When the emperor came to Jiaofang Palace, the eighth prince first solemnly gave his father a salute, and when he returned from going out, he had to give a big gift to his parents.

The queen looked at the emperor with a gentle expression, as if nothing had happened, and jokingly deliberately annoyed the eighth prince.

"Are you still willing to come back? Father and Emperor told your mother, this little eight will not be dazzled by the outside, maybe he went to watch the drama everywhere, how can he say that he went to Jiangnan? Is there any big family in Jiangnan on stage? Or is there a little lady who is very beautiful?"

The eighth prince replied solemnly: "Father, my son has heard that the incense of Hanshan Temple in the south of the Yangtze River is particularly effective, since he went, he must go to burn incense, bless his father and mother with good health and a long life, and the son also asked for the Buddha bead bracelet that was consecrated there for his father, which was consecrated by Master Fang Yuan himself, and his son discussed Buddhism with Master Fang Yuan for a few days and nights, that is, the master said that my son can be taught." ”

The emperor smiled, and he didn't say that any master would say such things, but he remembered his son as a father in his heart, and he could go there for a trip, and his filial piety was commendable.

The Eighth Prince summoned, Wu Da came in, carried into a large cage, and after the Eighth Prince opened it, he took it out one by one, which one was the father's and which was the mother's.

The queen took a jade bracelet, moist and translucent, and the eighth prince said: "Queen mother, this is a good jade, they all say that jade raises people, people raise jade, and the queen mother brings it, and it will not be invaded by all diseases in the future, the queen mother is in good health, and the son can rest assured, and when the son is big and becomes a biological son, the queen mother has to help me bring my grandson." ”

The emperor looked at it and ate the taste: "Father's mother, don't let the queen mother bring you grandchildren, you won't lose your hand on the ark, the father still thinks, even if you forget your father and queen mother, you will forget the ark?"

"How can that, the father and queen mother naturally have to be in front of Zi'an, the son always thinks about the father and the queen mother, and then Zi'an, the son thinks about it, and when he returns to Beijing, Zi'an is two years old, and he doesn't know if he remembers being a father, but he thinks about it again, and the father and queen mother are distressed, and the son is also relieved, and it will be okay to come back late. ”

As he spoke, the eighth prince took out a small wooden box from under the cage, opened it and handed it to the emperor, and said flatteringly: "How can there be less than my father's? Father, this is a Buddha bead, and the other one is the one I have been pestering Master Fang Yuan for a long time, and I want to come, look, this is a jade bead that Master Fang Yuan placed in Hanshan Temple when he was a child, and then it will be placed in his father's imperial study, and it will be comfortable to look at it." ”

The emperor took it, it was a jade bead the size of a child's fist, topaz, although it was not transparent, but it was shiny, and it was more than the Buddha bead to get the heart of the emperor, and the emperor nodded with satisfaction.

The eighth prince approached the hippie and smiled: "Father, the son is filial, don't kick me again in the future, Zi'an is older, it's not good to see it." ”

As soon as the emperor raised his legs, the eighth prince hurriedly retreated, and bowed and saluted: "Father and queen mother, I have to go back to change my clothes, this body of dust is no longer an eyesore." ”

The emperor said happily: "I must be in a hurry to go back to see the ark, I can recognize him when I look at the ark? ”

The queen also laughed and made a few jokes, and also took the gifts given to her by the eighth prince to show the emperor one by one, Wu Mama outside the door looked at the eighth prince and someone chased her as if she was in a hurry to go to Baohe Palace, and her eyes were also pity, not to mention that the emperor and the queen both loved the Eighth Highness, the eighth prince was polite and sensible, and he had the emperor and queen in his heart, that is, he opened his mouth to come, and he returned to Beijing after a year, how could he not want his son? But he flattered the emperor and queen first, and then hurriedly went back to see the little emperor and grandson, can the emperor feel uncomfortable.

Princess Xie had already learned that His Royal Highness had returned to Beijing, and she was waiting in the courtyard with Zi'an in her arms. The eighth prince has been away from Beijing for a year, Princess Xie has never returned to her parents' house, takes care of her son, and often goes to accompany the queen.

Fang Zhou will be his second birthday in a few days, she thought, sure His Royal Highness is coming back before this, although she brought a few letters from home, she didn't say much about it, Princess Xie has been worried, she is out of the house, and it is so far away, how can it not make people worry?

Fang Zhou didn't let his mother hold him, he stood and stretched his neck to look out, and then raised his face and asked, "Mother, can the father remember the child?"

Princess Xie smiled gently: "Why don't you remember Zi'an? ”

Although the ark is small, it speaks fluently and speaks clearly at a very young age, not at all like a two-year-old child.

"But the child doesn't remember what his father looks like, does he look like the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's seventh uncle?"

Fang Zhou also thought about it, frowning a little brow, and the palace people who could hear it nearby all lowered their heads and smiled, this little prince spoke like an adult every time.

Before he finished thinking about it, there was a sound of walking outside the palace gate, and Princess Xie took Fang Zhou's little hand, and saw the eighth prince walking in quickly, and when she saw the mother and son, she stretched out her hand happily and said, "My son!"

Picked up Fang Zhou and kissed him a few times, Fang Zhou frowned and wiped the saliva on his face, and the Eighth Prince turned his head again and said, "Mei Niang has worked hard!"

The eighth prince swallowed his saliva, stretched out his hand to hold it, and the husband and wife walked back to the main hall side by side.

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Song Ba came to the Hou Mansion, the two friends went to the study, Song Ba was tired and lay on the bed, and said: "Let me lean on, I've been busy for a while, my legs are thin, and this year the fields have been expanded, so I will follow the harvest and watch, but I can be regarded as knowing the hard work of the croppers." ”

Ge Song came in and poured tea, he took it, drank it in a big gulp, and ordered to pour a cup.

"Brother De, I came to you today to tell you that His Royal Highness has returned to Beijing, this kid has been wandering for a year, and he doesn't know where to go. ”

The third old man didn't know that his son-in-law was coming back, and the wife was still talking a few days ago, saying that his grandson was about to celebrate his second birthday, but he didn't know if he could rush back, and it seemed that his wife was worried about it.

"His Royal Highness brought back some people, mysterious and mysterious, let me find a place to stay, both men and women, and didn't let me ask more, those people were also dumb, I had to put them in the Zhuangzi in the east of the city, they were all retired guards, with them they would definitely not be able to run, but I wondered, Your Highness, what the hell is this? Go out for such a mysterious trip, I thought he had nothing to do with what Jiangnan? Go to the play? The son at home is so young, how can he put his mind at ease, there must be something, but no, bring back those people. ”

The third master is also curious, this son-in-law is going all the way to the avenue of eating, drinking, and watching plays, and he can't wait to tell everyone that I am a prince. But why did you go out to do this? If you want to say that you are doing things for the emperor, then you won't let Song Ba look at those people secretly.

The third master is a little worried, there have been a lot of things in the court recently, so don't get involved in the son-in-law.