When King Guangping returned to his residence, he told his son the words of the Queen Mother, and then spit out: "For you stinky boy, my father is in trouble." What do you think we should do now? ”

Gao Zhen was also a little dumbfounded. He didn't know how the Queen Mother knew about his intentions to Zhao Xiu, although he had also secretly told the Queen Mother good things about Jiannanhou Mansion, but he definitely said it after thinking about it again and again, and he would never make the Queen Mother doubt half a point, how could the Queen Mother guess it? Could it be ...... Is it the leaked tone from the emperor's side?

But no matter how the Queen Mother knew about this, her old man's attitude is really gratifying. Gao Zhen couldn't hide the smile on his face when he thought that he could finally make his wish come true.

However, his own matter was solved, and King Guangping's troubles were still there. Although his mother has been gone for more than a year, and his father is still young and cannot be a widower for a lifetime, as his mother and concubine, he is really not happy to have other women to snatch the identity of "Princess Guangping".

Gao Zhen tightened his brows and thought for a while: "This matter can't be done for a while, besides, our family is just a virtual dignity now, and everyone who has a daughter outside is staring at the eldest son of the emperor, so they may not be willing to come to our palace, right?" ”

King Guangping laughed and scolded: "Stupid! There is only one eldest son of the emperor, how can everyone think of it? Not every family has a daughter of the right age to choose. I don't have real power here, it's also a serious prince's mansion, the emperor still respects my eldest brother, there are always people who are willing to burn the cold stove, maybe there are a lot of people. ”

Gao Zhen thought about it, and he was also a little worried. If the Queen Mother did not speak. Then he can also find a way to persuade and find a reason to stop him. But now that the Queen Mother has issued an order, King Guangping wants to be a filial son. I can't force it back, but I'm not happy to just do it, so what should I do?

Gao Zhen's face was a little embarrassed, he quietly glanced at King Guangping, and said hesitantly: "Father's side...... In fact, it's time to add someone to wait. You are not very old, your mother is gone, you can't just ...... like this for the rest of your life" The words were not finished. He felt sad in his heart at first, but he still had to finish his words, "Reasoning." My son shouldn't say this, but my mother has the grace to give birth to me, and my father is also my dearest. The mother is gone, and the son is ...... The son still hopes that his father will be well. ”

King Guangping was slightly moved. His expression softened. Shook his head with a wry smile: "You stupid boy." ”

He really has no interest in continuing the strings, and he is reluctant to even accept such a thing as a concubine. There are no women around him, but since he was injured, he has lost both qi and blood, and his health has not been very good. Although his health has improved a lot in the past two years, he can't be much interested. He was not a lustful person per se, and he was not bothered by this. Sometimes I feel hot and restless. There are solutions to this. Just get a maid to put out the fire, he can't do it. Serious marriage continues. may be more in line with the queen mother and the emperor's wishes, but he is worried that the step-concubine has a big heart, if he has a son, it is easier to regard Gao Zhen as a thorn in his side, and there will really be no peace in the house. Gao Zhen is his eldest son, and he is the bloodline he values the most, and he will never let people deceive this son. If you don't continue the main room, you can accept a grade side room, and I don't know who will be admitted to it. Besides, the side concubine is also of grade, and if she has a child in the future, she is also likely to give birth to delusions......

King Guangping was very satisfied with the simple form in the palace now, and he didn't want to bother to get to know the newcomers anymore. Whether it is a continuation of the string or a side concubine, people are carried into the palace, he can't leave people aside, then he will really miss people for life. But if he wants to be affectionate to the newcomer, he is awkward...... His affection was given to his knotted wife as early as his youth, where can he give it to other strange women?

King Guangping was silent for a while, and then asked his son, "What did you say earlier...... The errand of going south to accept the seaside dam, does the emperor have eyebrows? ”

Gao Zhen hurriedly said: "Although there is no letter yet, my son has probed the emperor's tone, and it seems that he has already seven or eight points of meaning." It's just that the emperor will most likely only let his father be a righteous envoy, pretending to be good-looking, and there are other people who really want to do things. ”

King Guangping's face was faint: "I can't do anything practical with my appearance, but I just make a signboard for the emperor's people and press the scene for him." It's okay, I'll take the opportunity to go back to my hometown to relax. ”

Gao Zhen heard a little meaning: "Father wants to ...... Taking the opportunity to get out? "Although this is a good idea, but with the determination of his imperial grandmother, I am afraid that he may not be able to make his father's wish?

King Guangping has already made up his mind: "Let's go and ask the emperor for an edict today." If you go to pretend to be pitiful, you will use the Queen Mother's words as an excuse, just saying that your mother has just been gone for a year, even if your father and I want to continue the string, there is no need to be in such a hurry. It's just that the Queen Mother is not easy to explain, so she wants to delay it. After three years, it can be regarded as an explanation to your mother. The emperor is favoring you now, and he will agree. ”

Gao Zhen agreed, and when he turned around, he really told the emperor. The emperor was amused when he heard this, and when he saw his pitiful face, he had to say: "It's nothing, the seaside dam is a serious matter, and your imperial grandmother also mentioned to me before, so you father and son should go out to breathe." I agreed, and your grandmother couldn't say anything. It's just that you have to think about it, if you really want to avoid it like this, but your imperial grandmother is bent on picking someone for your father, who knows who will come out? In case when you come back from Jiangnan, your imperial grandmother has already set the person, but it will be too late! ”

Gao Zhen was dumbfounded and thought for a while: "If this is the case, I have to quietly go to the emperor's grandmother, only choose a side concubine for my father, and don't continue to have a main room." The status of the side concubine is a lower level, and if she gives birth to a son, she can't be equal to me, so it's not easy to give birth to delusions. The imperial grandmother feels sorry for me, and she will definitely agree, and she will be cautious and careful when choosing, and maybe she will pick out three or five candidates, and wait for my father to return to Beijing before making a decision. "By then, it will be almost spring and summer next year, and his marriage with Zhao Xiu can also be decided, and it will take another year or two to prepare for the wedding. If the father is picky, pick out a few deficiencies in the candidate that the queen mother likes, and send it back for re-election. I can't wait for him to become a relative, this side concubine has not yet been decided. At that time, there was no need to accept side concubines.

The emperor didn't know if he knew what he was thinking, so he just smiled: "Okay." Since you have a number in your heart, do so. ”

The emperor issued an edict early in the morning of the second day, and set the candidate for the acceptance of the seaside dam. King Quang Binh is the envoy. A waiter from the Ministry of Industry was the deputy envoy, and Zhao Wei, the Marquis of Jiannan, was the other deputy envoy, and they jointly advised the three of them to leave Beijing and rush to Shanghai before the first day of October.

King Guangping and Gao Zhen, the leader, received the decree, and the other head went to Cining Palace to say goodbye to the Queen Mother. Since they were on an errand, they had to go back to the palace at once to pack up. It's mid-September. The honor guards, vehicles and ships, escorts, retinues, and other items that go south must be handled urgently. As soon as their father and son left Beijing, there was no one in charge of the palace. A lot of things need to be arranged. These twenty days are already very tight.

The Queen Mother also regretted it a little in her heart, but the matter of King Guangping going south was originally what she opened to the emperor. The emperor became a filial son. She couldn't change her hexagram, so she had to appease her eldest son and grandson. Gao Zhen begged her privately, and she also said with distress on her face: "Don't worry, the imperial grandmother will never let someone bully you!" I will definitely pick someone with a good personality and good character. If you pick someone's daughter, you will order someone to report to Jiangnan to your father and the emperor, and wait for him to nod before doing anything. ”

These words ruined half of Gao Zhen's original wishful thinking, but he was not in a hurry, and thanked his grandmother with a smile. Then he accompanied King Guangping out of the palace.

Outside the palace gate, they also met the car of Qushui Bofu. As soon as the other party saw the honor guard of the Guangping Palace, he immediately avoided the side. It's just that Gao Zhen rode a horse, and saw that the car was not something that ordinary people could sit on, so he sent someone to ask the guards guarding the palace gate, and learned that it was Mrs. Qu Shuibo who came to the palace to visit the queen, so he immediately reported to the king of Guangping.

King Guangping ordered Gao Zhen to greet him. Although he is a prince, it is natural for Qushui Bofu to avoid driving. But Mrs. Qu Shuibo is the emperor's mother-in-law, and she is also the elder of King Guangping. Therefore, the king of Guangping did not come forward by himself, so he asked his son to greet him, saving others from picking on it. Now that he wants to lead a mission out of Beijing, it is best not to let the imperial history get involved.

Gao Zhen soon returned, and then the car of the palace left first, and Mrs. Qu Shuibo's car entered the imperial city, and the two sides were safe. Only Gao Zhen muttered secretly in his heart, wondering how Mrs. Qu Shuibo suddenly entered the palace? I remember that some time ago, Qu Shuibo and his wife entered the palace to "visit", and they didn't know what to say to the queen, which caused the queen to be furious, and she never summoned her parents again, only her younger brother Xie Xiangfei entered the palace from time to time to explain, but every time he came and went in a hurry. This time, Mrs. Qu Shuibo suddenly entered the palace, could it be that something happened to the queen?

When Mrs. Qu Shuibo entered the palace, it was the queen's younger brother who handed over the message and wanted to see her mother. Mrs. Qu Shuibo entered the Kunning Palace, and was led into the main hall by the palace people, and saw the queen sitting uprightly on the upper seat, although her complexion was still not good, but she was finally dressed normally, and she was wearing a half-worn queen dress, and she also had a golden phoenix on her head, and her lips were also coated with rouge, which looked much stronger than in the previous small Buddha hall, and she immediately put her mind at ease. When she saluted, her tears were about to fall, and she said: "Seeing that Niangniang's jade body is much better now, the courtier's heart is also relieved." ”

The queen's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she hurriedly held back her tears and smiled: "Mother doesn't have to be polite. Someone, show the lady tea. ”

The mother and daughter sat down to talk, and the palace people came to serve tea, and they all retreated, only the two henchmen brought by the queen from her mother's house stayed at the palace gate, paying attention to the situation outside the door.

Without the presence of outsiders, the queen's expression eased a lot, and the mother and daughter cried in a low voice, and each other felt better. Mrs. Qu Shuibo took the opportunity to say something about the situation at home, naturally, she was saying good things for Qu Shuibo - saying that he did not give birth to the idea of sending his niece into the palace to share favors for his own selfishness, but for the sake of the queen and the eldest son of the emperor, and felt that if someone would enter the palace sooner or later, it would be better for the Xie family to take up the quota by themselves than to let people who didn't know the root come in.

The queen's expression was indifferent: "I know my father's hard work, how dare I have resentment?" "I didn't ask my aunts and uncles how they were, I only asked how my family had been doing in the past few months. Especially Xie Xiangfei, for her little selfishness, she missed this younger brother's family affairs, and she is now remorseful, worried that after the news spreads, his reputation will be damaged, and he will not go well.

Therefore, she asked Mrs. Qu Shuibo: "What kind of charter is the marriage of the younger brother in the family?" Although the emperor said that he would call the shots, he didn't know who he would choose for his younger brother. It's better for the family to look at the candidate first, and then I'll help ask for the order. She smiled self-deprecatingly: "For the sake of Da Lang, the emperor must still be willing to give me this face." ”

She swore to her mother: "As long as it is the person that my brother likes, no matter who it is, I must settle it for him, so that I can feel at ease!" (To be continued......)