agent dressed as brother

Zhou Yiyun had just returned to the palace to report the Ninth Prince's visit, and ran to the gate of the palace to greet him non-stop. After Zhou Yihua entered the palace, he looked around and nodded, and said to Zhou Yiyun: "Sit down, it's nothing serious. I haven't seen you for a while. Enter the palace to talk about the old days."

Zhou Yiyun curled his lips, and sat down on a chair far away: "Ninth brother, my younger brother has become the prince." He had to remind him that now that he has a high position and power, he can't just teach him a lesson without courtesy.

"You won't recognize me as the ninth brother after becoming the crown prince?" Zhou Yihua asked with a straight face.

"How dare, Brother Nine's weight in my heart is beyond doubt."

"Well, you still have a conscience." Lao Jiu took a sip of tea and glanced at the servants in the hall.Zhou Yiyun immediately understood: "Let's all go down."

After clearing the scene, Lao Jiu put down his teacup and explained why he came: "Smile and miss the injured Bubu, so I sent him to the fourth brother's house. The fourth brother only cares about the little bit of ink, and he doesn't bother to care about the rest, but there are some things Someone has to do it, right?"

Zhou Yiyun sat a little closer, and agreed: "Fourth Brother and Ninth Brother have something to tell my younger brother, just tell me, isn't it convenient for the two boys to take care of you?"

"It has nothing to do with Bubu and Xiaoxiao. In the afternoon, I heard that the Minister of the Ministry of War was imprisoned, and you impeached him. I can understand your expansion of power, but you can't ignore some friendship. The third brother is tired by the elder brother. There is no point in the Ministry of War. It's a pity that the eldest brother's violence is too much, and all the mother and compatriots imperceptibly put their personal feelings on the third brother, and his uncle, the third brother, is also unable to do what he wants, and it is difficult to balance left and right."

Zhou Yiyun laughed twice: "Ninth brother, don't misunderstand younger brother, I didn't say that this matter has something to do with third brother, and I didn't want to attack the Ministry of War, you also saw that Bubu was injured, the villain behind How can I rest assured if I don’t get rid of it.”

Just as Lao Jiu was about to pat him on the shoulder, he saw Lao Eleven dodge reflexively. Lao Jiu couldn't laugh or cry: "It was for your own good that I forced you to practice martial arts when I was young. Why are you still afraid of me when you see me after so many years? "

Zhou Yiyun took Brother Nine's arm and put it on his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Brother Nine, I have made a lot of progress. My childhood memories are too tragic. I trembled all over when I first saw you. When I grew up, I escaped a few times. I also know Brother Nine’s love and love for me, but sometimes I still can’t control my fear of you. My brother thinks it’s good, but my father always said that my temper is too reckless. You will stay in Beijing from now on. My brother commits a crime. If you make a mistake, you stare at me and I will be honest and self-reflective."

"Fourth brother is right. Your biggest weakness is that you are too nostalgic. In fact, fourth brother understands third brother better than you and I. He doesn't show up because he doesn't want to embarrass you. Third brother has been troubled by public opinion, and he has been troubled by public opinion. The emperor was under surveillance day and night. Although he was in the Ministry of War, he had no real power. Even if he had ambitions and strength, he had nowhere to display his strength. How much confidence was there that hadn’t been shattered after decades? When the emperor first came to the throne, he was busy Governing the country and the world, and then suppressing the power of the harem to extend to the prince, the father is also in a dilemma, we sons can't add trouble to him anymore."

"Brother Jiu, I understand what you mean, my brother will definitely not let us brothers have civil strife," and put the arm that Lao Jiu put down on his shoulders again: "My brother has not been a prince for a long time, and he doesn't have much power. I have to take it slow. I regard the grandson of the elder brother as my own and raise him in the uterus. The grandson of the third brother relies on Bao Bao and they don’t interfere. What can we fight for when we are old? In the end, it’s all these juniors. In this world, I will not talk about big principles like the fourth brother, so that people will be convinced. I can only do some practical things to make people pay attention. Don't get involved, you're already a grandpa, just think about future generations."

Zhou Yuhuang walked to the main hall of the Queen's Palace, except for the queen who was kneeling in formal clothes and wearing a phoenix crown, there were no other servants. Zhou Yuhuang waved away the entourage and guards, and sat alone on the throne : "Queen, let's get down, I haven't seen you dressed so formally for a long time."

Empress Dun got up and replied with a smile on her face: "The Holy Majesty said before that it is more suitable for concubines to wear simple and elegant clothes, but today I feel a little heavy."

"You seem to have known that I would come, this is very well organized."

"Since the Holy Majesty forbids the emperor's grandson to visit, I know that this day will come sooner or later. I don't care whether I live or die in this harem, I just want the Holy Majesty to let me understand that the eldest prince is your first son. Doting and arrogance lead to a big mistake, I thank you for not killing me, but what mistake did the third child make?"

Zhou Yuhuang looked at her with a slight smile: "I think about the relationship between father and son, but I don't want the prince to have too much relationship with his relatives. People in the royal family must first find a good relationship. You have been a queen for several years and you don't understand this. ? Where is my taboo, you don’t understand? Didn’t I never mention the third child, but is his stubborn temper tolerant to other people’s influence?”

Empress Dun wiped away her tears, and the person whom the Holy Majesty really hated was her brother: "Why?"

Zhou Yuhuang didn't intend to hide it and said bluntly: "Father has only one prince. Your brother and I are close friends. Father once commented on him. This person has a great talent and needs to be used. Don't waste it."

"Just a word from my father?" Empress Guo never imagined that a word of praise would make people waste half of their life in vain.

"The throne is not stable, how can I not be jealous, the eldest prince is locked up as an uncle, but he can stay out of the matter? The scheming is deep and I have to guard against it. His sister is in the back, and the prince who is connected by blood is in the front. My foundation is still shallow. You can find a perfect solution, but the third child is still closely related to him in this situation, how can you tell me to rest assured, the words of the father completely let him live a life without worry, but he has repeatedly intervened in the affairs of the court , This time I actually attacked my grandson, how can I ignore it?" Looking at the crying queen, Zhou Yuhuang smiled: "Why pretend to be pitiful that is opposite to your identity, when the crown prince and Zhou Liuxu were poisoned and fainted Doesn’t the fan have nothing to do with you? That poison is a secret medicine, how can someone with no status get it, can she really be omnipotent as a concubine? I see that they have nothing to do and don’t want to pursue it. The queen actually used such a rotten method It’s really ridiculous.”

"My lord, this matter has nothing to do with my concubine, do you believe it?" Looking at the mocking smile on Zhou Yuhuang's mouth, Queen Guo shook her head: "At the beginning, my mother said that my concubine's weak temperament is not suitable for managing the harem, and you insisted on it." As a concubine, I thought the Holy Majesty had sincere feelings for the concubine, but it turned out that it was just a step to restrain my brother."

"I have always suspected that you know something. Seeing that you have been keeping your mouth shut and speaking cautiously, I let you sit safely in the position of the harem lord, but today I know that I underestimated you. I just want to ask you, how do you Do you know the hidden meaning of the jade pendant? No one in the palace knows it except me, so where did you get it?"

Empress Guo was slightly stunned, so she repeated: "Jade pendant?" She raised her head and stared at Zhou Yuhuang with her eyes wide open in astonishment, her hands trembling slightly.

"Are you scared?"

"Your Majesty, all of this has nothing to do with the empress. It is a servant who secretly communicated to the minister, and the empress knows nothing about it." Seeing Queen Guo's terrified expression, the mother said that all the crimes that have been suppressed are enough to be capital crimes. How could she be implicated by the master who has followed her since she was a child? The culprit is that she should bear these responsibilities: "After the slave entered the palace with the empress, the family members were all under the accusation of the minister. The slave can only obey him to protect the family. It is rumored that because of the eleventh prince and concubine, the eleventh prince was valued. Concubine Li has been unwilling to resign to the silence of the eighth prince, so the servant conspired with her to get rid of the eleventh concubine. The empress accidentally saw the little master The jade pendant, the slave could see her surprise, so she told Dun Shangshu about it, the queen has never known these things, and it was all done by the slave." The mother kowtowed to prove the queen's innocence, and Queen Guo With tears in his eyes and just a smile, Zhou Yuhuang waved his hand: "Eunuch Li, after taking her down and confessing, send her back to the Shangshu Mansion. If it belongs to him, he should keep it." After taking her away, he said: "Didn't expect that your life or death is irrelevant to your elder brother. Whether he is helping your emperor or himself, only he knows best."

Empress Guo stared at the bloodstain on the ground where the nanny had knocked her head, and smiled: "Your Majesty may not believe it, but the youngest son, innocent concubine, never thought that they would be tired."

"I don't want to hear this..."

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to say even if I am a dying person, everything depends on the Holy Majesty's decision."

Zhou Yuhuang counted her white hair carefully, staring at the vicissitudes of life in front of her face: "We are all old, and we should think about the younger generation, so you can sit in your harem with peace of mind, and when I leave the palace, I will also be with you." There will be your place."

Empress Guo chuckled: "When I was wearing the phoenix crown back then, if I got what the Holy Majesty said, it would be a pity for me to die. Now the Holy Majesty is just afraid of people's words." Empress Guo looked at Zhou Yuhuang: "For the sake of the emperor And the emperor and grandson, the concubine will take care of herself, what the sage wants to know, why not ask the princess, when he accepted the seal of the crown princess, the concubine told him a story," said with a mocking smile: "Concubine I understand that I am not as good as a brother, the Holy One not only favors the Eleventh Prince, but also looks up to his first wife, I want to know what the consequences will be if this matter comes out of his mouth." Standing up and saluting : "The concubine sent me to the Holy One."

Eunuch Li put the ginseng tea in front of Zhou Yuhuang, who had been sitting in meditation after returning to the main hall: "My lord, do you want to pass on the crown princess?"

"Forget it, I'll talk about it tomorrow when I'm tired, what's going on with the prince?"

"My lord, the princess sent the two little masters to the fourth prince and the ninth prince early this morning, and they never left the palace. The prince went to the household department in the afternoon, but the nine princes entered the palace early to see the prince. .”

"It's really old and can't stand things."

Eunuch Li helped to press the forehead: "Your Majesty, you don't have to think too much. Everyone has different ideas and practices. The princess has great talents, but she is willing to retire. She is a husband and a son. People have weaknesses and have to do it." Be careful."

Zhou Yuhuang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you trust him?"

"I don't dare to trust or distrust the status of a slave. The masters and slaves in the palace trust me. To put it bluntly, the slave likes the three sons of the crown prince very much. They respect the slave and regard the slave as an elder. The servant of love will definitely remember it in his heart."