Yun Chu got the news before Chu Rui arrived.
These royal guards in the palace, some of Fan Ming's remnants, were placed everywhere, and they were all available to her now.
"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Chu Rui lowered his head and saluted, "The Queen Mother is well."
Yun Chu's voice was calm: "The regent doesn't need to be polite."
Chu Rui raised his head and looked at the palace servants in the room: "The King has something to discuss with the Queen Mother. Please step aside."
The people standing waiting in the room were Tingshuang and Qiu Tong. Qiu Tong occupied the position of guard, while Ting Shuang was the aunt. Both of them were considered to be prominent figures in the palace.
When they saw Yun Chu nodding, they withdrew and closed the door.
Qiu Tong did not leave, but stood guard at the gate. As long as she heard a sound, she would rush in at any time.
Yun Chu took a sip of tea and said calmly: "What does the Prince Regent want to discuss?"
"Does the Queen Mother know what the Emperor is busy with during this time?" Chu Rui sat down on the chair and poured himself a cup of tea. "Does the Queen Mother think that inviting Ouyang Ye can make the little emperor a benevolent king? It's a pity. The little emperor’s biological mother is ominous, he was probably born to a woman of low status outside, and his blood is low. Naturally, he cannot bear the burden that an emperor should bear..."
"Presumptuous!" Yun Chu put the cup down heavily with a frosty face, "The regent is talking about the emperor. Do you know what crime it is?"
A smile appeared on Chu Rui's face: "Isn't what I said the truth?"
Yun Chu's face was solemn.
When she married Chu Yi, some people started talking about Brother Yu's parentage. Later, she and Brother Yu Chang Sheng became closer and closer in public. Who wouldn't say they were mother and son?
Even if Brother Jue was born later, Brother Yu's status as the heir apparent was not shaken.
Slowly, no one made any excuses about Brother Yu's origin anymore.
She never expected that now that Brother Yu had become the emperor, she would still hear these remarks from others.
"There is no need for the Queen Mother to be angry. In fact, I think there is a better candidate for the emperor." Chu Rui raised his lips and said, "Chu Hongjue is your and Chu Yi's biological child. The blood of the Yun family flows in his body. The Yun family really wants to surround him. It should be Chu Hongjue, King of Yan."
Yunchu lowered his eyes.
It turned out to be a provocation.
There was sarcasm in her voice: "The Ai family thought the regent would say that the better candidate for emperor is yourself."
"That's true." Chu Rui leaned forward, "The Queen Mother and the Yun family support me as the emperor. I will marry the Queen Mother as the queen and make Chu Hongjue the prince. How about that?"
Yun Chu laughed angrily: "What a ridiculous statement!"
"You are only 20 years old, which is the best time for a woman. You should not be alone in the harem." Chu Rui looked at her, "I can arrange a new identity for you. The eldest daughter of a noble family, you can With your new identity, marry me as your wife, become my queen, and enjoy the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with me."
Yunchu picked up the tea on the table and poured it over.
There was no anger on Chu Rui's face. He stretched out his hand to touch a handful of tea stains and continued: "I know it's hard for you to accept it at the moment. It doesn't matter. The days are still long. You can think about it slowly."
Yun Chu said coldly: "The regent is very disrespectful to the Ai family. Come here, give the regent ten slaps!"
Qiutong rushed in immediately.
She first took a look at Yun Chu and saw that nothing was wrong, then immediately walked towards Chu Rui, raised her hand and slapped him.
Chu Rui turned his body slightly to the side and easily avoided the slap.
Qiu Tong took advantage of the situation and pressed Chu Rui's shoulder with one hand.
"Bold little maid!"
The paper fan in Chu Rui's hand unfolded, blocking Qiu Tong's attack.
The next moment, his confidant the little eunuch rushed in and fought Qiutong from indoors to outdoors.
Qiu Tong was slightly inferior. The other guards in the yard helped, but they still had difficulty subduing the little eunuch.
Yun Chu's eyes were deep.
Last time she suspected that Chu Rui had some skills and asked Qiu Tong to give it a try, and it turned out to be true.
This little eunuch is definitely a master.
"I was rude." Chu Rui looked unhappy, "Look back, I will give you something to apologize to the Queen Mother."
He turned around and walked outside and said, "Duobao, let's go."
The little eunuch named Duobao immediately stopped and stood behind Chu Rui with a low eyebrow, showing no sign of any kung fu skills.
"Your Majesty, that little eunuch's skills are far superior to those of slaves." Qiu Tong walked in and reported, "The regent should be almost as good as the slaves."
Yunchu said: "What happened in Kangning Palace just now, please let people know."
She needs to win over more centrists, and when she accumulates a certain amount of power, she must kick Chu Rui out of the court.
Otherwise, Brother Yu is really too dangerous.
At this time, Chu Hongyu swaggered into the house of the Minister of Industry.
In the past few days, he had come here secretly, rowing in the back garden to study how to improve it... Today he didn't hide, he deliberately wanted to bump into the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and then asked the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for advice.
As the head of the Ministry of Works, Mr. Chen is really busy on weekdays, with a lot of miscellaneous things to deal with.
But during this period, the emperor came to his house every afternoon for boating fun. It was really dangerous, so he didn't dare to go anywhere and was always on call.
He was sitting in a pavilion on the edge of the back garden, staring at the water while handling official duties.
Suddenly, he saw the little emperor walking towards the pavilion.
He quickly picked up the folder and covered his face.
The little emperor walked to the right and covered the right side of his face.
The little emperor walked to the left and covered the left side of his face.
The fold in his hand was torn off.
He met the little emperor's big round eyes.
"Cough cough cough!"
The Minister of Industry almost choked to death on his own saliva.
"Ah, it turns out to be Chen Aiqing." Chu Hongyu blinked, "What a coincidence."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "..."
This is his home, what a coincidence.
He quickly stood up and saluted: "When will the emperor arrive, the humble ministers don't know, so I miss you from afar, please forgive me!"
"I forgive you." Chu Hongyu sat down in the pavilion, "I just have a question to ask Chen Aiqing. Here, I wonder if Chen Aiqing can understand this drawing?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately looked seriously. The more he looked, the more solemn his expression became.
On the drawing, two armies are fighting on the sea. The main picture shows two large ships, and some small ships are in the background.
There is something similar to a "boarding ladder" above one of the large ships, which is placed on the enemy's ship. The back of the thing is densely packed with nails, which can fix the opponent's ship and form a passage between the two sides... With this thing, I can immediately control those Dongling people who are good at sneak attacks, and can also turn naval battles into land battles. It's amazing!
"This, this..." he said in disbelief, "If this is used on a warship, it would be terrible. Was this painted by the emperor?"
A smile appeared on Chu Hongyu's face: "Of course."
The Minister of Industry suddenly understood.
In the past half month, the emperor has not been playing with water for fun. He is clearly studying and improving warships!
He immediately praised: "The emperor is really smart and insightful!"
"Ha!" Chen San curled his lips, "I don't know who is saying at home that the emperor is willful and naughty every day, that the Jin Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of the emperor, and also says... ugh!"
"You traitor!" The Minister of Industry covered his son's mouth and said with a smile to Chu Hongyu, "This villain is talking nonsense, talking nonsense..."
"I'm not talking nonsense...ugh!"
Chen San's mouth was covered to death.
