"Hello Concubine Tai, my father and mother asked me to say hello to you on their behalf!" I saw Zhao Jia make a nephew gift to Hua Zhi at this time, he didn't know that his parents knew this concubine, until yesterday Zhao Yan told him something, and asked him to bring the birthday cake into the palace, and he had to hand it over to the other party.

"It's rare that your father has a heart, since Your Majesty is also here, please come into the house and have a cup of tea before leaving!" At this time, I saw Concubine Taishu put down the tools in her hand, and then invited them into the hall, Zhao Jia and Zhao Xu said a few polite words, and then entered the palace with Concubine Taishu.

The place where Concubine Taishu lived was very simple, and there was no luxurious decoration, and after Zhao Jia and the two sat down, there was immediately a palace maid to bring tea, at this time, I saw Hua Zhi open the food box brought by Zhao Jia, and took out the cake inside, and then I saw her smell it deeply, and then smiled at Zhao Jia: "Others say that your father is erudite and talented, and knows almost everything about astronomy and geography, but I think those things are not as good as his cooking skills, especially this cake, which is very suitable for my appetite. It's a pity that you can only eat it once a year. ”

Concubine Taishu said and picked up the bamboo knife next to the cake, and then began to cut the cake, and personally delivered it to Zhao Xu and Zhao Jia, and then she cut another piece for herself, picked up the fork and tasted it carefully.

Zhao Xu also tasted the cake, then turned his head to look at the empty hall, and then said to Concubine Taishu a little strangely: "Concubine Taishu, why haven't you seen the eldest brother?" ”

Concubine Taishu has two sons and a daughter, except for Zhao Tong who is older than him, the remaining two are younger than him, today is Concubine Taishu's birthday, it is said that they should also come to celebrate Concubine Taishu's birthday, but now there is no shadow.

"They all have to go to school, so I asked them to come back in the afternoon after school." Concubine Tai Shu said with a smile. After graduating from Gewu Academy, Zhao Tong also entered the military academy, while his younger siblings studied in Tokyo elementary school and girls' school respectively, which also made Zhao Xu sigh, he dreamed of going to school like those brothers and sisters since he was a child, but unfortunately his identity is different. I can only go to the third uncle Zhao Yan every five days to relax.

Zhao Jia and Zhao Xu chatted with Concubine Tai Shu, and then the two got up to say goodbye, and Concubine Tai Shu personally sent them out. It wasn't until then that Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, what is the relationship between the third uncle and the concubine, and how come I don't know that the third uncle sends a birthday cake to the concubine every year?" ”

Regarding Zhao Xu's question, I saw that Zhao Jia sighed, and then turned his head to him and said: "Regarding the matter of Concubine Taishu, it is a bit long, let's go back and I will tell you in detail!" ”

Zhao Xu also nodded when he heard this. Then he pulled Zhao Jia to his study impatiently, and drove all the palace maids away, and poured Zhao Jia a cup of tea with his own hands, and then sat down and stared at him curiously, wanting to listen to him solve the doubts in his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Jia was not polite, he took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Speaking of my father and Concubine Taishu, I have to mention that your father and my father sent troops together to destroy Western Xia, and it was your father who led the troops at that time. My father didn't go, but then something happened. That's why my father had to go. ”

"What's the matter?" Zhao Xu was also very curious when he heard this, he had heard Zhao Yan talk about the destruction of Western Xia before, but he didn't know the inside story, let alone the matter between Zhao Yan and Hua Zhi, after all, Zhao Yan was not good to talk to him about this kind of private relationship between men and women.

"Alas, speaking of which, Concubine Taishu was originally the daughter of a Western Xia general. It's just that her father offended Li Liangzuo and was killed, and she was about to be sent to the Xixia Palace, just at that time, your father led the army to break the city, so he saved Concubine Taishu, and fell in love with her at first sight...... "Zhao Jia said that Zhao Ji fell in love with Hua Zhi at the beginning. and insisted on making her the crown princess, he had only heard his father say about it yesterday, and he was very surprised at the time, because he never thought that his uncle would have such an affair.

Zhao Jia told the original thing again, and then spoke: "In the end, under the persuasion of my father, the uncle finally dispelled the idea of making Concubine Taishu the crown princess, but at that time he agreed with the imperial grandfather on three conditions, and the other conditions were fine, but there was only one condition that was very special, that is, if he and Concubine Taishu had a child in the future, he must let this child worship my father as a teacher!" ”

"What!" Zhao Xu couldn't help but stand up all of a sudden when he heard this, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, with his intelligence, he naturally understood the meaning of this, you must know that with the fame and talent of his third uncle, if he really accepted a prince as a student, then this prince would definitely rise in momentum, thinking that his father probably also had the idea of passing the throne to him and the son of the princess.

Seeing Zhao Xu stand up in shock, Zhao Jia sighed and pulled him down and sat down again: "You don't blame the uncle for this matter, let alone the concubine, in fact, the concubine is also a poor person, although at the beginning, the uncle was indeed very fond of the concubine, and the concubine was the first concubine to give birth to a child for the uncle, but ......"

When he said this, he saw Zhao Jia pause for a moment, and his face showed embarrassment, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said: "Originally, these words should not be said by our juniors, but I have to say, when the uncle died, you have already remembered, Brother Xu, do you remember which concubine was the most favored in the palace at that time?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Xu was also stunned when he heard this, in fact, just now he heard that his father fell in love with Concubine Tai Shu at first sight, and he wanted to make her his queen, because in his memory, Concubine Tai Shu didn't seem to be very favored, but the relationship between the Queen Mother and her father was good.

Although Zhao Xu didn't speak, the expression on his face had already explained everything, so he saw Zhao Jia sigh again and said: "Yes, at that time, Concubine Taishu had already fallen out of favor, and it was very cruel to say, no matter how favored the concubines in the palace were, they still couldn't escape the fate of falling out of favor in the end, and the same is true for Concubine Taishu!" ”

When Zhao Jia said this, he also deliberately glanced at Zhao Xu, the matter between Zhao Xuan and Concubine Taishu was actually deliberately told to Zhao Xu, to be exact, his father wanted Zhao Xu to understand some truth from this story.

Sure enough, Zhao Xu was silent for a moment, and suddenly his eyes flashed, and he immediately raised his head and said to Zhao Jia: "Big brother, you seem to have something to say today." ”

Seeing that Zhao Xu finally guessed what he meant, Zhao Jia smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I have something to say, these words are all taught by my father, if you have anything, go directly to him." When he said this, he saw Zhao Jia's face straightened and continued, "But my father's position as the queen is extraordinary, just like the uncle did at the beginning, no matter how much he doted on the concubine, but in the end he still set up the Empress Dowager Xiang according to the order of the imperial grandfather, and later it was proved that the imperial grandfather was right, and the relationship between the uncle and the Empress Dowager Xiang is getting deeper and deeper, so I also hope you can seriously consider it." ”

Hearing Zhao Jia's words, Zhao Xu also fell silent again, and his mind was also seriously considering Zhao Xu's words just now, he believed that his third uncle would definitely not lie to himself, his father and Concubine Taishu may really have such an old affair, after all, this kind of thing can't be hidden, as long as you inquire about it, you can know, but who would have thought that his father was almost fighting for the position of the crown prince, and he also wanted to make her the princess, and in the end he didn't get too long of favor, which made him think of the matter between himself and Liu Meiren, now I really like Liu Meiren very much, but after a long time, will I really like her as much as I do now?

Zhao Jia next to him saw that Zhao Xu was silent, thought about it and spoke again: "Brother Xu, there are some things you may not like to listen to, but I still have to say, after all, you are different from us, there are some things we may be capricious, but as the Son of Heaven, you can't, for example, in the matter of the post-establishment matter, it does not only depend on your preferences, but also on the entanglement of interests in all aspects, in addition, the queen is the mother of a country, character is more important than beauty, you may not be able to understand these, but you need to understand the queen mother's hard work." ”

As soon as Zhao Jia's words fell, I saw that Zhao Xu's face also showed a complicated look, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart, but in the end, he suddenly let out a long sigh and said: "Big brother, I understand, thank you and the third uncle for worrying so much about my affairs!" ”

Hearing Zhao Xu say this, Zhao Jia also felt relieved, and immediately stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "What else do our brothers say thank you, as for my father, don't be polite, he regards you more than my own son, as long as you can be a good emperor in the future, lead us to destroy the Jurchens of the Liao Kingdom in the north of the Great Song Dynasty, and go south to open up the endless sea, even if it is to repay his teaching." ”

Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhao Jia's words, but there was still some complexity in his smile, after all, it was very difficult for him to make this choice, but then he suddenly thought of one more thing, and asked strangely at the moment: "Big brother, just now you only talked about Concubine Taishu and her father, but you didn't talk about why the third uncle has to make a birthday cake for Concubine Taishu every year?" ”

Hearing Zhao Xu ask about this, Zhao Jia laughed and said, "Brother Xu, let me ask you, is he my father's student now?" ”

"This ...... Seems to be a good idea! Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment when he heard this, Zhao Yan entered Tokyo Elementary School, originally entered Gewu Academy, and finally went to the Military Academy, these were all founded by Zhao Yan, and all the students were his nominal disciples, but they didn't seem to show Zhao Yan's particularity at all. (To be continued.) )