After being together for many years, Emperor Wen began to "play dirty" for the first time.
He insisted that he wanted Tang Zhuyun to do this.
The right person couldn't be a burly man, and he disliked eunuchs, so the best choice was to find a woman.
Can he get to know a woman?
He could never be familiar with the past, present, or future.
So, shouldn't Tang Zhuyun go and find this person?
Don't talk to him about Xiu'er; distant water can't quench immediate thirst.
Xiu'er will be able to enter the capital in at least two months, but Linlin will leave after only a few days.
Besides, even if Xiu'er came back, she would still have to take care of several children; how could she really go with them?
"Would Yanran be suitable?" Emperor Wen asked Tang Zhuyun, still unwilling to give up.
Tang Zhuyun rolled her eyes at him. "You mean going to the battlefield? That's more than just being able to do it; it's being extremely capable!"
However, when it comes to relationships, Yanran is both young and oblivious, so it's better to let things take their natural course than to rely on her!
Emperor Wen was in a dilemma.
This incident fully demonstrates that human joys and sorrows are not shared.
Tang Zhuzi couldn't understand him.
Because Emperor Wen never wanted to get married, and even felt that he would die alone.
He could think that way, after all, he wasn't the emperor at that time and had no throne to inherit.
But Linlin really does have a throne to inherit!
What if he, like I was back then, isn't interested in romantic relationships at all and only wants to focus on his career?
Emperor Wen felt that, judging from Linlin's current behavior, it was highly likely that this was indeed the case.
That's why he was anxious.
After listening to him finish speaking, Tang Zhuyun said dismissively, "If he thinks he doesn't need a woman and is perfectly fine on his own, why force him?"
There is a throne to inherit in the family, but aren't there several sons?
Aside from Wuxian being unsuitable, Wuji and Wuji might be able to be trained together.
Emperor Wen shook his head upon hearing this.
He was thinking about it in a more complex way.
Whether in his heart or in his actions, he always Linlin first, followed by Yanran, and disregarded his other sons.
If he becomes less resolute and allows his three younger brothers to harbor unrealistic ambitions, then a sibling rivalry is practically inevitable.
Therefore, the adoption method suggested by Tang Zhuyun is the worst possible solution.
He can try his best to raise his children to prevent them from fighting each other and to unite them as one; but as the generation goes by, his control gradually weakens, and he may not be able to live a peaceful life in his lifetime.
Emperor Wen himself suffered greatly from this, so he was determined not to let his children and grandchildren fall into such suspicion and strife.
Therefore, Linlin must give birth, and she must give birth to a son.
First, we must uphold the status of orthodoxy. If orthodoxy proves to be truly unacceptable, then we can make other plans.
Tang Zhuyun yawned and said lazily, "You're sending Lang Xuan to Liaodong without even consulting me, so you'll have to clean up the mess yourself."
Emperor Wen glared at her fiercely.
"Isn't His Majesty extremely busy with state affairs?" Tang Zhuyun rested her chin on her hand, leaning back on the couch, yawning repeatedly. "Go and get busy."
She wanted to take a nap.
She doesn't know why, but she's been feeling particularly sleepy these past few days.
She thought she was pregnant, but she wasn't.
Thankfully, she didn't; she would have gone crazy if she had another child.
Although she has someone to help take care of the child and isn't exhausted, won't she still have to worry about the child when they grow up?
For example, Linlin's wedding right now.
This is one in a million, an exceptionally easy-going child!
Emperor Wen clearly understood her implication of dismissing him, and said, "You'd better think of someone quickly. The main thing is that they need to be quick-witted; we can't assume that Lang Xuan has to go with Linlin; but if they're suitable, she might have to give them a push..."
In fact, he and Tang Zhuzi were able to get married thanks to Nanny Rong's help back then.
Clearly, we're currently missing one such candidate.
He wanted to find a reliable person to place by Linlin's side.
Tang Zhuyun picked at her ear. "Let me think about it some more, go and get on with your business!"
It is said that blessed people do not need to be busy. Not long after Emperor Wen left, someone brought a pillow to Tang Zhuyun was dozing off.
"Your Majesty, the Lady of the State requests an audience," Hanxiang said softly from the doorway.
Ren Yingying, already making a ruckus, lifted her skirt and ran inside.
She was still not used to the high threshold of the palace and almost fell.
"Tangbao, help!" Ren Yingying ran until her cheeks were flushed, and her forehead and nose were covered in fine beads of sweat. She was out of breath.
This palace is really ridiculous; it's so big, yet they don't allow people to come in by carriage.
Given her status and her close relationship with Tang Zhuyun, she should have been able to ride in a palace sedan chair.
But after sitting down, Ren Yingying thought it was too slow, so she got off, lifted her skirt, and ran away. Dog Meat followed closely behind her, running around happily as well.
The scene was truly... appalling.
The eunuchs and palace maids behind them stared in disbelief.
Tang Zhuyun was tossed and turned by someone the night before last, so she slept very soundly tonight.
She even had dreams, and they were beautiful dreams.
In her dream, she was Yingying as she sipped her daughter-in-law's tea...
Then I was woken up by Ren Yingying's wailing and howling.
Tang Zhuyun rubbed her eyes and saw Ren Yingying's grotesque appearance, instantly losing all sleepiness.
She jumped up. "Yingying, did Qu Nian abuse you?"
Ren Yingying: "Bullshit! He dares to castrate me! It's Yuanyang who's in trouble!"
"Yuanyang?"
Isn't that one of Qu Nian's concubines, the quiet but skillful Yuanyang?
Many of Ren Yingying's beautiful clothes were made by Yuanyang.
Tang Zhuyun also liked her very much, so she hurriedly asked, "What happened to Yuanyang?"
"Yuanyang, she killed someone." Ren Yingying plopped down in a chair and wiped her sweat with her sleeve.
Tang Zhuyun was terrified.
She simply couldn't connect that quiet, gentle Yuanyang with a murderer.
Who did she kill?
"Her older brother," Ren Yingying said, "Is not related by blood. He's the son of her stepfather and his first wife, a fat, greasy man in his thirties."
"Why?"
"That fat bastard bullied Yuanyang before, and might even have..."
Tang Zhuyun immediately understood, frowning and angrily saying, "What a beast! He deserved to die!"
In this era, women who suffer losses usually swallow their anger and cannot speak out about it.
What kind of shadows have Yuanyang been living with all these years?
Ren Yingying said angrily, "Yuanyang's stepfather is a fifth-rank military officer, a good-for-nothing all his life. He wanted to advance his career through his daughter, but he couldn't bear to part with his own daughter, so he pushed Yuanyang forward."
Because at that time everyone thought Qu Nian wouldn't survive, it didn't matter whether he was innocent or not.
Yuanyang's older brother even thought that even if Yuanyang lost her man, he could continue to harass her and have a secret relationship with her.
These are things that Yuanyang only opened up about after she committed murder today.