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Receiving Su Xinyu's letter, a box of pastries and a jar of beef mince, Shangguan Lin's heart was filled with mixed emotions. He was happy that Xinyu had guessed his identity, but was still willing to worry about his body. The helpless thing was that the letter told him everywhere not to make things difficult and to protect his life.

To have a soulmate that would think of everything for his safety, how could Shangguan Lin not be moved. However, when she wrote 'Don't make things difficult', how could he talk about the matters between them? He put down the letter in his hand, folded it and walked to the bookshelf. He pressed the button to enter the secret chamber. When he came out again, he was ready. I must tell Royal Brother about my marriage today. Only when Royal Brother agreed would Mother not obstruct him too much.

The location of the Prince Ling Mansion was chosen by Shangguan Lin himself. This was precisely the location of the great house that belonged to Lou Family back then. Back then, the late emperor doted on the Lou Family, so naturally, he allowed his family to go beyond the realms to repair the residence. However, they didn't dare to be too arrogant in the end. So right now, there was still a portion of the Prince Ling Mansion under construction. However, all of the late emperor's sons had to move out to live with him, so he had to fix Shangguan Lin's chambers first. He was not the most picky person to live in, so he was much more at ease to be able to stay in his own place.

This secret chamber was discovered by his dark guards. There were a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry inside that Shangguan Lin did not hand over. Even if the national treasury was still empty, compared to taking out more of these things, he was more concerned about the secrecy of this secret room.

Even princes were not allowed to enter the palace as they pleased. There was no imperial edict, nor was there a imperial decree. Even if they wanted to enter the palace, they had to have someone report it first.

However, Prince Ling was the strongest person under the current Emperor. Furthermore, everyone knew that the Prince Ling had not only done well before the battle, but had also gathered grain for the emperor. For many years, the entire treasury had to be collected using the Prince Ling, so naturally no one dared to be negligent.

When the emperor heard that the Fifth Brother had arrived, he quickly ordered his men to invite Shangguan Lin to the Eastern Warm Pavilion in the Mystical Heart Palace. This palace was owned by the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, and other than the queen, no one else was allowed to stay here. When the Emperor summoned the ministers or clansmen, half of his clansmen were in the Eastern Flower Palace. To be able to bring people to the warm pavilion in the Mystical Heart Palace showed how friendly they were with the Prince Ling.

After Shangguan Lin entered, he immediately dropped to his knees. "This subject, Shangguan Lin, greets Your Majesty."

The emperor quickly waved his hand and got up to help Shangguan Lin up. "You and I are brothers, there are no foreign subjects here, why are you being so courteous?"

Shangguan Lin laughed and said: "Although the emperor treats his subjects and brothers nicely, this little brother will not dare to forget about him. Royal Brother has just ascended the throne, countless eyes are still staring at him. "

The Emperor sighed. "You are right. "If you become the Emperor, then it would be better for you to be free and easy to do as you please when you are a prince."

Shangguan Lin had a smile on his face, but did not reply. These words were indeed hard to accept. After all, in the position of emperor, people's attitudes were bound to have a huge change. Now that he had a high position in power and was in control of the money's lifeline, the less mistakes he made, the better.

The Emperor did not insist that Shangguan Lin had any opinions on this idea. He continued to ask: "Fifth Brother, there must be something that brings you here right? There was no need to be tactful between brothers. Just say what you want to say. "Since I am acting on behalf of your elder brother, those who can definitely act on your behalf."

In this world, the person with the greatest power was the emperor. However, the person who had the most to look out for was also the emperor. Shangguan Lin understood this point, so the Emperor did not agree to it from the mouth, and he did not feel that anything was amiss. Royal Brother, your Chendi indeed has a huge request for you. " "With that, he knelt down once more." I hope Royal Brother can fulfill this wish. "

Seeing Shangguan Lin like that, the emperor became even more curious. "What's going on?"

Shangguan Lin replied: "Royal Brother. Chendi … I like a common woman, and I only like her. This subject wishes to earnestly request Royal Brother to agree. This subject has only one person in his entire life. "No consort, no concubine."

The emperor immediately frowned. "Nonsense!" How noble is the royal bloodline? If you like that civilian girl, you can marry her and become her secondary wife. I will definitely give her the honor. Even if you truly love her and want to marry her as your first wife, I can still help you convince your mother even though it would be difficult. But you said that she was the only one. How can this make Mother feel at ease? "

Shangguan Lin's attitude was firm: "Royal Brother. Your servant has made up his mind. And he made a great vow before God. If she had to go through with it, she would never marry. He wanted to die before God. I beg Royal Brother to be able to fulfil Brother Yuan's wish and allow him to be together with the person he loves. "

The Emperor didn't really care how many wives his brother had, but the vast majority had only one. It was not uncommon for the royal family to have a monarch with only one queen. Furthermore, Shangguan Lin is merely a duke. " Fifth brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but how can such a decree be taken? How to put it? You need to know that you are my first meritorious general. If I were to grant you a marriage at this time and have you marry a commoner from a small clan and not allow you to take in a concubine, how would the world view me at that time? "How can I not let my action be worthy of you, Imperial Mother?

Shangguan Lin was naturally not stupid, he knew that he definitely wouldn't take things for granted. "Therefore, he had already planned this out." Royal Brother, previously, the Master Fang of the State Protecting Temple had broken off from me, so I can't help but get married. Otherwise, he would definitely break all six of his relatives. Only after the age of twenty-five can we get married and have children. Therefore, the Royal Brother didn't need to issue the order now. Chendi was only begging Royal Brother to agree to his request. When that time comes, I hope that Royal Brother can say some words of praise in front of Mother. "

The Emperor heaved a long sigh. "Fifth brother, tell me the truth. How good is that woman that she could make you so determined?"

Shangguan Lin did not hide his identity from Su Xinyu, and told him about the matter of the Zhou Family. Of course he did not tell the Emperor about the armory. It said that Su Xinyu was the foster grandson of the Doctor Tian and was an expert in medical skills. And good cooking. The medicinal powder and delicacies he brought over previously were all from Su Xinyu's hands.

Hearing Shangguan Lin's words, the emperor nodded. Now I understand why you are so insistent. Forget it, since I am in love with you, it can be considered as two small guesses. She wasn't actually a commoner, so it wasn't that hard to deal with her. Just for the sake of the entire royal family's face, I have to plan something for you. It's just that we might be wronged by the Su Family mother and daughter at that time. "

Shangguan Lin was confused: "What does Royal Brother mean?"

"Of course it's to make her recognize an ancestor, but there's no need for her to return to the sect. Even if they had many places to attack previously, they would not be able to harm a single bit of my Yuan Family for a short period of time. Conversely, they had to be pacified. Since that Zhou Zhongjin is Su Xinyu's biological father, then we will help him advance step by step. At that time, Su Xinyu would naturally have the qualifications to be an imperial concubine. The Queen Mother and the entire imperial court's military and civil affairs can be explained as well. "

Shangguan Lin frowned: "But Xinyu and her daughter are unwilling to have any further interactions with Zhou Family."

The emperor waved his hand. "Didn't I already say it? Let her recognize an ancestor, but not return to the sect. At that time, would find a family with a backer for the Madam Su and use the excuse of repaying the debt of gratitude as the reason for the Su Family to inherit its bloodline. This was not a time to be unreasonable. You don't have to worry too much about this matter. However, you still have to be clear that you won't get married until you're twenty-five. This is still many years away. If there's anything between the two of you at that time … I cannot guarantee that this matter will definitely be settled. "

Shangguan Lin hurriedly kowtowed: "Junior thanks Royal Brother for your consideration! "I, your servant, am confident in her, and is confident in myself!"

The emperor smiled. "Enough. Hurry up and get up. Why did it seem like he was going to kneel like that? However, this girl is also very curious. What an extraordinary girl, to be able to save you master and servant from death before you are ten years old. "At the age of eleven or twelve, he was able to support a large restaurant and raise so many people."

Shangguan Lin had never been stingy with his praises towards Su Xinyu: "Royal Brother has never seen Xinyu being cheated by the so-called family members when she was young. Since she was six or seven, she had been worried about her father's money. It was precisely because of this that she had such a personality. However, they didn't know that in the end, the mother and daughter pair would be harmed like this by their closest kin. After that, she did not believe in anyone else, much less in a man. Therefore, it's extremely difficult for Chendi to feel her favor. "

The emperor sighed, "Although she was born into a peasant family, it is not that different from what happened in the palace. However, I have to warn you, if this woman does anything to use you, I won't let her off the hook. You are my official, but you are also my younger brother. Do you understand? "

Shangguan Lin nodded: "This subject understands. "Actually, my younger brother still hasn't told him his identity …"

This was something the emperor had not expected. But seeing Shangguan Lin's embarrassed face, he laughed instead. You, why are you like this? How could I not understand? You go back first. After all of these things are done, I will naturally allow you to go on vacation and visit her. However, you must remember not to mention a single word about mufei. "

Shangguan Lin had already guessed that the emperor would agree. Even the Emperor had no reason to refuse. With his identity, if he were to marry someone with a family background and a backer, even if it was a short period of time, even if it was more than twenty years, the Emperor wouldn't have any suspicions of him. But in the future, who could?

People always said that the longer one stayed on the throne, the more one would think about it. He was not willing to let the gap between him and the Royal Brother develop because of such a thing. Therefore, as a commoner, she had neither power nor status. Even if she was given a Zhou Family, it would allow her to have a family that could discuss marriage with her. But that Yuan Family gang would be destroyed sooner or later. Thus, Su Xinyu's life did not pose any threat at all.

Returning to the Duke Palace, Shangguan Lin was in a good mood as he began to resolve the remaining matters.

Seeing that Master was in a good mood, Xiao Tong knew that things were about to go smoothly. Fifth Master, did the Emperor promise you? "

Shangguan Lin nodded: "Mn. But don't tell anyone about this. Furthermore, he could not leak any information to the Queen Mother. Go to the army camp and call Tian Liyong over. I have something for him to do. "

"Are you talking about the woman from Zhou Family and the family of Doctor Tian?"

"Don't talk so much. You're clever enough, but you're also the easiest to mess with. Remember, this is different from the past. Our status is high, but it's also much more dangerous. "Be careful with what you say. The more you see, the less you will be able to live for a long time."