To tell the truth, Zhao Shuo, the son of the King of Liao...... Except that he is the prince of Liao, I really can't say anything special about it.

Although he is the son of the emperor's decree, he has been at odds with his father King Liao since childhood, and his mother's family has been in decline for many years, and he is regarded as a thorn in the side of his stepmother and stepmother's brothers. He once tried to reach out to the army under the name of the King of Liao as the son of the prince, but failed. It can be said that he has no reliance in Liaodong except for one identity. Even the generals in the Liaodong Army were not willing to stand on his side, at most, because of his legitimacy, they were willing to recognize him as the heir of the Liao King, rather than supporting the two little princes born by the step-concubine - those two were not much better than him. In this way, some people sighed in private, saying that the future Liaowang Mansion will be the son of the world, and I am afraid that the life of the Liaodong Army will be difficult.

As for his wife's family, his yuan partner is the daughter of the Wen family, a wealthy businessman in Datong, with a low background, and he can't bring any help in the officialdom, but the marriage is rich, but he has tossed a lot away, and the remaining residues let him give to his son Zhao Mo, who has only recovered in recent years, but the money can't reach him. As for the Wen family, they once also funded him. However, as the power of the Wen family gradually passed into the hands of Sun Wen Shaoyang, the head of the long house, the Wen family also turned to support Zhao Mo, who opened the mansion of the king, and became estranged from him. He had already lost power at that time, and he had no capital to control the Wen family, so he could only admit this loss. As for the stepfamily Xiao Wang, it used to be a famous official eunuch, but now it is just a turtle in his hometown, and his family is still struggling to survive, and he can't help it, at most, he has a few brothers-in-law, and he may not be willing to take care of him.

As for the initial defeat of the Wang family, he once relied on the network of contacts laid down by his father-in-law, and after four years, they were almost scattered. The smart people among them have already learned to distance themselves and find another way out, and the die-hard ones either lost their officials and returned to their hometowns, or were exiled for their crimes, and the rest of them who are still surviving in the court are just petty officials and can't help him much.

Zhao Shuo, the son of the King of Liao, is now a person who has no power, no power, no wealth, no saints, no connections, no in-laws, and when he does things for the court, he still has some talent, but he is not outstanding enough to be irreplaceable. Except for marrying a daughter of the Wang family, I really can't see what King Ninghua likes about him. But how much significance can the daughter of the Wang family have to King Ninghua? There are so many daughters of the Wang family, and not every son-in-law of the Wang family will be co-opted by him, so why does he have to count Zhao Shuo's share?

Qin Hanzhen listed the various strengths and weaknesses of Zhao Shuo, the son of the Liao king, from many aspects such as birth, title, family members, power, personal talents, IQ, in-laws, connections, etc., and found that he was really lackluster. It's right to think about it, if he has any special strengths, he will not be forced by the King of Liao and the step-concubine of the King of Liao to have no way out, so he has to go to Beijing to seek a way out, and even his wife has been sacrificed, and he has climbed to the Wang family, so that he has a foothold in the court. And with the emperor's attention, he officially established the title of the prince of Liao. The Wang family was defeated, the emperor was disgusted, and the advantages he once had were long gone.

Except for one point.

Qin Hanzhen glanced at Zhao Mo with slanted eyes: "If Ling Zun has any advantages, it is probably Cousin Zhao, your son, right? Look, you have been crowned the king of the county at a young age, you have your own fiefdom, and you have the merit of controlling the saline-alkali land, and the news will spread in the future, it is simply a great achievement, and the people of the world will remember you well! The emperor and the crown prince all like you, you also have your own connections among the royal family and the royal family, and the caravan under your command is very profitable. It's no wonder that Ling Zun will use Cousin Zhao as a tool for marriage, he can only be used by your son, and for people like Zhenxi Houfu, the title of a county princess is also quite attractive, not to mention that he is still the real power of the county king, the kind that really has a fief. ”

Zhao Mo touched his nose and said very cautiously: "I don't have any thoughts about the female dependents of the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi, and I don't plan to marry this kind of family with military power." My father didn't know what was taboo, but I wouldn't knowingly do it. Moreover, although my Suning County is a fief that I can be the master of, the place is too small, not even half of Ninghua County, and the production is only some cattle, sheep, horses, chickens and ducks, etc., which is not very rich. As for my contribution to the management of saline-alkali land, has not yet been spread? The imperial court always tried it for a few years before it knew that my method would work. And I was crowned the king of the county at a young age...... At that time, there were many people who were crowned kings together, and it was not uncommon for them to be in the past, so what was so rare? Cousin, there is no need to praise me too much, just as you said in your letter before, be realistic......

Qin Hanzhen pursed his lips, and his tone was a little sour: "Cousin Zhao doesn't have to be too arrogant. Your fiefdom is very good, what's wrong with the little one? It's so close to the capital? It's almost a day away. Which royal fief can compare with you?"

Zhao Mo smiled at her: "I like this fiefdom myself." No matter how big and rich the fief is, what's the point of being too far away from Beijing? There are still people in the capital that I care about, and if it's far away, won't it make me worry about my stomach? How can I live that day?"

Qin Hanzhen only felt that the roots of his ears were a little hot, coughed, lowered his head, avoided his gaze, and deliberately pretended to be nothing, counting Zhao Mo's various advantages in Zhao Shuo's name, but opening another page. It's just that while she was writing, Zhao Mo stared at her, she only felt uncomfortable, and the roots of her ears were getting redder and redder, gradually spreading to her face.

Zhao Mo instead held his chin and looked carefully, feeling that Qin Hanzhen's writing appearance was particularly good-looking.

Qin Jian looked at him, and then at Qin Hanzhen, suddenly seemed to notice something, choked, hurriedly took a sip of the cold tea and pressed it, and then began to fidget. He glanced at Zhao Mo, who was only looking at Qin Hanzhen, and then at Qin Hanzhen, who was only looking down and writing, and his face couldn't help but show a little sadness, and suddenly felt that this room was a little stuffy.

He stood up a little embarrassed: "So what...... Ahem, I'm going to get someone to pour a cup of hot tea...... No, I mean, I went to see if my sister was awake. You talk first, you talk first......" and then went out with the cup.

Zhao Mo silently glanced at the teapot placed in the middle of the table, as well as the tea stove simmering in the corner of the room, and touched his nose again.

Qin Hanzhen's face turned even redder, and she glared at Zhao Mo: "What are you talking nonsense just now?! Brother Lobby must have heard it!"

Zhao Mo smiled and said, "What can he do if he knows?" It's okay, let's continue." She also took the pen in Qin Hanzhen's hand, and began to analyze Zhao Zhen according to her way of typing the table.

Not to mention this, Zhao Shuo is not as good as Zhao Shuo. He doesn't even have the title of a son, but he is just an ordinary auxiliary general of the clan, who has long lost his holy family and has no children. Compared to Zhao Shuo's reputation in the outside world, it is not too bad, he is a person who has no reputation. His life was even more miserable than Zhao Shuo's.

The only thing he is stronger than Zhao Shuo is that there are two cousins who had a bad relationship in the past who were crowned the king of the county, and now they are willing to befriend him. But then again, in addition to earning a good reputation for benevolence, righteousness, and filial piety, the two county kings of Ninghua and Guangchang, what did they want Zhao Cheng to do? It is rumored that King Ninghua may pass on his concubine to Zhao Cheng as his heir, and he can't be because of his poor brother-in-law, right?

Zhao Mo's heart moved, looked outside the door, lowered his voice and said to Qin Hanzhen: "Uncle Hao still has a mother family to rely on, and he is the housekeeper." He quickly told Qin Hanzhen the news that Zhao Qiong had revealed earlier, "If there is a problem with this Concubine Hui, King Ninghua will count Uncle Jie's share, will it also be for the housekeeper's connections?"

Qin Hanzhen asked in a low voice: "Then what does he plan to let Concubine Hui do?" To be honest, Concubine Hui has been a concubine for so many years, and she has always been inconspicuous, which shows that she is not ambitious. She wants to die of old age in the palace, and she has no children and no daughters, what can King Ninghua and Zhao Hao do with her? However, her mother's family status is low, and it is difficult to even meet, will King Ninghua use them to threaten Concubine Hui? If it is for this purpose, it is necessary to use the power of the housekeeper, and Zhao Hao must be pulled into the game, this is possible. But they went to such a big time to win over an old lady, did they want her to do something? If they just wanted her to persuade her to give the idea of a step-heir to the East Palace in front of the Queen Mother, she didn't have to open her mouth, and she could find someone to talk to. There are old people in the clan, and they can reach and fool around. I don't think that King Ninghua has such a big mind, and he is willing to share Zhao Jie's pie, just to let Concubine Hui say a few words. ”

She remembered what Zhao Mo said just now, Zhao Qiong's deepest impression of Concubine Hui was that when she entered the palace to greet the Queen Mother when she was a child, she could eat the pastries and fruits given by Concubine Hui. Because Concubine Hui has no children and likes children, she always likes to be close to the children of the royal family.

Qin Han really thought, if it is an ordinary ancient romance, the kind of palace marquis theme, according to the routine, if there are princes and grandsons in the palace, you have to beware of whether this Concubine Hui will take a small poison or something when feeding the child pastries and fruits. But now there is only a prince in his thirties and a granddaughter in the palace, there are no other princes, and there are no grandchildren, the prince will not eat what children eat, and whether the granddaughter is dead or alive does not hinder the overall situation. So this speculation simply does not hold water.

She was suspicious of the youngest daughter of the prince of Shu: "The little county lord in Cining Palace...... Although she is a little younger, is the timing of her fall too delicate? Of course, it is impossible for her to have any bad intentions at this age, but there are still people from the former Shu Wangfu by her side. Concubine Hui happened to be present again, but the other palace people in Cining Palace were all separated. If it's a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence. ”

Zhao Mo also felt suspicious: "I also think that this matter may be related to the conflict between the princess and the daughters of the Wang family, but I also feel that if it is just to calm the turmoil of the daughters of the Wang family colliding with the princess, I can't make the little county lord who is loved by the queen mother break her leg, and risk that she will be lame for the rest of her life, or even lose her life if she is weak and injured." If the injury of the little county lord is really man-made, and it has something to do with the daughters of the Wang family, it must be to cover up more important secrets. ”

Qin Hanzhen said with a calm face: "No matter what kind of secret it is, hurting innocent young children is an unforgivable crime!" Cousin Zhao, we may not be able to find out the truth about this matter in the short term, but we can't wait until it is clear before reporting it." There is Concubine Hui in the palace, which is always reassuring. If you have the opportunity to meet the prince, it is better to ask him to be careful. He lives in the palace for a long time, and if he wants to check on someone or something, it is much more convenient than you as an outsider. ”

Zhao Mo nodded solemnly: "I understand." It's a matter of peace in the palace, and we must not ignore it!"

Qin Hanzhen's expression relaxed: "Okay, then let's continue to analyze, right? Who else is here? King Ninghua and King Guangchang? And Yun Shuai, Zhenxi Hou Mansion, well-count the Shu Wang's Mansion as well? Although his family is in captivity, there are a few small county lords and servants in the palace, and they have a relationship with Concubine Hui, who knows if his family is honest?"