The barbarian had left, and Xiao Yu had not continued to sleep. He got up and asked Chun Xiaochunming to serve him to change clothes and wash.

After using breakfast, Chunxiao told her about her aunt's affairs, which was almost the same as what she had known before. She was virtuous, kind, tolerant and generous, and managed the harem in an orderly manner for the emperor, and even favored the harem because of her beauty...

Xiao Yu was taking down the carp wood carving with a simple carving from Duobao Pavilion and playing with it in his hand. Listening to Chunxiao's report, Xiao Yu nodded gently and said, "Well, I understand." But Xiao Yu understood that since he was in the deep palace, it was impossible to get out of mud and not get any dirty things. Now he couldn't find anything, but she could confirm that her aunt had the means.

Gently place the wood carving on a table.

Xiao Yu raised his eyes and said to Chunxiao: "Please accompany me to Shouning Palace."

"But," Chunxiao looked at Xiao Yu and said carefully, "The emperor..."

That was because she didn't know why Xue Zhan was so disliked by her aunt, and she thought he didn't want her to have any involvement with the royal family of the previous dynasty. But now he has told her that he doesn't like her aunt because her aunt once harmed him and his mother back then. All this makes sense.

Chunxiao accompanied Xiaoyu to Shouning Palace.

There is also a plaque with the words "Jing Xiu Nei Ze" hanging in the center of the Ming Dynasty of the main hall, which was written by Emperor Xihe of the past.

Zhao Yu died on the night Xiao Yu entered the palace. The harem was not favored, and life was peaceful and boring. She often brought Zhao Hong here to talk to her aunt. Zhao Yu was a filial son and even gave all the best to her aunt, yellow glazed tiles and gold bricks. In addition to being gorgeous clothes, her aunt also likes strange flowers and plants.

Although Shouning Palace is now dilapidated, it can still be seen as the magnificence of the past.

Then Xiao Yu entered the bedroom.

The bed was covered with spider webs, and the rich and prosperous tent was covered with a thick layer of dust. Xiao Yu looked at it one by one, his eyes fell on Duobao Pavilion on the south wall.

When the rebels attacked the city and entered the palace, they burned, killed and robbed the treasures of Shouning Palace. Naturally, they were all looted.

There were broken pieces of porcelain and messy clothes on the ground. Xiao Yu stood in front of Duobao Pavilion, and several of the best wooden boxes had been opened. The jewelry inside had long disappeared, and the most were left were calligraphy and paintings. Most of the martial arts practitioners only knew that gold, silver and jewelry were valuable, but these calligraphy and paintings were not rare.

Xiao Yu raised his hand and opened a red sandalwood box. The dust floating up was a bit choking. Chun Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Empress, come on." She walked to Xiao Yu, took out a handkerchief and wiped the wooden box aside. After opening it, several paintings were scattered inside. Several of them had been opened and slightly damaged, while the few that were pressed against the back were still intact.

Xiao Yu looked like he opened it one by one.

The first one is Dai Jin's "Picture of Mooring Boats Under the Moon".

The second picture is Shen Zhou's "Autumn Scenery Picture of the Streams and Mountains".

The third picture...

Xiao Yu opened the scroll and saw a woman wearing a magnolia satin palace outfit with gentle eyebrows and a child in her hand. It was not a masterpiece of the world... Xiao Yu was stunned when he looked at the word "Xuan Yi" at the signature.

This is the face of Emperor Xihe.

This painting was made by Emperor Xihe himself, but the woman in the painting was not her aunt. So... Xiao Yu looked at the person in the painting carefully and always felt that he had seen it.

Then Chunxiao beside him murmured: "This is not..."

Xiao Yu immediately remembered who the person in the painting looks like! It was Xue Zhan’s aunt Xue.

Emperor Xihe was good at painting. The painting was delicate and lifelike, and the eyebrows and eyes were painted very vividly. I remembered the words that Xue said in the Shouning Palace, and it was obvious that she had a bit of a celebration with her aunt before... If Xue was a man in the palace before, then was the person in the painting really Xue? Xiao Yu thought for a long time, and his eyes fell on the boy holding the woman in the painting, and the year and month of the signature should have been drawn twenty-five years ago.

Almost in an instant, Xiao Yu's hand holding the scroll suddenly tightened, and suddenly thought of something.

Xue Zhan said that his mother was killed by her aunt, and her aunt wanted to harm him, so he was lucky enough to escape.

But after her aunt left the palace, she entered the palace as the queen. How could she make enemies with others? She didn't even let her children go.

unless……

Unless the person she wants is the prince.

...

Today, the emperor stayed in Fengzao Palace for lunch. He fried crucian carp with crispy frying, baking snow clothes with red stoves, oolong elbows, crab meat, crab crab fruit, and fish soup with cut clouds... Xiao Yu was affected by some influence with Xue Zhan before, and his diet was not so high. However, his consumption began to be extravagant again. Xiao Yu held a small blue and white porcelain bowl, an ordinary bowl of rice.

Xue Zhan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of greasy fat for her, and said, "Eat more."

Xiao Yu held Yinjian's hand and slapped him, looked up at him, then picked up the fat meat, put it in his bowl, and said, "You'd better eat it."

Xue Zhan frowned: "Don't like eating?"

No girl likes to eat fatty meat? I don’t know why he thought she likes to eat it? Xiao Yu nodded: “Yes.”

Xue Zhan coughed lightly, picked up the fat meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and said to her: "Then choose what you like to eat. If you don't like it, I'll eat it for you."

Xiao Yu couldn't help but want to laugh a little, his eyes fell on his face, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously turned up. The dignified emperor had fallen into the point of eating leftovers. I'm afraid no one believed him if he said it?

Seeing her laugh, Xue Zhan was also happy. After eating a bowl of rice, he went to get the second bowl and then said to her: "This Nanzheng, I plan to let your father be the head coach..."

Xiao Yu always remembered that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. However, even if she did not interfere, she knew more or less about the matter in the court. Last time she pacified the northwest, her father also went there, but at that time Huo Ting was the deputy general. This time she went to the war, but this time she went to the war, she had absolute trust in her father. Even Huo Ting did not go to the war, and all the military power was handed over to her father.

Xiao Yu's hand tightened while holding the chopsticks.

She looked at the man in front of her and knew that although he was reckless, he was not an ordinary village man who could fool him at will. He had his strategy and ability. Xiao Yu opened his mouth and whispered: "If you believe in my father so much, you are not afraid, you are not afraid..." He was not afraid of her father having unfair intentions, nor was he afraid of his father causing his throne to be unstable.

Xue Zhan chuckled softly, looked into her eyes and said, "I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid..." He stopped and said softly, "But every year, I'm even more afraid that you will leave me."

At that time, he said every word of words that he could not put her above the country was actually a lie. In his heart, it was indeed the leader of the country, but now... he didn't care if he asked him for his wife and children with two countries.

Xue Zhan said word by word: "Since I believe in you, I will trust your relatives. Besides... With my ability, I can get this country once and a second time."

There is probably no woman who doesn’t like to hear such words. Xiao Yu said: “Don’t worry.”

Since she asked this, it means she definitely believed him.

...

After coming out of Fengzao Palace, He Chaoen walked to his side and whispered, "The Empress went to Shouning Palace today..." Then he handed him the portrait that Xiao Yu found in Shouning Palace. Xue Zhan took the painting, lowered his head and took a rough look, and then threw the painting to He Chaoen expressionlessly.

He Chaoen took the painting, followed the emperor's agile steps, and said, "Mr. Xiao has been waiting in the Imperial Garden for a long time. Please look at it, Your Majesty..."

Xiao Huai and Xue Zhan paused, and then went to the Imperial Garden.

In the Bifu Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, Xiao Huai wore a military officer's wardrobe with a scree embroidered lion pattern, standing upright in the hall waiting for the emperor.

The autumn is comfortable. I waited here for a long time and changed the tea for two or three times before I saw that the young emperor walked calmly into the pavilion. Xiao Huai looked calm and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Since Xiao Huai, please see the emperor."

Xue Zhan said lightly: "Xiao Aiqing doesn't have to be too polite."

The emperor raised his robe and sat down in a casual manner. A eunuch brought the tea. He held the tea cup and took a sip, then gently stroked the edge of the tea cup, looked up at Xiao Huai in front of him. Suddenly, "This southern expedition, I'm sorry, Xiao Aiqing."

Xiao Huai lowered his eyebrows and said hurriedly: "This is the duty of the Wei minister. It is the honor of the Emperor to trust the Wei minister."

Xue Zhan smiled and then said, "In the past, I often heard Xiao Aiqing's outstanding military achievements and admired you very much. Therefore, on the day of breaking the city, I specially ordered that the Xiao family not be moved. Xiao Huai, now you should know what I treat you, right?"

He put the teacup on the stone table and stood up and said, "I have been wanting to discuss with you for a long time. Today I don't want to talk to you about any government affairs. I want you to come here just to have a good fight with me. What do you think?"

Xiao Huai is a martial artist and wants to be straightforward. Besides, he has been resentful to the new emperor for a long time. Now when he suddenly made this request, he naturally bowed his hands and said with a respectful attitude: "I obey the order."

There was a vast land outside the Bifu Pavilion. The emperor took off his dragon robe and threw it on the ground at will. Xiao Huai, who was standing opposite, quickly removed the official robe and handed it over to the little eunuch beside him.

The people around him retreated, leaving only the king and the ministers. Xiao Huai stared at the man in front of him with his black eyes, thinking about his past humiliation and the daughter of the palace serving the king, and suddenly became cold.

Xue Zhan said, "Don't think I am the king. Just show your ability to show your family. If you don't do your best, I will punish you."

When he spoke, the fist wind swept towards Xiao Huai. Xiao Huai was alert and turned his body away at once, and began to fight with Xue Zhan.

Xue Zhan was young and strong, and was extremely heroic. Xiao Huai had experienced many battles. At first, he had no choice but to win or lose. But Xiao Huai felt the emperor's sharp moves. If it were not for his identity, he might have admired him. This emperor was not a fancy, but a rare talent for martial arts. Gradually, although the two were not decided by the winner, Xiao Huai was experienced and could feel that he was actually at a disadvantage...

The strong arms were pressing against each other, the two of them were in a stalemate, and their bodies were approaching.

Xiao Huai suddenly heard the emperor in his ears: "The Duke of the Guardian Mansion claims to be loyal and kind for generations, but I don't know if Lord Xiao still remembers that the murder of the royal heir was more than 20 years ago."

Xiao Huai's face suddenly changed. He subconsciously looked at the emperor, but because of a moment of negligence, he punched heavily in the abdomen. He unconsciously retreated, and cold sweat burst out from his forehead, gasping for breath. He looked up at him and saw that the emperor's eyes were fierce, like tigers and leopards in the forest.

The trauma of the imperial heir... Xiao Huai certainly knew.

However, it was not Xiao Huai who was in charge of the family at the time, but his father Xiao Yuanshan.

Before Emperor Xihe ascended the throne, there was a concubine son who was from the palace maid who had served since childhood. The palace maid was also a very talented woman in front of his family. Emperor Xihe was still young and had some feelings for her day and night. Later, his sister Empress Xiao entered the palace and quietly removed the palace maid, and asked Xiao Yuanshan to cut off the roots and remove the young son. Xiao Huai accidentally broke this matter. He was always open and honest. He never thought that his father and sister would do such a thing? So he pleaded in front of his father and let the little prince have a way out.

Xiao Huai suddenly thought of something, opened his eyes wide, looked at Xue Zhan, and saw that he punched him again, he immediately blocked him. He looked at him and said, "You are..."

Xue Zhan's chest was rising and falling, and he was firmly grasping him with strong arms towards Xiao Huai's eyes, making him unable to move.

Then he said, "Since you are defeated by me today, I will not allow you to have another intention."
Chapter completed!