"Does the father think that his son is young and vigorous?"

Xiao Shaotang smiled, and didn't explain too much, with a bit of self-deprecation in his tone:

"There are many things that can be done slowly, but my son is unwilling. ”

It is precisely because he is young that he can act vigorously and resolutely, and he can catch those people off guard with lightning speed.

But if he takes his time, when he makes up his mind to do it, where is the room to do it?

Although he is the emperor, compared with those courtiers, his foundation is actually not as stable as theirs.

King Qin hung his head for a long time before he sighed:

"It's hard for you, it's my father who can't stand you. ”

The emperors of the past dynasties either had their fathers choose loyal ministers for them before they ascended the throne and paved the way, or they were assisted by capable ministers, and they were the least poor, and they also had a few brothers and sisters to help them.

But his son, who was still young at this time, met him, a father who was unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities, had nothing and was helpless.

Xiao Shaotang raised his head, with a bright smile on his face as always, covering the bitterness in his eyes:

"My father single-handedly sent me to the throne of God, what else can't stand me......?

Xiao Shaotang looked at the remnants of his mother on the wall of King Qin's bedroom, and felt that there was something that had to be solved:

"Mother's posthumous seal, does my father really want to stop it?"

After ascending the throne, he was crowned the queen, the hero, and the daughter of the hero, but he failed to seal his parents.

King Qin said that he was already a prince, but he did not posthumously crown the deceased Princess Qin, and many ministers were quite dissatisfied.

Because for an emperor, unless there is a special reason, it is a major matter against filial piety not to posthumously seal his biological mother.

But probably no one could have imagined that it was not that the emperor did not want to pursue the title, but that the king of Qin was unwilling.

King Qin also looked at the woman with the same face on the portrait, and shook his head firmly:

"You don't have to chase the seal. The most helpless thing in your mother's life is to stay away from the capital and marry into the royal family, if she is posthumously sealed, then her tablet will enter the imperial mausoleum - and I am going to take her back to Jiangnan, take her to see her favorite four seas, and let her soul return to her hometown. ”

Hearing King Qin mention staying away from the capital again, Xiao Shaotang stood up suddenly, his chest rose and fell violently a few times, and walked out without saying a word.

He is finally the son who was abandoned by him, what else is there to say?

Bai Chenghuan was in Chang'an Curie with a group of maids around the stove to burn taro to eat.

The charcoal fire in the stove burned red, and the washed taro came up, and before Shaohui and Ah Hua could do it, Bai Chenghuan threw a few big taro into it first, and after a while, the house was full of burnt smell.

Shao Hui and Ah Hua cried and laughed and fished out the burnt taro, and said with a smile:

"Queen Mother, this burnt taro can't be thrown into it to burn in such a big fire, it has to be buried in the ashes and slowly cooked!"

Bai Chenghuan also looked at the few black taros that couldn't see the skin, and patted his forehead:

"This ...... I used to hear my mother say that she used to cook taro with her brothers and sisters when she was young, and I thought it should be very simple, but it turned out that I was too stupid!"

"The queen mother is naturally smart, but this kind of thing was originally played by country children as wild children, and it is natural for the queen mother to not know how to burn it!

Qiu Yue, who couldn't get to the front, hurriedly comforted her, and by the way, she went to grab the taro in the hands of Shao Hui and Ah Hua, and was about to pull the charcoal pot.

Bai Chenghuan smiled and said:

"Qiuyue, you are also ruthless in the palace, you want to find a chance to play, right?"

"No, no, it's mainly for the queen!"

Qiu Yue smiled and defended, and the master and servant laughed together, almost forgetting that there were still Mama Li and Mama Gao around her.

The grandmother in the palace, if you want to say that its main purpose, is to take care of such things as spoiling the scenery.

Mama Li and Mama Gao glanced at each other, stepped forward and saluted, interrupting the hustle and bustle of the stove:

"Queen Mother, you are pregnant now, the charcoal gas by the stove is too big, the old slave thinks that it is better for you to stay away, and a few girls had better not pry the Queen Mother to do things that are not good for the phoenix body. ”

A few people suddenly quieted down, and Shao Hui has always had a gentle temperament, so he smiled:

"Mama Li is right, we don't dare to let the queen mother do it herself. ”

Qiu Yue has always been spicy, although she is also smiling, but she is really polite when she speaks:

"The queen mother finally had a good time, you old man is here to take care of the east and west, it's really a bad scenery!"

Mama Li didn't care what their attitude was, she just looked at Bai Chenghuan calmly:

"Since the queen believes in the old slave and keeps the old slave by her side, the old slave naturally focuses on the queen's phoenix body, and if it disturbs the queen's interest, please forgive the queen. ”

Bai Chenghuan hurriedly put the taro in his hand back on the plate, without saying a word, he got up and stayed away from the charcoal basin, and even covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief:

"Since Mama said that charcoal gas is not good for the body, then I just stay away!"

Shao Hui and Qiu Yue were both dumbfounded.

They naturally know that the queen mother attaches great importance to the child in the womb, but before the queen mother went out of the palace and rode a horse, there were a lot of things, why are you so obedient today?

They didn't know the changes in Bai Chenghuan's heart.

To say that a few months before pregnancy, although Bai Chenghuan also told herself from time to time that she must take care of the child in her womb, but because there was no obvious joy, and her belly was not raised, she often forgot it in a hurry.

But last night, when she slept until midnight, she suddenly felt a thump in her abdomen, and she woke up from her sleep, and she didn't dare to move for a long time.

Xiao Shaotang was awakened by her, and he also looked at her blankly and didn't dare to come out.

It wasn't until the feeling of someone rolling in the belly came again, and the two of them half-convinced that they thought, could this be the child moving?

However, Imperial Physician Wang said that the child will not move in the mother's womb until four months later, which is less than four months!

Fortunately, the imperial physician also followed them to live in the palace of King Qin, and he came immediately, and after some consultation, he told them with certainty that this was fetal movement!

So the two were excited for half the night, and Xiao Shaotang was even more proud, thinking that their child must be a gifted child, otherwise how could he move so early?

Although Bai Chenghuan joked that Xiao Shaotang didn't know how to be humble, she suddenly felt the subtle feeling of being connected by blood in her heart, and she had the true feeling of being a mother.

So as long as it is a good exhortation to the child, she can serve it as a guideline.

Mama Li saw that the queen mother did not show displeasure because of her blunt persuasion, and the last worry in her heart was gone.

As long as the master is sensible, she is willing to do her best and be ruthless.

Shao Hui and Qiu Yue didn't dare to say anything anymore, they only concentrated on taking care of the taro in the stove, and the atmosphere was much quieter for a while.

In a short time, the sweet smell of roasted taro spread through the house.

The roasted taro was fragrant and hot, and Shao Hui first picked the best one roasted, cut it into small pieces, and presented it to Bai Chenghuan, and a few people began to divide the rest.

Mama Li and Mama Gao, who were watching on the side, also got a few pieces each, although they still had a straight face, but there was also a little smile in their eyes.

Seeing these people who are waiting for them so relaxed in front of the queen, it is conceivable that the queen is a generous and benevolent person.

It is a blessing for all palace people to have such a master in the harem, and it is also their blessing.

There was a lot of joy in the room, but suddenly the door was pushed open.

The tall figure carried the cold wind to the cotton brocade curtain hanging outside the door of the inner room, and then suddenly stopped.

"The Emperor's ......"

Sanxi, who was following closely behind, almost couldn't stop and crashed into it.

Xiao Shaotang looked back at him:

"I'll go in later, I can't bring the cold air with me. ”

Sanxi suddenly realized, and quickly stood up, turned around and closed the door tightly again.

The people in the inner room had already heard the movement, and Shao Hui hurriedly came out to check, and when he saw that it was the emperor, he immediately saluted:

"Emperor Jin'an!"

Bai Chenghuan heard the voice of Shao Hui greeting, and couldn't help but wonder:

"Isn't the emperor with his father, why did he come back so soon?"

"It's okay left and right, come back and see you. ”

Xiao Shaotang was also embarrassed to say that he was angry with his father again, so he answered casually, and stood outside the curtain for a while, making sure that the cold air on his body was clear, and then opened the curtain and walked inside.

Sanxi was about to follow up, but Xiao Shaotang didn't look back and said:

"You don't have to come in, let's all go down!"

Sanxi hurriedly stood up, and the rules were guarded outside, and the people who were originally around Bai Chenghuan also understood that the emperor had something to say to the queen.

Mama Li and Mama Gao hurriedly saluted and retired, and retreated together with Shaohui Ah Hua and Qiuyue and Qiuyu.

The aroma of taro lingered on Xiao Shaotang's nose, and the smiling woman leaned on the soft couch and was eating seriously with a plate of taro.

When he saw him come in, he stretched out his hand and handed it to him:

"We just baked it, you taste it!"

With only a smile, Xiao Shaotang's depression and grievances that had been suffocated in her chest along the way suddenly dissipated in her sweet smile.

Xiao Shaotang took the taro in her hand, picked a piece with a small silver toothpick and put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and after swallowing it, he praised her with bright eyes:

"Yes! It's so delicious, it's better than my craft!"

"Have you baked taro before?" Bai Chenghuan was curious.

Xiao Shaotang squinted his eyes and remembered the years when he was young and carefree:

"I roasted, but at that time there was not so much attention, a group of us went out to go out, dug a pit in the field with adults on our backs, burned a fire, and began to rush to eat it when it was half-baked...... I wasn't afraid of being hot at that time, just for a happy ......."

Bai Chenghuan nodded:

"At that time, you were still He Qi from Yuzhou, and you must have been much happier than now. ”

Xiao Shaotang looked at her with gentle eyes and shook his head:

"No, although I was happy at that time, I always had a kind of uncertain confusion...... But now, with you by my side, this kind of happiness cannot be exchanged for anything. ”

"Really?"

This kind of confession-like tone, although Bai Chenghuan hears it from time to time on weekdays, at this moment, her cheeks are still red and a little shy.

"It's true!"

Xiao Shaotang emphasized while leaning down and putting his side face on her stomach:

"Did the child make a fuss about you today? You didn't sleep well last night, and you should have slept well in the afternoon. ”

"No, he's very well-behaved!"

Bai Chenghuan sincerely felt that what he was pregnant with must be a particularly caring child.

"Well, what a good boy...... But whether he is well-behaved or not, from now on, I will do my best to grow up with him, and give him everything a father can give him......"

"If it is a prince, I will personally teach him to practice martial arts and read, and if it is a princess, then I will make her the most noble princess of Daqi......"

Xiao Shaotang muttered, Bai Chenghuan listened carefully for a while, and suddenly understood in his heart - what grievances did he suffer from King Qin's side?

She suddenly felt helpless in her heart, it seems that the relationship between father and son, once it has been severed, although there is a blood connection, it is difficult to heal after all.

The husband and wife whispered here, and over there, King Qin braved the cold to go out.

"Lord Wang, where are you going?"

Lin Yu, who had been following King Qin's side, followed closely behind.

King Qin crossed the long street with a horse:

"Go meet an old friend!"

Since the emperor suddenly wanted to rectify the officials and soldiers, and called himself sick for several days, the threshold of Xi Taishi's mansion has almost been stepped on.

But there are almost no people who were able to see Master Xi.

In his old age, Taishi Xi did not spend the long winter comfortably like a person of his age, but stayed in the study to spend a long time day after day.

From the moment his protégé was reprimanded and began to come to him for help, his heart was full of remorse.

He was smart when he was young, his talent was extraordinary, and he had been mixed in officialdom for most of his life, which can be described as smooth sailing.

After four dynasties, no matter which emperor saw him, he was polite and gave three points, even if he was a violent person like the abolished emperor Xiao Shaoyun, he didn't treat him in the end.

But in the hands of the current emperor, he is going to be unable to protect his late season, and he is hated and resented by most of the officials in the court.

He just wanted to save Xiao Shaoyun's life, and he didn't want to implicate others, but it turned out to be a big wave.

Even if he survived for a few more years, what face would he have to meet those protégés who followed him?

He's hurt them for the rest of their lives!

When the servants in the family came to tell him that King Qin came to the door, Taishi Xi was still immersed in this uncontrollable pain, and he couldn't say anything without thinking about it.

The servant had to retreat, and after a short time he returned.

"Taishi, Prince Qin asked the little one to ask you, can you rest assured of him?"

Taishi Xi was slightly stunned, a bright light came out of his cloudy eyes, and he stood up tremblingly:

"Please!"

The servant trotted to invite King Qin, and Taishi Xi slowly walked to the door, stood by the door, and looked towards the long corridor.

The cold wind is howling, and among the flowers under the steps, the spring flowers have already burst into tender yellow buds, and it seems that as long as there is a night of spring breeze, the garden can bloom full of spring colors.

And he seems to be able to see the young man who was all-round in civil and military affairs in the past coming to him for advice.