Mama and Qin'er glanced at each other, and reluctantly nodded in agreement, "Since this is a piece of the heart of the Nine Emperor Princes and the Nine Emperor Princesses, let's do it, and I will pray to the Bodhisattva every day in the future to bless the Nine Emperor Princes and the Nine Emperor Princesses with safety." ”

Murong Xuanji smiled and nodded, looking at the sky, it was not early, so he said urgingly: "Hurry up and leave, I won't leave you behind." Bon voyage. ”

"Wait a minute." Qin'er suddenly took out a bottle of medicine from her bag and handed it to Murong Xuanji, "The Nine Emperor Princesses' grace to Qin'er, Qin'er may not be able to repay it in this life, this bottle of medicine was developed by me myself, and it is very effective in treating wounds and scars, but the Nine Emperor Princesses should not need it, so I want to give this bottle of medicine to Baoqing girl, I heard the next person mention you when I was in the house, and I know that you looked very good before you were injured, I hope that my bottle of medicine can restore your previous beauty." ”

"This-" Baoqing glanced at Murong Xuanji hesitantly, and saw that she nodded to herself, before she smiled at Qin'er's medicine, "Thank you, Miss Qin'er." ”

Qin'er smiled, "We're really leaving, and we regret it indefinitely." Saying goodbye to Murong Xuanji again, Qin'er took Mama and turned around and walked out of the city gate, walking farther and farther until the figure gradually disappeared from Murong Xuanji's sight.

"Let's go back." Murong Xuanji sighed, took Baoqing back to the mansion, and as soon as he walked to the gate of the mansion, he saw a sedan chair parked at the door, and walked over with some confusion and asked, "Whose sedan chair is this?" Are there any guests in the house? ”

"It's the palanquin in the palace, and the palace invites the Nine Emperor Princesses to enter the palace." The guard at the door replied, "The people in the palace are waiting for the Nine Emperor Princesses in the palace. ”

"People in the palace?" Murong Xuanji was curious about who wanted to let him enter the palace, when he saw Baoyue walking out with a person dressed as a eunuch.

"Miss, the queen invites Miss to come to the palace." Baoyue's words solved Murong Xuanji's doubts. Murong Xuanji nodded, didn't say anything, and followed those people into the palace.

Murong Xuanji thought that the queen was only calling herself, but she didn't expect to see Qi Fangfei and Chu Wanwan there there, and she was slightly surprised, but she still respectfully greeted the queen.

The queen waved her hand and asked the maid on the side to bring a chair to Murong Xuanji. After Murong Xuanji sat down, he glanced at Qi Fangfei and Chu Wanwan, and when he saw the doubts in their eyes, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, and he didn't understand what the queen had for calling her suddenly.

"I heard that the emperor has the idea of establishing a crown prince, the three princes, the eighth prince, and the ninth prince are all candidates considered by the emperor, and the eldest princess is the daughter-in-law of the palace, and the three princesses and the nine princesses each represent the two princes, and the palace wants to hear what you think about this matter." The queen said expressionlessly.

"The queen mother, the daughter-in-law doesn't have any ideas." Qi Fangfei was the first to answer. As the eldest princess, she saw that the eldest prince had no hope of ascending the throne, and her dream of being a queen was hopeless, so when she hadn't figured out the queen's thoughts, she was the first to remain neutral.

The queen nodded, then looked at Chu Wanwan and Murong Xuanji and said, "What about you? What are your thoughts? ”

"Queen, now in addition to the eldest prince, the three princes are the greatest, and the ability of the three princes is also obvious to all, and as the forehead of the Western Qi Kingdom, it is not too much to let the three princes become the crown princes." Chu Wanwan has always been used to being domineering, even in the face of the queen, she does not have the slightest timidity, and she still says whatever she wants.

In the end, everyone looked at Murong Xuanji, Murong Xuanji was silent for a while, although she wanted to win over the queen, but because of the matter of the four princes, she couldn't guess the queen's purpose today, and said tactfully: "I remember that on the day of my wedding with the Nine Emperors, the queen once said to me, as long as a woman is at home with her husband and children, remember not to judge men's affairs." Now that the matter of establishing the crown prince is a big matter, it is a major matter of the court and the country, how can we rely on a few of our women's families to judge ourselves, Xuanji does not dare to say it, and it is inconvenient to say it. Murong Xuanji humbly lowered his head.

The queen looked at Murong Xuanji in some surprise, her answer was unexpected by the queen, the queen thought that even if she would not be as straightforward as Chu Wanwan, she would also say the Nine Emperor Princes tactfully. However, this answer also made the queen look at Murong Xuanji with admiration, and she couldn't help but think of the feelings of the four princes for her, although the four princes were not as smart as the other princes, but they had a good vision, and the woman she liked was so bold and smart.

Qi Fangfei and Chu Wanwan saw the look of surprise in the queen's eyes, their hearts were slightly uneasy, the two glanced at each other, Qi Fangfei smiled and said: "The Nine Emperor Princesses said this, it seems that there is a candidate in their hearts, but they don't want to say it in front of the queen mother and us?" ”

Faced with Qi Fangfei's deliberate provocation, Murong Xuanji just smiled coldly and asked her, "Isn't there a candidate in the heart of the eldest princess?" ”

"That's it!" The queen saw Qi Fangfei and Murong Xuanji secretly competing before, and asked the two to shut up before Qi Fangfei spoke, "What the Nine Emperor Princesses said is right, this kind of thing is not a woman's business, it is not a matter that the palace thinks about it thoroughly." ”

The queen's words made the three of them immediately silent and did not dare to speak nonsense, and they all lowered their heads in silence.

"Although the establishment of the crown prince is a major event of the imperial court, the queen, as the mother of a country, also has the right to share the worries and solve problems for her father." After a long time, Qi Fangfei said tentatively, "Queen Mother, do you think that among the princes, who is the suitable candidate for the crown prince in your heart?" ”

The queen glared at Qi Fangfei, Qi Fangfei was immediately frightened and didn't dare to continue, but she was still curious in her heart, although her father belonged to Xuanyuan Mo, but at present, Xuanyuan Jue and Xuanyuan Mo have the greatest hope, for the glory and wealth in the future, if it is really one of these two people, she will also work hard to get closer to them.

"I naturally have my own ideas, and I will also tell the emperor my thoughts, as for who to appoint as the crown prince, all this is ultimately decided by the emperor. Go back, all of you. Although it was only a short conversation, from the conversation, the queen seemed to have decided on the choice of the crown prince.

Murong Xuanji looked at the queen's mysterious expression, left the queen's bedroom without staying, and was stopped by Chu Wanwan when she was in the imperial garden.

"Let me tell you, it seems ironclad that the third prince will be the crown prince, you go back and tell Xuanyuan Hao, let him give up as soon as possible." Chu Wanwan said arrogantly, "My imperial brother is also on the side of the third prince, how do you think my father will think about it?" ”

Murong Xuanji smiled coldly, saw Qi Fangfei not far away, looked at Chu Wanwan again and said, "It turns out that the third prince is not relying on his own ability to become the prince, but relying on women." ”

"You-" Chu Wanwan was a little angry at Murong Xuanji's words, and immediately explained, "The third prince can't help but have the ability and back. Jing, I don't know how many times stronger than your Nine Emperor Princes. ”

"In that case, then I'll first congratulate you on finding a good man. If the third princess is fine, I won't chat with you here. Murong Xuanji didn't take Chu Wanwan's words seriously at all, and left coldly with a word, making Chu Wanwan angry.

After leaving the palace, Qi Fangfei went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion and discussed important matters with Qi Yang in the study.

"Dad, don't go out now, let's take a look at the situation in the court before deciding." Qi Fangfei said solemnly, "Although I hope that the third prince can become the crown prince, but today I entered the palace to see the queen, although the queen didn't say anything, but I don't think there is much hope." ”

"Could it be the Eighth Prince?" Qi Yang asked guessily: "It's not bad if it's really the Eighth Prince, there is not much intersection between us and the Eighth Prince, even if he becomes the emperor in the future, it won't be unfavorable to us." If it was the Nine Emperor Princes, it would be uncertain what would happen in the future. ”

"I'm worried about the Nine Emperors." Qi Fangfei frowned, "I thought that because of the matter of the four princes, the queen should hate Murong Xuanji very much, but today's queen's attitude towards her is unpredictable, and the queen's decision is crucial." So you stay neutral for the time being and see what happens. ”

"Good!" Hearing Qi Fangfei say this, Qi Yang's heart was also a little up and down, once a son of heaven and a courtier, if this country really changed, then he, the prime minister, would not be stable.

The emperor was also worried all day because of the prince's affairs, although he belonged to Xuanyuan Hao, but he couldn't be so arbitrary, regardless of other people's opinions, so he walked to the imperial garden unconsciously, and saw the queen standing alone in the pavilion, looking lonely into the distance, so he walked over.

"Your Majesty." Seeing the emperor, the queen immediately asked for peace and looked into the distance again, and only after a long time did she speak, "Is the emperor worried about the selection of the crown prince?" Isn't the emperor already choosing a candidate for the crown prince in his heart? ”

The emperor smiled faintly and said unclearly: "For so many years, the queen who knows me best!" It's a pity that I don't know the queen very well, and I don't know what the queen thinks in her heart. ”

The queen smiled, looked back at the emperor from a distance, and said, "The emperor's choice is also the choice in the concubine's heart, and the concubine will respect the emperor's choice." ”

The emperor looked at the queen with some surprise, he didn't expect the queen's attitude to change so much, and for a while, the emperor had not recovered from his surprise.

"The emperor doesn't have to doubt the thoughts of the concubines, these are the words in the hearts of the concubines. If the eldest prince is safe and sound, if the fourth prince is still alive, then maybe the palace will work hard for his son, but now, the concubines have seen everything, and God has retributed all the retribution for the concubines, and they are being punished for the past mistakes of the concubines. The queen looked at the emperor calmly and said, "After the death of the four princes, the concubines complained about the emperor, the nine princes and the nine princesses, and everyone, but one day, the concubines suddenly woke up in the face of the Buddha statue, and the person who should be resented the most should be the concubines themselves. ”