Chapter 5 Prince Mingcheng
Zhuluo Continent, the eastern part of the Imperial City of Zhongdu, close to the Zhonghai Sea, where the clouds are steaming and the clouds are steaming, is where the Imperial City Wangxiantai, Chaofeng Hall and East Palace are located. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Sendai is the highest place in the Imperial Garden, and you can overlook the middle sea in the distance, and the view is the best. Chaofeng Hall is directly connected to Zhonghai, which is a palace with the best scenery for members of the royal family to entertain foreign guests, and in addition, the royal banquets that are generally not so serious, especially the audience of the ladies will be held here.
The East Palace is also next to the Zhonghai, it is one of the palaces with the most beautiful scenery in the imperial city, and the east is the place where the morning sun rises.
In the summer of the thirteenth year of the forty-seventh reign of Zhuluo, the East Palace was lush with vegetation and a cool breeze blowing from the sea, and now it was the crown prince Zhuluo Mingcheng who lived in the East Palace. Prince Mingcheng is the eldest son of the queen, but also the eldest prince of the dynasty, since he was born half a year later, he was named the crown prince, since he was a child is the highest school of the dynasty, the best teachers and masters of the education, both civil and military.
The East Palace is one of the most comfortable palaces in the imperial city, but recently the nearest celebrity Xuan Huang around the prince is very distressed, his ass has been beaten twice in a row in just three months, everyone envies him for following the prince in and out on weekdays, in the palace can be said to be below a few people, above 10,000 people, even the adults in the court, when they see him, they will talk to him respectfully. But now he is very glad that he was able to stay in bed because of the stick sores, after all, it is more important to save his life.
In the East Palace, Qingqing, the palace maid who has always been very good with Xuanhuang, made a potpourri cake for Xuanhuang to eat every day. On this day, Xuanhuang was lying prone on the couch, eating pastries, and inquiring about the situation of Cang Geng, who replaced him. Xuanhuang and Cang Geng grew up with the same chamberlain, and later they were selected to serve by the prince's side.
Qingqing carefully helped Xuanhuang change the wound medicine, "Cang Geng went out early in the morning with the prince today. Why are you so careless and offended both the Queen Mother and the Queen. ”
Xuanhuang said innocently, "Everyone knows that it is not me who annoys the Queen Mother and the Queen. ”
Qingqing was suddenly silenced, and twisted Xuanhuang's arm fiercely, who in this palace doesn't know that the current queen mother and the queen are at odds with each other? In recent years, the relationship has become very stiff because of the prince's affairs.
The two of them have known each other since childhood before entering the palace, and after entering the palace, they were assigned to the East Palace to serve the prince at the same time, but even though they knew that both parties were trustworthy people, they still didn't dare to talk about the masters. This East Palace doesn't know how many masters have buried their eyeliner, even if it is Qingqing and Xuanhuang, maybe the other party is the eyeliner buried by a certain master in the East Palace. This topic is quite taboo for everyone.
The year before last, the two personal attendants beside the prince were killed with a cane because they privately discussed the relationship between several masters and complained to others that the queen mother's hand was too long. It is also for this reason that Xuanhuang and Cang Geng were selected to the prince's side, and after two years of replacement, they have only become personal servants in the last half a year.
It wasn't until late that day that the prince returned to the East Palace, and Cang Geng, who came back with him, was carried back covered in blood.
Xuan Huang heard the whispers of others, knowing that after Cang Geng was injured, his heart was very anxious, he and Cang Geng entered the palace at the same time, and he was the same master, and at the same time he was selected to serve by the prince's side, and his feelings were very deep, but he was incapacitated. waited until late at night and didn't see Qingqing, who had always been good friends, come over to tell him the details, and he was even more worried, lest something happened to Qingqing. So he called the little chamberlain who served him to inquire about the news.
In the prince's bedroom, the ground was full of messes, and the prince Mingcheng, who had an angry face, was still throwing things on the ground fiercely. Qingqing was kneeling on the ground with other palace maids in fear, secretly complaining in her heart, and when she reported how many treasures she had broken the next day, she was afraid that the queen would send the lady in charge to reprimand them, saying that they had not been able to serve the prince properly.
The little chamberlain beside Xuan Huang inquired about the news, and quickly ran back to the small side courtyard where the chamberlains lived. As soon as he finished telling Xuan Huang, Cang Geng was carried back to his room. Xuanhuang asked the little chamberlain to take the medicine he asked someone to buy and give it to Cang Geng, the little chamberlain was very hesitant, this is the medicine that you finally asked someone to go to the outside of the palace to find a doctor to prescribe, and Cang Geng had a whip wound on his body, bloody, weird, and not suitable for stick sore medicine.
When Xuan Huang heard this, he was stunned, and said to himself, could it be that the emperor ordered the punishment? Seeing Xuanhuang's solemn face, the little waiter didn't dare to delay, so he took the medicine and ran out.
After a while, the little chamberlain came back with the medicine with a depressed face, "Cang Geng is unconscious, and the people around him said that they have already obtained the whiplash medicine sent by the second prince, let me leave the medicine for you, get better early, and continue to serve His Highness." ”
Xuan Huang looked surprised, but he didn't say anything, he just thought to himself, how could the second prince also know about this? In this imperial city, who doesn't know that although the crown prince and the second prince are the same mother, they are in the same situation?
This night, everyone in the East Palace was in danger, even His Royal Highness the Prince, after a burst of anger, couldn't help but sit alone on the edge of the bed and look sad. The servants around him had long since taken refuge outside his dormitory, not daring to squeak. In the end, Mama Qu, who served the nearest by His Royal Highness the Prince's side, took the most stable palace maid Pingshuang into the prince's bedroom in person.
Mama Qu turned a blind eye to the mess in the dormitory, instructed the palace maids and attendants to carry hot water into the clean room, and then instructed Pingshuang to take people to clean up the dormitory, and personally pulled His Royal Highness the prince to bathe and change clothes.
Prince Mingcheng, since he was born, Mama Qu has been by his side to take care of him, so it is not bad to Mama Qu, and the only one in the East Palace who dares to say no to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is Mama Qu alone.
Prince Mingcheng was alone for a while, and he had already hidden the emotions in his eyes when Mama Qu entered the door, but he didn't know that his red eyes had revealed his feelings. Mama Qu didn't break him, but just served him silently and gently to soak in warm water.
When the prince Mingcheng had soaked enough in the hot bath, he washed himself from head to toe, walked out of the clean room, and found that the dormitory had been restored to its original state, he was tired for a day today, and he was angry and sad, and fell asleep quickly on the bed.
Mama Qu asked Pingshuang to light benzoin in the dormitory, and then let Pingshuang stay in the dormitory before leaving the dormitory. As soon as she left the dormitory, the other palace maids anxiously stepped forward and asked, "Has Your Highness fallen asleep?"
Mama Qu nodded and did not answer. The palace maid Ning Xin chased after and asked, "How can you report those broken things?" Mama Qu turned her face, "Do you still want me to teach you these things?" ”
Ning Xin didn't dare to make a sound anymore, and when Mama Qu was far away, she stomped her foot and took the other palace maids to count the things that had been broken. Qingqing also had to be busy, so busy, it was the middle of the night, and when she finally finished her work, she didn't care about Xuanhuang, and went directly to her room to sleep.
The next day, the emperor's attendants brought the emperor's edict to the East Palace, and asked the prince Mingcheng to think about it behind closed doors in the East Palace for a month, and think about what is called etiquette, filial piety, brotherhood and friendship. This reprimand is actually a bit heavy, the Zhuluo Dynasty is very particular about filial piety, the emperor directly reprimanded the prince for not being filial piety and friendship enough, which is a very shameful crime for a prince, indicating that the prince's virtue is at a loss, if it is serious, it can be said that he is not worthy of the responsibility of the prince. For the courtiers, this is a very obvious weather vane, indicating that the emperor has become very disgusted with the prince, and for the courtiers who have always chosen to stand on the side of the prince, they have to re-weigh and weigh.
After a night of tossing, Prince Mingcheng took the command calmly. Ning Xin and the others worriedly reported to the Internal Affairs Office that the Prince's Bedroom was damaged that night, but fortunately, this time the Internal Affairs Office was very refreshing, and quickly replenished new items and came in, and there was no movement on the queen's side.
Within a month, the injuries on Xuanhuang and Canggeng's bodies slowly healed, and the prince Mingcheng nested in the East Palace, staying at home, and every day there were Taixue masters who went to the East Palace to teach the prince in person. The Empress Dowager went to visit the crown prince once, and then sent her grandmother to visit her every day.
In contrast, the queen only sent her aunt to the East Palace to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once, and the queen did not visit the East Palace in person. His Majesty the Emperor did not go to the East Palace either, only the second prince took the other princes and princesses to the East Palace to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not take the time to see them under the pretext of being busy with his studies. Later, the second princess and the fifth princess came to the East Palace to visit the prince many times, and at this time the prince did not refuse them to leave the door.
Xuan Huang's injuries were finally healed, and he could return to serve the prince in two days, and he often stayed in Canggeng's room during the past two days.
Cang Geng had woken up the next day, and now he is quietly staying in his room to recuperate. Xuan Huang deliberately took advantage of the fact that there were only the two of them to ask Cang Geng what happened that day. Cang Geng originally thought that he would have a good life in the future by following the prince, but he didn't expect that he and Xuanhuang had been punished because of the prince, and he felt gloomy when he saw his future, and he was a little disheartened, and he didn't even bother to answer Xuanhuang's question.
Xuan Huang was anxious, so he said, "We are all from the East Palace, and we are already in the same boat as His Royal Highness the Prince, and even we are grasshoppers on the same rope." What else can't be said. ”
Cang Geng stayed for a long time before he said, "Why do you say that our master is so miserable? Daddy doesn't hurt, and my mother doesn't love ......."
Xuan Huang quickly covered his mouth, looked outside the door again, and then complained softly, "What did you say? I asked you what happened that day, and you were beaten." ”
Cang Geng remembered the events of that day, and he still couldn't help but tremble, because at that time, he really thought that he was going to die there, if it wasn't for the second prince to intercede and persuade the emperor, he was afraid that he would really be whipped to death on the spot, but how wronged he was, he was shouted and killed without knowing anything.
"I don't know what happened, I was waiting outside the palace, I only heard the emperor's voice getting louder and louder, more and more angry, and the prince's voice was getting louder and louder, you know, our prince has not admitted defeat since he was a child, that is, he dared to argue with the emperor. Later, I heard the persuasion of the second prince, and then the emperor sent our servants in, and began to scold us for instigating the master or something, so he asked the guards to pull me into the courtyard and whip me, I myself was confused, and I was scared half to death, how do I know what happened. Cang Geng's voice was very low.
Xuan Huang knew that Cang Geng was a very flamboyant person because he followed the prince on weekdays, and he was used to being high-spirited, but now not long after he was promoted, he suffered this setback, and he was a little discouraged, so he slowly guided him to think back to the events of the day, "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince going to school?