Chapter 137 It’s Time to Take Action
"My queen, what did the Prime Minister tell you? What should we do?"
Nanny Xiang, Zhou Hou's most trusted confidant, is her most capable assistant.
I have been with her for more than 20 years and I know she is careful and smart.
Queen Zhou sighed: "We need to prepare to take action in advance..."
"Ah?" Nanny Xiang obviously did not expect this result. "His Majesty is still very loving to the Queen."
Zhou Hou played with the emerald the size of a pigeon egg in her hand.
"The prince is not young anymore, he can try to participate in government affairs, but father, aren't you being too impatient..."
Nanny Xiang felt the same way and guessed, "Could it be because so many things happened in the Madam's family during this period of time..."
Queen Zhou took a deep breath and said, "As soon as Xiaojiu returned to Beijing, something bad happened to our Zhou family. As expected, what Master Huiyuan said was right. Our Zhou family and Xiaojiu are incompatible..."
Nanny Xiang frowned: "Isn't it too much of a coincidence? Besides, Princess, Madam Chang's death doesn't seem to have anything to do with Prince Qi, but with Prince Ling..."
Queen Zhou snorted coldly: "Who knows? Anyway, anyone who stands in the way of my son's future should die..."
Nanny Xiang understood: "Since the Majesty has made the decision, I will go and make the arrangements..."
Outside Yu's study, Zhao Zhuoxi walked out, turned his head and looked deeply at Yu's study, his red eyes filled with confusion.
The Sixth Prince Zhao Zhuoran came out from the side and said, "Xiaojiu, you finally came out. What did the Emperor say to you?"
Zhao Zhuoxi walked out of the palace side by side with Zhao Zhuoran.
"Nothing. He just wanted me to stay in the capital for a few more days. We haven't seen each other for fifteen years. He said he missed me a lot..."
Even fifteen years ago, when Zhao Zhuoxi was in the palace,
The relationship with the eldest prince is not very close.
At that time, the only people Zhao Zhuoxi could play with were the third prince and the sixth prince.
The eldest prince grew older and got married, and there was a generation gap between the two.
Who would have known that Zhao Zhuoxi had not been to the capital for fifteen years, and this eldest royal brother actually said that he missed him and asked him to stay in the capital for a while longer.
You're planning to kill him.
Kill him with the knife of affection.
When Zhao Zhuoran saw the sarcastic smile on Zhao Zhuoxi's lips, he knew that he did not believe in the emperor's affection at all.
"Your Majesty is actually old now, so it's understandable that he wants family affection."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhuoxi raised his eyebrows. You are brothers from the same mother, so of course you will side with him. He is not so naive as to take the royal family affection seriously.
"Your Majesty, there aren't many beauties in the harem. I gave him two skinny horses from Yangzhou a while ago, and I thought he would be happy, but I didn't expect him to be so concerned about the empress. Women are just for fun, so why did the empress take it so seriously?"
"Your Majesty, there is only one prince in the harem. The other concubines either did not give birth or gave birth to princesses. We are worried about the royal heirs..."
The emperor favored Queen Zhou alone, and the beauties in the harem did not give birth to many children. Fortunately, there was already a prince, otherwise, the court officials would have been worried about the emperor's offspring.
Zhao Zhuoran chuckled: "We are a royal family with a lot of romantic feelings."
Oh, when Zhao Zhuoxi thought about it carefully, it was true.
The Emperor and Queen Zhou, a young couple, have supported each other all the way until now, and their story is considered a good story in the court.
The third prince gave up his kingdom for a woman.
The Sixth Prince has not married yet because of a woman.
Zhao Zhuoxi...
Well... you know what, they in the royal family are indeed full of romantic people.
"Sixth brother, what you said is wrong. All men in the world can be romantic, except our royal family. If the next generation has only one male heir, the prince, and something happens to him, wouldn't we just hand over the country to the Zhou... or other families..."
Zhao Zhuoran smiled faintly and considered for a long time.
He knew very well in his heart that Zhao Zhuoxi was afraid that Queen Zhou would rule the country from behind the curtain in the future, and if something happened to the crown prince, the Zhou family would seize the throne.
"I don't think so. Your Majesty is in good health."
"Really?" Zhao Zhuoxi raised his eyebrows, smiled, and walked to the palace path. A ray of sunlight hit his face, half of it was sunlight and half of it was shadow.
"But today, when I was playing chess with my brother, he fell asleep..."
As they were talking, they both arrived at the palace gate.
They said goodbye to each other and got into their respective carriages.
Jiang Jiuren had fallen asleep in the carriage, feeling warm. When Zhao Zhuoxi came up and opened the curtain, a cool breeze blew in.
Jiang Jiu woke up: "Today is not very long..."
In the past, every time Zhao Zhuoxi went to the palace to play chess, it would take about three or four hours.
The emperor is so busy, yet he still finds time to play chess with Zhao Zhuoxi. I wonder what he is thinking.
Zhao Zhuoxi rubbed his hands, hugged the heater for a while to warm them, and then held Jiang Jiu in his arms.
"He wasn't in a good mental state today, but Zhou Hou didn't bother him today... He seemed a little absent-minded."
Jiang Jiu pursed his lips: "Are we going back to Suzhou?"
Zhao Zhuoxi shook his head: "No, His Majesty didn't let me go back..."
Jiang Jiu: "Is it His Majesty who won't let you go back, or is it the Queen who won't let you go back?"
The two people's attitudes are quite different.
If the emperor did not allow Zhao Zhuoxi to return to his fiefdom, perhaps the brothers would really get together to reunite and talk about old times.
If the Queen does not let Zhao Zhuoxi go back, his life will be in danger.
Zhao Zhuoxi pinched Jiang Jiu's fingertips: "All of them."
"I have endured it for too long. If I don't go back, I will take action..."
Jiang Jiu chuckled and poked the dimple on Zhao Zhuoxi's cheek: "Haven't you already started..."
Yes, so many people in the Zhou family have died...
Who knew Zhao Zhuoxi smiled confidently: "I just want to vent your anger, but I think Prime Minister Zhou has already begun to notice something, and it's time for us to really take action..."
Whether it was Mrs. Chang or Zhou Min's death, it was indeed a way for her mother and grandmother to vent their anger.
However, they were just women and could not shake Prime Minister Zhou's position in the court.
Jiang Jiu sighed, and his eyes gradually became firm as he stared at Zhao Zhuoxi.
"Okay, we'll do whatever you say..."
Zhao Zhuoxi lifted the car curtain and looked out. The sky above the imperial palace was cloudless.
"It's time to change today. Let's start with the Shen family, the relatives of the Zhou family."
Shen Jia, the governor of the capital, manages all the big and small matters in the capital.
It is the most inconspicuous official position in the capital, but it is also a very important official position.
If you do well, you will be successful and have everything going for you.
If you fail to do your job well, you will be a lone minister in the court.
The Shen family was the one that did well. Not only was they related to Prime Minister Zhou by marriage, but his son Shen Zerui also married Yan Xiaoxiao, the daughter of Yan Gang, the leader of the imperial guards.
The Emperor and Prime Minister Zhou were both under his control. He was able to have the best of both worlds.
This kind of person is very smooth and difficult to make friends with.
Jiang Jiu asked in confusion: "But is there an explanation?"
Zhao Zhuoxi scratched Jiang Jiu's nose and said, "You'll know when you get back."
Jiang Jiu followed Zhao Zhuoxi out for a long time, and no one in the Zhou family knew about it. She went back quietly.
But when she returned, she brought back a girl.
The lobby of the Zhou family.
Old Madam Zhou has not returned from the Guanyin Temple yet. Madam Zhou is frail and sickly and is never willing to see outsiders easily.
In the lobby, they were the only people of the same generation left.
Shen was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Jiu bringing back a girl.
"Xiao Jiu, who is she?"