Together with the war, Cui Zhao and his sister Mrs. Ping Enhou moved to a small courtyard in Beicheng, of course, the pomp and circumstance of the past are gone, and they even have to live in the same courtyard with the princess and his daughter, look down on each other, and look at each other coldly, only because of the catastrophe, they are really not in the mood to fight, so they can maintain calm. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The offensive of the Huns is getting stronger and stronger, Jincheng is about to be lost, and the women are so frightened that they don't eat tea and rice, crying all day long, it is in this situation that Cui Zhao's body actually recovers little by little, and he can walk normally on the ground, and his expression is calm, as if he doesn't take the Huns outside the city seriously at all.

The ladies who lived in the same courtyard were all puzzled by this, and then they were a little afraid, and they became more and more convinced that this daughter of the Cui family was unusual, and maybe the Huns were "recruited" by her - her life was so hard that she could defeat the emperor!

The ladies of the palace quietly moved away, preferring to live with ordinary people rather than approaching Cui Zhao again.

Only Mrs. Ping Enhou knew that the so-called hard life was all nonsense, which she concocted with her own hands, but she didn't understand why the third sister's body was getting better and better.

Cui Zhao himself understood.

Since the siege of the Huns, the more critical the situation, the less pressure to force her to approach the emperor, a few days ago when the situation was the most unfavorable, Mrs. Pingenhou even complained about the old monarch, feeling that it was all because of grandmother's partiality, so that the Cui family's two daughters and one son were trapped in Jincheng.

Without the pressure of the family, Cui Zhao's mood suddenly became relaxed, and his body naturally gradually improved.

She finally understood that she didn't like the emperor, let alone seduce the emperor, and in comparison, life and death were not so important.

So she wants to see the emperor and make everything clear.

Cui Teng didn't know why, but his sister was forced to die, so he had to pass the word on his behalf.

Mrs. Ping Enhou saw hope again, overjoyed, and said vigorously: "It is worthy of being the daughter of the Cui family, it is time to meet, the so-called adversity sees the truth, and it is easiest to win His Majesty's favor at this time." ”

Han Ruzi deliberately chose to summon Cui Zhao in the morning, so as not to cause too much gossip, and the eunuchs and guards were also present.

Cui Zhao entered the house under the guidance of his brother Cui Teng, and Mrs. Ping Enhou could only stay outside and wait for news without permission.

Cui Zhaoying bowed, got up and glanced at it, and finally saw the emperor.

Han Ruzi had been to Cui's mansion, but he had never met the queen's sister, and both of them were a little curious.

Han Ruzi saw a bit of the queen's shadow from Cui Zhao's face, but Cui Zhao thought that the emperor was really young, but he had a calmness that the champion did not have.

It should be this person who is the emperor, and it should be my sister Cui Nuan who is the queen.

Cui Zhao thought like this, his heart became calmer, and he said: "The concubine visited Your Majesty, and the concubine heard that the Xiongnu put forward conditions, and named the concubine and relatives, and the concubine was not rude, and was willing to go to the Xiongnu to tie the good of the two countries." ”

The listeners were all surprised, especially Cui Teng, he didn't know his sister's intentions before, and he didn't understand until this time, and hurriedly said: "Sister, you don't have to worry, you already rejected the Huns yesterday, and you won't insist on it, Your Majesty said it......"

Cui Zhao smiled slightly at his brother, "Brother doesn't need to persuade him, although the peace talks between Da Chu and the Xiongnu will not be defeated by me, but the two countries have been estranged for a long time, if one person can speak for Da Chu on the Xiongnu side, it will be a good thing after all, send me to make peace, even if you can't speed up the peace talks, at least there will be one less dispute." ”

Cui Teng was dumbfounded, "That, there is no need to send you there, you don't even have the surname Han - there are several daughters of the acting king, just pick one and be crowned a princess." ”

Cui Zhao shook his head with a smile, "Since the Xiongnu named my sister's name, and I volunteered, why should I embarrass the king's daughter?" Then he turned to the emperor and said, "I hope Your Majesty will have mercy and fulfill the wishes of the concubines." ”

Han Ruzi thought for a long time, waved his hand and motioned for the eunuchs and guards to retreat, leaving only the Cui brothers and sisters.

"You're the Queen's sister, just like my sister, tell me why you made such a decision?"

Cui Zhao knelt down, hung his head and said nothing, as if he was brewing a speech, and after a while, his shoulders twitched, it turned out that he was crying, "Let the second brother speak." ”

"Me? I don't know anything......" Cui Teng looked dazed.

Cui Zhao just wept, and Han Ruzi didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only stare at Cui Teng sternly.

My sister cried, the emperor stared, Cui Teng felt furious, so he had to say: "Is it because of Mrs. Pingenhou?" ”

Cui Zhao nodded and shook his head again.

Cui Teng was upset, but he didn't dare to attack in front of the emperor, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "Actually...... It's not a big deal, it's just ...... It's Mrs. Pingenhou who wants to ...... Dedicate the third sister to His Majesty......"

Cui Teng's voice became smaller and quieter, and finally it was almost inaudible.

"What did you say?" Han Ruzi leaned forward.

"The third sister is willing to be His Majesty's concubine." Cui Teng lowered his head and said, suddenly raised his head, and said loudly: "This is not my idea, I just found out a few days ago, it was all instigated by Mrs. Ping Enhou behind her back, she was the worst, and she also made up all kinds of rumors to talk about the third sister ...... It was very unbearable to attract His Majesty's attention. ”

When the rumors were at their peak, Han Ruzi did notice it, but he never thought that these rumors were about to reach his ears, and he was stunned for a while, and suddenly understood Cui Zhao's good intentions.

Cui Zhao is the wife of the champion Hou, her husband died in the battle for the throne, if she marries the emperor, she will be pointed out by thousands of husbands, and the world will think that she poisoned the champion Hou. And she also understands the love between her sister Cui Nuan and the emperor, if she enters the palace, she will inevitably compete with the queen for favor, and if she can't enter the palace, she will be oppressed by the Cui family.

Of course, Mrs. Ping Enhou can't call the shots for Cui Zhao, and it must be Lao Jun and Cui Hong who really dominate everything behind the scenes.

Cui Zhao rode a tiger hard, so he simply "rode the tiger" and ran to the side of the Huns, it doesn't matter who he marries, the key is to stay away from the rights and wrongs here.

Han Ruzi understood Cui Zhao's distress, but he couldn't agree, and said in a harmonious voice: "I will call the shots for you, in short, I won't go against your will, and I don't have to marry the Huns." ”

Cui Zhao raised his head and wiped the tears from his face, "Because I'm the champion Mrs. Hou?" ”

Han Ruzi was slightly stunned, this is indeed a reason, and it is a very important reason, after all, the champion Hou is a child of the clan who is qualified to compete for the throne, and he can't just die for less than a year, and send his widow to the Xiongnu, outsiders don't know, they will think that this is the emperor's intention to retaliate.

Cui Zhao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to his brother, Cui Teng took it in his hand inexplicably, opened it and glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and handed the paper to the emperor.

This is a letter of resignation.

Cui Zhao laughed miserably: "Champion Hou thinks that he will inevitably be the emperor, and he wants to cut off the Cui family in advance, so the concubine has nothing to do with Champion Hou, and sending his son to the Deng family is considered a break of grace." ”

Han Ruzi returned the letter of resignation to Cui Teng, he didn't recognize the handwriting of the champion Hou, couldn't tell whether it was true or false, and sighed: "Then you don't need to marry the Huns, there are many princes in the clan, and within a year, I will definitely choose a Ruyi Langjun of the same age for you." ”

The emperor said that he was pro, and with the power of the Cui family, Han Ruzi believed that this was not a difficult matter.

Cui Zhao kowtowed, and then said: "Your Majesty is merciful, everyone knows it, and the concubines are grateful to their hearts, but can Your Majesty choose a relative for the concubines and wash away the stigma on the concubines?" ”

Han Ruzi was stunned again.

Thinking about it carefully, Cui Zhao's reputation is indeed very bad, and marrying the champion Hou at the beginning was considered a snobbery of the Cui family, and forcibly squeezed out the original champion Mrs. Hou, and ended up with a "hard life" statement, the Cui family did not help, but added fuel to the fire, claiming that only the emperor could suppress his daughter.

Cui Zhao is just an ordinary woman, she has no choice but to grit her teeth to bear all this, and marrying a Hun away is a relief.

Han Ruzi was silent, and from Cui Zhao, he also saw a pride hidden in his heart, which was more similar to her sister Cui Xiaojun.

"Sister ......" Cui Teng said blankly, to be honest, he didn't particularly care about this half-sister, but he still felt sad to see her so determined to her family.

"Second brother is annoyed."

"I didn't ...... To be angry, just not to understand ......"

"The second brother is a good person, only the second brother in the family cares about me as a person, and has never regarded me as a tool for power, and I will always keep in mind the kindness of the second brother."

Cui Teng blushed, and his sister's gratitude made him even more embarrassed.

Cui Zhao said to the emperor again: "Your Majesty and the queen's sister are in love, and the concubines will pray for the peace of your majesty and the queen's sister in front of the Bodhisattva no matter where they are." Please also ask Your Majesty to be considerate, the concubines have made up their minds, although the Huns are sinister, they are human beings after all, not beasts. The matter of harmony has existed in ancient times, even Da Chu has also had it, and the concubines are shy and self-recommended, hoping that His Majesty will approve it. ”

Han Ruzi was as dazed as Cui Teng.

In a room in the front yard of the palace, Mrs. Ping Enhou waited for good news with hope, the siege of Jincheng was expected to be lifted, and her sister Cui Zhao was summoned by the emperor again.

Not far from here, in the surviving half of the palace's hall, the king of the East China Sea and other Chu ministers were continuing negotiations with the Huns.

Jin Chunzhong, on behalf of Da Shan Yu, made concessions to almost every condition, and only insisted on two things, one was that the Huns must be provided with a safe passage to return to the grassland, and the other was that a "princess" and relatives must be sent.

Deng Cui's Eastern Crusade was a draw from the bottom of the kettle for the Huns, and Da Dan had carefully weighed it before, feeling that the Chu army in Mayi City was hesitant, there was no general in charge, and there was no need to rush to exterminate, Chai Yue in Yannan was a big trouble, and he didn't expect that Mayi City suddenly went to a chariot general, and Chai Yue's Chu army was more difficult to deal with than he expected.

The Huns' retreat to the north has been cut off, and the south is in a quagmire, so naturally they are more and more anxious.

As for harmony, it is just the last resort for the Huns to save face, Da Shan Yu is very interested in the legendary "hard-hitting woman", but it is not necessary, the king of the East China Sea has asked Jin Chunzhong to agree, as long as Da Chu gave the Huns a "princess".

Liu Jie, the central supervisor, hurriedly ran over and whispered a few words to the King of the East China Sea.

The King of the East China Sea was stunned for a while, and said to Jin Chunzhong: "Cui Zhaonai, the daughter of the Cui family, is the sister of the queen, and His Majesty has just recognized her as her sister, and she has been named the princess of Pingjin, and she is married to the Xiongnu and relatives. ”

Jin Chunzhong was also taken aback, "Taifu Cui's ...... Daughter? ”

"Of course."

"This ...... It's really good, Da Danyu must be very happy. ”

"But Your Majesty also said that it is okay to be close to each other, and the generations cannot be messed up, Da Shan Yu claims to have an ancestral relationship with the emperor, and the princess of Da Chu can only marry Da Shan Yu's grandchildren."

"Huh? This one...... I'll have to go back and ask for instructions. Jin Chunzhong was a little flustered by this unexpected news.

Negotiations continued, and for the envoys of both sides, who were anxious to reach peace talks, it was, after all, only a trifle.

For Mrs. Pingenhou, this is a big event, crazy like trying to find Cui Teng and Cui Zhao to understand, but she can't enter, the eunuch politely asked her to go back to her residence, Princess Pingjin will live in the palace and be taken care of by her brother Cui Teng. (To be continued.) )