Chapter 295

Chu Zongge said with a faint smile, "I know. After you get well, I'll accompany you to chenghuan hall. Didn't we also bring a lot of gifts from the state of Qi. Naturally, it's to be distributed to the empresses in the back palace."

"Go home to greet the concubines of the imperial palace after you are far away from your native land. It's the two most distinguished ones to invite," Xue ronghua lowered his eyelids. "After meeting the high-ranking imperial concubine Fu, shall we go to the imperial concubine Zhao?"

"It's Zhao Qingyao," Chu Zongge lowered his head and smiled. "I don't know how she is now. I went back to the state of Qin a few years ago. I always felt that she didn't live happily in the harem. But she still had to look like she was forced to smile. Maybe the boring harem life will really smooth out people's edges and corners."

Xue ronghua looked at him strangely, "it's not right. Fu Guifei has always been expensive. Naturally, she won't compete with future generations, and the head of concubine Zhao hasn't been able to hold down her concubines. The emperor dotes on concubine Zhao most recently. How do you feel that she doesn't live very well?"

"It's hard for me to comment on this, but time can take everything away. It can also change a lot of things. Maybe the Fu Guifei you've always regarded as a good friend has changed greatly." Chu Zongge smiled comfortingly at her, "The women in the harem are not favored by the emperor. There is no worry about the future. What Princess Zhao needs most now is a prince. Her mind can be on it."

"I heard that she is not good to the eldest princess?" Xue ronghua's eyes darkened. "She is also her own daughter. She can't always place her hope on her stomach. I used to see Zhao Qingyao as cute, but now she has become a resentful woman in the deep palace."

"The harem is originally a place to sharpen people, not to mention she is a person who originally wanted to be included in the harem," Chu Zong Ge smiled and showed meaningful eyes. "Princess Zhao's strength is much stronger than that of Princess Fu, and she is worthy of being the person Princess Poyang liked at that time. If she had a prince, she could compete with Princess Fu for the harem."

"It still depends on fate. Just like Fu Guifei gave birth to a pair of princes at once, she has all the chips in an instant, and Princess Zhao is still a princess for many days. This is the will of heaven."

Chu Zongge smiled, "the terrible thing is that some people don't believe in fate and don't want to give in to fate. Princess Zhao often reminds me of Xue Liuhua. I hope she won't follow in the footsteps of Princess Hua."

Thousands of snow flakes fell from the sky to the ground, and there was a faint sound of hail hitting the eaves and tiles. Several servants stood under the eaves and looked at the scene of heavy snow. They saw the hail falling on the snow pile, and the raised snow pile immediately sank down. They took their umbrellas and said to the people behind them, "Lord, it seems that they can't move today."

Chu Chengxun's hot tea reached his lips and before it came into his mouth, he put it back on the table, "how many days do you think it will take to get to Kyoto?"

"About seven days," the servant replied respectfully. "It looks like seven days. It's almost right to Kyoto."

Chu Chengxun raised his lips and smiled. The light flowed in his eyes. He took a few drinks of tea and said with a smile, "seven days is a good time. It's fate to arrive in Kyoto with Duanwang."

The servant said strangely, "the little prince has never seen Duanwang. Why do you think of him?"

"He is my nephew. I think about it. Besides, the power of the crown prince and the king of Jin in the palace has been eradicated. I haven't seen him, but I've heard all about his reputation. In this way, it doesn't seem to be anything to not meet," Chu Chengxun picked his eyebrow. "But he just came back from the state of Qi, and the state of Qi was replaced with a young emperor. Won't it have anything to do with him?"

The servant bowed his head and said with a smile, "the king seems to think too much. If the state of Qi is not stupid, how can an outsider interfere in his family affairs? Besides, the king went for his fiancee, not for political purposes."

"When you say that, I'm even more suspicious," said Chu Chengxun. "You say that the prospective princess, the eldest lady of the prime minister's house, is willing to become a female official and enter the back palace of the state of Qi to serve the concubines. This is even more strange than Duan Wang's behavior. They haven't married for such a long time. I doubt whether there is something between them to hide from the emperor."

"The servant didn't dare to speculate about it," the servant arched his hand. "But there's no problem with the prospective princess. She went to the state of Qi just to help Princess Chen. Princess Poyang of Princess Chen is Duanwang's sister, and naturally she values this affection."

"I heard that the princess to be has great skills. She was originally a concubine from the prime minister's house. As a result, she suddenly produced demons and Demons and became a legitimate young lady. When the king of Jin rebelled, she also subdued general Lin. it seems that she is definitely not a simple person," Chu Chengxun lowered his eyebrow, touched his chin and looked at the tea rolled up in the tea, "Only you will believe this reason and watch your own sister sent to the state of Qi as a princess. What else do you mean?"

The servant smiled and said, "the servant is stupid and not as considerate as the Lord."

"No matter how I think about it, it's just a little prince who has lived in Xirong for half his life," Chu Chengxun smiled bitterly. "Even if I can see it through, there are a pair of twin princes and a popular Duanwang in the palace. My only advantage is to let him call me uncle Huang."

"The prince is only three years older than Duan Wang. How can he have passed most of his life," the servant said with a smile. "Duan Wang is so popular, but he still hasn't succeeded in becoming a prince. It can be seen that the emperor has a heart knot for him and doesn't think much of him. How can the prince be regarded as a compatriot with the emperor's mother, even..."

Chu Chengxun raised his hand to block what he wanted to say, and his eyes slowly darkened. "In this way, it's better not to say it easily. Be careful that people are talkative. It's not good to spread it to Kyoto. Maybe he will be killed."

The servant looked at the people on both sides and said solemnly, "I understand. I will be more careful in the future."

Chu Chengxun nodded carelessly and tightened the fox skin cloak on his shoulder. "After entering Kyoto, go to Duanwang's house first, and then go to the palace to greet the emperor."

The servant raised his head inexplicably, "why do you go to the Palace first? You should go to the palace to greet the emperor first. You can't be confused."

"It doesn't matter if I'm confused," Chu Chengxun said with a smile. "Since the emperor specially called me from Xirong to assist in government affairs, I naturally have to meet the people who are most familiar with government affairs, otherwise it's hard to continue without an understanding."

"But I skipped the emperor and met with Duan Wang directly. What if the emperor is unhappy when he knows about it? The prince finally came back from Xirong, but he can't get through with the emperor at once."

"I know what you mean, but you don't see that the emperor is getting worse day by day. Even if I meet Duanwang first, I can keep him in the dark. Duanwang is afraid that he wants to meet me in advance."

Chu Chengxun picked up the tea cup, raised a pondering arc on his lips, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

The servant stood under the eaves for a while. Seeing that the snow was getting smaller and smaller, he quickly raised his voice and shouted, "the snow is smaller, now go on the road."

Thin incense came to tell her that Duanwang would not come to the banquet. She had just dressed up and waited for his arrival. At this moment, she was like a joke in the bronze mirror, satirizing her childishness and innocence, which made her ashamed at all.

Li xuser suppressed the bitterness in his heart and asked, "why doesn't Duanwang come again? There aren't many people who push off the emperor's banquet. If he doesn't come, he's not afraid of the emperor's anger. It's too unruly."

"But the emperor also asked Duan Wang not to come. He didn't mean to blame."

Li xuse raised his eyebrows with interest. "Why, the emperor is busy with government affairs recently, and doesn't even care about the greeting of his prince?"

"The reason why Duanwang wants to stay in the palace is that the prospective princess is too ill. The emperor also loves the prospective princess. She has a long way to go, so let Duanwang take good care of her and don't have to come tonight," thin Xiang added. "The Emperor didn't plan to go to the banquet, but the prospective Princess won't come. He's just relaxed."

Li xuse's nails were about to be pinched into the meat. She bit her pale lips and squeezed out a few words from her teeth, "what disease did the princess to be have, so serious that Duanwang accompanied her and didn't even come to the party."

"The imperial doctor who went to Duan Wang's residence said that he was suffering from the cold, but it was very severe. Otherwise, Duan Wang would not enter the palace," thin Xiang turned her eyes. "The jade pendant that the empress ordered to make, the slave and maid will send someone to Duan Wang's residence."

Li shuse lowered his eyelids. Wind and rain were brewing in his eyes. After a long time, he said silently, "no, you go and take it to the palace. Put it away first and give it to him later."

Thin incense nodded and muttered, "the princess to be looks very strong. Unexpectedly, she fell ill like a silk. Even Prince Duan should be worried to accompany her. Prince Duan put the princess to be first."

Li xuse took off the hairpins one by one, and raised a bitter smile on his lips, "yes, when the palace fell ill, he could only lie in bed alone and suffer. Even half a word of concern is a luxury."

Thin incense was startled and hurriedly said, "don't think too much about your mother. Your identity is different. Duanwang can only have a prospective princess, but the emperor must have a group of wives and concubines. Naturally, you can't come to see her immediately when she is ill."

Li xuse gently bent his lips. "For so many years, the heart of the palace is very clear, and you don't have to explain it to the palace. Zizhan, have they eaten tonight? Don't starve them." his hand stopped on the bun for a moment, but he couldn't help asking, "whose palace is the emperor going to tonight?"

"It's in concubine Zhao's palace," thin Xiang said with a smile. "Don't worry, madam. Concubine Zhao is about to give birth. Naturally, the emperor should pay more attention. When concubine Zhao's child is born, the emperor will come to chenghuan hall."

Li xuse threw a phoenix hairpin onto the stage and sneered: "what should we worry about? She has thousands of abilities. She may not have a prince. If she only plays tricks on trivial things, we will see how long she can go."

Thin sweet soft language comforted: "Princess Zhao's stomach will not be as she wants. My mother has a pair of princes. She's not afraid of anything."