In July, the sun was shining brightly, and the cicadas were noisy.

In comparison, outside the north window of the imperial study of Qianming Palace, because there are only two green trees planted, it is quiet.

But the not harsh cicada still made the Son of Heaven anxious, no, he lost his temper again, Xiao Li was leading three or five gray-clothed eunuchs to hold a long bamboo pole to drive away cicadas.

The ears were clearly quiet, but the Son of Heaven was still impetuous, unable to sit quietly and read, circling around the huge ice kettle with his hands behind his back, until Gonggong Zhan entered and asked the King of Chu to see him.

Zhan Gonggong is the chief eunuch of the reign of the first emperor, at this time he is still in the Qianming Palace "standing", firstly, he has the qualifications to serve three generations of emperors, and the Son of Heaven has just succeeded to the throne, so it is not good to take him to the knife, otherwise it will become more and more solid The rumors of a weak heart, and secondly, because of the testimony of Zhan Gonggong, proved that the Son of Heaven personally Zhaoqing Wang had a secret talk, and sent all the attendants, only Yu Jiang Qinggu, the imperial hospital envoy, waited, which indirectly confirmed the legitimacy of the Son of Heaven's accession to the throne, and it was also considered meritorious, Xiao Li, a confidant of the Son of Heaven, was still young and lacked qualifications as the chief manager. Instead of using those who don't know the roots, the Son of Heaven thinks that Zhan Gonggong is more suitable.

As soon as Father-in-law Zhan's voice fell, the Son of Heaven hurriedly said, "Please", and then temporarily suppressed the irritability caused by this hot weather, and sat on the throne behind the imperial case.

The consideration of the father and son of the king of Chu, there was no response for half a month, but the Son of Heaven was anxious, and the Empress Dowager even concealed the matter of supervising the government according to the will of the first emperor, which is not a glorious thing, let people know that he does not have absolute power in his hands, and it may become more and more impetuous.

But seeing that Chen and Qin were actually fighting among themselves, and they couldn't come up with a good way to deal with the Weiguo Mansion, let alone look at the Yan family in their eyes, but pinched each other, how could they not make the Son of Heaven unspeakable and heartbroken? With the tireless advice of Gu Yuwen on the side, the Son of Heaven became more and more aware of the importance of the Chu Palace's palace to him, at least for the moment, if he could win the King of Chu to stand in his camp, at least he would have the strength to compete with the Empress Dowager.

So gradually, whether Yu Feng went to the vassal became the second thing for the Son of Heaven, and whether the King of Chu accepted the daughter of the Qin family as a daughter-in-law for the future became the focus of attention.

When the king of Chu hurriedly walked in and was about to salute, the Son of Heaven shouted forbidden, and gave him a seat and let him serve tea, and his attitude became more enthusiastic than the last time.

The king of Chu didn't dare to sit down, and he threw it down, full of shame: "The saint thinks about the ministers everywhere, but the dog is stubborn, and he can't be convinced. ”

The Son of Heaven was cold in his heart, and looked directly at the King of Chu, seeing that his ashamed expression did not seem to be fake, he couldn't help but think again, it seems that the King of Chu has the idea of compromise, and it seems that Yu Feng is unwilling? There was no accountability, or the words that were not allowed to go to the domain, but simply asked, "Oh? Why didn't Yuan Yang allow it, didn't he look down on Qin's Qiniang? Although my sister-in-law can't be compared with the princess, she is also a famous lady with some talents, and I look at it, she and Yuanyang are also right. ”

The king of Chu seemed to have something unspeakable, shook his head and sighed: "That rebel son...... Alas, it's all to blame for the lack of ministers and godsons. ”

The Son of Heaven became more and more impatient, but he didn't have time to ask, so he had to report again - the Empress Dowager of Ci'an Palace was invited, and Gonggong Zhan also reminded in a low voice: "The old slave inquired, earlier the prince of Chu Wang entered the palace to greet him, and he was in Ci'an Palace at this time. "One of the advantages of having Father-in-law Zhan here, if it is Xiao Li, he will not be able to inquire about the inside affairs of Ci'an Palace, and whether it is such as aunt or Wei Yiyi, he still has a lot of respect for Father-in-law Zhan.

As soon as he heard that his son went to Ci'an Palace on his own initiative, and alarmed the saint, the king of Chu was very angry, and gritted his teeth and whispered the word "rebel son", which made the Son of Heaven figure out more and more, it seems that the father and son of the king of Chu seem to have different opinions on this matter, so they did not ask more, but asked the king of Chu to follow the saint to Ci'an Palace.

At this time, in the Ci'an Palace, in the apse garden, the Empress Dowager was admiring Yu Feng Fuqin.

The sound of the piano is like a mountain stream and a clear spring, soothing and crisp, not in a hurry, and it is extremely pleasant to listen to in the middle of summer.

The Empress Dowager thought of Yu Feng's words earlier, and her heart became more and more cheerful.

It is no wonder that Shangyuan defended this grandson-in-law so much, saying that he would not be embarrassed by the Qin family, and listening to his words today, he was determined to share the honor and disgrace with Yijing, and kept his oath, refused to take a concubine, let alone marry another when his life and death were uncertain, and was willing to disobey the orders of the king and the father for this reason.

The Empress Dowager felt more and more sorry for the beautiful scene.

When the Son of Heaven and the King of Chu arrived, they saw such a calm scene, and they were even instructed by the Empress Dowager not to disturb them, so they had to sit anxiously on the Yin mat set up under the shade of the tree, and listened to the music with their temperament.

"Feng'er also sit, this is a family, and today we don't discuss the government, so there is no need to hold on to the courtesy of the monarch and the minister." The Empress Dowager waited for Yu Feng to bow down, so she raised her arm slightly, and signaled that her aunt and Wei Zhao would leave the palace, and after holding up the tea cup and sipping it, she smiled at the Son of Heaven: "If the saint wants to give the son to Feng'er as a side concubine, go with him, it is a piece of compassion, and the mourning family itself also agrees, but Feng'er made a heavy oath because he pleaded with the first emperor to give him a marriage. ”

This is the sentence that made the Son of Heaven very annoyed, staring at Yu Feng with a cold gaze, and said with a smile: "Yuan Yang made a lot of vows in order to marry the Su family. ”

The Empress Dowager sighed "sigh": "The saint also knows that Jing'er is the pearl of your aunt's grandmother's palm, that is, the first emperor at that time, you have to consider the meaning of Shangyuan. ”

In fact, this is not false, Yu Feng did promise in front of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess also conveyed this to the empress dowager and the saint, expressing her old man's willingness to marry her granddaughter to the Chu Palace.

The Son of Heaven is really aggrieved, the two daughters of Duke Wei married into the royal palace of the clan, and the two sons-in-law had promised not to accept concubines, could it be that the daughter of the Su family is really superior? This specification is comparable to that of a princess!

"But now the situation has changed, the whereabouts of the princess are unknown, and she has not left an heir, Yuanyang is reluctant to marry another person, but there must be someone to serve by his side, and the uncle must also care about the heir." The Son of Heaven looked at the King of Chu.

The King of Chu's face was full of discomfort, and when he looked at his son who was silent, he became more and more annoyed, and his voice was a little cold: "As the Holy Lord said, the current is not as good as before, so I also ask the Empress Dowager for permission to be flexible." ”

The Son of Heaven was greatly relieved, it seems that the King of Chu is a person who knows and is interested, and also, who is willing to repeatedly get along with the Heavenly Family for a daughter-in-law who has disappeared, and the King of Chu is the only seedling of Yu Feng, how can he tolerate no successor.

"Presumably, my aunt and grandmother will also consider the situation, so that they will not be embarrassed." The Son of Heaven smiled.

The Empress Dowager looked embarrassed and looked at Yu Feng.

Yu Feng received the signal, immediately knelt down on the Yin seat, and gave a long stroke: "Holy Lord, there is no news of Neizi at the moment, but it is still possible to survive, the minister really can't give up, and I also ask my father for permission, if the son cleans up the remnants of the sins and still can't ask the whereabouts of the Neizi, then think about it in the long run...... The saint and the empress dowager were tolerant, and when the minister asked to marry his son, he decided to treat each other wholeheartedly, so he made a heavy oath, if the minister accepted the Qin daughter as a side concubine, it was a self-relegated oath, and he did not believe it, which was contrary to righteousness. ”

"Yuanyang, it's not that I intend to persecute it, let's talk about things, if the Su family gets out in the morning, why don't you return for a long time? It should fall into the hands of thieves, and the remnants of the previous dynasty are rebellious people, if there is a coercion, the Su family is the daughter of a famous family and the wife of the clan, in order to protect the name festival, I am afraid that it has already been ......" The hint of the Son of Heaven is obvious, even if the princess still has a life to return, for the sake of fame, she can only die herself!

"Yuanyang, you attach great importance to the Su family, but can you abandon filial piety and righteousness? You are the only son of your uncle, if you really follow the words of living and dying together, or if you don't marry a bride again, and there is no successor to the Chu Palace, can you feel at ease? Isn't it a violation of righteousness? The Son of Heaven shook his head.

"Saint, the minister has only one wife in this life, and if he does not marry another, he will never take a concubine, if there is a case, although there is a high hall to serve, he cannot be martyred, it is already a breach of oath, for the whole filial piety, repay the grace of the elder, there is a last resort, the minister can only leave a son with the concubine who has no name, and it will be recorded in the name of the son." This is Yu Feng's only compromise, in fact, it is only used to deal with the Son of Heaven, he will definitely save Yijing and return safely, how can he tolerate Yijing being forced to die again because of the suspicion of "losing virginity", his determination is a statement, completely cut off the intention of the Heavenly Family to let him marry another, whether it is the daughter of the Qin family or the daughter of the Yan family, it is impossible to become the future princess of Chu.

The Empress Dowager didn't expect Yu Feng to say things so absolutely, but she was not dissatisfied, the Yan family's concubine did not have to marry into the Chu Palace, as long as Yu Feng did not marry the Qin family's daughter and did not marry the ill-intentioned Quan Xun, she could also rest assured.

But Yu Feng's words were not finished.

"Although Qin's Qiniang came back to visit, expressing a sincere meaning really made the minister grateful, also known as the minister's reason, and would rather be aggrieved, but she is the daughter of the prime minister's house, a famous lady, and the minister must not be so reckless, and treat her as a concubine with no name and no share, so she can only live up to Qin's Qiniang and live up to the good intentions of the saint."

As soon as these words came out, the Empress Dowager was surprised: "How did Feng'er say this? When will Ziruo come to the door? also said something like this...... "The Queen Mother stopped the description of "self-recommended pillow" and "shameless" in time, and coughed: "Such a 'sincere' statement? ”

"The Empress Dowager Qiqi, about three or two days after the previous edict of the Holy Lord, Qi Niang suddenly came to visit alone." Yu Feng replied generously.

The Empress Dowager's face sank: "Holy Lord, since you let the father and son of the King of Chu discuss and then make a plan, and their father and son have no reply, why did you prophetize the Qin family?" ”

Originally, the Empress Dowager had no ill feelings towards Qin Ziruo, and even admired this woman's talent and wisdom very much, seeing that she was not as restrained as the daughter of the family, and there was no lack of stability and dignity, but it was a pity that she was born in the Qin family, which made the Empress Dowager jealous, so she gradually became estranged.

No matter how free and unrestrained, if it is just love to compare talents with scholars, the Empress Dowager can still accept it, the Son of Heaven wants her to go to the Chu Palace, and she has nothing to do with Ziruo's own tutoring, but I didn't expect that this girl would make a self-recommendation pillow to do things, ha, the family style of the Qin family is really different, and the two daughters of the long house are both people who regard etiquette as nothing.

The Son of Heaven didn't expect Qin Ziruo to be so impatient and dissatisfied, but he had to turn around, choose himself clearly, and said: "The seventh sister admires Yuanyang's talent very much, and I also ...... because of the queen's words" That is to say, this matter is the beginning of the Qin family, and the Son of Heaven did not wait to inform it.

The Empress Dowager did not talk about the absurdity of the Qin family at this time, it was the queen's father's family, the emperor's relatives and relatives, and on the surface, she had to take care of it somewhat, but it was meaningful: "The concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not appropriate to live in the concubine position, but Feng'er will be the vassal king in the future, and it is not a grievance to the Qin family, it is absolutely inappropriate to only have a concubine without a name, with such a sister, the queen still can't see anyone?" Anyway, since Feng'er has his own plans, I think you don't have to worry too much about being a father, Feng'er is serious, even the first emperor often praised him as a pillar of the minister, and he will naturally not act willfully. ”

The Empress Dowager simply took this opportunity to discuss with the Son of Heaven the specific date for the canonization of King Xian, and made a direct decision: "Feng'er is also ready, and someone will go to Chuzhou to repair the mansion. ”

In this way, not only was the matter of the side concubine completely revealed, but Yu Feng's going to the domain was also a foregone conclusion, the Son of Heaven was very angry in his heart, and he really didn't dare to disobey the empress dowager, so he could only swallow his anger, and he gritted his teeth with hatred for Yu Feng, but he could only bring Qin Ziruo to vent his anger and angrily reprimand her for acting rashly.

Qin Ziruo also felt aggrieved, her trip was still fruitless, if she did nothing, she would still be rejected by the prince, but her heart was not ordinary, and she didn't want to see the Son of Heaven blame Yu Feng, and after being reprimanded in silence, she admonished again: "This time, the prince refused on the grounds that he had an oath first, didn't he even refuse to marry the daughters of Su and Yan?" Su Yijing will definitely die, and in the future, neither the Weiguo Mansion nor the Yan family will be able to marry their daughters into the Chu Palace. ”

The Son of Heaven thought about it, it seemed that this was also the case, so what was Yu Feng's intention?

"The son of the world is indeed a man who values love and righteousness." Qin Ziruo sighed: "Holy Lord, since this is the case, Mo Ruo ......"

When the Son of Heaven heard Ziruo's words, his eyebrows were raised: "Seventh sister is really willing to do this?" ”