Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 551

"Of course it's true."

Xiao Shitou raised his eyebrows, and his tone was rather doting, "When did I ever lie to you?"

"That's great!" Qin Lan smiled sweetly, lowered her head, and regretted her impulsiveness just now.

"Does it hurt?" Looking at the big footprint on the small stone shoe, Qin Lan stuck out her tongue.

"It doesn't hurt." Little Stone gave his answer without hesitation.

After explaining some things to Xiao Shitou, Zhao Min sat by the table for a while, and after opening the door, he saw Xiao Shitou and Qin Lan talking and laughing under the grape arbor, and immediately smiled a little.
If these two children could really see each other, it would be a beautiful thing.

"princess!"

At this time, Madam Gu hurried over from outside, holding a wooden box in her hand.

It will be the Queen's birthday in a few days, and Zhao Min naturally received the invitation, so she asked Madam Gu to visit Prince Ling's Mansion to find a treasure in the warehouse.

"Princess, this is..."

Just as Nanny Gu was about to tell Zhao Min what gift she was going to present to the queen, Zhao Min waved her hand, apparently not interested in it.

It's just a scene, and he is not the important person at the banquet, besides, Zhao Min trusts Nanny Gu, and believes that the gift she chooses must be decent and thoughtful, so she doesn't want to be distracted by this matter.

These days have passed, and Zhao Min has not heard from Gu Lingqing, and he is very worried, and his stomach is getting bigger and bigger.

Although it is not obvious at a glance, Zhao Min needs to use a belt every day now.

Zhao Min knew that this was not good for the fetus in her womb, but she had no choice. Before Gu Lingqing came back, no matter what she did, she had to be careful to protect the safety of herself and the baby in her womb.

Zhao Min knew that pregnant women should maintain a happy mood, but there were wolves and tigers before, and now he was in a difficult situation in the imperial city, how could Zhao Min keep his mood happy?

There are so many things to worry about!

But at this moment, Zhao Min was not the only one who was worrying in his heart. At this moment, the atmosphere in Xiao Yanfeng's study, who was also in the General's Mansion, was not necessarily so good.

I saw Xiao Yanfeng sitting behind the desk with a solemn expression, and standing in front of the desk was Xiao Yichen.

"Father, now in the court, the prince's faction is severely suppressing the former court officials, and we are the first to bear the brunt."

Hearing what Xiao Yichen said, Xiao Yanfeng's expression was very serious.

That's right, the prince has always held a hostile camp with him, but in recent days, every time he goes to court, this feeling becomes more and more obvious.

Perhaps, before the prince was just secretly tripping himself up behind his back, but now he said in the court that he was confronting him openly.

The key is the emperor's attitude, the emperor is on the prince's side, although on the surface the emperor is not biased, but Xiao Yanfeng can hear it from the emperor's words.

Perhaps it was because the emperor was still afraid of the military power in his hands, and there were many people in the court who supported him, so he allowed himself to sit in the position of the general.

Although the status is high, Xiao Yanfeng knows that the high place is extremely cold, and the Xiao family has attracted the emperor's unreasonable suspicion and fear. I am afraid that if he does not come up with a good solution at this time, sooner or later the Xiao family will be eradicated by the emperor.

Today, in the court hall, the Prince clashed with Xiao Yanfeng again, and the two factions had a verbal quarrel.

"Father, what should we do now?"

After all, Xiao Yichen was young, compared to Xiao Yanfeng, he was a little impatient.

"The crown prince and his subordinates are so arrogant in the court, but the emperor has no intention of suppressing it. This is clearly going to put us in dire straits!"

Xiao Yanfeng didn't understand what Xiao Yichen said, it's just that he hasn't thought of a good solution yet.

In fact, Xiao Yanfeng had an idea in his mind, but he never mentioned it to Xiao Yichen, that is, he resigned on his own initiative and brought the Xiao family's family to resign and return home.

But the reason why Xiao Yanfeng has never told others about his idea is that this idea has too many unknowns and risks.

Because Xiao Yanfeng could not fully trust the current emperor.

Xiao Yanfeng is not greedy for power, he can completely hand over the power in his hands and take his family to the countryside to buy a piece of land and a house to spend his old age peacefully.

However, I was afraid that the emperor would pretend to promise him on the surface and let him be disarmed and returned to the field, but secretly he would not let him go. When he had no power in his hands and was in a remote country, it would be too easy for him to kill himself.

Not only himself, but also the Xiao family.

Xiao Yanfeng himself is not afraid of death, but there are hundreds of people in the Xiao family, but he has to take their safety into consideration in his plan.

"Alas..." Xiao Yanfeng narrowed his eyes and sighed heavily. The current situation is indeed a bit tricky.

"If the enemy does not move, I will not move. Use the same to respond to all changes." Facing Xiao Yichen's doubts, Xiao Yanfeng only answered these twelve words.

The current situation of the Xiao family is really difficult. If the words and deeds in the court hall are too violent, the prince may find some excuse to make the Xiao family a high-achieving leader without any crime.

Acting timidly like this is by no means Xiao Yanfeng's previous style.

But now, as Xiao Yanfeng grows older, he has to consider many aspects. If he is alone, he will live for a day, at most, he will be a good man again in 18 years!
But now that he is leading his family by himself, Xiao Yanfeng really doesn't have the determination and courage he had before.

"But." Obviously, Xiao Yichen did not agree with Xiao Yanfeng's approach, "If we stand still, the prince will only become more and more arrogant."

"Father!" Xiao Yichen also tried in vain to persuade Xiao Yanfeng not to let him use such a conservative method to deal with the current situation.

"Stop talking!" Xiao Yanfeng directly interrupted Xiao Yichen's words, and then he used his internal strength to feel that there were no other people around, and then he opened his mouth in a deep voice.

"Chen'er, remember, you are my son, so you must be calm in doing things. Before doing anything, if you are not fully sure that you will beat the enemy to the point where he can't stand up again, then don't do it."

"Now you are not alone, you have to think about your wife and the fetus in her womb, and don't do things rashly."

After hearing Xiao Yanfeng's words, his shoulders drooped, and his expression was not as impassioned as before.

(End of this chapter)