In the Heungde Palace, the Eighth Prince is writing something. At this moment, Yu Hai walked in.

Yu Hai first saluted the Eighth Prince, and then handed the letter that had just been taken from the pigeon's lap to the Eighth Prince.

"Your Highness, a letter from the paddock."

The eighth prince put down the pen in his hand, took the letter and opened it to look at it.

Yu Hai saw the surprised look on the face of the Eighth Prince, and asked with some curiosity and confusion: "Your Highness, what's the matter, is there something wrong in the paddock?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought that Zhen Guogong was going to do it in the spring hunt, "Your Highness, could it be that Zhen Guogong has already done it?" ”

The Eighth Prince said inexplicably: "It's a move." ”

When Yu Hai heard this, his expression became a little excited: "Did the Zhenguo Gong send someone to assassinate the acting king?" What happened to the king, is he dead? "If the Acting King dies now, it will not be a good thing for His Highness.

The Eighth Prince did not answer Yu Hai's question, but handed the letter in his hand to Yu Hai.

Yu Hai took it and looked at it, and then there was a look of surprise on his face.

"Your Highness, this ...... Didn't Zhen Guogong send someone to assassinate the acting king, how could he get a woman? ”

The Eighth Prince smiled with interest on his face: "Zhenguo Gong is really a good means. He guessed a lot of Zhenguo Gong's methods, but he didn't expect that the Zhenguo Guild would arrange for a woman to appear in front of his father.

"Dr. Zhongsan's daughter Qin Xiulian?" When Yu Hai followed the Eighth Prince to the East Palace, he met Dr. Zhongsan. An ordinary-looking middle-aged man, soft-spoken, nothing special, and I haven't heard that he has a daughter with outstanding appearance. "Your Highness, why have you never heard that Lord Qin has a daughter?"

"This daughter shouldn't be Lord Qin's biological daughter." The Eighth Prince guessed, "It should be Lord Qin's adopted daughter."

"Adopted daughter?"

"It should be that the Duke of Zhenguo arranged for Lord Qin to adopt him." The Eighth Prince said thoughtfully.

"Your Royal Highness, so what Zhenguo Gong wants to do in the spring hunt is not to assassinate the acting king, but to arrange for Dr. Zhongsan's adopted daughter to appear in front of the emperor?" Yu Hai asked in astonishment.

The Eighth Prince nodded slightly: "That's right." ”

"Your Highness, Dr. Zhongsan's adopted daughter is like Si Youying, who is this Si Youying?" Yu Hai asked suspiciously, "It is said that it is the emperor's old man, but the slave maid has never heard of this name."

"I haven't heard of it either, but this Si Youying shouldn't be just the deceased of his father." The index finger of the eighth prince's right hand tapped lightly on the tabletop, "This Si Youying should be the lover of my father." ”

"Lover?" Yu Hai was stunned.

"It should be my father's lover when he was young, and my father has a deep affection for her." The Eighth Emperor continued to speculate, "I don't know why, this Si Youying died, and then my father remembered this Si Youying. ”

"Then what is the purpose of arranging for this Qin Xiulian to appear in front of the emperor?"

"In order to make Qin Xiulian favored." The Eighth Prince said with a smile, "It also let Qin Xiulian and Concubine Rong compete for favor." ”

"Zhen Guogong plans to let this Qin Xiulian deal with Concubine Rong?" Yu Hai felt that Zhen Guogong's plan was a little naïve, "Concubine Rong has been favored for more than twenty years, how can this Qin Xiulian surpass Concubine Rong?" Besides, Concubine Rong is the emperor's cousin, she grew up with the emperor since she was a child, and this friendship is not something that anyone can surpass. ”

"Also, the former queen and the queen's mother were not as favored as Concubine Rong, and no one in the harem knew that the emperor loved Concubine Rong the most, even the common people knew it."

Yu Hai said again: "Everyone knows that if it wasn't for the cooperation between the Xie family and the first emperor back then, Concubine Rong would be the emperor's ......" Yu Hai didn't say the word [later]. "Just because a person who looks exactly like that Si Youying can be more favored than Concubine Rong? Did Zhen Guogong underestimate Concubine Rong? ”

"What kind of person do you think Zhen Guogong is?"

When Yu Hai heard this question, he was slightly stunned, and then said: "Zhen Guogong is a scheming person. ”

The Eighth Prince asked rhetorically, "Then do you think that the scheming Zhenguo Guild will do something that has no chance of winning?" ”

"No, it won't." Zhen Guogong is not only scheming, but also has good means. Moreover, Zhen Guogong will not do useless work every time he makes a move. "Your Highness, do you think that Qin Xiulian arranged by the Duke of Zhenguo can be more favored than Concubine Rong?"

"With the means of the Duke of Zhenguo, he will never simply arrange for a person who looks the same to appear in front of his father." The Eighth Prince said in a light tone, "This Qin Xiulian should have been found by the Zhenguo Gong a long time ago, and was secretly trained by the Zhenguo Gong. If I'm not mistaken, Zhenguo Gong trained Qin Xiulian to become Si Youying. ”

"Even if Qin Xiulian is trained to become Si Youying, he may not be able to be favored compared to Concubine Rong." Yu Hai still felt impossible, "That's Concubine Rong." ”

"There is only one reason why Zhenguo Gong is so confident, and that is that Si Youying is very important to his father, and he is more important than Concubine Rong." The eighth prince said, "My father should have been haunted by the death of this Si Youying, and he should never forget this Si Youying. Now that there is a person who looks exactly like Si Youying, what do you think my father will do? ”

"Of course, it's a good compensation......" Yu Hai said this, with a shocked look on his face, "Your Highness, this is the plan of the Duke of Zhenguo?!" ”

"Yes, this is the plan of the Zhen Guogong." The Eighth Prince instructed Yu Haidao, "Go and investigate Si Youying." The name Si Youying is a little unfamiliar, but the surname Si, he has some impressions, as if he has seen it somewhere.

"The slave and maid will go at once."

Yu Hai went out for a while, and then came back again.

"Your Highness, do you think this Qin Xiulian will really be more favored than Concubine Rong?"

The Eighth Emperor crossed his hands to support his chin and smiled meaningfully: "It depends on how important Si Youying is in the heart of his father. ”

"The slave maid feels that Zhen Guogong's wishful thinking this time has been wrong." Yu Hai said, "Maybe that Si Youying was very important when the emperor was young, but after so many years, it is gradually becoming unimportant. Moreover, Concubine Rong has been by the emperor's side all these years, and Si Youying cannot be more important than Concubine Rong. ”

"Yu Hai, do you think that Concubine Rong or the first queen is the most important person in the heart of his father?"

Yu Hai said without thinking: "Of course it's the first queen." ”

"Why do you think it's the first queen?"

"Because the emperor respects the first queen the most, when the first queen died of illness, the emperor was for the first queen to strike for three days, and this year, on the death day of the first queen, the emperor was for the first queen to strike for one day. And ......" Yu Hai said a lot in one breath that Emperor Wu of Zhou valued the first empress.

"The reason why my father values the former queen so much, in addition to the things you just said, there is one more important reason."

Yu Hai asked suspiciously, "What is the most important reason?" ”

"The most important reason is that the first queen is gone."

"The first queen is gone?" Yu Hai said with a puzzled face, "The slave doesn't understand. ”

"The living are never better than the dead." The Eighth Prince raised the corners of his mouth and showed an intriguing smile, "Dead people will always be remembered, and they will only remember the good of the dead before they were born, understand?" ”

Hearing this, Yu Hai finally understood. Just like him, his good friend died, he will never forget it, and he always remembers the good of his good friend.

"The slave has been taught."

The Eighth Prince chuckled and said, "There's a good show to watch." ”

"Your Highness, if that Qin Xiulian is really more favored than Concubine Rong, then ...... next" Yu Hai still didn't dare to imagine Concubine Rong falling out of favor.

The Eighth Prince said in a deep tone: "Next, we just need to watch the play well." ”

"Your Highness is talking about ......" Yu Hai suddenly thought of another thing, "Your Highness, you ordered before, when the Duke of Zhenguo makes a move, let our people take the opportunity to do it to the third prince and the fifth prince." Now that the Duke of Zhenguo has not assassinated the king, will our people still assassinate the third prince and the fifth prince? ”

The Eighth Prince pondered for a while and said, "Do it." ”

"Your Highness, the Duke of Zhen Guo did not send someone to assassinate, will it be too dangerous for us to do the assassination?" Yu Hai was very worried, "Didn't you say it before, the emperor already suspected that the mastermind behind the assassination of the prince was in the capital, not the group of families in Yangzhou." If we do it again, will we be exposed? ”

"No, it won't." The Eighth Emperor said, "As long as we don't assassinate the king and the crown prince, we won't be easily exposed." ”

"But, Your Highness, why do we have to assassinate the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince?" Yu Hai asked puzzled.

The Eighth Prince smiled slightly: "Of course, it's because it's fun." ”

"Fun?" Yu Hai saw the interesting smile on the corner of the Eighth Prince's mouth, and his scalp was numb. He didn't dare to ask any further, and said respectfully, "The slave will arrange it." ”

"Go ahead."

In the enclosure in the eastern suburbs, Zhao Yao had already finished lunch with the four princes, and after returning to his camp, he called Ling Yun over.

Before he went back to his tent, he whistled, which was his way of summoning Ling Yun.

"Laifu, what's going on with that Qin Xiulian?" When Emperor Wu of Zhou went out hunting in the morning, Ling Yun followed Emperor Wu of Zhou, and of course it witnessed what happened in the morning. "Who does she look like?"

Ling Yun had been following Emperor Wu of Zhou, and Zhao Yao guessed that Ling Yun should know who that Qin Xiulian looked like.

[In the morning, when the master was hunting, he encountered a group of wolves, and then that Qin Xiulian suddenly appeared and dealt with the wolves with the master. Ling Yun said, [Suddenly a wolf attacked the master, and then that Qin Xiulian stood in front of the master and was bitten by the wolf. 】

It's almost the same as Zhao Yao guessed, because that's what the books are all written about.

"Who does this Qin Xiulian look like?"

Lingyun Dao: [Si Youying. 】

"Si Youying?" Zhao Yao had never heard of this name, "Is this person an old man from before his father?" ”

Ling Yun nodded and said, "Well, it's the master's old friend. 】

"Sure enough." Zhao Yao's expression instantly became very excited, and his eyes flashed, "Tell me the story of this Si Youying and his father." ”

[Si Youying is the master's life-saving benefactor. 】

"A lifesaver?" When Zhao Yao heard these four words, he instantly smelled a smell of adultery. "I'll guess."

[Guess what.] 】

"I guess my father was seriously injured during the war, and then he was saved by this Si Youying. Then the two got along day and night, and they had feelings for each other and made a private decision for life. ”

[That's pretty much it.] That time, the master was very seriously injured and almost died, but fortunately he was saved by Si Youying. 】

"What is Si Youying's identity, and how did she die?"

[Si Youying is a bandit. 】

Zhao Yao exclaimed: "Bandits, female bandits? "It's a little different from what he thought.

[Well, she is a bandit leader, but she is also a bandit to protect the villagers. Lingyun Dao, [You also know that at that time, the world was chaotic, and there were bandits and rebels everywhere. These bandits and rebels burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil. Si Youying had no choice but to become a bandit and build a stockade. 】

[She not only protected the villagers, but also took in many refugees, and she is a good person. Later, she listened to her master's advice and turned the people of her stockade into soldiers, and joined the master. Since then, she has led her soldiers to quell the rebellion. 】

"Then she's a powerful female general."

[Well, she is a very powerful female general, she is very good at leading troops to fight, and she has almost never lost. Lingyun said, [She fought side by side with her master, and there was a lot of chaos. Everyone said that she was a good match for the master. The master also took her home to meet the master's father and mother, and the first queen, saying that he would marry her and enter the door. 】

"At that time, my father had already married the first queen?" Zhao Yao thought that Emperor Wu of Zhou and Si Youying knew each other before marrying Empress Xian.

[Married, but at that time, the master had not yet married Concubine Rong. Ling Yun said, sighing faintly, [At that time, the master's family and Si Youying's family had already negotiated, but I didn't expect Si Youying to die on the battlefield. 】

"Wait, are you saying that my father and Si Youying were already engaged at that time, and they discussed when they would get married?"

[The master and Si Youying were not engaged, they originally planned to get engaged in half a year, but they didn't expect Si Youying to die in battle three months later during the rebellion. Ling Yun continued, [Si Youying is dead, and the master is very sad. 】

Zhao Yao asked, "Father likes Si Youying very much?" ”

[I like it very much, the master and Si Youying have endless words together, and they still have a very tacit understanding. Ling Yun said, [Everyone says that they are a match made in heaven. Si Youying was also very good to me, and specially caught prey for me to eat. 】

"No, the ministers of the court do not have the surname Si, and there is no surname Si among the soldiers." Zhao Yao said with a strange expression, "Si Youying is dead, what about her family?" ”

[All of them are dead.] 】

"All dead?"

[Well, some were killed in battle, and some were killed by bandits or rebels. 】

Zhao Yao was silent. Although he hadn't experienced that turbulent and chaotic era, after listening to Ling Yun's words, he could imagine how cruel the situation was at that time.

"Si Youying almost got engaged to her father, why didn't her posthumously seal her after her father ascended the throne?" After Emperor Wu of Zhou ascended the throne, he posthumously sealed many old people, but among the posthumous people, I did not hear of anyone with the surname Si.

[After all, Si Youying did not marry the master, and the master was not easy to posthumously be named her concubine. 】

"Then as a female general, she should be posthumously sealed if she dies, right?"

[Chase, the master's father chased, it seems to be some kind of general. 】

Zhao Yao nodded his head, and then asked, "Hasn't my father been able to forget her?" ”

[I don't know, I haven't heard the master mention her all these years. 】

"Huh? Did the father go to pay tribute to her every year? ”

[No, the place where Si Youying is buried is far away from the capital, and it is impossible for the master to go to pay tribute. 】

"Even if you can't go to the grave to pay respects, you should set up a spirit tablet for her in the temple to pay respects, does my father have it?"

[Nope.] 】

"That's not right." Zhao Yao said, "According to what is written in the book, my father should give her a spirit card, and then go to pay tribute to her every year, why didn't my father do anything?" ”

[I don't know. 】

"Does Father really like her?"

[I guess I like it.] 】

Zhao Yao is still young, he doesn't understand the relationship between men and women, and he is too lazy to ask if he likes this kind of thing.

"That Qin Xiulian really looks exactly like Si Youying?"

[Really, I thought Si Youying was alive. 】

"Qin Xiulian was arranged by the Duke of Zhenguo?"

[That's what the master said. When Emperor Wu of Zhou and Shen Hu discussed matters before, Ling Yun was in the tent of the discussion camp. [The master said that he would let her enter the palace, and also said that he would pamper her. 】

When Zhao Yao heard this, he intuitively felt that Emperor Wu Zhou was playing some bad idea.

I went out this morning to do some business, and I only had time to write a chapter.

There is also a shift in the evening.

Finally, humbly begging for a monthly pass!!

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