: At a loss

Seeing Fan Chunyou leave, Chen Shizhong lost his composure in an instant and was stunned. He stood there without saying anything, like a stone Buddha.

Chai Yang walked over from behind: "Shizhong, what's going on with this matter? Suddenly, it's so big. What should we do now?"

Chen Shizhong sat on the chair: "How can I do what to do? You said my brother is the same. If he wants to do, tell us what he wants. I promise to do it well here. But now, he has nothing to say, he is retreating or advancing, and I don't know how this happened at all."

Chai Yang shook his head: "This won't work. We always have to think of a solution. If things continue to cause trouble, the result will probably exceed our imagination."

Chen Shizhong widened his collar a little, took a few deep breaths, releasing the depression caused by his uneasiness. Chen Yuan didn't know anything about this, let alone others, even Chen Shizhong didn't believe it.

But he didn't know what Chen Yuan meant. He was confused and nervous: "The key is that we can't handle this matter. My elder brother is now trying to find out his opinions. Let's do it, so let our people be prepared and prepare for both hands. When we want to attack, we can attack. If my elder brother doesn't have that meaning, we must be able to withdraw immediately."

This means that nothing is said. Chai Yang looked at Chen Shizhong: "What should I do in detail?"

Chen Shizhong stood up again, clasped his fists and bowed to Chai Yang: "Oh, Master Chai, I am a gangster, how can I know?"

This whirlpool is destined to bring many people in, and some of them take the initiative like Fan Chunyou, and some of them, like Chen Shizhong, have to make a choice, but some don’t know how to choose.

"What? The emperor gave Chen Shimei's son Zhao Shi?" Su Xiaoyou was extremely shocked when she heard the news. Just as Chen Yuan said, once this matter came out, even if he didn't want to do anything, others would think he wanted to do something.

Su Yan frowned from the side: "Yes, the emperor also said, I hope that the child will become a man like Long Live when he grows up. Do you think our treasure is wrong?"

Su Xiaoyou didn't speak for a long time. Who is the emperor and whether the emperor can respect him means whether Su Xiaoyou can be stable in the second half of her life and whether the Su family can enjoy wealth and glory.

After his father was arrested and imprisoned, the Su family had no relatives. However, in recent years, the Su family's relatives were everywhere. Looking at the relatives who had locked up the big mén when they came to ask for help, but now they nodded and bowed, Su Xiaoyou felt a strong sense of satisfaction in her heart.

They were grateful to them as they gave them some rewards. Also, Su Yan asked for a few concubines and added a younger brother to Su Xiaoyou, not for others, just for the younger brother with the same surname as her, she also wanted to ensure that she could still have certain power in the future.

If Chen Shimei's son really took the position of the king in the future, then she would bet on the wrong place now. Thinking about Chen Yuan's heart was always lukewarm with Zhao Shu, she was even more sure that this was something that Chen Yuan had already planned.

After thinking about it for a long time, Su Xiaoyou couldn't make up her mind.

It is not easy to do this. If someone else had done it, Su Xiaoyou would think it was a fool and smell it. But Chen Shimei is different. She, Su Xiaoyou, is very clear about how many skills Chen Shimei has. There is only one that she dare not think about, and nothing that Chen Shimei dare not do.

"Dad, that's what everyone says now?"

"Oh, many ministers in the court opposed it. I heard that the quarrel was very strong this morning. Those who were originally Chen Shimei, led by Wang Anshi and Xia Sui, were trying to use the decision of Emperor Shimei, but Sima Guang and others were also quite firm in their attitudes. In front of the emperor, Fan Chunyou almost fought with Xia Sui at that time."

Su Xiaoyou walked back and forth in the room, rubbing her fingers behind her back constantly. Chen Shimei was very powerful and there were many people who wanted to make a fortune with Chen Shimei. Su Xiaoyou knew very well.

But those princes who don’t go to court on weekdays are not good men. They don’t care about things, but they will never look at the side of their Jiangshan surnamed Zhao.

Is it time to bet now? It is absolutely true that you support one now and you will get more benefits when that one comes to power. But if you bet wrong, it means you lose all your money.

This is a contest between a new high and an old rich man. The bet market opened much bigger than Su Xiaoyou thought. Should I buy a dealer or a leisure time? She decided to look at Renzong's attitude.

Looking up at the sky outside, Su Xiaoyou hurriedly urged his father: "Dad, go back now, long live is coming soon. It's not too late for us to make a decision after the NV people have learned about Long Live's tone."

Su Yan nodded: "nv'er, then I won't say anything outside first. Wait for you, right?"

Su Xiaoyou said: "You go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask the Prime Minister what he thinks about this matter."

Su Yan nodded and left.

Renzong agreed to come to Su Xiaoyou for lunch today. To be honest, Renzong is also a good man. Although he occasionally likes to taste fresh ones, he has always loved Su Xiaoyou the most for so many years, just like he loved Concubine Pang back then.

In Renzong's heart, Su Xiaoyou was a good NV child, and the child's miscarriage, Renzong always blamed himself. In his opinion, it was his poor protection for Su Xiaoyou.

He didn't know the details at all, and always felt that he owed Su Xiaoyou a little. When he had nothing to do, he always liked to run here more. When there were any problems, he often chose this place as the harbor where he stopped. In fact, men, like NV people, need harbor to rest.

Renzong was tired and tired now. He sat on the stool and drank the wine that Su Xiaoyou poured for him, sighing one after another.

"Does the emperor worry about the name you gave your grandson again?" Su Xiaoyou's voice was very calm, and there was a smile on her face, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

Renzong glanced at her: "Do you know too?"

"It's spread all over the palace. My father came in the morning, and he told me."

Renzong said nothing, and then sighed a longer sigh. He was also very satisfied with Su Xiaoyou's father. This guy never asked him for official career. He took the title of a national prince and took the living expenses paid by the court on a monthly basis, following Chen Shimei to pick up some small money, unlike Pang Ji, who always caused trouble for himself.

So far, Su Yan has been to Bianjing for so many years, and only Kaifeng Prefecture once participated in the National Taiyi Book, saying that he had seized the land of the people. And as soon as the book was released, Su Yan was about to retreat.

In Renzong's opinion, this is a trivial matter.

Su Xiaoyou reached out to take away the wine glass in front of Renzong. Renzong was stunned: "What is the beloved concubine doing? I am in a bad mood and want to drink two more glasses."

"The emperor can drink two more glasses when he is in a good mood. If he is in a bad mood, he should drink less."

A person who was very advised by Renzong no longer argued: "Oh, I just can't figure it out. I just want someone to sincerely wear mourning for me after I die. Is this a high requirement?"

Su Xiaoyou's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell down. Renzong was shocked: "Why is this my beloved concubine?"

In the blink of an eye, he understood that Su Xiaoyou must have cried because she could not help her leave a son. Renzong felt even more apologized in his heart. He had never asked Su Xiaoyou for this matter for years, just because he didn't want to hurt this nv person, but now he was still told by himself.

"My beloved concubine, I have lost my words. Don't cry. In fact, I already feel that it is God's pity to be able to meet my beloved concubine in this life."

Su Xiaoyou took out a handkerchief to wipe off her tears, but she couldn't wipe it clean: "Your Majesty, I know I'm useless, I've said a long time ago that the emperor has time to spend with other concubines, and he doesn't need to care about me."

Renzong felt even more heartbroken when he said this. He got up from the chair and hugged Su Xiaoyou in his arms. The two of them didn't say anything for a long time.

After a while, when Su Xiaoyou's mood stabilized, Renzong pulled her to sit down. He decided to change the topic and say something that made Su Xiaoyou happy: "Xiaoyou, I will tell you the truth. I am content now. I have taken back the country that my ancestors have not taken back. Now it has just begun winter, and the vassal states that will come to visit next year have been sent over, and there are even more distant countries coming over. I will tell you something."

Renzong said here and laughed: "Just the day before yesterday, several foreign envoys came to ask for a visit. As a result, they just entered the city, they were surrounded by the common people of Bianjing. What do you think? Some of the envoys were blacker than charcoal, some were indeed white, and their hair was golden."

Su Xiaoyou had heard of this a long time ago, and she knew that these people were following the footsteps of Zhang Kuangzheng going west. Su Xiaoyou is not the kind of NV boy who doesn't care about foreign affairs, but Renzong said so happily, she pretended not to know: "Long live lying, where is there anybody who is even darker than charcoal?"

Renzong said, "When will I have deceived you? Let's do this, wait a few days for me to let them enter the palace and show them to my beloved concubine."

Now, where Zhang Kuangzheng was, the Song Dynasty didn’t know. The expansion of Chen Yuan’s commercial empire was far from keeping up with Zhang Kuangzheng’s footsteps. This time, Renzong knew from the mouth of an envoy that there were thousands of sea boats when Zhang Kuangzheng went to sea, but when he arrived in their country, there were only more than a hundred left. The hardships along the way were conceivable.
Chapter completed!