Only the queen has not changed. King Yi still only comes to the middle palace to accompany the queen on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and the days are still calm like water.

In the afternoon, Fanji was ready to take a nap in the inner room. The Buddha's hand brass stove in the middle of the room is drifting through the clouds, and Fanji is leaning on the couch near the window, and there is an auspicious wishful flower pillow behind him. I just closed my eyes, and I only heard a voice: "The king has arrived." ”

As soon as Ji Xie came in, he pulled her back to sit on the couch, and said with a smile: "Lonely, did you disturb the queen's rest?" ”

"How can a concubine be so delicate? The king has a lot of opportunities, so he doesn't have to be rigid, and he has something to say. "I came uninvited at noon, there must be something, and I had already expected it.

Ji Xie rubbed his palms, as if thinking about how to speak: "Well------ it's still Ji Jiang's business." Gu had promised her before that she would give Meng Jiang's daughter to Ji Shizi as his wife, and this matter had been decided. ”

"The concubine has already known about this matter, and it is a good thing to kiss and kiss."

"It's just ------" Ji Xie seemed a little embarrassed: "Cousin, she said again, if the girl's identity is just a concubine, it doesn't sound good to say it, and Ji Hou's face can't be hung up." That's why I want her to change her name to Zhong Ji," he glanced up at himself with a weak look, "in her own name." ”

It's coming, it's finally here! Fan Ji sneered in his heart: In the end, I still can't hold it back, this is coveting her posterior! She said with a straight face: "The king, the concubines support this family business." It is possible to raise Meng Jiang's daughter as Zhong Ji to show the face of the whole country, but according to the rules, this woman should follow Bo Ji's example and be accepted under the name of the concubine, which is in line with the name. What does it mean to be called Zhong Ji and recorded in the name of the second concubine? ”

"It's not that Lone doesn't know that this is not etiquette." Ji Xie sighed helplessly: "But cousin, after all, she lost her child because of Lone's fault, and she may not be able to conceive again in the future." Lone is really guilty, and now she has such a request, Lone really can't bear to refuse! ”

"Does the king think this is a trivial matter?" Fan Ji stood up angrily and said coldly: "In the past, the king of Shang was afraid of the elephant chopstick, thinking that the elephant chopsticks would not be filled with soup in the earth, and the jade cup would not be filled with weed, and the jade cup would not be filled with weed, and the elephant leopard fetus would not be clothed with short brown and under the shermouth, it would be nine layers of brocade clothes, and the high platform and wide room would also be called this in order to seek, then the world would be insufficient. The saint sees the subtlety to know the subtlety, and sees the end and knows the end. The king thought that this was just a trivial matter for women and children, but in fact it was a disaster for the country. ”

Ji Xie was awe-inspiring: "This matter is inappropriate, but it's not so serious, right?" ”

"The foundation of my Great Zhou Dynasty lies in "Zhou Li", and the essence of "Zhou Li" is that there is a difference between the descendants. Since the first king, the Zhou family has always been the eldest son to inherit the throne, and the rest of the concubines are divided into various places to seal the Zhou room. The concubines show their abilities by virtue of their military merits or talents, and the incompetent find their own way out. Not only the royal family, but also the vassal states, the eldest son is the son of the world, and the rest of the sons are based on their abilities. Even when it comes to the people, the family of the rich and the small, the same is true. As for women, the concubine marries the wife, and the concubine is the wife, and the concubine is the wife, and this is probably the case. It is only because the concubines are not enough to give birth, but all the princes are willing to marry the princess, and the concubines are the Zhou family, and they are willing to take all the king's daughters under their knees, and promise to match the Quartet to defend my Zhou. But if Zhong Ji is recorded in Ji Jiang's name, what is this? This is a mess of the rules of "Zhou Li" and a bad foundation for the stability of the world. This matter is not trivial, and the concubine categorically does not allow it! ”

After saying this, Ji Xie gasped, he didn't expect this matter to be so important, it seems that he didn't think deeply enough. He stroked Fanji's arms and said, "What the queen said is very true, but it is indeed a thoughtless thought. Lone then returned to his cousin, he could be renamed Zhong Ji, and he promised to marry Ji Shizi, but it could only be recorded in the queen's name, and Lone asked Meng Jiang to send the child to the Middle Palace. ”

"Slow down, king!" Fan Ji said with a smile: "That child is still too young, he still needs to be carefully taken care of by his biological mother, and the affairs of the concubine's harem are complicated, how can you see it?" It's better to let Meng Jiang take care of it, when you grow up, understand the reason, and then send it to the concubine to learn some rules, so that you can get married, what does the king think? ”

"Or the queen is thoughtful, so she will do it."

As soon as Ji Xie left, Fan Ji stroked his face that was a little stiff with a smile, and shouted at the inside: "Come out!" ”

Meng Jiang walked out timidly from the room and bowed down: "Thank you to the queen for your success, and the slave and maid are grateful!" ”

Fanji smiled faintly: "Fortunately, you came to report the news first, and this palace has a countermeasure." In the future, in your sister-in-law's place, you will have more eyes. ”

"No! The queen is strategizing, my sister only knows how to be strong, where can she compare to her mother? Meng Jiang said so in his mouth, and he thought so in his heart, he repelled Ji Jiang's attack with the gift of his concubine, sold himself a big favor, and planted a nail next to Ji Jiang, this scheming, there is no one!

The cold wind is like a knife, and in the middle of winter, dense snowflakes cover the entire courtyard. In the middle of the hall of the Zhaoguo Mansion is a five-storey gilded eight-treasure lotus stove, and the silver charcoal in it is flashing. If the door is closed, it will be as warm as spring. But the windows in the courtyard had to be wide open, so that the north wind howled in the house.

Zhao Bohu was afraid of the cold, he guarded the stove and rubbed his hands, but he still shivered. In desperation, he had to say to Ji Hu, who was standing in front of the window in a daze: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it's cold outside, let's close the window!" ”

The crown prince Ji Hu was wearing a lake-blue embroidered silver silk collared robe, a light blue jade belt around his waist, and a silver gray squirrel skin coat, which was very eye-catching against the background of the snow. Hearing Zhao Bohu's command, he silently closed the window, took off his coat, and walked to the reed mat by the stove and sat down.

Zhao Bohu saw that there was still a crystal snow particle on the tip of his nose, which had gradually turned into a droplet, so he stretched out his index finger to gently wipe it off for him, and said distressedly: "On this snowy day, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't understand anything, summoning the ministers into the East Palace, why do you need to run away?" Although he guards his father's funeral, as long as there is an edict in the palace, it is still incumbent.

Ji Hu smiled: "It's okay, it's better to come here." The young master is quiet here, sitting here, you can put aside your worries and concentrate. ”

Zhao Bohu felt "Gordon" in his heart, and asked with concern: "What?" Did something happen in the palace? ”

"It's not a big deal. It's nothing more than that after Ji Jiang regained his favor, he had made a lot of stumbling blocks for his mother in the open and secret. Ji Hu said as he took the cloisonné copper tongs and fiddled with the silver charcoal in the furnace boredly.

"Isn't the matter of Zhong Ji already settled? Recently, has Jiang's been in trouble again? ”

Ji Hu looked at the flames jumping in the furnace, and he was also confused: "I don't know if it's too much heart." Yesterday's winter solstice day, there was no big event, just a gathering of relatives in the palace. When my father saw that his father was learning to walk, he was very happy, and he was very happy when he hugged him in his arms. At that time, the second concubine said something with a smile, which made me very frightened. ”

"What did she say?" Zhao Bohu asked.

"She said, 'Father Shang has no suspicion of the king, and this is how father and son should be.' In the future, we can talk to each other about anything, and this is intimacy.' Ji Hu put down the copper tongs and raised his eyes to look at Zhao Bohu: "Young Master, does she want to find out about the Fengshui incident back then, and separate me from my father?" ”

Zhao Bohu was thinking about it, Ji Jiang's words were indeed powerful, implying that the prince and King Yi already had a disagreement, and over time they would definitely have different intentions, which was not conducive to the king. This is a thorn in the king's heart! Awesome!

"So, how did the king react?" He asked.

The father just smiled, but did not squeak, thinking that he did not think deeply. But the queen mother and I are both afraid, the so-called 'the world lasts forever, and the water drops wear through the stone', if the Jiang family has been slandering in the ears of the father, what should it be? ”

However, at the age of eight or nine years old, the innocence of a childish boy has long been lost between his eyebrows, and Zhao Bohu couldn't help but feel sad, and he said earnestly:

"Prince, you must know that the prince is the most difficult position in the world. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two lords in the country, but the prince is the king of the future, and he will definitely attract the eyes of many people. Some people want to bow you down, and some people want to flatter you and think that you will enter the next step, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will attract the suspicion of the king. After all, royal power is unique, and the crown prince is often the biggest heart disease of the Son of Heaven! ”

Ji Hu broke out in a cold sweat on his back when he heard this: "Young Master, then you say, how can I protect myself?" ”

Zhao Bohu said solemnly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you only have to remember one - those who are sons of man should be loyal to the monarch and patriotic, no matter how stormy it is outside, it will eventually pass, and the joints must be firmly controlled." Don't get caught up in senseless disputes at will, it's right to be a pure minister! ”

"What is a 'pure minister'?" Ji Hu asked puzzled.

"Loyal and honest ministers. The king and the crown prince are both fathers and kings, and the so-called monarchs are also. The prince only needs to be loyal and filial, regardless of whether there is a return or not, and does not ask the king to be equally trustworthy. As long as the prince does such a duty, the whole world can see it, and whoever wants to be unfavorable to the prince, from the princes of all countries to the common people, will not agree to such rebellious acts. ”

After all, Ji Hu understood a little, stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you young master for your advice, I have been taught." ”

As soon as the prince's carriage left, the retainer Mi Bo was summoned to see: "Grandpa! ”

Zhao Bohu looked forward to it: "Uncle, is this trip to Chaoge still smooth?" Have you found out Ziliang's whereabouts? ”

Miber shook his head: "No one was found. But I heard that on the day General Ji Xiao returned home, not long after the mother and son met, his wife passed away. General Ji Xiao was so grieved that his mother refused to be buried after being buried, and waited until General Ji Zheng returned. The father and son had a big quarrel, and General Ji Xiao helped his mother's coffin to the north, saying that he wanted to bury her in the grassland. General Ji Zheng was furious, cleared his mother and son out of the family tree, and refused to recognize him again. ”