"Third uncle, you are finally here, you must help me this time!" When Zhao Xu saw Zhao Yan coming in, he immediately shouted at him with a sad face. Three years have passed, Zhao Xu has grown into a seventeen-year-old young man, his appearance looks very similar to Zhao Xu, but he is a little less stable than Zhao Xu, and his personality and temperament are somewhat similar to Zhao Yan.

"What's the matter, you're already considered pro-government now, what else can't you solve by yourself?" At this time, Zhao Yan walked into the main hall with a smile and sat down. Although Zhao Xu has not really been in charge of the government, but since the Empress Dowager Gao became seriously ill, all government affairs can only be taken care of by himself, plus he has also been in the political hall for several years, so he is also handy in handling government affairs, and the ministers in the court also have a very high evaluation of him, thinking that Zhao Xu can definitely become a promising monarch in the future.

"Third uncle, pro-government does not mean that everything is up to me, for example, although the Queen Mother is seriously ill this time, she actually wants to choose a queen for me, and she has also received the support of the Queen Mother Xiang and my mother, now this matter has been decided, it is estimated that people will be selected to enter the palace tomorrow, and then one of these women will be selected to be my queen, what do you say about this matter?" Zhao Xu said anxiously at this time.

However, Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Xu strangely when he heard this, and then touched the beard on his chin and asked suspiciously: "Xu'er, I remember that when you were only eleven or twelve years old, you once asked me to help you replace the old palace maids around you with young and beautiful palace maids, and now the queen mother wants to choose a queen for you, isn't it a good thing, what else can I do?" ”

Hearing the third uncle mention his previous troubles, Zhao Xu couldn't help but cry and laugh, but he quickly cried and said with a sad face: "Third uncle, how can the palace maid and the queen be compared, the palace maid who serves around him can be changed at any time." But the queen is the one who wants to live with me for the rest of her life, how can I just choose a woman and let her be my queen? ”

"It seems that you are unwilling to hand over your marriage to the Queen Mother, so let me ask you, do you have a woman you like?" Zhao Yan finally understood Zhao Xu's thoughts at this time, but he did not agree to Zhao Xu's request for help, but instead asked a rhetorical question.

"Hello...... Favorite woman? "But Zhao Yan's question came out. But Zhao Xu said with a bitter face again, "Third uncle, don't you know me, I usually come to you except in the palace, although you are very close to the girls' school, but I have never been to it at all, and I have never been in contact with any women, how can there be a woman you like?" ”

"You see, you don't have a favorite woman, and you're not too young. It is indeed the age when it is time to establish a queen, and the queen mother's illness is so serious, it is not good to say, maybe one day she may never be able to open her eyes again, so she wants to set up a queen for you in the end, so that she can leave with peace of mind, so if you agree to this matter, it is also a filial piety. So, what reason do you have to refuse? Zhao Yan spoke again at this time.

"But...... But ......" Although Zhao Xu felt that what Zhao Yan said seemed to be very reasonable. But there was still some reluctance in his heart to settle the marriage so easily, but unfortunately he couldn't think of a reason to refute it, so he could only bow his head in frustration.

Although Zhao Xu couldn't speak, Zhao Yan actually understood his state of mind very well, it was nothing more than that young people of Zhao Xu's age still had some romantic fantasies about love and marriage, but now they need to obey the arrangements of their elders. Let an almost strange woman be his wife, so Zhao Xu will be a little unwilling and instinctively repulsive.

"Xu'er, people always have to get married, and there is nothing wrong with being arranged by the elders. Don't you see that my aunt and I are also arranged by the elders, but the relationship between our husband and wife is very good, and we have never quarreled after so many years of marriage, and I believe that with the eyes of the Queen Mother, they will definitely help you choose a gentle and virtuous woman to be the queen. Zhao Yan persuaded again at this time that free love is not popular at all in this era, and Zhao Xu does not have the conditions for free love, so Zhao Yan can only persuade him to accept reality.

"Third uncle? Can I really only accept the Queen Mother and their own marriage? Zhao Xu finally smiled bitterly when he heard this, although he was complaining, he actually had a feeling of resignation.

"This is also a helpless thing, speaking of which, your father was also like this at the beginning, dissatisfied with the marriage arranged for him by your grandfather and the queen mother, he had to choose his own, and almost turned his face with your grandfather because of this, I said all the good things in the middle, and this finally solved this matter, but you and your father are not the same, at least your father had a woman he liked at the time, but you didn't even have a woman he liked, so how can I help you?" Zhao Yan spread his hands at this time.

"This ...... I ......" Zhao Xu was speechless again when he heard this, and it was strange that he didn't find a woman he liked in advance, but this makes some sense, think about his eldest brother Zhao Jia, who has been with his fiancée Yang Yan since he was a child, and his childhood sweetheart's feelings are enviable.

"Okay, although it is the queen mother who chooses the queen for you, but this is not a day or two can be selected, a group of women will definitely be selected in advance to enter the palace, and then get along with them for a while, and select women with good character and appearance from among them, and in the end, you will definitely need to choose from these women yourself, so don't worry, the final choice is still in your hands." Zhao Yan spoke again at this time, the process of these former queens or princesses was still set by Zhao Ji before his death, and he spent a lot of effort in order to be able to choose the crown princess by himself.

When Zhao Xu heard the above words, he finally felt better in his heart, after all, the queen's final decision was still in his hands, which made him feel that in this marriage, he could not only watch from the sidelines.

Seeing that Zhao Xu seemed to have figured it out, Zhao Yan comforted him a few more words at the moment, but at this time Zhao Xu seemed to think of another thing, and suddenly said: "Third uncle, the queen mother's condition this time is menacing, I'm afraid it's a little bad, but during this time, the second uncle has been running to the palace every day, do you think he has any intentions?" ”

When Zhao Xu said the end, the two long sword eyebrows also wrinkled slightly, he used to feel that Zhao Hao was good to him, but as he grew older, he was also aware of Zhao Hao's ambitions, which made him increasingly dissatisfied with Zhao Hao, especially during this period of time, the Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill, and Zhao Hao frequently entered the palace to offer courtesy to the Empress Dowager Gao.

Thinking of his second brother who was not dead in ambition, Zhao Yan also had a headache, only to see him rub his forehead in distress before he spoke: "You don't have to worry about your second uncle's affairs, no matter how attentive he is, the Queen Mother will not support him, in fact, as early as the third year when the Queen Mother was seriously ill, the Queen Mother had the heart to return the government to you, but she herself didn't expect her to recover, so she made you wait for another three years." ”

"Really, the Queen Mother was ready to return to me three years ago?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard of this.

"Yes, at that time, the Queen Mother was worried that I would not support your pro-government, so she deliberately tested me once, and it was at that time that I found out that the Queen Mother was actually the same as me, and she was willing to see you pro-government, but your age was too young, so the Queen Mother was a little uneasy." Zhao Yan continued to explain at this time, it stands to reason that Zhao Hao should have given up three years ago, but he didn't expect that he hadn't given up yet, and having such perseverance was one of his few advantages.

"I didn't expect my grandmother to have such a plan, I ...... I used to blame her. Zhao Xu was also a little moved when he heard this, the relationship between him and the Empress Dowager Gao is not very harmonious, which is also a well-known thing, the main contradiction between the two is in the government, Zhao Xu has always thought that the Empress Dowager Gao is in control of the government, and even has no intention of returning the power to himself, but now that he heard Zhao Yan's story, he knew that he was wrong to blame the Empress Dowager Gao.

Seeing Zhao Xu's self-reproachful look, Zhao Yan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and then he also realized that Zhao Xu was almost as tall as himself, which made him also say with some emotion: "Xu'er, the Queen Mother is a very complex person, and it is definitely said that each of us is very complicated, and it is impossible to simply use 'good' and ' Bad' to define, even if it's your second uncle, don't just think he's hateful, in fact, in my opinion, he sometimes seems very pitiful, so if we want to really understand a person, we need to look at it from a few more angles, you may not understand this truth, but it doesn't matter, when you are a few years older, you will slowly understand the meaning of these words! ”

"Thank you for the teachings of the third uncle, my nephew will always remember it!" Zhao Xu also saluted Zhao Yan when he heard this, he has followed Zhao Yan to learn over the years, and his outlook on life and world view are almost all established by Zhao Yan, so he also respects and worships Zhao Yan very much, and even in a sense, Zhao Yan has replaced the role of a father in his life.

"Just remember, the Queen Mother's illness is so serious, and the burden on your body must be very heavy, but if you are free, you still need to go to the Queen Mother to walk around a little more, even if you look at it and say a word, you can make the Queen Mother feel your filial piety!" Zhao Yan told again at this time.

"Nephew understands!" Zhao Xu spoke again.

Seeing Zhao Xu's appearance, Zhao Yan also nodded with satisfaction, and then he thought of Zhao Jia's marriage, and said with a smile: "By the way, the Queen Mother wants to choose the queen for you, it just so happens that the marriage between your eldest brother and the girl of the Yang family should also be done. ”

"Big brother wants to get married? That's great, but you can't do it together, or I won't be able to attend his wedding! Zhao Xu heard that Zhao Jia was also going to get married, and he was very excited at the moment, with Zhao Jia, the eldest brother, taking the lead, he also felt that it was not so difficult to accept that he was married. (To be continued.) )