Prince Consort

Zhao Chongzhao was still diligent, so busy that he didn't even have time to look up.

Xie Ze'an was waiting not far away, picking up the memorial that Zhao Chongzhao hadn't had time to review.This was an overreach, but no one in the imperial study spoke to stop it, most of them were used to such a situation.

After reading several memorials, Xie Ze'an was a little bit helpless with the parallel style of the officials showing off their skills.He rubbed his forehead helplessly, and looked up, only to see that something was wrong with Zhao Chongzhao.

Zhao Chongzhao's face was a little red, his forehead was propped up with his hands, and his brows were tightly frowned, as if enduring pain.Zhao Chongzhao didn't like to be disturbed when dealing with government affairs, and the servants were all sent far away, but no one noticed his strange behavior.

Xie Zean paused slightly, stood up and shouted: "Dude, call the imperial physician quickly, Your Majesty seems to have a headache."

Zhao Chongzhao's mind was already blurred, but he suddenly woke up when he heard Xie Ze'an's voice.He opened his eyes wide and raised his head to look at Xie Ze'an, his eyes were somewhat cruel.He raised his weak hand to hold the teacup by his side, and slammed it heavily in front of Xie Ze'an.

Xie Zean took two steps back.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Get out! Get out! I don't want to see you today!"

Xie Zean drooped his eyelashes slightly, and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty. Then I will ask Xueshi Li to take over, and I will come back tomorrow."

Zhao Chongzhao tried to stand up, but his body swayed, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell straight to the side.

Xie Ze'an was startled, stepped forward to check, and found Zhao Chongzhao unconscious.Xie Ze'an didn't think about it any more, and bent down to hug Zhao Chongzhao.He looks a little smaller than Zhao Chongzhao, but his arms are strong, more than enough to lift a young boy.

Xie Ze'an carried Zhao Chongzhao to the couch and settled him down, then turned around and asked Zhang Dade, "Did you call the imperial physician?"

Zhang Dade nodded: "Called."

Xie Ze'an stretched out his hand to touch Zhao Chongzhao's forehead, and said, "This is a fever, you have to take good care of Your Majesty these few days."

Zhang Dade was worried: "It's fine in the morning..."

Xie Ze'an said: "Sickness comes like a mountain, this thing is unreasonable." He looked at the sky outside, "The weather is getting colder after autumn, and it rained again in the morning, His Majesty's clothes may be wet by the rain Yes. Your Majesty, he feels that he is strong and strong, and he doesn't care much about these things, so you should persuade him more."

Listening to Xie Zean's earnest entrustment, Zhang Dade suddenly remembered the estrangement between Xie Zean and Zhao Chongzhao these days.For some reason, Zhang Dade suddenly had a sore nose.He said, "Don't worry Saburo, this kind of thing will never happen again."

After listening to the imperial physician's diagnosis, Xie Ze'an left the Imperial Study Room.

Zhao Chongzhao woke up after being in a coma for an hour.

He opened his eyes and looked around, but he didn't see Xie Zean's figure, and closed his eyes again.

Zhao Chongzhao secretly hated himself for being hopeless.

Obviously the two of them had already fallen out violently, but hearing Xie Ze'an's indifferent tone, his heart still hurt badly.This is not his Saburo at all, what is there to look forward to, what is there to be angry with, this is not Saburo at all...

Zhao Chongzhao has practiced martial arts for many years, and he recovered quickly from his illness. The fever subsided that night, and he returned to his usual vitality the next day.Such a hasty illness completely wiped out the weird atmosphere between them.

No one avoided anyone anymore, but unfortunately even if they spoke face to face, there was only business conversation left.

Xie Ze'an was preparing for the autumn festival recently, and seeing that the matter was about to come to an end, he was finally able to relax.Xie Ze'an felt a little uncomfortable when he had a rare free time.Unexpectedly, before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, someone came to report that Prince Duan was missing.

Before Zhao Yinglin left, she left all the princes and sons in the capital to "accompany" Zhao Chongzhao on the grounds of "fear of Zhao Chongzhao's loneliness".Prince Duan's son is also one of them, but unlike the rumored good husband and father, King Duan doesn't have much affection for his concubine and his son, at least he seldom mentions these two people in front of him.

Hearing the news of Prince Duan's disappearance, Xie Ze'an frowned.

Xie Dalang is about to get married, and Xie Ze'an doesn't want Xie Dalang to be distracted.Fortunately, Dai Shi has come back, Xie Ze'an came to Dai Shi: "What's going on?"

Dai Shi reported back truthfully.

Duan Wangshizi is ten years old this year and has a certain ability to act.He actually disappeared five days ago, but he often sneaks out to play, and the waiters keep turning a blind eye.Unexpectedly, this time Prince Duan would never come back, and he would never be found again.After hiding it for two days, the people at the hotel could no longer bear the pressure and told the story.

Xie Ze'an frowned, and said: "It is the son of the emperor's uncle, you send someone to help find it." He paused, and added, "Bring me a flying slave, and I will write a letter to the emperor."

Dai Shi led the way and left.

Xie Zean's actions were not deliberately concealed, and Zhao Chongzhao knew what Xie Zean had done that night.Even though he knew that Xie Zean and King Duan had a very good relationship, Zhao Chongzhao was still very displeased to see Xie Zean devote all his strength to help King Duan find someone.

When Xie Zean drafted the edict the next day, Zhao Chongzhao asked him to revise it more than a dozen times.

Xie Ze'an's writing is a bit soft.

Zhao Chongzhao took the final result and said flatly: "Isn't Xie Qing the proud student of Yao Canzheng and Xu Canzheng? He can't even write the imperial edict."

If Xie Ze'an still can't see that Zhao Chongzhao is looking for faults, then he has lived all these years in vain.He said: "Good bamboo will also produce bad shoots, let alone teachers and students."

Zhao Chongzhao saw that Xie Zean's hand holding the pen was a little unsteady, seemed to be shaking slightly, and the side of his wrist was also rubbed red, but his heart softened.He said: "That's it, you go back and practice hard."

Xie Ze'an said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance."

Hearing Xie Zean's words, Zhao Chongzhao laughed angrily: "Okay, I accept your thank you, and I will give you more advice in the future."

Xie Ze'an was used to Zhao Chongzhao's impermanence for a long time, and he didn't refute it.It's just a matter of writing it a few more times, and it's not too embarrassing at all. If Zhao Chongzhao thinks this can calm his anger, then he will cooperate well.

Xie Ze'an really went back to practice the "edict style" hard, practicing back and forth from font to style, and the imperial edict writing became more and more impeccable.

After a period of time in which nothing happened, the rare peace was broken by a piece of news: Duan Wang returned to Beijing.

The reason for King Duan to return to the capital is ready-made, his son is lost, can he not be in a hurry?Can you sit still?Of course, that was not his own son, and Wang Duan was not worried at all.

After King Duan arrived in the capital, he first went to see Zhao Chongzhao.

Seeing Duan Wang's gloomy face, Zhao Chongzhao let go of his suspicions.He said: "Uncle Huang, don't worry, I have sent someone out to look for it, and I will definitely find my cousin as soon as possible."

Duan Wang sighed and said: "Your Majesty's work, I am naturally relieved, but I still remember it in my heart, and I always want to come back and look for it myself."

His son disappeared in the capital, so Zhao Chongzhao naturally couldn't drive him away, so he had to agree to let King Duan stay in the capital temporarily.

As soon as King Duan left the palace, he went to Xie's mansion.

Xie Ze'an had already had some clues in the past few days. When he saw King Duan arrived, he led him in and said, "My people have seen him, but it was only four months ago. At that time, he bought a brief map of Beishang from the post station. , seems to be very serious." He paused, "Three days ago, someone found a map wrapped in pancakes in a hotel in the north. Our map is numbered, and that map is exactly The one your son bought."

Duan Wang frowned.

Although he didn't have any feelings for this cheap son, but this son was recorded in his name after all, it seemed unreasonable to ignore it like this.He said: "You mean he left by himself, and it was premeditated four months ago?"

Xie Ze'an nodded: "You can say that, but it's not all like that." He spread out the map and circled the place where the hostel is located, "When we got to this hostel, the map is actually somewhat useful. But he lost the map there , which shows that someone may be picking him up here. He was probably very happy to be away from all this, so he threw the map away."

Duan Wang didn't care much about the whereabouts of his "son", but was very interested in Xie Ze'an's intelligence network: "Have you done these things too carefully?"

Xie Ze'an said: "If you don't do it carefully, how can it be useful."

Duan Wang said: "Yes, without the kind of people you cultivated, Xixia's side may not be so smooth."

Xie Ze'an raised his eyes and stared at King Duan: "You don't like your son?"

Duan Wang smiled faintly: "It's not a matter of liking or not." He and Xie Ze'an looked at each other, "That's not my son at all."

Xie Zean was surprised.

Duan Wang said: "When I got married, my fiancée already had a child in her womb."

Xie Ze'an: "...then why do you still want to marry?"

Duan Wang said: "Because that is my mother's wish."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

There are so many wonderful parents in the world, and there are actually some who let their sons be the pick-up heroes.

Duan Wang said: "You must be surprised. In fact, it is not surprising at all. My mother is such a person." He looked up at Liu Se in the distance, "I have only one meaning for her, to fight for the throne. She Seeing that I am not close to women, I am afraid that I will lose the qualification to grab the throne, so I specially found a "prince son" for me. That is the bastard she gave birth to with a wild man outside, and she made her bastard grow bigger My fiancée's belly, and then let me and my fiancée get married."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

With such a mother, Xie Ze'an can imagine how Duan Wang grew up.

Xie Ze'an said: "You chose Liangzhou as a feudal land, not because your concubine misses her hometown at all, right? You want to use up her foundation there."

Duan Wang said: "That's right, and it's not." He knocked on the edge of the table, "At that time your father-in-law was about to find out about her plan, and she had to retreat. I was still a puppet in her hands at that time, so I couldn't decide. "

Xie Ze'an has always been perceptive: "I'm afraid it's you, the emperor, who leaked the truth to the father."

Duan Wang said, "I didn't do that." He smiled, "I just said a few words to your father-in-law like 'she definitely doesn't want me to rebel'."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

What is the difference between this and "300 taels of silver here"?

No wonder Zhao Ying finally found only the two princes Gong Wang and Duan Wang. It turned out that Duan Wang had expressed his loyalty to Zhao Ying long ago.

Xie Ze'an said, "Then are you looking for it or not?"

King Duan said, "Let him go if he wants to." He counted the time, "Four months ago, about the same time as Di Envoy came?"

Xie Ze'an thought quickly: "You mean it has something to do with Di Envoy?"

King Duan stood up, leaned against the railing and gazed into the distance for a while, before slowly opening his mouth: "It probably has something to do with it." He turned his head and said with a smile, "One of the people in that group is an old friend of mine, maybe he looks at that child like me, Find a way to get that kid away."

Xie Zean frowned.

He said: "That would be terrible. You know that the child is not yours, but others don't. In the eyes of others, it is Prince Duan's son collaborating with the enemy and treason..."

Duan Wang said: "I was originally a idle king. No matter how bad I am, I will be reduced to a commoner, and I will not be able to continue to be a relative of the emperor."

Xie Ze'an said: "No, you are not just idle king, those people under your mother did a lot of things in the past. Not to mention far away, there are things about the eldest princess and Xie Qian who are close—"

Duan Wang frowned.

Xie Ze'an said: "If these things are exposed by others, you will definitely not be able to pick them up."

Duan Wang paused, revealing a wry smile.He said: "It seems that someone wants me to die..."

Xie Ze'an wanted to ask what was going on, but King Duan turned his head away and didn't intend to ask more.

Xie Ze'an said: "You and I will enter the palace and explain these things clearly to His Majesty."

Duan Wang turned to look at Xie Zean.

After a while, King Duan said, "Do you know what you're talking about?" He shook his head, "It's been less than a year since you and I turned enemies into friends, and you trust me like that? Sanlang, you don't have to cry!" This trip is in trouble."

Xie Ze'an said: "I never leave my friends behind - even if we have only been friends for a day."