The room was quiet, Bao Xi's fingers tapped lightly on the table, Uncle Zhao looked at Bao Xi a few times, I don't know what to say, now the introduction of Bao Hongde into the court is really to lure the wolf into the room, once Bao Hongde and Mrs. Qin have established a relationship, then Bao Hongde, with his current status, wants to make friends with the princes of several countries near the Qin State to send officials in the pickaxe capital, it can be said that it is very easy.

In this way, the ambition to win is really a soldier who can surrender without a fight, now the Zhou Dynasty has a tiger in the east, a dragon in the west, and the Zhou Dynasty is thin and weak in the middle, and its form can be regarded as precarious, and Ji Gongyan is now on an expedition, and the court is still in turmoil, Zhao Shudai and Bao Xi feel that the burden on this body seems to be getting heavier and heavier.

"According to my uncle's opinion, what will my brother do when he enters Beijing this time?" Bao Xi suddenly opened her mouth and asked Uncle Zhao.

"Lobbying the officials stationed in various places, now that Chu has the support of a king and is getting stronger and stronger, it is obvious that he wants to go abroad to compete with Qin. In order to gain a foothold in the court, the Qin state would definitely advocate uniting the smaller states. Uncle Zhao said, "In the final analysis, Bao Hongde is your brother, and the officials of the DPRK and China will pay tribute to him more or less in your face, and Bao Hongde's influence is only much greater than that of the officials stationed in the Qin State, and if he comes forward to lobby, it can also give people the illusion that you are joining forces with Mrs. Qin, and it will only help the development of the Qin State's forces." ”

Bao Xi stood up and paced around the room, "Lady Qin is now trying her best to persuade Empress Shen to join forces with her, Shen is very close to Qin, and Shen Guo's influence has always been not small, I am afraid that once Empress Shen is convinced, then the position of the Zhou Dynasty will be in jeopardy." Her voice was very low, and her tone was a little flustered, now she had to deal with no one else, but her brother Bao Hongde, she had to be in good measure.

"If the king insists on abolishing the crown prince, I am afraid that it will be a matter of time before the Shen State is attached to the Qin State." Uncle Zhao looked at Bao Xi and said.

Bao Xi sighed, "How is the crown prince in Dazaigu now?" ”

Uncle Zhao shook his head, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's power is too heavy, I hope we can follow his deployment, but I'm afraid that it will backfire by letting him get in touch with government affairs." If this goes on for a long time, the ministers will not be able to follow the prince's wishes, but will make the prince angry with you, thinking that you are trying to see his jokes. ”

Bao Xi rubbed her temples, treating people is no better than playing chess, chess is dead, the chessboard is dead, but people are alive, she is thinking about what if she is Ji Gongyan, what should she do in the face of a very threatening person appearing in her court? Bao Xi's brows were tightly locked, her expression was serious, she stared closely in a certain direction, and suddenly raised her head and said, "I have a way!" ”

"What?" Uncle Zhao looked at Bao Xi and asked.

"What the king did to me that day, now we can do to my brother," Bao Xi looked at Uncle Zhao and said, "On that day, Yingde discussed with my housewife how to send me to the court, I thought that I would become the female queen of Madame Qin's room, at least I could help Madame Qin, but I didn't want the king to hold me up to the sky, so I couldn't give Qin this opportunity." Now that my brother has entered Beijing for the same purpose, why don't we follow the king's method? ”

"But ......," Uncle Zhao frowned, "it's too risky to do so, once you give Bao Hongde too much power, it will be equivalent to facilitating him to help the Qin State deal with the King of Zhou." After all, he is not you, if he is loyal to the Qin State, I am afraid that it will be ......"

"Then get rid of him!" Bao Xi said coldly, and collected all the expressions on his face.

When Uncle Zhao heard this, it was as if he had been doused with a whole pot of cold water, and he stood still for a long time, and then bowed with both hands and said, "The minister understands!" He stood up and stepped out of the room, while Bao Xi sat still, unable to recover. The Bao family doesn't miss the family relationship with her first, and the relationship with the king is second, so they can't complain about her ruthlessness.

Later in the afternoon, the people of Dazai Palace came to Qiongtai Hall to spread the word, Uncle Zhao took the opportunity to set up a banquet for Bao Hongde to catch the wind, and invited Bao Xi to attend the dinner, Bao Xi thought for a moment and asked the people to reply, "Tell the adults, I won't go, please go to the queen mother." When the new officials are in place, the king has always held a banquet, but now that the king is not there, Dazaigu temporarily takes over the power of the king, and the harem is the queen of Shin, so she should attend this banquet. ”

"But after all, Dr. Bao is Niangniang's brother, I'm afraid it's ......," Xiren replied.

Bao Xi waved his hand and interrupted the words, "Pass my word to Dazai-sama!" ”

He nodded, sighed, and turned back to Dazaigu. As the sun sets, the blood-colored halo stains the entire snow-covered landscape, and the emerald green lake has condensed into ice, reflecting the red halo and emitting a dazzling light, illuminating the Qiongtai Hall with a dazzling color, and the lobby is as bright as a glow.

Bao Xi walked to the door of the Qiongtai Palace, looking at the figure of the people who were getting farther and farther away, this winter is destined to be not peaceful, she can retreat as far as she can, now it is not as good as in the past, she is no longer a person - or Nian'er's mother, her behavior is not to consider herself, and she should always consider Nian'er who is still in her infancy.

Bao Hongde wants to advance now, so she can only retreat.

In a blink of an eye, the New Year is approaching, and it has been three months since the soldiers set out on the expedition, and Nian'er's 100th birthday banquet is almost a few days away from the New Year's Pass. In the past few days, the Qiongtai Hall has been very lively, and the harem women who came and went have wrapped gifts and personally came to the door to send them to Bao Xi, and Xiuxiu was trapped in the hall every day and was too busy.

Nian'er has grown up a lot, the child who is less than a year old, has changed greatly after not seeing him for a few days, Shenhou sat in the back hall and hugged Nian'er, and also felt that this child looked very rare, "It really looks like a king." ”

"No," Bao Xi smiled, "I always think of the king when I see Nian'er." She said a long sigh, looking out the window in a daze, that day Xiuxiu wrote a letter to fly the pigeon to pass the book, but now there has never been a letter, this method is really unreliable, she smiled self-deprecatingly, turned to Shenhou, "Let Niang Niang see the smile." ”

"Did the king name the child?" Empress Shen looked at Bao Xi and asked.

Bao Xi shook her head, "The king left too quickly and didn't have time to name the child, so I called him Nian'er first." ”

"Do you miss the king, or do you miss the old man?" Shen Hou asked.

"How?" Bao Xi looked at Shen Hou and was a little puzzled.

"If you miss the king, you should change your name when the king returns to the dynasty, if you miss the old man, you should change your name, so as not to be used by people with ulterior motives to make a fuss about this matter in the future." Shen Hou reminded.

"I don't plan to hide it from Nian'er," Bao Xi said very calmly, she had already thought that when Nian'er grew up to be sensible and Yijiu-like age in the future, some people might say that Bao Xi killed Mrs. Zheng and took the child, and would ask Nian'er not to recognize the thief as her mother, and the best way to deal with all this is to tell the child everything.

"Why?" Empress Shen asked puzzled, looking at the thoughts in her arms that kept smirking at her, her heart was unconsciously filled with the innate tenderness of motherhood.

"How pitiful is it for a man to not even know who his real mother is?" Bao Xi said and stretched out his hand towards Nian'er, Nian'er immediately arched his body and stretched out his short arms and threw himself towards Bao Xi, Shen Hou handed the child to Bao Xi, Bao Xi took Nian'er in his arms and patted him on the back, "Thank you Niang Niang for coming to visit Nian'er, I want everything to be simple for the 100-year-old banquet, now that the king is on an expedition, we can't have a big feast in the palace." ”

"It's okay, it's rare that you have this kind of thought." Empress Shen patted the back of Bao Xi's hand, and mentioned something again, "Your brother was a subordinate of Qin Hou in the Qin State before?" ”

"Why did the mother suddenly ask like that?" Bao Xi turned to Shin Hou and asked.

"I just feel a little worried," Shen Hou said, "I'm just afraid that Yingde's mind is not only in the Qin State, this time your brother will enter the capital, ......" She looked at Bao Xi, her face changed, this thing seemed completely inappropriate to Bao Xi, but when the national disaster was at hand, she couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid that it's for Yingde, and now Zhao Shangqing is so heavy on Doctor Bao, I'm just afraid that I will lure the wolf into the room." Qin Hou has always threatened the king with his troops, and now that the king is not in the palace, if he asks Doctor Bao to unite with the ministers, I am only afraid of the word ......" she shook her head and let out a long sigh, "The situation will be out of control." ”

"Niangniang don't have to worry," Bao Xi looked at Shen Hou and said gently, "My brother's temperament Bao Xi knows best, he is weak by nature, and his mother has always been the master mother who is in charge of him, and my uncle and I take care of my brother, and we can naturally know in advance if there is any change." ”

"That being said, it's just a matter of being careful." Shen Hou said.

Bao Xi nodded.

"Then you coax Nian'er to sleep first, I'll go back to the East Palace first," Empress Shen looked at Bao Xi and asked, she couldn't help but be a little suspicious of her, after all, Bao Xi was also a person from the Qin State, was it the gap between Yingde and the king's side early in the morning? She raised her eyebrows, lowered her head and left from the Qiongtai Palace, her mind full of constantly verifying and refuting this idea.

Bao Xi coaxed the child in her arms, poked her hand on his lips, Nian'er sucked Bao Xi's fingers with a satisfied look, looking at Bao Xi's eyes were unusually bright, as if they were holding half-open peach blossoms, a pair of eyes were extremely seductive, with his father's natural charm, and the soul was invisible.

In the past few days, Bao Hongde has established his own personal relations in the court under the leadership of Uncle Zhao, and many courtiers are eager to praise Hongde, often giving heavy gifts. Even the father of Yu Shi, who leaned towards the government and the opposition, also came to visit with gifts, which made Bao Hongde taste the sweet fruit for the first time in the ocean of power.

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