A trace of timidity flashed in the eldest princess's eyes, and she said sadly: "It's been four years, and the Supervision Yuan still hasn't relaxed, I'm really afraid that one day it will be found out...... I heard that Lord Chen Pingping went home to save her relatives and refused to return to Beijing...... He is really willing to retire, so that's good. ”

"Not necessarily. The queen sneered: "Don't forget that four years ago, it was Chen Pingping who entered the palace and talked with the emperor all night, so that the emperor withdrew his will." Some time ago, Chen Pingping returned to his hometown and province, Fan Jian took the opportunity to enter the palace, and the emperor pointed out Chen'er to Fan Xian again, and made it clear that you should not take care of the affairs of the inner library in the future...... If Chen Pingping is in Kyoto now, I am afraid that there are still variables in this marriage, maybe it will really follow your wishes...... In other words, it follows the will of the Prime Minister. ”

The eldest princess covered her mouth and smiled: "What the queen said, if this family business fails, you should also be happy, after all, the second prince will have one less way to make money." ”

The queen smiled and said: "What do I have to be happy about? In fact, in the final analysis, this is just a matter of two children getting married, and whether it succeeds or not, it has little to do with the palace...... The queen mother also said that in the future, I can cāocāo heart for the children's marriage, and I will not cāo heart for this Fan family. ”

The eldest princess's face changed slightly, but she still smiled and said: "What Niangniang said is reasonable, then I, as a mother, have nothing to worry about, although that Fan Xian's background is not very glorious, but these rìzi seem to have a little talent, and Chen'er's jīng god seems to have some sè these days, maybe it is really a happy event is approaching, and the benefits it brings." ”

The two most powerful women in Qingguo sat quietly opposite each other like this, drinking tea and chatting, as if nothing had happened just now, neither of them was willing to loosen their defenses, and neither of them was willing to do that thing - killing Fan Xian, the marriage naturally fell through, the Fan family had no successor, the second prince had no support, the prime minister sat back and relaxed, the eldest princess was still sick and weak in charge of the inner treasury, providing an endless supply of silver for those in need - as long as one person died, it seemed that the dilemma of the distribution of power in the palace would be solved.

But on the contrary, no one is willing to make a move, after all, it is not four years ago, after all, Kyoto is not Shuzhou, there are countless pairs of eyes here, even if it is a person in the palace, it is impossible to use assassination to deal with the son of a minister, especially in this sensitive period, and ...... After all, Liu would not step into the same yīn ditch twice in his life.

In the queen mother's bedroom, the old lady who looked old and virtuous hung down her gray hair, felt the steady hands behind her combing her hair, and whispered: "Why would I give birth to such a stupid daughter?"

The man behind him smiled and said, "But you still love the eldest princess the most, otherwise you wouldn't have let the emperor make such an arrangement, and you wouldn't have helped the prime minister do so many things secretly." ”

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Lin Ruofu, I really don't know if he lost me, or if my son hurt him...... By the way, you old dog has poisonous eyes, tell me, why did the emperor let that kid from the Fan family marry Chen'er?"

The man's voice was a little hesitant: "The county lord has also reached the age when he should be married, and his body is indeed afraid that it will be difficult to get better, so it is appropriate to give it to the Fan family, but the marriage is only the surface, and the key lies in His Majesty's ambiguous dictation...... His Majesty felt that the queen was too close to the eldest princess, and he was really dissatisfied with the crown prince, so he stripped the eldest princess of his power and prepared to let the second ...... "He suddenly found that although he had served the queen mother for decades, he had expressed too many opinions on this matter, so he kept his mouth shut.

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned, and the heavy wrinkles on her face like chrysanthemum petals gradually spread, and said: "Your Majesty is in charge of state affairs, and I am in charge of family affairs, so I don't care about this matter." ”

The man flattered and said, "The Queen Mother is Shengming." ”

―――――――――――――――――――――――――― "You're not smart about this. Sinan Bofan Jian looked at his son coldly in the study.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly, he knew during the day that he would not be able to escape this round of questioning, and he didn't explain much, just honestly admitting his mistakes.

"You are not a stupid person, there are no powerful people around Guo Baokun, if you really want to beat him up and get angry, why do you show so many horses?" Without waiting for Fan Xian to explain, Si Nanbo said coldly: "Don't say anything, beating people and not signing up is equivalent to nonsense that is not angry!"

Fan Xian knew that it was Liu who recounted to his father what he had said during the day, and smiled a little embarrassedly. Seeing the clean smile on his face, Fan Jian couldn't get angry anyway, and sighed and said, "Let's talk about it, why is it making such a fuss?"

Fan Xian thought for a while and replied: "First, I had a drink with King Jing last night, and I felt that this friend could be made, so I tied him to myself by fighting this matter, and in the future, I will have the backer of King Jing's Mansion behind me, no matter what I do, it will always be more convenient." After saying this, he secretly glanced at his father's eyes and found that there was nothing abnormal, so he continued: "Second, Guo Baokun is too deceitful, I have to let him know that I can't be provoked." ”

Fan Jian sneered and said, "This second reason is reasonable, but I think the most important reason is ...... It was you who resisted the marriage in your heart, so you wanted to ruin your reputation so that the palace would kick you out. ”

Fan Xian didn't expect to hide it from his father at all, he was slightly stunned, thinking about how to explain.

Fan Jian said coldly: "And I said earlier that you are not smart, that is, because you dragged King Jing into the water. You must know that the Guo family is a person from the prince's faction, but the prince of Jing is a person from the second prince's faction, you beat Guo Baokun and pull the prince of Jing, this matter falls in the eyes of others, don't you want to say that our Fan family has taken refuge in the second prince?"

Fan Xian pretended to be surprised and said: "Everyone in Qingguo knows that my father is good friends with the King of Jingjun, and my sister and the Lord of Roujia are also friends who are young, and the relationship between the two families is so close that it can even be said to be an outlier in the officialdom, is it ...... ...... you?"

"Don't forget, you nǎinǎi was the rǔ mother of Majesty Xià back then, and this King of Jingjun was also brought up by her, and at that time, Majesty was busy with other things, so I took it to play, and the relationship between the two families was naturally very good. Fan Jian snorted and said: "But private relations are personal relations, official affairs are official affairs, and state affairs are state affairs." The crown prince is still the crown prince, the prince of a country, if His Majesty is ten thousand years later, of course our Fan family must be loyal to the prince. ”

Fan Xian heard the illness in these words, and said with a smile: "If the prince is not the prince, then what should he do?"

Strange to say, listening to his son say such a rebellious thing, Sinan Bo Fan Jian was not surprised in the slightest, nor did he teach him a lesson, but just said lightly: "This is something that only His Majesty can decide, and it is a mistake to stand in the camp before His Majesty has not decided." ”

"The boy understood. Fan Xian finally got the result he wanted after beating Guo Baokun, "The Fan family is not on the side of the prince, nor on the side of the second prince, but just on the ...... This side of the majesty. ”

"Not bad. Fan Jian said coldly: "If you don't want to stand in the wrong line, don't rush to grab the position, and as long as you always stand on the side of the strongest, you will never make a mistake, and in this whole world, the strongest is naturally Your Majesty." ”

"What if His Majesty dies?" Fan Xian looked at his father with ill will, knowing that he was indeed loyal to that emperor.

"His Majesty is in the prime of autumn, younger than me. Fan Jian smiled and said: "The future is the future, and it is the business of your generation." ”

............ "Do you know that in order for you to be able to easily walk down from the court, how many times have we secretly exchanged hands with the Guo family in the court today? Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Officials, you can see the shadows of our two families everywhere, and the Guo family even found the Supervision Yuan in the end, if it weren't for Chen Pingping's absence, maybe you really wouldn't be able to come back today." ”

"Chen Pingping?" Fan Xian frowned, he was really familiar with this name, of course he knew that the other party was the person in charge of the dark power of the entire Qingguo, but he knew the close relationship between the Fan family and the Supervision Yuan, so he was a little puzzled: "Why is Chen Pingping here, I can't come back." ”

"Because he opposes you marrying the daughter of the eldest princess. Fan Jian said coldly: "This time I urgently summoned you to Beijing, it was because Chen Pingping returned to her hometown and couldn't speak in front of His Majesty, so that you entered Beijing to quickly confirm this marriage, but it was not entirely because of that girl's illness." ”

Fan Xian looked at his father and asked, "Fei Jie is my teacher, and you have always had a close relationship with Dean Chen, why would he object?"

"No, in the eyes of outsiders, I don't have a deep connection with the Supervisory Yuan. Fan Jian said lightly: "As for why he objected, it was very simple, because I had differences with him on some things, so I would lead to completely different judgments." ”

"What a view. Fan Xian stared at his father's eyes, not wandering at all.

Fan Jian frowned, and finally decided to tell the child part of the fact: "Your Majesty doesn't like the prince, but the queen is close to the eldest princess, and the eldest princess is in charge of the silver in and out of the inner treasury, this is a secret account, and it is easy to take out the silver from it, this fact makes Your Majesty very uneasy." ”

Fan Xian was shocked and said, "It turns out that ...... Is Your Majesty afraid that there will be changes in the East Palace?"