Rong Ziling's eyes flickered, and he lowered his head and said, "I think Kyoto is very good, I'm afraid that I'm not used to living in other places." ”

"Really?" Yao asked.

"Hmm."

"Then you raise your head, look me in the eye and speak."

Rong Ziling raised his head hesitantly, glanced at her, and quickly lowered his head again.

"I really like Kyoto, so I'm not going to go with you."

Ah Yao grabbed his little shoulder, asked him to raise his head, stared at his eyes and asked seriously, "Did you really decide to stay in Kyoto because you like Kyoto?" ”

"I ......"

At a glance, she could see that Rong Ziling was lying, but she was not in a hurry to expose him.

"If you really like Kyoto and want to stay in Kyoto, we won't force you, if you have any other reason or any concerns in your heart, you must tell me, I don't want you to be unhappy."

"Sister Yao, I ......"

Ah Yao interrupted him with a smile, "Ziling, do you remember when we first met?" ”

Rong Ziling nodded.

"At that time, I was always bullied by Su Yuyan's people, and it was you who showed up in time to protect me every time, and I was really grateful to you at that time. Now that I'm strong, it's time for me to protect you. ”

Rong Ziling moved her lips, "Sister Yao, actually I ...... I've heard some words lately and I don't know what to do anymore. ”

"What do you hear?"

"They say that after you and your father get married, you will have your own children, and I have never been my father's biological child, my existence will only make you embarrassed, and no one wants to live with others."

Ah Yao touched the top of his head in distress, "Who said that?" Didn't your dad raise you for so many years? ”

"That's different, my father didn't get married before, if he got married......"

"That's why you just asked if we would have children soon after we got married?"

Rong Ziling didn't want to hide anything, and nodded at her.

"Silly boy, if we have children in the future, then you will be the elder brother, and we will never change this as a family."

"Sister Yao......"

Ah Yao hugged him into her arms and comforted him softly: "Remember Sister Ah Yao's words, we are always a family, and your father and I will not leave you." ”

"Hmm."

As if assured, Rong Ziling finally had a smile on his face.

"Alright, it's not too early, let's go to bed quickly!"

"Hmm."

Ah Yao and Rong Ziling are very close to each other, and they are also very distressed about what happened to him.

Even if Rong Qianhan didn't want to take him, she would take the initiative to ask to take him.

In her heart, she has long regarded Rong Ziling as her family.

Early the next morning, when A-Yao took Rong Ziling to breakfast, Song Yi came.

After glancing at the two of them, Song Yi stood beside Ah Yao.

"What's wrong?" Ah Yao asked Song Yi.

"The prince asked you to go over."

Rong Qianhan asked Song Yi to come to her early in the morning, presumably there must be something very important to find her.

She put down her chopsticks and looked at Rong Ziling, "Ziling eats first, I'll come back when I go." ”

"Okay."

Ah Yao and Song Yi came to Rong Qianhan's courtyard, and when they entered the door, they saw Rong Qianhan's eyebrows furrowed, and his face was full of sorrow.

"What's wrong?" Yao asked.

Rong Qianhan raised his eyes to look at her, "This king got the news early in the morning, Xu Lao did not go to the court today, and went to visit many ministers in the court. ”

"Old Xu didn't go to the court, but went to visit the ministers of the court? What does he want to do? ”

Rong Qianhan shook his head, "The Queen Mother only saw him yesterday, and he went to visit the ministers of the DPRK and China today, and these two things are definitely related." ”

Xu Lao has always rarely moved around with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and even if anyone wants to visit him, he will refuse.

It is difficult not to be suspicious of the fact that he took the initiative to visit the minister this time.

Ah Yao frowned slightly, "Do you suspect that Xu Lao is helping the Queen Mother visit these ministers?" ”

"Hmm."

Ah Yao thought about it carefully, and suddenly thought of something, "Who did Xu Lao Du visit?" ”

Song Yi handed the list to Ah Yao.

After taking a closer look, Ah Yao stared at one of them and said, "I know this Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou went to the Prime Minister's Mansion before, and I was being punished in the backyard at that time, and she also helped me speak." ”

Rong Qianhan and Song Yi looked at her at the same time.

"I'm going to visit Mrs. Zhou and knock on the side and knock on her."

"Okay."

Ah Yao cleaned up and took the carriage to Zhou's mansion.

Ah Yao sent the prayer post up and waited outside the door.

About half an hour later, the gate of Zhou's mansion opened, and the maidservant beside Mrs. Zhou welcomed A-Yao into the mansion.

"Princess, please."

A-Yao's identity is no secret in Dongli, and the ministers of the DPRK and China know it.

Ah Yao smiled at the maidservant gratefully, "It's hard work." ”

After a short time, Ah Yao was taken to the front hall and met Mrs. Zhou sitting in the front hall.

"Mrs. Zhou." A-Yao took the initiative to say hello.

Mrs. Zhou saluted A-Yao, "I've seen the princess." ”

"Mrs. Zhou is polite, I came here just to thank Mrs. Zhou for helping to solve the siege a year ago."

Mrs. Zhou looked at her confused, "Break the siege?" ”

Ah Yao smiled.

Her current dress is very different from the dress she wore when she was a servant girl in Su Mansion, and Mrs. Zhou didn't remember her for a while.

"At that time, I was still working as a maidservant in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I was being punished in the backyard......"

A-Yao retold the events of that time.

After Mrs. Zhou heard this, she suddenly realized and looked at her, "That handmaid turned out to be you?" ”

"That's right."

Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect the princess to have such a past, but the Su family seems to have offended Long Yan, and the whole family was sent back to the countryside, which can be regarded as avenging the princess." ”

Being able to reveal the embarrassing past in front of the unfamiliar is what a trust in herself, Mrs. Zhou inexplicably has a good impression of A-Yao in front of her.

Ah Yao's eyes flickered, and she continued: "To tell you the truth, I have already made a marriage contract with the regent, and we will get married soon, so Mrs. Zhou doesn't have to call me a princess anymore." ”

"You're going to marry the regent?" Mrs. Zhou looked surprised.

Ah Yao smiled happily and nodded to Mrs. Zhou.

"The regent is young and promising, and he is talented, so it's not bad for you to marry him."

"He's busy all day long, he doesn't have any time to spend with me at home, and recently he's been helping the emperor find out what is going on with the party, and I rarely see him."

Mrs. Zhou's face immediately changed, "Forming a party for personal gain? Will something like this happen in our Dongli? ”

"Doesn't Mrs. Zhou know?"

Mrs. Zhou nodded hurriedly.

Ah Yao looked around, approached her and whispered: "I heard that there have been many ministers of the DPRK and China who have made friends in private recently, and the emperor is very angry when he finds out, you also know that our emperor is young, but there is no ambiguity at all in dealing with major affairs in the DPRK and China, and when the emperor finds out these people who have formed a party for personal gain, I am afraid that he will be sentenced heavily, and he will ...... when the time comes."

Mrs. Zhou's face became more and more ugly, but she couldn't show anything in front of A-Yao, so she could only smile awkwardly at her.

Realizing that she had said too much, Ah Yao immediately covered her mouth, "Oh, you see that I am talking too much at this time, and I have said what I shouldn't have said, and he will definitely blame me when I go back." ”

"Don't worry, I won't say it."

"That's good."

After a pause, Ah Yao reminded in a low voice: "Mrs. Zhou also wants to remind Lord Zhou not to hit the emperor's gun at this time, otherwise you will lose your official position at the least, and if it is heavy, your life will be lost." ”

"Thank you princess for the reminder, I wrote it down, and I will definitely talk to my family Lord Zhou when I go back."

"Hmm."

It is inconvenient for the ministers of the DPRK and China to communicate in private, but their wives often meet and get together.

I hope that today's words can reach the ears of others through the mouth of Mrs. Zhou.

Seeing that the hour was not early, A-Yao got up suddenly, "Mrs. Zhou, then I'll leave first." ”

"I'll send you."

"Okay."

The two of them talked like friends and walked out.

After seeing off A-Yao, Mrs. Zhou hurriedly returned to the house.

Everything was as Ah Yao expected, and the next day, when Mrs. Zhou and the other ladies got together, they told everyone else what Ah Yao said.

The others immediately became vigilant and didn't dare to let Xu Lao come to the door anymore.

After Xu Lao ate a few closed-door soups in a row, the whole person became much more honest.

After a few more days, seeing that there was no movement on the Queen Mother and Xu Lao's side, Rong Qianhan decided to take the initiative.

He took A-Yao to Xu's mansion.

After he sent the greeting post, the gate of Xu's mansion was quickly opened, and Xu Lao personally came out to welcome them into the mansion.

The three of them came to the front hall and sat down, and Xu Lao personally made tea for them.

"I wonder why the Lord Regent came here today?" Xu Lao asked.

Rong Qianhan didn't plan to go around in circles with Xu Lao, so he simply had a direct showdown.

"Elder Xu has been visiting the ministers of the DPRK and China frequently recently, but what is the important matter?"

"This ......"

Xu Lao was speechless for a while.

Both sides are smart people and quickly understand each other's intentions.

After all, Xu Lao is a veteran of the two dynasties and an important minister in the court, Rong Qianhan is still willing to give him another chance, and he doesn't want him to go further and further.

It's up to him to seize this opportunity.

Old Xu quickly settled down and asked without hesitation: "What does the regent mean by this?" Is it suspected that the old man will not be able to form a party for personal gain? ”

"This king naturally doesn't mean this, but he just thinks that Xu Lao is also an important minister in the court, and he should see some situations in the court more clearly than this king, and Xu Lao should understand what the emperor thinks."

Xu Lao moved his lips, but he didn't answer.

Seeing that the two sides were tense as soon as they met, Ah Yao smiled and played a round game, "Old Xu, don't misunderstand the regent, we are just kindly reminding." ”

"The old man doesn't need your kind reminder, if you don't have anything else, please leave!" Xu Lao said with a gloomy face.

Rong Qianhan and Ah Yao glanced at each other, it seemed that Xu Lao was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.

Rong Qianhan got up abruptly and walked in front of Xu Lao, "Since Xu Lao thinks that he has no problem, then this king wants to ask what is the relationship between Xu Lao and the Queen Mother?" ”

"What do you mean?" Old Xu asked with a serious face.

"This king once heard the story of a pair of childhood sweetheart lovers being separated, do you want to hear it?" Rong Qianhan asked.

Old Xu snorted coldly, "The old man is not interested in these things of love and love. ”

"What if the hero of the story is Xu Lao himself? Aren't you interested either? ”