At lunchtime, Emperor Yuan really came. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled: "The girl is very smart, and she knows the truth that the dead are great." I can't find anything wrong with your words, but I still seized the opportunity to beat Concubine Shen and the family of Fu Guogong. ”

Seeing that after he sat down, Yu Zhao hugged Chu Ziyi to him and did not answer, but Chu Ziyi did not buy his father's account, and leaned out vigorously and just wanted Yu Zhao to hug him.

"I'm right, he's destined for you. It will be much easier to pass on later. ”

"Your Majesty thinks it's really a good idea for the Fifth Highness to be by my side?" Yu Zhao is not afraid of dealing with the rest of the people alone, if there is more Chu Ziyi around him in the future, he is worried that those people will retaliate against him.

Emperor Yuan replied, "There is no other better way. If the rest of the people get the prince, there will be another faction involved in the struggle for the throne. To you, Yu Cheng, the old fox, will naturally have thoughts, if you have no intention of attaching to him, he will only work in vain. ”

"But in the end, His Royal Highness was born by the first queen, Qi Shangshu ......" Before Yu Zhao finished speaking, Emperor Yuan interrupted: "The birth mother is not as good as the adoptive mother, he will definitely try to win over Yu Cheng, and Yu Cheng naturally knows his cunning and will not pay attention to him." I just watched the two old foxes fight. ”

Hearing this, Yu Zhao silently took Chu Ziyi to feed him, and Emperor Yuan hurriedly finished his meal and went to the imperial study to deal with government affairs. After coaxing Chu Ziyi to take a lunch break, Yu Zhao's sleepiness also came up, and he suddenly saw a picture of an orchid sketch with a smart composition hanging on the wall in a dim, and he stepped forward to observe it curiously.

Zhuo Yao, who happened to be in to deliver pastries, saw it and explained to her: "It was painted by the lady concubine, and the calligraphy and paintings of the original Chaohui Palace were all from her. Only this orchid picture remained. ”

Yu Zhao nodded in clarity and touched the orchid in the picture. This is an elegant flower, fragrant and pleasant, but only has the flowering period of the rest of the month, and it is still weak and easy to break, which is a pity. Only in this unreal picture can it bloom forever, so that people have a sustenance. Yu Zhao shook his head, so if he wants to live in this world, he still has to be a weed, not loved by the world, but his vitality is strong and grows recklessly. Even if it is burned off, it will be able to grow a more luxuriant fragrance from the root in the spring breeze in the coming year.

In her thoughts, I heard Zhuo Yao chatting with her: "Niangniang's birthday is coming, and I have been preparing for it early......"

Yu Zhao knew that his real birthday was in the spring, but he didn't know when. Because after being kicked out of Yu's mansion when she was a child, her family was surrounded by walls, and Yu Lu couldn't celebrate her birthday, so she never mentioned it for many years. When Chu Zikai asked her about her birthday that day, he couldn't answer, so he directly reported the winter day when she first met. Yu Zhao didn't care about it, but after thinking about it, there was some truth in this move. Therefore, I also acquiesced in my heart.

On the second day, Concubine Shen still came over in a gray manner, but when she saw that it was Concubine Liu and Concubine Feng sitting in the first place, a wave of dissatisfaction came up, and her face turned red. But he didn't dare to attack in front of Yu Zhao again.

Seeing that people were coming, Yu Zhao spoke: "His Royal Highness is often in Chaohui Palace now, and it is not appropriate for too many people to disturb him." In the future, please go to the spirit of the first queen to offer incense and pray, and if there is anything, I will send someone to inform you. ”

never likes to deal with people, but he directly avoided asking for peace and lost his prestige, Yu Zhao's move is the best of both worlds, no noise, and finally more comfortable. After a few days, Chu Zikai found a few docile big wolf dogs out of nowhere and sent them, looking terrifying. Every time I lead them out for a walk, those who want to come over and be some moths look at it and dispel their thoughts.

After a few days of ice and rain, winter finally came. In the palace, there is a thin layer of ice in Jiling Lake, and koi fish can be faintly seen swimming in the ice. Emperor Yuan and Chu Zikai were playing chess in the pavilion, Yu Zhao led Chu Ziyi, followed by a group of dogs, standing by the lake and watching the fish.

The second prince Chu Zirui and the fourth prince Chu Ziyang came over to greet Emperor Yuan, and then sat down to talk to Emperor Yuan. Chu Zikai vacated the pavilion and came over to pick up Chu Ziyi to tease him. "The fifth brother saw that he was fat again."

Yu Zhao replied. "I eat a lot, and if I do this, I should be fat and not look good."

Suddenly, a koi broke through the thin ice and jumped out, attracting Yu Zhao's gaze.

"You like fish?" Chu Zikai asked.

After thinking for a while, Yu Zhao said uncertainly: "Does liking to eat count as liking?"

"It's a koi fish." Chu Zikai couldn't cry or laugh, "It represents auspiciousness, and it can't be eaten." ”

Yu Zhao shook his head decisively. "Then I don't like it."

I feel more and more that she is like a cat, she doesn't like to deal with people, she will bite people, and she will run away after biting, and no matter how many rare treasures she has, she can't attract her. I only care about the fish that I can live and love to eat.

The big wolf dogs saw that Yu Zhao's hand was empty, and they flicked their tails around to rub it, but Yu Zhao's hand shrank. "Sit down."

I sat down obediently.

"This dog almost bit me when I touched it, how did you make her so obedient?" Chu Zikai's tone was a little uneven.

"Really?" Yu Zhao looked at the few dogs who had been obedient, and they were all cute with their heads tilted. "I've been very well-behaved when I came to Chaohui Palace."

Later, he said casually: "I can't laugh, I can't say good things, it's not likable at all, but it's quite likable to dogs."

Chu Zikai felt that he was being scolded. Complex inside.

Then she said, "But I do like dogs, too."

Chu Zikai was entangled, and his heart was complicated.

Zhuo Yao hurriedly walked up and handed over a letter. "Mother's letter."

Later, he said more clearly: "Yu Mansion is here." ”

In order to ensure that Yu Zhao would not have any dissenting intentions, the letters exchanged with Yu Mansion had to pass through the eyes of Emperor Yuan or Chu Zikai. So Yu Zhao is not shy about it, just look at it after it is dismantled.

After a while, E raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Chu Zikai and stopped talking, and finally spoke. "He wants me to tell Your Majesty to arrange a side concubine for you. Do you want it? ”

Chu Zikai didn't speak, and asked her with his eyes, what do you think?

"Then I'll go and discuss with Your Majesty and try to arrange Yu Zhu for you." Yu Zhao was most annoyed to guess other people's thoughts, so he turned around with the letter.

Chu Zikai hurriedly stopped her in a low voice. "Don't go, when did I say I wanted it."

Yu Zhao stopped, turned around and thought: "Now that I'm urging over, I always have to give a response, Yu Yao, I'm too lazy to care, but I promised Yu Zhu to find a good husband for her, in fact, it's ......" While speaking, he looked at Chu Zikai, as if he was considering whether this was a good husband.

"I'll do this for you,"

No matter what she did or what she said, she was serious, so that Chu Zikai couldn't tell if she was joking or real, in case her father agreed in order to gather power, the trouble would be even greater. So he rushed to the doctor and pointed to the pavilion: "My fourth brother, eighteen years old, not to mention how outstanding his ability is, he is definitely not half-hearted."

Hearing this, Yu Zhao turned his head and glanced at Chu Ziyang in the pavilion from afar, and he did look gentle and elegant, in contrast to Chu Zirui who was flamboyant next to him. Thinking that he shouldn't be able to deceive people, he nodded: "Your Highness, I will send it to the East Palace when the thank you ceremony is completed." After speaking, he came over and took Chu Ziyi, and went to the side to see the plum that had just been spit out. Chu Zikai breathed a sigh of relief in the back, listened to her mention the thank-you gift, and thought about what birthday gift to prepare for her in half a month.

In the past few days, people from Chaohui Palace have been coming in and out, all of them have come to give congratulatory gifts, and Zhuo Yao's hands are sour. It is understandable that the ladies want to curry favor with the harem authorities, but Chu Zirui, the son of Concubine Shen, who had an unhappy quarrel with Yu Zhao, actually sent a rare bloody stone phoenix in the world. Chu Ziyang's gift was not particularly valuable, and it was in line with the etiquette, but Concubine Liu inquired and immediately sent another jade Ruyi, for fear that he would be worse than Chu Zirui.

Yu Zhao had no intention of looking at it, so he ordered to put it in the warehouse after counting. Hu Zhuoyao was holding a painting and didn't know what to do with it, looking embarrassed. "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's gift ......"

"What's wrong?" Yu Zhao put down the book in his hand and walked over to open the painting. It depicts a cat staring at fish swimming by the lake. I have to say that the painting is clumsy, like a naughty boy graffiti. Yu Zhao looked back at the blue sketch on the wall, and secretly suspected that Concubine Shu had replaced her son when she gave birth that day.

Zhuo Yao, who was standing on the side, asked her, "Niangniang, do you want to put away this painting?"

If you put it away, it is very likely that you will never think about it again, and future generations will not see it in the future, for fear that they will laugh at it.

"Hang it, hang it next to the painting of the lady lady." Yu Zhao spoke, and Zhuo Yao looked at her as if he wanted to confirm the real fake. Later, I heard her say: "It's good to let Your Majesty watch it and have fun."

At lunchtime, Emperor Yuan's hearty laughter came from Chaohui Palace. "The prince is like me, a person with such a gentle temper as her mother, and when she teaches my father and son to paint, she often throws her pen in anger. It's just that I and the prince are both confident people, they only dislike each other, and they don't realize how bad their level is. ”

After laughing, he looked at Yu Zhao. "Your birthday the day after tomorrow, at the birthday banquet, I am afraid that you will have to deal with those who are full of thoughts, and I will let your mother enter the palace a day earlier to meet you."

Yu Zhao was secretly happy in his heart. "Thank you, Your Majesty." I also heard Emperor Yuan say: "In order not to let the Yu Mansion have grievances, it is best for the Yu family to invite someone to come." A few days ago, His Royal Highness mentioned that he wanted to accept Miss Yu Er as a side concubine, and asked her to come tomorrow to give her a routine thanks. ”

As long as he wasn't a hateful person, Yu Zhao didn't care, so he nodded in agreement. Turning his head and preparing to meet Yu Lu with joy.

The next day, it snowed heavily, but Yu Zhao was still waiting by the palace road at the gate of the side palace early. attracted the concubines who went to the first queen to make incense in front of the spirit to stop and watch. Even though there is an umbrella to cover it, it is still impossible to avoid snowflakes blowing on your hair and clothes. In winter, he felt that the hairpin ring was cold, so Yu Zhao only used a silver hairpin to pull up a green silk. Now it is glued with edelweiss, and the skin looks like fat jade, and the lips are red and the teeth are white. Let those half-old with luxurious heads and faces secretly scold the fox in their hearts.

However, Yu Zhu came first, and after stepping forward to salute, he waited with Yu Zhao, and simply chatted with her.

"How is the Fourth Highness, have you ever seen it?"

Hearing her mention it, Yu Zhu couldn't help but smile shyly and nodded slightly. "Concubine Xie Chen bothered for me, and His Royal Highness was very attentive to me, and she also took care of my aunt's feelings when giving gifts. He...... Very good. ”

Hearing this, Yu Zhao also nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly felt a little envious of this shy joy in his heart, but by the time he left the palace, he had already passed the golden year. I'm afraid that I won't be able to experience what it's like to be in love for the first time.

Yu Zhao instructed again: "The Fourth Highness has not accepted the concubine, and after you enter the mansion, you will be the person in charge for the time being, this time it is the line set up by His Royal Highness the Prince, remember to prepare a gift to send to the East Palace when the time comes."

Yu Zhu agreed one by one, and suddenly wanted to ask something, but she didn't feel good to speak.

"Although Concubine Liu is a little stingy, she is not a person full of scheming." Yu Zhao knew in her heart what she was going to ask, and now that she had entered the palace, she had to meet Chu Ziyang's biological mother. "If she pretends to beat you, if you can bear it, flatter. Slowly, I will get closer to you. If you can't help it, just turn a deaf ear. ”

Yu Zhao's words have always been ugly, but they are indeed practical. Hearing this, Yu Zhu nodded gratefully. Seeing Yu Lu's carriage driving in, Yu Zhao hurriedly went up to greet him.

Picked up Yu Lu from the car and slowly helped her to Chaohui Palace. "In the cold winter, my mother's legs are most afraid of the cold, and this year is still as painful as in previous years?"

"As soon as the weather is cold this year, someone will bring the charcoal into the house, which is naturally much better." Yu Lu looked at the luxurious and elegant decoration of Zhaohui Palace as he spoke, and secretly marveled.

After sitting down, Chu Ziyi woke up and staggered in to find Yu Zhao.

"How old is Fifth Highness?" Yu Lu looked at the white and chubby child and felt cute, and couldn't help asking.

"I'm almost a year and a half old, and I can walk a few steps and say a few words."

Chu Ziyi stared at the two strangers in the hall, Yu Lu and Yu Zhu, with wide eyes, and his appearance made everyone in the hall unable to suppress their smiles. I also chuckled. Suddenly turning his head and seeing Yu Zhao not smiling, Xu was curious, and stretched out his hands to her face.

Just as there was laughter, Zhuo Yao came over to inform him that the ladies had returned to the palace after praying, so Yu Zhao ordered someone to send Yu Zhu to Concubine Liu. After she left, Zhuo Yao whispered to Yu Zhao: "Concubine Shen's palace brought in a large cage tightly wrapped in a quilt today, saying that it was a birthday gift for you."

Although Yu Zhao felt strange, he paid attention to it quietly, and took care of himself to comfort Yu Lu, who was worried on the side.

It has been nearly two months since entering the palace, and the whole palace has seen that the grace of Chaohui Palace has not been reduced by half, and they do not dare to slack off at all, and they are ordered to prepare for the birthday banquet of the new favorite tomorrow, and they dare not make any mistakes.