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An understanding smile appeared on the empress dowager's face. ”Then you should join with This Dowager in persuading the emperor not to retreat so quickly.”
Rong'er's forehead began to drip with sweat. She came to pay her respects but couldn't find the right words. ”Empress Dowager, what's the meaning of this?”
”Rong'er, the emperor is young. He views matters as though they were simple, and easily takes care of them. He thinks that all his subjects are as easy to deal with as taking care of them.” The empress dowager looked at Xuan Ye. ”That's to say, there's nothing wrong with paying respects to the emperor. If he's unprepared for the emperor, does the emperor think he can get rid of him just by using a few young men?”
Xuan Ye thought about it and said, ”Royal Grandmother, I've been thinking about this for the past few years. With my youth, it would be really risky for me to do what I've done.”
”Today, you know that capturing someone is a close call, and ten years from now, you will surely find out that your hasty retreat is even more dangerous.” The Empress Dowager said.
”Since grandson knows, I will seriously consider this question.” Xuan Ye replied.
Rong'er had been by his side for a long time, but he didn't dare to interject or leave. He just watched the empress dowager and the emperor conversing in silence. The empress dowager and the emperor talked all the way until dinner time, when the empress dowager left the emperor to eat with Rong'er in the palace. The empress dowager and the emperor all the way until dinner time, when the empress dowager left the emperor to eat with Rong'er in the palace of Tzu Ning, when the emperor all the time seemed to have returned to the river spring.
That night, the emperor turned Rong'er's cards over. Rong'er was still not fit to sleep in the moon, and Xuan Ye just wanted to have a good chat with him. Usually, Rong'er would have his own son, including the emperor's wife, his wet nurse, and the palace maids. Today, Xuan Ye had been taught a lesson by the empress dowager all afternoon. He was distressed in his heart. ”Rong'er, tell me, is it my fault?”
Rong'er smiled as he embraced Xuan Ye. ”Your majesty, do you want to hear the truth from Rong'er, or are you lying?”
”Of course it's the truth.” Xuan Ye put his arm around Rong'er.
”Chenqie thinks that what the Old Ancestor said is reasonable. After all, the Emperor is still young. No matter what, the Old Ancestor has seen much of the world after three generations.” Rong'er said softly, ”Does Your Majesty remember that military book you read when Rong'er was still Huai Chengli, the Thirty-Six Stratagems?”
”Of course I do. The two books recommended to me in the form of Sun Tzu's Martial Arts and the Thirty-six Stratagems were all read by Rong'er together. ” Xuan Ye replied.
”In between …” Rong'er had only said two words when Xuan Ye interrupted. ”The tenth move is to hide a knife in a smile. Does Rong'er want to say this?”
”Your Majesty knows this very well. This plan is to have the enemy disguise themselves as well as numb them, so as to conceal their actual motives.” Rong'er laughed.
”But, these three might not be the enemy.” Xuan Ye shook his head and sighed.
”But it's still hard to differentiate between friend and foe.” Rong'er imitated Xuan Ye's tone, shaking his head and sighing as he spoke.
Rong'er mimicked him as he spoke. Xuan Ye smiled and said mysteriously, ”Actually, I still have the chips to control them.”
”Oh? ”What?” Rong'er asked.
”Wu YingXiong, the eldest son of Wu Sanguan, Geng Zhizhong, the brother of Geng Jing Zhong, are all attached to his forehead. Furthermore, in the capital, I have ordered people to observe the movements of my father's residence. Xuan Ye said with a smile.
”Well, that makes sense.” Rong'er nodded. ”But what the Empress Dowager said is right. If they can rebel against the light of day, then it's also possible that they will be sentenced to justice. It's better for the emperor to be more cautious.”
Xuan Ye nodded and smiled. ”Don't worry. I will pay more attention.”
Xuan Ye caressed Rong'er's face and said with a pained heart, ”After Rong'er was born, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight. I want to tell the empress to prepare more nourishing food for the imperial kitchens.”
Rong'er's face reddened as she said with a smile, ”It's not that Rong'er got skinnier, it's that he ate too much during his time of honor and became too fat. It's just right that it's better now. If he got any fatter, he'd turn ugly.”
Xuan Ye laughed and embraced Rong'er. ”I like Rong'er, no matter how thin or fat he is.”
A warm atmosphere can temporarily let people forget all their worries and worries …