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To this day, he has been able to hold a stable position, in addition to relying on the important ministers of the court and the gate valve forces, it is indispensable for Empress Zhao to support and give advice behind the scenes.

Empress Zhao has been immersed in the harem for decades as a female streamer and the six palaces of the phoenix crown, if there is no extraordinary scheming and means, she will not be able to gain a long-term foothold in this sinister place where she is deceitful and frightening step by step.

And the lord of Lingrong that she said in her mouth was the daughter of King Qi who was one of the few surviving brothers of Emperor Zhou and had the title of prince.

King Qi has always been cautious and low-key, and he has been attached to Empress Zhao all these years, and he is one of the most supportive relatives of the crown prince among the royal family.

Therefore, the reason why she chose to marry the lord of Lingrong County to the family, without considering the female relatives who are related to her, is mainly for the sake of insurance, in order to avoid suspicion and hide people's eyes.

After all, in the court, except for the prince's henchmen, other courtiers and officials or Emperor Zhou all thought that Cheng Yan had a weak relationship with the queen and the crown prince, and rarely interacted with each other, and even had hostility towards each other.

At this time, if Cheng Yan's eldest son marries the relatives of Empress Zhao, the two families will inevitably cause all kinds of speculation from outsiders, and even make Emperor Zhou, who has always hated the party, suspicious.

But if it is the county lord of Lingrong, who is the niece of Emperor Zhou, he can logically avoid these unnecessary suspicions and troubles.

When the time comes, she enters the Cheng Mansion, and as the county lord, she can not only contain Cheng Xuan, but also keep a pair of eyes for Queen Zhao and the prince by Cheng Yan's side, and you can always be on guard against one or two.

"Therefore, as long as Cheng Yanken continues to be used by us, he also participated in the Bizhou case back then, as long as we are still in the same boat, even if it is to protect himself, he must find a scapegoat for this old matter. ”

Empress Zhao raised her hand to sweep the cloud temples, and when she stretched her eyebrows, the exhaustion between her eyebrows also faded by half, and was instead covered with a layer of vague and gloomy meaning, which was difficult to see.

"That's very good. Once this matter is exposed, the father will definitely not spare his sons, and if he can have Cheng Yan's help, it will be regarded as an extra chance of winning. ”

The prince said with a frightened face, returned to the soft collapse and sat down, the heart that was originally hanging on his chest had just sank a little, and he heard Queen Zhao say thoughtfully: "But since Cheng Yan's eldest son is mentioned, I remember that he seems to have a daughter who has reached marriageable age, but has not yet married." ”

"It seems like there's one. The prince casually answered, "His eldest daughter married into the Gu family and became the young master's wife, the youngest daughter is that Cheng Jinzhi, and the rest should be his second daughter, right?"

Then he said suspiciously: "Could it be that the queen mother still wants to be a matchmaker for his second daughter?"

"There is indeed an idea. ”

Empress Zhao stared at him, a meaningful smile appeared on her lips, but a sense of foreboding inexplicably rose in the prince's heart.

"I heard that her daughter is arrogant, and the ordinary son of the family is not in her eyes. But if you, the crown prince of the dynasty, are willing to marry her, even if it's just a side concubine, she should be very willing, right?"

"What? do you want your son to marry her as a side concubine?" The prince frowned when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and refused: "Queen Mother, don't be joking, his daughter and son have also seen her a few times, although this appearance is not bad, but the personality is really flattering." If you say that it is okay to be pampered once, but if you really marry into the East Palace, I am afraid that it will make people lose their lives. ”

"Chen'er, don't be in a hurry to refuse, the queen mother is just mentioning it in passing. ”

Although Empress Zhao had never seen Cheng Xiuning, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth when she heard the prince's merciless description at this moment.

"You are the crown prince, so naturally you should have a group of wives and concubines around you, so you can have a few more heirs. Anyway, it's to add a side room, and the queen mother asked you to marry her, just to sell her favor to Cheng Yan, so that he can be more loyal to his son and daughter at the same time, as for whether you spoil her or leave her in the palace later, this is all a later story, just like it. ”

"The son knew that the queen mother did this out of consideration for the son. It's just that I've been worried about internal and external troubles recently, and the affairs are complicated, and I don't have the heart to think about setting up a side room again. The prince said with a hint of anxiety in the corners of his eyes, "Besides, the son suddenly wants to marry Cheng Yan's daughter, and it is difficult for the father to explain it, so let's wait a few days to talk about this matter." ”

"Okay, the queen mother doesn't force you, you are. ”

Seeing that Empress Zhao's words were loose, the prince nodded and moved his gaze away, raised his hand to support his forehead, and only asked after a while: "But the queen mother, in fact, since the incident in the Marquis of An'an's mansion, Erchen has always had a knot in his heart, and it is about his uncle." ”

Empress Zhao's eyes turned when she heard this: "What's wrong with your uncle?"

"Erchen knew that his uncle was already idle and didn't ask about state affairs, but since he had promised to hide the young master of the Gu family for Erchen that day, why did he let him go like this without going through Erchen?"

When the prince said this, he clenched the hand on his forehead into a fist and hid it in his sleeve, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of resentment.

"If my uncle was willing to listen to my words at that time and leave Gu Hanqing in the mansion, everything would never be the way it is now, and the sons and daughters would not be scolded by their father, let alone stay here to be aggrieved and angry, watching that Gao Heng arrogant outside. ”

"Chen'er, your uncle must have a reason for doing this, although he is unwilling to go out of the mountain to help, he will not harm you. ”

Empress Zhao walked to the crown prince's side, raised her jade hand and put it on his shoulder, and said softly, but a burst of forbearance quickly passed in her eyes.

"The queen mother is so sure?"

The crown prince looked at Empress Zhao's slender phoenix eyes with a surprised expression, remembering the gesture that Zhao Xinzhi deliberately made towards him outside the Hou Mansion at that time, and it seemed that he really meant to help him. There was a lot of doubt in my heart for a while, and I didn't say anything more.

But in his heart, he faintly felt that behind the two brothers and sisters, there seemed to be some secrets hidden that he didn't know.

In other words, something must have happened between them.

"Chen'er, you must behave well in the East Palace these days, and let your father know that you have a heart of repentance. Empress Zhao said bitterly, "Don't lose your temper like before, and don't let your father down again." ”

"Erchen understands. ”

The prince nodded solemnly, raised his chin and breathed a long sigh of relief, staring at a place in a daze.

After being silent for a long time, he suddenly locked his eyebrows, and a dazzling and fierce light flashed in his eyes.

"Queen Mother, rest assured, when this turmoil passes, Erchen will definitely make the entire Yanwang Mansion doomed. ”