"The power of heaven is unpredictable, although this master is usually easy to speak, it is also difficult to measure. ”

Don't talk about Gui Junxi's thoughts, King Lu already understands in his heart.

"Oh, if you don't enter the jade, you have this anger, it seems that Su Ziji is indeed the son of my eldest brother. ”

Looking at Su Ziji, who had gone away, King Lu seemed to see the prince he had seen and had an impression of when he was a child, when the prince was as far away as the moon in the sky, and he was young and ignorant, his status was not high, although he was a brother, he could only see it from afar a few times.

Now more than ten years have passed, and he has seen the prince's grown son under this situation, and this mood is really wonderful.

Thinking of the change of color when the King of Qi and the King of Shu saw it, King Lu suddenly had a thought, and gradually became serious, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, and ordered: "If you have won the champion, such a happy event, you must always express it, and order it to go down and send a congratulatory gift to Su Mansion." ”

Gui Junxi also thought that King Lu had adopted his opinion, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and responded: "Yes, I will do it, and there will be no mistakes." ”

King Lu saw that he had not yet understood, nodded with a smile, but secretly thought in his heart: "The two elder brothers of King Qi and King Shu are a lot older than me, and they are preemptive, and their wings are gradually plump." ”

"So that above the court, there is almost no place for me to insert a cone. ”

"If that's the case, where is my chance?"

"Su Ziji is the son of my eldest brother, and it is impossible to recruit him into a wing, but it is possible to make him a pawn and stir up the original pattern of confrontation between the north and the south. ”

"I can push him, not only to gain his gratitude, but also to benefit. ”

For latecomers, the stable order is the most terrible, and the chaos can take advantage of the opportunity, King Lu thought of this, and opened the folding fan with a "snap", and shook it slowly.

Phi Xiang Palace

Concubine Wu was sitting on the soft couch, watching several female officials in front of her come and go with some palace maids, counting the inventory of the private treasury.

Because of her favor and repeated rewards, Concubine Wu has a lot of inventory over the years.

Now holding the cheeks, looking at the palace maid holding the booklet, facing a box of jewelry, head, paired jade bracelets to count, Concubine Wu will occasionally point to one or two of them, let them go directly to the princess's mansion.

She only has one daughter, Princess Xinping, and she is very fond of her, and she is never stingy with women's ornaments like this, but if it is good, she will give some to her daughter.

Princess Xinping was frightened because of the assassination, although the emperor gave something to appease, but she, as a concubine, still felt sorry for her recent inability to call friends, and good things kept being sent.

But that's it, thinking of Xinping's aggrieved appearance, Concubine Wu couldn't help but shake her head and smile.

This child has always been playful, and in the eyes of outsiders, he may be a person who is easy to see strange ideas, but she, as a mother concubine, knows that this child is stubborn, and it also gives her a headache.

As expected, Su Ziji was really talented and was selected as the champion. is so young and handsome, and has the title of champion, marrying Xinping to him is not humiliating. ”

"I just don't know if the emperor is willing. ”

But thinking about it again, because of the pity of talent, this dynasty was also founded to win over the nobles, and once married the princess to the son of the nobles, but it was not exempted from real power.

Such rules continue to this day, so that the horse can continue to do things in the Zheng Dynasty without avoiding suspicion.

A champion, marrying a princess, becomes the emperor's son-in-law, and can continue to be an official and do things, and he doesn't have to live only with a vacant position, which is simply only good, no harm.

Concubine Wu felt that the emperor cherished talents and should not object. And Su Zi's people who have received great benefits should not refuse.

Even in terms of appearance, Princess Xinping's appearance is very beautiful, and she is much stronger than the wife of Su Zi's small family.

Not to mention, the power, the status, and the help it can give.

Just thinking about it, a female official came in and made a blessing ceremony: "Niangniang, the person sent by the imperial study reminds me that the emperor will come to the Phixiang Palace for dinner in a while." ”

This is a matter of the emperor's acquiescence, every time he decides in advance which concubine he wants to go to for dinner or sleepover, he will send someone to inform him, so that the other party has time to prepare, and he can enjoy it directly when he arrives, and there is no need to wait.

"Go and get ready. Concubine Wu was happy when she got the news.

During this time, the emperor's time to come to the harem has also decreased a lot, even if he arrives in the harem, most of them go to the queen's place to sit, and they don't stay in the palace of the concubines, let alone go to the concubines to eat, busy things, and the aging body makes the emperor spend a lot less time in the harem.

And now as soon as she is busy with the imperial examination, she will go to her Concubine Wu's palace first, which is naturally to give face.

"Tell me to go down and let the kitchenette cook a few refreshing dishes. In addition, the plum wine made before was also sent to a jar. ”

"Yes, sis!"

Don't look at it is just an ordinary side dish, if you cook it carefully, it is actually more energy-consuming than a big dish, and it is more luxurious, and the taste is also refreshing.

Sure enough, with a "The emperor has arrived", Concubine Wu greeted, warm-colored clothes and small fresh makeup made the emperor's eyes soften a lot, and when he saw a table of refreshing dishes during the meal, he nodded even more.

"Those who know me, love the concubine. The emperor took a bite and felt refreshed, and the irritability that had arisen from the events of the previous dynasty slowly calmed down.

Seeing that the emperor was originally a little anxious, he slowly calmed down with the meal, and spoke to her much gentlerly.

Concubine Wu couldn't help but feel secretly proud in her heart.

Managing the emperor's mind is a science, what does the emperor have?

The emperor is not only a man, but also a king, and the order is the most beneficial to him, so the exceptional things, as long as they see it, will consume the favor and affection, so she has always been careful and never transgressed.

And it's not okay to be docile, he's the emperor, who isn't docile?

The word "home", docile and warm, is the way to her long-term prosperity.

According to his experience as a concubine for more than ten years, he can slowly insert the topic and say what he wants to ask for.

So, she talked about Princess Xinping, and sighed helplessly: "The concubine has also had a headache recently, if you want to say that this raised child, she was young, afraid that she would be cold and hot, afraid that she would bump into it, always be careful, this child is older, I thought it should always be sensible, but I didn't expect it, but it was more worrying than when I was young, hey!"

The emperor laughed when he heard it, and he was naturally angry when he heard about the assassination of Princess Xinping, but he later heard that after this incident, Xinping became honest, and he couldn't help but feel funny.

"Xinping, this girl, is used to being bold, when she encountered this, she knew that this outside was not as safe as in the palace, and she should have learned a lesson. I think that if she goes out in the future, I am afraid that she will not be so arrogant again, and it is not a good thing to look at it this way. ”

"That's what the emperor said. Concubine Wu responded with a smile and poured a glass of wine for the emperor.

The plum wine is not very strong, and it is relatively appetizing, so it is okay for girls to drink it, and the emperor does not mind drinking a few more glasses.

But when he was pinching the wine glass and taking a sip, he heard Concubine Wu suddenly mention the matter of this imperial examination.

"Your Majesty, I heard that this year's champion is an extremely young child, less than twenty?"

The emperor nodded: "Exactly, the champion has just turned seventeen years old, and he is the Xie Yuan of Guangling Province." ”