front of me. The Tian family has no private affairs, and they can't hide them. It's just that some people waste their words. I don't care about it." Don't take it to heart."

Speaking of this, she frowned slightly, "But this palace really needs to be rectified. Next time you go back to Gong Zhengsi, pass a message to Liu Xifeng and let her figure it out."

Xie Jin was folding the handkerchief, looked at her upon hearing this, and shook his head solemnly.

"If Your Majesty has something to instruct Liu Gongzheng, he has his own regulations for conveying the decree. The servants are now just His Majesty's maids in front of the imperial court. They can communicate with Gong Zhengsi and fully accept His Majesty's favor. How dare they speak empty-mouthed and prestige to pass on the oracle?"

She spoke decisively and looked extremely serious.

Xie Jin knew that Jiang Zhao had protected her many times and completely caged her under the wings of the emperor.

Especially in Xihe Palace, she is called a maid, but she enjoys the treatment of half master, and even Gao Sheng'an treats her with three points of courtesy.

But she didn't dare to be arrogant, instead she always stayed awake and kept her identity in mind.

Perhaps in front of Jiang Zhao, Xie Jin is naturally defenseless and relaxed. Even if she knows that she is the emperor, she can't just treat her as the master, but once outsiders and things are involved, Xie Jin is still extremely cautious.

Seeing her refusal, Jiang Zhao didn't say much, he just wanted to go back and ask Yuan Xiang to deliver an edict.

Jiang Han was tired from crying, and fell asleep in Jiang Zhao's arms at some point, but Xie Jin found out first, and summoned the nanny to take the little princess away, and lowered her voice and kept giving orders.

"You like that little girl?"

Jiang Zhao felt a little apprehensive, and as soon as the nanny left, she quietly stood behind Xie Jin.

Xie Jin was taken aback by her, covered his heart and turned his head, suppressed the urge to stare at her, gritted his teeth and said, "Why is Your Majesty walking so silently? This servant is only a small life, and I can't stand your scaring."

"It's my fault." Jiang Zhao apologized and bowed his head to admit his mistake.

She went to grab Xie Jin's hand, but the latter struggled a bit, but couldn't break free, so he let her go.

Jiang Zhao was a bit stubborn, he didn't hear the answer to the question just now, so he asked again: "Do you like that girl An Le very much?"

Xie Jin said: "The princess is young, just the age to be favored, the status of the servant is low, and she should serve the master with all her heart, what do you like or not like?"

"She is not your master." Jiang Zhao frowned again, quite dissatisfied.

Xie Jin showed helplessness, and coaxed her: "Yes, yes, you are the only master. She is still young, so let's not count it for now."

There were only the two of them in the hall now, Xie Jin relaxed a lot, and temporarily put down the strict distinction between master and servant, and was held by Jiang Zhao and sat on the chair.

Jiang Zhao himself didn't sit down, he still held Xie Jin's hand with one hand, pressed the other hand on the armrest, and looked closely into her eyes.

Xie Jin was held down and couldn't move, so he could only be forced to breathe and smell her. Looking at the pretty face so close, for some reason, he felt a little strange, he became more nervous for no reason, and even his face turned red.

"You let me go."

Perhaps because of being too close, Xie Jin didn't even dare to speak loudly, and what Jiang Zhao heard was more like a low-pitched breath.

Naturally, Jiang Zhao would not be so obedient, and even moved closer, tilting his head and rubbing against Xie Jin's neck, the black hair scattered under the bun tied up with pearl hairpins, making Xie Jin's neck itchy.

"Jinniang." Her voice was a little low, and she asked Xie Jin's ear: "Are you twenty-five this year?"

Jiang Zhao remembered clearly that Xie Jin was six years older than her, exactly the number of years they had been together so far.

Probably no woman would like to be mentioned her age, especially when the age is really gone.

Of course Xie Jin is not old, but 25 years old, for a woman, is already the age of a husband and a child, especially when there is a man in full bloom in front of him for comparison, Xie Jin will not feel that she is young.

Even though the other party was Jiang Zhao, she was still somewhat offended.

Jiang Zhao didn't receive a response when he asked out, and Jiang Zhao realized his recklessness.

"That's not what I meant." She hurried to make amends, and almost raised her fingers to swear, "You have always been the best look in my heart, not to mention that it's a good time for Huaxin to hire Ting, no matter where you are. You are gray-haired and old-fashioned, but in my heart, you are still unparalleled in the world, no one can compare to you."

Jiang Zhao stepped back half a step, allowing Xie Jin to see the sincerity and determination on his face.

Xie Jin, however, missed his gaze and looked into the distance, unwilling to meet her gaze, nor to see her regret.

"Jin Niang." Jiang Zhao took her other hand and whispered, "Have you forgotten? When we left the palace some time ago, others regarded us as husband and wife. From this we can see that in their eyes, we are still It's a good match."

Xie Jin finally couldn't help it, and squinted at her with the end of his eyes, "Stop talking nonsense."

After getting her response, regardless of her attitude, Jiang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help laughing: "This is not nonsense, eyes and mouths grow on other people, and I didn't bribe them with money."

Xie Jin was annoyed again, and tried hard to break free from their intertwined hands. Jiang Zhao was afraid that she would hurt her, so she had to let her go.

"The older your majesty is, the more outspoken you are." Xie Jin pushed Jiang Zhao away and stood up.

She recalled that in the past, Jiang Zhao always had a cute and pleasant appearance, and occasionally said some witty words, just to make her happy, never meant to be embarrassing or annoying.

But I don't know since when, he always likes to say some inconspicuous words, and even looks a little glib and dandy.

Thinking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but glared at her.

Jiang Zhao only thought that she was still angry because of her age, so she begged for mercy again, "My dear Jinniang, I already know I was wrong, please forgive me this time, there will be no next time."

She went close and tried to grab Xie Jin's hand again, but was successfully dodged this time.

Xie Jin said with a straight face: "Your Majesty speaks as soon as he speaks, don't touch your hands, how decent is it to be seen?"

Jiang Zhao was taught by her without complaint, and listened with lowered eyebrows.

Xie Jin saw that she had become well-behaved again, and his heart softened again. After all, he didn't really get angry with her, so he joked: "Your Majesty really should be more careful, if you are not a woman, you will be treated as molesting." The emperor of the palace is foolish."

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Zhao suddenly raised his head and looked at her with burning eyes.

"I've always treated you from the point of view of affection to the point of courtesy, can you still talk about flirting?" Jiang Zhao asked.

Her eyes were burning hot, as if she was hiding flames, Xie Jin was hard to bear by her, for some reason, the inside of her chest was beating like a drum, and she couldn't help but look away, not daring to look at her again.

Jiang Zhao stretched out his hand to pinch the tip of her chin, and without using any force, he gently kneaded that piece of soft flesh, and pressed it close to her cheek, rubbing his ears together, and said in a low voice: "At least this is what is considered flirting. What do you say?"

Xie Jin didn't say anything, like a disturbed rabbit, staggered back a few steps, keeping a distance from her.

Facing her defense, Jiang Zhao laughed instead.

Now she is not afraid of Xie Jin's embarrassment, nor is she afraid of Xie Jin keeping a distance from her. If Xie Jin still regards her as a good sister who can freely express her intimacy, then she will fight for the ground with her head.

Although Jiang Zhao had no intention of dominating Xie Jin, how could he be willing to subjugate her in the name of sister because of her admiration, and she had already said that she would never call her elder sister again.

Seeing that Xie Jin had a rosy face and dodged eyes, Jiang Zhao didn't push her too hard.

"When I mentioned your age just now, I really didn't mean any humiliation."

Jiang Zhao brought the topic back, as if the momentary ambiguity just now was just an illusion, and it could be eliminated in an instant.

Jiang Zhao looked at Xie Jin, with a smile on his face, but his palms hidden under the wide sleeves were already clenched into fists, and he wrote lightly, "I just want to ask you, is it natural for you to like peace and happiness?"

After a pause, she added, "Have Jinniang ever thought that she would become a mother and have her own children?"

Xie Jin's expression was still a little dazed, but the blush on his face had gradually faded, and he also felt that he was a little inexplicable, but he had such a big reaction because he was getting closer to others.

She calmed down, and when she heard Jiang Zhao's question again, she pulled her thoughts back.