"The slave maid didn't dare to disturb the master's conversation, but the noble concubine Niangniang had something to summon His Royal Highness the King of Chu to meet, and the slave and maid naturally wanted to remind His Royal Highness and the county lord." Nianxin is not a little palace maid who has just entered the palace, she was immediately frightened by the county lord of Huaizhen, she bowed with a proper manner, and said to Gan Ran, "Your Highness, don't let the mother wait for a long time, go quickly." ”

"It's okay, Huaizhen is at your own convenience, and you went to see your mother alone." Gan Ran looked as usual, smiled and dusted off his clothes and walked away.

"Cousin!"

Lord Huaizhen didn't expect that after he got angry, he willingly didn't help him reprimand Nianxin, so he just walked away with Nianxin's words, and was immediately shocked and angry, but when he saw that Nianxin was about to turn around and leave, how could he bear it? "You slave left it for the county lord, and the county lord will teach you how to talk to the master!"

A trace of gloom flashed in Nianxin's eyes, and he saluted her lightly: "Thank you to the county lord, but although the slave maid is lowly, she is the person of the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang is not only one of the four concubines of Da Yongzheng, but also your elder, if the county lord wants to punish the slave maid, should he also ask the maid?" ”

"Hmph, an old thing, what if the county lord killed you? Could it be that my aunt will still be able to deal with the lord of this county for you? "Lord Huaizhen has been favored by Queen Ning since he was a child, and Princess Le'an, the only one under Changtai's knees who is longer than ten years old, died unexpectedly seven years ago.

The edge of the green pond drove everyone else away because of Huaizhen's anger, and no one came to stop it for a while.

Over there, Gan Ran entered the main hall of Xifu Palace alone, and the Huo family was wearing regular clothes waiting for his arrival, and Gan Ran knelt down first in the hall and said: "Erchen greets his mother!" ”

"Get up quickly, where are there so many false courtesies between mother and son?" Huo's grace has been continuous in the past seven years but she has not been pregnant so far, she has already died, and she is doubly considerate and close to this adopted son, and at this moment, she hurriedly helped her and said, "Mother concubine let Nianxin go to welcome you, why does she dare to be lazy?" ”

"It's not that Nianxin Mama is lazy, but I met the county lord Huaizhen by the green pool, the county lord is not in a good mood, and the mother is afraid that the mother concubine will be in a hurry, so she asked her son to come to see the mother concubine first, and she herself stayed there to persuade the county lord." Gan Ran stood up with a smile and walked to Huo's side and said, "Is the mother concubine okay these two days?" In the first two days, I suddenly turned cold, but it wasn't cold? ”

Huo Shi listened comfortably, shook the light fan in his hand with a smile and said, "It's only going to get hotter and hotter day by day, where can it be cold?" It's you, who live in Jiamu Palace, and your mother can't supervise you, so you won't skip school every day? If you ask you to make a public announcement in front of your mother, you won't follow! ”

"Mother, where are you talking about this? Even if Erchen escapes from other masters, he definitely doesn't dare not give face to his grandfather! Gan Ran said with a smile, "I don't believe that the next time my grandmother comes to see me, you ask her." ”

Huo Shi smiled and gossiped with him again, Gan Ran didn't know what Huo meant by calling herself, she chatted with her for half an hour, and unconsciously, the palace maids and eunuchs who were originally serving in the palace all withdrew, and the door of the palace was also closed. ”

"Your father rested here yesterday and talked about a serious matter." Huo Shi also restrained his smile.

"What's the matter?" Gan Ran knows very well the weight of the Huo family in Changtai's eyes, and many things that should have been told to the queen have also been told to the Huo family, some of which even the queen doesn't know, but the Huo family already knows about it, so it is normal for the queen mother to dislike the Huo family - how many mothers-in-law would like their son who worked so hard to raise trust another woman who is not related to him?

It is precisely because of the Queen Mother's dislike, although Huo's favor has been the first class in the palace since Mrs. Yinghua, but she has always been cautious, what Changtai told her, if it is not necessary, she never mentioned it to Ganran, and now she called herself and mentioned it, obviously this matter has something to do with herself.

Sure enough, Huo Shi said slowly: "It's about the prince's choice of concubine." ”

"When to choose?" Gan Ran's heart jumped and said subconsciously.

"The main selection will naturally be carried out together in next year's draft." Huo Shi said, "But you also know what the palace raised these girls for early." ”

Gan Ran asked tentatively: "Mother, but my father has already set up a person in his heart?" ”

"It's not your father who has set the person, but the queen mother." Huo Shi said lightly, "Even a blind man should know the Queen Mother's plans over the years." ”

Gan Ran suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Huo Qi's beauty is also compatible with the crown prince." ”

"Are you confused? Is it not possible for the prince to choose a concubine? "The Huo family has not been vain about their adopted son in recent years, and Gan Ran's intentions are afraid that the six palaces can be looked at with a little attention, and sighed, "The meaning of the queen mother and your majesty is to open up branches and leaves for the prince, in addition to the main concubine, choose a side concubine, two Liangdi and a son, etc., oh, by the way, now the Shang Sleeping Bureau has begun to select a few beautiful and elderly palace maids for the prince, just wait for the queen to see it and settle it, and the queen just sent someone to ask the mother concubine if she wants to pay attention to the two for you." ”

"No!" Gan Ran frowned and immediately refused.

Huo Shi was not surprised by his answer, but nodded: "The mother concubine also declined the queen's good intentions, after all, this group of people was chosen for the prince, you are the second son, not the concubine, the queen is kind, but this is not free from etiquette." ”

She said this gently and respectfully, but Gan Ran knew that even if Changtai spoke, the Huo family would refuse, not to mention what roles these people had in the hands of the queen, even if Gan Lin chose the rest, and then let Gan Ran choose this breath, Huo Shi couldn't swallow it.

For so many years, the Huo family has always been favored but infertile, which has a direct relationship with the matter of the apricot dew tea back then, if it were not for the fact that the Queen Mother did not like her, with Changtai's favor for the Huo family, it would be absolutely impossible for the Huo family to let Zhou Hou live to the point where he is now.

"Mother, do you know who the crown princess is?" Gan Ran paused and asked.

"The queen wants the lord of Danzhu, but the one in Yongxin Palace, in recent years, because of taking care of palace affairs, has gradually gained weight in the eyes of His Majesty, the one who preempted the queen to show his majesty, and took a fancy to the lord of Danzhu to Gan Tang as a concubine, Dongjiao Kingdom has served Dayong very dedicatedly for several generations, and the queen mother also loves this little county lord who has lost his mother early, so His Majesty has not let go of anyone, and is still considering." Huo Shi said with a pleasant face.

Gan Ran's heart was relieved, he felt that Su Ruhui was also the daughter of the Su family in Qingzhou no matter what he said, except for the concubine and the concubine, and then it would not be enough, the prince was still the prince after all, unlike the emperor, when the Shen family entered the palace, she was a beauty, but it was already a case of the fourth grade, and it was not an insult to her status as the daughter of the Shen family in Xiliang, but the East Palace did not even have a grade except for the concubine and the concubine, and it was only so much higher than the slave.

Unexpectedly, Huo Shi suddenly said: "In order to get his wish, the Shen family revealed a tone to the mother concubine some time ago, and the mother concubine was unwilling to tell you, but after thinking about it, it was better to tell you." ”

As soon as she said this, Gan Ran's heart suddenly tightened, and she said in a deep voice: "Please show the concubine." ”

"It is said that the prince's son is likely to be the concubine of Qingzhou Su." Huo Shi said lightly, and immediately saw his adopted son suddenly raise his head, and was extremely stunned: "What? ”

"Mingguang Palace." Huo Shi only said three words, Gan Ran was already clear, and his face suddenly changed.

Huo Shi looked at him like this, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he continued quietly: "Your concubine can probably guess some of it, and I'm afraid that something will happen to you if I tell you in advance...... Don't be wrong, my son! This is what the Queen Mother meant! ”

Gan Ran lowered his eyes and whispered a word, and then listened to Huo's words: "It's not early, you go back to Jiamu Palace first, so as not to delay your homework." ”

"Mother, the son-in-law retires." Gan Ran got up and saluted, although his every move was as usual, but Huo Shi keenly felt that his movements were a little unnatural, the young King of Chu grew up in the deep palace, and his voice and expression were taught by Huo Shi since he was a child, at this moment, this appearance was obviously already in a big mood, and people who were closer to him could see it, but Huo Shi didn't say anything, just nodded and let him leave.

As soon as Gan Ran left the hall with his front feet, Nian Meng, who was talking to the mother and son outside and guarding the door, brought in a lotus seed soup, approached the Huo family and said carefully: "Why doesn't Niangniang make it clear to His Highness all the words?" ”

"Picky? In that case, you should be suspicious. Huo Shi took a sip of lotus seed soup slowly and said lightly, "It is not for nothing that this palace has been his mother concubine for so many years, my son seems to care about nothing and is born a virtuous king, but he is a very thoughtful person, if this palace explains to him that he will fight for that position, I am afraid that he will in turn suspect that the news from the Shen family is true or false, and he will not have to delay his efforts, and when the palace is finished, he will think of this road by himself!" ”

Nian Meng hesitated: "Niangniang, the king of Chu is young, and although His Royal Highness was close to the Su family when he was a child, but when he was older, Niangniang stared at His Highness and worked his homework, and it was very normal to interact with the Su family. ”

"You don't understand, if the Su family is the crown prince or the side concubine, willing or able to swallow this breath, Zhou Hou is unwilling to have a daughter-in-law who is inconvenient to control, but the queen mother hurts Huo Qi very much, and the two sides think of ways to suppress and use the Su family together......" Huo Shi said, his eyes suddenly ethereal, and he stopped suddenly.

However, Nian Meng still didn't understand what she meant, and said, "Just because the Su family will be wronged, His Highness will want to go there?" This...... His Royal Highness had not yet tied his hair, and although the slave and maid saw that he was different from that young lady, he was also very polite to others, such as Lord Huaizhen. ”

"Willing to Huaizhen?" Huo Shi sneered, "You can see that Huaizhen has been trying to trouble other people? Why can't she get along with the Su family? Isn't it because of ...... Hey, it's useless just to be willing to think about it, this palace revealed such a little talk, he will naturally go to the Su family, Gan Ran has not taken care of the Su family in vain all these years, do you think the Su family will despise his words? ”

"Ahh Nian Meng reacted at this time, "Niangniang is going to join forces with the Su family?" ”

"The Wudehou family is such a daughter, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will calculate, and the thousand-year-old Wang clan of the Su family in Qingzhou is not easy to mess with, as long as you are willing to bring this news over, the Su family will be six or seven percent of the letter, and the enmity between the East Palace and the Su family will be settled!" Huo Guifei closed her eyes and smiled, "That slut in Weiyang Palace, thinking that by choosing Su Rufeng to be her son's companion, she can tie the Su family to the East Palace?" Dream! The pride of the gate valve, unless it reaches the point of exhaustion, it is impossible for the Su clan to accept such humiliation! ”