Wonderful Puppet

The grass and trees are falling, and the yellow leaves are piled up. In previous years, the crabs are fat and the chrysanthemums are beautiful, the rice wine is mellow, and there are many banquets, but this year the capital is particularly deserted.

Since the Son of Heaven came back from the Beihe paddock, he was not in a good mood. Those fine-looking courtiers had long restrained the clansmen to be cautious in their words and deeds, and stayed in the mansion obediently.

Crown Princess Shu Ya returned to her natal home.

It was always cloudy that day, and when we got off the carriage, it started to drizzle. There were two palace maids, one was supporting the princess carefully, and the other was holding an umbrella for her.

Because he walked in a hurry, the rain slapped his cheeks like cotton needles, making his cheeks hurt.

The Crown Princess didn't care about this much, instead she walked more hastily, the soft-soled golden embroidered shoes had already been splashed with new mud, and the hem of the gem blue and silver silk skirt was stained in a short while.

"Princess Concubine, please go slowly." Gong'e, who was holding the umbrella, quickly tilted the umbrella to block her from the icy needle-like rain.

The princess simply pushed her away and walked faster: "No need."

After entering the door, she sent Gong'e down, threw herself to her father's feet, and cried, "Father, please help the prince."

Shu Han, the father of the Crown Princess, is the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, with a real position and authority.

What's even more rare is that Shu Han is only in his early forties, and there is still a long way to go in the future. At least before the crown princess becomes the queen empress, she will have great power in the officialdom. It is a new world.

Emperor Zhaofeng's mother's family was not prosperous, and he suffered a lot in seizing the heir. When he got married, he didn't want his wife's family to dominate the family, so he chose a daughter from an ordinary noble family to be the queen.

But who would have thought that the queen left early, leaving the prince and becoming a motherless child, and now Emperor Zhaofeng had a headache.

Marry a wife with a strong family, and I am afraid that the crown prince will not be able to hold the throne in the future, and the relatives will be powerful. Marry a wife with a common family. There are many adult princes and mothers who are noble, and now the prince will be in trouble.

Shu Han is young and promising, from officials to the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, there must be a lot of disciples who dare not say it all over the court. The most wonderful thing is that he only has Shu Ya, his only daughter. Come and see?

Emperor Zhaofeng was still in the prime of life, and those princes who had been princes for a long time in history didn't seem to have a good ending.

At that time, Emperor Zhaofeng chose his daughter, and Shu Han knew that Emperor Zhaofeng was sincerely protecting the prince.

Now that he has seen this clearly, he is of course willing to be the head of the country in the future.

But who would have thought that there would be such a pig teammate as the Prince!

When Shu Han thought of his hapless son-in-law, he couldn't help his toothache.

It is said that the true love is seen in times of adversity. This prince is very good. I am afraid that he will never encounter a chance of adversity once in his life, so he will directly lead him to the emperor.

That's a big bug, it's too late for the emperor to share your troubles with you, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Shu Han felt chills in his heart.

The crown prince is not a stunningly talented person, he can even be said to be mediocre, and what he relies on is nothing more than the eldest son.

Several adult princes have not been crowned king for a long time, so it may be that they have no intention of tempering or replacing the prince.

Emperor Xin, that is truly unfathomable.

Shu Han boasted that he had figured out so much, but now he is not sure what Emperor Zhaofeng's plan is for the crown prince.

"Father—" Seeing Shu Han's silence, Shu Ya called out again.

Shu Han came back to his senses and glanced at his daughter.

In less than a month, her daughter lost her shape and her eyes were black and blue.

For this only daughter, Shu Han grew up holding her in the palm of his hand, he sighed lightly when he saw this, and said: "Ya'er, you are crying and crying, how can you have the demeanor of a half-princess, is this what my father taught you? "

…Shu Ya stopped crying, raised her head halfway and said: "Father, you don't know, today the prince went to serve the sick, and he didn't even see his father, but the second prince, the third prince and others, Standing by my father's side all day long, if this continues, my daughter is afraid—"

Emperor Zhaofeng was frightened that day, and because of the crown prince's depression, his body was not very refreshed since he came back. He didn't go to court many times during this period, and he has been recuperating.

It was tacit understanding that the prince had lost his sacred heart.

"Help, how do you ask Wei father to help?" Shu Han sighed, "This is their father and son's heart knot, and it depends on how the prince coaxes the emperor to change his mind. If Wei father intervenes, the matter will be more complicated."

"Then, what should the prince do?"

Shu Han hated iron for being weak: "Do what a filial son should do!"

"What should a filial son do?" Shu Ya murmured.

Shu Han lifted her up: "Ya'er, it's time for you to go back. You are the princess now, and everyone is watching your every move. At this time, you must not lose your sense of control."

"Well, the daughter will be back soon."

Until Shu Ya left, Shu Han still leaned on the teacher's chair and lost his mind.

Without the protection of the mother clan, what the prince relies on is his reluctance to mess with the superiority of the elders and the inferiority of the elders, and the meager father-son relationship.

Heavenly family has no father and son.

If so, if not—

Shu Han didn't know what to think of, and tapped his fingers lightly on the sandalwood armrest, the light was gloomy, making his face appear dim.

In the Prince's East Palace, the maids of the palace walk lightly, they dare not take big steps, they dare not shake their skirts, they dare not shake their hairpins, for fear that any abnormal noise will cause disaster.

The Crown Princess didn't bother to change her clothes, and hurried into the inner hall.

There was light in the prince's eyes, and he grabbed Shu Ya's hand: "What did Yue Zhang say?"

Shu Ya hesitated: "Father said, let you do what a filial son should do..."

"What should a filial son do?" The prince was a little annoyed when he heard the words, and threw a celadon teacup on the ground, "Is my filial piety less than that of my younger brothers?"

I really can't tell, those good brothers of his usually put on a show, but at this time, the fox's tail is exposed.

He hasn't been abolished yet!

The more the prince thought about what happened that day, the more he held back his anger.

He didn't do it on purpose, how much sanity can anyone face with a big worm with a bloody mouth?

If he knew that he was running towards his father, he would rather be bitten by a big bug.

But thinking of this, I was a little startled.

Being bitten by a big insect can lead to death in serious cases, or broken hands and feet in light cases, let alone death. In history, there has never been a person with a disability succeeding to the throne!

One step back is death, one step further is defeat, is this God's will, is it a dead end?

The prince sat down slumped.

"Prince——" Shu Ya ignored the mess on the ground, squatted down, and put her hands on the prince's knees, "Don't think that way. The situation at that time was beyond your control. Father Huang is wise and understands in his heart Yes, it's just that you can't get over that hurdle. As my father said, you are sincerely filial to your father, and your father will not blame you."

The prince fell silent after hearing this, and nodded for a long time: "Ya'er, you have worked hard today, I will think about it again."

The prince walked out of the inner hall to the outer study, and invited the officials to have a secret talk.

The atmosphere in the town government's mansion was also gloomy.

Qing Ge was sent back, and when she saw Zi Su Bai Shao and others, she burst into tears.

Zisu calmed down and asked, "Is there no news about Grandma?"

Qingge shook her head: "The paddocks have been searched, and there is no news about those towns. The second son thought it was inconvenient for us to stay there, so he sent them back."

"What about Qingdai?" Bai Shao asked.

When Qingdai was mentioned, Qingge rubbed her eyes aggrievedly, and cried louder: "Qingdai, Qingdai—"

…"What happened to her?" Zisu and the others were startled.

Although Qingdai usually speaks very little, they know that this is a gift from the son to the eldest grandma, and her skills are extraordinary.

Although they are not as good as those who have been together for a long time in terms of affection, Zisu and the others also understand that sometimes Qingdai needs more use than them.

With everyone watching, Qing Ge thumped her thigh in frustration: "I heard that Qing Dai ran away that night when I heard that we were going to be sent back. She was going to find Grandma, why didn't she ask me to come with her!"

Everyone can't laugh or cry.

Although Qingge has a lot of strength, her temperament is too simple and straightforward. If she really runs away by herself and meets bad people, she may not even know that she is sold out.

"Qingge, it's good for you to come back first. When Grandma comes back, I want you to cook a table of delicious food." Nightingale comforted.

Mentioning this, everyone fell silent.

At this moment, Aluan and Xiaochan walked in.

Seeing that Aluan's face was not very good-looking, Zisu asked: "Aluan, didn't you go to buy medicine, why did you come back empty-handed?"

Because of worrying about Zhen Miao, the maids of Qingfengtang had a hard time these days, A Luan was weak, and her throat became swollen and sore when she got angry.

The master didn't know what happened, and it's not easy to tell the mansion that a maid is not feeling well, so Aluan asked Xiaochan to accompany her out of the mansion to get medicine from the infirmary.

A Luan pursed her lips and said nothing, Xiaochan said angrily: "Sister Zisu, I really vomited to death. Sister A Luan and I just came out of the corner door when we met a servant who said something very disapproving to Sister A Luan. If it's not four, we are afraid that he will be entangled, so we will come back directly."

"That screwer, just ignore it." Zisu said lightly.

Xiaochan pouted: "Sister Zisu, you don't know, the man also said that his old lady asked the second lady to make the decision, and promised him sister Aluan!"

Bai Ling was furious: "You are really shameless, did you bully us while the master was not around?"

Bai Shao glanced at her and said coldly: "Without a master, what are we?"

The words made everyone fall silent.

A Luan is beautiful, and she is also top-notch in the Duke's Mansion, I don't know how many people are staring at her, because she is Zhen Miao's personal girl, no one dares to make a move.

Once something happens to the master, let alone A Luan, what good will there be for other people?

Aluan said in a hoarse voice: "Sisters, don't worry about me. At this time, even if he wants to reach out, the old lady will not agree."

"But what if—"

"In the future?" A Luan sneered, "When Grandma comes back, what future can he have? If Grandma...I'll twist my hair and become my sister-in-law, there's no future!" rs