The Imperial Study in the inner courtyard of the Royal Palace.

Emperor Gu Shu has been in a very bad mood recently, the battle for the crown between the eldest prince Gu Fan, the third prince Gu Is, and the sixth prince Gu Tong has gradually evolved from underground to semi-public. So much so that the whole court did not dare to offend the princes, but also worried about standing on the wrong team, and they all trembled and feared all day long.

Seeing that many ministers have no intention of ruling the government, Emperor Gu Shu can't help but be upset. The point is, none of these three princes can make him very satisfied.

According to the rules of the previous dynasties, the eldest prince Gu Fan should inherit the unification, but what he did was more and more unpopular with the emperor.

The third prince Gu is mean and has no room for others.

The sixth prince, Gu Tong, has a ruthless temperament and is ungrateful and resentful.

As for the fifth prince Gu Keng and the eighth prince Gu Ye, since they were given the marriage to the Ning sisters, they have been removed from the list of princes by the emperor.

Except for these five princes, the rest of the princes were either young or incompetent. As a last resort, Emperor Gu Shu can only choose one of the eldest princes, the third prince, and the sixth prince. However, after thinking about it, I still couldn't make up my mind.

During this period of time, whenever he retired from the court, the emperor would be locked up in the imperial study alone, thinking about this top priority distraughtly.

"Hu Jing. ”

"The old slave is here. ”

"Who is the most useful of the three of them?"

"Long live, the eunuch is not allowed to speak about politics. ”

After being glared at by the emperor angrily, Hu Jing had to speak:

"From the old slave's point of view, the nine-year-old Tenth Prince's speech and demeanor are quite a bit of His Majesty's early style. ”

Emperor Gu Shu glanced at Hu Jing and simply closed his eyes.

The tenth prince, Gu Yun, is nine years old and was born to Princess Qi. He is the most popular among the princes. is not only Gu Yun's speech and demeanor quite the style of the emperor when he was young, but also the gentle and virtuous concubine of Qi, and she is also deeply favored by the emperor. It's just that the age is too young, and the emperor Gu Shu can't help but sigh in his heart.

Gu Shu, who had no clue, sat quietly for a while, got up and left the imperial study, and went directly to the palace of Emperor Qi.

When I entered the door, I saw the tenth prince Gu Yun laughing with Princess Caifeng, while Princess Qi was sitting on the side with a gentle smile on her face.

"Your Majesty, please forgive your concubines for the crime of losing their favor. ”

Suddenly seeing the emperor Gu Shu who walked in quietly, Concubine Qi hurriedly pulled her son Gu Yun and knelt on the ground together.

"Yun'er knocked on her father. ”

Princess Caifeng also slowly stepped forward and knelt down to salute.

"Luan'er knocked to see her father. ”

"Get up, it's cool underground. ”

"Why is Luan'er in the mood to come out today?"

Emperor Gu Shu knew that since Gu Luan came back from going to Jinling, he rarely went out except for the fixed morning and dusk every day.

"Luan'er misses Jun'er's younger brother and the imperial concubine. ”

Whenever he saw the lovely Gu Luan, the emperor inevitably wondered in his heart. I think Gu Luan and Gu Fan were both born to Queen Liu, why is the gap between the two so big? If Gu Fan is half as good as Gu Luan, the emperor will not have a prince until now, so naturally there is no need to worry so much.

"It's a little colder, but try to go out and walk around as much as possible, and don't always be alone in the room. ”

"Father Xie, Luan'er remembered. ”

Immediately, Emperor Gu Shu looked at Gu Yun again and asked what books he had been reading recently, and whether he had been punished by his husband and other common words.

As if he had just remembered it, the emperor suddenly said to Gu Luan:

"Wu Zheng has entered Beijing, has Luan'er heard about it?"

"Ah, father, what does this have to do with Luan'er. ”

Obviously, he hadn't heard about Wu Zheng's entry into Beijing, and when he heard it at first glance, Gu Luan couldn't help but let out an "ah" in surprise. It's just that when he saw his father staring at him, he was flustered, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Imperial Concubine Qi looked at Gu Luan, who was silent, turned her head to look at the emperor and asked softly:

"Long live, Wu Zheng is a princess with grace and Luan'er, I wonder if he can enter the palace to face the saint after entering Beijing?"

Obviously asked for Gu Luan. Gu Luan, who lowered his head, was naturally grateful to this gentle and considerate Concubine Qi.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come for a while. ”

This is too unexpected for Gu Luan, who dares not to come to the person the emperor wants to see. Doesn't that mean that Wu Zheng has something unexpected again?

Hearing this, Gu Luan, who immediately raised his head, although he didn't speak, his eyes were clearly asking: Why?

"Listening to Diao Jun's report, Wu Zheng suddenly entered retreat on the way to Beijing. Because it was a carriage of the Mo family, it was directly carried into the Mo Mansion. ”

"Father, I have heard of the matter of entering a retreat occasionally, but how can you enter a retreat while walking on the road in a carriage?

"Huh,"

Seeing the concern that naturally appeared on Gu Luan's face, Emperor Gu Shu smiled twice.

"I guess I believe in the people I travel with very much, so I will settle down. ”

Princess Caifeng is not a person in the rivers and lakes, so naturally she can't guess who in the Mo family will let Wu Zheng hand over his personal safety to the other party so assured.

"Father, the imperial concubine, Luan'er should go to Kunning Palace to meet the queen mother. ”

After saying that, he curtsied, reached out and touched the top of Gu Yun's head, and walked out gently.

After seeing Gu Luan leave, Concubine Qi said to Emperor Gu Shu with a smile:

"Your Majesty, Princess Luan'er is afraid that she has something on her mind. ”

"Well, Luan'er has grown up. ”

"What does the emperor mean......?"

"No hurry, wait a minute. ”

How did Concubine Qi, who lived in the inner courtyard of the palace, know that Wu Zheng in Gu Luan's heart had already been engaged to Tie Ning of the Iron Mansion, so she mistakenly thought that the emperor was not optimistic about Wu Zheng's Concubine Qi, so she didn't say anything.

"Father, is that Wu Zheng a great person?"

"Yo, where did Yun'er hear about it?"

"Recently, in addition to studying in the study, the royal brothers often mention Wu Zheng. ”

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Some say that Wu Zheng is good at kung fu, some say that he has a big secret, and some say that he ....... ”

"Say what?"

"It is said that recently, several imperial brothers are trying to win over Wu Zheng. ”

"Who is going to win him over?"

Gu Yun turned his head and glanced at his mother, although he could see that there was a reminder in his eyes, he still replied honestly:

"There are the eldest emperor brothers, the third emperor brothers, and the six emperor brothers. ”

"Anything else?"

"And, yes, and the kids want to meet him, too. ”

"Why?"

"Because it is said that the father and the emperor value him very much, so the child wants to see what is so good about him. ”

"The royal family has no privacy, originally I wanted Wu Zheng to serve the court in the dark, but it's only been a few days, who knows that it has already spread all over the world. ”

Hearing the helpless taste revealed in the emperor's tone, Concubine Qi couldn't persuade her. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is a traditional rule. Something like this, no matter how you persuade it, will inevitably involve how to reuse Wu Zheng, and it will naturally be related to the government. (To be continued.) )