Chapter Seventy-Five: Joy and Sorrow
At this time, Xu Tingfu was indeed locked in the prison car, small and leaky, and his bumpy butt was about to crack into several petals. During the day, it can make do, but at night it is very difficult, the cold of late autumn makes this person who has read more than half a hundred unbearable, so cold that he shrinks his neck and keeps breathing into his palm, barely sleeping, and is quickly woken up by a gust of cold wind.
Except for when the brigade is resting as a whole, you can get down and defecate, and you must stay in the car the rest of the time. The space of the prisoner car is also very narrow, only enough for one person to curl up inside, and he can't even straighten up, let alone get out of the car and walk around, relax and relax.
The meal is the simplest, to be exact, there is no vegetable, there is only a hard cracked nest head for each meal, and a bowl of cold water that can sink half a bowl of sand can sink a mouthful of teeth, even so, Xu Tingfu has always held the water bowl in his arms. A person is hot and cold, and the person who has fallen is not welcomed, only this bowl every day, and there is no more bumpy spilling or pouring. In addition, when the head of the nest is really not bitten, it can be soaked in water to facilitate eating.
Xu Tingfu is in the palace, high in the palace, I don't know how many ** concubines hope to meet him, and can't wait to stuff silver into his hand, just looking forward to being lucky by the emperor once, when has there been such a scene.
Many people talked about it, either sympathetic or gloating, because overnight, Xu Tingfu fell from the clouds into a deep pit, and the difference was huge, which made the people watching the excitement extremely excited.
However, I don't know why, Xu Tingfu feels that he has never been more down-to-earth in his heart, he no longer has to serve the emperor carefully at all times, he is relatively free in the cage, and he can do whatever he wants. In front of the emperor, let alone peeing his pants, even if there is dust in his clothes, shoes and hats, and a little smell on his body, he will be punished.
The winter is better, the summer is the most bitter, hot, and sweats when he runs, but in order to maintain his dignified and decent appearance in front of the emperor, Xu Tingfu has to take a bath in his spare time, too often, and his skin peels off.
In addition, at this time, Xu Tingfu didn't have to go to great lengths to figure out his master's thoughts, and risked the crime of figuring out the holy will to deal with others. There were no more concubines looking for themselves to dredge up the relationship, and the roots of the ears calmed down all of a sudden, and they quickly got used to it. This silver is not easy to earn, who is Your Majesty, the pride of the sky, he has a pair of fiery eyes, even if he serves the concubine Zhang Luo, then he has to find the most appropriate opportunity, so that the water does not leak and goes with the flow.
Of course, you can't use one method, and you have to keep changing new tricks, Xu Tingfu's brain is practiced in this way. Although he is popular, he is tired, and he is most afraid of being seen through by His Majesty, and he will be punished at least with corporal punishment and lose his head at worst.
Xu Tingfu shook his head with a wry smile, looked up at the sky, the weather seemed to be good, there was no wind, the sun was shining in the sky, warm, he couldn't help squinting his eyes and singing the nursery rhymes of his hometown, and his voice was small at first, but later he found that no one paid attention at all, so he let go of his voice and sang, and his heart was called an open voice.
There is also this nest in my arms, which was astringent at first, and I couldn't chew it, but after smashing it in my mouth a few times, the sweet fragrance of the grain came out, and I seemed to be able to smell the fragrance of the earth.
Two meals a day, one nest per meal, every time Xu Tingfu was reluctant to eat it in one go, and kept it to taste carefully, because it had the taste of childhood, which was very fragrant.
Xu Tingfu snorted violently, vaguely remembering his childhood memories, there was his mother's warm embrace in the barren earthen house, and the food was not as good as this nest, but he could never eat enough.
Two lines of cloudy tears slid down his cheeks, Xu Tingfu had mixed feelings, his singing became scattered, and finally leaned on the prisoner car and cried loudly.
Many people have heard Xu Tingfu's cry, but a eunuch who has lost power will not be paid much attention to, let alone comforted him. It's unlucky, it's normal to cry twice.
No one bothered, Xu Tingfu simply cried happily, you know, a eunuch with no relatives and friends doesn't even have the right to cry in the palace, and he is busy with other people's joys, sorrows, and sorrows every day.
Li Shimin, as a personal guard, naturally followed Long Yuan all the time, Yuan Ziyan opened the curtain and could see this extremely handsome face, and his heart beat wildly.
There is also Li Chunfeng beside Li Shimin, which makes Yuan Ziyan quite worried, this kid is young and vigorous, and he has a lot of opinions about Yang Guang, it is impossible to change his opinion in a short time, so it is best not to bring it into the palace. In case Li Chunfeng can't suppress the anger in his heart, and his words and deeds collide with Yang Guang, he will definitely have to implicate a large group of people, the first of which is himself.
So Yuan Ziyan found Li Shimin in the gap between nights and asked him to find a place for Li Chunfeng to settle in the city temporarily, not too big, but the environment should be as good and comfortable as possible, and the rent would be borne by her, the senior sister.
Li Shimin has already made arrangements for this, saying that there are many relatives in the capital, and most of them are noble families, and it is no problem for many people to live for a period of time, and they don't need to spend a tael of silver.
Yuan Ziyan was very grateful, and still took out the few broken silver in his pocket and stuffed it into Li Shimin's hands, and her relatives couldn't be in vain, if she gave the little junior brother a look, her senior sister would feel uncomfortable.
Of course, Li Shimin would not ask for Yuan Ziyan's poor silver, and said generously that Li Chunfeng has the same surname as himself, which is better than his own brother, not to mention that the two are now working together, and he should take care of them.
Yuan Ziyan was very happy to hear it, and he had a lot more good impression of Li Shimin, righteous!
Due to the hurry, there was not much delay on the road, and Yang Guang and his party returned to Daxing Palace ten days later. The concubines with titles in the back court headed by the queen, including Yang Xuan, the king of Qi, and other civil and military ministers, lined up to greet each other.
As soon as she saw that the emperor had come back safely, Empress Xiao greeted her with tears in her eyes, first bowed down, and then said earnestly: "Your Majesty has finally come back, the concubines are worried day and night, and even their eyes are about to cry." ”
Yang Guang took Empress Xiao's hand, patted it gently, and said with a smile: "Let the Empress bother, look at you, you are a lot thinner than before I left the palace." I'm back, don't worry about it anymore, I'll have to make up for it. ”
Empress Xiao suddenly burst into tears of gratitude, took Yang Guang's hand and was reluctant to let go, and said softly: "The life of the concubine is Your Majesty's, where do you care a lot." No matter what, wherever Your Majesty goes in the future, the concubines will accompany you wherever they say, and ask Your Majesty for permission! ”
"Accurate!" Yang Guang laughed, Queen Xiao also smiled, and at a glance, it was really a loving and harmonious couple, except that Queen Xiao was really a little short, and it was a little incongruous to stand beside the tall and mighty Yang Guang.
After that, the king of Qi led the ministers to worship, Yuan Ziyan had not seen Yang Jun before, this guy was indeed too beautiful, more delicate and beautiful than women, tall and white, with slender and long hands, at first glance, he was a person who did not work hard. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is Yang Hui's eyes with long eyelashes, as if they were soaked in a pool of autumn water, which is full of water and very attractive. From the physiognomy theory, this person is a standard ** disciple, compared to King Qi, his father Yang Guang seems to be more serious.
"Erchen has seen his father!" Yang Yun bowed down, and Yang Guang motioned for him to be flat.
"Father, the sons heard that their father was in trouble, and immediately mobilized troops and horses from all walks of life to support. The son was ashamed and did not come in handy, so please punish his father! Yang Jun knelt down again as he spoke.
"During the days when His Majesty left the palace, Xuan'er worked hard day and night on government affairs, sorted out countless pieces every day, and personally reviewed more than 10,000 words, which was very hard." Empress Xiao couldn't help but say good things about her own son.
When Yang Yun heard the queen mother say this, his face showed a slight hint of pride, but Yang Guang didn't seem to be moved, just nodded slightly, and waved at Yang Gao not far behind him.
Yang Gao immediately came over obediently and gave a proper salute, "Erchen has seen the queen mother and the imperial brother." ”
"My son seems to have grown a lot taller!" Empress Xiao lovingly took Yang Gao's little hand and touched it affectionately, although it was not her own.
One is biological and the other is not biological, why does Queen Xiao look good to everyone?
It is worth mentioning that Yang Gao's biological mother is not Queen Xiao, but Concubine Xiao, who is related to Queen Xiao and is a distant cousin, but the relationship is not too iron.
At that time, Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, had just passed away, and Yang Guang and Empress Xiao were very sad, especially Empress Xiao, the root of the bad eye disease fell from that time, and they welcomed ** tears.
As a result, not long after this, Xiao Concubine came with good news and gave birth to the third prince Yang Gao.
Yang Guang did not have many heirs, there were only two at that time, and after Yang Zhao's death, there was only the second son Yang Xuan, but this child Jin Yu was ruined in it, and he was drunk and hunting during his brother's funeral, which made Yang Guang and Queen Xiao very disappointed. What's more, in the emperor's house, the only son is too thin, and he has to spread out and extend the heirs.
And the birth of Yang Gao made up for this regret, not only a son, but also the third prince looked too much like the eldest son Yang Zhao when he was a child, it was simply carved out of a mold, the heavenly court was full, the nose bridge was straight, and it was very pleasing.
At that time, Queen Xiao heard that Concubine Xiao was born, and she was still a little unhappy, she lost her son here, and you gave birth to a prince with joy there, but Yang Guang went, and it was impossible for her, the queen, not to be present.
So Queen Xiao rushed over listlessly, she should have a fate with this child, she cried after just one look, hugged her and couldn't bear to let go, kissed and kissed on that immature little face, and then went to visit every once in a while, rewarding countless treasures and goods, better than her own life.
Concubine Xiao gave birth to a child, and she attracted the attention of the emperor and queen, so she can only be described as bullish? The waist is extraordinarily straight, the voice is extraordinarily bright, picking fat and thin, and scolding subordinates at will, which is indispensable.
Yang Guangnian is precious to Concubine Xiao's mother, and he doesn't care, he should be sensible when he is older. Because Empress Xiao loves Yang Gao too much, she can't bear it. But Concubine Xiao became more and more arrogant, and even heard people say that the queen wanted to snatch her child, but she didn't let her see it.