Bai Qingqing was thinking about it, when she suddenly heard someone behind her talking to her, "Hey......"

She hurriedly turned around, and when she saw that it was Chu Yaocen, she immediately put Sen'er down, led Sen'er to him and asked, "Second young master, ...... prince?"

Chu Yaocen's face was embarrassed, sighed, and said, "King Kang has put forward very embarrassing conditions. ”

Bai Qingqing's eyes widened instantly, he looked at Chu Yaocen in surprise, and then recovered in an instant, lowering his eyes and smiling bitterly: "Since that's the case, then forget it." I will be grateful to the second young master. ”

Chu Yaocen glanced at her lightly and said, "Aren't you curious about what conditions King Kang proposed?" ”

Bai Qingqing shook his head: "There's no need to know, since it's embarrassing for the second young master, then don't do it." I don't deserve the second young master to embarrass me. ”

"I won't do it if I am embarrassed, and it will also be difficult for me if you continue to stay in our Chu family, why don't you leave?" Chu Yaocen smiled faintly, and blurted out such words without being polite to such a Bai Qingqing.

"You!" Bai Qingqing didn't expect Chu Yaocen to say this, which made her speechless for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and said helplessly: "Okay, it seems that the second young master really can't treat me like before." ”

"A lot of things can't go back to the way they used to be, and my way of looking at things won't be as naïve and simple as before." Chu Yaocen lowered his eyes slightly, glanced at the child who had been hiding behind Bai Qingqing, and then looked directly at her and said: "If before, you said that you didn't want me to do it because I was embarrassed, I would definitely feel moved, but now I will analyze what your purpose is in saying this, don't you just make me feel how much you discuss, how much you think about me, and how moved you are?" But if you are really so kind-hearted, you really don't want to embarrass me, why do you want to bring this child to our Chu family for the Chinese New Year? ”

Bai Qingqing obviously had her mind exposed, but she didn't panic, she immediately smiled indifferently, and said, "Okay, I didn't expect the second young master to be so smart after recovering his senses." It's true that I'm shameless in doing this, but I really don't know anyone else who can help me but you. ”

"Let's not talk about that for now." Chu Yaocen interrupted her and said, "King Kang asked me to join his command and seek government with him, do you think I should go?" ”

Bai Qingqing listened to it and chuckled: "Although I don't understand the affairs of the court, but the name of Prince Kang is outside, everyone knows that once the old emperor dies, he is the one who is most likely to become the new emperor, why don't you follow him?" ”

"It's precisely because you don't understand government politics that you shouldn't speak rashly." The corners of Chu Yaocen's mouth rose slightly, and he looked at her thoughtfully and said: "If you don't mention the government, I really only think that you are thinking about the child, so you have to stay here, but now that you have mentioned it, and persuaded me to join King Kang, I doubt your true purpose...... What exactly do you want to do? Who sent you? ”

Bai Qingqing seemed to be frightened when she heard Chu Yaocen ask her so seriously, her face suddenly turned pale, and she immediately knelt down and said: "Second Young Master, I know that it is indeed unfair to you that I am doing this, but I really don't have such big intentions, what I ask for is very simple, just ask you to help me and Sen'er!" ”

When Sen'er saw his mother kneeling, she suddenly cried, hugged Bai Qingqing's arm, and looked at Chu Yaocen in fear.

Chu Yaocen sighed and wanted to stretch out his hand to help Bai Qingqing up, but his hand reached over and quickly took it back, and only said, "I didn't say anything, I just asked, why did you kneel...... Hurry up, others will see it and think I'm bullying you. ”

Bai Qingqing's strength came up, but he didn't get up, and said to Chu Yaocen: "The second young master doubts me so much, I really don't dare to get up." ”

"Okay, forget it if you don't have any intentions, it's me thinking too much, I'm sorry for you, you get up quickly." Chu Yaocen was really helpless, and hurriedly went to help Bai Qingqing get up.

Bai Qingqing heard Chu Yaocen apologize, so he took the child to stand up, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Second young master, what should I do next?" ”

"Since I promised you to help you, I will definitely help you. And I didn't reject King Kang, but I have to think about this kind of thing again. Chu Yaocen looked at Bai Qingqing, was silent for a while, and said to her: "But you have to be prepared, King Kang's Mansion is not an ordinary place, as long as you go in, you may be greeted by a backhouse life comparable to a sea of swords and fire." Also, King Kang is bound to be a powerful force after the death of the old emperor, and your life in the future will not be very peaceful. ”

Bai Qingqing looked at Chu Yaocen with tears in his eyes, and said with some emotion: "Second Young Master, I didn't expect that over the years, you haven't changed at all, and you still think about me so much." ”

"I'm kind by nature, I do this to everyone, don't think too much." After Chu Yaocen said this, seeing that Bai Qingqing had nothing else to say, he said goodbye to her and left.

Walking into the distance, Chu Yaocen looked back at Bai Qingqing, who was still standing in the same place, although his heart had no throbbing for her, but when he recalled her at that time, he still felt ...... It's a pity. Such a woman should always be high above and ignore the mortal dust, but she has become like this.

Chu Yaocen sighed lowly, fortunately she didn't love herself at the beginning, otherwise after many years, she found that the real her was not what she loved at all, and she would be so disappointed. The best way to exist is to live forever in memory.

This matter is in a hurry, even if it is over, no matter how worried he and Qingdi are about Bai Qingqing, they can only leave her to continue to live in the Chu family.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor summoned Qingdi. Originally, Qingdi shouldn't have gone to the palace at this time, but the emperor who was addicted to alcohol really wanted to taste some fresh wine, and the newly brewed wine in the palace couldn't be drunk yet, so he had to ask Qingdi to bring the wine to meet him.

Qingdi gave the wine to the emperor, and the emperor said that he would not delay Qingdi and her family to have a good time, and allowed her to go back. When Qingdi left the emperor's bedroom, he happened to see the crown prince Yin Sheng standing on the white jade steps, and the little one was all shrunk in his mink jacket, looking up at the sky.

Qingdi passed by him and asked, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, what are you looking at?" ”

Yin Sheng turned his head to look at Qingdi, blinked his eyes that were still as innocent as a child, and said, "Sister, this winter, there has been no snow in the Imperial City so far, do you think this year will be a year full of disasters and difficulties?" ”

When Qingdi heard this, his face turned white, he put a finger to Yin Sheng's mouth, and whispered: "His Royal Highness the Prince, speak carefully, you, as the crown prince, will never say such things, especially at such a point in time." ”

"Why not?" Yin Sheng tilted his head and looked at Qingdi for a while, then laughed and said, "Sister thinks that if I say the wrong thing, my father will not let me be the prince, but let his younger brothers be the prince?" Ha ha...... Sister, of course, sons are closer than brothers, and the father will not do this. ”

Qingdi was speechless at Yin Sheng's words, but he couldn't say anything to refute it. Indeed, the old emperor had only two sons, and if he didn't pass on the throne to him, would it pass it on to the baby who was still waiting to be fed?

"But don't be too pessimistic, it's normal not to snow, it proves that it's not cold this year." Qingdi thought about it for a while, but still comforted him.

Yin Sheng glanced at Qingdi silently, obviously he was still a child, but there was an unpredictable melancholy in his eyes, which made Qingdi's heart tug tightly...... Obviously he was still a child, why did he have to endure so many things that he shouldn't have to bear?

"If it doesn't snow, the pests in the fields won't die, and with the spring breeze, they're alive again." After Yin Sheng said this, he lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

Qingdi knew that what he said was right, the weather did not freeze and the pests in the field would not die...... However, she always felt that Yin Sheng's words had other meanings.

She didn't know how to speak to Yin Sheng, and Yin Sheng was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and asked Qingdi: "Sister, do you think I can be a good emperor?" ”

Qingdi smiled faintly and said, "Your father is still alive, don't think about it so much for the time being." ”

"Where can I not think so much? I love my father, and I hope that my father will live a long life, and he can wait until I grow up...... But my father's body is crumbling, and he may die at any time, I know that my imperial uncles are all staring at this throne......" Yin Sheng narrowed his eyes, looking a little dangerous: "But I think that none of them can do better than me, and they have been fighting secretly for many years, and the forces between each other are complicated, as long as there is a little more person, the entire Li Kingdom will not be peaceful." So only if I continue to stay in this position can they be at peace with each other...... And I'm so young, they must feel that I'm not a threat, they must all feel willing to help me, don't you think? ”

Qingdi frowned slightly, squatted down to look at him, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, even if they want to assist you, they don't really want to assist you, they will wait until the right time, and when the time comes, they will take away your throne and try to endanger your life...... No, you don't have to wait until then, you're very insecure now. ”

Yin Sheng nodded: "I know, but the queen mother is also very powerful, with her, Huan'er and I should be able to grow up safely." ”

Yes, the interests of the imperial concubine are almost tied to the interests of the crown prince. Now that the prince's mother-in-law is gone, once the prince ascends the throne, it is the queen mother, that is, the imperial concubine, who can really control the government.

"Sister, will you stay with me for a while today? I have a lot of questions for you. Yin Sheng took advantage of Qingdi's contemplation and suddenly said something like this.

Qingdi came back to his senses and said, "But I don't know a lot about government affairs, what I know is what my husband told me." ”

"It's okay, I don't tell you these things, I have discovered a lot of secrets in the palace, very strange, and I want to find someone to go with me to see them." Yin Sheng said, took Qingdi's hand, and said, "You come with me, I'll take you to see very strange things." ”