The main courtyard of the eldest princess of Shuyang.

The room was full of the fragrance of tea, Xiao Zheng and Xu Han sat together, and the eldest princess sat alone.

There was a tea set on the small table in front of the three of them, and a white smoking kettle was placed on the small red clay stove next to it, and the water in it was boiling.

The room was full of silence, and it was not until the outside came down and opened the curtain to report that the old prince of Zhenbei Wangfu was coming, and the eldest princess of Shuyang raised her eyelids.

"Let him in." The eldest princess of Shuyang said.

A moment later, Xu Jun came in, dressed in a gray robe, without accessories, and a wooden hairpin tied his hair on the top of his head, as if he was dressed as an ordinary person.

Xu Han and Xiao Zheng both stood up, Xu Jun smiled at Xu Han, and stepped forward to salute the eldest princess of Shuyang.

After seeing each other, the eldest princess of Shuyang said,

"Sit down." After speaking, she looked at Xu Jun, "Why did you invite you here today, I think you know it in your heart." ”

She briefly recounted what happened in the palace today, and then said,

"There's not much time, don't care about those false courtesies, what to say."

Xu Jun remained silent, picked up the tea on the small table and took a sip, "Your Majesty is the Ming Jun, and it will not be good to let the prince leave the palace intact today." ”

"Is the princess sure the time has come?"

The eldest princess of Shuyang nodded, "Originally, I could also tell Zheng'er, but there are some things that you have personally experienced, and you can say it more intuitively." ”

Xiao Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head, looked at Xu Jun, and then at Xu Han.

Xu Han knew what he meant, but he just smiled, and his hand reached under the table and covered Xiao Zheng's clenched fist.

Xu felt her body temperature, and Xiao Zheng's trance-like gaze settled and calmed down.

Xu Jun's eyes were fixed on Xiao Zheng's body, and he said warmly, "Shizi, today's words, Xu will only say it once, not a second time." Listen up. ”

Xiao Zheng straightened up and sat up straighter.

Xu Jun took another sip of tea, and then said slowly,

"After the first emperor ascended the throne, he named his eldest son the crown prince."

"The first emperor himself is the eldest son, and although there is a more favored prince under him, he did not hesitate to make the eldest son the crown prince.

"The first emperor set up the prince early, just to avoid infighting among the princes, but the temptation of that chair was too great."

"More than 20 years ago, someone falsely accused the prince, saying that he complained to the officials in the East Palace, saying that he had been the prince for so many years, and he didn't know when he was the head."

"When the first emperor heard this, he was furious and wanted to issue an edict to abolish the prince and demote him to a concubine."

"After the prince got the fold of self-defense, he didn't wait for the edict to come down, and he really took his family out of the palace to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb for the ancestors."

The first emperor was furious and tore apart the prince's self-defense. But in the end, it was the child who gave high hopes to himself, and the first emperor glued the fold and looked at it carefully. ”

"After that, there were loyal ministers who admonished him, and the first emperor also knew that the prince was wronged, so he issued an edict to let the prince's family return to Beijing."

Xu Jun stopped, his eyes didn't know where to stay, his eyes were deep, he didn't know if he was reminiscing, or if the matter was too sad and depressed.

"Originally, it was a good thing to summon the prince back to Beijing, but the blessings and misfortunes depended, and the blessings and misfortunes lurked, the prince encountered robbers on the way back to Beijing, and the family died cleanly, and the forbidden army sent by the emperor to respond was no longer alive!"

Xu Han has already heard Xu Jun say this paragraph, but if he listens to it again, it is still thrilling, not to mention Xiao Zheng.

Xu Han held Xiao Zheng's hand tightly, hoping to give him warmth.

"And then?" Xiao Zheng asked Xu Jun in a hoarse voice.

"Back then, I was close friends with the hussar general Huo Zheng, he was the prince's companion, and he sent a letter from the frontier asking me to pick up the prince."

He stopped and smiled self-deprecatingly, "From the border to the capital, even if it is six hundred miles expedited, it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes, so I will go after receiving the letter." ”

"But I didn't expect that I thought I was already very fast, but I didn't move as fast as those robbers!"

"When I arrived, the guards brought by the prince failed to protect the prince's family, and only four people were left."

Xu Jun's gaze fell on Xiao Zheng's face, and he let out a long sigh, "The prince who only has one breath left, the former Chengengong who also came to respond, and the ......"

He paused, "Got the fetal gas, the crown princess who just gave birth, and the baby." ”

Xu is memories are too hurtful, and after Xu Jun finished speaking with difficulty, there was silence in the room again.

Xu Jun sighed faintly,

"The prince can't live anymore, and he doesn't know if there will be help in the future, so he asked us to leave quickly, just for the sake of the past, we can leave with the princess's mother and son."

"It's also a little bit of blood for him."

"It's just that at that time, the former Chengen Gong was also seriously injured, and the two of us left with the princess's mother and son in embarrassment, fortunately, we met someone sent by the princess on the way."

"Only then did I safely take the princess's mother and son back to Beijing."

Obviously, the little life was sitting next to him at the beginning, but it still made people feel that it was a moment at that time, and their hearts followed Xu Jun's story.

It wasn't until this moment that I finally let it go.

Xu Jun lit the table, lowered his eyes, and continued slowly,

"When the news reached the capital, the first emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation."

"The capital has set off a bloody storm because of this, and the methods of the first emperor are too ruthless, and there is the rebellion that will be recorded in history."

"Today, the above princes are all involved and have died cleanly. That year, the capital was really full of blood, and the blood at the mouth of the vegetable market was not dried up, so it poured another layer on it.

"The princes of the first emperor dynasty are very good, and it is precisely because they are too good that they have such ambitions in their hearts, and the prince died in their excellence."

"But in the end, they also died in their own excellence."

"In just a few months, there is only one prince left. After cleaning up the rebellion, the first emperor fell ill and canonized the current crown prince, and the next year, the current ascended the throne ......"

When he was Huo Han, Xu Han had heard Huo Zheng talk about this matter, but Huo Zheng was in the frontier at that time and only received the news afterwards, so Xu Jun, who had no personal experience, said it was even more thrilling.

also let Xu Han know what kind of history it is.

The first emperor is the eldest son, and he sits smoothly on the throne of God, so he also wants him to be more stable this time, and set up the prince early, once to cut off the ambitions of those princes below.

But the other princes are also very good, but because of the identity of a concubine, they missed the position of the prince, just ask, who can be convinced?

The Eastern Yuan Dynasty has lasted for more than 300 years, and it has been very stable, although the border has been invaded by enemies from time to time, but they have all been beaten back.

The most tragic battle was the battle of the Limen Pass and the White Emperor Valley back then, but who can say that this is not the bane of the rebellion that year?

"After the first emperor canonized the new crown prince, everything has been settled."

"It turns out that the crown princess and the imperial grandson who were hidden because the murderer was not found should also have no safety problems."

"After all, the crown prince has been newly established, and the imperial grandson is just an infant baby, even if he is appointed as the imperial grandson, he may not be able to get the support of the courtiers, and the country depends on the monarch."

What's more, the father-to-son is the proper bloodline, even the ancestral grandchildren, are not so justifiable.

Xu Jun glanced at the eldest princess of Shuyang, thought about it, and said,

"At that time, I took the former Chengen Gong and the crown princess's mother and son back to Beijing, and on the way I met someone who picked up the eldest princess, so I handed over the princess's mother and son to the princess, and then left."

"After all, the Zhenbei Wangfu is a palace with a different surname, and it will be a trouble to be seen."

"I was in the house, watching the development of the situation, and I thought that after the new prince was established, the crown princess mother and son should appear in front of people, so that they would live in this world openly, continue the prince's bloodline, and pass the torch from generation to generation."

"Who knows, I only waited until the former Chengen Gong went out of the city and died on the spot, and his wife insisted on going out of the city after hearing the news, and after giving birth to a posthumous child, he died in an avalanche."

"As for the crown princess mother and son, it seems to have disappeared into the world, and there is no news at all."

The eldest princess of Shuyang has been lowering her eyes since Xu Jun began to speak, and she has always been silent, and when Xu Jun said this, she finally spoke, her voice hoarse,

"Next, let me tell you."

"My father lingered on the bed for several months, and finally the mountain collapsed, and at this time, he has now ascended the throne."

"Because I am the eldest sister, and now I am the younger brother, and because my mother is gone, I was already married to a colt at that time, so after my mother left, I often brought my younger brothers and sisters to the house."

"I'm afraid that they will be neglected in the palace."

"Even if the younger siblings already have their own homes, they like to come to me, and the same is true after they ascend the throne today."

"Soon after he went to see me in another courtyard, there was news in the palace that the daughter of the Zhou family was a concubine."

At the same time, the eldest son and daughter-in-law died, and the eldest princess Shuyang, who was recuperating in another courtyard with their posthumous son, returned to the Chengen Mansion.

The identity of the daughter of the Zhou family, the posthumous son, is about to come out.

Also, since you can't return to the bright side, what identity is safer than the grandson of the eldest princess of Shuyang?

The eldest princess of Shuyang covered her chest with her hands, what could make her more sad than saying this?

Xu Jun sighed lightly and took over the words of the eldest princess of Shuyang,

"After I got these news at that time, I wanted to go to the princess's mansion to question the princess, but after thinking about it, since the princess acquiesced in this matter and recognized the identity of the baby, then there must be her reasons."

"Royal affairs are always so complicated, and I promised the prince to save the child's life, so that he can pass on this lineage."

"If it's safer, why not. I can be regarded as having an explanation for the trust of the deceased. ”

"Originally, I thought that this matter should become a permanent secret, and I watched the child grow up, and his appearance completely combined the characteristics of his parents, especially the tear mole, which was in the same position as his father."

"I am very pleased that he is so radiant under the teaching of the colt, and I fully understand the princess's decision."

"If he is really allowed to restore his original identity, maybe he can only remain in the sea of people for the rest of his life, and he will be unknown for a lifetime, he is the blood of the prince, and he is destined to be impossible to be outstanding."

"But I didn't expect that when I thought this secret would be buried forever, someone sent me a letter revealing the secret I wanted to bury."

"Obviously, this matter is so secret, only a handful of people know about it, who is watching from behind?"

"With that letter, I quietly visited the princess and the colt who had been cultivating in the other courtyard."

The eldest princess, who had been holding her chest, took a long breath and took over the conversation,

"I have been carefully raised with the horse for more than ten years, and that child has inherited all the specialties of the two of us, since it was decided to let him be the child of the Xiao family, then, he will always be a member of the Xiao family."

"No matter if the black hand reaches out, I will not agree to let them break all this peace."

"But I was too naïve to think about it, it's not that I don't want to be broken to be useful, after we met, I met another person, and this person also directly led to the death of the colt."

Xiao Wei covered his face with his hands, even if he had noticed that his grandfather's death was for another reason, even if his grandmother's hysteria, there was a reason.

But at this moment, hearing the truth from the mouth of the eldest princess of Shuyang still made him unacceptable.

He shook his head and said, "Grandfather died because of me, if it wasn't for me, how could you ......?"

The eldest princess of Shuyang looked at him and said softly, "No, your grandfather has loved you for more than ten years, how could he bear that you fell into those rights and wrongs, he voluntarily chose to die to protect you." “

"When we got married, we said that we would go to Huangquan together, and on that day, I would have gone with your grandfather, but your grandfather said that you are still young and have not even married a daughter-in-law, so if we both leave, what will he do?"

"Your grandfather doesn't want you to be left alone, so I must watch you start a family."

The eldest princess of Shuyang's eyes were moist, her statement was very calm, this period of the past was in her heart, from the beginning of digging her heart and lungs, to the calm now, she was not in pain, but numbness in pain.

"Zheng'er, your grandfather loves you, his love is what you should love, you can't live up to your grandfather."

"In the past few years, it was my grandmother who was not good, because of the pain, neglected to take care of you, and made you feel wronged."

Xiao Wei shook his head, tears rolling down, how could he blame his grandmother? His grandfather and grandmother taught him carefully since he was a child, loved him to the core, and when they adopted him, they actually took a lot of risks, but they resolutely recognized him.

This love is so heavy, how could he blame her?

Xu Han handed Xiao Wei a handkerchief, lifted the kettle on the small tandoor next to him, and poured a cup of hot water for Xiao Wei, and after Xiao Wei drank it, he slowly calmed down.

Xiao Wei raised his head, wiped his face, and asked the most core question in Xu Jun and the eldest princess's narrative,

"Grandmother, why did you hide my identity in the first place?"

"Since the first emperor knew that the crown prince was innocent, even if he set up a new prince, if his descendants appeared, he would only be treated kindly, why did he hide it instead?"

"Also, when the concubine entered the palace, was she active or forced?"

"Also, who is the person who killed my grandfather?"