Thinking that he would not have to stay in the palace for four months soon, the crown prince suddenly felt a sense of freedom like a bird flying into the sky, and his originally tense feelings gradually relaxed, and even his breathing became much easier. However, when he walked on the way to Ciyuan Palace, he was still unavoidably apprehensive - he was worried that the queen mother would not agree.

"I'll try to convince her even if she doesn't agree, I'm twenty years old and can't always do what she wants." The prince said in his heart that it was a very shameful thing for him to suddenly feel that he was still being protected like a child at the age of twenty. Although he hadn't seen his mother yet, and he didn't know her attitude, a faint resentment had surged in his heart.

This is not a sudden occurrence, but is the result of accumulation.

He found that she controlled him too much, and he didn't think much of it before, but he felt it especially deeply in the past two years.

His queen mother has always supervised everything he has in a grand manner, down to the amount of food he eats for lunch, the time he sleeps, and the clothes he wears. Of course, there is nothing wrong with these things when he was young, but now that he is twenty years old, she still insists on doing these things day in and day out.

She said, "You are the crown prince, the future king, and of course we care more about you than anyone else." ”

But he didn't like it very much, he didn't like it very much.

Chu Zican thought as he walked, his feelings for her were respectful and resentful, love and hate, very complicated.

Entering Ciyuan Palace, Chu Zican saw that Liu Shizheng and his mother were discussing something secretly, and he was immediately angry.

Originally, he had already had a lot of complaints from his heart because he was worried that the queen mother would not agree to his trip, but now he saw that his uncle, who was also stubborn and controlling, and the dissatisfaction in his heart instantly strengthened a lot.

Needless to say, he also knew that his uncle must be giving his mother some bad idea again.

He deliberately carried the luck.

The two immediately turned their heads to look at him.

"The prince is here, come and sit down." Empress Wenci had a bright smile on her face, patted the stool next to her and said to him.

Chu Zican walked over expressionlessly, sat down in that position, and forcibly held back the dissatisfaction in his heart.

After all, they are his relatives, even if sometimes they don't do what he wants, he still can't embarrass them in his heart, and besides, the future succession will have to rely on them to help.

"The prince seems to have lost a lot of weight, has he slept well lately? Or do you have a poor appetite? Liu Shijian asked with concern.

"I didn't sleep well, but it wasn't a big deal." Chu Zican hurriedly waved his hand and said, for fear that they would immediately invite a large number of doctors to come.

After that, he looked at Empress Wenci again: "Queen Mother, Erchen wants to go around the Xi Kingdom and have a deep understanding of the people in various places. ”

"Why do you suddenly have this thought?" Empress Wenci asked in surprise.

"Actually, Erchen has had this idea for a long time, but he didn't find the right time before." Chu Zihou immediately told his travel plan.

After the two listened, their expressions were stern.

"My father has promised this matter and will send the most trusted generals and guards as cover, so there is no need to worry about security." Chu Zican added.

"It's also good to go out for a walk." For a long time, Liu Shigui said.

Empress Wenci saw that the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to object, so she nodded and agreed.

After all, she also noticed that the prince seemed to be getting more and more unhappy lately, and he was becoming more and more unwilling to listen to her, and she didn't want the relationship between mother and son to become hostile.

Well, it's not a bad thing for him to be away for a while, although she will be worried about him.

But obviously, what he dislikes the most now is her concern, so it is better to take this opportunity to stay away from each other.

Chu Zican thought that the queen mother would stop her in every possible way, but she didn't expect her reaction to be so calm, but she was a little faintly lost.

Isn't that what you want? So he smiled and got up to take his leave.

In the afternoon, he went to Huafu under the protection of Gonggong Deng and eight personal guards, personally explained the reason for delaying the marriage, and attached a large bag of gifts to express his apology.

The university scholar Hua Xian hoped that the prince could go out for a walk more, so he didn't mind, but his daughter Hua Yue was a little lost when she heard it, after all, the world is impermanent, and time drags on, and she doesn't know what will happen, but she naturally doesn't want to say this, so she pretended to laugh and said: "As soon as you say it, let's act according to the plan of the prince's brother." ”

When the prince saw that Hua Yueyu knew the general situation like this, his guilt for her suddenly deepened, and he hurriedly promised that he would definitely do his best to hold it at a later date when he came back.

The people of Huafu had nothing to say, so they had to accept the facts.

Early the next morning, after having breakfast with Emperor Guangzhao and Empress Wenci, the crown prince set off, and was responsible for protecting him with General Chen and seven personal guards, all of whom were carefully selected by Emperor Guangzhao and Chu Zican, who were not only strong in martial arts but also loyal and reliable, which could ensure the safety of the prince all the way.

All nine of them changed into civilian clothes and headed east in a very low-key manner.

Looking at them as they passed away, Emperor Guangzhao and Empress Wenci held their hands together in a rare way - their son finally dared to fly out of the palace to the outside world to be tempered.

…………………

That night, upstairs in the drunken immortals, Prime Minister Ji Chengfan, Protector Liu Shipai, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Fang Fengda, Household Secretary Fei Yun and Political Participation Fu Ping were drinking.

These people belong to the old school, so they often get together.

"This year's spring is particularly magical, flowers are blooming everywhere, and recently the pear blossoms on Monkey Mountain are in full bloom, and you can see that beauty from afar!" After a few glasses of wine, Fang Fengda said, revealing a face full of intoxication.

"Brother Fang's attention is always so different!" Fei Yun quipped.

"Isn't it? Back then, he was the champion of the imperial examination. Ji Chengfan said with a smile, while diligently adding wine to everyone.

"Oh, it's really embarrassing for us to ask the prime minister to add wine to us." Fu Ping hurriedly thanked him.

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, everyone has a good time." Ji Chengfan hurriedly replied.

"The old man has lived a long time, and I have never heard of a prime minister who is so friendly as our prime minister, old Ji, you have lived a fine life." Liu Shijian said half-jokingly.

Ji Chengfan waved his hand modestly and said, "Where, where, it's just a wrinkled little old man." Having said that, I invite you to come to Xiaoju today because the old man has something to discuss with you. ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Fei Yun hurriedly asked, and the others immediately put down their wine glasses and looked at Ji Chengfan.

"The old man hopes that everyone will pay more attention to the girl Shen who has made great contributions to our Xi country and is now being favored by the emperor." Ji Chengfan said in a low voice, still with a smile on his face.

"Lao Ji, you finally realized it, I have long thought that she is unusual." Liu Shigui responded.

"What's so unusual?" Fang Fengda hurriedly asked, he had never been in contact with Shen Xizhen, and he didn't know her personality, but judging from her two speeches in the court, he didn't think she looked like a person with bad intentions.

"Let's think about it, what is the purpose of this series of actions when she worked so hard to give advice to Xi Guo, and even ran into the enemy's barracks to find out information regardless of her personal safety?" Ji Chengfan asked everyone with a smile again.

"In order to show her ambitions, I think she looks like a person who wants to do something big." Fang Fengda said disappreciatively, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

"If she just wants to show her ambitions, then why didn't she ask the emperor for fame and fortune?" Ji Chengfan asked again.

Everyone was stunned.

Indeed, when she was meritorious in defending the country, she only needed 1,800 books, but she did not hear of the plans she proposed later, such as heavy troops, building fortresses, and digging cities, and accepted the reward, so it stands to reason that a person who can propose such a construction for the country should be rewarded accordingly.

"I've thought about it, but I don't think it's strange when I see that people don't talk about it." Liu Shipai said.

However, perhaps she did it with the purpose of doing things for the people with a pure heart? Not everyone does something in return, right? Fang Fengda defended her.

"There is a saying that 'the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit', where will there be a person who does good things for nothing without fame and fortune, is her purpose really so simple?" Liu Shizhu looked at everyone and asked.

Everyone smiled, didn't respond, and it was not easy to respond.

"The purpose of my invitation to everyone is to ask the emperor to reconsider her proposals, now the emperor is a one-sided favor to her, and he can't even listen to our opinions, during this time, Miss Shen is not by the emperor's side, we can take the opportunity to give advice to the emperor." Ji Chengfan said.