Hearing the meaning of Xue Hou's words, it turned out to be that Qi Bei was to condemn all the sins, and immediately Zhou Xiantai knew that this was indeed a good way to abandon the army and protect the commander, but he still said with some unease:

"Although the idea of the queen mother and grandfather is good, Qi Bei I am confident that he will indeed take the blame for the child, but he has been loyal to follow me for many years, and now he not only wants to die for the child, but also has to set the reputation of individual countries, Xiantai is a little unbearable after all."

Zhou Xiantai was reluctant to be loyal to his subordinates, and this book was understandable, but almost as soon as his words fell, what greeted him was the scroll on the table that Empress Xue slammed directly on his head.

"Foolish thing! can die for you, this is Qi Bei's loyalty as a subordinate, the emperor's hesitant appearance now, it is no different from the ignorant women and children, you must remember to the queen, you Zhou Xiantai is a person who will inherit the orthodoxy of the Great Zhou in the future, as the emperor, you must have the courage to kill decisively, the queen mother has warned you countless times, why the emperor just doesn't have a long memory. ”

His forehead was smashed by the thrown scroll, but Zhou Xiantai didn't dare to dodge at all, listening to Empress Xue's stern reprimand in his ears, his face was full of shame.

Empress Xue is the lord of the six palaces, located in the phoenix seat, as her only concubine, Zhou Xiantai has been extremely strict with this queen mother since he was a child, and what he instilled in private is the experience of the emperor's way.

Xue Houquan leaned into the harem, in Zhou Xiantai's eyes, his queen mother was the person he admired and respected the most.

In fact, he is now working hard to compete for the position of the prince, more to make Empress Xue proud of him, to make the other party proud of him, and in the future, he wants to personally send his mother to the throne of the queen mother.

Therefore, although he still felt very indebted to Qi Bei in his heart, Zhou Xiantai felt that Empress Xue's admonition was good, he was the one who was going to ascend the throne and become the emperor in the future, and he must not have any woman's kindness.

He kowtowed respectfully to Empress Xue again, and then Zhou Xiantai still knelt on the ground, and said again without getting up:

"The queen mother's lesson is that Shicai is indeed a child who is confused, since the mining of black iron, Qi Bei will resist all the blame, but even if this Manchu Dynasty Wenchen and his grandfather help me exonerate together, but Zhou Xianrui and his seventh brother Zhou Xianyu will inevitably hold on to it, and the two of them have always been quite valued by their father, I am afraid that this matter wants to cover up the past, but it is not as optimistic as the queen mother thinks."

Seeing that Zhou Xiantai's face was full of sadness, he regained his composure, and began to analyze the pros and cons of the current situation, Xue Hou flashed a look of relief, and waved his hand, signaling that the other party could get up.

After seeing Zhou Xiantai sitting in the first place, Xue Hou opened his mouth dignified and said in a condensed voice:

"King Rui is an absolute supporter of ******, now that your handle is exposed, he will hold on to it, which is also an inevitable thing, as for Zhou Xianyu, who holds the power of the army, he has always been friendly with King Rui, plus this time he and Xiao Jinxuan fell off the cliff, and we can't get rid of it, your seventh brother must be eager to kill you with his own hands now."

Seeing Zhou Xiantai frowning and listening carefully, Empress Xue paused, then stood up directly, and then looked at the lonely moon outside the window, and said with a hint of arrogance in his voice:

"But what can the two kings do together, this is the lord of the six palaces, your grandfather is the prime minister of a country, my Xue family's children are all in the official career, and the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen is looking forward to my Xue family's horse head, not to mention that we have launched the conviction of Qi Bei, that is, no one will exonerate you, and your father and emperor will not dare to do anything to you at all, so the emperor does not have to worry at all, when the dust settles, you are still the Prince of Tai of the Great Zhou."

Emperor Ming's jealousy and forbearance of the Prime Minister's Mansion have also been seen with his own eyes in the court Zhou Xiantai over the years, and sometimes he even feels that in fact, the identity of the Ninety-Five Emperor may not be so beautiful.

It seems that the emperor is the king of a country, but he often has to look at the eyes of his subordinates, and in order to balance the party and government forces in the court, he also has to make concessions, which is really not easy.

And now that Empress Xue came to the palace late at night, and now that he said these words again, Zhou Xiantai's originally uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

How to deal with the matter of black iron, Zhou Xiantai is now in his heart, but then he saw that his face was unwilling, and he said angrily:

"Queen mother, the current predicament of the child, although you and my grandfather helped me out of the siege, but I hate the veins that I have been working hard for many years, but this time it is in vain, Zhou Xianyu is hateful, but Xiao Jinxuan, who is like a think tank by his side, is even more difficult, this time with Gu Qingge's hand, I failed to kill her, and this Xiao family's concubine will inevitably become a big trouble in the future."

Hearing this, Empress Xue looked at the figure outside the window, couldn't help but slowly turned to Zhou Xiantai, and said with a slight frown:

"Xiao Jinxuan, a concubine, is indeed thoughtful, could it be that the other party is also involved in the revelation of the black iron."

As soon as Zhou Xiantai heard Xue Hou's inquiry, his eyes immediately flashed, and then he laughed cruelly, but said helplessly:

"The queen mother didn't know it, according to the news that the child learned, it was true that the black mountain village was broken by the seventh brother, but Xiao Jinxuan was in the towns around the Black Mountain, and he was killed, and even the local county order, Yan Sibao, who had helped me smuggle black iron for many years, was also killed, and the dispatch afterwards, the exploration of the degree of mining of the ore vein, was also personally supervised by this dead girl, Zhou Xianyu was brave, but he was not a person keen on power and strategy, but Xiao Jinxuan was not the same, she not only has strategy, but also ambition, If she really got together with the seventh brother, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Zhou Xianyu has soldiers, Xiao Jinxuan has a plan, and after falling off the cliff, these two have become enemies of life and death with Empress Xue's mother and son, and the relationship between them is even more unbearable.

Immediately, Empress Xue also closed her eyes with a headache, Emperor Ming intended to marry Xiao Jinxuan to Zhou Xianyu, this matter is no secret, and although she is the queen, she can't interfere with the emperor's decision.

Immediately pondered calmly for a long time, the corners of Xue Hou's vermilion mouth suddenly hooked a smile, and then the closed eyes also opened.

"Zhou Xianyu has soldiers and horses, if Xiao Jinxuan marries him, it will definitely be like a tiger with wings, but your father's mind and queen mother can't be changed, so now there is only one way to solve this problem, that is, before the Xiao family's concubine marries close to the palace, let's arrange a marriage for her first, so that if she wants to become the princess, then she can only wait for the next life."

Xue Hou's words made Zhou Xiantai confused, since Emperor Ming had already intended to choose Xiao Jinxuan as Zhou Xianyu's princess, how could he allow the other party to marry someone else.

Seeing Zhou Xiantai's puzzled expression, Xue Hou came to the other party's side with a smile, and then explained:

"Have you forgotten that in two days, the day after tomorrow will be the day of the scientific examination, Ji Lingfeng in your house is a good learner, and it is not difficult to think of the title of the gold list, and the champion of the golden branch will go to the palace to thank the emperor, and according to the habits of previous years, the champion can make a request to the emperor in public."

Xue Hou said this, Zhou Xiantai had already stood up in shock, he was not a mediocre person, and immediately where could he not understand what the other party meant.

"Queen Mother, Ling Feng and I are like brothers, he regards Xiao Jinxuan as a mortal enemy, how can I ask him to marry a woman he hates as the champion lady, not to mention that even if he speaks, his father has always loved the seventh brother, and Ling Feng will definitely not be able to compete for the emperor, this method is absolutely inappropriate."

Looking coldly at Zhou Xiantai's attitude of waving his hand to veto, Empress Xue couldn't help but laugh immediately.

"For the sake of Qi Bei, you have been a woman for a while, how long has it been, you have begun to think about your friendship with Ji Lingfeng again, Tai'er, you must remember to the queen, whether it is Qi Bei or Ji Lingfeng, they are just the assistants on your way to the throne, they are your minions, and it is appropriate to sacrifice anything for you, the master, and that Xiao Jinxuan is the daughter of the Shuaifu, although it is a concubine, it is not an insult to Ji Lingfeng's identity."

Seeing that Zhou Xiantai still wanted to argue, Empress Xue immediately waved his hand and continued with a strong attitude:

"The emperor doesn't need to say more, this matter is so decided, and once Ji Lingfeng marries Xiao Jinxuan, after getting married, even if she is for herself, she has to bargain for her husband, and when she arrives, there may be more female strategists by Tai'er's side, and with Xiao Jinxuan's identity, if we can bring the Shuai Mansion over, it will be even more wonderful."

In fact, to be honest, Zhou Xiantai really hates Xiao Jinxuan in his heart, so when he saw that Empress Xue wanted the other party to marry Ji Lingfeng, he instinctively ruled it out.

But now that he saw that marrying Xiao Jinxuan could have so many benefits on his side, Zhou Xiantai's resistance was not so strong, but he turned around and said with some concern:

"But the queen mother, even if Ling Feng asks his father for marriage in public, not to mention that his father will not agree, I'm afraid that the emperor will have to make trouble first, and the Shuai Mansion may not agree, this idea may be good, but when it is implemented, it is equivalent to delusion."

But when Empress Xue heard this, she said disapprerovingly:

"Since the queen mother proposed this method, she must have already had a comprehensive plan, although Xiao Jinxuan is scheming, but in the final analysis, she is still a boudoir woman, as long as Ji Lingfeng can get the other party's personal belongings, and make it clear that she and Xiao Jinxuan have already made a private agreement for life, and then Xiao Jinxuan's boudoir reputation will be ruined, such a woman will not be wanted by the royal family, as long as it is before your father and the emperor give the marriage in person, let's play this good play more beautifully, then this law will definitely be successful."

Zhou Xiantai nodded clearly when he heard this, because Xue Hou's method, although it is extremely insidious to be on the stage, but the scientific examination will be two days later, and after the scientific examination, it will be off the list in three days.

As long as Ji Lingfeng takes the first step to complete this play, then Xiao Jinxuan's quasi-princess status will not even be considered.

And when the time comes, even if his father does not give him a marriage and marries Xiao Jinxuan to Ji Lingfeng, but the other party's reputation is damaged, and it is difficult to marry into the palace.

This trick uses marriage as a shackle to trap Xiao Jinxuan to death, and now that I think about it, it is indeed wonderful.

Although doing this will inevitably have an impact on Ji Lingfeng, there have always been gains and losses, and ruining some reputation can destroy the relationship between Zhou Xianyu and Xiao Jinxuan, which is still very worthwhile in Zhou Xiantai's opinion.

Then Empress Xue's mother and son, after talking about some things in a little detail, because they had been away from the palace for a long time, they were afraid of being noticed, so Empress Xue did not delay, and after telling Zhou Xiantai not to worry about everything, he went out of the palace and returned to the palace again.

And a conspiracy against Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu quietly kicked off after tonight.