Chapter Ninety-Four

Zhao Yong has won the first place in both archery and hunting and spearmanship, and such a situation has only happened during the reign of Emperor Taizu, and during the reign of Emperor Hui Jingyuan, there has never been such a talent in the royal hunting competition.

Therefore, Zhao Yong has won the first place in several projects today, which is really gratifying. Although most of the people present could see that Zhao Yong didn't win the real fight when he returned, and nearly half of it was Xue Ping who helped him win the game, but Zhao Yong really used his skills to get a marriage this time, even if there was no Xue Ping to help, he would definitely be able to win, but the win would not be so smooth.

Zhao Yong was kept in captivity in the deep palace as a hostage of the Yiwang Mansion, and in order not to cause trouble, he should act in a low-key manner. Therefore, although Zhao Yong in the usual polo match is beyond people's reach, it is not his real level, and until today, everyone knows how heroic Yong, the son of King Yi's Mansion, is.

But it is obvious that because of Xue Ping's help, Zhao Yong used a lot of strength, but he also hid a lot of strength.

But only these performances have already made the Empress Dowager take it to heart, among the sons of the four state kings, the most feared person by the Empress Dowager is this Zhao Yong, and now seeing that he is so powerful, it makes her move her heart to get rid of it. It's just that she also has her concerns.

First, she can see that this Zhao Yong still hasn't completely used his true skills, and she doesn't know if there is any side force behind Zhao Yong, after all, since he can hide his ability, he can secretly raise troops to raise a force, besides, he still has the help of the old slut of Concubine Zhuang Shu, and it is impossible to secretly have no action.

Therefore, it is impossible for her to get rid of Zhao Yong for a while.

Second, even if she has the ability to get rid of Zhao Yong's ancestors and grandchildren, but as soon as they die, King Yi will definitely seek revenge for his son, such as today's is already quite unstable, and people in many places have begun to raise flags to rebel, and the four kings have long been dissatisfied with her Empress Dowager Liu is in power, and has long been ready to recapture Zhao Yanjiangshan, if Zhao Yong is removed at this moment, it just gives King Yi a chance to send troops.

Therefore, she can't be reckless, and she must think ahead and backward when she acts.

When she was in the palace before, she first calculated that Huang Meiren had a miscarriage, and then hollowed out the hospital. Then when Zhao Yong was unprepared for a polo match, he ordered the secret guard to put a dark arrow on him, and the dark arrow was smeared with poisonous juice in advance, she originally thought that when Zhao Yong died, she would put all this blame on Zhao Min, the son of King Su.

When the time came, it was Zhao Min who framed Zhao Yong, so as to provoke King Yi and King Su to meet each other. And she, Empress Dowager Liu, can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, killing two birds with one stone.

But I didn't expect that after a good calculation, I was messed up by the Lin girl.

Not only did Zhao Yong not die, but he also saved Huang Meiren's mother and son, so that His Majesty had an heir. Once Your Majesty has an heir, this throne can be regarded as another step in security. And now, His Majesty takes the eldest son of the emperor with him wherever he goes, for fear that she will take the life of the eldest son of the emperor.

Thinking of this, the depression in the queen mother's heart deepened, and she could only temporarily relieve the depression by sitting upright with her eyes closed.

She doesn't care whether Zhao Yong really likes the girl of the Lin family, or whether he is only interested in the forces behind the girl of the Lin family, she will not allow it. But now he has a trump card in his hand, and His Majesty has personally said that he wants to give marriage, but fortunately, the will of this marriage has not yet been issued, and there is still room for turnaround.

The Empress Dowager stood alone in front of the window, dressed in palace clothes, carrying her hands behind her back, tilting her head slightly and contemplating. The wrench was on her thumb, and her index finger kept turning the wrench on her thumb, and several thoughts had already flashed through her mind. Quietly stood in front of the window for her son, until the sky outside gradually turned blue, she retracted her thoughts, and then turned her head and asked Mama Zhen, who had been waiting quietly behind her, "Who hosted the family banquet held in Liuqing Palace tonight?"

The queen was left out in the cold, although Her Majesty took care of her many years of affection, and she also took the queen with her on this trip, but it is obvious that the queen no longer has the previous status. The queen is stupid, not a good chess piece, and she deserves to be disposed of, she has long intended to choose another Liu woman to enter the palace.

And this time Wen Zhaoyi was also disposed of, and the harem was not the leader, which was a good opportunity for her to introduce another Liu girl into the palace.

Mama Zhen replied respectfully on the side: "Back to the Empress Dowager, it's Huang Jieyu." ”

"Huang Jieyu?" the Empress Dowager paused slightly, paused her hand to the flower pot by the windowsill slightly, and then said with a smile, "In the harem, when did you have a Huang Jieyu." After that, she moved her hand again, pinching off a flower in the flower pot that was blooming beautifully, obviously knowing it in her heart, but she was still waiting for Mama Zhen's words.

Mama Zhen said: "It was the previous Huang Meiren, the biological mother of the emperor's eldest son, after Wen Zhaoyi was deposed, His Majesty promoted her to Jieyu." ”

The Empress Dowager nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, and this position should have been promoted a long time ago." Jieyu, heh, Your Majesty is very stingy, no matter how you say it, it should be given a position of Zhaoyi. She tore off the petals one by one with her fingers covered with Kodan, and said slowly, "Only when you are promoted to Zhaoyi can you be qualified to host this family banquet, otherwise, wouldn't a mere Jieyu be going to mess up this banquet?"

Mama Zhen's eyes flickered slightly, and she lowered her head a little and said, "Please make it clear to the Empress Dowager." ”

The Empress Dowager discarded the ravaged flower in the flower pot, clapped her hands gently, and then looked at the flower with disgusted eyes and said: "The women who can survive in this harem are not simple, the Emperor Taizu had four favorite concubines, and now, only Concubine Zhuang Shu is left." Zhen Zhen, do you really think that this Concubine Zhuang Shu is too cowardly and incompetent......? On the contrary, she is too smart, knows how to advance and retreat, understands proportions, and takes retreat as advance, but she handles the mourning family very well, after Emperor Taizu left, the mourning family got rid of the other three concubines one by one, but there is nothing to do about Concubine Zhuang Shu. Not only that, but under the cruelty of the mourning family, she became more and more virtuous and virtuous, and even the emperor respected her as the superior. She clenched her fists tightly, and cold hatred flashed in her eyes, "You can tell me, such a woman, how can the grandson she raised be an ordinary person? This Zhao Yong is already so good, if he marries the girl of the Lin family again, the reliance of the Yi Wangfu will be more and more impossible to underestimate in the future, how can the mourning family rest assured." ”

Zhen Mama said: "The Marquis of Gui'an Mansion has no real power for a long time, but it just has an empty title, and the old Marquis has no strength in his hands." In the past, when Master Lin was here, he did something, but as for the other two masters, they only looked at it according to the slaves...... The second master of the Lin family can do such a thing as spoiling his wife and destroying his concubine, and there is a father-in-law like the Xue family who doesn't know how to rely on it, it is indeed stupid, let alone say that he can make a difference in his career. Master Lin San is not even as good as his second brother, and it is really not a climate. As for the few young masters, now that Uncle Lin has been established as the son of His Majesty, he does have something extraordinary, but in the end, he is young and has always been in filial piety, but he has a false position in the Ministry of Rites, and it doesn't matter. ”

"And General Xue has handed over all the military power this time, not to mention, the old general has always been loyal to Emperor Taizu, even if Zhao Yong's ancestor and grandson want to plot against him, General Xue will definitely not favor the Yi Palace. Otherwise, he would be disloyal to Emperor Taizu, disloyal to His Majesty, and a rebellious minister and thief. ”

The Empress Dowager didn't think so, she only chuckled and shook her head: "You don't bluff the mourning family is happy, what do the people say about the mourning family now, don't think that the mourning family doesn't know." They all said that the mourning family wanted to usurp the throne and seize the Zhao Yan country, and said that my Liu family wanted to replace Zhao Yan and wanted to emulate the Empress Wu. ”

Mama Zhen didn't dare to say much here, so she could only say vaguely: "When Emperor □□ was about to fight the country, it was the Empress Dowager who followed Emperor Taizu all the way into the capital, and you were also by your side when Emperor Taizu was in danger of life and death. The slave didn't dare to say anything, the slave only knew that everything you paid for the Empress Dowager couldn't be seen by others, but the slave saw it really. ”

"It's a pity, it's a pity, the mourning family is desperate to live for him, but he feels that the mourning family is too murderous, and after winning the world, he gradually alienated the mourning family, favored those concubines, and even once wanted to set up King Su, the son of Concubine Qin Duan, as the prince. Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager's eyes became darker, and the slender and long Kodan was fiercely embedded in the flesh, and only the slightest pain could calm her down, "Later, Emperor Taizu realized that his body was not good, and he was afraid that his mourning family would be unfavorable to King Su's mother and son after his death, so he sent King Su to the fief. He wanted to protect Concubine Qin Duan, but that woman was so stupid, she was really blessed by Long Wei, and she couldn't escape death. ”

"Among the princes, the mourning family is most afraid of Gongzi Yong and Gongzi Min, if these two can be asked to kill each other, hehe, it is a good show. ”

Mama Zhen has served in front of the Queen Mother for decades, and she should have understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's words this time.

"Then the slave will do it immediately, please rest assured that the Queen Mother. Mama Zhen leaned over the Empress Dowager slightly, and walked out conveniently.

Although the person is over half a hundred years old, the pace is still steady, and people in the line know at a glance that it is a practitioner.

The Empress Dowager was still standing in front of the window, looking up at the dark sky outside the window, and said softly: "Emperor Tai, you are watching from the sky, watching carefully, looking at your good grandsons, killing each other one by one, don't you think it's very enjoyable?" Hahaha, the concubine feels very happy, the concubine just wants to make trouble with the descendants of the Liu family, and since then, the soldiers will meet each other, and there will be no peace. ”

"This world can be conquered, the concubines are indispensable, the concubines are now just trying to regain the half of the country they have laid, what's wrong? Why are people in the world scolding the concubines, saying that the concubines are Si Chen, but Your Majesty, you have to admit that if the concubines really become emperors, they may not be worse than your children and grandchildren!"

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His Majesty is going to hold a family banquet in Liuqing Palace, and the courtiers and the sons and daughters of the family who came with him will also be given to go. Lin Wan's mood today is really not ordinarily good, she chose a rather elegant skirt to wear on her body, which will not take away the demeanor of the palace lady, but also looks fresh and elegant, and the dress is just right.

Zhou Huaru was wearing a dark green long skirt, which looked a few years older for no reason, plus her temperament was dignified, so when she dressed up like this, she lost a few colors.

Cui Ling is dressed up delicately, she has fair skin, and this time she is wearing a red skirt, and her eyes are getting darker and brighter.

When he turned his head and saw that Zhou Huaru was only dressed in an old-fashioned manner, he couldn't help frowning, grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Zhou, why did you dress like this today? Not only did you not show your appearance at all, but you looked a few years older." After saying that, he pushed with a smile, "It's still too late, Sister Wan and I are waiting for my sister, sister go and change your body." ”

Zhou Huaru said: "Sister Wan must be the focus today, and it doesn't matter what I wear." Besides, the weather is really hot now, and when I wear it like this, people look refreshed. She pulled out a handkerchief and naturally covered it at the tip of her nose to hide her unnaturalness, but she lowered her eyes, and her whole person was not in good spirits.

Lin Wan knew that Zhou Hua was deliberately dressed so inconspicuously, and he was afraid that he didn't want to cause trouble. She is now old, but she has not yet decided on a family business, and the people in the Zhou Guogong Mansion must have already started to worry. This time, His Majesty set up a banquet in the Qing Palace, and since he was all the capable people of the entire Great Yan Dynasty, when the time comes, there will definitely be people who look at Sister Zhou.

Perhaps, he will take the opportunity to ask His Majesty for his blessing and marriage.

Your Majesty has Sister Zhou in his heart, so naturally he will not give marriage, but others don't know.

Therefore, it is better to dress low-key, so that you can cause less trouble.

Glancing at Zhou Huaru, Lin Wan hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister Cui, don't say that, Sister Zhou looks good, so she naturally looks good in everything." He went to take Cui Ling's hand again and pulled her out, "The three of us, Sister Cui is the best-looking, and at Sister Cui's Qingliu banquet today, there will definitely be many sons of the family who look down on my sister." ”

Cui Ling's face turned red, he reached out and poked Lin Wan's arm, lowered his head and said coquettishly: "Don't talk nonsense, where can I be as good as you and Sister Zhou, Sister Wan made fun of me." ”

Lin Wan and Cui Ling walked side by side in front, while Zhou Huaru silently followed behind the two, although there was a smile on the corner of his lips, but his face was a little bitter. As she walked down the corridor, the slight hot and humid wind blew on her face, and the heat wave hit her, making her feel like she didn't know where she was.

There are rows of lanterns hanging on the side of the corridor, and the warm yellow light hits her face, even if she is dressed ordinarily, she can't hide her charming appearance.

The three of them walked to the gate of Liuqing Palace, and happened to bump into the oncoming Lu Quan brothers and sisters, Lu Quan didn't want to see Lin Wan, but when he saw Lin Wan this time, he rushed forward angrily and wanted to fight with her. Lin Wanzi would not give Lu Quan such a chance, intercepted her fist, and then squeezed her wrist tightly.

Lu Quan gritted her teeth in pain, but her eyes were full of scarlet, her beautiful eyes were round, and she looked at Lin Wan angrily.

Lu Yuan's face was colored, and at this moment, half of his cheeks were slightly bruised, he put his hands behind his back, lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Wan quietly for a while, his eyes gradually darkened. Then he raised his hand, broke Lin Wan's fingers with only a little force, and said lightly: "Cousin, Sister Quan has no bad intentions, don't worry about her." ”

His voice was cold and gloomy, and his attitude towards Lin Wan was no longer as enthusiastic as before.

He was wearing a cyan robe as usual, his white jade-like and well-defined face was delicate and beautiful, his gaze only swept over Lin Wan's face indifferently, and then he didn't pay attention to it, only bowed his head and said to Lu Quan: "What kind of place is this, you have to remember, don't cause trouble, let's go." ”

A gust of wind blew, blowing the corners of his turquoise robe, revealing the white panties and black soap boots inside.

Lu Quan couldn't help but listen to his brother's words, but he walked up to Lin Wan and said viciously: "You are really vicious, I hate you so much!" Look at the wound on my brother's face, he really fought with his life to marry you, you are good, not only did he never understand my brother's kindness, but he also asked Xue Sanye to be so cruel to him. Hmph, Lin Wan, I, Lu Quan, have been inseparable from you all my life. You not only hurt Sister Yue, but also hurt my brother like this, you must not fall into my hands in the future. ”

With that, she stomped her foot hard, and then followed Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan stood in front and waited for her, and when he turned around, his gaze gently swept over Lin Wan as if he didn't care, but it was just a dragonfly, and then his eyes fell on his sister Lu Quan