Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

"Why is Your Majesty here? What's the matter?" Concubine Lu Gui asked first.

As soon as Fan Chongrong saw Zong Qihao, his eyes lit up, and he insisted on opening his mouth after being dragged to speak unclearly: "Your Majesty is here to admit his mistake?"

Zong Qihao turned his head and glanced at her.

Liu Meiren slapped the fan on Fan Chongrong's face, and forced a smile: "Fan Chongrong has been a little angry recently, her brain is overheated, and she can't speak out after her brain thinks normally. Please don't mind, Your Majesty."

Wang Zhaoyi said impatiently: "Your Majesty came here, of course, to find His Highness, Concubine Lu Gui is talking nonsense again."

"A'Ning," Zong Qihao said in a deep voice, "come here."

Looking around, Zhu Sining lowered his head and moved his toes, but did not move.

As soon as Zong Qihao came, everyone's attention turned to him. Zhu Sining didn't want to be baptized by everyone's bright or dark eyes with Zong Qihao.

Concubine Xu Shu reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is calling you."

"I know." Zhu Sining kicked the pebbles beside his feet, "I think it's better for me not to go there now."

He had to keep a distance from Zong Qihao.

"Why?" Chen Cairen asked in a low voice, "Did Your Majesty really annoy His Highness?"

"No, don't talk nonsense." Zhu Sining felt his neck start to burn again, "I'm not angry, His Majesty wants to draft this...it's normal, I..."

Zhu Sining turned his head, just in time to see the girls who left the stage just now came back.

——I heard from others that Zong Qihao had arrived, so he hurried back.

And that heroic girl who won the competition also looked at Zong Qihao from time to time.

Zhu Sining rushed over immediately: "Your Majesty looking for me?"

"Slow down," Zong Qihao slightly supported Zhu Sining, "what are you doing so fast, I won't go far."

After running over, he felt a little out of breath, and Zong Qihao still spoke in such a low voice, Zhu Sining felt his ears explode, his ears were inexplicably hot, and he unconsciously raised his hand to cover his ears.

But at this time, he wanted to maintain the queen's posture and forget about the accident caused by Zong Qihao's excitement. Zhu Sining straightened up calmly, put his arms around Zong Qihao and asked, "Your Majesty came here on purpose, is there something to see?" Is it eye-catching?"

"What?" Zong Qihao didn't realize it for a moment, he rushed to pick up Lu Guifei before Zhu Xiuyong because Concubine Lu Gui sent someone to report.

After all, the discussion between the two was not very pleasant. Although Zhu Xiuyong said that he respected Zhu Sining's opinion, what he actually thought in his heart was that if he could take Zhu Sining away, he would try to take him away as much as possible.

"I've always felt that a person like Aning should not meet His Majesty's requirements for a queen. He knows nothing about government affairs, let alone gentleness, so he has a good-looking face. However, His Majesty is definitely not such a superficial person who only pays attention to appearance." Wish Xiu Yongdao, "Your Majesty's harem is also full of flowers. There are everything you need in the ring, fat, swallows and thin, and they also have special skills. Why are they better than Aning? I don't understand, and I don't know why Your Majesty has taken a fancy to Aning?"

"A good-looking face?" Zong Qihao smiled, "Your Majesty is too modest. Even if I don't care about appearances like I do, Ah Ning's appearance will be as superficial as the world's."

Zhu Xiuyong couldn't believe Zong Qihao: "But if we get along day and night, we are just a straw beauty. No matter how beautiful the skin is, it will eventually grow old. After a long time, it will be rejected by His Majesty. Why bother to torture each other?"

"So in the eyes of the prince, is Aning an idiot?" Zong Qihao looked straight at Zhu Xiuyong, "I don't think so. Thinking about it this way, even if Aning followed the prince to the border, I'm afraid..."

He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was self-evident.

Even if he is a real brother, how long can Zhu Xiuyong endure Zhu Sining?This kind of drama is the most indispensable thing for aristocratic families in central Beijing. Brothers fight against each other, and no matter how big the family business is, it will gradually decline.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Zhu Xiuyong's eyes were sharp, "No matter what happened to Aning and I, we still have blood ties, but if there is only love between Aning and Your Majesty, with all due respect, it is too fragile in my opinion."

It's not that the love is fragile, it's that I don't know how long the emperor's favor can last, especially Zong Qihao, an emperor who seems to be the most important to the country and will have a good future, if he has to choose between the two, I wish Sining will Undoubtedly defeated.

"Then I also ask my son to be careful." Zong Qihao suppressed his smile, "As a monarch, if you can't hold what you love in your palm, how can you talk about a monarch in the world?"

"Love?" Zhu Xiuyong paused, and asked again, "Is it the second son of King Qin who holds a heavy soldier, and Zhu Sining, who has no talent?"

Zong Qihao pursed his lips and remained silent.

Just now he blurted out completely subconsciously, in fact, what he thought more about was Zhu Sining's deep-rooted love for him in the previous life, and the same sincerity and directness in this life, no matter what, it was Zhu Sining who gave more.

And as long as he accepts, he can maintain the status quo.

Of course he also likes Zhu Sining, but it's far less warm and profound than the other party.

"Yes." Zong Qihao took a deep breath, "It's him."

No one else, like Zhu Sining, could make him so concerned.

Not even Xiao Yiming in his previous life.

The other party is too perfect, he doesn't need to worry about it all the time, but Zhu Sining is different.

Zong Qihao would like to see him occasionally make mistakes and get confused, and say goodbye to him with messy hair and foggy eyes after he reluctantly got up from the bed in the morning; He likes to read story books, or do some esoteric and difficult arithmetic problems. He likes to reason to find the murderer, but he doesn't have the patience to see how the final sentencing is based...

Zhu Sining is different from what Zong Qihao wanted when he was young to be able to assist him in accomplishing his great goals. However, he didn't think it was a burden. Sitting opposite each other with a common language does not feel awkward.

Zhu Xiuyong said solemnly: "Then, I hope His Majesty will do what he says."

Regarding Zhu Sining's leg injury, Zhu Xiuyong didn't want to reveal too much, he just asked Zong Qihao to be careful, but he couldn't show too much concern, Zhu Sining didn't like others to take care of him because of this.

"I mentioned legs by chance before, but he..."

"Pretend to be stupid and avoid talking about it, right? He doesn't want to say it himself, after all, it's really not a good memory," Zhu Xiuyong thought of it himself, also feeling uncomfortable.

Zong Qihao suddenly asked: "Is it related to Princess Qin?"

"Yes." Zhu Xiuyong admitted very simply, "But I advise Your Majesty, don't think that Aning will..."

"I know." Zong Qihao interrupted him directly, "I will wait."

Wait until he wants to.

He will wait patiently until Zhu Sining tells him the secrets hidden in time.It's just that before that, he'd better bear with it for the time being and wish Sining would be out of tune occasionally...

The surrounding girls who have not left the court all showed anticipation, while the empresses and concubines looked optimistic. Zong Qihao glanced around, guessed something, and asked deliberately: "What are you talking about, Ah Ning? Why don't you?" I understand very well."

"Just... choose a concubine..." Zhu Sining hesitated.

"What do you choose this for?" Zong Qihao asked back.

After waiting for a long time for an answer, Zong Qihao looked at Zhu Sining's evasive eyes in a funny way, and said with a smile: "You didn't post this co-authorship, and you are not in charge of the affairs of the harem. It doesn't matter if you have more, anyway, people It's fun to be more lively, isn't it?"

Zhu Sining was full of doubts, how could this be his fault?

He hesitated: "If you don't have to choose...it seems like, um, I don't know, but everyone seems to think it's necessary." Face to face, it is difficult for Zhu Sining himself to guarantee that he can avoid the draft.

"It's not like there's no one who is attractive," Zong Qihao dragged his voice, watching Zhu Sining's eyes slowly widen, and his own figure reflected in his eyes, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and slightly tilt his head, looking away, "There are still."

Zhu Sining looked in the direction Zong Qihao turned his head, and happened to meet Xiao Yiming.

"That's it."

"En." Zong Qihao suppressed the excitement in his heart, but still couldn't help adding, "This person is right in front of us."

No matter how clichéd it is, there is nothing more appropriate than this sentence.

"That's very good."

Zhu Sining and Xiao Yiming nodded their heads from a distance, as expected, the protagonists are different, they have a tacit understanding from such a distance.

If you don't know how to draft, it will be in line with the plot, and the relationship line will go on very smoothly.

Feeling that he didn't have to go to dinner tonight, Zhu Sining scratched the muscles on both sides of his face, tried to relax and smiled: "Your Majesty is looking for me, is there anything else besides this?"

"Can't you come and look for me if you have nothing to do?" Zong Qihao asked back.

"Of course it is possible," Zhu Sining turned around and saw Zhu Xiuyong, "Brother is here too."

"A'Ning——" I didn't find Zhu Sining in the tent, Zhu Xiuyong arrived immediately, ignoring Zong Qihao, and asked, "Didn't I ask you to clean it up? Why did you still run out?"

It also allowed Zong Qihao to intercept someone.

After straightening Zhu Sining's slightly disheveled collar, Zong Qihao said: "All Ah Ning's bedding has been sent to my side, even if you really want to move to my son's side, you have to go back and get it first." .”

Zhu Xiuyong nodded: "In this case, then Aning will go back with me first, and ask His Majesty to send someone to bring the bedding."

Zong Qihao still had a smile on his face: "Why do I need to order this little thing in person? Aning and I will drop by and get it later."

Zhu Xiuyong said slowly: "Since it's a trivial matter, let the people below run errands, why do you need the master to run by himself?"

The two looked at Zhu Sining together.

Zhu Sining: "...Am I making the decision again?"

It's still quite bright now, so it's okay for Zong Qihao to go back alone.but……

Zhu Sining kicked the pebbles on his toes. Anyway, he should go to his elder brother's place at night. He should go to Zong Qihao's to get something and thank him individually.

"I'll go back with His Majesty, big brother, wait for me." Zhu Sining and Zhu Xiuyong waved, "I'll be back soon."

Zhu Xiuyong's eyes exchanged silently with Zong Qihao's in the air, but Zong Qihao's wolfish ambition was still not exposed after all.

There are still a few days before leading troops out of Beijing, and let him see how sincere Zong Qihao is.

Before Zhu Sining and Zong Qihao could leave, the heroic girl stood up again and stopped in front of them: "Your Majesty, I don't understand something."

Zong Qihao frowned, if the other party hadn't appeared suddenly, he would have forgotten this.

"Aning—"

Before Zong Qihao could say another word, the voice of the heroic girl overwhelmed him: "The empress was born in Qin-wang's mansion, because her reputation was not very good before she entered the palace. After the palace, I still don't want to make progress, and I have been reluctant to prime the affairs of the harem for a long time..."

Zong Qihao looked at the person in front of him with an ugly expression.

In his previous life, he didn't care how he wished Si Ning, so he didn't care who came and what purpose he had.

But now...

Zong Qihao grasped Zhu Sining's hand tightly, and glanced at him lightly, which made him very excited.

"Your Majesty?" Zhu Sining felt a little pain in his hand, looked down, and as expected, his skin surface had started to turn red.

Sure enough, the favor of the protagonist is different, Zhu Sining moved his fingers, and gently scratched Zong Qihao's palm: "It hurts a little, Your Majesty."

"Sorry," Zong Qihao woke up suddenly, "I hurt Ah Ning."

"It's okay, it's just scary." Zhu Sining withdrew his hand, looked at the heroic girl, and sighed secretly.

If Zhu Xiuyong was not around in the original book, it would be fine for the girl to say that, but now that Zhu Xiuyong is next to her, is this girl desperate?Don't you change your lines?

The mental retardation of this plot may really be on the same level as the author's IQ.

It's all over now, according to his elder brother's degree of vengeance, this girl is definitely on his mind.

Zhu Xiuyong crossed his arms and looked at Zong Qihao silently.

Zong Qihao glanced across the person coolly, and said lightly: "Take him down."

Jiang Wei understood immediately, and waved his servant to grab the heroic girl.

"I don't know when, the queen can talk about it or even belittle it at will?" Zong Qihao sneered, "Especially when there are foreign guests at this time, do you think the bigger the trouble, the better?"

Lu Guifei apologized to the two of them: "This is the fault of my concubine, I am willing to accept the punishment."

Concubine Lu Gui was the first to admit her mistake, while the others were panicked and remained silent.

"This matter must not be revealed just now." Zong Qihao pressed Zhu Sining and spoke before him, "Presumably the noble concubine knows the rules, so I won't repeat it."

The active atmosphere of free hunting was indeed brought to an end by the joint efforts of Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining.

Watching Zhu Sining and Zong Qihao go away, Zhu Xiuyong smiled faintly at Concubine Lu Gui: "The empress is in the palace, please take care of your concubine."

Concubine Lu Gui's face was calm and unwavering: "Your Majesty is joking, you should."

Zhu Xiuyong nodded, chuckled as he passed by her, and said in a low voice: "At first, Zhu still had doubts, and wanted to ask the imperial concubine to answer—why did the previously planned place suddenly disappear?"

Concubine Lu Gui froze, held her breath and did not dare to answer.

Other duke families may still put on a show, but the Qin-wang's mansion does not need to be respectful to her, a noble concubine whose family background is not obvious. It doesn't have much influence, and the second is that Zhu Sining is the queen.

——Strictly speaking, the military power in King Qin's hands is the guarantee for Zhu Sining's succession.

As if he didn't notice her strangeness, Zhu Xiuyong continued walking without looking back: "Now that I think about it, it's unnecessary, after all, the imperial concubine handled it very well, didn't she?"

Concubine Lu Gui lowered her head, and after Zhu Xiuyong left, she realized that her back was covered in cold sweat.

"Prince Qin's son is indeed the dream lover of all the boudoir girls in Beijing," Concubine Xu Shu watched the whole process, and at the end she sighed leisurely, "It's really beautiful."

Concubine Lu adjusted her dress, and in the blink of an eye she regained her dignity. She stroked her newly manicured nails, and Concubine Xu Shu continued, "That's natural, but it's a pity that the boudoir girls in Beijing don't have a chance."

After this scene, Zhu Xiuyong must have a bad impression of these ladies from aristocratic families. He might have reservations at first, and it may not be impossible to think that there are suitable ones.

Now it is really impossible.

"That's true." Concubine Xu Shu smiled, "I vaguely heard that although Princess Qin was born ordinary, she was born very well. Besides, she is also very much loved by King Qin and his soldiers. Such a person, unexpectedly early It's gone, otherwise I really want to see who it is."

"So what if I see you?"

"When you see it, you will know how beautiful it is. Only then can you change the ordinary appearance of King Qin, and give birth to a person like King Qin's son and His Highness, and maybe you can roughly introduce..." Concubine Xu Shu smiled softly, "The future Princess Qin will be how is it like."

Lu Guifei had no interest in this: "That has nothing to do with us."

"Of course it doesn't matter. I'm just curious. After all, he is the son of King Qin." Concubine Xu Shu shrugged.

Behind them was a bustling scene.

Liu Meiren excitedly shouted "I have a new story" and announced at the same time that she would like to hold a night talk tonight. Chen Cairen and Lu Jieyu are invited to come, let's have a good chat, and organize her stories into a collection .

Fan Chongrong still remembered the matter of Liu Meiren covering her mouth before, and insisted on finding her to settle the score. Of course, if she can reserve a spot for her in tonight's night talk, then this matter can be forgotten.

Liu Meiren counted the number of people, and felt that there was no difference between the left and right, so she asked loudly: "Sister Qingyan! Are you coming tonight?"

Where there is Concubine Lu, there is no Wang Zhaoyi, she immediately became dissatisfied: "What are you going to do, take Lu Qingyan and not me?"

"Take it with you, first ask Concubine Shu if she's coming?" Beauty Liu pointed to Concubine Xu, "If Sister Concubine Shu doesn't come, I won't reserve a seat for you."

If Concubine Xu Shu didn't come, Wang Zhaoyi probably wouldn't be interested.

She just said that she didn't want to lose to Lu Guifei.

Concubine Xu Shu smiled and looked at Concubine Lu Gui: "I wonder if Concubine Liu is interested in the new story of Beauty Liu?"

"It's nothing to worry about anyway," Concubine Lu Gui pulled back her hair, "It's good to pass the time."

Concubine Xu Shu laughed, "What about the punishment?"

Concubine Lu Gui: "I'm in charge, so naturally I have the final say." It was Zong Qihao who wanted to show off, and she was just cooperating.

Concubine Xu Shu raised her eyebrows: "If it is discovered..."

"Your Highness will help me." Concubine Lu Gui suddenly laughed, "I think Beauty Liu must have missed this detail."

When Zong Qihao said that he would punish Concubine Lu Gui, Zhu Sining almost broke free from Zong Qihao's hand and wanted to speak for Concubine Lu Gui.However, at the moment when he was about to break free, Zong Qihao seemed to have eyes behind his back, and he let go and held Zhu Sining again.

After leaving, Zong Qihao didn't let go of his hand, and he could vaguely hear Zong Qihao asking Zhu Sining in a low voice if it hurts.