The corner of Tao Ti's mouth twitched, and she was about to ask "Who is your brother?" The next moment, a mess of memories flooded into her mind -

The brother Pei Lingbi refers to is the third prince Pei Changzhou who was born from the same mother as her.

Regarding the acquaintance between the original owner and Pei Changzhou, in a simple summary, it is the story of a little girl who lacks love and is pampered by a scumbag.

Originally, the original owner had accepted her fate and planned to marry her peacefully to the East Palace, but Pei Changzhou kept using pua skills to brainwash her and manipulate her mental state.

Pei Changzhou said to the original owner, "Actually, I like you too. It's just that my father dotes on the prince. How can I compete with the prince for a woman? If you want to blame the prince, blame him. He broke us up."

"Ati, if you marry him, you will no longer be the pure and innocent girl in my mind. If you love me, you must stay chaste for me!"

"Didn't you say that you are willing to give everything for me? Then are you willing for me to die? If you can do this for me, I will believe in your heart. Arti, go and die."

The words "Go to hell" kept echoing in her mind, and Tao Ti couldn't help but clenched her fists.

What kind of bastard is this Pei Changzhou?!

The original owner and the prince had been engaged since childhood, and Pei Changzhou should have known that she was his future sister-in-law and had to keep some distance. But instead of keeping a distance, he deliberately approached the future sister-in-law, vilified the prince's image, and instigated the original owner to commit suicide before the wedding.

...The heart behind it is horrifying to think about!

"Hey, I'm talking to you, do you hear me?" Pei Lingbi shouted angrily.

Tao Ti came back to her senses and looked at the second princess in front of her intently. Like her brother, she was not a good person.

Pei Lingbi has always been jealous of the original owner's appearance, so she verbally bullied the original owner for a long time. Every time she saw the original owner feel inferior and frustrated, she would gain a mysterious sense of superiority.

These siblings are really poisonous.

Tao Ti said indifferently, "I am the Crown Princess now, and also your sister-in-law in name only. You talk to me in such an attitude, and you have learned all the etiquette and rules from a dog's belly? If the second sister has a bad memory, I don't mind taking care of her."

You go to the Queen and tell the difference."

Pei Lingbi's expression froze and she said in disbelief, "You, how dare you threaten me!?"

In the past, no matter how harshly she scolded Tao Ti, she could only endure it. Now she actually dares to talk back?

Tao Ti sneered and said leisurely, "Am I threatening you? If I tell the queen what your brothers and sisters have done to me, oh no, the queen is your mother, so she will inevitably protect you. Then I will tell your majesty, what do you think of your majesty?

If you know, what will you do?"

Sure enough, when the emperor was mentioned, Pei Lingbi became obviously panicked, but she still kept her mouth shut, "How dare you! If you tell anyone, you won't be able to see anyone! Besides, it's obviously you who made the mistake of pestering my imperial brother.

…”

Tao Ti glanced at her coldly.

This look was so powerful that a chill ran down Pei Lingbi's spine.

Tao Ti thought that the emperor and the prince were still waiting for her to pass, so she stopped entangled with her, said "take care of yourself" and rolled up her sleeves and left.

Looking at the smoky pink figure going away, Pei Lingbi's face turned blue and white.

Damn it, why does Tao Ti seem like a different person? Did the poison not poison her to death, but made her smarter?

No, I have to discuss it with the emperor quickly, and I can't let this woman talk nonsense outside.

****

Qinzheng Hall is magnificent and majestic.

As soon as Tao Ti arrived at the door, she saw the chubby eunuch standing to one side holding a fly whisk. Seeing her coming, the eunuch smiled with a smile on his face and said respectfully, "Princess, please, your Majesty and His Royal Highness are talking inside."

This eunuch should be the chief steward in front of the emperor, right? Tao Ti's dark eyes moved slightly, and she asked politely, "I wonder what I call my father-in-law?"

The eunuch obviously didn't expect that she would take the initiative to talk to him. The smile on his face did not change, but his tone became more respectful, "Back to the Crown Princess, I am the servant Li Gui."

"Mr. Li, take care." Tao Ti smiled and nodded, guessing correctly.

The hall was very empty. Tao Ti lowered her head and followed Li Gui steadily.

She wasn't too nervous when she met the queen, but now that she was about to meet the emperor, she became nervous for no reason. Perhaps the hall was too quiet, which made people feel a sense of awe for no reason.

I heard that the prince was raised by the emperor himself. Since the prince is so gentle and gentle, the emperor's character shouldn't be bad, right?

Not long after, Li Gui stopped and said, "Crown Princess, here we are."

Tao Ti came to her senses in a daze, raised her eyes slightly, and saw the emperor and the prince sitting opposite each other on the couch by the window, as leisurely as an ordinary father and son.

She didn't dare to take a closer look, she just lowered her head and walked forward, bowing respectfully, "My daughter-in-law, Mrs. Tao, pays homage to your majesty. May your majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Emperor Zhaokang put down the tea cup in his hand, looked sideways at the little girl with her legs bent, and said in a loud voice, "Get up."

Tao Ti sighed, stood up straight, and subconsciously looked at Prince Pei Yan.

The clear sunlight leaked from the branch window and shone on his angular face, as if coated with a layer of holy light. He smiled gently at her, signaling her peace of mind.

At Emperor Zhaokang's instruction, Li Gui moved a crescent stool and asked Tao Ti to sit on it.

Tao Ti sat down properly, raised her eyes slightly, and met Emperor Zhaokang's sharp and scrutinizing gaze.

Emperor Zhaokang is forty-nine years old this year. He has sharp eyebrows and slender cheeks. Even though he is no longer young, you can still see the handsomeness of his youth from his regular facial features. He wears a golden crown on his head and a garcinia robe, and sits casually.

.Although his eyebrows are relaxed, there is a kind of coercion from a superior person around him, which makes people dare not underestimate him.

Tao Ti looked back at the right time, looking like an obedient little daughter-in-law.

Emperor Zhaokang looked at his daughter-in-law secretly. In his opinion, this girl from the Tao family was not worthy of his prince in terms of status or appearance. What's more, she was so ignorant that she dared to commit suicide by taking poison.

If it weren't for Yan'er's repeated pleas, the more than 200 people in Yongweihou's mansion would be on the road to exile right now.

The emotion on Emperor Zhaokang's face was very light, and he said in a deep voice, "Since you married Yan'er, you will take good care of his food and daily life in the future, and don't cause any trouble again, otherwise..."

Before he could say anything cruel, Pei Yan called out softly, with a hint of request, "Father."

Emperor Zhaokang moved his cheeks, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and softened his tone slightly, "In short, you and Yan'er live a good life, do you understand?"

Tao Ti's sharp gaze made her scalp numb, and she said dryly, "Yes, my daughter-in-law will remember His Majesty's teachings and will serve His Royal Highness diligently."

Seeing that her attitude was quite docile, Emperor Zhaokang gave a low "Yes", turned to Li Gui and said, "Go and bring me all the greeting gifts I prepared."

Li Gui went to work, and soon he came out with six young eunuchs, each holding a heavy tray in his hand.

Gold, silver, jades, jewelry, silks and satins are all dazzling.

Tao Ti hurriedly stood up to express her gratitude, "My daughter-in-law, thank you for your majesty's reward."

Then, Emperor Zhaokang gave the prince some kind words, just to take care of his health and so on.

Tao Tian sat quietly and listened. She knew very well that the emperor was clearly telling the prince, but in fact he was slapping himself. The subtext was: If you dare to make my precious son unhappy, just crane your neck and wait for death.

After half a cup of tea, Emperor Zhaokang looked at Pei Yan and said, "Yan'er, take your wife to burn incense for your mother. This marriage was arranged when your mother was still alive. If she knew that you were married, she would definitely do the same.

Joyful."

When mentioning the late empress, Emperor Zhaokang's tone became particularly soft.

Pei Yan stood up and bowed to Emperor Zhaokang, "Father, I will retire first."

Tao Ti also followed suit and saluted, "My daughter-in-law also resigned."

Emperor Zhaokang waved his hand, "Go ahead, go ahead."

After the young couple left, Emperor Zhaokang rubbed the warm cup wall with an old look on his face and said, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Yan'er also got married."

Li Gui stayed with Emperor Zhaokang when he was eight years old. After more than 40 years of getting along with him, he could tell at a glance that His Majesty missed the late Queen.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, please relax. I see that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess get along well. Moreover, the Imperial Palace Supervisor has said that the Crown Princess is a prosperous man. With her by his side, the Crown Prince's health will definitely get better."

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Emperor Zhaokang snorted, "I hope so."

He didn't expect the little girl to be of any great use. If Yan'er really didn't live to be twenty-three years old, he would let the girl be buried. If she could be Yan'er's companion on the road to hell, she would be considered a worthy death.

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Fengyi Palace is the fixed residence of queens of all dynasties.

After Empress Gu passed away, Emperor Zhaokang was filled with grief and ordered that the memorial tablet be enshrined in Fengyi Palace. Even if Zhou became the successor, he would not be eligible to move into Fengyi Palace, but would live in Ganquan Palace.

From this point alone, we can see which of the two queens was more important in Emperor Zhaokang's mind.

When the sedan chair stopped in front of Fengyi Palace, Tao Ti couldn't help looking up and looking at the plaque with flying dragons and phoenixes hanging at the entrance of the palace.

Pei Yan stopped beside her and said softly, "This is written by my father's imperial pen."

Tao Ti was slightly startled, and Pei Yan said calmly, "Go in."

Fengyi Palace is very large and gorgeous. Even though the owner of this palace has passed away for sixteen years, the palace is clean, tidy and spotless. Even the flowers, plants and trees in front of the courtyard are lush and lush, as if the owner of the palace has never left.

generally.

Pei Yan explained, "My father comes here to stay for two days every month, so the palace people don't dare to slack off and come to clean it every day."

"It seems that His Majesty loves the late Queen very much." Tao Ti said. She has been gone for so many years, and she can still miss her so much. Maybe for Emperor Zhaokang, Queen Gu was the white moonlight in his heart.

Love? Pei Yan's black eyes narrowed slightly, noncommittal.

The palace attendants of Fengyi Palace saw them coming and saluted quickly.

After a while, an old woman in her fifties walked out of the hall. She was dressed in navy blue palace clothes. When she saw Pei Yan, she had a smile on her face. When she saw Tao Ti next to Pei Yan, she was a little surprised and very surprised.

He quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Your Highness, is this the Crown Princess?"
To be continued...