Zhao Rongxian used the golden lock to express his sincerity to the queen, and secondly, he also used the golden lock in his childhood to remind the queen of the past.

I remember Zhao Rongxian once told me that before he was ten years old, that is, before the emperor ascended the throne, the queen at that time treated him very well.

In the final analysis, all discord is caused by power.

The higher a person stands, the greater the desire.

Zhao Rongxian is like this, and so is the queen.

Seeing the golden lock, the concubines in the room didn't know why, but the queen, she was slightly startled, as if she remembered something, and the gentleness flashed in her eyes.

But soon, she regained her vigilance.

Nodding slightly, pretending to be a good mother, he said with a smile, "The fourth child likes this gift very much." The fourth child has put a lot of thought into it, but he is much stronger than the prince. ”

With that, the queen immediately ordered her mother to reward her again. The reward is not gold and silver treasures, but a bowl of rice balls.

After a while, Mama brought a bowl of rice balls. The size of the rice balls was very small, almost one bite at a time.

Zhao Rongxian smiled and said thank his mother, then picked up a rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth, and then stuffed another one into my mouth.

The dumplings are filled with sesame seeds, and they taste sweet.

Zhao Rongxian doesn't like to eat sweets on weekdays, but today he eats very energetically.

Isn't he afraid that the queen will poison him?

I took a look, and the small bowl of rice balls was quickly empty.

"Lord Wang, don't you like sweet food the most?" I asked him in a low voice, "Besides, aren't you afraid that the queen will poison you?" ”

Zhao Rongxian was always calm, he smiled lightly, and also lowered his voice and said to me, "When I was young, I liked to eat sweets the most, and my favorite was the sesame stuffed rice balls wrapped by the queen mother. ”

So...... Zhao Rongxian sent the golden lock, and the queen replied with rice balls, on the one hand, she was responding to his sincerity, and on the other hand, she was tempting.

I said, I've seen gold and silver jewelry, but I've never seen soup balls.

In this way, before Zhao Rongxian fought for the throne, he had a good relationship with the queen.

It should be said that before their desires were amplified, they were just ordinary mothers and sons. Even if Zhao Rongxian was not born to the queen, in the end, she was once raised by herself, and she loved the child.

But later she had her own biological child, and Zhao Rongxian was the biggest stumbling block to her child.

As a mother, it is understandable to be towards her own son.

It's just that because such a thing happened to the royal family, they are all fighting for their lives, and they are also very vigilant.

At this moment, the queen was full of smiles, and from time to time she looked at me and Zhao Rongxian, as if she was observing something.

I was a little scared by her, and I always felt that something was going to happen to her the next moment.

"Lord, will the queen believe you?" I poked Zhao Rongxian lightly and asked again in a low voice.

"If you don't believe it now, you will believe it later." Zhao Rongxian said, picked up another piece of pastry and stuffed it into my mouth, as if comforting, "Okay, don't think so much." ”

I'd think too much, but it's useless to think too much about it.

So I simply didn't want to, so I buried my head in eating.

After eating for a while, the Chinese New Year's Eve feast began.

The royal Chinese New Year's Eve feast was much more sumptuous than that of the people, and in addition to the meals used to worship the ancestors, there were 120 dishes on the table alone, followed by 35 pastries......

Fortunately, there are many relatives in the royal family, and the nobles of the clan add up, and the dishes are swept away.

Some are a little reserved, and the dishes in front of them are not much less.

For example, the three princesses, after eating all night, the pastries in front of them didn't seem to have moved.

When I finally left, I secretly asked the grandmother around me to go back and make some food.

I didn't bother to care about any image, anyway, I didn't gobble, I came here, I had to be full.

When I walked out of the hall, I felt like I was about to throw up.

Zhao Rongxian stretched out his hand to support me, and taught me angrily, "I told you, let you eat less, and see what you have become?" ”

"Fourth princess, the queen invites you to the Lizheng Palace." I was about to refute Zhao Rongxian, when the maidservant girl beside the queen suddenly came over.

Compared with the domineering palace people around Concubine Wei, the queen's people are used to pretending to be big-tailed wolves, even if they have made me bad countless times behind my back, they can still be polite when they meet at this moment.

Since she was polite, I couldn't keep a straight face and make it seem like I was stingy.

I secretly glanced at Zhao Rongxian, and he smiled, "I'll go to the Tai Womb and come to pick you up in a quarter of an hour." ”

After getting Zhao Rongxian's reply, I smiled and nodded at the maidservant.

After walking with the maidservant for a while, she soon arrived at the Lizheng Palace.

At this moment, it is getting late, but the lights in the Lizheng Hall are bright.

The queen sat on a couch in the back room, and there was a stove in the house, which was burned with the best charcoal fire in the palace, which was warm and there was no smoke.

I stepped forward and bowed to the queen in a proper manner, "Erchen has seen the queen mother." ”

"Sit down." The queen smiled and told the maidservant to pour me tea, then waved her hand again and motioned for her to go down.

All of a sudden, there were just two of us left in the room.

I sat quietly next to me, took a sip of the tea, and didn't know what to say to the queen.

The queen opened her mouth first, and as if she was out of words, she asked me, "Is this tea delicious?" ”

"Good drink......" I nodded, still docile.

But as long as there is no trouble to the point where I have to tear my face, I always have a docile attitude when I see the queen.

Even if it was clear that he had reached the point where he wanted the other party to die, but when he met again, he was still able to perform a 'mother and son filial piety' with real feelings.

The queen really had a motherly look, and she asked me again with a smile, "Ah Huan, I heard that you and the fourth child had a lot of trouble with Princess Yunxiu a few days ago, and now you can reconcile?" ”

Isn't this knowingly asked? If I don't reconcile, can she call me over?

If there is no reconciliation, Zhao Rongxian will not tell me anything.

The queen couldn't ask anything from me, and naturally she couldn't invite me over.

But I still nodded, and continued to pretend to be docile and respectful, "The queen mother is too worried, the sons and the fourth prince have always been very good, those words are just spread nonsense outside, and the rumors outside are not credible." ”

"That's right, the fourth child tried his best to marry you that day." The queen nodded and sighed, "It seems that the queen mother is indeed too worried, the fourth child has a deep affection for you, His Majesty gave him eight beauties, all of them are fragrant and beautiful, and he sent them away, just a princess Yunxiu, how can she be shaken?" ”

Hehe, if I hadn't wasted some thoughts, he would not only be shaken, but he would probably have to accept the side concubine.

But I can't say that, I nodded, and echoed the queen's words with a smile, "The queen mother laughed, as a prince, it is common for the prince to have three wives and four concubines, and how dare the sons and daughters make trouble with the prince for these things." ”

The queen originally wanted to talk, but seeing that she had said it like this, she also looked a little embarrassed, "It's the queen mother who is talking nonsense." ”

This royal person is going around like this, and it's just a good one, and if it's not good, he has forced himself into it.

In the final analysis, the queen told me so much that she wanted to find out through me whether Zhao Rongxian was sincere in his sincerity, and what was the reason for his sudden surrender?

Seeing that the queen didn't know what to say for a while, I simply stabbed it directly.

"The queen mother specially called her son-in-law, shouldn't she want to say this?" I looked up at her with a smile, calm, "Does the queen mother want to find out why the prince suddenly changed his attitude?" ”

Being asked by me made the queen even more embarrassed.

But in the end, she is the mother of a country, and what kind of scene has not been seen.

Seeing that I was so directly stabbed, she simply opened the skylight and said something bright.

said bluntly with a serious face, "Since the four princesses have all talked about the table, the palace will not go around the corner." ”

"Do you understand what the fourth brother gave the golden lock today?"

"Naturally, I understand, the prince and his sons have talked about this matter." I looked at her with a smile and sighed, "Queen Mother, in fact, the prince didn't want to fight with the crown prince from the beginning, and it was you who drove him to a dead end little by little. ”

I'm not lying about this, at the beginning, Zhao Rongxian never thought of fighting with the prince, and his relationship with the prince has always been extremely close.

It's just that later, the queen was framed again and again, and even wanted his life again and again, which made him completely desperate.

Therefore, when life starts all over again, his first reaction is to fight as hard as he can, try his best to climb to the highest position, and then no longer be framed or suppressed.

just fought and argued, and in the end, he and the queen were eager to kill each other.

Hearing my words, the queen's face changed slightly, she smiled stiffly, and seemed to be a little disbelieving, "The fourth princess is not telling lies to coax the palace, what kind of character is the fourth princess, the palace knows ...... better than you"

"No, Queen Mother, you don't know him at all." Seeing the queen's expression like this, my feelings are also a little complicated.

She decided that Zhao Rongxian would rob her child, so she forced Zhao Rongxian to die again and again, and in the end, I told her that she forced Zhao Rongxian to rob her, but she couldn't believe it.

I smiled and said gently, "Actually, the prince and his sons have said many things when they are young. I still remember a few years ago, it was the birthday banquet, and after coming out of the palace, he had been very sad. ”

"He asked me that when I was young, I liked it very much, but why did I suddenly dislike it when I grew up?"

"It's understandable for the queen mother to think about her own biological child, but you can't force the prince to die step by step because of your biological child."

"The prince said that when his father ascended the throne, he was ten years old, and everything began to change at that time. You have always been afraid that his status as the eldest son will pose a threat to the crown prince, but you have forgotten that his biological mother is not liked by his father, and he left early, and he is not liked by his father, at that time, you are his only support. ”

"You brought him up single-handedly, you once married someone you didn't love in order to protect him, and you treated him wholeheartedly for the sake of your former master. He treats you as his own mother, he treats you as everything, but you still make him a person in the end. ”

"You only think that he threatens the interests of the crown prince, but have you ever thought that the ten-year-old prince, he was just a child at that time, a child who treats you as his own mother......

At this point, I can't go on with it.

Although sometimes I hate Zhao Rongxian very much, I also know that the biggest reason why he has come to this day step by step is because of the queen's abandonment and the queen's changes in him.

Even if Zhao Rongxian doesn't say it, I know him well, he used to regard the queen as his biological mother.

When he was born, his mother had someone kill him.

At that time, it was the queen who was a servant girl who did her best to keep him. When he was young, the queen was just a powerless concubine in the palace, and at that time, they may have depended on each other.

In his childhood, the queen cared for him, and the queen gave him warmth.

The reason why he tried his best to fight in the end was only because he lost his support and felt abandoned by his mother, and he felt that he could only survive by fighting desperately.

I bit my lip, tried my best to control my emotions, and said again in a dumb voice, "Queen Mother, the reason why he fights is just because he feels that he has nothing, and he feels that he can only survive by fighting with all his might." At that time...... He just wanted to survive. ”

Hearing this, the queen was silent for a long time.

Although she didn't speak, I could tell that she was already a little moved.

After all, it is the child she has protected with her life, and it is the child she loves, how can she not be moved?

She was silent for a moment, as if she was also suppressing her emotions, and asked me, "Are these all what the fourth brother told you?" ”

"The prince wants to save face, and he rarely says this, but occasionally mentioning one or two sentences, the retainers can guess a few points." I reached for my tea and took a sip.

continued, "It's not a conspiracy for the prince to surrender now, he just feels tired, and he feels that it is not interesting for the family to fight back and forth like this." ”

"The prince once said to his sons that it doesn't matter who is the emperor in the Northern Dynasty, the most important thing is that the people of the Northern Dynasty can be safe and stable. He said that although the prince is simpler, he still has wisdom roots, and if he is assisted by good students, he will inevitably create a prosperous era in the future. ”

"Fourth...... Is that really what the fourth child said? The queen bit her lip tightly, and her eyes were already a little red.

I nodded at her and said seriously, "What Erchen said is true, and the prince did say so. ”

"Perhaps...... It's really the palace that's wrong, it's the palace that can't live with the fourth mother. The queen red-eyed, and after a while, she smiled bitterly, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, this palace used to be the maid of the fourth biological mother, and she received a lot of favors from the master." It was she who bought the palace out of the kiln, and it was she who was afraid that the palace would be bullied in her hometown, so she begged the lord to let her marry the palace. ”

"At that time, Bengong was very happy, Bengong had no other luxuries, I just wanted to follow Miss and follow her for a lifetime. But who knows, providence makes people, the young lady is simple, and when she gave birth to the fourth child, she asked someone to do something and lost her life. At that time, Bengong was also very afraid, Bengong was afraid that he would die, and he was also afraid that the fourth child who was still in infancy would die. So Hongu ...... Step by step, I first became a concubine of the palace, then a concubine, and a side concubine, and it took ten years for the palace to finally come to this day. "Xu is very few people can speak, after I poked the matter on the table, the queen suddenly said a lot.

Her eyes became more and more red, and she suddenly sighed, "In a flash, the fourth mother has been gone for more than 20 years, if there is really a reincarnation, she should be a big girl......"

Hearing the queen's words, my heart was also sour.

She added in a low voice, "It's the palace that can't live with the fourth child......"

I used to think that the queen might have been carried away by power, and I thought that she might have forgotten the master who died early.

But at this moment, I found out that she actually remembered Zhao Rongxian's biological mother all along.

Perhaps, when she dreamed back at midnight, she had also dreamed countless times that her former master blamed herself.

Although she has been murdered by the queen countless times, I still admire her loyalty to her former master.

I tried my best to squeeze out a smile and said, "Actually, it is understandable that the queen mother thinks about her own children, besides, this country was originally laid by you and your father, if it is replaced by a son, you will be more partial to your own children." ”

I'm not lying, and this country has nothing to do with Zhao Rongxian's biological mother.

When Zhao Rongxian's biological mother married the emperor, the emperor was still a down-and-out prince, and even when Zhao Rongxian's mother died, the emperor was still extremely depressed.

Later, the queen became the emperor's concubine, and with her own wisdom and wisdom, she helped the emperor rise step by step, so she has today.

Otherwise, let alone being a prince, Zhao Rongxian can now be a county king, and he is already an ancestor who burns high incense!

The queen and the emperor share weal and woe, and she naturally doesn't want others to rob the country with her own hands.

It's just that her methods are a little more intense, and she sees almost everyone as an enemy.

In addition, there are more and more concubines in the emperor's harem, and she feels that everyone is an enemy.

Listening to my words, the queen fell silent again.

"The queen mother doesn't have to think too much, now the son and the prince just want to live a stable life, and they also hope that the family can live in harmony, so the queen mother doesn't have to worry about any conspiracy of the prince."

"If there is nothing to do, the retainer will retire first." With that, I got up and saluted the queen.

The queen didn't stop me again this time, she nodded, and motioned for me to go down.

I slowly stepped out of the palace, and this time it was quiet and terrifying.

When I went out, I saw that Zhao Rongxian was already standing outside, in the dark night sky, by the light of a lantern, he looked at it with a smile, and said softly, "But let me wait." ”

I don't know if it's my delusion, I think Zhao Rongxian is much calmer now than in the past.

In the past, even if he was smiling, I felt that he was murderous.

But now, I feel that he has a lot less anger.

I stepped forward, gently grabbed his arm, and whispered, "Let's go." ”

"What did the Queen Mother say to you?" As soon as I got into the carriage, Zhao Rongxian couldn't help but ask me.

I turned my head to see his face through the faint light of the fire.

"She said that she couldn't live with your biological mother, and she couldn't live with you." I raised my head and added in a low voice, "She seems to be crying today, and she must still feel a little guilty in her heart." ”

Hearing my words, Zhao Rongxian looked a little surprised.

He looked at me incredulously, "She's guilty?" Are you trying to coax me? ”

He's good enough to take himself seriously, am I guilty of coaxing him with such a thing? Besides, what good is it for me that I coax him?

I gave him a blank look, not angry, "What's the good of me coaxing you?" If the queen does not agree to reconcile, what good will it do me if she does something to you? ”

"That's ......" Zhao Rongxian nodded, not knowing what he was thinking, and asked me again, "Did she really say that?" ”

"That's what I said." I nodded and looked at him seriously, "If the prince doesn't believe it, you can ask ...... yourself."

"No, no, no......" Zhao Rongxian waved his hand, looking a little frightened.

Zhao Rongxian is sensitive in his heart, but he is a face-saving person, he never refuses to bow his head in this matter, and he has never said anything to the queen. So that the two of them have always fought to the death, and they don't know what they are fighting for in the end.

I turned to the side, hugged him gently, and said softly, "Lord Wang, in fact, it's good to say some things, but you and the queen, there are just some things that you can't say." has also been blinded by power, so it has become what it is now. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Rongxian didn't speak, but just hugged me tighter.

After a long time, he slowly let me go, and then put his hand on my shoulder, and said in an extremely numb voice, "Ah Huan, do you know that I am the most fortunate in my life, so I married you as my wife......"

"It's okay to say anything meaty." I'm a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Rongxian hugged me tighter, then kissed me in the ear, and said in a low voice, "What's wrong?" It's not that I haven't heard such words, why is it suddenly uncomfortable? ”

"Or ...... Do you think you can only adapt to these words if you say them in bed? ”

"......" Zhao Rongxian, this bastard thing, sure enough, it didn't take long for Wen Xuanxian to work, and after a while, he returned to his usual rogue morality.

I pushed him away, ashamed and angry, "You can't be serious? ”

"The husband and wife are still serious, how boring is it?" Zhao Rongxian seemed to be in a good mood, suddenly pulled me over, and said with a smile, "Come, kiss a ......"

"Get out of ......," I scolded him, and the carriage stopped suddenly.

Is this to the Four Kings' Mansion? But this is the arrival, I can't listen to it so suddenly, if it weren't for Zhao Rongxian's hug, I would have to fly out, I was a little annoyed for a while.

Zhao Rongxian was even more annoyed!

He immediately got up and leaned out. I also poked out.

In the dim light, a ragged, scrawny boy stood there, looking as if he was eight or nine years old, limping along.

As soon as he saw me and Zhao Rongxian, he knelt down with a puff.

"This is a porcelain encounter! If you are bold enough, you actually deceived the Four Kings Mansion! Zhao Rongxian whispered, and then looked at the kid fiercely.

Before I could speak, the little boy suddenly looked at me and asked me urgently, "Excuse me...... But the four princesses ......"

His breath was very weak, and he was a little panting when he spoke.

"Who are you? What for? I asked him right away.

The little boy knelt and moved forward, and his eyes turned red for a moment, "Fourth princess, please save my sister......"

"It's not...... Who is your sister? "I wondered even more.

The little boy wiped his tears and cried, "My sister is a pear blossom......

Didn't Pear Blossom go home for the New Year?