"Why?" Zhang Rongkun asked.

Zhang Weizhao smiled bitterly: "Jin Ling'er doesn't have an ordinary hatred for me, and she is now more arrogant than ever, and the power of the Jin family is also greater." I'm in the Forbidden City, they still have a little scruples, don't dare to act rashly, if I leave, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, I am afraid that they have the means to make me die quietly. ”

Zhang Rongkun felt that what Zhang Weizhao said was very reasonable, so he stopped mentioning sending Zhang Weizhao away.

Jin Ling'er now firmly holds Chen Jianjun in her hand, and her movements are calm. She looked at Zhang Weizhao like a cat looking at the mouse on the clip, and felt that she could not be busy killing Zhang Weizhao first, and it would be more useful to keep her. As long as Zhang Weizhao is here, the differences between Chen Jianjun and Chen Youcong's father and son will not stop, and Jin Ling'er's plan will be easier to implement.

Recently, the spring breeze is warm, and peach blossoms and apricot blossoms have bloomed. The imperial concubine was very interested, and often went to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers, went to the West Garden, went boating, and returned with Concubine Chen and the third prince Chen Youxuan, as well as the eldest lady of the Ye family, Ye Tongying.

The third prince, Chen Youxuan, is already twelve years old, free from the childishness of a boy, and already has a very youthful heroic appearance. He looks like a concubine, with a pair of affectionate eyes, a straight nose, a pointed chin, and a considerate and gentle speech.

Ye Tongying is now sixteen years old, a good age for flowers.

When enjoying the flowers and enjoying the spring, the imperial concubine and the concubine Chen talked, and Chen Youxuan accompanied Ye Tong to enjoy the flowers.

Chen Youxuan's stature is not as tall as Ye Tongying, but he is very attentive to Ye Tongying. If Ye Tongying looked a little tired, she hurried to stop and rest. If you are thirsty, you should quickly let someone serve a good spring tea. When he was bored, he called the palace people to juggle or sing songs for fun.

Ye Tongying is now more delicate than the princess, and after letting Chen Youxuan saddle up the horse, she is only faint, with an arrogant smile on her face.

The people in the harem talked a lot, and some people said, is this to make the prince of Ba Shang not succeed, and then switch to the third prince?

In addition, some people were surprised that she was four years older than the third prince, so could it be?

The man sneered before, so what's not to do, the imperial concubine is seventeen years older than the emperor.

People with a sensitive sense of smell have already sensed that the alliance between the imperial concubine and the concubine Chen may cause a huge shock in the harem and the imperial court. This situation is too easy to remind people of the allusion of "Golden House Hidden Jiao".

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty favored Li Ji in his early years and appointed her eldest son Liu Rong as the crown prince. Emperor Jing's sister, Princess Pavilion Tao, wanted to marry her daughter to Liu Rong, but was rejected by the arrogant Li Ji. Mrs. Wang took the opportunity to flatter Princess Tao of the Pavilion and let her son Liu Che and Gillian get close. The princess asked Liu Che if he was willing to marry Gillian, and Liu Che, who was four years old at the time, said: "If I can marry Gillian, I will build a golden house for her to live in." This is the origin of "Kanaya Zangjiao".

After that, the princess of the pavilion Tao kept telling Emperor Jing how bad Li Ji and Liu Rong were, and how smart and talented Liu Che was, and finally made Emperor Jing abolish Liu Rong and make Liu Che the crown prince, which was later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Gillian is also older than Liu Che. How much older, some say six years old, some say ten years old, because there is no exact historical record of Gillian's age, so there is no conclusive conclusion.

Now, the imperial concubine originally wanted to marry Ye Tongying to the prince, but the prince didn't appreciate it. However, Concubine Chen and the three princes expressed their sincerity. Is this an attempt to make Liu Che replace Liu Rong's history repeat?

Compared with the flowers on the side of the imperial concubine, Concubine Chen and Chen Youxuan, Chen Youcong's life is like an ascetic.

He is seventeen years old this year, and some ministers have already advised the emperor whether it is time to think about the prince's wedding. Chen Jianjun just ignored it, and the ministers were helpless. Some people saw this as a sign that the emperor was determined to abolish the crown prince.

Chen Youcong ignored these rumors. He only goes to court on time every day, and if Chen Jianjun has an errand assigned to him, he will do his best to do it seriously. If not, he stands in silence and listens carefully.

Someone once secretly persuaded him that the eldest husband can bend and stretch. You might as well bow your head to the Jin family for the time being, marry Ye Tongying, and sit firmly on the throne of the prince first. Chen Youcong just shook his head and said nothing.

His Taifu Xie Qian knew his student's temper, sighed, and broke away the person who persuaded him.

Occasionally, when Chen Youcong tried to meet Zhang Weizhao, Zhang Weizhao said to him:

"I know you're having a hard time right now. If you are forced to make a compromise, I support your choice. "And I have my options, you don't have to worry. Zhang Weizhao added in his heart.

Chen Youcong just stared into the distance for a long time, silently distracted, and then took a long breath and said, "I also once thought about whether it would be a wiser choice if I compromised for the time being. Bow your head to the Jin family and marry Ye Tongying as a concubine, will life be much better, and will they also relieve a lot of pressure. But no, compromise will not make the situation better. ”

He withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhang Weizhao and said, "I will never forget the way my mother vomited blood in front of me." If I had taken Kim as my mother and bowed down to her, I would never forgive myself. I will be a person who has contempt and hatred for myself. If I become such a person, what is the point of wearing a crown on my head? And the reason why they are willing to follow behind me is not only because we have similar governance philosophies, but also because we all value something called 'integrity'. It's very unreal, but it's incredibly real. If I lose it, I will lose people's hearts, and then life will be even more difficult. ”

Zhang Weizhao looked at Chen Youcong's eyes and said, "Actually, there is another reason, you don't want to lose to your father, don't you?" ”

Chen Youcong smiled, he held Zhang Weizhao's hand and put it on his chest: "You're right. Although he is the king and the father, he owns the world and has the power to kill me, but I still want to prove that I have my own independent life and my own life choices. He can't obliterate me, he can't subdue me. If I was just a puppet in his hands, then I wouldn't have lived at all. ”

Zhang Weizhao nodded heavily: "Yes!" At some point, Zhang Weizhao found that he had to look up at Chen Youcong. He was tall, and although he was thin, he had broad shoulders. The harsh situation made his eyebrows prematurely stained with a bit of vicissitudes. He has grown into a majestic man, and every time Zhang Weizhao sees him, he can clearly feel the throbbing in his heart.

"I can only say such things to you." Chen Youcong sighed: "If these words are judged from the teachings of Confucianism, they are simply a great rebellion, and they deserve to be cut with a thousand cuts. Confucianism emphasizes that the monarch wants his ministers to die, and the ministers do not die because of disloyalty; The Father causes the Son to die, and if the Son does not die, it is unfilial. ”

"It's not human. Over time, these will be tossed into the pile of old papers. No one should be a puppet of another person, whether it be a father, a monarch, or anything else. ”

Chen Youcong nodded, silently squeezing Zhang Weizhao's hand tighter.

Chen Youcong's mother, Concubine Ji Shufei, is from Tengxiang in the southwest, and she has not been educated by the Confucian concept of hierarchy and inferiority, and she will not instill these in Chen Youcong when he is young, but only instinctively love and care for him.

After Concubine Ji Shu died, Chen Youcong was taken to the palace of the Queen Mother to be raised, the Queen Mother is a simple-hearted woman, she only knows how to raise the child safely, and she is more concerned about whether her grandson is hungry, warm or not, happy or unhappy, and will not raise the banner of filial piety to influence him at every turn.

Although his master Xie Qian was a contemporary Confucian, he was a flexible and knowledgeable person, and he would not demand strict Confucian etiquette.

And when he had just learned the true cause of his mother's death, he was in pain and confusion, and he began to "practice" with Zhang Weizhao again.

Therefore, at this time, Chen Youcong already had his own set of views on the world. It is impossible for him to turn his head and bow down to Jin Guifei in order to curry favor with Chen Jianjun.

He knew that his view was intolerable. Luckily, he had a confidant, and no matter how whimsical his thoughts were, she wouldn't find him weird. It's a great feeling of heart-to-heart connection. With such a person behind him, he felt that he was full of strength and could immediately fight against thousands of troops.

Because Chen Youcong was very calm, even the Queen Mother gradually became calmer. In her eyes, her grandson is so good, and God will protect him. The Queen Mother recited the "Nanhua Sutra" all day long, incense Sanqing, and hoped that all the gods could protect Chen Youcong's safety and smoothness.

Jin Ling'er was a little surprised when she saw that Chen Youcong was in danger at a young age. thinks that back then, when Chen Jianjun was his age, he was far less confident than Chen Youcong, but he was quite sensitive and obedient, and he had to be coaxed at every turn.

Chen Youcong is more like a mature man than his father, which makes Jin Ling'er can't help but have some subtle feelings. She only felt that if Chen Jianjun, who she raised and loved back then, also had the calm and calm of Chen Youcong now, her life in the past few decades would be much better.

So the resentment in her heart was even greater. She became more and more brazen in flaunting her power and her invincible influence over Chen Jianjun, wanting to make those who disobeyed her feel fear and regret.

Yes, she will take revenge on them one by one, and sooner or later they will regret it.

During the Dragon Boat Festival in May, the emperor held a banquet in Xiyuan, inviting clan relatives and important ministers to drink realgar wine and watch dragon boat races.

The Queen Mother and Empress Yu both said that before the illness arrived, the imperial concubine sat next to the emperor, and then there was Concubine Chen.

The third prince, Chen Youxuan, is a celebrity around the emperor and the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine specially called him to the emperor's side, asked him to pour wine and cloth vegetables for the emperor himself, and praised him for being a smart and filial child, no different from her own child in her heart.

The prince was no different, always with a proper smile on his face, and sat in his seat, quiet as a pine.

However, this situation makes a person's heart like a knife. That person was Ye Tongying.