When Zhou Shirao was about to die, he did not forget to arrange the big and small things at home. He asked his eldest son, Zhou Anting, to serve three years of mourning after his death, and not to inherit the title immediately, so as to save his life.

Zhou Anting listened to his left ear and his right ear, but he didn't take it to heart at all. He was so confident because he was above the court before, and the emperor said to him: "The glory of the palace will depend on you in the future." ”

The emperor Chrysostom said that this is clearly to let him inherit the title and ask him to behave well.

Zhou Anting knelt beside his father's bed, thinking about the scenery of his future martial arts.

Zhou Anting's younger brother Zhou Ancong had more heart than his brother, and lay at the end of his father's bed, crying profusely.

Although he is a son-in-law, it is a pity that he was born two years late, and his brother stole the limelight in everything and gained benefits.

He was unwilling, but he could only endure it. Now that my father is no longer alive, he knows that his days of patience are coming to an end.

Zhou Ancong cried for a while, and when he saw that his brother was still unmoved, he secretly hated in his heart: "This unkind, unjust, unkind and unsympathetic fool!" When his father died, he would not let him go. ”

Zhou Li'er knelt behind her two elder brothers, her face was expressionless, she couldn't cry if she wanted to, she just knelt upright.

Zhou Shipao only had one breath left, and he couldn't swallow it, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat, which made people feel creepy.

Just when everyone was anxious, the holy decree in the palace suddenly came.

Everyone in the palace knelt down neatly to receive the order, and the eunuch who came by order was Xiao Chunzi.

"Carried by heaven, the emperor summoned and said. Prince Rong is the younger brother of the first emperor, and he has assisted the first emperor for many years, and he has worked hard to do state affairs, and now he is even more worried about me......"

The decree was very long, and it took Haruko a long time to read it.

Zhou Shirao couldn't hear clearly, but his family all understood. The emperor meant to send Zhou Shirao's coffin back to Liangzhou for burial, not in the capital.

As a prince, the bones of the dead are not qualified to stay in the capital, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Zhou family.

Xiao Chunzi personally called the holy decree to Zhou Anting's hand, and when he saw that his forehead was sweating, he forgot to thank him, and couldn't help but remind him: "Your Royal Highness, this is a holy decree." ”

Zhou Anting's hands trembled slightly, took the holy decree, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

He was still rejoicing, but now he was slapped hard.

The emperor still has hatred for his father in his heart, he can't even tolerate his corpse after death, how can he tolerate them?

Zhou Anting thought of what his father had said before for a while, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

He turned to see that his father was no longer moving on the bed.

The people were terrified, and hurriedly walked over to probe his snort, but it was gone.

"Father's ......"

"Lord ......"

All of a sudden, the palace was full of crying, and they were only concerned with receiving the holy decree, but they didn't know when he went?

Zhou Li'er burst into tears, hoping that her father didn't hear the last sentence...... Otherwise, even if he is alive, he will be.

Because of the holy decree, Prince Rong's mansion could only rush to Liangzhou while mourning. In a hurry, everyone couldn't even handle the prince's funeral.

The people of the capital know in their hearts what is going on. It's just that no one dares to see the excitement.

However, they clearly did not dare to come, but behind their backs there was a lot of discussion. Even, some people say that the prince was not sick to this extent, but because of the emperor's holy decree to bury him in Liangzhou, he was completely angry. In other words, Zhou Shirao did not die of illness, but died of anger.

A rumor, passed around, can always be spread all kinds of tricks.

Zhou Youchen only told Meng Xilan about the rumors outside as a joke.

After Meng Xilan listened, a faint smile tugged at the corner of her mouth and said, "This is good." The demonic name of the concubine, I'm afraid it's going to come back again. ”

Zhou Youchen raised his eyebrows lightly and shook his head slowly: "Lan'er, there are Zhou Shirao's bones that have not yet been cold, and no one dares to make a mistake in front of you anymore." ”

Meng Xilan saw the tea that had just been brewed, handed it to him and said, "Forget it, after so many years, the concubine has nothing to care about." ”

"You don't care, I do." Zhou Youchen took a sip of tea gently, looked into the distance with a leisurely gaze, as if remembering the past.

"Over the years, because of his power in the court, you have suffered too many grievances."

Meng Xilan shook her head slightly: "The person who has been wronged the most over the years is not the concubine, but the concubine's father and family. ”

She knows very well that over the years, her father has done a lot of tricks with Zhou Shirao for her, and she has been in danger several times during this period. Moreover, if there was no father to contain Zhou Shirao everywhere, he would have turned the sky upside down.

Zhou Youchen put down the teacup and said, "I know that I have suffered the country and you all these years. ”

Meng Xilan smiled with her eyebrows, sat down lightly beside him, and said with bright eyes: "The concubine is never afraid of hardship, because the hard work will come to an end. ”

Zhou Shirao fell, and his unsuccessful sons were not to be troubled. The stone that had been hanging in Meng Xilan's heart for many years was finally broken and clean.

In the evening of that day, Zhulu came over to personally ask for a reward for Gao Fu. "Niangniang, the slave boldly begs you, let Xiaolizi come back."

Meng Xilan glanced at her deeply: "This palace has been the greatest mercy for sparing him that day. Xiao Lizi does know about Entu, but this palace won't let her come back. ”

Zhulu's eyes showed a look of disappointment: "Niangniang, you still refuse to forgive him......"

Meng Xilan shook her head slightly: "It's not a matter of forgiveness. If he returns to the palace, there will be no one outside the palace to do things for the palace. Zhulu, you go and tell Xiao Lizi that his merits are remembered in the heart of this palace. Whatever reward he wants, the palace will depend on him, but only the matter of entering the palace cannot be granted. ”

Zhu Lu lowered her head when she heard this, and said yes.

She immediately changed into civilian clothes and prepared to leave the palace.

Gao Fuli was waiting for her in a teahouse in the south of the city, and now he was in the market, and he had no sense of disobedience.

He even gave himself a fake mustache to make him look as old-fashioned as everyone else.

Zhu Lu came over, and when he saw his appearance, he only said: "Look at you, where is there still the appearance in the palace back then?" ”

Gao Fuli smiled, and the corners of his eyes were full of fine wrinkles.

"I look like this now, I guess my mother won't recognize me when she sees me."

Hearing this, Zhulu lowered her eyes slightly and said: "I asked Niangniang, Niangniang said, she remembers your credit, it's just a matter of returning to the palace......"

Before she finished speaking, Gao Fuli raised his hand to stop her and said, "Don't say it, I understand." I didn't think about what I was going to do, and I didn't think about going back to the palace. ”

Zhu Lu looked surprised: "Didn't you always want to go back to the palace?" ”

Gao Fuli smiled, turned his head to look out the window, and looked at the bustle on the street. "That's right, I originally wanted to go back to the palace and continue to serve Niangniang. However, people can change, and in the past few years I have been outside the palace, I have become accustomed to it, and my heart is at ease. Nowadays, people say that I am the ninth master, and no one knows that I am a eunuch...... That's pretty good. ”

Zhu Lu was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then smiled and said, "If you say that, I will feel at ease." ”

Gao Fuli saw her smile, and he was also happy: "Go back and tell my mother for me, I don't want any reward, I will be sent anytime and anywhere." ”

Zhu Lu nodded: "You are good outside the palace, we have to guard the mother for the rest of our lives." ”

……

In autumn, it dawns late.

Changsheng had to get up every day after sleeping until the third watch, ready to go to the study for class.

The wind was cool in the early morning, and the grandmothers prepared a bowl of hot soup for him every day to ward off the cold.

Changsheng has always disliked soup and water, and he put it aside almost without touching it.

Zhulu had no choice, so he had to keep the small kitchen warm on a low heat, so as not to let it cool again when His Highness wanted to drink.

At noon on this day, Wuwu went to the study with fragrant tea to deliver lunch to everyone.

This lunch was prepared by the queen mother, so she came to deliver it herself.

Now is the time to rest.

Changsheng and Meng Qingyun were playing chess, while Meng Qingrong was watching the game from the side.

The appearance of worry-free distracted the two people who were originally playing against each other.

Meng Qingyun got up and saluted, while Changsheng stared at the chess table and deliberately rubbed it before standing up. "Sister, you're here."

Wu Wu smiled slightly, looked at Meng Qingyun, and his cheeks flushed: "This is specially ordered by the queen mother to prepare it in the imperial dining room." ”

After she said this, she saw Changsheng coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward: "I heard Aunt Zhulu say, you haven't been drinking soup in the morning recently?" ”

Her tone was full of concern, just take his hand and go over to eat.

Changsheng originally wanted to dodge, but he didn't want to...... He hadn't seen her in days.

Wuwu shook Changsheng's hand, and when he saw that it was cold, he couldn't help frowning: "Why are your hands cold, why don't you know how to ask the minions to prepare a hand stove." ”

His hands were cold, but her hands were warm, and her hands were soft and warm.

Wuwu warmed his hands, and Meng Qingyun and Meng Qingrong took a few steps back in amusement, not to disturb.

Changsheng's heart jumped suddenly, and a strange sense of satisfaction swelled in his heart as he watched her care about herself.

"Sister, I'm not cold."

Carefree raised his eyes to look at him and said softly, "You know to talk to me today." I thought you were mad at me. ”

He looked like he was angry.

Changsheng said lightly: "No, a few days ago, I was just a little tired. Sister, don't take it personally. ”

Wu Wu covered his hands warm, and then said, "I'm fine, let's go, let's eat." ”

Carefree just came over to deliver the meal and didn't stay to eat with them.

Seeing that she was leaving, Changsheng took a deep breath and said, "Sister, Ming'er, let's go horseback riding on the outskirts of the city." ”

He decided not to avoid her anymore. She was his good sister, always will be.

Hearing this, Wu Wu glanced at Meng Qingyun's body, and then looked at Changsheng and said, "Okay, why do you want to go horseback riding?" ”

Changsheng saw that she was interested, so he said, "The maple leaves in the suburbs are all red, let's go and see the beautiful scenery." ”

Meng Qingyun said at the right time: "When the time comes, Zhen'er will also go together." ”

Worry-free listened to the natural heart, and nodded hurriedly: "Then I'll go too." It's just that the queen mother will agree? ”

Seeing that she was worried, Changsheng smiled and said, "It's okay, there is me." I went to talk to the queen mother in the evening. ”

Sanssouci knew he had a way. From childhood to adulthood, as long as it is what he wants to do, the queen mother has not agreed. Even if you oppose it at first, you can't help but soften your heart and nod your head in agreement.

"Changsheng, you work hard, I will go with you to greet the queen mother in the evening." Carefree looked at him again and smiled, and there was pampering in his smile.

Changsheng was slightly stunned, as if a thin silk thread was firmly entangled somewhere in his heart.