"The queen mother, the son thought about it carefully, and felt that the handling of this matter should be more cautious, and the son thought that he should discuss it with the second and third brothers first...... As for my mother's ......" Zhou Minchang hung his head with a headache and guilt, and sighed depressedly.

There was a look of helplessness and pity in Queen Chen's eyes, but there are some things that can not be changed by being pitiful.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to hide this matter for a long time, if General Zhenguo knows...... Alas...... His Royal Highness has to find a way to investigate and deal with it as soon as possible, otherwise, it will not be easy for the emperor to explain it. "I have to say that the person who can be the mother of a country, the midfielder has not been dragged off by people with a heart, and he is still sitting in that position successfully, and that heart-to-heart is relatively hard-hearted, so Queen Chen is also one of the hard-hearted people.

Zhou Minchang's eyes really narrowed, and emotions such as resentment, anger, and disdain were all contained in these slitted eyes.

"Please rest assured, my son knows!"

Queen Chen did not leave Zhou Minchang in vain, and sent him to hurry down to investigate the case, and she asked Aunt Ying to hug Xiao Minpeng over, the child is still too young, and now is the time to need "maternal love".

She asked herself if she was a vicious person, jealous - she had it when she was young and vigorous, but only that it was so short that it was almost like a gust of autumn wind, just blowing through her life, poisonous, ruthless, hateful, spicy, these adjectives, with her, almost nothing to touch, life in the world is like being in the midst of thorns, the heart does not move, people do not move, do not move do not hurt; If the heart moves, people move recklessly, hurting their bodies and hurting their bones, so they will experience all kinds of pain in the world, she doesn't want to let herself suffer, she can live happily, why should she look for those pains? Isn't that a bad brain? It's like a concubine.

The flowers are getting more and more charming!

If people are led away by the nose by power, fame, fortune, etc., it is equivalent to losing themselves, not because they are hurt because they pay more, but because they are injured by the heart of expecting returns! Rather than disappointing yourself, it is better to walk by the nose of power, fame, and fortune, and come comfortably.

Zhou Minchang has now officially begun to supervise the country as the crown prince, and on the first day when the emperor went to the royal palace to recuperate, there was such a big thing as assassination, even if Zhou Minchang is idle now, then he will not be idle, not to mention, there is such a good opportunity to bring down the old thief in Zhenguo, how can he let it go easily?

Zhou Minhao and Zhou Minrui were soon announced to the Qinzheng Hall where the prince's office was located, and after the two of them saluted the prince Zhou Minchang according to the rules, they stood respectfully, waiting for the orders of His Royal Highness the prince.

Zhou Minchang didn't talk to them politely, and in a few words, he said simply and clearly that the emperor left the palace this morning and encountered assassins again, looking at the two younger brothers, Zhou Minchang said: "I have been to the queen mother just now, whether this matter is the idea of the concubine or the idea of the town, it is not yet known, for the disposal of the concubine, the palace thought, it is better to let the father and mother deal with it later, as for the town of the country, hum!" That old thief's ambition is big, if I don't catch him, I, the prince, will be in vain! ”

Zhou Minrui is much gentler than Zhou Minhao, Zhou Minhao is the "teaching director" of court rules and etiquette, and he will never open his mouth if he doesn't wait for the prince to speak and let him speak, so at this time, only Zhou Minrui, who is a "soft persimmon", will speak.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, my brother thinks that this matter is not easy to make a big deal about for the time being, firstly, we do not have enough evidence in our hands now, and secondly, it is also necessary to avoid allowing people with intentions to take advantage of the loophole."

Zhou Minchang angrily "snapped" the rhino horn paperweight on the table as a shocking slap, and said angrily: "What evidence do you need for this?" Those assassins have all been sent to the Criminal Department by Li Duwei, and now Zhao Enhao of the Criminal Department has gathered manpower and interrogated them one by one, it won't take long for them to confess, so many witnesses, is not enough? ”

Zhou Minrui sighed in his heart, how can his eldest brother's character be the king of a country?

"Brother Prince, Brother Minister...... That's not what the brother meant, alas...... In the final analysis, if this matter is stabbed out, it will lose the face of the royal family, and if the trial is finalized, there are only human witnesses, it is definitely not enough to convince the public, and at that time, if General Zhenguo uses public opinion, it will be greatly disadvantageous to us, if General Zhenguo passes this matter again and fights grievance tactics, then we ......" Zhou Minrui hurriedly bowed to Zhou Minchang and explained.

Zhou Minchang saw Zhou Minrui's trembling appearance, and there was a trace of regret in his heart, in his heart, he was very willing to be close to these younger brothers and trust them, but the mother concubine had to let herself be afraid of these younger brothers, in fact, what was there to be afraid of? Didn't you sit firmly on the prince's chair? Alas! Women are suspicious and cautious!

"Big brother doesn't blame you, what do you think in your heart, just tell your big brother! Minho, let's talk about it! Zhou Minchang nodded at Zhou Minrui, and then looked at Zhou Minhao, who was standing straight, with an expressionless face and asked.

Zhou Minhao's eyelids were slightly raised, he bowed and clasped his fists and saluted, and replied: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the younger brother agrees with the third brother's opinion, but the younger brother wants to ask His Royal Highness the Prince, where is this matter going to be investigated?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that Zhao Shizi and his younger brother have studied together since childhood, and their affection is deep, if His Royal Highness has any instructions, Zhao Shizi will definitely do his best to do things for His Royal Highness like his younger brother and third brother. ”

Zhou Minchang didn't seem to expect Zhou Minhao's words to be so direct, the expression on his face was obviously stunned, after that, the smile gradually climbed up the corner of his mouth, he got up from the upper chair excitedly, walked down the red carpet stairs, walked in front of Zhou Minhao, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and laughed: "It is worthy of being the younger brother of the palace, the eldest brother didn't hurt you in vain, wait for this matter, the eldest brother will send you a few more beauties who know and know, hahaha." ”

Zhou Minhao's shoulders almost couldn't be heard and ducked back, and his face turned black uncontrollably.

Zhou Minrui secretly wiped a sweat in his heart, he knew his second brother's quirks too well - that is, he didn't like to be touched, even his own mother, Concubine Shufei Niangniang, couldn't do it.

"Big brother, big brother prince, don't make fun of the second brother first, let's get down to business first." Zhou Minrui hurriedly smiled and interrupted.

"Well, Min Rui is right! Let's get down to business first. Zhou Minchang smiled and patted Zhou Minrui's shoulder again, turned around and instructed his personal attendant: "Quick, give the two highnesses a seat." ”

The little eunuch got the order, and immediately commanded the palace maid and the little eunuch who were waiting for the imperial case to carry a chair in.

Zhou Minhao and Zhou Minrui saluted and thanked them, and the prince sent everyone down, and then discussed with the two people.

The preliminary plan was agreed, Zhou Minchang instructed Zhou Minhao to go to the Criminal Department and ask about the "progress" on his behalf, and Zhou Minhao calmly accepted the prince's will and went to the prison of the Criminal Department alone.

Things are going quite smoothly, and Zhou Minrui received some details entrusted by the prince, after all, the prince has just been in charge of the country, and many things in the court are not too handy, and Zhou Minrui assists him in his work, which becomes heavy.

After seeing a few courtiers and discussing some large and small court affairs, seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Minrui sent the courtiers, and he only took a small hill with him, and rode towards the royal palace.

The emperor's itinerary has been decided, and it is impossible to stay in the palace anymore, but since it is a strategy to invite the king into the urn, it is impossible for his imperial bowl to be the wave that set off in the morning. Under Zhou Minrui's arrangement, the car of the emperor and Concubine Liu Li set off an hour and a half later than the original hour, so at this time, the emperor and Concubine Liu Li were already in the courtyard.

In the inner study of the royal courtyard, the emperor sat on the couch, listened to Zhou Minrui's report, lowered his eyes and didn't know what to think about, Zhou Minrui didn't know what to think about, Zhou Minrui didn't know the bottom of his heart, and said tentatively: "Father, if you think it's inappropriate......

Emperor Zhou Sheng raised his hand, waved it, interrupted Zhou Minrui's words, and said with a sense of relief and sadness: "No, your second brother has done a good job in this matter, you can do this, I am also very pleased, your eldest brother ...... Alas...... Treat him well, that's a stupid boy. ”

Zhou Minrui was apprehensive for a moment, although he already knew that the emperor knew their thoughts well, but when he heard the emperor say it so bluntly, he was still taken aback.

"The child obeys his father's command." Zhou Minrui seems to have nothing else to say except for this sentence.

"Hehe, you, it's just that your guts are too small, otherwise you ......"

"Father, you're joking with your child again, aren't you? The child himself has that self-knowledge, and he will not delusion about something that should not be a child's delusion, and I hope that the father can rest assured, Concubine Min said back then, the child's weight is insufficient, the shoulders are not wide enough, and the burden should not be so heavy, the child will keep this sentence in mind, besides, the child is not willing to work hard Baal's overwork, father, you still have to bother to cultivate the second brother. When Zhou Minrui heard the emperor's words, his face darkened, and he hurriedly explained a series of words in one breath.

"Look at you, you're nervous again, aren't you? Okay, for the sake of the Father, oh, yes. The emperor asked Zhou Minrui, who had just been nervously explaining, to sit down, and said casually: "I heard that your second brother wants Zhao Shicheng's son to marry the concubine of the Liu family?" ”

Zhou Minrui became nervous again, but this time he didn't show it on the surface, looked at the emperor, and said happily: "Father, do you know about this?" Hehe, this is not the second brother's idea, it is Zhao Shizi who has taken a fancy to the little lady of the family, and learned that the little lady of the Liu family is a concubine, so he begged the second brother and asked the second brother to come forward and ask Concubine Min to help. ”

"Oh, and what's going on?" The emperor was obviously in a good mood, and when he heard this, he seemed to be interested, raised his eyelids, looked at Zhou Minrui with a bright light, hooked the corners of his mouth and asked, "That kid of the Zhao family, how did you fall in love with other people's little ladies?" Did he sneak into someone's backyard? ”

"Oh, father, where did you think of going? This thing, it's like this, once, Liu Yi, the son of Prime Minister Liu's family, invited the three little ladies of Liufu to go to the river together, and it happened that Zhao Shizi was also near the Nianfo Bridge, so he met, Liu Yi's age is not very old, and the three little ladies of the Liu family are not as good as Xuan, a few people are happy to play, so they invited Zhao Shizi to fish together, so they met, after knowing, Zhao Shizi seems to be interested in the eldest lady of the Liu family, and sent someone to inquire, only to know that it is a concubine. ”

"Heh, I've only seen it once, and I'm obsessed with other people's little ladies?" Emperor Zhou Sheng raised his eyebrows, as if he was thinking about something, Zhou Minrui didn't dare to answer, at this time, there are many mistakes, it is better to pretend to be tender.

"Okay, you don't need to be sloppy for him, how old is that eldest daughter of the Liu family?" The emperor slanted at Zhou Minrui, who was pretending to be stupid and tender, and said, but which one this "he" refers to, only Emperor Zhou Sheng himself knows.

"I'm fourteen this year." Zhou Minrui thought about it, it was better to be frank and lenient, and hurriedly added: "The concubine of the Liu family is the second daughter, and she is only more than a month younger than the eldest lady of the Liu family. ”

The emperor gave him a straight look, and Zhou Minrui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had thought the right thing.

"The little palace maid next to your concubine Li was sent in by the Liu family, right?" Emperor Zhou Sheng abruptly changed the subject.

Zhou Minrui's breath of relief came back again, saying that he didn't know it was not clear, obviously he would not win the emperor's trust, he coughed lightly, relieved his throat from being a little dry because of nervousness, and explained: "The second daughter of the Liu family, named Liu Yunyun, I heard that she likes to study some feng shui and health preservation techniques since she was a child, and she was pampered by the late Liu University scholar Liu Siqing, and when she went to Fangfu for a banquet last year, she met Liu Chengxiang's son Liu Yi, and the two seem to be very talkative, plus the two are not very old, Prime Minister Liu didn't care much, then Liu Yunyun wanted to open a feng shui health shop, so she found Liu Yi's partnership, Liu Yi also felt good, so she agreed to her, originally wanted to open a shop after the New Year, but her father and mother went out of office again, which delayed. After a pause, Zhou Minrui took a sip of tea from the teacup, and continued: "The little palace maid who gave it to Concubine Li has always been the big girl in Liu Yunyun's room before, and she has also learned some health knowledge with Liu Yunyun since she was a child, this Liu Yi told Liu Yunyun that his aunt Concubine Li couldn't eat, and vomited a lot, so she thought about borrowing the little gold from Liu Yunyun to serve, Liu Yunyun is also a spirit, she thought that if she could let the little gold serve Concubine Li, In the future, she can also make a little famous for the newly opened shop she wants to open, so she agreed to Liu Yi's request and let the little girl come in to serve Concubine Li. ”

After Zhou Minrui finished speaking, Emperor Zhou Sheng nodded plausibly and sighed.

Zhou Minrui's heart is about to mention her throat, Liu Yunyun must not let her be hurt a little, otherwise, He Yuan will have to knock himself to death.

Zhou Minrui didn't know that He Yuan was the most precious cousin of her.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou Sheng fell into contemplation again, Zhou Minrui just wanted to open his mouth to break the silent atmosphere, but before he could speak, he heard Emperor Zhou Sheng's voice that seemed to be slightly guilty: "Uncle Liu...... It's a pity, alas......"

There was silence for a while, this time Zhou Minrui didn't plan to, and he didn't dare to speak again.

"Over there in the Liu family, you and your brothers, take care of it a little more, back then, I ...... I'm sorry for them......" Emperor Zhou Shengdi's voice was low, with a hint of sadness and hoarseness.

After Zhou Minrui heard it, his heart was pounding, this was the first time that Emperor Zhou Sheng expressed the attitude of the Duoliu family, Liu Siming, who had achieved fame by virtue of hard study and served as the governor of the Sichuan Prefecture of Kadazhou, would he have anything to do with his father?

"Okay, go back to the city quickly, it's been a long time, your eldest brother is going to look for you all over the city again, go, go." Emperor Zhou Sheng seemed unwilling to say more, waved his hand and sent Zhou Minrui away, asking him to hurry back to the palace.

Zhou Minrui stood up, instructed Emperor Zhou Sheng a few words, and then took Xiaoshanzi quietly out of the courtyard from the back corner door that the subordinates bought, and returned to the palace.

On the way, Zhou Minrui met Chen Gonggong, the chief eunuch sent by the crown prince Zhou Minchang to report to the emperor.

It seems that there is news from the Criminal Department.

As the saying goes, the most terrible thing about stupid people is not what they do, but their own cleverness. (These words are the famous words of Mr. Li Ao, a well-known figure in Taiwan)

After a stupid person thinks he is smart, he does a stupid thing that thinks he is smart, and his thing can be immortal for 500 years, and his person can be immortal for 1,000 years, of course, after a thousand years, the end of the world is coming, and everything is rotten, but this is all an afterthought, and we don't need to think about it for the time being.

One of the stupid people, Concubine Xi Niangniang, at this time, did a stupid thing that she thought was smart.

Concubine Xi was silently dragged to the Jingxin Palace (that is, the cold palace), left and right, and did not see her nurse come back, let alone her father came to rescue herself, she alone with three close palace maids, without a sound at all quietly sitting in the cold, shabby, dirty cold palace, once people are restricted in freedom, confined in a place that is not very comfortable, and do not see much sunlight, it is easy to be cranky, and it is easy to give birth to a lot of pictures in the mind to scare themselves.

Concubine Xi sat quietly for an afternoon, seeing that the sky had darkened, the old palace maid who delivered the meal took a few little palace maids with a very bad posture to carry a food box to send food to the cold palace maid, Concubine Xi was like a madman who had been imprisoned for many years and had not seen a shadow of a man, seeing the old palace maid and the little palace maid who was not good-looking, she was crying with joy, pulling the sleeve on the old palace maid's arm, as if pulling a life-saving straw.

"Niangniang, alas, Niangniang, you let go of the slave first, Niangniang......" The old palace maid tied her hands, she didn't know what to do, and she didn't dare to push Concubine Xi when she stammered, but dared to turn back and hide in a circle.

"Niangniang...... The little palace maids who were not in a good posture stepped forward to persuade and shouted together with the three big palace maids who were serving the concubine.

"Mama, help me, please!" Concubine Xi didn't let go, her eyes bulged out, but she barely looked at the old palace maid and sent a distress signal.

The old palace maid subconsciously glanced at the courtyard gate not far away, and answered in a low voice.