"Master Zuo Xiang, walk slowly."

Amidst the respectful farewells of the guards of the Qi Palace, Zhao Zhao, the left prime minister of Qi State, walked towards a carriage with the word "Zhao" emblazoned on it outside the palace.

Beside the carriage, stood an armored guard. After seeing Zhao Zhao, this man took the initiative to greet him and called him "Young Master".

Just looking at the fact that this guard used the title "Gongzi" to address Zhao Zhao, we can know that this guard must be from Wei. After all, in Qi State, Qi people would not call Zhao Zhao "Gongzi".

"How long have you been waiting, Cao Liang?" Zhao Zhao greeted the guard with a smile, not unfamiliar with him at all.

It's no wonder, after all, this guard named Cao Liang was originally one of the ten guards who accompanied Zhao Zhao into the Qi Kingdom, and now, these ten guards are all in the "Linzi Army" and the "Flying Bear Army"

To put it simply, these clan guards are now more like Zhao Zhao's retainers than mere guards.

In addition, it had been seven or eight years since Zhao Zhao came to Linzi of Qi State, and all the clan guards had families one after another. Some of them were married before going abroad. After Zhao Zhao became the son-in-law of King Lu Xi of Qi, they

They made a special trip to bring their wives from Wei to Linzi, and the Zongwei who had never been married before going abroad, with the help of Zhao Zhao's wife Kui Ji, married the daughter of a noble in Linzi City.

Therefore, all the clan guards moved out of Zhao Zhao's mansion one after another and built their own homes nearby. Sometimes when they were busy, Zhao Zhao rarely encountered these clan guards.

However, the Zongwei were still very concerned about the safety of their Highness. Therefore, the ten Zongwei discussed in private that no matter how busy the army was, one Zongwei must always be by Zhao Zhao's side.

No, Zhao Zhao was personally escorted out by Fei Wei, the Zongwei chief who now serves as a captain in the Qi Palace. When the latter saw Cao Liang standing outside the palace, Fei Wei said goodbye to Zhao Zhao and returned to the palace.

Continue patrolling.

"It didn't take long."

Cao Liang smiled slightly when he heard this, raised the curtain and asked His Highness to get on the carriage.

However, Zhao Zhao waved his hand, sat down in the driving seat, and said with a smile: "It's stuffy in the car, I'll just sit here while you talk to someone."

Cao Liang was stunned for a moment, then saw Zhao Zhao smiling, and asked curiously: "Master, could it be that something good happened today?"

After hearing this, the smile on Zhao Zhao's face became even wider.

After a while, he nodded and said with a bit of joy on his face: "Linzi has just received the credentials from Daliang..."

Hearing the long-lost word "Daliang", Cao Liang was also shocked and asked curiously: "I wonder what it is about?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Zhao asked with a smile.

Seeing this, Cao Liang smiled knowingly.

He knew that this letter of credence from Daliang must be good news. Otherwise, His Highness, who has become more and more stable since he became the left prime minister of Qi State, would never show such a petty attitude.

But unfortunately, although Cao Liang wanted to cooperate, he really couldn't guess it, so he shook his head honestly.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Zhao did not hide it anymore, and said with a nostalgic and gratified tone: "It's about Hongrun... He finally became the crown prince of the Eastern Palace of Wei Dynasty!"

"His Royal Highness King Su Zhao Run?" Cao Liang was surprised when he heard this and asked subconsciously: "What about King Yong?"

Zhao Zhao sighed and said melancholy: "Unfortunately, King Yong died of "civil strife"..."

Of course, the credential issued by the State of Wei to the State of Qi did not mention the "Three Kings' Rebellion". Regarding the civil strife in the State of Wei, it was the merchants of the State of Qi doing business in Bolangsha who brought the news back to the State of Qi.

From Linzi.

At this point, Zhao Zhao and his clan guards learned that the "Three Kings' Rebellion" had occurred in the Wei State. Fortunately, this turmoil was quickly suppressed and eliminated by Su Wang Zhao Run, and finally the Wei State did not suffer too many losses -

—In the eyes of Zhao Zhao and others, this is a great blessing among misfortunes.

"His Royal Highness Prince Su actually became the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace of Wei Dynasty. This is really..."

After a while, Cao Liang still couldn't let go of the shocking news.

After all, when they were still in Daliang, they heard a lot about the misdeeds of His Highness.

"Daliang is very lively now." Cao Liang said with a strange look on his face.

Zhao Zhao also felt happy when he heard this. After all, he also knew that his eighth brother was not a peaceful master. Now that his eighth brother has become the crown prince of Wei, I believe that the ministers of the imperial court will have a headache in the future.

While chatting and laughing, Zhao Zhao and Cao Liang took a carriage to the former's residence in Linzi - Zuo Xiang Zhao's Mansion.

After getting off the carriage in front of the mansion, the guards of the mansion came forward to greet them, took the reins from Cao Liang, and drove the carriage into the mansion from the side door. Zhao Zhao and Cao Liang stepped in

After arriving at the mansion, we went straight to the inner courtyard.

As soon as they arrived at the inner courtyard, Zhao Zhao and Cao Liang saw a six or seven-year-old boy leading a little girl who looked to be three or four years old. They were in the garden under the strict protection of a group of servants.

Flutter butterflies.

At the stone table not far away, two beautiful women were sitting there, looking at the two children with concerned eyes, and from time to time, they would tell them to be careful not to fall.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhao smiled knowingly, turned around the corridor, and walked over.

"Daddy."

As if she saw Zhao Zhao, the little girl who was watching her brother flapping butterflies immediately abandoned her brother and ran up to Zhao Zhao. Just as Zhao Zhao knelt down to cooperate, she threw him down.

In the latter's arms.

The little boy quickly walked over and bowed his hands respectfully: "Father."

"Hmm."

Caressing his daughter's head lovingly, Zhao Zhao nodded towards his son in front of him.

At this time, the two beautiful women also saw their husbands. They immediately got up and walked towards Zhao Zhao, saluting Yingying: "Husband, you are back."

Of these two beautiful women, the older one is Kui Ji, the daughter of the late King Lu Xi of Qi, while the younger one next to her is Tian Wan, the daughter of the "Linzi Tian Family", who is Zhao Zhaoqian.

A concubine whom I married several years ago.

At that time, King Lu Xi of Qi died during the campaign against Chu, and all the princes in the country rose up. At that time, Zhao Zhao and Tian Ba ​​and Tian Dan, the two sons of the Linzi Tian family, followed the instructions of King Lu Xi of Qi on his deathbed and supported the final plan.

The young master Bai, in order to make the relationship between the two families closer and united, the Linzi Tian family married Tian Wan to Zhao Zhao as a concubine.

Later, Zhao Zhao married Tian Wan after consulting his wife and concubines for their opinions on this matter, thus gaining the full support of the Tian family in Linzi. After the death of King Lu Xi of Qi, Zhao Zhao, based on his background as the son of Wei Gongzi,

To still be able to be the left prime minister of Qi State, in addition to the trust of Prince Bai, Linzi Tian's contribution was indispensable.

Perhaps noticing that her husband had a thick smile on his face today, Kui Ji smiled and asked the same question as Cao Liang: "Husband, did you encounter something good in the palace today?"

Zhao Zhao smiled and nodded, saying: "It is indeed a great thing."

After hearing this, Mrs. Tian lowered her head and said: "Husband, sister, I will take "Liang'er" and "Mei'er" to the inner room first..."

The "Liang'er" and "Mei'er" in her mouth refer to Zhao Liang, the son of Zhao Zhao, and her own daughter. Both of them were Zhao Zhao's residence in memory of Daliang and his mother.

It was named after Mei Palace.

"You..."

Kui Ji glanced at Tian Wan with annoyance, then took the latter's hand, and said: "Liang'er, take your sister to freshen up, you are both dirty..."

"Yes, mother." Zhao Liang nodded and took his sister Mei'er, who reluctantly came down from his father's arms, to the house surrounded by servants and maids.

At this time, Kui Ji said teasingly to Tian Wan: "My daughter is so old, do she still think of herself as an outsider?"

"I don't..." Tian Wan shook his head repeatedly, looking at Kuanji with a hint of fear.

Seeing this, Kui Ji was also quite distressed.

She knew it was her fault because she thought that when Zhao Zhao married Tian Wan, Zhao Zhao, a gentleman, would certainly not hide anything from her, but she was also on guard against Tian at that time - after all, she

Her biggest backer is her father, King Lu Xi of Qi. God knows whether the Linzi Tian family will take her seriously after his father's death.

All in all, when Tian Wan came through the door, Kui Ji, as the hostess of the Zhao Mansion, gave her a blow.

What I didn't expect was that Tian Wan was a very introverted and cowardly woman - maybe the Tian family in Linzi considered Kuan Ji at that time, so they specially selected a person from the clan who was not a threat to Kuan Ji.

woman.

In short, without understanding Tian Wan's character, Kui Ji frightened the latter, so that even now, Tian Wan is still afraid of Kui Ji when she sees him.

And for this, Kui Ji also secretly regretted: If she had known that this sister was so introverted and cowardly, why would she have done so much, causing everyone in the Linzi Tian family to laugh at her behind her back.

As for Zhao Zhao, he never expressed any opinions on this matter. After all, he could understand that Kui Ji was uneasy after the death of her father, King Lu Xi of Qi. Furthermore, he loved Kui Ji deeply and he believed that this woman was kind-hearted.

After understanding Tian Wan's character, his wife will no longer regard the latter as an enemy.

Sure enough, within a few months after Tian Wan came to the door, Zhuo Ji changed her attitude towards Tian Wan. Unfortunately, Tian Wan's character was so introverted that even after a few years, she still had no feelings for Zhuo Ji.

With all kinds of fear, and sometimes when she was in a panic, she would even call her "Her Royal Highness the Princess" out of her mouth.

After a while, Kui Ji pulled Tian Wan, who was squirming, and followed Zhao Zhao and Cao Liang to the study.

During this period, Tian Wan whispered to Ji Ji: "Princess... no, sister, you and your husband are discussing important matters, and I don't need to participate..."

"Why? You are also the mistress of this family...ah, Cao Liang is still watching, don't let that kid see the joke!" Kuan Ji said a little irritably.

When Cao Liang heard this from the sidelines, he felt funny in his heart.

After a while, the four of them came to the study. At this time, Zhao Zhao told the two girls about the good things he learned today.

When they heard that their husband's closest brother, Wei Gongzi Run, had now become the crown prince of the East Palace of the Wei Kingdom, Ji Ji and Tian Wan were very happy. After all, this was an extremely powerful foreign aid for their "Linzi Zhao Family".

Thinking of this, Ji Ji reminded: "Husband, for such a big thing, I thought I should prepare a generous gift and send it to Daliang."

Of course Zhao Zhao understands the meaning of his love for his wife. He just wants to consolidate the relationship with his younger brother Zhao Hongrun. After all, Wei is getting stronger and stronger now, and there is an alliance between Qi and Wei. Therefore, Wei's opinion

, it is still quite valued in Qi State.

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhao said with a smile: "It is appropriate to buy a congratulatory gift, but as for a large gift, it is not necessary."
To be continued...