Xiao Yulin and Zhong Yuqi went all the way to the north, during which they did not enjoy the scenery of mountains and rivers, and went straight to Shengjing.

One morning at the end of the month, the group returned to the Ruiwang Mansion.

When the master returned home, the people of Ruiwang's Mansion were not to mention how happy, as if it was the New Year.

Zhong Yuqi also asked Chunhua and Qiushi to take the things they bought on the road from the carriage and distribute them to the people in the house. And when they were rewarded, they rejoiced.

At noon, Xiao Yulin invited Zhong Yuqi to dine in the middle courtyard.

The two of them didn't talk much, and they rested after eating.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yulin had just woken up, and Ma Liu told Xiao Yulin that someone from the palace had passed the decree, and Empress Dowager Zhao invited Xiao Yulin to enter the palace.

Xiao Yulin knew that this was the Empress Dowager Zhao who had not seen him for several months, and he was very worried in his heart.

It just so happened that Xiao Yulin also had something to tell Empress Dowager Zhao, so he washed and changed his clothes and dressed himself up. He asked Ma Liu to prepare some things, and then went to the palace in a carriage.

When he came to Ningshou Palace, he didn't need to be informed, and the eunuch guarding the palace gate happily welcomed Xiao Yulin in, and asked someone to go to the apse to report to the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Xiao Yulin waited in the front hall for a while, and Empress Dowager Zhao was supported by Qinglian and hurriedly walked out.

Seeing Xiao Yulin, Empress Dowager Zhao cried with joy, hurriedly stepped forward to hug Xiao Yulin, and said, "My son! You're back! ”

Xiao Yulin said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the sons and daughters have just traveled far away, and they are not leading the troops to fight, why is the Queen Mother so worried?" ”

Qinglian said with a smile on the side: "It's not that the prince doesn't know, the prince is a treasure in the palm of the queen mother's hand!" This baby hasn't been to the palace to visit the Queen Mother for a few months, and the Queen Mother is not in a hurry! ”

Xiao Yulin smiled again and gently pushed the Empress Dowager Zhao away, bowed to the Empress Dowager Zhao, and said, "The son has seen the queen mother!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhao took Xiao Yulin's hand again and said angrily: "When did you not greet the mourning family, and the mourning family still blamed you?" Today, the sun is coming out of the west, and you know that you have to pay a salute to the mourners! ”

Xiao Yulin said: "It's not human nature for a son to say hello to his mother!" The sons have not seen the queen mother for many days, and they are not happy under the knees of the queen mother, and now the sons and daughters have given the queen mother a gift, and it is also the son who confesses to the queen mother. Erchen has always liked to travel in the mountains and rivers, not only did he not do his filial piety to the queen mother, but he worried the queen mother, which is the sin of the son. ”

Empress Dowager Zhao smiled and pulled Xiao Yulin to the first seat and sat on the small couch. Subsequently, Empress Dowager Zhao carefully looked at Xiao Yulin.

"Hmm...... I've lost some weight! But tired on the road, can't eat or sleep well? Empress Dowager Zhao said.

Xiao Yulin said: "Erchen is very good! ”

Empress Dowager Zhao made a straight face again and said, "You are fooling the mourning family again!" You were assassinated in Yunzhou City, do you still think the mourning family doesn't know about this? ”

Xiao Yulin pretended to be angry and scolded: "Who is chewing the root of the tongue again!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhao said: "If something like this happens, can you still hide it from the mourning family? Also, you overturned the case for Zhong Bingliang in Yunzhou City, and this matter has spread! I didn't expect my son to be so capable, and it only took me a few days to solve the old case ten years ago. ”

Xiao Yulin said: "That's the wicked man's own harvest!" The bad things that the wicked did back then are remembered! Now that those people have come forward to testify, and the evidence is conclusive, Zhong Bingkun pleaded guilty to the law. Erchen is not an official of the court, and he does not interfere in the affairs of the court, and the matter of trying and investigating the case is done by the people of the government. ”

Empress Dowager Zhao patted Xiao Yulin's hand and said with a smile: "Hehe! My son is modest, how can the mourning family not know your mind? You're just asking for an explanation for Miss Zhong's nominal father, and you're not interfering in government affairs! ”

Empress Dowager Zhao: "Besides, you will be twenty next year, and it is time to settle in the court." Before that, you have to get married. It's going to be April soon, and it will take more than half a year to hire three courtesies and six hires, and it's about the same! The prince's wedding date is set for June, and now you are just a side concubine, and you don't have to go through three ceremonies and six appointments. The next wedding letter, send a dowry to the past, and then set a good day, before the prince's wedding, let's do this thing! ”

Xiao Yulin talked about the smile on his face, and then said: "Speaking of the marriage of the son-in-law, the queen mother, when the son-in-law enters the palace today, there is really something I want to tell the queen mother." ”

Empress Dowager Zhao also made a straight face and said, "What? Do you want to tell the mourning family, are you unwilling to accept Zhang Ruliu as a side concubine? That's a no-no! Zhang Ruliu entered the Rui Palace's palace as a side concubine, which was a matter that had been decided a long time ago. Now you tell the mourning family that you don't want to accept him, wouldn't that make the Zhang family laughed at and generous by the world? And damage to the face of our royal family! ”

Xiao Yulin said: "Queen Mother, Erchen didn't say this! Erchen always thinks that it is not good for this side concubine to enter the house first. Therefore, Erchen wanted to ask his mother to be the master, and let Erchen marry Zhong Yuqi as the concubine first. ”

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhao's face was not ugly, and she showed anger.

Empress Dowager Zhao said unhappily: "You can marry anyone, but you can't marry her!" ”

Xiao Yulin said: "No matter whose daughter the queen mother wants to refer to to her sons, the sons don't want it!" Erchen only needs Zhong Yuqi! ”

"You ......"

Empress Dowager Zhao was angry and said, "Anyway, the mourning family is not allowed!" Not only is the mourning family not allowed, but your royal brother will not allow it! For other things, the mourning family can get used to you. Only this matter, the mourning family will never allow you! ”

Xiao Yulin stood up suddenly, then knelt in front of Empress Dowager Zhao and said, "How the queen mother treats her son, her son's heart couldn't be clearer. Therefore, the sons and daughters will not bend around with their mothers. Erchen also made it clear to his mother today, Erchen will only marry Zhong Yuqi as his wife in this life! If the queen mother does not agree, the son would rather be alone until the end of his life! ”

"You ......"

Empress Dowager Zhao suddenly felt weak and short of breath, and she was about to roll her eyes, which frightened the people in the palace. The heart-to-heart of the heart, the doctor of the doctor.

Xiao Yulin was also frightened, and hurriedly knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Zhao and hugged the Empress Dowager Zhao.

"The Queen Mother! How are you, Queen Mother? The queen mother, it is the son who is not filial, the queen mother, you must not have anything! The son is willing to repay the queen mother's nurturing grace with the life of the son, and beg the queen mother not to disobey the phoenix body for this matter! ”

Qinglian said: "Lord Wang, you should say a few words now!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhao relieved herself and said intermittently: "Lin'er, listen to the queen mother...... Marry no one else...... The daughter of the Zhong family...... She'll ...... She's going to hurt you! ”

Xiao Yulin said: "Erchen knows what the queen mother is worried about. But, Pepper, she really ......"

It really won't hurt him, it won't hurt Xiao Yuhong, and it won't hurt Empress Dowager Zhao. It's just that Xiao Yulin can't say this kind of thing now.