After sending the two away, Zhao Zun didn't leave in a hurry, but sat on the stool instead, obviously having something to say.
Empress Zhao dismissed her servants, and even Nanny Yu, who was closest to her, was also dismissed. There were only mother and son.
"Yu'er, are you angry?" Queen Zhao looked at Zhao Zun with concern.
"If elder brother likes Zhao Qinglin, wait for him to come back and marry him. If he doesn't like it, I don't want to force another person into the East Palace, so as not to delay Zhao Qinglin's life."
Zhao Zun said with lowered eyebrows, and Empress Zhao hesitated, "Zhan'er, Zhan'er and Qinglin grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and Qinglin is the daughter-in-law that the queen mother recognizes..."
"Queen Mother, I'm not the eldest brother, and I won't marry on my behalf." Zhao Zun interrupted Queen Zhao's words in a cold voice, with a firm expression on his face, "Zhao Qinglin's insistence on entering the East Palace is just a decoration, and I will return the crown prince sooner or later." For the eldest brother, as for the choice of the eldest brother, it is up to the eldest brother to decide."
Empress Zhao lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, she rubbed her forehead, "Forget it, this matter is not considered by the empress, let's talk about it in the future, don't you still have official duties, go get busy first."
Hearing this, Zhao Zun bowed his hands and retreated, leaving Queen Zhao sighing alone, her gaze changed from soft to firm.
After leaving the palace gate, Zhao Zun felt a little irritable, so he went straight to the courtyard and took a look at the layout inside.
"Master, Miss will arrive at noon tomorrow."
Hearing this, Zhao Zun's tightly knit brows eased slightly. He went up the stairs, found a place to sit on the floor, rested his wrists behind his head, and closed his eyes to meditate.
The tip of the nose can vaguely smell the faint scent of flowers, it is Wei Zi, Xiao Yu's favorite flower, ever since he got to know Xiao Yu, Zhao Zun can recognize all kinds of peonies at a glance.
The corner of Zhao Zun's mouth raised a faint smile, wishing he could hurry over today, he just wanted to see Concubine Xiao as soon as possible.
Smelling the fragrance of flowers, Zhao Zun's heart calmed down a lot, the surroundings were quiet, and he gradually fell asleep. After thinking about it, he sat up straight again.
"Prepare the horse!"
Instead of waiting, it's better to meet them, and we will meet in two or three hours.
"My lord, the emperor sent someone to urge you to return to the palace quickly."
Zhao Zun glanced at Zhao Qi coldly, and Zhao Qi shrank his neck with a helpless expression.
"When I returned to that person, I said I couldn't find it!"
Zhao Qi twitched the corners of his mouth, with a mournful face, "Master, people are waiting outside the door."
Zhao Zun took a tight breath, glared at Zhao Qi angrily, kicked open the door, and the person who came was Eunuch Li who was beside Emperor Xiyue.
"His... Your Highness, the emperor wants you to enter the palace." Facing Zhao Zun's dark eyes like water, Eunuch Li's legs softened for no reason, and he couldn't speak fluently.
Zhao Zun lifted his feet and walked away, but the direction was not the palace. Eunuch Li stepped forward bravely and stopped Zhao Zun.
"Your Highness, the emperor really has an urgent summons, you must enter the palace."
Zhao Zun paused, took a deep breath, turned on the back of the horse, turned the horse's head, and drove towards the palace.
Seeing this, Eunuch Li breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Qi glanced at Zhao Zun's back, "I hope the emperor really has something important to do."
Eunuch Li was at a loss, and hurriedly followed him back to the palace before he had time to think about it.
Emperor Xiyue saw Zhao Zun coming in with a straight face, smiling all over his face.
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, "I don't know what the father and emperor summoned his sons and ministers for?"
"Xifan enshrines a wolf dog and a top-quality lion horse, and I specially keep them for you."
Zhao Zun's expression darkened again, "That's all?"
Emperor Xiyue glared at Zhao Zun angrily, "How many people want to covet it? What kind of expression do you have? A good horse is hard to find. I kindly keep it for you..."
"No need, Gu is not interested in those things. No matter how good things are, they are animals. If the emperor likes them, he can keep them for himself."
Zhao Zun turned his head and was about to leave, Xiyue Emperor blew his beard and stared angrily, and slapped the table, "Why are you so ignorant, that's all, I can't control your bohemian temperament, and I have one more thing to tell you."
Zhao Zun stopped in his tracks, looked back at Emperor Xiyue patiently, and didn't ask any more questions.
Emperor Xiyue was discouraged, why did he raise such an impenetrable son, and Zhao Zun might turn his head and leave after such a waste of time.
So Emperor Xiyue hurriedly opened his mouth, his face became serious, "Yu'er, your eldest brother can't stand the cold fire spring at all, and he has to wait for his body to recuperate, at least it will take three to five years..."
Now Zhao Zun finally had a reaction, raised his eyebrows and looked at Emperor Xiyue, "Three or five years?"
Emperor Xiyue nodded, "Even if you come back, it's a blessing that your eldest brother can save his life, Yan'er, how about I let Xiyue get married?"
Zhao Zun finally came to his senses, and directly refused, "No, I won't agree to this matter. I don't care how long it takes, brother, so don't make any random plans!"
These words carry a warning meaning.
"Give her the position of princess and concubine, and she will be the mother of the world in the future. Could it be that she has been wronged?" Emperor Xiyue sneered.
"Not everyone cares about status. If they really cared, they would have already become the princess of Dongming!" Zhao Zun's eyes tightened, he looked at Emperor Xiyue, and turned his head to leave, but was surrounded by many guards at the door. blocked.
Zhao Zun's heart sank, he frowned and looked at Emperor Xiyue, who dodged with a guilty look.
"Don't worry, people are fine." After the Emperor Xiyue said this, he felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the back of his head.
"You can't be ungrateful, don't forget who saved the whole of Xiyue!" Zhao Zun gritted his teeth angrily, annoyed and regretted encouraging Xiao Concubine to come to Xiyue.
Emperor Xiyue rubbed his nose, "Don't worry, I will never damage a single strand of her hair. How do you think about what I just said?"
Zhao Zun's fists were creaking and his eyes were red with annoyance. Emperor Xiyue bit his head and said, "I will not wrong her, as long as you nod, I will immediately hold a grand wedding for you. It's not too late to leave when your body is healed, with Xiyue as your backer, Dongming will have more confidence, and the Xiao family can rest easy."
Zhao Zun sneered, "You think too much, the Xiao family doesn't need a backer to hold them back, and it may not be who has what to ask for."
Emperor Xiyue was so stimulated that he couldn't help but glared at Zhao Zun angrily, "Is your own father so inferior to that old fox?!"
Zhao Zun didn't refute, but just acquiesced in saying this. The Emperor Xiyue was so angry that his chest felt tight again, and he looked at Zhao Zun displeased, "You two are going to be together anyway, either Prince Xiyue or Lord Dongming. , you are not too young, and Miss Xiao is not too young, don't hurry up and marry in and guard the door, if the old fox repents, you will regret it."
"Don't bother you!" Zhao Zun said with a cold face, seeing Emperor Xiyue's expression getting colder and colder, he almost scolded Emperor Xiyue for not believing what he said.
Emperor Xiyue took a deep breath, "Jian'er, after marrying the Crown Princess, I will no longer interfere with the affairs of the Eastern Palace. The limit is five years. If you don't return within five years, you can leave on your own, and I will never force you."
"Have you thought about it, after marrying Miss Xiao, Miss Xiao is the wife of the elder brother in name, and how will Miss Xiao deal with herself when the elder brother returns?"
Zhao Zun pursed his lips tightly, raised his long and narrow brows, and was extremely displeased.
Emperor Xiyue was stunned, he hadn't thought about it so much, it turned out that Zhao Zun was not angry about this, but that Xiao Yu should not be involved.
"If you insist on doing this, I will agree, but as the second prince." Zhao Zun took a step back, and must preserve Xiao Yu's reputation.
Emperor Xiyue moved his lips, "You are infatuated, have you ever thought about revealing your identity, your mother and the Zhao family are not only guilty of deceiving the emperor, but also confusing the emperor's heir, any of these should affect the nine clans, the Zhao family Anyway, I have raised you for six years, are you really so cruel?"
Zhao Zun glanced coldly, "Whether the father wants to protect the queen mother or the Zhao family, you and I know it well!"
"Stinky boy!" Emperor Xiyue jumped up, furious, "That's your biological mother. Although your mother didn't raise you, she misses you every day. That's how you treat her!"
"What about Miss Xiao, she's innocent, so why does my father use her to hold me hostage?" Zhao Zun didn't give in at all, the emperor Xiyue couldn't utter a single word, the two of them stared at each other in a stalemate For a while.
Emperor Xiyue took a deep breath, "How about this, you marry Miss Xiao first, and then announce the identity of your second prince after your elder brother returns to Beijing, and never let Miss Xiao suffer any criticism, Yaner, you are the prince who lives in Shenzhen. In the palace, Miss Xiao is out of sight, if something goes wrong, you should regret it for the rest of your life."
Emperor Xiyue said cheekily, "Don't underestimate Xiyue. If I can pick you up right under your nose, others can naturally. Instead of this, it's better to let her guard by your side, and you don't need to sneak around. Why not?" Why?"
Zhao Zun glared at Emperor Xiyue angrily, and had the face to say it, but he agreed with Emperor Xiyue's words in his heart. It is really dangerous for Xiao Concubine to stay in Xiyue, and he can't guard it all the time. She had a slight slip up.
Seeing that Zhao Zun's expression was loose, Emperor Xiyue said again, "How can you trust me? If I keep my promises, can I still harm you?"
Zhao Zun sneered, "In that case, let's make a secret decree."
Emperor Xiyue almost choked on his saliva, and glared at Zhao Zun fiercely. He really knew how to climb the pole. Looking at this posture, Zhao Zun would not agree to it unless he wrote the secret decree.
Emperor Xiyue raised his hand and grabbed a bright yellow imperial decree, picked up a pen and wrote down his own promise, and printed the jade seal and private seal.
Zhao Zun took a look at it, put away the secret decree, and stared at Emperor Xiyue, "Father, why don't you hand over the imperial guards to your ministers for safekeeping? Also, since father promised that the East Palace will not interfere, Don't blame Erchen for being cruel..."
"No, except for Miss Xiao, as long as the two side concubines have not made any mistakes, none of them are allowed to move, you just leave it alone." Emperor Xiyue touched his nose, "Your elder brother still likes it."
Zhao Zun snorted coldly, Emperor Xiyue gritted his teeth and handed the Imperial Guard's soldier talisman to Zhao Zun, Zhao Zun took it unceremoniously, turned his head and left.
"People are walking around the lake in the suburbs." Emperor Xiyue shouted softly, and Zhao Zun heard that his footsteps were fast.
many.
Xiao Concubine glanced at the scenery in the lake and at the guards around her, her face became more and more gloomy, and she couldn't figure out what the purpose of these people was, so she just stayed there.
Qing Yu received a slap, her breath was a little unsteady, she stood in front of Xiao Concubine, looking around vigilantly at the person coming.
"Miss, these are elite dark guards who have been carefully cultivated. After thirty years of training at least, slaves are no match for them."
Qingyu's face was pale. According to her guess, these people are probably related to the royal family.
Concubine Xiao frowned, she didn't offend anyone, why did she spend so much money to catch her, these people could never be Dong Ming's people, just as she was thinking, suddenly those guards followed the leader and left in a hurry, disappearing in the blink of an eye without a trace.
Concubine Xiao was wondering, and the next moment her body was brought into an embrace, which tightly wrapped her petite body.
"Sorry, I am late."
Xiao Concubine smelled the faint cold fragrance from the tip of her nose, her nose turned red unconsciously, and her hanging heart was finally settled.
When Qingyu, Hongxiu and others saw Zhao Zun, their tense hearts were relieved, and they retreated wisely, leaving the pavilion to the two of them alone.
"Who the hell is that, and why did you bring me here?"
Xiao Yu brought not many people to avoid people's eyes and ears, but all of them were one against a hundred. They were very cautious all the way, and somehow they were targeted. People invited them to the pavilion and stayed there for two full hours.
For Xiao Concubine, these two hours were like years, and she was anxious and uneasy.
"It's okay, Xiaojiu, it's good for me to marry you. In the future, I will take you with me wherever I go, so that no one will be hurt anymore."
Zhao Zun has made up his mind, he must train an iron cavalry, and it must be better than the royal dark guards that have been passed down for a hundred years!
Concubine Xiao stared at Zhao Zun in a daze, Zhao Zun took a deep breath, and told the whole story about what he had just talked with Emperor Xiyue.
"Xiao Jiu..."
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Feng Lintian, the magic concubine Qingcheng
dream boy
Everyone knows that Su Rongyue, the daughter of the general's mansion, is the number one noble daughter in Kyoto, and she is born with a good life.
Su Rongyue: Is this luck
Isn't he playing with his life!
She helped him disrupt the situation in the harem, beating noble concubines, fighting the empress dowager, getting rid of traitors and making troubles.
I thought I could finally live a shameless life in the harem, but unexpectedly the situation changed suddenly.
Gan Jingyao: It seems that in order to create humans as soon as possible, we can only unify the world first
Su Rongyue: ...
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Su Rongyue: Qian Jingyao, I have always wanted to ask you a question!
Gan Jingyao: Well, tell me!
Su Rongyue: Are you really as bad as the rumors say
Gan Jingyao: Su Rongyue, if you talk about it again, I'll feel if I can do it!
Su Rongyue thought for a while: Gan Jingyao, can't you
Gan Jingyao said angrily: "Don't you understand what I said?"
Su Rongyue said in a low voice: I just understood, so I asked again!
As a result, the bed in a certain hall began to shake violently for a long time
A certain bed: Woohoo, I have provoked someone.