Cheng Zhao took Ya'an to the Taiji Palace, more than half a hundred years old, described as thin, and looked sick Emperor Xiao Yuzhang was sitting in the main hall, and Empress Zhang Meiqi was sitting next to him.

"Zhao'er is back?" Xiao Yuzhang wanted to get up, Cheng Zhao walked in quickly, knelt on the ground in front of him, and saluted: "Father, mother."

"Zhao'er, hurry up." Xiao Yuzhang nodded with a pale face, and Zhang smiled: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Zhao'er, when you go out here, your father hasn't closed his eyes for many days, but I'm worried that it's broken. ”

"Children are not filial" Cheng Zhao looked at his father's face, Xiao Yuzhang's body seemed to have been reduced a little, and his spirit did not look very good, he was a little worried in his heart, and he bowed again: "The child pleads to his father."

"Hurry up" Xiao Yuzhang coughed as he spoke, Xu had been ill for a long time and his body was a little ill, but because of Cheng Zhao's return, he laughed, "How is your uncle King Hexi?" Your mother's mausoleum is fine, and you went to worship this time, and the journey was smooth. ”

Cheng Zhao looked at Xiao Yuzhang, he went to worship his deceased biological mother Empress Xiaocheng this time, and was chased by Empress Dowager Xu all the way, if it weren't for Su Jinniang, maybe he might have really suffered a catastrophe this time. However, he didn't want to worry his father about his grievances with Empress Dowager Xu, Xiao Yuzhang's body couldn't withstand this toss, he nodded, "Don't worry about your father, everything is fine." ”

"That's good, that's good." Xiao Yuzhang got up and said, "Your imperial grandmother has also been thinking about you recently, and since she comes back, go over to see her, don't let her wait for a long time." ”

"Hmm." A hint of darkness crossed Chengzhao's eyes, and he responded. Empress Dowager Xu misses him, I'm afraid that he didn't die, and she feels uncomfortable.

Cheng Zhao accompanied Xiao Yuzhang to talk to Queen Zhang, and then got up and walked out of the Taiji Palace.

Ya'an followed behind him, and next to him, Liu He respectfully sent him out.

Cheng Zhao asked: "Gonggong Liu, has my father taken care of his body recently?" Why do you look so bad in spirit? ”

Liu He sighed: "Your Highness, you have been absent from Beijing for many days, and King Kangyu has forced the emperor more and more." What the emperor is looking forward to day and night can be regarded as looking forward to you back. Come to think of it, if you come back, you can also share some government affairs for the emperor. These days, it's all King Kang Yu who is in the auxiliary government! ”

Xiao Yuke, the king of Kangyu mentioned by Liu He, is the younger brother of the current emperor and the son of the Empress Dowager Xu.

When the first emperor Cheng Hui died, Xiao Yuke was still young, and the queen Xu had no other children at that time, and at that time, the Xiqi people mutinied against Daying, and the eldest son and the second son of the first emperor died on the battlefield one after another. The third son, Xiao Yuzhang, was originally the child of an unfavored palace girl of the first emperor, and was originally going to the battlefield to command the war, but the first emperor died suddenly.

The DPRK suddenly lost its backbone, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. Originally, Queen Xu's family wanted to set up her son Xiao Yuke, but Xiao Yuke was only three years old at the time, and he couldn't pick up the big beam at all. When the Hsu family put forward this idea, it was immediately opposed by the ministers of the court and the Xiao clan.

When the ministers and clansmen of the court opened their eyes, the only one who was suitable for succession was Xiao Yuzhang, the third prince at that time.

The Xu family had no choice but to follow the opinions of the clan relatives and courtiers to succeed Xiao Yuzhang, and then manipulate him to succeed him.

Although on the surface, the Xu family is not bad to the current emperor Xiao Yuzhang, but she still can't swallow this breath in her heart. As her son Xiao Yuke grows up, her tone becomes more and more uncomfortable.

Emperor Xiao Yuzhang's health is getting worse and worse, so she thinks that she should return to the right track, and it is time for Xiao Yuke, the son-in-law, to succeed to the throne.

However, Emperor Xiao Yuzhang is not worried, because looking at it like this, Xiao Yuzhang has entered the underground palace in the past few years. But Xiao Yuzhang's son, Prince Xiao Chengzhao, has become her heart disease in recent years.

Xiao Chengzhao is not a few years younger than Xiao Yuke, and she has become better and better under the cultivation of the emperor over the years, she is very uneasy, very uneasy.

Therefore, Xiao Chengzhao has become a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh.

As for why Xiao Chengzhao went out of Beijing to worship the mausoleum, it has to start from the time of the first emperor.

Chengzhao's mother, Empress Xiaocheng, Huo Ran, was the county lord of the King of Hexi.

Because of the urgency of the war at that time, Xiao Yuzhang married Huo Ran, the daughter of the king of Hexi, soon after he ascended the throne, and resisted the Western barbarians together.

Of course, the war between Daying and Xiqi was won because of the marriage with Hexi. Hexi and Daying also won peace for many years because of the arrival of Xiao Chengzhao's mother, Huo Ran.

But after Huo Ran came here, he missed his hometown Hexi very much.

A few years after giving birth to Chengzhao, he fell in love with illness and died early.

Emperor Xiao Yuzhang honored Huo Ran's will, and after her death, her body was buried in her homeland of Hexi.

Therefore, the tomb of the queen of filial piety was built in Hexi and did not enter the imperial tomb.

Cheng Zhao nodded: "I'm tired of my father-in-law, and I ask my father-in-law to mention some from the hospital, and my father's body must be well maintained."

Liu He lowered his eyelids slightly and said: "Don't worry, the prince is natural, and the slave will do his best."

Cheng Zhao stopped, turned around and said, "Father-in-law doesn't have to send him off, the palace will go to the queen mother."

Liu He lowered his head: "Yes."

Cheng Zhao took Ya'an all the way forward, and Ya'an said, "Your Highness, King Kangyu?"

Cheng Zhao waved his hand and said, "It's okay, now that the palace has returned, no matter how much he does, he will be more restrained."

"Hmm." Ya'an nodded, no matter what, there is still the emperor in the palace.

Moreover, his own master is also capable. He has been in the East Palace for many years, and he has not been squeezed down by King Kangyu, so he should not be underestimated in the end.

Cheng Zhao came to the palace of the Empress Dowager Xu, and the Empress Dowager Xu and King Kang Yu were talking.

"Grandson to meet the imperial grandmother" Cheng Zhao was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly leaned over slightly and saluted.

Sometimes he is not very comfortable when he sees Empress Dowager Xu, because the result of his secret visits over the years is not because Empress Xiaocheng died because she missed her hometown. It's just that Empress Dowager Xu couldn't swallow that breath, if it weren't for the marriage in Hexi at that time, Emperor Xiao Yuzhang would have been going to the battlefield, but because of Huo Ran's arrival, all this was avoided. Of course, it also hindered King Kang Yu's delay in ascending the throne, so she was even more uncomfortable looking at Huo Ran.

From time to time, he would find fault with Huo Ran at that time, and finally killed Huo Ran silently. Fortunately, he was taken away by the Zhang family after Chengzhao, so as to avoid the poisonous hands of the Xu family.

Empress Zhang's maiden family was very influential in the court at that time, and the Xu family was unable to move at that time. Mo is not the blessing of the Zhang family, maybe Chengzhao can't grow up peacefully.

Therefore, Chengzhao also respects the Zhang family.

Empress Dowager Xu glanced at Cheng Zhao, she was really not happy, she glared at the eunuch beside her, and then said with a smile: "Zhao'er is back, this time it can be delayed for a long time, I didn't encounter any trouble on the road."

"Thank you Queen Mother for your concern, I didn't encounter any trouble, but if I was in trouble, my grandson would deal with it." Seungzhao glanced up at her.

Kangyu King Xiao Yuke walked down with a smile, patted Chengzhao's shoulder, and said, "Zhao'er has grown up, but she has some responsibility." The royal brother still says that you are not angry, but this king thinks that he is more worried. ”

"During this time, I am grateful to Uncle Huang for sharing his father's worries. However, I will go to court on the same day, and the emperor will also reduce it lightly. Cheng Zhao looked at him, and King Kang Yu also looked directly at him.

Between the two of them, they didn't know what they were thinking.

In the end, King Kang Yu patted him on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "Naturally, when the prince comes back, this king will naturally be more relaxed."