Zhao Qi returned to the capital in a dusty afternoon. Although he had only been away for two months, it was much more lively than last time. The city had returned to its former lively. Colored sheds were built in front of the shops and lanterns were hung.

The streets were bustling with people purchasing New Year’s goods, and there was no trace of preparations for war some time ago, as if war had gone away and peace had arrived.

The prince's sudden return surprised and happy Princess Zhu Shuzhen. She thought she was celebrating the New Year alone again this year and had not even prepared all New Year's goods. Since the prince came back to celebrate the New Year, the mansion was naturally the same again. She began to see the joy and dust.

Be busy, directing the purchase needs of superiors and subordinates, and cleaning.

"Why did the prince suddenly return to Beijing and didn't send anyone to send a letter? I'm ready!" After Zhao Qi finished washing and changing clothes, Zhu Shuzhen gave tea and said angrily.

"Oh, isn't anyone from the palace coming to deliver a letter?" Zhao Qi asked in surprise. According to the saying that the emperor issued an order to announce that he would return to the capital, and he would definitely notify the mansion. Even if he forgot, Huang Jingchen in the palace should have known to send someone to say it.

One sound.

"No, no one told me!" Zhu Shuzhen replied.

"That's strange. I received an imperial edict five days ago, saying that the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother missed me and asked me to go back to Beijing for the New Year. As a result, someone should notify the mansion!" Zhao Qiong touched his chin and said.

"Is the prince busy with military affairs? I remember the wrong day. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, it was the day before yesterday when I worshiped the ancestors in the palace. I entered the palace with the order of the queen. I had seen the queen mother and didn't hear her talk about the prince's return to the capital!" Zhu Shuzhen smiled

said.

"No, today is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. I have been walking on the road for five days, which means that the imperial edict has been issued before the twelfth lunar month. But you don't know, and the empress dowager doesn't know. This matter is a bit strange!" Zhao

Tatsuya looked at Zhu Shuzhen and shook his head and said.

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Maybe it's because the little yellow sect who sent the message is lazy. Forgot the matter. Anyway, you are back, let's have a happy New Year!" Zhu Shuzhen said, holding the prince's hand.

"Yes, let's have a happy New Year!" Zhao Qi said with a smile, but he knew that this New Year would not be calm...

That night, Zhao Qi asked Feng Xi and Zheng Shou to ask about the situation in the mansion. The two of them also found it strange that the people who usually stumbled at the door of the mansion suddenly disappeared these days, but the palace sent ten new people to the mansion.

Several small yellow gates sent more than twenty as palace maids. They thought it was because the prince fought well in front of the front war and the emperor rewarded him.

The Changshi, who has not met twice in the past year, came to the mansion almost every day to ask questions. He seemed to be very concerned about the situation in the mansion, especially the people who came and asked very carefully. Everyone laughed at him as a snob in private, watching the prince again

Being favored, I want to use the prince to find a job.

After hearing this, Zhao Qi understood in his heart that the emperor changed his external surveillance to internal surveillance, and he had to be careful in his words and actions in the future. In the past, he could act spoiled and get angry and drive these people out of the mansion, but now

No, it’s not his mother in charge of the harem. If he really drives away these things, the Emperor will be able to bombard him from the mansion tomorrow!

What puzzled Zhao Qi even more was that the emperor issued an order to let him return to Beijing. Why didn’t anyone know? Is it to keep it confidential and prevent the Jin army from taking the letter to take advantage of his own trouble? But considering the matter in the mansion, he felt that he would not

It's that simple. It must be something that he didn't know. Zhao Qi decided to go to see the emperor tomorrow to discover the wind.

Now the annual leave is on. All the yamen have been sealed, and Zhao Qi rushed to the palace early. Aoshan has been built in front of Xuande Building, which is taller than in previous years. It seems that the emperor brother wants to celebrate with great luck.

I handed over the sign in front of the palace, and soon a small yellow gate led him into the Chuigong Hall.

The brothers and brothers met, and Zhao Huan was very intimate. After encouraging him, he asked him to celebrate the New Year well without having to work in the yamen and celebrate the New Year well. He also told him to go to Longde Palace to see the Emperor, and then he kept him to use it.

After lunch, he heard him report on the situation on the front line in person, listened to his opinions, and encouraged him to send him out of the palace. But the emperor's attitude made Zhao Qi feel flattered, and that enthusiasm made him feel uncomfortable.

It feels comfortable, uncomfortable all over, but he can't find any problems, which makes him feel like he is nervous!

On the 28th, Zhao Qiong prepared a gift to Longde Palace to pay tribute to his parents. Zheng Hongmei cried when she saw her son. She had not received Zhao Qiong's news for many days and thought that he had gone to Jin Kingdom to be a hostage and she would never see him again.

The son is here. Zhao Ji is also wiping his tears, blaming his son for not sending him a message. Zhao Qi could only comfort him and talk about the defeat of the Jin army to relieve them, and he would like to lead the troops to charge in person.

Not to mention it.

After some chat, Zhao Qi realized that the emperor had completely cut off the contact between Longde Palace and the outside world. The Empress Dowager also occasionally learned about the news of her victory in Li Gudu from a small yellow gate, and she knew nothing about the future.

The emperor hasn't seen him for a long time, and the words he said in the decree are even more fictitious.

Their lives are now even more embarrassing. The emperor reduced the supply of Longde Palace by taking state affairs first and saving as the grounds, with only 40,000 pounds of expenses per month, which is not enough for Zhao Ji's past day.

The old couple had to live a "tight" life. Zhao Qi knew what was going on, but he was powerless at this time. He asked Jianxi to go back and get 100,000 guan to subsidize them for daily expenses, and told them that they would still be able to do anything every month in the future.

Send some filial piety...

After returning from Longde Palace, Zhao Qi felt depressed and felt that the emperor had done a little too much. The filial piety that he said every day had become a big joke. But Shunzi's arrival brought an even more

He was angry that after Zhang Bangchang returned to Beijing, he submitted a letter requesting to retire and return home to retire, but was left by the emperor. Nie Shan, who accompanied him back to Beijing, did not return to the front line, but sent the young master Tang Ke to Zhaozhou to preside over the peace talks.

"The Song Dynasty is over!" Zhao Qi lamented, his careful planning was lost again, and he was fooled by his elder brother and his group of people. It was a fake to ask him to return to Beijing for the New Year, so he and the gold were transferred.

It is true that the army negotiated peace as soon as possible. With Tang Ke's style and character, there is no need to ask, he must have agreed to Han Li's condition, let alone taking the opportunity to cover up the Jin army, consume his power, and take the opportunity to retake Yanjing Prefecture.

"Shunzi, find out immediately who Zhang Bangchang has seen after returning to Beijing and what he said to the emperor!" The emperor's attitude changed drastically after Zhang Bangchang came back. He must now understand the reasons for letting the emperor change his attitude so that he can as soon as possible
Chapter completed!