Empress Xia knew that the prince was still young and had some words that it might be difficult to understand if she was so young, but whether she understood or not, she had to make it clear.

So Empress Xia continued, "Ministers want the emperor because they receive the kindness of the country; but your uncle Ye is different. He receives the kindness of the king. Anyone who becomes the emperor can shout long live, and he is still the ministers of the emperor. They kowtow and kowtow hard, but they have the credit for the welcome. But your uncle Ye is not like this. Except for Yao'er, no one who becomes the emperor will dare to believe him. In this world, the only one who can trust him is the only one who is not convinced by His Majesty, because he is too close to Yao'er. By the same token, once your father encounters an unexpected situation and the turmoil in the court, the only one who can trust him is your uncle Ye. The ministers and officials in the outside world cannot believe him. They must be both trusted and beware of it."

Queen Xia looked at Zhu Zaiyao who listened to her carefully, sighed and said, "Now, they are making a big fuss. Maybe they may not have any plans. Maybe they see that your father has never had any news and life and death are unpredictable, so they want to cut off your Uncle Ye and plot against something big. These may be just false things, but they still have to be careful. Yao'er, remember, Uncle Ye will not be wrong. His right or wrong is a matter of outsiders' comments, but remember that he and us share weal and woe, and he will not be wrong to me and you."

Yao'er nodded as if he understood.

Regardless of whether Zhu Zaiyao really understood or not, Queen Xia finally smiled with satisfaction when she saw that he listened seriously, touched Zhu Zaiyao's head, but she couldn't help but feel a little alert in her heart.

The people in the palace were very thoughtful, and most of the trivial matters might be considered in the eyes of the palace people. This was not because Empress Xia was in a panic. It was really a matter of trouble now. The prince was too small and could not be careless. If he was careless, it might be a disaster.

Trust in Ye Chunqiu is also the most favorable choice for Empress Xia. If Your Majesty has something to do, the prince’s succession of the throne may not be the best choice for all officials, but it is a crucial matter for Ye Chunqiu.

After all, it was only Ye Chunqiu that he had this prince. The prince ascended the throne, which was the greatest achievement of following the dragon. Moreover, he was too close to His Majesty. With this relationship, if any royal family entered the Forbidden City, it would not be too reassured of this Duke Zhenguo who held military power.

If the prince succeeds to the great throne, Ye Chunqiu will be prosperous and wealthy and enjoy it. If the prince loses his mistakes and the vassal kings enter the capital, Ye Chunqiu will die without a burial place.

Only such people are worth relying on.

And the others...

Empress Xia tidied up Zhu Zaiyao's appearance and ordered people to get meals. Seeing Zhu Zaiyao eat it, she asked the eunuch to carry Zhu Zaiyao out.

When Zhu Zaiyao left, Queen Xia sat cross-legged on the small kang in the back and asked someone to serve tea and pastries, but she refused to eat it, but said carelessly: "Liu Jin has disappeared some days."

As soon as she said this, a little eunuch rushed to the Sili Supervisor.

After a while, Liu Jin hurried over, wiping the sweat on his forehead and laughed apologetically: "Greetings to the Queen, I wish you a blessing to the Queen."

"Forgive." There was no trace of kindness on Queen Xia's face at this time, but said with a tense face: "Silijian has the right to criticize the reputation. It seems that over the days, Eunuch Liu has forgotten that he is the governor of the expert factory. Why? Now that Your Majesty is not here, Eunuch Liu can't care about the expert factory?"

Liu Jin was so scared that his face turned green. Now he is the prince and the country. He may not be able to take care of the affairs of the foreign court, but the affairs of the inner court are all the princes. If the prince is the prince, isn’t it the prince who is the master, but Empress Xia is the master?

Liu Jin hurriedly said, "Where can I take care of me? Haha...Haha...Empress, I am a steel bar and a strong bone. As a slave, I will share my worries with my wife. Naturally, it is like a livestock. How can I not take care of me?"

In fact, Liu Jin was also nervous these days. He felt that there might be a big change in the palace. His Majesty was not here. Everything here was decided by Empress Xia and the Crown Prince. After Empress Zhang came back, Empress Zhang was the Forbidden City. He was His Majesty’s old friend and would never be able to go with others to welcome He Conglong. Other clan relatives and vassal kings have their own companions in their palace. Where is their turn to be?

So his choice could only be to rely on Empress Xia, Empress Dowager Zhang and the Prince. After all, with his relationship with His Majesty, he still has feelings for them. If it were someone else, it would be hard to say.

Empress Xia's face showed a little sadness and sighed: "Since that's the case, why haven't the factory guards found Your Majesty yet? Forget it, I'll stop talking about these things. Your Majesty still has to continue to investigate carefully, and there is no need to be careless. But in this capital, hey... I'll tell you what the palace is worried about, the world is peaceful, but the prince is too young, who knows if there will be any trouble?"

Speaking of this, Empress Xia looked at Liu Jin deeply before continuing: "I heard that you had a rift with the Duke of Zhenguo in the past?"

"This..." Liu Jin didn't know how to answer for a moment, and was wondering why Queen Xia asked about this at this time.

Empress Xia said, "This is a thing of the past. In the palace, I and the prince have to rely on you. Outside the palace, I have to rely on Duke Zhenguo. But now, I always feel uneasy. Someone wants to make Duke Zhenguo feel uncomfortable. I naturally know that you and Duke Zhenguo are not harmonious. But Duke Liu, now it is not certain that the flood will flood. If you really count it, you, the palace and Duke Zhenguo are all on the same boat. The reason why I am with you is to let you understand what the current principle is."

Speaking of this, Empress Xia looked at Liu Jin with a smile, as if she wanted to see what Liu Jin was thinking in her heart, and then said, "It's really a turbulent autumn. Look, the leaves fall and the weather is cold. It's winter is coming, but there is still no news outside the pass, and there is still no news. If someone is brave enough to collude with the vassal kings at this time? I can't sleep these days, I'm really afraid. Your Majesty has no news, and only our orphans and widows are left, but we have such great power in our hands. Can we feel at ease? So in an extraordinary time, we have to rely on the eyes and ears of Mr. Liu, and also on the intimidation of Mr. Zhenguo. Who dares to make trouble? Mr. Zhenguo must go to Beijing to serve the king. I can trust him, so I understand very well that if someone is really ambitious and wants to do something that is harmful to our mother and son, we have to target Mr. Zhenguo first."
Chapter completed!