After the prince's wedding, his position as the prince will be more secure, and it will also make the ministers more assured. In the days when the capital was lost, the prince's performance was remarkable in the eyes of the courtiers.

At the beginning, he fearlessly condemned Chu Jingchuan's actions above the court, and he is still praised by many people for his courage.

"Niangniang, the emperor may not abdicate for the sake of the crown prince." Gao Welfare slowly spoke.

"Bengong knows, but Bengong won't give him a chance to choose."

When Gao Fuli heard this, he knew what his master meant.

It seems that the master has made up his mind to be an enemy of the emperor.

"Mother, what do you need a slave to do?"

"I want you to pay attention to the emperor's every move, who he has seen, what he says, and this palace must know everything about him."

Gao Fuli nodded and said, "The slave understands." ”

He hesitated a little, and then said: "For the sake of the prince, should Niangniang contact the courtiers in private." ”

If the crown prince is to succeed in seizing the throne, the support of the ministers is the most important.

"Now is not the time. Now is the time when the emperor is most suspicious of me, if the palace and the ministers are involved, it will only be a bad thing for the prince, not a good thing. ”

Meng Xilan took a deep breath and said, "This palace has chosen the most difficult path to take, and you have to be careful with every step. Xiao Lizi, since you choose to follow this palace, you will never have a chance to regret it in the future. ”

If in the past, they were just trying to win in danger, then now their choice is simply a dead end.

"Xiao Lizi, this palace takes this child, and if you want to survive in this palace, it is even more difficult than ascending to the sky."

Gao Fuli's eyes sank when he heard this, and he was silent for a moment, before he slowly knelt on the ground, "Niangniang, Zhulu is not here, and the slave has no hope in this life." Now, the slave can still follow the mother, which is the only hope for the slave. To put it boldly, the mother's hope is the slave's hope. ”

Gao Fuli knelt forward as he spoke, and continued: "Niangniang, the slave will never betray you and the prince. The spirit of Zhulu in the sky is watching from the sky. ”

The person he cares about the most is Zhulu, and the people Zhulu cares about the most are the master and the prince. She's gone, and he's going to continue to protect her, those she cares about.

Meng Xilan's eyes were deep when she heard this, and then she smiled, "Xiao Lizi, you have never disappointed this palace. ”

More than ten years of loyalty, never changed the determination. In Meng Xilan's eyes, only he and Jiao Changqing are the most credible people in him.

Meng Xilan inevitably made people see something strange, but before leaving the dormitory, she had to use a long cloth to tie her abdomen, so that her waist was more slender and her lower abdomen was as flat as ever.

Baozhu wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and said softly: "If it's cold today, Niangniang can actually wear thicker clothes, so you don't have to be so careful." ”

Meng Xilan stood in front of the mirror, carefully examined it, and then said: "Don't mention the word 'careful' in front of the palace in the future, these two words should be remembered in your heart, not just in your mouth." Now inside and outside this palace, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the main palace, or peeping at every move of the main palace in the shadows. ”

"Mother's ......"

"Do you know what they're looking at? They are waiting to see if the palace can still sit firmly on the throne of the queen? They are waiting to see if Hongu will fall out of favor in the end? ”

After Meng Xilan said this, she sneered to herself.

Baozhu sighed helplessly, knowing how difficult it was in his master's heart.

Meng Xilan was dressed neatly and went to the palace.

She rarely comes out and walks around lately, but now that she comes out, she has attracted a lot of people's attention.

The Heart Cultivation Hall was the first to get the news.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the queen mother has just gone to the palace, so it can be seen that the mother's body has almost recovered."

Zhou Youchen lowered his head and flipped through the folds, and when he heard this, he was just silent.

Whether she is sick or not, he knows in his heart. It's just that Jiao Changqing, who was not alarmed, her body must be fine.

Thinking of this, Zhou Youchen didn't know why, and a wave of annoyance surged in his heart. Chu Jingchuan is like this, and Jiao Changqing is the same, one by one, they are so desperate for her.

Zhou Youchen suddenly threw the fold in his hand to the ground, which frightened the eunuchs and palace maids, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

"Slaves (slaves) should be damned!"

"Die, die! If any of you dare to say the word "death", I will immediately cut off his head! ”

Everyone was so frightened that they immediately fell silent, and no one dared to say another word.

After the emperor returned to Beijing, he was often so moody, and the servants who served around him were also changed again and again, but they did not satisfy him.

Everyone knows that the emperor has a breath of anger in his heart, although the Chu family is gone, but the anger in his heart has not yet dissipated.

At this time, Meng Xilan was in the imperial womb, talking to Changsheng about choosing a concubine.

Shen Dan was beside him, serving tea, his eyebrows and eyes were calm.

"Did your father ever tell you about the wedding?"

Changsheng took the tea handed by Shen Dan and shook his head slightly: "Erchen has never heard his father mention it, and Erchen has never taken the initiative to ask his father...... Perhaps, the father already had something in his heart. ”

Meng Xilan glanced at Shen Dan when she heard this, and motioned for her to retreat first.

Shen Dan understood the look of his eyes very well, and then left.

When Changsheng saw this, he knew that the queen mother had something important to say, straightened his back, and waited quietly.

"You have to take the initiative in your marriage." Meng Xilan said softly: "The queen mother hopes that you can finalize the marriage within a month, and then marry the crown princess to the palace as soon as possible." ”

One month...... Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, and said with a puzzled expression: "Queen Mother, why are you in such a hurry?" A month, how can a son choose a wife for himself in a month? Moreover, my father would not agree. ”

Meng Xilan grabbed his hand and secretly exerted force: "The queen mother doesn't want to force you, it's just that time is pressing." ”

She still has two months left at most, and once her belly is revealed, it will be time for her to fight against Zhou Youchen.

The sooner the prince gets married, the more favorable it will be for him to start a family, and in the eyes of the ministers, he will appear more stable as a prince.

When Changsheng heard this, he knew what the Queen Mother was planning, so he continued to ask, "Queen Mother, what are you planning?" You have to tell your son, and your son can help you. ”

"You don't need to know too much now, first decide the marriage, and then the queen mother will tell you what to do next."

Her own son, she knows it herself. His personality is not mature enough, and he is easily impulsive when encountering problems. He knows too much, and he is bound to make mistakes because he is in a hurry.

Changsheng looked anxious: "Queen Mother, can't you and your father really get along?" ”

He really didn't want to see them so cold, so defensive, even calculating......

Seeing that he could still say such a thing, Meng Xilan threw the tea bowl in his hand to the ground, and the tea bowl shattered in response, splashing the tea all over the ground.

Changsheng was surprised: "Queen Mother, you are ......"

Meng Xilan pointed to the mess on the ground and asked him, "Changsheng, do you have a way to turn this cup of tea back?" Is it okay to re-knead the bowl and collect all the tea inside? May I? ”

Changsheng was silent for a moment when he heard this.

"My relationship with your father is like this tea bowl. It's broken, it's ruined, and there's no going back. ”

Meng Xilan looked at him with deep meaning: "If you are still a child, the queen mother may try her best to deceive you and coax you, just to make you happy." But Changsheng, the queen mother has no way out now, and you are the same. The situation of our mother and son has been ......"

Changsheng looked at the queen mother's eyes that wanted to speak and stopped, and understood everything.

Those rumors in the palace are not groundless.

The queen mother lost the favor of her father, and his position as the crown prince became precarious. Without a queen mother, he is nothing.

"Erchen understands, after tomorrow morning, Erchen will take the initiative to mention the marriage to his father."

Meng Xilan breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "It's so best." ”

Changsheng personally sent his mother out of the palace and returned to the palace, and Shen Danzheng personally led people to clean up the mess on the ground.

"Just let the little palace maid do it, why do you have to touch it yourself." His tone was slightly reproachful.

Shen Dan cleaned up and looked up at him: "It's the same for slaves and maids." ”

The little palace maids stepped forward to take the tray, Changsheng grabbed Shen Dan's wrist, and said, "You heard what the queen mother said." ”

Shen Dan's long eyelashes drooped and he nodded "um".

"The selection of the crown princess is very important to me and the queen mother."

Changsheng didn't know if he was explaining, but he always felt that he should say something to her.

Shen Dan looked up at him when he heard this, his eyes were bright and clear.

"The slave and maid understand that the slave and maid will not hinder His Highness."

Changsheng touched her face: "You have to be obedient so that you can stay by my side." ”

Shen Dan's eyes became heavier when she heard this, she slowly stepped forward and took the initiative to hug him.

Because she was afraid that the palace people outside would see her, she quickly let go, but Changsheng took her back into his arms again, he hugged her, and the words of the queen mother sounded in his ears, and his heart swayed and sank.

Shen Dan bit his lower lip lightly: "Your Highness, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Changsheng didn't speak, just was silent.

The break between the queen mother and the father indicates danger, even murder.

What exactly does the queen mother want to do, he has already thought of seven or eight points in his heart.

The queen mother wants him to ascend the throne, and she wants him to be the master of this northern Yan.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Dan didn't ask anymore, but his heart became even more uneasy: "What can the slave do for His Royal Highness the Prince?" The slave doesn't know anything, doesn't understand anything...... Only play the piano. ”

"Your Highness, why don't you play a song for you? Play one of your favorite tunes. ”

Changsheng still hugged her tightly and didn't let go: "Don't please me, let's stay quietly like this for a while." ”