Zhou Shuxuan couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, and he always felt that no matter how he answered this sentence, it was wrong.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't wait for his answer, and he looked around with great interest, and there was no great joy or anger on his face.

Round and round into the main hall. The gifts brought by Zhou Shuxuan are being placed in the hall, and he takes such a box every year to give gifts, and the emperor recognizes it. walked over and opened the big box with his own hands, took out a taro from it and said, "This is good, the things outside are different from those in the palace, and they have a different taste when eating." It's a pity that there is only one year a year, and I hope that you will look forward to these melons and fruits for a whole year. ”

There was only the emperor's voice in the entire hall, and no one dared to speak. Not because I'm afraid, it's because I'm weird. The emperor is so abnormal today, it's like a different person. Fu Gong Doll thought about it carefully, the emperor was not stimulated today!

Zhou Shuxuan didn't dare to speak, the emperor was so gentle with him for the first time in his life, and he felt flattered in such a place.

Before entering the palace, he guessed that the emperor might have to sing a play, but he didn't expect that the emperor would kick off in such a way, which caught him off guard. didn't mention what happened before, but talked about it emotionally.

He can't parry, but he has a good role in this troupe.

"My father has been shopping for so long, I'm afraid I'm tired. Erchen has already asked people to prepare the chessboard, so why don't you take a break from a few games of chess. ”

The emperor glanced back, nodded thoughtfully, and then found a seat for himself to sit down, and said with a sigh: "People are old, and they are indeed a little tired, but they can't compare to you young people." I don't know if there will be next year after this year. ”

Zhou Shuxuan flattered: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"How can a man live long live, wait for the time. I'm just a dirt bag, and the world will depend on your brothers in the future. The emperor's words were already on his lips, and Zhou Shuxuan probably knew what he was going to say, so he glanced at Miaoli, who was already holding the chessboard.

Miao Li stood up and said, "Back to the emperor, everything is ready, do you want to start now?" ”

The emperor glanced at Zhou Shuxuan meaningfully, didn't say more, and turned his head to Miaoli, "Let's start, you go first." ”

Today, unlike in the past, Miaoli can no longer sit on an equal footing with the emperor, but kneels on the ground, holding chess with her bare hands, and gently drops a son.

Zhou Shuxuan sat on the side and watched the battle, he knew the level of the two of them, and he knew the victory or defeat. He can't keep his mind on the chess game now, and he has been speculating about what the emperor just said.

The world will naturally end up in the hands of their brothers, but who will dominate it? If it weren't for him, the emperor estimated that he would be able to say it in the next moment, and he and King Qi would be able to protect the prince well. It's almost the New Year, and he wants to ask for a little good luck, and he doesn't want to hear those words.

Miao Li knew the emperor's habits and didn't deliberately let him, so the emperor lost again and again. Playing chess with people who are not as good as yourself doesn't really mean much, and you still play chess in such a posture.

In the cold winter, kneeling on the cold floor, the charcoal basin in the house was not very close to her, and the cold reached her knees through the cotton clothes. Miao Li's uncontrollable lips were a little pale, and her fingers holding the chess were also trembling.

Zhou Shuxuan noticed that something was wrong with her, and asked people to quietly move the charcoal basin to her. The emperor was bowing his head and meditating on the chess game, not missing their small movements.

After two more rounds, the emperor glanced at the pale man kneeling on the ground, almost, and it was estimated that the little girl would not be able to stand up if she went down again.

Zhou Shuxuan looked at Miaoli, whose body was swaying slightly, and couldn't wait to replace it, why didn't those stupid minions just now know how to put a cotton pad underneath.

He didn't even notice that he seemed to be a little agitated about something he would never care about before.

The emperor raised his head, and at a glance he could read the emotions on Zhou Shuxuan's face, and said compassionately: "You get up." Third child, you come to accompany me. ”

He had long wanted to hear this, and he agreed. Miao Li staggered to her feet, and Mama Xi walked out with her in her arms. If it weren't for Mama Xi's support, she probably wouldn't be able to take a step now.

helped her to the side hall, and Mama Xi poured two soup pots for her to hold her knees, and made a warm charcoal fire for her.

"The girl is warm and warm, and the emperor is really good, and it will be two hours younger. It's so cold, it's hard to be a girl. Just now we didn't prepare for a while, and we forgot to put something on the girl. ”

"It's okay, I'm not that squeamish, thank you Mama."

It's the same whether they are mats or not, they must have provoked the emperor somewhere, or something that did not develop according to the emperor's expectations, so that she would be able to play chess with her for so long. After all, under normal circumstances, the emperor would let her sit opposite and play chess.

In the main hall, Zhou Shuxuan is not the emperor's opponent, and he doesn't need to play the emperor, so he can play chess very easily.

It was snowing outside the house, and there was a charcoal fire burning inside the house, and the father and son were sitting opposite each other and playing chess.

The emperor lowered his head, his eyes fell on the chess game, and he casually mentioned it, "Now that you have no princess, do you want to marry another one or what?" I think it's not bad to be the youngest daughter of Sun Bo's family, quite like her sister back then, and she is worthy of you. ”

Her sister is talking about the crown princess. It seems that the eldest princess is right, the emperor just wants to make peace with the crown prince for him, and he is still using various means.

He only saw the move, "Erchen remembers that General Sun's youngest daughter is only in time for this year, and Erchen's current state is not worthy of the princess's sister, I'm afraid it will delay other girls." That did not ease the relationship between him and the prince, but it was also harmful.

The emperor understood what he said and did not reply.

Neither of them spoke again, concentrating on playing chess.

It was originally a happy thing for the emperor to suddenly come to Qingquan Palace, but now the whole palace is lifeless, and even Miao Li, who came here for the first time, can feel it.

The palace maids and eunuchs all had a straight face, waiting for the master's orders with fear.

Zhou Shuxuan can naturally feel these atmospheres, the emperor may have come here on a whim, but it was premeditated to change the relationship between him and the crown prince. The emperor really has no choice, and he doesn't hesitate to wronged himself.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and the days are already short in winter, but after a few games of chess, it will be dark.

After thinking about it for a long time, the emperor left a son. Zhou Shuxuan put his chess pieces back in the box and said, "Erchen lost." ”

The emperor also put the chess pieces back, stood up and moved his muscles and bones, today is fine, there is no snow at night. Concubine Liang liked snow the most when she was alive, and when she first entered the palace, she could still be seen taking the little palace maid to have a snowball fight. The snow was sprinkled with laughter and laughter, so happy.

If there is no unbiased comment, Concubine Liang is definitely the smartest of all his concubines, so he gave birth to the smartest son, smart and difficult.

The first queen is his favorite woman, so her son is also his favorite son, he has protected the prince for so many years, and it is not too much to protect it for a few more years. In his heart, he is not the current prince is not a king, but he still remembers that the prince was also a good young man a long time ago.

His body is getting worse day by day, and he is about to run out of oil and run out. The crown prince has also been the crown prince for nearly 20 years, and if it is not the prince who inherits the throne in the end, he always feels strange in his heart.

But the prince does have deviations in his current behavior, and Zhou Shuxuan is the best person to restrain the prince's behavior. However, the prince took a wrong step before, which made Zhou Shuxuan full of hatred now, and he had to reconcile his two sons as before.

He is the emperor and a father, and he has a huge estate to hand over to future generations, so if he is wronged, he can be wronged a little, I just hope that this son can understand his hard work.

The emperor glanced outside the house, slowly turned back and said to Zhou Shuxuan: "As soon as the year passes, your mother will have been gone for ten years." I want to posthumously crown her as the imperial concubine and move her tomb to the imperial tomb. ”

Zhou Shuxuan never dreamed that one day he would be able to say these words from the emperor's mouth, how much the emperor hated his mother for so many years, he knew that as long as he mentioned it, he would be a slut when he opened his mouth and closed his mouth. Now he has to issue a posthumous decree and move back to the imperial tomb, which is even more strange than the sun rising in the west.

Zhou Shuxuan was happy and uncomfortable, happy that his mother's last wish finally came true, and he could finally be buried with the emperor. The sad thing is that the emperor has paid too much for the crown prince, and he can force himself to do these things.

Zhou Shuxuan closed his eyes, grabbed the handle of the wheelchair tightly, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mother, forgive her son for the sin of great unfilial piety, and cannot accept this holy decree.

As long as he is grateful, it means that he promises to the emperor that he will not go against the crown prince again.

Zhou Shuxuan tried to relax as much as possible, and said: "Father, the good concubine Niangniang died a disgraceful death, and there are still many rumors on her body, so she can't take the dignity of the imperial concubine, for fear of disgrace to the royal family, and let the world talk about her father." ”

When Concubine Liang died, the emperor was only so happy. He even waived taxes for half a year, and told all the people of the world that one of the women he hated the most had died. Now that he is chasing the seal again, isn't he slapping himself in the face? It's strange that the common people don't talk about it.

Zhou Shuxuan's heart was really firm, the emperor glanced at him, and said for a long time: "I am reconsidering." ”

The room fell into an eerie silence again, and the emperor suddenly felt a little helpless.

In the side hall, Miaoli has already recovered. The palace maids of Qingquan Palace have never seen the world, and the emperor's temper doesn't seem to be right today, and no one dares to come forward to provoke him, so the matter of asking where to put the meal falls on Miaoli again.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wang, are you dining here? The Imperial Dining Room has been prepared. ”

The emperor endured nausea and stayed here all afternoon, he didn't want to stay anymore, but what he wanted to do had not been done.

The emperor walked back and sat down, "Let's set the table here." ”

After Miaoli got the answer, she went out, and the emperor looked at her back and had more thoughts in his heart. After a few times, Zhou Shuxuan seemed to value this girl very much. Last time, in order to save her, he dared to disobey the holy decree.

The emperor began to chat again intentionally or unintentionally, "I heard that Dingguo Gong has another son. ”

I don't know what the emperor wants to give him, Zhou Shuxuan dealt with it carefully, "Dingguo Gong is close to the sixtieth birthday, and it is not easy to have another son." ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, "It's really not easy, he has always wanted a daughter, from his twenties to his fifties, and gave birth to more than ten boys." It's strange to say that there really isn't a daughter. ”

This is a strange thing in the capital, and Zhou Shuxuan has long heard of the fact that Dingguo Gong wants a daughter. There are more than ten wives and concubines in Dingguo, and none of them gave birth to daughters, which is extremely evil. I also heard that Dingguo Gong often lamented at home that it was he who caused the evil in his previous life, so God sent a group of debt collectors to torture him in this life and did not give him a caring daughter.

Zhou Shuxuan also smiled and said: "After Dingguo Gong, the family will go out even more spectacularly." ”

Taking advantage of the good atmosphere now, the emperor immediately said: "Actually, I decided to help him and let him recognize a goddaughter." ”

This didn't seem to have anything to do with him, Zhou Shuxuan boldly asked: "Which girl does my father fancy to?" ”

As it turned out, it was he who thought too much. The emperor didn't say a word of nonsense from the time he entered the house, and every sentence was related to him.

"I think the girl you brought into the palace is good, smart and clever, and she is also outstanding. If Dingguo Palace can make her a goddaughter, she also has a good background, and you can make her a princess if you want to be in the future. ”

Zhou Shuxuan knew in his heart that he had to admire the emperor's perseverance, and he really could think of any way. Don't say that he doesn't have the idea of letting Miaoli be the princess, people don't want to stay by his side yet.

"Father, she was taught by Mr. Meng, and she has her father's arrogance, I'm afraid she won't recognize others as ancestors."

The emperor's face became very bad, from the moment he entered the door, he bothered to ask Zhou Shuxuan to take a step back, but he didn't eat it softly and hard, and he was embarrassed.

The emperor didn't have any more patience, and pointed to Zhou Shuxuan and asked: "You! Is it really going to be like this?! ”

Zhou Shuxuan pretended not to understand and asked: "The son is stupid, and he asked his father to teach him, but I don't know where to provoke my father?" ”

The emperor was so angry that he was almost out of breath, and looked up at the roof of the palace. is pretending to be stupid again, his head is not white, how can he not understand what he says! "Where did you provoke me? You know it yourself! ”

"Erchen doesn't particularly understand."

Miao Li led the people from the imperial dining room over, and as soon as she entered the main hall, a teacup exploded at her feet.

The emperor pointed at Zhou Shuxuan angrily and asked sharply, "What do you want?" ”