In the sunny back garden of the palace, Zhao Shu took Siyue, Siling and several other granddaughters and grandchildren to play Keju, the three-month period has already passed for almost a month, and Zhao Shu's health has also begun to become very poor.

In the pavilion not far away, Zhao Yan and Empress Gao were sitting there drinking tea, speaking of which it was really rare for the two of them to be able to sit together, because they looked at each other unpleasantly, and even Zhao Yan had never taken the initiative to see his titular mother except for the New Year's holidays, and today he took Siyue and them into the palace, and wanted these granddaughters and grandchildren to accompany Zhao Shu more, but he didn't expect that Queen Gao was also there, so it became the current situation.

At first, Zhao Yan and Empress Gao didn't speak, but pretended to drink tea, and the atmosphere became a little dull, and after a while, I saw that Empress Gao took the lead in breaking this dull atmosphere and said: "Yan'er, you can think of taking your children into the palace to accompany your father, and you can be regarded as having a heart, and this palace has not been so happy to see your father for a long time." ”

Zhao Yan couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhao Shu who was laughing not far away when he heard Queen Gao's words, although he couldn't kick anymore, but he had been commanding several granddaughters and grandsons, and the smile on his face had not broken from beginning to end.

"Thank you for the praise of the queen mother, but for the son of man, it is also the right thing to be filial to the father, so the queen mother does not have to praise too much!" Zhao Yan owes himself at the moment, although he is usually very estranged from Queen Gao, but at this time. He can only bite the bullet and talk to the other party.

However, Empress Gao didn't seem to hear Zhao Yan's words, but sighed to herself and recalled: "Speaking of which, your father's life is also full of ups and downs, and he was originally adopted by Emperor Renzong as an adopted son, which can be regarded as a step to the sky, but I didn't expect Emperor Renzong to drive your imperial relatives out of the palace because the concubines around him were pregnant." Since then, your father has been trembling, after I married him, I haven't seen him sleep well, because of this health has become very poor, until he was named the crown prince again, he finally settled down, but unfortunately he has not been the emperor for a few years, and his body is not good. ”

Although Queen Gao is domineering, she does have feelings for Zhao Shu. When he said this, he also shed rare tears, which made Zhao Yan not know how to persuade him, and finally had to bite the bullet and say: "Although my father has only been in power for a few years, he has made the Great Song Dynasty stronger and stronger, and he has destroyed Western Xia externally, and then threatened Northern Liao, and the prosperity of martial arts is probably only comparable to Taizu, and the people of the world will definitely remember the wisdom of his father in the future!" ”

"I hope so!" Empress Gao just sighed when she heard this. didn't say anything more, and Zhao Yan didn't know what to say either. As a result, the two fell into an awkward silence again.

But at this moment, Zhao Yan suddenly saw that behind the rockery on the left side of the pavilion, there was a woman in palace clothes looking at them secretly, and Zhao Shu's side secretly looked at them, at first Zhao Yan thought it was a curious palace maid, but then he found that the other party was not dressed like a palace maid. It's a pity that because the distance is a little far, I can't see each other's faces clearly.

Although Empress Gao didn't speak, she kept paying attention to Zhao Yan's reaction, and when she saw Zhao Yan's eyes looking at the rockery not far away, she couldn't help but turn her head to look. As a result, she happened to see the woman behind the rockery, which made her face change at first, then sighed again, and then whispered a few words to the palace maid beside her, and the other party immediately took the order and left.

After a while, I saw that the palace maid brought the woman behind the rockery over, and when she approached, Zhao Yan immediately stood up in surprise, because this woman was none other than his biological mother Zhang Guiyi. Zhang Guiyi is not yet thirty-five years old this year, probably because of her natural beauty, she looks very young now, but at this time, her face was full of panic, obviously worried about being blamed by Queen Gao.

When Zhao Yan saw Zhang Guiyi, she immediately guessed her intention in her heart, probably because she heard that not only did she enter the palace, but also Siyue and them, these are her granddaughters and grandchildren, but Zhang Guiyi has never seen them with her own eyes, so she couldn't help but run over today to take a few glances from afar, but she didn't expect to be seen by Zhao Yan and Queen Gao.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan also felt a pain in his heart, although he didn't really regard Zhang Guiyi as his mother in his heart, but the blood relationship between the two was inseparable, especially when Zhao Yan saw Zhang Guiyi's worried expression now, it made him feel even more uncomfortable, and he stood up first and said: "Zhao Yan meets Zhang Guiyi!" ”

"Free ...... Excuse me! Zhang Guiyi saw Zhao Yan take the lead in saluting herself, and she said excitedly, and even forgot her previous apprehensions, at this time she just wanted to hold her son in her arms and love her, but unfortunately Queen Gao was here, so that their mother and son could not recognize each other.

"It's a coincidence that my sister came, it's rare for Yan'er to enter the palace once, you can also sit down and talk to us!" Empress Gao also suddenly said at this time, she also guessed the purpose of Zhang Guiyi's coming here, but now she is focused on Zhao Shu, and she doesn't want to blame Zhang Guiyi for this, and she is worried that Zhao Yan seems to have known that Zhang Guiyi is his biological mother, so she doesn't dare to blame Zhang Guiyi lightly now, so as not to offend Zhao Yan because of these trivial things, after all, Zhao Yan's current reputation even she, the queen mother, has to be a little scrupulous.

Seeing that Queen Gao did not blame herself, but let herself sit down and talk, which made Zhang Guiyi also overjoyed, hurriedly thanked Queen Gao, and then sat opposite Zhao Yan, she was still a little restrained at first, but Zhao Yan deliberately chatted with her about Siyue and their children, which made Zhang Guiyi immediately interested, chased Zhao Yan and asked non-stop, and from time to time looked at Siyue and a few people around Zhao Shu in the distance, and her eyes also showed a loving color.

After Zhao Yan saw Zhang Guiyi just now, an idea immediately surged in his heart, but this was a little too bold, so he didn't say it at first, but with the conversation with Zhang Guiyi, especially seeing her kind of love for his children, the thought in his heart couldn't be suppressed for a while.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yan finally suddenly turned his head to Queen Gao, who was silently watching them, and said: "Queen Mother, the children in the son's family are too naughty, and the princesses are all young and inexperienced, so they really can't discipline the children, and the sons have always wanted to find an elder to discipline the children on behalf of the sons, and Zhang Guiyi has always taken good care of the sons before, so the sons hope that in the future, they can invite Zhang Guiyi to live in my house, and the sons are willing to serve her for the rest of their lives!" ”

"The king of the county can't!" When Zhang Guiyi heard Zhao Yan say this, she was immediately shocked, because only the prince's biological mother can follow her son to support the elderly after the emperor's death, but she and Zhao Yan are not mother and son in name, if Zhao Yan takes him to the palace to serve, it is actually equivalent to showing that she is Zhao Yan's mother, which is simply slapping Queen Gao's face.

Sure enough, Queen Gao's face also changed when she heard Zhao Yan's request, originally she was soft-hearted today, so she asked Zhang Guiyi to accompany Zhao Yan to chat a few words, but she didn't expect Zhao Yan to have to make such an excessive request, if she really let Zhang Guiyi go to Zhao Yan's house to retire, it would be equivalent to admitting their mother-son relationship, wouldn't she be ashamed at that time?

Thinking of the above, Queen Gao said with a gloomy face: "Yan'er, the palace has its own palace rules, if your father is really one step ahead of me, then I will naturally live with the concubines in the palace, and as for the matter of providing for the elderly, there is also a special person to take care of it, so you don't need to worry about it!" ”

Zhao Yan had long known that Empress Gao would not agree, so he was not discouraged, but insisted again: "The queen mother, the sons are also filial piety, and the children of Siyue and their children do like to play with their elders, so please also ask the queen mother to be fulfilled!" ”

When Zhao Yan said this, his eyes stared at Queen Gao, without any concessions, he might have cared about Queen Gao's identity before, but now he is also not easy to mess with, if Queen Gao insists on not letting their mother and son recognize each other, he will also have a means to deal with her.

Empress Gao also stared at Zhao Yan at this time, she had already felt a hint of threat from Zhao Yan's gaze, which also made her even more annoyed, but Empress Gao was also a very rational woman, she knew that with Zhao Yan's current prestige and strength, it was indeed not something she could knead at will, not even Zhao Shu as the emperor.

Zhang Guiyi next to her saw Zhao Yan fighting against Queen Gao for herself, and she was moved and anxious in her heart, wanting to persuade Zhao Yan to give up the idea of taking her out of the palace, but she didn't know how to speak, so she could only be anxious on the side, and at the same time blamed herself in her heart for being a mother, who was really useless, and at this time she wanted her son to stand up for herself.

"What if the mourners don't agree?" Empress Gao stared at Zhao Yan for a long time, and finally asked gloomily again. Although she knew that Zhao Yan was not easy to mess with, Queen Gao would not flinch lightly, so she was testing Zhao Yan's final bottom line.

"Why should the queen mother be so persistent, some things are really going to go out, I'm afraid it won't be good for us!" Zhao Yan said directly in a threatening tone this time, Empress Gao forcibly broke up the relationship between several princes and princesses and their mothers, if this matter is spread, I am afraid it will cause a huge blow to Empress Gao's prestige.

Hearing Zhao Yan's threat, Queen Gao was angry and frightened, but at this moment, she suddenly saw Siyue panting and running over and saying loudly: "Daddy~Daddy~, grandfather said he wanted to sleep for a while, but I couldn't wake him up!" (To be continued......)