After Ling Zhao left, Xu Zhiyi asked Yuzhu to remove the food box. After sitting down, she sighed and said: "It's a pity to think about it, if my sister is willing to marry into the palace, I will have a companion anyway......"

"The prince and his sister are so affectionate, and my sister wants to share it with her?" Shu Mei smiled.

"My sister doesn't understand, she is in the royal family, and the relationship between husband and wife is too big to continue the heir. Now that I am lucky to be pregnant, the heirs of the prince's lineage are still a little thinner......," Xu Zhiyi sighed.

"My sister is still young, and she will definitely be able to give birth to a lot of little princes and princesses for the prince in the future."

"I hope to inherit my sister's good words." Xu Zhiyi took the fetal soup handed by Yuzhu and drank it, remembering that Dong Yuejiao said last time that Shu Mei liked Ling Li, so she asked carefully: "My sister doesn't want to marry into the palace, is it because she likes His Royal Highness?" ”

Shu Mei shook his head and said with a red face: "No." ”

"And said no, last time outside the Yongnian Palace, the county lord heard that His Royal Highness was assassinated, and when he saw the coffin, he cried and fainted on the ground......"

"Frostfall, don't talk nonsense......" Frostfall on the side suddenly interjected, making Shu Mei embarrassed.

"It turns out that it was my sister who fainted that day?!" Xu Zhiyi had already heard about the scene outside the Xihua Gate of Yongnian Palace, but she didn't expect that the rumored person was the person in front of her, she leaned over and held Shu Mei's hand, and said with pity: "My sister likes His Royal Highness, I can come forward to speak for my sister." ”

"Brother Ling Li is my life-saving benefactor, I never thought of marrying him."

"Why don't you want to marry him, if you like him so much?"

"I ...... I ......" Shu Mei hesitated for a while, and finally spoke, "Don't hide it from my sister, I was seriously injured in the abdomen and couldn't have children...... In short, I will never marry anyone......"

"Poor sister." Xu Zhiyi clenched Shumei's hand.

The frost on the side was full of surprise, it was the first time she heard that Shu Mei could not have children.

"Sister, I came to you today because of the auspicious omen." Shu Mei quickly changed the subject.

"What's wrong with the auspicious signs?"

"In the past two days, it has not eaten or drunk, and it has been lying on the ground listlessly all day, and it has become thinner and thinner......"

"How long has it been since you've ridden it?" After listening to Shu Mei's description, Xu Zhiyi asked.

"At that time, I was really tired of running all the way back from Anyuan, and I was reluctant to ride it after that."

Xu Zhiyi said with a smile: "Good horses must be often ridden to the wild, if they are just cattle and sheep in captivity, they will be depressed and unhappy." In addition, the weather is hot and humid these days, and the horses are less active, and their appetite is not good. ”

"So what should I do?"

"Early tomorrow morning, before the sun comes out, you take the auspicious omen to run outside the city for a while, run back and feed it some salt water, if it is willing to drink water, feed it some cooked beans, and slowly recuperate for a few days and it will get better......"

In the evening, Shu Mei said goodbye to Xu Zhiyi and left the palace along the way he had come. As soon as he walked out of Huiyi Hall, he was stopped by a black figure.

"Miss Shu, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Shu Mei was so frightened that he took a step back, and when he saw Chu Yugu smiling at the corner of his lips in front of him, he said unhappily: "How do you know that my surname is Shu?" ”

"Miss Shu came to Tianxianglou last time to find a fault, so naturally I have to check it out."

"You, you're stalking me?"

"Miss Shu, don't misunderstand, that day I saw the girl pretending to be a man to come to Tianxianglou, that Qiao was dressed and careless, and she could see through it at a glance, I was afraid that something would happen to you, so I sent someone to give you a ride."

"You are so chivalrous, are you here today to let me thank you?" Shu Mei said sarcastically.

"Miss Shu misunderstood. I just heard that the girl is a good friend of the princess, and I want to ask how the princess is doing recently? Chu Yugu accepted the smile on his face, bowed to Shu Mei, and asked solemnly.

"Why do you want to inquire about the princess's body?"

"The princess is a distinguished guest of Tianxianglou, and she usually uses our spice fat powder, and recently I heard that the princess is happy, and I am worried that the maids and daughters-in-law will use the wrong spices to raise the fetus by mistake, and damage the reputation of our Tianxianglou, so I asked the girl about it."

"Will the spices be raised by mistake?"

"Miss Shu doesn't know that spices such as musk have side effects that cause slippage......

"Sister Princess, she didn't use incense today, did she?" Shu Mei turned his head to ask about the frost behind him.

Frostfall shook his head and said, "No." Not only is the princess useless, but the maids and maids beside her are also useless. ”

"Oh, that's fine." Chu Yugu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm afraid that Gongzi Chu is thinking too much, there are many experienced grandmothers in the palace, where do you need an irrelevant outsider to worry about these details of raising a fetus." Shu Mei said with a smile.

"When dealing with the palace, it is naturally better to be careful." Chu Yugu turned sideways and stepped out of the way, bowing again, "Thank you Miss Shu today." ”

"Young Master Chu is polite." Shu Mei said, raised his steps and walked out.

Out of the palace, the two sat in a sedan chair, and Frost suddenly asked: "County Lord, have you noticed that this Prince Chu looks a bit like the prince?" ”

Shu Mei was stunned for a moment. Chu Yugu was dressed in a brocade robe and black, and Ling Zhao was dressed in a moon-white shirt, this black and white made people feel that there was a big difference, but if you think about it carefully, there is really a bit of similarity between the eyebrows and eyes, especially the plausible look at the corners of the lips when they smile...... No wonder when she saw Ling Zhao, she felt as if she had seen it somewhere.

"It's kind of like that." Shu Mei nodded.

"This Chu Gongzi is really strange, since the princess is a distinguished guest of Tianxianglou, he wants to know about the princess's situation, and directly ask the people of the palace who are responsible for the handover with Tianxianglou, why wait for the county lord outside Huiyi Hall?"

"Tianxianglou itself is a bit weird." Shu Mei lifted the sedan curtain and looked back at the palace, "I have to tell Sister Princess next time, this Chu Yugu is not a good person at first glance." ”

"Well, I felt a chill down my spine when I saw him." Thinking that he was almost trapped in Tianxianglou, the frost fell and his body was a trembling.

*********

Although it was a hot summer, the date of the introduction selected by Si Tianjian was still after January.

After learning that Ling Li had returned to the court for funeral, Wushu led the Zuo Longhu Army to attack the camp of the Zhenxi Army many times, and in desperation, the Zhenxi Army temporarily withdrew to Huifeng Ridge.

Although the war ahead was tight, in South Vietnam, where filial piety was the priority, Ling Li had to wait for his mother's coffin to be buried before returning to the west. He knew very well that once the Right Dragon and Tiger Army in the north broke free from its grip and the left and right armies converged, the Zhenxi Army would lose its previous advantage.

"At the moment, we can only stabilize the situation by asking our friends in the north to continue to hold back the Right Dragon and Tiger Army." In the study room of the Cho Di Pavilion, Shen pointed to the northern border on the map of South Vietnam.

Ling Li shook his head: "It's difficult. Even if I am friendly with Emperor Mu Jing, it is impossible for him to make a feud with Xili for the sake of Nanyue. ”

"Unless, we can form a community of interests."

"Community of interest?" Ling Li groaned: "Weizhi is talking about harmony? ”

"Harmony is just one of them. The position of the prince of Bei Lin has been vacant for many years, and the most fundamental reason is that Emperor Mu Jing wants to establish Junyue, the youngest son born to the young concubine, as the prince, and the ministers are bent on supporting Junshi, the eldest son born to the queen, if anyone promises to support Junyue to ascend to the throne......"

"Emperor Mu Jing is suspicious by nature, if we interfere in the matter of establishing the prince, I am afraid that not only will he not agree to cooperate, but will also do the opposite."

"Your Highness is very worried, and we are going to take advantage of this to make an article!"

"What Weizhi means is that we are intervening in the North Lonely Reserve under the banner of the West Plow, so that Emperor Mu Jing and the West Plough will turn against each other?!"

Shen smiled and nodded.

"That's a brilliant plan!" Ling Li stroked his palms and praised, and then frowned again, "Who is the right person to send for this matter?" ”

"I am willing to go and share the worries of His Highness."

"Weizhi, you ......" Ling Li was speechless for a while, he was the most reluctant to take risks, but he always relied on him at the most urgent moment. He has owed a lot to the Shen family, but he doesn't know how to repay it.

Shen understood Ling Li's mood, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, I won't risk my life." There is only one thing that needs His Highness's help. ”

"What?"

"If you want Emperor Mu Jing to be convinced that Xili interfered in the matter of establishing the prince, I need to take the eldest princess of Fuguo out of the country."

"Take the eldest princess to Beishan?"

"The eldest princess is still the eastern concubine of Wuda Danyu, and her identity can play a role in getting twice the result with half the effort."

"Need me to convince her to go to Northern Silence?"

Shen shook his head and smiled: "The eldest princess has agreed to go to Beilin, and now she needs Her Royal Highness to report to Your Majesty, saying that the princess wants to leave the Yongnian Palace to scatter her minds." ”

Ling Li praised sincerely: "Weizhi, it's hard for you to think so thoughtfully!" ”