For the most powerful mother and father, Chu Yuran did have resentment.

But with the passage of time, now he is indifferent, and his father's heartfelt words make him hate it even more, after all, he doesn't want to marry her far away like the eldest brother.

Between countries, many things are superficial, and no one knows what the real situation of the eldest brother is, whether he is doing well or not.

In comparison, with Chu Han's self, he is much stronger. What's more~~ He quietly touched his belly, and he will be a father in ten months, and he can already fully understand his father. It's just that this matter can only be enjoyed by one person in his heart, and he can't tell anyone.

He didn't allow the true mind of the mother emperor, in case she wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots after seizing Bixiao Palace, he would never allow him to conceive Chu Han's child!

The father only has the mother in his heart, and between the son and the mother, his heart must be biased towards the mother emperor's side, because he regards every word of the mother emperor as a golden rule, so he can't tell his father about this matter.

Thinking about it, he feels very sad, the world is so big, there is no one who can speak to the real heart.

The biological mother and father used themselves as pawns in order to consolidate the imperial power, and the adoptive parents were also secretly worried about what he, the adopted son, would do to them, and the woman he loved hated him, and he fought alone to protect her but couldn't let her know......

In order not to be surprised, this time he secretly returned to the palace, he did not cover his face and ride a horse, but after going down the mountain, he bought a carriage and hired a coachwoman, put on a thick blanket and walked slowly all the way~~ This child is too important to him! He must not afford to slip through the cracks!

can't be together from time to time, there is no long-term intimacy between father and son, and after the two have finished saying important things, they have nothing in common to talk about, just drinking tea, and there are two sentences from time to time.

Fortunately, this embarrassing atmosphere didn't last long, and someone from the palace came to report that the emperor had summoned Prince Chu to see him in the imperial study.

Chu Gongzi ...... Hehe...... What an ironic title! Chu Yuran sneered in his heart.

He has the most noble surname in the eyes of the world, but when he enters the palace, he can only be the son of his father's distant cousin, how ridiculous is this.

The prince seems to have a noble status, but who can control his own destiny?

Since he was born out of his father's womb, he was sent to Bixiao Palace to become the "biological" son of the left protector~~ The palace master Chu Qingxuan's side husband.

After the accidental death of the Zuo Protector, he was taken care of by his husband Nalan Moxian, and he could only secretly return to the palace once a year to ask his father for peace.

And what the father is most concerned about is not whether his son is doing well when he is not by his biological father's side, but whether he has acted in accordance with the will of the mother and the emperor. On the contrary, Bixiao Palace's adoptive mother and father treated him as his own son, how could he not be cold to the feelings of his biological mother and father?

Obviously, Bixiao Palace and the royal family are just using each other, and Nalan Moxian still has true feelings for him, and the bits and pieces of treating him sincerely from childhood to adulthood are by no means pretended.

Even if it's really pretending, he can pretend to be so real, and he can still pretend to be 18 years with all his heart, so he admits this patience.

As a prince and became the son-in-law of Chu Qingxuan and Nalan Moxian, he never felt that he was nobler than his mother-in-law and father-in-law.

In his heart, that is his own mother and father.

The people in Bixiao Palace who knew about this secret matter, except for the Dugu Elder and the Supreme Elder of the Elders' Guild who lived in seclusion in the Sixth Peak, only the mother, father, and himself knew.

For those who don't know, he and Han'er are half-siblings who got married. Bixiao Palace didn't dare to talk about it openly, how could it be blocked secretly? Who doesn't say that the palace master's precautionary psychology is too serious? In order not to lose power, he turned his son into a son-in-law.

For the mother emperor, Bixiao Palace is just one of the chess pieces of the royal balance of martial arts.

If he was right, it was only the biggest of all the pieces.

Bixiao Palace bloodbathed in the martial arts conference a hundred years ago?

I am afraid it doesn't get any funnier than that.

Whose rivers and lakes are they?

Who knows the real answer?

Since Bixiao Palace is directly responsible to the mother emperor, he doesn't know how many royal chess pieces in the martial arts are directly responsible to the palace.

He didn't want Chu Han, who had stepped into the martial arts, to find out, otherwise she would be in danger.

Sometimes, it's better to know than to know that it's safe.

He loves her, so he only hopes that she can be strong in martial arts, so that she can protect herself and live safely.

Chu Yuran walked while thinking about it, until he saw the big plaque in the imperial study.

He fell to his knees and bowed to the man who was sitting on the chair.

She had changed out of the Aofei Nine Heavens Golden Phoenix robe she wore when she was in the previous dynasty, but the momentum and majesty naturally formed by being in a high position for a long time had not diminished in the slightest, making him feel a little afraid in his heart every time he faced her.

No one has the strength to contend with the emperor, not including him.

She raised her hand to calm him down, first gently concerned about his personal situation, and then asked about the progress of the harvest in the past year.

He followed the draft he had thought out a long time ago, bowed down his eyes, and dealt with it carefully.

If it is a favored son, he can talk to his mother naturally and casually, but at this moment, he is a son with the emperor's order, and he still has to obey the ancestral system and cannot look directly at Tianyan, so he can't guess her reaction to his every word through the change of her expression.

Dongfang Ling Tian listened to his report silently and did not interrupt.

Although this son is young, he has always acted prudently, not arrogant or impatient, and cautious everywhere, which made her very satisfied, and felt that he did not bother with him in vain, so he was allowed to secretly return to the palace to visit Rong Huajun once a year, and at the same time, he also had to test and improve his martial arts and strengthen his internal cultivation. It takes a lot of effort just to do the initiation for him.

The imperial court is not a river and lake, the palace is not a sect, although the masters are like clouds, there are not so many elders, in addition to the two supreme leaders of the Huangweilou, there are only four elderly people who have been invisible for a long time. The four of them, in addition to being passed down by the emperor himself, even if they are the supreme leader of the Phoenix Guard Tower, they only know their existence and never see their faces. But for his sake, she disregarded his safety and risk, and ordered all four of them to pass on half of their skills to him through the empowerment.

Bixiao Palace cultivated Chu Han with blood, how could she not cultivate Yu Ran? If he can't even defeat Chu Han, how can he give orders in Bixiao Palace in the future? The court is still civil and military, and it is even more unrealistic to act in the rivers and lakes martial arts only with wisdom.

After Chu Yuran finished reporting, he lowered his head and waited. After waiting for a long time, a voice came from above: "The rule that the young master will not return to the mountain for three years is your opportunity, Chu Qingxuan's wife and husband raised you with their own hands, and naturally they have feelings for you, you have to grasp it well, and strive to win Bixiao Palace within three years." ”

"Yes." He said respectfully, "It's just those elders ......"

"The elders have cultivated profoundly, they are an important pillar supporting Bixiao Palace, they have been cultivating and living in Bixiao Palace all their lives, and they naturally have deep feelings and loyalty to Bixiao Palace. Although it is a little tricky, everyone has weaknesses," Dongfang Ling Tian looked at him, "As long as Chu Qingxuan, the palace master, is controlled in his hands, are you afraid that they will not be obedient?" How to do it, I don't need to teach you, right? ”

Chu Yuran lowered his head: "Yes, the minister understands." ”

He breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the first time she had spoken about how to deal with her adoptive mother and adoptive father.

Fortunately, he thought of using the existence of those elders as a containment, and at that time, in addition to not being able to move freely, the lives of the two could be saved, and even if he treated them well with wine and food, the mother emperor would not blame.

"As for Chu Han~~"

As soon as Dongfang Ling Tian said this, there was a report outside: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Mu Cheng urgently asked to see him, saying that the situation in the south has changed!" ”

Dongfang Ling Tian's face changed, and his voice was low: "Hide behind the screen!" ”

Chu Yuran walked quickly to the golden screen of the carved clouds and embroidered phoenixes, and stood there to restrain his breath, silent and motionless.

On weekdays, the palace slaves outside would not dare to be so rash, but the rebellion is not trivial, and it is the most sensitive thing as an emperor as an enemy attack.

The door of the imperial study was opened, and an eager but steady footstep came, followed by a kneeling and bowing: "Weichen knocks to see the emperor!" ”

Chu Yuran behind the screen was stunned, this voice, so young?

"Excuse me!" Dongfang Ling Tian is the emperor who has been on the pole for several years, even if he is at the top of Qiankun Mountain, he is still in danger, "What happened?" ”

Mu Danwei stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this year, due to the continuous torrential rains in the south, floods occurred in advance, resulting in the displacement of the victims. However, the government's disaster relief and pacification were not timely, so that the cult Moon Lotus Sect took advantage of the situation and lured them to provide food, clothing, and housing to encourage the victims to join their churches, and in just a few days, the number of cultists has rapidly expanded to 50,000 or 60,000 people! The secret agents assigned in the south discovered that the cult had the intention of raising the flag to rebel, but the specific situation had not yet been clarified. ”

Dongfang Ling Tian frowned slightly: "Then continue to investigate, if there is no specific information about the cult, how can it be exterminated?" ”

Mu Danwei made a bitter face: "The south is more than 3,000 miles away from Kyoto, too far away, except for floods, nothing else has happened, and there are not many strongholds and spies arranged, and they are relatively scattered, each with its own responsibilities." Even if all the other spies were mobilized now, it might not be too late. When they rush over to investigate the news and then send it back, maybe it has been reversed, so we are too passive. ”

Dongfang Ling Tian nodded: "Prime Minister Mu Cheng means that he will immediately organize an army and send troops to prepare for it in advance." ”

"Yes. After several years of silent development, the Moon Lotus Sect has quietly reached more than 50,000 people, and now in the name of God's charity, it has taken in a large number of victims......

Dongfang Ling Tian patted the royal case: "These fools! ”

"The emperor is angry," Mu Danwei bowed and said: "The house is washed out, there is no food and no food, the government is not governed, and the people are suffering!" ”

Dongfang Ling Tian knew what she meant, the people didn't know that the Moon Lotus Sect was going to rebel, and the government didn't care about it, so naturally whoever took care of them would go with whomever they wanted, how could they blame the people? This is a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the government, and it is the local government that bears the brunt of the blame.

"I immediately plan to appoint another virtuous person to take over and dismiss those who eat public food for investigation~~" Dongfang Ling Tian paused, "But if you can make meritorious service for the crime, you will be dealt with as appropriate." ”

This is a critical period, and it is necessary to stabilize them first, because if they are pushed too quickly, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not defect to the cult, and it will be very bad.