Empress Chu

"The Grand Tutor's trust in the Empress is naturally sincere." The attendant said softly, "But I'm afraid that Mrs. Xie will provoke you." He lowered his voice again, "It's a coincidence that Xie Yanfang came back at this time."

Deng Yi smiled, and took the official hat from the boy's hand: "I'm really afraid that he will be unlucky, and it's his coincidence that I'm waiting for."

The servant was confused when he heard this, and came back to his senses to go to the room to get the official robe. The attendant had already gone first, fetched the official robe, and put it on Deng Yi himself. good."

While talking here, another servant came in from outside the door.

"My lord." He said salutingly, "The King of Zhen gave the old lady a birthday gift, should I accept it?"

King Zhen, also known as King Zhongshan, was under strict surveillance by the imperial court this year, surrounding Zhongshan King's county like a barricade of soldiers and horses, but Zhongshan King was not affected at all.

After all, what happened to King Zhongshan's confession at the beginning, the court also knew well that it didn't really subdue King Zhongshan, but just forced him to take a step back.

In order not to provoke King Zhongshan to launch another army, the court also took a step back.

So the King of Zhongshan was not trapped in Zhongshan County, he could still come to give gifts to Deng Yi unimpeded.

But this is not to please the Taifu, but to disgust him on purpose.

Deng Yi is still notorious for colluding with King Zhongshan, but the reality is that King Zhongshan can't wait for him to die.

Deng Yi's expression remained calm when he heard this, and he stretched out his hand to calculate: "Although it's a month early, but since it's delivered, I'll accept it."

He turned to call the servant.

"You go and meet them."

The boy who was idle at the side responded, talking about the court's intrigues and tricks, serving people quickly with sharp eyesight, he is not as good as these newcomers, but he is very familiar with receiving gifts.

He ran quickly to meet the giver.

The gift giver is also an acquaintance, and the servant still recognizes that Mr. Ning.

"Mr. Ning hasn't come for a long time." The servant greeted warmly.

Ning Kun looked at this young man, the young man has not changed, but the original small house has been replaced by a big mansion, and it is not easy for Deng Yi to see him.

He didn't bother to see him either, and said lightly: "That's thanks to the Taifu for not keeping his word."

It sounded like he was scolding the second master, but the servant couldn't understand it, and he didn't bother to care about it, anyway, the second master had never been praised before.

He doesn't care whether giving gifts is flattering or disgusting, things like gifts are just sent around, and they are accepted as soon as they are delivered, anyway, they will be given out in the future.

"Thank you very much." The servant only said, and then said, "Come again next time."

Ning Kun sneered: "Don't worry, as long as Master Taifu is in power for a day, my prince will regard him as a guest of honor." After saying that, he threw his sleeves and got into the car.

Deng Yi went out to get on his horse, and saw a car entering Taifu's mansion, and another car driving away slowly.

"It's for the eldest son Xiao Xun." The attendant said in a low voice.

Deng Yi smiled: "My lord still misses his son very much."

"Don't worry about it, my lord, you have never been to the post." The attendant said this with enthusiasm, and his eyebrows were beaming, "The king of Zhongshan almost turned the post into a small Zhongshan prince's mansion, with magnificent decorations and priceless furnishings. If you eat local products from Zhongshan County, you can even send spring water.”

Deng Yi looked at the post, and said lightly, "Poor parents in the world."

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The post office is now called Shizisuo by people in the capital.

The guards outside Shizi Institute were heavily guarded, but when a car came and saw the sign on the car and the driver showed his waist plate, the soldiers gave way, and the closed gate immediately opened, and the car slowly drove in.

The layout of the post has not changed, but the houses and courtyards have changed.

There are two pomegranate trees planted in the yard, lush and green, with faint flower buds, and it can be imagined that they will bloom fiery red and brilliant in the near future.

"Not bad." Ning Kun looked at it carefully, "The prince is still worried that the tree will not survive. It seems that digging the soil of the whole yard is still effective. This year, the prince can see the pomegranate flowers at home."

"You can also eat the big pomegranate at home." The attendant joked beside him.

With a splash, water splashed over and splashed on the ground. Ning Kun and his followers dodged subconsciously. When they looked up, they saw Tie Ying standing on the steps, looking at them coldly.

"You guys are here, do you want to wash up? Do you want to drink tea?" Tie Ying asked, without waiting for their answer, she pointed behind her, "Please do what you want."

The attendant didn't dare to say more, bowed his head and stepped back.

Ning Kun was not dissatisfied with Tie Ying's attitude, and nodded: "We understand, Tie Ying, go on your own." He asked again, "Is the prince busy?"

Tie Ying sneered and said: "Your Majesty is not busy, there is nothing to be busy here." After saying that, he ignored him, carried the copper basin, and walked away.

Only then did the entourage come forward and said in a low voice: "Tie Ying's temper is really getting worse and worse, can you take care of the son? Let's send more people."

After Xiao Xun went to Beijing and was imprisoned, he didn't want the attendants from the court, nor did King Zhongshan send his followers. Ning Kun, who was originally with the son, was also sent back, with only Tieying by his side.

Ning Kun glanced at him and said: "There are too many people in this impoverished place, but it is noisy. The prince is a person who loves purity. As for Tie Ying's temper, hasn't he always been like this? After you go back, you know how to say it." ?"

The entourage looked at his warning eyes and understood what he meant. If they went back and said that Tie Ying lost his temper at them, wouldn't it be misunderstood that the prince had resentment?

If the prince knew that the son was angry, he would definitely feel sad, worried, and blame himself.

"My son doesn't want the prince to worry." Ning Kun said coldly.

The entourage hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry at all. Tie Ying treated us skillfully when he saw him. One person is worth ten people. He also took good care of your son."

Ning Kun nodded and said with a smile: "I'm going to see Shizi right now. When I was leaving, Shizi said that he wanted to learn painting. Let me see if Shizi has improved."

Ning Kun came to the study room alone—the study room is also a remodeled ordinary house in the post house. There are a variety of bookshelves and famous paintings hanging there. These furnishings, including tables and chairs, were all transported from Zhongshan County.

The window was also changed into a full moon hole, and there was a beauty vase in front of the window, with a willow branch inserted in the vase, swaying in the wind.

Standing beside the swaying willow branches is a young man, wearing a water-blue long-sleeved gown, with his back to him.

Looking at the back, Ning Kun's eyes became slightly hot, and he leaned over to salute: "Ning Kun has seen His Royal Highness."

Xiao Xun seemed to be awakened by a start, turned around, and smiled with deep dimples: "Mr. Ning is here."

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"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, the prince sent summer clothes to the son, and the son's favorite food at home."

Ning Kun took out a few lists and read them long-windedly.

"Also, the son likes to swim, the prince thought about digging a lake in the post, and demolished the row of houses behind, and there is barely enough space."

Xiao Xun reached out to take a few lists, and threw them on the table with just a glance.

"Mr. Ning." He said, "Is everything going well after you go back?"

Ning Kun nodded: "Zhongshan County is better than before. It has torn face, and the prince has no scruples. This spring changed to farmland, and new recruits can be recruited in winter. Also, in the spring of next year, money will be minted——"

Tian, ​​Ding, and Qian are independent, which means that Zhongshan King County is no longer under the control of the imperial court.

With a slight smile on his face, Xiao Xun asked, "How about you, sir? Are you going well?"

Ning Kun knew what he meant, and nodded gratefully: "Your Majesty sent me back, and the prince took pity on me and trusted me even more. Now I am in charge of the new policy in the county."

Xiao Xun nodded and said: "I have said that Mr. Ning is a great talent, and he can only use it after following his father."

Ning Kun saluted: "Thank you, son, I was originally given to him by the prince."

He should have stayed here to accompany and serve the crown prince like Tie Ying.

"You're welcome." Xiao Xun said, looking at Ning Kun, "Then, have you heard what I asked you to inquire about?"

Ning Kun, who was saluting, paused slightly.

Shizi has not forgotten that matter.

Chapter 10 Understand

How could Xiao Xun forget this matter.

He is full of vigor and momentum, and the capital is at his fingertips, but he is reduced to a prisoner in the blink of an eye.

"Your Majesty." Ning Kun's voice was hoarse, "The prince is for you. You were held hostage at that time, and the prince cannot let you be harmed."

Xiao Xun didn't answer his words, looking at the dark green outside the window, the study room was arranged according to his study room in Zhongshan Palace, even the scenery outside the window was the same.

"Since I was born, I have followed my father's ambition to return to the capital and take the throne."

"Father has a broken leg and is being monitored by the court. I am running around on behalf of my father, recruiting and raising soldiers and horses."

"I am the leg, foot, hand, and eye of my father, and I will do whatever my father asks me to do."

"Everything I do is what my father wishes."

"Why did the father give up for me at the moment when he was about to succeed?"

"Isn't the previous me a joke?"

Hearing this, Ning Kun said again: "To the prince, the prince is—"

"Even if I'm arrested, it's not that there's no solution to this matter." Xiao Xun interrupted him, "I've been thinking this year, what should I do in that situation if I were my father and king."

He turned around and looked at Ning Kun.

"In that case, there are thousands of ways to save me, or simply let me die."

"Whether you save me or I die, you can't stop my father from entering Beijing."

"How can the father do nothing and end it?"

"I can't figure it out, why?"

"What stopped the father?"

Ning Kun raised his head: "My son, you also said that this is just to stop, not to cut off, everything can continue, the prince believes that you can wait just like him."

Xiao Xun said: "I can wait." He smiled, "I used to do what my father said, of course, I am the same now, but now I am trapped in the capital, not connected to the outside world, I want to wait soberly. "

Soberly, what kind of sobriety does he want?Ning Kun was silent.

"I know you are afraid that you may say something wrong and hurt the relationship between me and my father. In fact, you are overthinking." Xiao Xun said softly, "It has already happened, and it has nothing to do with what Mr. Ning said. You say it or not. Say, it doesn't matter."

He picked up the gift list on the table and laid it out.

"It's my obsession. I have to listen and understand. Mr. Ning, don't be embarrassed, needless to say."

Ning Kun looked at Xiao Xun, the son was as gentle as jade before, with a smile on his face, but it was different after all, being locked up in the post house, although it was not a dark cell, what was the difference?

Like a bird whose wings have been cut off, its eyes are lonely.

He asked again and again, it can be seen that he already had a guess in his heart, and if he didn't say it, it made him think more——

"Also, thank you Mr. Ning for coming in person." Xiao Xun said again, "You have been reused by the father and you are busy with affairs. I heard that the father plans to let you teach the second brother. From now on, let the servants do these things. , you don’t have to come here on purpose.”

Ning Kun couldn't bear these two words, he took a step forward and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Ning Kun is your husband, and it will only be yours."

Xiao Xun smiled: "There is no such thing as eternity in this world. Mr. Ning, don't care so much. I'm not by my father's side. You teach your second brother well so that he won't make mistakes like me again in the future."

Ning Kun let out a long sigh in his heart, the words were all on point, if he didn't say anything else, he would really end his relationship with the prince.

"This incident was not a mistake by the prince." He whispered, "After I went back, I found out that Chu Zhao also hid soldiers and horses to threaten the prince, saying that in addition to killing the prince, he would also kill the prince and kill all the princes in the palace. People, so, the prince feels that he can't take risks."

Having said that, he hastily explained again.

"The root cause of this matter is that we neglected Chu Zhao's hidden manpower. We only thought that if families like the Xie family were powerful, who would have thought that a daughter of General Wei would even raise private soldiers besides the Longwei Army—— "

Xiao Xun didn't care what he said later, he was relieved when he heard that Chu Zhao was hiding soldiers and horses and threatened to kill the prince.

That is to say, how could the father give up the easy victory just because he was threatened.

It turned out that the father was threatened.

Xiao Xun smiled.

"It turns out that Chu Zhao is really hiding it." He said, sighing, "If I had known that the Chu family also had private possessions, I would not have allowed the Chu Lan family to get close to me so easily. No, I would not have Went to Chu’s house to meet Chu Lan, but got rid of Xiao Yu when he entered the city.”

Changed the topic?Ning Kun nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, that's it, or we underestimated Chu Ling—"

"I underestimated Chu Zhao." Xiao Xun said.

Ning Kun couldn't help thinking about the past, and said: "The prince has always admired Chu Zhao." He nodded again, "Chu Zhao is indeed powerful. Although there is no Chu Yu, she still holds the queen firmly."

Xiao Xun looked out of the window and was locked in the post. He was not really isolated from the world, and his father also had a lot of manpower hidden in the capital.

He knew how lively the girl was when she returned to the capital, knew that Tai Tuo Deng Yi obeyed the queen's orders, knew that Xie Yanfang took great care of the queen, and cared so much that Xie's female family members stayed away from the capital, so that the emperor would not have other female relatives other than the queen in his heart.

All this was earned by the girl herself.

It's been a long time since I saw her, Xiao Xun recalled, he could only think of the first time he saw her by the river, he couldn't see her clearly in the water, and after being rescued, he didn't bother to take a second look.