Chapter 304

The emperor glanced down gently, "are you coming?"

Chu Zongge was a little flustered by the uncertain factors in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and replied. "My courtiers delayed greeting me because of the princess to be's illness. Please forgive me."

"What do you say about forgiveness or not?" the emperor raised his eyebrows carelessly. "You care about the prospective Princess most. I know all this. Is there nothing wrong with the prospective princess, and the pain is gone?"

"Thanks to the blessing of your father and Emperor. The princess to be is well. She is waiting outside the temple now. Will the emperor summon her?"

The emperor touched the Buddha beads on his wrist. Raised his eyelid, "what do you want to do with her? I will see it at the dinner party. But her condition has improved. I can rest assured that you will take care of people."

Chu Zongge smiled, "in fact, the medicinal materials brought back by Uncle Huang from Xirong are the most effective. The princess to be hasn't used up half of the medicine, and her condition is more than half better. When she has finished the medicine, she will fully recover and can go out for a blow."

"Xiangwang." the emperor's eyes looked straight at the young man under the seat, "when did the Xiangwang arrive in Kyoto? I didn't hear much."

Chu Chengxun looked up with a heroic face. He saluted respectfully and said in a deep voice, "I met a heavy snow on my way. I arrived in the state of Qin today after a long time, so I hurried to greet the emperor."

"I remember when you left the state of Qin to go to Xirong, you were still a small man, and your Kung Fu became so big in a blink of an eye," the emperor sighed slightly, and a sad smile appeared on his lips. "Seeing your young face, I thought of the days when I took you to play. I didn't expect that I could see my own brother in my lifetime."

Chu Chengxun was sad when he heard his sad words. "If the emperor hadn't ordered him to return to the state of Qin, he might not be able to see the motherland and return to the emperor all his life. Thank you for fulfilling his homesickness."

"I've fulfilled one of the Empress Dowager's wishes. She always thought of you before she left. It's a pity that I wanted you to come back earlier, but I had to be stopped by the central minister," said the emperor faintly. "It's good. I finally picked you up from Xirong. Our brothers need to talk well these days."

"Yes," Chu Chengxun's eyes turned red. "I finally met the Emperor today after more than 20 years of separation. I saw that the emperor's temples were gray and there were wrinkles on his forehead."

"Others can't casually say I'm old. It can be seen that it's unusual for you to say it," the emperor subconsciously touched his ears and temples and said with a soft smile, "my old age is the most obvious compared with your youth, but seeing your health, I can rest assured that you're doing well in Xirong."

"The emperor works day and night for the country, which is naturally different from those idle people like Chen. He doesn't dare to be arrogant," Chu Chengxun nodded, "I hope the emperor can rest assured that everything is well in Xirong, but Xirong can give me a place to settle down, but it has never been the place I want. I finally returned to my hometown where my relatives are. This is where I want to go."

The emperor nodded sadly and said with a smile, "it's ok if you come back. Remember to go to the imperial mausoleum to burn incense and kowtow to the empress mother. She remembers you most in her heart."

Chu Chengxun bowed his hand and said solemnly, "I will obey."

Xue ronghua glanced at Chu Zongge who had just come out of the upper study, and couldn't help but wonder, "didn't you just see your father and Emperor? Why didn't you say a word in silence?"

Chu Zongge looked at her helplessly, "what else do you want me to say? Do you want to hear the story of father, son and filial piety?"

"No, you are two father and son after all. Has the emperor nothing to say to you after so many years of separation?" Xue ronghua stabbed him with his elbow. "Are you too indifferent to take his words."

"The emperor asked me one thing," Chu Zongge stretched out a finger, "and he asked if you are well. Just say two words that are not salty but not light, and then there will be nothing else."

"It seems that the emperor still cares about me most," Xue ronghua said mischievously. "But why did he say so two words to you? I thought you would make a big analysis on all aspects of the situation in Qin and the political power of the new emperor of Qi. I didn't expect it to end so painlessly. Is your mother really his favorite woman?"

"I have doubted countless times in my heart. Seeing that all the willows in the palace have been cut down, I guess the position of the emperor's heart and Mrs. Yi has gradually disappeared, and my legacy Prince has naturally become the most eye-catching existence," Chu Zongge said coldly, "What kind father and filial son, deep brotherhood is the main play in the study, and the king is the emperor's most concern."

Xue ronghua looked at him strangely, "what did the emperor say to the king?"

"It doesn't matter, but even if the reunion between them makes people cry, I can see some clues," Chu Zongge said. "The relationship between the king and the emperor is definitely not that good. The emperor has a little doubt about the king."

"The king and the emperor are brothers. Will there be a lot of trouble when the brothers meet again?"

"The feelings of the emperor's family are the most unstable, not to mention a king like the emperor," Chu Zongge's eyes darkened. "The emperor obviously has no feelings for the prime minister, but every sentence is full of helplessness and concern. The prime minister's concern for the emperor's body secretly shows that the emperor is old. Do you think such a brother has any feelings?"

Xue ronghua frowned. "Then why should the emperor use a person with doubts? If he doesn't like someone who can stay in Xirong all his life, why should he recall Kyoto all the way?"

"If I guess right, the emperor recalled the king to suppress me," Chu Zongge took a deep breath and his eyes became deeper and deeper. "He asked the king to suppress me so that he could slowly wait until his other princes grow up and inherit his throne."

"Not so. How old are twins? They have to wait until they grow up and have their own place in the imperial court. I don't know when to wait, and the Emperor may not be able to stick to this time," Xue ronghua thought with his eyes down. "And you are clearly the best candidate for the prince. The emperor can't be emotional."

"He is the supreme emperor. He can do whatever he wants," Chu Zongge raised a bitter smile, "but fortunately, the king knew his value and didn't reach an agreement with the emperor, but chose to help me."

"How did you see it?"

"The emperor asked the king when he would arrive in Kyoto. He answered today, and he has been in my palace for many days," Chu Zongge said with a confident smile. "If he didn't favor me, he wouldn't stay in the palace before entering the palace. No wonder he pretended to be mysterious and didn't say anything in those days. It turned out that he was buried in my heart so that I could find it myself."

Xue ronghua was more or less relieved. Although the prime minister didn't have his own power, he was at least a prince. Having a title meant that he could speak in the imperial court. "Since the prime minister has been held in the palm of our hand, we can also relax on this side."

The bottom of Chu Zongge's eyes flashed a strange, "what we think is how to use the prime minister to make the emperor willingly give up the throne to me to inherit."

Facing the bronze mirror, Li xuse pasted a mother of pearl on his forehead. After looking left and right, he felt inappropriate. He had to ask thin Xiang, "do you think this plum blossom makeup in this palace is suitable for appearing at the banquet at night?"

Thin incense stared for a moment and said with a smile, "my mother's makeup must be excellent, but it's not suitable for dinner. It's better to draw it to the emperor when the emperor comes to chenghuan hall."

"Can't this be shown in the eyes of outsiders," Li xuse frowned and looked at himself who was as beautiful as flowers in the mirror. "I'm afraid the emperor doesn't like it very much. I'd better not draw like this in the future."

Thin incense said with a smile: "the emperor will like it, but it may not be too eye-catching at the dinner party. The empress is the most noble concubine in the palace. Naturally, it's better to be safe. It's better to draw ordinary makeup."

But she just wanted him to see it. Li xuse pursed his lips. "I'm afraid ordinary makeup can't cope with Princess Zhao. She's really powerful. The newly born princess can get up and attend the banquet immediately. It's not like the person who pretended to be sick on the bed in order to let the emperor accompany her more."

"How could Zhao Fei miss such a good opportunity to be in the limelight? She will certainly not miss it," thin incense bent her lips. "My mother thought, Zhao Fei will certainly dress up, and my mother just shows her demeanor against the background of her showmanship."

Even the dress of a banquet has to fight. It seems that the woman in the deep palace really has nothing else to do. Li xuse gently raised his eyes and said with a smile, "you always know the matters in the palace. Naturally, the palace wants to listen to your opinions."

Thin incense picked up the eyebrow pencil and said with a soft smile, "then the maid will draw another makeup for her mother."

Zhao Qingyao helped the hair bun he wanted to tilt and smiled in front of the mirror. "It's almost like this, and there's no need to decorate it. The palace is already a woman with two daughters. It's the best looking lotus in clear water."

Butterfly shadow covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I don't know what kind of Lady Fu will dress up. I heard she has been looking forward to this party for a long time."

"Naturally, she is looking forward to it. The twins will survive on the aura of Duan Wang. Can she still wait for the twins to grow up? Imperial concubine Fu doesn't look like a naive person," Zhao Qingyao smiled coldly. "She knows in her heart that it's better to learn to be soft than to spend her mind fighting against a prince who already has an absolute position."

"Or does the empress see things clearly," butterfly shadow wondered. "If the empress had a prince, what would she do?"

Zhao Qingyao's eyes flashed a trace of cruelty, "if there is a prince under the knee of the palace, it's better to fight with Duanwang in the end. How can it be so cheap for a prince who is not loved by the emperor and let him take all the good things."

Butterfly shadow couldn't help shaking and whispered, "but the empress doesn't have this advantage at present. It's better to deal with Duanwang and princess to be at the dinner."

Zhao Qingyao nodded with a faint smile and said, "as soon as we saw Duanwang, we thought of the past Princess Poyang. The poisonous woman almost killed me in the state of Qi. Fortunately, we met the emperor and woke up in time. Otherwise, we would not want her way."