After Wen Zhiyan left the Five Princes' Mansion, he went to Honglu Temple to see the Duke of Qi.

Qi Hengjiang looked at Wen Zhiyan who was standing in front of him, and said: "How can His Royal Highness the Great Prince come to see the old minister in person, and it would be good to send someone to say something about it." ”

Qi Hengjiang remembered the exchange conditions between himself and Emperor Chu, and he didn't have a good tone for Wen Zhiyan, but Wen Zhiyan just put the token representing the Qi family on the table: "Grandpa Guo, this king is here to give this token today." ”

"The eldest prince is really bothered." Qi Hengjiang glanced at the token, then turned his head and stopped looking at it.

Wen Zhiyan spoke: "This king knows that Grandpa Guo is angry, but all this is for the Qi family, and Grandpa Guo should know that what this king can do has been done." ”

"The eldest prince specially came to give this token in person today, and the old minister has already understood your intentions." Qi Hengjiang's tone softened, after all, Wen Zhiyan couldn't complain about this matter, and Wen Zhiyan did help him a lot, "The old minister only has Zhaoyu's daughter, and I hope that the eldest prince will treat Zhaoyu well in the future." ”

"This king knows that Grandpa Guo has always loved Zhaoyu, and she has never suffered any grievances. This king promised the grandfather of the country that he would take care of Zhaoyu in the future and would not let Zhaoyu suffer a little grievance. ”

"I hope you will never break the promise that the eldest prince made today."

"Grandpa Guo is willing to hand over his pearl to this king, and this king will definitely treat it well."

Wen Zhiyan made a promise to Qi Hengjiang, and then left Honglu Temple.

Qi Han saw Wen Zhiyan leaving, and walked in from behind: "Father, the eldest prince is here to show his loyalty to you today." ”

Qi Hengjiang nodded: "There is no other way now, in order to keep Zhaoyu and the Qi family, this can only be the case." Besides, Zhaoyu also has a good impression of the eldest prince, so he didn't treat her badly. ”

"Father, we are too indulgent to Zhaoyu, I am worried that she will suffer if she stays in the capital." Qi Han was not at ease.

Qi Hengjiang sighed helplessly: "I only hope that Wen Zhiyan can be as he said, and he will not let Zhaoyu be wronged." ”

How Qi Han didn't understand Qi Zhaoyu's helplessness, he vowed: "Father, what we have lost today, I will definitely take it back in the future." ”

Qi Hengjiang patted Qi Han's shoulder: "The Qi family will rely on you in the future." ”

Just after the rainy season, the emperor issued two holy decrees, one to Honglu Temple and the other to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: I heard that Qi Zhaoyu, the daughter of the Duke of Qi, has the beauty of peace and righteousness, and the queen is very happy to hear it. Now when the prince is suitable for marriage, he should choose a virtuous woman to match. In order to become a beautiful woman, you will be matched with the prince as the concubine. All etiquette will be handled by the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian together, and the marriage will be completed on a good day. Chin this! ”

In the Honglu Temple, the people of the Qi family knelt down and thanked the emperor, and Li Sheng handed over the holy decree to Qi Zhaoyu: "Miss Qi, take the decree." ”

Qi Zhaoyu took the holy decree: "The courtiers are grateful." ”

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Quanzi was reading out the holy decree: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: I heard that the prime minister's daughter Mo Ningyao is gentle and kind, and she is very happy to hear it." Now when the two princes are suitable for marriage, they should choose a virtuous woman to match. In order to become a beautiful woman, you will be matched with the second prince as the concubine. All etiquette will be handled by the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian together, and the marriage will be completed on a good day. Chin this! ”

The people of the Mo family hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and Xiao Quanzi handed over the holy decree to Mo Ningyao: "Miss Mo, this is the holy decree." ”

Mo Ningyao's hand trembling a little when she received the holy decree, she didn't expect this matter to come so quickly: "Courtier, thank you." ”

Mo Ningyao listened to Mo Ziyu's advice during this time, no matter what happened outside, she didn't care, she just stayed at home with peace of mind, and finally waited for this holy decree.

Prime Minister Mo was also very happy, but the young woman standing beside him was a little unhappy in her eyes, she was Prime Minister Mo Cheng's continuation Hu Xiu. Hu Xiusheng is beautiful, she is at a prime age, and Mo Cheng loves her very much.

Two days ago, Hu Xiu was diagnosed as pregnant, and Prime Minister Mo Cheng was even more overjoyed. Hu Xiu is in the Mo family, with the support of the old lady and the favor of Prime Minister Mo, it can be said that he is like a fish in water.

Mo Xuxu is obedient to Hu Xiu and flatters him in all kinds, Mo Junting is now valued by Prime Minister Mo Cheng, and he doesn't provoke Hu Xiu, and Hu Xiu has no opinion on these two people. Only Mo Ningyao, who was cold to herself as a concubine, thought that she could take the opportunity to learn from Mo Ningyao if she was pregnant, but she didn't expect that within two days, Mo Ningyao received the holy decree to be the second princess.

Prime Minister Mo stuffed silver for Xiao Quanzi and the accompanying eunuchs, and Xiao Quanzi knew that this was a common practice, so he accepted it.

After Xiao Quanzi left with someone, Prime Minister Mo Cheng smiled: "Ning Yao, you can have this home, it is finally my father's wish." ”

Hu Xiu walked to Prime Minister Mo Cheng's side, looking like a mother: "The eldest lady can have such a good home now, and the concubine is also happy for her." However, if the eldest lady wants to sit firmly in the position of the second princess, she must be cautious in her words and deeds in the future. ”

Mo Ningyao looked at Hu Xiu and sneered: "Mother, just worry about the child in your belly." I haven't entered the gate of the Second Prince's Mansion yet, so you're worried about whether I can sit firmly in this position, is it too hasty? ”

The smile on Hu Xiu's face froze: "The eldest lady calls me mother now, then I naturally want to remind you a few words as a mother." ”

"I appreciate my mother's kindness." Mo Ningyao said and turned to leave.

Hu Xiu fell into Prime Minister Mo Cheng's arms angrily, and she looked at Prime Minister Mo Cheng with teary eyes: "Xiangye, is the eldest lady dissatisfied with me?" ”

Prime Minister Mo Cheng always knew that Mo Ningyao was dissatisfied with Hu Xiu, but he wouldn't care about this kind of thing, especially now that Mo Ningyao had just received the holy decree: "Don't think too much, you can raise a baby with peace of mind, and she will get married soon, why should you get along with her?" ”

"Do you think I can't get along with the eldest lady?"

"Ning Yao is already arrogant, it's okay if she refuses to recognize you as a mother in her heart, anyway, she has nothing to do with you in the future. All you have to do is give me a big fat boy, it's better than anything else. ”

Listening to Prime Minister Mo Cheng's words, Hu Xiu was angry, but he could only smile and agree: "Xiangye, I will listen to you." ”

"I'll help you go back to rest first, don't get angry." Prime Minister Mo Cheng helped Hu Xiu back to the room as he spoke.

Mo Xuxu and Mo Junting seem to have been forgotten, after Mo Ziyu was abolished, Mo Cheng did pay more attention to Mo Junting, but now that Hu Xiu is pregnant, I am afraid that Prime Minister Mo Cheng values the child in Hu Xiu's belly more.

Mo Xuxu looked at Prime Minister Mo Cheng's back supporting Hu Xiu, and made up his mind in his heart, no one can stand in the way of their sister and brother!

"Sister, I'll go back to my room to read first." Mo Junting spoke.

Mo Xuxu nodded: "The most important thing is for you to study with peace of mind now, don't worry about other things, with your sister here, you don't have to be afraid of anything." ”

Mo Junting nodded, Mo Xuxu couldn't help but smile when he looked at Mo Junting's well-behaved appearance, at least this younger brother will always be on his side.

In the East Palace, Lianzhi was not surprised at all when he learned the news of the marriage, all this is the emperor's calculation, but this matter should not be over.

In the study, the cold wind told Wen Zhiyu about the matter, and after Wen Zhiyu heard it, he just nodded to indicate that he knew: "You go down first, remember to go to the princess's side to spread the word, and the king will accompany her to dinner at night." ”

Seeing Wen Zhiyu's indifferent appearance, Han Feng was a little anxious: "Prince, if the eldest prince really marries Qi Zhaoyu, the situation will be very unfavorable to us." ”

"What do you want to say?" Wen Zhiyu stopped what she was doing and looked at the cold wind.

Han Feng replied: "Prince, you have endured it for so many years, is it just to watch the power of the eldest prince increase day by day?" ”

"Cold wind, this matter is impossible to change."

"Prince ......"

Han Feng was about to say anything more, but Wen Zhiyu interrupted him: "Don't forget your identity, you just need to do what this king tells you to do, don't exceed the rules." ”

The cold wind could only respond, and then retreated.

Watching the cold wind leave, Wen Zhiyu sighed. He understood what Han Feng was thinking in his heart, for so many years, not only was he forbearing, but Han Feng's pain and forbearance were no less than his own.

Originally, I was going to go on step by step, and it was only a matter of time before I got to the end, but now there are too many changes. Wen Zhiyan got the help of the Qi family, and he was like a tiger with wings, and the cold wind was naturally anxious, but in the battle for imperial power, the most taboo thing was to be anxious.

Cold Wind walked out of the study, he glanced back at the study door that had been closed, and walked towards the Frost Cloud Hall with some sadness.

He can see Wen Zhiyuan's painstaking efforts for so many years, but since Lianzhi appeared, Wen Zhiyuan seems to have changed as a person.

In the past, Wen Zhiyu never showed his edge in front of others, and he was bent on keeping his head in obscurity, so he lived safely until now, without arousing anyone's suspicion. But after Lianzhi came to Xichu, Wen Zhiyu showed his edge again and again in order to protect Lianzhi, which had already aroused the emperor's vigilance.

Although the marriage of the eldest prince this time is to balance the Qi family, why not to balance the power of the eldest prince and the crown prince?

Could it be that Wen Zhiyu has survived for so many years, and he fell short because of a lotus?