The two small courts are proving that they are orthodox, and the other is a traitor, and they are both trying to win over people and compete for land and wealth. In the face of reality, there are never eternal enemies and friends, only eternal interests. It doesn't matter if you had an enmity with me in the past, or if you didn't agree with politics, as long as you are willing to stand on my side, you will be a great hero.

At this time, most of the senior officials in various places did not dare to act rashly and held a wait-and-see attitude. Just look at which side has a better chance of winning, and then go to take refuge and hug your thighs, before the situation is clear, it can be delayed for a day.

As a sibling of the former emperor, King Shou has always been a humble man, and he is recognized as an honest man, and the two small courts want him to stand up and say something for himself. But coincidentally, not long after Zhao Mingtao returned to Xijing, King Shou was seriously ill.

Zhao Mingtao, a son of the clan, the eldest son of King Shou, and the commander of Xijing City, suddenly became hot. Zhao Mingtao is also very cunning, he doesn't express his position, he doesn't move, he just strengthens the garrison of Xijing City, no matter which party's notice is sent, he will take it, no one will be offended, and he will accompany him to make flowers and wine, and entertain him attentively.

At this time, the money of the Xia family played a decisive role, whether it was someone sent by the puppet emperor or someone sent by King Rui, everyone said that he was good and that he was loyal. People on both sides of the world had sent him documents of commendation and knighthood within a few days, and he smiled and accepted them one by one.

But at the same time, he also began to send people to control the entry and exit of Ou's family and property. Although the situation is unclear at this time, he will not act rashly, and the Ou family is safe for the time being, but everyone knows that this balance will be broken one day. Just as Zhao Mingtao can never remain neutral, he must make a choice as the tide of battle changes.

On this day, the messenger sent a letter from Zhao Mingtao's father-in-law, the original hussar general, and now the puppet emperor's military department Shangshu Fei Ping. It was to the effect that his daughter Miss Fei was too old to stay in the boudoir for a long time, and asked Zhao Mingtao to marry Miss Fei before the end of the year. This is forcing him to make a statement, if he doesn't express his position again, he will be the enemy of the puppet emperor.

Zhao Mingtao was very hesitant, and now it seems that the puppet emperor has lost three times in five battles between the two sides, as if he is a little weak. But in terms of military strength and food reserves, as well as the vast territory, King Rui seems to be far inferior to the puppet emperor.

Take refuge in the puppet emperor, he has an old relationship with the puppet emperor, and the puppet emperor wins, which will only be good for him, but once he is defeated, he will die and have no place to be buried; Defecting to King Rui, it seems that there is no problem now, after all, King Rui wants to rely on him, but I am afraid that one day, people will settle accounts with him. What a dilemma.

Xia Ruibei's life is not easy, he is planning every day to give birth to a son before the main room enters the door, without a son by his side, any favor is a floating cloud. For this reason, she came up with all kinds of tricks and tricks to give birth to a son, and the medicine was poured into her stomach like tea, and her stomach just didn't move.

Suddenly, she heard someone whispering to her that General Fei had sent a letter, and after Xia Ruibei was shocked and frightened, she immediately calmed down. You can't dodge, it's better to find out Zhao Mingtao's intentions earlier, so that you can respond in time.

Although Zhao Mingtao covered it very tightly, nothing was revealed.

But Xia Ruibei still saw some clues, and the matter originated when Zhao Mingtao pretended to unintentionally ask her what Xia Ruixi's birth date was, and asked her if the gifts were ready and what they had prepared.

Then Zhao Mingtao said that some places in the palace have been in disrepair for a long time, and they should be repaired before the year while the weather is still good these days.

Xia Ruibei meekly agreed, saying that she had a lot of things to do, so she wouldn't go to see Xia Ruixi, and it would not be too late to go and see when she had a child. turned around and quietly asked someone to send a box of apples to Ou's house, and asked that it must be delivered to Ou Qingjin, so that he must give Xia Ruixi to eat.

It was night, and Xia Ruibei served Zhao Mingtao to the heart every step of the way.

When the box was delivered to Ou Qingjin's hands, his underwear was soaked with cold sweat. The bright red apples are the size of apples, exuding a faint fruity aroma, and although they are carefully selected and not unusual, the box is made of peach wood. He had always wanted to be able to drag it out for a day, but now it seems that he can't drag it out.

At dinner that day, Xia Ruixi fell into a coma after drinking a bowl of soup cooked by Ou Qingjin himself.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xijing City began to prohibit people from walking and leaving casually, and the gates of all parts of the city were closed, and they had to be checked when they entered and exited. The gate of the Ou family was also strictly guarded, and no one was allowed to enter or leave casually, waiting for the puppet emperor's disposition to come down.

Zhao Mingtao chose to hug the thigh of the puppet emperor in the end.

Mrs. Ou Er and the eldest couple had been prepared for this for a long time, and they stayed with the determination to go out, so they were not flustered.

Second Mrs. Ou asked Lin Qingmei to ask Lin Qingmei, if she wanted to leave, the Ou family wanted to send her out of the house, anyway, she didn't have much to do with the Ou family, and she couldn't be implicated when she left the house. As a result, Lin Qingmei said justly and awe-inspiringly that she would not leave, she would stay and serve the second elder. Her move has undoubtedly won the respect of many people, especially Ou Qingying, even the second lady Ou who has always had a lot of opinions about her, has also changed.

At the same time, a Qinghu car stopped at the door of the Ou family, lined up the guards, and said that they were ordered by Xia Ruibei to pick up Xia Ruixi and return to her parents' house to wait for production.

Ou Qingjin came to the door and refused loudly, saying that the daughter-in-law of the Ou family naturally wanted to give birth in the Ou family, where is the reason to go back to her parents' house to give birth?

The person who came was lazy, but said very domineeringly: "Leaving a drop of bone blood is a drop of bone blood, the fourth young master should not be so stubborn." If it weren't for our second lady's compassion for her sister and asking for grace in front of the commander, where would we be able to enjoy this kind of blessing? ”

After arguing for a long time, Ou Qingjin also had a dispute with someone, and finally the second master Ou came forward to let Xia Ruixi go back to his parents' house to give birth.

When Liang'er got the notice, she wanted to call Xia Ruixi to get up. When I entered the house, I didn't see Chun'er, I saw Xia Ruixi dressed up neatly, sitting alone in front of the window with her back to her.

Liang'er saluted and said, "Fourth young grandmother, the second young lady's heart is not bad, send a car to pick you up and take you back to your parents' house to give birth." I've already told the lord and the lady, let's pack up and leave. ”

Xia Ruixi turned around, "Liang'er, what do you think of me like this?" ”

Liang'er looked at her in surprise: "You...... You...... Chun'er, what about the fourth young grandmother? ”

Chun'er was wearing Xia Ruixi's clothes and jewelry, and she didn't know what she was stuffing in her stomach, which was exactly what a pregnant rich young grandmother looked like.

She calmly sorted out her clothes and jewelry, and looked at Liang'er quietly: "Liang'er, Zhao Mingtao will not let go of the fourth young grandmother." The fourth young grandmother has left first, I want to go back to my parents' house instead of the fourth young grandmother, here are fifty taels of silver and your deed of sale, you take it yourself, and you can leave by yourself after you accompany me out, no one will pursue it. ”

Liang'er recalled that Xia Ruixi fell asleep after drinking the soup last night, and then she was sent out to run errands by Ou Qingjin, and only Chun'er was left in the house to serve closely. When she came back, Xia Ruixi had already gone to bed. Now that I think about it, Xia Ruixi left last night while she was away.

Seeing Chun'er's calm appearance, an indescribable emotion rose from the bottom of Liang'er's heart, and she quickly turned red: "Chun'er, you all think I can't hide things with a broken mouth, don't you look down on me?" Hide everything from me. ”

Chun'er sighed: "Liang'er, don't you understand?" When the catastrophe came, everyone went their own way according to their abilities. Si Shao didn't want to tire us of innocent deaths, so he returned the deed of sale to us, and each person still had fifty taels of entanglement, not deliberately to hide it from you. I volunteered, I don't want anyone to remember my affection, I'm just grateful that a few days ago, Si Shao and Si Shao's grandmother saved my family who was about to starve to death, and I don't want to owe them affection. If you don't want to come with me, stay and find an opportunity to go. ”

Si Shao inadvertently knew her worries at that time, and deliberately asked people to find her family, and sent silver and food to save her beauty, maybe she deliberately wanted her to be grateful, maybe it was so that one day she could treat Xia Ruixi with all her heart. But whether he was intentional or unintentional, she accepted his affection. Chun'er pressed her fake stomach and thought enviously, the fourth young grandmother is really blessed......

Liang'er bit her lip, and the brilliance in her eyes flowed: "What do you say, the fourth young grandmother went back to her parents' house, how could there be no girl by her side?" Come, slave and maid to help you. ”

Chun'er picked up a gauze hat, straightened the light yarn on it, and said with a smile: "You don't regret it?" ”

Liang'er said softly: "Leaving here, where can I go?" ”

"Do you know how to answer if someone talks to you?"

"Don't worry, when it comes to talking, I'm much sharper than you."

As he spoke, two mothers-in-law broke in. Looking at Chun'er, one of them smiled and said, "It's the fourth young grandmother, right?" You are so blessed, our second lady thinks about you every day. Then he looked into the room, and saw a half-open box of jewels filled with gold, and a half-open box full of children's clothes. The two mothers-in-law were visibly relieved.

Chun'er didn't respond, but just asked Liang'er to hand over two pieces of broken silver. Liang'er said that the fourth young grandmother was going to say goodbye to her in-laws, and it could be delayed for a while, as long as the fourth young grandmother went further, it would be safer.

The two mothers-in-law didn't allow it, so they packed up their things quickly, saying that it was not good to make Xia Ruibei wait for a long time. Then he helped them pack up their things with his own hands, and hid a few valuable things in his arms.

Liang'er saw it really and wanted to stop it, but Chun'er grabbed her. If you don't give any benefit to others, how can people give you convenience?

Liang'er endured and endured, because she was afraid that Chun'er would be looked down upon, according to the original negotiated rhetoric, saying that the fourth young grandmother was about to give birth, her body was too heavy, she couldn't walk, and she wanted to go to the door to take the car, which was inconvenient, so it was best to let the carriage come in to pick up people. He also asked him where the four young people were, and the fourth young grandmother had a few words to say to the four young people.

The two mothers-in-law coaxed: "The fourth young man is angry, and the second lady will pick him up in two days to see you." Is the body heavy, the old slave just let the carriage come in and pick up people. ”

The carriage drove straight into the gate of the Splendid Garden, and after a long time, he carried people out of the door. At this point, the people of the Ou family only knew that the fourth young grandmother was picked up by her mother's car.