Funing Hall

Zhao Shiqi used to live in the Funing Palace, but now he can live in the Funing Palace openly.When he is standing, he has to bend over most of the time, which is not good for his body in the long run. His body is only 16 years old, and his bones are still quite long.After arriving in the palace, Zhao Cong forced him to lie down on the bed.

He was also afraid that he would really become a hunchback, and he wanted to get well sooner, so he didn't pull Zhao Cong to be tricky and behave, and obediently went to lie on his stomach in the side hall.Zhao Cong changed his clothes and went to Chongzheng Hall to deal with political affairs after eating.

Regarding the imperial edict, we will have to talk to the officials again at the court meeting tomorrow.

Although the Sun family father and son have been convicted, when and where they will be executed, when and where the Sun family man will be exiled still need to be discussed.Zhao Cong also wanted to continue to make decisions alone, but even though he had so many officials under him, he knew when he calmed down, how could he really speak up.Besides, he also hates the style of Yiyantang.It's okay to discuss these important but not very important matters with the ministers.

In addition, there are accumulated political affairs.

Zhao Cong got busy again.

Zhao Shiqi was recuperating on the bed, while Chaxi cut Linao fruit for him to eat, and occasionally talked with him.

When two people walked in, he saw that they were auspicious and auspicious.

Since he came back, he hasn't seen these two people. They have been imprisoned for a long time.This time he was seriously injured, Zhao Cong felt distressed after all, and he was afraid that the other people in Funing Hall could not take good care of him, so he let them out.

I haven't seen each other for five years, and both of them have grown taller.

Ji Li was originally tall and fat, but now he is even stronger.Ji Xiang is still as thin, but has grown a lot like a stick.As soon as they came in, they knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Shiqi.Although Zhao Shiqi is not a kind person, he still loves those who are loyal to him.

On the contrary, he felt sorry for the two of them, and kept them locked up until now.

He wakes up the two of them and asks Chaxi to give them Lingao fruit.Ji Xiang is clever, Ji Li is simple and honest, after this incident, he has settled down a lot. After being locked up for so many days, he was released, and Cha Xi gave them fruits to eat. They were only teenagers, and they cried together.

Zhao Shiqi felt more and more uncomfortable.Ji Li was still thinking about his pigeons, and after eating the fruit, he hurried out to look at it. Cha Xi happened to go to see his medicine, leaving Ji Xiang alone in the house.

Ji Xiang knelt down on the ground again, and said with red eyes: "The little one just thinks that he will never see Saburo again in this life, the little one didn't do a good job and was discovered by His Majesty, the little one is guilty."

Zhao Shiqi sighed, but in just a few months, things have already changed a thousand times.He said softly: "Get up, your father also came to Kaifeng mansion with me, but recently he went to do things for me."

Ji Xiang rubbed his eyes and stood up, and said: "I heard about it, your majesty wrote an edict to Sanlang, my congratulations to Saburo."

Zhao Shiqi smiled: "I've told your father about this, and I'll tell you again, there will be no throne in the future. I won't accept the imperial edict either."

"Ah?" Jixiang looked up at him in surprise.

Zhao Shiqi picked up a piece of fruit from the plate, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it slowly. After eating, he said: "From now on, you will work with me for His Majesty."

"Yes, what the gentleman said is what it is."

Zhao Shiqi smiled again: "I haven't seen you for five years, so I don't know what skills you have now? Can you still do things for me?"

Jixiang was not convinced: "Sanlang, the younger one has been working with the senior official Fu for the past five years, and His Majesty is very relieved of the younger one."

"That being the case, there is something for you to do right now."

"Langjun ordered."

"That day in Luoyang, the assassin was a student of Luoyang County School. He was appreciated by Sun Boxun and recommended to enter the county school. This is very strange. Someone must have arranged for this person early." Zhao Shiqi also felt bored while talking, and was reborn It's useless once, these things never happened in the previous life, "That student left a lot of calligraphy, all of them are with Fulu, I'm afraid no one will care, you go and get them."

"Do you want the little one to steal?"

Zhao Shiqi glared at him: "Go and get it in a fair manner. If Fulu finds out and asks you, you can be honest, just say I want to see it." He didn't do anything wrong, he has such a relationship with Zhao Cong now .The reason why he didn't mention it to Zhao Cong was because Zhao Cong was too busy, he wanted to help Zhao Cong share some of these secret things, let him do it.

Jixiang nodded, and immediately turned around to do it.

Zhao Shiqi lay on the bed and thought to himself, he would still leave the palace in a few days, and the person who sent the gold from Xixia should also come back, so he had to ask carefully.

In the next few days, Zhao Cong and all the ministers set a date for the execution of the father and son of the Sun family and the day for the son of the Sun family to be exiled.They are the tenth day of the next month and the fifteenth day of the next month.The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and at that time, they will also watch the water battle in Jinming Lake. These are all festive events, and it is really inappropriate to kill people immediately, so the time is delayed a little bit.

Although the person has not been killed, the days have already spread, and it is a foregone conclusion.

Zhao Cong returned from Chongzheng Hall to Funing Hall, sat on the couch, his clothes hadn't been changed yet, and suddenly felt emotional.He originally thought that he would turn a blind eye to the Sun family for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when he finally couldn't bear it.He just sat down when Rantao came in and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is here."

"Call her in."

"Yes."

Qian Yuemo was dressed in moon-white, with only some orchids embroidered on the skirt and front of the skirt. She looked very plain and looked not in a good mood. Zhao Cong looked up and was slightly taken aback: "Why does Yueniang look so bad?" Worse than his.

Qian Yue smiled lightly: "At the turn of spring and summer, I was very sleepy. I slept a lot at noon, and I didn't sleep well at night."

"That can't be done." He said, looking at Piao Shu, "You have to keep an eye on your lady, and take less sleep at noon."

Piao Shu nodded in agreement, but dared not tell the truth at all, their wives didn't sleep much at noon, they didn't sleep much at all!Whether day or night.

"Your Majesty, my concubine is here on business today."

"You said."

"After the Queen Mother came back, although she had been lying on the bed in a daze, she also knew that her father and brother would be executed, but whenever she woke up, she would definitely come to see His Majesty. The concubine knew that His Majesty didn't want to be disturbed, so she kept silent. You. Today she is unwilling to drink the soup, and said that if she is not allowed to see you, she will die."

Zhao Cong remained indifferent: "Then she will die."

"The concubine also persuaded her. She said that even if His Majesty didn't see her, she still wanted to see her father and brother, and begged His Majesty to forgive his nephew and sister-in-law. She repeatedly sent people to call the concubine, but the concubine had to go..." Qian Yuemo Apart from being saddened by Zhao Zongning's affairs, it is the Empress Dowager's affairs.

"You tell her that she is the queen mother and will always be the queen mother of Song Dynasty. The affairs of her mother's family have nothing to do with her. If she lives in peace, she can still be prosperous forever. If she threatens me with life and death again, his nephew will also Not only exile, but also death."

"...Yes." Qian Yue nodded silently.

This time the Sun family was really wronged, and the Queen Mother Sun's state that day also reflected that she was also really ignorant.But who let her know that Zhao Cong might be "dead", her first reaction was like that, she was eager to send Sun Xiaoyu to be the queen?

In this way, the Sun family was not wronged at all.

At this point, Zhao Cong still wanted to know who was going to kill him.It's just that those people act secretly, how can they be easily exposed?Zhao Cong frowned, Qian Yuemo worried: "Your Majesty?"

Zhao Cong came back to his senses, lightly smiled and poured tea for her, and then pushed towards Qian Yuemo's place after pouring it halfway.

Chaxi's voice sounded from outside the window: "Mr., please slow down! You can't walk so fast——"

The two of them raised their heads together, and Zhao Shiqi went around the window with a displeasure on his face, and stood by the window and stared at the two of them.

Zhao Cong: "..."

Qian Yuemo was already weak, but now she looked tired, and Zhao Cong pushed the tea in front of her, with a look of comforting her.

Zhao Shiqi was very angry, he gave Qian Yuemo a good look.

Qian Yuemo also had no energy to stare back and forth with Zhao Shiqi, and simply got up and said: "Your Majesty, I will go back first."

"Go."

Qian Yuemo went out with Piao Shu, Piao Shu said in surprise: "Lady, why is there such a weird relationship between Your Majesty and Xiao Lang?"

Qian Yuemo said calmly: "Speak carefully."

"Yes, the servant girl didn't say anything."

As soon as they left, Zhao Shiqi immediately lowered his face and said pitifully, "Your Majesty, what did you say to her?"

"Talk about the Queen Mother."

"Why did you pour tea for her? Did you wait for her to come?"

Zhao Cong inexplicably had the illusion of being checked out, and he was amused, so he asked, "How did you know she was here?"

"Your Majesty doesn't miss me, but I miss you. As soon as Ji Li sees you coming back, he will tell me immediately. I think His Majesty is going to visit me, but how would you know that Your Majesty is looking at Concubine Shu! She knows my relationship with you, and always come to you!"

Zhao Cong was originally in a bad mood because of his exhaustion with the Empress Dowager Sun, but seeing Zhao Shiqi like this, his boredom flew away in an instant.He patted his side: "Come and sit."

Zhao Shiqi sat beside him, not happy.

Zhao Cong reached out and tapped his cheek: "Look at you, are you still angry with the little lady? It's rare for Concubine Shu to come here."

"She's already married, so she's still a young lady?!"

Zhao Cong choked, Qian Yuemo is a genuine little lady!It's just that he was not embarrassed to say it directly. First, it hurt Qian Yuemo's reputation, and second, he said this to Zhao Shiqi in a good manner, which showed that he was much... He picked up the tea and gave it to Zhao Shiqi: "Drink a little. "

"No, you poured it for her."

"..." Zhao Cong laughed, "I'll pour you another cup." As he said, he poured out a cup of tea and handed it to Zhao Shiqi.

"Your Majesty feed me."

Zhao Cong laughed even more. Zhao Shiqi always pretended to be good-looking to him, but it was okay, he liked it, and he was willing to pamper him. He handed it to Zhao Shiqi's mouth: "Okay, hello, drink it quickly."

Only then did Zhao Shiqi drink it obediently.

After drinking tea, Zhao Cong persuaded him to go back to the side hall and continue to lie on his stomach. He had to go back to the study to write a few letters, and promised to accompany him immediately after writing the letter, Zhao Shiqi left with Chaxi.

As soon as he left, Rantao walked in, holding back a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, Cha Xi said, Mr. Xiao Lang was fine at first, and it was almost time for you to come back, so he began to sigh on the bed. How could you just sit down?" , Mrs. Qian came over, and the pain stopped immediately, and he got out of bed immediately, walking fast, and this is coming..." Rantao couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zhao Cong was drinking tea, and when he heard it, he almost spit out tea from laughter.

Is this too tight? !

He quickly swallowed the tea, put the teacup away, and said with a smile: "Don't blame him, he has always thought that I love Concubine Shu very much. I love Concubine Shu, but this love is not the other's."

"Yes~" Rantao smiled, and then said worriedly, "I heard what Chaxi said, and I seem to have noticed it, and the people who wait close can always see it, especially..."

Especially the two of them in Funing Hall are not hiding anything now, Zhao Cong said indifferently: "It's okay, you should know what you need to know."

"Yes, rest assured, Your Majesty, the servant girl will watch. Even if they notice something, the servant girl will not allow them to speak out."

Zhao Cong nodded.

"But Mr. Xiao Lang is really... in front of outsiders, who would have thought that he would look like this!" Rantao sighed.

Zhao Cong laughed again, he liked the little Eleven in front of him, only he could see it.He joked with Rantao again, and then hurried to the study to write a letter, after all, he had to go to accompany Zhao Shiqi again after finishing writing.

Those days in Luoyang not only brought about great changes, but also changed the mood of many people.

It was the same for Zhao Zongning. In the past, she liked to have fun the most. For some reason, since she came back, she was in a bad mood. She was depressed all day long. She didn't see anyone, and Che Xia was very anxious.

In the evening, Sun Zhuyun came to see him again.

Che Xia said sadly: "Sun Langjun, the servant girl went in to help you pass the message, but the princess saw or didn't see—"

"It's okay, you go, I won't see you today, I'll come back next time."

"Okay." Che Xia saluted and turned around to enter.

Zhao Zongning wore a vermilion double-breasted skirt with gold thread pinched on the hem.She was leaning on the couch and reading a book. She stretched out her long legs and put them on the bodies of the two female envoys. They sat cross-legged on the couch and pinched her legs.She also has maids by her side, who pass her cherries and wine cups from time to time.

Che Xia came in and said angrily, "Princess, you can't drink anymore."

Zhao Zongning turned over a page of the book and ignored her.

"Princess, Mr. Sun Lang is asking to see you."

"No see—" Zhao Zongning was impatient.

"Princess, he seems to be in a hurry to find you. In the past few days, he has come here three times every morning, afternoon and evening."

Zhao Zongning put down the book, raised his head to think for a moment, rubbed his forehead, and said lazily, "Call him in."

"Yes."

When Sun Zhuyun came in, Zhao Zongning was still in the same posture just now, she was eating the cherries by herself.

"Sun Zhuyun pays homage to the princess." Sun Zhuyun knelt down on the ground and saluted.

Zhao Zongning glanced at him, she was actually very lenient towards others, and rarely asked for such big gifts, it seemed that Sun Zhuyun really had something to say?She said first: "Don't worry, Sun Lang, what happened to your family has nothing to do with you."

Sun Zhuyun smiled: "I know, otherwise how could I be so stable? If something happens, I will be tied up together in Luoyang. It is thanks to the princess that I can do this."

"Then why are you here to see me?"

"Princess, I have something important to tell you."

Zhao Zongning drank some wine, although he was not drunk, his head was indeed a little dizzy.She was awakened by these words, she put down the wine glass and book, retracted her legs, and the maid beside her immediately helped her up.She stretched out her large sleeves, sat cross-legged on the couch, clasped her hands in front of her, straightened her back, and waved away everyone.

When there was no one else in the room, she said in a deep voice, "Go ahead."

Sun Zhuyun bowed his head and said one by one.

Zhao Zongning was silent for a moment, and asked, "Why did you say it now?"

Sun Zhuyun smiled wryly: "I have an enmity with the Sun family, I always have to wait for the best time, and I can't know in advance what will happen in Luoyang."

"If you had spoken out earlier and dealt with these people earlier, how many things would have been saved?!"

Sun Zhuyun kowtowed: "Princess, it's all my fault. But if I take the liberty to say this, how can I convince the princess?"

Zhao Zongning frowned, she was often said to be acting out of line, but she just clamored to raise a face head all day long, in fact, the so-called face head she really raised was only Sun Zhuyun, besides, they were friends of gentlemen.She knew that Sun Zhuyun had secrets from the beginning, but she thought it was just some irrelevant secrets about who killed her mother. She didn't expect the Sun family to be so shameless!I didn't expect the Sun family to be so insane!She didn't even think that if Sun Zhuyun said it, she might not believe it.

She got up immediately and called Che Xia outside: "I want to go to the palace immediately to see my brother!"

Che Xia came in immediately, and said bitterly: "Princess, the gate of the palace is closed."

Zhao Zongning took a deep breath, and said helplessly, "Enter the palace tomorrow morning!" Chexia withdrew in response, Zhao Zongning frowned and thought for a moment, and then asked Sun Zhuyun, "It's a bit late for you to say this, but it's barely meritorious, what do you want? ?”

Sun Zhuyun bowed his head and said, "I want to see their father and son."

"When I enter the palace tomorrow, I will tell my brother, whether I can let you see me, I can't decide."

"The princess is willing to listen to me and ask His Majesty for me. I am very grateful."

"That's why you came into my princess mansion, besides escaping from birth, that's why?" Zhao Zongning's eyes were sharp, "They hurt your mother, you hate them, it's human nature, I'm not those weak girls, don't need to hide it from me. "

"Yes, princess, that's all I ask for."

"Now that the Sun family father and son are going to die, but it's not because of you, how happy are you?"

Sun Zhuyun smiled wryly: "Not happy."

"Since your goal has been achieved, you can leave the Princess Mansion at any time. The Sun family is gone, and you are free. I can still give you money and people, so it is worthwhile for you to stay with me in the mansion for the past few months."

But Sun Zhuyun looked up at Zhao Zongning, and said seriously: "Although I have a purpose when I came here, I have been with you for several months, and I have sincere admiration and admiration for the princess."

Zhao Zongning stared: "Are you expressing your feelings to me?"

Sun Zhuyun nodded: "The princess is like this, but who doesn't like any man? I am no exception."

"You said that on purpose to please me, but I'm also happy. It's just that not all men like me. Right now, I want to recruit someone to be a consort, but he doesn't want to. I don't want to recruit you as a consort."

"Princess, I didn't try to please you. Every word is true. If I didn't have this body in this life, I would definitely fight back. It's just my body, my identity, and the position of consort. I don't dare to think about it. Only life is in a hurry." After dozens of years, finding a confidant is the most difficult thing, the princess has such an identity and talent, let alone force myself, finding a confidant is the most important thing."

"A confidant?" Zhao Zongning smiled, what confidant, there are so many confidantes in the world, it's just to find the most suitable one to keep by your side.She waved, "You go, tomorrow I will go into the palace and talk to my brother."

However, Sun Zhuyun really developed a heart of admiration for Zhao Zongning, he took a careful look at Zhao Zongning, and knew that he was not qualified to persuade him, so he turned and left.