==Chapter 154==

Jiuniang was very anxious.

Emperor Chengyuan's meaning has obviously been revealed, that is, he has the idea of passing Mu Mu to the crown prince. It's just that the prince is probably unwilling, so he will let her come to the East Palace with her son under the guise of it.

What the prince wants now is nothing more than an heir, how can he refuse such a cute and stocky big fat boy? She could tell that the prince liked Mu Mu very much, and every time Mu Mu came, she could hear the prince's hearty laughter when she sat in the side hall.

Not only can she see it, but the people in the East Palace can also see it, and even Ruan Ling'er said that every time Mu Mu comes to the East Palace, the prince's spirit will become very good. Ruan Ling'er told her a few times, saying that the arrival of their mother and son had dispersed the gloom clouds over the East Palace, and she was worried that the prince would only be ill, but now she has lightened this worry.

The prince is sick and weak all the year round, and no one in the East Palace is worried, he is usually used to it, and he is used to it, and the prince is always sick and weak, but there has been no big problem. Suddenly, the prince was seriously ill, and everyone felt as if the sky had fallen, as long as he could see some hope, it was like grasping a life-saving straw rope.

Now there is no need for Emperor Chengyuan to do anything in it, because Ruan Ling'er will take the initiative to ask Jiuniang to come to the East Palace. On the one hand, she made close friends and the prince helped her several times to save her from fire and water; On the other hand, he was pregnant for ten months and begged for a son who he had obtained for two lifetimes. At the same time, there was also the looming coercion of Emperor Chengyuan, and Jiuniang was very dazed and anxious.

Returning from the East Palace again, Jiu Niang looked at her sleeping son and fell into deep thought for a long time.

Now Lianzhi and the others also understand the current situation, and know that the princess is in a bad mood, and she is not as comfortable as she used to be recently, and even Lianfang, who has always loved to laugh, has no smile on her face now. The main courtyard was immersed in an abnormal low pressure, and although the others didn't know what was going on, they also knew that the two masters had been in a bad mood recently, and they were also cautious in their words and deeds when they were on errands on weekdays, for fear of making mistakes and causing anger.

Lian Zhi served tea to Jiu Niang, and then lightly avoided the outside room, Lian Fang pulled her to make an inquiry, Lian Zhi shook her head, and made a silent gesture to ask Lian Fang not to speak.

It was quiet in the house.

In fact, Jiuniang knows that she is hypocritical now, and this matter is a great thing for anyone.

The crown prince has no heirs, and he will inherit Mu Mu to his name, and look at Emperor Chengyuan's current cousin, he will know that if this matter is done, Mu Mu will be the emperor's grandson. Not to mention that Mu Mu's identity is different from the past, Mu Mu has become the emperor's grandson, and the throne will be his in the future. As the father of the king of Chu, although he can't sit in that position, how long can Emperor Chengyuan and the crown prince live, and a powerful regent is not bad except for his name.

Moreover, the crisis of the King of Chu can be solved because of this, and he no longer has to carefully balance the forces of several parties, for fear of arousing the suspicion of Emperor Chengyuan. He could find an excuse and stand up in a dignified manner, and never have to be with that wheelchair again. As for King Zhao Cheng, there is no need to be afraid, once the future heir to the throne is decided, without the help of King Chu, Emperor Chengyuan will clean them up.

This is a good thing for you, me, and everyone, but Jiu Niang is unwilling in her heart.

Without him, as long as she thinks that the son she gave birth to will call someone else's father and aunt from now on, and call herself and the king of Chu uncles and aunts, her heart will feel as if she has been cut by a thousand knives.

And she didn't even dare to show this kind of love in front of the King of Chu, she could feel that the man had been very busy recently, although she didn't know what he was busy with, but it must have something to do with it. She didn't dare to force him, she didn't even dare to say a word, she didn't even dare to show a single point, for fear of disrupting his steps and making the whole thing even more complicated.

Sometimes Jiu Niang even had a sense of despair, this matter could not drag on for long, and soon Emperor Chengyuan made a move. Even if the king of Chu is not missing, what is the use of being powerful? That was Emperor Chengyuan, the crown prince, and the only two people in the world who could override the head of the king of Chu. He wanted to sit in that position, the first obstacle was these two people, he couldn't kill the two of them, it was not as simple as he imagined, once something went wrong in the meantime, what was waiting for their whole family was a catastrophe.

Jiu Niang thought that she shouldn't stay silent any longer, she should talk to King Chu. It can't just because of this little thought of her alone, all his efforts have been ruined.

Chang Shun gently pushed open the door, entered the study, turned around and closed the door again.

"Your Highness, the princess has returned from the palace." He whispered.

"Is the princess alright?"

"The princess and the little master are fine, the little master was already asleep when he came back, and the slave asked Xiaocui that nothing happened in the palace."

King Chu nodded, didn't speak again, and moved his eyes back to the newspaper on the bookcase.

It was quiet in the study, and you could hear a needle drop.

Chang Shun felt that his heart was very clogged, and he wanted to say something but couldn't say it, but if he didn't say it, he felt panicked. He thought that His Highness was probably in a stricter mood, what is this called? I've never seen such a bully! But with a prince in the middle, the taste of the whole thing became complicated again.

"Go and call Yang Jia."

Chang Shun nodded, turned around and walked out of the study again.

After a while, Yang Jia arrived.

"How's that over there?"

Yang Jia stood respectfully at the bottom and said: "My subordinates have been ordering people to keep an eye on her, King Zhao is very cautious, and every time he goes, he will change the car and modify it several times, probably knowing that we are looking for her." The house was very well guarded, and the subordinates and others had tried it several times, and it was difficult to sneak in silently. In addition, the subordinates sent several waves of 'nails' to get in, but they didn't succeed, everyone in it was King Zhao's henchmen, and it was very difficult for them to get in. ”

King Chu nodded and said, "Let the nails around King Zhao move to see if it is possible to send people over." This king felt that King Zhao must have a plan to do this, and this king wanted to find out what he wanted to do. ”

"The subordinate ordered someone to pass the word over."

"Alright, you can go down."

After Yang Jia left, the King of Chu sat there and pondered for a long time before Chang Shun pushed him to the main courtyard.

When King Chu came in, Jiu Niang was still in a state of contemplation.

After hearing the movement, she hurriedly stood up, and the king of Chu waved his hand to let the Lianzhi and the others who followed up, as well as Chang Shun, all retreat, but he stood up, came to Jiu Niang's side, and pulled her to sit down on the soft couch.

"Sheng'er slept?"

King Chu glanced at the big fat boy who was sleeping soundly on the side, sometimes he was really envious of his son, he didn't have to think about anything, he didn't have to do anything, as long as he cried, countless people rushed forward to meet his needs. Of course, this kind of love will never be revealed by the king of Chu, and his dignified king of Chu will envy a milk baby, if it is known, his reputation will be gone.

Jiuniang touched her son's forehead, touched his palm again, and saw if there was any sweat, while replying: "He was tired of playing in the East Palace, and he fell asleep in the car out of the palace." ”

After a pause, she said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really dedicated to Mu Mu, and specially ordered someone to make a wooden bed for him to play, the wooden bed is made of fences on three sides, and one side is next to His Royal Highness the Prince's bed, and the soft leather and mattress are carefully wrapped around the fence, so I am afraid of hurting him, and there are many small toys prepared." I see, our son is much happier in the East Palace than at home, and now he will recognize people, and I told him about the prince's uncle, and he knew that he reached out to the prince to hug him. ”

"This little thing is used to coaxing." King Chu stretched out his finger and flicked his son's chubby little face.

The King of Chu is right, Mu Mu's temperament does not follow the King of Chu, nor does he follow Jiuniang, he is a little clever who is used to coaxing people. When he saw everyone smiling and others smiling at him, he smiled even more heartily. The chubby, white, tender and smiling little milk baby, who doesn't cry or make trouble, anyone who sees his heart will turn into a puddle of water, and now he can't speak can coax people to take out his heart to him.

"If not, let's pass Mu Mu over to the crown prince."

Jiu Niang was still smiling, as if she was saying 'the weather is so nice today'. It's just that his eyes didn't dare to look at King Chu, and the fingertips hidden under his sleeves trembled faintly.

King Chu was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look at her, and saw that Jiu Niang didn't look up, just pretended to look at his son, he pulled her over and lifted her chin with the other hand.

"Your Highness, what are you doing to hurt me......"

The curly and thick eyelashes trembled and fluttered, and at this time, Jiu Niang did not want to look directly at King Chu.

King Chu narrowed his eyes slightly, snorted coldly, and let go of his hand: "You really think so?" ”

Jiu Niang replied in a low voice: "Hmm." ”

"If you agree, there is no turning back on this matter."

Jiu Niang hummed again, with a faint tremor in her tone.

"You don't want our son anymore?"

This time, Jiu Niang couldn't answer anymore, she half-hung her head, her shoulders trembled slightly, and a tear suddenly dripped on the soft couch, which was quickly printed on the mattress, and there was no trace of it. Then there was a second drop, a third drop......

The king of Chu was still a little annoyed, but he couldn't be annoyed anymore when he saw her like this, and he was only full of complexity: "Didn't this king say that the thing you worried about won't happen!" ”

Jiuniang took a breath in an unsteady tone, wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and then raised her face.

"But I can't be so selfish, just for the sake of such an awkward thought, I will abandon you. That's the king, we are the ministers, the king let the ministers die, and the ministers have to die. Even we don't disdain this statement, but people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. I don't want to ruin your big business because of our son. ”

She wiped away her tears and pulled a smile on, trying to lighten her tone.

"Actually, if you think about it, it's a great thing. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no heirs, once Mu Mu is succeeded in the past, he will be the crown prince and grandson, even if the prince is gone in the future, with your father and king, he is not afraid of those ghosts. Didn't my father always pay attention to this? This is exactly what he wanted, but this heir has changed to our sons, and they are considered to be our wedding clothes. You see, what a good deal this is! ”

That's what it is.

But if it were really that simple, this matter wouldn't have dragged on for so long.

It's not that the king of Chu hasn't thought about the feasibility of this method, and even the henchmen around him have vaguely hinted that this method is feasible. And the reason why King Chu has never agreed to come down is that Jiu Niang's reason is partly due to one part, and the other part can be regarded as self-esteem.

I understand the reason, but Emperor Chengyuan's behavior is really disgusting. In his eyes, everyone is a mustard, and he doesn't even need to ask your wishes, and he can do whatever he wants you to do.

But don't forget that man is human because he has thoughts, thoughts and feelings. The king of Chu has always been proud, and Emperor Chengyuan's attitude is a humiliation for him.

In fact, he should have gotten used to this kind of humiliation a long time ago, and Emperor Chengyuan's attitude was not a day or two, in the past, the king of Chu could ignore it very well, and even take advantage of the situation and seek something for himself. But now, when Emperor Chengyuan holds his son, it is like holding a thing, you can give it to whoever you want, you can't refuse or resist, and even smile and thank the lord Longen, which violates the deepest bottom line in the heart of King Chu.

He didn't say anything, but he didn't find a safe way to solve this problem for the time being, but that didn't mean he agreed.

"In your heart, this king is a person who even hesitates to exchange for something in order to get something?"

Jiu Niang sighed in her heart, and explained in a hurry: "I don't mean this, it's just that I can't be because of ......"

The king of Chu understood what she meant, and his heart softened suddenly. In front of him and her son, she chose him. Inexplicably, all of a sudden, the mood became extremely good.

He pulled her into his arms, sighed softly, and said, "Well, I understand what you mean, even if it is something that everyone desires, but this king disdains to trade his own son. There is no urgency in this matter, we can find another way. ”

"Is there really no hurry?" Jiu Niang leaned into his arms and muttered.

The king of Chu stroked her back and followed it one by one: "At this time, my father is still a little hesitant, otherwise why bother, we still have time......"

*

For many days, Ruan Ling'er was in a very good mood.

The prince's health is getting better day by day, and there is a lot of laughter in the East Palace, instead of everyone having a sad face every day.

Before marrying into the East Palace, Ruan Ling'er knew that the prince's health was not very good, and he might become a widow in the future. After marrying into the East Palace, although the prince was sick and weak, he had been stable and fine, and she gradually let go of this worry. It wasn't until that day and night that Ruan Ling'er knew what it was like for the sky to fall, and what she feared most at that moment was not that she was about to become a widow, but that he was going to die......

Panic, worry, helplessness...... No one knew what kind of mental journey she had gone through, but seeing that the prince was safe and sound under the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, she breathed a sigh of relief and raised her heart even higher......

She could feel that the prince was unhappy, but she didn't know why he was unhappy, until the eldest son of the Chu Palace's eldest son arrived, and she saw a rare smile on the prince's face. Ruan Ling'er was a little stunned, and at the same time felt even more uncomfortable, His Royal Highness probably wanted an heir very much, but she was not angry.

Ruan Ling'er's guilt is not untargeted, there are so many concubines in the East Palace, in the past year or so, the prince has devoted the most thought to her, but she has repeatedly disappointed him.

Of course, as long as it is beneficial to the prince's body, Ruan Ling'er welcomes it very much. And Mumu's child is really cute, every time she sees him clinging, her heart can't help but turn into a puddle of water. She even occasionally thought how nice it would be if this child were her and the prince's child.

She and the crown prince also have a child of their own......

Ruan Ling'er fell into this wonderful fantasy, and she even began to negotiate with the prince to prepare some fun toys and beautiful little clothes for Mu Mu...... The masters are so interested, the people below will not slack off, and dozens of slaves and maids in the entire Haoran Hall have begun to get busy, and they want to make the master happy.

Therefore, although Mu Mu only came to the East Palace once a few days, there were many more things that belonged to him in the Haoran Palace.

A delicate small bed, in order to prevent the child from falling, is surrounded by a hollow flower-shaped railing on three sides, and a thin layer of soft leather is wrapped on it, and the bedding is spread around it, so as not to hurt the child. This fence was designed by the prince himself, and the leather and bedding wrapped on it were designed by Ruan Ling'er.

There are also all kinds of small puppets, including little tigers, little rabbits, little deer, etc., which are made by the palace people who serve in the Haoran Palace. His daughter's family is skillful, and the little things they make are vivid, and Mu Mute likes to throw these gadgets around, and then when someone throws them back, he will giggle.

This person is generally a prince, and occasionally a futai.

There are more bizarre but very suitable things for children to play, but it's a pity that Mu Mu is still too young to know how to play at all, but Haoran Hall has prepared a lot of ......

Ruan Ling'er glanced at the colorful little bed placed against the corner of the wall, couldn't help but smile, and took the medicine bowl from Fu Tai's hand.

"Happy?" The prince looked along.

Ruan Ling'er smiled and nodded, there was also an unconcealable smile in the eyes opposite, the two looked at each other, and she lowered her head a little shyly.

She lowered her head and gently stirred the medicine in the porcelain bowl with a jade spoon, the medicine was hot, and a light white smoke curled from the pale white smoke, making the prince's face look dreamlike under the white mist. Ruan Ling'er blew the medicine in the bowl cold, and then used the jade spoon to serve the prince with a spoonful of medicine.

The taste of the medicine was extremely bitter, but the prince was used to taking it, so he didn't feel anything. What is more bitter than medicine is the astringency that spreads from his heart.

"You say, how about Lone Mumu being raised?"

Ruan Ling'er was shocked, and the jade spoon in her hand fell into the medicine bowl, making a crisp sound.

She was a little stunned and a little incredulous: "Is this okay?" ”

The prince's eyebrows were light, and he said, "Why not." ”

"But, but if we bring Mu Mu over, what should Jiu Niang do? That's, that's ......" her child.

Ruan Ling'er's mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think of why the prince would say this, let alone what Jiu Niang would be like if Mu Mu was brought to the East Palace.

"What, you don't want to? Seeing that you like Mumu's child very much, if you really take him in and raise him, Lone will put her in your name. ”

Ruan Ling'er was a little panicked, she turned around and put the medicine bowl on the small table on the side, and took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and kept wiping her hands. One, two, three, as if there was some dirt on it.

After this action, she also slowly calmed down, she took a deep breath, raised her eyes to look at the prince, and the expression on her face was very complicated.

"It's also that the concubine is not angry, and there has been no good news from the stomach." She lowered her head and seemed to be very concerned about this matter, "The concubine also wants a child, a child who looks very similar to His Highness." It is undeniable that the concubine likes Mu Mu very much, he is so obedient, beautiful and healthy, every time she sees him, the concubine can't help but think, how good it would be if Mu Mu was the concubine's child. But—"

She paused, but still mustered up the courage to say: "But liking doesn't mean that you have to rob others, Mu Mu was conceived and born by Jiu Niang in October, and it was a piece of meat that fell from her body." The concubine doesn't want to, and she can't bear it. ”

After finishing speaking, Ruan Ling'er fell into a state of apprehension, her hands clenched, almost pale.

She didn't know what the prince meant by this, she didn't hear some small movements below, saying that His Royal Highness the prince had the idea of passing over the eldest son of the Chu Wangfu family. It was Xiang'er who sued her after hearing the discussion of the little chamberlain below, because she was busy waiting for the prince all day long, and she didn't take it to heart.

At this time, hearing the prince suddenly tell himself about this, Ruan Ling'er suddenly woke up, could it be that the prince really had such a plan? So what did he mean by saying this? And will these words that he said annoy him?

At this moment, Ruan Ling'er was very confused, but she really couldn't say what she wanted someone else's child to say, especially if this child was Jiuniang's.

Ruan Ling'er heard a soft sigh from above her head, and a slightly cool hand gently stroked her sideburns.

"You're a good one." The sound was erratic.

Just because you like it doesn't mean you have to rob someone else.

Who in the entire palace understands this truth?!

*

The frequent movement between the Chu Palace's Mansion and the East Palace has stabbed countless people's eyes.

Others didn't know that this matter was led by Emperor Chengyuan, but they thought that the Chu Wangfu really wanted to pass on his son to the crown prince, and for a while, there were many people who secretly scolded the King of Chu and his wife for being brazen.

But while cursing, many people's nerves couldn't help but tense.

Princess Chu has repeatedly visited the East Palace, not only did the East Palace not show the intention of refusing, but Emperor Chengyuan did not have any movement there, and even according to the news that many people secretly inquired, the East Palace has been quite a lot of movement recently, not only found a craftsman to make a strangely shaped bed, but also collected a lot of children's gadgets.

It is self-evident what the meaning behind these actions is.

King Zhao was not in a good mood for many days, the master above was in a bad mood, and the people below were clamping their tails and being people. Even Princess Zhao, who has a strong sense of zài in the mansion recently, has recently disappeared. The banner is that you are unwell, which is indeed an almighty excuse, you can advance or retreat, but you will not touch anything.

On this day, King Zhao left the house with only one personal attendant and two guards.

The carriage sped all the way to a stop at a restaurant. The group entered through the front door and exited through the back door, and when they went out, they were completely dressed up. At this time, King Zhao was no longer a high-ranking prince, but became a person dressed as a businessman, and the other three also became ordinary retinues and family members.

A carriage was changed, and the carriage circled around Chang'an City, and finally stopped in front of a small house in Fengyi Fang.

This Fengyi Fang is close to the West Market, and it has always been the place where some Hu people and businessmen lived, and the people were mixed, but it was also very in line with King Zhao's current dress.

The group arrived at the door, knocked on it a few times, and the door opened from the inside. After a few people entered, the door closed again silently.

"How's it going?"

King Zhao stood behind a sill window, looking at the situation in the house through the half-open sill window, and a middle-aged man in gray clothes stood beside him.

"In terms of subordinates, there are nearly ninety percent of the similarities. I've seen the guys you sent, almost to the point of being fake. ”

King Zhao nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at the people in the room who followed the guidance of Mama Jiao Xi and made various movements before turning around and leaving here.

"She's still restless?"

The man in gray hesitated for a moment and said, "She wants to see her master, saying that she can do things, but she has a request." ”

"Oh?" King Zhao laughed: "It's a lot of courage. ”