When Zhao Bohu arrived with two hundred palace guards, some tomb guards had gathered outside the royal tomb, and everyone looked up at the direction of the sealed mound underground palace, and they looked at each other on the ground. Huang Huan was there with the four-year-old third prince Ji Ci, and as soon as he saw him, he stepped forward to greet him: "Summoning the country's public security!" ”

Zhao Bohu returned the salute respectfully, and persuaded without waiting for the other party to ask: "It's cold, the third prince has always been weak, and it is not suitable to stand in this snow for a long time, please take him back to rest!" Everything is here! Please rest assured. ”

Huang Ying pursed her lips a few times, she was a well-behaved person, although she felt strange and inexplicable, she finally didn't ask anything, and took Ji Ci down.

Zhao Bohu easily climbed to the entrance of the underground palace along the slippery steps, and there was already an inner servant Jia who came forward with an anxious face: "Guogong, you are finally here, the king has been in for a long time, and no one will let him follow." How good is that? ”

"I'll go in and have a look, and I must persuade the king to return to the palace."

The entrance to the underground palace is dark, and although the palace lamp is hand-held, if it is not for the ever-bright lanterns lit on both sides of the corridor, it is difficult to imagine how to get to the end of it. The more I walked in, the more I could hear Ji Xie's intermittent crying:

"Aji------ I'm sorry for you------ imprisoned you in the Middle Palace, I abused you that night, I didn't force you to have a child------ I would never have ------ if I knew this."

Involving the privacy of the palace curtain, Zhao Bohu looked back, fortunately, there was only one secret uncle with him, and he would never go out to talk nonsense. In front of an open field, it was the queen's coffin funeral bed, and Ji Xie was leaning against the corner of the ebony coffin and telling something. His face was full of tears, and he was talking and weeping, and his condition was sour.

"King, please put away your grief for the time being and return to the palace."

As soon as he heard this, Ji Xie raised his head suddenly, his eyes were in a trance, as if he had woken up from a dream: "Zimu, why are you here?" Is it going to court? Alone, go away. ”

It could go so smoothly, and Zhao Bohu didn't expect it. But soon, he realized that something was wrong. Tonight's King Zhou Yi seems to be in a dream, from Hojing to the royal tomb, from the royal tomb back to the palace, he didn't say a word, his eyes were dull, and the whole person was like a marionette and unconscious. From time to time, only muttering to myself and shedding tears. Could it be that only the royal tomb can contain the pain of his loss of his wife, who has nowhere to go?

According to modern terms, the impact of this cold snap is not indispensable, from the Wei River valley all the way to the Hangu Pass, the first snow is falling. When he saw the tall Guan Lou, Kui Duoyou had mixed feelings. On the one hand, he was very glad to be able to get out of the customs before the Cuihan Road froze; On the other hand, when he saw Hanguguan, he thought of his adoptive father who had no name, and his mood became inexplicably depressed.

However, he was lucky after all. When the official replied to Gongzihe, he inadvertently mentioned that General Ji Zheng had returned to Chaoge to recuperate due to illness, and he had been gone for a month, and now the Hangu guard will be temporarily vacant. This made Kui Tayou breathe a sigh of relief, and he didn't have to brave the snow to avoid this person. At the same time, the officials also invited an unexpected person to meet them.

"Fang Mu? Ha! What are you doing here? As soon as Kui Duoyou saw someone coming, he jumped up and punched him.

Zifu's father He rubbed his chest, and said solemnly: "Don't dare to bother the little boy Wei, I came to the pass to greet him, the weather is cold, the son must be like an arrow, how dare the minister take a detour?" ”

Childe and Wenyan were a little moved, and before he could speak, Kui Duoyou joked first: "Pull it down!" Isn't it that you think about your daughter-in-law yourself? Don't say it so nicely! ”

"You ------" Zifu's father He blushed: "You deserve to be a bachelor for a lifetime!" ”

"Alright, alright!" Wei He grabbed Kui Duoyou and said with a smile: "Mrs. Jiang and Ling Yan are both in the car behind the head, Dr. Kong, please!" ”

Father He was overjoyed, hurriedly bowed, and walked back.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the road ahead was confused, so the group had to stay at Hangu Pass for the time being. Because this pass is a major traffic point from south to north, there are enough guest rooms. In the wing, Zifu's father He was holding his little daughter who had just turned one year old and was pushing cups and changing lamps with Kui Duoyou.

"Will you give her to your sister-in-law? How can a big man drink and still hold a child? No matter what time it is, Kui Duoyou likes to make fun of this "square wood", which seems to have become a habit.

Zifu's father He looked at the little daughter in his arms, his pink face was flushed, and he was stretching out his little hand to talk to himself, he liked it tightly in his heart, and said with a smile: "When I left Hojing, she was not born yet, and it has been almost two years, can you not think about it?" I was reluctant to put it down as soon as I hugged it. When you get married and have children, you'll understand. ”

"Me? Get married? Kui Duoyou smiled bitterly: "It's impossible in this life!" Who can look up to me? ”

When the father heard that there was something wrong with him, he handed the child to the maid beside him: "Take her to the lady." ”

The maid left the table, and Zifu's father He picked up the big pot of Shuanglong into the sea and green jade on the table, and slowly poured him wine: "I heard Madame say that Zhaogong intends to give you his wife and sister, but you don't allow it, so you leave Beijing because of the anger, but is there such a thing?" ”

"What does it matter if I allow it or not?" Kui Duoyou picked up the wine glass, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The Fan family has its own ambitions, and intends to send a woman into the palace to serve the king and the prince of Zhou, where can I see such a half-proud person?" ”

Zifu's father He Moran, had to slowly drink the wine in the cup, only to feel that the wine was fragrant and refreshing. He stared at Kui Duoyou: "Rao is like this, and it is also the fault of the Fan family." Zimu is a kind-hearted person, you can't be angry with him! ”

"I didn't!" Kui Duoyou slammed the wine glass on the ground, and smashed it on the cold and hard blue brick floor, smashing a short clear sound: "I just think he has too many things!" ”

Father He was silent for a long time, and slowly raised his head: "Many people in the world have the heart to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, but they don't know the value of ordinary and eternal days!" This time, the queen died, and the temperament of King Zhou changed greatly, and the harem concubines were either dead or abolished. But these princes still rushed to send their sisters and daughters into a place where there was no light of day. Alas! He suddenly sighed with emotion: "Now that I think about it, the queen really thinks about me and my wife, so she matched us!" ”

How did Kui Duoyou not understand what he meant? Thinking about Eyao who was blowing by the Han River back then, he was also angry in his heart, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and looked up, as if asking himself, as if asking the other party: "You say, why do men and women in this world have to get married?" Wouldn't you feel comfortable being as carefree as I am? ”

"How can there be a real carelessness in the world? After all, people are not flowers or fog, there are parents and children, how can they be like flower dew, like morning fog, say no, no worries? Ziliang, you are a smart person, you don't think about it, you don't think about it, you have to think of your mother's love and nurturing you, and you must always become an adult. "Zi Fu's father is sincere in every word, and he is not ignorant of Kui Duoyou's life experience.

Kui Duoyou couldn't help but be a little moved, and asked in a low voice: "My mother has passed away, who else in the world is worthy of my concern?" ”

"Didn't you?" Zifu's father He raised his wine glass, took a sip, and frowned: "Zimu is very self-reproachful for your refusal to marry, my wife and Mrs. Zhao have a very good relationship in Haojing, I heard that for your business, Zhao Gong and his wife have a disagreement, and they haven't spoken for several days." ”

"Really?" Kui Duoyou's heart sank: "If that's the case, then I'm too guilty!" ”

"You might as well do it," Zifu's father smiled: "Husband and wife, how can there be an overnight feud?" It will pass. It's just a pity that a good marriage is gone, if you really marry Meng Ji, then Zimu is a righteous brother and brother-in-law. In the future, the two families will live next to each other, what a good thing, but it's a pity, it's a pity------"

Is it? Kui Duoyou was stunned, could this be his original idea? Did you misunderstand him?

"By the way, what about Childe and Childe? I invited him along. Zifu's father He's question interrupted Kui Duoyou's thoughts, and he instinctively replied, "Oh, someone from Chaoge's side is talking to Gongzi in the room." ”

In another slightly larger wing room around the corner, Wei Gongzi was talking to a young man. This man has broad ears, a high forehead, and is very wise. Wei He took a silk book from his hand, twisted the candle flame a little, and looked at it, his brows furrowed deeply.

"Yu, since my father has made my mother his wife, what am I afraid of, why do I hide it like this?" Wei He asked puzzled, according to his age, it was still difficult to understand his parents' painstaking arrangements.

The young man named Yu hurriedly persuaded him: "Childe, the so-called 'open guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to prevent', the prince has been ill for many days, and at this time, Mrs. Lizheng will inevitably not think much about the prince." You are Madame's only flesh and blood, so you have to be very careful! ”

"However, according to your arrangement, won't you be at a disadvantage for many friends? Put him in the open place, and don't tell him the truth, if there is a mistake, after all, he is a close friend of Zhaoguo Gong, and the prince also treats him very closely, how can I explain to them at that time? ”

"Jiren has his own nature. What's more," Yu glanced up, his eyes were a little meaningful: "Kui Duoyou's life experience, Gongzi also knows." Anyway, could it be that the prince would watch him die? Even if it is an illegitimate son, after all, it is also a father and son, and the tiger poison does not eat children! Why should Childe worry about others? ”

Childe and Ran were silent for a long time, and sighed: "I hope! ”

The backyard of the Mansion was covered with snow, but he heard the laughter of children coming in from outside. Zhao Bohu opened half of the window to disperse the charcoal in the house.

It was cold, and in the wide courtyard, several young maids were cleaning the snow, the thin ice on the ground had not melted, and the girls were giggling and playing, or picking up thin ice from the ground to stuff each other's collar cuffs, or pushing each other and sliding around, shaking and unstable, and they were all dressed warm and fat, but they would not hurt, but they all played with red and excited faces.