In the past two days, Yuan Cheng has been sitting still. Although he acted on orders and led Feng Xi to face the saint, he unexpectedly learned the true cause of Feng Miaolian's death. Yuan Cheng has always been loyal to Yuan Hong, but this time it is related to the face of the saint, if he doesn't say it, once the matter is broken in the future, it will be the crime of bullying the king; If it is explained, it will embarrass the saint. When Yuan Cheng was in a dilemma, the inner chamberlain came to announce his entry into the palace.

In the imperial study, Yuan Hong and Yuan Cheng sat opposite each other.

Yuan Hong motioned to Sanbao and the attendants to retreat, and while cooking tea in a small stove himself, he said to Yuan Cheng: "I look at the expression of the emperor's uncle, it seems that he has something on his mind?" ”

Yuan Cheng was shocked in his heart, but said: "The minister has had a headache these days, and His Majesty Lao is worried." ”

Yuan Hong made a cup of tea and handed it to Yuan Cheng, saying, "Oh? Did Imperial Doctor Xuan see it? ”

Yuan Cheng shook his head and said, "This is an old disease, and it doesn't hurt to rest for a few days." ”

Yuan Hong nodded and said, "Uncle Huang must be good at raising a good life, and you must not be careless." ”

After taking a sip of tea, he handed the booklet to Yuan Cheng, and said: "Yesterday, I promised the Taishi, taking the daughter of the Feng family as the wife of the prince, and the Taishi sent the daughter of Feng Dan early this morning. ”

Yuan Cheng took the booklet, read it carefully, and said: "Now that the Empress Dowager has passed away, although the Empress Dowager is in the middle palace, His Majesty has not raised the prince under his knees for a long time, no wonder the Empress Dowager is uneasy. ”

Yuan Hong said solemnly: "Although the queen has not lost her morality, she is jealous by nature. I have not stopped for a long time, because of the south wind of the previous dynasty of the Jia family, which is a lesson from the past. ”

Yuan Cheng was silent, he knew that as a monarch, he must plan for the long-term of the society, the prince was young and easily influenced by the people around him, which was what the emperor was worried about.

After a moment, Yuan Cheng said: "Although Your Majesty wants to take Feng's daughter as the prince's wife, but Feng Dan's daughter will pass the age of drooping, Your Majesty can first train her and wait until the year of Lu to carry out the wedding ceremony." ”

Yuan Hong nodded and said, "Those who know me, Uncle Huang also." ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "In this way, let this girl be trained by Bao'er." Since Bao'er entered the palace as the eldest daughter of the Taishi, she was the aunt of this woman, and Bao'er was kind by nature, and she was the best choice to show off her wisdom. ”

Yuan Cheng was noncommittal, paused, and asked, "Then what does Your Majesty intend to do with the crown prince?" ”

Yuan Hong scooped a spoonful of water and added it to the tea kettle, and said: "Then hand over the prince to Li Guifei to raise, firstly, the power of the court cannot be dominated by one family, and secondly, the Duke of Longxi is as loyal to me as the emperor's uncle, and Li Guiconcubine is quite knowledgeable, what does the emperor's uncle think?" ”

With just a flick of his fingers, Yuan Cheng said: "Forgive the ministers for their courage, the ministers know that His Majesty's worries are all about the country, but the ministers think that there will be waves in the harem in this way." ”

Yuan Hong looked at Yuan Cheng and said, "According to Uncle Huang's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Yuan Cheng shook his head and said: "The minister is stupid, and there is no good plan now." ”

Yuan Hong was silent when he heard this, and only kept playing with the tea cup.

After half a cup of tea, Yuan Hongfang spoke: "Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han family killed Mrs. Gouyi, who was the young mother of the defense master, and the relatives were autocratic. The founding of this dynasty set the 'death of the son and the mother' to prevent this trouble. However, when the biological mother is born, the mother-in-law or adoptive mother has the right to restrain the emperor, and can also manipulate the court to intervene in political affairs. ”

Sighing, he continued: "I can't change the ancestral system without permission, so I want to balance the forces of the DPRK and China as a good way to balance each other. Uncle Fangcai's words made me feel like an initiation, and even so, I first found the left and right shirts for my sons, and when I got married, I didn't need to raise them under their knees. ”

Putting down the teacup in his hand, he looked at Yuan Cheng and said: "Zi Sui is both the prince and my eldest son, and his mother is already dead, so I have to think for him in the long run." Since I have practiced the Han Revolution, then the left and right shirts will bother the imperial uncle to choose from the Han family. ”

Yuan Cheng was grateful for the emperor's trust, but he couldn't tell the truth about the cause of Feng Miaolian's death, so he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty regards the minister as the minister of the heart, and the minister should swear allegiance to the death, and he will choose a good partner for the prince." ”

The monarch and the minister have been together for many years, and they have already had a tacit understanding in their hearts, and seeing Yuan Cheng's expression at this moment, Yuan Hong guessed a few points in his heart, knowing that he must have something to hide from himself. Yuan Hong saw that Yuan Cheng was unwilling to break it, it must be something difficult to talk about, and he didn't want to embarrass him, so he pretended not to know.

When Yuan Cheng retired, Yuan Hong said with a smile: "The first day of the new year is the first day, I want to tell the harem, canonize Bao'er as Zuo Zhaoyi, stay until February 15, and then canonize the ceremony." ”