"Go to Fanghua Palace," Gaozong said.

Fanghua Hall is the residence of Shen Guifei. In the early years, Shen Bizhuang first entered the palace, and in order to use the Shen family to stabilize the country, Gaozong gave Fanghua Hall to Shen Bizhuang, who was newly named a beauty, and made the Shen family the master of the first palace. Later, Shen Bizhuang gave birth to the eldest prince Zhou Yan and crossed the rank of concubine, and gave birth to the third prince Zhou Xin and then named the concubine.

In the past few years, the Shen family has been secretly doing things, and Gaozong knows more or less. Most of them have passed with one eye and one eye closed.

He owes Shen Bizhuang a lot, without Fu Yingge, Shen Bizhuang and the Cang family, there would be no such splendid country as him. But emotion, since he promised his true feelings to Fu Yingge, he can only make up for Shen Bizhuang by giving more power and fame to make up for it. However, the tolerance in the past few years has made the Shen family have greater ambitions, and they even want to interfere with Lichu.

In the Fanghua Palace, Shen Guifei was pruning flower branches. Seeing Gaozong standing in front of her, Shen Guifei was surprised and delighted.

How long has it been since this man came to see her?

Under the reminder of the maidservant, Shen Shifang knelt on the ground and saluted to Gaozong. Gaozong personally stepped forward to help him up, which made the Shen family a little flattered.

"Sit", Gaozong patted the vacant seat next to him and motioned for Shen to sit beside him.

"I heard that you've been worried about your son's marriage lately?" Gaozong asked.

Shen Guifei sat beside Gaozong, "At the age of His Royal Highness and Third Highness, most of them are one man and half woman, and the concubines are not blessed and have not been able to hold their grandsons so far, so they are naturally anxious." ”

Gaozong nodded, "The two of them are not young, do you have a favorite candidate for the concubine?" ”

When Shen heard Gaozong say this, he immediately took out a few portraits from the shelf and put them in front of Gaozong, "This is sent by the Internal Affairs Office, and the concubines look at these young ladies very well, and the saint will take a look." ”

Gaozong took the scrolls handed by Shen and opened one casually, Shen Guifei explained, "This is Miss Fu Ci of the Guogong Mansion, the one that the Holy Lord pointed out to the prince a few years ago, the concubine thinks it is good, but I don't know if His Royal Highness has this blessing." ”

Gaozong glanced at the Shen family, "The woman who divorced the prince's marriage gave us Yan'er, did she wronged him?" ”

Shen smiled, "How come? This third lady of Fu Fu is the niece of the queen's mother, and the concubine is afraid that she will be wronged by the third lady! ”

Gaozong didn't answer, and opened another picture scroll.

"This is Shen Zihe, the concubine's brother's daughter, who has been close to His Royal Highness since she was a child, and the concubine saw that Zihe had also reached the age of marriage, and she really wanted to leave this child with her concubine." Shen said.

Gaozong didn't open the third scroll, how could he not know Shen's thoughts?

first was the young lady Fu Ci of the Guogong Mansion, and then Shen Zihe, the concubine of General Shen. No matter which young lady Zhou Yan and Zhou Xin marry, they are undoubtedly the heavy code of the battle for the throne!

Gaozong sat in the Fanghua Hall for a while before leaving, and drove to the Middle Palace.

After seeing Gaozong, Fu Yingge did not have the kind of surprise of the Shen family, but it was a kind of satisfaction. Gaozong took Fu Yingge's hand and sat on the chair.

"What does the queen think of this draft?" Gojong asked.

Fu Yingge smiled, "The concubine thinks that the fourth son Zhou Yi should be the age to marry a wife. ”

"Do you have a suitable daughter-in-law in mind?" Gojong asked.

Fu Yingge smiled and said, "When it comes to choosing a partner, it's better to let Yi'er make up her own mind." ”

These words touched Gaozong's heart very much, and he had thought that the queen's eyes were also fixed on the crown prince's position. Over the years, he has been accustomed to the scheming of the courtiers and the scheming of the palace concubines, so he felt that everyone had a calculation for him and the country. Unexpectedly, he raised such a lotus flower that came out of the mud and was not stained.

Seeing that Gaozong was silent, Fu Yingge said again, "The second daughter of the concubine's mother's brother, Fu Yuyue, has been in love with King Xi for a long time, this girl has been serving by the concubine's side for all these years, and the concubine wants to fulfill her wishes. ”

Hearing Fu Yingge mention this, Gaozong thought in his heart that the Fu family still had a daughter who was raised in the palace.

"Send-off?" Gojong asked.

"Exactly", Fu Yingge nodded, "This girl is a concubine, and she shouldn't be worthy of the king of Xi, but the concubine is very close to this girl, and she still hopes that the saint can fulfill it." ”

After Gaozong seized the throne, the Cangjia town guarded the mountains and rivers, so that the foreign invaders had no chance to take advantage of it. It is precisely because of this that the first prince and the first princess both died on the battlefield, and in recent years, Gaozong raised their only son Cangxi by his side and entrusted him with important tasks. Counting the age, he is as old as Zhou Yi.

"What position does the queen want to give you this niece?" Gojong asked.

"This depends on what Prince Xi means, in short, don't be too aggrieved." Fu Yingge replied.

Gaozong has always felt that his life is in vain, not only because he can become the master of this mountain and river, but also because of such an interpretation flower. This woman named Fu Yingge, when she followed him, she didn't seek fame and fortune, Qin Se and Ming have been in the same place for so many years.

Fu Yingge saw that Gaozong was no longer talking, and took Gaozong's hand, "If the saint feels embarrassed, then make an appointment for a good family." ”

Gaozong touched Fu Yingge's sideburns, "Don't be embarrassed." As he spoke, he hugged Fu Yingge in his arms.

"If one day, the crown prince is no longer the crown prince, will you blame me for taking everything from you?" Gojong didn't know why he asked this sentence.

Fu Yingge shook his head and replied: "Since ancient times, the selection of talents and princes, the saints do not need to consider concubines. ”

Regardless of whether Fu Yingge said this out of sincerity or not, at this moment, Gaozong felt that his love for the woman in front of him for most of his life was worth it.

Gaozong gently kissed Fu Yingge's forehead, "I won't let you be bullied after I leave." ”

Cangxi has been gone for more than two months.

Since reading Fu Ci's letter, this Xi prince deliberately slowed down his pace. It wasn't until Gaozong sent a decree ordering him to go to court as soon as possible that Cangxi sped up a little.

Fortunately, fate is too wonderful, so Cangxi has the opportunity to persuade the Huns.

A few days ago, Cangxi was really bored, so she began to go out hunting leisurely. I never thought that on the way, I accidentally saved a Hun boy, and when I inquired, I knew that this child was the youngest son of the Hun leader. The Xiongnu leader Alaye heard from his subordinates that his son was detained in Chengzhou's military camp, and rushed to Chengzhou's camp single-handedly.

The Xiongnu didn't know who the court sent to subdue them, but Cangxi knew that the person in front of him was his own maternal uncle.

Seeing that Aliyah came alone, Cangxi put down his weapon and set up a table of wine and food to feast Aliyah.

When he came to the wine table, Aliyah didn't care who the person in front of him was, his eyes stared at Cangxi and said, "You erection, you have a capable contest, what kind of ability is it to tie up my son?" ”

Cang Xi nodded at Cang Er, and motioned for Cang Er to bring the kid he rescued yesterday to the camp tent.

"Cangxi has seen my uncle", said Cangxi respectfully bowed his hand to Aliyah.

Aliyah didn't know why this kid who came out of nowhere called his uncle, thought about it carefully, and asked tentatively, "What's your father's and mother's name?" ”

Cangxi still replied with a humble attitude, "Father Cangjing, family Ci Aluqing." ”

As soon as Alye heard the words "Al-Luqing", he immediately grabbed Cangxi's hand, "How can you prove it?" ”

Cangxi took out a worn-out sachet from his arms and handed it to Ariye, "Uncle, look at it, this is my mother's craft?" ”

Ariya snatched the sachet, carefully discerned it, and muttered to herself, "White Plum Blossom, that's right, it's her!" ”

The Xiongnu originally lived in the northern region, but were forced to move south for decades due to wars and natural disasters. When she first arrived in the south, Alüqing often lamented that she could no longer see the white plum blossoms in her hometown, so Alye, who was the leader at the beginning, ordered her sister to plant a lot of white plum blossoms in order to make her sister feel less homesick. Perhaps due to the climate, the white plum blossoms have not bloomed for several years, until the sixth year of transplanting, the white plum blossoms finally bloomed the first branch, but the people who watched the flowers were gone.

At that time, A Lu Qing fell in love with a heroic white-robed young general. Under the opposition of the clansmen, Alu Qing finally chose to elope with the little general and became a famous princess. Later, Aliyah heard that her sister was happily married and gave birth to a son named Cangxi.

However, the good times were short-lived. In a battle, the prince and the princess both fell and died on the battlefield.

Over the years, Ariye has an indescribable affection for her sister. He infiltrated Chengzhou many times to inquire about the news of Cangxi. Later, when he heard that the son of Wang Cangjing, the only one with a different surname in Chengzhou, was raised in the palace by Emperor Gaozong, Alyue was relieved.

"Daddy", Aliyah, who was called by his son Ahuying, hurriedly asked his son where he was injured.

Ah Hu Ying didn't know how he was treated in Cheng Zhou's military camp, when he knew that he was detained in Cheng Zhou's military camp, Ah Hu Ying had the heart to die, Cheng Zhou had a lot of deductions for them, and now that he was caught, wouldn't it be even more lion-open. But he didn't expect that he would meet his relatives!

"Daddy, Brother Xi helped me suck snake venom," Ahu Ying said, pulling Aluye's sleeve.

Hearing his son say that Cangxi was his life-saving benefactor, Aliyah no longer doubted whether Cangxi was really his own nephew. If Cangxi was not, he had no reason to risk his life to save a so-called son of judgment.

Thinking of this, Ariye bowed, "Thank you Prince Xi for saving your life." ”

"Uncle take a seat." Cangxi returned the salute and motioned for Cang'er to go out.

"The prince is here to make me surrender, or is he taking the opportunity to merge us into Chengzhou?" Arrya asked bluntly.

"What does Uncle mean by that?" Cangxi asked rhetorically.

"The prince should know that our chassis is under Zhou Xin's management all the year round", Cangxi nodded, and Alye continued, "There are continuous natural disasters here, and Zhou Xin often burns, kills, and loots my Huns, and this rebellion is really a last resort." ”

Ariya expressed his attitude and said, "If Emperor Chengzhou is willing to agree to our two conditions, I will immediately withdraw my troops." ”

Hearing what he wanted to hear, Cangxi said, "Uncle, please speak." ”

"First, in the year of famine, my people will be exempted from paying tribute; Second, the imperial court allocates one million taels of silver to my clan every year; Third, let the emperor marry you a favorite daughter-in-law no matter what, so that they can use your marriage as a bargaining chip. ”

Ariye's three requirements didn't seem too much at first glance, but after careful consideration, it seemed that he was a little scheming. In the year of the famine, the tribute was exempted, and the imperial court had to be allocated every year? Will Gojong agree

"Uncle, I'm afraid this second one ......?"

Before Cangxi finished speaking, Alyu Ye waved his hand, "Instead of letting the officials of the imperial court eat and drink, it is better to give us money in exchange for the peace of the country and the people, and his emperor can figure it out." ”

Cangxi didn't expect Alyuya to say it so bluntly, didn't he name and say that corruption in the imperial court was serious?

However, even Aliyah, who was far away at the border, knew that the court was not in a good mood for the battle for the throne for many years, so it can be seen that this is not something that can be covered up.

"Thank you, uncle," Cangxi said, with a wave of his hand.

Aliyah naturally knew that Cangxi was talking about the third article he mentioned just now, "You saved this cub's life, and you are still my nephew, so naturally I can't let the emperor Lao'er trade your family affairs." As he spoke, he took his youngest son in his arms.

Cangxi still thanked Alyuye again and again, in the past few years, in order to win over himself, the family has said hundreds of times about his relatives. What's more, he even let his daughter in her twenties still stay in the boudoir, in order to let Prince Xi see how deep the lovesickness is.

After this meal, Alye took his youngest son back to his own territory, and Cangxi also wrote a note in a way that people could quickly pass it on to Gaozong.

In this battle, he cangxi will not lose. Although he didn't find out the third prince, at least Alaye also hinted that if there was a change in the palace, he would definitely keep this only nephew.

On the third day after the fold was handed over, Gaozong sent a minister from the Ministry of Rites to deal with the matter, and at the same time asked Cangxi to return to the court. Cangxi didn't expect that Gaozong would immediately agree to Aliya's request. It seems that the situation between the DPRK and China should not be very optimistic.

In addition to letting the people from the Ministry of Rites take over this matter, Gaozong's holy decree also ordered Cangxi to return to Beijing as soon as possible and let Cheng Yue temporarily receive 3,000 iron horses.

After receiving this holy decree, Cheng Yue was extremely embarrassed, he knew that he did not have the wisdom of Cangxi, if he encountered a sneak attack, what should he do if the three thousand iron riders had an accident?

Cangxi seemed to see through Cheng Yue's thoughts, "There will be no more sneak attacks." ”

Cangxi's horse travels thousands of miles in a day and eight hundred in a night. But for a whole day, Cangxi had already arrived in Jinling City.

When the expedition was made, Jinling City was still a hot summer, but after the triumph, it was a different scene. Sanqiu Guizi and Shili Lotus, this Gyeonggi that has been well protected since ancient times, there is no war, no famine, how can you understand the difficulties of the border people's life? Similarly, if a prince like the crown prince raised in Gyeonggi really fights, he may not be able to win the three princes.

The wind in early autumn was somewhat cool, and Cang'er handed over a cup of hot tea, "Master, the Holy One asked you to enter the palace tomorrow to pick a princess." ”

Fortunately, after a long time of contact with Cang Er in the past few years, Cang Xi gradually got used to his amazing words. Otherwise, you can really squirt out a sip of tea regardless of the image.

"Got it", Cangxi took another sip of tea and motioned for Cang'er to retreat.

Cang'er saw that his master had no intention of moving back to the room to rest, so he asked the master to pretend to be sick and escaped? Thinking of this, Cang Er smiled and said to Cang Xi, "My subordinates have inquired, and the third lady of the Fu family has also entered the palace." ”

Cang Xi frowned and glared at Cang Er, "Hugh talk a lot." ”

Being glared at by Cang Xi like this, Cang Er didn't speak anymore with great interest, and watched his master brew kung fu tea.

In Cang'er's eyes, it is nothing more than a cup of tea poured from one cup to another, will such tea be exceptionally delicious? Cang'er didn't know that the elegant taste of tea tasting was suitable for Cangxi but not for herself.

A cup of tea played with flowers in Cangxi's hand, and Cang'er was still standing there as before, watching Cangxi put a cup of tea into his stomach, "Ming'er will follow me into the palace." After that, Cangxi went back to the room without looking back.

Before, Cang Er never believed that Cang Xi would look at Miss Fu Jia differently, but now Cang Er didn't feel that there was such a thing as feelings, probably that there would always be someone who would be your exception.

Just like the current canglin. This kind of banquet, Gaozong has not held it for Cangxi, but Cangxi said that he was sick and politely refused. Gaozong didn't know that Cangxi's body was hard-boned, and after being bored for a while, Gaozong had to change his ways, but he didn't expect Cangxi to always refuse to appreciate his face. came and went, and Gaozong followed Cangxi's temperament.

This time, Gaozong deliberately called the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince to accompany him, thinking that Cangxi would never save face in front of his son. If Gaozong knew that Cangxi was willing to go not because of his big face, but because of a girl who was waiting for a girl, the love of this righteous father and righteous son would really come to an end.

When she got up in the morning of the second day, Cangxi picked up her clothes in the bedroom, and asked Cang'er from time to time if this one looked good and if it fitted.

Cang'er had never seen when his master cared so much about clothes, so he asked, "Master, when did you pay so much attention to dressing?" ”

Cangxi pondered for a while, but still replied, "This king enters the palace to face the saint, and it is not good to be disheveled." ”

Cang'er was not good at breaking it, so at the request of Cangxi, he picked out an ink-colored robe for him, and the robe revealed a silver thread embroidered with a descending dragon. Looking at the entire Chengzhou, Gaozong's clothes are embroidered with dragons, the prince's clothes are embroidered with pythons, the prince's clothes are embroidered with tigers, and the clothes of the only different surname Wang Cangxi are embroidered with coiling dragons or descending dragons. Gaozong's favor can be seen.