Concubine Xiao took her son's letter and muttered for a while. She understood what Ye Minyu meant, he wanted to keep the child in the concubine's womb.

Concubine Xiao sighed in her heart. The royal family is no better than other families, and it is completely okay for the concubine to be born before the concubine. Especially in this situation, the three generations of the emperor are empty, and the orthodox emperor has five people, and there is not a single grandson on his knees. This child was born as the eldest grandson of Huang, and the orthodox emperor must be happy.

But the Xiao family will definitely not be happy.

What the Xiao family thinks is that they want their grandson to be the next emperor, and they want their grandson to be the next emperor, so that the Xiao family can at least ensure prosperity and wealth for several generations.

Concubine Xiao sighed, as a mother, of course she hoped that her son would get his wish, but as a member of the Xiao family, she must also plan for the Xiao family in this position.

Otherwise, the Xiao family would not have done things for her sincerely.

Concubine Xiao called her eldest aunt in: "You go to your mother's house in the palace and ask your mother, aunt and five siblings to come in." After thinking about it, he added: "Bring in the twelve girls under the knees of the five brothers and sisters to take a look at the palace!" ”

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, on this day of the new year, Ye Minyu led three hundred elite horsemen to return to Beijing. Orthodox ordered Ye Min to welcome twenty miles in the suburbs.

Ye Minyu's gold helmet and silver armor, covered with a scarlet cloak, riding on a tall horse as steady as a mountain, the three hundred cavalry behind him were all a hundred battle elite horses trained by him, and everyone was a fierce aura polished by the sea of corpses and blood.

I haven't seen her for half a year, Ye Minyu is getting taller and more heroic, in order to come back to meet her father and mother before the New Year, Ye Minyu marched all the way, but there was no trace of fatigue on her face.

Ye Minzhao saw that Brother Nai already had the demeanor of a general commanding Ruoding, and he was also slightly envious in his heart. The brothers used to live in the palace when they were not quite right, but now that Ye Minyu is in the Outer Mansion, the two of them see each other less, and the relationship is better than before.

Ye Min Zhaoce immediately stepped forward and said loudly; "The fourth brother has traveled all the way, and it has been really hard!"

Ye Minyu arched his hand and said: "I dare not say that I am working hard for the emperor!" "Ye Minyu came back this time, in fact, it was not very glorious, but at this moment, there was no angry expression on his face, which showed that the city government was already quite deep.

Ye Minzhao saw that his words were appropriate and his bearing was calm, compared with the recklessness and recklessness of his early years, it was already a world of difference, and his heart was even more emotional.

He and the fourth brother are growing up, and this prince is still so unsuccessful!

The two rode side by side, and they were both in the same style. Ye Minyu first asked his father how well he was, and then asked the queen and Concubine Xiao, Ye Minzhao answered one by one, Ye Minyu smiled and said: "I heard that my father handed over the internal affairs office to the fifth brother to take care of, and this king has heard about your deeds in Hubei, and you can take care of the internal affairs office in an orderly manner at a young age, and you can share the worries and solve problems for your father, which is much better than the eldest brother and me!" ”

Ye Minzhao said modestly: "My younger brother is young and knowledgeable, thanks to the teaching and help of my father, where is the fourth brother like this, dealing with the military affairs of several provinces, this is the real one-of-a-kind, and my younger brother is beyond his reach." ”

Ye Minyu said: "You can say such a thing, it shows that you have grown!" ”

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed together.

After entering the city, he could not return to the palace first, and in line with the principle of public before private, he also had to go to the palace to see the emperor on an errand. Ye Minzhao had already discovered that Ye Minyu and his party were light and simple, only a carriage was followed by the team, the carriage looked quite gorgeous, decorated with Yingluo Zhuyu, and was faintly surrounded by the team.

Ye Minyu didn't want to introduce, so Ye Minzhao didn't ask much.

This is Ye Minyu about to enter the palace to see the emperor, Ye Minzhao volunteered: "It's better to let my younger brother send the fourth brother's dependents back to the house!" As soon as he saw the style of the carriage, he knew that a woman was sitting in it.

Ye Minyu groaned slightly. In this car is the concubine who is quite favored by him and pregnant. Ye Minyu originally wanted to find a place to place her casually first, and then take her into the mansion after seeing the emperor and Concubine Xiao.

I really can't rest assured that Xiao Yunqian. There was a vicious thing that he pampered a concubine before, and was beaten to death by Xiao Yunqian the next day.

However, since Ye Minzhao has already proposed it, he, who is an elder brother, can't say that he is afraid that his concubine will harm his concubine, so he, the elder brother, will not have to raise his head in front of his younger brother in the future.

What's more, the mother concubine has already said in her reply that she had beaten Xiao Yunqian in advance, expecting that if she caused such a big disaster, she would also have a better memory, and she would not behave so nonsense again!

Ye Minyu nodded: "So, there is Brother Lao Xian!" ”

Ye Minzhao said with a smile; "What a lot of effort!"

The two brothers broke up at the city gate, Ye Minzhao led a team of men and horses straight to King Zhao's mansion, and Ye Minyu took more than a dozen guards and went to see the emperor first.

Zhengzheng was also very happy to see his son, he knew that this time Ye Minyu was purely affected by Xiao Yunqian. The emperor cordially met with his fourth son in the Baohe Palace, and Ye Minyu respectfully reported on the armament rectification and deployment along the Yangtze River.

Orthodoxy also felt that the fourth son had matured a lot after going out for half a year, the father and son talked and laughed, and the orthodox old man was very relieved, and the orthodoxy left Ye Minyu for lunch, and then let him go to Chengqian Palace to see Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao had already asked people to see at the gate of the palace many times, and as soon as Ye Minyu left the Baohe Palace, she personally took her eldest aunt to the gate of Chengqian Palace to greet her.

At this time, it happened to be snowing, and the goose feathers and heavy snow fell to the ground one after another, and a thick layer accumulated on the ground after a while, and the little palace maid stood aside with an umbrella for Concubine Xiao, but she couldn't hold the snow flying into her face and neck.

The eldest aunt said distressedly: "Niangniang, the snow is falling heavily, let's go back and wait." Since the prince has already entered the palace, he will definitely come here to see you. ”

Concubine Xiao rarely lost her temper: "Just wait here!" ”

didn't wait long, and saw King Zhao and his party coming over in the wind and snow. Seeing her son's tall and straight figure, Concubine Xiao was also so excited that her whole body trembled. King Zhao is so big, except for the defense of the Jingshi battle, this is the first time he has left Concubine Xiao's side, and he has been gone for half a year.

No matter how strong Concubine Xiao is, in the face of her only son, she can't help but be excited about this dependence in the second half of her life.

"Son greets his mother! Mother Concubine, Wan Fu Jin'an! ”

Ye Minyu knelt directly on the ground, her knees on the ground, and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground.

"Hurry up! Get up! Concubine Xiao stepped forward and pulled Ye Minyu up, "Why do you have to make such a big gift!" ”

looked at Ye Minyu carefully, reaching out to touch his face, but Ye Minyu avoided it without a trace. Concubine Xiao reacted that her son was already older, and she was both relieved and a little melancholy.

"It's dark, it's thin, it's tall! These days, you have suffered! ”

Ye Minyu said with a smile: "It has been my wish for many years to be able to command the army, and now I have got what I wanted, and my son is not hard at all!" ”

Then asked: "The concubine has also been reduced, is she in good health?" ”

Concubine Xiao said happily: "Naturally, everything is okay with me!" ”

When the eldest aunt saw that the mother and son braved the heavy snow at the gate of Chengqian Palace to talk about family life, she interjected with a smile; "Mother, lord, are we ...... Go in and talk? ”

Concubine Xiao looked at the snow that had fallen on her son's body, and said with a smile: "Look at my happiness, let's go, let's go in and talk!" ”

The mother and son entered the small hall next to the main hall, which was the place where Concubine Xiao entertained distinguished guests on weekdays, and the privacy was excellent. Several palace maids stepped forward to wait to shake off the snow on their bodies, Concubine Xiao changed her clothes, the palace maids held Ye Minyu's favorite hair tip on weekdays, and the eldest aunt knew that the mother and son had not seen each other for so many days, and they must have a lot to say, so they took the initiative to retreat with the palace maids and personally guarded the door.

Concubine Xiao looked at her son, who had lost a lot of weight but looked more capable, and was relieved and a little distressed: "Emperor, it's really hard for you!" ”

Ye Minyu said: "My son is training troops at the mouth of the Yangtze River, preparing for war, and fighting Haikou, I don't know how happy Lu Dao is!" "This is not a lie, Ye Minyu's biggest wish in the past day is not to be the emperor, let him sit in the Forbidden City and rule the world by square words, it is boring to think about it. His greatest wish is to command thousands of troops, resist the Abrupt, destroy the Shu Han, and unify the world.

It's just that he came from such a background, and there are Concubine Xiao and the Xiao family behind him, and he has to fight for the position of the Ninety-Five Zun if he doesn't want to.

After saying a few words about the affairs of the court, Concubine Xiao asked Ye Minyu: "You just met the emperor, and when you come back this time, you have handed over the authority of the Jiangnan army, and Your Majesty can give you a new errand?" ”

Ye Minyu said: "My father originally intended to ask me to follow the sixteenth uncle to reorganize the twelve regiments and battalions after the year to train new soldiers, but I said that I was young and knowledgeable, and I had left the Beijing division for so long, so I wanted to accompany my father and mother more, so I used this as an excuse to shirk it!" ”

Concubine Xiao had a satisfied smile on her face. "You're doing the right thing! Although the reorganization of the 12th regiment and battalion is said to be a fat difference, but the prince of Jin is deep and treacherous, and his heart is unpredictable, if we interfere too much, I am afraid that it will cause his dissatisfaction! Especially now that it's time to keep a low profile and avoid the limelight this time. ”

Ye Minyu nodded, it was precisely because of this that he decisively pushed this errand.

Concubine Xiao sighed and said very regretfully: "King Jin has a heavy army, and his power in the army is deep-rooted, if he is willing to stand on our side, why worry about big things!" When you ascend to the throne in the future, it will be okay to grant him a regent! ”

Ye Minyu said: "The public case of Taizu Taizong back then, I'm afraid that Uncle Sixteen will be difficult to let go of now, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for us Taizong to assist wholeheartedly!" ”

The two discussed a few words to no avail, so they put them aside. Ye Minyu said a few words about what he had seen and heard in Jianghuai, and asked, "How does my father treat you...... Are you okay? ”

He is also well-informed, the princess's miscarriage is widely implicated, and even the mother concubine has been snubbed by the saint because of this, and he is not worried about being far away in Jianghuai.

Concubine Xiao smiled faintly: "To this day, what kind of character is your father, you know the Tao and I also know the Tao!" It doesn't matter if he treats me well or not. As long as you are still King Zhao, as long as the palace is still the imperial concubine, as long as this identity has not changed, it will be fine. ”

Ye Minyu hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "What about the crown princess......

Concubine Xiao knew what he wanted to ask, and said categorically: "I didn't do it!" ”

Hearing this answer, Ye Minyu was visibly relieved. Concubine Xiao secretly sighed in her heart. On the day of the draft, Ye Minyu took a fancy to Yu Xin, but Yu Xin was the crown princess appointed by the Queen Mother, and it was useless for Ye Minyu to give Ruyi to Yu Xin.

Since then, the crown prince and King Zhao have married separately, others don't know, but Concubine Xiao can see it clearly, Ye Minyu hates Xiao Yunqian very much on the one hand, but on the other hand, she never forgets Yuxin.

Concubine Xiao thought that a man, after a long time, she forgot her old love when she had a new love, who knew that after so long, Ye Minyu still didn't seem to forget Yuxin.

She couldn't understand Ye Minyu's delicate mood, if Yuxin and the prince were in harmony and lived happily, Ye Minyu would naturally forget her after a long time, but Yuxin was like now, respecting the prince like ice, almost incompatible, and his situation with Xiao Yunqian was so similar, Ye Minyu couldn't forget her.

Concubine Xiao said lightly: "She has nothing to do with you in this life, it's useless to think about it!" ”

Ye Minyu lowered his head: "My son understands!" The son is not that ignorant! ”

Concubine Xiao also knew that with her son's character, she would not do anything unseemly, if there was such a thing, the first unlucky one would be Yuxin.

Concubine Xiao said: "It's all bad for my mother, I shouldn't have married Yun Qian to be your concubine, but I didn't expect her to be in such a situation, and the whole family had to suffer!" ”

Hearing Xiao Yunqian, King Zhao's face showed a look of extreme disgust, and he didn't say a word.

Concubine Xiao was even more helpless when she saw this scene, and only said slowly: "I have discussed with your grandfather and uncle, Yun Qian, this child is indeed not suitable for socializing as a princess, and in the future, she will have a child to be raised by her...... "I'm afraid that I will also raise the child!" But after all, she was married by the Holy God himself, and it was absolutely impossible to divorce her wife. So we've got to make a decision! ”

After she communicated with several bigwigs of the Xiao family, even Xiao Zongsheng was very disappointed in this granddaughter who had been loved! A princess who lacks a string in her head, but can be a toss, is too lethal, and the Xiao family is afraid that she will cause some mess that will be difficult to clean up, so they unanimously decided to throw away her pawn and protect the handsome!

Concubine Xiao hesitated, today was not a good time to say this, but Ye Minyu had already opened the palace, and it was no longer suitable to enter the palace often, and this matter was indeed imminent, so Concubine Xiao said directly: "Your fifth uncle has a daughter under his knees, ranking twelve, fifteen years old, with a beautiful appearance and good conduct...... If I don't point out to you to be your side concubine, I will give birth to a child in the future and raise it under my knees, although it is not a concubine, but it is also similar to ......"

Concubine Xiao said, while looking at Ye Minyu's expression, Ye Minyu was sitting in a precarious position, but her face was still expressionless. Concubine Xiao chuckled in her heart, as if a thorn was stuck in her throat, and it was difficult for her to speak. “…… What do you think, Emperor? ”

The corners of Ye Minyu's mouth hooked up a sneering smile: "Mother really wants to ask my own opinion?" ”

Concubine Xiao frowned and said, "Your side concubine, naturally I want to ask you!" ”

Ye Minyu said lightly: "That kid will tell the truth!" The daughter of the Xiao family is as beautiful as a fairy, and I will never marry again! ”

Concubine Xiao expected that he was very resistant to the Xiao family's daughter, but she didn't expect his resistance to be so great, and hurriedly explained: "Those twelve girls are different from Yun Qian!" She is not only beautiful, but also behaves in a down-to-earth manner, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Yunqian can't go out in the future, she will replace her, it will be of great help to you. Your fifth aunt, you are a knowledgeable person, a noble birth, the most secure person, and the daughter she taught is absolutely not wrong! I'm your mother, can I still harm you? ”

Ye Minyu smiled faintly: "Mother naturally won't harm me, but my mother is also a member of the Xiao family!" You are all surnamed Xiao, but I am surnamed Ye! ”

Concubine Xiao's eyes suddenly sharpened: "Mother only has you, a baby Gada, and naturally thinks about you everywhere." Your grandfather's family is the most important help for your great achievement, so why should you marry the daughter of his family? ”

Ye Minyu sneered: "What's wrong? If I don't like it, that's the biggest mistake! I want to ask you, over the years, the Xiao family has interfered too much in my affairs. If you want to meddle in marrying a concubine, do I have to listen to them if I marry a side concubine? I don't know what to do, if I really have that luck in the future and can be the emperor, will I be surnamed Ye or Xiao in this world? ”

Concubine Xiao's face changed slightly: "You ......" The son went out of the city, and sure enough, he had grown, and he had grown a little out of her control. Concubine Xiao has been looking forward to the day when he can grow into a generation of heroes and understand the art of imperial power, but Ye Minyu has really changed, but she doesn't know whether to be happy or worried!

Ye Minyu has already continued: "I understand my grandfather's thoughts, he is to protect the wealth and glory of the Xiao family for several lifetimes, but this matter must be done by my own willingness!" ”

Concubine Xiao persuaded bitterly: "You are originally my aunt and cousin, and your cousin is smart and beautiful, gentle and polite, if you see her, you will definitely like her." Why do you refuse to see nothing at all? ”

Ye Minyu said lightly: "I won't see the daughter of the Xiao family!" His voice turned soft, but his tone was very firm: "I have allowed the Xiao family to put such a woman by my side, you interfered with me once and gave me such a concubine, so in the future, no matter whether I have a woman or not, what kind of woman I have, mother, please let me make my own decisions!" ”

Concubine Xiao was angry: "You ......"

Ye Minyu didn't give an inch: "Please make it happen to the mother!" ”

Concubine Xiao felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, the Xiao family's interference with Ye Minyu may really be too much! It has long aroused his disgust. She herself also knew that some of the children of the third generation of the Xiao family relied on themselves as Ye Minyu's relatives, and they were not very respectful and obedient in front of him, they probably felt that Ye Minyu could have today's status because of the support of the Xiao family.

But I don't want to think about it, Ye Minyu's biggest advantage is that his surname is Ye!

Ye Minyu was already arrogant, and the Xiao family's coercion of kindness had already made him extremely unhappy, and Xiao Yunqian made him suffer all the shame and ridicule, which completely ignited the flame of anger in his heart. Now the Xiao family still wants to buy one get one free, who is Ye Minyu when he? Adou?

It would be strange if he wanted to!

Concubine Xiao understood in her heart that he was dissatisfied with the Xiao family in and out of his words, and he was not dissatisfied with his mother! blame himself for choosing such a concubine for him, making him lose face in front of others!

The mother and son looked at each other for a moment, and Concubine Xiao finally lost her son's gaze. The Xiao family is her maiden family, but for her, the more important thing is undoubtedly her son.

Concubine Xiao's face was ugly, and she said miserably: "You are big, your wings are hard, you don't need me anymore!" ”

Ye Minyu stood up and knelt in front of Concubine Xiao: "My son doesn't dare!" The son made the mother angry and asked the mother to punish him! ”

Concubine Xiao was even more angry, Ye Minyu was retreating as an advance and took her into an army. I'll let you beat you and punish you, but I just won't marry your niece!

Concubine Xiao only felt that she was holding her breath in her heart, her fingers trembled, and she pointed at Ye Minyu: "You...... You ......"

Ye Minyu didn't want to be angry with her mother, but Concubine Xiao was a smart person, an extremely smart person, so she had a bad problem, she always liked to put her will above others, if he couldn't push it clean now, Concubine Xiao would try her best to ask him to agree in the future.

He was also helpless.

The eldest aunt could understand it outside, and couldn't help but be anxious, how did the mother and son say it well, and suddenly pinched it, she hurriedly took a cup of tea from the maid's hand, pushed the door and walked in.

"Oh, my lord, on this cold day, why are you kneeling on the cold ground, if you kneel out of a good way, how can you live for our mother? Get up! Get up! Put down the teacup and go to help Ye Minyu, in fact, both mother and son are the same arrogant, only one step away, Ye Minyu will get up. Take a seat in a chair next to you.

The eldest aunt persuaded in a low voice: "The slave and maid say something that should not be said, and the mother and son have something to say that they can't say well, so they have to stand up like a cow." She grew up watching Ye Minyu grow up, and she was really closer to him than her grandson, Ye Minyu also had a little respect for her, and she also had this dignity in front of Ye Minyu and Concubine Xiao to say something like this.

Ye Minyu and Concubine Xiao's faces softened.

Concubine Xiao waved her hand: "That's it!" Let's not talk about this for now! You said in your letter that you took it as a concubine...... When will you bring it in for me to see? What do you plan to do with her? ”

Ye Minyu said respectfully: "It's natural to show the concubine!" As for her arrangement, her son decided to let her give birth to the child first, and then ask her to be a side concubine after the child is over the full moon! ”

She noticed that Ye Minyu used the words "I decide". Ye Minyu is the master of Zhao Wangfu, the royal family is no different, whoever he wants to have a child can have a child, this matter is indeed his decision.

Although Concubine Xiao was unhappy in her heart, after all, she didn't want to have trouble with her son again, she frowned slightly, but slowed down: "I heard that she is just the daughter of the Qipin County Order, with a rough personality and a bit spicy!" Is it appropriate for such a person to be your side concubine? Her original plan was to ask Ye Minyu to beat the child in the concubine's womb, and wait for Miss Xiao to enter the palace and give birth to her eldest son.

The first one can't be achieved, and the next steps don't need to be thought about.

Ye Minyu said: "It's just a side concubine!" The son naturally did the Lord! ”

Having said this, Concubine Xiao only felt very depressed. I had the heart to say a few more words, but I was afraid that I would spoil the relationship between mother and son, so I couldn't say a few words, so I said: "I won't keep you any longer, you have been traveling all the way, so go back to the house to rest first!" ”

Ye Minyu stood up, bowed down and answered "yes", and before leaving, he said again: "My son is reckless, and he is rushing into your place, please don't be angry!" Wait for your son to come back to see you in a day or two! ”

Concubine Xiao saw that he lowered his posture, and then her mood was slightly better. "I'm your mother, and I'm still angry with you for this idea?"

Ye Minyu left, but Concubine Xiao sat in the small flower hall and was silent for a long time. The eldest aunt saw that she was sulking alone, so she could only persuade her: "How can the mother and son have an overnight feud, if you are angry for the prince, you really can't do it." ”

Concubine Xiao sighed: "He's old, I really can't control him!"

The eldest aunt said: "The slave has a lot of words, and the mother can't just think about the mother's family." The prince is what you really need to hold firmly in your hands, I have been watching coldly from the side over the years, the Xiao family's care for the prince is indeed a little too much, the so-called too much! Niangniang, you are extremely smart, you might as well think about it, if the Xiao family doesn't know how to restrain anymore, when the prince becomes the emperor in the future, I'm afraid it will be when the Xiao family is in trouble! ”

The so-called bystander Qing, the Xiao family has indeed done a lot of things for Ye Minyu over the years, and the Xiao family inevitably thinks that Ye Minyu was picked up by them, but the master is the master, and the slave is the slave, Ye Minyu's surname is Ye, that is the natural master, if the slave climbs to the master's head by virtue of his own ability, which master will not like it. What's more, Ye Minyu is arrogant!

Ye Minyu had such an idea in his heart, if he really ascended the throne one day, maybe he would liquidate the Xiao family, even if he was alive, he didn't move the Xiao family because he was afraid of his own thoughts, so what about after he died?

Thinking of this, Concubine Xiao was already sweating through the back of her clothes!