King Zhou has many heirs, but there are not many who can really inherit the throne.

The eldest prince is dead, except for the second prince Zhou Zichang and the third prince Zhou Ziqin, the rest of the princes and princesses, although Yan Lingyue is not familiar with them, she also has a basic understanding of their situation.

The fourth princess and the fifth princess have already been married, and Yan Lingyue has never seen them. The sixth prince, Zhou Ziyan, is said to be very weak, and has followed the queen mother to live in the royal palace in Yangzhou since he was a child, and rarely returns to the imperial city. The seventh princess, Zhou Xiangjun, was arrogant and domineering, Yan Lingyue didn't want to mention her at all. The eighth prince, Zhou Ziyue, is said to have broken a leg when he was a child, and he is still a little tiptoe when he walks. Next is the Nine Emperor Princes Zhou Ziyu, a natural prince, but he is slow to react and a fool. The tenth princess has not yet reached the end of the day. The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth princes were all still young and posed no threat to the throne. And the Fourteenth Prince has just learned to walk.

Yan Lingyue counted all of Zhou Zongping's children from the beginning, shook her head again and said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, I still don't see any prince who can compete with Zhou Zichang. Except for Zhou Ziqin, there is no possibility for anyone else at all. ”

Mr. Wang looked at her and smiled helplessly.

Yan Lingyue blinked, and then blinked, "Uncle shouldn't mean Zhou Ziqin, right?" ”

Mr. Wang took a sip of tea, but he did not affirm or deny it.

Yan Lingyue was taken aback, "Zhou Ziqin? You see what he is doing, which is the material for being a prince. Looking at his appearance, it doesn't look like he has any plans for the throne. The more Yan Lingyue thought about it, the more she felt that it was impossible, and her head shook like a rattle.

Old monk Wang hooked his lips and smiled, but did not refute her anything.

"Did the uncle promise Zhou Zichang?" Yan Lingyue asked.

Old Master Wang shook his head, "Zhou Zichang is not suitable to be an emperor. ”

Since she couldn't go out of the palace to visit Yan Le'an, Yan Lingyue could only sleep lazily in Ming Hanxuan. It's a pity that two days before Ansheng, news came from the criminal department responsible for interrogating the two men in Lingshan Temple.

It is said that the two men were reluctant to say anything at first, but in the end, Duan Minghong led people to arrest all the families of the two men in prison, and threatened each other, so the two men opened their mouths.

But the result shocked the government and the opposition. The two men actually identified the crown prince Zhou Zichang.

Because a few days ago, Queen Xiao said that Zhou Zichang was the murderer who framed Zhou Ziyu in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military outside the Jinluan Palace. caused Zhou Zichang's reputation to be damaged, so he held a grudge and ordered them to follow him to Lingshan Temple to murder Queen Xiao. But Queen Xiao has been following Master Lingyin since she stepped into Lingshan Temple, and the two of them couldn't find a chance to start, so they shifted their attention to Yan Lingyue. Seeing that Yan Lingyue was alone in the peach orchard, she had a bad heart.

After hearing the report, King Zhou was furious and directly locked up Zhou Zichang.

Although Zhou Zichang vigorously denied it, the two men insisted that they were instructed by Zhou Zichang, and the reasons were so good that even the imperial concubine could not refute them.

King Zhou's anger has not yet calmed down, and Lord Huang, who is in charge of investigating the case of the Nine Emperor Princes' fall off the cliff, also has news from the side, saying that Mao Si can't resist the torture and has confessed who is behind the scenes. Looking at the three words of Zhou Zichang in the confession, King Zhou was so angry that he almost didn't catch his breath. immediately ordered someone to bring Zhou Zichang to the imperial study and let him confront Mao Si face to face.

Zhou Zichang still denied it, but Mao Si's testimony was sufficient, and he even had witnesses. Two of Mao Si's neighbors said that they had indeed seen the prince go to Mao Si's house. They also said that they had never been in such a luxurious carriage in the alley, so they remembered it very well.

In this way, it can be regarded as confirming Zhou Zichang's crime. Of course, it also confirmed the accusations of Queen Xiao outside the Jinluan Palace.

What's more, before Yan Lingyue and Zhou Ziyu got married, Yan Lingyue encountered accidents again and again, and Queen Xiao told King Zhou at that time that she suspected that everything was from the imperial concubine and Zhou Zichang. At that time, King Zhou thought that Queen Xiao was too worried and didn't take it seriously. Now that everything is connected, King Zhou has already condemned Zhou Zichang in his heart. Without even verifying the testimony of the two neighbors, he was removed from the crown prince and sent him to the dungeon.

The imperial concubine was in a hurry and fainted directly.

Who would have thought that the crown prince, who was still beautiful a few days ago, would become a prisoner in the blink of an eye.

first lost his most beloved ninth son Zhou Ziyu, and now even his second son Zhou Zichang has fallen, Rao is King Zhou couldn't hold it anymore and fell ill on the bed.

For a while, the court became a pot of porridge.

In Ming Hanxuan, Yan Lingyue listened to Xia Biqiushuang's discussion, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl. It would be better if King Zhou could not afford to be so sick.

Zhou Zichang fell, the sixth prince Zhou Ziyan was still in Yangzhou, and the eighth prince Zhou Ziyue was physically disabled, so that only Zhou Ziqin was left as an adult prince.

As far as the current situation is concerned, if King Zhou establishes the crown prince again, it will be Zhou Ziqin. There are many ministers who see the wind and steer the rudder, and they have begun to curry favor with Zhou Ziqin.

King Zhou, who was on the sickbed, lost two sons in a row, and he was also full of pity when he saw Zhou Ziqin again. In order to train Zhou Ziqin, he was also arranged to interrogate Zhou Zichang's subordinates with Lord Huang.

Zhou Ziqin, who was originally not taken seriously, suddenly became a sweet and sweet in everyone's eyes, and Yan Lingyue was a little unable to react for a while. After all, this reversal is too fast. Just a few days ago, she swore to Wang Laoju that Zhou Ziqin was not the material to be a prince. As a result, people are about to become veritable princes.

Emotion is emotion, I don't know why, Yan Lingyue always feels a little wrong, but she can't say what is wrong.

Maybe it was because Zhou Zichang fell too suddenly. The two men who wanted to insult her in Lin Shan Temple, as well as Mao Si, the chief manager of the paddock, their confessions...... It all seemed too smooth.

But no matter what, as long as it can hit King Zhou, Yan Lingyue is happy to see it.

Queen Xiao, who was far away in Lingshan Temple, was overjoyed when she heard that the big villain who caused her son to fall off the cliff had been arrested. Pulling Mama Zhou, I had to pack my luggage and go back to the palace.

Zhou Ziyu, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared after Queen Xiao left Lingshan Temple.

When Queen Xiao rushed back to the palace from Lingshan Temple, Zhou Ziqin also accompanied Yan Lingyue and personally greeted Queen Xiao.

Queen Xiao, who has been cultivating in Lingshan Temple for a period of time, is indeed in a much better state, if she doesn't speak, judging from her appearance alone, people can't see that she has a mental problem at all.

Queen Xiao still remembered that Yan Lingyue was her daughter-in-law, and as soon as she returned to Weiyang Palace, she withdrew from everyone, called Yan Lingyue to her side, and held her hand, "Girl Yue, the queen mother wants to tell you a good news, but you have to remember to keep it secret." ”

Yan Lingyue listened to it and smiled, "The queen mother said it, Yue'er promised not to tell anyone else." ”

Queen Xiao looked left and right, and then came to Yan Lingyue's ear and said softly, "Ziyu is back, my precious son is back." ”

Although she knew that Zhou Ziyu was gone, Yan Lingyue's heart still trembled when she heard Queen Xiao swear that he was back.

Queen Xiao said, "When I was in Lingshan Temple, Ziyu often came to see me secretly, I think he probably didn't want people to know that he was back, so we must keep it a secret for him." ”

Seeing that Queen Xiao was so happy, Yan Lingyue didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm. He nodded and agreed, "Well, then let's keep it secret for the Nine Emperors together." ”

The days passed day by day, and the house of the old monk Wang outside the palace was also built. On the day he moved, Yan Lingyue also went to the new house with him.

Wang Laojushi's new house is not too big, it is a three-entry quadrangle. The environment is very quiet, and there is a small pond in the backyard full of lotus flowers, Yan Lingyue was attracted as soon as she came in.

After Mr. Wang put his clothes into the room, he took Yan Lingyue around and told her which room was for Bai Yaqing and the little princess.

Looking around the entire mansion and breathing in the faint fragrance of lotus flowers, Yan Lingyue stretched her waist widely, "I really want to move out of the palace and live here with you." ”

When Mr. Wang heard this, he smiled, and before he could speak, he heard Zhang Yu's shout outside.

"Nine Emperor Princesses, Nine Emperor Princesses, hurry back to the palace......"

Since Zhou Ziyu's disappearance, although Zhang Yu has not been punished, the whole person has become silent, and his voice can hardly be heard in Ming Hanxuan.

Yan Lingyue pulled him out today, but he was still listless. Yan Lingyue couldn't bear it anymore, so she kicked him out of the carriage halfway and asked him to run by himself and refresh.

But this ...... Isn't it becoming too energetic? Listening to Zhang Yu's loud voice, Yan Lingyue plucked her ears.

Mama Li also looked inexplicable. I saw Zhang Yufei rushing into the courtyard and going straight to Yan Lingyue, "Nine Emperor Princesses, hurry, hurry back to the palace." Something happened, something big happened. ”

"What's wrong?" Yan Lingyue glanced at Zhang Yu. She finally got out of the palace, but she didn't have time to go to the water lane to see Xiao Le'an, so she didn't return to the palace.

Seeing that Yan Lingyue was unmoved, Zhang Yu slapped his thigh, "The Nine Emperor Princes are back." The Nine Emperor Princes are not dead, the Nine Emperor Princes are back! ”

What the?! Yan Lingyue was stunned in place.

Mama Li's eyes widened as well.

Even Old Monk Wang looked at Zhang Yu without blinking, "What the hell is going on?" You speak slowly. ”

Zhang Yu swallowed his saliva and said, "After the Nine Emperor Princesses kicked me out of the carriage, I walked aimlessly along the street, but as I walked, I found that people were talking about it, saying that it seemed that someone had seen the Nine Emperor Princes on Jinxiu Street. ”

Zhang Yu was excited and ran all the way to Jinxiu Street. Sure enough, he saw the Nine Emperor Princes in front of a stall, but before he could catch up, the Nine Emperor Princes had already galloped away in the direction of the palace on horseback.