The King's son also got news, because the mountains suffered heavy losses, especially the tense relationship with the barbarians. Who would have thought that the young leader of a tribe died among them, and the leader of that tribe was only such a son. Brave and resourceful, he was secretly sent to Tianqi to study at the beginning, so he was valued very much. Who knew that he died in the hands of his own people, which made the leader extremely unacceptable. He didn't believe it was an accident at all. Harmed his son.
That tribe is still the leading tribe in the cooperation with the Prince of England, otherwise he would not have sent his most important son there. The Prince of England was already in poor health, and he vomited out a mouthful of blood after hearing the news. If he had been recuperating I'm afraid that the prince of England can live for a few more years, but he can't calm down at all. He has always wanted the throne. , How neglectful the children are.
Not only that, the Prince of England is still a sentimental man, he raised a lot of women in the backyard, in addition to the main room, in order to win over his subordinates, he also brought in a lot of relatives of his subordinates. But the more women there are, the fewer children the Prince of England will have. Now there are only three or four surviving ones, and one of them is the child of Xue Qiao who was raised outside.
After Xue Qiao came back, the prince of England only went to see him once. Xue Qiao naturally described the things in the border town, but more of them were added to excuse himself, which made the prince of England even more ignorant of the situation in the border town , I didn't blame Xue Qiao, after all, Xue Qiao brought back a lot of news.
Not only that, the Prince of England also took Xue Qiao back to the mansion. Xue Qiao had been looking forward to this day, but after arriving at the backyard of the King’s Mansion, Xue Qiao discovered that the situation here is far worse than being at ease outside. The outer room, but the Prince of England did not treat Xue Qiao badly. Not only was someone serving Xue Qiao, but because Xue Qiao had a son, there was no shortage of things like gold and silver. Even when the Prince of England did not come, Xue Qiao would Mistress, live a rich and comfortable life.
But after arriving at the Prince of England’s mansion, Xue Qiao’s life became difficult. In addition to the main concubine, the son of the Prince of England also got four side concubines. In order to balance the hearts of the outsiders, the side concubines were divided into ranks... and Xue Qiao was just a concubine. In the outer room, the one who brought the child in was not carried in seriously at all. How could life be easier, if it wasn't for a son, it would be even more difficult, but even this son, she can't keep it now, because the son of the King of England The regular wife wants to take the child over to raise him.
The situation outside is critical, and the mansion is not safe. The Prince of England does not even have a place to recuperate in peace. When he heard the news that the child in the nursery was taken away, the Prince of England knocked over the medicine bowl with a wave of his hand. He asked sharply, "Go and chase."
"Someone has been sent there, but the child has been missing for more than ten days, and I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up." The guard said with his head bowed.
In fact, Chu Xiuming's people were able to take the child out so easily, which is also the reason for the prince of England. No one has found out where the child is hidden for so many years, and there are less than five people who know about it. The prince of England is proud of it, Because of the urgent need to employ people, it is inevitable that there will be some negligence, because he is confident that no one will think that he hid the child in the sales center that was hit by a disaster a few years ago, and now it will be discovered that it is because he wants to bring the child back It was going to be used to make a deal with Chu Xiuming, but who knew that someone sent it there, only to find that all the stakes over there had been pulled out, and the child was also missing.
The Prince of England gritted his teeth, gasping for breath, only felt the strong fishy smell in his throat, just about to open his mouth to speak, he bowed his head and spat out a mouthful of blood first, wiped the back of his hand to stop the yelling, and said , "Where's Chu Xiuyao?"
"If you go back to the prince, Chu Xiuyao is still locked up and hasn't improved yet." The guard said.
The Prince of England lay back on the bed, so the situation is not too bad, "Why didn't there be any news from there, and no one reported it!"
The guards didn't dare to say anything more. In fact, it would be like this. The Prince of England didn't care about that side all the time. In the first two years, he still read the news, but later he didn't ask at all. Slowly, the people over there also slack off. , Even the people around the Prince of England are inevitably negligent. In the final analysis, the Prince of England doesn't pay much attention to that child. For example, Chu Xiuyao has been under the strict supervision of the Prince of England.
Even though he said so, the Prince of England will not find fault with himself. He dragged out all the people who were in charge of the news and killed them with sticks. Individuals also remind everyone.
But I don't know that if this happens, it's like raising soup to stop the boiling. It's not a long-term solution to stop it for a while. The son of the King of England also knows that he may not be able to last for a long time, and now he brings several older sons with him. I want to choose someone who can inherit the palace of the King of England, but among the surviving ones, there is only one daughter who is the first concubine of the King of England, and only one of the four side concubines has a son. None of them could make a move, which made Prince Ying's mind even more serious.
The Prince of England is not an incompetent person, so even if he knew that the matter of the mountains could not be separated from Chu Xiuming, he could only choose to cooperate with Chu Xiuming. Because of the current situation, he has no other way to go, and cooperate with Emperor Cheng? Even if Emperor Cheng was tempted, the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty would not agree. The son of the King of England knew that his father had offended those aristocratic families very much. Looking at their Prince Ying's mansion, Emperor Cheng had some scruples, and he didn't dare to attack Chu Xiuming for a while, so Prince Ying's son felt that, together with Chu Xiuyao, for the sake of the stability of his brothers and the border town, Chu Xiuming would not refuse, even if There was a lot of hatred between them, and Chu Xiuming had vented it now.
If the Prince of England knew that the prince's grandson was in the border town, he would never have made such a choice, but no one in this world knew it earlier.
After receiving Chu Xiuming's reply letter and setting the location in Kuncheng, the son of King Ying carefully looked at the map and agreed. He did not go alone, but brought the son of the side concubine with him. He was going to hold Chu Xiuming as a hostage, although Chu Xiuming didn't mention this, the son of King Ying only wants to keep the remaining power of King Ying's line, as long as he is given a period of time, he will teach his son out After lurking for a few more years, the Prince of England believes that he will still be able to compete.
The son of the King of England felt that the bad move this time was just bad luck. If Chu Xiuming hadn't known the secret of the mountains, it would be uncertain who would win.
In the capital, Emperor Cheng lost a lot of weight, and recently he was in a bad mood. Even if he went to the imperial physician, he couldn't find anything. He only asked him to keep in good health and abstinence. In fact, the imperial physician found something strange, but he didn't dare to speak. In the hospital, there are empress dowagers and empresses, but there are no Chengdi people. In the eyes of Chengdi, no matter whether it is the empress or the empress dowager, their family background is not obvious, and the only one they can rely on is themselves. It was true in the early days, especially the empress dowager. He is devoted to Emperor Cheng, but Emperor Cheng ignores that people's hearts will change. When he first took the position of queen mother and queen, neither the queen mother nor the queen had any power, but after a long time, the queen mother and queen have promoted many of their own Manpower, especially the harem is not as good as the court, and the harem of Emperor Cheng does not have those daughters of aristocratic families.
Emperor Cheng's complexion was very bad, he looked at the many courtiers below, and said, "You mean to send troops to destroy the prince of England right now?"
"Yes." The Minister of the Ministry of War said in a deep voice. When the King of England led troops into the process, there were many disasters along the way. The aunt's family he went to visit died at the hands of those people, and even the body was not recovered. .
Not only the minister of the Ministry of War, but also many ministers knelt in the middle of the hall and said, "Your Majesty, please send troops to exterminate the traitors."
Emperor Cheng's eyes were gloomy, but he had no choice but to point to these ministers and ask, what if Chu Xiuming took the opportunity to send troops to threaten the capital, "We will discuss it later."
"Your Majesty..." Hubu Shangshu was promoted by Emperor Cheng, but his parents died at the hands of King Ying, so he also said at this time, "Don't miss this opportunity!"
Emperor Cheng couldn't bear his temper anymore, swept the things on the imperial case to the ground with a wave of his hand and said, "Retire." He turned and left.
Many ministers kneeling on the ground looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, they already had other plans in their hearts.
In Kuncheng, Fei An was kidnapped by Wuhuada and brought in front of Chu Xiuming. Besides him, there were a few people who had betrayed the border town and led the way for the barbarians. The son of King Ying and Chu Xiuming were sitting face to face in this yard Among them, the two of them did not bring too many people, but there were many people outside, and even a lot of people were hidden in Kuncheng. The move of the King of England can be described as risky, and the sincerity is not insignificant.
Chu Xiuming just glanced at Fei An, waved him down, and said, "Where's my brother?"
The Prince of England said, "I always want to keep some cards for myself. This is the first time the two of us have met."
Chu Xiuming didn't answer, but just looked at Prince Ying's son calmly.
Prince Ying's son said, "As far as this king knows, Mrs. Yongning Hou is just the concubine of King Rui."
Chu Xiuming raised his eyebrows, but he didn't speak. The son of King Ying said, "This king has a daughter, who is the daughter of the princess."
"Where's my brother?" Chu Xiuming asked again.
The Prince of England said, "When the Marquis of Yongning and my daughter get married, the elder brother of the Marquis of Yongning will naturally watch the ceremony."
Chu Xiuming pursed his lips tightly and said, "I will only marry one person in this life."
The prince of England smiled when he heard the words, "My king heard that Mrs. Yongninghou is willing to go to Beijing as a hostage for Yongninghou. This king also admires such a woman. My daughter is a virtuous and virtuous woman. She is willing to be an equal wife and respect Mrs. Yongninghouyuan , even... the king is willing to hand over all the military and horse connections in his hands to the Marquis of Yongning, as long as the matter is completed, the heir born of the king's daughter will be the crown prince."
This kind of temptation is not insignificant. Chu Xiuming's face changed slightly, as if he was a little moved, and asked, "Can King Ying be willing?"
The son of King Ying said, "The main concubine of this king has only one daughter. Among the remaining sons, the one with the highest status is the son of the side concubine. This king has brought his sons and is willing to send them to the border town as a hostage. The Marquis of Yongning still doesn't believe this The king's sincerity?"