Zhou Yiyun just returned to the palace to report to the Nine Emperors to meet him, and he ran to the palace gate to greet him non-stop, Zhou Yihua looked at the palace and nodded, and said to Zhou Yiyun: "Sit down, it's not a big deal, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I went to the palace to reminisce." ”

Zhou Yiyun pursed his lips and found a chair far away to sit down: "Ninth brother, my younger brother has become the prince." He had to remind him that he was in a high position now, and he couldn't be taught a lesson without politeness.

"When you become the prince, you don't recognize me as the ninth brother?" Zhou Yihua asked with a straight face.

"How dare you, the weight of Brother Jiu in my heart is undoubted."

"Well, you still have a conscience." Lao Jiu took a sip of tea and swept his gaze to the people in the hall. Zhou Yiyun immediately understood: "Let's go down." ”

After the clearance, Lao Jiu put down the teacup and made his intentions clear: "Xiaoxiao is worried about the injured Bubu, I will send people to the fourth brother's mansion, the fourth brother only cares about the little ink, and he doesn't bother to pay attention to it, but some things and some things always have to be done, right?" ”

Zhou Yiyun sat a little closer, and admitted: "What do the fourth brother and the ninth brother have to tell the younger brother, just say, is it inconvenient for the two boys and brothers to take care of it?" ”

"It has nothing to do with Bubu and Xiaoxiao, I heard in the afternoon that Shangshu of the Ministry of War was imprisoned, and it was impeached by you, I can understand that you are expanding your power, but there are some feelings that you can't be negligent, the third brother is tired by the eldest brother, and no one will obey if he is not a little ruthless in the Ministry of War, but unfortunately the violence of the eldest brother is too much, and the people of the first mother and compatriots also subtly put their personal feelings on the third brother, plus his uncle and third brother are also powerless, and it is difficult to balance the left and right."

Zhou Yiyun laughed twice: "Brother Jiu, don't misunderstand my brother, I didn't say that this matter has anything to do with the third brother, and I didn't want to attack the soldiers, you also saw Bubu's injury, how can I put my mind at ease if the villain behind me doesn't eradicate it." ”

Lao Jiu just wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but saw Lao Eleven reflexively dodge, Lao Jiu couldn't cry or laugh: "It's also for your good to force you to practice martial arts when you are young, why have you been so many years, are you still afraid when you see me?" ”

Zhou Yiyun pulled Brother Jiu's arm and put it on his shoulder, and whispered: "Brother Jiu, I have made a lot of progress, my childhood memories are too tragic, I trembled when I first saw you, and I also knew Brother Jiu's love for me after a few escapes when I grew up, but sometimes I still can't control my fear of you, my brother thinks it's good, my father always says that my temperament is too jumpy, and you will stay in Beijing in the future, my brother made a mistake, and I will be honest and self-reflective when you stare at you." ”

"The fourth brother is right, your kid's biggest weakness is that he misses the old love too much, in fact, the fourth brother knows the third brother better than you and me, and he doesn't want you to be embarrassed if he doesn't come forward, the third brother has been troubled by public opinion, and he has been suppressed by his father and has been monitored day and night, although he is in the military department but has no real power, even if he has ambition and strength, he has nowhere to show it, and how much confidence has not been wiped out after decades? When my father first ascended the throne, he was busy governing the country and leveling the world, and then the suppression of the harem power continued to the prince, and the father and emperor also had difficulties, and those of us who were sons could no longer cause trouble for him. ”

"Brother Jiu, I understand what you mean, my brother will not let us brothers have civil strife," and put Lao Jiu's lower arm back on his shoulder: "My younger brother has not been the prince for a long time, and he doesn't have much power, everything has to be done slowly, the eldest brother's grandson is regarded as my own child, raised in the womb, the third brother's grandson depends on them, and there is no interference, what can we fight for when we are old, in the end, it is the world of these juniors, I will not tell the fourth brother some big truths, which is convincing, I can only do some practical things to make people pay attention to it, and it is not convenient for me to go out of the palace now, the third brother, you and the fourth brother should worry more, don't participate if you don't participate, you can be a grandfather, as long as you think about future generations. ”

Zhou Yuhuang walked to the main hall of the queen's palace, except for the queen who knelt on the ground and wore a phoenix crown, and the mother, there were no other subordinates, Zhou Yuhuang waved his hand and sent the entourage guards, and sat on the right seat alone: "The queen is flat, I haven't seen you dressed so formally for a long time." ”

Queen Dun, who got up, replied with a smile: "The Holy Lord said before that it is more appropriate for concubines to wear plain clothes, but today I feel that it is a bit heavier to wear. ”

"You seem to have known that I was coming, and this is very well organized."

"From the saint forbids the emperor and grandson to visit, the concubine knows that this day will come sooner or later, in this harem whether the concubine is dead or alive, I don't care, I just want the saint to give the concubine a clear understanding, the eldest prince is your first son, pampering and arrogance caused a big mistake, the concubine body thanks you for not killing, but what mistake did the third child make?"

Zhou Yuhuang looked at her with a smile: "I miss the relationship between father and son, but I don't want the prince to have too much to do with his relatives, the people of the royal family must first find a good relationship of interests, you have been a queen for a few years, you don't understand?" You don't understand what is my taboo? Didn't I say that the third child was the third child, but his stubbornness could be left and right by others? ”

Queen Dun wiped away her tears, and really let the person who was taboo in the Holy Heaven be her brother: "Why? ”

Zhou Yuhuang didn't intend to hide it and said bluntly: "My father has only one prince, your brother and I are friends of bamboo horses, and my father once commented on him, this person has great talents, and he must be of great use, and he can't spend it." ”

"Just a word from my father?" Queen Guo couldn't have imagined that a word of praise would make people work in vain for half a lifetime.

"The throne is not stable, how can I not be taboo, the eldest prince is locked up as an uncle, but he can stay out of the matter and have to guard against the depth of scheming, his sister is in the back position, the prince who is connected by blood is a precedent, I have a shallow foundation and can only seek a perfect solution, in this case, the third child is still very closely involved with him, how can you tell me to put my heart at ease, my father's words completely let him live without worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life, but he has repeatedly interfered in the affairs of the court, this time he actually attacked my emperor and grandson, I can still ignore it?" Looking at the tearful queen, Zhou Yuhuang smiled: "Why pretend to be pitiful opposite to your identity, doesn't it have anything to do with you when the prince and Zhou Liuwu were poisoned and fainted?" That poison is a secret medicine, how can a person with no status get it, can she really do anything with her as a concubine? I saw that they had nothing to do and didn't want to pursue it, the queen was really ridiculous and generous to use such a bad method. ”

"Holy Lord, this matter has nothing to do with the concubine's body, do you believe it?" Looking at the mocking smile on the corner of Zhou Yuhuang's mouth, Queen Guo shook her head: "At the beginning, the queen mother said that the concubine is weak and not suitable for managing the harem, and it was you who insisted on establishing the concubine as the queen. ”

"I've always suspected that you know something, and seeing that you've been tight-lipped and cautious, I've let you sit comfortably in the position of the lord of the harem, but I only know today that I underestimated you, I just want to ask you, how do you know the implicit meaning of the jade pendant? There is no second person in the palace who knows except me, where did you get it? ”

Empress Guo was slightly stunned and repeated: "Jade pendant? He stared up at Zhou Yuhuang with wide eyes and looked up in shock, his hands trembling slightly.

"You're scared?"

"Saint, all this has nothing to do with the queen's mother, it is the slave who secretly communicates to Shangshu, and the queen's mother knows nothing," Mama looked at Queen Guo's frightened appearance, this pile of crimes pressed down, which one is enough to be a capital crime, how can she be affected by the master from childhood to adulthood, the sinner is she who should bear these crimes: "After the slave entered the palace with the queen's mother, the family was controlled by Shangshu, and the slave could only obey him to save the lives of his family. Concubine Li has been unwilling to be silent of the eighth prince, the slave conspired with her to get rid of the eleventh princess, the queen mother accidentally saw the little master's jade pendant, the slave saw her surprise, and told Dun Shangshu about it, the queen has not known these things, it is all done by the slave alone. Mama knocked her head to prove the queen's innocence, and Queen Guo just smiled with tears in her eyes, and Zhou Yuhuang waved her hand: "Gonggong Li, after taking her down and confessing, send her back to Shangshu Mansion, and if it is his, he should take it." After the person took him away, he said: "I didn't expect it, your life and death are irrelevant to your brother, whether he is helping your emperor or himself, only he knows best in his heart." ”

Empress Guo stared at the bloodstains on the ground that knocked on the head of the grandmother, and smiled: "The saint can not believe it, but the young son and the innocent concubine never thought that they would be tired. ”

"I don't want to hear these ......"

"The saint, the concubine is a dying person, and there is nothing to say, everything is up to the saint."

Zhou Yuhuang counted her white hair and stared at the vicissitudes of life in front of him: "We are all old, and we should also think about our juniors, you can sit firmly in your harem with peace of mind, and there will be a place for you next to you when I leave the palace." ”

Empress Guo chuckled: "When I brought the phoenix crown back then, if I got the saint's words, what a pity for the concubine to die, now the saint is just afraid of people's words," Queen Guo looked at Zhou Yuhuang: "For the sake of the emperor and the emperor's grandson, the concubine will take care of herself, what the saint wants to know, why not ask the princess, when he received the princess seal, the concubine told him a story," with a mocking smile: "The concubine understands that it is not as good as a brother, the saint not only favors the eleventh prince, but also looks up to his wife, The concubine wanted to know what the consequences would be if this came out of his mouth. He stood up and saluted: "The concubine is sent to the saint." ”

Gonggong Li put the ginseng tea in front of Emperor Zhou Yuhuang, who had been sitting in contemplation since returning to the main hall: "Holy Lord, do you want to pass on the crown princess?" ”

"That's it, I'm tired and I'll talk about it tomorrow, what's going on on the prince's side?"

"Back to the saint, early this morning, the crown princess sent the two little masters to the four princes and the nine princes, and they have not left the palace gate, and the prince went to the household department in the afternoon, but the nine princes entered the palace early in the morning to see the prince."

"It's really too old to stand it."

Gonggong Li helped press the forehead: "Shengshang, you don't have to think too much, everyone's thoughts are different, and the methods are also different, the crown princess has great talents, but she is willing to retire, for her husband and son, people have weaknesses and have to be careful." ”

Zhou Yuhuang raised his eyebrows and asked, "You trust him very much?" ”

"How dare the identity of a slave mention trust or distrust, the masters and slaves in the palace are all trusted, to put it mildly, the slaves like the prince's three sons-in-law very much, they respect the slaves, and the slaves really regard them as adults, and this love slave will be remembered in their hearts."