Chapter 2

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Seats also have ranks, from the distance from the main seat to the publicity or the shielding of the screen, you have to sit according to your status. Because the sixteenth princess is a new widow and has a noble status, she also got a screen, which is in an excellent position to face the high platform. The so-called screen is a small private room surrounded by floor-to-ceiling screens on six sides. The screen facing the stage uses a special process, so that the outside can be seen clearly, but the inside cannot be seen clearly from the outside. Concubines have trouble wearing hats when foreign officials are present.

After a dull drumbeat, the opening stage is a thrilling break dance, with rapid drumbeats, waving silver swords, and actors wearing masks and silver armors performing tragic epics with gorgeous dancing postures on the high stage.

Princess Sixteen was holding Suo Lanzhen in her arms and watching intently, when the screen behind her suddenly rang, Princess Sixteen frowned slightly and looked there, but it was Lan Yin who came in, Yin was an older court lady, who could survive till now They are somewhat powerful. Lan Yin was served by Emperor Li, so even the Sixteenth Princess had to call out Mother Lan.

"Lan Yin met Her Majesty the Sixteenth, and His Majesty was very concerned about what happened to the little Diji in the afternoon, so he sent the old servant to take the little Diji to have a look, and bring her back later." An incense burner was on the sixteenth princess's desk, and it was said to be plum blossoms from the new tribute. Emperor Li knew that this daughter loved plum blossoms, so he gave it to her to let her have a taste.

The sixteenth princess had no choice but to let Lan Yin take Suo Lanzhen away. What she said just now was euphemistic but it was an order at all. It has been several hours since Suo Lanzhen's accident, so why don't you watch it sooner or later, but at this time, you just thought of seeing your little granddaughter. But, after all, it was her father, the king of a country, so she could only suppress her restlessness and watch the singing and dancing absent-mindedly.

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On the other side, Suo Lanzhen was carried to Emperor Li. She was the only child in the palace. She was beautiful and well-behaved, so she was deeply loved by the emperor. Emperor Li hugged his little granddaughter and gave her dessert, and asked her like the sixteenth princess if she was injured, if she was afraid, how she ran out, and why she had to climb a tree. Little Di Ji repeated what she had said to her mother, and when she heard her say that she missed her father, Li Di's eyes darkened, and he glanced aside and looked at Prince Su from time to time, and asked her kindly: " Do you want me to give you a father?"

Suo Lanzhen looked at her grandfather with big watery eyes, and couldn't understand what he said, so she asked nonchalantly, "Is the father you gave me Zhen'er's father? Daddy will hug Zhen'er and give Zhener a lot of delicious food." , are you still playing with Zhener?"

"Haha, third brother, Zhen'er is asking you." Lidi smiled and asked the man behind him sideways, because Suo Lanzhen was held by Lidi, so he saw his grandfather standing behind him. Looking at a tall man, his facial features are deep and he looks like Lidi, but he has a pair of purple eyes.

He hugged Suo Lanzhen with a smile and said: "Xiao Zhener, what's the problem? As long as you like it, Daddy will hug you every day, play with you, and let you eat the most delicious food in the world. Can I take it off for you?"

Suo Lanzhen was hugged into a firm and warm embrace, looked up at this tall and handsome man with purple eyes, believed his words, but didn't know that this man was mother's third uncle, so she nodded ignorantly: "good."

"Why does Xiao Zhen'er have so many silver pieces?" King Rong An looked at Xiao Di Ji's silver bracelet strangely, but he didn't see Prince Su's pale face beside him.

"Mother said that Zhen'er is small, so she has to hang it up and take it off when she grows up." Suo Lanzhen said as she shook her hands and wrinkled her nose: "But Zhen'er doesn't like to wear this."

"Don't take it if you don't like it. Come on, call me Daddy, and I'll take it for you, okay?" King Rong An looked at the little man in his arms with a smile, and coaxed her gently.

"Really?" The little girl looked at King Rong An with some hope in her big wet eyes, and the man nodded affirmatively.

"Daddy." Suo Lanzhen called out childishly. King Rong An was overjoyed. He hugged the limp little girl and asked the palace maid to remove the bracelet for her. He secretly nodded to his brother as a sign that the transaction was successful.

When he found Suo Lanzhen twisting her small body in his arms, he asked her what she wanted to do? Suo Lanzhen said softly that she was going to tell her mother that she had a father. King Rong An laughed loudly, kissed her on the cheek and said, "Daddy will tell your mother about this in person, so Xiaozhen Son stay here obediently, Daddy will go to find mother, okay?"

Seeing Suo Lanzhen nodding, he handed the little Diji to Nanny Lan, and strode towards the screen where the sixteenth princess was. Prince Su was fascinated by the direction in which Uncle San Huang left, but was secretly kicked by Emperor Li.

King Rong An is the half-brother of Emperor Li, and his biological mother is a princess who was sent to Beijing from a famous family in the four northern states. Because the ancestors of the four northern states all fled from the barbarians of the Northland. With the blood of the Northland, both men and women are tall, with deep eyes and high noses, and different eye colors. They still take the unique eye color as the symbol of the family, and purple eyes are the highest class among them.

Although this purple-eyed son was not favored by the first emperor and had no chance of unification, those unique eyes represented the power of the family behind him, so he escaped unharmed after Emperor Li ascended the throne and was able to become king in the north. When Emperor Li was in power, the four northern states were in a state of disunity, so he thought that the third younger brother was a waste of chess, and there was no threat to go back. He didn't want to spend decades slowly gathering the strength of the four northern states, and began to move around. Now that the chaotic war is over, it is time to implement the policy of self-cultivation and rejuvenation. If there is turmoil in the north, war will inevitably resume. Therefore, before passing the throne to the prince, Emperor Li must see the submission of the four northern states. This time, King Rong An came to discuss the matter of trade and river transportation. Tilo City has the largest port for cargo in the north and is also the capital of the four northern states. policy, tax reduction and exemption, but on the other hand, it monopolizes cargo ships. If you want to do business in the four northern states, you have to hire their merchant ships, call at designated ports, give priority to the shops under the name of the family to select goods, and in addition to extract from the sales proceeds For these harsh conditions, the two sides have negotiated without compromise for a long time without any results.

Until King Rong An happened to meet the widowed Sixteenth Princess, that night he sent someone to tell Emperor Li that if he made Sixteenth Princess his concubine, all business matters would be easy to discuss. Back then, in order to gain the support of his family, King Rong An married the concubine who was his cousin. After several years of marriage, he died of illness without any heirs. Originally wanted to adopt an heir from the clan, but due to various reasons, there was no one in the clan to choose, so until now it was almost ages, even if the princess passed away and married a new side concubine, there were only two daughters who were betrothed under her knees.

Being an uncle marrying a niece is nothing new in Donglu, but it is not good to publicize it. What's more, the princess who is newly widowed for less than two years is marrying her uncle who is 13 years older than her. It sounds great. When Emperor Li was still hesitating, news of the disappearance of Little Di Ji came. He had always cared about this little granddaughter, so he immediately sent Lan Yin to investigate the situation, and asked her to help the sixteenth princess punish the maids who failed to take care of her. I don’t want to, when Lan Yin came back, he brought the news that when the little Diji disappeared, she didn’t see the Sixteenth Princess in the palace. He left Fengli Palace after lunch and never came back. In desperation, she had no choice but to come back after scolding the maid once.

Emperor Li frowned, and called the shadow guard to give instructions. Sure enough, the news he brought back confirmed his deduction. The sixteenth princess appeared in the East Palace after lunch and did not come out until two hours ago. Emperor Li knew that the crown prince liked the sixteenth princess, and he expected the crown prince to behave properly, so he opened his eyes.

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