In the capital, the second prince's mansion.

"Take a break, these pieces have to be processed today, and we will watch them tomorrow!" Princess Jingyun put the awakening medicinal soup on the table and persuaded softly, "You haven't rested for several nights!" ”

Princess Jingyun is a very patient person, after all, she used her tenderness to pry open Zhao Ye's heart little by little, she didn't know if she had really approached his heart, but now she was the one he could talk to.

"Father's trip is quite risky, if I had known about it earlier, I would naturally have objected!" Zhao Yan sighed and pressed his eyebrows gently, "It's just that now there is a son by the side of my father and grandmother, I can be a little more at ease in my heart, my father wants to solve the problem of the grassland and Qi Siyuan in one fell swoop, so there can be no chaos in the capital at all, otherwise my father is likely to be attacked by the enemy and will not be able to come back!" The eldest grandson's family has to keep an eye on it, things above the government and the opposition must continue in an orderly manner, and the father's plan must be cooperated, neither of which is easy! ”

"Since the father-in-law has a great responsibility, there is no way to share it for you as a wife, so I can only accompany you and grind it for you!" Princess Jingyun smiled slightly, walked behind Zhao Yan, and gently pinched his shoulders for him, "I don't know what the current situation of Shizi and Xiaoyu is, God bless, they must come back safely!" ”

Zhao Yan patted his wife's hand and comforted: "I believe that Zhao Ling will definitely come back safely with Xiaoyu!" Go back and rest first, I've got to work here for a while! ”

Princess Jingyun hugged Zhao Yan from behind and said coquettishly: "No, I will accompany you!" She has always been dignified and generous, and rarely shows this kind of little daughter's delicate state, which makes Zhao Yan's heart move slightly, remembering that in recent days, the husband and wife have spent very little time together, but they didn't ruthlessly drive her back to rest, so they asked her to accompany herself.

"I entered the palace yesterday, and the queen grabbed a trivial matter and wanted to teach her mother a lesson, so that the mother concubine was neither humble nor arrogant to go back, the mother concubine has a faint temperament, but she is by no means a soft child who is still in charge!" Princess Jingyun smiled slightly, "It's just that in recent days, there seems to be news from Concubine Jin that her body is not very good, and the mother concubine wants to let the imperial doctor take a look, and she always asks the queen to stop her, and the fifth prince ran to Fengqi Palace to make a big fuss. The queen is unhappy in her heart, but Her Majesty and the Queen Mother are not there, and she can't punish a prince at will, so she is relieved! ”

"The queen is now anxious to stabilize her position and re-establish her prestige, but the more urgent she moves, the more flaws she will expose!" Zhao Yan said lightly, "The concubine has been in the harem for a longer time than her, and her temperament is not fighting or grabbing, but she has no weakness, without the queen mother, she will not be the opponent of the concubine!" The queen is the mother of a country, and now the situation in the court is unclear, she is not joining forces with her mother to stabilize the harem, but making waves, which really shouldn't be, losing the demeanor of the mother of a country! ”

"There is a mother concubine in the harem, so you don't have to worry!" Princess Jingyun smiled slightly, "It's good to concentrate on handling the government well, although the fifth prince is young, he is very smart, he is a prince, he will help the mother concubine, and the little prince and the kid of the Jiang family are all human spirits!" ”

The two were talking, and the next person came to report that Sun Chi came to visit, and the two were slightly puzzled, not knowing what he was talking about when he came late at night.

"Then I'll go back first!" Princess Jingyun said, "You should be careful! ”

Not long after Princess Jingyun left, the eldest grandson Chi strode in, hugged his fists and said, "I've seen the second prince!" ”

"General Changsun came late at night, what is the so-called matter?" Zhao Yan asked.

"There are some things I want to discuss with the second prince!" Eldest Sun Chi said and took out a map from his arms, threw it on the desk in front of Zhao Yan, and gestured his fingers a few times, "The news I just got is justified, but the purpose is not pure!" ”

Zhao Yan originally came from the battlefield, Changsun Chi had already thought of the key in a few words, and he was a little surprised in his heart, he glanced at Changsun Chi strangely, although he and Zhao Ling have always believed that he has the integrity of a soldier, but he is still a member of the Changsun family, and he will consider it for the interests of his family, and this time leaving him in the capital should also be a move left by his father in order to balance himself, but he didn't expect him to come to discuss such an important matter with him.

The eldest grandson Chi understood the meaning in Zhao Yan's eyes, and said lightly: "I can tell which is more important!" ”

Zhao Yan glanced at Changsun Chi deeply, and the two people from military backgrounds understood the trust and belief in each other's eyes, and then put aside all doubts and began to analyze the current situation.

"They are planning to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" Changsun Chi said.

"Not necessarily! This step is not necessarily bad, the key is people's hearts! Zhao Yan said, "There is an abnormality in the north, and they have a legitimate reason for sending troops, if they are allowed to withdraw now, it will be suspicious and cause unrest in the court. ”

"Do you know who the Lord will be? Qin Jian, grandpa's henchman who came up with one hand! Changsun Chi said.

"It seems that if this matter does not go in a bad direction, you must be involved in this matter!" Zhao Yan said, "You have to, it's good for everyone!" ”

"I know, if you believe me, I'll go!"

"You believe in me, so you come to me late at night, and since you believe in me, I will believe in you!" Zhao Yan said, "It's inevitable that things will change later, it's best to set off now, please!" ”

Changsun Chi put away the map on the table, was silent for a while, and said: "There is one more thing I think it is necessary to inform you, the old lady of the Jiang family, you may have to pay more attention, after all, it is an old man, it may be said that if it is gone, if the person is gone, the marriage between this son and Li Hou, I am afraid that it will be delayed again!" ”

"I see, thank you!"

Changsun Chi left with a steady pace, Zhao Yan looked at his resolute back, and seemed to understand the meaning of his father's leaving him, not to balance himself, but to monitor the eldest grandson's family, the reason why he left with confidence was not that the eldest grandson's family would not dare to make any changes in the face of the queen mother, but that Changsun Chi was his person, the person he trusted!

No wonder Changsun Chi has never been in the team although he is in the Changsun family, he has always been a person of his father, or a person of the Great Zhou from beginning to end, he has separated himself from the interests of the family and considered things from the overall situation, so that Zhao Yan has to look at Changsun Chi with admiration and admiration even more.

It's just that with his temperament, he won't mention the matter of the old lady of the Jiang family for no reason, and now his father's intention to deal with the eldest grandson family is obvious, and the queen mother wants to protect the eldest grandson's family, and she must want to get rid of the evil Xiaoyu who has hatred in the root eldest grandson's family, but she feels sorry for Zhao Ling, her own grandson, so she wants to stop the marriage between the two. And after Zhao Ling came back from the grassland this time, he was afraid that he would have to prepare for the marriage, and the best way to delay it was naturally for the old lady to die, and the eldest lady of the Jiang family had not thought of this method before.

He will remind himself that he is afraid that he has already received the news.

Zhao Yan sighed deeply, these two people have experienced enough tempering, no matter what, they should also become dependents, otherwise who knows what changes will occur on the way?

He originally wanted someone to remind Jiang Yuan, but he was afraid that he would cater to his wishes, so he decided to take a trip in person, the key to this matter was Jiang Yuan, the imperial grandmother would not make it clear, but would only hint that if Jiang Yuan was in his heart, even if he was unable to guard against it.

Zhao Yan arrived at Jiangfu late at night, Jiang Yuan hurriedly went to greet him, although he doubted the purpose of his trip, but because of the relationship between Jiang Xiaoyu and the prince, he was not nervous, this prince would not have any ill will towards Jiangfu, at least for now, maybe he still got the news and came to relieve the siege.

"I've seen the second prince!" Jiang Yuan hurriedly saluted Zhao Yan.

"Come late at night and disturb Jiang Shangshu!" Zhao Yan said, "It's just that I see the appearance of an adult, and I don't seem to have fallen asleep yet, I don't know if it's a guest in the house!" ”

Jiang Yuan hugged his fists and said: "Don't hide it from the second prince, someone has come to the palace!" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Yan's eyebrows raised slightly, "Then it's just the right time for me to come!" I don't know if the old lady can sleep, I just want to visit her hometown! ”

Jiang Yuan knew Zhao Yan's intention, and hurriedly said: "Coincidentally, the people in the palace also came to visit my mother, and my mother just got up at this moment!" ”

The two went to the old lady's room together, and a domineering justice was waiting in the living room, and when he saw that no one greeted him for a long time, he was a little angry in his heart. Seeing Jiang Yuan coming at this time, he sneered: "Jiang Shangshu has such a big shelf, so our family has been waiting for a long time, our family came at the queen's behest of the queen, Lord Jiang can't help but take Niangniang in his eyes!" ”

"The father-in-law is angry, Jiang did not mean to be lazy, it was really the second prince who came to visit and went to greet him, if there is anything inconsiderate, I hope the father-in-law will forgive me!" Ehara said.

When the eunuch heard the name of the second prince, he hurriedly got up, raised his eyes and saw him stepping inside, and stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face: "The slave has seen the second prince!" ”

Zhao Yan glanced at him lightly, this person was not a stranger, he was one of the henchmen beside the queen, and asked: "Father-in-law doesn't have to be polite, I don't know what the father-in-law came late at night, what is the so-called matter?" ”

"Niangniang heard that the old lady of the Jiang family has not been in good health recently, so she asked the slave to send the old lady a nourishing decoction!" My father-in-law lowered his eyes and smiled, "This medicinal material is precious, and it must be taken while it is hot to have a good effect, and I have not seen the old lady for a long time, but I am afraid that the best time to take the medicine has passed, so I am a little anxious!" ”

"Really? What kind of tonic is so mysterious, you need to take it in the middle of the night! Zhao Yan said lightly, "Bring it over and show me?" ”

"This ......"

"What? Can't I just look at it? Zhao Yan asked lightly, "The princess's body has not been good recently, if it really has a miraculous effect, I will enter the palace tomorrow and ask the mother to go!" ”