At the end of November, the first heavy snow after winter is approaching, and His Majesty has not returned to court for seven days, and there is no news from him.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the ministers were divided into two factions, arguing endlessly.

Behind the gauze curtain, Concubine Wan Gui sits on the phoenix seat, wearing a bright yellow gown with a xiapei, a rusty golden cloud and dragon, and a red jade pendant on her chest. Wan is about 40 years old, but the charm still exists.

Standing beside Concubine Wan Gui was a young boy who was not tall. The boy was also dressed in etiquette, but his head was bowed all the time, his fingers were tangled together, obviously he was afraid.

"Your Majesty's life and death are uncertain, and there are no heirs in the harem, but it's probably not proper etiquette to make the son of the King of Xiang as heir!" Liu Qingyang looked displeased, he stroked his beard and tilted his head angrily.

Wang Wanyi turned the finger on her thumb, glanced at Concubine Wan Gui who was behind the curtain, and then looked at the jade finger in her hand. There was a small crack on the finger, with dried blood inside.

When the first emperor was captured, the emperor's younger brother Zhu Qi also came to the throne. Within two years, the six-year-old Zhu Zhaoyan abolished the crown prince and was confined in the cold palace. Even his biological mother Concubine Liu Shu avoided him. After taking good care of him, the late emperor seized the throne, and Zhu Zhaoyan became the crown prince again.

Zhu Zhaoyan gave Concubine Wan Gui an honorable status, but because of his own cowardice, he ended up raising a tiger.

After Wang Wanyi returned to the palace a few days ago, Zhu Zhaoyan did not return to the palace the next day.

To be safe, he left the nine hundred years old to Zhu Zhaoyan, and he also sent people back to the cave and searched around carefully.

Under the big tree not far away, the subordinates found a male corpse with a broken neck, all the tendons in his arms and legs were cut off, he was dressed in night clothes, and after stripping off the clothes, he found a tattoo of Hai Dongqing and a piece of The spike pendant and blood trails on the ground were also diluted by the rain, making it impossible to find them.

Since the body was not Zhu Zhaoyan, judging from the blood stains in the opposite direction, the little emperor was not seriously injured. If he didn't see the body, it at least proved that he was still alive.

"Is the imperial concubine going to follow the example of Emperor Wu and listen to the government behind the curtain?" Liu Qingyang continued to speak in a low voice, with extraordinary momentum.

"Liu Xiang! The imperial concubine only thinks about my country, how dare you slander the imperial concubine?!" Wan Yang retorted.

Wan Yang, the eldest brother of Concubine Wan Gui, is in charge of a thousand households, with a salary of Jinyiwei, and his cousin Wanxi is the governor of a deputy thousand households.

"My palace is just doing a perfect plan. Now the heirs of His Majesty in the harem are dying. Hong Xu, the son of King Xiang, is extremely intelligent and is of royal blood. His majesty has given me the right to discuss matters. If something happens to your majesty, the crown prince may become a big one if he is not established. Disaster, is it something you can afford?" Concubine Wan Gui said.

Your majesty is in poor health, has never been in the harem, and has never had any heirs. She has no heirs and is helpless. Wang Zheng holds the military power to control the government. Her power here is already in jeopardy. She secretly supports Hong Xu It is also to stand firmer in the future.

"Concubine Wan Gui is really favored by His Majesty, and the funeral has been explained." Wang Wanyi bowed her hands and praised with a smile, but there was a bit of yin and yang in her tone.

"Wang Zheng, you and I used to be a master and servant. I watched you grow up. I know that what you think in your heart is the same as this palace." After she finished speaking, her tone was obviously relieved. soft. "Wang Zheng, Hong Xu is pure, well-behaved, kind, and kind. You have devoted yourself to my Ming Dynasty. Hong Xu will definitely add an official to Wang Du and pursue you as a regent. Wang Du, you must know the current affairs to be a hero."

In terms of power, means, and official connections, she couldn't control Wang Zheng. Only she joined hands with Wang Zheng to ask Hong Xu to be a puppet to ascend the throne. She had already offered Wang Zheng an olive branch. I believe no one would refuse such an offer.

"Yo, the master can't beat a slave. Wang Zheng, who has been a slave, can't be called a hero. This hero should be worthy of the noble phoenix body of the empress." Wang Wanyi half-kneeled respectfully On the ground, said with a smile.

"you!"

Does this mean that she has become aware of current affairs?

She is no longer the court lady who was ordered to take care of His Majesty back then, and Wang Zheng is not the simple boy back then. She even entered the harem as a concubine, and then became the noble concubine because she personally asked for it. past.

Just as the two factions were at a stalemate, Wynn's shrill voice came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty is here! Civil and military officials kneel down to welcome you!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of all the civil and military officials in the hall changed, and then they all knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The door of the hall was wide open, and the wind and snow outside were blown into the hall. As the maid with a phoenix feather fan entered the door, Zhu Zhaoyan entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the support of Huai En.

A dark red inner garment is used as the bottom, and the outer cover is dark black Xuanduan clothing. The front chest is painted with a circle of dragons, the sides of the sleeves and the collar are embroidered with golden dragon patterns, and the head is wearing a crown. A total of 12 yuan, slightly covering the upper half of Zhu Zhaoyan's face, only the exquisite but pale lips and the thin and superior jawline can be seen.

As he walked, the jade string swayed slightly, and his dark and deep eyes could be vaguely seen.

The majesty of the emperor, the ruler of the world.

When Zhu Zhaoyan approached Wang Wanyi slowly, his eyes under the hanging pearls cast a cold glance at him, but with just this glance, he saw Wang Wanyi, who was bowing her head and kneeling to greet him, raised her head and stuck out her tongue at him. She made a grimace at him intently.

It's ugly and unreasonable!Ridiculous... not well-behaved.

"Hmph." The castrated dog.

He snorted coldly and looked away from Wang Wanyi.

Wang Wanyi curled her lips, she really couldn't take a joke.

He was not surprised that the little emperor could come back, but the people who followed the little emperor were beyond his expectation.

Mr. Duosun, a storyteller in a teahouse.

Wang Wanyi looked at Song Shixuan with a half-smile.

It was probably a "coincidence" that made it soaring.

Song Shixuan was dressed in a sixth-rank official uniform, which made his already handsome face even more energetic.

He followed Zhu Zhaoyan at the sixth rank of civil servants, with a rebellious look on his face, which seemed out of place compared to the dull officials around him.

"Everyone loves you in peace." Zhu Zhaoyan said in a flat tone.

All civil and military officials stood up and bowed their heads. Dai Shaojin, who was not far from Song Shixuan, craned his neck curiously to look at Song Shixuan. Among the officials, only the two of them raised their heads. Although they didn't look directly at the king, they were still standing out from the crowd. special.

He has to keep in mind the person who opened the back door. This is the person His Majesty opened the back door to. Since the last time His Majesty negotiated with the Admiral, Dai Shaojin and the person who opened the back door have an incompatible relationship. He cannot make good friends with him. A lot of tricks fell into his hands, which made the admiral unhappy.

Dai Shaojin thought in her heart.

There was silence in the hall, Zhu Zhaoyan walked up to the dragon's bank, and instead of sitting on the dragon chair directly, he walked towards Concubine Wan Gui and Zhu Hongxu behind the curtain.

Zhu Zhaoyan's steps gradually approached. Concubine Wan Gui behind the curtain grabbed her clothes and did not dare to say a word. She could feel that Zhu Zhaoyan in front of the gauze curtain was very different from the previous feeling, oppressed, oppressed, oppressed.

Those beautiful hands pushed aside the curtain, the face under the bead string could not be seen clearly, only pale and sickly lips could be seen.

He walked to Zhu Hongxu's side, and never looked at Concubine Wan Gui from the beginning to the end.

Zhu Zhaoyan bent down, and Concubine Wan Gui reflexively knelt on the ground in shock.

He stretched out his hand to touch the top of Zhu Hongxu's head, and Zhu Hongxu saw Zhu Zhaoyan's soft black and white eyes under the beads.

"Why is Hong Xu in the Hall of Supreme Harmony? Didn't he play with the nanny today?" Zhu Zhaoyan touched his head and said with a smile, that smile was gentle and very pretty.

"Your Majesty, Hong Xu didn't...Hong Xu didn't want to stay...Here, it's Wan...Don't be angry with Xu'er, Your Majesty..." Zhu Hongxu said timidly with blinking eyes.

This terrified look is just like Zhu Zhaoyan's when he was a child.

Zhu Zhaoyan's tone was soft, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, pulling Zhu Hongxu closer to him. Those slender and fair hands wrapped Zhu Hongxu's small hands, and his eyes were filled with water after the ice melted.

"It's okay, why is Brother Huang angry with Xu'er?" He scratched Hong Xu's nose and said again. "Did Hong Xu listen to Taifu's advice and study hard today?"

Zhu Hongxu was fascinated by Zhu Zhaoyan's look. He used to rarely see the emperor's brother, and the emperor's brother didn't want to see him. His mother and concubine said that if he became a king, he would no longer be his elder brother. The king is his master. Is the Lord's minister, words and deeds are cautious.

Brother Huang was born so good-looking, more beautiful than anyone he has ever seen.

The feeling of uneasiness gradually disappeared, but the voice was still soft and waxy.

"Return to Your Majesty, Xu'er read Mr. Su's "Huai Mianchi Sending Son Zhan Brother" the day before yesterday, can Xu'er recite it to His Majesty?" Zhu Hongxu looked at Zhu Zhaoyan with bright eyes, full of adoration and joy.

"Next time when Brother Huang goes to see Xu'er, Xu'er will read to Brother Huang again, okay?" He patted Zhu Hongxu on the back again, looked past Zhu Hongxu, and looked at Concubine Wan Gui coldly.

"Xu'er will go back with Wynn first. Brother Huang will definitely go to see Xu'er when he has time to deal with the matter." He turned his gaze back to Zhu Hongxu, smiling at him with starry eyes. "You are not joking."

"Well!" Zhu Hongxu nodded happily, took Wynn's hand and walked down with him.

After a while, after Zhu Zhaoyan confirmed that Zhu Hongxu had gone far away, his demeanor changed, and the smile on the corner of his mouth also froze. It was a poisonous snake.

He stood up and turned his head slightly, and glanced coldly at Concubine Wan Gui from the end of his eyes.

"I didn't know that your concubine loves Xu'er so much."

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!" Concubine Wan Gui said in a panic.

"Oh?" He glanced at her with raised eyebrows and lowered eyebrows, then continued. "What mistake did the imperial concubine make? You might as well tell me."

Concubine Wan Gui didn't dare to speak, but Zhu Zhaoyan stretched out his hand to her first, Concubine Wan Gui was stunned, then held out her hand and stood up.

"The concubine shouldn't have brought Hong Xu to the Hall of Supreme Harmony." Concubine Wan Gui didn't dare to look at him again, fearing that her guilty conscience would be exposed under Zhu Zhaoyan's nose.

"En." He only responded lightly, but those black eyes were as calm as water, and his eyes were like pools.

"What else?" His eyes were like a torch, with a penetrating power to see everything.

Probably guessing that Concubine Wan Gui could not speak, he took out the silk and inadvertently wiped the hand that he held her just now, wiping it clean inside and out.

He turned around and walked towards the dragon table, stopped in front of the dragon chair, his eyes moved slightly, and looked deeply and sharply at the people under the dragon table.

"Just now I haven't stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. I heard that my lovers seem to be arguing about state affairs. You might as well discuss with me again and decide a result for your lovers."

As soon as these words came out, the factions that had just supported Concubine Wan Gui all looked terrified, their heads were lowered and they dared not raise their heads.

In the main hall, only a few such as Wang Wanyi and Liu Qingyang did not see each other.

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