Funing Hall

Zhao Congde came out of the main room, originally wanted to leave the mansion, but suddenly thought of the Shan family.

Mrs. Shan is Zhao Shiqi's biological mother, the beauty he snatched back at the beginning.At the beginning, there was a censor who wanted to sue him, but the first emperor always treated the clan leniently, so he skipped this matter with a wave of his hand.Shan Shi was really born well, otherwise, how could an ordinary lady who sells cooking cakes catch his eyes?

It was precisely because of her beauty that he rode by on horseback, spotted her at a glance, and rushed into the mansion the next day.

After a few days, he didn't know that Mrs. Shan actually had a husband.But that's okay too, he's always messing around.He doted on Mrs. Shan for a long time, but Mrs. Shan never gave him a smile.At first I thought it was interesting, after all, which woman in the mansion coaxed him to turn around?Only Shan Shi always looked at him coldly, looking down on him with full scrutiny.

But after a while, this coldness will become meaningless. He is a man of the royal family, so naturally he needs to be surrounded by beauties.Not long after, he forgot about Mrs. Shan, and after Mrs. Shan gave birth to a child, he didn't remember who whispered in his ear, saying that the child's blood was impure.

In fact, he knew that was nonsense, Xiao Shiyi was born at full term, and the time would not be wrong.Besides, he had seen Shan's husband before, and Xiao Shiyen didn't look the same as that man, so Xiao Shiyen saw that he was from the Zhao family.But he hated Mrs. Shan at the beginning, so he was affected by those words, and there were too many children in his house.

Gradually, he completely forgot about the mother and son.

He circled around the backyard without a direction, and the second housekeeper asked, "My lord, where are you going?"

"Where does Mrs. Shan live?"

The second butler thought for a while before he remembered who Shan was, and he immediately said: "She lives in Qiuluoyuan!"

This name sounds unlucky, and it is indeed unlucky. It is in the most remote place in the mansion, where the last maids are too lazy to go.Zhao Congde walked there excitedly and took a long detour before arriving.As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Yue Yue's white back.The back is thin but weak, yet there is a trace of tenacity.

Zhao Congde didn't have much ink in his belly, but at this moment, many words did turn in his mind.

His voice was a little dry, and he couldn't help calling: "Chen Niang—" After calling, he was also a little dazed, and he didn't expect that he still remembered Shan's boudoir name——Shan Chen.

That person was indeed Shan Shi, she froze for a moment, then turned around slowly.A light and elegant face, like the moonlight passing through the mist, sprinkled everywhere Zhao Congde could see.

Zhao Cong is still "teasing" Zhao Shishi, in his opinion, he is a mature adult, he really regards himself as Zhao Shishi's uncle.

But in Zhao Shiqi's view, it is really difficult to continue acting.

Because, in Zhao Shiqi's own opinion, he is also a very old man.Although he also felt that he was pretending to be stupid, tricking Zhao Cong's sympathy, and then staying in the palace. Fortunately, when Zhao Cong died, he was close to the water and got the moon first, which is a very disgraceful thing.

But if he was a good person, he would not have been an emperor in his previous life.

The only thing is that he ignored the oriole Zhao Zongning, no, Zhao Zongning was a real phoenix.

Otherwise, he is the one who wins to the end.

Since he lived a new life and had a shortcut to take, why didn't he take it?

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and be "coaxed" by Zhao Cong, but he thought in his heart that after Zhao Cong's death, he would play a game with Queen Mother Sun and each of them. His sincerity.

Yes, he can fully feel and see Zhao Cong's intentions.

He pretended to be scared, and when he looked back at Zhao Cong, he even thought that Zhao Cong was going to cry in the next second.

Zhao Cong is also so easy to coax.

In the previous life, almost no one remembered Zhao Cong, even though he was the emperor.

He was the eldest son of the royal family, he was not born peacefully, but died so peacefully.In his short life, the most glorious time was when he was carried into the palace at the age of three.In his previous life, he was also enthroned at the age of ten, but his body was weaker than in this life. He only sat for a while at the enthronement ceremony before being carried down.

After that, until the emperor died quietly, no one saw him again.

If it wasn't for Zhao Zongning's words, he would not be able to remember the little emperor.

He looked at Zhao Cong who was coaxing him to eat the cake in front of him, and finally felt that he was pitiful, so he opened his mouth and took a bite out of face.

Zhao Cong laughed, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked him, "Is it delicious?"

Zhao Cong's eyes are very light in color.They were sitting in the main hall of the side hall, and the sunlight outside the room shone straight in, illuminating Zhao Cong's eyes like freshly solidified amber.

Zhao Shiqi nodded unconsciously and said, "It's delicious."

Zhao Cong's eyes widened, and then sighed: "Finally I'm talking to you!"

Zhao Shiqi couldn't help but think: Zhao Cong is really a fool.

Rantao walked in, saw this scene, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is talking to Xiao Langjun?"

Seeing her coming, Zhao Cong said happily, "He did speak just now!"

Ran Tao laughed out loud, His Majesty was a little lonely in the palace alone, it was not bad for the young man to stay, after all, he had an extra companion.She looked at Zhao Shiqi with a smile, and asked, "Little Lang, what do you like to eat? The servant girl will make it for you."

Zhao Shiqi naturally did not answer.

Zhao Cong laughed again: "He only talks to me!"

"Yes, His Majesty is so good, everyone loves it."

Zhao Cong smiled deeper, and asked again: "The Princess has gone back?"

"Your Majesty can rest assured that the servant girl saw the princess getting into the carriage with her own eyes."

Zhao Cong nodded.

"His Majesty--"

"What's the matter?" Seeing that Ran Tao hesitated, Zhao Cong said indifferently, "You just say it." Zhao Shishi is an autistic child, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

"When the maid sent the princess out of the palace, she met Aunt Lin and the others."

"Aunt Lin?"

"Yes, His Majesty has seen it before, she led the beautiful girl who entered the palace—"

Zhao Cong really didn't care at first, but he glanced at Zhao Shiqi, but seeing the other party staring at him, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, this is a child.

He got up and said, "Go back and talk."

"Yes."

He turned around and patted Zhao Shishi's head: "Have dinner with me later." He called Chaxi in again, "Serve Mr. Xiao Lang and take a rest."

Tea should be happy.

"Is there a eunuch in the side hall?"

"Your Majesty, I deserve it."

Zhao Cong didn't ask in detail, he trusted the people in the palace about these things.He smiled at Zhao Shishi again, and left with Rantao.

Chaxi waited for Zhao Shixi to lie down on the bed, drew the curtain before going out.

Zhao Shishi was still thinking about what Rantao was going to say, what was it?As far as he knew, in the previous life, Zhao Cong never married until his death.Do you still have to marry someone in this life?Empress Dowager Sun is also willing to let Zhao Cong marry someone else and give birth to a prince who is not a descendant of the Sun family?

What's more, can Zhao Cong's body be able to bear children?

Just as he was thinking, footsteps came from outside the curtain, and Ji Xiang asked in a low voice, "Mr. Wang, are you sleeping?"

Zhao Shiyi sat up swiftly, no longer half-stupid, with a clear voice: "Come in and talk."

Ji Xiang came in and kowtowed, and said: "Liu Xian is not in charge now, the younger one was ordered by Lang Jun to visit him, and he is very grateful to the younger one."

"Continue to do so."

In fact, Jixiang also has doubts. No matter what he thinks, he can't figure out what is so unusual about this Liu Xian that he should be treated like this?But naturally he wouldn't ask too many questions, just do what your lord ordered.Zhao Shiqi explained to him a few more things before he quietly withdrew.

In the main hall, Zhao Cong was sitting on the couch.

Rantao stood and said, "The maidservant of the county chief told His Majesty that the second lady of the Qian family is fine."

"The Qian family?" Zhao Cong asked again, "Qian Mingyi, the Minister of Zhongshu and the money merchant?"

Then Rantao remembered something, that day in the back garden, the gentleman who took the initiative to identify him seemed to be the money merchant and servant!

"Your Majesty, it's him!"

Zhao Cong raised his eyebrows, it seems that there are quite a few people in the court who have confidence in him.

But here comes the question, does he have to accept a concubine?

He was a broken sleeve in his previous life.

Just pushed away a queen, the concubine is coming again?

Rantao said again: "Your Majesty, the ladies of the lords have been in the palace for nearly three months, and the Queen Mother has always been too lazy to care about these things, you see—"

Rantao and the others naturally hoped that he would accept the concubine sooner, but accepting the concubine was actually a signal to tell everyone that he, Zhao Cong, had truly grown up.What's more, accepting a concubine can also gain more contacts.For example, the second wife of the Qian family in front of me, even Zhao Zongning said she was good.

Zhao Cong really knew the situation of the Qian family. The Qian family had two prime ministers, one was a money merchant and the other was his father.When the first emperor was alive, he even made the money merchant's father a scholar of Wenming Pavilion.Regardless of the surname of the Qian family, Qian Shang is also known as a merchant, their family is a serious scholar.

The deceased grandpa of the Qian family was the first number one scholar chosen by Taizu himself. At the time of Taizu, the imperial examination had not yet taken shape, how many Jinshi could he get in a year?His family's old man is really capable to be named the number one scholar.The strangest thing is that after the old man won the first prize in the examination, he didn't become an official, so he turned around and went to his hometown to farm.

Taizu valued literati, so it was useless to stay there twice.

Taizu was not angry, instead he called him into the palace for a few chats, after chatting, he praised him even more.After that, he really let the old man go home to farm.

Fortunately, all the descendants of the Qian family are good at studying. Although they have never won the number one scholar, they are not too difficult to be a Jinshi.There has never been anyone like Mrs. Qian, and everyone has entered the officialdom smoothly.Taizu also specially left a message to his descendants, asking them to treat the Qian family well.

It can be said that the Qian family is very clean and expensive.

Zhao Zongning's political thinking is very sharp, and his money businessman is no worse than her.

That day in the back garden, the money merchant came up to talk to him, which implied a deep meaning.

Zhao Cong lowered his head and fiddled with the teacup. As long as there are people, he cannot do without these networks.It would be fine if he was strong and invincible, but he is not at the moment. If he wants to bring down the Queen Mother, he really needs to rely on this network.

"Your Majesty..." Ran Tao called him in a low voice, hesitant to speak.

He looked up and saw the worry hidden in Rantao's eyebrows.He sighed secretly again, but he worried them all day long.He knew that whether it was Zhao Zongning, dyed pottery, or Fulu, they all hoped that he could quickly accept the second wife of the Qian family, so as to save Empress Dowager Sun from another twists and turns.

Empress Dowager Sun will not let go of the Queen's seat easily, but they can still fight for other concubines.

And in such an era, and being the emperor, the concubine must be accepted.

The author has something to say: Zhao Cong: Zhao Shishi is a cute fool [happy] [picking up a treasure] [sudden excitement] [love].

Zhao Shishi: Zhao Cong, this poor fool [indifferent] [indifferent] [indifferent] [indifferent].

Zhao Cong: Who is to say that the bones are not good! ! ! [angry]

Zhao Shishi: ... [Indifference]