Baochai is a mermaid

For 15 years, he lived in a lie every day. His parents respected him like a king, his brothers feared him, he had no friends, and even the people who served him changed from one generation to the next.

The emperor's doting, the queen's praise, and the criticism from the government and the public, that kind of life on the cusp of the storm, Xue Baoer dared not even think about it.

She secretly made up her mind that no matter how aggressive Wei Chi reacted, she would accompany him through this most difficult time.

The wounds on the heart can only be healed with time.

Waiting, waiting, waiting until the candles were lit outside the window, and the servants of the Princess Mansion began to arrange dinner, Xue Baoer heard Wei Chi's hoarse voice, and said "um" very softly.

He actually easily believed what she said, and didn't argue with her like before, and didn't even ask her how she learned about it.

Except for holding her for a long time, he didn't make any drastic reaction.

It's just that from that day on, Wei Chi talked less and less, went out early and returned late every day, but the protection of her became more and more strict, almost to the point of sickness.

Sometimes Xue Baoer feels that Wei Chi is not protecting her, but imprisoning her.

The huge princess mansion is like a birdcage with a canary in it, and she herself is the bird that has lost her freedom and can only sing tactfully.

Until one day Princess An Ning broke into the upper courtyard of the princess mansion with a sword, Xue Baoer realized that the spring was late outside the window and the cold winter had passed.

Compared with the bright spring, An Ning's state is not very good. She has obviously cried, her eyes are redder than a rabbit, and she is too thin.

"What's wrong with you?" Xue Bao'er hurriedly took her hand and asked.

An Ning glanced cautiously at Wei Chi who was leaning on the large welcoming pillow on the other side of the kang table and concentrating on reading, his eye circles became even redder, but he refused to say a word.

Xue Baoer also looked at Wei Chi, and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"

Wei Chi put down the book, and said in a cold voice, "The queen has gone to Prince Zhongshun's residence to propose marriage."

An Ning cried like this, and she also knew that she was the one who was proposed for marriage, and the queen was definitely not the one proposed for Prince Ren Weijun.

An Ning likes Wei Jun, she has known for a long time, if the queen comes forward to propose marriage for Wei Jun, An Ning will soon marry the man she has admired for many years, she might be so happy, why would she cry?

Could it be Wei Cheng?

In all fairness, Xue Baoer felt that the unambitious Wei Cheng was more suitable for An Ning, so he comforted her with a smile: "Don't cry, Prince Li is also very good, with a handsome appearance and a gentle personality, and the population of the palace is simple, no one will restrain you. Wait. In the future, when you come to a feudal land, you will be a vassal, and the sky will let the birds fly, so you can live your life as you want?"

This is Xue Baoer's ideal life.

"It's not Wei Cheng."

Xue Baoer's thoughts of flying to the fief were forcibly interrupted by Wei Chi's cold voice, following the prestige, he saw the expressionless face of that person suddenly turned cold.

Why are you upset again?

For some reason, An Ning began to hesitate to speak since entering the room, as if she was afraid of seeing Wei Chi, which was not the case in the past.

Xue Baoer couldn't figure it out, and didn't compete with her anymore. An Ning was afraid of Wei Chi, but she wasn't.

To be precise, she has never been afraid of Wei Chi.

"It's not Wei Cheng, who else could it be?" Xue Bao'er raised her face and asked, quite a bit tit-for-tat.

An Ning hurriedly pulled her away, but the person on the opposite side of the kang smiled suddenly: "It's me."

"..."

Xue Baoer rolled her eyes slowly, then turned again, and looked at An Ning in disbelief: "Is what he said true?"

An Ning nodded in pain.

"Then how?" Xue Bao'er almost blurted out.

"He has a bad face and a bad temper, and he has bad habits, you know all about it! There are the eldest princess, the Duke of An, and six unmarried sons in the mansion of An Guogong. There are a lot of troubles. The queen is sending you to the fire pit! Ritui!"

An Ning nodded in pain again, quickly took Xue Baoer's hand, and said with tears in her eyes, "Who said no? I just didn't want to jump into this fire pit, so I came here to ask you for help."

Xue Baoer was about to ask how to help, but the "fire pit" on the opposite side quit: "I'm still here, do you want to change places?"

An Ning glanced at Wei Chi again, only to see that the corners of his lips were raised, his eyes were smiling, he was completely gone from the coldness and force he had when he was disturbing the court situation, and he seemed to have changed back to the careless and heartless man she knew before. playboy boy.

"No change!" Xue Bao'er turned around and made a face at him, "Where are you and where is the fire pit, don't let people tell you."

An Ning took it for granted.

Wei Chi's change seems to have started last winter. After he recovered from his injury, he plunged into the imperial study room, first read the memorial to the emperor, and then finished reading the acting emperor's Zhu Zhu.

Before the new year, Wei Chi invited an expert from Xianwu Mountain into the palace to make alchemy for the emperor. Hearing that he couldn't bother to take medicine during the period, the emperor simply stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to recuperate, and gave the imperial study to Wei Chi.

In the beginning, there were Xiao Shoufu and the four elders discussing politics together, but after the new year, the two elders had accidents one after another. One of them was involved in the fraud case that shocked the government and the public, and the other was found out that he was The government sometimes embezzled the money and food for disaster relief, causing starvation and death everywhere, and the victims had to change their children to eat.

Coincidentally, these two pavilion elders were exceptionally promoted by the emperor at the beginning of his ascension to the throne. When the scandal broke out, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood and passed out on the spot.The whole imperial hospital was at a loss, but thanks to the expert who had rejuvenation skills, after taking a few pills, the emperor finally woke up slowly.

From then on, he obeyed Wei Chi's words.

As the saying goes, "Three years to clean up the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver", and it is not a matter of recent years that the national treasury is empty. If you look closely, which elder can be clean?

Xiao Shoufu is also a fine person, seeing that the emperor's spirit is getting worse day by day, and Wei Chi has a lot of troubles in his chest, and he is as cruel as the emperor. He is still standing behind him, pretending to be idle at home In fact, An Guogong, who is in control of the army, and the noble Princess Dening.

You must know that the emperor's accession to the throne was also facilitated by An Guogong and the eldest princess.

The time and place are favorable and the people are harmonious, Wei Chi is monopolized by one person, and there is almost no suspense about the throne.

What he lacks is just a legitimate identity.

As for Wei Chi's identity, there have long been rumors that he is actually the emperor's illegitimate son raised outside.

As long as the emperor himself admits this kind of thing, who dares to say that he is not.

So Xiao Shoufu took the two remaining elders and silently left the Yushufang, and now Wei Chi has the final say on the Yushufang.

The emperor was not idle in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he called the queen over to attend to the sick, the queen was so tired at night, and was forced to go to Zhongshun Palace to propose marriage to the guard during the day.

These peaces were all told by Princess Zhongshun.

At that time, Princess Zhongshun also said: "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger since ancient times. Although you and Wei Chi have known each other since childhood, I can see that he is not easy to get along with. The king is so cold, and the women in the harem are fighting each other every day. You Simple minded, I don't want you to get involved here, the only plan for now is to get engaged to you first."

Speaking of Princess Zhongshun, she blamed herself: "It's all my fault that I was too high-sighted a few years ago. I didn't like others who caught up with others, and they didn't look down on you when I liked them. That's why they dragged your marriage until today." There's nowhere to go either."

"I know you love Wei Jun, but his heart is too big and he doesn't have that fate. You won't get good results if you follow him." Princess Zhongshun smiled bitterly, "Since I have been forced to this point, I have discussed it with your father. Now, let you choose yourself. Except for Wei Jun, whoever you choose, we will put on this old face and beg, and we will definitely not let you marry into the palace."

An Ning chose Xue Pan without even thinking about it.

Concubine Zhongshun was startled, she turned her head and said that she knew about it from King Zhongshun, but King Zhongshun reprimanded the concubine, saying that even if his precious daughter got married, she would not be reduced to marrying a lowly businessman.

An Ning went to argue with King Zhongshun, but King Zhongshun would rather break his promise than allow her to marry into the Shang family.

Only then did An Ning realize what kind of gap lay between her and Xue Pan.

She was not convinced, and personally recommended Xue Pan to King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun saw that Xue Pan was a good young man who practiced martial arts at a glance, and proposed to let him take the martial arts exam. He promised to recommend him to the Northwest Army after he passed the exam. Jungong agreed to marry An Ning.

This is tantamount to agreeing to their marriage in disguise.

But what Xue Pan said, Xue Pan said: "Thank you for your appreciation. But Xue has a widowed mother and younger sister in his family. I really can't live without people. I'm afraid I will live up to the high expectations of the prince."

It was like refusing in disguise, King Zhongshun was so angry that he sneered twice and walked away.

An Ning began to cry as she spoke, "Bao'er, tell me, what do you think I should do?"

Xue Baoer: "..."

She hasn't gone out for a few days, so the world has changed.