Zhou Gongding frowned and stroked his beard, and sighed: "A deep love will not last long, but a wise man will die! I originally thought that the relationship between the king and the queen was very little, but I didn't expect--" He shook his head: "I miscalculated.

All calculations were made, but this is the only one where I miscalculated. The king's heart is unpredictable, and the friendship is unknown in the heart. What we outsiders see in the eyes of outsiders are often all illusions. Anyway, it seems that we will have a national mourning in the Great Zhou Dynasty soon.

Got it!"

"Ah——" Uncle Mei took a breath of cold air: "Isn't that right? Your Majesty is just thirty-six years old, and he is in his prime! This------Prince, he------"

"So what if it's thirty-six? How can you live a long life with all this trouble?" Zhou Gongding scolded: "As for the prince, he is only twelve years old and his character is undecided. There is still a long way to go in the future!"

"Yes!" Uncle Mei remembered something again: "I heard that the princes and sect leaders near Fenghao are rushing to Haojing one after another. They plan to worship the sky together and pray to God to protect the king through this difficult time!"

"You should keep an eye on this matter. It is inevitable that we will join in. After all, we are both of the same bloodline with the surname Ji. Even if we are separated, we can't lose face!"

"promise!"

Outside Chaoge City, a dilapidated carriage was slowly squeaking towards the south city gate. The pedestrians and carriages passing by cast their eyes in surprise, not for anything else but because the carriages were pulled side by side.

There are two pairs of coffins. One is black-painted and has an upturned head, which is a bit majestic. The other is just made of thin fir wood that has been nailed flat and is very shabby. If it is said that this is a master and a servant, but in that strict hierarchy

In this society, how can the coffins of servants be placed side by side with those of their masters? Looking at the young man driving the carriage, he was only in his prime, with only a black hair tied across his forehead, and a military uniform. People found it even more strange.

Wei Duoyou didn't care about this. The closer he got to Chaoge, the more panicked he felt. He had heard the news of Wei Lihou's death and saw the white lanterns on the tower. Although he regarded himself as a soldier, he still

After all, Chaoge City is the place where his father's family is. Now, where should he go back?

Outside the city gate, someone was already waiting to greet him. The person who came was a man in his early thirties, with eyes as sharp as an eagle. As soon as he saw him, he stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Young Gongsun Yu, I come here on the order of Gongzi He.

Come and greet the general."

Wei Duoyou jumped out of the carriage and did not return the courtesy. He just looked at Gongsun Yu up and down, and then coldly and perfunctorily clasped his fists: "Thank you for welcoming me." He pointed to the fir coffin and said: "Your Majesty.

Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life and brought your remains back to you. I don’t know if you are interested in taking care of your son’s funeral. If there is any inconvenience, I will take them away without bothering you.”

Even the dullest person can hear the irony in these words, let alone a man with a crystal heart like Gongsun Yu. The corners of his thin lips twitched a few times and replied: "What did you say, General Wei? My son.

If you die generously for the young master, your wife and the young master will give him a generous burial. As for the general, who narrowly escaped death and brought back the body of my son, I should be extremely grateful."

Wei Duoyou couldn't hold it any longer and asked, "Do you really have no regrets at all?"

"Of course I don't regret it." Gongsun Yu replied without thinking: "My wife's kindness is greater than heaven. Not only do I have no regrets, I believe that my son also has no regrets. The general should be very clear about this. Otherwise, he would not have spent this time."

Isn't it because I wanted to bring the coffin back to Chaoge to appease the prince?"

Kui Duoyou was silent, not knowing what to say. This father and son were really a perfect match. One indifferently took his son's life to repay the kindness of knowing him; the other was willing to be his father's pawn, what else could he say?

Gongsun Yu glanced at another luxurious coffin: "Is this the coffin of Wei Wu? General, please enter the city first, and the young master will send another retainer to escort it to the old base on the grassland."

"No need." Kui Duoyou suddenly made up his mind: "There is no need to send another person. Please unload the master's coffin, and I will go north." Rather than seeing the master and the two being embarrassed, it is better to avoid it for a while.

good.

Gongsun Yu did not try to persuade him to stay. He bowed deeply and said, "This will trouble the general."

When Wei Duoyou was about to turn his horse around, Gongsun Yu stopped him again: "So that the general will know that General Ji Zheng died a month ago. I wonder if the general wants to enter the city to pay homage?"

"Oh?" Wei Duoyou was slightly startled, but he immediately returned to his old self, with a self-deprecating look on Junyi's face: "That's all, I have long been expelled from the Wei clan, so why bother to make others unhappy!"

"Then------General, move slowly!"

Wei Duoyou walked forward slowly, feeling confused. Chaoge City was his father's clan, and now he was going to where his mother's clan was, but where was his own home?

The main hall of Wei Palace, the deer platform where Su Daji once sang and danced in the past, has become the resting place of Wei Lihou. The place of mourning has been replaced by the crown prince Yu, who is now watching helplessly as he cries hoarsely in front of the funeral.

Madam Li, there was hatred in her eyes. This stepmother was actually one year younger than him, in her early thirties, petite, thin, and quite pretty. Although Prince Yu had always been afraid of this woman, he didn't realize this until recently.

Difficulties of women.

Since her funeral, Mrs. Li, who does not have to go to the mourning hall in person, has come to mourn every day. Every time she comes, she shakes off the handkerchief and narrates the same theme over and over again - the untimely death of her husband (Du Liu).

More than ten years old, where is the meaning of early death?), leaving me as an orphan and a widowed mother, how difficult it is to make a living under the hands of a young and vigorous step-son.

"------I just want to move to the palace later. What's the big deal? The prince's family has already moved into the palace. There are so many palaces in the palace, where can't I live in? I just miss my late husband and want to finish his marriage.

When the matter moved out again, all the people in the palace had long faces. The good ones promised me, but the bad ones secretly said that I was shameless, and a widow still occupied the main palace." She said while wiping tears.

While pulling his son who was less than ten years old beside him: "I can tell you, He'er is still young, what does he know? It was when his father was still alive. Now we orphans and widowed mothers are not allowed to be bullied? Wuwuwu -

-----"

Young Master He, who was being used as a weapon by his mother, turned red in the face and was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head. He knew that his mother's move was intended to embarrass the eldest brother who had just succeeded to the throne, so that he would act in a hostile manner in the future, but——

--Isn't this too embarrassing? Somehow, he suddenly thought that his good friend, His Royal Highness, also has a stepmother. I hope she is not as difficult as my mother.

Mrs. Li was very skillful in complaining, down to the smallest details, and could spread the smallest details. A cup of tea was delayed, a bowl of soup was cold, a word or a look could all lead to respect and dignity. She was crying while

He talked and rambled, even though his face was full of tears, his words were clear and coherent, and he was not blindly arrogant and unreasonable.

After all, Ji Yu is a man, so how could he know these tricks of women? Since there were ministers of Shiqing in the mourning hall, it was inconvenient for his own female relatives to be present, and there was no one around to help and persuade him. He held it in for a long time before whispering: "Since mother is like this He said, then let the daughter-in-law live in the side palace, and the mother and younger brother always live in the main palace."

Who would have thought that Mrs. Li sobbed and retorted: "What are you saying, Lord? Now that you have ascended the throne, your wife and family should naturally occupy the main palace. If my mother and son have always occupied the main palace, there will be no room for them inside or outside the palace." Are we allowed to drown our mother and son alive in such rumors?"

Wei Yu stiffened his neck and tried not to shout out: "This won't work, that won't work either, so what do you want?" But he couldn't shout out, otherwise his reputation for treating his mother and younger brother harshly would spread all over the world, so he had no choice but to shout out. Choking alive.

Fortunately, at this time, his savior came. Doctor Shi Jiao hurriedly entered the hall, and with a quick glance, Wei Yu immediately complained that he was not accompanying him. After leaving the hall, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said bitterly: "This woman She is really difficult to deal with. Before my father died, he made her his wife, clearly to cause trouble for me. By the way, what's the matter, doctor?"

Shijiao paid homage and said: "Your Majesty, I have sent a message from Haojing that the king is seriously ill. The heads of the princes and clans near Wangji have come to the capital one after another to prepare to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for the king. I don't know your lord -----"

Wei Yu was slightly shocked: "Is the king really so ill?"

Shijiao's face was solemn: "I'm afraid that's the case. I thought that all the recent kings of our Zhou Dynasty would live long in life, but I didn't expect that the king would be in such a bad state just six or seven years after he took the throne. No one could have expected it! Junhou, You have just ascended the throne, do you want to go to Haojing to pay homage?"

Wei Yu shook his head: "Chaoge and Haojing are thousands of miles apart, so we can't catch up with this heaven-sacrifice ceremony. It's better to wait for a while. If it is true - let's talk about it then. Besides, you also saw it , that woman is so difficult to deal with, once I leave the country, she will definitely take advantage of the situation to establish a son and a high position."

"I am also worried about this." Shi Jiao came up and said, "Don't worry, Lord. If something big happens in Haojing, I can just go there on your behalf."

"That's all we have to do." Wei Yu nodded helplessly.

In the corridor of the Wei Palace, Mrs. Li was lying weakly on the chariot with her eyes closed and concentrating due to too much physical exertion from the days of acting. Suddenly she glanced at her son Wei He beside her with his head drooped, looking listless, so she called him Wei He asked in a low voice: "Mother, can my son stay in the palace tomorrow?"

"What? You think your mother has lost your people?" Mrs. Li stood up angrily, shouted away the maids, turned around and scolded: "When your brother was the heir, he dared to intercept and kill you in Hua Kingdom, if it wasn't for Mother's plan, you are already in the coffin at this time. Now that he has ascended the throne, once he is firmly seated in the future, will there be any place for you, my mother and my son in this world? Is face more important, or life? "

Wei He knelt down and begged: "I know that my mother did all this for me, but why did she send General Wei to the grassland to deliver the coffin of Wei Wu? This time Hua Guo was assassinated, I can't forgive him. If there is another I made a mistake and I don’t know how to report it to the prince and Zhao!"

"Don't worry. Wei Duoyou looks bohemian, but he's quite upright on the inside. Rather than letting him get in the way in Chaoge, it's better to go far away to the grassland. After all, it's his uncle's house there, so nothing will happen to him."

"In the way?" Wei He was puzzled.

"Young children, don't ask so many questions." Mrs. Li was quite impatient.
Chapter completed!