Zhu Yijun glanced outside the silent hall a few times, and a trace of impatience flashed on his face.

Receiving the envoys of the Southern Cotton Kingdom was not something he was willing to do.

Although the current monarch of the Southern Cotton Kingdom had married the county lord of the Ming Dynasty before, it was already an old thing more than ten years ago; Moreover, the Nanmian State is only a small country that is not particularly friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming side has no need to be respectful and noble to receive the envoys sent by the small Nanmian State; Moreover, this year's tribute sent by the Nanmian country is not only nearly half less than in previous years, but also more than two months later than in previous years.

Now he wants Zhu Yijun to be a dignified emperor of the Ming Kingdom to lower his status, and the emperor is magnificently going to personally set up a banquet to entertain the Nanmian people, which is all the meaning of the two queen mothers to persevere.

The two queen mothers also don't know where they heard that among the people who came to visit on behalf of the South Cotton Country this time, there was a prince of the South Cotton Country. And that prince is the son of the lord of Yuehua, he has been living in the people for many years, and the king of Nanmian only recently recognized him. After hearing the news, the two queen mothers immediately asked Zhu Yijun to set up a banquet to entertain the envoys of Nanmian, the purpose of which was to see what kind of person the prince of Nanmian was like.

The two queen mothers put pressure together, how dare Zhu Yijun disobey? Zhu Yijun, who was very depressed, was sandwiched between the two queen mothers, listening to the topics they talked about very boringly.

I heard the Empress Dowager Rensheng say: "Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, we are all old." ”

Zhu Yijun, who was so stuffy that he was about to grow mold, lost no time in interjecting and said, "Queen Mother, where did you see old age?" I don't know how many times the Queen Mother's demeanor is better than my group of concubines! ”

The Empress Dowager Rensheng laughed very comfortably and said, "The emperor is really good at talking. ”

Empress Dowager Cisheng chuckled and glanced at Zhu Yijun, then looked back at Empress Dowager Rensheng, and said, "Yes, it's really fast." King Pingjun took the princess of the county and the lord of Yuehua to visit the palace of King Yu, as if it happened yesterday. At that time, the lord of Yuehua had not yet married, and the emperor had not yet been born, but now, the emperor has become the king of a country, and the child of the lord of Yuehua has also become the prince of Nanmian country. Sister, who did you say that Prince Nanmian looked like? ”

Empress Dowager Rensheng said: "The first beauty of Yuehua County Lord Kaifeng, the king of Nanmian back then also looks like a talent, no matter who the prince of Nanmian looks like, he should be very good, right?" ”

Empress Dowager Cisheng raised her eyes and looked out of the hall, without hiding her inner expectation, and said, "Why hasn't that kid come yet?" Emperor, did you send someone to pick up Nanmian to bring him into the palace? ”

Zhu Yijun said respectfully: "Queen Mother, the emperor has already sent someone to pick up people from the same hall. Count the hours, it should be almost there. ”

"That's good." After listening to his answer, the Empress Dowager Cisheng turned her head and continued to talk to the Empress Dowager Rensheng, talking about nothing more than the old things when the emperor was still a prince, as well as some trivial matters about the visit of the king of Kaifeng Pingjun and the lord of Yuehua to the palace of King Yu.

Zhu Yijun sneered in his heart with some disdain.

He was deeply suspicious of the identity of the so-called Prince Nanmian, the fetus in the womb of the lord of Yuehua County had not yet been born before she was killed, although the fetus was missing when her body was later discovered, but could the dead have children? Even the dead can give birth, but what about the child? There has been no news of the missing fetus, but more than ten years later, a person suddenly appeared and said that it was the son of the lord of Yuehua, can this not make people suspicious? I don't know what the king of Nanmian thinks, just casually recognize a person of unknown origin, he may be crazy about his wife and was easily deceived by a liar, right?

Outside the hall, a scream interrupted Zhu Yijun's train of thought: "Nanmian is here!" ”

Immediately afterwards, a eunuch walked in quickly from outside and knelt down in front of Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, the envoys from Nanmian have been brought, and they are waiting outside the palace." ”

Is it finally here? Then let me see who that liar is!

Zhu Yijun sneered again in his heart, sat up straight, waved his hand, and said to the eunuch kneeling on the ground, "Pass them in." ”

"Yes."

The eunuch was commanded to stand up, bend over, and retreat outside the temple.

Soon, the eunuch led a group of people into the main hall.

When Zhu Yijun's gaze fell on the young man wearing a black crown and a red robe who walked in front, he couldn't help but be stunned.

The face that haunted him, the figure that wandered in his dreams night and night, the young man whose life and death were uncertain, suddenly appeared in front of him without any warning and without any mental preparation!

As soon as Bei Juese, who was called into the hall, came in, he noticed Zhu Yijun's surprised expression, as well as the puzzled gazes of the two queen mothers who swept over in turn. But he pretended not to see it, and just lowered his head and walked slowly forward with his proper demeanor. He walked straight to the seat of the emperor and the empress dowager, knelt down respectfully, and saluted the three of them one by one: "Prince Nanzhao of Nanmian Kingdom greets the emperor, greets the Empress Dowager of Rensheng, and the Empress Dowager of Cisheng!" ”

Ruan Jinglun, Dong Wushu and the Meng family brothers and sisters, who followed behind Bei Juese, also knelt down and saluted the emperor and the empress dowager sitting in the hall one by one.

Zhu Yijun stared blankly at Bei Juese, who was kneeling on the ground, and did not react. The Empress Dowager Cisheng, who was beside her, noticed his abnormal behavior, and immediately gently tugged at his sleeve and called "Your Majesty" softly.

Zhu Yijun suddenly came back to his senses and said, "All, get up." ”

After coming back to his senses, he quickly returned to normal and instructed the palace people: "Come on!" Take a seat to all of you! ”

After everyone sat down, the Empress Dowager Cisheng spoke first. She looked at Bei Jue with a smile, and asked in a flat tone: "Prince Nanzhao looks very kind, prince, where have we seen before?" ”

Bei Jue Se Zhao said directly: "Back to the Queen Mother, the minister used to be an errand in the Daming Palace. ”

Empress Dowager Cisheng then asked: "Could it be that the prince is Xiaobei, who used to be an errand boy by the emperor's side?" ”

Bei Juese nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Although he knew it was the same person when he saw that familiar peerless face, the moment he heard him admit it in person, Zhu Yijun's heart still felt as if something had hit him violently. At this moment, he can finally be sure that the person who made him think so hard is still alive and well!

Bei Juese's simple and clear answer made the two queen mothers involuntarily stunned. In the past, they were just surprised why the eunuch named Xiaobei looked exactly like the lord of Yuehua, but now they were surprised when and where the eunuch Xiaobei became the son of the lord of Yuehua and the prince of Nanmian Kingdom, didn't he say before that he didn't know the lord of Yuehua?