Wu Ning'er listened to her grandfather's words, but she was silent, and said for a long time: "Grandpa, Ning'er is willing to enter the palace!" She said categorically, with absolute seriousness in her tone.

Wu Yong heard this, but it was strange, but he saw the reluctance in Ning Er's heart, so he asked curiously: "Ning Er, isn't Grandpa unwilling to see you?" Why is it so serious now? ”

Wu Ning'er listened to Wu Yong's words, but said seriously: "Grandpa, what do you want to do, a man has to marry a wife when he is old, and a woman has to marry when he is old, and he can marry His Majesty and become his queen, it's too late to be happy, but it's a little uncomfortable in my heart, many of Ning'er's friends say that Your Majesty's favorite woman is that Li Ying'er!" ”

Wu Yong heard this, but he laughed out loud, and laughed for a long time before he said: "Ning'er, you, pretending to be a little daughter, can't you see through it?" How can an emperor's mind be seen through by ordinary people? How can the love of an emperor be handed over so easily? Your Majesty is at most fond of Li Ying'er, every thing Your Majesty does, he has his own considerations, you don't want to follow the crowd, you have your own ideas. ”

And suddenly, Wu Yong said to Wu Ning'er seriously: "Ning'er, grandpa sent you to the palace, for you, I don't know if it's good or bad, after next year's draft, I'm afraid the palace will be lively again, this is a place of right and wrong after all, Ning'er, you have to be careful!" Wu Yong said worriedly.

Wu Ning'er listened to Wu Yong's words, but she smiled, and then said seriously: "Grandpa, don't worry, Ning'er knows, grandpa is such a hero, and so is Ning'er, this palace is Ning'er's battlefield!" ”

"Besides, in such a big and contentious world, Ning Er also wants to see the world!"

Wu Ning'er said seriously, but asked silently in her heart: "Your Majesty, what kind of person are you?" ”

……

At this time, Chang'an City, Guanzhong Jiedu Embassy.

Under the dim light, Chen Tuo, the envoy of Taiyuan Houguanzhong, sat on a chair and said to his youngest daughter Chen Xin'er: "Xin'er, you clean up these days and go back to Beijing with your father." ”

Chen Xin'er listened, raised her head and glanced at her father, only to see that face, beautiful to the extreme, jade-like face, melon seed face, a pair of big talking eyes under the two eyebrows, coupled with a well-proportioned figure, but it has the beauty of sinking fish and geese!

She asked a little strangely: "Father, Xin'er only came to Chang'an from the capital half a year ago, why did she return to the capital again?" Daddy, what's the matter with you? ”

Chen Tuo listened to her words, and then said with a smile: "Yes, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and we, the outgoing festival envoys, are going back to Beijing to report on our work!" ”

"Moreover, Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and is going to have a draft, so my father will let you participate and enter the palace, what do you think?" Chen Tuo asked again.

Chen Xin'er listened, was silent for a while, and then said with a somewhat unhappy face: "It's all up to the father, and the daughter has no opinion." ”

Chen Tuo saw it, sighed and said: "Xin'er, you are the youngest daughter of your father's favorite, to say something from your heart, in fact, in my father's heart, I am not willing to send you to the palace, the palace is a place to eat people, especially a woman like you in your prime, but it is not up to anyone, and there is a last resort for being a father!" ”

Chen Xin'er listened to Chen Tuo's words, and her heart suddenly felt better, but she felt a little strange, her father, her father was a high and powerful person, and what kind of trouble could he have, so he asked in a low voice: "Daddy, what are your difficulties?" ”

Chen Tuo listened, but said with a wry smile: "Xin'er, as a father is the Marquis of Taiyuan, the envoy of Guanzhong, and he is in a high position, but he also represents the interests of too many people, and sometimes, he has to do something against his will." He said ambiguously.

"Of course, this is only a small part of the reason, the most important thing is that the father has lost his eyes, before, I think the second prince, now the prince of Zhou Zheng Tong is a character, plus he has made efforts when his father was appointed as the envoy of this pass, and he deliberately made friends with his father, and I am not good at refusing to leave, I have a relationship as soon as I come and go, but I am so trembling, this Zhou Wang will never touch the royal chair again, it is really unpredictable!" Chen Tuo said with a sigh.

But Chen Xin'er understood, but she didn't speak, just listened quietly.

And Chen Tuo continued: "And the new emperor ascends the throne, sooner or later he will find out about this, and even marginalize me, these fathers are not afraid, but what kind of person Your Majesty is, I don't know very well, besides, the emperor's mind is still too difficult to guess after all, who can know what he thinks in his heart, I am afraid that he will not only marginalize me, but also settle accounts after the autumn, then the three hundred years of glory of the Taiyuan Marquis Mansion is afraid that it will decline on me, I can't bear it, so, Xin'er, as a father, I can only let you enter the palace." ”

Chen Xin'er listened and nodded tearfully.

Chen Tuo saw it, and then said: "Of course, Xin'er, if you participate in the draft, you will inevitably enter the palace, according to the unspoken rules of Queen Daqian, you must be one of the best candidates for the queen, but your father still doesn't want you to be this queen, the queen's position seems to be high, but there is too much wind and sword rain, Xin'er, you just need to be yourself, and your father is your strong backing." ”

Chen Tuo said with some seriousness, his tone revealed unprecedented seriousness, and his concern for his daughter was beyond words.

When Chen Xin'er heard this, she was still very moved in her heart, but she choked up and said, "Daddy, is Xin'er really going to enter the palace?" ”

As a lady, she actually knew her fate for a long time, and her marriage was not up to her, but for entering the palace, she really didn't think about it, as a top military aristocratic family of Taiyuan Marquis, she had seen too much darkness and privacy in the back house of her family, thinking about the palace, I am afraid that there will be more.

She still doesn't want to enter the palace as a concubine, once she enters the palace, she can't help herself, she is still in her prime, she doesn't want to die in the majestic palace for the rest of her life, he asked again, hoping that his father can give him a negative reply.

Chen Tuo saw it, but his heart was extremely uncomfortable, he turned his head sideways, he still couldn't bear to see himself, his favorite daughter was sad and sad.

But he still said with a hard heart: "Xin'er, you think I want to, but Your Majesty has ascended the throne so strangely, how can we, a top military and aristocratic family like the Taiyuan Marquis Mansion, have to express the greatest goodwill, this is politics!" ”

If Zheng Wen heard this, he would definitely be shocked in his heart, because Zheng Wen also wanted to know what these veteran military aristocratic families thought of his ascension to the throne and emperor.

But Chen Tuo sighed for a long time, and then said in a low tone: "Xin'er, in the future court, Your Majesty and the three princes are afraid that there will be a dragon and tiger fight, according to the father, the prince of Zhou Zheng Tong has no chance of winning, and the father is still afraid that the Taiyuan Hou Mansion will be involved, and then the situation is not up to anyone, for the inheritance of the Taiyuan Hou Mansion, the father can only send you to the palace, to show your Majesty's attitude, we are completely on his side, early to clear these hidden dangers of the Hou Mansion, since ancient times, This kind of political struggle between the royal family has affected too many pond fish, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance, the father still doesn't want it to happen in this Taiyuan Hou Mansion, Xin'er, I have wronged you. ”

Chen Tuo is tiger eyes were full of tears, so that Chen Xin'er could see it, but she was a little unbearable, how could she have ever seen her always amiable father have such a side, and she was suddenly speechless.

But her heart is empty, after all, she is a little girl, her heart is sure of her future, but there is still an indescribable discomfort in her heart, she is the same age as a flower, and she is full of infinite longing for her future, but suddenly someone came to tell her that her future is determined, but she can't accept it.

……

At this time, the Daming Palace was brightly lit.

In the imperial study, Zheng Wen was alone and was seriously reviewing the folds.

The night was already very deep, and suddenly, Huang An walked in and said to Zheng Wen: "The emperor's night is already very deep, it's time to rest." ”

Zheng Wen listened to Huang An's words, and said without raising his head: "Well, I know, I'll finish this one." ”

After a while, Zheng Wen put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and glanced at Huang An, who was standing aside, but suddenly asked coldly: "Big companion, what do you think of Wang Cheng, the left servant of the household department?" ”

When Huang An heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but he still quickly reacted, what His Majesty was thinking, he couldn't think of it for a while.

He said with some hesitation: "Emperor, the old slave is a eunuch, how can he comment on the ministers of the court in front of His Majesty, but the old slave has been serving in front of the first emperor for a long time, but he has heard the first emperor say that this Wang Cheng has a very strong desire for power, but he does not have the ability to match it, and the first emperor does not like Wang Cheng." ”

Zheng Wen listened to it, but he was very surprised in his heart, his cheap father's words were really to the point, but why did he promote this Wang Cheng to such a high position, it is really incomprehensible!

So Zheng Wen asked again: "Then the great companion, my father and emperor, why did you promote this Wang Cheng to such a high position?" ”

Huang An listened to Zheng Wen's question, and said: "Emperor, the old slave is not very clear, the first emperor was promoted very suddenly, there was no warning, according to the old slave's guess, this is afraid that it is stained with the light of the queen mother, plus the power of the Taiyuan Wang family, there is nothing wrong with promotion!" Huang An said as a matter of course.

But Zheng Wen listened, but he didn't approve of it in his heart, he had been an emperor for more than two months, knew a lot of things, and also left behind the idea that "his cheap father is a peaceful emperor" in his mind.

He has been an emperor for so long, he has seen too many things and people, and he knows more, and he has also discovered the unknown side of his cheap father, his cheap father is indeed not a simple character, and he still does a lot of things in secret!

Such a character, why would he put this Wang Cheng above the important position of the left servant of the household department?