A Timely Wife

After the staff left, Prime Minister Zhou sat quietly in the study for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and asked his eldest son to be called over.

Prime Minister Zhou's eldest son rushed over quickly. As soon as he entered the study, he saw Prime Minister Zhou standing with his back to him, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking. He didn't make a sound to disturb, but stood quietly aside.

After about a stick of incense, Prime Minister Zhou turned around and said to his eldest son, "Sit down."

"Thank you, my son." Prime Minister Zhou's eldest son replied before he found a stool and sat down.

"Now you have two sons and three sons under your knees. Among these children, I value your second son the most. He is a good seedling. I want to adopt this child to your third brother. I don't know if you have any objections. " Prime Minister Zhou said flatly.

Prime Minister Zhou's eldest son was startled, stood up subconsciously and said, "Father? But what happened to the third brother?"

"Sit down first, your third brother is fine." Prime Minister Zhou raised his hand and pressed down, signaling the eldest son to sit down and talk.

Hearing the news that his third brother was fine, Prime Minister Zhou's eldest son heaved a sigh of relief, sat down again, but still asked with some uneasiness: "Then why did the father say that the third brother would be adopted?"

Prime Minister Zhou pondered for a while, and said, "Jingxiu, you have been in the Ministry of Rites for a while, what do you think of the current court situation?"

Zhou Jingxiu was silent for a while, then replied: "From what my son sees, I'm afraid it's going to blow up."

"Well, you can see this, which shows that you are still paying attention. Yes, the wind is about to blow. Before the imperial concubine was pregnant, the court was already very uneasy. After the news that the imperial concubine was pregnant , the court is already in chaos, and the current calm is just the eve of the storm." Prime Minister Zhou stroked his beard and said in a heavy tone.

Zhou Jingxiu was a little hesitant when he heard the words, not knowing if he could say what he thought, Prime Minister Zhou found out that Zhou Jingxiu was hesitant to speak, so he said: "No matter what it is, you can just say it, we don't need to hide anything. .”

"Father, the imperial concubine is approaching her sixtieth age, how could she be pregnant at this time?" Zhou Jingxiu directly asked the question in her heart.

"It seems that you and I thought about going together. I had this doubt before, until someone told me that the imperial concubine started taking medicine 20 years ago. The sunflower water has not been stopped for these years. The imperial concubine has always been well maintained. Until now If people who don't know her age see her, they may think that she just stood up.

Moreover, whether she is pregnant or not is not something that the imperial concubine can fake. The emperor has summoned several court officials and doctors successively. Even if the imperial concubine has the best ability, she can't buy all the imperial doctors at once. The empress is indeed pregnant, so the fact that she is pregnant must be true, but it is not known whether it is the prince or the princess. "When Prime Minister Zhou said this, he paused.

Zhou Jingxiu nodded thoughtfully, and heard Prime Minister Zhou continue to say: "These things have nothing to do with us, and you don't need to know too much. I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you. This matter has a lot to do with whether the Chu Dynasty will The subjugation of the country is also related to whether our Zhou family can continue to exist, so you should listen to what Wei father has said first, and we will discuss the rest of the matter."

Seeing Prime Minister Zhou's serious face, Zhou Jingxiu understood that what her father wanted to say must be very important, so she replied, "Father, please tell me."

"This matter started ten years ago. Your third brother is the only member of our family who joined the army. He was also selfish for his father. He was afraid that his life would be in danger if he went to the border, so he asked his colleagues to arrange him in the imperial guards and be in charge of the palace. Guard, if you think about it, you have heard that your third brother knew Concubine Lan and helped Concubine Lan many times. At one point, you were afraid that your third brother would do something rebellious, so you talked to your third brother many times , These things are known to the father.

It's just that because this matter is related to the community, my father never mentioned it to you. You don't need to know what your third brother thinks.You don't need to be so surprised, the Empress Lan didn't mean to let the young master fight for that position, all she wanted was to let the young master live in peace, that's why it was announced that the empress Lan gave birth to a princess s reason.

The midwife in the palace was arranged for the father, and the maids next to her were also explained for the father, so this matter can be concealed. Over the years, the father has been instructing your third brother to take care of Concubine Lan. It's too simple to think about being a father. How many people can control their hearts for such a smart and beautiful woman, even if they are changed as fathers, they may not be able to control themselves. Speaking of which, your third brother will have this kind of thinking , It is also the fault of the father.

Your mother has been wanting to marry your third brother all these years, but she stopped it because of her father. It's not because her father doesn't like your third brother, but because her father knows your third brother too well. No matter how good the woman he chooses, in his heart, there is only that one woman.

Forget it, let's not talk about these things, no matter how much you regret the things that have happened, it will be useless, let the past things go, besides, the empress has been reduced to a handful of ashes, it is useless to say anything.

It was also the negligence of the father, who even forgot that as the young master grows older, the characteristics of a boy will become more and more obvious. It is really a little thing that makes the imperial concubine start to doubt the identity of the young master. , Alas, I am too old to be a father, and I am not thorough enough in doing things, otherwise, Empress Lan would not need to use this method to keep the young master.

Three years ago, the imperial concubine became suspicious and tried to find out the real identity of the young master in various ways. The young master is extremely loyal, otherwise the young master would have passed away long ago.

Concubine Lan worried that sooner or later the young master's identity would be exposed, and at that time there would be no other choice but death, so she discussed with her father and wanted to send the young master out of the palace as far away as possible. In order to keep the identity of the young master from being leaked out, it can be said that everyone is like a frightened bird, who starts to be suspicious at the slightest sign of trouble. If this continues, we will not be able to persist until the imperial concubine finds out.

In addition, the young master couldn't eat well and sleep well. The eight or nine-year-old child is as thin as a four- or five-year-old child. I met him twice for my father. I really felt very uncomfortable. After being sent out of the palace, my father didn't close his eyes for three whole days, and he kept thinking about whether such an arrangement could be made.

Later, the father finally made up his mind to send the little prince out of the palace, but at this juncture, the imperial concubine was pregnant. The eldest princess's biological mother has long passed away, but the little princess's biological mother is still alive, and the empress has taken care of Concubine Lan a lot these years. matter.

On the one hand, the imperial concubine has long disliked the empress Lan, on the other hand, she also wants to give the empress a good look by disposing of the empress Lan. In any case, this child can only be a prince and not a princess. As long as it is a prince, after being established as a prince, the position of the queen, whether she is sitting or not, will not shake her position. What's more, the emperor has long wanted to abolish the empress. , but due to the insufficient status of the imperial concubine, the position of the queen has not been moved.

Weifu felt that after the child was born, the queen's position would definitely be lost, and the crown prince's position would also be settled. All will become the focus of the imperial concubine's disposal.

Others don't know about being a father, but the imperial concubine hates her father deeply. I am afraid that my father will inevitably die. Regarding this, you don't need to worry too much. People are inherently mortal, and being a father will not be because of this. And shrink back, as long as you live for your father for a day, you won't just watch Da Chu fall into the hands of such vicious women.

Jingxiu, a father has three sons in his life. You are the eldest son of the father and have always been the child that the father has cultivated. Although the father can't bear to let you die with the father, there is no way to send you away in advance , I hope you don't blame your father for this. "

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Zhou's tears fell down his cheeks, thinking that Zhou Zheng took the provincial examination at the age of nine to be a scholar, and he passed the senior high school entrance examination as a scholar, at the age of 12, he took the general examination, passed the examination and topped the list to become a Huiyuan, and at the age of 13 Participated in the palace examination, won the title of gold list, and was the number one scholar in high school. He is a well-known child prodigy of Da Chu.

Since then, his official career has been smooth, but at the age of 27, he has already held the post of governor. In the year of his founding, he was ordered to return to Beijing. Almost all decisions are made after consulting his opinion.

It's a pity that after the emperor got married at the age of 16, he gradually lost his heart to him. Now, he is almost emptied. He has also reflected on whether he was too strict when teaching the little emperor, so that The emperor held resentment towards him, but thinking about what the emperor is doing now, Prime Minister Zhou felt that he had been too lax in disciplining the little emperor back then, so that the emperor had no intention of political affairs and only cared about hanging out in the harem. Ashamed of the late emperor's trust, ashamed of the late emperor's death care, he did not teach the little emperor well, did not make the little emperor a good emperor, and it is precisely because of this that he attaches so much importance to the little son under the knee of Concubine Lan, For Zhou Zheng, the young master is his last and greatest hope, and even the last hope of the Great Chu Dynasty.