Zhao Yao told Liang Zhaoyi the story he heard from Ling Yun.

In fact, Liang Zhaoyi knew about Si Youying's affairs in more detail than Zhao Yao inquired about from Ling Yun. Of course, she didn't want to tell Zhao Yao.

"Mother concubine, the Duke of Zhenguo arranged for this Qin Xiulian to appear in front of his father, because he wanted Qin Xiulian to compete with Concubine Rong for favor." Zhao Yao touched his chin and said, "I still want Qin Xiulian to deal with Concubine Rong."

Liang Zhaoyi nodded his head and said, "It should be." ”

"Mother, do you think Qin Xiulian can be more favored than Concubine Rong?" My father's favorite is Concubine Rong. Over the years, Concubine Rong has been pampering the Six Palaces, and no one can match it. Zhen Guogong wants Qin Xiulian to deal with Concubine Rong, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

"It's hard to say." Liang Zhaoyi said this, but she knew Emperor Zhou Wudi's thoughts better than anyone else.

"Anyway, there's going to be a good show." Zhao Yao likes to watch the excitement and dramas the most.

Liang Zhaoyi tapped Zhao Yao's forehead, and said helplessly and dotingly: "Didn't you say that you want to go with us to pick wild vegetables, do you want to go?" ”

"Go, go, of course, I'm going to eat dumplings stuffed with wild vegetables in the evening." As soon as Zhao Yao finished speaking, he remembered something, turned his head to look at Liang Zhaoyi and asked, "Mother concubine, don't you go to see your father?" In addition to Empress Xie and Concubine Rong, Concubine Shu also went to visit Emperor Wu of Zhou.

"Father Emperor should be busy now, so we just need to go and visit." Liang Zhaoyi said softly, "Wait until before dinner to visit." ”

"Then I'll go with you then." Zhao Yao was very curious about what that Qin Xiulian looked like.

"Okay, now let's go pick wild vegetables."

Liang Zhaoyi, Yu Meiren, Pan Cairen, and the fifth princess took Zhao Yao to pick wild vegetables not far from the camp.

There are not only a lot of wild plants in this place, but also a lot of wild flowers.

Zhao Yao picked wild vegetables for a while, and then began to destroy the flowers with his hands. He made a lot of garlands and gave them to Liang Zhaoyi.

The five princesses liked the garlands made by Zhao Yao very much. The garlands he weaves are very delicate and beautiful.

Zhao Yao also deliberately made an extra garland. When he returned to the camp after picking wild vegetables, he gave the wreath to Concubine Li.

Concubine Li didn't expect Zhao Yao to give her a wreath, which surprised her very much.

"Concubine Li, my mother and I picked a lot of wild vegetables, and my mother and concubine will make wild vegetable stuffed dumplings later, and I will send you some when the time comes." Zhao Yao strongly recommended to Concubine Li, "Concubine Li, the dumplings stuffed with wild vegetables are very delicious, you must try them."

Concubine Li smiled softly: "Then I'm not welcome." ”

"Then I'll send it to you later." After Zhao Yao saluted Concubine Li, he left.

Concubine Li put the garland given by Zhao Yao on her head and asked Qiusang, who was standing aside: "How is it, is it good-looking?" ”

The wreath that Zhao Yao gave to Concubine Li was made of red and yellow wildflowers. These wildflowers are small, cute and pretty. In addition to the wreath, Zhao Yao also gave Concubine Li a handful of wild flowers.

Qiu Sang just inserted the wildflowers sent by Zhao Yao into the vase. Although the wildflowers in the forest are not as graceful and luxurious as the flowers in the imperial garden, they have a different flavor.

"Beautiful." Qiu Sang smiled, "I didn't expect His Highness Ten to be so hearted, no wonder His Highness likes him." ”

"Xiao Shi, this child has a pair of very beautiful eyes, clean and clear, like a jewel." Concubine Li stroked the wild flowers on the garland, and a soft smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Such clean eyes are the most rare in this palace." ”

"His Royal Highness Ten is also the most simple and lovely, and he is likable. No wonder His Highness is so partial to him. Although Qiusang doesn't have much contact with Zhao Yao, he also likes the innocent Zhao Yao very much.

"In this palace, it's good to have Xiao Shi with that child." This is the reason why Concubine Li did not object to the relationship between the four princes and Zhao Yao.

Qiu Sang saw that Concubine Li showed a look of loneliness and sadness on her face, and knew that Concubine Li remembered the miscarriage back then.

"Niangniang, you have always been worried that Your Highness is too lonely, and now that there are ten Highnesses accompanying Your Highness, you don't blame yourself."

Concubine Li has always been mindful of the miscarriage that year, "If the child was born successfully, the fourth child would have a younger brother." After saying that, a look of anger appeared on her face. If it weren't for her......"

"Niangniang......" Qiusang didn't know how to comfort Concubine Li.

Concubine Li's face instantly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

"It's me who lost my temper."

"Niangniang, it's been so many years, you better let it go."

Concubine Li sighed lightly and said, "How can I let go of ......" Back then, she not only lost a child, but also lost the opportunity to be a mother again.

"Niangniang, you have always been obsessed with it, and it will only make you ......" Qiusang comforted Concubine Li, "Niangniang, now Your Highness is getting better and better." In two years, His Royal Highness will be crowned king and go to the fiefdom, and His Royal Highness will be married at that time. When His Royal Highness gets married, he will give birth to a bunch of grandchildren for you, and when the time comes, His Royal Highness will send His Royal Highness and the little county lord to you to raise, and you will be able to enjoy the joy of family. ”

Concubine Li heard Qiu Sang say this, imagined the picture, and unconsciously smiled.

"Yes, in two or three years, I'll be going to be a grandmother."

"Niangniang, in two years, His Royal Highness will be crowned king, about the fief, do we have to think of a way." Qiu Sang said, "It's best to let His Highness's fief be near the capital." ”

"Regarding the fiefdom, I asked Xiao Si, and he didn't want to be near the capital." Concubine Li said with a headache, "He wants to go to a place far away from the capital." ”

"Huh?" Qiu Sang looked stunned, "Why did Your Highness go to a place far away from the capital?" ”

"He said that only by staying away from the capital can he stay away from right and wrong, so that he can concentrate on managing the fiefdom and let the people of the fiefdom live a good life."

"Your Highness, don't you want to go to Liangzhou?"

"If he can really go to Liangzhou, that's not bad." Concubine Li said, "Liangzhou is an important place, and the emperor will not necessarily let Xiaosi go to Liangzhou." ”

"The emperor won't let His Royal Highness go down, will he let the third prince go?" Qiu Sang thought about it and felt that it was unlikely, "There is a royal family behind the three princes, and the emperor should not let the three princes take over Liangzhou." The slave maid felt that it was very likely that His Highness would take over Liangzhou. ”

"It is also possible that the emperor will not let any prince take over Liangzhou." Concubine Li was also worried about the fourth prince taking over the fiefdom two years later, and she had tested Emperor Wu of Zhou's tone, but Emperor Wu of Zhou said nothing. "I only hope that Xiao Si will not be sent to Qingzhou by the emperor."

Qingzhou is located by the sea, not only small, but also very poor.

"Niangniang, Your Highness's marriage, you should also make a decision." Qiu Sang reminded, "If you don't make a family decision for Your Highness before He becomes an adult, I'm afraid that something will happen at that time." ”

"Father and brother mean that they hope that Xiaosi can marry Xiaoci." The Xiaoci in Concubine Li's mouth is her niece, her brother's daughter, named Li Houci.

Hearing Concubine Li say this, Qiu Sang was a little surprised: "Niangniang, don't you want Your Highness to marry Miss Houci?" ”

"Xiaoci is a good girl, both in temperament and talent, but ......" Concubine Li is very satisfied with her niece and likes it very much. She would be a very good daughter-in-law. "It won't be helpful for Xiao Si to marry Xiao Ci."

Qiu Sang listened and instantly understood what Concubine Li meant.

"Niangniang, do you want Your Highness to marry the daughter of a military general as a princess?"

Concubine Li bowed slightly: "That's right, what Xiao Si lacks most now is the support of the generals." "Xiao Si doesn't marry Xiao Ci as the princess, and the Li family will still support Xiao Si.

"But, Niangniang, most of the generals in the court support the acting king." Qiusang said, "The rest of the generals don't have much influence. ”

"I know."

"Then you still want the fourth prince to marry the daughter of the military general as the princess?" Qiu Sang suddenly thought of something, and said with a shocked face, "Niangniang, don't you want Your Highness to marry the daughter of the four generals, right?" ”

"I would like to, but the emperor will definitely not agree."

"What about you?"

"I want Xiao Si to marry the daughters of the four generals as princesses."

"Mother, this is impossible." Qiu Sang said, "The subordinates of the four generals are only loyal to the emperor, and the emperor will not agree." ”

Concubine Li also knew about this, but she didn't give up.

"I want to try."

"Niangniang, aren't you afraid of angering the emperor?" Qiu Sang felt that if Concubine Li really asked the emperor for such a marriage, she would definitely anger the emperor.

"Anyway, I'd like to try." Concubine Li said indifferently, "Even if you anger the emperor." For the sake of her son's future future, she, as a mother, is willing to do anything.

"Niangniang, aren't you afraid that the emperor will anger His Royal Highness?" Qiu Sang said, "Aren't you afraid that the emperor thinks His Royal Highness is ambitious?" Aren't you afraid that the emperor will not like His Royal Highness because of this? ”

"The emperor won't suspect Xiao Si." Concubine Li said very firmly.

"Mother's ......"

Concubine Li interrupted Qiu Sang's words and said undoubtedly: "I have made up my mind about this matter, so don't persuade me anymore." ”

Qiu Sang saw that Concubine Li was so persistent, and it was not easy to persuade anything. She decided to tell the Four Princes about it.

The fourth prince was reading a book in his tent.

Wei Mian walked in with hot tea, "Your Highness, you can take a sip of tea and rest for a while." ”

The fourth prince put down the book in his hand and took the tea brought by Wei Mian.

"Your Highness, Qin Xiulian has just woken up."

The fourth prince paused when he drank tea, and then continued to drink tea with his head down. Wait for him to take a few sips of tea before he speaks: "Did my father let her leave?" ”

"The emperor asked people to set up a tent next to the camp tent in his dormitory, and let Qin Xiulian live in it." Wei Mian said, "Your Highness, it seems that the emperor is going to let Qin Xiulian enter the palace." ”

"Not strange."

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

The fourth prince said in an indifferent tone: "This is not something we should care about. "For the fourth prince, whether Concubine Rong continues to be favored or Qin Xiulian is favored, it has nothing to do with him.

"Also, the most anxious and worried about them now are Concubine Rong and the acting king."

Ever since he learned that Qin Xiulian was like Si Youying, Xuanping Hou couldn't sit still.

Back then, Emperor Wu of Zhou wanted to marry Si Youying, but Marquis Xuanping knew. At that time, he was still a little angry and felt that Emperor Wu of Zhou was sorry for his sister.

The acting king didn't know about Si Youying, but after hearing what Xuanping Hou said, he was also worried.

"Damn, where did Zhen Guogong find someone who looks exactly like Si Youying." Xuanping Hou said with a look of resentment, "Zhen Guogong has concealed it for so long, and only today did he let this Qin Xiulian appear, he is really a good means." ”

"Uncle, that Si Youying is so important to his father, even more important than his mother?"

"If Si Youying hadn't died back then, she would have married the emperor before your mother, maybe ......" Xuanping Hou did not say any more.

"Uncle, do you mean that the father prefers that Si Youying?"

"Si Youying is the emperor's favorite woman."

The acting king could not accept this. He said incredulously, "How is that possible? ”

Talking counts, the second watch is coming.

(End of chapter)