love palace

The hot summer is coming to an end, the westerly wind is getting tighter, and the geese are flying from the north to the south.

In Suiyang, the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, it rained for four consecutive days in a row, softly, silently, densely and obliquely, and the roofs of every house were shrouded in a thin layer of smoke.

Standing in the center of the capital, the majestic royal palace is also bathed in the misty rain and mist like a gauze, making it look like a fairyland on earth.

Today coincides with the white dew season, and a toast banquet was supposed to be held in the imperial palace to celebrate the harvest of the farmland, but it is not known whether it was due to the heavy humidity or the gloomy weather. The atmosphere is dignified, even more depressing than this moldy rain.

The Imperial Forest Army armed with spears guarded the vermilion palace gates, from the Qinzheng Palace in the outer court to the Changchun Palace in the back bedroom, and even the small north side gate where the eunuchs and maids entered and exited was also closely guarded.

"General Ke, it's time to take medicine." On the west side of Changchun Palace's sleeping hall, there is a warm pavilion with three large rooms, next to the imperial garden. According to the usual practice, the emperor would stay in the pavilion in the cold winter months, but now it has been properly furnished. up.

In the back room, under the light golden tent that is as thin as cicada's wings, is an ivory-carved nanmu dragon couch, and a red silk quilt embroidered with dragons and phoenixes, almost all of them are pulled aside, and the people in the bed cover themselves tightly. Tight and airtight.

On both sides of the Dragon Tower stands an elderly court lady, holding a kettle, sweat towel and incense burner in their hands. In the copper charcoal basin on the side, clusters of fires are burning, making this place a veritable place. the warm pavilion.

The person on the bed only wrapped himself up tighter, but did not respond. The warm pavilion was crowded with people waiting on him, even the stone steps in front of the door were full of court ladies and eunuchs, but they were so quiet that they coughed, Can't even hear a breath.

Eunuch Li, who was in charge of the respect room, was already forty years old, his voice was still high-pitched and soft, and he persuaded again before the curtained dragon collapsed.

"General Ke, from last night to now, you haven't run out of water. Even if your body can hold it, you still have to take care..."

"Take it off...I don't know how to drink anything." Before Eunuch Li finished speaking, the man in the middle lifted the quilt and said in a hoarse voice.

"But general, this anti-pregnancy and nourishing medicinal soup has been boiled for a whole night in the medicated room of the imperial hospital. The emperor is worried. You should get up quickly and take it. If the medicine is cold, it will taste bitter. It's over." Eunuch Li raised his eyebrows and almost knelt down.

"Don't you understand? I said no to drink...cough." The voice on the bed was short of breath because of the excitement, and coughed muffled.

Seeing General Ke tightening the quilt again and turning his back away, Eunuch Li was at a loss what to do, the deacon and eunuch said crisply outside, "The emperor is here!"

Eunuch Li hurriedly put down the food table, straightened his clothes, and when he went out to pick him up, the big golden umbrella had already parked in the courtyard, and the emperor, who was wearing a gold silk dragon robe and a crown on his head, was walking down from the imperial chariot.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The eunuchs and maids knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.Eunuch Li trotted over in a panic, plopped and knelt in front of him, "Your servant is late to pick you up, you deserve death."

"Li Deyi! What are you doing in such a panic?" The emperor's voice was deep and powerful, with a texture that seemed to penetrate people's hearts. Hearing this, Li Deyi kowtowed and stammered in fright, "Hui, Hui Your Majesty, it's... ... General Ke refused to take medicine again."

"Hmph, he dared to resist the order." The emperor sneered coldly, waved Li Deyi back in front of him, and strode towards the back room.

"The emperor calms down..." Li De thought that the matter was not good, so he hurriedly followed, if the dragon species in General Ke's belly were to fail, let alone the general's life, he, the eunuch in charge, would be buried with him!

When the father-in-law announced that "the emperor is coming", Ke Weiqing had already sat up from the dragon couch. He had no strength to get down to the ground, so he could only lean against the embroidered pillow and put on a blue robe.

He was eight months pregnant, and he had recently contracted a cold, his face was as pale as paper, and he was dripping with cold sweat. Just the act of getting up made him gasp. The old lady at the side saw her and stepped forward to help her. But he shook his head, not allowing them to touch him.

"Stay back..." Pulling the skirt of the robe with one hand, deliberately not looking at the high swollen abdomen, Ke Weiqing raised his head, straightened his shoulders, and looked quietly at the door with the curtain hanging down.

The firelight in the charcoal basin reflects on his face, which is a fascinating face: a broad forehead, a straight nose; under the two sword eyebrows, there is a pair of black eyes with aura; his lips It is slightly plump, but the lines are very soft; although the face is thin and haggard due to illness, it cannot conceal the original heroic appearance.

The maid in front of the door had already raised the curtain, and the young emperor strode into the room with a grand air, and the room was filled with brilliance!

The emperor's handsome appearance was even more handsome than Ke Weiqing. In fact, in this world, I am afraid that there is no second man who is more handsome than Chunyu Huangye, the monarch of the Great Yan Kingdom.

His figure was tall and straight, his black hair was bundled up by a gold silk emperor crown, and fixed with a dragon-patterned glazed hairpin. The bright orbs on the crown set off his bronze-colored skin, which had been experienced in the battlefield for a long time, especially delicately.

His sword eyebrows are like ink dyed, slender and long, slanting to his temples, looking full of heroism; under the sword eyebrows, the pair of light black, unfathomable eyes like the sea reveal wisdom and arrogance; On the lips, there is also the stubborn and conceited firmness of being an emperor.

Due to the violence and majesty of Emperor Yan, no one dared to look directly at him, but Ke Weiqing not only watched him calmly, but also refused to take the anti-pregnancy medicine he gave him.

"Are you taking revenge on me? Threatening me with my emperor's son?" Chunyu Huangye pressed down his tall brows, and two stinging cold lights shot out from his deep eyes.

This anti-fetal medicine was specially tributed by the Nanlie Kingdom. It is mainly longevity grass, which has a miraculous effect on calming the nerves and protecting the fetus. The Imperial Hospital also added skullcap, ginseng, angelica, etc., all of which are precious medicinal materials.

Concubine Lan Gui of Jinyan Palace was also pregnant. She went to the imperial hospital yesterday to argue for medicine, but Huang Ye who rushed away after hearing the news unceremoniously sent her away, and ordered that all the remaining longevity grasses be given to her. Eat with Ke Weiqing alone.

Ke Weiqing didn't appreciate it at all, and seeing his pale face and sweaty forehead, he knew that he was in poor health, but he still insisted on not taking the medicine!

"The guilty minister dare not... This is also the flesh and blood of the guilty minister." Ke Weiqing resisted the urge to cough and replied with a little difficulty.

"You still know that you are a body to wear a crime, and you also know who is your master!" Chunyu Huangye angrily walked up to Longtao, grabbed his shoulders, and looked straight into his eyes, "Then don't Repeatedly disobeying my will, otherwise, I will also put you in prison, waiting to be executed with those rebel thieves.”

"Your Majesty, you promised me that you would not destroy my people..." Ke Weiqing's voice was anxious, "I am the culprit, and the person who betrayed you... is also me, and has nothing to do with them!"

"Ke Weiqing! How dare you contradict me!" Chunyu Huangye clasped his face, only to realize that it was very hot. When he touched his forehead again, it was also hot. No wonder his face was so ugly.

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"Li Deyi!" Chunyu Huang Ye shouted angrily, "Bring the medicine!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty!" Li Deyi was quite frightened, fearing that his head would move in the next moment, he hurried to bring the food table.

Chunyu Huangye firmly clasped Ke Weiqing's chin with one hand, picked up the golden medicine bowl that was still warm with the other hand, and poured the decoction into his mouth.

"Goo... woo...!" The dark, black concoction, with a pungent bitter smell, suddenly blocked Ke Weiqing's throat, and he was so uncomfortable that he swallowed and swallowed strongly The feeling of suffocation mixed with nausea surged up his chest. He really wanted to vomit, but Huang Ye couldn't help it. He couldn't even close his mouth under the rough clasping of his five fingers.

"Cough, cough cough!" He was not let go until there was no more drop left in the bottom of the bowl. Ke Weiqing's cheeks were already swollen and painful, and there were still red finger marks on his chin.

"Wen Po, how's his fetal movement these two days?" Chunyu Huangye dropped the golden medicine bowl, and asked the old court lady who had already knelt beside her and trembled.

Wen Po is different from ordinary court ladies. They only take care of the concubines who are pregnant with dragon fetuses. They are old and qualified, and most of them have been doing this for a lifetime, so they are very experienced in taking care of pregnant women.

According to common sense, Po Wen will only appear in front of the bed when the mother is in labor, but this time the situation is special, the pregnant woman is a man, and it is the first child. General's side.

General Ke is an extremely rare member of the Wuque tribe. According to legend, when Pangu created the world, the Wuque tribe came to the world as the descendants of the fairy bird Phoenix.

They live in the vast forest, leading a self-sufficient and isolated life. Until the last 100 years, due to the constant wars of the ten kingdoms and the frenzied expansion of territory, the face of the Wuque tribe has been revealed to the world little by little.

People are amazed by their beauty and wisdom, and even more curious is the fact that men can also conceive, and treat the men and women of the Wuque tribe as exotic beasts!

However, the speed at which the Wuque tribe was discovered was as fast as the speed at which they perished!The villages disappeared one by one. In just two or three years, there was no longer any Wuque clan in the area around the ancient Yangjiao Mountain and Zhuque River.

Some people say it's because they can't adapt to the hustle and bustle of the world; others say it's because they've returned to the fairy position and become gods...

Only a very small number of surviving Wuque clan members know the truth of the family's demise. If calculated according to the days recorded in the history books of Dayan Kingdom, when the last Wuque clan village disappeared, Ke Weiqing was about two years old. too many things.

That's why Ke Weiqing didn't know the origin of his peculiar bloodline and that unbearable family history of blood and tears until he was pregnant!It's just that he knew it too late, too late, it was already too late...!

The bitter taste of the decoction was still overflowing from his mouth, and he was dizzy badly. Ke Weiqing resisted to spit it out. He looked at Wen Po on the ground pleadingly, with a very nervous expression, hoping that she would not say unnecessary words.

"Back to the emperor, this, this fetal movement... the old slaves should die! The general forbids the old slaves to touch it, and it can't be checked..." Wen Po was really panicked when asked by the emperor, her whole body was like a sieve The ground trembled, and the upper and lower teeth made a "clack" sound, how dare they get away with it!

There was a sudden silence in the room, as if a storm was coming, it was frightening, and even the bursts of heat from the charcoal basin could make people suffocate.

"So that's it! Do you think that if you die, you can take the life of the traitor in the prison?" Chunyu Huangye said, his expression was as cold as ice, and under the rage, his voice was a little lower than usual, with a chill in it He stabbed straight at Ke Weiqing.

"Emperor..." Ke Weiqing's expression became even uglier when he was stared at by such hateful eyes. He wanted to speak, but his chest was boiling like a pan of oil, and a strong stomach acid surged up, so he couldn't say anything.

"Ke Weiqing! I warn you not to be wishful thinking! If you can't keep my emperor's son, I will drag you to the execution ground right now, and let you see with your own eyes how your comrades will be hacked into pieces and executed!" Chun Yuhuang said in a low voice. With a roar, he was serious, and the fists under the dragon sleeves were creaking. If he hadn't taken care of the fetus, he would have dragged Ke Weiqing out of the bed and beat him up.

"Your Majesty! Don't...it's all wrong...it's all criminals...cough!" Ke Weiqing struggled to stand up and apologize, but he spit out a big mouthful of muddy acid water, and he was lying on the bed dripping with cold sweat. He was panting non-stop on the edge of the bed, and Granny Wen hurried up to pat him on the back to comfort him.

However, just as Wen Po touched his body, she was startled, it was so hot... Maybe she had a fever for a while, and her clothes were soaked in sweat, no wonder the emperor was so angry!

"Come on! Are all the eunuchs in this room dead!?" Chunyu Huang Ye yelled furiously, "Hold him down and check inside and out. From now on, if he doesn't follow in the slightest , even if you tie it with a rope, you have to check it out for me!"

"Slave, slave, obey the order!" All of a sudden, seven or eight eunuchs rushed to the dragon couch, laying hands on hands, feet on feet, even Li Deyi joined in, hugging Ke Weiqing's shoulders tightly, Push down on the couch.

"No, don't touch me..." Ke Weiqing struggled weakly.

In the past, after all, it was men and women who could not kiss each other, so when Wen Po inspected General Ke, she always used obscene clothes. In addition, Ke Weiqing's attitude was firm, and no one had ever seen him with a big belly.

Now that the emperor is giving orders, who can control so much, the two stable women went into battle together, and pulled off his robe, obscene clothes, and even the silk obscene trousers fell below his knees, his bloodless skin, dripping with sweat His body, as well as his outrageously large round belly, were all exposed in front of everyone.

Compared with his big belly, his body looked even thinner. Although he had such a beautiful body, there were no muscles on his chest, and his ribs could be vaguely seen.

His originally wheat-colored skin had also become pale and weak because he hadn't been exposed to the sun for seven months.

But maybe it's because of the fever, his tiny nipples were burning red, and even the areola was showing a delicate rose red, which was very eye-catching on the white and thin chest.

The two legs firmly held down by the eunuchs are long and strong, but they are also thin. The black fur between the legs hides the sexuality, which is clean and elegant. It's just that he is clearly a man, but he has such a big belly. It looks weird.

Some of the eunuchs couldn't help but secretly gasp; , Ke Weiqing's face was as white as paper, and he stared at the emperor in disbelief.

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"Why, don't do it yet?" The emperor urged displeasedly, folded his hands in front of his chest, and stood beside the dragon couch.

"Old, old servant obeys the order." Wen Po kowtowed to the emperor, then humbly climbed onto the dragon couch and knelt by Ke Weiqing's waist, while the other Wen Po waited aside holding a sweat towel and sesame oil.

Her hands were covered with sesame oil and were greasy. Wen Po clenched her hands into half fists, curled her two fingers like knocking on the door, and pushed back and forth on Ke Weiqing's stomach. It's like pressing down on the stomach.

Ke Weiqing knew that she was detecting the position of the fetus, but every time she scratched, it affected the nerves of his whole body. It was very painful, and even his heart aroused a sharp colic. He closed his eyes tightly, turned his head away, and opened his lips. He also clenched his teeth tightly, refusing to cry out the pain.

And Po Wen thought to herself as if she didn't know it, "He's so old at eight months, he must be a prince... Well, he is very energetic, and he will kick my hand... Look at it, it's less than ten months pregnant , it should be born next month, otherwise the fetal head will be too big and it will be difficult to deliver.”

Wen Po withdrew her hand, and asked the eunuch to pull Ke Weiqing's legs away, and inspected the private parts; then asked them to push Ke Weiqing into a side-lying position, and touched his waist with callused hands before pressing down. He shouted, "The waist here is very swollen, I'm afraid it's a bad liver and kidney."

"Tell the imperial physician." Chunyu Huangye heard what Wen Po said, so he ordered the maid to bring the imperial physician.

After the examination was almost finished, Wen Po pulled the brocade quilt over Ke Weiqing's body, stepped back from the bed carefully, and told the emperor, "The fetus is all right, please rest assured."

"Very good, let's go down and receive the reward." Chunyu Huangye finally showed a satisfied expression, and waved his sleeves to let the women back down.

However, Li Deyi and the eunuchs didn't get the emperor's approval, how dare they let go of General Ke rashly, so they could only hold him down. At this time, a maid in a green dress came up, holding a silver basin full of hot water in both hands; A court lady was holding a lacquer box containing many handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs were all smoked with white sandalwood, and there was a faint fragrance.

The two of them were dedicated to scrubbing General Ke's body. Just now when Po Wen checked, the sesame oil from both hands was on General Ke's body, which must have been very uncomfortable.

The maid had just wrung out the warm towel, when Ke Weiqing suddenly vomited, the maid was startled, Li Deyi and the eunuchs hurriedly let go of the tin basin and rinsed their mouth, but the emperor moved faster, he pulled Pulling up his silk sleeves, he gently wiped off the dirt around Ke Weiqing's mouth.

"Huang..." The breath is still disordered. Ke Weiqing's dark eyes are staring at the face of the emperor who is close at hand. It is the first time in such a long time that the emperor treats him so tenderly. Ke Weiqing has a thousand words to say instantly. , but...why can't he see the Chunyu Huangye who was so familiar to him even though he is so close?

"Wei Qing." Chunyu Huangye gently stroked Ke Weiqing's cheek with his fingers, and said in a gentle and comforting tone, "I want you to give birth to my emperor safely... our emperor, you have you understood?"

Although the tone was gentle, the order was irresistible. Ke Weiqing bit his lip, and the cold eyes of the emperor scrutinized him deeply hurt his heart. In the end, he murmured, "Sinner... Purpose."

"It's good that you understand, take a good rest, and I will come to see you in a few days." The emperor let go of his hand, tucked the corner of the quilt for him, got up and left the dragon couch.

When the emperor was about to leave, he ran into Imperial Physician Liu who came to take his pulse, and gave some serious instructions, and then walked out of the warm pavilion amidst the crisp announcement of "The emperor is driving Changchun Palace!" from the deacon and eunuch.

Huang Ye had already left, but the resounding 'Long Live' still seemed to linger in his ears, shaking in his heart endlessly!

Outside the window, twilight is approaching, the autumn rain is falling continuously, and the sorrow is constantly cut. Through the gray rain curtain, Ke Weiqing seems to see himself when he was young, and smell the long-lost fragrance of books, ink and herbs...

Whether it's the imperial doctor or the maid, everything in front of me seems to have disappeared, and the mist of tears rises, and the unreasonable, constant, deep-rooted emotional sorrow keeps reappearing in my mind...

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On a winter night 22 years ago, a fire suddenly lit up in the west-facing valley of Yangjiao Mountain, and the raging flames rushed to the sky, as if to burn the entire valley!

Amidst the earth-shattering cries, screams, and killing sounds, a pretty young woman with a bamboo basket on her back fell to the ground in shock, but she didn't dare to hesitate and stood up with all her strength, holding the bamboo basket tightly with both hands. The basket, stepped over the burning tree branches, and ran forward desperately, the blood flowing down from her bare feet stained the snow red.

"General! One escaped to the east valley!"

"What?! Chase! Chase quickly! No one will be left alive!" The horses neighed sharply, the valley rumbled with iron hoofs, and dozens of people chased aggressively towards the river!

The majestic Zhuque River originates from the depths of Yangjiao Mountain. The water in the canyon is so fast that it won’t freeze even in winter. There are jagged rocks and black mud piled up on both sides of the river all year round. There is also a bamboo raft for crossing the river.

The panic-stricken young woman stumbled and ran among the rocks. Her feet were bruised and her hands were also wounded. Finally, she fled to the edge of the bamboo raft. When her foot stepped on the ground, she fell into the icy cold water!

"Qing'er!" She couldn't care less about herself, she unloaded the heavy bamboo basket on her back nervously, opened the cloth towel and took a look - inside was a very cute baby, only one year old, with a plump little face that was tender and handsome Her dark eyes are like two pools of clear water, her nose is upturned, and her lips are like pink peach blossoms.

"Mother..." came a babbling call from the bamboo basket, the young woman breathed a sigh of relief, touched his pretty little face, and was about to cover him with the cloth when she heard a scream of "Whoo!" An iron arrow pierced through her body in an instant and nailed directly to her chest!

She stared at the blood-red eyes as if she couldn't believe it, firmly grasped the sharp arrow with one hand, and still held the bamboo basket with the other.

"Mom!" the child called eagerly, she looked down at him, and at this moment - the sharp arrows poured down like a shower, hitting her slender body like a broken leaf in the wind, shaking and struggling desperately , and finally slipped down feebly... The gushing blood soaked the river beach.

The young woman was still stretching forward with her right hand, and pushed the bamboo basket in front of her onto the raft. This action took her last breath!

Boom!The rope that tied the bamboo raft happened to be broken by a flying arrow, and the rapid water flowed down. The bamboo raft seemed to sink in an instant, and was dragged into the middle of the river by a huge force. The crying child drifts away.

The sound of horseshoes came from far and near, and it arrived in the blink of an eye, and the soldiers stabbed roughly on the corpse they found.

"Dead?" asked a burly man on horseback, his voice hoarse and hoarse.

"Yes! General, she has passed away!" The soldier who got off his horse to investigate knelt down and reported back.

"Where's the child?"

"The subordinates are ineffective...the child was pushed onto the bamboo raft by this woman and drifted away. My lord, do you want to chase it?"

The man didn't answer, his red eyes scanned the raging river darkly, a blizzard was coming, even if the child survived the drowning, he would freeze to death soon, thinking of this, the man pulled the reins vigorously, driving The horse turned around, "Don't worry about him, go back to camp!"

"Yes, General Zhao!"

The cluttered horseshoes splashed black mud again, and the soldiers left hastily. After a while, heavy snow fell from the top of the valley.

The icy snowflakes are like large pieces of torn cotton wool, flying and roaring, engulfing the entire valley, and the green leather bamboo raft that was bumping and shaking in the distance gradually disappeared...

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Time flies, six years later, Yongqing Town──

Yongqing Town, also called Xiaonanmen, is located in the south of Suiyang, the capital of Dayan Kingdom.

The largest mansion in the town is Prince Ke's Mansion. Ke Xian, who is forty years old, is the emperor's cousin. Although he has no real power in the court, he is a relative of the emperor after all, and his stepwife is the emperor's side The Red Man is the daughter of Zhao Guowei, the general who protects the country, so his fief is exceptionally close to the capital, and he also owns the most fertile large piece of land in Yongqing Town, as well as a pasture above the Zhuque River Valley.

The snow fell very hard this winter. As the saying goes, "Mai Gai three-layer quilt, sleep on a steamed bun", the next year must be a bumper harvest, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, but Ke Wangye's brows did not relax at all. 'The imperial decree is spread out on the mahogany desk, no matter how many times you read it, the content will not change.

The handwriting is neat, strong and powerful in regular script, and the end is printed with the imperial seal of the current emperor. The content is "money and grain allocation, population distribution, chariot battle, hunting ground range" and so on. In one sentence, it will be next autumn── The Emperor of Yan Kingdom is coming to the Suzaku River Valley to hunt!

The emperor's hunting in the palace is divided into four seasons of "spring search, summer seedlings, autumn macaque, and winter hunting". Among them, "autumn macaque" is the most important and is a grand ceremony of the country.While the emperor was hunting, many sacrificial offerings and celebrations were held. In addition to members of the royal family, more than ten thousand people participated, including ministers of civil and military affairs, envoys from various countries, and hunting officers and soldiers. It was very grand.

All along, Emperor Dayan held autumn macaques at the Fengze Royal Hunting Ground east of the capital. Why did he suddenly think of the Vermillion Bird River Valley this time?And why choose at such a time?

Emperor Chunyu Wen is 59 years old this year. Since becoming Emperor Wen at the age of 27, he has had 14 princes and 17 princesses, but they were all born to concubines in the harem. Although the 49-year-old Empress Ning is dignified and virtuous, she has nothing to do. , now she can keep her position as empress, all depends on being married by the former emperor and the great love of Emperor Wen.

Empress Ning has no heirs, and according to the 600-year-old eldest son succession system of the Great Yan Kingdom, the prince must be the son of the empress.

Emperor Wen knew which of his sons were qualified to be princes, but he did not issue an imperial edict for so long, so that the East Palace was left empty for 32 years, which is extremely rare in history.

The majestic Great Yan, the head of the ten kingdoms—doesn't have a crown prince?This made all the civil and military officials and the people of the Li people very anxious, but no matter the "Joint Letter of Hundred Officials" or the "Petition for the People", they were all ignored by Emperor Wen for decades. When it was a good time, the emperor suddenly issued an edict that after the beginning of autumn next year, the crown prince of the Great Yan Kingdom would be named!

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!There are many coveters, and the entire harem and court are in turmoil.All the courtiers who had some friendship with the princes came forward one after another, wanting to recommend the best prince candidate for the emperor. This is also a struggle of family power. Who would not want to make a great contribution to recommending the future emperor?

Prince Ke is also one of them, but he is timid because he is afraid that he will cast the wrong side.Thinking back when Emperor Wen ascended the throne, none of those who opposed him had a good end, they were either exiled or killed with a stick, some courtiers were even punished by the nine clans!

Prince Ke doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes. Today's eldest prince Chunyu Yaozu, second prince Yaozhong, third prince Yaotai, eighth prince Yaokang, ninth prince Huang Ye, and tenth prince Huang Yue may all become future emperors. Which one of them? Can't afford to offend.

And next year's hunting in the Suzaku River Valley is obviously related to the establishment of the crown prince.

Lord Ke thought that the only person who could help him at this time was his father-in-law Zhao Guowei. He was originally a military general single-handedly selected by the late emperor. He was as healthy as a cow and made countless military exploits. The general holds military power in the north and south, guards the frontier externally, and eliminates dissidents internally.

There is no one who is more aware of the situation in the imperial court and the harem than General Zhao. Prince Ke wanted to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to visit relatives and stay with his wife in the General's Mansion for a few days.One is to discuss the matter of the crown prince, and the other is to give gifts. General Zhao loves horses like his life. He once took a fancy to the red smoke horse bought from the Nanlie Kingdom with a lot of money in the Suzaku River Valley Racecourse. This kind of horse has a black mane and black tail, and the whole body is red. Comes like a sharp arrow, goes like a string, is a first-class war horse.

But the edict of Qiuki is coming!The pastures, manors, and fertile fields above the Suzaku River Valley are no longer the land of King Ke’s Mansion, but hunting gardens temporarily requisitioned by the emperor. Trespassing on the hunting gardens is a capital offense, let alone taking away the horses inside!

"Oh, this matter is difficult!" Lord Ke frowned, with a sad expression on his face.

"What's so difficult about it? Look at you, you're useless!"

The vermilion door of the study was open, and a lady wearing a phoenix hairpin and a gorgeous fox fur coat stepped in and spoke.