Although she was reluctant to let go of her son, compared to her bringing her son Zhao Yan to Suanzao to raise him, Zhao Yan stayed in Daliang, stayed in the palace, and stayed with the Queen and the Queen, regardless of the education he received or the living conditions.

, it is not comparable to that of a rural county like Ziziphus.

The question is, does the new prince in front of me allow it?

When she thought that her husband had sent the Royal Guards to put the Highness in front of her under house arrest, Mrs. Cui felt very guilty.

After hesitating for a long time, Ms. Cui finally plucked up the courage to say: "If...if His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't mind, I hope...I hope Yan'er can stay in the palace, rather than follow me...back to Suanzao."

suffer……"

Seeing that Princess Yong in front of her spoke hesitantly and secretly looked at her expression from time to time, Zhao Hongrun understood immediately, smiled slightly, and asked, "Sister-in-law Wang, have you ever thought about remarrying?"

Hearing this, everyone in the mourning hall looked sideways - at the mourning hall of King Yong Zhao Yu, they asked Princess Cui of Yong Wang whether she had ever thought about remarrying?

Looking at the eyes of those Zongwei who were King Yong and Zhao Yu, there was a hint of anger. I believe that if they were not worried that Zhao Hongrun was the current crown prince, these people would have turned against him immediately.

As for Princess Cui of Yong Dynasty, her face turned pale at Zhao Hongrun's words, and she denied it repeatedly: "I never meant this."

After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "In that case, why doesn't Sister-in-law Wang stay in Daliang? I will arrange the future expenses of Prince Yong's Mansion... Of course, I am not making decisions for Sister-in-law Wang, I just think that

, if this palace is vacant, it would be... too deserted."

As he spoke, he touched the head of his nephew Zhao Yan, blinked and asked, "When you grow up, will you be willing to succeed your father as the king and contribute to our great Wei Dynasty?"

Although Zhao Yan was once praised for his intelligence by Mi Jiang, in the final analysis he was just a boy in his teens. Although Zhao Hongrun, the uncle, had a pleasant smile, he still did not dare to speak casually at this moment.

On the other hand, those clan guards who had just mistakenly thought that Zhao Hongrun had "malicious intentions" and Zhao Yu, the King of Yong, suddenly realized it and were secretly ashamed that they judged a gentleman with a villain's heart and misunderstood the great kindness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy." Ms. Cui was moved and excited.

After all, if she had some room, how would she be willing to abandon her husband's family business and return to Jujube with her son?

Cui mother and son thanked each other one after another and returned to their original positions. At this time, Cui Yong came forward and said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Is this worth thanking?"

Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly, and then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he said to Cui Yong: "Brother Cui, it is the time for the government to employ people. Are you willing to curb your dissipation and serve as an official?"

He knew that Cui Yong was actually a very talented person, at least in terms of interpersonal communication, almost as good as Zhao Sheng, the Lord of Yao.

"I'm here?" Cui Yong was a little surprised, blinked his eyes and asked in surprise: "Your Highness, are you willing to use me?"

Zhao Hongrun was amused when he heard this: I even dare to use it on Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, let alone you?

"...Please allow me to think about it." Cui Yong said hesitantly.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and stopped urging.

At the same time, the news that "Prince Zhao Run, Crown Princess Mi Jiang, and Crown Prince Zhao Wei went to Prince Yong's Mansion to mourn" quickly spread throughout the six departments of the imperial court.

After hearing the news, Zheng Tu, the official minister, who was drinking water in the class room, spit out a sip of tea.

Immediately, he hurried out of the classroom, fetched a horse and rushed to Prince Yong's Mansion.

Similar examples include Tao Ji, the Minister of War, Yang Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and other officials who were personally promoted by King Yong Zhao Yu.

In fact, from a human perspective, these officials who were once promoted by King Yong Zhao Yu should be the first to go to King Yong's Mansion to mourn. However, due to selfish motives and considering whether this would anger the new crown prince Zhao Run, they did not dare to go so early.

Go - yes, I just didn't dare to leave so early.

With the shrewdness of these officials, they would certainly not be so stupid as to refuse to go to Prince Yong's Mansion to mourn in order to avoid suspicion. This would only arouse the resentment of the new prince Zhao Run, who thought there was something wrong with their moral character. Therefore, he decided to wait until noon and dusk.

Go with the rest of the courtiers.

This way you maintain your moral character and won't be too eye-catching.

However, what they never expected was that the new crown prince Zhao Run was not handling government affairs in Chui Gong Hall at this time, and actually went to Prince Yong's Mansion early to pay his respects. In contrast, these officials, who were promoted by Prince Yong Zhao Yu, did not arrive yet.

When they thought of this, they became restless and hurried to Prince Yong's Mansion.

Because in their opinion, Prince Zhao Run deliberately appeared in Prince Yong's Mansion at this time, which is already a very obvious indicator: I have already come forward, you guys, why don't you get over here early?!

They also understand that it is actually too late to go now, but then again, it is better to go than not to go.

When these people came to the mourning hall in Prince Yong's Mansion in a hurry, they saw that His Highness the Crown Prince was standing in the mourning hall.

"...If I had known this, even if I was impeached by the imperial censor for dereliction of duty, I would have come earlier."

Seeing that the prince Zhao Run was concentrating on himself with a cold expression, Zheng Tu, the official minister, did not dare to come forward to talk to him, so he sighed secretly.

But there was nothing we could do about it. Who would have thought that His Highness the Crown Prince, who was always rumored to hold a grudge, would be so generous this time?

"The world is so cold..."

Cui Yong, who was standing next to Zhao Hongrun, shook his head slightly and muttered to himself after seeing the courtiers rushing over.

He knew very well that these courtiers actually came here for the prince beside him, and not entirely to mourn.

Suddenly, he finally understood why the Crown Prince beside him deliberately came to mourn so early - that was because he didn't want the funeral of King Yong Zhao Yu to be as deserted as before.

Thinking of this, Cui Yong whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "I don't have much talent. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't dislike it, Cui Yong is willing to share your worries for His Highness."

Zhao Hongrun patted Cui Yong's arm and lowered his voice and said, "We will discuss it in detail later."

"yes!"

Due to the huge trend of "Prince Zhao Run and Crown Princess Mi Jiang mourning for King Yong", officials from the DPRK and the Central Government came one after another, and for a while, the entire Prince Yong's Mansion became lively and crowded.

Even some officials of the Suwang Party who had a bad relationship with King Yong Zhao Yu, such as officials from the Ministry of Industry, came to pay their respects to Prince Zhao Run with gifts such as white candles and white silk ribbons.

This made the funeral finally look decent.

Suddenly, Zhao Hongrun thought of a person. After looking around for a while, he frowned and asked Cui Yong beside him: "Where is Zhang Qigong?"

When asking, he also murmured in his heart: As the most relied upon and trusted staff member of King Yong Zhao Yu during his lifetime, is this Zhang Qigong also an indifferent person?

However, to his surprise, Cui Yong said with a strange expression after hearing the inquiry: "Zhang Qigong...it is said that he was arrested by the Imperial Guard that day. It seems to be the order given by Lord Li Zheng."

"Li Zheng? What did Li Zheng do to arrest Zhang Qigong?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly woke up and thought to himself with a strange expression: Could it be that his father originally planned to accuse Zhang Qigong of "instigating King Yong to rebel against his brothers"?

In Zhao Hongrun's view, this matter is not impossible, because this rebellion involves King Zhao Jiang of Yan and King Huan Zhao Xuan. Therefore, the raising of troops by King Qing Zhao Xin cannot be defined as a rebellion in any case. Therefore, it can only be regarded as a rebellion from Yong.

Wang Zhaoyu is trying to find a way - and Zhang Qigong, the chief aide of King Yong Zhaoyu, is obviously the best candidate to take the blame.

"Father is really...tight."

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Zhao Hongrun waved to Zongwei Mu Qing and told him: "Say hello to Li Zheng. If Zhang Qigong is really imprisoned by him, bring him here."

"Yes!" Zongwei Mu Qing responded and left.

Sure enough, when Mu Qing entered the palace and found Li Zheng, the leader of the Third Guards Army, when he asked about Zhang Qigong's whereabouts, he found that he had been detained under Li Zheng's order.

Seeing this, Mu Qing conveyed Zhao Hongrun's intention.

When Li Zheng heard that it was Prince Zhao Run's intention, he readily let him go. After all, Xiao Luan had already been blamed for the civil strife, so there was no need for Zhang Qigong.

When Zhang Qigong was released, he felt as if he was a human being again.

With his intelligence, how could he not guess the purpose of Li Zheng's order to arrest him? Unless King Yong Zhao Yu wins, otherwise, whether King Zhao Xin of Qing comes to power or the current crown prince Zhao Run comes to power, he is very likely to "abet Yong"

He was charged with "provoking civil strife" and was regarded as the scapegoat for this civil strife.

Therefore, Zhang Qigong was very surprised when Zongwei Mu Qing released him.

After returning to Prince Yong's Mansion and personally placing a stick of incense in front of the tomb of Prince Yong Zhao Yu, Zhang Qigong walked up to Zhao Hongrun and thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me."

"Are you surprised?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a chuckle.

"It's very unexpected." Zhang Qigong nodded. After all, he also understood that his reputation was not good. King Huan Zhao Xuan and his staff Zhou Min were extremely disgusted with him.

"Ha." Zhao Hongrun smiled faintly and said softly: "That day at Xiangfu Port, you suddenly changed your mind and asked the imperial guards to protect me on the ship. I was also very surprised..."

When Zhang Qigong heard this, he immediately understood that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to repay the favor of that day.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart.

You must know that it was precisely because he had no choice but to let go of Su Wang Zhao Run that day that Yong Wang Zhao Yu lost the huge advantage of "holding Su Wang to command the three armies of Yanling, Shangshui, and Youma", so that Yong Wang Zhao Yu was ultimately defeated.

But because of his mistake, he was lucky enough to save his life.

Seeing Zhang Qigong's uncertain expression, Zhao Hongrun asked casually: "What are your plans for the future?"

Zhang Qigong was stunned for a moment, glanced at Cui's mother and son not far away with some melancholy, then shook his head and said: "We have no... plans yet."

After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun asked: "In that case, how about serving me?"

Zhang Qigong looked surprised and asked with a strange expression: "His Royal Highness...are you willing to use me?"

"...Why do you ask this? I even Nanliang...forget it."

Shaking his head speechlessly, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "Although you are a cruel official, you can still be of great use!"

"Cool official...?"

Zhang Qigong smiled self-deprecatingly, then lowered his voice and said seriously: "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's respect, I am willing to do my best."

Glancing at Zhang Qigong, Zhao Hongrun uttered one word: "Xiao Ni."

Zhang Qigong understood immediately and saw his eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of sinister look flashing across his face.
Chapter completed!