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Good news of great victories came one after another from Mobei, and Emperor Chongming was very pleased, so this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was more lively than ever before.

At that time, Pei Zhuo had already been made the crown prince. He sat at the table, watching everyone talking and laughing, but he was not in a good mood.

His eyes grew darker as he listened to what Xie Eryun had said to him a few days ago regarding the selection of the Crown Princess.

"Zhuo'er, even though you have become the crown prince, you should not be careless. Now you are old enough to choose a crown princess. Do you have any ideas?"

Hearing this, the gentle smile on Pei Zhuo's face froze, but soon returned to normal.

"Mother, I don't think there is any need to rush to choose a Crown Princess."

Xie Eryun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh?"

"Think about it, mother. It has only been a short time since I ascended the throne of the Crown Prince. If I were to choose a Crown Princess now, how would father view it?"

Pei Zhuo paused before continuing, "My mother should also know that my father now values ​​power even more."

Choosing a Crown Princess is not easy. It is not just about choosing women of appropriate age. More importantly, it is about considering the benefits that the family behind them can bring.

Xie Eryun frowned and fell into deep thought. Pei Zhuo was not wrong. Emperor Chongming had been tightening his control over power in recent years.

If the ministers in the court had not repeatedly urged him, Emperor Chongming would not have been able to enthrone a crown prince.

Pei Zhuo's rise to power was also the result of the involvement of multiple interests. His status and reputation were unmatched by other princes.

Emperor Chongming had always been known to the outside world as a virtuous and benevolent person, so he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

However, ever since Pei Zhuo became the crown prince, Emperor Chongming had obviously become more displeased and wary of Jie Eryun and Pei Zhuo.

If they were to choose a Crown Princess now, they would certainly have to choose someone with a family background that could help Pei Zhuo. By then, Emperor Chongming would probably be even more wary.

But thinking of the news from her mother's family, Xie Eryun said in a deep voice: "It's okay, we can wait and see for now."

Pei Zhuo's eyes dimmed slightly, and he bowed and said, "I have other plans for this matter, so please don't worry about it, mother."

After saying this, he planned to leave Fengyi Palace.

Seeing this, the expression on Xie Eryun's face changed slightly.

Looking at Pei Zhuo's back as he was about to leave, she suddenly said, "Since you don't want to, I won't force you. But Yan Qing can now look at this family first. Although I am not her biological mother, since she grew up under my lap, I should naturally consider her a little."

"Then the Prince of Zhenbei looks good to me. He cares a lot about Yan Qing. If this is accomplished, we can also win over the lineage of the Zhenbei King. What do you think, Zhuo'er?"

Hearing this, Pei Zhuo's steps suddenly stopped. The thought of Qingqing marrying someone else and living in harmony with him made him uncontrollably arouse murderous intent towards that person.

He took a deep breath and forced down his murderous intent, then turned around and looked at Jie Eryun with an extremely calm voice.

"No, the prince of Zhenbei is reckless and is definitely not a good match. Besides, the Zhenbei king is now in his heyday, and my father is probably even more afraid of the Zhenbei king's lineage..."

Listening to Pei Zhuo's analysis of the pros and cons word by word, Xie Eryun smiled slightly, but his eyes were cold as he said, "Then let's change one, Wang Dai..."

Pei Zhuo interrupted Eryun and said, "Now my son's marriage needs to be managed by your mother, so let's discuss your affairs later."

When saying this, Pei Zhuo clenched his hands under his sleeves. His mother must have seen something to say this. Now that she hasn't broken the window paper, she must be warning him, or threatening him.

He knew his mother's methods. If she targeted Qingqing, he would have no other choice. Just like the marriage he had just mentioned, even if he was the crown prince, he would still not be able to refute his mother.

But if he ascended the throne, his mother would be helpless against him. Even with the pressure of filial piety, he would be able to protect her.

And now he can only retreat.

Xie Eryun's expression eased a little: "That's right, you are the elder brother and you haven't married yet, so it's not right for Yan Qing to go over you."

She took a sip of tea and continued, "Since you want your mother to help you arrange your marriage, then your mother will spread the news. In a few days, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, if the ministers are interested, they will bring their women here. Then you can see if there is anyone you like."

With the arrival of Emperor Chongming, the banquet officially began.

Pei Zhuo also collected his thoughts and focused on dealing with the various situations at the banquet.

There were both advantages and disadvantages for him to be made the crown prince. One of the disadvantages was that he became a target in front of his brothers.

At such moments, there were always some fools who came to him and asked for trouble.

Same this time.

"I heard that my brother is getting married, so I came to toast you and congratulate him."

The person who came was the Fourth Prince. His voice was extremely loud when he spoke, so at least most of the people here heard it.

Pei Zhuo glanced in the direction of Yan Qing imperceptibly, but saw that Jiang Huaixu had walked to Qingqing's side at some point. The two seemed to be talking about something and did not notice the movement here.

Pei Zhuo's eyes darkened for a moment. Thinking about Xie Eryun's previous intention to marry Qingqing to Jiang Huaixu, the depression in his heart spread uncontrollably, with a little panic in it.

Ruo Qingqing also has intention.

However, he quickly suppressed this thought and forced himself not to think about it.

He also picked up the wine bottle, looked at his foolish fourth brother who was being used as a pawn, and chuckled, "These are all nonsense, why should I congratulate him? I heard that my fourth brother has found a new beauty, so I should be the one congratulating him."

Hearing this, Perry's face turned green.

He had indeed just found a new beauty, and he was very happy at first, but who would have thought that when he was about to spend a night with the beauty, he discovered that the beauty was a man.

And he also put pressure on himself.

The next day, Perry got up from the bed, holding his sore waist. He was so angry that... uh... he got angry for a while.

It's because this person's face is really what he likes, making him love and hate her at the same time.

However, he was the only one who knew about this matter. Now that he heard Pei Zhuo mention it, he could only grit his teeth and say, "My Royal Brother, you are joking."

Pei Zhuo naturally noticed the change in Pei Rui's expression. Thinking of the news he had received before, he felt a little amused, but it disappeared after a moment.

This stupid brother is really stupid. He obviously can't get any good thing, but he still sticks in front of him. It's really annoying.

On the other side, Jiang Huaixu had already left Yan Qing, and he looked quite lonely when he left.

Although Pei Zhuo was talking to Pei Rui, part of his attention was on Yan Qing, so he noticed it after Jiang Huaixu left.

The irritability and depression in his heart were suddenly soothed.

He thought that Qingqing should be indifferent to Jiang Huaixu.

But Jiang Huai's preface is too annoying.

Whether in the past or now.

We have to leave the capital, preferably go back to Mobei.

However, in the moment when Pei Zhuo was distracted, Yan Qing also left.

She had just drunk some wine at the banquet, but her body couldn't drink any alcohol, so Yan Qing felt a little drowsy not long after she went out.

Fortunately, Pei Zhuo soon discovered that Yan Qing had left. After he gently silenced his stupid brother, he left the banquet on the pretext of getting rid of the alcohol.

After asking the palace maids and eunuchs along the way, they finally found Yan Qing in a pavilion.

But when he saw Yan Qing lying on the stone table, Pei Zhuo immediately became nervous, fearing that Yan Qing might have had an accident.

He walked quickly to Yan Qing's side. Before he could check, Yan Qing raised her head because she noticed someone approaching. She looked at the person in front of her and said in a daze, "Brother."

Pei Zhuo was stunned after seeing Yan Qing's current appearance.

The usually aloof man now had a faint blush on his cheeks and mist in his eyes, looking at him intently.

Seeing that Pei Zhuo didn't respond, Yan Qing's eyes became a little confused.

"Brother, why are you ignoring me?"

Pei Zhuo came back to his senses instantly. Qingqing never spoke to him in such a coquettish tone.

However, he could smell the faint smell of alcohol in the air and understood Yan Qing's current condition. He was probably drunk.

Suddenly, another thought came to his mind. He asked in a low voice, "Qingqing, who am I?"

"Yes, brother."

Pei Zhuo corrected him: "It's not brother, it's royal brother."

Although Yan Qing was puzzled, he still insisted: "Yes, brother."

Pei Zhuo was silent for a moment, looking somewhat dejected.

As Yan Qing spoke, he felt a little sleepy and fell asleep unknowingly.

Pei Zhuo held the person in his arms. The moonlight was gentle and lingering. He looked at the peaceful sleeping face of the person in his arms with all kinds of emotions churning in his eyes.

In the end, he just kissed the man's brow reverently.

"Forget it, since Qingqing said he is my brother, then from now on he will just be my brother."

Pei Zhuo was still unwilling, but at this moment, he was willing to just be the brother.

Because he knew that Qingqing didn't have him in her eyes, and when he decided to learn An Feizhu's style of doing things and get close to Qingqing, he was destined to be that person's substitute for the rest of his life.

Pei Zhuo no longer expected Qingqing to respond to his feelings. He could not force her.

When Pei Zhuo was about to send Yan Qing back, he suddenly noticed a slight movement coming from the dark. This movement had been concealed very well and ordinary people would certainly not be able to detect it.

But Pei Zhuo had practiced martial arts and had sharp ears and eyes, so he noticed it at the first moment.

His eyes suddenly became sharp: "Who is there?"

Before Shu Weiyue came out to say those words, he pressed Yan Qing's sleeping point.

For a moment, Pei Zhuo wanted to kill Shu Weiyue to silence her.

But what Shu Weiyue said next calmed Pei Zhuo's murderous intent a little.

Weighing the pros and cons of the matter, Pei Zhuo did not respond to Shu Weiyue immediately.

In the next two days, he sent people to secretly investigate the authenticity of Shu Weiyue's words, and the results obtained were true and reliable.

Pei Zhuo still agreed to cooperate with Shu Weiyue.

Therefore, when he went to Fengyi Palace to pay his respects to Jie Eryun, he told Jie Eryun about the Crown Princess he had chosen.

Xie Eryun's original plan was disrupted, and his smiling face suddenly turned gloomy: "What did you say?"

Pei Zhuo repeated what he had said before: "Mother, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, I fell in love with the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, Shu Weiyue, at first sight. Please help me."

Xie Eryun looked at Pei Zhuo and found it ridiculous. Did he really think he would believe it?

"No."

Pei Zhuo frowned and said, "Didn't the Queen Mother allow me to see if I like anyone at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? And the status of the Minister of Rites is sufficient, and can bring help to me."

Xie Eryun said in a cold tone: "The Minister of Rites is a fence-sitter. Besides, I heard that the young lady is not very popular with him. How can he be willing to help you?"

Pei Zhuo said calmly, "My queen knows that he is a fence-sitter. He will naturally lean towards whichever side the wind blows. Now that I am in an advantageous position, he will naturally lean towards me."

Seeing that Pei Zhuo had clearly made up his mind, Xie Eryun didn't waste any more words and said directly: "I have already drawn up a list, and the candidate for the Crown Princess can be selected from it."

After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Pei Zhuo's reply and directly asked the palace maid to get the list to Pei Zhuo.

Pei Zhuo looked at the names on the list one by one, and the family forces represented by those names also emerged in his mind.

Pei Zhuo suddenly smiled, and the gentleness between his eyebrows faded, revealing a well-hidden coldness.

"My mother is really calculating. The people inside are either daughters of the Xie family or have been related to the Xie family by marriage in recent years."

Xie Eryun's expression remained unchanged, and he did not take Pei Zhuo's unreasonable behavior seriously.

"Your cousin has a gentle and generous personality. She has met you before and is a very suitable candidate. Besides, the Xie family is your maternal family and will definitely do their best to help you ascend to the throne."

Pei Zhuo's abrupt smile faded, and he looked at Xie Eryun with a complicated expression.

He was the only child of the Queen Mother, who treated him very well but also very strictly.

As long as the interests of the Xie family are involved, the queen mother will ignore his ideas and bundle up things he doesn't need.

Pei Zhuo was also a little tired. He whispered, "Mother, my uncle's family is one with me. If I ascend to the throne in the future, my uncle and his family will surely be glorious. Why bother betting on the position of Crown Princess next to me now? And mother, have you ever thought about what I should do if the power of the foreign relatives is too great?"

After hearing Pei Zhuo's words, Xie Eryun remained indifferent and did not react.

Yes, it’s not that the Queen Mother doesn’t know this, but to her, the rise and fall of the family is more important than anything else.

Pei Zhuo said nothing more. He cupped his hands and said, "I will ask my father for permission to marry the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites."

After saying that, he prepared to leave.

Xie Eryun didn't care whether to break the window paper or not. She said quietly from behind: "If Zhuo'er is going to be willful, I should let Yan Qingxiang see it."

If Xie Eryun had brought up this sentence a day ago, Pei Zhuo would have compromised like last time, but now he was thinking about another thing he had found out while investigating Shu Weiyue, and his footsteps did not move forward.

I could only hear a voice coming from afar.

"If the Queen Mother wants to abandon Yi Zuo, then go ahead and do it."

Hearing this, the expression on Xie Eryun's face suddenly stiffened.

No one except her personal maid and the old nanny knew about her relationship with Yi Zuo, and she had been hiding it from Pei Zhuo all along. How Pei Zhuo got to know this news was unknown.

In the end, Xie Eryun just looked in the direction where Pei Zhuo left, with a fluctuating expression in his eyes, but he ultimately did not act rashly.