Twilight Cloud Returns

As soon as this statement came out, the audience was stunned.

Surprise flashed across Chu Tiankuo's eyes, but he concealed it and returned to his old and mature appearance.

Yun Chuxiu put down the wine bottle in his hand, as Chu Mohen thought, why did the Queen Mother suddenly make such a decision?

Xue Liandao was like petrified in an instant, and he froze in place, obviously he didn't want his daughter to stay in the palace.

Civil and military officials didn't know whether to congratulate...

Because of the Queen Mother's words, Jianzhang Palace suddenly fell silent.

It was Chu Tiankuo who spoke first: "Since the queen mother loves sister Wanjun so much, let's accept her as a righteous daughter."

It was only then that Xue Liandao realized that his only daughter was really going to stay in the palace. He was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Wan Jun has been stubborn since she was a child. I am not worthy of the position of princess, I implore the emperor to take it back."

Xue Liandao bowed his head to the ground, trembling all over his body.

He really couldn't figure out the Queen Mother's mind, first he wanted to give her a marriage, and now he wanted to accept a foster daughter.He, Xue Liandao, is already of one mind with the Rong clan, could it be that the queen mother still has doubts about his loyalty and wants to threaten his daughter by keeping her in the harem?

Xue Liandao refused to accept the emperor's golden words.

Everyone gasped, and they all stole glances at the Holy Majesty's face.

Sure enough, Chu Tiankuo looked a little displeased, and the scene became stalemate for a moment.

At this time Liang Cai suddenly said: "Master Xue, this is a great honor, why don't you accept the order to thank you?"

Liang Cai is Jing Zhaoyin who is in charge of all affairs in the capital. He is the closest to the emperor, so of course he can best understand the mind of the emperor.

As soon as he spoke, all the civil and military ministers present congratulated Xue Lian.

Xue Liandao couldn't get off the tiger, so he could only accept this imperial decree.

Chu Tiankuo said: "Since Wan Jun has become my younger sister, according to the rules, she should be crowned princess and given the title An Ning."

All the ministers: "Congratulations to the queen mother for being happy with the peace princess."

After the banquet was over, Xue Liandao walked out of the palace depressed, Liang Cai followed closely behind.

Seeing Liang Cai, Xue Liandao became even more angry, and said angrily in a low voice: "You know that Jun Jun is my only daughter, but you still want to push her out!"

Liang Cai said with a smile: "Brother Lian Dao, it is only good for Wan Jun to be named princess..."

Xue Liandao didn't care about the advantages and disadvantages at this moment, he only knew that being a parent, children are everything.

Liang Cai saw that he was a stone in the latrine, smelly and hard, so he pulled him aside and patiently persuaded him: "Brother Lian Dao, last time the Empress Dowager almost bestowed a marriage to Jun Wan, do you still remember who the other party is? "

Who can forget this?

Xue Lian said that even if the end was near, he would not forget it even if he was lying on the sick bed and his head was dizzy, so he replied angrily: "Mr. Yun."

Liang Caidao: "Young Master Yun came back from the battle and swept away his reputation as a dandy in the past. Now is the time when the emperor values ​​it. The Queen Mother originally wanted to bestow a marriage for Jun Jun, thinking that she would marry the Rong family with us vassals. The people and the emperor are tightly bound, and they sit firmly in the court, just because they expected a fork in the middle."

"The empress dowager opened her mouth today and accepted Jun Jun as a righteous daughter. Wouldn't she value the Xue family more? And in the future, Princess An Ning will be able to listen to the holy will for us in the palace and listen to the empress dowager's ears. There is no harm at all..."

Hearing Liang Cai's words, Xue Liandao gradually calmed down. Thinking about it this way, it would indeed be of great benefit to the Xue family.

However, he still hesitated, "But... Wanjun is my only daughter after all..."

"Brother Lian Dao, as the saying goes, if you don't want to let your child be tied to a wolf. When we surround the Rong family and have all the right to speak in the court, isn't it just a matter of a word from the Prime Minister when the daughter comes back?"

Xue Liandao suddenly realized, and thanked: "Thank you, Brother Liang, for your suggestion."

Liang Cai: "You and I are now grasshoppers on the same rope, serving the same master, naturally we are in the same boat through thick and thin."

He glanced around, and after confirming that there was no one there, he exhorted: "Be careful of the people around you in the near future. Brother Lian Dao may be targeted by someone with a heart, and they have already discovered the relationship between you and me as early as Jiangnan. relation."

Xue Lian said worriedly: "I received a reminder from Brother Liang that I dare not act rashly these days. It's just who is this person, could it be the Holy One?"

Liang Cai: "The other party is very cautious. We haven't been able to find any information about the other party so far. It's still not certain that the Holy Majesty is suspicious of us."

Xue Liandao frowned and said, "In the future, Liandao will be more careful in his actions to avoid the limelight."

On the other side, Yun Chuxiu and Chu Mohen were walking out of the palace.

Chu Mohen said: "Zhi Huan, what do you think of the sudden conferment of Princess Anning?"

Yun Chuxiu raised her eyebrows and said, "When the Holy Majesty heard that the Empress Dowager was going to adopt a foster daughter, he was as shocked as we were."

Chu Mohen smiled and said: "You, you, you have very poisonous eyes at a young age, and you can always catch the key to things."

"Uncle Xiaohuang always likes to talk about how old he is." Yun Chuxiu played with a feather fan in his hand and said as he walked, "We talked about the rift between the Holy Majesty and Rong Xiang because of the Liangzhou incident. It seems that the Queen Mother's move is a In the Bao Rong clan, they sided with Prime Minister Rong."

The corners of Chu Mohen's lips curled slightly, "Since I have experienced the feeling of standing at the top, no one wants to fall from a high place. If the Holy One really wants to eradicate the Rong family, the Queen Mother will definitely do everything for her mother's family." All out."

"Princess Anning, even this title doesn't have any meaning..."

Yun Chuxiu pinned out the key point, "This is to let the queen mother keep her own place, don't interfere too much with the affairs of the previous court, just be a peaceful queen mother."

After all, at this moment, he felt a little sympathetic to Chu Tiankuo, who had come all the way to this day with his back on the big tree of the Rong family. When the Rong family was staring at power, the only mother chose to stand against him.

Chu Mohen noticed that he was distracted, and asked, "What were you thinking just now?"

"I'm wondering why the family love is not always there..."

Family affection, this word is too strange and distant for Chu Mohen...

The two were walking, and Liu Yi and Wei Guoan shouted enthusiastically from behind: "Prince Mo, little prince, wait for the last general!"

Liu Yi greeted him loudly, and complained: "His grandma! The banquet that suffocated people is over! In this Jianzhang Palace, you can't eat or drink too much. The last general dare not say too much , I am afraid that if I say something wrong and cause trouble, I am really restless!"

Liu Yi's simple and hearty character made several people laugh out loud.

Chu Mohen joked: "Didn't General Liu only beat teeth for sacrifice, and his stomach is still empty?"

Liu Yi slapped his thigh fiercely, and said happily, "Prince Mo's bloody understanding of the general! The general doesn't even have his teeth filled!"

Yun Chuxiu smiled and said, "General Liu, why don't you hurry back to the house and ask your wife to cook some side dishes?"

When it comes to Madam, wife slave Liu Yi can't stop talking.

A few people were about to leave the palace, and Xiao Zhongzi rushed towards Wei Guoan, seeming to have something to say.

Unexpectedly, when he approached, he heard Liu Yi speaking in a rough voice: "I said Wei Xiandi, my wife has selected a few women from good families for you, and the portraits are all sent to your house, do you like it?"

Wei Guoan declined and said: "Brother Liu and Mrs. Liu are bothering you, it's just me...I..."

Seeing Wei Guoan's unspeakable appearance now, Yun Chuxiu immediately understood, whistling and teasing: "Our upstart in the capital, Vice General Wei, must be showing mercy..."

Chu Mohen also asked curiously: "Which girl makes Vice General Wei so obsessed?"

Liu Yi realized later, slapped his forehead, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Wei Xian has a sweetheart, look at me still messing around here!"

Is there... a sweetheart...

Xiao Zhongzi was not far away from them, and he could hear clearly, and his fingertips couldn't help pinching his palm tightly.

At this time, Liu Yi was like a gossiping wife, determined to get to the bottom of it, and said, "Brother Wei Xian, quickly tell Brother Wei, whose family's girl is in your heart?"

Wei Guoan scratched his head, and said in a gentle tone never seen before: "The farewell was in a hurry that day, I didn't know her name, I only know that she likes Haitang very much."

Yun Chuxiu said jokingly: "This Begonia girl, just like the enchanting and charming Begonia, snatched the soul of Vice General Wei away!"

He patted Wei Guoan on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my father-in-law would like the beauty of an adult most. Even if the whole capital is turned upside down, I have to help you find Miss Haitang!"

Wei Guoan clasped his hands and said, "Then I would like to thank the little eunuch for your help."

The four left talking and laughing.

Xiao Zhongzi tightly held the jade ring finger that he failed to send out when he went to the Wei Mansion the last time he went out of the palace, and someone poked a big hole in his heart, and the bitter wind poured in wantonly, it was cold and painful.

I don't know how long I stood there until a young eunuch from the flower house came to look for him, and said anxiously: "Eunuch Zhong, so you are here, so I can find you easily! The flower house has prepared all the crabapples needed by the palaces. , I have to ask you to go over and check it, so as not to make a mistake."

Xiao Zhongzi smiled wryly: "Is the flower to be counted today actually a crabapple?"

The little eunuch didn't notice Xiao Zhongzi's sentimentality, and replied: "Yes, the crabapple is the last flower to bloom in late spring, and it's very beautiful!"

Cloud Palace.

Yun Chuxiu collapsed on the grand master's chair, telling what he had seen and heard today to the point of no clear understanding.

Wuqing poured him a cup of tea to relieve fatigue, and said: "If fate is like this, I can't stop it if I want to. I only hope that the life of Princess Anning will be safe and happy in the future."

Yun Chuxiu sipped the three-flower wolfberry tea, enjoyed Wuqing undressing him and taking off the cumbersome ornaments on his body, and finally realized why Liu Yi, such a rough man, was willing to be a wife and slave.

If you have a wife like this, what can your husband ask for?

He took Wuqing into his arms and kissed him lightly between the eyebrows, "It's nice to have you."

Wuqing picked up the pastry at the side and stuffed it into his mouth, with a hint of shyness on his face, he said: "Drinking tea can't stop your mouth..."

Yunying knocked on the door and entered at the right time, breaking the sweetness between the two.

His eyes flicked over Wuqing intentionally or unintentionally, Yun Chuxiu understood immediately, and he said softly: "Go to the small kitchen and find some pastries for me, I can't eat enough in Jianzhang Palace today."

Wuqing never became suspicious, and left the study obediently.

Yunyinghui reported: "Young Master, my subordinates have finally found a trace of Master Zheng."

Upon hearing the news about Yun Zheng, Yun Chuxiu excitedly said, "Where is he?"

Yun Ying: "According to the secret pile buried in Yangzhou, the last time I saw Master Zheng was in Yangzhou."