"Shizi, the prince invites you in." In front of the study room of the Regent's Mansion, the scholar bowed his head slightly and opened the door for the young man in Chinese clothes in front of him.

Gong Xiangxiao took a deep breath quietly, and then strode in.

This study is a very spacious place for the regent to handle official business and discuss matters with his confidants.

Entering the door is first a flower hall, equipped with tables, chairs, tea sets, potted plants, for occasional rest. Lift the bead curtain behind the flower hall and go in, and the real study is located.

The regent has a reputation for learning since childhood, and his status is noble, this study is really full of sweat cows, and the four walls are all yellow pear carved grass pattern bookshelves, and many classics of history are placed in a dazzling manner.

Slightly back is a screen of eight-fold ladies and ladies in the spring, and behind the bookcase under the screen, the man sitting like a bell and a brocade robe and jade crown is the regent.

The regent who is known as Gong Xiangmao is nearly forty years old, and it is when he is in the prime of life, he is burly and tall, with thick hair, a pair of bright eyes, and he is full of vigor and momentum.

Gong Xiangxiao had already discussed with Qi Jiulu again and again before he came, but at this moment, he couldn't help but subconsciously avoid his direct gaze, and bowed and saluted: "Father." ”

"Sit." Because of the experience of tempering in the army in the early years, the regent acted quite like a crowd, the most decisive, and did not like red tape, at this moment he raised his chin to the chair not far away, and looked at the prince sitting respectfully, so he asked directly, "Why are you close to Qi Jiulu, why do you bring him into the palace to face the saint?" ”

Gong Xiangxiao lowered his eyes and said: "Brother Xinyun and the child are like each other, they are cheerful and atmospheric, and they have the style of a Northland athlete, and the child likes to get along with him." The reason why I brought him into the palace today was because I lost to ...... in the last shot."

The regent interrupted him: "You say these things to people outside, but you want to hear the truth. ”

“…… The boy wants to go to the Northlands. Gong Xiangxiao was silent for a moment and said, "Brother Xinyun is from the Northland, and he has been praised by his father, and the child wants to see if he can help the child." ”

"What are you doing in the Northlands?" The regent said lukewarmly, "Shooting is just a game, you are at the bottom nine times out of ten, what is the use of going to the Northland?" Or do you expect to go there in the name of being lonely? ”

Gong Xiangxiao clenched his fists: "If the father allows the child to go to the Northland, the child will never dare to use his father's reputation to swagger through the market!" Moreover, it is precisely because he has been doing nothing in the imperial capital all these years that the child wants to follow his father's example and go to the north to sharpen himself! In the future, I can also ...... for my father." ABC **Free Reading】

The regent said lightly: "Your filial piety is known to you, but you and Zhen'er are the two children, how can you be willing to stay away?" Especially when your mother went to repeatedly tell Gu to take good care of you, if you know that you went to such a bitter cold place in the north, under the nine springs, how can you not feel distressed? There is no need to discuss this matter again, and don't take that Qi Jiulu into the palace in the future, and go back to the courtyard to reflect for a few days. ”

Gong Xiangxiao suddenly raised his head and looked at him, and wanted to ask Since you still remember Yuan, what did you do to let the Lu clan squeeze you out to this point!?

But he watched

The regent stood up in silence for a moment, and left without saying a word.

When I went out, I seemed to hear a faint sigh behind me.

However, Gong Xiangxiao didn't have the heart to comprehend the meaning of this sigh, and strode back to the courtyard where he lived, seeing that Qi Jiulu was already waiting here, and was pouring tea with ease, snatching the tea bowl from his hand, and pouring it down in one go, Fang Chang blushed, and said in a cold voice: "He really didn't agree!! ”

"Shizi, maybe the prince really feels sorry for you." Qi Jiulu persuaded slowly, "After all, the Marquis of Qingping has already suspected of being involved in the Northland clan, if you go over there, once there is a mistake, the prince is afraid that it will not be good to tear his face with the Lu family for the sake of the overall situation and for the sake of Brother Ling, so the best choice is to put you under his wings and put an end to all accidents." ”

Gong Xiangxiao sneered: "Then my safety, honor and disgrace are all in his thoughts?!" ”

If he was still young, when he had a close relationship with the Prince Regent's father and son, he could still firmly believe that the Prince Regent would never harm him.

But the entrance of the Lu family, the birth of Gong Xiangzhen...... Gong Xiangxiao already had a hard time believing his status in his father's mind.

He needs his own manpower and power to ensure his sense of security.

The problem is that this is exactly where the regent restricts him.

It's his half-brother Gong Xiangzhen, how old is this? I worshipped Mr. Lingshan as a teacher, and the treatment from enlightenment was not comparable to Gongxiangxiao, he was just an ordinary person when he was enlightened, and later entered the palace as a companion, and the emperor is considered to be the same brother, and the people who can be emperors are of course not bad, but they are most concerned about the emperor, Gongxiangxiao and others are just foils.

Over the years, Emperor Chunjia, who has attracted the most attention, is still honestly studying knowledge, Gong Xiangxiao and others, where can they achieve anything? It's just a seemingly noble identity to be a rich idler.

Gong Xiangxiao couldn't help but suspect that because of the Qingping Marquis Mansion, the regent did not want to have an outstanding and powerful son.

On the bright side, his father still loves him, but now he needs the support of the Lu family, so he has to be false and wronged, and he is to suppress the son with bullets, so as not to give rise to suspicion on the Lu family; At worst, the regent loves him and loves him, and in the end, he doesn't want his two children to be brothers in the future, so he firmly controls the initiative in his own hands.

The second son, Gong Xiangzhen, is still young, and it's okay.

If the son of the world who has grown up is full of wings, his father's words may not be so effective...... So why do you want Gong Xiangxiao to follow his example and go to the army to sharpen his temper? When Emperor Xiaozong desperately died without an heir, he also wanted to pass the throne to the regent, what was the picture? Don't you just think that this younger brother has rich experience and talents, and he will not let the royal family lose power after inheriting the throne?

Gong Xiangmao himself is a beneficiary of joining the army, so when he wants to control his son, he naturally won't give his son a chance.

Either way, it means that Gong Xiangxiao cannot control his own destiny.

This is intolerable for him.

Even if the person who tried to control his life, death, honor and disgrace was his biological father.

"That's why we have to test the prince." Qi Jiulu took the empty tea bowl in his hand, filled it back, and said calmly, "The prince has a shallow foundation now, and there are too few things that can be done by relying on the Dou family's manpower alone. And this is still the case of the prince's acquiescence, if the prince is alert, it is unknown whether these people can continue to serve the prince. ”

Gong Xiangxiao exhaled slowly, clenched his fists, and nodded heavily: "This son of the world...... Got it. ”

He gritted his teeth at this sentence.

Qi Jiulu persuaded again: "The prince doesn't want the prince to achieve the climate, so the prince can be appropriately reckless when he acts next, and occasionally reveals the dissatisfaction of the prince's move, which is nothing." However, please keep in mind that the prince just feels that as a dignified man, he is old, and he should share the worries and solve problems for the prince and set an example for his younger brother, and he has no other intentions! After all, the prince still admires the prince and loves the little prince. At most, because I have been estranged from the prince over the years, and I can't often see the little prince, I am not good at expressing it! ”

“…… This son knows. Gong Xiangxiao sighed and said, "This son is not qualified to go against his father now. ”

So no matter what you think in your heart, you still need to fulfill the duty of a son of a world on the scene, so that even if you do something wrong, even if you are caught by the Lu family, you can still rely on your flesh and blood to get by.

He was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "Xinyun, are you ...... Leaving home to come to the imperial capital, let the family cultivate the younger brother, but are worried that one day, there will be nothing in the imperial capital, and the clan also has the new son of the younger brother, and there is nowhere to go? ”

Qi Jiulu said peacefully: "You can't have both fish and bear's paws, it has been like this since ancient times. ”

Looking at his calm appearance, Gong Xiangxiao suddenly felt a little envious of Yun Fenglian, not that he had any habits for Qi Jiulu, but mainly because no one in his life had ever been so desperate and unbelievable towards him.

When I was a child, my father doted on my mother, and the scene of harmony in a family of three was far away like an illusion, and then ...... Afterwards...... Even if the Dou clan is now on his side, Gong Xiangxiao knows in his heart that the affection of the bloodline is only one, and the most important thing is for the sake of power.

"That Yun concubine is really ruthless." The young prince secretly sighed the same as Qi Jiulu before, "In the face of a loyal old lover like Brother Xinyun, he can still try to cut off the implication again and again...... I don't know what she thinks? ”

Yun Fenghuang, who was in the deep palace, didn't know that Gong Xiangxiao was trying to guess her thoughts, and at this moment she was looking at the palace maid who was crying in front of her: "Save you?" You are a palace maid of Yanlan Palace, why can't you ask the concubine to be in charge, why did you come to Huzhu Palace to cry with me? ”

"The concubine is ...... The concubine Niangniang ...... "The palace maid was out of breath crying, and choked up several times before she made it clear, "The concubine Niangniang is pregnant now, and the Yanlan Palace has nothing to disturb!" The servant was lowly, and after being sent out, he was not allowed to approach the main hall at all. Moreover, today it was the concubine Niangniang who sent someone to send her maid to Huzhu Palace...... Ask Concubine Yun for mercy and save the servant! The servant is a cow and a horse, life and life, and I will not forget your great kindness! ”

No wonder she is in such a hurry: Yuan Neem Niang is a well-known "palace concubine killer" in the country, and how many lives of palace concubines and palace people under her hands are, I'm afraid she can't remember clearly.

And this palace maid was originally specially pinched and beaten by the concubine in Yanlan Palace, didn't Emperor Chunjia say that he was going to visit the concubine when he left from Yanfu Palace? When he spoke, the emperor casually mentioned that he had some sore shoulders and back pain after practicing riding and archery, so the concubine called her out and pinched it for the emperor.

Xu is thoughtful, and the emperor praised a few words.

Then the concubine gave the person to the emperor.

But Emperor Chunjia refused to ask for it, saying that he had his own people to serve in the Taichu Palace, and the concubine was pregnant hard, so she needed the service of the palace maid.

Because seeing that Concubine Zheng Guifei's attitude was very persistent, the emperor said something considerate, probably because you love Concubine You have worked really hard for me to conceive the imperial heir, although I am a man, I have also heard that it is not easy to be pregnant, so it is rare to have such a person who can serve, so don't be polite to me, keep it for yourself...... and so on.

The concubine didn't say anything more.

The emperor probably thought it was okay, so he happily said goodbye, and Shi Shiran went back to his Taichu Palace.

As a result, the concubine turned her head and sent people to Huzhu Palace, and it was said that from the emperor's gentleness and thoughtfulness, it was not easy for her to think of Yue Jieyu, who was also pregnant!

Moreover, the people around Yue Jieyu were only cleaned up some time ago because of the "murder of the new palace concubine", and it is not complete at this time.

In order to make Yuan Neem's pregnancy more comfortable, in order to let her conceive the imperial heir with a better attitude, in order to ...... In short, Concubine Zheng Guifei's generous decision to give the palace maid who would serve that the emperor had personally certified to Yue Jieyu!

Let's not say that the concubine did this to anger Yuan Neem Niang or has other plans, in short, this palace maid almost didn't die of fright after hearing the news, no, the person was sent to Huzhu Palace, just in time for Yuan Neem Niang to take a nap and didn't wake up, the people in Ning Bi Hall arranged a room for her to wait, she sat on pins and needles for a while, and finally had the courage to sneak out and run to the Purple Spring Hall to ask for help?

(End of chapter)

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