Chapter 771

Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao saw Zhou Youqin's determination, and were speechless for a moment.

Zhou Shaogong's eyes were red, and he shouted: "You have fulfilled your kindness, how can you put your old father in such a situation?"

Zhou Youqin turned to look at his father: "Please excuse my son's unfilial piety, daddy, you can just think that you only gave birth to an elder brother and a son."

Zhou Shaogong still disagreed. He didn't mind his son dying for the Four Treasures. As the master's subordinate, it was loyalty to die for the master. He couldn't accept that his good son should be a eunuch, and he didn't have a whole body until he died.

"No, I don't agree, unless I die."

Zhou Shaogong gritted his teeth and objected.

Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao also objected, and ordered Ruan Kai to watch over Zhou Youqin.

As a result, Zhou Youqin went on a hunger strike that night, and no one in the Xie family paid any attention to him.

palace.

Sibao didn't know what Zhou Youqin had done for him. At this time, he was attending a family banquet.

At the banquet, apart from the emperor, there were also the empress dowager, empress, several concubines of the emperor, and several of his brothers.

In addition to the eldest prince Xiao Zhen, there is also the third prince Xiao Yu born to Concubine Shu. Xiao Yu is only eight years old this year, at an age when cats hate dogs. Xiao Wenyu stuck out her tongue.

There is also a fourth prince who is just two years old, he was born by Fang Zhaoyi, he is two years old this year, and he is still in the hands of the nanny.

In this generation of the royal family, there is only one princess, the thirteen-year-old Princess Mingzhu, who was born to the empress dowager's niece. Although she is a princess, she is quite favored. At this time, she also looked at Xiao Wenyu with unfriendly eyes.

It can be said that this family banquet, except for the emperor Xiao Yu, did not welcome Xiao Wenyu, but Xiao Wenyu just didn't care, it was not his relatives, what did he care about, his relatives were in Xie's house.

Although Xie Wenyu entered the palace for the first time and faced so many strangers, he was neither humble nor overbearing from the beginning to the end, generous and decent, without any panic or timidity.

This annoyed the queen and the eldest prince. Even if this person behaved a little bit badly, they would not be so angry, but he was so well-mannered, generous and decent, as if he was born with dignity in his bones. Can you not annoy them?

The queen looked at Xiao Wenyu with gloomy eyes, and Xiao Zhen's face was cold from beginning to end.

The happiest person at the banquet was the emperor Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu could see that the empress and the eldest prince were not happy, but he didn't care.

He had already known about the matter of the empress and the first prince, and at the same time, he hated it. As soon as the emperor came to the throne, the mother and son began to think about his throne. How impatient they were.

So taking Xiao Wenyu into the palace at this time was to alert the empress and the first prince, he didn't have to be the first prince.

Secondly, it is also to test Xiao Wenyu to see if he has the ability to be a prince, and he also wants to see if this son hates him, and whether he is very dependent on Xie's family. No matter which one can become a great Zhou Prince Chu.

In short, the emperor had his own thinking, but looking at this excellent son, especially the Chen Ying-like expression between his eyebrows and eyes, made the emperor feel happy.

He was concerned about Xiao Wenyu's situation in Xie's house.

Xiao Wenyu respected Xiao Yu very much, but he was not close enough, but he did not hate him, and his behavior was normal.

This made Xiao Yu very happy, the Xie family really knew how to teach the children.

Xiao Wenyu didn't get close to him, he thought it was normal, as his father, he had never done anything for him, how could it be possible to expect him to get close to him as soon as he entered the palace?

If Xiao Wenyu was really like this, he would suspect that he had ulterior motives, otherwise why would he get close to him as soon as he entered the palace, this is what a normal person should look like.

"Yu'er, Father knows that you have been growing up in Xie's family. When you first entered the palace, you are not used to many places, but from now on you will treat this place as your own home. If you need anything, just send someone to find Father. If Father is inconvenient, Just go find your imperial grandmother."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Queen Mother Zhao, and said sincerely: "Queen Mother, Yu'er has just entered the palace, please take care of Queen Mother."

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Queen Mother Zhao nodded with a smile: "Don't worry Yu'er, the queen mother will take care of Yu'er, and he is also the queen mother's grandson."

Empress Dowager Zhao was very angry when she first knew about Xiao Wenyu's existence, but now she is suddenly happy.

It used to be that the queen's family was the only one, and the eldest prince Xiao Zhen was a safe and secure prince, but now it is not necessarily the case. This is a blessing for her and for their Duke Zhao's mansion.

The queen mother was happy all of a sudden, and took the emperor's words.

Xiao Yu smiled and nodded.

At the banquet, Concubine Shu and Fang Zhaoyi were actually a little unhappy, because they were originally the second and third child, but now they were changed to the third and fourth child because of Xiao Wenyu's return, and both women were a little unhappy.

But the two women were very scheming, and they were very happy to see the emperor, so they immediately brought wine to the emperor.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for welcoming the second son of the emperor back to the palace."

"The second prince was born of His Majesty at first glance. He looks like a dragon and a phoenix, and is naturally noble. He really looks like His Majesty."

What Concubine Shu and Fang Zhaoyi said made His Majesty the Emperor happy, and he brought wine to drink with the two women.

The faces of the queen and the eldest prince on one side became more and more ugly, and the two raised their eyes to look at Xiao Wenyu faintly.

Xiao Wenyu's face resembles His Majesty the Emperor, but his facial features are not so similar, but at first glance, he really looks like His Majesty the Emperor

As for the eldest prince Xiao Zhen, although he also looks extraordinary, but his eyebrows and eyes are more like a queen.

So when the mother and son heard what Concubine Shu and Zhaoyi said, they knew that they meant something.

The faces of the two were not good, but seeing that the emperor was happy, the queen couldn't sit still, and she also raised a wine glass to respect the emperor.

"The concubine wishes His Majesty to welcome the emperor back to the palace."

After the queen finished speaking, she glanced at her son. It took a long time for the eldest prince Xiao Zhen to stand up, and said coldly, "My son congratulates my father."

Xiao Yu didn't seem to see the faces of the two mothers and sons, and took a sip from the wine glass lightly: "Okay."

After the family banquet was over, the emperor announced the end of the banquet, and he took the second prince Xiao Wenyu away directly. After all, the father and son had just met each other, and he wanted to cultivate a good relationship with Xiao Wenyu.

Seeing all this, the queen mother chuckled with satisfaction.

In fact, she somewhat guessed her son's thoughts. Apart from caring about her son who just came back, his actions also meant to suppress the queen and the eldest prince.

Empress Dowager Zhao was very happy to see her son suppressing the empress and the eldest prince, she was in a good mood and took her all the way back to the Palace of Compassion.

After the emperor and the empress dowager left, the empress couldn't help but get up and lead the people out with a gloomy expression, ignoring Concubine Feng Shu and Fang Zhaoyi who were watching the joke.

The eldest prince Xiao Zhen's usually handsome and sunny face was covered with gloom. He glanced coldly at Concubine Shu and Zhaoyi, then turned around and left behind the queen.

(end of this chapter)