Pang Rui nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answers of his four maids.

"Master, what do you mean?" Fan Er blinked, she was the biggest of the four maids, so on behalf of the other three people, she asked the master what he meant.

"I'm not bored."

Pang Rui let out a faint voice, his eyebrows and eyes curled, as if he was laughing. But Steward Zheng behind him understood the deep meaning of this sentence.

The four maids in pink makeup glanced at each other, and there was a cheerful smile in their eyes.

The master is not interesting, just leave it to them to play to their heart's content!

"Stand down." Pang Rui waved his hand, the smile on his face was undiminished, but the bottom of his eyes was already well understood.

After the four maids retreated, Steward Zheng was still standing there.

At this moment, there were only two of them, and what they saw in front of them was not a cold tombstone, but a bloody and terrifying scene that had happened here.

There were more than 100 people in Panghou Mansion, and only he survived because he came back late from the mansion to run errands. And the young master was also highly poisoned at that time, he picked up the young young master and hung him upside down on the wall for an hour before forcing the young master to spit out all the poison he had eaten.

It's just that he could only save the young master at that time, and the Hou Ye and his wife were-

There seemed to be a bloody scene in front of him, and Steward Zheng couldn't help but reddened his eyes.

In the desert Gobi for so many years, he and the young master have gone through hardships and endured all kinds of hardships, but when they return here, it is a feeling of fragility all the time.

"Steward Zheng, my father used to like to sit in this position and watch me and my mother together, like I am now."

Pang Rui spoke in a deep voice, and the feeling at this moment was only understood by him and Steward Zheng.

The four maids were all brought back from the desert Gobi later, and they didn't know what happened here back then.

"Master Hou, it's cold, go back and rest. Your body—"

"It's okay, it's a good day." Pang Rui waved his hand.

He hadn't been back here for eight years, and he had dreamed of it every night for the past eight years, and when he came back, he could look at it every day, but he wouldn't dream.

This Pang Hou Mansion seems to be a ghost place in the eyes of outsiders, but in his eyes it is a paradise in his heart, and only here does he have a strong sense of belonging.

"What's going on in the Prince's Mansion?" Pang Rui said coldly.

"Master Hou, there is nothing else to do for the time being, Miss Linghu is already living in the Prince's Mansion."

"Got it." Pang Rui nodded, no more words.

He's back, and he's not going back! This is where he was born, and even if he loses, he will stay on this land in the future!

――

Imperial Palace, Chengqian Palace

It was late at night, and the emperor was still in the Chengqian Palace to review the chapters.

Gonggong De served aside, and always felt that the emperor was preoccupied today, and the ginseng soup sent by Concubine Xin just now, the emperor didn't drink a sip, and it was cold when he put it aside.

Father-in-law De looked at the dark sky, is the emperor preparing to review the recital until dawn tonight?

Gonggong De thought about it, and suddenly thought of something.

Today's day is a bit special.

It was the day when more than 100 people in Panghou Mansion were poisoned and died. This is not the most special, because there is a woman named Shu Qiaoru among the more than 100 people.

Gonggong De sighed in his heart and suddenly realized.

No wonder the emperor is so weird today, it turns out to be like a play.

This night, the emperor was reviewing the recitals, and he didn't get up until dawn.

"Father-in-law." The emperor rubbed his forehead and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty. The minions are in. ”

"It's dawn." The emperor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Gonggong De was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said softly, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's dawn." ”

Father-in-law De understood what the emperor meant.

Shu Qiaoru left a moment before dawn, and since then, on this day every year, the emperor will not rest until dawn, and the emperor is keeping vigil for Shu Qiaoru in his own way.

It's just that it's been twelve years, but the emperor has never let go.

The biggest reason for choosing Concubine Xin is that Concubine Xin's personality is very similar to her, and later after the emperor summoned Concubine Xin alone, he found that not only her personality, but also her gestures were very similar, and even her tone and eyes were like the second Shu Qiaoru. If it weren't for Shu Qiaoru's age of sixteen, the emperor would really think that Concubine Xin was Shu Qiaoru's unknown daughter.

Twelve years later, the emperor seems to have found the former favorite in Shang Moxin, and the emperor also understands that Shang Moxin is just a stand-in, but in the contact for more than half a year, he found that Shang Moxin did not deliberately imitate Shu Qiaoru's every move, she also has her own ideas and personality.

The emperor also once blurred Shang Moxin.

But now I gradually understand that Shang Moxin and Shu Qiaoru are two people.

Shu Qiaoru is his irreplaceable favorite.

And Shang Moxin is a concubine in his harem.

In the final analysis, Shang Moxin can't replace Shu Qiaoru, it's just a momentary remembrance.

When the day dawns, the emperor will continue to hide the person he loves the most in his heart, who said that only ordinary people have a last resort, he, as the emperor, also needs to rot his secrets in his stomach.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court." Seeing that the emperor's expression was as usual, Gonggong De was embarrassed in his heart.

"This morning, I want to go out on patrol for a while and go to Jiangnan to have a look."

The emperor suddenly said this, and Father-in-law De was stunned.

Because there was no warning before, and now this season is not the season for micro-service patrols.

"Your Majesty, you are—"

"I just want to go out and breathe." The emperor's tone was indescribably gloomy at the moment.

"Your Majesty, which lady or Your Highness will you bring?" Gonggong De asked the emperor cautiously.

"Concubine Xin is pregnant with Liujia, not suitable for long-distance travel, I only take Rongle with me, the prince's body has not recovered, the eighth child is not in good health, as for Donghe, his mother concubine was imprisoned in the cold palace, I also want him to calm down, so let the fifth child go with me."

"The emperor is wise."

Father-in-law De has a clear mind.

This time, the emperor took the five highnesses with him, and his thoughts were self-evident.

In the emperor's heart, it has been clearly divided that the crown prince and the fifth highness are the princes that the emperor values the most.

It's just that if this arrangement is made, the Second Highness and the Third Highness will definitely not feel good in their hearts.

――

After the end of the early dynasty, Lin Dongyao followed the emperor into the imperial study.

Although Lin Dongyao didn't want to leave Kyoto, since his father had decided, he wouldn't say much. It's just that the father suddenly decided to go out on patrol in micro-service, which made Lin Dongyao somewhat incomprehensible.

"Dongyao, this time the micro-service is on tour, and your family affairs should also be brought up."

The emperor looked at Lin Dongyao thoughtfully.

Lin Dongyao's eyes quickly drooped, and even though he didn't say a word, the emperor could see that he was reluctant.