"Qing'er, I won't hide it from you. If Xiaoqin hadn't been with Damo, I'd think she was pretty good. She was good at running the house and taking care of the children."

Zhou Sheng said a little embarrassed.

"She has two daughters, and I have a son. If we can make it together, the Chinese people themselves would actually be pretty good. It's a pity that I'm not that lucky. That boy from Damo is luckier than me." He said.

Yang Ruoqing was secretly surprised.

I never thought that Brother Zhou Sheng would still miss Xiaoqin? Hahaha, Xiaoqin is really good, he looks decent, he is hard-working, capable, and virtuous.

"This kind of thing can't be said to be a blessing or not. It can only be said that you and Xiaoqin have a weak relationship, and Brother Damo and Xiaoqin are close to each other as husband and wife." Yang Ruoqing said.

Zhou Sheng nodded and remained silent.

Yang Ruoqing's eyes flashed and she suddenly asked Zhou Sheng: "Brother Zhou Sheng, what do you think of Ping'er?"

"Which one?" Zhou Sheng didn't react immediately.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and blinked, "That's the Ping'er who has been living in my house!"

Zhou Sheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head like something, "That can't be done..."

"What? You still don't like Ping'er? Ping'er is still a pretty girl, and she's very good at embroidery, good at housework, and kind-hearted. You see, she doesn't care about Huahua or Huahua.

As for her biological child, she never leaves flowers behind wherever she goes..."

Zhou Sheng waved his hand again: "Qing'er, that's not what I meant. How dare I not like her!"

"Then what do you mean?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Zhou Sheng said with some embarrassment: "Miss Ping'er is so beautiful. She looks like a fairy that day. She is a maid from a wealthy family. She can read and write, and can settle accounts and run a household. She is born to be a domineering person.

She looks like an official’s wife.”

"Look at me again. I can't read Chinese characters. I can't even write my name. Apart from doing some masonry work, I don't have any skills at all."

"Except for the strength in these hands, there is nothing else. If you are with Ping'er, isn't it just a toad that wants to eat swan meat? No, no, I know myself!"

Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled.

"A toad that doesn't care about swan meat is not a good toad." She said.

"Brother Zhou Sheng, wait until Ping'er comes back from Yuncheng. I'll help you find out what she's talking about first, okay?" she asked again.

Zhou Sheng raised his hand and scratched his head, grinning stupidly.

Regardless of the fact that this hand had just pulled away the ash from the stove, it was really dyeing the hair...

"Qing'er, if you think it's okay, just help me find out what's going on. Don't say it's me who said it, just use your own meaning. You know why it's like this..." He hesitated.

Yang Ruoqing smiled, of course she understood.

"Brother Zhou Sheng, don't worry. I won't ask in your tone. It will definitely be when we women are talking in private. If I ask like that again, even if it doesn't work, you won't be embarrassed, right?" she said.

Zhou Sheng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's the truth!"

…

Winter night, Helanzhou, inside the mourning hall of Emperor Qi.

The doors and windows of the mourning hall were closed, and not a single guard could be seen in the yard outside the house, but there was tension and anxiety in the air, as if the yard was an invisible dragon's pool and tiger's den. I didn't take a wrong step.

Will fall into an abyss.

Yes, there are all Luo Fengtang's secret guards here. They blend perfectly with the night, the big trees and pillars in the yard.

Unless the top masters with skills above them can spy out the secret guards in this courtyard, otherwise, you will only think that this is a strange courtyard. Although there is no one there, you feel that there are people everywhere, and they are all sharp.

sight.

Inside the mourning hall.

But it is a very strange picture.

The lid of the huge dragon coffin in the middle was opened and leaned against the wall nearby. Emperor Qi was sitting in the dragon coffin, his hands resting on the edge of the dragon coffin. His complexion was not very good, and the corners of his lips were a little pale.

The personal eunuch Xu Gonggong beside him took a small bowl and a spoon, and poured the taste of ginseng and bird's nest soup into Huang's mouth bit by bit.

On the other side, Luo Fengtang, dressed in military uniform, stood beside the dragon coffin like a tall and straight green pine, looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, his expression solemn.

Here, Emperor Qi raised his hand and waved it gently. Eunuch Xu immediately took back the silver spoon that was brought to Emperor Qi's mouth again and stepped aside. He then held up a tray with both hands and placed a piece of silver on the tray.

The neatly folded veil was delivered to Emperor Qi.

Emperor Qi picked up the handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth gently, and put it back.

Eunuch Xu just picked up the tray and exited the mourning hall.

Here, Emperor Qi turned around and glanced at Luo Fengtang majestically, although his expression was weak but still majestic: "General Luo, continue."

"Yes!" Luo Fengtang responded, and then continued to report to Emperor Qi on the situation in the capital in a deep voice.

"The eldest prince successively won over Master Han of the Yue family, and several in-laws of the master's family. On the grounds that 'a country cannot live without a king for a day', the eldest prince was elevated to the throne, named Changping, and called himself Emperor Ping."

While Luo Fengtang reported the situation, he calmly observed the changes in Emperor Qi's expression.

"After the eldest prince became emperor, he blocked the land and water official roads and docks entering and exiting the capital, and successively suppressed dissidents on unfounded charges."

"Ignoring the censor's bitter advice, the second prince was sent to prison and served with severe punishment."

"The second prince's concubine was imprisoned by the Guan clan while pregnant with Liujia. The other young princes, except for the fourteenth prince who was born with a disability, all had accidents one after another, either falling from their horses and becoming disabled, or accidentally falling into the imperial palace after drinking.

The lotus pond in the garden was so weak that the water died..."

When he said this, Luo Fengtang finally saw a trace of fluctuation in Qi Huang's calm and deep eyes.

Emperor Qi had no other expression, so Luo Fengtang kept talking.

"Counting from the day the eldest prince ascended the throne to this morning, the general has received a total of sixteen imperial edicts, requiring the general to escort His Majesty's dragon body back to the capital. The words are more severe each time, and the general has been given an anti-resistance

Disrespecting the decree is the crime of killing the nine tribes."

Hearing this, Emperor Qi sneered.

"It would take five days for an imperial edict to be delivered from the capital to Helanzhou by the fastest horse without stopping."

"This imperial edict should be the last edict issued by that beast in this life. The previous twenty years of 'cultivating one's moral character' have still failed in the end. If you are so eager to climb to that position, huh, it will never be a great success after all!

"

Qi Huang slowly shook his head, his face full of disappointment.

Luo Fengtang remained silent, actually agreeing with Emperor Qi's words in his heart.

The eldest prince, Qi Xingming, left early when he heard that he had beaten his mother-in-law. His body became weak again, and the queen had no children, so she raised Qi Xingming under her knees.

Qi Xingming has been staying at his eldest prince's residence, citing poor health.

He is not like the second prince who likes to make friends everywhere, recite poems and compose poems, go hunting and go outing, and be a leisurely prince who is idle enough to go about his day.

The eldest prince is very homely and rarely walks around with the ministers in the court.

The eldest prince is not like the sixth prince Qi Xingyun. Qi Xingyun also lost his mother and concubine since he was a child, but he worked extremely hard. When he was more than ten years old, he asked Emperor Qi to go to the military camp for training.

He has been in the military camp for more than ten years and has achieved great achievements. He is the God of War of Da Qi, firmly guarding the north gate of Da Qi and resisting the invasion of Liao.

In terms of personality, the eldest prince is not as free and easy as the second prince.

In terms of talent and appearance, he is far less outstanding than Qi Xingyun.

As for the emperor's favor, he couldn't compete with his younger brothers.

The only advantage is that he was raised under the Queen's knees.

But no matter which prince becomes emperor, the queen will always be the empress dowager. Therefore, over the years, few people would have thought that the eldest prince would be the most impatient one and climb to that position so eagerly.
Chapter completed!