The emperor's heart alone

After Xu Yunting left, Xu Yunjin sat alone in front of the chessboard, played a game of chess by himself, then pushed away the chessboard, called someone to take it out, took a bath and changed clothes, Qingpei gave Xu Yunjin a massage, and Xu Yunjin fell asleep.

Sleeping in the middle of the night, he vaguely heard the noise of ding-ding-bang-bang coming from the room, Xu Yunjin turned over, the sound disappeared after a while, and then Xu Yunjin felt that someone came up to him with cold air. After getting out of bed, he subconsciously moved to the side to make room for the visitor. Then he realized what happened. His body froze, but he soon relaxed again. The visitor got into the bed and hugged Xu Yunjin in his arms. arms.

Xu Yunjin shivered, muttered "cold", and then pushed and hugged his body, but the man didn't care, and instead hugged Xu Yunjin even tighter, unable to break free, Xu Yunjin simply gave up, just I wrapped the quilt around my body tighter, but after a while, I fell asleep again.

When Xu Yunjin woke up, the sky was bright, and seeing Shi Junji sitting behind the desk, Xu Yunjin doubted: "Don't you have to go to court today?"

Shi Junji put down the book in his hand: "The morning court is over, I can only say that you are too sleepy."

Xu Yunjin didn't take it seriously, got up and called someone to clean up, the two maids entered the room together with Qingpei, they were also accustomed to seeing Shi Junji, they didn't care or were surprised, after some cleaning, the three of them retreated again, Xu Yunjin called The man had breakfast, and asked casually, "Have you had breakfast?"

Shi Junji shook his head: "I came here early in the morning, and I haven't used it yet." So Xu Yunjin ordered a few more side dishes and food, and when everyone left, Xu Yunjin turned around and asked Shi Junji, "I Brother knows?"

Shi Junji knew that this matter could not be kept from Xu Yunjin for a long time, and he didn't want to hide it, so he nodded immediately. Xu Yunjin wanted to say that Shi Junji was very self-assertive, but he remembered what Xu Yunting said to him yesterday. Swallowing it down, he just said, "When did it happen?"

"Thinking about coming to the palace banquet, I had doubts." Shi Junji said, "After that, I accidentally met me in Xu's mansion. Xu Yunting is not stupid, so he naturally figured out what's going on."

"...Did you find you in private?"

"No."

Xu Yunjin didn't speak anymore, and he seemed to be disapproving of Yunting. Could it be that the eldest brother meant to agree to this matter?Shi Junji saw Xu Yunjin's thoughts, and said helplessly: "He doesn't think we will be together for a long time, but he is just waiting for my novelty to pass, and he is making plans for you when the time comes."

Xu Yunjin was noncommittal: "The test will be here soon, what are you doing here? There should be many things waiting for you."

"Those things are left to the people below. Is it possible that I have to do it myself?" Shi Junji smiled, "My biggest task now is to coax you back. What if you are abducted by others?"

Xu Yunjin ignored Shi Junji's slick tongue, and just said: "Find some free time, come with me to Zhenjue Temple. These days, everyone in Xu's mansion is not busy, and Zhenjue Temple has not been to it for a long time. Although A lot of incense money is added every year, but it’s not as good as being sincere in person. Besides, my life is hanging by the abbot. Even if no one in Xu’s mansion is free, I have to go there in person. " Xu Yunjin glanced at Shi Junji, "There are some things that I still need to ask."

Shi Jun knew the Zhenjue Temple that Xu Yunjin was talking about. When he checked Xu Yunjin's information, the existence of this Zhenjue Temple was very important. Even if he was the emperor, he could get very little information. It would be great to go with Xu Yunjin, at least to know what happened back then, and thinking that Xu Yunjin let him accompany him to Zhenjue Temple, thinking that he really took care of him, Shi Jun couldn't help being very happy.

So Shi Junji nodded and said: "It's only two days or so, and I can spare some time. Zhenjue Temple is not far from my hot spring village. The two of us haven't been there together yet. Why don't we go to Zhenjue first?" Temple, how about going to Hot Spring Zhuangzi to stay overnight?"

"Whatever you want, I don't care."

Shi Junji was even happier, Xu Yunjin looked at Shi Junji with a smile that was not a smile: "As expected of the current emperor, the Zhenjue Temple is just a dilapidated temple in a remote mountain depression, and it is embarrassing for the emperor that you don't even know the specifics of the Zhenjue Temple. The location is well known."

Shi Junji: "..."

It happened that breakfast had already been served, so Xu Yunjin ignored Shi Junji and sat down, Shi Junji squeezed to Xu Yunjin's side with a smile on his face, Xu Yunjin became impatient: "Such a big table, you are so close to me What? Sit over there."

How could Shi Junji be willing to stick to Xu Yunjin's side, and deliberately missed what he said just now: "I heard that you redeemed Luoxue? When did you arrange her marriage with Hu Buke?" Shi Junji said Is he still worried about the existence of Luoxue? Only by marrying Luoxue can Shi Junji be completely relieved.

"Let's wait for Hu Buke to come back." Xu Yunjin said, "The merchant ships and warships along the coast are almost ready. When Hu Buke arrives with the stewards below, he can officially go to sea, but this is the first time to go to sea. , should not be too deep, just go around Daping, and go to a few small countries that are connected. First, it will not take too long, and second, it is also a test for Hu Buke. If it succeeds, maritime merchants will It will be formally handed over to Hu Buke, and the steward I sent will assist him, if not, we will have to find a new candidate, and I have to consider Hu Buke's whereabouts."

Shi Junji frowned: "Then when will I have to wait?"

"After all, it won't last more than a year." Xu Yunjin squinted at Shi Junji, "Why are you in a hurry? This is my business, not yours."

Shi Junji covered his face and coughed twice, he couldn't say that he hoped that Luoxue would get married as soon as possible, right?

Xu Yunjin didn't think too much, and his thoughts were completely absorbed in maritime affairs: "After passing through the nearby sea area, and then going to farther places, to those places that have no records and no contact in Daping, maybe we can give us a lot of money. A bit of a surprise."

Shi Junji was shocked, and thought of something instantly: "...if those lands are unoccupied, or the strength of the local people is weak, doesn't it mean that we can invade with our troops? When the time comes, expand the territory ..."

Xu Yunjin looked away at Shi Junji speechlessly. Sure enough, he is a businessman, thinking about how to earn more money, Shi Junji is an emperor, and naturally thinking about expanding the territory and strengthening the Daping.Xu Yunjin lowered his eyes to drink the porridge, but the matter is not so absolute. While Shi Junji is expanding his territory, maybe he can also make a fortune from it...

Both of them were a bit fanciful about the future, but Xu Yunjin was the first to come back to his senses, and said, "It's too early to say this, not to mention that our navy and warship level in Daping are not high, and those places are too far away from Daping. It's far away, and it's not easy to manage at all."

Shi Junji laughed twice: "At that time, let's talk about it, there will always be a way."

The two talked for a while, and after dinner, Xu Yunjin went to Liu Sanshao to arrange the goods brought south, Shi Junji was bored by himself, and went back to the palace.

As soon as he left the secret passage, he heard Zhang Dequan come forward and report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu and Concubine De are seeking to see you outside."

Because the feeling of getting back together with Xu Yunjin disappeared when he heard these two people coming, he said "it's about time" and asked Zhang Dequan to call them both in.

The two greeted Shi Junji according to the rules, but Shi Junji just looked down at the memorial, completely ignoring the two of them, until Concubine Shu and Concubine De couldn't kneel anymore, Shi Junji casually closed his hands The memorial: "Let's get up." Then he asked, "What do you want me to do?"

The two glanced at each other, and it was Concubine Shu who took a step forward: "Your Majesty, since the empress died, the harem has been taken care of by concubines and Concubine De. It is still in order, but the eldest prince is still young and suddenly lost his mother. It's extremely unsuitable, and the concubine and the younger sister can't be the masters, and they will come to bother the emperor."

The Eldest Prince is the real eldest son of the emperor. Not surprisingly, he will be Shi Junji's heir a hundred years later. Shi Junji doesn't understand the meaning of Concubine Shu and Concubine De. If anyone can be the adoptive mother of the Eldest Prince, it is Relying on this kindness, he won't be too sad if he can't ascend to the position of future empress dowager. Besides, the eldest prince no longer has an empress to look after him, and it is uncertain when there will be accidents...

Shi Junji said: "The Eldest Prince is the eldest son of the emperor's concubine, and he must be brought up by the Empress himself. This matter cannot be discussed again." It's about being close, why not just stay with Concubine De, Concubine De must be well-bred."

Concubine De's face froze, the eldest princess is indeed the daughter of a direct descendant, but what's the use?Do you still have to marry in the future?So what if you recruit a consort?She already has a daughter, adding another one is of no help, what she wants is the eldest prince, not the eldest princess!But so what?She couldn't refute what the emperor said, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and say, "My concubine obeys the order."

Shi Junji saw Concubine De's reluctance and didn't care, and said again: "But what you said is also reasonable, the eldest prince just lost his mother, and it is inevitable that he will be sad, so he asked the second and third princes to move to the eldest prince's place. , and often accompany the First Prince, I think it won't take long for the First Prince to get out of the pain of losing his mother."

Concubine Shu's complexion changed. She had a son, the second prince, who had been by her side since she was a child. Now the emperor has taken the second prince away from her, and there was no smile on her face: "Your majesty, the second prince The prince is still young, and his concubines are neglectful of discipline and pampered and pampered on weekdays, if he goes to the eldest prince's place and accidentally bumps into the eldest prince, it will be a crime of the concubine's, and please take it back."

"The second prince is not young anymore, but he is only a year younger than the first prince." Shi Jun smiled, "Since Concubine Shu is neglectful of discipline and pampering and pampering, it is better to let the second prince leave your side sooner." , and avoid any catastrophe in the future."

Concubine Shu still wanted to defend herself, but Shi Junji waved his hand and asked the two to retreat, but they had no choice but to retreat.

Seeing Concubine Shu's distraught look, Concubine De hid her schadenfreude in her heart, and said on her face: "The emperor is also doing it for the good of the second prince, please relax my sister."