The world was decided, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's busyness these days was expected by Lu Bingzhen, but she didn't know Xiao Min's guilt for getting her into the whirlpool, and she only felt ridiculous for Xiao Min to be so nervous.

Xiao Min didn't know that she was hiding her previous illness, and when she saw that she really acted without disobedience, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to talk about various things.

However, Lu Bingzhen couldn't help but ask about the aftermath of the first emperor, "I heard that the first emperor is still in the Chonghua Palace, and I am also a junior, so I should also go to worship one or two." After all, you can't let people grasp the handle on the bright side. ”

The death of the first emperor has long been firmly buckled on the bodies of Gu Concubine and King Yu, but the beginning and the end, the two people sitting opposite each other are clear in their hearts.

Hearing this, Xiao Min tucked the corners of the quilt for Ah Rui with the same face as before, "No need, Ah Rui." I have already taken leave of absence from Zongzheng Temple on behalf of you and your mother, saying that you are not feeling well. When your father comes out of the funeral two days later, you can go and send it off together. ”

"The Queen Mother?" Ah Rui was surprised, "The queen mother was also frightened in that night palace change?" ”

Seeing that Ah Rui was about to get up and convene the maid to ask clearly, Xiao Min helplessly suppressed her quilt, and was afraid that she would use her natural strange power to forcibly break free, so she comforted, "Ah Rui, the queen mother is nothing serious, she is just like you." ”

Ah Rui blinked, her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and she understood what Xiao Min meant.

Thinking about it carefully, Ah Rui felt that this was indeed something that Queen Wen would do. Empress Wen has long been extremely disgusted with the first emperor, and over the years, she has been forced to be humiliated by the power of the first emperor and the lord of the world.

But now that her son is the next emperor who is sure of it, Empress Wen naturally doesn't need to endure it anymore, and she doesn't even want to pretend to be the last one anymore.

Most of the people who knew what the first emperor had done to Empress Wen felt happy after knowing about it. The same is true for Ah Rui, so she didn't persuade anything, but cared, "How is the queen mother's health?" I'm so young that I'm getting better soon, so it's better for me to go and serve the queen mother, and talk to her. ”

However, if Empress Wen did not preside over the funeral of the first emperor, who would be presiding over the matter?

The Queen Mother? It's impossible, the queen mother is old, and there is no reason to let the elders handle this matter for the younger generations, even if it is royal, there is no such precedent. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess? Ah Rui thought about how she still cultivated in the East Palace Jinghe Palace, and she hadn't even seen a few outsiders.

"Could it be Xu Zhaoyi? Wouldn't it be too low to manage the funeral of the first emperor in Xu Zhaoyi's position? Xiao Min's expression was as usual, "Lone didn't hand it over to any harem person to preside over this matter, Lone let Zongzheng Temple handle this matter." ”

“？ Qingyan, are you serious? If that's the case, wouldn't it be that the Zongzheng Temple will come to report to you for a little bit of a funeral? ”

Xiao Min was silent, but Ah Rui suddenly understood why Qing Yan still had time to go back to the East Palace to rest in the most treacherous time after His Majesty fell into a coma, but now he can only return to the East Palace once in a few days.

Raising his hand to stroke the obvious blue and black under Xiao Min's eyes, Ah Rui complained a little angrily, "Qingyan, you can't help but care too much about your body." It's not impossible to hand it over to Xu Zhaoyi, why take everything on yourself. ”

Xiao Min held Ah Rui's hand with his backhand, and said softly, "The concubines who have handled the funeral of the first emperor are higher in reputation, since Gu does not plan to let you, the crown princess, handle the funeral of the first emperor, naturally he will not let others take advantage of this matter to ride on your head in the future." ”

Ah Rui listened to his words, and felt ridiculous, she always felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have some misunderstanding about her? It's like she's some kind of weak little white flower. It seems that since the change of the night palace, Qing Yan has always felt this way.

Thinking like this, she asked like this, "Qingyan, do you always feel that I am weak and need to be carefully held in the palm of my hand by the people around me to be safe?" ”

"Isn't it? Ah Rui", facing Ah Rui's surprised and amused gaze, Xiao Min said calmly, "You see, everyone knows that assassinating His Majesty is something that must not be touched. Even if someone promised a high-ranking official Houlu and Danshu Iron Scroll, this matter would never be possible. Otherwise, once lost, it will be a great sin for the Nine Clans.

But Ah Rui, you just knew that the situation was dangerous, so you volunteered to do it. If I have bad intentions, the warm love in the past is all disguised, all for this matter, and after you succeed, I will kill you to comfort the soul of the first emperor.

Ah Rui, will you have the slightest power to fight back then? Even Gu can take this opportunity to uproot the Fanyang Lu family, and since then, the vitality of the family has been greatly damaged, and the imperial power has been more stable. Ah Rui, Lone knows that you have always been smart, you tell Lone, if this really happens, how should you break this situation? ”

In the end, Xiao Min was even a little angry.

Ah Rui also knew that the events of that night were too reckless, so she could only explain weakly, "But wasn't the situation critical at that time?" I am also here to solve the predicament of the East Palace", A Rui's tone gradually became stronger, "I married into the East Palace, I originally believed in Qingyan you, if you are still hesitant and entangled in this matter, and ignore you who are in danger, then why should I marry into the East Palace?" Then I can obey my parents' arrangement, marry a family safely, and live a peaceful and boring life.

Besides, although my behavior is reckless, it is also completely for you and Donggong, you, you are now. ”

Originally, Xiao Min wanted to take the opportunity to say something more, so that Ah Rui would remember to put herself first in the future, but he saw that Ah Rui had already had a sign of anger, and he also heard the faint anger in her tone. Rui is always like this, and every time she gets angry, she starts to look away.

Xiao Min also heard the maintenance of himself in the words, and the sentence "Then you will follow the example of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Zhaolie of the previous dynasty" failed to say it after all. Xiao Min thought about it, and finally could only sigh lightly, "Forget it, Ah Rui, this matter has been swept up by Gu himself, and if he doesn't fake the hands of others, he will probably not leave any trouble." ”

Seeing that the conversation between the two was at an impasse, the father-in-law of Fushuang, who was very good at observing words and feelings, reported in a timely manner, "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, the harem Shanggong came to inquire whether the Double Ninth Festival is going to hold a family banquet in the palace?" ”

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, my father had just woken up, and the palace was worried about my father's condition. Now that the Si people have passed away, the living people should indeed hold a family banquet and rush the cold air in the palace", as he said, Xiao Min turned to Ah Rui and asked, "Ah Rui, can you handle this matter?" ”

Of course, Lu Bingzhen would not refuse, and nodded in response to the matter. She also knew that Qing Yan was also worried about herself when she said this, and when she saw that he gave the steps, she naturally went down. However, thinking of the words that came to his ears in these days, Lu Bingzhen couldn't help but say a few more words curiously.

"Qingyan, the ministers have advised you to ascend the throne several times, why are you still unwilling to ascend the throne? Do you want to think about it after His Majesty's funeral? ”

"Did they get the word to you?" Xiao Min looked a little displeased, and he almost never hid his emotions in front of A Rui except for restraining his anger so as not to frighten her.

"I can't talk about coming here, it's just that I happened to hear a few more words. Qingyan, what the hell do you think? ”

Since the battle to kill Hulu Khan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become more and more powerful. In the whole world, I am afraid that Lu Bingzhen is the only one who dares to ask so directly. But this is deliberately pampered by His Royal Highness the Prince, he likes Ah Rui's most real reaction in front of her, that is, his willful and angry appearance also makes him can't help but tremble at the tip of his heart.

Brushing a few strands of hair from Ah Rui's sideburns, Xiao Min said a little casually, "Actually, there is no reason, it's just that you were scared of being lonely when you were sick last time, and I'm worried that you will get sick this time." Only then did he deliberately postpone the date of his accession to the throne by some days. Lone is just going to be with you. Lone ascended the throne in the previous dynasty, and you were canonized as the queen in the harem. ”

While the two were talking, Shang Gong, who had asked about the Chongyang family banquet before, went and returned, and reported through a curtain, "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, the queen said that she hopes that the girls of the Wen family can also participate in the Chongyang family banquet, and here is the list of the Wen family girls given by the queen mother." ”

The two glanced at each other, and they were a little puzzled why Queen Wen wanted to summon the girls of her mother's family into the palace at the Chongyang family banquet. She is now the most noble woman in the palace, and without the restraint of the first emperor, she misses her niece and is directly summoned to the palace to accompany her, so why bother.

I heard Shang Gong's trembling voice sound again, "The queen mother also said that if Her Royal Highness the crown princess does not dislike it, she can let the girls of the Wen family help fight in the matter of the Chongyang family banquet." They have long wanted to be close to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, their cousin-in-law, and now is also a rare opportunity. ”

This time, even if Ah Rui was not as good as Xiao Min's thoughts, there was a hint of a different meaning from it. Ah Rui asked playfully, "The girl of the Wen family helped me fight at the Chongyang family banquet together?" Are you sure this is? The meaning of the queen's mother, falsely spreading the queen's mother's will, according to the palace rules, this is a capital crime. ”

Shang Gong was so panicked that he kowtowed a few times on the ground, "The slave doesn't dare, the slave doesn't dare." This is the original words of the queen's mother, and it is absolutely true. ”

Seeing this scene, Ah Rui was a little unbearable, and she didn't want to embarrass these people who passed the words from her, and she was about to get her up, when she heard His Royal Highness the Prince's tone was indifferent, and he didn't say anything about joy and anger. "In this case, Shang Gong is more worried about the Chongyang family banquet. The girls of the Wen family are coquettish guests, how can there be a reason to let them do things? ”

After receiving a word from His Royal Highness the Prince, Shang Gong wiped the sweat from his forehead, got up and left.

Xiao Min casually put the list of Wen family girls on the low table, and said softly, "Ah Rui, don't worry too much. The orphan association said to the queen mother, your illness has not been cured of the Chongyang family banquet, so you will not participate, so as not to make the queen mother and the imperial grandmother sick. ”

Nodding, Ah Rui calmly watched Xiao Min leave. In fact, she thinks that this arrangement is better, she is not proficient in palace affairs, and the Chongyang family banquet is the first family banquet after the death of the first emperor, which is inevitably cumbersome and complicated. If she really takes care of it, I'm afraid that Qingyan will still be troublesome later. But Qing Yan was tired enough to manage the thousands of things in the previous dynasty, and Ah Rui couldn't bear to tire him anymore.

Rui's gaze stayed on the list on the low table. The wind blew in through the window and opened the list. On the page turned was a portrait of a woman, with three small words written in the upper right corner "Wen Qiongying".