(It's raining, I feel the autumn mood)

The sound of crackling firecrackers slowly subsided as the night came, and the entire palace slowly regained its former calm. Great literature

Empress Dowager Xiao's Tranquility Palace.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner has come to an end in a somewhat silent atmosphere, the palace ladies have successively removed the remnants of the table, a table of mountain delicacies and sea delicacies has hardly moved, Empress Dowager Xiao ate a little bit because of her thoughts, her heart is not good, the emperor who accompanied Empress Dowager Xiao, Empress Xiao and Prince Murong Zhiyuan can only follow Empress Dowager Xiao, they don't eat much, but they don't have the same mood as Empress Dowager Xiao, because they don't have such deep feelings for Murong Yichuan. Then it was re-arranged with dried and fresh fruits, various small snacks, and a pot of good Yunnan Pu'er.

Empress Dowager Xiao's face had been a little sad, her brows were slightly furrowed, and she hugged Qian Xue from her nurse.

"Queen Mother, why don't you find some musicians to be lively." The emperor always saw that Empress Dowager Xiao was in a bad mood, so he tried all kinds of ways to make his mother happy. Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the emperor who had been accompanying her, Empress Xiao and the crown prince, she shook her head lightly, and said in a deep voice; "That's it, the mourning family is not in the mood to be lively, the emperor, the mourning family doesn't need you to accompany you, you can take the queen and the prince to disperse." Although Empress Xiao has a son, daughter-in-law and grandson by her side, she does not have her favorite youngest son, and all the warmth of Qiē is in vain for her.

Of course, the emperor knew his mother's thoughts, he saw his mother so depressed, how could he be happy as a son, but thinking about his mother's preference for Murong Yichuan, he had a little resentment in his heart, why was the same son's position in his mother's heart so disparity? Resentment is resentment, but after all, it is his biological mother.

"Queen Mother, Erchen and the Crown Prince are still accompanying you, we know that you remember Yichuan and Wanruo, and so are Erchen, but it is estimated that they should come back in less than half a month, the war in South Vietnam is over. "The emperor said, picking up the teapot and filling the teabowl for his mother himself.

Empress Dowager Xiao stuffed a piece of orange into Qian Xue's little hand for her to play with, she looked at her granddaughter's cute look, but she missed her little son even more, for the first time in so many years, their mother and son did not eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, thinking about her mother's heart is like a needle prick.

"The mourning family really hopes that they can come back immediately, but Yi Chuan is too merciful, he should really wipe out South Vietnam completely, what a big dare to poison the dignified eight kings, fortunately, God blesses, if Yi Chuan has any mistakes, the mourning family is fighting for this old life and has to earn a male and female with South Vietnam!" Empress Dowager Xiao gritted her teeth and said, a pair of gentle eyes flashed two piercing cold lights, Empress Dowager Xiao is kind and kind on weekdays, but at the critical moment there is also a ruthlessness, when she followed the first emperor to fight in the south and the north, although the ancestors left the rules of the harem not to interfere in politics, but she also helped the first emperor to deal with a lot of government affairs, the first emperor is an indecisive person, and generous and benevolent, sometimes it is necessary for the Empress Dowager Xiao to make a decision, and this Tiande Emperor is inherited from his father, The emperor is an indecisive person in political decision-making, and he has not had so much courage, he lacks the kind of temperament to turn the tide and has a ruthlessness that belongs to the emperor, if he and Murong Yichuan are exchanged one by one, then the situation must not be like this, if the emperor has the ambition and wisdom of Murong Yichuan, then it is impossible for him to be controlled by the two factions of the prime minister and the general of the imperial court, let alone let the power in his hands be seized by his younger brother, and Murong Yichuan happened to inherit his mother. Empress Dowager Xiao's preference for Murong Yichuan is not only because she finally had such a son many years after she left her eldest son, but also because there is a few children here. Murong Yichuan has been a decisive person since he was a child, and he is ruthless and ambitious, but he is more of a person in the city, which is the integration of the Empress Dowager Xiao, Empress Xiao stepped from a concubine to the queen's throne step by step, which requires a lot of skill, and the scenery of the Empress Dowager Xiao has prompted her entire Xiao family to soar from then on. The Empress Dowager Xiao grew up in the bloody wind and rain of the harem, although she is a woman, she has the ability to turn the tide and the bearing to guide the country.

The emperor hurried to cater to the Tao; "What the queen mother said is that South Vietnam's move is indeed very hateful, since Yi Chuan decided to just eradicate the Nangong Jue, and let South Vietnam restore its friendship with us in the past, then we will respect his decision, he is also for the people of the two countries to be stable, Yi Chuan is such a person, he puts the stability of the country and the comfort of the people in the first place, he has good intentions!" The emperor pretended to make a look of affirmation and appreciation for Murong Yichuan.

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded slightly, feeling that what the emperor said made sense, thinking about it carefully, in fact, this is good, if it is really a complete break with South Vietnam, then the two countries will cause a huge war, in fact, it is indeed the best policy to end like this. "Hey; I've really wronged Ichuan! Emperor, what Yi Chuan did was all for you, if you didn't get sick at this chessboard, then you were the one who went on the adventure, Yi Chuan did so many things for you, you can't treat him badly! Empress Dowager Xiao said in a meaningful tone, and then looked at the emperor with an expectant expression, the emperor is a smart person, of course he understands how to do it, not to treat Murong Yichuan badly, at this time he can only desperately perfunctory his mother, but there is still that kind of hatred for Murong Yichuan in his heart.

The crown prince Murong Zhiyuan, who had been drinking tea alone and silent, was still the first time to see a kind imperial grandmother in his impression with murderous intentions.

"Imperial grandmother, can I hug my sister?" The crown prince stared at Qian Xue in Empress Dowager Xiao's arms, and when he saw the cute touch of the little girl, his heart was also itchy, and he wanted to take her over and take a bite on her pink and tender little face.

Empress Dowager Xiao saw that Murong Zhiyuan took the initiative to get close to Qian Xue, she was naturally happy, and then said with a slight smile; "Okay, but it depends on whether our Xue'er is willing to let you, the royal brother, hug her." "He must be willing." At this time, the crown prince had already gotten up and came to the Empress Dowager Xiao's side, he leaned over and stretched out his arms to hug Xue'er in the arms of the Empress Dowager Xiao, the crown prince took the initiative to get close to Murong Qianxue is by no means to please the Empress Dowager Xiao, but it is the kind of simple intimacy, Murong Zhiyuan is a very simple child, he has become the prince as the eldest son since birth, there is no need to fight with anyone, naturally there is no such deep city, he has always treated the relatives around him with a friendly heart, Including his uncle Murong Yichuan, who has always been eager to replace him, Murong Zhiyuan has never regarded his uncle as an enemy, and the reason why he is unwilling to get close to him is mainly because of his cold and strict temperament, which and the cheerful and gentle prince belong to two worlds, and the relationship between this uncle and nephew has always been very indifferent. Xue'er is a very well-behaved child, who is willing to hug her, and will smile at the person who holds her.

Murong Zhiyuan hugged his little sister's soft and boneless little body, facing this sister's sweet smile to himself, and said in his heart that his sister is so cute, not at all like his uncle, his uncle is so strict and rigid, and his sister must be a cute little girl like Aunt Ziyan when she grows up.

"Queen Mother, was Erchen as cute as his sister when he was a child?" The crown prince sat back in the distance with Qian Xue in his arms, and by Queen Xiao's side, Queen Xiao smiled warmly and nodded to her son; "Every child is very well-behaved and cute when Cher is so old, you should get married after the New Year, and it is estimated that you will be able to become a father next year, so you have to start by loving the little brothers and sisters around you, and you will be able to have the patience to love your children in the future."

When Murong Zhiyuan heard that he was going to choose a concubine for himself to start a family, he was busy shaking his head like a rattle; "Mother, I don't want to get married so soon, I'm still young." Murong Zhiyuan will be seventeen years old after this year, but he still has no concept of marriage, although he is accompanied by many palace maids who are like flowers and jades, but he has always been well-behaved and has never touched anyone. Murong Zhiyuan has no concept of social and national affairs, what prince is, although he follows many gentlemen to study in the imperial study every day according to his father's instructions, learning statecraft, but he does not have the ambition to sit on his own in the future and dominate the world, he is not interested in these, he likes to live a free and easy life, but because of his identity, he was born to be the pride of the sky, destined to have many shackles on his body, and too many burdens on his shoulders.

After the prince said this, he saw that the faces of the Empress Dowager Xiao and the emperor sank slightly, the emperor did not speak, his eyes were staring at Xiao Qianxue in the prince's arms, because in the emperor's opinion, this little girl looked like a Mo Zi carved out, and he thought about it, if he didn't miss it at the beginning, then the little girl in front of him would be his daughter.

"Prince, what nonsense are you talking about, your father was married a long time ago when he was your age, and your imperial uncle was already married at your age, you are not young, you should be married, and you will spread out as soon as possible and add to our royal family." Although Empress Dowager Xiao was displeased, her tone still carried the kind of love that belonged to her identity. Empress Dowager Xiao also loves this grandson, but this grandson is too weak and has a soft personality, which is not the material of the chief Jiangshan at all, so Empress Dowager Xiao desperately hopes that the emperor can abolish the crown prince and let Murong Yichuan inherit the throne in the future.

The prince just wanted to say something to make some counterattacks for himself, but at this time, the palace maid Tassel came over and said respectfully; "Prince, let's give the county lord to the slave maid, I have to go and nurse her." The prince hurriedly kissed his sister fiercely, and then returned Qianxue to the tassel with a reluctant expression.

"Tassel, let's coax Xue'er to sleep after the nurse finishes feeding, it's not too early." Empress Dowager Xiao instructed.

Tassel replied hurriedly; "The slave obeys."