Sir, I can do it!

A human head hangs on the wall of Liangzhou City, the capital of Southern Liang.The guard sergeant was startled when he opened the city gate early in the morning, but at that time, there were already many people who wanted to enter and leave the city gate, and the gate guards couldn't suppress them.When the news spread, the city was in an uproar.

Sima Shen, Emperor of Nanliang, ordered a strict investigation, but found Princess Yiyang. The deceased was Chen Si, the guard who often followed Princess Yiyang, and was later sent by the princess to Qi State as intermediary.

Nanliang Chaotang was divided into two factions because of Princess Yiyang, and once again quarreled endlessly because of Chen Si's matter.

The sober school believes: "A hundred years ago, the kings were enfeoffed. Because of my marriage relationship with the state of Chu in Nanliang, the enfeoffed land is rich and free from foreign enemies. However, there are only three state cities in Nanliang's territory, and there are no natural dangers to rely on except Suixue Pass. Compared to the other three kingdoms, Nanliang is rich, but has no strong soldiers. If it doesn’t take advantage of the land, it won’t be able to occupy Qi even if it breaks through the Suixue Pass.

The ambitious faction retorted: "The world is in chaos, and all the princes but those with strength all want the Central Plains. The Northern Yan Chen Bing border, even if the Qi State is strong, it may not be able to resist the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms. My emperor has worked hard to rule, and all the ministers are united and righteous. With Princess Yang's full support, don't worry about the unification of the world."

He blew his beard and stared in a sober manner: "Emperor Chu is cruel and heartless, and Princess Yiyang is a remnant of the Chu Kingdom. You listened to the woman's words and caused chaos in the court. Where will my emperor be placed!"

"Princess Yiyang's determination to return to Chu is not dead, how can she know that she is not using Nanliang to realize her ambitions."

Sima Shan, Prince of Nanliang, said at the right time: "The weather in Nanliang is smooth, the people have been in peace for many years, and the treasury is abundant. It is the father's contribution. Because the incident of Princess Yiyang shocked the people, I think the most important thing is to appease the people. I will not lose my father's reputation of benevolence and virtue."

Sima Shen couldn't help being a little annoyed when he realized it.But whoever is an emperor doesn't want to leave his name through the ages, so Sima Shen turned a blind eye to Princess Yiyang's actions.If things happen, he will sit on the world.If things fail, he is still in a corner.But the premise is that Princess Yiyang can't make trouble for Nanliang.

Obviously, the blatant provocation made by Qi Guo this time made Sima Shen lose face, and he didn't mind giving Princess Yiyang a warning.

Sima Shan sneered in his heart.His father is such an unclear temper.He dreams of unifying the world, but he doesn't understand that the driving force behind this is to restore Chu.Once the matter is called Princess Yiyang, how can the life of Emperor Nanliang be kept.

After retiring from the court, Sima Shan secretly summoned his confidants to discuss the next step.

His confidant Chen Jian is still worried: "Your Highness, we don't know each other's details, so it may not be appropriate to cooperate rashly."

Sima Shan sneered: "My Nanliang is almost becoming Princess Yiyang's treasury, and the imperial palace is even more like a sieve. No matter how small or small, it can't escape Princess Yiyang's meticulous net. If it is allowed to develop, the Nanliang It won't be long before Liang's last name is Sima. If that's the case, why should I be afraid of taking a gamble."

He lamented: "The father and son are weak, the palace is weak, the second emperor is still young, and all the officials have their own thoughts. Almost half of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty are under the control of Princess Yiyang. Nanliang was defeated by Qi, It’s because our national strength is inferior to others. If we are defeated by a woman, how can we face our ancestors.”

Chen Jian looked at the fallen leaves outside the window, and sighed: "The chaos in the Central Plains has already arisen, and the barbarians are staring at it. I don't know if the world can still have the prosperity of Emperor Chu Jing, and the barbarians will be wiped out, and all nations will come to court."

The clouds gathered and then scattered, scattered and gathered again, Sima Shan looked up at the sky, yearning for it involuntarily.

Li Huai returned to Xuanming Hall, screened Gao Hai, turned on the mechanism, and revealed the secret room behind the Bogu shelf.There was already a man in black waiting inside.

"Changsun Ke has found Princess Yiyang."

Li Huai was stunned: "Why didn't Changsun Ke come to report?"

The man in black hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "Changsun Ke is investigating privately. It seems that he is not very concerned about the whereabouts of Chuan Guo Yuxi, but pays special attention to Princess Yiyang herself."

Li Huai's heart sank, murderous intent appeared in his eyes.He untied the purse with Orchid Grass on his waist and handed it over, and ordered: "Check to see if there is anything wrong with this purse."

The man in black responded respectfully.

At this moment, Gao Hai's voice sounded outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu has arrived."

"pass!"

The queen's pregnancy is like having wings, what should be known and what should not be known, anyway, everything is known.When Lu Ding heard of Li Huai's call, he understood that it was for the emperor's heir.

"I think it's not a bad thing for the empress to be pregnant at this time. Although the Xie, Xiao and Zhao families have stopped now, it's only for a while. When they recover, there will be another dispute. And the empress is pregnant at this time, at least they can Hold them down for ten months. And with the Marquis of Zhen Guo here, the three families will have more concerns about their actions."

As soon as the subject changed, Lu Ding said again: "However, the three families probably won't allow the queen to give birth to this child smoothly. If it's a princess, it's okay, but if it's a prince..."

Li Huai raised his eyebrows, there is a pregnancy in the middle palace, if he is a prince, he is a legitimate descendant.Most courtiers will support the queen's son.Then Xie Xiao and Zhao's family are bound to confront Zhen Guohou as the reserve position.He can also profit from it.

Li Huai knocked on the table and told Gao Hai: "Pass down my order, the empress is pregnant, and order to raise the baby with peace of mind. Concubine Feng will be in charge of all matters in the harem, and Meiren Cui will assist."

Gao Hai responded respectfully, but sighed slightly in his heart.The emperor's move was to make the queen empty, so it can be seen that the heir apparent in the emperor's heart is still the eldest prince.

Wei Zhao sneaked a few glances at Changsun Ke, and saw that he had wide-eyed eyes, a smile in the corner of his eyes, holding a pile of snacks that Wei Yuan had stuffed in his hand, but he couldn't help feeling impatient, so he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Why are you in such a good mood today?"

Changsun Ke squinted at him: "Will I be in a bad mood one day?"

Wei Zhao scratched his head: "You have been laughing today."

"Don't you like it?"

"I like it, of course I like it." Wei Zhao nodded without sincerity.In my heart, I didn't know who it was a few days ago, and that face was black as coal.

Changsun Ke would not tell him that the hatred and guilt that had been suppressed in his heart for many years seemed to be leaving him little by little.From the time he knew he was not Princess Yiyang's son...

"Would you like fried lamb intestines?"

Wei Zhao patted his stomach, and said with a bitter face, "I just ate too much braised hooves, and I'm a little overwhelmed."

Changsun Ke looked around, raised his chin and said, "There is a tea house in front, let's go sit and drink some tea for digestion."

San Xiaozhi rubbed her swollen belly and nodded fiercely.

Even though it was scorching heat, Wei Zhao still didn't dare to give Wei Yuan something too cold.The tea is sweet and sour, which dilutes the greasy stomach.Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes, and took small sips to taste.

After drinking the tea, the three little ones sat obediently in a row, blinking their bright eyes at Wei Zhao.Wei Zhao laughed aloud and said, "Okay, let's go to Huguo Temple to visit the lake and pick lotus pods. Third Uncle won't break his promise."

The three little ones cheered together, and Wei Yuan fanned Changsun Ke very dog-leggedly.Changsun Ke raised his eyebrows and smiled at Wei Zhao, showing off a bit.

Wei Zhao was not happy, he bared his teeth and said to Wei Yuan, "Obviously the third uncle took you to swim in the lake, why don't you fan the third uncle."

Wei Yuan blinked: "Third Uncle can't row a boat."

Changsun Ke: ... If you use him together, you will be extremely attentive.

Wei Zhao pointed at Changsun Ke and smiled: "Master Changsun is very good at rowing."

The boat swayed on the water, Wei Zhao's cheeks turned red as he thought of something.Changsun Ke caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.He leaned over and whispered in Wei Zhao's ear, "You're right, I'm really good at rowing."

Wei Zhao's face turned even redder, and he couldn't help but glared at Chang Sun Ke.

The three little ones were paddling along the edge of the boat to play in the water, Wei Zhao came back to his senses and hugged Wei Yuan nervously, lest he fall into the water.

Changsun Ke rowed the boat to a place with lush lotus leaves in the distance, picked lotus pods and threw them on the boat, and Wei Zhao picked them up, peeled the lotus seeds and ate them.

The breeze blew across the lake, blowing away the heat of summer. Lying on the boat, watching the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky, the nose is filled with the fragrance of lotus seeds, which is very pleasant.

While Wei Zhao was half asleep and half awake, Wei Yuan suddenly heard a low voice: "What a big smoke!"

Wei Zhao woke up with a jolt, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Changsun Ke stood up and looked far away, his eyes flickered: "The temple is on fire."

"On fire?!" Wei Zhao also stood up and looked into the distance: "It seems to be on the side of the side courtyard. How could it be on fire..."

When they got ashore, they saw the young novice in the temple rushing to the side courtyard. The pilgrims also looked worriedly at the place where the smoke was coming out, and they all chanted Buddha's name and prayed for safety.

After a while, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, and the young novice monk who came back said that there were no casualties, so the pilgrims felt relieved and dispersed separately.

Wei Zhao grabbed a young monk and asked, "Where did the fire happen?"

The little novice said: "It's the firewood house in the side courtyard. Usually few people go there. Uncle Wuji hides there to barbecue and eat. After eating, he falls asleep again. Who knows that the fire has not been extinguished. When the wind blows, the sparks will fall." It caught on the firewood. Amitabha, fortunately Master Uncle Wuji only hurt his face, not his life.”

Wuming passed by and heard the little novice speak freely, and was a little displeased: "Zhixing, don't talk nonsense."

Zhixing shrank his neck and muttered: "Monks don't lie..."

Wuming stared, Zhixing didn't dare to say more.

Monk Wuji has always been informal, and it is common to drink and eat meat in the temple.Later, Wuji went out to travel and didn't return for many years. The young monk in the temple didn't know this person, so he was quite novel about Wuji's behavior, so he couldn't help but speak out.

Wei Zhao and Changsun Ke looked at each other, feeling that things were not that simple.

"Queen, are you still uncomfortable?" Chang Le leaned against Wei Shuning's bed, with worried eyes.

Wei Shuning's complexion was not very good, even though he tried his best to conceal it, there was still an indelible sadness between his brows.

She took Changle's hand and gently stroked her lower abdomen, and said softly: "The queen mother is fine, just now the baby in the stomach is making trouble. Changle is going to have a younger brother or younger sister."

Changle's eyes lit up: "Is it as cute as brother Yuan'er?" After speaking, she pouted with some dissatisfaction: "Changle hasn't seen brother Yuan'er for a long time."

Wei Shuning gently touched Changle's little head.

Chang Le stood up proudly and said: "I'll write a letter to Yuan'er brother later, telling him that Chang Le has younger brothers and sisters."

Wei Shuning smiled and said, "Yuan'er will be very happy too."

Wei Shuning's face was a bit tired, seeing this, Nanny Gui coaxed Princess Changle to go back to rest.Fan'er was terrified because of her talkative mother's fetal gas, and she didn't dare to say a word for a long time.Seeing that the empress was sleepy, she consciously went down to fetch water.Only little Mozi and Pinger were left in the room.

"Your Majesty, Fan'er is also unintentional, she has always been straightforward, don't blame her." Ping'er twirled the corner of the quilt for Wei Shuning, and said softly.

Wei Shuning frowned: "I didn't blame her, it's just that I felt flustered all of a sudden. Xiao Mozi, tomorrow you go out of the palace with my token and go to the Hou Mansion to tell father that I'm pregnant. The matter has spread, so let’s check to see if something happened at home.”

Xiao Mozi responded respectfully, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is an old matriarch and Lord Hou in the Hou's mansion, and the young masters are not mediocre people. They can save themselves from danger after a few accidents. It can be seen that the empress's sincere worship to the Buddha has moved the Buddha. The Hou Mansion is blessed by the Buddha."

Ping'er continued: "Yes, empress, even if you think about the fetus in your womb, empress should be happy."

Wei Shuning subconsciously clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand, lowered her eyes, and responded softly.