Hey, my silly young lady. I've never seen such a sincere girl like you.
While the imperial garden was noisy and joyous, the Emperor chose to summon Ren Anle in the quiet Guanxin Garden.
The Guanxin garden is at the western end of the imperial city and is lit up by several palace lanterns. But as night falls, it is difficult to see the thousand miles of grassland at the foot of the Fuling Mountains as usual. This garden has been a favourite of the Emperor in recent years, and whenever he is not summoning courtiers for state affairs, he always chooses this place to rest.
There are hundreds of rumours about Ren Anle in the capital. The normally placid Wang An could not help but feel an itch in his heart. When he found out that Emperor Jianing had announced Ren An Le's entry into the palace on this day, he begged to come along.
At this moment, the old prince, who was sipping the fine wine from the inner palace, stroked his beard and said to Emperor Jianing, " Your Majesty, this time the zhuang yuan is deserving of his name. Wen Shuo's reputation as the right minister was not tarnished."
Although he is young, Wen Shuo has the talent to govern the world, and with his loyalty to the Crown Prince, he will become a pillar of Great Jing in the future.
Emperor Jianing nodded his head with slight emotion, "He saved the crown prince's life at the beginning, and now it seems that it is the fate of the two of them. I have been on the throne for sixteen years, but I have yet to see anyone as intelligent as this child ..."
"Not so much, the girl's intelligence was probably not under Wen Shuo ..." Wang An was slightly drunk and suddenly took a sip. Only halfway through his sentence did he suddenly realize that he had violated the emperor's taboo and put down his wine glass embarrassedly,
"Your Majesty ..."
Emperor Jianing waved his hand and took a sip of his wine, "There is no need for Wang An to be concerned." He paused, then narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "This is the truth. I knew back then... if Di Ziyuan had been raised by the Di family, I am afraid there would have been a second Di Chengtian in this world."
Wang An swallowed his saliva, deeply convinced that he had been wise all his life, but in his old age, he was too quick to speak. He wanted to pound out all the books he had read in his previous life, and turned over countless thoughtful and profound topics in his mind in an attempt to make up for his mistake. Who knew that the emperor's heart is a needle at the bottom of the ocean, and the old gentleman sitting across from him has no intention of revealing it easily.
"She is now raised by the imperial family in Mount Tai. Wang An, do you think it is a pity?"
The old prince's heart was beating like a drum as he replied, "Naturally not. The Di family committed treason back then, and for you to keep Di Ziyuan alive is already extraordinarily kind to the Di family."
"Ziyuan, Ziyuan, is really a good name. Born like the head of the Di family..." Emperor Jianing gave a faint smile and said, "But I'm afraid that Di Chengtian doesn't care to accept this kindness from me."
In these words, the astonishment on King An's face could not be concealed, and he said in a startled voice, "Your Majesty, the head of the Di family is still alive?"
Emperor Jianing's eyes darkened, his fingers unconsciously rubbed the jade ring on his hand. After half a second he said in a deep voice,
"Naturally, she is dead."
Wang An let out a long breath and took a sip from his wine cup to hide his discomfort.