The more this time, the more frustrating the competition became.

The place where Xiao Shihuan recuperated was in a separate courtyard in the back garden of the palace, called "Yunhan Xuan", in order to hide quietly. Yun Hanxuan draws a pool of hot spring water and pours it under the walls and floors to create a greenhouse, which is the most suitable place to live in winter, but in this greenhouse, Xiao Shihuan still feels cold, and he always feels windy in the cracks of his bones. So a few more pots of charcoal were added to Yunhan Xuan. The palace maids and chamberlains couldn't stay hot, but Xiao Shihuan was still shivering cold.

Princess Liu and Shizi Xiaolu, who had been serving beside them, couldn't stand the heat, and took advantage of the moment when Xiao Shihuan fell asleep to move to the front hall of Yunhanxuan to rest and breathe.

"I'm afraid your father won't be able to do it. I think it's only been a matter of the past few days. Princess Liu said. The concubine of the king of Ganzi, Liu, has a plump body and a dignified demeanor, but there is a hint of anger between her eyebrows, which makes her look quite sharp.

"Erlang, what should they do? Father is like this, I'm afraid he can't take care of anything. ”

"Humph!" Princess Liu's brows furrowed even tighter, looking at the apse where Xiao Shihuan was recuperating, and said impatiently, "He is such a soft character." My poor Xun'er was poisoned, and the murderer was clearly placed there, and he did not dare to bring him to justice. Now that he's like this, he can't even speak, do you still expect him to stand up for you? ”

"What did my mother say?"

"Looking at it now, there is only one way: let him write a testament again, and explain to His Majesty that it is absolutely not allowed to divide the Ganzi County."

"My father's folds have been on several occasions, and they are all clear and decisive. But His Majesty only repeatedly comforted him, 'take care of his illness', and there has been no clear intention in whether he agrees to his father's request or agrees to Erlang's request. Mother, 'Tui'en' is the will of the imperial court to edict the world, and it is one of the important measures of the new policy after His Majesty's accession to the throne, and I have heard that His Majesty's determination is very great. I'm afraid Your Majesty won't agree to my father's request, right? ”

'What's wrong with the New Deal?' What's wrong with Tueen'? The edict promulgating the new policy clearly stated that whether it was 'Tui'en or not, and how to 'Tui'en', was up to the county kings to decide, and it was not that the eight lambs of the kings could give the fief if they wanted it! The more Princess Liu spoke, the more angry she became, "What kind of government politics does he know, isn't it the idea given by Yu Yuan?" This is what he said about the emperor, Princess Liu continued: "The Luo clan has been a wealthy family for many years, but it can't be crowned a prince, and Yu Yuan has long hated the hereditary county kings in his heart. Now, under the banner of the New Deal, it is time to kill the county kings. His move was too ruthless. There are no more hereditary county kings left, and as soon as 'Tuien' comes out, it won't take many years for the families of these county kings to fall apart. ”

Xiao Lu was very estranged from the government and politics, and he couldn't answer, so he turned the topic back and said: "Your Majesty has not been invited by your father, I'm afraid this is not a good sign, right?" Although Luo Yuan has his own little Jiujiu, I think it is Your Majesty, and he is not friendly to our clan, as if he is deliberately embarrassing us, maybe, he is hoping that Erlang and them will apply for 'Tuien', so it happens to divide our Ganzi. Erlang and behind them, maybe it's Your Majesty. Without his instigation and connivance, who would dare? ”

"You are listening to what the north is saying." Princess Liu said. "Northside" refers to the king of Beiling County.

"My son thinks what they say makes sense." Xiao Lu frowned and said, "I didn't believe it originally. When His Majesty was a prince, he treated our clan with such generosity and kindness. However, as soon as he ascended the throne, it was not like that. The first emperor treated the clan harshly, but only harshly, but His Majesty seemed to be bent on making things difficult for the clan. Just like my mother said, with the will of a 'Tui'en', I don't know what the chaos will be in the family of a few old clans. ”

Princess Liu was angry, raised her voice, and said in a fierce voice: "Beibian is not a good person, you don't want to get involved with them every day." If you are deceived by them and fall into their ways, it is a great thing. You don't want to say sour things every day. ”

Lu Lu muttered: "Didn't you just say that the court and Your Majesty also said?!" ”

"You!" Princess Liu was speechless, her face flushed with anger, but she couldn't argue. Because she does often say that the court and the emperor are not. There is another reason for her complaints. Previously, she was called the "queen", although she was not as noble and motherly as the "queen" of the "queen", but in the country of Ganzi, she was the "mother of a country", and she was also an incomparable and lofty "queen", and even if she met the "queen" in the holy capital, she also faintly had a feeling of "almost being able to sit on an equal footing", and her confidence was very hard. However, the new policy requires that the wife of the county king no longer be called "queen" and be renamed "princess", so that her "princess" feels very wrong in her heart.

Seeing that his mother was really angry and began to cough vigorously, he couldn't bear it, and said, "My son is wrong, please don't be angry." All the mistakes are that the son is incompetent, and he can't suppress Erlang and them. Mother must not be angry. ”

But Princess Liu was angry, she didn't say a word, and her face was pale. The personal maid was busy beating Princess Liu's back, but Princess Liu still didn't look around, her eyes closed, and she didn't look at Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu hurriedly said: "Mother, now that my father is like this, seeing that there is going to be a big incident in our country, my mother must not be like her son, and she has to take care of herself and preside over the overall situation." If something happens to my mother, the country will really be in chaos. ”

This is a manifestation of Lu Lu's deep understanding of his mother's temperament. This has to start with Princess Liu's background. Princess Liu was born in the side branch of the Liu family of the former royal family of Huanshui County during the Dagao period, although it is also a royal family, but since her grandfather, due to poor management and lack of talents, the family has begun to fall, her father is even more confused, and several brothers are not too competitive, and there is no possibility of prosperity. Later, the Xiao clan rose suddenly, and the father of Xiao Shihuan was awarded the title of King of Ganzi County, and echoed with the king of Beiling County in the north and south, and the Xiao family was like the first wealthy family. In order to befriend the Lu family, the Liu family, the former royal family of Hushui County, decided to select a noble daughter from the clan and marry the son of the king of Ganzi County at that time. However, the Liu royal family is an old royal family that has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the people of the clan attach great importance to the family, marrying daughters-in-law and daughters, and the old clan of the royal family of the world is the first to despise the "nouveau riche". Although the newly crowned King of Ganzi County is an upstart, he is still despised by the Liu royal family. In order to save his declining family and fight for himself, Liu Yinger overrode public opinion and agreed to marry Ganzi, which became the laughing stock of the Liu royal family for a while. Soon, the old King of Ganzi County died, and the son of Xiao Shihuan inherited the throne, and Liu Yinger became the well-known queen of Ganzi County. Later, Xiao Shihuan's cousin Xiao Tuli established a big photo, and she was the most favored in the clan, and she became the most "tough" queen in the counties. In particular, Xiao Shihuan looks heroic and sparse, but in fact, he only occupies the word "sparse" in his bones, and he is not very good at home and abroad, and he is not very attentive, so Liu Yinger happens to monopolize the power of housekeeping and becomes the actual backbone of the national clan of Ganzi County.

Therefore, the above words of Xiao Lu are actually in line with Princess Liu's competitive heart. Sure enough, Princess Liu took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly and opened her eyes.

Xiao Lu hurriedly said: "Mother spare her son." Your old man's body is important. ”

Princess Liu patted the hand of the personal maid and said, "Okay." I got along with it. You pour me a cup of tea, my mouth is so dry. Then he turned his face to look at Xiao Lu and said, "You." I told you a long time ago that you should pay attention to the government and pay attention to the government, but if you don't listen, you will know every day that you are playing blindly with those clan gentlemen. You will inherit the throne, and in the future, Ganz will depend on you to govern, and the clans will depend on you to rule. Your father was ruined in 'playing', and the state affairs were wasted. Now it seems that whether it is a state affair or a family matter, he has not figured it out. Erlang, the root cause of their calamity is your father himself. Do you know all of this? ”

He often said that "Your Majesty used to be the first gentleman, and now he is still the emperor", but now in this situation, no matter how unconvinced he is in his heart, he has to be soft, so he said: "My son understands." ”

"You don't understand!" Princess Liu seemed to be angry again, and the personal maid hurriedly handed over the tea. Princess Liu understood the maid's kindness, smiled and patted the maid's hand, then turned to Xiaolu again, pulled down her face and said, "You don't understand at all!" The north instigated you to say those great rebellious things every day, but you were kept in the dark and willing to use them. You still say you understand? ”

Xiao Lu wanted to argue a few words, but in the end he held back. Although he held back on his face, he couldn't hide his true emotions in his eyes. Princess Liu said, "Hmph." I forgive you and you won't be convinced. I won't say anything else, I'll ask you. The children in the north say this and that by your side every day, but have the sons of the north ever made trouble? Did they ask for 'tuin'? ”

Lu Lu was taken aback, in Beiling County, he had never heard of a few sons asking for "Tui'en" to divide the county, so he said: "This is not true. But he was still not willing to admit his mistake immediately, and said, "Maybe, maybe it's because Uncle Wang's body is still healthy." Once Uncle Wang arrives at the time of his father's king, it will be difficult to protect a few sons......"

Princess Liu said: "This is not the root cause. Even if the king of Beiling County fell, their brothers would not make such a fuss. Over there in Beiling, it's not 'Tui'en' that wants to be. ”