After the killing, he was going to go back to tell the truth, Chu Yaocen nodded, his cold eyes drifted away, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, look, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and every time it is cornered, there will always be a turnaround.

After returning to the palace, the two of them acted separately from the finish and went to Zhang Xiuhe's house.

"Now that I think about it, Zhang Xiuhe was so good to you and Wanzhi at the beginning, it is estimated that he also took a fancy to your identity as the second young man of the Chu family, after all, as long as the financial resources of the Chu family are invested in the war, it will be a powerful help to any force." Chu Yaocen turned his face slightly sideways and said to Qingdi: "Now that you have suddenly become the second lady of the Chu family, or his cousin, guess what kind of means he will use to get benefits from you in the future?" ”

Qingdi glanced at him, in fact, at first, she really thought that Zhang Xiuhe didn't care about the government and politics, and was friendly with her and polite to her, just because they were hospitable, because he was a good person. But now it can't be said that he is not a good person, he just has a little purpose.

"I'll see him later, don't say anything, just let me talk about it." Qingdi explained to Chu Yaocen.

Chu Yaocen didn't answer, just smiled lightly. He understands what Qingdi means, now Qingdi is his identity, he is a person who has nothing to do with the royal family of Wu, even if he speaks inappropriately at this time, he may still get into trouble.

At this time, it is close to evening, it is rare that there is no rain today, and the weather is cool, especially at this time, the heat of the day is completely gone, and the Qinhuai River is also crossed with a layer of gold, making this Jiangnan look more lazy and more exquisite.

They were led in by the housekeeper on Zhang Xiuhe's house, Zhang Xiuhe's father is also a prince, I thought Zhang Xiuhe would also live in the palace, but he didn't, he lived in a small building near the Qinhuai River, although the place is not big, but here to talk about business, see the scenery, are excellent. I heard that when I became an adult, I rarely returned to the palace.

When he saw the two of them coming over at this time, he hurriedly asked his subordinates to prepare the meal, beckoned the two to sit on the second floor, and led them to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Qinhuai River first.

The two of them also looked down for a moment, at this time the Qinhuai River seemed to be a girl who had just gotten up, dressing herself up one by one, and soon, a new and beautiful Qinhuai River would appear with the arrival of night.

Qingdi looked at it for a while, then turned back to Zhang Xiuhe and said, "Cousin, I came here this time to remind you of something important." ”

Zhang Xiuhe also turned his head to look at Qingdi, with a smile on his face, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"After I heard the killing, you went to see Tokhtar today, didn't you? Did you convey to him His Majesty's intentions last night, telling them that although Wu State would not form an alliance for the time being, it would not go to war with Bei Di? Qingdi seemed to be very worried, and asked him with a slight frown.

Zhang Xiuhe raised his eyebrows, and then still smiled: "Where did my cousin learn about this?" ”

"Xiaohu told me." Qingdi did not change his name and blamed Xiaohu on the head of Xiaohu, and said: "Xiaohu happened to see you and Totoku together today, she wanted to catch up with you to ask what was going on, but then you left, Totoku also intercepted Xiaohu and bullied her." Later, although Xiaohu was rescued by us, she definitely still couldn't swallow this breath, so she came to tell us. ”

No matter how good Zhang Xiuhe's temper is, he is still angry when he hears that this pig teammate did to intercept Xiaohu and bully Xiaohu. He came over today to convey his intention to Tokhtar and left quickly, for fear of being seen by others and causing him trouble. It was the one who had to send him out, and he was really seen, right?

Forget it, and then intercept Xiaohu, what is this? He only said that he would not go to war for the time being, but he did not say that he could bully the precious daughter of the emperor and empress at will.

Qingdi looked at the slight change in his expression, and estimated that Zhang Xiuhe also thought of the importance of this matter, so he continued to scare him: "Cousin, Xiaohu has told me about this matter, and after she returns to the palace, she will definitely tell His Majesty and the Empress, maybe now that they already know about it, what do you think they will think?" ”

Of course, there is some suspicion and suspicion of him. Zhang Xiuhe sighed, he has been playing with the crown prince and several princes since he was a child, learning the same things and receiving the same education from them, why in the end they can all do things related to the government and politics, but he wants to come back to inherit his father's business and do business? Indeed, his father has always said that they are also royalty, and controlling most of Wu's business is equivalent to controlling part of Wu's financial resources, which is also one of the forces that a stable regime cannot do without.

However, Wu is a small country, Wu has hills and forests with abundant fruits and rare beasts, and there are also endless aquatic resources, and the people mostly grow grain and rice, and are self-sufficient, and they do business, to the greatest extent. But if he directly controls the government, he can do more, so that he will not fail himself.

"Cousin, have you figured out what to do?" Qingdi leaned over slightly and asked him.

Zhang Xiuhe came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Your Majesty and the Empress may doubt my thoughts, but I really think about the prince, the prince is an upright person, and he can't hide his thoughts about hating Toto, Your Majesty asked him to apologize to Toto, which is really embarrassing for the prince, so I will go one step ahead of him, I am also a good heart, and I want to share the worries and solve problems for the prince." ”

Qingdi smiled slightly and said, "Cousin, we all understand what you say to us, but Your Majesty and the Queen Mother may not understand." ”

Zhang Xiuhe nodded, pondered, and said, "Since this is the case, I have to go into the palace at this time to make it clear to them and dispel their doubts." ”

"But what kind of reason does my cousin want to dispel their concerns?" Qingdi was puzzled: "What cousin said just now, Your Majesty and Niangniang must be asking you, why did you contact Tokhtar and not tell them both in advance?" ”

Zhang Xiuhe was surprised, and immediately looked at Qingdi curiously, and asked, "Could it be that my cousin has a good idea?" ”

Qingdi stopped going around in circles with him, and said, "If my cousin wants to do politics, just let it go." Although I don't have much contact with the prince these days, I can clearly see that the prince is impulsive and irritable, has no vision, and his pattern is far inferior to that of his cousin, and if my cousin can sit in that position, it must be a good thing for Wu Guo. ”

"Shut up!" Zhang Xiuhe scolded Qingdi in a cold voice, and Qingdi immediately shut up.

Zhang Xiuhe said softly: "Cousin, you may have grown up in the Li Kingdom since you were a child and lived in the imperial city, so you will feel that the royal family should fight to the death for that position." The territory of Wu is far less vast than that of Li, and the royal family of Wu is far less complicated than that of Li. ”

Qingdi stared straight into Zhang Xiuhe's eyes, of course, what he said made sense, but she could also clearly see the insincerity and unwillingness in Zhang Xiuhe's eyes.

Chu Yaocen gently held Qingdi's hand and shook his head at her, Qingdi closed his mouth and said nothing more.

After a simple dinner, Zhang Xiuhe entered the palace with the two.

At this time, Wan Kill had already seen the emperor come back, and they also knew that it was Zhang Xiuhe who went to see Toto, and they were about to talk to Zhang Xiuhe, but he found it himself.

The emperor met with Zhang Xiuhe and did not ask him, waiting for him to explain. The expressions on his and the queen's faces were not very good.

Zhang Xiuhe stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, today I went to see Prince Tokhtar and conveyed your meaning to him, and then I thought about it that I didn't tell you in advance, it was really inappropriate, and I asked Your Majesty and Niangniang to forgive me." ”

The emperor grimaced and asked, "I obviously asked the prince to do this, why did you do it?" Are you taking the initiative too much? ”

The reason he told Chu Yaocen for them today, thinking about it later, was too unbelievable. In the end, I felt that it was more advantageous to put myself in a passive state.

He said: "Actually, the prince took the initiative to come to me, he actually had the intention of befriending us, but he felt that the events of last night really made him feel at ease, he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the mission, and he would make Wu Guo unhappy, so he found me, invited me to him, and asked me what I should do, and I had no choice but to tell him all the thoughts of His Majesty." I really don't mean to overstep the bounds, and I really don't want to challenge the authority of the crown prince. ”

The emperor chuckled, and he also wanted to make friends? Perhaps, then he almost assassinated him last night, and if Qingdi hadn't pounced to save him, he really just slipped his hand?

The queen looked puzzled and asked him, "Then why did Tokhtar find you?" Although this palace and His Majesty have always loved you, you are not a real prince after all, and Tokhtar wants to find someone to ask what to do, but he will not find you. ”

Zhang Xiuhe hurriedly explained: "It's really because I'm powerless and powerless, and I'm a businessman, that Totoku will feel that I am not harmful to him, so he will find me." ”

"Then why ......"

"Okay, we know, you go and see Xiaohu, she can be scared a lot today, and I also made it clear to you that I will never let this matter be left like this." The emperor didn't wait for the empress to finish asking, then interrupted her and said to Zhang Xiuhe.

Zhang Xiuhe answered, and got up to see Xiaohu.

After he left, the empress looked at the emperor in confusion and said, "Zhang Xiuhe is obviously lying, how could Totokh take the initiative to find him?" That fool from the north, maybe he hasn't even figured out the structure of our Wu royal family, why did he go to him? ”

"Well, the attitude of the two of us today is enough for him to reflect on his mistakes. Let's go back and talk to the fifth brother again, Xiu He, this kid has always been good, don't push him into a desperate situation because of one mistake. And even if he wants to be in politics, it won't be to the point of coveting the throne. The emperor smiled lightly and said to the empress, "Forget about this matter." ”