A few days later, Prince Guo took the guqin and went to the Yangxin Palace to play a song for the emperor.

After listening to it, the emperor applauded and said, "Old Seventeen, your piano skills have improved even more."

Prince Guo's slender jade-like hands pressed on the strings of the zither.

He smiled and said, "I have nothing to do all day, so I like to tinker with these things."

The emperor held the Buddhist beads in his hand and looked at Prince Guo with pretended anger.

"You are living a carefree and happy life! I am the only one who is destined to work hard."

Prince Guo bowed and said, "Brother, the greater your ability, the greater your responsibility. You are bringing benefits to the people of the world. Compared to you, I am really not up to par."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand.

The two brothers played a few more games of chess together.

Originally, Prince Guo was winning one move at a time at the beginning, but in the end, he was overtaken by the emperor and his territory was gradually eaten away.

Prince Guo had no choice but to admit defeat.

After the game of chess, the emperor had lunch with Prince Guo.

After eating and drinking, the emperor wanted to take a nap, so Prince Guo said goodbye and followed the road to Shoukang Palace.

Aunt Zhuxi saw him coming and saluted him with a smile.

"Greetings to Prince Guo."

"Is the Queen Mother asleep?"

"No, Concubine Hua is inside."

"Then I will go see the Queen Mother."

Zhu Xi nodded and saluted, "Your Majesty, please."

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Prince Guo heard the Queen Mother and Concubine Hua laughing.

Prince Guo was a little surprised. He didn't know that Concubine Hua had such a good relationship with the Queen Mother.

When he walked into the bedroom with his square steps, he saw Concubine Hua and the Queen Mother chatting happily.

"Your son, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother turned her head and was startled when she saw the tall and handsome Prince Guo.

The light in her eyes flickered slightly, as if she saw the young Emperor Kangxi.

However, after a closer look, when she saw Prince Guo's eyes, the empress dowager's eyes gradually calmed down.

"Old Seventeen, come in."

Prince Guo smiled and said, "Yes, Empress Dowager."

After his biological mother left the palace to practice Buddhism, Prince Guo was raised by the Empress Dowager, who was then Concubine De.

To some extent, the current Queen Mother is also half his mother.

King Guo nodded slightly at Concubine Hua as a greeting.

Zhuxi poured a cup of tea for Prince Guo and brought it over.

Prince Guo picked it up, sniffed it, and looked at the Queen Mother with a smile.

"My Queen Mother, I still remember that I like to drink Longjing tea!"

The Queen Mother said angrily, "You are still so frivolous at this age. You should find a proper wife to take care of you."

Prince Guo took a sip of the tea, uttered a "tsk tsk" sound, and said the tea was delicious.

Then, he pretended to glance at Concubine Hua nonchalantly.

Then he smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "My son wants to have fun for a few more years. Getting married so early is really boring."

The Queen Mother sighed, "You should calm down."

Prince Guo placed the teacup on the table and glanced at Concubine Hua out of the corner of his eye.

"If my son wants to marry a wife, he must marry someone he likes."

The Queen Mother shook her head and breathed a sigh of relief.

Prince Guo is so capricious and willful, which may not be a bad thing for the emperor.

This shows that Prince Guo has no ambition and is not interested in state affairs.

"You, can't just do things according to your heart. You should get married when the time is right."

The Queen Mother spoke with deep sincerity.

"Yes, son, I remember it." Prince Guo also answered seriously.

The Queen Mother had a very strict schedule. When it was time to rest, she would tactfully remind Concubine Hua and Prince Guo.

"Then I will take my leave first. Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself."

The Queen Mother nodded and looked at Concubine Hua worriedly.

"Don't worry, you still have the Eighth Prince!"

Concubine Hua nodded solemnly.

Prince Guo also stood up and said goodbye to the Queen Mother.

The two of them walked out of Shoukang Palace one after the other.

It was not until they reached the deserted and quiet palace road that Prince Guo realized there was no one in front or behind him, and then he quickly caught up with Concubine Hua and walked side by side with her.

"I have seen your brother, and have delivered the things and the note."

Concubine Hua stopped and bowed deeply to Prince Guo.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

When Prince Guo saw that Concubine Hua was so polite and unfamiliar to him, he was so anxious that he wanted to support her.

Seeing this, Concubine Hua quickly took two steps back.

Her action of taking two steps back instantly hurt Prince Guo's heart.

He could only stop and said with a sad heart: "It's just a small favor, Your Majesty, there's no need for such a big gift."

But Concubine Hua was very persistent.

"My brother is like a father. Your Majesty saved my brother, which is a great favor to me! In the future, if Your Majesty needs me in any way, I will do my best to help."

When Prince Guo saw that Concubine Hua deliberately kept a distance of more than ten feet between them, he could only smile bitterly.

"I just want you to be safe."

When Concubine Hua heard Prince Guo’s sobbing, she looked up and saw that the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

Hua Fei quickly turned around.

"I also hope that the prince will live a peaceful and happy life."

Having said that, Concubine Hua bowed three times to Prince Guo, then turned around and left resolutely.

It is enough that Prince Guo can help to this extent.

As Concubine Hua walked, she looked at the gloomy sky and said softly, "The weather is going to change again."

The emperor came to see Concubine Hua specially. He was indescribably happy to see that she had finally recovered.

----

"Your Majesty, I have already found out that Nian Gengyao is going to be killed by the Emperor..."

Jianqiu changed his right hand into a palm and made a "kill" gesture.

The Queen sneered, "How could such an important matter be hidden from Concubine Hua?"

A cold arc appeared at the corner of Jianqiu's lips.

"Don't worry, Madam. Concubine Hua will know soon."

The Queen nodded with satisfaction. "With Concubine Hua's irresistible personality, how could she remain indifferent when she learned that her beloved brother was going to be killed?"

Definitely not.

Inside Broken Jade Pavilion.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang sat opposite each other, both of them looked very heavy.

"Sister Mei, what do you think we should do? The Emperor is about to take action against Nian Gengyao. Should I tell Concubine Hua?"

Shen Meizhuang frowned and thought carefully.

After a while, she shook her head.

"From a personal point of view, we should tell Concubine Hua that Nian Gengyao will be sentenced to death; however, from a logical point of view, we should not tell Concubine Hua. After all, the emperor has issued a strict decree to block the news of Yikun Palace. If you go there, I'm afraid it will make the emperor unhappy."

After hearing Shen Meizhuang's analysis, Zhen Huan was at a loss for a moment.

"Are we just going to watch Concubine Hua being kept in the dark?"

Shen Meizhuang gently held Zhen Huan's hand and said earnestly,

"Huan'er, have you ever thought about why the emperor blocked the news of Yikun Palace?"

Zhen Huan shook her head, "I don't know."

Shen Meizhuang said meaningfully: "Because the emperor doesn't want Hua Fei to know that he wants to kill Nian Gengyao. If you go and tell Hua Fei, I'm afraid it will bring disaster, or even kill Hua Fei..."

Zhen Huan was puzzled.

"I told Concubine Hua with good intentions, how could it kill her?"

Seeing that she was confused, Shen Meizhuang asked, "If you had a brother who was to be executed by the emperor tomorrow, what would you do?"

Zhen Huan immediately replied: "Of course I will try every possible way to save him. It would be best if I could see the emperor in person!"

At this point, Zhen Huan suddenly understood why Shen Meizhuang said that letting Concubine Hua know that Nian Gengyao was going to be executed by the Emperor was actually harming her.

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