Rao is self-proclaimed that Zhou Houyuan, who would not blink his eyes when Mount Tai was overwhelmed, listened to Chu Qianlan's words, and couldn't help but show a look like he had been struck by lightning.

He held his forehead with one hand and the corner of the table with the other, "Sister Tang, pour me a glass of water, I'm a little dizzy." ”

"Stop playing uncle!" Ruotang complained. Or quickly poured a cup of tea to suppress him, "Who are you?" Can something like this surprise you? ”

"The main thing is that it's too sudden." Zhou Houyuan suppressed his surprise, and then slowly spit out the breath in his chest, "That woman, could it be the concubine Niangniang in the mouth of those slaves just now?" ”

Ruotang nodded yes.

Zhou Houyuan exhaled again, "It's the first time in my life that I've met such a bullish woman, and it's the biggest regret in my life to see it!" Sister Tang—"

Zhou Houyuan squeezed his eyes at Ruotang, with an excited look: "You shouldn't let your brother-in-law have any regrets in my life, right?" ”

"Uncle!" Ruotang pouted and glared at him: "When is it, are you still playing?" ”

"Anyway, there's nothing else to do now," Zhou Houyuan pursed his lips and encouraged Ruotang: "Have you seen that concubine?" How does it look, is it really the best in the world? ”

Ruotang dealt with him helplessly. "Well, I've never seen a more beautiful and temperamental woman than her, and as a woman, I'm shocked by her beauty - uncle, don't see you, so as not to be ashamed."

"How?" Zhou Houyuan was dissatisfied.

Ruotang secretly tugged at his sleeve and glanced at Chu Qianlan again. Zhou Houyuan was honest at this time, well, it was indeed rude to talk about his biological mother in front of Chu Qianlan. "But now, what do you want to do? Could it be that you can sit here and wait for the echo in the palace? Having said that, does that noble concubine still remember any characteristics of the prince? ”

"I bet she doesn't remember." Ruotang guessed.

"How?"

"I don't know, it's just a feeling. I don't think she should remember that, because she didn't even think to ......," she said, suddenly coming to her senses, and cutting off the end of the sentence with a little uneasiness.

Chu Qianlan laughed instead, "You're right. She didn't think about the child she wanted to give birth to back then, and sooner or later she would leave him, so naturally she wouldn't bother to remember what physical characteristics that child had. ”

What's more, in his memory, it seems that he has never lived with her. Although she was always gentle and patient with him, he couldn't remember what it was like for him to be in her arms.

Zhou Houyuan suddenly realized, "So let's stay here and wait, in order to slap the concubine's face properly?" ”

Didn't you say this was your son? Got the evidence? Can't take it out? Then why do you say that this is your son?

"Shouldn't this matter get bigger and bigger, so that the people of the Ryuk Kingdom know that you are not her son, and you will be of little use to her." Zhou Houyuan came up with an idea.

can dispel Concubine Shu's thoughts like this. That's for the best. Find pill skills.

Ruotang and Chu Qianlan looked at each other and smiled, "Well, naturally, someone will be willing to do it for you." ”

Zhou Houyuan was about to ask them what this meant, when he heard a commotion outside.

Immediately after, Baili Wenhan's voice came into everyone's ears, "What are you doing here?" I heard that the prince of Da Chuxiang deigned to come here, but is it true? ”

"Your Highness, there is no Xiang prince here." The guards who stopped Baili Wenhan were about to come down in a cold sweat.

Baili Wenhan bent his eyebrows, "Really?" Let me go in and see if you're trying to fool me. ”

"Your Highness, please ...... Please stop. The guards stubbornly stopped him.

The people brought by Baili Wenhan naturally shouted unhappily, "Presumptuous, what are you, you dare to stop His Royal Highness the Third Prince, don't you want to live?" ”

The man fell to his knees with a puff. kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, "This is an order from inside, don't let people in, Your Highness spares your life, spare the small one." ”

"Who told you? Nine princesses? Baili Wenhan said to him politely and kindly, "In this case, you can let the ninth princess come out, and I can ask her in person." ”

Where did the guards dare to go in, he was naturally ordered by Concubine Shugui, not the little child of the Ninth Princess.

Baili Wenhan was not in a hurry to go in, and saw that the pilgrims in the temple were all alarmed, and they were looking at this side from a distance, so he cleared his throat and shouted inside: "I heard that the prince of Xiang came to Liuguo?" In the past in Dachu, thanks to the many care of the prince of Hunan to return to the country of Liu, the king of Xiang is grateful to the prince of Xiang, and now I know that you came to the country of Liu, how can I not let people inform me, I also do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord. ”

Then there was a person from Concubine Shu hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that the Third Highness has heard the mistake, there is no Xiang Prince here, but His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince." ”

"Really? Then it's not too much to ask the seventh brother to come out and meet my three, right? Baili Wenhan looked very talkative, and looked at the guard who rejected him with a smile.

The guard was really dumbfounded, how could he invite that person out? I'm afraid it would be more in his liking to ask him to come out, and let him deny slapping His Majesty and Niangniang in the face in public? How did His Majesty spare him?

"Your Royal Highness, please forgive me, my subordinates are waiting for His Majesty's will." Although cold sweat broke out, the guards still insisted on stopping at the door and not letting them in.

Baili Wenhan was not reluctant, just stood outside, and raised his voice, "Lord Xiang, you and I haven't seen each other for a few days, don't you really come out to meet?" ”

Although the incense of Jing'an Temple is not as prosperous as Huguo Temple, it is also a century-old temple that has been inherited for hundreds of years. Although there are many female dependents, most of these female dependents are the female dependents of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, how can they not be curious and not discuss such a thing?

"What's going on? Why didn't His Royal Highness say that the person inside was the King of Xiang of Great Chu, but those guards said that it was not the King of Xiang, but the Seven Princes of our Liuguo? ”

"Speaking of which, which concubine came from the Seven Princes? How had you never heard of it before? ”

"It's true, these seven princes don't seem to have ever appeared in the capital, and I haven't heard the master mention it on weekdays."

"You are still young, and it is normal not to know - these seven princes were born by Liang Concubine back then, but Liang Concubine was weak and died not long after giving birth to the Seven Princes. The mother is not strong, the child is naturally not very good, and finally the imperial doctor suggested to His Majesty, saying that the climate of the palace is conducive to the seven princes to recuperate, so the seven princes were sent to the palace when they were young, and if you calculate carefully, there are twenty years. ”

"But since the Seventh Prince is in the palace, how can he appear in Jing'an Temple?"

"I don't know, I think it's because I'm in good health, so I'll be in the capital?"

"But if it is really the seventh prince, why does the third prince keep claiming that the person inside is the prince of Xiang? These are clearly two unrelated people! ”

"Who knows what's going on? Only when the people inside come out can we know the truth. ”

"Look, it's someone from the palace who has brought His Majesty's holy decree."

……

Chu Qianlan was about to rush out to confirm his identity as the king of Chu Xiang as early as Baili Wenhan shouting outside, and the few guards who didn't want to stop him from letting him go out were very good, although they couldn't hurt him, but several people joined forces with all their strength and still trapped him in the house.

He can't get out, so naturally there is no way for others to see clearly whether his face is the king of Great Chu Xiang or the seventh prince of Liuguo.

Although there are still voices to shout, they are not heard and no one is heard, and it is not easy to win the trust of others.

Fortunately, Baili Wenhan came, and spread the news of the King of Xiang of Great Chu, regardless of whether he was the King of Xiang or the Seventh Prince, everyone would definitely pay too much attention to these two characters in a short period of time, and he would always find an opportunity to prove that he was not the Seven Princes of Liu.

Ruotang discussed with him, now he can slap Concubine Shu in the face a little, but he can't go too far, so as not to completely anger Concubine Shu - at this stage, it is still necessary to focus on circumstance.

At this time, the decree of the palace arrived. Everyone knelt down, but only Ruotang and Chu Qianlan sat unhurriedly and did not move.

Ruotang didn't want to be so dazzling, but Chu Qianlan didn't let her kneel, and the woman sang with her husband, so she didn't have to kneel.

Uncle, I don't know when I sneaked out to find out the news.

The eunuch said respectfully to Chu Qianlan, "Seventh Prince, Your Majesty has a decree, please accept it." ”

Chu Qianlan's cold eyes swept over unceremoniously: "Seventh Prince? When did this king become the seventh prince of your kingdom of Liu? ”

The eunuch was about to break out in a cold sweat, where would he have thought that he would face such a wicked and rampant "master who didn't even pay attention to the old man in this world", he didn't know what to do for a while, so he had to ask for help and look at the old lady beside the concubine who came over.

The old lady didn't raise her eyelids, "Father-in-law, read the will." ”

The eunuch was in a cold sweat again, this His Majesty's will, he read it out so casually, will it be too damaging to His Majesty's might?

But at this time, he had no better way, so he had to read it out head-on.

The length of the decree is very long, first the emperor issued a summary of feelings, what "my son has recovered his health, I am very happy" and so on, and finally read, "Father and son have been separated for many years, and I look forward to telling my son about the family of father and son in the palace".

He finished reading it in a low voice, and at the end he shouted stubbornly: "The Seventh Prince takes the order." ”

Chu Qianlan didn't even bother to hum this time, showing that he was unwilling to accept the order.

At this time, the old lady who came with the eunuch raised her head, and a smile appeared in her cloudy but shrewd eyes, "Your Royal Highness the Seventh, the concubine Niangniang learned that you suddenly returned to the capital, and she was also very concerned about you, so I sent the old slave to send you a gift, and I hope that His Royal Highness the Seventh will not dislike it, and after receiving the gift from the concubine Niangniang, go back to the palace to see Your Majesty." ”

As she spoke, she motioned to the people around her to send a low-key and gorgeous small sandalwood brocade box.

Chu Qianlan still didn't move.

The old lady was not in a hurry, she already bowed down and said with a slight smile, "Your Highness, let's take a look first, the noble concubine Niangniang heard that Your Highness has been looking for such a thing for a long time, so she has already prepared it for you." I was going to give it to His Royal Highness later, but Niang Niang said, Your Highness Xu, as soon as you see this gift, you will happily enter the palace to see the driver, so it will be in vain for her to give you the gift in advance. ”

Chu Qianlan's heart moved, and she glanced at Ruotang, and there was an obvious contemplation in each other's eyes.

Ruotang closed his eyes tightly before he nodded at Chu Qianlan.

Only then did Chu Qianlan reach out and take the small brocade box, and with a slight lift of her slender fingers, the unlocked box was opened.

There was a small note lying quietly inside.

Three words were written on the paper in Juanxiu font.

Although they had a bad premonition, Ruotang and Chu Qianlan still saw these three words, and their eyes widened.

Huangfu Bell!

The imperial doctor they worked so hard to find was actually in the hands of Concubine Shugui!

And it's been ready for a long time!

It can be seen how long this woman has been preparing for this moment! When did it start? It should be after learning that Ruotang was poisoned.

She threw out such a bargaining chip that was great news for Ruotang and Chu Qianlan now, but it didn't make the two of them happy.

In each other's eyes, they only saw a heavier look.

If a moment ago, they still felt that they had the opportunity and an advantage, then now, Concubine Shu used a note, not only stunned them, but also let them know that the next road is only more difficult than ever!

Concubine Shu only needs to sacrifice this one bargaining chip, which is enough for Chu Qianlan to agree to any of her requirements and conditions.

Ruotang has never had a moment when he hates Duan Qingyi and hates himself like now!

Hate Duan Qingyi for harming himself to the point of being like this, and hate himself for dragging Chu Qianlan down to the point of being like this!

Once he admits that he is the seventh prince of the Ryuk Kingdom, then in the future, those things that he has experienced and extremely disgusted will have to be experienced again.

And this time, the woman who gave birth to him will be used as a tool to compete for the throne. As long as she is in charge of the Huangfu Divine Doctor, as long as Chu Qianlan is unwilling to give up her life, he will always be pinched and restrained by this woman!

Ruotang gritted the roots of her teeth, she stared at the note viciously with red eyes, and her heart swelled with unprecedented hatred and anger. She heard herself smile coldly, "We don't ...... this gift"

"I love this gift." Chu Qianlan interrupted her in a calm tone.

Ruotang looked at him and kept shaking his head at him, "Don't promise her......"

Chu Qianlan's expression was calmer than anything Ruotang had seen before, he glanced at Ruotang, ignoring her pleading look, then turned his head again, and said to the old lady: "Tell the concubine Niangniang, I like her gift very much." ”

The hand under his sleeve was soft and steady and powerful, breaking away the fingers that she was clasping the palm one by one, and then firmly holding her hand, the ten fingers were tightly interlocked, which was tough and domineering that Ruotang could not refuse.

He had decided that there was no room for negotiation and maneuver.

Ruotang bit his lip so that he could not hold back his tears.

It was for her that he endured Duan Qingyi. It was for her that he wanted to wronged himself to become the seventh prince of the Ryuk Kingdom.

How can Ruotang bear it?

The old lady looked at Chu Qianlan with a smile, "Your Highness the Seventh, take the order." ”

Chu Qianlan simply stepped forward and snatched the holy decree from his hand, "Is it okay?" ”

The old lady and the accompanying inner prison guards bowed down to him respectfully, "Welcome Your Highness back to the palace." ”

……

"Sister Shen." On the way back, the little princess carefully observed Ruowei's pale expression, and when she saw that she was about to arrive at Baili Wenhan's mansion, she mustered up the courage to carefully hold Ruotang's hand, and looked like she was about to cry, "Are you angry with me?" ”

Ruotang, who had been in a trance, came back to her senses at this time, and wanted to comfort her with a smile, but she really couldn't laugh, "No, don't think about it." ”

The little princess didn't believe her words at all, "I know, you must blame me in your heart, if I hadn't insisted on following you to Jing'an Temple, what happened after that would not have happened...... I really didn't expect it, I'm also messy, that person, is he really my seventh brother? Why did he refuse to admit it at first, and he had to say that he was the prince of Hunan of Dachu? Why did he admit it later, I was really confused by all the people and things. Sister Shen, I know you're sad now, I shouldn't have asked you so much, but I really want to know, what happened? ”

Although she participated in the whole process, she was a person who couldn't see anything in the clouds.

How is Ruotang going to tell her? Although the little girl can distinguish between good and evil, but that person is her dearest mother, even if she says it, she may not believe her, so why add to her troubles?

There are already so many people who are unhappy, and it would be good to have one more person who is happy.

"You're still young, and when you grow up, you'll be able to understand a lot of things." Ruotang touched her head and said in a tired tone.

When the little princess saw her like this, she felt more and more uncomfortable. Before the holy decree arrived just now, her eyes were full of flying light, and she was talking and laughing with the man who was said to be her seventh brother, so happy. But when Mama Wu handed over the gift from her mother to the seventh brother, their expressions became extremely ugly.

The uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense, she grabbed Ruotang's hand and looked at her eyes almost eagerly: "Sister Shen, tell me, is it because of the concubine?" Mother Princess...... What the hell did she do to you? ”

"It's not something you can handle, don't ask." Ruotang frowned slightly, thinking that Chu Qianlan had probably entered the palace, at this time, had she already seen the lord of the country of Lu and the beautiful woman who was different from the outside, because of the concern for him, when facing the little princess, her tone was naturally not so good.

The little princess bit her lip, let go of Ruotang's hand with a gloomy expression, lowered her slender little neck, and said, "Actually, today, I have no intention of leaving the palace, right...... It was the mother who reminded me that she hadn't seen me out of the palace to play recently, and I remembered that I hadn't seen you for a long time. I...... I don't understand now, the mother concubine, whether she was unintentional or intentional...... I want to believe that she did it unintentionally. But I don't know why, I just felt that something was wrong, everything was wrong, maybe there were no assassins at all, it was they who knew that there was a secret room in the Zen room, and they knew that there were people hidden in the secret room. And I, I am, the hands that uncovered it all—"

As she spoke, she lowered her head and looked at her fingers as white as jade, and her voice gradually choked, "I can see that you don't want to uncover all this, that seventh brother, he doesn't want to be my seventh brother at all, but it's all ...... Why is it all about? ”

Ruotang sighed, he couldn't see her so pitiful, and reached out and hugged her into his arms, "Don't cry, you're just being used, I won't blame you." ”

The little princess's small body stiffened, "You mean, my mother is using me?" ”

"Although you are young, I know that you are very smart, and you can see many things yourself, so why do you need to ask me?" Although Ruotang couldn't bear to face this at such a young age, she also tried to stop her, but it obviously didn't work. And how many of the royal children can be so lucky as her, and they have to face these until now?

For example, her brother Chu Qianlan, his dark life started when he was five years old.

Ruotang thought, I'm really sorry, she is not a savior, who can she help? She couldn't even help herself.