"The concubine greets the emperor and the queen." Concubine Huangxian's legs bent slightly, and she asked the emperor and the queen to say goodbye, and then cautiously walked to the queen's side and said, "I didn't expect the emperor to be here with the queen, and I originally planned to talk to the queen." ”

"You haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat together." The queen glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor did not speak, so she glanced at the grandmother beside her and ordered someone to bring a pair of dishes and chopsticks.

The atmosphere at the table was a little tense, and the imperial concubine looked at the emperor uneasily, and then looked at the queen for help.

"I heard that the third prince and the eighth prince made the emperor unhappy today, right? Is the emperor still angry with the two? The queen wisely brought the topic to what happened today, and said thoughtfully: "Both of them are at the age of blood and strength, and they are easy to be young and vigorous, the emperor has already trained them and punished them, so don't be angry anymore, it's not good to be angry." ”

"It's the concubines and concubines who have no way to teach their children, and they haven't disciplined the eighth prince well, so please don't be angry." Concubine Huangxian immediately followed the queen's words to appease the emperor's anger.

"How can I not be angry, my two sons are openly fighting on the streets of the capital, there are so many ordinary people at that time, what does this make me lose face, they will definitely say that I will not discipline my son." The emperor angrily put the chopsticks on the table, and the emperor was still a little excited when he mentioned this.

The queen and the imperial concubine glanced at each other, the imperial concubine was frightened by the emperor's anger and stopped making a sound, and the queen immediately said in a round game: "The emperor thinks too much, this brother has a little dispute in the quarrel, don't say that it is in this palace, isn't it a common thing among the people, how can those people look at the emperor's jokes?" Besides, hasn't the emperor severely punished those two people today? Everyone may also say that the emperor is a strict father. ”

"Does the queen really think I'm a strict father?" The emperor asked the queen seriously, and when he saw the queen nodding, he couldn't help laughing.

Under the relief of the queen, the emperor's face gradually improved, and it was not as gloomy as it was just now, and the atmosphere at the table was not as tense as it was just now.

"It's time for the Eighth Prince to discipline and discipline." The emperor was not as stern as he was just now, looking at the imperial concubine and said: "The main blame for this matter today is him, I really heard that he and the carriage of the third prince met in the middle of the road, as a younger brother, he should have made way for his brother, but he not only did not give way, but also deliberately provoked the third prince, it is really more and more undisciplined, it really disappoints me." ”

"The emperor is angry, and the concubines will definitely discipline him well." The imperial concubine immediately agreed, looked at the atmosphere on the dining table, and said with interest: "The concubine will not disturb the emperor and the queen's meal, and the concubine will retire first." ”

After Concubine Huangxian left, the emperor said a little angrily, "If the eighth prince is not filial to Concubine Huangxian again, he will be a rebel, and Concubine Huangxian has not known how much heart he has done for him during this time." Don't think that I don't know that the Imperial Concubine is here to find the queen, you just want to ask you for help, and want to intercede for the eighth prince. ”

"If I could, I would rather have such an opportunity to plead with the emperor." The queen suddenly said with some sadness, and when she saw the emperor's puzzled gaze, she immediately relieved herself and said with a smile: "It's okay, the concubine is just a little emotional." ”

"Are you worried about the Great Prince?" The emperor asked the queen with a serious expression, "Although the eldest prince has not woken up yet, his condition is much better than before. ”

The queen shook her head, and stopped talking a little, but finally shook her head with a smile and said: "Don't talk about these unhappy things, the emperor eats more dishes, these are what you love to eat." ”

The more the queen wanted to speak like this, the more the emperor wanted to ask clearly, not letting the queen escape, and said with a serious face: "Just say what you want to say directly, don't swallow it." ”

Seeing that the emperor insisted on speaking by herself, the queen hesitated a little before she said slowly: "Actually, what I am thinking about is not the eldest prince, but the fourth prince." ”

"The Four Princes?" The emperor looked at the queen with some surprise, if it wasn't for the queen's reminder, the emperor would have almost forgotten that he still had such a son. "What's wrong with the Fourth Prince?"

"The fourth prince was exiled by the emperor, and I don't know what his situation is now, whether he is still alive, whether he has suffered a lot, he has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he has no concubines to take care of him, whether he has lost a lot of weight." The queen said with tears in her eyes, "Recently, the concubines often dreamed of him, and in the dreams he kept shouting to the queen mother, save me, the queen mother, save me!" ”

Seeing the queen's sad appearance, the emperor was also a little unbearable, patted the queen's shoulder and said comfortingly: "I will immediately order someone to check the current situation of the four princes, so don't worry about the queen." ”

The queen nodded sadly, pretending to be strong and said: "I'm fine, but I saw that the imperial concubine was so worried about the eighth prince, and I couldn't help but miss the fourth prince for a while, which made the emperor worried." ”

Seeing that the queen pretended to be casual, the emperor was more reluctant, and the fourth prince used to live in the palace slowly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but say with emotion: "At that time, I knew that the second prince was killed by him, I really felt incredible, I couldn't imagine that a person who was usually silent and only fiddling with flowers and plants would kill his brother, that was because I was too surprised and too angry, so I ordered him to be exiled, and now that it has been so long, he has also been punished as he deserves, and it is time for him to come back." ”

"Your Majesty, are you telling the truth? Are you really going to let the Four Princes come back? The queen asked the emperor in disbelief.

"I'll think about it." The emperor nodded and said.

Although he didn't get the emperor's consent, the queen was overjoyed to hear from the emperor that he was going to release the four princes, and the queen just wanted to show her feelings for her son in front of the emperor, but she didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.

Although the emperor did not stay in the queen's bedroom that night, the queen didn't care at all, all she wanted was to wait for the emperor to make an order to bring the four princes back.

"The eldest prince and the ninth prince are now unconscious, and the third prince and the eighth prince are angry with the emperor again, and now there is not even a son who is at ease and filial piety by the emperor's side, so we must take advantage of this good time to let the fourth prince come back." The queen planned how to get the emperor to agree to take the four princes back to the palace.

"Empress, the emperor won't agree casually, right?" Mama asked with some suspicion. "Forgive the old slave for saying a word of killing, these four princes are not the emperor's favorite princes, will the emperor forgive the four princes so easily?"

"I think the emperor is a little overwhelmed. Moreover, several princes had accidents one after another, and the emperor's temper was not as stubborn as before. The queen sighed slightly and said, "I don't care what the emperor thinks now, I just want my son to come back safely." This time, I should really thank the third prince and the eighth prince, if it weren't for their troubles that made the emperor angry and disappointed, the emperor might not have thought of the four princes. ”

The emperor, who returned to the palace, kept thinking about the appearance of the four princes, so he picked up a pen and wrote a holy decree to let the four princes take back, and this matter spread throughout the harem the next morning.

"Mama, I heard you right. The emperor really wants to take the four princes back to the palace. The queen said excitedly.

"Yes, yes, the old slave heard it clearly, the fourth prince is going back to the palace." Mama also said happily.

"Quick, go quickly, you find someone to clean up the palace of the four princes, and find someone to sort out the flowers and plants left before he left." The queen happily instructed Mama.

The news that the four princes were going to return to the palace spread not only in the palace, but also outside the palace.

Murong Xuanji looked at the secret words with a solemn face and asked, "The emperor really made such a holy decree?" ”

"Yes!" The code nodded affirmatively, "The people who went to pick up the four princes in the morning have already set off, and they should be out of the city gate at this time." ”

"Your Majesty, what's the matter? How could he suddenly take the four princes back to the palace? Murong Xuanji couldn't figure out the emperor's purpose for doing this. Although she and Xuanyuan Hao have never regarded the four princes as enemies, the emperor's abnormal behavior still makes her wonder.

"Nine Emperor Princesses, do you want me to find someone to secretly investigate?" The secret whisper asked, "The emperor has been going to the queen's palace a lot recently, could it be that the queen mentioned it to the emperor?" ”

"It's not impossible." Murong Xuanji thought for a while, and felt that she had underestimated the queen's ability, it was impossible for a woman to be in charge of the harem for so many years without any ability. And being under house arrest by the emperor before was almost no different from being in the cold palace, but she has the ability to turn defeat into victory, not only to regain the back position, but even to make the emperor change his opinion of her, and even to regain the emperor's heart, Murong Xuanji feels that this woman is very terrible.

"Miss!" Baoqing walked in from the outside, and saw that Murong Xuanji and the secret words had very solemn expressions, and the atmosphere in the room was also very serious, and asked cautiously: "Is it not the right time for me to come, I will go out first." ”

"No, you don't." Murong Xuanji called out to Baoqing and asked, "How is the situation of the Eighth Prince, it doesn't matter if you are in your body." ”

"The spirit looks pretty good, it should be just some skin trauma, as long as you have a good rest, it will heal soon." Baoqing said very seriously.

"That's good!" Murong Xuanji nodded, "You all go and rest first, and I'll go see the Nine Emperor Princes." ”

"Miss." Baoqing called out to Murong Xuanji and said: "Before, I met Xuanque on the way to the Eastern Tang Kingdom, and Xuanque went to the Eastern Tang Kingdom to pick up things instead of me, but she asked me to give such things to Miss, and she said that Miss would understand when she saw it. Baoqing took out a dagger and handed it to Murong Xuanji.

"This dagger-" Murong Xuanji looked at the dagger in front of her with a stunned expression on her face, and asked with some excitement, "Did she tell you anything?" ”