534 Family reunion
As the so-called wave after wave, the king of Qi just died on the front foot, and within a few days, several rebels appeared in various places, among which there were many princes of the domain who wanted to establish themselves as kings, and even had their eyes fixed on the throne.
The excuse is nothing more than that the king of Qi plotted rebellion and killed the first emperor, the emperor's throne is not justified, how can he be worthy of being the king of a country, and then there is the criticism of the king of Chu, pretending to be on the side of the Qing monarch, in fact, they want to usurp the throne, and they regard themselves as royalists, and they want to expel the king of Chu from the court.
The instability of the Great Zhou Dynasty has also given an opportunity to some surrounding countries that have long been eyeing the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Now it can be said that Da Zhou is in the midst of internal and external troubles.
The day after the death of King Qi, Xiao Junjue was canonized as regent by the little emperor and was in charge of all matters of the Great Zhou, which was what Li Zhanpei meant. He knew that sooner or later this throne would belong to the king of Chu, and if he withdrew early, whether it was his grandson or him, he would be treated more favorably.
He is old, and he has experienced too many things over the years, power is nothing in his eyes, but it is just a passing cloud, and his biggest hope now is to take his grandson to leave the place of right and wrong, and withdraw as soon as possible to save his life.
Since Xiao Junjue accepted the title from the regent, it has been much more convenient for her to act, and she is very satisfied with Li Zhanpei's knowledge of current affairs.
After his investigation during this time, he knew that although Li Zhanpei was Xiao Yuheng's father-in-law, he was still an honest man, and he did not do anything to overthrow the court and frame Zhongliang, and sometimes even came out to intercede when Xiao Yuheng wanted to kill and punish the minister. So until now, Xiao Junjue has not moved him, firstly, because of this, and secondly, the father-in-law of the king of Qi continued to serve the Great Zhou in the court, which also shows that he knows people and makes good use of them, and is selfless.
It's just that the death of King Qi is still criticized. But this matter did not implicate Xiao Junjue, but Rong Zhao.
Rong Zhao killed Xiao Yuheng with his own hands, and also asked him to cut off his head and send it to the tomb of Marquis Rong in Eagle Mountain as a sacrifice, and for a while everyone talked about the princess regent.
Now, it seems that the princess regent has become synonymous with poisonous women.
Everyone is sighing, the regent is benevolent and generous, why did he marry such a ruthless poisonous woman?
When Rong Zhao heard this kind of words, he just smiled, and if she wanted to blame her, her original reputation was not good, but now that she has this thing, she has naturally become a rakshasa in everyone's hearts.
However, there are also people who speak for her, the revenge of killing her father is not shared, and she avenges her father with her own hands, and the princess does not let her eyebrows, but her voice is very small, and it is covered by the voice of the poisonous woman.
Early in the morning, Rong Zhao stood at the gate of the palace and waited, and the news came that they would arrive today for the Lantern Festival and Lotus Rong.
She looked forward to the stars and the moon for more than a month, and finally looked forward to them.
"Allure, didn't the news say that the time would come? It's almost dawn, why haven't you seen anyone yet?" Rong Zhao craned his neck to look outside the palace, and the more he waited, the more anxious he became.
Allure comforted her, "It may be that I was hungry halfway and my meal was delayed, don't worry, princess, I should be there before noon." ”
"What to eat outside, you can't stand up, I have people prepare food for them, is it delicious outside? I don't know I'm in a hurry, it must be Rong Yao who delayed the trip, he has the most things." Rong Yao said that he was very innocent, and his sister could rely on him for everything.
After rehabilitating the Rong family, Xiao Junjue has already asked people to renovate and clean up the Rong Mansion and the Huguo Mansion, and they can move in when they come back.
When the servants of the two houses heard the good news, they all returned, and were already waiting in the house.
Allure said: "Maybe it's going to be soon." She turned her head sideways to see the ministers who had just come out of the Jinluan Palace, and whispered, "Princess, the next court." ”
Rong Zhao looked over, narrowed his eyes, and the person who walked in front of him looked angry, and his feet were like the wind, it looked like he should have quarreled in the court, and he lost the quarrel.
Rong Zhao glanced at it lightly and turned his face, "Leave them alone. ”
But let's not cause trouble, but someone is causing trouble.
"You're the princess of Chu, right? No, it's supposed to be the princess regent now. ”
Rong Zhao turned around and looked at the person, maintaining a decent quality, "I don't know who this adult is?"
"The next official is Taifu Guo Lingchen. "He said that he was an official, but he couldn't even salute him.
Rong Zhao heard this name from Xiao Junjue's mouth, and he was the one who always opposed Xiao Junjue everywhere in the court.
The smile on Rong Zhao's face was put away instantly, if you don't respect others, don't think that you can get respect from others.
"It turned out to be Mrs. Guo, disrespectful. With that, he turned back.
Guo Lingchen felt that he was being despised and said, "Since the princess has been treated leniently by the emperor and lives in the palace, she should be grateful to Dade and live in a palace, and it is against the emperor's kindness to show off like this." ”
Rong Zhao smiled sarcastically and said: "It is precisely because this princess is grateful to the emperor that she came out to swagger, without this princess to swagger, who knows the emperor's generosity?"
"The princess regent is really clever. Guo Lingchen stood down beside Rong Zhao, stared at her and said: "The princess regent not only has a good tongue, but also a pair of capable hands, even doing murderous things, and is not afraid of bearing the reputation of a poisonous woman, she is really a good helper of the regent." ”
Rong Zhao looked at him coldly, smiled, and said, "Is Mrs. Guo praising Princess Ben for being a virtuous helper?" Thank you for your compliment. ”
Guo Lingchen's cheeks twitched, and he pulled away the smile, but the smile was extremely sarcastic, "Yes, the princess is indeed a good wife." It's just that the regent cares about reputation, although you have done so much for him, there is no guarantee that one day he will abandon you because of your bad reputation. ”
After speaking, he left directly, and the angry Rong Zhao wanted to jump to his feet.
"Princess, don't be angry with him, he, he was reprimanded by the regent in the court today, and he was not convinced. At this time, Rong Zhao walked by another person.
Rong Zhao looked at him sideways, "It turned out to be Yunxiang." ”
Yun Qingshan arched his hand towards her, and said with a sneer: "Princess Wan'an, I haven't seen you for many years, the princess is the same as before, she is still bright and beautiful. ”
The words of compliment sound comfortable, Rong Zhao was angry with Guo Lingchen, and he was cured in an instant.
Rong Zhao smiled and said, "Yun Xiang is still so good at talking, no wonder he has risen all the way over the years." Yun Qingshan's face was sneering, and Rong Zhao said: "Yesterday, the prince also talked to me about Yun Xiang, saying that you know the current affairs, understand the general situation, handle things properly, and be loyal, if the people in the court are the same as you, he can worry a lot." ”
Yun Qingshan's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed, "Being able to do things for the regent is a blessing for Weichen, and Weichen will do his best to serve the regent in the future." ”
Rong Zhao twisted the handkerchief to cover his mouth, obviously not wanting to talk nonsense with him. Yun Qingshan had the eyesight, and left after saying a few good words.
Xiao Junjue returned to Fengzao Palace after the last dynasty and saw that Rong Zhao was not there, so he knew that he was going to pick up people at the gate of the palace, and he was fine, and he also passed.
Rong Zhao only looked outside the palace, and he didn't notice when he came.
"You're not tired of waiting here all morning. ”
The sudden voice startled Rong Zhao, and he touched his chest and hit him, "You scared me to death." ”
Xiao Junjue smiled and grabbed her hand and held it, Rong Zhao slowed down and asked, "The little fairy didn't wake up, right?"
"When I came out, I saw that I was sleeping deeply, and I had to sleep for some hour. ”
Rong Zhao simply looked through the autumn water, "Why haven't you arrived?" Don't wait for a while for the little fairy to wake up and look for me. ”
Nighthawk ran outside the palace gate, saw several carriages from afar, and said excitedly: "It's here." "He misses his daughter-in-law and his children.
Xiao Junjue and Rong Zhao walked out together, and Lian Rong and Lantern Xiao's heads had already poked out, and they shouted when they saw them far away. When the carriage arrived, Lian Rong jumped down from the carriage one by one, and then threw herself on Rong Zhao.
"Mother ......" has been separated for so long, I miss my mother, and I cry when I hug Rong Zhao.
"Mother concubine ......" Lantern Festival can't be strong at this time, the father said that the boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but it's just because he hasn't reached the sad place, he misses his mother, and he can't be strong. In the past six months, he has grown a lot taller, and he has reached Rong Zhao's chest, hugging Rong Zhao's waist and sobbing.
"Mother. There was also a small one, who was hugged by Qiushui and got out of the car, so he ran to Rong Zhao's side, stretching his arms to hug him.
Xiao Junjue "hissed", where is his father still here, why is no one hugging him.
Rong Zhao patted his daughter's back, and touched the heads of his two sons, the whole person was hairy, and he didn't know who to appease first, so he couldn't help but turn his eyes to Xiao Junjue for help.
To be honest, I was really jealous at this time, but when I saw that she was pitiful, I said, "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore." The concubine is still recuperating from her body, and if you provoke her to tears, she will get sick. ”
Lantern Xiao and Lianrong both let go of their hands, Lantern Xiao wiped her tears, looked at Rong Zhao and said, "Mother, are you sick?"
"No, the concubine is fine. Rong Zhao had water in his eyes and touched his son's face, "The mother just misses you too much." ”
Lian Rong had already thrown herself into his father's arms at this time, "Father, I miss you so much, Father, you have changed." She began to cry again, "I have lost weight, and my father must have suffered a lot outside." ”
Xiao Junjue picked her up and coaxed: "My father didn't suffer hardship, but I couldn't eat because I wanted Lianrong, but this time Lianrong came, my father could eat more, and he would soon gain weight." ”
Rong Zhao hugged Qi Guang, "Qi Guang has gained weight, my mother is not here, you are so obedient to eat, what a good boy." ”
Qi Guang hadn't seen Rong Zhao for so long, and he was no stranger at all, he was lying in his arms obediently, just holding Rong Zhao's clothes tightly with his hands, as if he was afraid that she would disappear again.
After chattering at the gate of the palace for many days, Nighthawk said, "If you have anything to say, let's go back to the palace first." ”
Looking at his wife and children, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and he was happy as if he was celebrating the New Year.
Qiushui walked to Rong Zhao's side, looking at Rong Zhao with tears in her eyes, "We arrived in the city, and the family of the Protector returned to the Protector's Mansion, and the prince and the second master also returned to the Rong Mansion, saying that they would come to pay homage to the princess and princess another day." ”
Xiao Junjue had already arranged it before, and Rong Zhao was relieved, anyway, there was no hurry to get together.
"Father, I want to see the little fairy. Along the way, Lian Rong missed her little fairy sister in her heart.
Xiao Junjue smiled, "Okay, let's go back and see." ”