"It's just the Ai family. The person the Emperor is most worried about is the Queen Mother. Since everything is fine now, I will go and greet the Queen Mother so as not to worry about her."
"What the concubine said is that I will go over immediately and come back another day to pay my respects to the concubine." After that, he said to Hong Zhou: "You stay here and talk to the concubine for a while."
Hong Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I know, I will send you to the Emperor respectfully."
After Hong Li walked away, Hong Zhou quickly said: "Mother, how could you..."
Concubine Yu raised her hand with a gloomy expression, then stood up holding the palace servant's hand and said: "You come in with the Ai family."
Hong Zhou followed her into the inner hall as instructed. As soon as he entered, he saw an unexpected person, "Ning Er? Why are you here?"
Concubine Yu said coldly: "If Ning Er hadn't heard the conversation between you and the emperor and took a detour to tell the Ai family, the emperor would have discovered that you lied to him."
Ning Er said from the side: "I came here to ask the prince for advice on something. I never expected to hear such words. I saw that the emperor seems to have been forcing the prince, and I was worried that something would happen, so I came to tell the concubine."
Before Hong Zhou could speak, Concubine Yu said coldly: "Hong Zhou, you are so brave, you dare to deceive the emperor. As the prince, you should know that this is the crime of deceiving the emperor; if it weren't for Ning Er, you would have done this
Something serious has happened to my son. Once the emperor becomes suspicious, it is not clear whether you can secure your position as prince, regardless of your future, and E Niang will not be able to help you even if she wants to."
Hong Zhou listened quietly, and after Princess Yu finished speaking, he lowered his head and said, "My son knows his mistake, please forgive me."
Concubine Yu sighed and said: "The Ai family will not blame you because you are the son of the Ai family, but the emperor will not think so. No matter how trustworthy and beautiful you seem now, as long as you make a wrong move
, you will lose everything, even your life."
Hong Zhou was silent for a while and said: "The emperor is my son's fourth brother, he will not be so heartless."
"It's true that he is your fourth brother, but he is also your monarch. Haven't you heard of the saying that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger?" Concubine Yu said solemnly: "No matter how close you and the emperor were in the past, now
, you must first treat him as a king. Aijia
You only have one son, so... Hong Zhou, you must not have anything happen to you, otherwise E Niang will not know what to do." After speaking, she couldn't help but her eyes were red. When Hong Zhou saw this, he quickly comforted: "E Niang.
Don't worry so much, your son will be fine."
Concubine Yu nodded and said, "Who was the maid who met you before? What does it have to do with you?"
Hong Zhou lowered his eyes and said, "Mom, please don't ask. Anyway, my son has a sense of proportion."
"Can't you even tell E Niang?" Concubine Yu said displeasedly: "Hong Zhou, you would never hide it from E Niang like this before. Who is that person?"
Hong Zhou hesitated and said: "Son... I can't tell you. Please forgive me."
Concubine Yu was not angry. After walking around Hong Zhou, she said surprisingly: "If it were just a palace maid, you wouldn't hide it like this. That person... is the emperor's concubine, right?"
Although Yinzhen is here
When she was still alive, Concubine Yu was inconspicuous in the harem, but she was not stupid or brainless. On the contrary, she saw things and people very clearly. Because of this, she got close to Ling Ruo, and in exchange for her
Peace and stability with Hong Zhou.
Hong Zhou was shocked and said quickly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you know that this can kill people?"
Concubine Yu raised her eyes and said coldly: "So, you guessed it right?"
Hong Zhou turned away and said, "That's not the case, so don't make random guesses."
"Am I just guessing or you did something ridiculous?" Concubine Yu said with a stern look: "Hongzhou, as a prince, although you are not as good as the emperor, you are still in a high and powerful position. What kind of woman doesn't have this?
During your interactions with the concubine, have you forgotten about Hongshi?"
Hong Zhou couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Where did you go, mother-in-law? How could I do such a thing? You just... said something."
"Since there is no such thing, then tell the Ai family honestly what the matter is. If you don't explain it clearly, don't call me Niang in the future!" Concubine Yu said the words very seriously, because she said
I don’t want Hong Zhou to make any mistakes.
Hong Zhou said in a dilemma: "Eniang, what are you... doing? Can't you even trust your son?"
Facing his words, Princess Yu had only one word, "Say!"
Concubine Yu's determination put Hong Zhou in a dilemma. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "That person is... the imperial concubine!"
Hearing this, Concubine Yu's face suddenly changed, and her voice trembled as she said, "Nala Xianyue, do you still have contact with her? Hong Zhou, are you crazy?"
"Mother, please don't think too much. There is no personal relationship between my son and the imperial concubine. She came here specifically to find him this time because of her relationship with Princess Jing." Now that the topic was mentioned, Hong Zhou had nothing to hide.
, recounted Changle's matter in detail, and then said: "The emperor suppressed this matter and was not allowed to talk about it, but the imperial concubine became suspicious and could not send me to ask, so she pretended to be a palace maid and asked about it."
Concubine Yu took a deep breath, never expecting that there were so many things involved. After she calmed down a little, she said, "Have you told her?"
Hong Zhou shook his head and said, "No, the emperor has strictly ordered not to tell anyone about this matter. How could my son tell the imperial concubine?"
Concubine Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good." After a pause, she added: "Remember, don't have any contact with the imperial concubine in the future. After all, you and she had a relationship before. After a little contact,
It will arouse the emperor's suspicion."
Hong Zhou stared at his toes and whispered: "But the imperial concubine's family was destroyed, and she suffered a great loss in the palace, so..."
"So you are soft-hearted and helping her?" Concubine Yu shook her head and said: "Eniang knows that you are a very affectionate person, but she once calculated to alienate you and the emperor. You have already made up your mind without arguing with her, and you still help her do it.
What?" After saying that, her face darkened and she said, "Hong Zhou, do you still have any lingering feelings for her?"
Hong Zhou's expression changed, and he said eagerly: "No, there is absolutely no such thing."
Concubine Yu nodded slowly and said: "Okay, since there is no lingering affection, please stop interacting with her. Even if she is looking for you, avoid her. Do you understand?"
A hint of helplessness flashed across Hong Zhou's eyes, and he nodded and said, "My son, please remember E Niang's teachings."
"You haven't had a meal with the Ai family for a long time. Since you came today, you had your meal before leaving. I tried it yesterday. These Jiangnan chefs are very good at their craftsmanship." Concubine Yu captured the look of helplessness.
She wanted to do something, but she didn't say anything. She had been in the harem for decades and knew that she couldn't push things too far, otherwise it would cause trouble.
In the Langhua Pavilion not far away, Xia Yue's eyebrows were expressionless. She hadn't said a word since she came back. Xia Qing came in with tea. Seeing this scene, she quietly asked Ah