"Xu'er, come to grandmother and let grandmother see if you have grown taller recently?"

In the warm pavilion of Zhenghe Palace, Empress Zhao looked at Gao Xu, the lively and clever imperial grandson in front of her, with a happy face, clasped her hand on his small shoulder, and her eyes were overflowing with rare love. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Grandmother, mother said that as long as Xu'er eats on time and studies hard, she will definitely be able to grow faster, and in a few years, she will be able to catch up with her father. ”

Gao Xu said in a slightly immature voice, which caused Queen Zhao to smile even more, stretched out her hand to wrap him in her arms, and motioned to the maid beside her to put a few plates of freshly made snacks on the coffee table.

"Xu'er, grandmother knows that you are coming today, so she specially ordered the people of the palace to make a few dim sums, which are your favorite foods on weekdays, so eat some while it's hot. ”

Gao Xu nodded, looking at the delicate and delicious snacks in front of him very excitedly, and snuggled into Queen Zhao's arms.

"I know that my grandmother is the best for Xu'er. ”

"You little one, your mouth is getting sweeter. ”

Empress Zhao smiled when she heard this, gently pinched Gao Xu's meaty face, and personally fed him a piece of embryo milk lactose with chopsticks, seeing that her grandson was eating with relish, her eyes showed a look of relief.

"Wanyi, if you are free, you will take Xu'er to Zhenghe Palace to walk around, the palace is now trapped here by your father and can't get out, although it is a leisure, but it is also very boring all day, with Xu'er with you, this day is also more comfortable, faster. ”

Empress Zhao said and looked at the crown princess Li, who was sitting next to her and was also smiling, and said seriously.

Hearing his mother-in-law's frustrated words, the clever Li's eyes turned slightly, and he hurriedly comforted him in a gentle tone: "Queen Mother, don't worry, my father was just angry at the beginning, if you don't punish you, it will be difficult to block the mouths of the people outside, in fact, how can I really want to punish you in my heart, and why don't I remember you? ”

"Well, I hope so. Empress Zhao sighed softly, then lightly relaxed the corners of her eyebrows, and put her hand on the back of Li's hand, "You are still the most intimate child, never meddle in things, only wholeheartedly teach your husband and children, and respect the palace, so as to avoid many worries about Chen'er, with you by Chen'er's side, the palace will be relieved." ”

Hearing this, Li Shi hurriedly lowered his eyebrows respectfully and lowered his head: "All this is the duty of Erchen as a wife, and it should be so, I really dare not bear the praise of the queen mother." ”

Empress Zhao smiled softly, looking at the virtuous and courteous daughter-in-law in front of her, although there was a smile on her lips, there was a trace of worry and worry in her eyes.

Not long after the two chatted, the prince came to Zhenghe Palace in a hurry, and when the Li family saw this, he was very familiar with each other, and after kneeling to Queen Zhao, he took Gao Xu up and left.

Looking at the back of the Li family's departure, Empress Zhao twisted her eyebrows slightly, as if she was thinking about something, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing this, the prince followed her gaze, and couldn't help but wonder and said, "Queen Mother, what's wrong?"

"Chen'er, did you say that the crown princess that the queen mother chose for you at the beginning was too soft and too weak?"

"Wan Yi's temperament is softer, but he is obedient to his son and serves him very thoughtfully. Didn't the queen mother just see that she was knowledgeable and courteous, Lan Xinhui was qualified, and she was a famous family in the court, so she allowed her son to be the crown princess?"

"That's the case, it's just that if such a character is born in an ordinary official family, it is indeed a blessing, but if he is born in the royal family as the wife of the prince, it is not enough to just teach his husband and children, and if necessary, he must have some courage and means, how can he not have any assertiveness at all, and blindly only know how to obey?"

Empress Zhao said and withdrew her gaze from the door, her face slightly heavy.

"This is especially if you become a queen in the future, then you must not be trampled on the head by various concubines, and you can be beaten and subjected, how can you rule the six palaces and the world?"

"Queen Mother, the words are good, but Wan Yi has also been attentive to her sons over the years, and gave birth to Xu'er, if it is not a last resort, her sons do not want to shake her position. The prince's breath was sluggish, and his eyes suddenly became a little deep, "Although... Although Erchen admits that she is not the most favorite person in Erchen's heart. ”

"In this royal family, what sincerity, true love, that is the least valuable. Empress Zhao pursed her lips, the sadness in her eyes flashed, and then she said, "Chen'er, don't worry, the queen mother doesn't want to move her, the queen mother just wants to help you find another side concubine who is more clever and sophisticated, and she can help you a lot." Wanyi let her raise Xu'er well, and this palace will not treat her badly......"

Empress Zhao sighed calmly, and suddenly her eyes wandered, and she looked at the prince very alertly.

"Wait, Chen'er, I heard you say that, but you already have a favorite concubine in your heart?"

When Queen Zhao asked like this, the prince's eyebrows jumped, and he didn't seem to want his mother to peek into the privacy of his heart, so he said a little unnaturally: "I can't say that I like it, it's just a little favorable, don't ask the queen mother, Erchen has never thought about it." ”

"Chen'er, this is the first time I've seen you mention which girl has such an expression, which lady is this, and what kind of lady is this, so you remember it so much?"

"Queen Mother, don't worry about it, Erchen doesn't want to think about it now. ”

The prince flickered his gaze twice, hurriedly and quickly said a word, and then changed the subject.

"By the way, the queen mother, the team of the princess of Nanchu and her relatives has arrived in the capital at noon, I heard that this princess has martial arts, and her temperament is very strong, and she actually wore a wedding dress in front of everyone and the third brother at the gate of the city to compete. ”

"Yes, it's time to count the day. ”

However, Empress Zhao did not focus on the competition between Princess Yuanxi and Gao Heng, but her eyes deepened, and she said to herself, her eyes were full of hidden emotions, but they were difficult to see.

But after a while, she returned to normal, looked down at a crystal clear blood jade bracelet on her left wrist, and said in a flat tone: "The Chu people have never really surrendered to my Great Zhou, and this time they have come to make peace over the mountains and rivers, and naturally they have also thought of ways to embarrass us." Just think about it, it was Gao Heng who won this competition. ”

"It is indeed the third brother. The prince pursed his lips with some disdain, "But no matter how powerful this Nanchu princess is, she is just a woman, if he can't win as a big man, isn't it too useless?"

"Chen'er, don't talk about this yet. ”

After a moment of silence, Empress Zhao froze the flow of emotion in her eyes, lowered her sleeves to cover the jade bracelet, and then looked up at the prince seriously.

"Since you are a Chu person, should you be worried about whether that incident back then can still be seamless?"