Chapter 120 The fish is hooked
“Concubine Jia, do you remember the bet we made five years ago!”
As soon as Princess Wanning said these words, the emperor’s eyes also fell on After seeing Cui Xiu's face, he wanted to see how Cui Xiu reacted and whether he felt guilty.
A person's subconscious micro-expressions can provide answers to others.
As long as Cui Xiu showed a hint of panic, the emperor would be convinced.
Then he would be furious and say these words to Cui Xiu.
"Cui Xiu! How dare you do such a thing! You really disappoint me!"
"I knew that you were unwilling to marry me back then. You Do you still have Li Qun in your heart?"
"Okay. You still like Li Qun, right? Then I will never see you again for the rest of your life!"
"You are in the cold palace. He goes to war.”
"Your evildoer will also be demoted to a commoner by me. I will make him hold a golden bowl and beg, and it will be difficult for him to get over in this life!"
Cui Xiu thought about the scene when the matter was revealed, and his face Her expression was very angry, but there was no trace of panic
There was nothing wrong with her anger at this time. She really should be angry, because the words of Princess Wanning had tarnished her innocence and also made the fifth prince His life experience was shaken.
“Your Majesty summoned me here just because of the ridiculous agreement between me and Princess Wanning?”
“I thought that five years had passed, but Princess Wanning didn’t think so. When I saw Xiao Wu’s appearance, I put aside my doubts about my concubine.”
"But I never thought that I would be waiting for my concubine and the fifth prince here."
Cui Xiu's thoughts were very clear. Her reaction made the emperor and Princess Wanning stunned for a moment, and the emperor's brows subconsciously frowned. He seemed dissatisfied with Cui Xiu's slightly angry reaction.
In fact, the emperor had long been suspicious of Cui Xiu. He also knew that he had used bad means to marry Cui Xiu.
He is not a fool, so he naturally knows that he has broken up a couple of gods and gods.
But there was nothing he could do. Who made Cui Xiu's father so good at fighting? Among the generals, the Cui family was the one after Duke Xu.
Old Duke Xu passed away due to illness. There was no general in his camp who could fight. For him, who was in the critical period of seizing the throne, it was nothing more than a huge blow.
So when he thought about wooing the Cui family and knew that Cui Xiu, the youngest daughter of the Cui family, was not married yet, he didn't care about brotherly love or taking someone's wife. He only wanted the country.
If you want to seize the throne, if you want to sit on the throne, if you want to have a great empire, you always have to sacrifice something.
Li Xiuhuai knew that Li Qun was his good brother. Moreover, he married Cui Xiu for the sake of the country and for their absolute victory. He did not deliberately want to take his wife away< br>
Li Xiuhuai knew Li Qun too well. He knew that Li Qun would not turn against him because of a woman.
Although Li Qun was the most carefree and unrestrained young man when he was young, he had a bottom line in his heart. He would not gamble his love with the lives of the people or the fate of Ming Qi's country.
Li Qun is a person who understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into consideration.
"He'er, you misunderstood."
"Wanning is not trying to trouble you for no reason, she just wants to prove it to you."
" You also know that for so many years, there have been rumors outside, you and..."
The emperor said with a hint of displeasure on his expression. He is an emperor and he has always had three thousand favored concubines. How could he have more than one concubine?
If he was cuckolded, wouldn’t it be a laughing stock! Then where do they put their royal dignity aside?
The Emperor has always liked to give up the individual for the sake of the overall situation. In the Emperor's heart, a person who can sacrifice for the overall situation is a meaningful person.
As a human being, if you don’t do meaningful things, what’s the point of life? "The matter between you and Xu Guogong is still very hot."
Cui Xiu had a look of self-deprecation on her face. She held the fifth prince's hand, and then pinched his face. She suppressed her anger and cried with some grievance in her voice.
"Your Majesty, take a look at Xiao Wu's facial features for yourself."
"He is five years old now. Everyone says that Xiao Wu is a smaller version of His Majesty."
Cui Xiu has devoted more than half of his lifelong acting skills. To deal with the emperor, he must have both voice and emotion, and must mobilize all the emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy, in order to be effective.
Cui Xiu's reaction completely showed the image of a mother who was misunderstood and had no explanation, was heartbroken, and wanted to cry without tears.
When the emperor heard Cui Xiu's words, he looked at the fifth prince. The expression on his face was panic. The fifth prince had not spoken since he came in and saluted.
Because the fifth prince has respected and feared his father since he was a child. This fear is suppressed by the bloodline that he was born with. Moreover, the adults like them are noisy and talking here, which makes him temporarily There will be some difficulty in letting go.
"Xiao Wu is indeed." The emperor was about to say "Xiao Wu is indeed like me when I was a child", but his face interrupted his words. He coughed lightly and signaled to Wanning County The Lord quickly shut up and talked to Cui Xiu.
The emperor had doubts in his mind, but he forgot that Cui Xiu had been married to him for so many years. If she wanted to form a good relationship with Li Qun, she would not marry him.
He had seen Cui Xiu's "fierce and arrogant" appearance several times.
In the eyes of the emperor, Cui Xiu has never been a person willing to compromise. She is too upright.
In other words, she must have been too upright.
"Brother Imperial, Wan Ning thinks that to be on the safe side, let the imperial physician come over."
"Brother Imperial and Xiao Wu, they shed blood to recognize their kin."
"This will also dispel the rumors about Concubine Jia's sister-in-law."
"Xiao Wu is the prince after all. He is still young now and knows that there is not much going on, but what about in the future?"
"If those people listened to the rumors and disparaged Xiao Wu in front of him."< br>
"Wouldn't that be detrimental to Xiao Wu's growth?"
Princess Wanning also learned to be smart this time. She did not take the initiative to operate on Cui Xiu but put the matter aside On children.
It doesn’t matter if the adults feel aggrieved.
But children are different. Most of their childhood memories are vague.
After Wan Ning said what he said, Cui Xiu had no intention of blocking him anymore, so he just went along with the flow, with a cold expression on his face.
"Does Your Majesty also want Yan'er to confess her blood to you?"
Cui Xiu's words are a question, and they are also a reply to Li Xiuhuai in the past. She wants Li Xiuhuai to love her. Feel guilty, so that her subsequent plans will be easier to implement.
"He'er, Wanning is also for the good of you and your children."
"Since you are all here, let's take a test by the way, so that everyone can feel at ease."
"Don't worry, if the results are satisfactory, I will definitely investigate the person behind the message to Wanning. Come out.”
“I’ll give you a satisfactory answer.”
When Cui Xiu heard the emperor’s words, she showed a self-deprecating smile, nodded slightly, and said, “Okay. ”