Empress Chu

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This is Xiao Yu's maternal ancestral home.

Xiao Yu was distracted by her, so he didn't hide it at all, and said with a smile: "I know what Uncle San thinks of me. As long as I am here, I am the emperor, and the Xie family is my relatives and courtiers. My sister is locking him up now." It is for my own good, the third uncle must also agree with this, so he is willing to restrain himself, and the third uncle has indeed done something wrong, and he should be punished for doing something wrong, not to mention that this punishment is only locked up, Xie's conviction is also It's just about crimes, not ransacking the family, so I have nothing to worry about."

Chu Zhao was silent by what he said. He was right, but some of them were not just right. He really only treated Mrs. Xie as a relative, not a relative.

Is this the result of Xie Yanfang's teaching?

In other words, children born in the royal family are born to restrain their emotions.

"You are so calm, I don't know whether I am happy or not." She said helplessly.

Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Then sister, you can taste my beaten venison, and if you think it is delicious, you can be happy."

Chu Zhao laughed, and ate a mouthful of venison as he said.

"Is it delicious?" Xiao Yu asked with concern.

Chu Zhao didn't speak, continued to eat, looked at Xiao Yu again, and said, "Cut the meat for me, how can one piece be enough?"

A smile spread across Xiao Yu's face.

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After eating, Chu Zhao asked Xiao Yu to rest early. After all, he was very tired from hunting. As for Chu Zhao, he was doomed to have no sleep tonight. News from all directions in the capital kept coming.

Xiao Yu didn't sleep after washing up, he sat on the bed and listened to the two servants explaining what game to hunt tomorrow.

"The mountain slaves here are all optimistic. Go to the west tomorrow. There are a lot of pheasants."

"Let's go to the east, I heard that wild boars will be prepared."

Xiao Yu stood up suddenly, the two servants hurriedly stopped talking and asked, "What does Your Majesty want?"

Xiao Yu looked outside the tent and said, "I'm going out for a walk."

He went to see the third uncle. Although he was not interested in seeing him, if he didn't go, sister Chu would think he was cold-hearted.

"Go and ask if there is any barbecue?" He ordered again.

The servant said: "Your Majesty and Your Majesty rewarded the rest, and they probably snatched them away."

His Majesty didn't have much prey, and the emperor and empress couldn't eat much, so the rewards would not be enough.

Xiao Yu glanced at him: "Who said that if it must be the one I killed, today I come to hunt, and all the prey will be mine."

The servant suddenly realized that His Majesty meant to just cut a piece of meat.

"Slave is stupid." He raised his hand and slapped himself on the face, before running away.

Xiao Yu knew that they were dull, and even ten of them could not compare with one Eunuch Qi. When he was a child, he liked the barriers that smart people built for him, and he could hide in them. Now that he has grown up, being around smart people makes him feel very annoying——

Smart people don't speak, and their eyes are very noisy.

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When he heard Xiao Yu coming, Du Qi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty is really thinking about the young master, so don't be fooled by that woman." He said.

Xie Yanfang, who leaned back and closed her eyes, was amused by him, and said, "I did not teach such a majesty."

While speaking, Xiao Yu had already walked in with a food box in his hand.

"Third Uncle, this is my prey today. It's ready to be roasted, so you can try it too." He said happily.

He didn't mention what happened at all, and he didn't seem to see the densely packed soldiers and guards walking in all the way.

Xie Yanfang sat up and nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, that is very kind." She asked again, "What did Your Majesty get today?"

Xiao Yu said: "I hit everything they released."

Xie Yanfang smiled and opened the food box, looking at the various cut meats.

"It's only a little cold." Xiao Yu said, "If you want to eat, you can warm it up yourself, and if you don't want to eat it, throw it away."

Xie Yanfang didn't care about his attitude, this child had long been perfunctory in front of him.

Xiao Yu sat down casually, looked around, and didn't speak.

"What are you looking at, Your Majesty?" Xie Yanfang asked.

Xiao Yu said: "It's nothing, I'm counting the time, it's almost time, I'll go."

Du Qi was stunned, what do you mean?

Xie Yanfang had already laughed, and said: "Don't worry about the time, as long as you have been here, it's fine. In fact, it's okay if you don't come. Your sister Chu won't care about these things."

Xiao Yu was naturally not surprised to be seen through by Xie Yanfang, neither admitted nor denied, leaning on the back of the chair, sighed: "Third Uncle, something happened to you, I only have my sister by my side." Although he was sighing, but his eyes were full of It was a smile, "My sister will never leave me again, she will work hard for me and stay with me."

Xie Yanfang smiled, and said: "Your Majesty is being polite, even if nothing happens to me, the Queen will not leave you."

After he finished speaking, he didn't hear Xiao Yu's response. He couldn't help but looked up, and saw the gloomy eyes of the young boy sitting on the chair.

Is my sister really not going to leave?My sister has often said strange things for more than a year, why my sister is not here, what about yourself in the future, my sister no longer likes to hold his hand, and she no longer visits him before going to bed at night.

He is not a child anymore, and he can sense the meaning of the words and the alienation of his sister from him.

But now it's all right, my sister has arrested all three uncles, and only my sister is by his side, and my sister will definitely guard him.

"People don't leave their own homes." Xie Yanfang said, "The queen is the same as you, Ayu. You have no parents or relatives. You are each other's relatives. Therefore, the place where Ayu is is the queen's home."

These words failed to soothe the gloom in the young boy's eyes, but made him even more uneasy.

Parents or relatives?

"Ayu." Xie Yanfang raised her voice, "What are you worried about?"

Xiao Yu came back to his senses, looked at him, the gloom was replaced by a bit of depression, and said: "I'm not worried, and you don't have to worry, when my sister calms down, I will let you out, and I'm leaving."

After that, he got up and walked out.

"Does the queen still have a family? Apart from Chu Lan, does she have relatives?"

Xie Yanfang's voice came from behind.

Xiao Yu's figure paused.

Xie Yanfang's voice continued to be heard.

"Then sister Chu is indeed going to leave you."

Xiao Yu turned around abruptly: "No way!"

He turned around and saw the cool smile in Xie Yanfang's eyes holding a piece of cold barbecue in her hand.

Xiao Yu clenched his lowered hands tightly, and said, "Sister Chu is already married to me, we are one family, she will not leave me."

Xie Yanfang put an unknown piece of meat into her mouth and chewed slowly: "Sister Chu is not called marrying you, it is because your parents are dead, she is helping you, if her relatives are still there, sooner or later she will marry you." Will leave you, Xiao Yu, if your parents are alive, don't you want to go back to them?"

Think... Xiao Yu's eyes were a little dazed, not to mention his mother's warm embrace, and his father, although he seldom accompanied him and ignored him, he still wanted his father.

So, sister Chu is also like this.

Xie Yanfang got up and walked over, knelt down in front of him, held his hand, looked into his eyes: "Tell me, I can help you keep her now, otherwise she will really go home."

Xiao Yu looked at him, moved his lips, and said, "Her mother is still here."

Chapter 92 Skylight

In June of the first year of Jianning, Chu Zhao went hunting outside the capital to escape the summer heat. The night in the mountains was cooler than in the imperial city, but Chu Zhao couldn't have a good dream.

She stayed up all night.

It is better not to dream, sometimes even dreaming makes her a little confused between reality and dreams.

The life she lived in did not have the year name of Jianning.

In this life again, taking advantage of her advantageous status as a queen, she chose a different year name from that life.

This is different.

Chu Zhao stretched out his hand and pinched his forehead, Xiaoman turned off the lamp, the sky was already dark, and the dim candle flame in the blue light was useless.

"Do you want to take a rest?" She asked, "Should we eat first?" At this point, he said a few more words, "Everyone in the capital is optimistic about this night, and nothing major happened."

There was a lot of news all night, but it was all good news.

Officers and soldiers surrounded Xie's house and Liang's house. Although Xie's and Liang's made rude remarks and cried and made noise, there was no big battle.

The officials of the aristocratic families in the city came out to inquire about the news, but when they saw that it was the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, and it was the Queen's order, everyone retreated.

The guards spy out privately doubting that the queen is greedy, but most of them say wait and see, waiting for the queen to come forward to explain.

It can be seen that the queen's prestige is even stronger.

The soldiers and horses outside the capital are also stable, and there is no change in the surrounding area.

You can rest your heart a little bit after mentioning it all night. Let's take a rest.

Chu Zhao shook his head: "No rest, Ah Yu will come to eat later."

Speaking of Xiao Yu, Xiao Man said: "He secretly went to see Xie Yanfang last night, I don't know if his mind will be disturbed, and if he still has the energy to hunt today."

Chu Zhao knew about this matter at the time, and did not stop Xiao Yu, and it was not surprising. Even if Xiao Yu did not have deep affection for Xie Yanfang, he must be curious about this matter, and he wanted to see Xie Yanfang no matter what.

"He won't be affected." Chu Zhao said with a smile, "Even he will be more energetic today."

Even if he didn't sleep all night, Xiao Yu would still show the vigor that she could see.

The kid was a little too clever.

Chu Zhao withdrew his hand from his forehead, and picked up the teacup: "Go and tell Ding Dahammer that the masters of Xie's family in the capital and Liang Qiang are sent to the prison today. The emperor, me, and Xie Yanfang are all in the hunting ground. He will act rashly, wait for us to go back, take advantage of this time, interrogate overnight, and tomorrow the charges will be confirmed and announced to the world."

Xiaoman responded, and said: "Ding Dahui should also come over—"

Before the words were finished, footsteps sounded outside the tent, and someone lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Ding Dahui, why are you here so late—" Xiaoman raised his eyebrows and said, before he finished speaking, his figure changed suddenly, his waist twisted to block Chu Zhao, and at the same time, a cold light flashed, and a pair of short knives hidden in his sleeves lay horizontally in front of him.

Chu Zhao stood behind Xiaoman. Both she and Xiaoman had grown taller in the past two years, but Xiaoman was taller than her.

Standing behind Xiaoman, she was completely blocked. She held the teacup and tilted her head slightly to look over.

The early morning mountain wind swayed, rolled up the robe, and the incoming light poured on Xie Yanfang's face.

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Standing in the forest, Ding Dachui looked back, always feeling rustling in his ears.

"Commander Ding."

There was a voice ahead.

Ding Dachui turned his head and saw Xiao Yu standing in front, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, the morning light dancing in the forest fell on his face.

"Did you find anything?" Xiao Yu asked.

Before dawn today, the emperor came to summon Ding Dahammer, which was actually very rare. Although the Gongwei Division was directly under the emperor in name, they were actually in charge of the empress, and the little emperor never asked about their affairs.

However, no one can ignore His Majesty's call, especially at this time - the little emperor went to see Xie Yanfang last night.

Ding Dachui came here with all kinds of thoughts, and the little emperor just asked him to go hunting.

"I was eyeing a wild boar yesterday." He said, "Before it is dark, help me hunt it down and give my sister a surprise."

For Ding Dahui in the past, the emperor was originally a very awe-inspiring, god-like figure, but now, he can see the emperor almost every day. Although he still respects the emperor, he is less awed.

Hearing this, Ding Dachui not only did not bow down to obey, but flatly refused: "Your Majesty has guards in charge of hunting, just let them go."

Xiao Yu was not angry because of being rejected, and looked a little embarrassed: "I know Master Ding is very busy. I heard from the guards that Master Ding once captured a wild boar by himself, so I wanted to ask you for help."

Ding Dachui was a little embarrassed when he heard that, he had indeed told others that it was inevitable to joke with the guards every day.

"Because of the accident at this time, my sister is worried about me." Xiao Yu said softly, "I don't want her to worry. If I beat a wild boar, my sister will be surprised and can see that I have not been affected."

The young boy was beaming and energetic, raising his arms.

"My sister won't worry about me anymore."

Ding Dahammer hesitated.