The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Yang Qinji stayed in the peony garden for a long time, until it was dark, he crawled out of the garden from a drainage hole inside, and then went back to his room pretending nothing happened, had some snacks, and changed his clothes , and said to the little eunuch beside him, "Gu wants to play with the emperor, you follow Gu."

Although the King of Wu placed someone with him in the palace, the Empress Dowager is a very vigilant person. Before Yang Qinji came to the palace, the personnel in the palace changed again. It's almost cleared up, and most of these people can't get close to the center of power.

Now in the palace, there are about three forces, the first is the Empress Dowager, and now the emperor has his own power, and the second is the Concubine Xu, and Concubine Xu is also a ruthless character, otherwise she would not be able to if the Queen Mother is so powerful Save yourself down.

The power in the palace was difficult to control, and King Wu was far away. Even though Yang Qinji was in the palace now, he still lacked the scheming and city palace of the second son of King Wu's mansion, so he could not play any role in the palace at all.

Yang Qinji took two young eunuchs to the Qilin Hall where the emperor lived.

He stopped outside and let He Ye'er, the little eunuch next to the emperor, go in to report, "Gu didn't go to class today, and he came to ask the emperor to plead guilty."

He Ye'er was a smart person, knowing that Yang Qinji, who rarely came to see the emperor, came here and thought he had something else to do, so he didn't dare to delay, and said, "His Royal Highness, please wait a little longer, and this slave will go in and report."

He Ye'er entered the hall and reported to the inside through the door curtain, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince of the County has come to ask for an audience."

Ji Heng hadn't left the palace at this time, and was sitting on the couch talking to the emperor, his voice was very low, "Now that something like this happened in the Zhao family, it might not be appropriate to send Prince Zhao to the West Lake, King Wu will definitely think about it. "

The emperor pondered for a moment, and said, "Although this is the case, this is the only way to do it now. I got the news that the queen mother asked Marquis Dingguo to go outside to inquire about the situation in other vassal palaces. I'm afraid she wants to replace me as soon as possible."

When the emperor said this, his eyes were very cold, and the corners of his mouth curled into a sneer. Although there was no cruelty on his face, it still made ordinary people feel cold and severe. Ji Heng sighed in his heart, softly Said, "Your Majesty, you are the true Son of Heaven, and no one can replace you."

The emperor smiled, but before he could reply, he was interrupted by He Ye'er's voice.

The emperor was taken aback, and asked loudly, "What is he doing here now?"

He Ye'er said, "I said I came to apologize for not going to class today."

The emperor thought that there was nothing to apologize for. It was not the first time that he didn't go to class. Although the emperor thought so, he still said, "please come in."

As he spoke, he signaled Ji Heng to go behind the screen.

Ji Heng understood what he meant, got up, picked up his own cup of tea, and hid behind the screen.

When Ji Heng left, the emperor looked back at him and smiled at him again. He was afraid that Ji Heng would have lumps in his heart. After all, what Yang Qinji told him might be a secret, and Ji Heng might feel that he heard this. Secret, the emperor might not mind the idea.

Now the emperor does not want to create such a gap with Ji Heng.

Yang Qinji came in quickly, and the two young eunuchs who followed him waited outside.

The emperor was reading a book in his hand, and when Yang Qinji came in, he put the book aside.

This time Yang Qinji bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor very politely, saying long live, which is really rare.

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "We are all one family, so there is no need to be so polite, let's be flat."

Only then did Yang Qinji get up, and only the emperor and him were in the room, so he said, "Your majesty, I have come here to report something important to you."

The emperor looked at him with great interest and said, "Sit down first."

The location refers to a stool not far from the Arhat couch, and Yang Qinji was not allowed to sit on the seat opposite Ji Heng just now.

Seeing that the emperor gave him a seat, Yang Qinji thought he wanted to listen carefully to what he had to say. After he went to sit down, he said, "Your Majesty, I heard something very important in the Empress Dowager's peony garden today."

The emperor looked at him deeply and said, "You are so eager to tell me the news, I will appreciate your kindness. I just don't know what it is."

Yang Qinji seemed to be a little hesitant, and said, "It was Weichen who overheard the empress dowager and Lord Dingguohou talking about things in the peony garden. The empress dowager said she didn't expect the emperor to be scheming, so she asked Dingguohou to go outside. Inquire about the situation of other vassal princes' families. Ding Guohou said that the youngest son of the King of Shu is only seven years old and has a good personality, so he is a suitable candidate."

Even though the emperor has a deep personality, and he already knew that the queen mother and the Dingguohou's mansion were conspiring, but when he heard Yang Qinji say this, he still couldn't hold back the furious look on his face, and his brows were furrowed for a long time Then he said to Yang Qinji, "I didn't expect my mother to have such a meaning."

Yang Qinji had his own thoughts when he told the emperor the news.

He hoped that after the emperor knew the news, he would quickly confront the queen mother and the Zhao family. In this way, their Wu palace would be more relaxed, and he and his sister could be kept for the time being.

Seeing that the emperor's expression suddenly became so bad, Yang Qinji knew that he had done the right thing, so he added fuel to the fire and said, "Your Majesty, you are not disrespectful to the empress dowager. I didn't expect the empress dowager to have this kind of behavior." I mean, it's amazing."

The emperor sighed and said, "Yes, I treat her well, but she has always been on guard against me. Just because I am not her biological son, she will not treat me as her son at all."

After speaking, he pursed his lips, the coldness in his eyes made Yang Qinji afraid.

The emperor said again, "I have received your favor today. Therefore, I also have one thing to tell you."

Yang Qinji froze for a moment, then asked, "What's the matter?"

The emperor said with some pity, "I just found out that Princess Xiang'an made a big fuss in Xiaohe alley, breaking an actor's tendon and scratching his face."

Yang Qinji knew who the actor was, and then thought that after the female official Jiexiang went to the queen mother to talk to Ding Guohou, the queen mother's face changed drastically and Ding Guohou went out of the peony garden. Could it be that these two things are related.

The emperor also said, "My cousin was born as a princess, and it's okay to punish an actor. It's just because of this incident that the trouble went to Xiaohe Alley. I'm afraid the Zhao family would feel ashamed, so Zhao Zhili ran over on the spot and asked When I brought my cousin back home, the two had a conflict. The cousin accidentally fell and something happened. It is said that she had a miscarriage on the spot. The doctor went to check and found out that she had been pregnant for three months. pregnant, but she herself did not know that she was pregnant."

The look on Yang Qinji's face ranged from shock to worry and anger. Many women suffered from miscarriage and even passed away. How could Yang Qinji not be worried.

And at this time, he also knew why the faces of the Queen Mother and Ding Guohou changed drastically.

Yang Qinji got up from the stool abruptly and said, "Your Majesty, when did this happen?"

The emperor also looked worried, and said, "It happened after noon. I just heard the news. I thought my mother had already told you about it. I didn't expect you to come to me, so I realized that my mother didn't tell you about this matter." Tell you."

Yang Qinji and Yang Qinxuan were born of the same father and mother, so their feelings are naturally different. How could Yang Qinji remain calm after this happened? The minister went out of the palace to see my sister."

The emperor said, "When something like this happened to my cousin, I am also very concerned about it, but my cousin is a woman and the wife of a courtier. It is really not easy for me to visit, and it is not easy for someone to greet you. If you want to go out of the palace, I will naturally agree, after you go to the Zhao residence, you will also greet my cousin for me, and let her take care of her health and not be too sad, she and Zhao Zhili are still young, and there will be children in the future."

Yang Qinji was no longer in the mood to listen to the emperor's words. After Xie En and the emperor wrote another letter to him, he left quickly.

After he left, Ji Heng also came out from behind the screen, the emperor looked at him tenderly, got up again, took the teacup in Ji Heng's hand and put it on the small table on the couch, seeing Ji Heng's face full of contemplation She said, "I didn't expect the queen mother to be so anxious, and she has already found another chess piece."

Ji Heng sighed softly, and said, "His Royal Highness came down to tell the Emperor about this, I am afraid that he wanted the Emperor to confront the Queen Mother earlier. Since the Queen Mother said that he had chosen the youngest son of the King of Shu, His Royal Highness also understood. , the cooperation between the Empress Dowager and his family may not continue. Wu Wang has been operating in the south of the Yangtze River, and the court will not ignore Wu Wang's power, and I am afraid that he will deal with Wu Wang."

The emperor nodded, "That's true. However, I have no intention of confronting the Queen Mother. The Zhao family has been cleaned up, so who will restrain Mr. Li Ge?"

He said and sighed.

Ji Heng stood there with deep eyes, thinking hard about things. The emperor looked at him and knew that he was worried about himself, so he reached out and took his hand, took him to the couch and sat down, and he was sitting next to him. Sit by your side.

Ji Heng sat down and realized that the emperor was still holding his hand, and he withdrew his hand without a trace, saying, "Since the empress dowager has chosen the king of Shu, but she wants to go back and forth from Shu to the capital, isn't it? It is a short journey, and it will take some time for the Empress Dowager to implement this plan, and this time is enough."

The emperor thought about it for a while, and saw Ji Heng's serious expression, his face as white as jade in the light of the palace lantern, like thin porcelain reflecting light, such a beautiful scene made the emperor feel better, and asked softly, " Junqing, have you thought of anything?"

Ji Heng nodded, and analyzed to him, "His Royal Highness will go to Zhao's house at this time, as long as he tells the princess what the queen mother and Marquis Ding talked about. Someone will definitely send the news to King Wu immediately. It is said that there is a pigeon passing the letter between King Wu and the capital. In a few days, King Wu will get the news. I am afraid that King Wu will step up his rebellion. This At that time, the Empress Dowager would know that she should deal with the matter of King Wu first, rather than looking for a new puppet monarch. Therefore, as long as your Majesty stays put, it will benefit you. It will be beneficial to stabilize the Empress Dowager first. Yes. What the emperor thought before was to send my father to Jiangnan to deal with the fraud case of Qiu Wei last year. To take this opportunity to change a few officials in Jiangnan, it must be implemented immediately. Although the adults in several provinces in Jiangnan expressed their intention to support orthodoxy, the minister thought that It's better not to be too gullible, let them hang out for a while, see their reaction after seeing what happened to King Wu, and then make plans."

The emperor put his arms on the small table, his hands on his face, and looked at Ji Heng. After Ji Heng finished speaking, he nodded and said, "Exactly."

Ji Heng was a little inexplicable by him, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He wondered if the emperor had a grudge against him at this time, so he quickly restrained his mind, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are staring at this humble minister, is it right?" What did the minister say, did you offend me?"

Although he had always been cautious in his words and deeds in front of the emperor, and didn't feel that he was offended, he still didn't want this deep-minded boy who was only 14 years old to have a grudge against him.

The emperor is so exquisite, and he knew what Ji Heng meant in an instant.

Ji Heng was afraid that he would mind him.

The emperor quickly grabbed Ji Heng's hand and said, "Zhen... no, Junqing didn't offend me. Speaking of which, I really want to see how you offended someone, Junqing. Seeing you choke Zhao Jiyong, Zhen I'm also very envious, whenever you scold me, I will be happy."

Ji Heng froze for a moment, wondering what the emperor meant.

His eyes were wide open at this time, the black pupils were like pure colored glass, shining under the lamp, which gave the emperor the urge to kiss him.

Fortunately, he restrained himself and changed the subject with a smile.

In the palace, Ji Heng talked to the emperor about the time when the palace lanterns came on, and the emperor wanted to keep Ji Heng in the palace overnight, but Ji Heng refused, and said that he would go back and tell Master Ji what the emperor wanted, so the emperor had to send a soft sedan chair to send Ji off. Heng went out of the palace.

When Ji Heng was about to leave the Qilin Hall, the emperor sent him to the door. Ji Heng bowed to him and said goodbye before going out. When he left the hall door, he saw a kind-looking old man bowing outside the hall from the corner of his eyes. Mammy, the old mammy was carrying four beautiful little girls behind her, so he didn't look much, and hurried away, thinking, the little emperor has also reached this age.