After listening to what he said, he nodded approvingly, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, King Zhenbei, I will keep these in my heart." ”

"That's good, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really much more mature than before, if the emperor wakes up and sees the changes you have now, Your Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor will be very happy."

Mo Waitian still pursed his lips and smiled, nodded slightly, and stopped talking.

has been here for so long, he naturally wants to connect with the emperor, and there are clouds in the palace guarding the emperor for him, and it should be no big deal.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sleeping?" ”

It's General Dragon.

King Zhenbei got up and opened the door to welcome him in, General Long squinted and smiled, and said, "Tomorrow is the bonfire festival, I want to ask if His Royal Highness the crown prince will also participate in the bonfire festival?" It's a rare event, and all the local people will participate, and it's an annual festival, so if you miss it, you'll have to wait another year. ”

When the king of Zhenbei heard this, he also persuaded him: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may wish to participate, this is a good opportunity for you to be close to the people!" ”

Xiang Tian, who was following General Long, also entered, his eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.

He also said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must participate, there are many girls in this local area, but they are all smart." ”

Mo nodded and said, "Okay, then I will definitely participate tomorrow." ”

Xiang Tian laughed in a high-pitched voice and said, "This bonfire festival has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince participating, which must be of great significance. I think this local girl who was reluctant to come out in previous years must be looking forward to coming out to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time! ”

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

At the same time, Lin'an City.

Yunfu.

Yun Jinglan was still tossing and turning, sitting in the courtyard drinking cold wine at the moment, looking at the bright moon in the sky, thinking about how to wait for leisure in the distance.

It was very cold in winter, and after sitting for too long, Yun Jinglan's body was a little unbearable, and he couldn't help coughing twice.

"Big brother."

There was a sound as warm as jade behind him, it was a cloud shock.

Yun Jinglan turned his head to look, frowned slightly, reprimanded slightly, and said, "Haven't you been infected with wind and cold recently?" Why don't you sleep yet? Tomorrow is still going to the morning court, and you are not in good health recently, so don't blow in this cold wind. ”

"Doesn't the eldest brother sit here day and night? My eldest brother couldn't sleep, and I couldn't sleep either. ”

Hearing this, Yun couldn't help but sigh, his eyes looked a little dull and a little helpless.

Yun Tianjing sat across from him and asked, "Big brother, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came with a letter, saying that there was a shortage of food and clothing in the Northern Desert, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the court for a lot of food, did the Queen Mother approve it?" ”

Yun Tianjing has been infected with wind and cold recently, and he has not been to the morning court for half a month, so he is not very clear about these things.

Yun Jinglan sighed fiercely when he heard this, and said: "I'm worried about this matter, it's impossible for the queen mother to allocate so much food money." In previous years, the Northern Desert also sent letters asking for food, but the imperial court has always turned a blind eye. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been demoted there, I am afraid that the Queen Mother would like him to die in the Northern Desert, so how could he easily approve it? ”

Yun Tianjing also sighed fiercely, and then said: "Since the imperial court refuses to give it, then we will pay for it ourselves, and we can't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince starve and freeze over there, right?" ”

Yun Jinglan immediately stopped: "By all means, if we give it this time, the court will think that we are giving money for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time." In the future, if this northern desert asks for any supplies, I am afraid that it will let us out. ”

"We can't afford to pay a penny, or we'll be put in trouble."

Yun Tianjing was silent for a long time, and then asked, "Then did the eldest brother think of a way to get His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back?" ”

"There is no way, now we can only wait for the king of Zhenxi to come back quickly, and the king of Zhenxi will have ten days to rush back to Lin'an City at the earliest. When the time comes, we will convene the old ministry and strongly admonish the court to ask the queen to send His Royal Highness the crown prince back to Lin'ancheng. ”

"Ahem—"

Seeing him coughing again, Yun Tianjing looked worried, and persuaded again: "Big brother, don't blow in this cold wind." There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, you must take care of your body and wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns. ”

Hearing this, Yun Jinglan asked again, "How has Yuwei's body been recently?" Did she tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that she was pregnant? ”

Yun Tianjing shook his head and said, "Don't worry, big brother, she has always followed your orders, never revealed any news, and she has been closed at home these days." She is pregnant, and she will never spread the word. ”

Yun Jinglan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "But you must not spread it, once the queen mother knows, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to come back." At that time, I am afraid that the child in Yuwei's belly will become a puppet of the queen mother who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”

Yun Tianjing's eyes were worried, he just wanted to take a few days off because he was infected with the wind and cold, but who knew that he was directly approved by the queen mother for a long vacation.

Now the officials in the court do not dare to ask for leave easily, but they are afraid that it is from the side of His Royal Highness the Prince. As soon as there is a personal leave, he will be put on a long vacation immediately, and it is unknown when he will return to the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Yun Tianjing hurriedly persuaded again: "Big brother, hurry back to the room!" If you are also infected with the wind cold, there will be no one in the court who can speak for His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Yun Jinglan was very helpless, but he had to nod and leave.

At the same time, the East Palace.

The queen came to the East Palace again late at night to visit the emperor, and the person on the bed was still with his eyes open, frowning, and not saying a word, not knowing whether he was asleep at the moment.

The queen has been really hard working these days when she looks at him, and she naturally cares about it in her heart, and she is also a little distressed, but she will not forget that this is the emperor's retribution.

In the past, she couldn't sleep with her eyes open, although she was not blind, deaf or dumb, but she could only pretend to be blind and deaf and dumb.

It is also good for the emperor to take a good look at her sufferings over the years.

If it weren't for the thought that Mo Waitan might be dying soon, the queen would never come to the East Palace to see him again. The emperor's favorite son is about to die, how can the empress not come to inform him?

The lights above the main hall are a little dim, similar to the queen's hall of pleasure. Because the queen has long been accustomed to the dim light, this East Palace is not allowed to be too bright.

At this moment, her eyes were a little compassionate, sitting in front of the bed and staring at the emperor who was worse than death.

I sat for a long time and didn't know what to say.

She was afraid that as soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't help but say that Mo Xian was about to die, but if she continued to say this, she might make the emperor angry to death, and she didn't want to be so cheap to the emperor.

After thinking for a long time, she spoke: "Your Majesty, do you know? The Northern Desert wrote to the imperial court again to ask for food and money, but you also know that in previous years, the imperial court only allocated a part of it for military purposes, which was a drop in the bucket. Anyway, there are only so many people in that place, and it makes no difference whether to save or not. ”

"But this time it's different, this time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally wrote a letter to urge it. However, he seems to have some lion mouths. Do you know how much he wanted? He asked for three times as much food and money as in previous years. ”

Speaking of this, the queen couldn't help but hook her lips and smile, a trace of viciousness flashed in her eyes, and she continued: "You must know that the excerpts of previous years are all read by Yun'er, so the Northern Desert has asked the court for how much money and food they have asked for over the years, but in fact, they don't know. ”

"Your Majesty, I guess he must have boasted about Haikou in the Northern Desert, saying that he could ask for three times as much food and money. But how did he know that the imperial court might only allocate less than one-tenth of it this time, and do you think he would lose the support of the people in this way? ”

Hearing this, the emperor's fingers moved again, and the brows seemed to wrinkle unnaturally, and the emperor seemed to be a little angry.

The queen naturally saw his action, so she smiled contemptuously and said, "Look at your precious son, you don't know anything on weekdays, but you hurriedly helped him to become His Royal Highness the Prince." Before you could teach him how to supervise the country, he had already encountered such difficulties. ”

"But don't worry, Your Majesty, this palace will definitely handle this matter well. Since he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and has already boasted of Haikou, how can this palace let him lose his trust in the people? ”

"But recently, the imperial court can't take out so much grain, it's winter, and the food in the treasury is not enough to give so much, so the emperor shouldn't blame the concubines for taking some dregs and giving them to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as food."

When he heard this, the emperor's fingers moved obviously, and the sound of uh-uh in his throat was very intense.

His pained expression told the queen how angry he was.

But the more painful he was, the happier the queen's heart became. At least at this moment, the queen thinks so in her heart, as long as it involves leisure, using leisure to stimulate the emperor is the queen's greatest pleasure.

Seeing him like this, the queen smiled coldly in the emperor's ear and said, "Can you imagine the emperor?" When those people saw that three times as much grain had been transported, they would surely be grateful to him, and they would like to support him and become emperor immediately. ”

But what will the people think when they see that the grain is all chaff? All those dregs are fed to animals, is it true that in the hearts of those people, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only uses them as livestock? So just three times as much chaff? ”

The emperor was already so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, and at this moment there seemed to be a slightly clear voice in his throat, and he could only hear the voice saying: "You poisonous woman! ”

The queen was originally indifferent, but after hearing those words, she was a little shocked, and even more panicked, her heart jumped suddenly, and she immediately reached out and covered the emperor's mouth.

The queen's eyes widened in horror and asked, "Your Majesty, what did you just say?" Did you speak? ”

But when she let go of her hand, the Emperor could no longer speak, and the voice was still in his throat.

The queen touched her heart and felt that it was a false alarm.