Chapter 161: The Dust Settles

"Yesterday was the day of the mother's sacrifice, the mother was happy, when she asked for the permission of the father, the mother was buried on the mountain behind the Zizhu Temple outside the city, and the son went to worship yesterday when he met his grandfather. ”

When Chu Liuqi said these words, not only was his face calm, but even his heart was undisturbed, this was the case for a long time, wasn't it?

"These subordinates who came with Erchen are also people who Erchen borrowed from his grandfather. As for the Sixth Emperor's younger brother and the Seventh Emperor's sister, they were met when the retainer told the imperial grandmother who was chanting sutras in Zizhu Temple to nourish her heart, and she was worried about the safety of her father, so she came with her sons. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Liuyu looked at Chu Hengjue, his face was open, and his eyes were so clear that Chu Hengjue didn't even dare to take a few more looks.

There was a slight pause in the straightening of his back. The tone was also a little lower.

"Yes, I know! Xi'er's father is the leader of a gang in the rivers and lakes. I really have to thank him for this! By the way, has he ever been in the palace?"

"Back to my father, my grandfather said that he was a cloth cloth, and he was not used to the atmosphere in the palace, so he left first to stabilize the situation!"

"Alas!" Hearing this, Chu Hengjue didn't seem to have the slightest surprise, nodded silently, and muttered: "The personality is really very similar!"

The voice was so slight that only Li Mu behind him could faintly hear it.

Tonight's palace is destined to be an unquiet night.

The lights in the palaces were bright, and the concubines had already been announced by the eunuchs to go to the Qianqing Palace, and many little maids and eunuchs were inexplicably nervous from the guards patrolling back and forth and the serious and hurried pace. One by one, they are also worried about being divided in each palace.

There was a tense and eerie atmosphere within the entire palace walls.

In the outer hall, the concubines knelt there one after another, bowing their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.

In the inner hall, kneeling in the center is the queen dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the fifth princess Chu Ling'er, who is still in a trance and languishing.

There was also a disheveled and disheveled Chu Liuhao next to him. Bowing his head slightly, he couldn't see any expression, just kneeling there motionless.

On the dragon chair, Chu Hengjue sat there without saying a word, and Li Mu stood behind him. Standing next to him were Chu Liuqing, Chu Luming and Chu Yue'er.

At this time, the atmosphere of the inner sanctum was more eerie and quiet than that of the outer sanctum.

After a while, a sigh sounded, and Chu Hengjue finally glanced around, with some obvious tiredness and firmness in his voice.

"Li Mu, let's make a decree for me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Mu replied with a bow.

"Queen Zhao, get Mu Tian'en, you are the queen, but she listens to the words, is loyal and treacherous, loses women's morality, and is difficult to establish the middle palace. ”

"The Third Prince Chu Liuhao ........."

"Grandpa, why don't we go back to the house?" In the side hall, Nangong Yun pouted helplessly and asked Nangong Lin next to him. The situation has stabilized, since the emperor doesn't want to publicize it in a big way, then the next thing is their own family's business, why do they let grandpa stay in the palace?

"Maybe there's something else to explain!" Nangong Lin thought for a while and replied. Could it be related to the four princes?

Just as the ancestors and grandsons were guessing, a slightly sharp but respectful voice came, and then Nangong Yun saw a little eunuch come in to deliver the word.

"The slave has seen the old prime minister and the county lord!"

"Get up, what's the matter?" Nangong Lin asked.

"Back to the old prime minister, the emperor has issued an edict to let you and the county lord go to the inner hall!"

Nangong Lin nodded when he heard this.

Seeing this, Nangong Yun behind him opened his mouth and said to Xia Lan Xia Zhu: "Go and wait at the palace gate!"

"Yes!"

When Nangong Lin and Nangong Yun came to the inner hall, they only saw the queen kneeling on the ground with a dead face, while Chu Liuhao was escorted by two guards, struggling and talking nonsense.

"You can't do this to me, you old thing! let me go...... Let go of my ......"

"Shut up!Third brother, how can you talk to your father like this!" Chu Yue'er asked with a dissatisfied face.

Chu Hengjue waved his hand, there was not even anger on his face, but there was some coldness in his voice.

"That's it, take it down!"

"Yes!"

When the farce ended, Nangong Lin arched his hand at Chu Hengjue and spoke.

"Your Majesty!"

Chu Hengjue nodded.

"Old Prime Minister, I'm a little tired!" The low words came out of Chu Hengjue's mouth, making everyone in the inner hall stunned, and Nangong Lin's heart was even more mixed.

To put it in my heart, in fact, this emperor can be regarded as the one he grew up watching, and he has urinated with Xiaohai since he was a child

The relationship is close, and he is also very respectful, so when he treats this emperor, Nangong Lin is not only a minister, but also has a little care from the elders for the younger generations.

"Your Majesty, the matter has passed!" Nangong Lin knew that this faint reassurance had no effect.

Emperors are always lonely.

"I know!" Chu Hengjue nodded, and looked at Chu Liuyu again, the fourth son who stood in front of Chu Luming and Chu Yue'er and played an important role in this rebellion.

His appearance is only three points like himself, and more like his mother. is not only the appearance, but also the personality, the same obscurity, the same indifference as water.

But it is a little more sunny, even if he is never valued by himself in the palace, he can still treat everyone gently. Don't ask him why he knows this, after all, this is also his own son, how can he not care at all.

"Qi'er, do you want to be the prince?"

As soon as the words fell, several people in the hall were once again stunned by Chu Hengjue's words. Even Nangong Yun glanced at Chu Hengjue with a surprised expression.

Chu Liuyu raised his eyes to look at his father, did not speak, there was no surprise in his eyes, no desire, just a trace of doubt.

Before he could speak, a voice of surprise sounded first.

"Okay, okay, the fifth brother is the prince, he must be the best prince!"

Chu Yue'er said. Because she grew up with her mother in front of the Queen Mother since she was a child, and was spoiled by the Queen Mother, Chu Hengjue also loved these two twins a lot, which caused Chu Yue'er to be a person who did not have too much scheming, and her style of doing things what she wanted.

"Oh, does Yue'er have a good relationship with your Fifth Emperor Brother?" Chu Hengjue asked without paying any attention.

"That's right, the fifth brother goes to live in the temple for a period of time at this time every year. When my daughter accompanied the imperial grandmother in Zizhu Temple, there was often no one to play with, and the fifth brother chatted and talked with me, and it would bring me a lot of delicious food! The fifth brother was very good to me!" Chu Yue'er said with a satisfied face, her immature voice and big eyes made people believe it a little more.

"What about Ming'er?" Chu Hengjue looked at Chu Luming.

The child thinks his sister is right. The fifth brother will be a good prince. Chu Luming's eyes were clear and his tone was firm. He could understand the meaning of his father's words.

His ambition is not in the court!