Zhuo Qihua

He Huan is obsessed with reading and attending classes every day. He only sighs with emotion about Liu Huiru, and admires her courage to pursue love, at least he does not have such courage.In fact, He Huan didn't really understand why His Highness the Crown Prince chose him instead of Liu Huiru who was more suitable than him.Is it really because of his past with Shun Yu that His Royal Highness decided to choose him?Every time he thought of this, He Huan felt a little guilty.At that time, his mind was hot, and he thought that he might be able to meet Shun Yu when he entered the palace, but he didn't think about the consequences.Did he snatch Liu Huiru's status as the princess concubine?After all, he is still a teenager, and he is far from being able to analyze rationally.It's just that He Huan is used to keeping his worries in his heart, and he can solve what he can solve by himself, and if he can't solve it for a while, he will leave it to time, and there will always be a way - this is what he once taught him.

"Master." Lai Zhou, the personal eunuch sent by the palace to He Huan, came in and said, "Chang Steward said that there is a woman outside the door asking to see you."

He Huan was puzzled: "Woman? What's her name?"

Laizhou: "The other party refused to say anything, only said that there is something urgent to see you, young master." Yu Xidu+.

Laizhou was sent by the palace, but it turned out to be an eunuch next to the prince.He Huan didn't know, but he was the one chosen by the imperial concubine.After He Huan officially entered the East Palace, he could no longer have men around him as servants, and could only use palace men.The prince selected eunuchs in advance to send them over, which also gave He Huan a process of adaptation.

He Huan frowned: "She refuses to say who she is, and she must see me. It's a bit baffling. Either she tells her history, or she makes it clear what it is. If she refuses to say anything, let her go."

"Yes."

Laizhou went out, and He Huan continued to read without being affected.

After a while, Lai Zhou came back: "Young master, that woman said that she is the maidservant in Miss Liu Huiru's room in the Liu mansion. Miss Liu has something urgent to entrust to you, young master, so send her to pass the message."

He Huan was a little unhappy: "I have never had anything to do with Liu Huiru, it is inappropriate for her to come looking for me."

Lai Zhou: "Master, you have been designated as the Crown Princess by default. Ms. Liu Huiru has a deep admiration for His Highness the Crown Prince. At this time, she sent a maidservant to pass the message on her behalf. The maidservant thought that they just wanted you, Master, to stand in front of the Crown Prince for her." plead."

But He Huan shook his head and said: "One day before the imperial decree is issued, my name will not be right and my words will not be right. If my name is not right and my words are not right, why should I participate in the affairs of His Royal Highness and others. Even if the imperial edict is issued, I will Where would I be if I were to deliver a message to His Highness the Crown Prince for another woman?" After thinking for a while, He Huan asked, "Laizhou, do you know the people around His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Lai Zhou: "This servant recognizes Eunuch Xiao and Eunuch Chang who are beside His Royal Highness the Prince."

He Huan: "Go and tell the person who came here to ask her lady to write a letter. You can hand it to the people around His Royal Highness on your behalf. As for whether His Royal Highness wants to read it, it depends on His Royal Highness's mood. Don't give the letter to me, you Go directly to the East Palace."

Lai Zhou: "Young master, since you said that your name is not right now, why do you want your servant to deliver the letter?"

He Huan: "If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face. Liu Huiru is the granddaughter of Liu Shoufu. Besides, it's one thing whether His Royal Highness wants to see it. The other party asks me. If I give His Royal Highness this opportunity, it's another matter." It's the same thing. I don't participate in this matter, it's just passing a letter on my behalf, it doesn't matter. If I don't have you by my side, I can only refuse."

Laizhou: "My servant understands, and my servant is going to spread the message."

Lai Zhou left, He Huan put this matter behind him and continued to study.

In the evening, when the prince returned to the East Palace, Xiao Ding got the letter written by Liu Huiru to His Royal Highness from Chang'an, and handed it to His Royal Highness.The prince didn't mean to look at it, but said, "You dismantled it."

Xiao Ding: "This..."

Prince: "If I tell you to watch it."

"Yes."

Xiao Ding opened the envelope, took out the letter and read it quickly, and then said: "His Royal Highness, Liu Huiru said in the letter that she has loved Your Highness for many years, even if she can only be a concubine, she only wants to serve His Highness for life."

Prince: "You reseal this letter, send it to Wenyuan Pavilion, and hand it to Liu Shoufu with your own hands. Just say that Gu has not read it."

"Yes."

Xiao Ding left.

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In Wenyuan Pavilion, Liu Qian felt ashamed and annoyed after receiving the letter from Xiao Ding.Xiao Ding did not reveal the source of the letter in public, but took it out in his book cabinet, and told him in a low voice that it was a letter from his granddaughter to the Crown Prince from Master He Huan, and that the Crown Prince did not open it, but just Order him to deliver the letter.

Liu Qian endured the embarrassment and sent Xiao Ding out, and when he came back, he closed the door and opened the letter.After reading the letter, Liu Qian wanted to die.Why is Hui Ru so confused!Not to mention sending a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it has to go through the hands of the Crown Princess-to-be. Does she take the Crown Princess-to-be seriously!

The desperate Liu Huiru waited anxiously for news in the ancestral hall.Her time is running out.In a few days, she will be sent away.She couldn't believe that she, who was supposed to win, would lose in a mess.Losing to her elder brother, He Huan, who she didn't even notice, she didn't even have any hope of becoming a side concubine.She likes His Royal Highness, and only His Royal Highness is in her heart.And deep down in her heart, how could she not yearn for the honored and favored position of Shun Yuzu for a lifetime.Countless times, she couldn't understand why His Majesty didn't make Shun Zuo his queen.With the status of Shun Yu, once she becomes a queen, how glorious it will be.Not to mention the current status of the Mata country, the queen of the Mata country is an existence that the world admires.

When entering the palace to serve the empress dowager, everything was fine.At that time, rumors had spread to her faintly that the royal concubine was very fond of her.She has already made preparations for becoming the crown princess of the East Palace and becoming the master of the Houde Palace in the future. Even many nights, she woke up in a dream, but was pushed into the mud.Liu Huiru hated it, hated that despicable person He Huan for taking everything from her.And she is so sad that now she can only pin her only hope on the person she hates the most.

Liu Qian suddenly returned to the Liu Mansion with a sullen face.The first thing he did when he came back was to order Liu Huiru to be sent to Lingyue Mansion immediately.Seeing his expression, Mrs. Liu didn't dare to ask a word, and immediately called for someone to prepare the car.The luggage that Liu Huiru wanted to take away had already been packed.It doesn't matter.The carriage was quickly prepared, and the luggage was loaded. Liu Huiru was gagged, tied up, and brought out of the ancestral hall with her face covered, and sent directly to the carriage.All the personal servants around Liu Huiru were sold. Liu Qian sent two rough envoys in the mansion to follow her to Lingyue Mansion. From now on, Liu Huiru will not be allowed to return to the capital.Who in the mansion dares to intercede with her, will be expelled from the mansion, and the family tree will be removed!

Everything happened so quickly, and Liu Huiru, who was still holding on to her last hope, thought she was just having a nightmare until the carriage under her left Xixiang City.

Liu Huiru was sent away, and Liu Qian called all the children and grandchildren who were still in the mansion to him, and said sternly: "I have invited the empress dowager and the imperial concubine, the daughter and elder brother of the Liu family, Forever give up the qualification to be selected as a concubine by the royal family."

"Father! I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Liu Qian's eldest son was stunned, and the other sons were also full of surprise and disapproval.The daughter of the younger generation who has not left the court, Brother Lao, also disagrees.

Liu Qian: "Hui Ru privately sent her maidservant to the He Mansion today, and asked the young master of the He family to deliver a letter to His Highness the Crown Prince on her behalf. In the letter, she said that even if she was a concubine, she would enter the Eastern Palace to serve His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince did not read this letter. letter, but handed it to me."

"Ah!"

The whole audience gasped, Mrs. He looked at her husband, then turned to look at her second daughter-in-law: "Didn't I tell you to look at her! How did she send someone out of the house!"

The second daughter-in-law burst into tears: "Mother, the daughter-in-law is also negligent."

Liu Qian: "Self-righteous! Pampered and willful! This is my granddaughter raised by Liu Qian! How can you have the face to run for concubine in the future? Huiru's behavior, how can the young master of the He family deal with himself? Stop the prince Your Royal Highness's guard of honor! Disrespect to the young master of the He family! This old man is only the chief assistant of the Wen Pavilion, so you are so defiant! In the future, I don't know what you will do behind the old man's back! Separate the family!"

"father?!"

"grandfather!"

Liu Qian made up his mind to separate the family.In the past ten years, Liu Qian can be said to have been on the rise, and the sons of the Liu family also have a place in the court.And when the prince delivered the letter to him, he knew what he should do.Looking at the dignitaries in Beijing, the Lin family of the Duke's Mansion, the historian of the Marquis of Xingle Mansion, the Qin family of the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion, the Pan family of Changding Marquis...whose family does not have a daughter who is waiting to be out of the cabinet, Brother Lao, this time the East Palace and King Qi will choose the concubine. Their daughter and elder brother also entered the palace to participate in the election, but none of them were selected. Is it really such a coincidence?

The Lin family has a rule that the Lin family members do not enter the palace to serve concubines, but none of the Lin family members who served as concubines of King Qi could enter.After reading the letter written by his granddaughter to His Royal Highness, Liu Qian was very sad and disappointed.He also realized that he had neglected the Liu family's heirs in some aspects over the years.

Why didn't anyone from those families make it into the candidates?In terms of closeness, the Lin family, the Shi family, the Qin family, the Pan family... no one has a closer relationship with the Holy One than his Liu family, and with Shun Yu.If the children of their family want to be selected, as long as they can find him, it is not a matter of a word, but unfortunately, all the children they sent to participate in the election were defeated!

As the first assistant, Liu Qian figured out the key point after calming down.It's not that their children are not as good as his Liu family's daughter, but they are very clear that, based on their family background, if their children re-enter the palace, it is not luck for them, but a hidden danger.Huiru is full of confidence that she will be selected as the princess, but what she did after losing the election is so paranoid, and it is not because of her overconfidence and even conceit brought about by her sense of superiority in her family background.It's still like this before becoming a crown princess, if you really become a crown princess!

Thinking of the policies His Majesty has been implementing in the harem all this time, thinking of how the favored Shun Yuchu has set an example in the past ten years, and thinking of how His Highness the Crown Prince has been taught by him, Liu Qian's back is filled with cold sweat.If the harem hadn't been well-off, which noble lord would not seek the welfare of her natal family, and would not try to seek and seize power.Precisely because of the oppression of the Shu family, even if it is the imperial concubine, the Shao family has not even been as popular as the Liu family and the Shi family in recent years.

By the way, Zhuoyuan Commercial Firm was established, and the royal family did not need to find a way to win it from His Majesty, and they could benefit their natal family by themselves. way transferred out.How would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had been around Shunxiuji, feel towards the backyard of the Eastern Palace?Liu Qian can already foresee that anyone who puts greed and desire for power on the prince, in the backyard of the East Palace, or in the future Tanyang Palace, will be ruthlessly erased by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.And this kind of greed, whether it is profit or affection, will not be tolerated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After thinking it over clearly, Liu Qian was very lucky that his granddaughter lost the election.It was precisely because of thinking clearly that Liu Qian decided that the Liu family would completely withdraw from the selection of royal concubines in the future.Because from his granddaughter, he saw the shortcomings of the Liu family's children.And he is old and unable to change anymore, it is better to cut off the germ of the crisis from the source.

In the East Palace, Xiao Ding was grinding for his master, and said: "Your Highness, Liu Shoufu sent Liu Huiru out of Beijing when he returned home. It was very decisive. But why didn't Young Master He personally send a letter to His Highness? Doesn't Young Master He want to see you?"

Xiao Ding was purely puzzled, not giving eye drops to the prospective princess.The crown prince is also aware of this, so he was not displeased, and said: "Father has not officially issued a decree, even if everyone knows that she is the crown princess, if he already regards himself as such, it will make Gu look down on him, and it will also make people look down on him." Gu re-examines whether he can take on the role of Crown Princess. Lai Zhou was sent by the palace, and he let Lai Zhou take full power to handle the matter. First, he wanted to let Gu know that there was such a thing, and he had no right to make decisions for Gu. , he also stated his position, no matter whether the father has ordered or not, he should not see Liu Huiru. He personally delivers the letter for Liu Huiru, which is a slap in the face of himself. He sees, but refuses to deliver the letter, that is jealousy, It's better not to please the left and right, but to see each other."

Xiao Ding: "Looking at it this way, Young Master He has a good idea."

Prince: "The princess cannot be shrewd, but must have wisdom."

Xiao Ding nodded approvingly, saying that he is not shrewd, but he is definitely the wisest in Danyang Palace!

Liu Qian did not go to plead guilty to the crown prince, but the eldest daughter-in-law came forward to visit Mrs. He in He Mansion and gave some gifts.It was clearly a visit, but in fact it was an apology to the prospective princess for sending a letter.It's just that the imperial decree has not yet been issued, and He Huan has not seen Liu Huiru. It is inappropriate for the Liu family to come directly to He Huan to make amends, so they use the excuse of visiting Mrs. He.

Yuan Jiamin came to gossip with He Huan again, and she praised: "You are still thoughtful. If I would not have thought so much, I would definitely follow Liu Huiru's way. I didn't expect that she is so vicious, and she will set you up when she leaves. Fortunately, You didn't fall into her trap. She couldn't get His Highness the Crown Prince, and she didn't want to make it easier for you. His Highness the Crown Prince has a discerning eye, no wonder she chose you instead of her."

Yuan Jiamin was not on the same side as Liu Huiru in the first place, after these incidents, she looked down on Liu Huiru even more.But Liu Huiru was sent out of the capital, and she might never see him again in this life.Yuan Jiamin felt a little pity for her.

He Huan said calmly: "I have told you before that if you do things with reason and evidence, you will not fall behind. Even if someone wants to frame you, you put the truth on the table, and even if the other party succeeds, they will not be inferior." It’s a bit dull. If you don’t speculate on the other party with the greatest malice, don’t call yourself the Holy Mother White Lotus.”

He Huan lost his mother when he was young, and his stepmother didn't treat him well. After the stepmother gave birth to a child, he became a transparent person in the mansion.In order to please the mistress, the servants in the mansion either flattered his serious master, or bullied him, otherwise he would not have almost died of illness.When he was a child, he could only bury all his grievances and sadness in his heart. Later, he learned to resist with reason.The eldest brother of the He family, only for this reason, as long as his father still cares about his future in the army and the face of the He family, he must make some changes.

He Huan fell into memories, and Yuan Jiamin said enviously, "I really envy you and Zuo Zu who spent so long together day and night."

He Huan: "When you become the princess of Qi, you will have the opportunity to see Chu Cu often."

Yuan Jiamin curled her lips: "I don't want to marry so early."

He Huan: "Then you can go and tell His Royal Highness Qi."

Yuan Jiamin shook her head desperately: "I'm not you, if I dare to say it, my mother will break my leg."

He Huan smiled.

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Xiangfu Palace, the prince who hadn't seen his younger brother for many days finally took some time to come over.The little lazy cat Wan Zhen was trained by his cruel mother and father to lift his neck. When the prince came, he heard his brother crying.Liu Haoyue, who was guarding outside, said: "You are training His Highness King Ning to lift his neck, and His Highness doesn't like it every time."

The prince frowned: "Wan Zhen is not yet full moon."

Liu Haoyue: "Your Majesty also said the same thing, but Your Majesty can't hold back Chu Chu." After a pause, Liu Haoyue said with deep meaning: "Eunuch Zhang said that when Chu Chu is out of confinement and gets busy, he won't have time to take care of King Ning." Do you want to train, Your Highness?" The implication was that he was too free, so he tossed His Highness.

In the room, Wan Zhen cried so sadly, crying so that Emperor Yong'an couldn't help but get angry with his servant, Liu Haoyue came in and said, "Your Majesty, 忍俍, the Crown Prince is here. Your Highness said that he misses His Highness very much."

Emperor Yong'an immediately said, "You take Wan Zhen out to the crown prince!"

Liu Haoyue went to look at the couch on the bed.Zhuo Ji also saw that Emperor Yong'an had reached his limit, and said, "Then let's carry him out."

Liu Haoyue immediately stepped forward and carried away the little Highness who was crying so sadly.Emperor Yong'an raised his hand, and Zhang Xian, Feng Xi, Chang Jing and Xiaohui also retreated from the room.

Emperor Yong'an took a deep breath, sat down beside the bed, and said, "Shun, I beg you, don't torture our Wan Zhen."

Emperor Yong'an even used the word "begging", Zhuo Ji began to reflect and said: "Well, I was impatient, he doesn't like it, so forget it."

Emperor Yong'an was slightly stunned: "Really forget it?"

Zhuo Ji: "Well, forget it. Every time he lifts his neck, he cries like I'm abusing him. Forget it, as His Majesty said, when the time comes, he will always lift his neck, sit and crawl."

Emperor Yong'an let out a long breath and smiled: "You have figured it out!"

Outside, the prince hugged his little brother whose face was flushed red from crying, and coaxed him, "Wan Zhen, don't cry, don't cry."

Wan Zhen gradually stopped crying in the arms of the prince's brother, but she was still sobbing. The prince carried Wan Zhen to the small flower hall.Wan Zhen tried his best to get into the embrace of the prince's brother, and Liu Haoyue who followed behind saw this and said, "Your highness, your highness may be hungry."

Prince: "You go to the wet nurse."

Liu Haoyue went to look for the wet nurse, Xiaohui and Aunt Hua came to take care of her.At this time, Huangguixie met with Deguixie to visit the little baby. He learned that the prince was holding the little baby in the small flower hall, and also learned that the prince rescued the little baby who had been "abused" by his parents. Degui and Xie were speechless to each other, and Shunxi seemed to be really bored from idleness.

In the small flower hall, Xiao Wanzhen was happily being held in the arms of Jia's mother and father (Huang Guixie) and fed with a bottle.Deguixie was called over by Zhang Xian sent by Emperor Yong'an.The door of Xiaohua Hall opened, and Emperor Yong'an walked in.Huang Guixie and the crown prince looked up, and Emperor Yong'an asked, "How is Wan Zhen?"

Huang Guixie: "I'm hungry, I drank a lot."

Emperor Yong'an came over, looked at his precious son lovingly, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his precious son's face: "Today, his mother and father have been tormenting him hard."

Huang Guixie: "Shunxi is also for the good of Wan Zhen."

Emperor Yong'an sat down: "I know, but Wan Zhen is different from other children. He was born early, so how can he be so troublesome. I asked De Guixie to chat with him to relieve boredom and save him from being bored." You know how to toss Wan Zhen."

Seemingly knowing that her father who loves her is coming, Wan Zhen spit out the pacifier and yelled at her father.Emperor Yong'an stretched out his arms to hug his son, stood up to burp his milk, and his movements were very skillful.Soon, Wan Zhen had a big hiccup and felt comfortable.

"Father, my son, give me a hug."

Emperor Yong'an handed Wan Zhen over to the prince, and the prince hugged his younger brother, his love was beyond words.

Emperor Yong'an said: "Wanzhen is full moon, but Shunxi's confinement is not over yet. On the day of the full moon, Shunxi should lie down properly, and you will come with me, Mrs. Huang."

"Yes, Your Majesty."