Soon it will be the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although the war at the border has not stopped, and there is an accident in the court, the emperor in order to show the prosperity and stability of the Northern Xia, or a big banquet of the ministers, so this year's Mid-Autumn Festival dinner is not like the family banquet in previous years, it is more grand. Therefore, this Mid-Autumn Festival dinner was attended by the princess accompanying Liu Xu, and Mo Ziyu was not qualified to participate as a concubine.

However, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is very different from the past, firstly, the organizer has been replaced by Concubine Li instead of Concubine Yun, who has been in charge of the harem for the past ten years.

The second is that King Qin was placed under house arrest in the palace, and there was naturally no him at the dinner, and the loneliness of King Qin was compared to the rise of King Zhao, and now he seems to have become an upstart.

King Zhao was able to rise so fast, and Emperor Xuan had to push behind his back, so many smart people could already vaguely guess His Majesty's thoughts, so they wanted to befriend King Zhao.

The little prince who was not in the limelight became a political rookie in the Northern Xia Dynasty and became the most high-profile person, and after the harem, the concubine who had been neglected for 20 years was able to become the person with the highest rank in the harem.

One by one, it is all revealing His Majesty's intentions, but when everyone suddenly realized, King Zhao's position is now becoming more and more stable, although it is not enough to compete with King Qi, who has been based in the court for many years, but because of the strong support behind it, it has become King Qi's most advantageous opponent after knocking down King Qin!

All in all, at this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, King Zhao's mother and son were in the limelight.

"Lord Wang. The princess poured a glass of wine for King Qi, "For a long time, we haven't sat together like this and talked well, we weren't like this before, you and I have been husband and wife for ten years, but now we are unfamiliar." ”

Liu Xu looked at the wine in the glass for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the princess's still beautiful face, and sighed softly: "Ten years is enough to change too many things." You are no longer the same you were ten years ago, and this king is not the same person I was ten years ago. If something happens to you, this king respects you and pities you, you take care of the affairs of the palace, and this king admires you, but that's all. ”

The princess smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "The matter of Concubine Su, even though the prince and the prince refuse to forgive the concubine, the concubine has a clear conscience. It's just that there are still a few decades in the future, and the prince and the concubine can only do this? They all say that husband and wife should respect each other like guests, and this is the case with you and now, right? But is it really good to respect each other like guests? The prince respects me and pities me, but he doesn't love me, how can I get through this long time in the next few decades?"

"You still have the glory of the Yang family, the dignity of the princess, power, and glory. Liu Xu said lightly, "In the world, there are love and hate, pros and cons, and they are all your own choices." ”

"Is the princess sarcastic?" the princess's smile became more and more bitter, "Most women in the world are unavoidable, how many people can live completely according to their own ideas?" But the concubine still thanks the prince for being willing to tell the concubine what he wants, at least so that the concubine will not have undue expectations. The concubine will do her duty to pray for the princess, and I only hope that the prince will not lose his promise today. ”

"Second brother!" I just looked at King Zhao coming over with a glass of wine, his eyes were full of innocent smiles, "I toast the second brother with a glass, when I first took up my post in the court, I didn't know anything, the second brother you call me by hand, I admire it very much in my heart, I salute the second brother with a cup!"

Liu Xu looked at the smile on Liu Yu's face, and for a moment he was a little flustered, this innocent and sincere expression seemed to have been seen on Liu Ling's face before.

At that time, he also followed behind him, calling his second brother. But since when did they become rivals and incompatible?

He looked at Liu Yu with a smile: "I'm just giving a little guidance from the side, it's your own talent and intelligence, you can understand it at one point, and the future is limitless!"

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to do anything, didn't I mess up the last imperial examination, I thought that if the second brother did it, he would definitely be able to do well. In the future, I'm afraid that I still don't understand a lot of things, so I have to ask my second brother for advice. Liu Yu said with a smile.

"His Majesty gave His Royal Highness King Zhao a marriage before, and I haven't congratulated the prince yet!" Princess Qi raised her wine glass, "The county lord of Lan County, the daughter of Quhou, is a wonderful person, not only is she very beautiful and moving, but also lively and lovely, King Zhao can treat her well!"

Liu Yu is just a seventeen-year-old child, and when he heard this, his ears turned half red first, and he said shyly: "Yes, second sister-in-law." ”

Liu Xu patted Liu Yu on the shoulder: "In a blink of an eye, you are about to get married, and you are already an adult." ”

"I will be more diligent, I will not disappoint my father's hopes, and I will not live up to my second brother's help to me!" Liu Yu said humbly.

Liu Xu's gaze skipped from Liu Yu's body, and looked straight at Emperor Xuan at the top, Emperor Xuan was talking to Qu Hou about something, nodding and smiling with satisfaction from time to time, he sighed slightly, what is the plan in his father's heart? One King of Qin is not enough, there must be another King Zhao? If his father is really dissatisfied with him, he can directly appoint King Zhao as the prince, so why let him maneuver among the courtiers? Or is he just accompanying his younger brothers to practice his paws.

Liu Xu couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the eldest emperor, as the crown prince, the eldest brother was so talented, and Mingyao was like the sun, would he also feel at a loss in front of his father?

The dignified prince was framed by someone, if the father had trusted the eldest brother, who would dare to do this?

"Brother Huang be careful!" I only heard Liu Yu exclaim in surprise, and stood up in front of Liu Xu, and a dart hit his shoulder, one inch short, which is the position of the heart!

"There are assassins!" Liu Xu shouted, "Protect your father!"

"There are assassins!" many people shouted, and the surrounding people surrounded them, surrounding Liu Xu and Liu Yu brothers in the middle, and at the same time, the Royal Forest Army was dispatched to block all intersections and encircle and suppress the assassins!

Concubine Li's face turned pale with fright, and her lips trembled: "King Zhao...... What's wrong with King Zhao?"

Emperor Xuan frowned, got up and walked towards Liu Yu.

The Queen Mother's face also sank: "Don't worry, King Zhao will be fine!"

Concubine Li hurriedly picked up the Queen Mother, followed Emperor Xuan's footsteps, walked through the crowd, and came to King Zhao, only to see King Zhao lying in Liu Xu's arms, with a dart on his shoulder, and blood stained his moon-white robe.

He said to Emperor Xuan and Concubine Li with a pale face: "Father, Emperor and Mother don't worry, my son is fine!"

"Ah!" Concubine Li shouted, "Son, are you okay? Wake up!

After a while, the imperial doctor came, and Liu Yu was helped to the nearest room to treat his injuries.

Emperor Xuan accompanied Concubine Li, Liu Xu and Princess Qi followed, and the Queen Mother stayed behind to continue to preside over the overall situation.

However, there was an assassin, although tonight was the Mid-Autumn Festival, I was afraid that everyone would not have the intention of continuing the banquet, but the assassin had not yet been caught, and the Queen Mother asked everyone to go to the palace courtyard to rest for a while.

Liu Xu knelt in front of Emperor Xuan and Concubine Li: "The seventh brother was injured in order to save his son, and his son is really ashamed of his father and Concubine Li!"

Concubine Li wiped her tears and said, "King Qi, hurry up, the assassin's matter has nothing to do with you, it's not your fault, this palace won't blame you at will." Besides, you are the second brother of King Zhao, and he should save you. Even if there is really three long and two short today, that is also his life, what he asks for, King Qi must not blame himself for this!"

Concubine Li covered her mouth and cried as she spoke, and also knelt in front of Emperor Xuan and cried: "Speaking of which, the concubine is to blame for this matter, today's banquet was handled by the concubine, and there were assassins mixed in, and the ministers could not escape the blame, Your Majesty, you punish the concubines!"

"Enough! King Zhao is still healing inside, what kind of body are you crying and crying!" Emperor Xuan scolded, "King Zhao is kind-hearted, both of you are up, King Zhao doesn't want anyone to feel so guilty because of him!"

"Yes!"

Liu Xu and Concubine Li got up and waited for the results of the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment inside.

After a while, the Queen Mother came and hurriedly asked, "What is the current situation?"

Emperor Xuan helped the Queen Mother and said: "The imperial doctor is inside, that child is blessed with a great life, there will be no problems!"

"Bodhisattva bless!May King Zhao be safe!" The Queen Mother said Amitabha Buddha and looked into the house, although there was a door in front of her, she couldn't see anything.

It was a long time before the closed door was opened, and the Imperial Physician came out.

"How?" Emperor Xuan hurriedly asked.

The imperial doctor arched his hand and said: "The dart has been pulled out, God bless, King Zhao Hongfu Qitian, this dart looks fierce, but in fact it did not hurt the main vein, just a skin injury, just a few days of recuperation." Even so, after all, there is still too much blood loss, and it is best to recuperate in the last few days, but it is too much to worry about. ”

"God bless!" Concubine Li couldn't help crying, "He hasn't been hurt much when he's grown so big, poor boy, how much it hurts!"

"It's a good thing that the boy is injured!" Emperor Xuan said, "King Qi doesn't know how many scars there are on his body, so let him hone it well." ”

"It's okay, it's okay!" the Queen Mother turned the Buddha beads and said, "The mourning family doesn't want my children and grandchildren to be tempered by swords, they just hope that they can be safe!"

The Queen Mother glanced at Liu Xu again, and then said: "This assassin has not been arrested at this time, this matter is handed over to you personally, you can do it, you must catch this moment and give King Zhao an explanation!"

"Yes!" Liu Xu said sonorously, "Erchen will definitely catch this moment, and he will not let the seventh brother get injured in vain!"