"The devil in my heart?"

He Zi'er's heart is really a little unbalanced, why hurt people, just say one word about the demon in his heart, if he really wants to push it to the demon, then what does this person mean?

She suddenly felt that the Queen Mother sitting in front of her was very pitiful, and at the same time a little pathetic.

But what right does she have to pity others?

In life, no matter who you are, you will have your own difficulties, but I didn't expect that there would be such an embarrassing past between the Queen Mother and Zhan Hongfeng's mother.

He Zi'er looked at her for a while, but she really couldn't help it, so she could only say: "Then the Queen Mother, have you ever regretted what you did back then?" ”

The Queen Mother looked at her, after all, she was still a child, and she couldn't do it again, so how could she regret it? Even if you really regret it, it's just a fool's dream after all, it's useless, and you can't even make amends.

After a long time, the Queen Mother said: "Sister He, the Queen Mother has always known that the person who hurt Minmin was me, but she also knew that the emperor was still soft-hearted after all, not to mention that my face was the biggest life amulet." ”

He Zi'er also knew what the reason was, after all, Su Jinyan and He Minmin looked exactly the same, and dealing with a dignified queen, even if it was abolished, would definitely shake the foundation of the family, the emperor did not dare to block it, and the empress dowager did not dare to take risks with this.

After saying this, He Zi'er's heart suddenly felt very sad, she never thought that she would actually know the secrets in this palace, the consequences are really not good, this palace is really not a place where ordinary people can stay.

When she thought of this, she suddenly said with some pessimism: "Queen Mother, the courtiers know so many things at once, and their hearts are really unstable, and I ask for your permission, so that the courtiers can return to the General's Mansion." ”

The Queen Mother naturally agreed happily.

He Zi'er got the warrant from the Queen Mother, and she was afraid that a palace maid who had been taking care of her before would go and tell the emperor about it, and then returned directly to the General's Mansion.

When she returned to the General's Mansion, He Li'er was practicing her sword in the courtyard against the wind, her horsetail swaying high in the wind, and she was free to be a woman.

When she was practicing swordsmanship, she saw her sister standing under the tree in a blink of an eye, looking so well-behaved and so captivating.

He Li'er smiled, and then put the sword away.

She came to He Zi'er's side and said in a hearty tone: "Good sister, you are finally back, my sister has been asking the emperor about you these days, fortunately you have no grievances in the palace, otherwise, my sister would definitely want to seek justice for you." ”

Listening to these words, He Zi'er's heart felt very moved for a while.

However, she was actually still thinking about what the Queen Mother said to herself, the princess back then would be the mother of His Majesty today, and the current Queen Mother is actually the sister of the princess at the beginning, which is really incredible.

Thinking about it, He Zi'er fell into a trance.

He Li'er looked at her sister and seemed to be a little wrong, so she waved her hand and said, "Zi'er, what's wrong with you?" I just came back and didn't talk to my sister, did someone bully you? ”

He Zi'er shook her head and said, "No, it's just that I'm thinking about something, sister, what do you think of the Queen Mother?" What kind of person is she? ”

As soon as she finished saying this, He Li'er suddenly looked at her with surprised eyes, and only spoke for a long time: "Sister, why did you ask about these things for no reason today?" After all, the Queen Mother is a person in the world, and a model for women in the world to follow, and she is naturally a virtuous and virtuous person, how can you and I discuss it casually? ”

After hearing these words, He Zi'er already understood in her heart that her sister, after all, was the kind of courtier who was loyal to her duties, and if she said something bad, she was actually a little stupid and loyal.

He Zi'er figured this out for a while, and then stopped asking.

It's just that since Emperor Zhan Hongfeng heard that she was allowed to return to the General's Mansion by the Queen Mother, she lost her temper in the palace, and even made those who served him feel very dangerous, and almost everyone was in danger.

However, he didn't actually do anything excessive, he just lost his temper in the palace, but he didn't expect to scare so many people.

At that time, he really felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he went to find the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager was sitting on a chair eating tribute fruits and vegetables, and when she saw her good grandson coming, she smiled and said, "Yo, little guy, why do you have time to come to see grandma today?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhan Hongfeng suddenly smiled helplessly, and that smile seemed to make him more and more cute.

When he didn't have a name, people often called him "little guy", but he didn't expect that after so many years, the Empress Dowager still remembered this title, which really moved him and moved him at the same time.

So, Zhan Hongfeng said: "Grandma, my grandson always misses you today for some reason, so I came here unconsciously." ”

The Empress Dowager also knew that this grandson was usually thin-skinned, so she didn't pierce it, but just handed him a piece of snacks and said: "Since you are here, you will sit here with grandma for a while, these snacks are made by the chef of the imperial dining room, and these fruits and vegetables are tribute from the south, you don't know about the affairs of the inner court, but you should always know about the matter of tribute." ”

After a pause, she continued: "Recently, Xi Lihou seems to be dishonest, and there are many things that are slacking off in tribute, and my grandmother heard that he Xi Lihou is handling things in the local area, and there are many things that are inappropriate, and even make the people resentful, our court, it's time to take action." ”

Zhan Hongfeng listened to these words, and suddenly nodded solemnly: "Grandmother is right, but this Xili Hou is a prince after all, let's rush to send troops, I'm afraid that before we get to the place, we will be the first to be predicted and wary, not to mention that our mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is difficult to supply, and my grandson feels that it is not yet time to send troops." ”

Zhan Hongfeng is indeed thinking about things in many ways, so he always has some concerns in his heart.

It's just that sometimes, things in this world are always so ingenious, and even when there is no opportunity, there will be God who takes the initiative to create opportunities.

Sure enough, their ancestors and grandchildren were discussing things about Xili, but they didn't expect a spy to report abnormally, saying that Xili Hou directly called the king and became the king of Xili without the permission of the imperial court, and he was also wooing the surrounding countries, large and small, and even the city lords of some city-states, saying that they wanted to fight against the imperial court, overthrow the old system, and establish a new world.

This matter is indeed a bolt from the blue, but I didn't expect that the imperial court had not sent troops to suppress it, and Xilihou directly claimed the king and hegemony in the local area, which really damaged the face of the imperial court.

After learning of this situation, Zhan Hongfeng naturally did not dare to slack off for a moment, and directly convened the ministers of the imperial court to discuss matters in the Xi'an Palace.

At this time, He Li'er was talking and chatting with her sister at home, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen, and the emperor sent someone three times to urge her to go to the palace to discuss things quickly, and she seemed to be in a hurry.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager didn't know why she wanted He Zi'er to accompany her in the palace.

Hearing such news, the two sisters naturally did not dare to slack off for a moment, and soon returned to the palace, one went to Yu'an Palace, and the other went to Xi'an Palace.

As soon as she came to Yu'an Palace, the Empress Dowager suddenly said to He Zi'er: "Zi'er, you have been living in this palace recently, and you have been with your aunt well, okay?" ”

He Zi'er always felt strange in her heart when she heard what she said, but after all, she didn't ask, just nodded and said, "Okay, aunt, Zi'er will definitely accompany you here." ”

After a pause, she couldn't help the curiosity in her heart after all, and said directly: "Auntie, your face doesn't look good, what's wrong?" ”

The Empress Dowager looked at He Zi'er, who was so steady at a young age now, and didn't look like an unreliable person, so after hesitating for a while, she said directly: "Zi'er, in fact, nothing major happened to my aunt, but my aunt wants to warn you that the Empress Dowager is a femme fatale, don't get too close to her, so as not to be injured by mistake when you get it." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, He Zi'er instantly and sensitively captured some news, sure enough, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother really don't deal with each other, maybe the story that the Queen Mother said is true.

It's just that He Zi'er actually has bigger doubts in her heart, but she doesn't know that she has been invisibly involved in the struggle for power, and there are three forces in this, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

She never liked to complicate things, and she never wanted to master the ambitions of the imperial court, but her sister He Li'er still couldn't escape these after all, after all, as a brave and good general in the court, killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions, it is never possible to completely look down on fame and fortune.

He Zi'er originally thought that she was just a girl, so it was impossible to contact those important ministers of the court, but she still didn't expect that when He Li'er received the holy decree and was about to lead the troops to attack King Xili, those ministers broke through the threshold of the general's mansion one after another, brought many gifts, and said a lot of nice things by the way.

He Zi'er originally didn't know anything about these things, but she still didn't expect that all this would happen so naturally and so openly.

It wasn't until the emperor came to visit that she knew that in fact, it was not only her sister who led the troops to fight this time, but the emperor also planned to recruit in person, after all, the young emperor's meritorious service was the most able to deter the ministers.

At that time, He Zi'er was directly stunned, she looked at Zhan Hongfeng, and said, "Hongfeng, do you know what you are doing?" No matter what, you are still the emperor and the master of this world, as long as you handle the affairs of the court, why do you have to be so tired to go to the expedition? ”

When Zhan Hongfeng heard these words, he was directly stunned, but there was always a belief in his heart, there was always a voice, the desire to go to the battlefield, the urge to go to the battlefield, stronger than ever.

He didn't know what was going on, but he looked at her a little impatiently and said, "Zi'er, don't worry, I will definitely win the battle this time, not to mention that just like you said, I have to deal with the affairs of the imperial court and conquer Xili in person, which is also what I should do." ”

He Zi'er still felt a little sad after all, she appeared here inexplicably, and she met this person inexplicably, almost at first sight.

However, friends advance and retreat together, share weal and woe, this is the real good friend and confidant, so she didn't hesitate at all, and after thinking it through, she said directly: "Okay, since that's the case, then I'll give up my life to accompany the gentleman, and if you want to go to Xili in person, then I'll follow!" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he was directly rejected by Zhan Hongfeng, but at this time, it happened that He Minmin had just come back from outside.

As soon as she saw the emperor here, she said a little reservedly: "Your Majesty, why did you leave the palace without saying a word?" The Empress Dowager was anxious about something, for fear that Your Majesty would lose it. ”

He Li'er's words are actually just ridiculing, but they are not completely unreasonable, after all, the Queen Mother is already very old, and the key thing is that her own affairs are really normal.

However, Zhan Hongfeng didn't drag his feet at all, he simply took He Li'er's words as the wind in his ears, and didn't listen carefully at all.

After a short time, he said directly: "General, in fact, you don't have to worry, I just made a temporary decision, this time you are going to lead the troops to fight, and I will also follow to the battlefield to experience and experience, after all, the flowers living in the greenhouse are destined not to be comparable to the weathered wildflowers, I have ambitions in my heart, and I don't want to be a merediocre and ordinary emperor like that, because it is too boring." ”

When He Li'er heard this, she suddenly felt a little helpless in her heart, so she stopped making a sound, and just sat there blindly thinking about countermeasures.

It's just that He Zi'er saw that her sister had this reaction, and suddenly said: "By the way, sister, Your Majesty and I are good friends, and now that he is going to conquer Xili in person, I will also go with him, so that I can protect you by the way." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, He Li'er suddenly said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, war is never a child's play, you and Zi'er have never experienced the cruelty of the battlefield since childhood, and now they rush to Xili, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate." ”

In fact, the emperor had already expected that his cousin would not let him go to the expedition in person, so he had already thought of a countermeasure, and now he came here just to give a notice, so that everyone would not be so surprised and anxious when they heard the holy decree in the future.

Sure enough, when he heard the words just now, he spoke directly: "The general is a loyal minister, I have always known the general's intentions, but the emperors of all dynasties have made meritorious achievements when they were young, and I have not yet made meritorious achievements, so no matter what, I must go this time." ”

He Zi'er suddenly heard these words, and instantly danced happily, and said: "That's true, as the sister of the general, I should naturally take the lead, sister, you just promise me!" ”

In this way, under her soft grinding and hard bubbles, He Li'er finally agreed.

Soon the army was trained, the team was purged, and at the same time the planned deployment was carried out, and the emperor and He Zi'er followed He Li'er's side together, and they were somewhat edified.

It's just that on the battlefield, fighting against Xili's generals, they have traveled a long distance and suffered a loss after all.