Chapter 20: Seeking to See

Since the death of the first emperor, the empress dowager moved from Kunyi Palace to Ciqing Palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info At the moment, the Kunyi Palace, where the empress lived, was vacant because the new emperor had not yet taken a wife.

Ciqing Palace is located in the northwest corner of the imperial palace, where flowers and plants are flourishing, green trees are shady, and it is a very quiet place.

The Queen Mother spends most of her day here, feeling a bit of seclusion.

But she doesn't really don't care about the affairs of the court, on the contrary, she is always paying attention to the affairs of the government.

In order to ensure that the new emperor could always sit firmly on the throne, she not only cared about court affairs, but also often summoned the old ministers of the previous emperor in the court, listened to their views on the current situation, and promoted their power so that they could better assist the new emperor.

This woman, she understands both politics and how to show the charm of women. This woman has a very strong heart and a very strong heart. If she hadn't led her ministers to help after the death of the first emperor, the new emperor might not have been able to ascend to the throne so smoothly, after all, there are too many mysteries about the death of the first emperor.

The new emperor Li Pei respects her deeply, so he will discuss with her and listen to her opinions on all major matters.

Because of the birthday of the new emperor, the princes from all over the country were allowed to stay in the capital for three to five days, so in addition to participating in the daily morning court, these five princes gathered together to talk about the affairs of the family and the country, because it was summer, the weather was extremely hot, and they often went to the suburbs to play and escape the heat.

Li Huai, the eldest son of the eldest prince Li Ling (Ling Wang), had little interest in going out with them, and in the past two days, he had been looking for an opportunity to meet the queen mother, so when the princes met to swim in Wanqing Lake today, he refused and left alone in the palace.

He sent people to pay attention to the situation in Ciqing Palace in the morning.

Knowing that the Empress Dowager was going to meet with several old ministers in the morning, she forced herself to hold herself and read a book in the room for a morning.

After lunch, the person sent to understand the situation reported: "Lord Shizi, the Queen Mother is fine in the afternoon, you can go and greet her after her lunch break." ”

Li Huai thought about it, put down the book and walked out.

It was the right time for him to see her.

When Li Huai was ten years old, he had an unforgettable feeling in his heart when he first saw the Queen Mother, who was just twenty years old at that time, bright as the first peach blossom in early spring, and without losing the beauty of the roses that bloomed in the morning sun. At that time, he said to himself, "If I want to marry a woman like her in the future."

Since then, every time his father enters Beijing, he has found a reason to come with him, just to meet this beautiful woman that he will never forget. And every time he saw her, his love for her deepened a little. Now, sixteen years later, his love for her has risen to the point where he is out of his control, and if he can't meet her alone this time, if he can't tell her this heartfelt feeling, he'll probably go crazy.

Now, although he is married, and she is beautiful and gentle, he still cannot have such strong feelings for her as the queen mother. In his opinion, the Empress Dowager is a treasure-level figure who combines the advantages of women in the world, and has already occupied his heart sixteen years ago, so he can no longer give the same affection to another woman.

Every time he entered Beijing, he would try his best to meet the Queen Mother alone, not only because he wanted to see her, but also because he wanted to feel the beautiful and happy feeling of only the two of them.

In that moment, he would feel that she belonged to him, so he always hoped that there would be more such moments, that they would last longer.

Because he has to see himself alone every time, the Queen Mother is also more impressed by him.

However, what kind of feelings and thoughts did he have for her in his heart, how could he not know if he was as smart as her? But she was not afraid of him, nor did she want to have an unclear relationship with him, so every time she met him, she was polite and gracious, so that he did not dare to make a mistake.

The summer acquaintance screamed happily in the trees, one after another, as if playing a tune.

Li Huai walked briskly across the stone bridge, turned into the garden path, and walked further. After a while, he saw a small lake. On the other side of the lake is the residence of the Queen Mother. Thinking that he would soon be able to see the woman who was thinking about him day and month, he suddenly felt a little hot all over his body. He stood still for a moment, then strode toward it.

The summer afternoon is the hottest time of the day, and the Queen Mother changes into a thin light veil and reclines on the Luohan bed by the window.

Behind her, a palace maid fanned her, and a plate of fresh fruit and a cup of chrysanthemum tea were placed on the small table to her left.

She looked out the window at the scenery and thought about things.

At this season, she would think of her son, who had been eaten by wild wolves, and her heart would be sad for many days.

It's been thirteen years, and if he's still around, he's a teenager now.

She has always blamed herself, thinking that it was because she did not arrange for one or two palace maids to guard at the couch of the third prince at that time, so she had to cry several times a year at this time of year.

At this moment, she thought of this son again, and her tears couldn't help but fall down.

The first emperor hoped that this son would grow up to be both civil and military, so he named him Li Yun.

Thinking of Li Yun's voice and smile when she was a child, the Queen Mother broke her liver and intestines, and cried unconsciously.

When Li Huai came to the door of the Empress Dowager's residence, the Empress Dowager's maid immediately came forward to salute and said, "The Empress Dowager is on a lunch break, please come back in more than an hour." ”

Li Huai smiled and said, "Let's help me first." ”

The palace maid also knew that this prince was going to visit the queen mother alone every time she entered Kyoto, so she didn't say anything, turned around and went into the house to report.

Knowing that it was him who came, the Queen Mother was silent for a moment before saying, "Let the prince come in." ”

Li Huai's ears were sharp, and he had heard this sentence outside, and immediately opened the door curtain and walked in.

The Queen Mother was still a little red in her eyes because she had just cried, but she had already sat up and looked at Li Huai gently.

I remember that she hugged him sixteen years ago, and that was the first time he entered Beijing, and he fell ill because of the lack of adaptation to the water and soil.

She visited him on his couch and held his head to feed him medicine.

That scene, she suddenly remembered, but he never forgot it.

Li Huaiyi lifted his robe and knelt down and saluted: "The minister sees the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother be blessed and safe!"

The Empress Dowager looked at him and smiled slightly, and said, "I haven't seen him for nearly two years, and the prince has become more and more heroic and mature, and the mourning family is deeply grateful." ”

"The Queen Mother's charm is flourishing, and her health is a blessing for the country. ”

He said it sincerely, and his tone was cordial, which made the Queen Mother feel a lot better.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Sit down," and asked, "Why don't you travel with the princes?"

Li Huai looked at the two palace maids standing on the side, and said with a smile: "Actually, because the minister has something important to tell the queen mother, so he didn't follow them, I wonder if the queen mother can allow the minister to tell you alone?"

The Empress Dowager looked at his face and thought for a moment before motioning for the two palace maids to step back.

The two of them were the only ones left in the room.

The windows were ajar, and there was not a hint of wind outside. The room was cooler, but there was also a sense of heat.

Now, it is finally the world of the two, Li Huai only feels that his throat is tight and his body is hot.

He raised his head and looked bravely at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother had withdrawn her gaze and fanned herself leisurely.

She was waiting for him to speak.

But he just looked at her infatuately and didn't say a word.

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