The children who have been obedient still disobeyed their father's orders, and knelt down to intercede with Zhou Yiyun, Zhou Yuhuang felt sorry for the emperor and grandson and had to pardon the "kneeling punishment" and change it to a punishment station in the palace, they still did not agree, how could there be a reason for the junior to sit and let his father stand, the consequence of the compromise was that Zhou Yuhuang squinted his eyes and glared, Zhou Yiyun sat on a chair and drank fragrant tea, and the four children watched the examination papers.

Xiaoxiao looked at the brothers who were attracted by the words, I don't understand, what's the use of chewing the words, you have to hit the enemy with your fists, can you stand on the city wall and recite a few lines of poetry when other countries are coming? Liberal arts are not strong, martial arts is very handy, who is good at riding and archery kung fu in the entire school, the second brother who can't pick on his shoulders and can't lift his hands shook his head, and it's really enough to worry about himself in the future.

"Smile," Emperor Zhou Yu called to the imperial grandson who was looking around: "What can you see?" ”

Zhou Yiyun covered his mouth and smiled secretly, he really didn't hurt this third son in vain, he was always willing to "share weal and woe" with himself, Zhou Yiyun who was caught and punished for kneeling balanced, smiled and pouted, those naturally enchanting eyes looked at his imperial grandfather, full of grievances, he knew that as long as he showed such an expression, the imperial grandfather was ready to surrender, sure enough, Zhou Yuhuang beckoned to him, Xiaoxiao ran over and lay on his lap and began to play Laipi, Zhou Yiyun squinted his eyes and looked, his father was obviously teasing the cat and Xiaoxiao was working hard, stretching out his paws at any time and calling "meow", skillful, the expression is natural, it's not the first time at a glance, the gap is too big, if you desert halfway, you have to be punished for writing without punishing kneeling, and then when you are used to it like this, when you are illiterate for a day, he will definitely tell others that you have won Zhou Yuhuang's amnesty.

A few hours later, the bag carried the smile that was sleeping in Zhou Yuhuang's arms, and after a few people withdrew from the main hall, Zhou Yiyun was fortunate to have Zhou Yuhuang look at him.

"What do you want to see me?"

Zhou Yiyun knelt down and begged: "Please ask my father to sentence Concubine Li lightly." ”

"Why?"

"She has starlings, even if she is meritorious."

"You can't think of any other reason to intercede besides the eighth?"

"Erchen doesn't dare to deceive, the culprit is someone else, but there is no perfect certainty that he doesn't want to behave again, there is a daughter in the son's house, I can't bear her to lose her mother, and I don't want her to hate from love, as a father has to consider the mood of the child, it is also another kind of love, Erchen knows the meaning of his father's trip, the mother has been dead for so long, and it is difficult to change it back if she does anything, she is kind-hearted and approachable, and it is not appropriate to settle the dispute, and the son-in-law and his wife do not want to pursue it again, just want to have a clear conscience when they see the starling again." Zhou Yiyun also saw that in the past two years, Zhou Yuhuang has attached great importance to his own reputation, and he will not be willing to be branded as killing his wife and children, but this love depends on who asks for it, he intends to ease the relationship between several people, Zhou Yiyun doesn't want to go on and on this matter anymore, now he has a wife and children and a happy family, and his mother will feel relieved if she has a spirit in the sky

。

Zhou Yuhuang looked at Zhou Yiyun and remembered the empathetic, gentle and virtuous woman, and more than 20 years passed in a blink of an eye: "Your mother is the first concubine I lost, she used the method of suicide to make me pay attention to your son, while dissatisfied with her self-deprecating life, and on the other hand, I feel guilty for the negligence of your mother and son, but this is also the way to survive in the harem, if you want to do good things, you must have the ability, I will detain her in the courtyard, and when the time comes, I will hand it over to others." If it's okay, go back to the house, don't let my emperor wait for a long time. ”

"Father, the son wants to go to see the mother concubine, she hasn't seen the son of the minister's wife and a few royal grandsons."

"Okay, three days? One month? A year? What is the ten-year period? Zhou Yuhuang promised his filial piety, but said another choice question for him to choose, either jump up, or retreat into the abyss, Zhou Yuhuang also wanted an answer, giving and striving at any time are two definitions, the same thing is to act voluntarily. Three days to deal with family affairs, a month to leave the fight but have shown a retreat stance, a year may be a foregone conclusion, ten years will never see each other again.

"Thank you for your father." Zhou Yiyun knelt down and buckled his head, and then grinned at Zhou Yuhuang: "Three days is enough!" ”

Zhou Yiyun smiled on his back, and happily entered the house with his bag, cloth, and life: "Su'er, Su'er......" Liu Fu frowned and hugged the three children, and said: "Yelling, it's not a look." After taking it and smiling, I also admired the quality of this sleep, as far as Zhou Yiyun's loud voice had no effect on others, and it was not inappropriate to put his face on his forehead.

"Su'er, leave him alone, this smile and book will sleep, the master has seen it a few times, find out the clothes brought back from the palace to a few children, and we will go to worship the mother early tomorrow morning."

"Father's permission?"

"Of course, the concubine must be happy to see you and a few little ones." Liu Wu looked at him smiling, and his heart was also happy, this was a correct name in front of his mother, shaking the child in his arms, but he couldn't sleep anymore, and he began to be naughty at night, Xiaoxiao stretched a big lazy waist and almost fell to the ground, Liu Wu had to sigh, the soft and soft ball of the hour can hold two at once, and now it is difficult to hold one, and the growth of the child is really a catalyst for adults.

Ling'er watched them gather together in the corner of the courtyard and laughed, biting her lip and still not having the courage to walk over and blend into that atmosphere, she just turned around and wanted to go back to the courtyard when she heard Liu Wu calling: "Ling'er, come here." ”

Ling'er was ecstatic, ran to the catkins happily with a smile on her face, and greeted sweetly: "Father, Daddy." ”

"Good," Liu Fu hugged her affectionately, turned his head and praised Zhou Yiyun: "Look at our beautiful women and sweet voices, don't look at the young age, no matter how you look at it, you will be virtuous and virtuous in the future." ”

"That's right, of course grandpa's daughter is excellent."

"Who dares to say that my sister is bad? Gentle and virtuous, ingenious, and cooking skills, alas, who can marry a sister in the future is really burned high incense. ”

Xiaoxiao stopped doing it when she heard it, and struggled to hug Ling'er: "Who said that my sister is going to get married, no, I don't agree." ”

"I don't agree either, my sister is our good baby, and we can't let others bully us." Bubu glared at his brother and criticized him for his wrong words with his eyes.

"Daddy......" Ling'er buried a little red face in Liu Wu's arms.

"Ling'er find a beautiful dress, let's see your imperial grandmother go, and we can pack up and leave early in a while, and we can go home sooner." Ling'er was a little frightened after listening to her father's words, and raised her pale little face: "Father, how can Ling'er's identity be qualified to see the imperial grandmother." ”

"What identity is not identity, you have to remember that you are the daughter of the eleventh prince, the sister of Baobao, the sister of Bubu and Xiaoxiao, and nothing else

。 Ling'er hugged the catkins who spoke to her with tears in her eyes, the family never forgot her, and it was good that they didn't dislike her.

Liu Wu can't look down on this kind of hierarchical concept, what's wrong with the concubine, he is still the concubine, and now he is not the wife of the eleventh prince. Ling'er has seen it since he was a child, and under the teaching of such a mother, he has not broken his essence, and he heard Xiaoya and Taoye say that when he was sick, he asked for Zhou Yiyun's permission to take care of him in front of the bed all day long, and he was not better than his own child.

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On the way to the imperial mausoleum, Zhou Yiyun was very interested, and several children were also smiling, explaining what they saw for Ling'er, who had never been out of the house.

After arriving at the imperial mausoleum, Zhou Yiyun solemnly introduced his daughter-in-law and children in front of his mother's concubine's spiritual seat: "Mother, this is your daughter-in-law Liu Wu, the first beautiful brother in Beijing, worthy of your emperor, he is powerful and famous, and his father and emperor look at him differently, you also like it." Pulled over his son and daughter and then introduced: "This is your eldest grandson Zhou Zheng, so that I look like your emperor, especially like, the brain is smart, like the emperor hahaha, this is your eldest granddaughter, how good it looks, like you hahaha is very skillful, well-behaved and filial, this is your second grandson Zhou Ren, look at your emperor is really inherited your blessing, the second child is also like the emperor, good at school, careful enough, brainy, likable, this is your third grandson, looks like your daughter-in-law, look at how strong this small body is, The fist and leg kung fu is very good, but the brain is too honest and the brain is not too turning," Yu Guang swept to the smile and began to stare and immediately made up: "This kid's mouth is sweet, and the group of people who coax him love him the most." After praising his family, he mobilized the whole family to clean up, and it was rare to come to see his mother and try his best to show filial piety.

Liu Wu woke up in the middle of the night, the other side of the bed was empty, he went out to look for it and just arrived at the corner, he saw Zhou Yiyun sitting cross-legged in front of the spiritual position, listening to his hoarse voice must have been chattering for a while, Liu Wu did not come forward to disturb only listening to him on the side, the hardships of life in the palace after the mother left the concubine, although she was full of economy during her studies, she did not show her edge everywhere she went, Taoguang raised obscurity, went out of the palace to marry a wife and have children, she wanted to be close but could not come forward to the guilt of her wife and children, the excitement of going to the battlefield for the first time, the joy of wife support, the development and production of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, lightly and lightly, recuperating with the people, cultivating the fighting spirit of the forces, and talking about the current wind direction of the DPRK...... Tears flowed while talking, which contained joy, sorrow, sorrow, and bitterness, mixed tastes, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his nose: "Mother, you have the spirit in heaven to bless your father and emperor to live a long life, and your daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter in the house, who are healthy and safe, and the tenth brother can have a hundred sons and thousands of grandchildren, if you think it is difficult, you can fill the house with children and grandchildren, and the tenth brother is the one who always protects the emperor when he is young, don't be mistaken." Before your death, you always warned the emperor to be forgiving and forgiving, the emperor did it, but it was not worth it for you in his heart, you were happy over there, and you don't have to worry about it when the emperor is older......" Liu Wu walked back to the house quietly, he didn't want to say that the man didn't flick if he had tears, just because he didn't get to the sad place, Zhou Yiyun at this time was not the eleventh prince who resisted the palace, just a toddler who was coquettish in front of his mother and made a small report. No one wants to disturb the warmth, although heaven and earth are separated.

The sky was slightly bright, Zhou Yiyun returned to the bedroom, and after he fell asleep, Liu Wu also came to the spirit, knelt on the mat and put his hands together on his forehead, and introduced himself again in his heart, and described all the past and present lives to this woman who had not yet met him.

Zhou Yiyun barely got up after noon, and ignored the children who were busy in the room, just caring about eating at the table to replenish his strength, drinking a cup of tea, and being in the mood to ridicule when he was full of food and drink, pointing to the swollen eyes that the catkins had been staring at: "There are so many mosquitoes here, I know that my grandfather has pure blood at a glance, and I stare at the most beautiful place of my grandfather to bite hahaha." ”

Liu Fu carefully pressed the corners of his eyes a few times: "There is no ice cube compress here, otherwise I will go to get a basin of cold water and wash your face in a while." Pulling down the hand of the catkins, the cheeky smile began to be crooked: "The mother concubine must be relieved to see that you are so good to your grandfather." ”

"Eleventh Prince," the accompanying guards stepped forward to pray, "the palace sent someone to send a secret message." ”

Looking at Zhou Yiyun, who frowned after reading the secret letter, Liu Wu asked, "I told the child to pack up?" ”

"No need," tore up the letter, sat quietly and thoughtfully, Liu Wu couldn't stand him the most, he would feel that he was redundant, and he was not a roundworm in his stomach, even if the heart was connected without knowing the premise, it was difficult to guess what the other party thought, Liu Wu was just about to stand up to see the child, and when he heard Zhou Yiyun say: "Prime Minister He and the officials folded the bullet to impeach Guo Shangshu of the Military Department."

。 Looking at his stunned appearance, Zhou Yiyun showed a doting smile, Liu Wu has never cared about these secret implications, and suddenly said this, would he be confused: "Prime Minister He has always relied on Empress Tong and the crown prince to protect his position, and as soon as these two people retired, he impeached the military department...... Do you want to prove that you really have real talents, or do you start infighting in the first place? ”

"You want to deal with one of them? Otherwise, why do you care so much if they are infighting? Liu Wu was even more confused, one was the prime minister and the other was in charge of the military department, neither of them could get along with Zhou Yiyun, and he deliberately paid attention to the movements of the two, he would never work in vain.

"Except for the tenth brother, you know the master best." pinched the catkins' face and touched the earlobes, how to look at it and how to love: "I asked Shen Zhong to do some things, but I was a little worried that he would not be able to hold his breath and mess up his plan." ”

Liu Wu glared at him, to say that he didn't know this Shen Zhong, but his daughter was fortunate to meet a few times, the one named Yuanyuan was also one of the concubines who gave him at the beginning, Liu Wu raised his voice: "It's really short-sighted, and everyone uses their own family." ”

"Master, it's rare for you to be sour, he sent it to the door by himself, don't use it in vain, besides, he is an adjutant of the military department, and some things can be done with a lot of effort." Biting the tender ears of the catkins, he whispered: "The master suspects that the disappearance of the bag is related to Guo Shangshu, and it takes ironclad evidence to catch them all, right?" ”

Liu Wu pushed him away and asked angrily: "What does it have to do with him?" Why didn't you say it earlier? It's a scourge for this dangerous person to remain, and you still let them shake in front of him every day? Isn't this a sheep in the mouth of a tiger? ”

"Alas, after listening to her grandfather, she moved her whole body, and they were very safe, there are people from the emperor's grandfather outside the palace, and there are people from the emperor in the palace, what are you worried about, their situation is more stable than ours."

"Really?"

"Look at you, they are also the sons of my grandfather, don't I care?"

Liu Wu asked angrily: "Is it a secret soldier who doesn't move?" ”

"It's just that I don't understand that my grandfather attacked Guo Shangshu as soon as he left Beijing, whether it was a coincidence or intention."

"Empress Tong and the crown prince retreated, could it be the will of the father?"

"No, this matter has been handed over to me by my father, and he will not interfere unless he does something that his father is afraid of."

"Will the prime minister find another backer? Or is he interested in helping you get rid of the big troubles and wants to get closer to you? ”

"Hmph, if he has the talents of Zhonglao and Liu Xi, he doesn't have to take the initiative to get closer to me, and his grandfather looks down on him, his father and emperor let him be the prime minister, but he is just the same nature as the prince, and he has no real power to manipulate." Zhou Yiyun praised Zhou Yuhuang proudly: "My father's power has never been left behind, and he is in good order, how can he use people for no reason." ”

Liu Fu also agreed with this praise: "My father's diligence and dedication to the people can be called a generation of Ming Jun, so what do you think my father will do?" ”

Zhou Yiyun smiled confidently: "Turn hostility into jade." "Tap the desktop and start thinking again, what is Zhou Yuhuang taboo? The military department uses troops?

In the main hall of the palace, Emperor Zhou Yuhuang beckoned to the three princes who knelt down: "Sit next to my father, above the court are the monarchs and ministers, and in private, the father and son don't need to be so restrained." After staring at it for a while, Zhou Yuhuang sighed with emotion: "My third son has matured a lot, and he is less fierce and more stable. ”

"The sons are all people who have grandchildren, and they all run around the sons with a straight face

。 ”

"Time flies, it's lost in a flash!"

"Erchen can't speak, and I'm making you unhappy again!"

"It's okay, you came to me for Guo Shangshu's business?"

The third prince hurriedly knelt in front of Zhou Yuhuang: "Please father Emperor Mingjian, Guo Shangshu must be framed." ”

"Oh? The emperor is so sure that he is framed? ”

"Father, Guo Shangshu manages the military department and knows that it is a big crime to use soldiers for himself, how can he do this?"

Zhou Yuhuang stood up behind his hands and said bluntly: "Third child, I don't allow you to participate in this matter, you are my prince, show your own attitude, the emperor's relatives must stand on the right side, remember that you can see who I gave you the honor!" ”

"Father's anger is at ease."

"I understand that as a prince in the first rank, it is easy to be valued and forgotten, the biggest problem is age, there are merits on the battlefield that are said to be intentionally □□, and inaction is accused of being a royal person, and you must also be vigilant about the fate of your royal brother."

The three princes kowtowed their heads and begged: "Father's anger, father's anger."

"Well, get up. How old is my great-grandson? ”

"Back to my father, five years old."

"What else?" Zhou Yuhuang sat upright and continued to ask without raising his eyes.

The third prince pondered for a while: "The grandson of the eldest brother is six years old this year. ”

"Go and talk to your imperial brother, bring my great-grandson to the palace to study, the descendants of the royal family must be cultivated well, as for Shangshu, I am waiting for his self-defense."

At the dinner table, Zhou Yiyun was a little sullen, and after tasting a few bites of food, he put down the dishes and chopsticks: "Clean up on the third day, and go home in the afternoon." ”

The bag gave a look, Bubu turned around and ran into the bedroom, and took out a 24-inch photo frame: "Father, this is a gift from Daddy and us to the imperial grandmother, do you like it?" "The frame of this gift is made of thin wooden boards found by catkins according to the size of the modern photo frame, Ling'er decorates the edges with multicolored lines, and the inlaid in the frame is a family portrait drawn by the three brothers themselves, there is no dazzling background picture, only a family of six, the painting is not heavy, but the appearance of the characters is painted like life.

Zhou Yiyun held their hearts and was full of praise: "It's so good, your imperial grandmother will definitely like it." ”

Before the Imperial Mausoleum closed, Liu Fu looked back at the spiritual physiognomy and silently thought that he would come to see you often, Great Mother.

After returning home, Zhou Yiyun took Li Jin and Wang Fan to the study: "Why did they impeach Shangshu?" ”

"As soon as the eleventh prince left Beijing, more than 100 soldiers and generals appeared near Beijing, and it happened that Guo Shangshu's people appeared there." Li Jin explained the information he had, and Wang Fan continued: "My subordinates have made secret visits, and they have no plans to enter the city for the time being, and they only live in the suburbs outside Beijing, what kind of power is it...... The incompetence of his subordinates has not yet been discovered, and he does not know whether he is friend or foe, and he does not dare to act rashly. ”

"Heh~" Zhou Yiyun smiled: "Go and call my grandfather's sister-in-law over." ”

After nightfall, three black-clothed figures on the side of the wall of Jingxiao Garden dodged the patrol officers, threw out the flying claws and fixed, climbed down the wall to the roof and waited for the opportunity, the middleman fingered down a little, the dart as thin as a needle shot into the legs of the soldiers in the courtyard, the slight pain made the five people lie down one after another, the other party defended tightly but the number was small, the weapons in the hands of the three people were advanced and half a catty and eight taels, the half-moon starry sky was dark, the three figures climbed down along the pillar, and the legs landed on the ground under a command, gently pushed open the door, and the two figures rolled into the house, quiet and temporarily safe, The rest of the men closed the door lightly, and the three of them converged

。

"Who! Come out! A cold and deep voice sounded, and a small man gestured down with his thumb down, announcing the failure of the mission.

"Zhou Zheng", "Zhou Ren", "Zhou Xiao", "Meet Jiubo." ”

Zhou Yihua, the ninth prince, turned on the indoor lights, looked at the three figures kneeling on the ground, and sighed: "This kind of behavior looks like the old eleventh." ”

He replied in unison: "Jiubo is wise! ”

"Come here, I'll see what the eleventh child looks like." After tearing off the bag and cloth towel, Zhou Yihua smiled: "Yo, this is like the old eleven, the big one is exactly the same, and this small one is more delicate than him." Look at Xiaoxiao again and wonder: "Why is there a female doll?" ”

Bao Bao and Bubu took a step to the side when they heard this, smiled and stretched out their arms and kicked their legs, although they did not get close to his Jiu Bo's body, but it was enough to show his anger, and finally pinched Xiao Man's waist and glared at each other angrily: "Jiu Bo, I am my grandfather!" ”

Zhou Yihua smiled and took a closer look: "It's really, this small body is really strong, and it looks handsome." hugged one by one: "Old Eleven is really blessed, by the way, how did you get in?" Uncle Jiu didn't hear the voice. ”

"Hehe, Uncle Jiu, my father set us a task, but unfortunately it was not completed." Bubu's little hand touched Zhou Yihua's smooth chin: "Father is too bad, how can Uncle Jiu have a beard." ”

"Alas, the eleventh is too nonsense, if he hurts you by mistake, how can Uncle Jiu have the face to meet people in the future."

Bao Bao smiled and said, "Uncle Jiu, don't worry, my father said that if our whereabouts are exposed, we will take out the token." He smiled and pouted: "There is no challenge at all, my father rescued Shibo under the noses of more than 1,000 people." ”

Zhou Yihua was a little surprised, these three children are really not afraid, not to mention that the entourage he brought should be very vigilant, they can enter his territory quietly, it is a bit intriguing: "Tell Uncle Jiu how you did it unknowingly?" ”

"Big brother, second brother, you can say it," climbed into Lao Jiu's arms: "Uncle Jiu sleeps in his arms." "He's tired, he spends the afternoon and moves at night, he wants to sleep, although it's only the first time we've met, but he's like a father he likes.

Xiaoxiao hid and went quietly, Bubu took out the topographic map and climbed into bed to make up for sleep, Bao Bao smiled at Lao Jiu: "Uncle Jiu, don't blame, my younger brothers are usually spoiled, and I am rude in front of you, Bao Bao will tell you?" ”

"Okay, let's explain to Uncle Jiu."

Bao Bao spread out the topographic map and put all the utensils on the table: "In the afternoon, we checked the construction of this place and the distribution of soldiers and generals in the high mountains of the distant mountains, and there were fifty people in each shift in the morning and evening. Bao Bao pointed to the location marked in the map, and then said: "The safest courtyard is the fourth courtyard, but the most secret is the third courtyard, and if there is any wind and grass, the center can be surrounded immediately. ”

Lao Jiu stared at this detailed topographic map: "Who drew this map?" ”

"It's Boo." Bao Bao pointed to the doll on the bed.

"Then you're the commander-in-chief?" Bao Bao just smiled and acquiesced, and pointed to the baby in his arms: "What about this little guy?" ”

"Xiaoxiao, he is good at it, and the work is his."