Zhu Qiyu returned to Concubine Wu Xian's dormitory, immediately knelt down again, and reported to Concubine Wu Xian: "Concubine Qiyu, the minister who sent the envoy to Wara, brought back the eldest brother's edict.

The son had already been edicted and promised to join the throne, but rejected the ministers' proposal to honor his mother as the queen mother and make him the queen. The son is not filial, so please ask the mother to condemn the crime. ”

Concubine Wu Xian smiled: "You have already told me in advance, and I have agreed, what are you guilty of, get up quickly." ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was no longer polite, got up and sat on the side of the kang.

Concubine Wu Xian asked again, "Are the ministers gone?" ”

"No, there is one left, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and I will leave him at home for dinner. In the afternoon, I took him with me, and then led Cheng Guogong to inspect the nine gates. ”

Lin Xiangyu was sitting on the inner kang with Concubine Wu Xian at this time, and when she heard the words, she was about to get up to make arrangements, and complained in her mouth: "Why didn't Your Highness say it earlier, people who don't know still think how mean the slave family is, and the dignified military department Shangshu is not good at entertaining people when he comes to the house." ”

Zhu Qiyu hurriedly waved his hand to stop: "I also made a temporary decision to let Yu Shangshu eat at home, but I didn't have time to tell you." I've already asked Xiao Lingxi to arrange for him to eat, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Lin Xiangyu teased when she heard this: "Temporary intentions? Just you? His Royal Highness can't wait to count the eighteen generations of his ancestors, how can he make a temporary decision. The slave family advises you to confess honestly, what kind of bad intentions do you have? ”

Concubine Wu Xian hurriedly corrected distressedly: "Daughter-in-law, don't say that, I know it, my son is an honest man." ”

With Concubine Wu Xian's support, Zhu Qiyu also became angry, and replied loudly: "Yes, yes, the mother concubine is right, the widow is an honest person who is like a fake, and he dares to frame the prince without evidence, and the crime will be increased by one degree, and the princess will be sent to prison." ”

When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she gently twisted Zhu Qiyu's arm and whispered: "Wronged, even more wronged than Dou E." Your Highness is embarrassed to ask for evidence, when you play with the slave family, you don't look like an honest person at all. Do you want the slave family to shake out all the evil deeds of His Royal Highness, and let the mother concubine do a good job of Bao Qingtian hanging in the mirror. ”

Concubine Wu Xian saw that her son and daughter-in-law had a good relationship, and her heart was also happy, but she teased: "Okay, okay, you go back to your room at night and flirt again." Now let's hurry up and eat, and let our eldest prince go to business after eating. ”

So the two stopped and let Yahuan come in to set the meal. Taking advantage of this, Lin Xiangyu asked quietly: Is it the idea of His Royal Highness to beat Sister Lingxi? There are so many reliable people around the slave family, you can't send them all to the slave family. ”

Zhu Qiyu replied with a bitter face: "Xiao Lingxi, she is too upright, I really don't know how to train her." I think her character is quite compatible with Yu Qian, so I made a temporary decision again.

Besides, Yu Qian is now in charge of the military department and the military power of the whole capital, I have to send someone to monitor him, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well in the future.

Although he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he is not loyal to me. I don't have anyone in my hands now, so I can only let the princess's people sacrifice and sacrifice. ”

Concubine Wu Xian asked curiously, "Is my son so pitiful?" Don't have a few people available under your hands? ”

As soon as Zhu Qiyu heard this, he began to pour bitter water, and complained to Concubine Wu Xian with his fingers: "Mother, look at it, I have a total of five eunuchs in my hands, and I don't know who planted them all here, and I don't know who they are loyal to behind their backs."

The eunuch Cheng Jing, who is the leader, is still a Jinshi, full of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, and he doesn't look like he can become a powerful eunuch when he looks at it horizontally and vertically. The remaining four are all junior eunuchs, and they are not of great use at all. In other words, I can't even control the East Factory now.

The civil officials in my hands are even more unbearable, as far as Yu Shan and Yu Gang are concerned, the most promising one is a deputy leader. Even if I were open-minded and nepotistic, Dingtian would have arranged for them to be a waiter. Moreover, it is also a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, a real power waiter of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials, which is difficult to arrange.

It's tiring to think about, what do you say I should do? ”

The more Zhu Qiyu spoke, the more sad he became, and in the end, he simply sat on the small couch by the kang, like a deflated ball, leaning weakly on the edge of the kang, and couldn't stop sighing.

This made Concubine Wu Xian's heart feel distressed, and said to Lin Xiangyu: "Daughter-in-law, you see that my son is pitiful, so give him people." If you don't have anyone to use, I still have a few rings by my side, so you can take them over and call them. ”

Lin Xiangyu hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, concubine, my daughter-in-law was joking with His Highness just now." His Royal Highness is the daughter-in-law's heaven, and everything about the daughter-in-law is His Royal Highness, so naturally His Highness will give whatever he wants. ”

Concubine Wu Xian nodded, and then she was relieved.

Lin Xiangyu smiled at Zhu Qiyu again: "Your Highness, hurry up, don't talk about Sister Lingxi, even if you send out the little sisters Su Xi and Qianxue, they will all follow Your Highness." ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he stood up suddenly, and waved his hand again and again: "That's absolutely not good, the little sisters Su Xi and Qianxue are good-looking, have tame personalities, and train them carefully, that is a pair of superb little stunners." I'll have to keep it for myself, and I'll never give them away.

When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she sat up straight, pretended, followed Zhu Qiyu's appearance, and sighed slowly: "The widow has a disease, and his disease has entered the bone marrow, woohoo, alas!" ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and when he saw that he was about to beat his daughter-in-law, Concubine Wu Xian hurriedly smiled and persuaded: "Okay, okay, hurry up and eat, and hurry up to do business after eating." In the evening, the two of you go back to the room and fight again, so I can pick up my eldest grandson as soon as possible. ”

So the three of them stopped laughing, Zhu Qiyu had eaten, lay down for a while, then went back to take Yu Qian and went directly to the Chengguo Mansion.

Zhu Yi is only twenty-three years old, and his father, Zhu Yong, the last generation of Chengguo Gong, has just died in the Harrier Ridge.

A few days ago, Zhu Qiyu came to cry and mourn, but now he is familiar with the road, and soon took Zhu Yi and went out of the house.

Yu Qian was about to walk towards Desheng Gate with his head covered, Zhu Qiyu pulled Zhu Yi and shouted loudly behind: "Yu Shangshu is slow, slow." ”

Yu Qian turned his head with a puzzled look on his face and asked curiously, "What else does Your Highness have to do?" ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "There is a lot of salt in the lunch meal, and I am a little salty." I heard that the Dingguo Mansion is not far away, so let's go to the door and ask for a cup of tea with the Dingguo Mansion. ”

Yu Qian replied helplessly: "Your Highness, there is no Dingguo Gong now. ”

Zhu Qiyu replied with great certainty: "Yes, there is Dingguo Gong." ”

Yu Qian also replied with great certainty: "Your Highness, Xu Xianzhong, the Duke of Dingguo, just passed away last year, and his eldest son Xu Yongning was only ten years old, and he was not yet the age of the Emperor, so there is no Duke of Dingguo now." ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Yu Shangshu, think about it, is there a possibility, after we drink a good cup of tea, Xu Yongning will become the Duke of Dingguo." ”

When Yu Qian heard this, he stopped talking. Now His Royal Highness the King of Qi is already stunned. No matter which nobles you see, you feel that your parents have clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and they have the talent to help the world. It's good now, even a ten-year-old refuses to let go.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this, pulled Zhu Yi to the Dingguo Mansion, drank good tea, and also met Xu Yongning.

Zhu Qiyu smiled at Xu Yongning while drinking tea: "The Xu family is one family and two princes, and now that the capital is in danger, have you arranged for your family members to go south to the Wei Mansion in Nanjing?" ”

Although Xu Yongning is a young man, he has no stage fright, and replied without humility or arrogance: "Your Highness said that I am laughing, I will accept the grace of the country in the country, and naturally I want to live and die with the Ming Dynasty." Now that the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness are all in Beijing, how dare the ministers abandon the Lord and flee? ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he asked solemnly: "Then let you follow me to defend the city to meet the enemy, do you dare?" ”

Xu Yongning replied categorically: "It's just a war, why don't you dare." It's a pity that Weichen is young and can't lead the army alone. Otherwise, Weichen will lead 100,000 troops, and he will be able to smash the court, kill the enemy, and dedicate his head to His Highness. ”

Zhu Qiyu praised: "Okay, good, young, ambitious, worthy of being the descendant of King Zhongshan." From now on, you will be the Duke of Dingguo, and you will be responsible for guarding the Fucheng Gate together with me. ”

Xu Yongning was stunned when he heard this, and said to confirm: "The minister is only ten years old, will he attack the knight now?" ”

Zhu Qiyu replied: "The national disaster is at the head, and it is not informal. Pack up, come with me now, and we'll patrol the city defenses. ”

Not long after, Zhu Qiyu took Yu Qian, Zhu Yi, and Xu Yongning out of the Dingguo Mansion and went straight to Deshengmen.

Nine gates of the capital, Desheng Gate in the north, the war together, will face the Warat army.