Chen Xuan, the king of Qi, is the youngest son of the current queen mother and the younger brother of the official Chen Hong.

The folk even secretly spread that the Empress Dowager Xie only loved her youngest son Chen Xuan, but not her eldest son Chen Hong, and had the heart to depose Chen Hong as the emperor and establish Chen Xuan as the emperor.

Therefore, for a long time, Chen Xuan, with the faint support of Empress Dowager Xie, has also secretly developed a number of his own forces, and can even compete with Chen Hongyin.

It is definitely not a good thing for such a character to invite such a person to a banquet in Zhezhao, but Zhezhao is a foreign minister, and this is the first time that the king of Qi has invited him, so he can't help but go.

The couple thought about it for a while, but they still smiled first: "Hey, it's just a meal, at most an hour or two, why worry so much." ”

Cui Wenqing also knew that this was a comforting word, and said with a smile: "The lady is right, when the time comes, we will see the move, and with me on the same road as you, I will definitely not let you suffer." ”

Hearing this, a feeling of relief suddenly welled up in Zhi Zhao's heart, and he nodded with a chuckle.

The Qi Wang's Mansion is located in Qinghuafang in the north of the city, and it is an extremely spacious mansion.

Speaking of which, Chen Xuan, the king of Qi, was the only son of Emperor Taizong and Empress Dowager Xie, and he was very smart since he was a child, and was placed high hopes on Emperor Taizong, and was regarded as the most suitable successor to the throne.

It's a pity that more than ten years ago, the Great Qi Lianghe was defeated, and not long after Emperor Taizong, who was driven by the imperial expedition, returned to Luoyang, he was seriously ill and bedridden, and his death was imminent.

At that time, Chen Xuan was only a 178-year-old child, so it was naturally impossible for him to inherit the throne, so Emperor Taizong chose his eldest son Chen Hong as the crown prince and made an edict to establish Chen Hong as the emperor.

For more than ten years after Chen Hong ascended the throne, almost all the major policies of the imperial court were controlled by the Empress Dowager Xie.

Empress Dowager Xie already doted on her youngest son Chen Xuan, and she owed Chen Xuan the inability to inherit the throne in her heart, so she favored Chen Xuan even more, almost to the point of obeying her words.

There are even rumors in the market that Empress Dowager Xie has abolished Emperor Chen Hong and established Chen Xuan as the emperor's heart, which is almost known to the world.

What makes Chen Hong's predicament even worse is that Chen Hong has been married for more than ten years, and there are many concubines, but he has not yet given birth to an heir, and there is no successor to the throne, which has caused the dissatisfaction of Empress Dowager Xie and Chen Xuan's covetousness.

Chen Xuan also relied on the favor of the Empress Dowager Xie to win over a group of civil ministers and military generals, and even competed with Chen Hong in the overall situation of the court, becoming a force that could not be defeated.

Therefore, the battle for the throne of the two brothers is almost on the surface.

Between the carriage and phosphorus, the palace of the king of Qi has arrived.

In the carriage, Zhi Zhao admonished Cui Wenqing with a solemn face: "Husband, the King of Qi is really not trivial, if it is not necessary, remember not to blame him, in short, let's act when we have the opportunity." With that, he lifted the curtain and got out of the car.

Unexpectedly, Cui Wenqing grabbed her and said in a deep voice: "Lady, wait a minute." ”

Zhi Zhao was stunned for a moment, turned around and sat down and frowned and asked, "What else do you have to do?" ”

Cui Wenqing smiled, pointed to the man's robe worn by Zhe Zhao and said, "If it's not a lady, you are going to wear this dress to the banquet?" ”

Zhi Zhao looked around him, but he didn't find anything wrong, so he couldn't help but raise his head and ask suspiciously: "What, isn't it inappropriate?" ”

Cui Wenqing chuckled and said: "It's not appropriate, according to what the lady just said, doesn't King Qi want to compete with the official family for status?" ”

Zhi Zhao smiled: "Although this is true, how can you say it so bluntly, it is better to be subtle." ”

Cui Wenqing shook his hand and said: "The heart of Sima Zhao, the king of Qi, is known to passers-by, and it is not a secret, even the five-year-old boy on the street knows that the king of Qi has the ambition to chase the throne, and the lady has just met Luoyang for a few days, so she went to see him, if it is known by the official family, I am afraid that something is wrong." ”

Zhi Zhao was stunned for a moment, and sighed lightly: "I have already made this matter clear to you, husband, the situation was really difficult to refuse at that time, even if the official family knows, I believe they will understand my difficulties, and I have already come to the door at this moment, can you and I still turn around and leave?" ”

Cui Wenqing smiled: "Lady, you misunderstood what I meant, I mean, you can't wear this kind of clothes to see him." ”

Hearing this, Zhi Zhaodeng's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at Cui Wenqing and said in surprise: "Why can't you wear this suit?" Do you still have me to change into my daughter's clothes? ”

Cui Wenqing shook his head and said: "That's not the case, lady, the king of Qi invites a banquet, if you go in casual clothes, it undoubtedly shows that you have a personal friendship with the king of Qi, which is really inappropriate, in my opinion, the lady should change into official clothes and go!" ”

"Official uniform?" Zhi Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then he understood in an instant, clapped his hands and chuckled, "Good idea, if I wear an official uniform, then I will go to the King of Qi today, and it is also an officialdom to entertain and entertain, and the official family will not go to my heart if I know it." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhi Zhao couldn't help but smile, looked at Cui Wenqing and said: "I didn't expect my husband to look like a fool on weekdays, but he has such insight at a critical moment, it's really not simple!" ”

Cui Wenqing sneered: "What do you know, brother, this is called not showing mountains and water on weekdays, and making decisions at critical moments." ”

I didn't expect this guy to be so immodest, he smiled angrily, took out the official uniform prepared for weekdays from the carriage, and said to Cui Wenqing: "Husband, please get out of the car and wait for a while, and let me change into clothes." ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing smiled and shook his hand: "It's okay, I don't mind, the old husband and wife, the lady just changes her clothes." ”

Suddenly, Zhe Zhaoqiao's face turned a little red, and her expression rarely showed a hint of shyness.

However, she was very quick to cover up, and she would not allow Cui Wenqing to tease herself, so she deliberately held her face and pretended to be fierce: "If you don't go down, believe it or not, Ben Shuai will kick you directly off the carriage!" ”

Seeing this, Cui Wenqing couldn't help laughing, and then went out triumphantly.

Seeing him leave, Zhi Zhao secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his head and smiled softly: "This guy ...... It's getting more and more unruly......"

After changing into the official uniform, Zhi Zhao opened the carriage curtain and walked out, the saro official hat was of moderate size and was worn on the head impartially, the purple official uniform was cut decently and more graceful, and the beautiful face had a faint majesty that was different from other women, and it was so beautiful that it was pleasing to the eye, and Cui Wenqing was sincerely amazed.

Zhi Zhao was also very keen to find the look of appreciation in Cui Wenqing's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a faint joy in his heart.

It's just that she has always hidden her feelings very deeply, so naturally she won't show them easily, but coldly ordered: "Husband, let's go." ”

(End of chapter)