Chapter 6 Prince Yuanqi

"Yes, it's been 16 years." Shen Sirong heard him mention 16 years, and a chill came out of her heart. There was a fog in her eyes, and her nose was sour and swollen.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Sirong closed his eyes and broke the fog. When I opened my eyes again, I saw a trace of regret from Shen Shiyan's face... regret? He doesn't deserve it.

Shen Sirong's eyes sank, and he resisted the impulse to come forward to tear off his face. He said in a deliberate tone, "I just don't know, Dad, can you remember that 16 years ago today was not only my mother's sacrifice day, but also the day of your and your wife's great joy."

Shen Sirong picked up her eyes and bit each word tightly. Looking at Shen Shiyan, her eyes were full of complexity. In fact, she didn't know what kind of feelings she had for her father. She used to look forward to her love for her father, but later found that he would only show a loving expression on Shen Siyi.

Gradually, when she faced him, she was always dominated by the hatred that had been buried in her heart for a long time.

"You... are presumptuous."

Shen Shiyan scolded angrily and raised his hand to greet Sirong's face. Shen Sirong did not hide, but raised his chin to meet his hand.

After waiting for a long time, the slap did not fall after all. Shen Sirong opened his eyes again and only saw Shen Shiyan walking out of Xiaoyuan's back with his hands behind his back. Under the moonlight, his shadow was dragged very long...

The wind on summer night is a little cool, like an invable fog permeating the body, moist and moist. Shen Sirong stood in the courtyard and heard the sound of more than the wall before returning to the room to rest.

Although it was late at night, Xiao Yuanfeng did not rest in Liwang's mansion. The door of the study was wide open. Under the dark yellow light, it was Xiao Yuanfeng in white. He was half bowed and holding a pen in his right hand, sketching something.

Little Five reminded softly at the door: "Your Majesty, it's late at night. Let's take a rest." Xiao Yuanfeng seemed to have heard of it and continued his business. After a long time, he stopped writing, put the pen down, and picked up a picture from the table. The woman in white on the painting was better than snow. The eyebrows are picturesque, but the exquisite facial features make people unable to move their eyes, but there is no smile on their faces, and their eyes are full of indescribable things.

Looking at his painting, Xiao Yuanfeng laughed softly. After returning home, the woman's voice and appearance always appeared in front of him. He picked up a book and read it for a long time and never turned the page. Until the evening, Xiao Wuzi brought back the news that she had entered Shen Shiyan's mansion.

When his heart came, he drew a picture. Unexpectedly, he drew her. The little fifth son poked his head and saw his master smiling at a painting, reminding him again, "Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yuanfeng answered: "Little five? Come on, remember to frame this painting and hang it there." Xiao Yuanfeng handed the picture scroll to Xiao Wuzi, looked around, and pointed to the wall on the right. Xiao Yuanfeng's proudest word was hung on the wall.

"I know." The little five picked up the painting and answered.

"When you are framed, take off the word and replace it with this painting, but you have to collect that word for me."

"Yes."

After the statement, Xiao Yuanfeng went out of the study and went back to the dormitory. The little fifth son waited for Xiao Yuanfeng to leave before secretly opening the painting. At a glance, the painting was not the lady he met today.

The little five son thought privately that his prince was really worried this time. However, Miss Shenfu is also a high-ranking official's daughter, and her own prince is also acceptable. If this can be done, it will finally be a big thing on the mind of the Empress Shu.

Changli Imperial Palace.

Taihe Hall. ( The place of the upper court)

Yongkang Emperor Xiao Ze was sitting on the dragon chair and looking at the minister below who was reporting the matter. The weather was a little sultry. At this early morning, Xiao Ze's dragon robe was sweating.

"Your Majesty, Weichen received the news that the flood in Lingzhou has been alleviated." Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry stood in the middle of the court, holding the board with both hands and arching forward.

Xiao Ze leaned back and put his hand on the armrest beside him: "Oh? How is the Lingzhou embankment project going?

"Your Majesty, the dam in Lingzhou has been undergoing emergency repairs. The rain stopped a few days ago. The craftsmen processed it overnight to repair the original dam to prevent the next wave of disasters, and build a new dam behind the original dam, which will be much harder and higher than before. It is expected to be completed early next year.

"At the beginning of the year?" Xiao Ze frowned and locked his eyebrows: "That can prevent floods next year, but this is also a way to treat the symptoms but not the root causes."

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry returned to his position. Xiao Ze looked at the ministers and finally looked at Xiao Yuanqi, the prince on the right.

Xiao Yuanqi was only 23 years old. He was crowned as the crown prince from the age of 16 and began to participate in politics at the age of 16. When he saw Xiao Ze looking at him, he stood up.

"Children think that canals can be opened in Lingzhou." Xiao Yuanqi stood up. Seeing his proposal, the corners of Xiao Ze's mouth raised slightly, and he had thought about opening the canal, but he preferred that it would be raised by the prince.

"Texit about it."

Xiao Yuanfeng said: "I think that the climate in Lingzhou is uneven, and there will be floods all year round if you go south, and it is very prone to droughts when you go north to Yizhou. If you open a canal and open it, you can take the water away and implement the plan of water diversion from the north to the south. In this way, both problems will be eliminated.

"South-to-North Water Diversion?" Previously, Xiao Ze asked him in the inner hall. He only said that he had a countermeasure, but he didn't want to be really surprised.

And the ministers under the hall listened to Xiao Yuanqi's words and suddenly realized that they looked at the prince with more respect and admiration. Xiao Ze looked at the reaction of everyone in the hall with satisfaction, cleared his throat and restrained his emotions: "Then it's up to the prince at this time."

"The minister obeys the order." Xiao Yuanqi took the order to step aside.

"Soong Chengfei." Xiao Ze looked straight and said.

"I'm here." One person listed is Song Chengfei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"The Ministry of Industry needs to fully cooperate with the prince to complete this policy of south-to-north water diversion to calm the world."

"I complied with the order."

Xiao Ze nodded with satisfaction and was overjoyed: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching on August 15th, and I will have a banquet at the Xingtai. All Aiqing can bring their women into the palace to celebrate together.

"Thank you, emperor, long live my emperor."

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East Palace.

Prince Xiao Yuanqi is sitting in the study. There are two bodyguards standing outside the door. There is a man kneeling in the middle of the study. The man is dressed in black and his hair is high. It seems that he should be the confidant of the prince.

"Oh? How could Li Wang think so about a woman? It's rare." Xiao Yuanqi closed the picture scroll in his hand and raised a trace of sarcasm at the corners of his mouth: "Who is this woman? Can you find out?"

This scroll was secretly copied by the person he placed in the Liwang Mansion. He was really curious about who could make Xiao Yuanfeng willing to take down the character. If he remembers it well, the subword was written by Xiao Yuanfeng at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet the year before last. At that time, his father appreciated it, and Xiao Yuanfeng has always regarded it as a treasure.

The man in the hall replied, "Your Highness, I still don't know whose lady it is."

Xiao Yuanqi's eyes opened slightly: "Go and check."

"Yes."

After approving the folds on the case, Xiao Yuanqi breathed heavily, Jiangshan? The country is the burden on the king's shoulders. As a picker, the king's burden can't be removed in his life. Everyone thinks that the king is very powerful, but they can't even protect their own women.

Xiao Yuanqi's hand grabbed the edge of the desk and waited for his hand to move away, and there were several traces on it. Wasn't his mother mistaken by this country? Even if you are awarded the title of queen, the dead don't need honor.

He is the prince, and he has to sit in this country. For Xiao Yuanfeng, he has always maintained a relationship not far away. In his eyes, although Xiao Yuanfeng is only two years younger than him, he mostly acts frankly, just a child who has not grown up.

Everyone said that he was not stable enough, but this frankness made Xiao Yuanqi envious... And because of this frankness, he did not worry that Xiao Yuanfeng would seek a position, even if his mother, Shufei, had the highest status in the harem.

But even if Xiao Yuanfeng has this thought, he doesn't have the ability. People in the court only know that Xiao Yuanqi is now regent, but they don't know that he has already mastered the overall situation in the court...

Xiao Yuanqi was still thinking deeply and was interrupted by the internal supervisor outside the door: "Your Highness, please go to the imperial study." Xiao Yuanqi looked up and saw that it was Eunuch Guo, the close servant beside the emperor.

"It's hard for Mr. Guo."

Xiao Yuanqi came to the imperial study with his father-in-law: "My son and minister visited his father." Seeing that he had arrived, Xiao Ze ordered to send away all the eunuchs. After everyone left, Xiao Ze greeted Xiao Yuanqi to stand beside him.

Xiao Yuanqi stood next to the imperial court. Xiao Ze looked at him and was full of pride. If Fengqing can see it, she must be very gratified. Xiao Ze gave him a seat and said for a long time, "Yuan Qi, you should also marry the imperial concubine." Xiao Yuanqi was only stunned for that moment when he heard the emperor's words, and his expression returned to normal. For him, this was only a matter of time.

Xiao Yuanqi asked, "What does your father think?" You know, as a prince, he can't think about many things, such as his marriage.

"Father, I hope you have a happier life." This is Xiao Ze's heart. He has tasted the feeling of being alone in a high position over the years. He hoped that Xiao Yuanqi could have a person around him who could share his joy. Just like Su Fengqing in those years. Even a little is enough.

"Happy?" Xiao Yuanqi said silently in the bottom of his heart, only feeling that this was extremely strange to him.

"The person you choose is the best person you like." Xiao Ze whispered that this word is even more difficult for the royal family.

"I understand." Xiao Yuanqi has no expectations for his feelings. For him, the crown princess is just a name.

"There is another point to remind you that foreign relatives can't be saved."