Emperor Ming said that he would severely punish the guards who trespassed into the palace, but these people were all henchmen who had been cultivated by Empress Xue for many years, if they were withdrawn, her Fengxiang Palace would inevitably arrange new people, and when she was dispatching, it would not be as easy as it is now.

And Deng Chang, who was the eunuch in charge of Emperor Ming's side, had always only respected the emperor's orders, so even if Empress Xue's face had become extremely ugly, he still responded and immediately obeyed the order.

After all the guards in the hall were led down, Empress Xue suppressed her anger and said in a dignified manner:

"Your Majesty, today is only because the royal king intends to murder Concubine Hui, and the concubine is anxious for a while, so she is not careful, and let the guards enter Yanqing Palace, the words and deeds of the guards in my palace are indeed inappropriate, but the court staff of thirty is also a small punishment and a big commandment, so there is no need to remove their positions."

When Emperor Ming heard this, he glanced at Concubine Hui, who was already paralyzed on the ground, and then looked up at Zhou Xianyu, and then said without seeing joy and anger:

"The queen means that she feels that my decision is unfair. And I think Concubine Hui is not a big deal except for excessive blood loss, but the queen, you are the master of the harem, the palace concubine has been injured, you don't hurry up and take her down for treatment, but you are still here, arguing with me for a few guards, is this what you should do as a queen? ”

Hearing this, Xue Hou's hands hidden in the wide phoenix robe couldn't help but clench into fists, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.

Now Concubine Hui is obviously injured by Zhou Xianyu, which is seen by many people, but Emperor Ming is good, not only did not mention a word about it, but reprimanded her for inappropriate words and deeds, which violated the queen's virtue.

Emperor Ming so openly protected Zhou Xianyu, and Empress Xue, who also gave birth to the second prince, was naturally annoyed.

If there are beloved children, there will be sons who are left out in the cold, and among all the princes of Emperor Ming, Zhou Xian Yurong is not declining.

But the other party is just a concubine born to a concubine, every time Empress Xue thinks that her concubine Zhou Xiantai, in the heart of Emperor Ming, is no more than a concubine, she can't wait to take Zhou Xianyu's life immediately.

But the queen is noble, and it is not as high as the emperor, so Emperor Ming spoke majestically, what else could Empress Xue say, and he had to endure all the unwillingness in his heart, and then led Concubine Hui gracefully and dignifiedly, and left according to his words.

Concubine Liang's lychee family banquet, although it was a tiger and a snake tail, ended hastily, it may attract the emperor and queen to come, and a palace concubine was injured and left, which can be regarded as chaotic and lively enough.

As soon as Empress Xue left, Emperor Ming looked at Zhou Xianyu again, and his eyes narrowed when he looked at the other party's scarlet eyes.

"Yu'er, you are really good now, how long has it been since you came back from the frontier, even your mother dares to contradict it now, go out with me now, if you don't make a reasonable explanation for today's matter, don't say that your father will be responsible for you."

As soon as he finished saying this, Emperor Ming comforted Concubine Liang a few more words, and then took Zhou Xianyu, who was reluctant to leave, and left.

The people who were left in the hall, how to clean up the mess are not mentioned for the time being, just that now Emperor Ming's father and son, after leaving the Yanqing Palace, walked to the nearest Bishui Pavilion.

Bishui Pavilion is an Accord surrounded by water on all sides, you can set up a banquet here on weekdays to enjoy the lotus, or feed the koi fish in the lake, plus this loft is built on the water surface, especially when the fog rises in the lake, the Bishui Pavilion looms, ethereal fairy, very wonderful.

If you want to go to Bishui Pavilion, you must go by boat, and when you retreat from the palace, leaving only Deng Chang to take the boat, Emperor Ming stood on the bow of the boat with his hands, looking at Zhou Xianyu who was reclining on the side of the canopy, and his face couldn't help but flash a look of helplessness.

"Yu'er, you kid, my father warned you early in the morning, Empress Xue has the secret support of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and your second brother is eyeing them in front of you, now it is the best policy to stabilize them, but look at what you have done today, if I hadn't rushed in time, would you have been ready to kill, or would you be imprisoned in a prison for a few days."

Hearing this, Zhou Xianyu lowered his head, didn't speak, and didn't know where to get a straw pole, which was being held at the corner of his mouth leisurely, that lazy look, like a gangster in the market.

Seeing Zhou Xianyu's appearance, Emperor Ming sighed, shook his head and looked a little lonely, looked at the lake alone, and stopped talking.

Deng Chang, who was supporting the boat, saw that an anxious look flashed on his face, when he was Emperor Ming or the prince, he followed the little eunuch who served by his side.

Later, Emperor Ming ascended the throne, and he also rose to the top and became the head of the imperial palace, so for Zhou Xianyu, he also watched him grow up, for the only bloodline left by this concubine, he saw with his own eyes how Emperor Ming and Concubine Rou were in love, so he was also quite concerned about Zhou Xianyu in his heart.

Immediately, Deng Chang approached Zhou Xianyu, squatted down, and said with a persuasive smile:

"Your Highness, forgive the old slave for talking too much, do you know that today Your Majesty heard that Empress Xue led someone to Yanqing Palace, and when he learned that you were also there, His Royal Highness was discussing with Lord Shen Mu, and as a result, he deliberately rushed over, isn't it just that he is worried that you and Empress Xue are arguing, and you will suffer a loss at that time." Your Majesty is really well-intentioned, you must understand this painstaking effort. ”

But as soon as he heard this, Zhou Xianyu raised his head, threw away the straw in his mouth, and then said with a laugh:

"Since I don't want to have a dispute with Empress Xue, then when Empress Xue and Xue Xiang forced my mother to death, where were some people, why didn't these murderers be sentenced to death afterwards, Empress Xue and I Zhou Xianyu have a grudge against killing my mother, what is the dispute, I really want to kill her immediately."

Emperor Ming heard this clearly, but he didn't turn around to look at Zhou Xianyu, just sighed silently and closed his eyes in pain.

In fact, the hatred in Zhou Xianyu's heart, Emperor Ming knows better than anyone else, in fact, it is not only this son who wants to kill Empress Xue, but also Emperor Ming himself, if he has to take into account the overall situation and stabilize the court, why doesn't he want to kill the Xue family and avenge his dead love.

Because it was Empress Xue and her father Xue Chengxiang who forced Huangfu Yingyue to a dead end.

At that time, Xue Xiang in the former dynasty instigated Wenchen to collectively ask for death to kill Concubine Rou. In the harem, Empress Xue also took off her phoenix robe and knelt in front of the imperial study in plain clothes, forcing Emperor Ming to abolish the title of Concubine Rou, and beat the other party into the cold palace to correct the palace rules.

Therefore, Huangfu Yingyue will finally jump off the imperial city, and it can indeed be said that the Xue family forced her to embark on this desperate road.

Since then, Zhou Xianyu has complained about Emperor Ming and failed to protect his mother. For the sake of this father, he did not punish the Xue family, but was disappointed and resentful, more than ten years have passed, and now this knot between their father and son has still not been untied.

The past is vivid in his mind, Emperor Ming took a deep breath, and forced himself to suppress the thoughts of Concubine Rou that were aroused in his heart again, and then turned around again.

"Yu'er, you blame me in your heart, my father knows it, I don't want to blame you for acting recklessly, I'm just afraid that you will make a big splash and attract the Xue family's revenge and persecution, I have lost your mother and concubine, and I can't afford to lose you anymore."

Removing some of the worry in his eyes, Emperor Ming frowned again, and continued to ask patiently:

"Why did you hurt Concubine Hui today, Yu'er told me the reason why you did this, if Concubine Hui really dared to harm you, my father would kill her for you."

In the eyes of other princes, Emperor Ming may be a very strict father, and the relationship between each other, and even the courtesy of the monarch and the minister are far greater than the relationship between father and son.

But in the face of Zhou Xianyu, Emperor Ming is just a loving father, and even in front of the other party, he has never called himself me, just like ordinary people, I call myself, which can also be seen how much Emperor Ming loves this child.

Speaking of Zhou Xianyu, although he has been lukewarm towards Emperor Ming, his father over the years, and even a little deliberately alienated.

But these are all caused by the knots in the heart back then, and for this father, he is not to the point of being a bastard to the point of unreasonable confrontation.

Therefore, seeing Emperor Ming's questioning, Zhou Xianyu still pursed his lips and said reluctantly:

"That Concubine Hui is damned at all, abolishing her right hand is already cheap for her, even my Zhou Xianyu's people, she dares to move. I'm not like some people, I can't even protect my own woman, and whoever dares to hurt my woman by half a point, I will definitely ask her to pay it back. ”

Zhou Xianyu's words were true, that Concubine Hui had injured Xiao Jinxuan's wrist with her fingernails before, so he directly cut the tendons and veins of Concubine Hui's wrist to avenge Xiao Jinxuan.

And Concubine Hui dared to give Xiao Jinxuan to drink poisonous wine, so he directly poured the poisonous wine into the other party's mouth, telling Concubine Hui to suffer by herself and eat the bitter fruit.

As for Emperor Ming, he had already thought of the reason why Zhou Xianyu made a move, but he never thought that the real reason why the other party was so angry would be for a woman.

This son, because of the shadow when he was young, has never been close to women, which Emperor Ming knows very well in his heart, so although he has been anxious all these years, he has never forced the other party to get married.

Now seeing that Zhou Xianyu was arguing with Empress Xue for the sake of his beloved woman, Emperor Ming not only did not feel angry in his heart, but also said with some relief:

"It seems that Concubine Liang's vision is really good, my father really didn't expect that this Miss Gu family would be so kind to you, my Yu'er was so angry at the crown for her, it seems that Yu'er's heart was really captured by the other party."

Emperor Ming himself has been infatuated with Concubine Rou all his life, although he is an emperor, but he is also a rare infatuated person in the world, so perhaps anyone thinks that Zhou Xianyu is a woman and competes with Empress Xue, the master of the harem, is tantamount to a madman.

But Emperor Ming felt that his son was doing very well, and he had his style, so he didn't blame him immediately, and he was even more overjoyed that Zhou Xianyu could find a good match.

But when Zhou Xianyu heard it, Emperor Ming actually mistook the person he admired for Gu Qingge, and immediately thought of the marriage that had annoyed him recently, and he was full of grief and indignation when he looked at Emperor Ming's eyes.

"I said old man, don't mess around with mandarin ducks there, then Gu Qingge I have known her since I was nine years old, if I really like her, it will be your turn to marry, I would have welcomed her into the palace a long time ago, I was angry when I mentioned this, do you know that because of this marriage, I was rejected by Xuan'er thousands of miles away, and now I don't know how to redeem it."

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Ming couldn't help but be stunned, but then he reacted to what Zhou Xianyu meant by what he said.

"Did Yu'er say that the woman you love with all your heart and don't hesitate to turn your face with Empress Xue to protect is not Gu Qingge, but someone else, so why did your mother send the portrait of the daughter of the Gu family to me, my father still thinks that you agreed, and now I have given marriage in front of the ministers, if you want to take back your will, it will be a little difficult."