At this time, in the Kunning Palace...

Empress Zhang paced in the palace with a tangled face.

She wanted to go to Cining to visit her good sister and probe the mouth of a thief by the way, but she thought of the embarrassment of being discovered by the thief when she was peeping by the window last night...

What's even more excessive is that the thief obviously found himself, and he actually acted as if he was nothing, and made love to the Queen Mother even harder in front of him...

I didn't take myself as the master of the harem in my eyes at all.

If he mentions this matter when he goes to Cining Palace to look for him, won't his face be lost?

But if you don't look for it, such a big help from the West Factory, if you are co-opted by Zhou Guifei and Zhu Wenjing and their mother and son, won't you be a bamboo basket for water?

What to do, what to do...

That's when ...

There was a knock on the door outside the dormitory, followed by the voice of the eldest prince Zhu Hong: "The child came to say hello to the queen mother." ”

"Come in..."

Zhu Hong pushed the door in, and saw that his mother seemed to have a sad look on her face, and bowed and saluted: "The child has asked the queen mother to say goodbye..."

He was already precocious, he studied hard since he was a child, he was kind and not pedantic, and he cultivated a large number of teams after running the East Palace, it can be said that before he was deposed, no one could shake his position as the crown prince!

The second and third princes saw no hope at all.

But he was in a hurry, too anxious ...

Also failed ...

Being confined in the East Palace for more than half a year, he has figured out a lot of things, and he has seen through a lot of things.

Empress Zhang thought of her child falling from the clouds to the bottom, her distressed eyes were a little red, and she said, "I've been suffering from you recently." ”

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter, it's not bitter..."

Seeing this, Zhu Hong's nose was sour, he knew that he could be lifted from the ban and come out because of his own mother's operation.

Thinking of that time, the queen mother washed her face with tears all day long, thought of the queen mother running around in order to fish herself out, and thought of the queen mother who was wronged in order to help her go back to her parents' house...

His eyes were also red, and his voice was a little choked and said, "It's the child's unfilial piety, which makes the queen mother worry." ”

"What stupid things to say..."

Seeing this, Empress Zhang squeezed out a smile on her cheeks and blamed: "You are my son, who cares if I don't worry about it?" ”

"The Queen Mother..."

Zhu Hong hesitated and said: "The child knows that the queen mother is still running for the position of the prince, and he came here today to let the queen mother not have to be imprisoned..."

His voice paused, as if he had figured it out, and said with relief: "The child has figured it out, and the position is not easy to sit, the child... Indisputable... Don't want it either! ”

"Nonsense!

”

Empress Zhang's face was cold when she heard this, and she only felt that her heart was on fire, and she scolded sharply: "Bastard thing, this palace even did not hesitate to save you... No ...... spare."

Her voice paused, and she couldn't help but tremble when she thought of feeding the tiger with her body, and hurriedly snorted coldly to open the topic, and scolded: "You have been ambitious since you were a child, how can you lose your upward heart because of such a small setback!?" ”

"But the child really doesn't want the queen mother to work so hard..."

Zhu Hong leaned over and knelt on the ground, and said with true feelings: "The child has really figured it out, now that the position of the prince is vacant, the second and third brothers of the child are all eyeing each other...

And the child is now hated by ghosts, not to mention the hole cards, that is, there is no card in the hand to play...

If that's the case, it's fine, but the tired mother is aggrieved, which is even more uncomfortable than killing a child!

”

"Lake Tu!"

Although Empress Zhang was relieved when she heard this, she still snorted coldly on her face and said, "Who said you don't have cards to play?" ”

“……”

Zhu Hong was slightly stunned, then seemed to think of something, and said tentatively: "What does the queen mother mean, that Xu Boqing and Xu Governor of the West Factory have returned to Beijing?" ”

"Hmm."

Empress Zhang bowed slightly, but after thinking that the Xu thief might be cut off, she couldn't help but feel a little more depressed in her heart...

She also didn't want her children to see that the matter had not yet been completed, so she lost her upward spirit.

Then he said half-truthfully: "Xu Boqing is not only the overseer of Xichang, but also the chief of internal affairs of Cining Palace, and he is deeply favored by the Queen Mother...

And this palace not only has a very good personal relationship with the queen mother, but also has a good relationship with Xu Boqing, and you can be lifted The ban is also entrusted by this palace to operate in secret...

Some time ago, when he was on official business, the palace had already greeted the Queen Mother, and also sent someone to send a letter.

With this kind of relationship, it shouldn't be difficult to win over..."

"Ah, this ......"

Zhu Hong was stunned.

has been imprisoned for more than half a year, he has not really lost his upward heart, but now he is alone, no one is available in his hands, and he doesn't want his mother to work for himself...

Now listening to the meaning of the queen mother, she has prepared a card for herself in secret, and it is also a small West Factory!?

How could he not be surprised?

"Humph......"

Empress Zhang glanced at him, saw him kneeling on the ground a little distracted, and scolded sharply: "Have you forgotten how you told Bengong in the first place?"

You say that if you climb over this mountain, there is the sea over there!

But now? Are you going to give up halfway?

Well?

In the eyes of this palace, you are now like someone has taken away the spine, and you are weak! Can't lift your head either! ”

“……”

Zhu Hong's breath stagnated, his eyes were hidden with a deep blankness, his lips were pursed but he didn't know what to say...

"My son has big ambitions, and he is not the cartilage man who can only kneel on the ground now!

”

When Empress Zhang saw him clasping his hands, her eyes gradually recovered something called ambition, and said: "I'll go to Cining Palace, you don't have to kneel here stupidly, go back and think about your future plans..."

She paused for a moment, and then continued: "If you don't have manpower, this palace will help you win over people, and if there is no card, this palace will help you create cards!"

But can you take it for your own use...

It's up to you...

But don't ask the palace to talk about it, when I take you to the introduction, people don't look down on you, and the face of the palace is really lost! ”

After that, he went out with a cold snort...

“……”

Zhu Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, clenched his fists, trembling all over, his eyes were bloodshot...

He took a deep breath, then propped himself up and looked at himself in front of the dressing mirror, and when he saw the haggard figure in the mirror, he raised his hand and gave himself a few slaps...

Obviously, his face was flushed, but he didn't care, and even a smile appeared on his face......

And Empress Zhang hesitated for a while after going out, and did not go directly to Cining Palace, but turned to Yongning Palace.

She thought about it...

It is not only unsafe to go to Cining Palace alone to find Xu Thief, but there is also a risk of losing face, so you have to find someone you know to distract yourself......

She had just arrived at Yongning Palace and had not yet come to enter the door in a hurry, but she saw Zhou Guifei and Zhu Wenjing, the third prince, who were wearing Taoist robes and feathers, coming out of the palace...

Looking at that look, it seems that the third prince is leaving, and Zhou Guifei is a mother-in-law who comes out to give him a ride...

And Zhou Guifei and the third prince Zhu Wenjing were also stunned when they saw Empress Zhang, obviously they didn't expect to meet Empress Zhang here.

Zhou Guifei saw that her former good sister had a little sharp eyes at this time, so she pretended not to know how to come forward and saluted, and greeted softly and weakly: "The concubine has seen the queen mother with the emperor." ”

And Zhu Wenjing, who was on the side, moved his eyes slightly, and also reacted, stepped forward with a smile, and said, "My son, Zhu Wenjing, I have seen the queen's mother." ”

“……”

Although Empress Zhang had a lot of resentment in her heart, it was not suitable for the two of them to salute, so she said with a needle hidden: "I have been in a relationship with my sister for more than ten years, do you still care about these false courtesies?" ”

"Sister is a lesson."

Zhou Guifei still pretended not to understand, and said: "It's just that Jing'er is beside her, and the concubine, as a mother, naturally has to teach him the proper etiquette." ”

"My sister is serious..."

Empress Zhang sneered in her heart, glanced at Zhu Wenjing on the side, and said: "His Royal Highness King Jing is the dragon and phoenix among people, if he goes further in the future, it can't be said that the palace will know the etiquette..."

"The mother has tormented her son."

Zhu Wenjing was frightened and said: "Brother Hong has been smart since he was a child, and he is an example for his sons to learn. ”

“……”