Li Xiao's voice was very low, with a deliberate threat, but when Song Song heard this, he didn't feel scared at all. He turned his face and ignored it. The hand on his abdomen began to move up and slowly stretched out. To his creak nest.
His movements were very slow, but Song Song had already sensed what he was going to do. Although his hand had not yet reached its destination, the itch all over his body began to feel.
Song Song chuckled, and suddenly curled up and hugged the hand, "What are you doing?"
He turned his back to Li Xiao, his back was like a harmless little animal, Li Xiao bullied him, took advantage of the situation, hugged the person directly in his arms, and let out a sigh of relief into his ear, with a low magnetic voice Ringing in his ear: "Song Er is bad."
Song Song's ears were numb for a while, and he couldn't help shrinking his neck, and was immediately held down by Li Xiao: "Be careful of the wound."
He did feel the pain, and obediently stopped moving. He was still very scared when he thought about it at this moment. He was only one line away from death. If the knife was an inch closer, blood would not just bleed on his neck, but blood would spurt.
Li Xiao's gaze was on the gauze around his neck, and neither of them spoke again until Song Song said, "Does your Highness have any concerns?"
"The front line is victorious, and the Jin people have been defeated and retreated. It is reasonable to secretly send people to the capital to stir up the turbulent waters. This provides a new idea for the king. We can follow this strategy. If the front line collapses and the rear also becomes chaotic, then It was fun."
"This matter has to be carefully planned."
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation at the moment, Emperor Hongren is reading a book. His black hair has turned a lot whiter since Empress Zhao died. He has been looking for medicine for Li Xiao over the years, and he has to worry about state affairs, and his body is not as good as a year. .
But even so, he is still the emperor after all, and even just sitting there is enough to make people dread.
It has been a quarter of an hour since Empress Qin was called here inexplicably, but the emperor never said a word. He didn't speak, so she could only sit like this. Every time the emperor turned the pages of the book, she felt a little bit in her heart. Tight.
It wasn't until the other party seemed to be tired of reading the book that Eunuch Dou stepped forward to take the book, and the emperor finally turned his face and said, "The queen is here."
As if he had just discovered it, he said, "Come here, serve tea."
The queen stood up and took the tea cup, she was in shock. She also felt inexplicable about what happened yesterday. She didn't know who did it, but she always felt that there was some conspiracy in it.
"Has the prince visited you in the past two days?"
"Prince has always been filial and often comes to visit."
Emperor Hongren nodded and said, "He's a good boy. I'm going to let him take care of the refugee camp on behalf of Xiao'er, what do you think?"
"All by His Majesty's orders."
"Last night's incident still needs to be investigated in detail. Now that Fu Zhao is dead and there are not enough manpower, Qin Ning still has to quickly reinstate the official and come back to help me."
The queen's expression did not change, her eyes became more and more suspicious, and she said, "It is what the Qin family should do to help His Majesty."
"Okay, go back."
The queen drank the tea cup, got up and resigned, and walked all the way out, her whole body was wet with cold sweat, she took the sedan back to the bedroom, and immediately slumped on the chair, the mammy brought her tea, worried: "Your Majesty is with you. What did you say?"
"He said that the prince would follow Li Xiao to take care of the refugee camp, and that the second brother should be reinstated."
"It's a good thing! Why does the maiden look like this?"
"What a good thing!" The queen said angrily: "The harem is not allowed to do politics. He can discuss with the courtiers in the courtroom, discuss with the ministers in the cabinet, and ask the palace to do things in the past?!"
Mammy was half-shattered by what she said: "That empress thinks Your Majesty..."
"He suspects that the assassination of Song Song yesterday was done by Ben Gong, but he doesn't know, and it is not easy for Ben Gong to take the initiative to explain." The queen put her hand on her forehead, and Mammy immediately stepped forward to massage her, listening to her murmuring: " The two Japanese palaces took advantage of my father's serious illness to leave the palace too many times, and the past incident that Li Xiao mentioned... I have a hunch that he can't tolerate me anymore."
At this moment, the emperor seems to have a long sword hanging above her head, but this sword does not know when it will fall.
The queen closed her eyes, and her voice was almost babbling: "His heart is biased, he only hurts Li Xiao... You see, Li Xiao's medicine just came out, and he can't wait to beat me, and the prince's face is useless. ."
"Niang Niang, don't think too much, your majesty is always kind..."
"No matter how merciful he is, he is also the emperor." The queen smiled bitterly, her nose slightly sour, and said, "This palace can only give it a shot."
When Li Yang walked in, the queen was sitting on the back porch of the bedroom ordering tea. The tea utensils were arranged on the long table. Her hair was casually tied without any hair accessories. When she heard his greeting, she said: " Sit down."
Li Yang sat down opposite her, his eyes fell on the black glaze cup in her hand, and said, "Why is the queen mother so leisurely today?"
The queen smiled, her eyes focused on Cha Xian, and said: "Today is the best Xiubai tea, try it and see how it goes."
Li Yang took the cup she handed over, took a sip, and immediately exclaimed: "Mother's making tea is really a skill, Erchen admires it."
"You have a sweet mouth." The queen said lazily: "Have you been with your eldest brother these few days, has he looked at you?"
"Since the first emperor was poisoned, it has always been like this, even if it is not good for Shu'er, we are all used to it."
The queen looked at her son.
Li Yang and Li Xiao look alike, but their personality is very similar to Emperor Hongren. He was also like this when he was young. When he wasn't smiling, he seemed to be smiling. When he was angry again, he seldom shouted and lost his temper like ordinary people. When Emperor Hongren was angry, he would be very quiet and silent, and sometimes he would sigh and frown.
"You are very similar to your father and emperor." The queen said: "It's a pity that your father is the eldest son, but you are not."
Li Yang felt the sharpness in her tone in an instant, but when he looked up, her expression still didn't change much. He was uncertain: "What happened to the mother today?"
"Bengong was a side room when he married your father, and this side means that he will always be second, and even my son will always be lower than others."
Li Yang's face changed, and he said, "Mother, be careful, I'm not lower than anyone else."
"Why don't you lower your head than others?" The queen said, "Look at how pitiful you are. Even if you become a prince, you still have to look at Li Xiao's face."
Li Yang was speechless, and said after a moment: "He is the eldest brother, even if I am the prince, he will always be the elder brother, I should respect him... The mother doesn't have to be unfair to me, what's more, I was originally lucky. Being a prince, if he hadn't been murdered by a traitor..."
"What a traitor! This is his life and your life. You are already the prince, you are already the heir, everything you have now is what you deserve! Li Yang, you have to take good care of this. Chance, you have to let your father see that you are better than him!"
Li Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "But... I'm not better than him."
"..." The queen seemed to be choked by him, and a feeling of sadness suddenly surged in her heart, "Since I married your royal father, Ben Gong has been looking at Zhao Sui's face for a while, and she finally died. Do I want to live my life looking at Li Xiao's face in the future?!"
Li Yang frowned and said, "He is a junior after all, and he is only visiting his father and grandmother when he enters the palace. How many times can you see him throughout the year? How can you think like this?"
"It's like this now, what if he ascends the throne? Once he ascends the throne, this palace will look up to him."
Li Yang said mildly: "Even if he ascends the throne, he will definitely not embarrass me. According to the rules, it is nothing more than that we go out of the palace to build the mansion together. Even if we don't become the prince, my son will serve you well."
As a rule, it does.
The queen didn't know what to tell him for a while, Li Yang didn't know anything, he was still thinking that it didn't matter which brother ascended the throne, he didn't care whether he was a prince or an emperor, because he believed in brotherhood, ridiculous brotherhood. Heart.
The queen suddenly laughed, she said, "I understand, I finally understand..."
"What is the mother saying?"
"The way of education your father practiced back then was actually just to give you some brainwashing. He told you brothers and sisters to be respectful, to tell you the rules of human conduct, and to tell you the superiority and inferiority of the elders. In fact, he just wanted to tell you that you want to be respectful. Listen to Li Xiao, respect Li Xiao, Li Xiao's things are Li Xiao's things, you should not fight, you should not rob, he has been paving the way for Li Xiao from the beginning... You fool, I am also a Idiot, why do I think this is for your own good..."
"Queen Mother!" Li Yang said, "You are overstepping the line."
"Look at you." The queen smiled again: "What a stupid child, your father won't hear what I say here, Yanger, don't you feel unwilling? You finally kicked Li Xiao. Kick off, now he's about to climb up, don't you feel any sense of crisis?"
Li Yang frowned: "I didn't steal anything from the eldest brother, I just took over as it naturally came, otherwise why didn't the father choose the fifth son to be the crown prince? Mother, you really think too much, I don't need to be in danger. Feeling, because I have not done anything to be sorry to the eldest brother, even if he ascends the throne, he will not hurt me, the same for you, just relax and let it go, our life will not change, nothing more than Just move out of the palace and live in another place."
The queen lowered her head, and after a while, she smiled again: "Yang'er is right, it's because the mother thinks too much... Yang'er, do you think that you are the crown prince, do you think God made you do it? Have you ever thought of thanking that one? The traitor who poisoned your eldest brother?"
Li Yang sank his face and said, "Why does the queen mother think of her son like this? Naturally, I share the same hatred with the eldest brother. If he has always been good, he will not become the character he is now. I would rather not be the prince, and hope Everyone in the family is safe, how can you thank the person who harmed him just because he has benefited?"
There was a deep exhaustion on the queen's face, "Back then, in order to be with Queen Zhao for the rest of your life, your father was willing to give up the crown prince... Your father is right, Li Xiao is more suitable for that position than you, Because he is more like Queen Zhao."
"How come." Li Yang didn't get emotional because she praised Li Xiao, but curiously said: "Empress Zhao is obviously very gentle, she used to be very kind to our brothers, how could the queen mother feel that the eldest brother is like her? ?"
"You are wrong." The queen shook her head and said, "Empress Zhao has a steel scale in her heart. She only does what she thinks is right. She is very shrewd, she is gentler than anyone else when she is gentle, and she is more ruthless than anyone else when she should be ruthless."
Li Yang said: "No matter what, she will never hurt her relatives."
This time, the queen was silent for a long time before she said, "Go back."
Li Yang didn't stay any longer. He stood up and saluted, and said, "My son will come back tomorrow to speak with his mother, please relax and don't think too much."
He turned around and left, and soon, his maid came over and said softly, "His Royal Highness ordered the servants to make you some soothing tea, so that you can rest well. This is because of your concern."
"Well." The queen's eyes fell on the rockery and said: "Ben Gong has been paving the way for him all his life, but fortunately, even if this road is not paved well, he still has other paths to go."