Chongde Hall.

The emperor retreated from everyone, and only he and Chu Yanzhi were left in the empty hall. Their eyes were intertwined, and none of them spoke.

It was so quiet that even the air seemed to condense.

"It's your hand." Finally, the Emperor spoke, his voice deep and slightly hoarse.

He didn't use an inquiring tone, but an affirmative.

The corners of Chu Yanzhi's lips moved, and he met the emperor's gaze without the slightest dodge, "Yes." ”

"Because he was introduced to the palace with pity?" The Emperor said again.

"Yes." Chu Yanzhi's answer was only one word.

Clean, neat.

The emperor's eyebrows were unconsciously raised, and a trace of forbearance crossed his dark eyes, "You, have you ever thought about your brother." The child in Concubine Xiang's womb is your own brother. ”

Even if he wants to get rid of Du'er, then he shouldn't involve the child in Concubine Xiang's womb!

"Yes, the child in Concubine Xiang's womb is indeed my own brother." Chu Yanzhi nodded, and then raised his eyebrows slightly, "Isn't Chu Xizhi?" ”

Chu Yanzhi's words were like a heavy hammer, smashing the emperor's chest. He snapped back a few steps and barely held on to the edge of the table.

"Good. Good. Good. The emperor stretched out his hand to cover his chest, and for a long time, he squeezed out three words from between his teeth, "He is worthy of being a good son from my teaching!" Are you teaching me a lesson now? When the emperor said this, his eyes burst out of Sensen's coldness, and he coldly threw himself towards Chu Yanzhi.

This is his son! It's his son and the jewel! It was his beloved son who tried his best to plan and calculate for him, intending to lift him to the top of the power of the Great Yue Kingdom! But what kind of attitude is he treating him now?

"Erchen doesn't dare." Chu Yanzhi said and slowly lowered his head.

"Don't dare?" The emperor smiled coldly, "Is there anything else in this world that you don't dare?" ”

Chu Yanzhi lowered his head and did not answer.

The emperor looked at Chu Yanzhi coldly, looking at this son he only cared about in his heart, and a sadness suddenly rose in his heart.

"You...... Is it resentful? ”

"Erchen doesn't dare." Chu Yanzhi hung his head, and his voice was calm and waveless.

I don't dare. Instead of not complaining.

The emperor looked at Chu Yanzhi who was standing in front of him with his head bowed, his eyes seemed to be fixed on him, but for a long time, that person didn't even give him a trace of expression.

He really resented him.

Finally, the emperor slowly withdrew his gaze, and waved weakly on his right, "That's it, you kneel down." ”

"The retainers retired." Chu Yanzhi saluted, then turned around and walked out of the hall.

Outside, it started to rain at some point.

Countless raindrops weave into a large net, enveloping the entire imperial city in it.

In his memory, it was also such weather when he left his mother.

His father asked him to send him to Yanxi Palace to pass on to the childless Concubine Shen, who was very ill at the time, and held his hand by the bedside and begged his father not to send him away, even if he really wanted to send him away, please wait until she closed her eyes.

He still remembers his mother's face full of tears and despair.

However, he was forcibly sent away.

The next day, the mother was gone.

"Lord Wang." The attendant eunuch of Chu Yanzhi next to him saw Chu Yanzhi standing on the steps for a long time without reacting, and couldn't help but step forward and shouted in a low voice.

Only then did Chu Yanzhi come back to his senses, "Let's go." With that, he lifted his leg and walked into the rain.

The long palace road seems to have no end.

The rain knocked on the bluestone-paved palace road, making a 'click' sound, and suddenly, in the distance, a figure broke into view.

Under the oil-paper umbrella with half a red plum blossom drawn, a beautiful face was clearly reflected in his pupils through the rain curtain.

Chu Yanzhi opened his mouth, just about to shout out the name.

But the figure was at the turn of the palace road that flickered and disappeared quickly.

All around, there was nothing left but rain.

The secret room of the Yanwang Mansion.

"Brother Huang, you don't know how dangerous the situation was at that time. I was really afraid that the old man would deal with the misfortune according to Chu Yanzhi's wishes, but I didn't expect it...... He really let Doom out of the palace. Chu Muzhi thought about what happened in Chongde Hall at noon today and felt a little frightened, and at the end, he added, "The imperial sister-in-law's move is too dangerous, she is not afraid of ......."

"No in case." Chu Xizhi lightly interrupted Chu Muzhi's words, he picked up the teacup with his left hand, pinched the lid of the cup in his right hand and gently plucked the tea, and then lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

The faint aroma of tea begins to spread between the mouth and stomach, and the spleen is excess.

"Oh? Ask the Pope's brother to see him. Chu Muzhi smiled and raised his hand towards Chu Xizhi.

The corners of Chu Xizhi's mouth hooked, and he raised a beautiful arc, "Didn't you say that Wei'er said when she pleaded for mercy that the palace should not involve outsiders in the battle?" ”

"So what?"

Chu Xizhi turned his eyes to look at Chu Muzhi, "Do you know how Chu Yanzhi's biological mother, Concubine Li, died?" ”

"It's not...... Did you die of illness? "The Way of Chumu.

Chu Xizhi smiled and put down the teacup in his hand, "Back then, Concubine Li had already arranged to go to Chao'an Temple on the grounds of praying for the emperor's blessing. Speaking of this, Chu Xi suddenly lowered his head and sneered a few times, "He originally wanted Concubine Li to avoid these disputes and calculations in the harem, but he didn't expect that someone would still put his hand into Chao'an Temple." ”

"Brother Huang won't mean ......"

"Who else can there be, naturally it is Concubine Shen." Chu Xizhi glanced at Chu Mu and directly pointed out the person's name.

Concubine Li is the maid of the first queen, although her appearance is outstanding, but she is not eye-catching in the harem of beautiful women, and she is a gentle and generous character, such a person will not be looked at by any woman in the palace, but she has entered the eyes of the emperor. However, think about it, the first queen is the princess of Zheng Guo, who has been pampered since she was a child, and her temperament is extremely strong, plus the original emperor was inconspicuous among the princes of the former emperor, this marriage is only afraid of being wronged in the eyes of the former queen, and according to the temperament of the former queen, it is inevitable to show these grievances. At that time, the emperor was in the midst of many suspicions and oppressions of the princes, and he was angry outside, but when he returned home, his wife put on his face again, and it was conceivable that there was naturally a gap between the husband and wife, and if there was a gentle and beautiful maid at this time to stretch out her hand to him and give him comfort, it would be easy to win his heart.

It was in this little bit of comfort that the emperor unconsciously fell in love with the maidservant girl beside the former empress. However, he couldn't say it, and he didn't even dare to leak this liking a little, because he still needed the support of Zheng Guogong's faction behind the queen, so he couldn't show it, he knew that he could only make a name for the person he liked by standing in more positions. But later, he finally knew that he still couldn't afford this title. Only then did he realize that it turned out that his liking could ruin a person. Therefore, he had to think differently, so he ignored the controversy and took the first emperor's concubine into the palace and made her a concubine. Everyone's eyes shifted to Yan Guifei's body at once, no one cared about a little concubine anymore, and he deliberately stayed away from her, away from her...... However, there are still people who have their eyes fixed on her, and that is......

The younger sister of the first queen, Shen Guifei, who has been in the palace for three years but has been childless.

The queen died of illness, Yan Guifei gave birth to the seventh prince Chu Xizhi, her status is precarious, she urgently needs a prince to consolidate her position and Yan Guifei to fight against each other, so she turned her attention to the concubine Li who had gone to Chao'an Temple to worship the Buddha.

In the end, Concubine Li did not die, but because of her broken body, she died of illness in less than two months after she was taken back to the palace by the emperor, and the day before she died, her son Chu Yanzhi was finally taken into Yanxi Palace by Concubine Shen.

"So, the imperial sister-in-law's words reminded the old man of Concubine Li?" Chu Muzhi, who had figured out the ins and outs, asked in a low voice.

Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows and smiled, looking at Chu Muzhidao, "You said it?" ”

Chu Muzhi pursed the corners of his mouth, "I can't see it, he really has a deep love for Concubine Li!" ”

"yes." Chu Xizhi turned the jasper ring on his finger, and the corners of his lips hooked up a sarcastic smile.

Yes, he has a deep affection for Concubine Li, but, on the contrary, he is very cruel and cold-blooded to his mother.

"But......" Chu Muzhi frowned and looked at Chu Xizhi, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes, "How can you and the imperial sister-in-law be so clear about these old things?" ”

Such a secret thing, I am afraid that except for the emperor himself and Chu Yanzhi, there will be no third person who knows, so how did Chu Xizhi and Xiao Xiwei know?

Chu Xizhi smiled, "Actually, you still don't know a little. ”

"What?"

"Actually, Wei'er's eyes are very similar to Concubine Li."

Especially when looking at a person intently, it is clear and clear, if there is a trace of begging, then when the emperor has already remembered Li Concubine, such a look is full of shock.

"I see." Chu Muzhi seemed to remember something, and nodded suddenly in understanding.

No wonder, no wonder the emperor's expression was so complicated at that time, it turned out to be like this.

"Is there anything else you can do?" Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Muzhidao.

Chu Muzhi shook his head, "Not for the time being." ”

He has already sent Du Er to Chao'an Temple, and under everyone's eyes, Chu Muzhi will not be stupid enough to attack Du Er in Chao'an Temple.

"By the way, I suddenly remembered another question?"

"Oh?" Chu Xizhi's eyebrows raised.

"Brother Huang, what did you send Doom to the palace for in the first place?" The Way of Chumu.

Originally, he thought that he sent Du Er into the palace to gain the emperor's trust, and then did something in the elixir he offered, but he didn't expect that he didn't let Du Er do anything. Du Er lived in the palace for a period of time for no reason, and by the way, he recuperated the old man's body vigorously, and then he was kicked out by Chu Yan. Could it be that after playing chess for so long, this move is a waste of chess, which is not like the character of his Seven Emperor Brothers.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" Chu Xi raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Muzhi, "Du Er is pure by nature, I am also half of his senior brother, it is not right to involve him, how can I let his hands get blood." ”

"Then the imperial brother, you sent Doge into the palace ...... the beginning"

"Du Er is pure by nature, and he won't practice some misleading pills to fool people, but others may not be like him."

"Brother Huang, what do you mean ......"

Chu Xizhimi's eyes widened and stopped talking.

Right now, Chu Yanzhi's wings are getting fuller, but the emperor's body and bones are in the prime of life, once he holds more power in the future, then, a strong emperor who can't give way to him is afraid that it will become a stone in his way.

He really had some expectations, at that time, how would Chu Yanzhi choose?