In the penultimate month of the twenty-third year of Zhengchang, many people paid attention to the unusual changes in the eastern capital. The news that Huguan was conquered by Su Jin was extremely blocked. The imperial army horses patrolled outside the eastern capital, and when they found soldiers and civilians fleeing from the direction of Huguan, they guided them to take refuge elsewhere.

However, as many as 100,000 people and nearly 10,000 remnants of the army were defeated in Huguan, and there were always fish that slipped through the net. Gradually, the news of the capture of Tiger Pass still came out.

The newly opened Ouchi secret agent squad was tossed in a mess by the prosecutor's hall, and the four princes were defeated, but they were summoned into the palace by an edict from Emperor Chu.

The officers and agents of the Prosecutor's Office left the Ouchi Secret Agent Class with their heads held high, and their proud expressions seemed to tell all the people: The Inspector's Office is already a cow. After three hundred years, how could it be possible that a newly established Ouchi secret agent class wanted to ride on the head? Dream!

There is another news that only circulates among the top elites in the Eastern Capital. It is said that after Empress Guan broke into the courtyard, she did not return to the palace immediately, but drove to the palace......

You must know that since the incident twenty years ago, Queen Guan has not returned to her parents' house for twenty years, and the Guan family headed by Guan Zaide has never had private contact with this queen of the world except for meeting each other in public in the court.

Guan Lingsi was deeply shocked, that afternoon, she jumped to her grandfather's courtyard, and Luo Wumiaoqi and Chen Xiaojiu, who were guarding outside, shook their heads together, signaling her not to go in. Guan Lingsi didn't care so much, and forcibly broke into the courtyard.

Any one of the three masters could leave her behind, but apart from verbal dissuasion, none of them made a move. After Guan Lingsi entered the courtyard, she saw a scene that made her jaw-dropping.

The door of Guan Zaide's room was closed, and Queen Guan knelt silently on the verandah, without even a cushion under her delicate knees, and knelt firmly. I don't know how long she had been kneeling, her face was pale, and sweat was dripping from her forehead.

Guan Lingsi hurriedly ran forward, held her aunt's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Auntie, why are you suffering?" ”

Queen Guan didn't answer silently, and stubbornly looked at the closed door.

A moment later, the door opened slightly, and Guan Zaide walked out with his hands on his back, his face expressionless, as if the person kneeling in front of him was not his own daughter at all. He ignored Guan Lingsi's pleading gaze, and said coldly: "Since you like to kneel, then you should always kneel." Although I am now a courtier and you are the queen, how can I say it, I am also your father, and I can stand you kneeling. ”

"If the father refuses to forgive his daughter, the daughter will not be able to kneel for a long time." Queen Guan said firmly.

"Don't do that." Guan Zaide snorted coldly, and rolled his sleeves: "After so many years, there is still no growth." If your father had eaten this, he would have been kicked out of the Eastern Capital a long time ago. ”

After that, Guan Zaide walked out of the courtyard with his head held high, and he didn't even look at Queen Guan, who was still kneeling.

Guan Lingsi embarrassedly supported her aunt, half-knelt beside her, and persuaded: "Auntie, it's not a matter to kneel like this, it's better for you to go back to the palace first, and wait for grandpa to dissipate his anger, and then come back." ”

Queen Guan sighed faintly, her slender fingers held Guan Lingsi's little hand, and said softly: "Ling'er, you are a good child, your aunt has never begged anyone, this time I beg you to help your aunt and your hard-working brother." ”

"No matter what, half of the prince's body is bleeding the blood of the housekeeper, although he is not your brother-in-law, but since childhood, the prince can be said to be good to you. I remember when I was a child, His Majesty rewarded General Pingxi with a tribute of honey fruit, and the prince ate one, thought it tasted good, and secretly hid a lot, and when you entered the palace, I would share it with you. ”

Guan Ling thought about all the things he got along with the prince when he was a child, and couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, and nodded silently.

Queen Guan is cautious, she has been in the deep palace for many years, and she has seen people's hearts very thoroughly, and it is useless to deal with a little girl like Guan Lingsi. Girls at this age usually remember small things, and often ordinary people look at inconspicuous stories, which can cause them to tears. She just mentioned that the prince had secretly hidden the honey fruit to share with him, and it touched Guan Lingsi's heart, and it was known that it worked.

Queen Guan stroked Ling'er's waterfall-like long hair, and said with a little sadness: "You know that the prince is now being sent to another courtyard, which is no different from being in prison. I, as a mother, can only meet him today. The prince was emaciated, and life was worse than death. He is the eldest son, and he was destined to be the crown prince when he was born, and those brothers want to fight with him and rob him. He tolerated everywhere, but people refused to let him go. All kinds of dirty water was poured on him, and even Qin Fei had a lot of misunderstandings about him! ”

Qin Fei ...... In fact, Qin Fei is an excellent ......" Guan Lingsi heard the queen mention Qin Fei, and hurriedly defended twice, for fear that the master of the harem would have a negative impression of Qin Fei. She forgot that with Qin Fei's strength and status today, even if the queen didn't like him horizontally and vertically, it would be difficult to help him.

Queen Guan said in a low voice: "I'm not saying that Qin Fei is bad, he is prejudiced against your prince brother, and if he has preconceived ideas, he will be difficult to get along with." In fact, the prince has always wanted to be good friends with Qin Fei. Now Qin Fei is popular, and he has just taken the position of acting governor of the Prosecutor's Office, and he has won the favor of His Majesty. From the time Dai'er threw the hydrangea, in just two years, he went from an unknown vegetable market street inspector to one of the most powerful officials in Dachu. Such a grace is unique for a while. If Qin Fei is willing to help your prince's brother, Your Majesty may be able to listen to his words and release the prince from the courtyard. ”

Guan Lingsi didn't know whether he understood or didn't understand, so he was silent for a moment and said, "Auntie, Ling'er tried to talk to Qin Fei." ”

Queen Guan was secretly happy in her heart, but her face was still so sad, and she said softly: "Ling'er, my aunt knows that you and Qin Fei are in love, and for your sake, he even dared to push off the marriage of the Tang family, and left the ninth princess stuffed by His Majesty at home and ignored it." However, the affairs of men and women depend on love, if Qin Fei doesn't like you to speak for the prince, don't say it, so as not to make the two of you resentful. ”

"It doesn't matter, Qin Fei is broad-minded, where can he be stingy?" Guan Lingsi laughed.

The queen was quite unimpressed, the little girl's family knew a fart, if Qin Fei had a big heart, he would not have castrated his father-in-law for the second time, he would not have forced the prince to hang himself in Anton, and he would not have led a large team of people to slap his face on the day the secret agent class opened, and beat Wei Bingyin bitterly in one go.

"Auntie, you better go back first, grandpa is back, I'll persuade him again!" Ling'er persuaded.

The queen looked at the empty courtyard sadly, sighed, and let Ling'er support her, and stood up with difficulty, with faint blood oozing from her knees.

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The queen's car finally returned to the palace, and the sweaty little first son paced back and forth outside the palace gate. Today, the queen left the palace, His Majesty was quite displeased, Xiao Chuzi was ordered to wait at the palace gate, did not dare to leave an inch, and waited several times to pee his pants. The eunuchs on duty prepared more than a dozen pairs of pants for him to put in the curfew, so that he could change them at any time.

Seeing the queen's car returning, Xiao Chuzi suddenly relieved his heart, and the urine that was still high just now disappeared without a trace, knelt on the ground happily, and shouted loudly: "Welcome the queen back to the palace." ”

The queen lifted the sedan curtain, walked out with the support of the palace maid, and sneered: "It's not that the palace will not come back, can't you look at your son and your father?" ”

Where did Xiao Chuzi dare to reply, it was clear that the queen was angry, and Emperor Chu was also secretly angry over there, how could he dare to participate in this battle between the real dragon and the tigress? immediately kowtowed: "Queen Mother Chitose......"

With that, he pulled his legs and ran in the direction of the thatched house.

Although the queen was in a bad mood, she couldn't help but smile. Xiao Chuzi is worthy of being the most popular eunuch in the palace, and his ability to observe words and emotions is perfect, and he ran away first by urinating, and no one can say that he is not.

The queen no longer got into the sedan chair, but walked straight to the Xuanshu Palace, the sky was not yet dark, and Emperor Chu should look at the twists and turns that could never be dealt with in the Xuanshu Palace.

Outside the Xuan Room Palace, the guards patrolled back and forth, and the eunuchs and palace maids waited respectfully for the summons. The palace was lit with a lantern, reflecting the busy figure sitting at the desk.

Empress Guan walked in quickly, she calmly looked at Emperor Chu who was busy behind the bookcase, and said lightly: "I'm back." ”

"Well, there is another courtyard, if you want to go in the future, you can go at any time." Emperor Chu said without raising his head: "But there is the Guanfu, you have to go less." ”

"What if I have to go?" Queen Guan asked stubbornly.

Emperor Chu raised his head, looked into the queen's eyes, and said slowly: "Then you don't have to come back." ”

"You want to be abolished?" The queen's voice was a little resentful, but there was no sense of surprise.

Emperor Chu shook his head, put down the wolf in his hand, and walked down from the dragon chair: "I know what you are thinking, you want to save the situation for the crown prince." You hope that the housekeeper will devote the strength of the whole family to support the prince. If everything goes your way, that's fine. But that's not what I want to see! ”

"I'm just a woman, I don't understand what men think. But they are all your sons, even the four princes who just came back, they are all your flesh and blood. Don't you think it's too cruel to just throw them out like little wolf lambs one by one, and only let the living one be the wolf king? The queen said in a trembling voice.

"If the emperor is a lion, he can rule over all beasts. If the emperor is a wolf, then he can only take the territorial chicken and tile dog. Da Chu's territory will be larger in the future, and there will be more talented people. An emperor who does not have enough ability cannot be controlled at all. Think about how the powerful Great Wei perished? I will not let the state of Chu embark on this path! ”

The queen was silent for a long time, and then said in a low voice: "You have many sons, but I only have one son. I must protect him, even if you want to abolish me. ”

After that, the queen walked out of the Xuanshu Hall a little lamely, and the bloodshot at the corner of her skirt was like a shocking black line, flying away in the eyes of Emperor Chu.