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The news of King Yu's return to Beijing has been circulating for a long time, and now it is finally settled. He will return to Beijing after the winter solstice, and he will also bring the newly appointed head of the Xuanli clan to the capital.

This was a special request from Xuanming, the new patriarch of the Xuanli clan, to King Yu. Since he wanted to lead the tribe to surrender to Dahuan, he had to come here in person to express his sincerity and seek more benefits for the tribe.It's just that the Xuanli people live in the bitter cold of northern Xinjiang all year round. In order to survive, they have to work on the reclaimed barren hills almost all year round. Every year, they only have time from the winter solstice to the middle of March. On the day of the winter solstice, he decided to take the head of the Xuanli clan and other clansmen and head to the capital together.

The one in the capital who sincerely looks forward to King Yu’s return to the capital is Chu Hui. She has been loved by this emperor’s uncle since she was a child, but King Yu has been fighting in northern Xinjiang all year round, and he came back once a year before. , never came back.She misses her dear uncle very much, and now that autumn has not yet arrived, she is looking forward to the arrival of the winter solstice every day.

Yunwan is also looking forward to the arrival of winter, but Yunwan's reasons are obviously different from Chu Hui's.She once read a description of the Xuanli people in a book, saying that the people of the Xuanli people are tall and mighty, even the newborn babies are a circle bigger than the children born in the Central Plains.Yun Wan was born in the capital and grew up in the imperial city, and rarely saw people from other regions, so she was inevitably curious.

"Princess, do you think the people of the Xuanli clan are really a whole head taller than the people here? Will they bump their heads against the door when they enter?"

Chu Hui was amused by Yun Wan's words, she tapped Yun Wan's forehead lightly, and said, "Why is your focus always different from others? Since the door is short, just lower your head slightly when entering the door. How did you hit your head?"

"Isn't there a saying that goes well with a strong limb and a simple mind?" Yunwan said plausibly, clutching her forehead.

"No matter how simple-minded he is, he won't be hit by doors all day long, right?" Chu Hui was even more overjoyed now, "According to what you said, those who are taller will have to be hit by doors. This is the reason why the limbs are developed so the mind is simple?"

"I was just joking, but I'm really curious about the looks of the Xuanli people." Yun Wan was amused by Chu Hui again.

"Then wait for Uncle Huang to bring people back to the capital, and then take a good look." Chu Hui said, "And when Uncle Huang comes back, I can just ask him about Princess Anxiang."

A Qingyuan has already died because of Princess Anxiang. Chu Hui sent Shadow to interrogate Ruan Peihan. The news is still very little.But King Yu is different. Since Princess Anxiang was raised in the palace since she was a child, King Yu should be very familiar with this imperial sister.There is also Mo Chenglu, who has been away from Beijing for so many years, and it is time for him to come back.

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Royal study.

Chu Sixian and Chu Siyuan were called together by the emperor for training.Both of them were full of doubts, they didn't know what their father called them to come over.

"Do you know what I asked you to come here today?" The two of them were thinking in their hearts, and the emperor asked directly.

"My son doesn't know, I beg my father to let me know!" Chu Sixian and Chu Siyuan said in unison.

"Hehe—" the emperor sneered, and threw a memorial in front of the two of them, "I don't know? After seeing this memorial, do you know why I called you here?"

Chu Siyuan didn't touch the memorial, because he sent someone to submit this memorial, but his father suppressed it all the time, thinking that his father wanted to protect Chu Sixian, so he forgot about it , I didn't expect my father to take out the memorial now, and I don't know what to do.

After reading the memorial, Chu Sixian's face immediately changed. He never expected that people would find out that he was selling an official title, and he directly submitted the memorial to his father.In this way, wouldn't the father be disappointed in himself?

"Father, my son..." Chu Sixian opened his mouth to quibble, but he didn't know how much evidence his father had. If he said a wrong sentence, he would be accused of deceiving the emperor. Only to be more disappointed in him.Thinking of this, Chu Sixian's heart broke, and he directly admitted the matter: "Father, my son is convicted, please punish Father!"

"Are you pleading guilty?" the emperor asked him back.

"..."

Chu Siyuan didn't expect his father to wait for Chu Sixian here, seeing how Chu Sixian pleaded guilty and punished in front of his father was really comforting.There was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't expect this smile to be caught by the emperor: "What are you laughing at?"

"I dare not!" Chu Siyuan didn't expect his father to notice his smile.

The emperor snatched the memorial from Chu Sixian and said: "Xian'er knows better than anyone whether the content in this memorial is true or not, but who presented this memorial to me, Yuan'er, you know better than anyone else, right? "

"The memorial was indeed submitted by the minister, but the minister thought that the prince violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and the elder brother did indeed sell his official titles. If the minister did not report it to the emperor, the elder brother might make the same mistakes again and again. "Chu Siyuan panicked for a moment, and soon he realized that he hadn't made any serious mistakes in this matter, and it was unreasonable for his father to scold him.He also preemptively acted like he was doing it for the good of his father and elder brother.

"Listen to you, I have wronged you?" The emperor suddenly raised an issue and asked sharply, "Do you dare to say that you directly wrote this matter to me as a memorial, not to make me severely punish Xian'er? I know that you usually Let's fight for the top and bottom, but you should never forget that you are brothers, how can there be brothers who always think about killing each other?"

Chu Siyuan sneered at the bottom of his heart, once he succeeded, even his father, who was right in front of him, had killed so many siblings for the sake of the throne, and now it was his son's turn, he would call them brothers , siblings.But Chu Siyuan didn't dare to express his thoughts at this time, he lowered his head and said: "Father has taught you a very good lesson, I know my mistake, and I am willing to apologize to Brother Elder Emperor." After all, he really I have to apologize to Chu Sixian.

But Chu Sixian said with a bad face: "No need, I can't stand the third emperor's apology."

"Shut up!" This sentence successfully turned the emperor's finger on him, "I haven't settled the score with you yet, Yuan'er is indeed a bit disregarding brotherhood in presenting this memorial, what's the matter with you? Can such an important official position in the imperial court be traded by you? Do you know how important these official positions you sell are to Jiangshan Sheji?"

Covering his head and face with scolding, Chu Sixian knelt on the ground in fright, and said: "Father, I just can't think about it for a while, I know my mistake, I will never dare again in the future, please forgive me This time..."

The emperor changed the subject, and said: "Now that the Northern Xinjiang has won a great victory, I don't want to bring this matter up in the court to ruin this good omen. Fortunately, this matter has not yet caused serious consequences. I will forgive you this time." It’s just that you will have less contact with Ruan Peihan in the future, and think before doing things.”

"My son understands. After returning home, my son began to think behind closed doors." Chu Sixian hurriedly said, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He always felt that his father could no longer bear his uncle, and this time he would not let his uncle take all the blame right?He knew very well who Ruan Peihan was, and if it was true, he had to try to keep him, otherwise he would inevitably end up in a dead end.

After both sons admitted their mistake, the emperor sent them away.After the people left, the emperor fell into deep thought. He had a clear mind about the two sons fighting openly and secretly, but in the past he felt that the two of them were young and didn't take it very seriously.But as soon as this incident happened, he realized that the two children had reached a point of incompatibility for the crown prince. The best choice now is to cut off the wings of one of them when both of them are fledgling, so as not to let them They both lose.But one is the eldest son and the other is the concubine, the emperor really had a hard time making a choice.

"Chen Fu, go and call Hui'er and say that I want her to play chess with me." After a long time, the emperor suddenly said this.

"Yes!"

......

Soon Chu Hui came to the imperial study room, and saluted the emperor briskly: "I have seen my father!"

The emperor was writing with a pen, and when he heard her words, he raised his head and smiled and asked, "Hui'er is very happy today, is there anything happy about it?"

"Isn't it a joy to be able to play chess with my father?" Chu Hui raised the corners of her lips, "I heard Eunuch Chen say it, but I ran here without even finishing my tea."

"You are just like me, you have become a little chess idiot." The emperor cheered all of a sudden, and told Eunuch Chen, "Hurry up and set the chessboard, let Huier and Huier play a few games."

"Yes!"

The emperor was scheming, and Chu Hui didn't give in too much. Watching them play chess was very exciting. The two played back and forth, one would not have too much advantage, and the other would not be too disadvantaged.At the end of the round, the emperor lost to Chu Hui by one and a half.

After winning the chess, Chu Hui was not as happy as she imagined. She threw all the chess pieces in the chess box and said, "Why does my father play chess with such a full heart? Even my son can't find you!" Asking Erchen to play chess is not out of sincerity."

"Of course I really want to play chess with Huier, come on, let's play chess again." The emperor felt embarrassed that his heart was being seen through, and he wanted to play another game with Chu Hui with a smile on his face.

The emperor stretched out his hand to make a move, but Chu Hui stopped him and said, "Father, just say what you want to say to your ministers. It's the same when you play chess after you have said it. Don't worry about the father hiding things in his heart, and you can't play chess well." show the strength it should have."

'"...It's actually not a big deal." The emperor finally said, "I want to ask you, what do you think of Xian'er and Yuan'er?"

"Father is planning to choose one of the two of them to be the crown prince?" Chu Hui knew what he meant when she heard what he said, and asked directly without arguing with the emperor.

What Chu Hui said made the emperor feel that her attitude was neutral, and he trusted her a little more: "I have this plan. Among your younger brothers, he is the only one who has this qualification. I am old, so I should The crown prince has been established."