Ji Xie opened the lid of the box. Inside was a white jade embellished with emerald gold and three inlaid with good luck, longevity and good luck. It was moist and clean without a single flaw. He covered it with satisfaction, nodded and said: "The queen is pregnant, and there are many things she must avoid. And

She can only wear light and soft clothes, and she can only find some appreciation items to relieve her boredom. The doctor said that she will have to stay in bed for the past few months. Do you think she will like this jade Ruyi?

"

"Oh, Your Majesty, let's see what you said." The chamberlain Jia smiled and said, "My Majesty, how can I not like the things you carefully selected?"

Suddenly, a petite figure emerged from under an old plum tree, knelt down and said: "Father!"

Ji Xie's face suddenly darkened: "Boji, what are you doing here?"

Originally, after the queen was restored to the throne, Bo Ji was supposed to be sent back to the middle palace. However, considering that Fan Ji's body could not withstand the labor of upbringing, she was still kept at Huang Ying's place in Manluoju. Yi Ji was detained a few days ago.

It is said that this child secretly visited her once or twice, so Ji Xie now looked at her very unpleasantly.

Sure enough, Boji lowered her little face deeply, and the child spoke directly: "Father, please forgive my mother. She is living a miserable life now. She doesn't even have anyone to serve her, and she has to wash and burn firewood herself--

----"

"Shut up!" Ji Xie shouted sharply: "Although you are a girl, you should be sensible. Doesn't she know what your biological mother did? She is already forgiven by leaving her alone, but you still want to call her a slave.

Enjoying glory and wealth? She falsely accused the queen and alienated the heavenly family, and she deserves to be punished for her crime! She lived a miserable life? The queen has been pregnant for several months, didn't she wash and burn firewood by herself? How can she be more valuable than the mother of the country? "

The more he talked, the angrier he became: "Although you were born to a barbarian, everyone in the palace calls you Boji. Remember, the queen is your eldest mother who should be filial to you, and all her children should respect her. Eight years old

You are such a person, yet you are so ignorant of what is right and what is wrong!"

In fact, the biological mother and the legitimate mother are in the same situation, and the most difficult one is Bo Ji. She has also been in dire straits in the past few months. When the queen was in trouble, she always stood by the legitimate mother's side and actively tried to mediate between the East Palace and Manluoju.

To convey the news. But once her biological mother Yiji also met a miserable end, she was also heartbroken and wished she could take her own life, so she made such an action of "knowing that she couldn't do it".

Boji had tears in her eyes, twisting the handkerchief in her hand and ran away without knowing where. Ji Xie looked at her retreating back, frowning into the character "Chuan": "It seems that she can no longer return to the palace."

! After all, Yi Ji is her biological mother, and Ah Ji can no longer educate her!"

"Tell Huang Ying that Bo Ji will be educated and raised by her in the future, and let her do her best!" he ordered.

"No!" Jia, the chamberlain, responded.

In the back bedroom of the middle palace, mother and son finally reunited after being separated for several months.

"Hu'er——" "Mother, I finally see you again!"

Fan Ji held his son in his arms and looked him up and down: "Hu'er, you have grown taller and your arms and legs have become stronger, which is great! It seems that after these few months of hard work, your temperament has become much calmer, which is good!"

"

Ji Hu also had tears in his eyes: "Mother, you have lost a lot of weight, and you must have suffered a lot in the past few months. The child is unfilial and has not been able to save you from the fire and water."

"What did you say, silly boy? Remember what the Queen Mother said to you. You must not mess around at any time. You must protect yourself first before you can take care of others." Fan Ji Yin Yin urged, although it was still the same as what he had read in the silk book.

The words were spoken, but now they sounded particularly cordial.

After confiding his feelings for each other, Fan Ji turned his attention to Wei He, who was standing aside and was already feeling uneasy: "Is this the young master of Wei State? He has been accompanying Hu Er these past few months. He is such a good boy! He is also handsome.

.”

Wei He's face turned red with embarrassment and he didn't dare to look up at all. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the compliment, the Queen. In fact, it's His Highness the Crown Prince who has always taken care of me."

Fan Ji saw that he was really uncomfortable, so he asked Dong'er to accompany him outside to have some tea and snacks. Wei and Guaijue knew that the prince wanted to talk to his mother, so they went out obediently.

"Mother," Ji Hu thought of the grievances he had suffered in the past few months and was still angry and unspeakable: "Speaking of which, the fox concubine and Yi Ji are just pawns, but the real leader, the father, is so indignant to her? It's just that

Isn’t it chilling to be grounded for three months, like this?”

Fan Ji's eyes flashed, and he suddenly whispered: "The emperor has no family, and family affairs are the affairs of the state; the emperor has no friends, and there are only monarchs and ministers; the emperor is selfless, and his heart should only be about the country, the country, and the country."

With Ji Hu's age and understanding, he still couldn't understand the profound meaning of his mother's words. He frowned and asked, "What does the queen mean by this? Does this have something to do with my father, Kuan Zong Ji Jiang?"

"Of course it does matter." Fan Ji smiled faintly and stared at the amber tea soup in his hand: "Dong Zhao Guo will be back soon!"

Ji Hu tilted his head and thought for a while: "Yes, we have already sent someone to the Zhao Mansion to deliver the message. In the next two days, we can enter the palace and return to our father!"

"Although the Qi and Song Dynasties are peaceful, their intentions are unpredictable after all. The Ji State is a close neighbor of the Qi State, and has relations with the Shanrong. With strong soldiers and horses, it is an indispensable force to contain the Qi and Song Dynasties in the east."

"Mother, are you saying that my father indulged the second concubine in order to gain Ji Guo's support?" Ji Hu stared at him with big eyes. This idea made him feel very uncomfortable: "My father is the emperor! Is it possible that in the whole world, there is no such thing as a concubine?"

Wang Tu, why do you have to wrong yourself like this?"

Fan Ji smiled and touched his head: "Because you are the lord of all the people in the world, you can't do whatever you want most of the time. You can't make any mistakes in every step, and you have to think twice about everything you say. The women in the harem each represent a side.

Power, as the king of Zhou, sometimes in order to stabilize the country, you have to get close to women you don't like, because the emperor has no family affairs, and family affairs are state affairs, do you understand?"

Ji Hu thought for a while and seemed to have some understanding: "Then the reason why the father promoted Empress E and ordered her to assist in the Sixth Palace is because Ehou's power has grown and she can contain the Chu State in the south, right?"

"Explaining other cases from one example, my Hu'er is so smart!" Fan Ji happily stroked his son's cheek.

"But," Ji Hu puffed out her cheeks as if she felt aggrieved: "Wouldn't this mean that the queen mother has suffered these few months in vain?"

"I am a queen, and I have to fulfill my duties as a queen. For the sake of the stability of the Zhou family and for you, what does it mean to suffer a little grievance?" Fan Ji lowered his eyelids: "Besides, when Duke Zhao comes back, it won't be long, I'm afraid,

Duke Zhou will also return the favor."

"Why?" Ji Hu couldn't understand the connection between the two. Why did he have to summon the two dukes of Zhou and stand in the court together?

"For the sake of balance." Fan Ji said calmly: "Zimu's words to break the Song-Qi alliance and restore peace to the Central Plains are an unparalleled achievement. In addition to the previous achievements in Nanping Jingchu and protecting the Bronze Green Mountains, it has already been accomplished.

I am suspicious of Gao Gaizhu. Your Majesty, he will definitely revive Zhou Gongding to balance the situation in the DPRK."

"Hu'er," she took her son's hand: "You are ten years old and have been the prince for several years. You should have learned these things. It should be noted that the emperor's tricks of controlling courtiers and manipulating the current situation have not been remembered much.

History books, you have to figure it out for yourself."

Ji Hu walked out of the back bedroom and walked along the stone path. He wanted to relax by the small pond. His mother's words kept echoing in his heart, which made him depressed. He was originally a stubborn person who would rather break than bend. Now, despite his age,

Although he is old, he is also tortured by the unpredictable world and has to hold back his temper. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels aggrieved.

"Hu'er!" In this palace, only his father, the queen and the queen would call him that. Ji Hu was so excited that he turned around and said, "My son, please give your regards to the king!"

Ji Xie was in a good mood. Seeing his son's dull and wilted look, he asked with concern: "What's wrong? I've seen your mother, why do you look like this?"

Ji Hu plucked up the courage and said, "It's nothing. I just listened to what my mother said and couldn't change my mind."

"Oh?" Ji Xie became interested: "What is the truth that makes the prince so confused? Tell me, and my father can help you clear up your confusion."

"My mother said that the emperor has no family affairs, and family affairs are the affairs of the state. The general idea is that the emperor has no control over who he likes or dislikes. He has to weigh the general situation of the government and cannot act independently. Father, the emperor really

Do you have to wrong yourself so much?"

Ji Xie was stunned for a moment and found it quite interesting. Although the child's words were simple, they had profound meaning when he thought about it more deeply. So he thought about it and decided to explain it to his son.

"Hu'er, my father never became a prince when he was a child, because the previous king married two queens and waited for the birth of his legitimate son. Unfortunately, it backfired. When he was critically ill and could not get up, Dazhou still had no legitimate son. But he still refused to give birth to his legitimate son.

Gu was the crown prince, and then he was usurped by the late King Xiao. When my father was living in seclusion, he complained to the late king, why didn't he make Gu the crown prince earlier? But now that his father has become the emperor, he understands

See the late king’s difficulties!”

King Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and was immersed in reminiscing about the past. Ji Hu asked: "What is the reason for Grandfather Wang?"

"Alas -" Ji Xie sighed softly: "Xianxiao Wang is his father's uncle, but he is the same age as him. He has made many military exploits in the south and north for many years. He holds real power in the army and has thousands of relationships with the Central Plains princes, such as Qi State.

In addition, the lynx had already moved south along the Jinghe River and was heading towards Haojing. The situation was critical. If King Xiao gave up his son, Fenghao would not be saved and the royal family would not survive. Therefore, my father did not dare to

I established the crown prince because I was afraid of offending the late King Xiao."

Ji Hu frowned when he heard this, and his little face became very tense. He had received two teachings from his parents in one day, and he needed time to digest them.

"Hu'er," Ji Xie patted his son's tense shoulders: "It's not easy to be the emperor! There are constraints everywhere, like walking on thin ice, and it's not easy to be a member of the emperor's family. You have a strong and stubborn temperament, like your mother, but now she is also

It’s much easier to learn, so you should also learn slowly!”
Chapter completed!