Yongcheng, in the palace of Qi Nian.

Empress Dowager Zhao Ji was looking at Lü Buwei's letter.

Changxin Hou Changyu sat on the side and watched her, holding a baby boy in her arms.

This baby was born privately by Zhao Ji and Chang Yu, and is now more than three months old, named "Fei'er".

I saw Zhao Ji, who was looking at the letter, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and the brilliance in her eyes bloomed, and after reading the letter, she actually giggled.

Chang Yuhu on the side was suspicious: "Then what good thing can Lu Buwei have, you are smiling so happily." ”

"It's Nansu who also gave birth to her, and she's still a prince." Zhao Ji pushed the letter in front of her to Chang Yu.

Chang Yu handed Fei'er to the personal maid next to her, and then picked up the letter and read it.

"No wonder your eyebrows are dancing, it turns out that you have a grandson." Chang Yu said after reading the contents of the letter in general.

"Yes, Zheng'er has a prince, and the royal family has a queen." Zhao Ji was still smiling and muttering.

"Hmph, after all, the prince was born to someone else." Chang Yu complained, "How can you be born well." ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, she put away her smile and said sharply: "Zheng'er and Fei'er are both flesh and blood relatives of the palace, and now that Zheng'er has the crown prince, the palace is happy, is there anything that shouldn't be?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Ji seemed to be angry, Chang Yu softened and said, "I'm not joking with you, don't take it seriously." ”

Zhao Ji knew that Chang Yu didn't mean to offend, so she sighed lightly and said instead: "Having said that, happy is happy, but this meeting, I'm afraid I can't hide it." ”

"We moved here because you were pregnant." Chang Yu said, "And now, you have finished giving birth, you will meet when you meet, let's not talk about the previous things, who can know about it." ”

"Having said that, I'm afraid that after returning to Xianyang, more or less, there will be a loss of speech, and if any sentence is leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable." Zhao Ji said worriedly.

"Well, let's stay here and don't go back." Chang Yu said.

"I'm afraid that's not right." Zhao Ji said, "Before, we were finally fooled around, if we still have the same attitude as before, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the court and even the royal family, if they dig deeper, wouldn't it be even more unfavorable to us." ”

"That's just as well." Chang Yu also showed a trace of sadness, "Then what do you say?" ”

Zhao Ji stood up, paced two steps, walked to the maid holding the child, and looked at Fei'er, as if thinking of a countermeasure.

"It's better to ......," Zhao Ji said slowly, "This time, the palace will return to Xianyang by itself, and you will stay here." ”

"How does this work?" Chang Yu said urgently, "If you accidentally leak the news, then ......"

"Don't worry." Zhao Ji interrupted Chang Yu, and her expression became cold, "If you are not by this palace's side, this palace will wake up very coldly, and you will be more comfortable in dealing with it, as if nothing has happened." ”

"But ......"

"No, but!" Zhao Ji's aura has completely changed, just now she was a loving mother, and in the blink of an eye, she became the queen of the world.

"The Great Age of Genes"

Chang Yu froze there, not knowing what to say.

"Didn't this palace say that if you weren't there, this palace would treat it as a matter of not having this kind of thing." Zhao Ji said coldly, "I will definitely be cautious in my words and deeds, and I will not show the slightest flaw." ”

Seeing that Zhao Ji was so unquestionable, Chang Yu couldn't force her to admonish again, so she had to say, "Okay, just listen to you, I will wait for you to come back in Yongcheng." ”

"Well, don't get into trouble." Zhao Ji's tone regained a little calmness, "Also, take care of our Fei'er." ”

"Hmm." Chang Yu nodded vigorously.

Zhao Ji calmed down, exhaled lightly, and said, "Fortunately, I was born in front of her, otherwise, I am afraid that this level will be difficult." ”

Chang Yu: "......"

The next day, the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji got into a car and was escorted by 3,000 Praetorian Guards, and marched towards Xianyang in a hurry.

Ying Zheng received the news that Zhao Ji had returned to Xianyang, and he had already started preparations.

On this day, near noon, Ying Zheng and his ministers waited outside the West City Gate.

It's winter, and snowflakes are floating in the sky, which reminds Ying Zheng of the agreement with Li Si.

Unconsciously, nearly a month has passed, and although he has been exchanging letters with Li Si, Ying Zheng's heart is still not at ease, but he can't go

Open.

Fortunately, everything is going well on the Lishan side, and a recent letter from Li Si said that the quenching of the alloy is already halfway through.

While he was thinking about it, he saw a group of men and horses appear in the distance, which was the banner of the Praetorian Guard.

The Queen Mother's team finally appeared.

Ying Zheng was overjoyed and urged the horse to meet him.

"Queen Mother!" Before he got close, Ying Zheng shouted.

The Praetorian Guards guarding Zhao Ji got out of the way, and Zhao Ji's car appeared in front of him.

Zhao Ji ordered someone to stop the car and walked down.

Ying Zheng also flew off the horse, bowed his knees and said, "The son greets the queen mother." ”

"Zheng'er, hurry up." Zhao Ji stepped forward to support Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng frowned, looking a little uncomfortable, is it because happiness came a little suddenly, how do you feel that the queen mother's attitude towards herself has changed a lot.

After Zhao Ji helped Yingzheng up, he said softly: "Look, my Zheng'er is a father, take the palace back to see my grandson." ”

"Queen Mother, please get in the car." Ying Zheng said.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, "Since you are here on horseback, then take the queen mother back to the palace, it will be a few days since you leave Xianyang, let the queen mother take a good look at the scenery in this city." ”

Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still helped Zhao Ji on his horse.

Sitting behind Ying Zheng, Zhao Ji's hands wrapped around Ying Zheng's waist and abdomen, soft and soothing.

Ying Zheng probably never enjoyed his mother's arms since he was weaned, and he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed and slightly shy.

And what scenery does Zhao Ji want to see, she wanted to make up for Ying Zheng's indifference before, so her hands around Ying Zheng tightened a little more.

When I entered Xianyang Palace, I naturally met Mrs. Huayang, the Queen Mother, first.

"The concubine visits the queen mother." Zhao Ji bowed to Mrs. Huayang.

Mrs. Huayang snorted lightly and said coldly, "You still know that you are back." ”

Zhao Ji knew that Mrs. Huayang blamed her for not coming back to preside over Yingzheng's wedding, so she explained: "The concubine was ill and had difficulty moving, so she did delay some things, but now she has recovered, so she hurried back to Xianyang." ”

Ying Zheng also helped on the side: "Yes, Grandmother Wang, you are sick, you can't force everything, you forgive the queen mother." ”

Mrs. Huayang actually wanted to vent her anger, and when she saw Yingzheng pleading, she couldn't embarrass Zhao Ji anymore, so she said: "That's it, in the future, you have to take care of the overall situation, even if you are sick, can't this Xianyang Palace be raised?" ”

"What the queen mother taught me is that the concubines know that they are wrong." Zhao Ji's tone was very respectful.

"It's good to know what you're wrong." Mrs. Huayang's tone also softened, "Let's go and see your grandson, and you will preside over the full moon celebration in a few days." ”

"The concubine obeyed, and the concubine retired." Zhao Ji bowed, took a few steps back, and turned around and walked towards Gu Cheng Palace.

Except for Nansu, Yingzheng's four wives all stood outside the palace gate.

Although Hu Yu was standing inside, he was holding his stomach with both hands, which was very conspicuous.

Seeing Yingzheng walking towards the Queen Mother with her arms, the four ladies stepped forward and saluted, "Welcome the Queen Mother." ”

Zhao Ji, who no longer pretended to be indifferent, saw several of her daughters-in-law, and said happily: "Hurry up and be polite." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." All the ladies replied in unison.

Zhao Ji looked at Hu Yu's belly, and said with a spring breeze: "This Hu Yu's belly, presumably there must be another grandson in this palace." ”

Ying Zheng saw that Hu Yu was a little shy, so he said: "If it is a normal situation, Hu Yu will not give birth for more than two months." ”

With the example of Nansu, no one is sure whether Hu Yu will produce normally. So I can only say that if it is normal.

"yes, okay." Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, and looked at the other three ladies again, "I heard from this palace, you are all happy too?" ”

During the time when Yingzheng came back, Wen Xuan and Minruo, who had not moved for a long time, were also pregnant.

All three ladies smiled and nodded.

Zhao Ji's smile was even greater: "Okay, it seems that our winner is really prosperous." ”

It is not clear whether this means something else.

"Queen Mother, let's go first to see Nansu and the child." Ying Zheng said.

"yes, okay." Zhao Ji answered, and then followed Yingzheng to Nansu's dormitory.

The four ladies followed, rather surprised

Strange eyes exchanged glances.

Why does this mother-in-law seem to be a different person?

When I entered Nansu's dormitory, I saw Nansu waiting at the door with the little prince Fusu in his arms.

"Meet the Queen Mother." Nansu bowed slightly.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Zhao Ji smiled and hugged Nansu, "Hurry up and show the child to the palace." ”

Nan Su carefully handed the child in his arms to Zhao Ji, who took it more carefully, holding her grandson in her arms, her eyes full of love.

"I heard, your name is Xiao Fusu, right?" Zhao Ji said softly to Fusu, "Grandmother has come back to see you, hurry up and give grandmother a smile." ”

Xiao Fusu seemed to understand, looked at Zhao Ji with both eyes, and smiled sweetly.

"You see, he really smiled at Hongu." Zhao Ji's eyebrows fluttered happily.

The blood is connected, and some reactions seem to be instinctive.

The whole family laughed along and was happy.

After teasing the children for a while, Zhao Ji and her five daughters-in-law sat around and began to shush the cold and ask for warmth, and Ying Zheng didn't interject, just listened to them chatting on the side.

Interestingly, Zhao Ji has always held Xiao Fusu in her arms and has never been willing to return it to Nansu.

Of course, Nansu was embarrassed to ask for it, until Xiao Fusu cried hungryly, so he took him over and turned around to feed.

After Xiao Fusu was full, he seemed to be sleepy and fell asleep.

Because she was afraid of making noise to the children, Zhao Ji left Nansu's dormitory with her daughters-in-law.

Ying Zheng set up a banquet in Xianyang Palace to catch the wind and wash the dust for Zhao Ji, and the palace was very lively that night, and everyone was immersed in festivities.

Early the next morning, Ying Zheng took Zhao Gao to Zhao Ji's bedroom and asked Zhao Ji for peace.

said that he was asking for peace, but in fact, Ying Zheng wanted to talk to Zhao Ji alone.

"Queen Mother, is your body really fine?" Ying Zheng's tone was a little skeptical.

Seeing Zhao Ji's brisk pace and the change in attitude towards himself and the five wives yesterday, Ying Zheng had to think about what went wrong with Zhao Ji before.

Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng with gentle eyes, and said softly: "A while ago, the queen mother was not in good health, probably because of the impetuous relationship, and her attitude towards you was colder, you won't blame the queen mother, right?" ”

Hearing Zhao Ji say this, Ying Zheng lost his temper instead: "How can Zheng'er be angry with the queen mother, now that the queen mother has recovered, it's too late for Zheng'er to rejoice." ”

"During the period when the queen mother is away, are you still adapting?" Zhao Ji asked with concern.

"Well, it's a lot of gains." Ying Zheng said, "But at present, the widow has one thing to discuss with the queen mother. ”

Ying Zheng's name for himself changed, and Zhao Ji knew that he had something to say, so he also sat up straight.

"Tell me about it." Zhao Ji said.

Ying Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Nansu gave birth to the first prince for the widow, and she is also a grandson, and there are many remarks in the court advising Fusu to be the prince as soon as possible. ”

"This matter of appointing a prince is a blessing for the country." Zhao Ji said calmly, "The queen mother has no objection. ”

"But ......," Ying Zheng said with a sad face, "The widow has not yet become a crown ceremony, so the establishment of the crown prince has to be handled by the queen mother." ”

Zhao Ji frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It's been more than a year since you became a crown ceremony, and I don't know what Lu Xiang said?" ”

"The widow has asked Lu Xiang about this." Ying Zheng said, "He said that it was okay for the widow to perform the crown ceremony, but it would be postponed for three months, and at that time, he would go to Qishan to worship his ancestors, and then in Yongcheng, let the queen mother perform the crown ceremony for the widow." ”

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "If you look at it according to the ancestral system, it is also polite to do this." ”

"So, the queen mother agreed?" Ying Zheng's eyes showed a lot of expectations.

"Hmm." Zhao Ji nodded and said, "If your middle father agrees, the queen mother will be even happier for you, but it's just ......"

Ying Zheng saw that Zhao Ji wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked, "What's the matter, Queen Mother." ”

Zhao Ji sighed lightly and said: "Since you are about to become a crown ceremony and take over the royal power, then, this matter of establishing the crown prince will be handled by yourself, and the queen mother will stay for a few days, and then she will return to Yongcheng." ”

"Huh?" Ying Zheng opened his mouth wide and deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Still leaving?" ”