Without waiting for Gao Zhen's command, Yanyu quickly and quietly evacuated the scene with a group of palace maids.

Only Zhao Xiu, Gao Zhen and Liu Lu were left in the small patio. Yanyu gave Liu Lu a look before leaving, and Gao Zhen also glanced at Liu Lu, but Liu Lu's face was flushed and sweating profusely, and he was still firmly by his own girl, Zhao Xiu.

No way, Zhao Xiu is pulling her sleeve. Besides, Liu Lu is a smart girl, she hasn't forgotten that her net worth and future are tied to Zhao Xiu, and she knows who her master is.

But......

Liu Lu looked at Gao Zhen pitifully, sensing the impatience between his eyebrows, and suddenly felt terrified. Although it is true that Zhao Xiu is her master, this prince of Guangping has a noble status, and it seems that he is very likely to become her aunt, that is, her master. As a little girl, she actually offended another master, and her future seems to be dark. What should she do?!

Gao Zhen saw Liu Lu crying with a sad face, but he stood still, frowned, and had to say to Zhao Xiu out loud: "Sister Zhao, you let this girl go down." ”

Zhao Xiu tightened the corners of Liu Lu's sleeves and pursed her lips: "Why do you want her to go down?" She's fine here. Then he glared at Gao Zhen again: "I know what you want to do that people can't know." Of course it doesn't matter if you're a noble son, but if someone talks about it, can you imagine how embarrassing my situation will be? It didn't matter when you were young, but now that we're all grown up, you can't be a little more disciplined? "Lonely men and widows are easy to gossip, but one more girl is different. Liu Lu is her good person, and she will keep her mouth shut. Zhao Xiu felt that it was good to leave Liulu.

Gao Zhen didn't want Liu Lu to stay, and now in broad daylight, he didn't need a bright candle to get in the way. He said directly to Zhao Xiu: "I have something serious to tell you, what are you going to do with a girl?" It's about Ouchi, do you really want this girl to hear it? ”

When he said this, Zhao Xiu hesitated. If what Gao Zhen wanted to say was really something related to the palace, then it was really inappropriate for Liu Lu to stay and listen. After thinking about it, she loosened the corners of her sleeves and instructed, "I will discuss important matters with the prince, and you go and guard the place around the corner, and if you see someone coming, call out." ”

Liu Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel that his nose was about to sweat. She hurriedly curts: "Yes." He quickly packed up the makeup box that Zhao Xiu used to go out, wrapped it in a wrapper, and bowed his head and retreated to the place designated by Zhao Xiu. It was more than ten meters away from Zhao Xiu and Gao Zhen, and there were a few bushes of green bamboos to cover it, and Liu Lu stood there, and he could vaguely see what his girl was doing with the prince of Guangping, but he couldn't see it carefully, and he couldn't hear their conversation clearly. But if someone comes, she'll be the first to find out. What a fitting location. Liu Lu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped himself with sweat. It scared her to death just now.

Gao Zhen saw that there was no one in the way, and a smile finally appeared on his face. He glanced at Zhao Xiu, paused, and sat down next to her on the verandah, very close to her—perhaps less than a centimeter.

Zhao Xiu could sense the heat coming from his body, which made her face even hotter and her breathing a little short. She hurriedly moved a little to the other side, at least half a foot away from him.

Gao Zhen was dissatisfied, so he moved half a foot to her, still next to her.

Zhao Xiu was a little annoyed, she quickly moved away again, this time the distance was as long as a foot, just after moving, without waiting for Gao Zhen to make a move, she raised her index finger and stared at him seriously: "Since you have something serious to tell me, then say it well, what are you doing so close?" ”

Gao Zhen smiled calmly: "I have something to tell you, because it is related to the secret affairs of the palace, you can't let others listen to it, so I want to be closer to you and it is more convenient to speak." As he spoke, he was about to move over to Zhao Xiu.

Zhao Xiu stood up with a red face, sat on the opposite porch, glared at Gao Zhen and said, "Who are you fooling?" The nearest willows are at least three feet away, and if you speak well and quietly, who can hear you? I think you're deliberately looking for an excuse to take advantage of me, right? Why are you like this? In the past, it was still well-behaved, even if it was occasionally a little polite, it was only a moment of excitement, and it would not be too much. Today, you seem to be extraordinarily frivolous, knowing that someone is standing not far away, and you deliberately post it, in case someone sees it, how can you let me deal with myself? You don't think about me at all! Saying that, she felt aggrieved, "I just asked you again and again about the things in the palace, for what?" Aren't you still worried about you and the prince? But you did this to me...... I'm so blind! ”

Gao Zhen was anxious when he heard this: "I didn't mean that, Sister Zhao, you have to believe me!" He began to reflect on his words and deeds today, and it seemed that there were indeed some transgressions. He wouldn't have done it so blatantly before, but recently, probably because his father had made it clear that he would make the decision for his marriage to Zhao Xiu, he was a little forgetful. As soon as he thought that Sister Zhao would become his wife in a few years, he couldn't sit still, and he couldn't help but want to see her, see her, talk to her, and be close to her, but he forgot that the two were not married yet, and all acts of transgression of etiquette may bring gossip and ruin Zhao Xiu's reputation.

He lowered his head with some shame: "It's me who is wrong, Sister Zhao, don't be angry." I was just...... It's hard to help yourself. ”

Zhao Xiu saw that his attitude was sincere, and his heart softened: "It's okay if it's not intentional...... I'm not going to blame you, just to remind you to be careful. ”

Gao Zhen raised his head and smiled slightly: "I'll be careful." You can rest assured, too. This is my house, and no one will dare to gossip about me. The attendants of the Guangping Palace's Mansion will only be more tight-lipped than the subordinates of the Jiannan Hou Mansion. ”

Zhao Xiu knew that Gao Zhen was in charge of the affairs of the palace now, and this was the inner house, since he said so, it naturally meant that he was absolutely sure. But it's always good to be cautious. She looked at Gao Zhen, said a slight "um", and began to cut to the chase: "You said on the side of the corridor just now, it's not a place to talk, what about here?" What is the queen's attitude towards your family? ”

Gao Zhen listened to her question, and naturally walked over to her from the opposite side and sat down, this time noticing the distance between the two, just a foot apart, enough to reassure Zhao Xiu. So, Zhao Xiu didn't say anything. Gao Zhen smelled the faint fragrance of flowers coming from Zhao Xiu's body, and was quite satisfied, so he patiently introduced her.

What Gao Zhen said is ten times more detailed than Jiang Wen's version, but it is about the same. Queen Xie originally had a very good attitude towards the father and son of King Guangping, but in the past six months, for various reasons, the masters who praised Gao Zhen every day and belittled the emperor's eldest son were one, and the gossip from the royal family that suggested that Gao Zhen be the prince was also another, and the queen mother's preference for the eldest son and so on, but more importantly, the emperor has not agreed to make a decree to establish a prince, and the situation of persuading the emperor to take a concubine has never stopped.

The queen was worried that her husband would be snatched away by other women, and on the other hand, she was worried that if her husband really accepted a concubine, another prince would be born to snatch their mother and son's status. The emperor's refusal to appoint the emperor's eldest son as the prince is more like being picky and disgusting with their mother and son. But she couldn't express all these worries clearly, even if she complained to her parents, they would only make her patient. Therefore, the father and son of the king of Guangping have become relatively easy to pinch soft particles, maybe the queen mother will be dissatisfied, the emperor will disagree, but the courtiers will not say anything. She simply vented the pressure on them. It seems that this outlet channel makes her quite satisfied, and now she gradually doesn't even want to do superficial work, and she rarely hides it in front of the foreign wife, so the rumors will spread outside the palace, and the more they spread.

Zhao Xiu listened, she really didn't know how to react, she asked Gao Zhen: "Do you know what's going on?" Are you just going to do nothing? The queen just lost her temper? Won't she do you any real harm? ”

Gao Zhen smiled faintly: "What can she do?" Although she is the master of the harem, there are no concubines in the palace, she only needs to manage palace affairs, take care of the children's diet and daily life, there is really a big matter, it is impossible to pass the queen mother to give orders. My father and I seldom stay in the palace these days, and she can't reach out outside the palace. My father and I stayed in the palace in peace, and as long as the emperor didn't say anything, the queen could only lose her temper. As for those who are cold to our father because they fear her and flatter her, we don't need to care about it in the first place. ”

After Zhao Xiu heard this, she was a little relieved, but she immediately grasped the point: "Then the emperor's attitude towards the prince and you is still friendly, right?" He didn't mean to embarrass you, did he? Why did he know what the queen's attitude was, but he didn't express it and do a little remedial work? This is very simple, you only need to mention it in passing when you meet the courtiers, or give your family a few more things, and the outside world will understand that the prince and your holy family will not change, and those rumors will not spread so badly. ”

Gao Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "The emperor has all the opportunities, these are just trivial things, why bother him?" He didn't think so, the emperor would only be happy that the Guangping palace was estranged from the courtiers, so how could he take the initiative to explain it to the palace?

Zhao Xiu disagreed with his statement: "You are his relatives, it is related to your family's reputation in the outside world, how can it be a trivial matter?" ”

Gao Zhen didn't want Zhao Xiu to worry about this kind of thing, so he comforted: "It's really okay, for my father and me, it doesn't hurt." As long as my imperial grandmother is here, no one will dare to snub us. ”

Zhao Xiu frowned, the Queen Mother can protect their father and son, but how many years can she protect them? Decade? Twenty years? Looking at Gao Zhen's reaction, it seems that the emperor's attitude is also a little **. The Empress is the biological mother of the princes, what if her attitude affects the next emperor?

Zhao Xiu asked Gao Zhen directly: "I want to know, what does the emperor's eldest son think of your father and son?" Does he know that the Empress is prejudiced against you? Will he be influenced by the Queen's attitude? Did the emperor discuss this issue with him? ”

Gao Zhen looked at Zhao Xiu with some surprise, and a wry smile appeared on his face. It seems that the sister Zhao he loves is not something that can be dismissed with a few kind words. He was a little distressed, and he didn't know how to answer, but deep down, there was an indescribable pride.

This is the girl he fancies, and naturally it is not comparable to ordinary women.