When Chu instantly recalled the palace, it was almost dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun was sprinkled on the snow.

He looked up to the sky and watched the red clouds slowly rolling in the sky, and suddenly felt much more comfortable, since Wang Xi awakened in his body, he could feel some things that he had not been able to perceive, and the color of the scenery in his eyes was also a little more vivid, a strong smell of food drifted in, and he trotted in the direction of the weeping eagle,

Originally, the emperor and the prince had a set of procedures that must be followed, at the time when the emperor was about to eat, he first had to use something like a silver needle to test whether the meal was poisonous, and then the father-in-law had to "taste the meal", and after confirming that there was no problem, His Majesty the Emperor could eat it, but Chu Xiaohua abolished this set of red tape, and let him eat the rest of the eunuch's food, and he was not happy to eat what was leftover, as for the term poisoning, Chu Xiaohua said that only things that are not human would come up with this practice.

The emperor does not pick and choose to eat on weekdays, and two cooks who have been cooking in the palace for more than 30 years make meals for him, and he does not get tired of eating for decades, as for the princes' meals, they are also made by those maids, he is ready to drink the hot soup stewed by the young slave sister, and when he turned around, he saw two young female officials passing by him, bending down and saluting His Royal Highness, he deliberately ignored the blush on their faces, and trotted towards the weeping eagle after returning the salute.

He suddenly stood at the fork in the road leading to the weeping eagle, next to the falling water courtyard, since he woke up, there was an endless stream of ministers who came to visit him, sent away a Shangshu and a military attaché, those famous medicines and gifts worth thousands of gold were piled up all over the wall, he didn't understand, he was injured and not his birthday, why did they send so many things, these days they forgot to see how she was doing, Xi is not used to living here, the food here is not to the appetite.

He turned an angle and walked to the Falling Water Courtyard, the Imperial City Falling Water Courtyard is very famous, after the death of the two wives, Emperor Yin swore that he would no longer establish the queen, so he abolished the three palaces and six courtyards, and let those harem ladies hold positions in the palace, imitating the six ministries to set up six bureaus, and the chief female officials of the six bureaus are collectively called "six Shang", each with two people, and the five products, for Shang Gong, Shang Yi, Shang Fu, Shang Shi, Shang Bed, Shang Gong. The six bureaus lead the twenty-four divisions, all of which are positive six products. There are 24 canons under it, all of which are of the seventh grade, and below there are 24 palms, all of which are of the 8th grade. There is also a female history below. Manage the affairs of the palace.

Yinguo has never been a woman without talent is the virtue of this statement, the women's literacy rate is very high, the ladies in the palace were familiar with the four books and five classics when they were young, and they took one out of the country at will, and they were knowledgeable people.

But this place is not something that can be entered casually, when the eldest brother secretly took himself to the Falling Water Courtyard to see his mother, he was told by Chu Xun to his father, and the eldest brother could clean up for his father, and then Chu Xun hung a sign on the red wall next to the Falling Water Courtyard, which read, "Chu Yingyang and dogs are not allowed to enter." The female officer inside looked at the sign and laughed.

The courtyard is delicate and small, walking into a courtyard paved with bluestone slabs, pots and pots are placed in the courtyard, the low cyan glazed tiles are covered with frost, the pillars and pillars are hanging under the flower branches, reflecting a little luster, he walked on the long corridor, heard a burst of footsteps at the end of the corridor, and couldn't help but stop.

"The Three Princes...... Your Highness?" the person who came stopped, Lord Shanggong suddenly smiled, walked towards Chu Xianzhao in small steps, and took his hand, this female official was born pure, and her curved willow eyebrows gave people a kind feeling, Chu Xianzhao paused and said, "Aunt Liu." ”

"Your Highness hasn't come to see Aunt Liu for a long time. The woman smiled on her lips.

The maid who followed behind retreated to the side and gave the two of them some personal space, this willow leaf is the Jinlan sister of Queen Bai Su, who once left the palace with the pregnant Queen Bai Su after Chu Zheng seized power, so as to avoid being ambushed by the killers in the palace, Chu Xianzhao's three brothers and sisters were brought by this female official when they were young, which shows Emperor Yinhuang's trust in her.

She glanced at Chu Xianzhao, took his arm and chuckled, "Let's go with Aunt Liu, we will have to eat after that." ”

"No, I'm here to ......" he hesitated, and the woman glared at him: "Little conscienceless, when I was a child, whoever thundered and peed my pants came to me, why is it so windy and cold, and it hurts so much when I am bitten by insects on my legs, I pounce on Aunt Liu's legs, and now I will turn my face and not recognize people if you want to walk with me?" She patted her plump chest, and her charm was infinite.

"Am I not afraid of delaying your errands?" he prevaricated, looking at the people around him vigilantly, and the female officer gave him a blank look: "Obviously, the weeping eagle is next door, and I haven't seen you come to this water courtyard before, what's the matter? Now that you've grown up, you miss a woman?"

Chu Xianzhao's face seemed to be burning, the female official's eyes trembled, and she smiled: "What are you ashamed of?, if you really grow up and find a suitable girl, your mother's spirit in the sky will also be comforted." ”

"Let me guess, who is the third prince of Chu looking for?" she leaned slightly close to Chu Xianzhao's shoulder, and he dodged away like an electric shock: "Aunt Liu, don't be like this." ”

"It's not like your big brother at all, I'll take you to her. She grinned slightly, revealing white teeth like broken jade.

"Aunt Liu, do you know everything?"

"The people and gods in Lin'an City don't know the deeds of the third prince of Chu to save the beauty heroically, to be honest, you are too reckless, you ran to the black prison to save people with a box of swords on your back, and your temperament is exactly the same as your mother back then, you can't always rush up with enthusiasm when you grow up now, this is a fatal thing. ”

"Aunt Liu has learned a lesson. ”

"I heard that your father is planning to unite the Three Kingdoms and conquer the south, do you know about this?" she said as she walked.

"I've heard a little about it. ”

She pursed her lips and said, "He's too, people of all ages still want to fight, and men like him in the city want to find a young and beautiful girl to be a concubine, I don't know what his motives are." Qingguo is not so easy to deal with, we used to live in their shadow, the deterrent power of the dragon in the Central Plains is not pressed by the gods and Buddhas, the former northern countries are cautious about them, even in the Northern Expedition 60 years ago, the number of casualties in our north is three times that of the south, and even the six southern countries are now alive in their fear, Aunt Liu had done a book order in the history library for half a year before, if I remember history correctly, the monarchs of the six countries cut off a piece of jade on the jade seal to Zhao Gongming to show their submission, and the six countries of them failed to take down those dragon sons and grandsons, just rely on our Triple Alliance How to fight this warThis is not the Northern Barbarian royal family has just collapsed, your father wants to fight again, the war will never be extinguished like wildfire, in fact, this fire is not burned on the battlefield, but in the hearts of people. ”

"Someone has to do this, and my father is forced to do it. He shook his head.

"I had to ...... Your father has seen too many wars, it is better to say that he is a soldier than an emperor, let me tell you, after he knew about the farce of your prisoner robbery, he let him cut down the trees in the back garden, it is strange if he is not angry, you are young and ignorant, forget it, I didn't expect Chu Xun's smart girl to follow Hu. She frowned.

"It's not a farce, it's a farce if I let it go. Chu Xianzhao suddenly became stubborn.

"In any case, even if this matter is in the past, you and your sister have to remember it for a long time, and the family is like enemies, and there is something that can't be talked about. ”

Chu Xianzhao was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Xiao Zhao, I watched you play on my knees, growing up little by little, you laugh like your mother, read like your sister, dance sword like your uncle, but he is dead...... Whether you want to or not, you are already in this war, this is not a child's game, you must become as strong as your father as soon as possible, this land will be yours one day, this war is not something that can end in a day or two, it may take many years to fight, many people will die, you have to make a decision. ”

"My father has not yet appointed a crown prince, and I may not inherit the throne of Yinguo. He reminded her.

"Your brother will become a good general in the future, but not everyone can go to the battlefield and the court like your father, Chu Xun will leave your brother one day, either to marry a nobleman or to marry a prince, she can't be by your side forever, you have to cherish her. ”

"I see. ”

"That's good, Aunt Liu will award you a candy to eat, but I don't have it with me now, and I'll make it up to you next time!"

"Aunt Liu, I...... Did my uncle really let my father kill him?" he suddenly asked, and the female officer was stunned for a moment and sighed lowly: " Your uncle was too greedy back then, before the war with the Golden Horde, your grandfather had already set up your father as the crown prince, and originally planned to give him the position after this war, Chu Zheng had bad intentions, secretly bribed the minister, formed a party, after learning the news that your father was captured, he thought that your father would definitely die in the hands of the people of the Golden Horde, and quickly gathered the henchmen to kill all the courtiers and uncles who supported your father, intending to operate the power of the Yin State, your uncle originally did not have any outstanding kung fu, the emperor was alone after getting the news with a sword and your uncle desperately, your uncle was not defeated by the emperor, so he kowtowed and spared, The emperor put down the sword in his hand with compassion, and who knew that the dagger hidden in the beast's hand pierced the heart, and he died. ”

"My father never told us this. Chu Xianzhao lowered his head, and he couldn't tell whether it was sadness or anger in his eyes.

"Maybe it's me talking a lot today, but I don't mean anything else. Your Highness, you should understand this, no matter how bloody and brutal, this is what has happened to your family, and as a descendant, you should not forget it. People say that Chu Xiaohua is iron-clad and will not cry, this is wrong, the day he was crowned king, he used to cry, the day your queen mother died, he also cried, and when he learned that Libei was ruined by Liu Kang, he also cried, he didn't cry, he didn't cry, he just wouldn't be easily emotional in front of outsiders. Her eyes were misty.

"My father did the right thing, the person who made a disturbance is not worthy of being the emperor of Yinguo, and my grandfather's spirit in heaven will also be comforted. ”

"But he doesn't trust tears, Sister Bai Su and I used to be his personal maids, and your father and the emperor did not despise me and our two sisters when he was a child, and he is now the same virtue as your eldest brother. He knew that his sister liked the butterfly shadow white yarn and specially spent a thousand gold to let people buy it from Houchu, since he went to Shuyue for two years, my sister has missed him a lot, my sister and I are both from famous families, since your father went to Shuyue, my sister's family wanted to marry her to the son of the city lord of Weiyang City, but my sister was resolutely opposed at that time, and quarreled with her father hoarsely, which later had your eldest brother and your sister. ”

"Oh......" Chu Xianzhao was obviously very interested in the gossip of his father's previous emperor, and his ears were pricked up.

"Actually, I sometimes think that if my sister hadn't gotten along with your father at the beginning, maybe she would still be alive now, but it's a pity that her heart was eaten to death by your father. Her tactful tone suddenly made Chu Xianzhao feel like crying.

"Forget it, there's nothing right or wrong, don't regret it. She chuckled.

"Aunt Liu...... Do you love him?" Chu Xianzhao blurted out before he realized what he had said.

She suddenly stopped, raised her head and looked at Chu Xianzhao with a very strange gaze: "For many years by your father's side, my sister and I have never been bullied, and at a banquet where the emperor invited hundreds of officials, there was a ...... I forgot his name, but the man didn't know that I was the prince's personal servant, and he did it to me by the strength of the wine, and when your father saw him, he pressed him to the floor with one hand, like a lion hunting an antelope, and then took me and my sister out of the table angrily, and your grandfather's face turned white at that time. She approached Chu Xianzhao and smiled slightly: "Love, every woman should love a man like him, and in the end he chose his sister instead of me, but I don't feel jealous." ”

"I see. Chu Xuanzhao showed a look of sudden realization.

"I love him doesn't mean that I agree with all his practices, your father was stubborn like a fool in the battle of the West, I advised your father at the time, and many people were also against this war, but your father still went with the army, but what did he get later, he didn't find any of the swords left by the king of the West, he was so stupid that he was pitiful, and then he took the north away...... Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, I don't know if this southern expedition is right or wrong, in short, you just do what your father wants. ”

She took Chu Xianzhao to a remote and quiet small mansion, the house was not big, but the yard was cleaned up, at this time Chu Xianzhao looked around, the snow red wall, the ice and white bamboo, the white paper window, faintly candlelight.

She gently touched Chu Xuanzhao's head and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't let down the other party like a beautiful flower, delay like a flowing year, in the eyes of this young man, what national affairs, what swords and swords, and the high platform doesn't matter, first put it into that beautiful woman, like a flower like jade, and the country and the city, so that you will not regret it in this life." ”

She didn't know if His Highness had listened to those words, but she thought that the rest of the words should have been heard, because when she reached the end of the steps, there was a creaking knock on the door behind her.