I have a book to play

The hall was quiet, and the maids serving at the side shrank themselves into the shadows.

Emperor Xihe said angrily: "Qilang of the Sun family is just a tough man, do you think you have to have him? You don't even think about it, if you are willing to keep him by your side, is it possible that he and the Sun family are also willing? He could have left his name in history, but after being with you, future generations will only regard him as a courtier!"

Xie Chen raised his head suddenly, and looked at Emperor Xihe with cold eyes.

Emperor Xihe could see clearly that his eldest son always looked at him with admiration in his eyes, but since that year when he was shaved and became a monk, the admiration disappeared like a cloud of smoke.Up to now, only politeness and alienation remain, and even when smiling, there is indifference.

Xi and Emperor paused for a moment before slowing down, and said: "You must understand that I will re-appoint you as the crown prince soon, and after a hundred years from now, you will be the new emperor of Da Chu. heir..."

Xie Chen looked at him calmly, and said: "Father is right in everything you say. Ke Erchen, as long as Qilang is alone."

Xihedi was dumbfounded.He didn't have many heirs, and now he only has one son left, and he hopes to have more children and grandchildren, but Xie Chen only needs Sun Qilang, which means that he will not have more children and grandchildren in the future.

"Perhaps it's because I have practiced in Jingming Temple for many years, and my minister has long lost the desire to fight for power. Whether it is the crown prince or other things, I don't care about it." Xie Chen said slowly, "Father, don't worry about my future. He has no children, let alone think that the Xie family will be ruined in the hands of his sons."

He paused, and seemed to want to laugh: "The Xie family can be broken by anyone, but that person will never be a son-in-law."

After he finished speaking, he raised his sleeves and bowed, and said earnestly: "I have long understood that I don't like women. However, I didn't know until I got acquainted with Qilang. In my heart, no one but him I can’t pretend. I should tell you that if you still plan to confer the crown prince, the minister can choose a suitable young man from the names of several uncles to enter the palace and prepare for the future succession. That’s it. The son-in-law is leaving."

After Xie Chen said this, he turned around and walked out without leaving any room.

Emperor Xihe was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand, and the chief servant who was serving at the side hurried forward to appease him: "Your Majesty really doesn't need to be like this. Your Highness only has Sun Qilang in his heart now, but people's life is so long, the days of two men After a long time, maybe His Highness will think that those fragrant and soft women are better. At that time, is His Majesty still worried that there will be no children and grandchildren around his knees?"

Xi Hedi didn't move, but he also felt that the words were true.

Instead of insisting on not allowing east or west, it is better to allow them first.Who knows what will change in the days to come.

*****

On the day Xie Yu beheaded, Sun Xian fell ill.Sun Peng hurriedly invited a doctor from outside, only to find out that her elder sister was pregnant.Pei Chu squatted on the bedside and counted with his fingers, thinking that he must have been conceived when he was still in Xizhou, so he heaved a sigh of relief.

Sun Peng wandered around Sun Xian's room worryingly for half a day, and at night he was picked out by Aunt Feng and thrown to Xie Chen who came to find someone.

That night, Xie Chen didn't return to the palace, but stayed at Sun's house.

It was snowing outside and it was chilly, but Sun Peng's house was burning with silver charcoal and it was as warm as spring.

Sun Peng turned over on the bed, seeing that Xie Chen was still asleep, he leaned over to pay him the amount, and asked softly, "What are you thinking?"

Xie Chen stared at the dimly shining eyes under the moonlight, lowered his head and kissed the young man's lips quickly.

Sun Peng squinted his eyes and kissed back, his lips were filled with the fragrance of the tea he drank before lying down.Xie Chen hugged him tightly, rubbed his fingers on the back of his neck, and gradually deepened the kiss until Sun Peng was almost speechless, blushing and panting, then let go, and pecked him again and again nose and lip corners.

"Xie Yu is dead."

Hearing this sound, Sun Peng almost bit his tongue, put his hand on Xie Chen's chest, and asked, "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"

Xie Chen smiled and kissed his fingertips: "The Empress Dowager is far away in the palace, except for crying a few times, she has no choice but to give up. After all, she has been beheaded and cannot be resurrected. Unless he can be reborn like us."

"Yeah." Sun Peng nodded and said, "I'm afraid not everyone can meet this opportunity."

Xie Chen brushed his eyebrows with his hand: "I want to take Uncle Jing's youngest son to Beijing."

Sun Peng didn't say a word, just looked at Xie Chen directly.

"Since I have fixed a life with you, I will not leave any heirs in the future. I have arranged for someone to take care of the youngest son of King Jing. Although he is still ignorant, his talent is not bad. He will be brought up in the palace carefully, and he will be able to do it in a few years." Be a good prince."

"Will His Majesty agree?"

"He can."

The Wang family's power is gone, and the survivors are only some distant branches that cannot be further away.Even those one or two people are now hiding their names and refusing to let others know that they have the slightest relationship with the Wang family in the capital.

Xie Zhang's concubine sons are too young, with such a father who was first deposed and then killed by his brothers on his head, and without the support of the Wang family, whether he can have a title depends on whether Xihe Emperor will remember him in the future. Well done to their father.

Xie Chen refused to marry a wife, Xie Yu was not yet married, the remaining heirs of the royal family were the brothers of Emperor Xihe, and now the princes of Da Chu.

"Now the court is under your control, and the queen mother is just an old woman in the palace. She won't live many more years. Even if she wants to stretch out her hand to control the court, her majesty will never tolerate it... If your majesty wants to take advantage of it In the past few years, it's not impossible to have a prince again, but I'm getting older, even if a concubine is pregnant, I'm afraid I have to worry about whether it's the royal blood."

"Among the princes, the King of Han is dead, and his son became stupid after being seriously injured. Signs, if we hadn't returned to the capital first and captured Xie Yu, I'm afraid that the three kings will raise their troops to 'side Qingjun' next."

"Only King Jing has always had a good relationship with His Majesty. It was just a joke when he wrote to ask His Majesty to choose one or two of his heirs to be educated in the palace. It would be more appropriate for King Jing to have an adoptive son. After all, King Jing has always wanted to live a more relaxed life for himself, and he really has no intention of fighting for power."

Xie Chen remained silent, as if he was just listening to Sun Peng's analysis.When he was with Sun Peng, he never thought of being separated. He knew that Sun Peng's mind was to stand side by side with him, so he never stopped him from growing up.

He stretched out his hand and shook Sun Peng's fingers under the quilt, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Things have to be taken one step at a time. No matter how far you look at it, it can't be worth a sudden mistake. King Jing has no ambitions now, but it doesn't mean he won't have any ambitions in the future." .If there is nothing, it is best, if raising tigers is a problem, then I also have a way to suppress him and prevent him from causing trouble."

Sun Peng pursed the corners of his lips slightly, and asked in a low voice: "That child...how does he look like?"

"He was born well. When he smiles, he reveals two pear dimples. His appearance is very similar to the descendants of the Xie family, but maybe he looks a bit like his biological mother, with a touch of femininity."

"That's not bad. When will you pick it up? Why don't you let me go?"

Seeing Sun Peng's eager face, Xie Chen couldn't help but smile and put him in his arms, bowed his head and kissed him twice.

"Okay, you go pick it up."

*****

After Xie Yu's death, both inside and outside the court were waiting for Emperor Xihe to re-appoint Xie Chen as the crown prince.

But the days go by day after day, all the things that should be busy are done, and the government affairs that should be dealt with are also handled at random. Even the border has been very peaceful during this period of time. Early in the morning, no one saw Emperor Xihe raise his lips and say something about establishing a crown prince.

On the contrary, word came from Yushitai that Sun Jiaqilang, the supervisory censor who was close to the eldest prince, suddenly led a small group of people out of Beijing.

A minister with a bad relationship with the Sun family wrote a letter to participate in his position without seeking his own government.Unexpectedly, before the eldest prince opened his mouth, Emperor Xihe reprimanded the person who wrote the letter and drove him away.

A few days later, a rumor spread from the palace.

It was said that Qin Tianjian was counting the auspicious day for Emperor Xihe to set up the crown prince, and unexpectedly saw the secret, so he asked His Majesty to summon several eminent monks from Jingming Temple.After the eminent monk entered the palace, he repeatedly calculated the horoscope of the eldest prince's birthday, and found that His Highness was blessed by the Buddha. If he wanted to protect Da Chu's country forever, His Highness must restrain his female sex.

Naturally, Emperor Xihe did not allow it, and even bestowed a few good-looking female officials in the palace to His Royal Highness.Unexpectedly, that night, His Royal Highness not only failed to accomplish the task, but also suffered a serious illness. Relying on the imperial physician's medicine, he managed to hold back a few female officials and gave them to the unmarried guards in the palace.

Some people say that the First Prince has not been blessed, but that he has been eating fast and praying to Buddha for a long time, and nothing can happen.

Some people also said that I am afraid that I really can't get close to women.

At the beginning when Xie Zhang ruined the root of his descendants, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty wanted to abolish the crown prince, but when it came to Xie Chen, some people naturally changed their tone, hoping that Emperor Xihe could appoint another crown prince.

This time, Xihedi actually nodded.

"Your Majesty is planning to adopt from several princes?"

A few petty officials went down to the Yamen to drink in the restaurant outside. After drinking too much, they lost their mouths.

One of them leaned on the table half drunk, and said with a smile: "Adoption! Of course, adoption! Our Grand Highness is not allowed to have sex with women, but it is impossible to give birth to a son!"

One person shook his head with his tongue out: "Which prince will he adopt? Will he be the prince or grandson?"

Someone hiccupped: "Nonsense! Of course it is the prince! If this is considered the grandson of the emperor, wouldn't it be a mess of generations! Our great highness, this is to adopt a younger brother for ourselves!"

The group drank too much, you talked for a long time, seeming to have forgotten that there are many ordinary people sitting around drinking.

After everyone recalled it, it didn't take long for everyone in the capital to know that the emperor was going to adopt sons from several princes.

However, which prince will be adopted?

This kind of speculation from morning to night continued in the capital for more than three months.

The days have also passed from severe winter to warm spring.

The peach blossoms on that branch bloomed brighter and brighter, and the people walking in and out of the city also put on their spring clothes early.The pretty little ladies walk around laughing like butterflies, and occasionally see peddlers walking down the street, yelling and doing business for a living.

Everyone seems to have forgotten the rumors that Xi and Di were going to adopt.

As for the Wang family and Xie Yu, they have become a past that has been forgotten.

On this day, a carriage returned from outside the city gate.

The red sandalwood plaque hanging on the carriage was spinning and tapped lightly on the carriage.

A fleshy hand timidly opened a small corner of the curtain, revealing a pair of unopened peach eyes.

After only one glance, he quickly lowered the curtain.

Across the carriage, a young boy's crisp voice came: "Brother Seven, have we arrived in the capital yet?"

"arrive."

Sun Peng's voice was full of laughter as usual.

"This is the capital city."