I really dare not mess with the Queen Mother

[one more]

After hearing Qin Suduan's words, Qin Zhao twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment.

What?

Did she hear correctly, did Gu Junran say that he wanted to recognize her as his "son"?

No way, is Gu Junran crazy?She is the empress of the dynasty, not to mention that if the empress recognizes her son, then she will be a legitimate son of the prince, and will naturally become the heir apparent of the entire Wei Dynasty in the future. The main problem is that Gu Junran is two years older than her. What is she trying to do with a "son" who is two years younger than her?

Qin Zhao's eyes narrowed slightly, she looked at Qin Suduan and said, "Father, why do you think Gu Junran did this?"

Qin Suduan pondered and said: "Perhaps she has no heirs under her knees, and you are the blood of the former empress, so... when she mentioned you in the palace today, she only said that you look pitiful, and you will be punished in vain when you return to Beijing." misfortune."

"Gu Junran would say that?" Qin Zhao thought for a while: "What else did she say?"

"She also said that if you recognize her as your mother, she will definitely teach you well." Qin Suduan paused, and then said: "Is it possible that she is also suspicious that you are making trouble by seizing people's houses?" Everyone knows something, and this is why you sell your favor to make you feel grateful to her?"

"I don't think it's possible." Qin Zhao hesitated and said, "I always feel that Gu Junran would never be so kind. You also said that I was born of the former empress. If she didn't mention me as her son, the eyes in the court had already turned to me, and the other princes and empresses in the palace must have made some moves. Even if she became suspicious, she could just sit on the sidelines. , why bother to take this muddy water with me?"

Qin Suduan thought about it, and felt that what she said was not unreasonable. His eyes paused slightly, and then he looked at Qin Zhao and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Qin Zhao shook his head: "I can't figure out what she means for the time being, so I don't know what to do, but since His Majesty will let me enter the palace tomorrow, I will go to see His Majesty first, and if His Majesty doesn't nod, how can I enter?" Got to meet her in the harem?"

Qin Suduan said: "She didn't meet you in the harem, but asked you to go to the Royal Garden to meet her first."

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "That's not allowed. I always want to see His Majesty first. As for what Gu Junran is up to, I have to wait until I see Your Majesty."

Qin Suduan pondered for a moment: "That's fine, let's do it first."

Qin Zhao nodded, and exited Qin Suduan's study.

At first, she thought about avoiding Gu Junran tomorrow, but she really couldn't figure out what Gu Junran was thinking. She thought that it would be fine to meet him tomorrow. If Gu Junran really wanted to push her to the forefront, then Gu Junran obviously I think too much.

If Gu Junran is paving the way for the future of the third prince, then she must think of a countermeasure.

It can't be what people say, and why should she call a woman two years older than her mother?

Thinking of her calling Gu Junran "mother", Qin Zhao couldn't help getting goosebumps all over his body.

Absolutely not!

In the early morning of the second day, Qin Zhao boarded the carriage to enter the palace. Qin Suduan will not enter the palace this time, and only Qin Zhao will go alone. He told her in advance that if he meets Concubine Su Chen in the palace, , absolutely dodge, Qin Zhao agreed.

When Qin Zhao arrived at the palace gate, the eunuch who was waiting in advance led her all the way into the Wuji Hall. When she met Emperor Yuan Qi, she never imagined that there were other people in Yuan Qi Emperor's Wuji Hall.

The man was dressed in a deep purple python robe, tall and handsome, tall and handsome, he couldn't help snorting softly when he saw her come in and knelt down to salute.

Qin Zhao knelt on the ground and bowed to Emperor Yuan Qi who was sitting on the bright yellow rug.

Emperor Yuan Qi looked at her and said in a deep voice, "Qin Zhao, you are here."

Qin Zhao smiled and raised his head: "Yes, Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"

Emperor Yuan Qi squinted his eyes, waved his hand to make her stand up and answer, and Qin Zhao naturally stood up accordingly.

"You are determined, I am fine." Emperor Yuan Qi said, and pointed to a chair below: "Sit down."

Qin Zhao didn't refuse at all, and immediately sat down on that chair.

As soon as she sat down, she heard the man next to her snort softly again, Qin Zhao couldn't help but look over, what's wrong with this man?Bad throat?

The man was standing upright with one hand on his waist, but there was a bit of gloom in his eyes.

Only then did Emperor Yuan Qi look at him and said, "Third brother, sit down too."

third child?

This is the heroine of this book, the third prince Qin Shou?

Qin Zhao lowered her head ignorantly, and the third prince was already sitting on the chair beside her when she heard the sound.

"I called you here today for nothing else, but to let the two of you talk about your brotherhood." Emperor Yuan Qi said, and glanced at the third prince: "Third brother, your sixth brother grew up in Danzhou since childhood, but I suffered a lot."

Qin Zhao quickly smiled and said to Emperor Yuan Qi: "It's not a lot of suffering. The villain grew up in the countryside, and he enjoys being free."

Emperor Yuan Qi sighed softly: "You don't need to say these words to prevaricate me, you have lost your mother since you were a child, you have no one to restrain you, no one to educate you, and you have been deceived by others, and you have done some wrong things, it is also justifiable .”

Qin Zhao was startled: "What's wrong?"

Emperor Yuan Qi said: "When I was young, I was sent to the northern border by your imperial grandfather. The northern border is a bitter and cold place, and I have been fighting for years. I have suffered a lot like you."

Qin Zhao couldn't help thinking that Emperor Yuan Qi called her to come with the third prince, and also made it clear that she and the third prince were brothers, and the tone of Emperor Yuan Qi's words seemed to be a peacemaker mean?

Qin Zhao laughed dryly: "Your Majesty, the suffering that the villain suffered in Danzhou is naturally not as good as what you had in those years. Compared with you, even if the villain was deceived by others in Danzhou and bore a lot of stigma, It's not as hard as yours that day."

"You child is also pitiful. When I look at you now, I think of your mother. Your mother is only a child like you. Naturally, she hopes that you can grow up well." Emperor Yuan Qi said, looking at Qin Zhao Can't help but feel a little more distressed in his eyes.

The third prince listened to him. He was shocked and dissatisfied at the same time. He paused, looked at Emperor Yuanqi and said, "Father, about Qin... about the time when the sixth younger brother seized the mansion, the son-in-law was already with the capital." Zhaoyin said yes, if the sixth younger brother was wronged, my minister will naturally give him justice."

Emperor Yuan Qi looked at him with a bit of darkness in his eyes, "Third brother, do you think this is fair?"

The third prince was startled: "Father?"

Emperor Yuan Qi smiled, looked at him secretively, and didn't speak.

The third prince was silent for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and said, "I know what to do now."

Emperor Yuan Qi said in a deep voice: "I have always felt that you care about brotherhood the most, right?"

The third prince glanced at Qin Zhao, suppressed all the unwillingness in his eyes, and said, "Yes! My son also feels that the sixth brother suffered a lot in Danzhou in the early years, but fortunately he is back now."

Qin Zhao quietly listened to the two people playing riddles, lowered his head, and showed a faint smile on his handsome face.

Emperor Yuan Qi looked at Qin Zhao again, and he said pointedly: "In a few days to hunt in the eastern suburbs, you will follow."

Qin Zhao immediately smiled and said, "Okay."

Emperor Yuan Qi said with a smile: "I'm also going to test your riding and shooting. If you do well, I will reward you a lot."

Qin Zhao quickly said: "Your Majesty, the villain didn't learn anything in Danzhou, so he just went up the tree and down the river, and his hunting level is just average."

Emperor Yuan Qi glanced at the third prince and said: "Then it's time to compete with your other brothers. If you lose, don't cry."

When Qin Zhao heard the words, he immediately said stubbornly, "No way!"

Emperor Yuan Qi laughed out loud.

He looked at the third prince again and said: "You two brothers, let's talk for a while. If you have something to say, just talk about it. After all, there is no overnight feud between brothers."

After Emperor Yuan Qi finished speaking, with the support of Zhao Dewang, he got up and walked out of the hall. Before leaving, Zhao Dewang waved his hand and took away all the palace servants who were waiting in the hall.

For a while, only Qin Zhao and the third prince were left in the palace.

"...Qin Zhao, what did you say to Emperor Father?" Seeing Emperor Yuan Qi leaving, the third prince snorted coldly and looked at Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao frowned and said innocently, "I didn't say anything?"

The third prince sneered: "Didn't say anything? You didn't say anything that Father could come and ask me about Chen Fangfei?"

Qin Zhao burst out laughing: "You and Chen Fangfei? What are you talking about, Your Highness the Third Prince? What are you and Chen Fangfei?"

The third prince frowned: "Qin Zhao, I know you like her, but a woman like her is not someone like you can get your hands on."

Qin Zhao couldn't understand: "What kind of woman is she?"

Radicals?

What is she doing with radicals?

Rebel together?

But whose rebellion did she rebel against?

Isn't her surname also Qin?

Seeing that the third prince stopped talking, Qin Zhao smiled and said, "Third Highness, do you like Chen Fangfei?"

The third prince sneered: "Why?"

Qin Zhao smiled: "It's nothing, I just want to tell you that if you like her, I wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years and an early baby. I hope you will get married as soon as possible, and strive to hold you two in three years!"

The third prince: "..."

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Zhao, thinking what is this man doing?

A few days ago, he was still fighting with him on the street. He originally thought that if his mother and concubine followed his father's ears, his father would definitely punish Qin Zhao severely.

Unexpectedly, he took over this matter lightly. Now that Qin Zhao has committed a catastrophe, he originally thought that as long as he took the initiative to take over this task, Qin Zhao would be severely injured, but just now Father Huang only said that they should be brothers Affection.

Moreover, judging from the meaning of the father's words, I am afraid that he already knew that all of this was secretly manipulated by him.

Thinking of this, he looked at Qin Zhao again, and couldn't help but feel more murderous.

Could it be that he really can't fix Qin Zhao this time?

But if he has no choice but to take Qin Zhao now, when Qin Zhao enters the palace in the future, will he still be able to ascend to the crown prince?

Right now, the father clearly asked Qin Zhao to go hunting in the eastern suburbs together. Isn't this already hinting to the officials that Qin Zhao is indeed a legitimate prince as they guessed?

and many more……

Hunting in the eastern suburbs?

The look in the third prince's eyes turned cold for a moment.

For a moment, his thoughts turned back and forth, but Qin Zhao was too lazy to think about his thoughts.

Qin Zhao's mind is now full of thoughts about how to deal with Gu Junran after leaving the Wuji Hall and going to the Royal Garden.

Gu Junran wants to recognize her as his son, no matter how it sounds, it's a bit ridiculous.

And to ask her to meet in private, she should at least avoid the eyes and ears of the people in the palace, right?

But she is not familiar with the terrain of the palace at all, so it is difficult for her to avoid the palace people in the palace and then reach the imperial garden smoothly.

What's more, she couldn't figure out what Gu Junran was thinking at all, but if Gu Junran really wanted to harm her, how should she deal with it?

[two more]

The third prince told her a lot of things, then flicked his sleeves bitterly, and left.

Qin Zhao also left the Wuji Hall, and the little eunuch outside the hall told her that Emperor Yuan Qi had left a message before leaving, so that she could have a look at the palace at will, and return to Qi after having lunch with him at noon. palace.

Qin Zhao readily agreed. She originally thought about how to go to the Royal Garden to meet the little queen Gu Junran, but now that Emperor Yuan Qi had spoken, it was more convenient.

She inquired about the location of the imperial garden from the little eunuch guarding the palace, and walked forward in the direction told by the little eunuch. She turned left and right in the huge palace, walked through the long corridor, and finally came to the imperial garden.

It's not winter yet, but there is no sign of late autumn decay in the imperial garden, and the various unknown green plants and flowers bring a sense of spring.

Before she had time to look inside, she heard a few laughs coming from in front of her.

Qin Zhao couldn't help looking over, and saw three young men standing in the same place not far in front of him, covering their mouths and laughing, while looking over here.

Qin Zhao looked over there, and the three people had already walked towards her.

Qin Zhao only felt that they had malicious intentions, and wanted to avoid them and move on.

The man who was the leader came with a slightly mocking voice: "Who am I, it turns out that the bastard raised outside the palace has returned."

bastard?Are you talking about her?

Qin Zhao looked over pretending to be surprised, and the leading man smiled and said, "What's the matter? Qin Zhao, the emperor asked you to come into the palace today because he wanted to recognize you as a bastard?"

Qin Zhao squinted his eyes. Aren't these people in front of him also the sons of Emperor Yuan Qi?

"What nonsense are you talking to him?" The shortest man looked at the youngest man and said: "Brother Sihuang, let me tell you, let's beat him here, forgive him for not daring to sue Father!"

Fourth prince?

Qin Zhao understood in his heart that the princes in front of him belonged to the famous Three Princes Party in the book.

The fourth child, the fifth child, and the seventh child.

In the original text, the fourth child is tall and brainless, while the fifth child is a handsome and handsome man, and the seventh child is fat.

The one who is the leader should be the fourth child, after all, only the fourth child who has no brains can do it.

As for the one who said to beat her, it should be the short and fat old seven.

As for holding the folding fan from beginning to end, the handsome one is probably the well-known fifth prince in the book.

Qin Zhao pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What are you trying to do..."

"What?" Lao Qi sneered, and the fat on his face trembled: "Of course I beat you!"

As he said, he was ready to shake his fist in Qin Zhao's face.

Seeing that the other party wanted to attack without saying a word, Qin Zhao simply stopped pretending and looked at Lao Qi coldly and said, "How dare you?"

Lao Qi laughed directly as if he had heard some joke: "Hey, kid, I'll beat you bastard, why wouldn't I dare?"

Qin Zhao sneered: "The wild species? Who are you calling a wild species?"

"What are you not a bastard?" Lao Qi squinted and said, "Who doesn't know that it was Qin Suduan who took you away from the palace back then. So what about Shangxin? Huh? Haha, could it be that your mother and Qin Suduan have some troubles?"

Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows and looked at him, and said with a blank face, "You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. You questioned my mother and the clan prince for no reason. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will blame you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Qi snorted coldly and said angrily: "What am I afraid of? You are a bastard! Today I will kill you, a bastard. If the father blames me, let him kill me too." ! It's better than you running in front of the father and chewing the tongue of the third brother!"

He said, waving his fists to meet him again.

Qin Zhao did not dodge at all, but stood still, but immediately said: "Hit, you go ahead and hit me in the face."

Lao Qi was startled.

Qin Zhao smiled: "But Seventh Prince, I want to remind you that I will have dinner with Your Majesty at noon today. If I really have a face, if Your Majesty asks, I will definitely tell you the truth." He, who actually injured me. Or, you will go to see His Majesty with me now, and ask him if I am a bastard?"

Speaking of this, the fourth prince, who had been confident at the side, said, "Qin Zhao, don't use your father to suppress us!"

Qin Zhao shrugged his shoulders: "Whatever, anyway, I'm here, I can't run away, you can fight if you want."

The fourth prince was instantly irritated by her, and wanted to roll up his sleeves and come forward to teach her a lesson with the seventh prince.

However, he was stopped by the fifth prince who had been silent at the side.

"Fourth brother, seventh brother..." The fifth prince shook his head at the two of them, the meaning was self-evident.

Holding a folding fan in his hand, he looked at Qin Zhao and said with a smile, "Sixth younger brother has just returned to the capital, is he used to living there?"

Qin Zhao smiled: "It's okay."

The Fifth Prince nodded lightly and asked, "How did the Sixth Brother come to this imperial garden?"

Qin Zhao said casually, "I just heard that the Imperial Garden is the largest garden in the entire capital, and I have always loved flowers and plants, so I came here to take a look."

The Fifth Prince smiled and said: "Since that's the case, then we won't disturb the Sixth Brother's pleasure."

He said, motioning for the other two to leave with him.

The Seventh Prince gave Qin Zhao a hard look, as if he was unwilling to beat her up.

The fifth prince grabbed his arm and dragged him away. As soon as the fifth and seventh sons left, the fourth son immediately followed.

Seeing the backs of the few of them leaving, Qin Zhao instantly smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled.

It turned out that this was the legendary party of the three princes, and today she also met the more famous supporting actor in the book, the fifth prince Qin Jingtai.

That is to say, from the beginning to the end, he was a gentle and jade-like man.

Speaking of the five princes, Qin Jingtai, the original text said that her mother was born in a famous family in Wei Dynasty, and her biological mother was Concubine Li, while Qin Jingtai's grandfather was an important minister of the two dynasties. people.

Although Feng Bonian is old now, he is full of peaches and plums all over the world. Scholars all over the world respect Master Feng when they mention him. Besides, Feng's family has many posts in the court, so the fifth prince Qin Jingtai is in the court. In fact, its power cannot be underestimated.

And Qin Jingtai is proficient in all poetry and songs on weekdays. He is very good at reading, and he is handsome and gentle. He is very popular with Emperor Yuan Qi, and Qin Zhao is deeply impressed by him.

It is because the original text said that Qin Jingtai had an affair with the mother of the third prince, who is the current Concubine Su Chen.

But Qin Zhao really couldn't figure it out. The moment she saw Qin Jingtai just now, she just felt that he had an appearance that was not inferior to Xiao Xianrou.

It stands to reason that with such a handsome face, coupled with his status as a prince, he shouldn't have to worry about a partner, right?

So what kind of taste is he, can he see Concubine Su Chen who is several rounds older than him?

Qin Zhao couldn't figure it out.

But it is precisely because of this that Qin Jingtai has completely become a supporter of the male protagonist, and has become a great help in the process of the male protagonist's struggle for the throne.

There are not many explanations about Qin Jingtai in the original text, but from the few words describing the character, Qin Zhao knows that this person is not good at words on the surface, but in fact he is very scheming.

Sometimes Qin Zhao even felt that if it wasn't for Qin Jingtai's liking for Concubine Su Chen and doing such unethical things, Qin Zhao would almost have felt that this person was the old emperor's favorite candidate for the crown prince.

After all, the original text clearly mentioned Emperor Yuan Qi's love for this son, Qin Zhao couldn't help sighing, and didn't know whether the fifth prince, Qin Jingtai, who was originally a good hand, voluntarily gave up the throne for the sake of Concubine Su Chen. Are feelings wrong?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a voice behind her: "What are you laughing at?"

She couldn't help being startled when she heard the voice, and turned her head quickly.

I saw the third princess standing behind her.

Qin Zhao shouted in surprise: "Oh, third princess, why is it you?"

The other party only smiled and looked her up and down, and asked, "Who did you see just now?"

Qin Zhao was taken aback, and then thought that those princes had conflicted with her just now, maybe the person in front of him looked at him, and said, "It's nothing, just being scolded a few times."

Gu Junran asked her: "Aren't you angry when someone scolded you?"

Qin Zhao quickly said: "Angry, why not? But I am angry, but it is not easy to fight with them."

Gu Junran was rather interested, and asked her, "Why?"

Qin Zhao shook his head and sighed, "Look, you must have heard it just now. They came to beat me for the third prince."

Gu Junran raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "He is fighting for his own brother, so the three of them came together to question me, but now I am being interrogated by His Majesty for seizing someone's mansion, if I get into trouble with them at this time Conflict is obviously not good, not to mention that I am incapable of fighting against six hands, and I can't win even if I fight."

Gu Junran couldn't help laughing: "You are willing to tell the truth."

"That must be!" Qin Zhao followed her with a smile: "How dare you not tell the truth in front of you."

Gu Junran looked at her and said, "Why are you here now?"

Qin Zhao paused, and said, "Your Majesty announced me into the palace." She smiled and said, "Did the third princess not go out of the palace today?"

Gu Junran paused, and said, "I have an appointment with someone today, so I didn't leave the palace."

Qin Zhao said, "It's also a coincidence, I also have an appointment with someone today."

Gu Junran asked her quietly: "Who do you have an appointment with?"

Qin Zhao sighed, and it was not convenient to tell her directly about the queen, so he said helplessly, "Someone who is rushing to be my father."

Gu Junran: "..."

"Ah?" Seeing that her complexion suddenly became unwell, Qin Zhao asked, "Are you feeling unwell, Your Highness?"

Gu Junran shook his head, and asked her again: "Are you not happy to hear what you said just now?"

Qin Zhao immediately explained patiently: "Of course I don't want to! Let me tell you the truth. Just think about it. A person who has never seen or known him suddenly jumped out and said, from now on, I am you." I’m sorry, no one can bear this matter if it’s left on anyone’s shoulders, right?”

Gu Junran took a slight breath.

Qin Zhao thought of something, and said again: "Actually, the main reason is that I can't trust that person."

Gu Junran frowned slightly: "How do you say?"

Qin Zhao suddenly lowered his voice, and said to her, "That's right, I heard that person likes to force people to throw themselves into wells."

Gu Junran: "..."