The crown prince Yuan Sui performed the Qingming sacrifice ceremony in Pingcheng on behalf of the monarch's father, and together with Taifu Muliang and others and the Feng clan, he welcomed the coffin of the Taishi Feng Xi back to Luo.

These days the Southern Expedition is imminent, and Yuan Sui and his entourage returned to Luo to resume their lives, and Yuan Hongxi was not warm, so he put aside the matter after the abolition for the time being.

Seeing that he was only one step away from the queen's abolition, the Li family of Right Zhaoyi was impatient.

On this day, the day of the birth of the Queen Mother, Princess Yuan Yu of Pengcheng entered the palace to perform the sacrificial ceremony. Now that the Li family is taking care of the harem, after the matter is done, Emperor Yuming, the Li family naturally invited Yuan Yu to Changxia Hall for lunch.

Li and Yuan Yu sat down at the table, and the palace maids served wine and food one after another.

Li personally poured a glass of wine for Yuan Yu, presented it to Yuan Yu with both hands, and said with a smile: "Today is the first queen mother's jealousy, according to folk customs, on the day of ancestor worship, you can only drink water and wine but not eat food, I have to prepare a little thin wine and simple food, and hope that the princess Haihan." ”

Yuan Yu waved his hand and said, "Today is a mother's jealousy, and it should be so!" After taking a sip of wine, Yuan Yu continued: "Today's mother's sacrifice, you Zhaoyi's cooking is properly pasted, and she is worthy of being the daughter of a famous family." ”

Li pretended to be humble and said: "The princess is falsely praised, I just do my best... I am not the wife of His Majesty, I dare not claim to be the wife of the first queen mother, I only know that the children and grandchildren should respect their parents and filial piety, and the first queen mother is jealous and dare to be sloppy. ”

Yuan Yu heard Li's words, bowed his head slightly, and said: "Right Zhaoyi is filial piety to his mother, and he is thoughtful, and he is really a model for the harem..."

After another sip of wine, Yuan Yu continued: "The queen's virtue is lost, and it is difficult to protect her position, and when the imperial brother deposes him by edict, I will recommend You Zhaoyi to the imperial brother as the queen." ”

Li Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, but he said quietly: "Thanks to the princess's love, I am young and shallow, and I am afraid it will be difficult to take on this heavy responsibility." ”

Yuan Yu sneered, looked at the Li family, and said, "What kind of character is Right Zhaoyi, how can I not know?" If you and I are so secretive, there is no need to discuss it together in the future! ”

Li Shi didn't expect that his pretentious words would displease Yuan Yu, and hurriedly laughed with him: "I and the princess don't go against our hearts, how can we hide it from the princess?" ”

Yuan Yu said coldly: "I don't want the woman of Yonghe Hall to take the throne, so I am willing to help you succeed... I don't like people to play tricks with me, and you can do it yourself. ”

When Li heard Yuanyu's words, he hurriedly took the cup and said with a smile: "I am the same as the princess and Zuo Zhaoyi, and we should be in the same boat... I drink this cup to pay tribute to the princess's help! ”

After drinking all the wine in the cup in one gulp, seeing that Yuan Yu had eased his expression, Li Shifu continued: "Now that the Taishi has died, the people who His Majesty relies on the most are the King of Rencheng and the King of Xianyang. ”

Yuan Yu nodded and said, "There are also Taifu, Duke Longxi and Yang Yuanxiu, who are also the ministers of the emperor's brother... After the establishment of the society, the imperial brother must discuss with the ministers... The Duke of Longxi is quite prestigious in the court, and if he tries his best to mediate, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Li raised the chopsticks and personally served Yuan Yu Bucai, and said: "In the old years, Your Majesty accepted Zuo Zhaoyi's request and married the daughter of Luozhou Mu Gao Yong into Rencheng Wangfu as the stepwife of the little prince. Now that I think about it, Zuo Zhaoyi is really taking it step by step, intending to win over the king of Ren Cheng and use it for the opportunity. ”

As soon as the Li family finished speaking, Yuan Yu was already furious: "I originally wanted to promote the matter of the concubine and the little prince, but I never thought that the woman who was going to be Jiao would intervene and harm my good deeds!" ”

Indignantly put the chopsticks on top of several cases, Yuan Yu continued: "The woman of Zai Jiao bewitches the king, so that the imperial brother does not distinguish between right and wrong... If this woman takes the throne again, I am afraid that there will be no place for others in the palace in the future. ”

Seeing that the time had come, Li said with a smile: "King Rencheng has always been fair, and he is concerned about His Majesty in everything. I heard that the king of Xianyang accepted concubines, and there were a few women of appropriate age in my clan, and the princess was annoyed to convey my intention to marry a few female dependents into the Xianyang palace..."

Yuan Yu said: "This is very good, your sixth sister is the third elder brother and concubine, and the princess of Beihai is the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and she is related to your clan by in-law, and the second sister is good friends with you because of Concubine Lu... More than half of my brothers and sisters can help you, and I will mediate for you the rest, and I will help you succeed! ”

When Li heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him, and the two pushed the cup and changed the lamp, chatting happily.

The army will set out tomorrow, and Yuan Hong will drive the expedition himself. After discussing political affairs, Yuan Hong came to the Yonghe Palace.

In the inner hall, Princess Yuan Ying of Changle saw Yuan Hong entering, so she hurriedly rushed forward and said happily: "Aya, come and see the little sister, smile very happily!" ”

Yuan Hong picked up Yuan Ying, walked inside, and said with a smile: "That's your little sister who likes you as a sister, and Ying'er should accompany your little sister more." ”

Yuan Ying wrapped her hands around Yuan Hong's neck and said coquettishly: "Ying'er also likes little sister, Ying'er wants to be with little sister every day." ”

Walking to the bed, Yuan Hong put Yuan Ying down, and leaned over to look at Yuan Shu on the couch, seeing that he was turning his dark eyes, waving his hands and kicking his feet, Yuan Hong became more and more happy the more he looked at it. Yuan Hong carefully picked up Yuan Shu and kissed her on the cheek gently, his eyes full of love, like an old cow licking a calf.

teased Yuan Shu for a long time, and it happened that Yuan Ke and Yuan Huai brothers returned from studying in Li Cai Yuan, Yuan Hong inquired about the two of them about their studies, and then they withdrew from everyone and were alone with He.

On the couch, He snuggled in Yuan Hong's arms. The two have never been separated since they visited Siki in the winter of that year. Now that Yuan Hong is about to drive the expedition, He is not only reluctant to be separated from Yuan Hong, but also worried about Yuan Hong's safety, and he doesn't know how to speak for a while.

Yuan Hong knew that He must be worried about himself, and stroked He Xiu's hair, Yuan Hong said softly: "Although I am personally recruiting, it is just to boost the morale of the soldiers, and there is no danger to be involved, Bao'er can rest assured." ”

He Dao: "Yuan Lang took the lead, the morale of the army must be high, and my Great Wei Iron Cavalry will be destroyed from the club, and the banner will be victorious." ”

Yuan Hong said with a smile: "With Bao'er's words, the Great Wei soldiers should be invincible. ”

After a pause, Yuan Hong continued: "I have been on a personal expedition this time, at least three months and more than half a year, I have already instructed the imperial uncle and second brother, they will take care of you and Shu'er, Bao'er does not need to worry." ”

He knew that Yuanhong treated himself and Yuan Shu in everything, and now that the war was imminent, He didn't want Yuanhong to worry about trivial matters, so he said: "The concubine rarely goes out of the Yonghe Palace on weekdays, and Yuanlang can rest assured." ”

Gently helping He up, the two looked at each other, and Yuan Hong said: "After I intend to abolish it, there are voices from the government and the opposition to protect the Feng family, and there are also voices from the abolition of the Feng family to establish the right Zhaoyi... However, I belong to you, and I only wish you to be my queen..."

He looked at Yuan Hong and said softly: "Yuan Lang's heart for concubines, how can concubines not know?" It is a great luck for the concubine to meet Yuanlang in this life, as long as Yuanlang has a concubine in his heart... Don't get into trouble with the courtiers because of this..."

Women in the world, who does not want to ascend to the phoenix seat, Duhe only moves for love. When Yuan Hong heard He's words, he sighed with emotion, and took He tightly into his arms and stopped talking.