Zhou Xuan was here to greet Li Jian, Chen Kai, and the four patriarchs of Fujian and Shanha, over there, Dr. Qin and the old couple had already hugged Zhou Zhiruo with a smile, Zhiruo was born on August 16 last year, and now she is almost half a year old, her eyebrows are picturesque, her head is fine, she is a little beauty, and when she sees Dr. Qin and her husband, she is not afraid of life, and her eyes are dark and look at people.

Qin Xiaodi stopped rushing to the sky, dressed in a boy's costume, and was naturally elated when she saw her parents, running around in a circle.

Tang Xiaosan, Hu Tong and his father and mother were also overjoyed when they saw each other.

Cumin, Yang Xiaofeng, Rui Chu, as well as Nian Nujiao, Ji Zhi, and Xiliu, these maidservants and maiko from Hongzhou and Jiangzhou all came to visit Dr. Qin, and Princess Qingle felt that she was a royal princess, and she was a little reluctant when she came to visit, but this was the parents of Qin Que and Sewing Needle, and Zhou Xuan respected Dr. Qin very much on weekdays, so she didn't dare to be rude.

Dr. Qin heard Qin Que say that this was Her Royal Highness the Princess, so he hurriedly returned the salute.

The old lady Qin saw that Princess Qingle was really beautiful, with a lazy waist and a pregnant appearance, and then looked at Qin Que, who was still as thin as a girl, and couldn't help but be a little worried, afraid that her daughter's status in the Guogong Mansion would decline.

At this time, Zhou Xuan, Li Jian and others came over together, Zhou Xuan hugged Zhiruo from the arms of the needle, and asked with a smile: "Baby, I haven't seen my father for a month, won't I know him again?" ”

Zhou Zhiruo looked at Zhou Xuan intently, and the baby's fat face suddenly wrinkled with two flesh lines, and she laughed out loud.

"Ah, Xiao Zhiruo has teeth, two white little front teeth!" Zhou Xuan was overjoyed, and kissed several times in succession, and now Zi Zhiruo was unwilling, ahhh

Lin Hanyun saw Xiao Zhiruo. I also liked it very much, and said, "Let me hug it."

Zhou Xuan saw that Xiao Zhiruo's hands and feet were moving, so he handed the needle. said to Lin Hanyun: "Go back to the house and hug again." ”

The sewing needle smiled sweetly and hugged Xiao Zhiruo. said: "Xiao Zhiruo knows Daddy. Laughing so hard that his eyes narrowed into a slit. ”

Li Jian smiled: "Xiao Zhiruo laughs very much like Cousin Xuan - Cousin Xuan. How about marrying Xiao Zhiruo to my son? ”

"Huh?" Zhou Xuanqi said: "When did Brother Jian have a son?" ”

Li Jian smiled but did not answer. Look at Qin Que.

Qin Que said: "The princess has been pregnant for more than five months. A few days ago, I checked the pulse of the princess. It should be a boy. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "You hit B." Specially tested for pregnant women for both men and women. The court is no better than the people. Woe comes from the mouth. He said lightly: "It's okay to talk about it in private." Don't preach. Be careful in the future. ”

Li Jian saw that Zhou Xuan had the intention of blaming Qin Que, and hurriedly said: "Cousin Xuan, you and I are close friends and close relatives, so you don't have to have so many scruples, whether it is a baby boy or a baby girl, I like it." Okay, if it's a baby boy, Zhiruo will enter the door of my Li family. ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Zhiruo is one year older." "The customs of the Tang Kingdom, men marry women. Women can't be older than men, and the people may not be so strict, but there are still many taboos in the upper echelons of the royal family.

Li Jian looked at Xiao Zhiruo's pink and cute appearance, and said, "It's okay—"

Princess Qingle had a soft waist and a slightly convex belly, and said, "Brother Huang." And me. ”

Li Jian's eyes lit up, and he pointed to Princess Qingle's stomach and said: "If Hu Zhu is born as a daughter, she will be my son-in-law, if Hu Zhu gives birth to a boy and I give birth to a daughter, I will also become a husband and wife, a cousin, a match made in heaven, haha." ”

Chen Kai, Chen Ji, Lin Heishan, and Lin Ji all smiled and congratulated, but Zhou Xuan was annoyed. It's easy to have mentally retarded children when you get married. Although the probability of genius is not small, it is better not to take risks. But now that the child has not been born, there is no need to rush, work harder, and let Qin Que give birth to one and marry the East Palace.

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Jian, how about going to my house for a drink?" He also invited Chen Kai, Chen Ji, Lei Meng, the Zhong clan patriarch, Lan Lianchang and Pan Yujiao to go together.

Princess Qingle invited Pan Yujiao to share the car with her, she and Pan Yujiao are both big-bellied, have a lot of common language, and Pan Yujiao has the virtue of saving her, so she feels very close, Princess Qingle didn't expect that Pan Yujiao's stomach is also a seed under Zhou Qicha, beckoning to Zhou Xuan from the car window, and when Zhou Xuan approached, he said: "Xuanlang, the patriarch of Panda visited our house as soon as he arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday, and sent a lot of gifts, and I left her to live in my Chuxiu Garden." ”

Pan Yujiao sat in the car in a beautiful dress, staring at Zhou Xuan with long and charming eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth did not go away. Zhou Xuan glanced at Pan Yujiao and said with a smile: "This is very good, I still have a lot of Fujian problems to ask the patriarch of Panda, eat the king's luck, worry about the monarch - I haven't seen you for more than three months, and the patriarch of Panda has plumped up a lot." ”

Princess Qingle glanced at Zhou Xuan coquettishly and didn't say anything.

Dozens of carriages, hundreds of followers, leaving the Bailuzhou Wharf, from the Jubaomen through the Wuwei Bridge into Jinling, but saw two Jinwu guards on duty guarding the white eunuch Pegasus ushered in, the white eunuch did not have time to greet Zhou Xuan, that is, the emperor sent an edict, asking His Royal Highness the Prince, Wu Guogong, and Chen Shangshu to go to the Zichen Palace, and His Majesty had a major matter to discuss.

Zhou Xuan was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was the matter?

The white eunuch shook his head and said that he didn't know, he was only responsible for delivering the decree.

Li Jian frowned and said, "There is no major event in Beijing these days-" asked: "Have you summoned the four great patriarchs?" ”

The white eunuch said: "Only His Royal Highness, Wu Guogong, and Chen Shangshu are summoned." ”

Zhou Xuan asked Chen Ji, Lin Heishan, big and small Gu Changshi to accompany the four patriarchs to Xiangluanfang first, and he came to accompany him after he entered the palace and saw the emperor.

Zhou Xuan, Li Jian, and Chen Kai were escorted by the Yulin Guard led by Lin Ji to the outside of Daxing Palace, and walked into the Zichen Palace, but saw Li Kun, the king of Jing, Wei Xuan, the servant of the door, Qi Zhang, the general of Wei, Huangfu Jixun, and the three dukes of Wei Xu Mian and Cao Dasima were all in the palace.

Zhou Xuan visited Li Yu, Li Yu gave him a seat, and said with a smile: "Zhou Aiqing came back just in time, Jian'er and Chen Aiqing, please sit down-" and said to Wei Xuan: "Wei Aiqing, you should briefly explain the meaning of Zhao Defang's letter." ”

Wei Xuan said: "The messenger of the Shu Song Dynasty arrived early in the morning and brought a secret letter from Zhao Defang, inviting my Tang soldiers to attack the Northern Song Dynasty, saying that Zhao Guangyi had returned to heaven on the thirteenth day of the previous month. Destroy the country and tear the soil, and share it with our country. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "Yang Zongbao said that Zhao Guangyi was bedridden, and now he is finally dying." "I won't say anything about it yet. What does Li Kun's party say?

Chen Kai said: "The old minister has just returned to Jinling, and he doesn't know the news yet, is there no news from Huaibei?" ”

Wei Xuan said: "The messenger of Shu Song is coming in a hurry, and there will be a letter in Huaibei in the next or two days." ”

The officer on duty came in to report, and Song Zhun, the squire of the military department, had something important to tell His Majesty.

Li Yu said with a smile: "The news from Huaibei is here." ”

Sure enough, Song Zhun came to report the death of Zhao Guangyi, and said that the envoy of the Northern Song Dynasty had arrived in Sizhou. Invite the envoys of the Tang State to participate in the enthronement ceremony of the new monarch of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Li Yu said: "The news of Zhao Guangyi's return to heaven is conclusive, you can discuss it, how to reply to the messenger of Shu Song?" ”

King Jing Li Kun glanced at Zhou Xuan and said: "This is an excellent opportunity, Your Majesty must not miss it, now that the source of the Qing Dynasty has been decided, there is no need to worry about the south, it is the time to use troops to the north." ”

Huangfu Jixun echoed: "His Royal Highness King Jing is reasonable, and the minister is willing to lead the army on the Northern Expedition to carry on his father's legacy. "Huangfu Hui, the father of Huangfu Jixun, died heroically in the battle against the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wei Xuan was silent. It is estimated that it depends on the attitude of Li Jian and Zhou Xuan, and then makes an expression of support for King Jing.

Chen Kai said angrily: "Your Majesty, you must not start a war in vain. It was not feasible to use troops against the Northern Song Dynasty. ”

Huangfu Jixun said: "At the beginning of last year, Hu Yanzan attacked Shu Song, wasn't Chen Shangshu the main one to send troops to help?" At that time, 50,000 military horses were gathered in Sizhou and Haozhou! ”

Chen Kai said: "Last year, Chen Bing Sizhou was only to relieve the danger of Shu and Song, the Northern Song Dynasty was incomparably strong, with 500,000 armor, and the soldiers were excellent, and my Tang Kingdom was quite inferior. Now that the Qing Yuan has been decided, the Southern Han Dynasty is on top, the situation is unpredictable, Wu Yue seems to have surrendered, once my Tang Northern Expedition is frustrated, Wu Yue is bound to backlash, and Zhao Guangyi is bedridden for a day, and the future has already been arranged. Where will there be an opportunity for chaos in the government and government. Its new monarch Zhao? Young and promising, not the master of busywork. There are also good ministers and fierce generals to assist, it is really undesirable, not to mention taking advantage of the country's mourning to cut it down, it is ashamed of both feelings and reason, Your Majesty is a benevolent and virtuous king, how can you do this! ”

Li Yu nodded again and again and asked Zhou Xuan: "What does Zhou Aiqing think?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "The minister thinks that what General Huangfu said is not unreasonable——"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace was stunned, how could Zhou Xuan help King Jing and his party speak!

I only listened to Zhou Xuandao: "Your Majesty can order General Huangfu to guard Sizhou, lead the soldiers and horses of Sanzhou, wait for the opportunity to move, and look at the battle situation of Shu and Song, if Shu and Song win, our country will enter the army to attack the Northern Song Dynasty, if Shu and Song are defeated, then press the army and do not move, and the bluff can also be." ”

Li Kun and Huangfu Jixun glanced at each other, Li Kun shook his head slightly, this is Zhou Xuan's plan to transfer the tiger from the mountain, if Huangfu Jixun leaves Jinling, then the soldiers and horses of Jinling Eight Guards will fall into the hands of Li Jian and his party, and he Li Kun will be alone.

Li Kun said: "Your Majesty, the nephew's previous concerns are biased, or Chen Shangshu is thoughtful, the Northern Song Dynasty envoys have arrived in Sizhou, which shows that they have already prepared, at this time it is difficult to win a big victory with troops, and the enemy is this big enemy, the minister thinks that he should immediately reply to the messenger of Shu and Song, so that Zhao Defang should not act rashly, and the three-legged tripod is the most stable." ”

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, Li Kun changed his words quickly, and he was much smarter than before.

Li Yu said: "Then it's decided, Wei Aiqing will reply to the messenger of Shu Song, Zhou Aiqing is tired from a long distance, so let's step down, and come to the palace with the princess tomorrow to meet you." ”

Zhou Xuan invited Li Jian and Chen Kai to his mansion for a banquet, and on the way, Li Jian smiled and said: "This time my brother Wang is alert, if Huangfu Jixun goes out of Beijing, what else can he do!" ”

Chen Kai said no and tried not to get involved in the dispute between the East Palace and King Jing, but he was obviously on the side of the East Palace now.

Xiangluanfang Wu Guogong's Mansion opened a feast, staggered until the evening dispersed, Li Jian, Chen Kai, Chen Ji, Lin Heishan resigned, Lei Meng and the Zhong clan patriarch resigned and returned to the pavilion, Pan Yujiao lived here, naturally did not leave, Lan Lianchang also stranded.

After everyone dispersed, Lan Lianchang pleaded to Zhou Xuan: "Guogong, there is something to ask for below." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Lian Changgongzi, please speak." ”

Lan Lianchang said: "It's been three days since I came down to Beijing, but I haven't been able to see my sister, and I hope that the country will be fulfilled." ”

Chen Si'an was placed under house arrest in the official residence in the north of the city, guarded by sergeants, Lan Lianchang was not allowed to enter after going twice, and he did not dare to bribe the guards in private, so he only came to ask Zhou Xuan in Beijing.

Zhou Xuan said: "Gongzi Lian Chang and I are now the ministers of the same palace, I should help each other, you can rest assured, I will let General Lin Heishan accompany you tomorrow." ”

Lan Lianchang thanked him and was about to go back, when Zhou Xuanhu asked: "Gongzi Lianchang, where do you think Xiahou Yun's father and daughter will go to?" ”

Lan Lianchang's heart sank, for fear that Zhou Xuan would suspect him, so he hurriedly said: "Guogong Mingjian, since Quanzhou returned to Shun, I have never seen Xiahou Yun's father and daughter. ”

Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "I don't mean anything else, I'm looking for Xiahou tassels everywhere, some people say that her father and daughter have gone all the way to the north and have entered the Tang Kingdom from Wuyue, but there has been no news of his father and daughter in the past few months, I don't know where they went?" ”

Lan Lianchang thought for a while and said: "The good sect of the Duke learned that Xiahou Yun is not surnamed Xiahou, his surname is Murong, he is Chen Duhu, no, Chen Si'an is the father of Chen Jungong, a family surnamed Xiahou adopted the young Murong Yun, and then changed his name to Xiahou Yun, as for what the situation was at that time and why he adopted, it is unknown - whether to ask Chen Jungong tomorrow, Chen Jungong should know the details, or it may be helpful to find Xiahou tassels Zhou Xuan nodded and said: "It's okay, then there will be Lao Lianchang's son." ”

Zhou Xuan asked Gu Changshi to send Lan Lianchang out of the house on his behalf, he went back to the "Furong Garden" to take a bath, thinking about Xiahou tassels, it turned out that Xiahou tassels were not called Xiahou tassels, but Murong tassels, and his life experience was quite tortuous.

After the bath, Qin Que and Sewing Needle invited Zhou Xuan to go to the Tongque Pavilion to rest, Lin Hanyun was newly married, so don't snub her.

Zhou Xuanxin said: "Feng Ajian is in Chuxiu Pavilion, if she sees Lin Hanyun, she will naturally know at a glance that Lin Hanyun is still a virgin, what will she think?" I, Zhou Qicha, Hu'er Liuxia Hui, sat still, didn't mess up, and suddenly didn't wait for the matchmaker to make Princess Qingle belly, I can't guess it, this is complex human nature! ”