Soon, not only in the palace, but also in the capital, the noble mansion was also spread, and the king got the eldest son. Ji Guocheng boxed in the atrium, Ji Chuan came in with a smile and reported the good news to his father, Guogong's moves did not stop, and only said lightly: "Be careful to keep an eye on Dongchang, don't let them get close to the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

There was a room of people standing in the Queen Mother's palace, and Concubine Ji came to report the good news.

"It's not necessarily a good thing," the Queen Mother frowned and said, "As soon as she came out, she killed her mother, which shows that she is a hard life." ”

"Maybe it's a smart one? His own mother is a blessed concubine, he just knew when he was born, to change himself to a noble mother, isn't smart, what is it? Concubine Ji said with a dry smile.

The title of the king is her son, and Concubine Ji is closely related to him. A prince, if he has an heir, in the eyes of those old ministers, there is an extra bargaining chip for inheritance. At this stall of competing for the position of the prince, no matter what, this child came at the right time.

Shen Congxi has already taken up his post in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is sorting out the performance files of local officials in various provinces, and Fujian Province is the first one he has investigated. Master Sun gave him a lot of help and taught him how to judge whether there was collusion between the two officials; How to analyze the reported data and whether there is any fraud.

In the past, he thought that the Inspectorate was a slap in the face for the emperor, but now he knows that in the bureaucratic system of the Celestial Empire, the Inspectorate has such a heavy responsibility. In this stack of materials, Shen Congxi seems to see the various states of officialdom, and even more so the narrowness of his own escape from the world.

Xie Ruijiao once said of him: "Where are you 'avoiding the world and going to worry', obviously you are 'avoiding trouble and running away from sorrow'!" ”

Shen Congxi was originally a person who read poetry and books and had a lot of hearts and valleys, plus he was good at learning and extremely smart, so he soon made Master Sun secretly praise, and he felt that King Duan was young, but his ability to recognize and use people was not bad at all. Know how to put the right person in a position that can give full play to his strengths.

At that time, King Duan was sitting next to Shen Congxi, and Shen An and Shen Congxi were sitting opposite. He told them what Yu Shizi said when he came back from Aoki Cliff, and told them a few words about Xie Pingkun.

He said: "If the king has no children, Kun'er will be a puppet in their hands, Xie Ruiji's room and your Shen family will be eliminated by the Ji family soon." Now, King Xian has the eldest son, and Kun'er may be used as a bargaining chip against King Xian and the Ji family by another group of people in power, such as the inner courtiers, and Kun'er will also be regarded as a thorn in the side of King Xian. ”

Shen Congxi clenched his fists, slowly suppressed the evil qi in his chest, he looked at his fist and said, "How innocent is the child? Even if he leaves the East Palace and is in a quiet room, he can't escape the ruin brought to him by his royal status! ”

Duan Wang patted Shen Congxi's fist, looked at Shen An and said, "If Ping Kun is just a clan relative, the disaster will naturally be avoided!" On the way here, Xie Ruijiao thought of this method and used the separation of mother and son to replace the separation of yin and yang.

Shen An's father and son looked at King Duan suspiciously, only to hear him explain: "The second son of Prince Xiang, that is, Xie Guangzhen, the cousin of this king, once fell off his horse and almost lost his life. Although he picked up a life, he couldn't ...... Bear children. ”

King Duan paused, and seeing that they all understood what they meant, he continued: "If Kun'er succeeds the second son as a son, Kun'er will be a side branch of the clan and will not be able to take the throne, then the crisis can be eliminated." It's just that Kun'er and his mother will have to bear the separation of mother and son, and they will never recognize each other. ”

Shen An's father and son looked at each other, speechless.

In the end, Shen An made up his mind: "Even if their mother and son escape from the rivers and lakes, it is inevitable that there will be a disaster of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots." Passing under the name of the second son of Prince Xiang is the best way to protect Kun'er. Without Kun'er, Shunhua can also go back to Shen Mansion, she is always my Shen An's daughter. ”

Shen Congxi nodded and said, "That being the case, without further ado, I will quietly go to see my sister tonight and inform her of this matter, so that they can prepare early." ”

"Good! Now that you have decided, this king will repair the book to Prince Xiang. Xie Ruijiao saw that he had finished speaking, so he took his leave and left.

Xie Ruijiao returned home and wrote a letter to Prince Xiang, and hurried to the territory of King Xiang overnight. At this time, it was also dark, and Xie Ruijiao did not pass the meal, and went directly to the west chamber of Chengfu. Can a daughter-in-law still not care about food?

In the house, the fireflies were studying ink, and the begonias were copying something by candlelight. wrote so intently that she didn't even notice Xie Ruijiao standing behind her.

"The light is so dim, don't ask people to light more candles and hurt their eyes carefully." Xie Ruijiao saw that she copied the "Dizang Sutra", which was very long, and she was almost finished.

Haitang hurriedly raised his head and said coquettishly: "Don't say anything when you come, it's scary to hide behind!" ”

Xie Ruijiao pulled her with a smile, but she pushed him away: "At this hour, you shouldn't have eaten, right?" Today Zhuangzi sent fresh lotus seeds, I made lotus seed soup, and stewed wild duck soup for you. You eat first, I'll finish copying the next few strokes, and we'll go to the river and put the lights." ”

Just said to eat, Ji'er pushed the door in, carrying a tray of food.

Xie Ruijiao smiled and said: "The girl is really like a god, so she guessed that I didn't eat, so I had already prepared it?" ”

Ji'er said while setting the dishes and chopsticks: "Where is the guess? When the girl gets good ingredients, she will make an extra portion, and if you come, she can let you taste it. If you don't come...... The next day it was cheaper for the kid on the roof. ”

"Just talk to you!" Haitang was still copying the scriptures, and he chuckled without raising his head: "If I make a mistake, I will punish you for copying it again!" Ji'er stuck out her tongue and retreated through the door.

Xie Ruijiao was surrounded by warmth, these days, he was so worth it for their busyness and hardships in the future. One of them copied scriptures by candlelight, and the other ate in front of the window, occasionally looking at each other, without words, and their hearts were full of sweetness.

The two came to stand by the sparkling river. Begonia took out a small boat folded with white paper, lit the copied scriptures, put it on the boat, and let it drift downstream. The paper was thick, but it burned quickly, and then the boat burned, and gradually all the light of the fire disappeared into the night.

Xie Ruizhu took Begonia's hand and walked slowly along the river, his hand was thick and warm.

"There's already a way. I have already agreed with the Shen family to pass on Kun'er to the second son of Prince Xiang. When Kun'er entered the branch of Prince Xiang, he couldn't get in the way of their eyes, and he couldn't use him to make a fuss. It is necessary to operate quickly in the back, otherwise I am afraid of accidents. ”

Haitang smiled: "This is really the best policy!" The person who came up with this idea is really smart. ”

"What 'guy who came up with it'? Can't you just praise your husband and make him happy? Xie Ruijiao stopped, smiled and hugged Begonia into his arms, slowly lifting her chin.

The silver-like moonlight sprinkled on Begonia's face, it was pearlescent white, and the moon was just reflected in her dark eyes, rippling with her eyes, and with her beating heart, she exhaled and breathed. Xie Ruijiao was so drunk that he couldn't help leaning over and kissing her warm lips deeply.

The evening breeze can't bear to blow, and the moon shadow is full of lovesickness.