There is an independent palace on the east side of the palace, which is the East Palace, which has always been the residence of the crown prince, and when the emperor Sima Zhen was made the crown prince, he lived here for more than 20 years. It stands to reason that his only son Sima Shu should have been born and raised here, but Sima Zhen was born stupid, Emperor Wu had moved Yi Chu's heart several times, but Empress Yang forced her to die, so Emperor Wu gave up. Later, the crown prince accepted the concubine, and Emperor Wu was worried that Sima was worried that Sima would not understand the affairs of men and women, so he had to send one of his talents named Xie Jiu to serve on the eve of his wedding, and then Xie Jiu gave birth to a son, Sima Shu. Sima Shu was born by Emperor Wu to his side to raise him, he saw that this grandson was born smart, and when he grew up to be diligent and studious, he loved it very much, and because of Sima Shu, Emperor Wu finally gave up the plan of Yi Chu.

When Emperor Wu was alive, Sima Shu was the pride of the sky, much favored, after the death of Emperor Wu, Sima Shu was established as the prince, under one person, above ten thousand people, the status is more noble, but he is a smart man, although he is young, but he is not completely ignorant of the situation in the court.

Empress Jia's covetousness for power was undisguised on her face, she had no children under her knees, but she was extremely disgusted with Sima Shu, in addition to wanting to hold absolute power, she also desperately wanted to have a son, as a future support, to pull Sima Shu off the throne of the prince.

Although Sima Shu is a little afraid of Jia Nanfeng, he is not worried, behind him is the Empress Dowager Yang, behind the Empress Dowager Yang is the Taifu Yang Jun, Yang Jun is now in charge of the government, and has the power that Jia Nanfeng can't touch, as long as Yang Jun is still there, he can sit firmly on the throne of the prince, and he even fantasizes that one day, Yang Jun can get rid of Jia Nanfeng, so that he has no worries.

In addition to Yang Jun, Sima Shu also has princes and kings behind him. Sima Yan's many sons, except for Sima Zhen's stupidity, the rest are more outstanding than one another, Sima Cambodia, the king of Qin, and Sima Wei, the king of Chu, are especially valued among the sons of Emperor Wu. When Emperor Wu was seriously ill, in order to prevent Jia Nan from disrupting the government, he sent Sima Cambodia to supervise Guanzhong, and Sima Wei guarded the key points to strengthen the power of the imperial family. There are also Sima Ying, the king of Changsha, and Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, who are not to be underestimated. In addition to these uncles, the rest of the clans, such as Sima Liang, King of Runan, Sima Lun, King of Zhao, Sima Yin, King of Qi, Sima Hao, King of Hejian, and Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, are all powerful characters. In Sima Shu's heart, these people are all surnamed Sima, and when he is in need, they must be the most determined force behind him.

At night, Sima Shu lay on the bed, a feeling of longing rose in his heart, it has been eight months since his grandfather died, and he seems to have passed the days when he cried bitterly when he thought of it at the beginning, but he still had unspeakable pain when he thought about it from time to time.

Sima Shu sighed, forced himself to think of something happy, and the kid he met in the street market under the pseudonym Ma Yu appeared in his mind during the day, he couldn't sleep, but at this time he was even more energetic, and after sitting up, he shouted outside: "Xie An." ”

Someone outside immediately answered, and after a while, I saw an emaciated figure coming in, it was the little guy who followed Ma Yu during the day, at this time he was dressed as an internal prisoner, although it was late, but he was not tired at all, with a smile on his face, he asked, "What does the master command?" ”

"Sit down and talk to me."

When Xie An heard this, he sat down on the ground cross-legged and said, "What does the master want to say?" ”

Sima Shu didn't blame Xie An for his rudeness, this Xie An served him since he was a child, after arriving in the East Palace, Jia Nanfeng gave him a lot of eunuchs and palace maids to show his love for the prince, but he knew in his heart that these people were either coming to spy on him or to "bring him" to him, so he maintained harmony with these people on the surface, and he really had something to say in his heart, so he could only talk to Xie An.

Sima Shu also got down from the couch, sat cross-legged on the ground, and asked with interest, "You tell me the truth, is the West Market more interesting?" Before Xie An could answer, Sima Shu said again: "If you don't say it, I know that I heard that my grandfather used to be a butcher in Xishi, although my mother didn't specifically mention it, but she also longed for the old days in her conversation." ”

"What's the good of waiting for a day?" Xie An pouted and said, "I don't know where the next meal is, I don't want to go back to those days." ”

Sima Shu glanced at Xie An, put on a smiling face again, and said, "Do you remember that kid today?" ”

Xie An nodded, and also smiled: "Although people are small, they have a big temper. ”

"That's a girl." After that, he looked at Xie An's surprised expression, and said with satisfaction: "Even if she dresses up like a kid, she can't pretend to be that look." Besides, her watery little appearance, how does she look like a rough boy? ”

"That's your eyes."

"Less sycophants." Sima Shu said dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you take me to the West Market?" This palace is depressed, stared at by the masters all day long, and has to be talked about by the Taifu for a long time every now and then, and when I meet the queen, I have to be submissive, so it's easy to go outside to relax, but you fool me. ”

"Although the West Market is lively, it is too chaotic, I am afraid that if I meet someone, your safety is important." Xie An said: "Besides, what is your identity?" The West Market is full of peddlers and pawns, how can you get mixed up with those people? ”

"What are you talking about?" Sima Shu said with a displeased face: "Peddler pawn, what's wrong?" ”

Xie An smiled, and said that as soon as this lord became the prince, he cared about the people's welfare, and the people's well-being came, but when he became the emperor, how is this world, how can it be so easy to enter his eyes? Although thinking like this, Xie An still coaxed: "You are the master, you just say it's good, don't you say we'll go?" ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Sima Shu first went to the Renshou Hall to greet the Queen Mother, although Sima Shu is not Yang Zhi's own grandson, but because Yang Zhi is generous, he is still kind to Sima Zhi, and he is even more like a grandson to Sima Shu. At this time, when he saw Sima Shu coming in, he hurriedly took him into his arms, and said distressedly: "On such a cold day, why don't you wear more?" ”

Sima Shu stuffed his hand into Yang Zhi's hand and said, "It's not cold, I don't believe you touch it." ”

Yang Zhi laughed, Sima Shu liked to see Yang Zhi laugh very much, it was very warm. Although Yang Zhi is the queen mother, she is not very old, but she is in her early thirties, since Sima Yan's death, Yang Zhi does not wear overly complicated headdresses, nor does she wear Yu gorgeous clothes, she is quiet, but she adds a grace, coupled with Yang Zhi's good looks, these all fascinated the young Sima Shu, so he couldn't help but stare at Yang Zhi.

"What are you staring at me, kid?"

"I think my grandmother is so good-looking." Sima Shu smiled and said, "Better looking than other women." ”

This childlike words made Yang Zhi laugh out loud, she nodded Sima Shu's forehead, and said, "How old are you, how many women have you seen?" ”

"I don't know anything else, but I've seen it in the palace, it's much uglier."

Yang Zhi glanced at Sima Shu with disgust, but didn't say anything. She understands that the woman in the palace in Sima Shu's mouth refers to Jia Nanfeng, the queen is ugly, the world knows it, even the first emperor is very disgusted with this daughter-in-law, but she has to be the favor of Queen Yang first, and she has used means to envelop the stupid Sima Xin's heart, first sat firmly on the position of the crown princess, and now she can be regarded as the queen.

Yang Zhi has watched the situation in the palace for a few more years, she can see it clearly than Sima Shu, Jia Nanfeng is by no means good at stubble, and her temperament is narrow, she hates Yang Jun, and will never stop there, Yang Jun is too crazy, and he can't be popularized by the hearts of the people, if Jia Nanfeng takes advantage of the loophole one day, I am afraid that the Yang family will be doomed, and at that time, I am afraid that even Sima Shu will not be spared.

Sima Shu looked at Yang Zhi and didn't speak, thought for a while and said, "It's almost the New Year, in the new year, does grandmother have anything to pray for?" ”

"Me?" Yang Zhi thought about it, looked out the window with both eyes, and said faintly for a while: "Everything is as it is now." After that, he looked at Sima Shu and asked, "What about you?" ”

"I want to go back to the days when my grandfather was still around."

Yang Zhi's heart moved, staring at Sima Shu lovingly, he was only thirteen years old, and his face still had the childishness of a child, but after Emperor Wu went, he seemed to have grown up a lot overnight, although he still smiled heartlessly in front of Yang Zhi, but Yang Zhi was sighing, this child born in the emperor's family, I don't know whether this life is fortunate or unlucky.

Yang Zhi sighed, and her tone softened more and more: "Life is in the world, life and death are parted, but the road can only go forward, how can there be a reason to turn back?" ”

When Sima Shu heard this, he smiled, straightened his body, gave Yang Zhi a big gift, and said with a straight face: "Grandson will never live up to grandfather's expectations." ”

Yang Zhi waved her hand: "Go ahead." ”