Whose cub am I pregnant with?

In the evening, Zhao Qi and Empress Dowager Wen's carriage arrived at the foot of Muyang Mountain. The abbot of Muyang Temple and all the elders had been waiting here for a long time.

Muyang Temple was a royal temple in the Chen Dynasty. It has a history of hundreds of years from the beginning of the temple to the present. It has gone through several dynasties and is still strong.The temple is quiet and simple, surrounded by green trees, the interior is full of sandalwood fragrance, the walls and pillars are covered with cracks, and the deep and long bells ring, Zhao Qi feels that his soul has been purified.

Empress Dowager Wen began to worship Buddha after the late emperor left, and has known the abbot of Muyang Temple for a long time.Empress Dowager Wen excused everyone's ceremony, and said to the host with a smile: "Master Yuantong, I haven't seen you for a few years, so don't come here without any problems."

...Why does this dharma name sound familiar?

Master Yuantong: "Amitabha. The Empress Dowager's brows are clear and joyful. It seems that the heart knot has been resolved for many years. I hereby congratulate the Empress Dowager."

"Sure enough, nothing can escape the master's insight." Empress Dowager Wen pursed her lips and smiled, looking at Zhao Qi beside her, "The Ai family's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and I am here to fulfill it."

He Changzhou asked in a low voice: "What is the queen mother's long-cherished wish, does the emperor know?"

Zhao Qi looked up at the sky, "I don't know anything."

He Changzhou rubbed his chin, "I'm a little curious."

"I advise you not to," Zhao Qi said blankly, "Curiosity killed the cat."

Master Yuantong made a gesture of invitation, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, please follow me into the temple."

Zhao Xi deliberately slowed down by half a step, and asked the two elders following Master Yuantong: "Excuse me, two elders, what is your Dharma name?"

"Return to the emperor, the poor monk's Dharma name is Zhongtong."

"Return to the emperor, the poor monk's name is Shentong."

Zhao Qi: "..." He finally understood that the original author of "Da Jing Wu Boundless" is a lazy guy, the kind who doesn't even bother to pick the name of a passer-by.

Zhao Xi followed Empress Dowager Wen into the front hall, Master Yuantong handed them high incense, Zhao Xi took the light, imitated Empress Dowager Wen raised high, closed his eyes, and bowed three times to the golden statue of Buddha.

Zhao Qi opened one eye and saw Empress Dowager Wen's pious face, still chanting.

Zhao Qi doesn't believe in Buddhism, but he has come here, and he also made a silent wish in his heart: Buddha blesses, my mother will be healthy and live a long life; I have fewer people; finally, bless the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment, and the Dajing Dynasty to enjoy peace and prosperity.Amen—no, Amitabha.

After worshiping, they handed the high incense to Master Zhongtong, who inserted it into the incense burner.

Master Yuantong said: "The fasting meal is ready, please go to the back room for the meal."

"No hurry, Ai's family is not hungry yet." Empress Dowager Wen said, "Xi'er, the lottery of Muyang Temple has always been effective. Would you like to ask for one?"

Zhao Qi is quite interested in asking for a lottery, "Yes."

A young monk came forward to offer a stick, Zhao Qi shook it casually, a wooden stick fell from it, and He Changzhou picked it up.

He Changzhou: "That's right, it's the lottery."

"Oh?" Zhao Qi leaned over and stood on tiptoe, "Show me!"

Empress Dowager Wen said with a smile: "You can't see anything just by looking at the wooden sign, so please ask the master to bring the sign."

Master Shen Tong asked: "Dare to ask what the emperor asked?"

Empress Dowager Wen replied in front of Zhao Qi: "Of course it is a matter for the heirs of the clan."

Zhao Qi whispered in his heart: I am not.

Master Shentong said with a smile: "The poor monk first congratulates the emperor and queen mother." Then he handed the signature to Zhao Qi.

Before Zhao Qi had time to take a closer look, the signature was taken away by Empress Dowager Wen impatiently, "'The ancestral temple enjoys it, and the descendants protect it'..." Empress Dowager Wen laughed from ear to ear, "It really is the signature! Wonderful, seconds ah!"

Zhao Qi was confused, "What do you mean?"

He Changzhou said: "It means that the emperor can enjoy the sacrifices of the ancestral temple in the future, and the emperor's descendants will keep the foundation left by the emperor."

Empress Dowager Wen took Zhao Qi's hand and said with a smile: "Your father and prince have few heirs, and there are dozens of people in the harem but only two sons and three daughters. The Ai family was worried that you would be like your father. Now it seems that the Ai family is worrying unnecessarily." .”

Jiang Dehai laughed and said: "The emperor is still young, in the future he will definitely be like Emperor Gaozu, and have more than a dozen princes and princesses!"

Zhao Qi showed disgust on his face: "I don't want it."

He Changzhou laughed out loud.Jiang Dehai was at a loss, not knowing what he said wrong.Empress Dowager Wen said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about, having many children is a blessing."

Zhao Qi knew that it was impossible to reach a consensus with Queen Mother Wen on this aspect, so he didn't talk about it.According to his concept, two children are enough, one son and one daughter, he can't manage any more.Moreover, as a well-educated young man, he has no intention of opening a harem at all, and there is a high probability that he will only marry a queen in the future, and he still feels sorry for his wife if he has more children.

Afterwards, the group went to the wing room to have a fast meal.The vegetarian food in Muyang Temple is very delicate, without any fishy taste, it is most suitable for Zhao Qi who just got car sick.Zhao Qi ate two bowls in one go, feeling a little overwhelmed, and yawned as he sat crookedly with the salted fish.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Wen said: "If Xi'er is sleepy, go back to the wing room to rest. The Empress Dowager will talk to Master Yuantong later."

Zhao Qi got up and said, "Then I will go back first, and the queen mother will also rest early."

Empress Dowager Wen nodded, "Little General He."

"The minister is here."

"It's not like being in the palace here, everything should be careless."

He Changzhou lowered his eyes: "Don't worry, Queen Mother."

Zhao Qi was sent back to the wing by He Changzhou himself.Zhao Qi had a bumpy day and was so sleepy that he fell into bed as soon as he entered the room.Jiang Dehai stood beside him holding a hot handkerchief, persuading him: "Your Majesty, wipe your face before going to sleep."

Zhao Qi closed his eyes: "I don't."

Jiang Dehai looked at He Changzhou in embarrassment: "This..."

"Give me the handkerchief," He Changzhou said, "Go down."

Jiang Dehai hesitated and said: "You are a general, how can I let you do this job."

He Changzhou smiled lowly, "Not to mention the general, even the prime minister is also the emperor's servant. What's more, the emperor asked me to cling to him."

Jiang Dehai was frightened by the words "the prime minister is also the emperor's slave".This is the reason, but that Mr. Xiao is not an ordinary prime minister.In the whole world, probably only General He Xiao dared to say such words.

"The general said that," Jiang Dehai said with a dry smile, "the servant is waiting outside, if you need something, just call."

He Changzhou nodded, "Go."

Zhao Qi had completely fallen asleep.He Changzhou wiped his face twice casually, thinking he had controlled the force, but in fact, it smeared Zhao Xi's face and made his cheeks red.Even so, Zhao Qi didn't show signs of waking up, but frowned slightly and muttered something.

He Changzhou covered him with the quilt, looked at him for a while, then stretched out his hand to pluck those cutely drooping eyelashes, thinking that this little fool is too cute.It's a pity that no matter how cute it is, in Xiao Shiqing's eyes, it's just an object that can be used at will.

That night, Xiao Hunjun was drunk, and He Changzhou carried him back to Yonghua Palace, and then went to Qinzheng Hall - Prime Minister Xiao was waiting for him there.

"The forces of Duanmaifang have been entrenched in the Central Plains for a long time, and they come out from time to time to stir up troubles. Although it is not painful or itchy, the truth has no patience to deal with them."

He Changzhou asked: "What do you want the Prime Minister to do?"

"The emperor and the empress dowager will leave the palace to go to Muyang Temple at the end of the month, and will stay in the temple for a few days." Xiao Shiqing said lightly, "the people in Duanmaifang probably already know the news. It is rare for the empress dowager to go out of the palace once, and they will definitely Take action."

He Changzhou immediately understood what he meant, "You want to lead the snake out of the hole?"

Xiao Shiqing looked down at the memorial, noncommittal.

He Changzhou couldn't believe it: "That's the Queen Mother and the Emperor, you actually bet on their safety?"

"Truth does not do things you are not sure about."

"Then aren't you afraid of what happens?"

Xiao Shiqing raised his eyes, "Nothing happens."

"Forget it, the emperor, the empress dowager's kindness to the Xiao family is as heavy as a mountain, and you actually have the heart?"

Xiao Shiqing said casually: "Is the empress dowager's kindness to the Xiao family as great as a mountain, or the Xiao family's kindness to the queen mother as much as a mountain?"

He Changzhou was at a loss for words, "The prime minister's words are really cold, if the Queen Mother hears..."

"Do you think she doesn't know what's on her mind?" Xiao Shiqing interrupted him, "The truth and the queen mother are tacit."

He Changzhou was speechless.

Xiao Shiqing continued: "According to the secret agent's report, Duanmaifang's lair is in a hidden place near the outskirts of Beijing, and they intend to capture Zhao Qi alive in order to threaten the truth and the Queen Mother. Just follow them, and naturally can catch it all.”

"When the time comes..." He Changzhou said, "When will it be? After the emperor falls into their hands?"

Xiao Shiqing said indifferently, "If you don't want to, I can leave this matter to others. However, I vaguely remember that General He's uncle died at the hands of Duanmaifang. Don't you want to avenge them?"

He Changzhou took a deep breath, "Okay, I will listen to the prime minister."

……

He Changzhou poured himself a cup of tea, and before he finished a cup of tea, he heard Jiang Dehai's voice deliberately lowered: "Little General He, a deputy general surnamed Xu said he has something important to tell you."

He Changzhou opened the door, and the Deputy General Xu was standing at the door, and when he saw him coming, he knelt down and saluted: "Little General."

"what's up?"

Deputy General Xu: "The last general captured a sneaky sweeping monk outside the Queen Mother's wing, and the last general suspects that he is the person who broke the veins."

Jiang Dehai was frightened: "Duanmaifang? Is it the remnants of the previous dynasty who are going to tell the truth?"

"Well," He Changzhou said solemnly, "Where is the Queen Mother now?"

Vice General Xu: "The Empress Dowager is still worshiping the Buddha in the front hall."

He Changzhou pondered for a moment, "It seems that Muyang Temple is not a safe place."

"How could this be so!" Jiang Dehai said anxiously, "Before the queen mother and the emperor came, didn't the little general check all the people and things in the temple?"

"I'm afraid someone slipped through the net." He Changzhou said, "What about the sweeping monk? I want to interrogate him personally."

Deputy General Xu: "The general will lock him in an empty room. Please follow the future, little general."

He Changzhou: "Lead the way."

"Hey, the general stays behind..." Jiang Dehai stopped him, "You are leaving, what should the emperor do?"

He Changzhou said: "I will send reliable people to protect the emperor, father-in-law don't worry."

"But the emperor only trusts the little general!"

A trace of hesitation flashed in He Changzhou's eyes, "If you don't find out the truth through suspicious people as soon as possible, the safety of the emperor and queen mother will not be protected. These people are all my confidants, and I can trust them."

Jiang Dehai couldn't stop him, he watched He Changzhou leave in a hurry.He pushed open the door and looked inside, the emperor was still sound asleep.

The temple was quieter and more empty at night than in the daytime. Several Ouchi guards in armor came in a whole team and said to the colleagues on duty: "It's a shift change. Leave it to us in the middle of the night. Go back to sleep."

Jiang Dehai, who was guarding the door of the wing room, grabbed one of the guards and asked, "Is there any news about General He?"

The guard shook his head, "Not yet. Eunuch is tired too, hurry up and take a rest, we are here."

"No, I have to stay here—" Before Jiang Dehai finished speaking, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, his eyes went dark, and he passed out.

"Why not just kill him?" Another guard asked.

"Save his life to report to the treacherous minister surnamed Xiao. Stop talking nonsense here, go in and take him away."

A group of people pushed the door open, picked up the dog emperor on the bed, and withdrew.

Zhao Qi was not honest when he was sleeping, he rolled back and forth, the bed in the wing room was no better than a dragon bed, and rolled to the edge of the bed.

When Xiao Shiqing entered the room, half of Zhao Qi's body was hanging outside the bed, and he would fall if he moved slightly.

Xiao Shiqing's eyes were dark, and he walked quickly to the bed, just in time Zhao Qi turned over and fell off the bed——

The pig also woke up from such a big movement, Zhao Qi opened his eyes, saw the enlarged handsome face in front of him, and thought he was dreaming.He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and asked uncertainly, "...Prime Minister?"

"Ah."

Zhao Qi was confused, how could he wake up in Xiao Shiqing's arms?Wait, isn't he in Muyang Temple?

Zhao Qi blinked, "Why is the prime minister here?"

Xiao Shiqing said with a cold face, "Guardian."

"Ah?" Zhao Qi was puzzled, "Didn't I have Little General He escorting me?"

The corner of Xiao Shiqing's mouth raised a mocking smile, "He can't."

Zhao Qi: "..." If he can't do it, can you?

The author has something to say: Little Emperor: I love my wife dearly, and I only want two children in the future.