At the end of October, the weather turned cold, Meng Zezhi's wound on his foot completely healed, and the third prince Qin Shi was finally able to get out of bed.
The Emperor of Heaven decreed to choose a day to return to the capital.
Before leaving, Qin Shi made a special trip to Pingshan Pavilion to meet Meng Zezhi.
Knowing Qin Shi's intention, Meng Zezhi helped him up and said meaningfully: "Third brother, second brother, I really misunderstood you."
Qin Shi's face stiffened, and his mind quickly started to work, trying to understand what Meng Zezhi meant.
Meng Zezhi patted his shoulder heavily: "I didn't expect you to rush out without hesitation under those circumstances."
Qin Shi didn't care whether Meng Zezhi was boasting or scolding him for being timid before, he could only follow Meng Zezhi's words and said, "My brother didn't think much about it at the time..."
Having said this, he paused, with a look of guilt: "It's the younger brother who can't handle the second brother of the prince. If it wasn't for the younger brother's recklessness, the second brother of the prince would not have an accident."
As he said that, his eyes instantly turned red.
Meng Zezhi clearly saw a trace of relief in his eyes.
After all, he hasn't experienced much wind and rain, and this acting skills can also be blinded by his predecessor.
With such a heart, it is no wonder that Daganchao ended up dying for three generations.
The smile on Meng Zezhi's face instantly faded a bit: "It's okay, Gu Yuan is not a narrow-minded person, what's more, the third brother didn't do it on purpose at the time, for this, Gu Yuan still knows. "
Qin Shi took a short breath, and the hand hidden in his sleeve instantly clenched into a fist.
If you are really broad-minded, my father-in-law can be hanged, and my mother-in-law and the others can be demoted to slavery
It's just that Qin Shi never dared to say this in front of Meng Zezhi, and he was moved: "Thank you, the second brother, for your understanding."
"It should be, you and my brother didn't have to care about this."
Who wouldn't say anything about the scene.
"Okay, it's getting late, and I'm tired. The third brother should also go back to rest. We have to hurry early tomorrow morning. Huihui, I will send the third brother to the lonely." Meng Zezhi said.
He kept his mouth shut and did not mention the 50,000 taels of silver that Qin Shi sent on the table.
Unexpectedly, Meng Zezhi accepted the silver without shirking at all, Qin Shi took a deep breath: "Then the younger brother will not bother the second brother of the prince."
Seeing that Qin Shi's figure disappeared at the gate of the palace, Meng Zezhi grabbed a stack of silver notes on the table and clapped the palm of his hand, wanting to pull him to act and show it to the civil and military officials, so as to restore his reputation in the harem of the former dynasty. How can it be done at a price.
It's been two days since I returned to the capital.
"His Royal Highness." The Crown Princess Yuan brought her family to the gate of the palace to welcome him.
"Concubine Ai, please get up." Meng Zezhi gave her a hand: "I have been alone for the past two months with Concubine Lao Ai. Is everything in the palace okay?"
"If you go back to His Highness, everything will be fine in the palace." Yuan Shi said softly, with a decent smile on his face, which seemed to be gentle and virtuous.
"Father." Qin Shuzhi, who is five years old this year, hugged Meng Zezhi's thigh, raised his head, and said happily, "Didn't you say that you will bring me a gift? What about the gift?"
"You, I'm thinking about gifts... I've already asked Huihui to deliver everything to your residence, and you can see it when you go back." Meng Zezhi looked kind and seemed to be in a good mood. He bent down to squeeze He pinched the faces of Qin Shuzhi and Yuan Shi, which seemed to be carved out of a mold: "Noisy seems to have gained a lot of weight. If he gets fatter, he should be the same as the fourth child of the Jingjiang Wang family."
Nao Nao is Qin Shuzhi's nickname.
"I won't, mother concubine, look, my father scared me again." Qin Shuzhi turned his head and protested to Yuan Shi.
"You." Yuan Shi looked helpless: "Okay, don't make trouble with your father, he has been on the road for two days, and he has worked hard."
As she said that, she turned her head to look at Meng Zezhi: "Your Highness, the hot water is ready, why don't you take a shower and change your clothes first, and I'll talk about it later."
"Alright." Meng Zezhi nodded and took his gaze away from Qin Shuzhi.
very cute child,
It's a pity, it's not the predecessor species.
Things have to start from the generation of Emperor Tianming.
As mentioned earlier, Emperor Tianming was born in a poor family, and was originally a county magistrate of the Han Dynasty after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the late Tang Dynasty.
The former biological mother, Empress Xiaosu Yang, came from the Hongnong Yang family.
Empress Xiaosu Yang originally had a fiancé, and the other party was the heir to the Li family in Longxi. The two were married, and after contacting each other, they were in love.
It was only because the Longxi Li family later joined the Hongnong Yang family's nemesis, and the other party married the daughter of the nemesis family in a blink of an eye, and the marriage between Yang and Li broke down immediately.
Later, the situation became more and more chaotic. In order to protect himself, Hongnong Yang decided to marry the Emperor of Heaven after careful consideration.
The Hongnong Yang family needs the protection of Emperor Tianming's army, and the Tianming Emperor needs the Hongnong Yang family to recruit scholars from all over the world for him, and the two hit it off.
Coincidentally, Emperor Tianming happened to be the mortal enemy of Hongnong Yang's nemesis.
Then, for some unknown reason, this marriage was rumored to be the Li family's dishonesty. Empress Xiaosu Yang chose to marry the Emperor of Heaven because of love and hatred, in order to avenge the Li family.
These words have noses and eyes, and it's hard for people not to believe them.
No man likes his wife thinking of another man.
This is the first hurdle in the Emperor's heart.
The second hurdle in Emperor Tianming's heart was Feng Xialiu's death.
Although he knew that Empress Xiaosu Yang's decision at the time was the right one, he couldn't help but wonder if Empress Xiaosu Yang hadn't transferred all the guards to her yard, would it be possible to seal Xia Liu? will not die.
The Emperor of Heaven is merciless and affectionate.
The predecessor was only a year older than the third prince Qin Shi.
He got married at the age of sixteen. He married the direct daughter of the Yuan family in Runan. Later, he took seven or eight concubines one after another. Now he has five sons and four daughters. Qin Shuzhi is his only direct son. .
Qin Shuzhi's biological father was not the third prince Qin Shi.
Sixteen-year-old Yuan Shi and fifteen-year-old Qin Shi met at Huguo Temple, and they fell in love at first sight.
Qin Shi wanted to marry the Yuan family, and the Yuan family wanted to marry the Yuan family to the predecessor, so as to further pull the predecessor into the family's camp.
The Yuan clan of Runan and the Xie clan of Chenjun are the mainstay of the family.
Emperor Tianming rejected Qin Shi's request, firstly because he did not want Qin Shi to have a relationship with the aristocratic family; secondly, since the Yuan family was powerful and married Yuan Shi, even if Qin Shi wanted to keep a low profile and bide his time, it would not work.
In this way, the predecessor married Yuan Shi.
Qin Shi married Ji's daughter.
Yuan Shi was married to his predecessor and failed to conceive a child for several years, but Ji Shi gave birth to a son to Qin Shi within a year of entering the house. The Emperor of Heaven named him Qin Shuheng.
Because it is Qin Shi's first son and he is also a direct son, Qin Shi usually spoils this son very much, which also develops the other party's lawless temperament.
In the sixteenth year of destiny, Qin Shi was eighteen years old. The predecessor led a group of brothers to Prince Rui's mansion to participate in Qin Shi's crown ceremony. He didn't want to go out to breathe. Just when Qin Shuheng beat someone with a whip for a trivial matter, he watched The man's face was already ripped open, but Qin Shuheng still refused to stop. The predecessor couldn't bear it, so he shouted and stopped Qin Shuheng. Unexpectedly, the other party not only refused to stop, but also disliked the predecessor's meddling.
The former was unhappy in body and mind, and was trying to teach Qin Shi a good lesson, but before he could do it, he was hit with his head on his thigh. At that time, it was freezing cold and it was raining lightly. The predecessor didn't stand firm and fell into the pool, but none of the people present knew how to drink water. When the guards heard the sound and arrived, the predecessor had already fainted from the water.
Such a thing happened on the big day. In any case, Qin Shi had to give an explanation to his predecessor and the civil and military officials. He grabbed Qin Shuheng's whip on the spot and beat him fiercely.
Perhaps it was because his hand was too cruel. That night, Qin Shuheng developed a high fever, and within a few days, he was gone.
This is the third hurdle in the heart of Emperor Tianming.
It was precisely because of these three hurdles that he pushed his predecessor into the position of cannon fodder without any guilt.
Qin Shi also took this hatred on his predecessor as a matter of course, and he didn't hesitate to put a green hat on his predecessor who did not dare to vent his hatred openly.
This is also the main reason why Emperor Tianming still chooses to support Qin Shi even though Qin Shi is already abolished and he has only three daughters under his knees.
For this reason, the main task released by the predecessor was revenge, and the merit reward was 8,000 points, and the completion of the task was determined by his satisfaction.
Meng Zezhi touched the Tianling cover. To be honest, he now especially misses the baldness of the previous world.
It didn't take long for Xie Jianze to hear news that he had asked him to investigate something a little more interesting.
Meng Zezhi chose a sunny day to go to his house.
It's not the Xie family, it's a house built by Xie Jianze next to the Hanlin Academy for the convenience of commuting to and from get off work.
"... Anyway, that's what happened."
"Prince Rui." Meng Zezhi held the stack of thick letter rafts that Xie Jianze handed him, trembling all over: "Qin Shi."
"Your Highness." Seeing Meng Zezhi's appearance, Xie Jianze was worried.
"What a lonely good father." Meng Zezhi's eyes were bloodshot.
With a big wave of his hand, the letter raft in his hand instantly turned into snowflakes and fell to the ground.
With the ability of the Xie family alone, how could it be possible to investigate so clearly? Obviously, this was deliberately revealed to them by the Emperor of Heaven, and the purpose is self-evident.
Meng Zezhi grabbed the tea bowl by his hand and threw it to the ground with a crisp sound, and the porcelain pieces shattered on the ground.
"Twenty years of father-son love turned out to be just a joke in the end." Still feeling uneasy, he pulled out the long sword on his waist and slashed it on the table: "Father, you are so cruel!"
"His Royal Highness," Xie Jianze was also anxious when he saw Meng Zezhi moving his long sword. He was afraid that Meng Zezhi would hurt himself, so he hurriedly hugged him: "Your Highness, calm down, things are not over yet. one step?"
"What do you know?" Meng Zezhi was very excited, and he tried to break free from Xie Jianze's restraint: "Let go of Gu..."
"Your Highness."
Meng Zezhi didn't listen to his advice at all, until Xie Jianze gritted his teeth and kissed the corner of his mouth.
Meng Zezhi's movements were stagnant, his sword-wielding hand was raised in the air, gasping for breath, his eyes fixed on Xie Jianze.
Xie Jianze let go of him, his eyes were red, and he smiled: "His Royal Highness, and me."
After speaking, he tiptoed up and kissed Meng Zezhi's lips.
Without any hesitation, Meng Zezhi immediately picked up the person, swept away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk with one hand, and put the person on it...
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Meng Zezhi: Isn't this the daughter-in-law sleeping again? (Tan hands)