After listening to Zhao Bohu's report, King Zhou Yi frowned more and more. Although he knew that the prince was in danger on the Han River, he did not expect that there would be such a hidden story behind it, let alone the cause of King Xian Zhao's death that year. Chu Yi

Although the country has withdrawn its troops, its national strength has not been greatly damaged. It is only feared that it will come back after a few years of rest. But the most worrying thing is the Qi State in the east. It seems that there are signs of collusion with Chu. Qi State is the most important country in the Central Plains.

If a country like Jiang Taigong and Lu Shang's feudal state could collude with the Chu barbarians, then not only would the Zhou family's prestige be ruined, but it would also be conceivable that the foundation of the country would be shaken.

"In your opinion, the assassination of the prince must be caused by the envoy of Qi State?" King Zhou Yi asked.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Bohu bowed and said, "It is indeed impossible to establish physical evidence with just a few arrows with the smell of sea salt, but various signs indicate that these assassins are indeed from Qi. Perhaps the Marquis of Qi does not know

Love, but Prince Ji Xi must be involved. He is far away in Yingqiu, but he can know the secrets of my Haojing Palace. I think someone in the court must inform him."

"There is no need to say it, my dear." King Zhou Yi waved his sleeves: "There are many people who have done this. Prince Xi has been operating in Haojing for a long time, and his interests with the lords and clansmen of Fenghao are intertwined. It cannot be eliminated overnight.

This matter needs to be slowed down."

"Yes." Zhao Bohu took out a slip from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, this is a letter from Sui Hou. He requests that Tonglu Mountain be included in the territory of Sui State to ensure the safety of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

King Zhou Yi took the slip and glanced at it: "This Suihou has always been coveting the Copper Green Mountain. Previously, copper cakes were produced from the country of Hubei, and he sent troops to escort them along the Suizao Passage and transported them through the 'Jinxi Road'

When he arrived at Hangu, he felt that he had to make wedding clothes for others, so he kept complaining. This time the E country lost its capital, which gave him a chance. Anyway, the Tonglu Mountain is such an important place that cannot be defended by a strong country, so let him agree to it.

!After all, we are both of the same bloodline with the surname Ji!"

Zhao Bohu was a little hesitant: "But the Prince of Hubei, Ji Yufang, has sent his sister to the capital as a tribute daughter, and I think he is unwilling to let go of Tonglu Mountain."

"Hmph! So what if you don't want to? They and their son have lost the fiefdom and territory that they have received in the world, and now they want King Gu to allocate additional land for him to build a country. How can they still have the nerve to hold on to Tonglu Mountain? It's just a woman. How can Gu do it?

Is she delaying state affairs?"

"Yes, your Majesty is wise." Zhao Bohu said this, but there was a hint of bitterness in his heart. The little girl who played the xun by the bonfire under the moonlight was treated as an object by her brother and brought to the palace, but there was no hope of returning to her motherland.

What kind of fate awaits her?

"You mean, the main hall is calm as usual today?" In Duke Zhou's Mansion, Ji Ding was sitting in front of the table, holding a bamboo stick in his left hand and a carving knife in his right hand. He squinted his eyes while carving words while listening to the report from his retainer Mei Bo:

"Yes, the prince and Mr. Zhao went into the palace to see the king. I heard that the prince also brought copper grass flowers to the king. The king was very happy and ordered that all the clothes and quilts in the palace embroidery workshop this spring should be embroidered with copper grass flowers to commemorate them.

This is a great victory in the southern expedition."

"Oh?" Zhou Gongding put down the carving knife, his eyes were a little blurred, and murmured: "It seems that I still underestimated them, and underestimated this prince who is not yet eight years old. He is really a little kid!"

"Master Guo," Meibo's eyes were a little dodgey: "Our actions have been revealed this time. I heard that the people sent by Zhao Gong have returned from Yingqiu. I am afraid that we have long suspected that we leaked the news to Prince Xi. I'm afraid of this."

I can’t cover it up anymore.”

"So what if you know?" Zhou Gongding threw away the bamboo stick in his hand: "I am the Duke of Zhou who has inherited the title for generations. Unless he openly raises troops to rebel, the king can't do anything to me. At most, it is just emptying the power in his hands. Don't worry about it.

!By the way, is Marquis Ji going to join the court?"

"Yes, Marquis Ji has already left the country, and it will take more than two months to arrive in Haojing to pay his respects."

"He informed me quickly as soon as he entered Haojing." A cold light flashed in Zhou Gong's eyes: "Queen Fanji is too shrewd. With her protection, the crown prince's position will be difficult to shake!"

The sky is completely dark, with the bright moon in front, floating clouds are surging, and the thin clouds are moving south quickly, like thousands of troops and horses galloping, silently and endlessly. The moonlight is cold and transparent.

The clouds poured down and shone on the dark buildings of the Hokyung Palace, giving people a desolate chill.

One or two human voices came from several swaying lighted windows in Qiuliao Palace. This voice was very familiar to the palace maids. It belonged to Naoyangsi, the order of the middle palace: "Since it's just vomiting milk, it's easy for me to report back."

Your Majesty, please don’t worry Your Majesty and Queen.”

After a while, the voice was still the same: "But Madam Ji Jiang, the second prince is already half a year old. Other children at this age have stopped vomiting milk. You must have some snacks and take good care of me. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs.

You have to worry about the king!"

Then there was a sound of sleeves rubbing and footsteps, thinking that the person who came was far away. After a while, there was a crisp "clang" sound from the back room, as if something had been smashed. This sound shocked the two night watchmen at the door.

The palace maids trembled with fright and started chatting with each other.

"What's wrong with our queen? Are you so angry today?" Palace Maid A asked.

The second palace maid replied: "It's an old problem. Please don't reply. The king is so angry. I've seen it too much, and I'm no longer surprised. In the past, when the king was with other queens, there were many times when the king said he felt uncomfortable or something, and insisted on it.

The king brought him back, and even Empress Meng Jiang used this trick when she was about to give birth. Today is the time when the prince returns to the palace from the south. The king did not go out of the city to greet him in the morning, so naturally the three of them will have dinner together at the queen's place in the evening. I didn't expect the empress to return.

Using this trick, if I were the king, I would be annoyed by her."

"Thanks to the queen's tolerance, she has never had an attack."

"The Queen, you are so powerful! She kept a calm expression on her face and kept letting her go. When the opportunity came, she struck again. In the morning, the Queen dragged the king with force. I heard that the ministers in the court had already discussed it, and she would do this again tonight.

Zuo, who can bear it? No matter how much your Majesty loves your empress, you can't always indulge her like this!"

"As slaves, we don't dare to persuade you! Alas - just take it one step at a time!"

The reunion banquet in the middle palace has ended, and Prince Ji Hu has returned to the east palace, but King Zhou Yi has no intention of leaving. He still has some things to discuss with his harem adviser.

"Hu'er went on a long trip, his temperament became much calmer, and he also made great progress in doing things. It seems that he got a lot of guidance from the young master along the way!" King Zhou Yi was very satisfied with his son's performance after returning.

When talking about his son, Fan Ji always works hard: "That's all the king's training! As the saying goes, 'Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.' As a prince, Hu'er always needs a lot of experience!

"

Ji Xie said seriously: "By the way, Hu'er's assassination now seems to have something to do with the Qi State. If there is collusion between Qi and Chu, it will definitely be a serious problem for me, the Zhou Dynasty. What does the Queen think?"

Fan Ji smiled faintly: "This matter is just our inference, there is no evidence, and the Marquis of Qi has no rebellion, so it can only be raised without mentioning it. However, it is an indisputable fact that the Marquis of Qi took in Prince Xi and gave his daughter to the city.

. Due to the situation, although the king cannot quarrel with the Marquis of Qi, he still has to beat him to make him fearful."

"Yes!" King Zhou Yi nodded: "It is indeed the right thing to do with kindness and power at the same time. Let Rong Gu think about it."

Fan Ji was in a particularly good mood today: "I am a concubine in the harem, but the king always makes things difficult for me with court affairs. You must know that it is my duty to take care of the concubines and concubines in the harem and to take care of the children of my legitimate concubines. In the past few days, because of Hu'er's return

Mr. Meng Jiang has never even gone to see the palace affairs, which is really derelict in his duty."

"It doesn't matter, it's not too late to go after these few days." Ji Xie didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but he just didn't answer the question and thought to himself: It seems that he is still protecting Ji Jiang.

"Tomorrow the tribute girl from Jianghan will enter the palace," Ji Xie lowered his eyelids and said, "Don't arrange for E-sun to be admitted to Tongzhu yet. She should wait for a while before talking about it."

"What? Your Majesty has decided to transfer Tonglu Mountain to Sui Guo?" Fan Ji was slightly startled.

"This time I called on Zimu and Hu'er to lead the soldiers and fight for three bloody battles to repel the Chu army. Such an important part of the country must be handed over to Suihou Gu to rest assured. The country of E," Ji Xie shook his head: "It's too disappointing.

Got it!"

"Yes, I understand." Fan Ji knelt down and saluted.

"Also, after arranging the tribute girls tomorrow, I will bring your natal niece into the palace and marry her into the palace. Your brother Fanzi has also made great achievements this time. There is no other good reward, but a share

You can still afford the thick dowry." Ji Xie said with a smile.

Fan Ji was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty. I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty on behalf of my brother and niece!"

"No, no, no!" Ji Xie helped the queen up and patted the back of her hand: "It's late at night, queen, please rest in peace! You'd better go see your father-in-law!"

Fan Ji didn't hesitate for a moment, bowed and saluted: "Best farewell to your Majesty! Go slowly at night."

Nuoyangsi raised the curtain and came in with a look of indignation: "That bitch is making such a fuss and making the harem restless, yet the king still protects her like this? What a fox! Could it be that she was reincarnated by Su Daji?"

Fan Ji gave a "chi" smile: "Nanny, you are so interesting, what about Su Daji? Could it be that I have become King Zhou's empress?"

"My slave made a mistake, please forgive me." Naoyang Si mumbled and started to make Fanji's bed.

Fanji sat in front of the dressing table, untying her bun in front of the bronze mirror, and her long black hair flowed down like a waterfall. She always liked to untie and comb her hair at night, maybe this could give her a moment of relief from the tense day.

Relaxation.

Naoyang Si is still nagging: "I don't understand, my wife is always tolerant, but Ji Jiang's arrogance becomes stronger every day. Everyone in the harem is already complaining, even the court officials are talking about it, how can the queen still endure it?"

?”

"Do you know what is the most important thing about being a queen?"

"This slave doesn't know."

"Be patient and don't fight. Only by not fighting can you be the first in the world. As for why the king protects Ji Jiang so much, he probably also knows that all the women in the harem regard him as the king. Only Ji Jiang--" Her

The voice gradually became lower: "Only Ji Jiang treats him as a cousin. So he must protect her life and death!"
Chapter completed!