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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Third Highness came to greet you." The report from the Big Diao Temple broke the dignified silence in the Hanyuan Hall.

Xiao Lingming bowed and was about to leave, but Emperor Wu stopped him with the hairpin he had when he came.

Emperor Wu sighed, walked up to Xiao Lingming and sat him down on the low couch, and pulled up his hair with his own hands, the thick and bitter ambergris on his body completely wrapped Xiao Lingming in it.

A long hairpin held the bun loosely, and a few strands of hair inevitably fell down.Emperor Wu reached out his hand to pick behind Xiao Lingming's ear, then leaned over and kissed Xiao Lingming's forehead slowly, and whispered: "Since Minger doesn't want to die, he should take the initiative, shouldn't he?"

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When Song Xian walked around the nine-fold screen, he saw Concubine Xiao Gui in lavender plain clothes sitting beside the dragon couch, obviously stunned for a moment.This noble concubine is always difficult to see, even if she ran into them, princes and princesses, she would deliberately avoid them.

She is like Emperor Wu's forbidden scorpion and treasures, which are majestically treasured in many palaces, never seeing the light of day.

But the expression on Song Xian's face only lasted for a moment, and he knelt down respectfully as usual, and said in a clever way: "I have seen my father, I have seen my mother and concubine Xiao, my father is blessed, and my mother is well."

Emperor Wu raised his hand casually, "Get up." He asked again, "Why didn't Ya'er enter the palace with you?"

Song Xian replied: "Ya'er felt a little uncomfortable when she got up this morning. I think it's because the moon is getting older."

Emperor Wu hummed, and explained: "The medical order said that Ya'er was supposed to be a boy in her womb, she is the first grandson under my knees, you and her must be careful."

Song Xian responded and said: "With the blessing of my father, Ya'er will definitely give birth to my grandson in my father's place."

"A few horses of material newly acquired by Concubine Ai are soft and smooth, ask Xian'er to take them back to Ya'er." Emperor Wu patted the back of Concubine Xiao's pale hand in his palm, and gave a command without warning.

Concubine Xiao Gui was originally just sitting and playing with the multi-treasure ring on her finger, she didn't seem to have the slightest interest in the conversation between the father and son.Suddenly being surprised by Emperor Wu, she looked sideways at Emperor Wu, and then said softly to Song Xian, "Since His Majesty has already spoken, let Xianer come with me. It is said that children are delicate, and they are just in use."

Concubine Xiao's voice was extremely soft and mellow, just like the black soft veil wrapped around her body.It was the first time for Song Xian to hear such a long speech from such a close distance, and Song Xian felt a little uncomfortable, and goose bumps arose on his wrist.

Emperor Wu waved his hand lazily, obviously not wanting to keep anyone, "Let's go now."

Concubine Xiao raised the corner of her skirt in a salute, and was about to go out with Song Xian, but was stopped by Emperor Wu after taking a step.

"Come over at night." Emperor Wu said.

Concubine Xiao Gui nodded meekly, and then retreated politely.

There is an example in the harem of the Great Yuan Dynasty that non-wife people are not allowed to ride on chariots.The prince who has already left the palace to establish a mansion does not have the grace of the emperor, so naturally he cannot be kicked out.

Song Xian followed Concubine Xiao's chariot with sleeves inserted.

Song Xian was dressed in a gold-embedded green dress, with jingling jade pendants on his body, and he walked gracefully.

But he didn't feel tired after walking leisurely, but he was tired of looking at Concubine Xiao.

After walking like this for a while, Concubine Xiao tapped the screen a few times with her forefinger wearing the dazzling multi-treasure ring, and the palace servants immediately stopped obediently.

"Come on, I'll see how your eyes dazzle as you walk." Concubine Xiao said in a manly voice.

"Your Majesty... this is against the rules." Song Xian bowed and saluted. Although the sedan chair is wide enough to accommodate three people, although Concubine Xiao Gui is his concubine in name, she is only six years older than him. A chariot is a bit inappropriate.

What's more, what he said was somewhat interesting, in front of Emperor Wu, he was a close and flattering father and concubine Xiao, but when he was alone, he became a respectful empress.

Xiao Lingming grew up alone in the harem for ten years, and it had been a long time since anyone would refute his interest. He didn't even bother to say anything, but impatiently knocked on the handrail again.

Song Xian sighed in his heart, since the imperial concubine didn't care too much, then he doesn't have to care too much.

How can I say that even if this matter is spread by interested people, it is only the fault of Concubine Xiao Gui.He, Song Xian, was a prince who lost his father at a young age and was not very favored. Maybe he dared to disobey the favorite concubine on the emperor's heart.

Song Xian got on the chariot and knelt down restrainedly.But even so, the ambergris on Concubine Xiao's body still enveloped him pervasively, the smell was a bit too strong, dull and decayed, yet inexplicably sweet and bitter.

It should not have been contaminated in the Hanyuan Hall for such a strong concentration, perhaps the Emperor Rong Chong gave the only ambergris in the world to the Concubine Chong.

After arriving at the Zhaoyang Palace, Song Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He has always been cautious and restrained in front of the emperor. After getting used to such labor-intensive things, he became a habit. It is difficult to let go of nature.

Song Xian got off the chariot first, then turned around and raised his hands according to the rules, waiting to help Concubine Xiao Gui get off the chariot.

Concubine Xiao's hand rested on Song Xian's wrist through the sleeve, slender and soft, but bigger than he imagined.

Song Xian followed her into the palace half a step behind, thinking that this noble concubine was too tall.

Although Dayuan women like barefoot clogs, heavy clogs can add a lot of stature, but before this Xiao Guifei walked half a step ahead of him, she was even half a head taller than him.

Song Xian lowered his eyes and retracted his sleeves, followed this Concubine Xiao into the extremely majestic Zhaoyang Palace, without squinting, very humble.

Song Xian grew up in the palace until he was 14 years old. Before that, he had never set foot in Concubine Xiao's palace.He grew up to seven years old by the side of his biological mother, Concubine Ning.After Concubine Ning passed away, she was brought up in the Empress's Yong'an Palace.

There are many children raised in the queen's palace.

Although the queen has no family, most of the children raised in her own palace are treated equally, whether they are born with a prominent biological mother who died young like him, or those whose biological mother is low-ranking and unlucky.

Compared with the word mother and queen, the queen is more like the mother of the country.The mother looks like the world, she is high above the rest, and she can't make mistakes in what she does, and she doesn't have the slightest affection.

In the eyes of the present Third Highness, since the queen has no intentions and is impartial, there is no need to force her, but for Song Xian, who was only a few years old and once loved the high-ranking birth mother, he once tried his best to win the queen's favor.

When Song Xian was ten years old, the current concubine Xiao entered the palace as a concubine, and after three months, she was enshrined as a concubine with half a queen's ceremonial guard.

After the Xiao family entered the palace, the harem, which had been ruled by the queen since Emperor Wu ascended the throne, was no longer the queen's world.

However, although the Xiao family favors the only one, he never intervenes in the palace affairs, and he just avoids seeing the empress, and never takes the initiative to offend.

From the present Song Xian's point of view, the queen's avoidance to Yong'an was just a plan to flatter and kill this young noble concubine along the way.

——It's just that the queen miscalculated, and she can't be blamed. Emperor Wu's Shafa Guojue was not a person who was attached to women, but he favored this noble concubine Xiao Shi for ten years.

But as far as the young Song Xian is concerned, as a child in the Queen's Palace, he naturally cannot get close to Xiao Shi.

Concubine Xiao Gui bestowed tea seats and ordered people to fetch ingredients.While waiting, she casually asked a few words about the belly of the third princess.

Concubine Xiao Gui held an attitude of an elder, her intention to get in touch with him was obvious.But she seemed to be genuinely curious, asking innocently and simply.

Song Xian didn't show any emotion on his face, but there was some difference in his heart. He never thought that his father's favorite concubine would have such a temperament.He always felt that being able to handle the woman of Emperor Wu must be something extraordinary.

But Song Xian couldn't see anything good about this Xiao family other than his looks.

Song Xian planned to answer carefully in his heart, and at the same time he couldn't help but start to wonder why the imperial concubine who loved the harem suddenly extended an olive branch to him at this moment, and the emperor personally nodded his head on this matter.

——It's no wonder that he couldn't think of the burial for a while. Emperor Wu ascended the throne and stepped on the mountain of corpses in the sea of ​​blood.His emperor Laozi, his wife and several sons of the emperor Laozi were all wiped out in front of the Hanyuan Hall.

Of course, it is impossible to be buried in a decent manner according to the etiquette system.This incident happened more than a hundred years ago, and naturally no one in the palace experienced it personally.

After a while, Concubine Xiao's palace staff prepared their things and came back to hold them.Song Xian was ready to bow and leave.But the imperial concubine didn't seem to have the slightest intention of letting him go, instead she looked him up and down.

Just when Song Xian was extremely uncomfortable being looked at by her, Concubine Xiao Gui finally spoke.

Concubine Xiao Gui spoke in the uncomfortable, hoarse and soft tone that made people uncomfortable as always, and when she asked, it was extremely rebellious.

She took off the jewel-encrusted enamel armor on her finger, revealing a tube of bloody red nails, and said softly and slowly, "Xian'er, do you want to be the prince?"

Even Song Xian, who is an expert in this kind of acting, couldn't help but be surprised by her bold question.

For a while, she was not sure whether her behavior just now was really stupid, or she acted until now because of the temptation of this sentence.

Song Xian quickly got up and bowed without making any mistakes, "Your Majesty, be careful, Xianer doesn't have such a heart." His heart was beating drums, and it was rare to hesitate.

—— Did Concubine Xiao ask this question, or did Concubine Xiao ask it on behalf of the emperor above Ming Tang.

When Emperor Wu was young, he had great martial arts skills in various battles, but now his hidden injuries have recurred, and his body is visibly weakening day by day.But the position of the Eastern Palace is still vacant.No one in the ruling and opposition parties did not stare at that position, but no one dared to let the emperor see that he was staring at that position. ,

Concubine Xiao's eyelashes drooped, she leaned on the couch, she remained silent for a while, only the pearls on her earrings were dangling on the edge of her pale and delicate chin.

After an unknown amount of time, Concubine Xiao Gui finally spoke. She seemed to feel that she had lost interest, so she waved her hand lightly, "Go."