Zhu Chengqian walked to the door, Huo Ran opened the door of the study, and after confirming that no one was listening outside, he closed it again, turned to his son and said: "It's not to hide it from you, you should know in your heart that your father will never do anything that harms you and this family, and the life and death of others has nothing to do with me." ”

Zhu Rong's expression was solemn: "Yes, my father taught me since I was a child that as a courtier, if you want to care about the life and death of others, you can only let go of yourself and your family, and you can only choose one of the two." ”

Zhu Chengqian said earnestly: "Rong'er, their lives are fate, but our Zhu family is not counted as descendants, and the lives of more than 100 people are also fate. ”

Zhu Rong clenched his fists, his father did not threaten him, nor did he try to persuade him by force, this more than 100 people have always been a responsibility that he can't let go of in his heart, including his beloved grandmother and beloved brothers and sisters.

His justice will be a catastrophe for this family.

Zhu Chengqian said: "Daddy knows, you can think, you will weigh the severity, and we don't necessarily have to be the emperor's executioner, we don't necessarily have to kill people you don't want to kill." The emperor gave you and the Dagger, he can also give more people daggers, don't take yourself too seriously, for the emperor, you and I are just a chess piece. ”

Zhu Rong said: "To deal with the offensive and defensive strategies of the Zanxi people, my son has received the emperor's approval, and it is estimated that the emperor will send me to attack Zanxi." ”

Zhu Chengqian immediately became nervous, turned his back and was silent for a long time, full of worries about his son's safety, and suddenly thought about it, but he hid the thoughts in his heart well, turned to his son and said: "Let's discuss it when the time comes, there are too many things in the imperial court recently, and your father and I are old, so I can't keep up." ”

Zhu Rong said: "My aunt came to the house today, what do you have to say?" ”

Zhu Chengqian sneered: "Don't worry, they won't come to make things difficult for anyone, she did such a thing, and no one else would have this face." ”

Zhu Rong asked, "How is Mother today?" ”

Zhu Chengqian shook his head and patted his son on the shoulder: "Don't force yourself to care about her, you don't owe her." ”

When the father and son dispersed, Zhu Rong returned to Qingqiu Pavilion, Fuyi was drinking fetal medicine, the smell of choking medicine, she drank it meekly and quietly, and when she saw herself, she said with disgust: "I'm not afraid of being tired and arguing, tell him to run inside and outside all day, don't do this tomorrow, let my father know, and he should be angry again." ”

Zhu Rong said: "I feel very guilty that you always look at people's faces and live your life without doing what you want." ”

Fu Yi smiled: "How can there be a person in the world who really lives as he wants, even if he becomes an emperor, it is nothing more than that, I have understood this truth since I was a child." ”

Zhu Rong stroked her cheek and kissed her gently: "Take care of your body with peace of mind, don't worry about other things, everything will be fine." ”

Fu Yi said: "I asked Lang Zhong if he wanted to lie down all the time, and he said that if the pulse was stable and there was no red, I could still get up, and I was always lying down depressed, which was not good for my body and children." ”

Zhu Rong promised: "You can weigh it yourself, don't have a burden, but even if you can get up and go to the ground, don't worry about the affairs of the family, Pingjue's big sister will send the right husband later, and so will the younger sisters, nothing will be delayed." ”

Fu Yi sighed sincerely: "Brother Rong, it's really like a dream, I still remember the appearance of the eldest sister when she first broke into the Qingqiu Pavilion, but now she has become our dependence." This year, whether it is me, you and your family, you have really lived out ten years. ”

Zhu Rong said with a smile: "A year is worth ten years, and when we are 100 years old, we will be a thousand-year-old demon." ”

Fu Yi laughed out loud, hurriedly covered his stomach with one hand, covered his mouth with the other, and said softly: "You can't make me laugh yet, everything has to be done slowly and gently, after two days with him, I began to have feelings." ”

At this time, Cuizhu came to tell the five girls to send snacks to visit their sister-in-law.

Zhu Rong let his sister in, Huizhi was very well-behaved, didn't ask his sister-in-law what was wrong, put down the snacks made in the small kitchen of Xiyuan, and said hello to Fuyi, and then went back.

Fu Yi took advantage of Zhu Rong to change clothes, called his sister to his side, took out a silver ticket from under the pillow, and stuffed it into Huizhi's palm: "Bring it to your brother, don't let anyone know." ”

Huizhi asked: "The third brother can't know either?" ”

Fu Yi nodded: "He is stingy, and he also deducts the noose for his brother's pocket money, so don't pay attention to him." ”

Huizhi is a smart girl, not to mention that she knows what her brother is doing, and after a little hesitation, she still accepts it: "He must be happy." ”

Fu Yi said: "But bring a word for me, take care of yourself and be careful in everything." ”

Hui Zhi responded, hid the silver ticket, and accompanied her sister-in-law to say a few words about how cute Pingzhen was, and only when her brother came back from changing his clothes did she say goodbye.

In the West Garden, when Hui Yi came back, he saw that his mother was looking for someone to urge his brother to eat, and she took the initiative to come down and knock on his brother's door.

The elder brother answered inside, Huizhi pushed the door in, closed it again with his backhand, and couldn't help but say: "What are you doing when you close the door, this is going out." ”

"Sister-in-law gave it." Huizhi handed the silver ticket to his brother, "But you have to save flowers, and you can't always ask your sister-in-law to ask for money." ”

Pingli hurriedly unfolded, and a big silver ticket of 1,000 taels of silver made him very happy, and said: "I just said, the third brother refused to give me money, it was not that he was stingy, it must be that he has no money in his hand now, so he asked his sister-in-law to take care of it." ”

Huizhi said: "My sister-in-law took care of it, and I want my brother to take care of it and be careful in everything." ”

"It's nature." Pingli put away the silver ticket, changed his clothes and prepared to eat, walked to the door, and rubbed his sister's head, "Don't worry, my brother will never be fine, how can I be willing to worry my sister." ”

Huizhi sighed lightly: "How can I not worry, but I can't do it, who told my brother to have the world in his heart." ”

"Be quiet, silly girl." Ping Li became serious, "Don't say it again, be obedient." ”

Hui Zhi hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands and whispered, "I'll never say it again." ”

At this time, my mother's impatient urging came from outside the door: "You two, why don't you come out, you have to ask three times and four times to eat a meal every day, can't you tell me to worry less?" ”

The brother and sister looked at each other and smiled, and Pingli broke out: "Don't shout, you woke up Pingzhen, and you should cry and give me a headache." ”

When night came, the Duke's Palace, which had been lively for two days, finally regained some tranquility, and Fu Yi lay in her husband's arms, listening to him tell everything that had happened today.

Zhu Rong said: "I may lead the troops to fight the Zanxi people, if this is the case, you should not be afraid and worried in the capital, I will definitely return with all my tails." ”

Fu Yi was reluctant to give up, but he knew that his husband did not want to only be a guard for the emperor for the rest of his life, and his wish since childhood was to protect his family and defend the country and fight on the battlefield. ”

Zhu Rong said softly: "I deliberately mentioned this matter in front of my father today, and he will definitely have a calculation." ”

Fu Yi thought about it carefully and looked up at her husband, but Zhu Rong just kissed him, and what he wanted to say was to the point.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Zhu Chengqian left home early without waiting for his son to go to court together, and after entering the palace, he did not go to the court room to wait for the court, but ordered the chamberlain to report and went straight into the inner palace.

Since Xiang Qi's return, Emperor Jiasheng no longer lives in the main hall or the middle palace, and lives in different dormitories every night, and even the queen doesn't know where he is for a while.

But even so, Emperor Jiasheng still couldn't sleep well, and when the tired man saw Zhu Chengqian, he asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhu Chengqian said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan, the son inherits his father's business, and he is also a brave and warlike general, it is better for you to send the son of the minister to take the minister's dog and go to the border to clear the Zanxi barbarians." ”

The emperor raised his blue eyes: "What do you say?" ”

Zhu Chengqian said: "You should know the character of Prince Sheng's father and son, if there is a war in the world, they will definitely stand still and put the world first, not to mention that the son of the world will lead the troops, and he can't take the opportunity to make trouble." In this way, we have bought you time, if we find Prince Sheng's lair first, and then order Rong'er to assassinate the prince at the border, and push it on the head of the Zanxi people, commend the prince for sacrificing for the country, their father and son, they will die cleanly, and the emperor will have no worries. ”

Emperor Jiasheng's eyes lit up: "Xiang Qi has followed his father since he was a child, and he is the most capable of fighting, I am worried that the troops in the capital cannot move, and I can't let them leave me, sending him is not the best of both worlds." ”

The two monarchs and ministers who talked very happily with each other, but they didn't know that they were calculated by Zhu Rong, above the court, the emperor mentioned the border disturbance for the first time, Zhu Rong took the initiative to ask for help, and some ministers objected, saying that he was young and had no combat experience.

Kaijiang's father asked to lead troops to sweep away the barbarians, and the emperor thought that he was too old to work hard, so he should stay in the capital and strategize.

The courtiers were gossiping and had no results for a while, and Zhu Chengqian, in order to avoid suspicion, not only did not come forward himself, but also did not let the people under him offer advice.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair and watched his nephew never speak, so he knew that Xiang Qi had calculated the possible fate after he led his troops out of Beijing, so he turned his heart and said, "Qi'er, if I order you to lead the troops to expel the Zanxi people, are you willing?" ”

Xiang Qi's heart sank, and he stepped forward: "The minister has lived in the mountains for many years, he doesn't know what is going on in the world, and he is no longer brave as he used to be, and he may no longer be able to lead troops, lest he live up to the emperor's order." ”

Emperor Jiasheng said: "You have the blood of your father's god of war, before your father returns, you should hold up the banner of victory, Zanxi thief, it is not difficult to take it, it is better to take Zhu Rong to go through the experience, and you can remember the skills of the year." ”