Since Emperor Zhou decided to sacrifice Mount Tai to the sky, people who know the inside story are nervously waiting for the arrival of that day, and at the end of previous years, the capital has always been eventful, but now it is calmer than in previous years, everyone is more and more cautious, dare not make a mistake, and under this calm sea, it is a sinister and majestic whirlpool.

The intricate interests in those daily days seem to have temporarily retracted their tentacles, and perhaps in the face of the two largest forces in the Great Zhou, the small ones can almost be ignored.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the relationship between His Majesty and the Changsun family is unlikely to ease, and the competition between His Majesty and the Changsun family is hidden in this seemingly bright future, perhaps a monstrous tide is about to sweep the pattern of the Great Zhou, and under such a wave, ordinary people who have never been able to control their own destiny may not be too worried, and those who stand on the wave a little are more and more worried, and no one can determine the future pattern.

The eldest grandson's family arranged troops around Mount Tai, although hidden, but in the Great Zhou country, it is impossible to hide from His Majesty's eyes, but Emperor Zhou, who knows the inside story, does not seem to have any intention of dispelling this trip, he is full of confidence to look at the future, the Great Zhou is about to be completely in his hands, his years of planning, will make the Great Zhou exude new vitality and vitality, the Great Zhou will be under his governance, more and more powerful, and even step on the four Yi, he will become one of the greatest monarchs of the Great Zhou, And thinking that his imperial hegemony could be realized, Emperor Zhou also showed enthusiasm and energy beyond this age.

Of course, Emperor Zhou's mental state also affected the courtiers, seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so confident, those ministers who were loyal to Emperor Zhou were naturally even more confident, and those who were in a wait-and-see attitude shifted their minds to him.

Although Emperor Zhou set the victory or defeat in Mount Tai, as a king, he also tried his best to reduce the loss of internal friction, so he was also speeding up the deployment of infiltrating his own forces in the army controlled by the Changsun family, or expelling all the forces of the Changsun family in his own army. Emperor Zhou's attitude was unusually severe, which caught Changsun Hu a little off guard, and suddenly realized that Emperor Zhou's actions were so deep in ambush that he was afraid that he had started planning a few years ago, and he continued without any way out.

In such a peaceful but obviously low atmosphere in the capital, it came to December, and the wax moon became colder and colder.

Jiang Mansion is also preparing for the New Year, although the third aunt is more generous than the eldest lady, but for more than a year, Jiang Mansion has had accidents one after another, which has plunged the entire Jiang Mansion into a kind of lifelessness.

Jiang Yuan seems to have been disheartened with family affairs, almost ignoring them, and putting all his energy into government affairs, and he did show outstanding talents, under the leadership of his management, the accounts were clear, so that Emperor Zhou was very satisfied.

The third aunt took care of the affairs of the Jiang Mansion, waiting for her son to return from vacation, and the relationship with her husband was not a very important thing, and her son became her biggest expectation, but since the eldest lady got married, the Jiang Mansion, which has not had a happy event for a long time, has recently ushered in a very happy event, and the third aunt is pregnant again.

After hearing the news, on the sixth day of the lunar month, Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling took the gifts and returned to their parents' home.

The old man has a son, so that Jiang Yuan's recent gloom has been swept away, coupled with the fact that the government affairs have been more and more valued by His Majesty, he can't help but drink two more glasses proudly at dinner, but he still has some worries in his heart, he originally thought that His Majesty must be to set up the second prince, so because of the connection with the second prince, and feel that his future is stable, but out of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second prince was placed under house arrest in the house for several months, and the pattern of the court has faintly changed, It's just that I haven't heard of the intention of setting up three princes.

Your Majesty's mind is really elusive, so the vast majority of people in the court still maintain the consciousness of not standing in line, only wholeheartedly loyal to Your Majesty, loyalty to Your Majesty in the future may only be to return to the hometown, if you stand on the wrong team, but there are no bones! His Majesty's intentionally or unintentionally released* may be a warning to those who intend to be loyal to the new monarch that no one should try to grasp his mind.

As for the later letting the three princes go to Mount Tai and do the matter of sacrificing to the sky, some people will wonder if this is the preference of His Majesty's mind, but His Majesty has too much * in this regard, and he can't explain anything.

Most people can choose to be loyal to His Majesty, the golden mean, to keep safe, but he Jiang Yuan has no choice, because of Jiang Xiaoyu, even if he chooses neutrality, he will be regarded as the second prince's faction, and he can't really be as ruthless and firm as Changsun Chi, so it is worth pressing the treasure on the second prince's body and blocking it once.

After dinner, Jiang Yuan couldn't wait to call Zhao Ling to the study and ask him about the inside story of this Li Chu.

"No matter who Your Majesty appoints, my father-in-law only cares about being born as an official, what do you do with this!" Zhao Ling said with a smile.

"Shizi is making fun of me?" Jiang Yuan's face sank slightly, "What is the intention of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother?" ”

"Since it is the intention of His Majesty and the Imperial Grandmother, how can I know?" Zhao Ling smiled slightly, "Is my father-in-law stupid when he is an official?" ”

"How do you talk about it!" Jiang Yuan asked with a bad face, thinking that Zhao Ling was laughing at him.

Zhao Ling got up, took a few steps closer to Jiangyuan, and said in a low voice: "Behind the second prince is His Majesty, and behind the third prince is the eldest grandson's family, who do you say Your Majesty will appoint?" But now it doesn't matter who Your Majesty sets up, Mount Tai's trip to the sky is full of dangers, if Your Majesty comes back safely, the position of the prince must be the second, if Your Majesty can't come back safely, then this throne is the third, and the world is the eldest grandson's! ”

Jiang Yuan's face changed slightly, if it was the latter case, he would definitely not have a full corpse.

Zhao Ling patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder and comforted: "Your Majesty never does something that you are not sure of, you just relax!" ”

Jiang Yuan thought for a while and asked, "Then what arrangements did Your Majesty make?" ”

"This ...... I don't know! Zhao Ling smiled, "This is the truth, Your Majesty is here to surprise everyone!" Father-in-law is going to be a father again, this is a happy event, don't worry about it, the Great Zhou Dynasty is still long! ”

"Yes, yes!" Jiang Yuan nodded reluctantly, although he knew that His Majesty was the truth, but the eldest grandson family was not easy to mess with after all, and this thing of dancing on the tip of the knife, I was afraid that only His Majesty would have the courage to do it, but this carelessness would never be recovered!

Of course, Jiang Yuan's worries are also the worries of everyone who was an official in the same dynasty as him. People who have long been unaccustomed to the eldest grandson family naturally applauded His Majesty's behavior, and the people who are now stable feel that His Majesty is too risky, what if there is an accident?

"Since the third aunt has a body, she should take more care of it, and if she can hand it over to her subordinates, she will hand it over to her subordinates to do it, and she doesn't need to do it herself!" Jiang Xiaoyu drank hot tea and said with a faint smile, "I didn't expect that I would be able to add another brother now!" ”

"I was surprised, too!" The third aunt touched her stomach, which was still very flat, and said with a slight smile, "I look forward to Haoran coming back early every day, it is lonely at home, and now it has given me this hope, it is really God's grace!" ”

"Right now, since this Jiang Mansion has been completely handed over to the third aunt to take care of you, for the sake of Haoran's future future, your father should also straighten you out!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "I'll mention this matter to my father!" ”

The third aunt lowered her eyes and smiled: "I'm just a name away now, and I didn't care too much about it, but there is one thing you said is right, for Haoran and the child in the belly, it should also be a name, I can't say anything about this matter, I have to thank you, princess!" ”

After a pause, the third aunt said again: "By the way, the second lady came to write two days ago, and she settled well in her hometown!" ”

"Originally, she was only allowed to come back for a reunion during the Chinese New Year, but this year is different from the past, the third aunt might as well give her the next letter, she doesn't have to come back this year, where to take care of her body and mind!" Jiang Xiaoyu thought for a while and said, "Besides, she is not young anymore, just waiting for the old lady's funeral to pass, she can get married, and now it is time to find a family, of course, this matter is subject to her own ideas, but now it is necessary to trouble the third aunt to start choosing people!" According to her current thoughts, she is afraid that she will not want to go back to the capital to live, so it is not bad to find a solid family in her hometown! ”

"Okay, leave this matter to me, I'll let people inquire in a few days, and I must find a good son with a good family background and good character!" The third aunt smiled, "By the way, now that the grievances of the Lin family have been washed away, Lin Xuan's sons have already returned, when will the sixth aunt return to Beijing?" Holding the body will be bulky in a few months, things must not be able to cover everything, if it is handed over to the next person, and not very assured, after she comes back, she can help me! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu thought for a while and said: "Yueyue has only been giving birth for a few months, Ruoruo's age is young, the sixth aunt is afraid that she will not worry about this niece, I will tell her about this matter, see when she wants to come back!" ”

"Okay, you tell Aunt Sixth that this Jiang Mansion will have her place at any time!" The third aunt said, "I look forward to her coming back to help me!" ”

When he returned from Jiangfu, it was already dark, Zhao Ling covered Jiang Xiaoyu's breath, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect my father-in-law to be heroic!" ”

He glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu thoughtfully, and then moved his gaze to her belly: "When are you going to give birth to a big fat boy for me?" ”