In the side hall, the prince and Shi Hao were sitting drinking tea and talking, and the county lord of Qingning walked in lightly.

Shi Hao got up and said, "The county lord is back, it's time for Weichen to leave." ”

The prince got up, nodded, and said, "Qingning, arrange for the guards to escort Shi Lao back to the house." ”

The county lord of Qingning hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Old Shi, please!"

Shi Hao gave the prince a salute and followed the county lord of Qingning out.

After a while, the county lord of Qingning came in, walked up to the prince, and said softly, "Father, Xin Qijian is leaving?"

The prince was thoughtful and hummed casually.

The county lord of Qingning said in a low voice: "Father, you have something on your mind, why don't you let your daughter guess, what are you thinking, okay?"

The prince was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he smiled: "Oh, then you can talk about it." ”

The county lord of Qingning laughed in a low voice: "Father, then the daughter will ask you to answer a question first, okay?"

The prince nodded and smiled, "Oh, what's the problem? If you want to ask me what I'm thinking, that's not your guess." ”

The county lord of Qingning smiled and said, "Of course, my daughter won't be so stupid." ”

The prince smiled: "Then you can say it." ”

The county lord of Qingning said in a low voice, "When do you plan to let Xin Qiji go to Mongolia?"

The prince was startled, his face changed, he stared at the county lord of Qingning, nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Huan'er, you really deserve to be your father's daughter, you guess it at a glance, how do you know that your father sent Xin Qiji to contact the Mongols?"

This Qingning county lord is named Zhao Huan, and the county lord of Qingning is her title.

Zhao Huan said in a low voice: "Father, in the secret letter that Mr. Yu Yunwen gave you, it was suggested that you send someone to contact the Mongols to discuss the alliance between Song and Mongolia and the joint strategy against Jin. And when my daughter entered the hall just now, I vaguely heard that you and Mr. Shi seemed to be talking about the second son of Mongolia. Of course, my daughter guessed all these things. ”

The prince nodded and smiled: "Good daughter, it's really good, then you tell me, how did you know that I would send Xin Qiji?"

Zhao Huan laughed in a low voice: "Then it's simpler, this matter needs to be carried out in secret, don't leak the news, the court has a lot of mouths, not only does it not make a decision, but it is also very easy to leak the news, once the news is found out by the Jin people, it will be very bad." Xin Qiji is a newcomer, he is not familiar with life, he doesn't know others, and others don't know him, and this person is ambitious and full of enthusiasm, so he is the right person. ”

The prince smiled with a twist in his eyes: "Good daughter, smart, I can't hide anything from you." ”

Zhao Huan smiled and said, "Dad, don't be busy praising your daughter first, your daughter hasn't finished talking yet." Father, you are really good about this Xin Qiji, you gave him a house in the capital, and sent him such an important errand, entrusted him with important tasks, and was open and honest to him, which can be regarded as a gift from a countryman. ”

The prince snorted: "You girl, you always don't pay attention to what you say, be careful that the wall has ears." Xin Qiji captured the traitor Zhang Anguo among tens of thousands of rebels, made great contributions, raised the prestige of our country, set an example, gave him a house, and gave him an official position, which is the grace of God, but not mine. The Holy Lord's move is intended to set an example and set an example, which has a profound meaning. ”

The county lord of Qingning said in a low voice: "My daughter knows that there are not only the eyeliners sent by Qin Hui's traitors in our East Palace, but also the secret agents sent by the emperor, so we have to be careful with every move." ”

The prince nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's good that you know, you must be careful in everything, and you must not be careless." ”

The county lord of Qingning said in a low voice: "My daughter understands, the eyeliner sent by Qin Hui is easy to handle, let's find out one, kill him, and show no mercy, my daughter secretly executed a ghost in the eyeliner sent by Qin Hui the day before yesterday, but the secret agent secretly sent by the emperor to sneak in, we can't help it, it's not good to check it with great fanfare, even if we know his identity, but he is the emperor's person." It's not easy for us to deal with it, so we can only pretend to be confused, so my daughter found out that there was an emperor's secret agent, not only did not move him, but also did not alarm him, but just sent a reliable confidant to secretly monitor him. ”

The prince said in a deep voice: "Huan'er, you are really a good daughter of your father, she can be literate and martial, thoughtful, and capable, better than men, much better than your brother." With that, he sighed.

The county lord of Qingning is named Zhao Huan, and Qingning is her title.

Zhao Huan said in a low voice: "Father, my younger brother is only twelve years old this year, and he is still a child. ”

The prince snorted: "Looking at the big from a young age, he has such a cowardly personality and is blindly playful, what can he do when he grows up?"

Zhao Huan said in a low voice: "Father, don't be anxious, don't be discouraged, my younger brother lives in the palace now, and he follows the emperor's grandfather every day, learning the art of the king, and being the way of the king. ”

The prince's face was even more ugly, and he snorted: "You also said that you think it is a good thing for the emperor to take your younger brother into the palace to raise him? Hmph, du fu is suspicious and suspicious in his heart, and no one believes it!"

Zhao Huan's face was solemn and he didn't dare to speak.

The prince was silent for a while, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, this can't be completely blamed on him, after all, I am not his biological father and son, I am not his own son, and he is not your own grandfather, no wonder he doesn't believe me." ”

At this point in the book, I have to explain that Song Gaozong Zhao Gou suffered from a hidden disease and could not have children, and the prince's name was Zhao Yan, who was Zhao Gou's adopted son.

Zhao Gou had no choice but to set up his adopted son Zhao Yan as the crown prince, but he was always suspicious of him, so he took Zhao Yan's only son Zhao Yan into the palace to raise him, and the reason was grandiose and high-sounding, saying that he was a grandson under his knees, and the grandson was happy, but in fact, as a hostage, he did not dare to have a different heart, let alone act rashly.

Zhao Huan saw that his father's face was not good, and said softly: "Father, it's late at night, I'll send you to my mother's concubine to rest, let my mother rub your shoulders, beat your back, recite a Buddhist scripture, relax your brain, calm down, and relax." ”

Zhao Huan's mother is the Yang family, the crown princess of Zhao Yan, who is old and decrepit, and Zhao Dan's biological mother is Guo, who is the side concubine of Zhao Yanhouna, young and beautiful, and quite favored by Zhao Yan.

Speaking of which, Zhao Yan is the crown prince, the prince of a country, and the future emperor, but there are only two concubines in name, a main concubine and a side concubine, which seems to be a little less, and the government and the opposition all say that Zhao Yan cares about state affairs, does not indulge in women, is a suitable prince and prince, and will definitely be a good emperor in the future.

In fact, Zhao Yan is less than 40 years old this year, he is in the age of being strong and vigorous, how can he not like women? There is a reason why he is so restrained and restrained.