When King Quang Binh returned to the palace, it was already dark. Gao Zhen greeted the front yard with an injury, with a smile on his face: "Father is back?" Have you had dinner? Was it eaten at the Imperial Grandmother's or in the Imperial Palace? If it's at the emperor's place, if it's with the emperor's grandmother to eat, I'm afraid that my father won't eat enough. My son asked the people in the dining room to prepare a supper, which is your favorite chicken noodle soup, as well as the fresh wild vegetables just delivered by the village today, mixed with the secret chutney sauce in the palace, which is the most refreshing. If you want to eat, your son will command it? ”

King Guangping couldn't help but smile: "What happened good?" You seem to be in a good mood. ”

Gao Zhen smiled, and hurriedly reined in: "No, my son is just worried that his father will be hungry." ”

The king of Guangping knew his son's temper, so he didn't say much, but turned his head and asked the chief manager: "After I leave, are there any guests in the palace?" ”

Manager Wang glanced at Gao Zhen cautiously, and then replied: "Yes, the old lady of Jiannanhou Mansion brought Jiannanhou and Zhao Da Girl to visit the patient, and she talked to the prince for a while before leaving. ”

King Guangping's heart was clear, and the corner of his mouth smiled: "I see." ”

Gao Zhen's ears were feverish, and he tried to maintain his composure on his face, and helped his father back to the latter's yard.

King Guangping calmly sat down in the house and instructed lightly: "Let the dining room make a bowl of cold noodles, put less oil, and bring it together with the wild vegetables that the prince just said." Mr. Wang hurriedly answered. Gao Zhen sat down opposite his father and said with a dry smile: "Father really had dinner at the emperor's grandmother's. The emperor's grandmother recently ate fasting and reciting Buddha, and the food was clear soup and little water, and my father must not be used to it, right? ”

King Guangping ignored his unnutritious words, and directly pointed to the topic: "Your sister of the Zhao family is here, are you very happy?" When I left the palace, you were still angry, but now you are in the mood to pay attention to what your father had eaten for dinner. He sighed, "It can be seen that there is no big difference." I see that you are not young anymore, and your sister Zhao is almost at the age of saying kiss, when Brother Wei's autumn is over, I will invite Mrs. Zhao and Brother Wei to come over and talk about your marriage. ”

Gao Zhen lowered his head a little embarrassed, but the flush on his face from excitement still betrayed his true mood at the moment.

King Guangping sighed again: "I think when you were just born, you were only the size of a ball, and now you are almost at the age of marrying a daughter-in-law." This daughter-in-law is what you like, you should treat her well in the future, don't take it to heart because it is too easy to get it, and let people be wronged. People like ours are different from ordinary families, and the difficulties they encounter are also different. You're a man, you have to keep your head in the way and take good care of others, you know? ”

Gao Zhen hurriedly straightened his expression and said solemnly: "Yes, my son knows." ”

Seeing that he was serious, King Guangping slowed down his expression again, and said with a smile: "But don't worry too much, our daughter-in-law, as long as you are good at protecting her, there are not many opportunities for her to be wronged." ”

Gao Zhen pursed his lips, and suddenly asked King Guangping seriously: "Father, my son plans to let out a rumor in a few days, saying that the injury this time is a little serious, I am afraid that there will be troubles, and it will be inconvenient to use his right hand in the future." What does Father think? ”

King Guangping raised his eyebrows, and he understood his intentions in doing this. As a father who is blind and no longer threatens the new master on the throne, does the son plan to follow in his footsteps? He didn't say whether this idea was good or not, but just reminded his son: "You can't deceive the emperor, and if you insist on saying that you are injured, isn't it equivalent to telling him clearly that you are unwilling to work for him?" ”

Gao Zhen's expression faded: "What if you tell him clearly?" Can he really punish me severely because of this? He is not so idle, he has to worry about everything in the world, and I don't make trouble for him, why does he have to get along with me as an idler? ”

King Guangping smiled: "You still complain about your imperial uncle in your heart, do you think he is really jealous of you and suppressing you?" ”

Gao Zhen said with a straight face: "If he doesn't have that heart, but what he does means is this." How can the son not be careful? ”

King Guangping thought about it and decided to confess to his son: "These days, do you think that the queen or the two princes are not as close to you as before?" ”

Gao Zhen was a little surprised, but still replied calmly: "My son rarely goes to Kunning Palace to see Jin, but he often sees the queen at the emperor's grandmother. The mother is as loving as ever, and often cares about her son's diet and daily life, and is not as close as before, but is also very concerned about her son's homework, and often tells her son not to have no intention of learning because he is not taught by his husband. As for the two princes, Da Lang is still as good as in the past, but now that he is older, he will have to become a prince sooner or later, and he has to go to the Qianqing Palace every day to receive the emperor's teachings, so there are many fewer opportunities to meet. As for Erlang...... Gao Zhen frowned, "He is older now, and he is far less good-tempered than when he was a child, and he often ignores me." ”

King Guangping understood in his heart, so he said to Gao Zhen: "The queen is still thoughtful in front of people, but she still has some resentment against you behind her back, and the second prince has listened to her a lot, so he will be estranged from you." ”

Gao Zhen Daqi: "Why is this? Hasn't his son ever been rude in front of the queen? ”

"This is not about you, it's a good thing for someone else to do." King Guangping shook his head with a wry smile, "There are three reasons, one is because the emperor does not want to recruit the harem, and those people in the court turned to persuade the queen, and the queen was angry, but she wanted to put up the frame of the virtuous queen, and it was not good to scold people casually, so she had to sprinkle her anger on our father and son." You're just unlucky to bump into it, so it's not a big deal. As for the second reason, it is because the teachers who teach the prince now, that is, the ones who taught you in the past, you know their temper, and they will never praise their students, no matter how good they do, they will only be picky. How angry you were with them in the past, how angry you are with the princes now. It's just that when you are angry with them, they always compare me as a father to you, and say how you have many shortcomings; And now the princes are angry with them, and they compare you with your brother, saying that the princes are far inferior to you...... In fact, I just don't want students to be proud and complacent, and I am afraid that if I praise a nobleman, I will be perceived as flattering, so in order to show my own character, I naturally have no good face for students. ”

Gao Zhen suddenly realized: "The queen is angry with me because the gentlemen praise me and belittle the princes' homework?" He couldn't help but smile bitterly, this kind of thing is so wronged! Think that back then, as the eldest grandson of the emperor, he studied hard every day, got up early in the morning to memorize books and do homework, didn't the gentlemen have a good word? They compare King Guangping, who has loved his father since he was a child, so naturally he will not hold a grudge. But now, the gentlemen have used the same method on the princes, using him as a target...... Gao Zhen couldn't help but complain: "Why don't the gentlemen take the emperor as an example? If you don't need the first emperor, you can do it. "Then the queen will have nothing to complain about.

King Guangping coughed lightly and did not speak. How is it possible to take the emperor as an example? When the emperor was still a prince, he was a lively and active character, and his homework could only be regarded as passable, he was not trained as a prince, and the teachers' requirements for him were naturally low. The eldest son of the emperor is now ten times stronger than he was back then! Teachers can't open their eyes and tell nonsense, right? As for the first emperor, it is not as good as the emperor! Otherwise, when Emperor Taizu decided who to appoint as the prince, would he be entangled in every way? King Ying is a thief, and it is impossible to use it as a positive example. King Guangping guessed that the gentlemen took Gao Zhen as an example of the princes, probably just because he was the same age as the princes, and the relationship was good, and he had always been among the top in the royal generation, so he habitually clicked on his name. How could these scholars think that their words and deeds would cause any trouble to others?

Gao Zhen asked King Guangping again: "What is the third reason?" ”

King Guangping hesitated for a moment before he said: "When I had not abdicated, someone once suggested that the first emperor was old and frail, and he might not be able to last a few years, and you, as my eldest son, were too young. It is better to let your imperial uncle become the crown prince first, and then let your imperial uncle pass the throne back to you when you grow up. At that time, no one expected that your imperial uncle would be able to sit firmly on the throne and ascend the throne smoothly. ”

Gao Zhen was dumbfounded when he heard this: "My son didn't know that there was such a thing!" "Who proposed it? It's just harmful, right?

King Guangping smiled bitterly: "I also know that this proposal is not reliable, so I decisively asked to abdicate, and did my best to help your imperial uncle fight for the crown." No one ever mentioned it again, I just thought it was over. Who would have thought, your imperial grandmother told me today that the elder of the clan who proposed that day often came to the palace to talk to her recently. Although she just wanted to give advice to the younger generations of her mother's family, when the queen saw it, she couldn't help but think of the events of the year. The queen was probably suspicious, thinking that I was unwilling to lose the throne and wanted to put my son on the throne again. ”

Gao Zhen said categorically: "This is absolutely impossible!" The emperor has a son, he is not stupid, and his body is healthy, how can he not pass the throne to his son, but to his nephew? Moreover, the son said that he was the emperor's grandson, but in fact, he was not officially canonized. After his father's abdication, the son knew that the seat was not for him. Before his death, the first emperor made it clear that he would pass the throne to the emperor, not his father, and he could sit on that chair with peace of mind. Could it be that the queen is confused, and will be suspicious of us? In this case, the father Wang Ming'er simply went to the book and asked the emperor to make the emperor's eldest son the prince as soon as possible, and it also saved the queen from thinking nonsense! ”

King Guangping shook his head: "We can't meddle in this matter, your imperial uncle has his own opinions." Although Da Lang is good, he is still young and still needs to be experienced. You also know that the prince of this dynasty has never been canonized as a minor. ”

Gao Zhen's brows furrowed: "Could it be that we can't do anything?" Can only be suspected by the queen? The emperor is jealous of us enough, even the queen is the same, the two princes are her own children, taught by her every day, and under the influence of her ears, sooner or later they will alienate our father and son. Now that the imperial grandmother is still there, they can still pretend to be friendly, and when the imperial grandmother is gone, will there be a way for my father and me to live in this world?! ”

King Guangping said in a low voice: "It is precisely because our father and son have a good reputation and such an identity that they are easy to be suspicious. Your imperial uncle wants you to be the leader of the secret guard, but it's not a bad thing. You think that your reputation is damaged, but how can a person with a bad reputation overpower the prince and be praised by the courtiers? With the power in your hands, you can suppress those who talk nonsense in secret, and you can help the emperor's eldest son. The eldest son of the emperor is accustomed to your assistance, and will treat you as a confidant, not a threat to his throne. After a long time, whether it is the queen or the prince, there will be no more jealousy of you. ”

Gao Zhen said with a cold face: "Then they should continue to be jealous of me!" I have a clear conscience, why should I be so angry?! ”

King Guangping was silent, and after a while he said, "I have seen people's hearts for a long time. Even if I confess everything, people may not believe it, so I can only prove myself by practice. Zhen'er, you don't have to have a grudge against your imperial uncle, find an opportunity to make it clear to him. As long as you dispel his thoughts and have him to protect you, the queen's mind will not hurt you anything. ”

Gao Zhen pursed his lower lip, slightly revealing a slightly unconvinced expression.

Zhao Xiu looked at the sky, as if it was going to rain again, and couldn't help complaining: "What's wrong today?" Yesterday was still a sunny day, but today it rains non-stop. I had a game on the way home just now, and now it's still down when it's dark, is there an end? ”

Zhao Wei said: "It's common to have a lot of rain in summer, what is there to complain about?" After the rain, the weather is cooler. Don't you always say that it's too hot, you use too much ice, and your body is susceptible to cold, or it's better to blow a natural cool breeze? ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at him and didn't say anything.

Zhao Wei snorted: "If you don't say it, I know." It's not raining tonight, but if it doesn't stop raining tomorrow, what should you do if you say you want to visit the palace again? ”

Zhao Xiu glared at his brother, but his face turned red first.

Zhang looked from the inside: "What are you two brothers and sisters talking about?" It was windy and rainy outside, so beware of getting your clothes wet, and hurry back to the house. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly ran back to her grandmother to sell cuteness: "I'm joking with my brother." He turned around and glared at Zhao Wei with threatening eyes. Zhao Wei smiled, and Shi Shiran returned to his original position: "Grandmother, it rains heavily today, and I don't know if the library will be affected." My grandson wants to go over tomorrow and take a look. ”

"It's time to see." Zhang nodded, and said to Zhao Xiu, "You can go with your brother tomorrow." In recent days, you have been in charge of the affairs of the library, and you know more than him. On the way back, I stopped by Fang's house to see the movement, and if his house was closed, he would come back first. If you can let people in, you can also go and see the five girls of the Fang family. His family has suffered such a big thing, and even her sister's marriage may be affected, and you are a friend, so you have to comfort a few words. Besides, if you little sisters' meeting can't be held, you have to tell someone. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly agreed.