The emperor returned to the palace, and as soon as he entered the Zichen Palace, he picked up the portrait in the drawer of the table and carefully examined it. It's so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.

But in reality, Qin Liusu wanted to return to Zhang's mansion and return to Zhang Sizong's side, even if he was Zhang Sizong's concubine, he didn't want to enter the palace to enjoy this glory and wealth and accompany him.

As soon as the emperor thought of this, he felt inexplicable heartache. I am the king of this world, and it is so difficult to integrate the woman I like into this palace.

If it is difficult, it is indeed a little difficult, first of all, if the queen mother knew that Qin Liusu was someone else's concubine, she would never allow the emperor to include Qin Liusu in this harem.

If it is not difficult, it is that the emperor persuaded Zhang Sizong to let Zhang Sizong give up Qin Liusu, so that Zhang Sizong could dedicate Qin Liusu to the emperor in the name of his righteous sister, and the emperor could justifiably include Qin Liusu in the harem.

In this way, all these things can also be logical, and when the emperor thinks of this, he can't help but admire himself in his heart.

The emperor put away Qin Liusu's portrait, and then said to Chen Hongzhi, who was serving on the side: "Gonggong Chen, Xu Jieyu of Xuancheng Xiangdian went to the Zichen Hall to sleep. I haven't seen her in a long time. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will go." After Chen Gonggong finished speaking, he and a few eunuchs in the palace walked all the way to the Chengxiang Palace. At this time, Xu Yingxue has not rested, and is playing Go with Liu Qingwu of Chenghuan Palace.

Xiao Lingzi, the steward eunuch in the Chengxiang Palace, as soon as he saw Gonggong Chen coming, he hurriedly ran into the house and preached: "Two mothers, Gonggong Chen is here, and the slave sees that Gonggong Chen must have been ordered by the emperor to come to Xuanniangniang to go to bed." ”

Hearing Xiao Lingzi say this, Liu Qingwu's eyes flashed with loneliness. In this palace, in terms of family background, appearance, and position, Xu Yingxue is much better than her. It was understandable that she felt lost.

As soon as Xu Yingxue heard that it was Gonggong Chen who was coming, she said to Xiao Lingzi: "Hurry up and invite Gonggong Chen to drink some tea in this hall, it's so late, and it's hard for him to make this trip." ”

"Yes, Niangniang, I'll go and invite Gonggong Chen in." After Xiao Lingzi finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the hall and went to invite Gonggong Chen. Gonggong Chen entered the hall with Xiao Lingzi, and the maid Cuizhi hurriedly prepared tea for Gonggong Chen.

"There is Lao Xu Jieyu, the emperor is in the Zichen Palace at the moment, saying that he asked the old slave to announce the decree, please go over to sleep." Gonggong Chen said to Xu Yingxue with a smile.

"Qingwu, tomorrow I will go to your palace to talk to you, today is really inconvenient." Xu Yingxue said to Liu Qingwu, and the knowledgeable Liu Qingwu quickly stood up.

"Congratulations to my sister, the emperor actually wanted to let my sister go to bed, so my sister should hurry up and prepare. Light Dance is going back. Liu Qingwu finished speaking and left.

Xu Yingxue went out of the Chengxiang Hall with Gonggong Chen, sat in the sedan chair, and walked towards the Zichen Hall where the emperor was located. Instead, I feel that all this is a normal thing.

Xu Yingxue got off the sedan chair, and then walked towards the Zichen Palace, pushed open the door of the palace, and as soon as she entered the hall, Xu Yingxue slowly walked in front of the emperor and saluted and said: "Xu Jieyu has seen the emperor, and the emperor is blessed." ”

"Xu Jieyu, please hurry up, I haven't summoned you to sleep in this Zichen Palace for a long time, do you want to me?" The emperor said to Xu Yingxue in front of him.

"The emperor is very busy dealing with government affairs every day, Sakura Xue and the women in the harem are the same, always looking forward to seeing the emperor, but compared to state affairs and children's private affairs, Sakura Xue still feels that state affairs are particularly important." Xu Yingxue said with a smile.

When the emperor heard that Xu Yingxue in front of him was such a calm person, he didn't say anything more, he said with a smile: "It's not early, Xu Jieyu will rest with me." ”

The emperor took Xu Yingxue's hand and walked towards the bed, the moonlight outside the window was very bright, but the moon in the ice hall at this moment was difficult to sleep.

In the past two days, the emperor did not visit her, which made Yue'er feel a little strange. But after thinking about it, there are many women in this harem, and there is only one emperor, how can he accompany him every day.

After tossing and turning for a long time, Yue'er fell asleep deeply. And in the Qingning Palace, the noble concubine Niangniang is waiting for the news brought back by the princess at the moment.

Sometimes a woman's intuition is very accurate, just like Guo Nianyun at this moment, sitting in Qingning Palace, thinking of the abnormality of the emperor's attitude in the past few days, she guessed that the emperor must have something to hide from her.

Lu Luo stood next to him and watched Guo Nianyun drinking tea leisurely, and at this hour on weekdays, Guo Nianyun had already fallen asleep.

At this time, Wang Gonggong walked in and saw Guo Nianyun, and his face was nervous. When Guo Nianyun saw his father-in-law like this, he knew that something big must have happened.

"Princess, have you found out, what has the emperor been doing lately?" Guo Nianyun asked a little nervously, but at the moment she didn't have a score in her heart.

"Back to the concubine Niangniang, the emperor is out of the palace today, I heard the guards say that the emperor not only went out of the palace tonight, but also the emperor also left the palace last night, where exactly he went, the slave is not clear." The prince said in trepidation.

"It seems that this matter is extraordinary, tomorrow when I understand the Queen Mother, I will order you to investigate." Guo Nianyun said sharply with sharp eyes.

If you go out of the palace, what will the emperor do when he leaves the palace? Gonggong Chen and Tutu Chengxuan accompanied the emperor out of the palace, so why did the emperor choose to leave the palace at night, there must be something strange in this.

Guo Nianyun thought about it for a long time, but he really couldn't figure it out, and Lu Luo on the side saw Guo Nianyun so bored, so he comforted and said: "Niangniang should rest early, wait for Niangniang to tell the Queen Mother tomorrow, with the help of the Queen Mother, it is logical for Niangniang to investigate this matter." ”

"Yes, it seems that this is the only way to do it for now, if you rashly go to check the emperor's departure from the palace, it will inevitably make the emperor disgusted, if it is ordered by the queen mother, the emperor will not blame me at that time." Guo Nianyun said happily.

"Niangniang is right, the Queen Mother has always doted on Niangniang, and this matter will definitely be considered from Niangniang's standpoint." After Lu Luo finished speaking, he helped Guo Nianyun and walked towards the dormitory.

The next day, the emperor went down to the early dynasty and summoned Zhang Sizong in the Hanwu Palace. As soon as he saw the emperor, Zhang Sizong quickly knelt on the ground and saluted and said: "Zhang Sizong has seen the emperor, and the emperor is blessed with Jin'an." ”

For the emperor's summons, Zhang Sizong never dreamed that Zhang Sizong, who had never been a saint, felt that the emperor on the dragon chair was so majestic at this moment.

As soon as he saw Emperor Zhang Sizong, he said straight to the point: "Lord Zhang, can you find your concubine?" Hearing the emperor ask, Zhang Sizong raised his head, only to find that the emperor in front of him turned out to be the prince he knew.

It seems that his previous inference is really true, the so-called prince is not a prince or something, but the current emperor, but the emperor's question made Zhang Sizong feel a little surprised.

"Back to the emperor, I haven't found it yet." Zhang Sizong said helplessly, but in his heart he had doubts about the emperor in front of him, let me ask, an emperor suddenly cares about his concubine, can this not make Zhang Sizong suspicious?

"I have found Qin Liusu outside the Guan, and at this moment I have placed her in the mansion shop on the West Market outside the Imperial City, protected by some Shence troops arranged by Tutu Chengxuan." The emperor said with a smile.

"Why didn't the emperor let Liusu go back to Zhang's mansion? Could it be that she doesn't want to? Zhang Sizong asked with some concern. Although he knew that Qin Liusu was not a woman who coveted power and glory, he still had no confidence in the face of the emperor in front of him.

"As long as you are willing to give up Qin Liusu, I will let you rise to the top and give you what you want." The emperor spoke. At this time, the emperor's words were already obvious, and the time-sharing was to take Qin Liusu for himself.

From the first time he saw the emperor, when the emperor took Tutu Chengxuan and Chen Gonggong, and claimed to be the prince, Zhang Sizong had already seen that the emperor had already thought about Qin Liusu. But I didn't expect the emperor to use such a means in order to get Qin Liusu.

Could it be that Qin Liusu disappeared on the street for no reason that day, and it was also the emperor who made a hindrance, Zhang Sizong thought of all this, and felt as if he had fallen into a trap arranged by the emperor, whether he jumped or not, the emperor had the chance to win.

In the face of these two people with a huge disparity in strength, the victory between the emperor and Zhang Sizong has been decided without starting, because it is the emperor who is in the dragon chair and the emperor who is high in the sky, so before it starts, Zhang Sizong is destined to be the losing side.

The emperor saw that Zhang Sizong's eyes were full of loneliness, so he said: "Zhang Gongzi, don't worry, the time when Liusu went missing on the street definitely has nothing to do with me, and I just found her." ”

"Wechen thank the emperor for his compassion, and ask the emperor to allow Weichen to see Liusu for the last time." Zhang Sizong pleaded and said, hearing Zhang Sizong say this, the emperor readily agreed.

"If I want to include Liusu in this harem, please ask Young Master Zhang to cooperate more, since your fate is exhausted, why don't you accept Liusu girl as your righteous sister and send her to the palace?" The emperor said with a smile.

"The emperor's idea is very good, and the minister also has this intention." Zhang Sizong said with a smile, but his heart was full of bitterness, he never dreamed that the first time he faced the saint, he would lose Qin Liusu.

"Okay, in the evening, Miss Liusu will go back to Zhang's Mansion again, and I will ask Tutu Chengxuan to send her back to Zhang's house, and ask Zhang Gongzi to cooperate when the time comes. Go down. The emperor said to Zhang Sizong.

"Wechen retired." Zhang Sizong withdrew from Hanyuan Hall after speaking, but in his heart he was unspeakably sad and sad, he didn't expect that the woman he loved the most in his life would be given to others by himself in an instant.

In the evening, Zhang Sizong, his father and second brother Zhang Sifu returned to the mansion, thinking of the things that happened during the day, Zhang Sizong's heart was still indescribably sad.

Although on the way back, Master Zhang also strongly persuaded Zhang Sizong to give up Qin Liusu, but Zhang Sizong still couldn't let go, although he had such an idea before, but it was just a thought.

Now that he is really asked to make such a decision, Zhang Sizong is a little difficult, although a gentleman has the beauty of an adult, but he would rather not be such a gentleman.

As soon as Zhang Sizong returned to the mansion, he walked towards the courtyard, and stayed in the bedroom, the courtyard, and the front hall for a long time before Zhang Sizong reluctantly left the courtyard.

At the gate of the house, Zhang Sizong said to the housekeeper in the house: "Go to a few houses and seal the other courtyard in the house, and no one can set foot in the other courtyard from now on." ”

"Third Young Master, if this courtyard is sealed, maybe Miss Liusu will come back one day, where will you let her live?" One of the family members said with a smile.

"If you want to seal it, you will seal it, how can there be so much nonsense." Zhang Sizong yelled at the family. Steward Zhou saw that Zhang Sizong's temper was as hot as his body, so he stood aside silently.

Looking at the back of Zhang Sizong's departure, Steward Zhou said with a smile: "Do the work when you should work, don't always talk so much, don't you see that the third young master is in a bad mood?" They all hurried to seal the door of the annex courtyard. And when they had heard this, they all went to work.

Zhang Sizong walked all the way towards Wang Bilian's residence, and at this moment, when he thought of loving Wang Bilian and his wife in front of Qin Liusu later, and the couple had a deep affection, Zhang Sizong's heart was indescribably sad.

Perhaps, maybe Qin Liusu entered the palace, and being the emperor's woman in the harem is the best destination, after all, many women in the world dream of entering the palace.

As for himself, if Qin Liusu enters the palace, the emperor will be able to let himself rise to prominence, and what reason and qualification do he have to refuse. Thinking of this, Zhang Sizong laughed. The laughter was so painful, so heartbreaking.