King Gaomi thought about it, but he couldn't rest assured. He lingered in the study for a long time that night, and finally couldn't help but go to Xiangji Hall.
In the Xiangji Hall, the princess frowned slightly when she heard that her husband was here: Although they are an old couple, they have been separated since the "epidemic" that year. They have not seen each other after nightfall in these years. At this time, Gaomi Why did the king come suddenly
"Eighty percent it has something to do with He'er." The princess thought for a while and then said to Aunt Zhao, "He won't come to me at this hour when he is busy with other things."
Aunt Zhao also thought so, and said: "The prince has always known your temper. No matter what he says later, you have to listen to him. It is really something that you cannot agree to, and the prince will definitely not disobey you." Meaning."
She was afraid that Princess Gaomi would quarrel with King Gaomi from the beginning.
"Let's see what he has to say!" Princess Gaomi frowned for a moment and said noncommittally, "Let's go out and have a look!"
"Mi Xue, I plan to let He'er go to Western Xinjiang." Wang Gaomi, who was outside, saw the princess coming out and hurriedly stood up to help him. However, Princess Gaomi ignored his outstretched arm and quickly walked to the seat next to him and sat down. I asked him straight to the point why he was here.
When King Gaomi saw this, he didn't talk around in circles and said truthfully, "When he leaves, no matter what happens here in Chang'an, I'm afraid it will take several years to come back."
Because he was not close to Rong Suihe in his heart, he always used the title "Mi Zhen" when calling his son in front of and behind his back.
That is to say, in front of Princess Gaomi, she turned to the affectionate "He'er" to show that she was not alienated from Rong Suihe.
"Xijiang?" Although Princess Gaomi didn't notice the difference in his title at this moment, she raised her eyebrows when she heard this and sneered slightly, "Others can't see He'er marrying a wife with a generous dowry, so you can. Can’t you see it?”
King Gaomi said: "Mi Xue, listen to me. For others, Xijiang is a hot potato and difficult to deal with. But for He'er, it is a God-given opportunity... "
"At this moment, everyone was saying that the Sheng family brought gold and silver to marry into the prince's palace of Mi Zhen County. If He'er is sent to Western Xinjiang by you again, that damn place has to be taken down. There is no reason not to use the Sheng family's dowry. ?!" Princess Gaomi's face turned livid as she spoke word by word, "When the time comes, don't you think inside and outside that it was the Sheng family who made He'er happy?! My He'er is obviously both civilized and martial, talented, and after hard work, in the end, The credit goes to the Sheng family, right?"
"Sheng is just a female, how can she take any credit from He'er?" King Gaomi advised, "Anyone who says this is just a murmur in private among those idle men who follow what everyone else says. Who doesn't know what our He'er is capable of?"
The princess sneered: "I don't care about outsiders' opinions! But what about Sheng? She was already very harsh on He'er. If He'er uses her dowry again, she will have to climb on He'er's head all day long?!"
King Gaomi laughed: "Why should we care so clearly about the interests of their children? You see, He'er doesn't even care."
"That's because he hasn't come back before, and no one supports him!" The princess was furious, "The Qisheng family has deep roots in Nanfeng County, so he can't afford to worry about the overall situation! Now that he's back, let's do this How can the father, queen, mother and concubine just sit back and watch?!"
King Gaomi was silent for a while and then said quietly: "Mi Xue, do you really think who He'er needs to support him?"
Without waiting for Princess Gaomi to speak, he added, "If he doesn't want Kang Zhao to bully him, do you think his performance at sea can't handle a seventeen-year-old apple?!"
"Actually, if it weren't for Kang Zhao, he might not have come back with us so easily... Why are you trying so hard to make him overwhelm Kang Zhao?"
"...So I have to watch him being bullied in every way and still don't take it seriously?" Princess Gaomi shed tears, "If he had grown up by my side... If he had never separated from me, if..."
"But he didn't grow up beside us, and he was separated from us for fifteen years! It doesn't make any sense to say whose fault it is now. After all, the past cannot be traced back." King Gaomi smiled bitterly and said , "As the saying goes, nature is easy to change but hard to change. At his age, of course there are people who are undecided. But he...he is obviously not. His temper is such that he is not willing to let others dictate his affairs! Especially this person! As parents, we failed to protect and raise him properly... You are so worried about him now, how can he appreciate it? If you insist on going your own way, in the end, Kang Zhao will not be able to deal with it, but will break the meager relationship between you and He'er. The love between mother and child!"
Princess Gaomi buried her face in her hands, and after a while she said in confusion: "Then what should I do?! I have missed him for fifteen years, and I wish I could give all my life and blessings in exchange for his good future... Finally he finally I’m back fine, but I can’t get involved or help with anything?!”
"How about you be nicer to Kang Zhao?" King Gaomi knew that this suggestion might annoy his wife, but he thought about it and said it anyway, "He'er values Kang Zhao. Kang Zhao is young and has a simple temperament. It's better than He'er not knowing. How much coaxing! Once you have a good relationship with her, even if He'er realizes that it was intentional, for Kang Zhao's sake, he may have to treat you more affectionately. And now you tell He'er to be stricter with Kang Zhao, he You won't listen. But if you coax Kang Zhao into treating He'er better, it's not impossible."
Seeing that Princess Gaomi didn't speak, he sighed, knowing that the princess had a deep dislike for Sheng Weiqiao, so she might not be able to change the subject for a while, so he changed the topic helplessly, "I'm asking He'er to go to Xijiang this time. It doesn't matter whether it's an outsider or not. Both Qingzu and Qingzu think that I am deliberately suppressing He'er, right?"
"Actually, I am thinking about our family: First of all, although He'er is outstanding, after all, the elders and younger ones are in an orderly manner. As the eldest son, Qingzui has never done anything wrong. Even though he himself tried his best to give up the throne to He'er, the people below him But there will definitely be disputes over this, but in terms of talent, the gap between Qingzui and Heer is really huge!"
"If He'er continues to stay in Chang'an, not to mention the Shu sisters, it will not be a good thing for the two brothers... After all, with He'er's methods and the city government, he has only been in Chang'an for so long, and he has already made a living. When the water rises, who knows what kind of measures will be taken next? By then, how bad will brother Qingzu be compared to? And we can't keep He'er in the Prince's Mansion all day long. Are you just going to eat and wait to die?"
"So in order not to create any rift between the brothers, but also to give He'er a chance to show off his talents, we can only let He'er leave Chang'an!"
"Secondly... We have been fighting with the Meng family until now. Although we have always looked like we have the pearls of wisdom in front of the people below, if we are really sure of winning, why are we still facing each other?"
King Gaomi looked a little sad when he said this. He was silent for a while before continuing, "If we win in the future, it will be fine. If we lose... He'er can always preserve our lineage when he goes to Xijiang." Some bones and blood."
Princess Gaomi heard this quietly and said, "Then have you ever considered a situation? That is, if we win in the future and you ascend the throne, who will be the crown prince?"
Seeing the change in King Gaomi's expression, the princess sighed deeply, "We all know in our hearts that He'er probably has no amnesia, so he has a deep grudge against us! You asked him to go to Western Xinjiang to gather military power for him. Opportunity... In the future, he will be the most powerful but not the eldest son. How are you going to solve this problem? The Qi family will never allow Qingzu to give in, especially since you have chosen Huang Ziyue as a husband for Jian'an?!"
"... I chose Huang Ziyue as my husband for Jian'an. I just wanted to win over him as the second best person in the list. I had no intention of targeting He'er." King Gaomi took a deep breath and explained, "Besides, the Qi family and the Huang family have no military power. Even if they want to help in the future, I'm going to deal with He'er with Qingzhu, but how can I get He'er?"
Princess Gaomi didn't give him a chance to pass the test vaguely, and asked coldly: "So, if we win, you will make He'er the crown prince instead?"
"..." King Gaomi was silent for a long time, and finally nodded with a complicated expression, "I will."
He said lightly, "I know Mi Xue that you may not believe it, and even suspect that I will be harmful to He'er, but this is my sincere words: a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. Even if I see clearly that Zhui is more important than He'er, I haven't yet There is no way to kill He'er! As for the future crown prince, I definitely want to establish Qingzui. However, not to mention Qingzui, he is now thinking of giving up the position of Crown Prince to Heer. Even if Qingzui doesn't have this ability, I mean, if He'er wants the world, how can Qingzui defeat him?!"
"Instead of leaving the hidden danger of fratricide between their brothers, it would be better to hand over the crown prince's position to He'er from the beginning!"
"..." Princess Gaomi was silent for a while and said quietly, "According to He'er's nostalgia for the Gongsun family and the Sheng family, it can be seen that if he had never left us, he would definitely be with Qingzui brothers and friends now. Gong, you will never have any thoughts about being the heir apparent because of your talents."
In this way, parents can set up a direct and eldest son, Rong Qingchun, according to the ancient system, so as not to wrong the mediocre but filial eldest son; they don't have to worry about the brothers being jealous; and they also have a powerful helper to share their worries... Unfortunately, it's just a hypothetical.
King Gaomi did not speak, but his expression became increasingly bitter.
"I really regret letting Deping live for so long!!!" The princess suddenly sneered, "That bitch has been dead for so many years, and she still caused many hidden dangers between the two children I value most... I shouldn't have let my wife go in the first place. The concubine gave her daughter to death. A bottle of Crane Crown Red was poured down, and she died in a short time. It was so cheap for that little bitch!!! I should do it myself and let her feel it on behalf of her despicable mother. Save me the heartache I’ve suffered all these years!!!”
"..." The muscles on King Gaomi's face twitched. After a while, Fang said in a seductive voice, "That's all in the past."
The princess didn't even raise her head and said: "It's just a past for you, but for me, He'er is no longer really close to me, and the relationship between him and Qingzhi is not as harmonious as before... Then those things will never be the same. I can’t even get through it!”
That day, the couple sat opposite each other in the Xiangji Hall until midnight, before King Gaomi staggered away.
Since the epidemic in the palace, he has moved out of this separate courtyard where the couple originally lived together, and has not been here at night for several years.
As I walked through the atrium filled with flowers and trees, I suddenly thought of that dawn sixteen years ago.
The rustling of growing vegetation and the whimpering of the wind blowing through the eaves are all like the reappearance of bits and pieces of the frightening moment.
The morning light that morning seemed to shine into his heart again after sixteen years, and it was so cold that it was unforgettable.