==Chapter 150==

Now that her son has a charter, Empress Xiao is not panicking at this time.

Especially this matter is not something that can be done in a while, since they have already understood the other party's intentions, the natural soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and after this period of time, Queen Xiao has also calmed down.

She went to sit down on the gum with red sandalwood inlaid with jade landscape patterns, and regained her usual noble appearance.

"Don't panic, what is going on in this matter is still up for debate, you are not women, so naturally you don't understand women's minds. A piece of flesh fell from her body, Xiao Jiuniang may not be willing to pass on her son to the crown prince. ”

King Cheng disagreed with this statement: "Even if she doesn't want to, what if the fifth emperor brother is willing?" Can she still beat the five emperor brothers? "In the final analysis, although King Cheng is wary of Xiao Jiuniang, he still doesn't look down on women. In his thoughts, at the time of the great cause, he still had to see the man who was the backbone of the Lord.

This is true, but what about the exceptions?

Empress Xiao hooked her lips sarcastically: "Everyone says that the Mu family is in love, the previous generation fell on your father, and this generation probably fell on the cripple of the King of Chu, after so many years, it is the first time I have seen him protect a woman so tightly." Don't underestimate the influence of women on men, isn't your father the best example? ”

Without waiting for King Cheng to speak, she said again: "The queen mother doesn't mean anything else when she says this, it's just to remind you, if there is really such a plan on the side of the East Palace, you can put some effort into Xiao Jiuniang." ”

King Cheng nodded.

The mother and son discussed the details for a while, and King Cheng left the Heluan Palace.

*

If you talk about the relationship between King Cheng and King Zhao, it is really an inexplicable bad account.

When the two fight, they can fight like black-eyed chickens, but when it comes to tacit understanding, the two are not bad. After so many years of fighting, the two have not been less stubborn against each other, but there are also times when they join forces, and they have already targeted the prince, and in recent years, the two have teamed up to deal with the great enemy of the King of Chu.

After leaving from the Lin De Palace, King Zhao naturally wanted to send Liu Guifei back to the palace. This is naturally a disguise, in the final analysis, it is just that King Zhao is a little confused, and it is almost the same as wanting to find Liu Guifei to get an idea.

Concubine Liu Guifei was also an old man in the Wei Palace, so she naturally knew the reason for Emperor Chengyuan's sudden change in attitude today. Sued Queen Zhao, King Zhao was angry that the prince was idle and had nothing to do, and hated that the prince of Chu was too good at scolding the prince, so he let the prince's short-lived ghost make a face for his son.

Emperor Chengyuan gave names to the two concubines of the Chengwang Mansion of Zhao Wangfu on the day of the full moon banquet in the Chu Palace, and Mu Fan was older than Mu Hong. If you talk about the eldest grandson of the emperor, it is naturally Mu Fan who deserves it. It's just that there was the 'eldest grandson of the emperor's mansion in the past, and because of some things in the meantime, everyone who talked about the eldest grandson of the emperor earlier did not mention the word 'eldest grandson'. Although King Zhao wanted to use the emperor's eldest grandson to build momentum, it was also a worry that no one dared to support him.

This time it was the Birthday Day, such a good opportunity to show his face, King Zhao had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Mu Hong of Chengwangfu He knows, his mother died of dystocia when he gave birth to him, and since he was a child, he has been a father who does not love his mother and does not love him, and Chengwangfu also manages him not to starve to death, but he has not specially ordered people to raise him, so naturally he cannot be compared with his Mu Fan.

In fact, Mu Fan's treatment in the early years was not much better than Mu Hong, Emperor Chengyuan hated the two, and King Zhao was originally scheming, but who knew that it was in vain, and this emperor and grandson became a storage that people couldn't mention. The masters above are like this, and the people below naturally don't pay too much attention. There is only one difference, Mu Fan's mother did not die, the mother and son depended on each other, but they also survived peacefully in King Zhao's mansion.

This time the salted fish turned over, and the status of Mu Fan's mother and son was in the palace of King Zhao, from the earth to the sky overnight. This long-neglected son suddenly entered King Zhao's eyes, and King Zhao realized that his son had actually raised his mother well.

In fact, Mu Fan's mother is a concubine with a low status, how can she raise her son, but there is a contrast in everything, with the Mu Hong of the Chengwang Mansion as a foil, Mu Fan is not quite well-raised, at least he is not timid in front of people, this is probably the reason for the tall one among the shorts.

And King Zhao has also thought about it, he can't compare with others, but as long as he can compare with Mu Hong of Chengwangfu, his son will be in the limelight this time. I didn't know that Mu Sheng, who was still milking, was killed halfway, and the prince made his face, and all the limelight was robbed by the damn King of Chu.

It's the same as Heluandian's side, but on this side King Zhao is angry, and Liu Guifei persuades him.

The mother and son didn't talk about anything, and Concubine Liu calmed down her son and let him leave. As soon as King Zhao stepped out of the gate of the Chunhe Palace, he saw a familiar chamberlain passing in front of him, he frowned slightly, made a look, and the attendant serving beside him greeted him.

After that, the chamberlain came back and reported that King Cheng had asked him to talk in detail tomorrow.

King Zhao was not surprised by this result, but what made the other party so urgent, he couldn't wait to leave the palace and deliver the word, although King Zhao didn't say much, he hid a trace of worry in his heart.

The next day, King Zhao and King Cheng made an appointment to meet in a secret place, and no one knew what they talked about.

*

In July, it was a hot time, and the air in Chang'an City seemed to be frozen because of the high temperature, but a breeze blew for no reason, bringing up some waves.

The rumors began with a private discussion that many people were not eligible to participate in the festival that day, but the situation was known to everyone. Especially the actions of the crown prince that day, as well as Emperor Chengyuan's abnormal appearance, all revealed a hint of clues.

It was originally a private discussion among everyone, and I don't know who was whimsical, and suddenly put forward the statement that the prince wanted to succeed the eldest son of the Chu Palace. It is impossible to find out who this whimsical person is, but this rumor has spread, and it is getting wider and wider.

After all, this matter is not trivial, for so many years, all the houses in Chang'an City have been keeping an eye on Emperor Chengyuan's actions, and Emperor Chengyuan's mind is obvious, but it is also a fact that the prince's body is not angry. If this development continues, there will be one person between King Zhao and King Cheng, and he will be the final successor to the unification.

Everyone thinks about it from the dragon's work, but the risks in it are undoubted, the smart plan and then move, but the world has always been indispensable to opportunists, these people all have an account in their hearts, regardless of the content of this account for the time being, and now suddenly a prince wants to succeed the eldest son of the Chu Wangfu, adding endless variables to the general direction of the future.

For a while, the situation in Chang'an City changed color, and everyone was calm and calm on the face, but in fact, only everyone knew what was going on inside.

All in all, there has been some restlessness in Chang'an City recently, such a hot day should have been a summer escape, and those who could go out less often did not seem to have such signs at all.

When the rumors reached Jiu Niang's ears, everyone who should know seemed to know, as if Jiu Niang, who was a mother, was an outsider.

On the jade made of ivory silk, a small milk baby crawls on its side.

The fat white and tender body only has a big red belly pocket, and the arms and legs like lotus roots are snow-white and cute. He crawled a little hard, his chubby little hands were half-propped up on the jade, his little neck was raised hard, and he raised it a few times, as if he felt a little powerless, and he fell back to the jade with an "oh" sound in his mouth.

His little face was very fat, and his little face was squeezed out of shape by the prostrate posture, but it was a pity that the mother sitting opposite him looked like she was blind, adding a bit of sadness and pity. But the baby is also very strong, and she didn't cry. He didn't cry, but he couldn't stand it anymore when he saw Lianfang, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged him, turned him over, and made him lie on his back.

Lianzhi glanced at Jiu Niang again and again, and sighed softly.

This movement woke up Jiu Niang, made her come to her senses, looked at her son with wide eyes, she hugged Xiao Mumu over, and whispered almost silently: "No one can take away my son......"

After that, she handed Xiao Mumu to Lianfang, and told Lianzhi to help her change her clothes and makeup, and then led people to the front yard.

After Jiuniang left, Lianfang looked helplessly at the little master in her arms, with a sad face.

"Do you say that what the Cheng family lady said is true?"

As soon as she said that, she realized that the object of her question was Xiao Can.

Compared with Xiao Cui, Xiao Can is a little younger, and on the surface, she is also a dignified little girl. But there is only one thing, Xiaocan doesn't like to talk, she doesn't like to talk very much, unless Jiuniang and King Chu ask her, otherwise she won't even be able to say a word for a day.

Surprisingly today, Xiao Can actually replied: "I don't know, but there are big rumors outside." After a pause, she added: "Don't worry, the princess has her own charter." ”

Lian Fang nodded, and sighed again: "Hey, what do you say this is called!" ”

*

This is the first time Jiuniang has set foot in the outer study of the king of Chu, she has always understood that there are different truths inside and outside, so as long as the king of Chu does not say anything about the official affairs of the king of Chu and what he does on weekdays, she never takes the initiative to ask or intervene.

His Royal Highness's attention to the princess is well known to everyone in the Chu Palace, so when Jiu Niang came to the outer study, the people guarding the door only hesitated, but did not stop her.

When Jiuniang broke in, the king of Chu was discussing with people, and when he saw her suddenly coming, the king of Chu was only slightly stunned, and then ordered: "You all go down first." ”

The people in the house retreated one after another, and in a blink of an eye, only the husband and wife were left in the house. Chang Shun closed the door from the outside, sighed slightly, and glanced inside with a slightly melancholy look.

"Something?"

"You did this?"

The voices of the two sounded almost simultaneously.

King Chu frowned and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Jiuniang stiffened her neck and looked straight at King Chu, "It's just that the outside says that the prince thought about Jimumu, did you do it?" ”

King Chu's face turned cold, and his narrow eyes narrowed slightly: "Why do you think this king did it?" ”

As soon as Jiu Niang saw King Chu's action, she knew that he was angry, but she still bit her lower lip and accused: "Besides you, can there be anyone else?" What the prince said that day, 'I have long said that I would prepare a big gift for Mu Mu', you asked me to give all those things to Mu Mu to use, and you specially instructed me to put on that dress for Mu Mu on that day of Wanshou Day, as well as the prince's behavior on the day of Wanshou Day......"

"Even if you don't look at it without looking at it, it is impossible for King Zhao and King Cheng to be happy about it, and even if they see something, they will not publicize it in a big way. You know, if that happens, they'll lose it all. As for others, this is obviously a cannon barrel, and whoever pokes it out will be the target of everyone. Only you, only you have this suspicion, first build momentum, and then talk about the prince, or you and the prince already have a tacit understanding, so as to cause some ministers to add fuel to the fire, so as to achieve your mutual goals. ”

And this purpose is to pass her son to the crown prince, and the prince has an heir, and pulls the king of Chu into a boat, and the king of Chu has a greater benefit, which means that the throne is in his hands.

The more Jiu Niang spoke, the more excited she became, she knew too well about the methods of King Chu, and she was always quiet, but if she moved, she would be killed with one blow. And step by step, many times you can't see what he did at all, only after the incident happened, it suddenly dawned on you, but it was too late.

She also explained it for King Chu in her heart, but when she thought about it, she really couldn't think of anyone else besides King Chu. The rumors will spread like this, and there must be someone behind them.

So who is this person? Go without saying.

Jiuniang didn't know how the King of Chu got the throne in his last life, but this life is too different from the previous life, and before the King of Chu ascended the throne in the previous life, there was no big marriage, and naturally there were no heirs. But there was an accident of her in this life, the king of Chu got married, and he had the eldest son, and he would use his son to get the throne in a roundabout way, and it was not impossible with his temperament.

In the previous life, even if the king of Chu got the throne, he was also criticized, although no one said anything on the surface, but in private there were many people who talked about the king of Chu's ill intentions, and won the prince to look at him differently by means of leg disease, but in the end he killed the prince, killed Emperor Chengyuan, and defeated King Zhao Chengwang to get that position.

After all, the king of Chu has always been bad at acting, but in the end he stood up unharmed and ascended to the throne, regardless of whether this statement is true or not, the king of Chu could not go, but suddenly he was able to go, which confirmed those speculations.

Since meeting the King of Chu, the King of Chu treats him differently, and Jiuniang knows very well. Especially since the two got married, the husband and wife have been extremely affectionate, which made her ignore the nature of the king of Chu.

And when this happened, it was like a basin of cold water poured on Jiu Niang's head, and she suddenly discovered that the King of Chu was not only her husband, but also a hunter hidden in the shadows, and his goal was to get that position, and it was a great cause. How deep his obsession with the throne is, he has never known better than Jiu Niang, who has lived for two lifetimes, and sacrificing his son for this does not seem to be a difficult choice.

What's more, it's not a sacrifice, or even a win-win.

Would anyone refuse such a good thing? Probably not.

Especially-

The king of Chu did not like Mumu.

Yes, the king of Chu did not like Mumu. The son has grown so big, and he said that he hugged it, and it was rare to even give a smile. As long as he stepped into the main house, Mu Mu had to make way for him, he didn't want to see Jiu Niang's behavior of always holding his son and not losing it, and even made a face several times for this.

Jiu Niang didn't want to make him angry, so she rarely hugged her son in front of him, let alone breastfeeding. To this day, Jiuniang even pinched the king of Chu to come back, so she asked the nurse to hold her son down, for fear that her son would hinder his eyes again.

Jiuniang also wondered why the King of Chu was like this, but after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't think of a reason, and she could only blame it on the fact that the King of Chu was too lonely, coupled with the concept of holding her grandson and not holding her son, and she doted on her son herself, and having a strict father was also conducive to the teaching of her son in the future.

But when this happened, all the past events were added together, and Jiu Niang even recalled that day when he said, 'He tossed you so much, don't let this kid do it'. This qiē was like a deadly scythe that cut the last life-saving straw rope, destroying all of Jiu Niang's sanity and wisdom overnight.

With Jiu Niang's words, King Chu's face became more and more cold, and his eyes became cold.

"The analysis is very good, that's how you think about this king?!"

Jiu Niang's eyes were red, and she wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a loud bang.

It was the King of Chu who was angry and overturned the entire bookcase, Chang Shun said something outside, but the two people in the room didn't pay attention here.

Jiuniang was frightened, it was the first time she saw the King of Chu angry like this, the only trace of fear hidden in her bones came out, and at the same time, a burst of uncontrollable grievances also flooded her heart.

She burst into tears, lifted the hem of her skirt and ran out the door.

happened to collide with Chang Shun who was standing at the door, Chang Shun was in a hurry, called the princess, and looked into the house.

"Get out! Get out of here for this king! ”

A thing smashed head-on, Chang Shun narrowly avoided it, and hurriedly closed the door of the study again.

*

The princess and Her Royal Highness quarreled, and the news spread throughout the Chu Palaces almost in a moment.

For a while, there was a lot of noise in the palace, and the people in the small palace who loved to frolic on weekdays didn't dare to frolic anymore, and they tightened their necks up and down, eager to treat themselves as invisible.

The whole outer study was in a silent state, and all the staff members and officials who came to ask for a meeting were blocked back, and even when it was dark, no one dared to go to the study to hold the lamp.

There was darkness and silence, only the hexagonal palace lamp under the corridor emitted a dim light.

Chang Shun stood outside the door, looking at the moon in the sky, and sighed heavily.

In the room, the king of Chu still maintained the posture of sitting in a wheelchair, and he had maintained this posture for a long time.

He admitted that he asked the people below to hide the news, it was his fault, but he never expected that she would suspect that he did it?!

At that moment, King Chu really had the urge to pinch her to death.

In an instant, the qiē he had done for her, a scene slipped in front of his eyes. King Chu has never been a person who likes to flaunt himself, and he has never boasted that he has a deep affection for anyone. He just felt that he should do this, so he did it, but he never expected to do so much, in exchange for her distrust.

She doesn't trust him?

Nothing froze his heart more than this, so he got angry, flipped the table, and smashed things. Seeing the moment when she ran out crying with red circles in her eyes, King Chu regretted it.

Regret is followed by utter anger. But as time passed, regret gained the upper hand again......

She must have cried a lot again, maybe she wiped her tears while holding her son.

He frightened her, if she hadn't thought of her cunning as a fox, she would definitely not have made such a gaffe. She would have licked her face as she cautiously approached her, and the two reconciled as if nothing had happened......

Everyone said that the king of Chu valued the princess of Chu very much, and the king of Chu also felt that he treated her very well, but suddenly found that whenever something happened, she was always careful to coax him......

As a result, the feeling of regret became even stronger.

*

The main courtyard was also silent at this time.

When the princess came back from the front yard, she drove everyone out and left her alone. Lianzhi Lianfang was a few, but he didn't dare to persuade him, so he could only stay outside the house and paced back and forth anxiously.

They didn't know what was going on in the front yard, but the lotus branch followed at that time, but they didn't enter the house, they only knew that His Royal Highness was angry and smashed something, and the princess ran out crying.

Seeing that it was already dark, and it had been a long time since the meal had passed, and there was still no movement inside, Lianzhi couldn't sit still, so he walked in lightly and lit the lamp in the corner.

"Princess, it's time to eat."

Behind the screen, Jiu Niang's hoarse voice came, "I'm not hungry, you go down, let me be quiet for a while." ”

Lianzhi sighed almost inaudibly, and could only retreat again.

After going out, Lianfang anxiously pulled her and asked in a low voice, "How is it?" Is the princess better? If you want to eat or not, I will order someone to prepare it. ”

Lianzhi grabbed her and shook her head gently.

Lian Fang showed an expression of mourning, and cheered up again: "It's not a matter if it goes on like this, otherwise we will go and hug the little master?" With the little master here, the princess must not care about being sad. ”

Several maids looked at each other, thinking that this method was feasible, and Lian Fang showed a smile, "I'll go and hug the little master here." ”

After saying that, he hurried out.

……

Mu Mu's room is not far from the main room, and it is also in the east chamber, which is taken care of by two nurses, a housekeeper and two maids on weekdays, but most of the time during the day, Jiuniang takes him, and only when he is busy or at night will he let the nurse take him back.

Lian Fang stepped into the door and was about to say something, when she suddenly saw two people who should not be here, one was King Chu in a wheelchair, and the other was Chang Shun.

She fell to her knees with a frightened thud, her neck shrinking and not daring to speak.

King Chu glanced at her lightly, took his son from Chang Shun's hand, and let Chang Shun push him out.

Lian Fang was in a hurry, could it be that His Royal Highness quarreled with the princess, and he was so strict that he wanted to carry the little master away from the main courtyard?

She hurriedly stood up, followed behind, and saw by the light under the porch that His Highness was heading for the main room, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

……

Jiuniang felt that someone had walked in, and scolded irritably: "Get out!" ”

But he didn't expect the other party to go out, but walked in over the screen, and Jiuniang raised her eyes and saw King Chu walking in with her son in her hand.

She tightened her face and turned her face away, not looking at the king of Chu, nor at her son, who was 'oh oh oh' to her.

The king of Chu walked to the soft couch and sat down, clearing his throat: "My son is hungry." ”

Jiuniang glanced at her son, and then turned her face away: "There is a nurse." ”

"The nurse couldn't coax him, and he was crying when I went."

Jiuniang hurriedly turned her head to look at her son, and sure enough, she saw that Xiao Mumu's eyes were a little red, and she couldn't help but hug her son over and kiss her in distress.

Seeing this, King Chu's eyes sank, but he still didn't say anything.

After Jiuniang hugged her son over, she found that she had actually talked to him, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed and a little annoyed, so she took her son down the chaise longue and went behind the curtain on the bed.

After she sat down, as soon as she untied her clothes, Xiao Mumu couldn't wait to arch over, as if he also knew that there was something delicious here, so he took it in his mouth and sucked it hard.

Jiuniang felt a little painful, and seemed to be a little relieved, she didn't feed her son in the afternoon, but in fact, she had already begun to swell her milk, and the clothes on her chest were soaked.

The king of Chu followed and sat opposite Jiuniang on the edge of the couch.

"Whether you believe it or not, it wasn't the king's doing."

Jiuniang was a little surprised, surprised by King Chu's explanation to herself.

Could it be that she really wronged him?

"If the result of the investigation is correct, it should be a conspiracy between King Cheng and King Zhao."

"Why ...... They"

King Chu sneered: "Don't you think it makes sense?" In fact, this Wang Fang didn't suspect them at the beginning, but suspected the crown prince, but it turned out that they did it. ”