After walking for a long time, everyone returned to the Ruiwang Mansion.

When he came to the backyard, Xiao Yulin said to Zhong Yuqi: "Little Pepper, go and sit in this king's house, this king has something to tell you." ”

Looking at Xiao Yulin's unsmiling face, Zhong Yuqi knew that Xiao Yulin had something very important and not very good to tell her.

Therefore, Zhong Yuqi responded: "Okay! ”

Chunhua and Qiushi thought that Xiao Yulin wanted to talk to Zhong Yuqi about going out to play, and their faces were even more happy.

Xiao Yulin and Zhong Yuqi came to the outer room of the main courtyard bedroom and sat down, Xiao Yulin took off his cloak and handed it to Ma Liu.

Chunhua asked someone to send the big lantern to the north courtyard, put it on the table first, and then place it after Zhong Yuqi returned.

Ma Liu ordered tea to be served, and at the same time hung the cloak on the screen, and asked someone to burn the fire in the house.

After a while, the temperature inside the room rose.

Zhong Yuqi felt a little hot, so she untied the cloak and handed it to Qiu Shi.

Xiao Yulin waved away the idle people and others, and then said to Zhong Yuqi: "Little pepper, there is one thing, in fact, this king wanted to tell you a long time ago. It's just that during the Chinese New Year, this king doesn't want to make you and me unhappy. This king and you are going to go out to play, I could have told you again at that time, but this king ...... Always thinking about not vomiting and unhappy. ”

Zhong Yuqi said lightly: "If the prince has anything to say, just say it." Even if the prince says, you can't marry me as a concubine. ”

Chunhua and Qiushi's eyes widened, and they just wanted to persuade Zhong Yuqi to take back such words, but when they saw Zhong Yuqi's calm appearance, they swallowed these words into their stomachs again.

Ma Liu only glanced at Zhong Yuqi, neither thinking that Zhong Yuqi was saying what was in his heart, nor did he think that Xiao Yulin would agree to her such words.

Sure enough, Xiao Yulin immediately said: "This king has already said that he wants to marry you as a concubine, how can he regret it?" ”

Zhong Yuqi said: "That's just what I said. I think the prince is very embarrassed, presumably, only the prince's family affairs are the most embarrassing for the prince, right? ”

Xiao Yulin sighed softly and said, "Hey! This king thought that it would be enough to marry you alone in this life. However, the queen mother's affection for this king is as deep as the sea, and this king can't disobey her. ”

Zhong Yuqi said: "It is common for a large family to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, the prince does not marry the concubine, can the queen mother, as the mother of the prince, not be in a hurry? ”

"I knew that after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, this king should have made it clear to the queen mother that if you marry as a concubine, the queen mother will not force this king to set up a side concubine."

"You're wrong! How could the Queen Mother only let you marry a concubine? As a prince, whether you marry a side concubine or take a concubine, you are trying to win over power, and the queen mother is also planning for your future. Besides, the Queen Mother doesn't like me either, can you marry me as a concubine, it's hard to say. Even if you can marry me as a concubine, the queen mother will give you a side concubine and a concubine room. ”

"This king is a prince, so why bother to win over power? Besides, if the power of this king is great, it will surely attract the suspicion of others. This is not helping the king, but harming the king. ”

"Lord Wang, you are wrong again! No one thinks they're powerful! You win over forces, as long as your identity is there, as long as you don't fight for power, others can't take advantage of your shortcomings. Even if you are framed by others in the future, people with your interests will help you, instead of sitting on the sidelines and watching the show. ”

"Nope! If the king is framed, others will try to protect themselves and will not stand up. There are some things you don't know, but this king already has a guess. The royal brother wanted to set up the third prince Xiao Ziqian as the crown prince, but the prince had a close relationship with the king since he was a child, and the royal brother wanted to tie up the king and the Zhang family. If this king does not help the three princes, but supports the crown prince, the royal brother will regard this king as a thorn in his side. If this king helps the Zhang family to support the three princes, then this king will have to draw a line with the crown prince, and even step on the prince. But after all, this king and the crown prince grew up together since childhood, and the relationship is extraordinary, how can this king do such a thing? Besides, Zhang Yushi was ...... back then"

Xiao Yulin glanced at Zhong Yuqi, and did not continue to say the rest of the words.

However, Zhong Yuqi understood what Xiao Yulin meant.

Some personnel in the palace, as well as some old things, Zhong Yuqi heard some from the mouths of Chunhua and Qiushi.

In the case of the crown prince that year, Zhang Sizhao also participated in exposing Zhong Shiting and the former prince for conspiring to rebel. In the case of the former prince, Xiao Yuhong framed the former prince, and naturally he was the culprit who framed Zhong Shiting.

Xiao Yuhong learned that Xiao Yulin took Zhong Yuqi back to the Ruiwang Mansion, and he was afraid that he had guessed the clue, so he let Xiao Yulin and the Zhang family tie together, so that Xiao Yulin was in a dilemma. At the same time, Xiao Yulin married the Zhang family, which was beneficial to Xiao Ziqian.

In the palace, Zhong Yuqi is inconvenient to inquire, and she doesn't want to pay too much attention to the dispute between the crown princes. It's just that when Xiao Yulin said that Xiao Yuhong wanted to make Xiao Ziqian the prince, Zhong Yuqi was puzzled again.

Zhong Yuqi said: "Actually, there is one thing I don't understand, that is, since the emperor is not satisfied with the prince, why should he point the people of the Huo family to the prince as the crown princess?" The Huo family is now powerful, and the emperor is doing this, isn't it to increase the power of the crown prince? ”

Xiao Yulin said: "This king doesn't know what the imperial brother thinks. The king also asked the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother also said that she didn't know the reason. This king guessed that if the royal brother really wanted to make the third prince the crown prince, the prince and the Huo family would definitely be suppressed. Originally, the Huo family was within the target of the imperial brother's suppression, but for some reason, Huo Benchu is still standing until now, and the imperial brother wants to make Huo Siru the crown princess. ”

"I don't know much about the things in the court, dare to ask the prince, who else in the Huo family is in a high position besides Prime Minister Huo?"

"If you want to say that the Huo family has the highest status, there are only Huo Benchu and Huo Guifei. It's just that the second prince is not in the scope of the imperial brother's consideration, so there is no need to think about this. Huo Benchu has many children and grandchildren, but they are not outstanding, that is, climbing Huo Benchu's relationship, there are more or less few low-ranking official positions. However, even so, the Huo family has been scholarly for generations, and there are many students under the door, and it is not so easy to uproot. ”

"The prince also said before that the tree fell and scattered. With the foundation gone, what waves can those students set off? As long as the emperor gets rid of Prime Minister Huo Cheng, the rest will be taken care of slowly. If the emperor is ruthless and directly removes all those literati, at most he will end up with an unvirtuous reputation, which can be regarded as a quick cut. ”

Xiao Yulin frowned and said, "This ...... This king thinks that the royal brother should not do this. The royal brother is still very concerned about his reputation, and he will be willing to use time to solve the problem. After a long time, the court will change blood, and those people may gradually look for other sources. ”