Donggong Zhangjiao

Normally, if the concubines in the harem wanted to see their families, they would only see the female family members.

After all, the harem is a place where outsiders are not allowed to enter.

But now that something like this happened to the queen and the fifth prince, and with the Lu family's status in the court, it would not be difficult for the father and daughter to meet each other.

The queen looked at her father's autographed letter in her hand for a long time before speaking.

"Tian Mo, go to Jingqian Palace and tell the emperor about this."

"The slaves obey."

Tim Mo bowed and stepped back.

Minsi looked at the queen, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. No need to hide it. I can't hear anything now." The queen picked up the teacup and whispered.

Minsi sighed, "Your Majesty, I am worried. Master wants to send someone to the palace to help your Majesty."

"What's the use of worrying. Now I want to give birth to a prince. It's not easy. The fifth prince has no chance to rule. If I want to preserve the glory of the Lu family, I will send a girl of the right age to come in and give birth to a prince. I will raise and take care of him. Still a legitimate son, still a child of the Lu family."

The queen spoke these words calmly, showing exhaustion.

Seeing this, Min Si didn't dare to say anything more.

Fortunately, at this time, the fifth prince's voice came from the door.

"Mother, I would like to send my regards to my mother."

"Xu'er is here." When the queen heard the child's voice, she stood up immediately, her face cleared of fatigue and smiled, "Is today's homework difficult? Thank you for your hard work, Xu'er. The concubine made a stew for dinner. Xue'er, drink more of the squab soup to replenish your body."

The fifth prince looked up at her obediently, with a smile on his face, "The schoolwork is not difficult. Sons and ministers do not have to work hard, but mothers have to work hard. The queen mother and children drink soup together to replenish their health."

"Okay, let's drink together." The queen bent down and touched the fifth prince's head, her eyes filled with tenderness that seemed to overflow.

The maids retreated voluntarily and stopped disturbing the mother and son's conversation.

Yuzhang Palace.

Fang Yun learned the news while having dinner.

"Prime Minister Lu is going to the palace to visit the Queen and the Fifth Prince?"

"Yes, the news that I just sent from the imperial palace must be correct." Yuan He said solemnly.

Fang Yun's hands that were picking up the vegetables paused, and then put down the chopsticks.

"I entered the palace at this time, probably to discuss the way forward."

"Based on the fifth prince's physical condition, if the Lu family and the queen really want to continue to seek the position of crown prince, it will not be easy in the future, let alone possible."

Yuan He was about to speak but stopped, but heard Fang Yun speak directly.

"It's not impossible, but I will definitely confront me."

"As the saying goes, you can't have the intention of harming others, and you can't have the intention of guarding against others. Your Majesty, you should take measures as soon as possible, just in case." Yuan He said seriously.

Fang Yun nodded, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Thank you for your hard work. Just rest."

After De Yuanhe left, Yan Wei came over to give the dishes and whispered. "Your Majesty, do you want me to keep an eye on Fengxuan Palace?"

"No need, I can't find any useful information." Fang Yue shook his head, "After experiencing the incident with Concubine Wan, the Queen is more cautious than before, and now that the fifth prince's incident is known to everyone, I will naturally Since we have become the focus of both the government and the public, it is better for me to keep a low profile. Soon, the army will be victorious and it will be time to return to the court."

Nowadays, almost 90% of Shangyang Kingdom has been taken over by Da Qi. Only the areas bordering Shangyang Kingdom and Yanhu are still difficult to deal with.

Yanhu was originally a vassal state of Shangyang State, but Shangyang State and Daqi have been entangled in the past few years. Coupled with Shangyang's internal political instability, its deterrence against Yanhu has now been greatly reduced. Taking advantage of Daqi's army to attack When they came in, the Yanhu people also made frequent small moves and took the opportunity to occupy some of Shangyang Kingdom's territory.

Nowadays, if you want to take the entire land of Shangyang Kingdom into your pocket, you have to deal with these Yanhu people.

In particular, Yanhu has developed well in recent years. The nomads are also brave in fighting. Compared with the army of Shangyang Kingdom, they are more powerful, more insidious and cunning, and it takes some effort to deal with them.

Of course, these are just summary. With the current morale and strength of the Daqi army, although it is not said that they can fight Yanhu again, they must be beaten back and honestly continue to be the vassal state of Daqi. , and it’s not too difficult.

After becoming a vassal state of Da Qi, Pei Yao will naturally give them a good amount of benefits, but it is given. If it is not given, then you can't try to rob it.

If Daqi's army does not want to conflict with the Yanhu people at this moment and retreats, allowing them to take away a piece of meat, then the Yanhu people's ambitions will grow, and they will naturally not take Daqi seriously, and they will definitely be dishonest in the future. , will harass the border.

This is all far away, right now. Indeed, as Fang Yun said, the Queen's fifth prince has no chance of being unified, but she has always been favored. The fourth prince is now healthy, and because of Fang Jin, he has gone north to open up new territories. The native Qin Duke Huo Mingxuan became Yinqin. Speaking of it, Huo Mingxuan was really the uncle of the fourth prince.

In the DPRK, Liu Qin has also emerged and is a rising star in the DPRK.

With such a halo blessing, it is almost certain that the fourth prince will be the prince unless there is a particularly big accident.

But when the light is too bright, it will also lead to disaster. Fang Yun doesn't feel proud at all now, but he doesn't dare to take it lightly, and he is under great psychological pressure.

All she can do is keep a low profile.

As the saying goes, if someone else has the right to decide something, you can only take it if it is given to you. If you feel that the thing is already in your pocket before you say anything, it may be disgusting.

Even though Pei Yao already has a lot of preference for Fang Yun, Fang Yun never dares to be wanton in this kind of matter.

The next day.

Prime Minister Lu and his wife entered the palace together.

In Fengxuan Palace, after the family of three had some polite exchanges, the queen dismissed the rest of the family, leaving only two people, Tian Mo and Min Si, waiting in the room.

"Father, mother, if you have anything to say to your daughter when you come here this time, just say it directly now. There are no outsiders."

She spoke, and Mrs. Lu sighed softly.

"How could such a thing happen? What a wonderful child, how can it be that you are born like this? My mother has lost a lot of weight when I see you. It feels like a knife is gouging out my heart, my poor child."

When she said this, Mrs. Lu's eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up.

The distress is beyond words.

When the queen saw her mother like this, she couldn't help but moisten her eyes. Both mother and daughter quickly picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of their eyes.

Seeing this, Prime Minister Lu said in a deep voice, "Now that the fifth prince is ill, he will definitely miss the chance to be crown prince. What are you going to do next?"

"With my daughter's current situation, it is almost impossible to give birth to another prince. If the Lu family has long-term considerations, it is feasible to select a girl of the right age from the clan and send it to the palace, give birth to a boy, and raise it for me. Policy." The queen whispered.

But she didn't expect that when she thought she had the answer that Prime Minister Lu wanted, she saw Prime Minister Lu shake his head.

"I didn't mean that."