The moonlight was cloudy, and Xiao Jin waited at the gate of the palace before the hundred officials.

The Imperial Forest Army didn't dare to stop him at all, but he insisted on asking the palace people to pass it on.

Li Dechang stayed outside the Chonghua Palace, and when he got the news and saw that there was still an hour before the last dynasty, he was a little hesitant to wake up the emperor.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to wait for the emperor to wake up.

The matter of an unfavored prince returning to Beijing without permission is naturally not as important as the emperor's rest.

The emperor woke up a quarter of an hour before the court, he quietly got out of bed, and before going out, he tucked the corner of Luo Guifei's quilt.

Li Dechang stood on his side, lest the emperor be angry, and carefully considered his words.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu misses the concubine Niangniang, and rushed back to Beijing at night."

The emperor's face changed, and he snorted coldly and was a little displeased.

This rebel misses his mother, but he still has his father in his heart?

Li Dechang shrank in fright, "Without the emperor's order, His Royal Highness would not dare to return to the palace, and the people were still waiting at the palace gate." ”

The emperor was stunned, "At the gate of the palace? How long did he wait? ”

"It's been more than an hour."

The emperor's face darkened for a moment, and Li Dechang hurriedly knelt down and did not forget to intercede for Xiao Jin.

"In winter, the frost and cold dew are heavy, it is rare for His Highness to have filial piety, the emperor might as well let him in, the mother must be happy to see His Royal Highness when she wakes up!"

"This rebel son doesn't know etiquette when he should know etiquette! When I got to my own door, I played this play! Hum! ”

Li Dechang blinked, at the door of his own house? Could it be that the black face just now was annoyed that he didn't come to report earlier?

Li Dechang's face turned white for a moment, and cold sweat was pouring up!

***

In Chonghua Palace, as soon as Concubine Luo got up, she saw Rujin standing aside with a happy face: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is back!" I'm waiting outside early in the morning to say hello! ”

Luo Guifei's face was full of joy, and she hurriedly sat in front of the mirror and ordered: "Like brocade, your hands and feet are sharp, don't let Jin'er wait too long!" ”

Bijin responded with a smile: "It's been a long time since I've seen my mother so happy!" ”

Luo Guifei smiled, and urged again, the palace people trotted up, and after half a pillar of incense, Luo Guifei went to the main hall with the support of Jinjin.

"Erchen greets my mother!"

Xiao Jin knelt upright with a smile on his face.

Luo Guifei hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, looked at him carefully for a long time, and her eyes gradually turned red: "Why did you lose so much weight?" Have you had a good meal? ”

Xiao Jin helped her sit on the soft couch before she spoke: "The errand that my father handed over to my son for the first time, and my son didn't dare to slack off!" ”

"But no matter how busy you are, why don't you write a letter to your mother?"

Xiao Jin replied with a smile: "The concubine knows my temperament, this is not as soon as I return to Beijing to ask for sin!" ”

Luo Guifei burst out laughing, looked at him with disgust and said, "You know how to fool me!" When you come back this time, you won't go to Lizhou, just let your father arrange for the officials of the Ministry of Industry to keep an eye on it, you will collect your temperament, and take a closer look at the palace banquet at the end of the year, and if you think it is pleasing to the eye, the mother concubine will call the shots for you! ”

Xiao Jin was a little difficult, if the emperor could agree to him to go on the expedition, the palace banquet at the end of the year would definitely not be able to go......

"What's that expression?" Luo Guifei's heart tightened, and she hurriedly asked him, "Are you still unable to let go of Ye Nian?" ”

Xiao Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Jin'er, do you know that she is married?"

"Erchen knows."

"Jin'er, the mother concubine is ashamed of you, and after learning that she is married, the mother concubine is happy, because in this way, you can make your third brother die. But the mother forgot that it would hurt you too! ”

Xiao Jin smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's okay, I've been rejected by Ah Nian many times, and the foundation is very solid." ”

Luo Guifei was a little distressed, and took his hand to make him happy.

"In the past two or three months, you have gone to Lizhou to build fortifications, and you must have an understanding of the relevant matters of the Ministry of Works, and what position you want, the mother concubine asked your father to settle it as soon as possible."

Xiao Jin's expression was complicated, if she knew about her and her third brother's plan, would she hate herself, he didn't dare to think!

"Jin'er?" Luo Guifei saw that his eyes were low and he didn't say a word, and she was a little worried.

"Do you have something on your mind?"

Xiao Jin turned his head: "Like brocade, go prepare breakfast!" The king is hungry. ”

Bijin retreated in response and closed the palace door.

Concubine Luo knew that he had something to say, and waited for him to speak with a cautious expression.

"Mother, my son doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Industry."

Luo Xiangyi smiled with relief: "If you don't want to go, you won't go, you think it's a big deal, as for the frowns tightened like this!" ”

She smiled and raised her hand to rub his eyebrows.

"Erchen wants to join the military department, don't be idle."

Luo Xiangyi didn't care much, just shook his head, "The military department is not good, and there are many things." ”

"But the most powerful, the command of the army is the lifeblood!"

Xiao Jin pulled her hand down, ignoring the surprise in her eyes.

"The sons will fight for a chance to go out with their father, if I can come back alive, can my mother ask for the military power of the Longwei Army for me?!"

After he finished speaking, he got up, "The son still needs to report to his father the progress of the canal dredging in Lizhou, so he will retire first!" ”

"Stop!"

He paused.

"This palace asks you, what do you want the military power of the Long Wei Army to do?"

Luo Xiangyi's tone was cold.

Xiao Jin's heart ached for a moment, his back stiffened and he didn't look back.

"The concubine has always just wanted me to be an idle prince, can you think of asking, what do I really want?"

He looked back at her, "If I want it, will the concubine give it?" ”

"Li Zhu swore to the palace before he died! How dare you ......" Concubine Luo was a little angry and a little unscrupulous!

But she subconsciously tore off more than half of the friendship between her son and her mother in the past fifteen years......

When she saw the sadness in Xiao Jin's eyes, she sat down on the soft couch with a pain in her heart, and she couldn't bear to scold the words later.

Xiao Jin's face turned pale, and the last bit of extravagant hope in his heart disappeared, he was still the outsider after all......

Even though the kindness is greater, there are still some boundaries that cannot be touched......

He closed his eyes, tears running down his face.

He lowered his eyes and sniffed, and said a word to Chonghua Palace.

Rujin was guarding the door, and when he saw that the five princes looked wrong, he strode out of Chonghua Palace, and before he could come in and ask, he heard the sound of broken cups.

"! What's going on?! ”

"Get out! No entry! ”

I vaguely heard sobs coming from inside, and I was extremely flustered!

Niangniang's tears only flow in front of people, and this is the first time in the back!

Did you quarrel with the five princes?

No, you can't!

The only person who is angry is His Royal Highness the Prince, and when he is with the five princes, the smile on his mother's face has never dispersed, obviously he is more like a mother and son!