Han Zigao

.........

A few days later, in March, Han Zigao went to the temple where they were married to pray for Chen Qian.Chen Qian took the opportunity to let Zhong Juxuan's younger brother Chen Xu come to see him.

The emperor has not been in court for nearly a month, and many ministers have already speculated in private, but no one dared to ask, until Zhongju always said: "The emperor is not feeling well, but it's not a big deal. It will be fine in a few days." You will write all the memorials you need into memorials, and I will pass them to the emperor for review.

When Chen Xu heard the emperor pronouncing an edict to himself, for some reason, he was a little startled.

In the past month, he had never seen Brother Huang, nor had he seen Han Zigao again, and he felt that his illness this time would definitely not be a minor one, and he was secretly delighted when he heard it.

Since he came back with the power of the queen mother this time, he has been very honest on the surface.Apart from going to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager every few days, he closed the door to thank guests every day when he returned home, never went out, and never saw anyone, it seemed that he was very law-abiding.

But, deep down, he was just waiting for an opportunity.

He is very cunning, and being hostage for a long time has made him the best at disguising his face.

And Han Zigao is his only weakness, but because of this weakness, he almost lost his life. Therefore, even if he faces Han Zigao after he comes back, no matter how excited he is in his heart, he can still be expressionless on the surface. Not squinting, calm.

Who can split a person's heart to see what he is thinking?

Chen Xu has been looking for the queen mother for a long time, and on New Year's Eve, he often spends the New Year with all the concubines and children of the emperor. .

Brother Huang's doting on Zong'er is obvious, he can almost turn a blind eye to other sons, but Zong'er is completely different.

If it is said that they were born of the same mother, then Mao'er would not receive the same care and love as Zong'er.And Zong'er is the youngest among all the princes.But he was established as a prince, which is somewhat unreasonable.

There is also Zong'er's age. He once asked the Queen Mother from the side. He was too good at disguising, so he didn't know how to ask Zong'er, because he was afraid that he would be known by the emperor, and it was only with the Queen Mother.Basically, it will not be known by the emperor.The number of times the queen mother saw the emperor was very limited, and it was even more difficult to see other concubines.

After Han Zigao left, he went to see the imperial list for himself.It is written on the imperial list that Chen Bozong, the eldest son of the emperor, was the crown prince. He had been with his elder brother before the Hou Jing Rebellion. In fact, he more or less knew how many children his elder brother had at that time. He knew that his eldest son was named Boshan.Never remember that there was a child named Zong'er, and he was the eldest son?

When I came back, I saw Zong'er.It became clearer - Zong'er is obviously not only the eldest son, but also the youngest son, even Maoer calls him Zong's younger brother.

So how old is Zong'er?

He didn't dare to ask Zong'er, but once asked the Queen Mother: "Zong'er looks very small?"

"He was the youngest." The Queen Mother replied.

"Oh? Then when was he born?"

"The Ai family remembers the New Year's Eve in the last year of the late emperor's life. He once asked people to bring Zong'er to celebrate the New Year together, and later sent people to invite Zong'er to play in the palace many times. Zong'er was only two or three years old at that time."

"Oh?" He didn't ask any more.Divert the subject.

After returning home, he pondered carefully and became more and more suspicious.If you say that, Zong'er's birthday should be about 10 years ago, and Brother Gao once told himself that since he was with Brother Huang, he has never been with anyone else. He said this very proudly , very sure, but that year when Brother Gao told himself that he and Brother Huang met during the Hou Jing Rebellion, he calculated carefully that Zong'er came out two to three years after he and Brother Huang met. Brother has never been with anyone else since he was with him, so where did Zong'er come from?

Also, why does the emperor say that Zong'er is the eldest son of the emperor?

And the queen mother complained many times that the emperor's brother has almost never met anyone in the harem, and he has never been lucky with anyone: "He only stays with that male favorite Han Zigao, which is really against the common sense and demoralizing!"

At the royal brother's family banquet, even Shen Miaorong did not pretend to be polite, and sat a certain distance away from her, as if she didn't like to touch her, and the other concubines were even farther away. She doesn't look like Shen Miaorong at all!

Many times, when he looked into Zong'er's eyes, he found that his eyes looked like Han Zigao's!

He was very shocked. Although he knew that his elder brother loved Han Zigao very much, he thought that he could do what his elder brother could do, but if the child was not his elder brother but Han Zigao's, he thought it was his own son who was not his own son as the prince. Still can't do it.

As soon as the idea came to him, he was really terrified.

Once he met two beauties, Yan and Pan, in the harem. Since they couldn't see the emperor, they stopped fighting, anyway, there was no competition for favor.

These women in the harem usually have nothing to do, so they often chat together, take a walk, and sometimes play with the children, but the children of these two people are grown up, and they don't like being with them, so they are fine. Well, everyone was enjoying the flowers in the back garden that day.

This was what happened last year. At that time, Pan Meiren was already overwhelmed with gratitude to Han Zigao, but Yan Meiren was still very unbalanced.

Chen Xu occasionally walked with the queen mother, although it was rare, but if the queen mother summoned him, the emperor did not force him to be in the court, so he would have a lot of free time at this time.The queen mother didn't come that day, so he came out from the queen mother, and he consciously came to this back garden, hoping to find some valuable information for him.

Several concubines in the harem were actually there, Wang, Concubine Kong and Shen Miaorong were together, he saw the two beauties Yan and Pan, he went up to say hello, he knew them both before, and said: "Second Emperor's Wife, Hello, Mrs. Three Emperors!"

Before Pan Meiren could answer, Yan Meiren said bitterly: "King Ancheng must not call you that, we are all ranked behind Wang and Concubine Kong, so why are we talking about the second and third sisters-in-law?"

"Oh?" He smiled faintly: "However, Sanhuang's Wife has always been Brother Huang's favorite and the most beautiful!"

"How could it be his favorite? Who doesn't know that since General Han is with him, no one can catch his eyes?"

"Hey, sister, don't talk nonsense." Pan Meiren stopped her.She is grateful to Han Zigao now, and she doesn't want to speak ill of him anymore, not to mention she is afraid in her heart.

"What am I afraid of? Well, even if General Han is indeed beautiful, we can't compare with him, but what about the two of them? They are so ordinary in appearance, and the emperor doesn't love them. The emperor only favors General Han. For one person, since there is General Han, who can get close to the emperor? The two of them only got the position of concubine by fawning on the prince who appeared out of nowhere!"

"Third Sister!" Pan Meiren was afraid, pulled her, and suddenly knelt down to Chen Xu, "King An Cheng, please don't tell the emperor what Sister Yan said today."

Yan Meiren came to her senses, and she was also afraid in her heart, and said: "I'm talking nonsense, Brother Xu, you see that I have treated you well in the past, so don't sue me!"

"Don't worry, I didn't hear anything." Chen Xu remained calm, but his heart was turbulent and his heart was beating wildly---that child is not Shen Miaorong's!That child does not belong to the emperor! ----That child belongs to Han Zigao!

He went home straight that day with trembling hands.What he hasn't figured out until today is -- who is Zong'er's mother?

Zong'er's smile looks a bit like the emperor's brother, which makes him puzzled.

In fact, there are many rumors about Han Zigao in Jiankang City. If you inquire, you can still hear some, but since he came back, he has never dared to inquire.

He hibernates, looking for his opportunity.

Hearing the emperor calling him at this time, Chen Xu came to the west hall, where the emperor's brother was lying on the bed, beside him stood Da Zhongju, and several other auxiliary ministers.

He knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "My brother Chen Xu pays homage to the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

The emperor said: "Stay flat."

He stood up, raised his head, glanced at Brother Huang, and was taken aback: Brother Huang is very thin now, his face is pale, his lips are bloodless, Brother Huang and Zigao are together, they pay great attention to appearance, and they both shaved their beards. He is very handsome and clean, but his face is pale, extremely pale and emaciated!

Chen Xu pretended to be sad and asked: "Brother Emperor, you are not in good health, do you want me to find famous doctors in the world for you?"

"No need, Chen Xu, I'm approaching my end, I came here because the crown prince is weak and young, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the big responsibility, I want to abolish him, and pass him on to you, what do you think?"

Hearing the words, Chen Xu was stunned suddenly, his body trembled violently, bowed down on the ground, and cried: "Brother Huang, don't say such things quickly, Brother Huang, your health will definitely get better, even if Brother Huang is really, really When I go to see my father and mother, my younger brother will definitely do my best to help the young master, and I will never dare to occupy such a high position." He speaks very skillfully, and he successfully mentioned his parents, which made his brother think a little bit.

When Chen Qian heard him mention his parents, and remembered his mother's last words, she really sighed.

Chen Xu continued to cry loudly: "Brother Emperor, you are an auspicious person with a natural appearance, and you will live a long life. After the death of your mother and concubine, you have been under the care of your elder brother. During the chaos of Hou Jing, you were also your elder brother. You gave up your life to save my younger brother. After you inherited the great rule, you will then send your younger brother back. How can you be so ungrateful? If you really have something to do, the emperor brother, I will do my best to help the crown prince. Please do not send the prince back abolished, I would rather die than obey the imperial edict."

As he spoke, he kowtowed and cried.

Chen Qian stared at him coldly for a long time, and finally said after a long time: "Get up, step back."

Chen Xu knelt down again and said: "My brother is willing to go all over the world to find famous doctors for my brother, just to keep you healthy and healthy!"

"No, life and death are up to you, you step back."

Chen Qian didn't want to look at him again, and waved him away.

~~~~~~~