Chapter 13: The East Palace
Goose feather snow fell from the sky, falling to every corner of the imperial city, and also fell on Yuan Feng's body. Almost in a moment, Yuanfeng, who was lying on the roof, was covered with snow, like a snowman.
Yuan Feng didn't realize it, just looked up at the sky, the dark night sky, countless snowflakes, although there was no moonlight, there was another kind of light under the white and black. From his point of view, endless snowflakes came down from above, one after another, without roots and no return, drifting away with the wind, not knowing where they fell.
It is said that his mother, Princess Hanshan, passed away on such a snowy day, and after giving birth to him, she has been weak and sickly, and she has been struggling to support herself for two years, and she died on such a snowy day.
Of course, for the two-year-old, everything is unimpressive. Whether it's the death of the mother, or the concept of the mother herself. Occasionally, when I see a hanging portrait, I will pay attention to take a few more looks.
It turned out that this was his mother, the one who gave him life.
"Seventh Master." The voice was soft, as if it came from afar. The snowflakes fell to the ground, without a sound, and in the dark night, on the roof, a dark figure stood beside Yuan Feng, and said softly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is looking for you." β
"Oh......" Yuan Feng responded casually, his eyes still looking at the sky, as if he didn't mean to get up.
After experiencing several "disappearances", Feng Qi finally let him pick the guard officer, although he was just getting started and his performance was so-so, but he would not find anyone.
"The people sent by His Royal Highness King Wei to Jiangcheng have returned, but Miss Su did not come back with her, and the things she brought back also came back." Wei Guan Wunian lowered his head and whispered.
Yuan Feng was stunned for a moment, sat up, the snowflakes on his body fell one after another, and said with a little surprise: "Refused?" Doesn't the second child want to recognize her as a daughter? β
Miss Su refused. Wu Nian said.
Yuan Feng laughed after being surprised, and said a little meaningfully: "Interesting." β
If Su Jinqiu becomes Fengchi's daughter, he will become an uncle, so naturally he doesn't have to return the gift. Now that Su Jinqiu refuses, he will definitely give this gift in return.
What should I send, if it is also returned......
He would definitely want to kill.
Yuan Feng turned over and got down from the room, and Wu Nian followed closely and went straight to the East Palace.
It's pitch black, and you don't need a lantern, let alone a person to guide you. Since he lived at the age of two, he is familiar with every corner of the imperial city. Especially from Yizhi Zhai to the East Palace, this section of the road is too familiar and familiar.
Wu Nian knocked on the door of the East Palace, Yuan Feng went straight into the warm pavilion of the main hall, Feng Qi was sitting in the middle, and when he saw Yuan Feng coming in, he breathed a sigh of relief, but said: "What about the people with you, this body is full of snowflakes, and I don't even know how to give it to you." β
As he spoke, Feng's name came in and waited for Yuan Feng to change his clothes, and Yuan Feng didn't care whether he cooperated or not. Every time he comes back to the East Palace, he always has to change his clothes, Feng Qi has always been like this, he is used to it. Just asked, "What's the matter?" β
Feng Qi didn't answer immediately, just looked Yuan Feng up and down, it would be the New Year in a few days. Yuan Feng will be fifteen years old after the year, and he has reached the age of adulthood. Compared with his peers, Yuanfeng developed later, looking like he was eleven or twelve years old, such an appearance is easy to give people the illusion, until today, the Empress Dowager Chen mentioned it.
At the beginning, it was the intention of the Empress Dowager Song to take over Yuanfeng and the palace, of course, it was also strongly requested by Emperor Yongchang, and it was also a common practice for the uncle to raise his nephew, but as Yuanfeng grew up day by day, especially now that he was about to become an adult, the next step was to discuss marriage. Yuanfeng's wife must be chosen by the palace, but he can't marry his daughter-in-law into the palace. And it's always a little inconvenient for adult men to go in and out of the harem like this.
In a nutshell, it's time for the adult Yuan Feng to leave the palace and return to the Yuan family.
"Big brother?" Yuan Feng's voice picked up, and he looked at Feng Qi suspiciously.
Feng Qi came back to his senses and said, "It's fifteen after the New Year, what are your plans?" β
"Oh, fifteen." Yuan Feng was so smart that he immediately understood the meaning, and said with a smile: "Does the Queen Mother want to kiss me?" Let me say it first, I must make my own decisions about my marriage, and I will marry at will, but I don't recognize it. β
His mother, Princess Hanshan, was neither from Emperor Yongchang's biological mother, Empress Dowager Chen, nor from his mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Song. It's just that the ordinary concubines in the palace, whether it is the Empress Dowager Song or the Empress Dowager Chen, have no blood relationship with him.
"I didn't mention the family matter, but the queen mother talked about leaving the palace...... What do you mean? Feng Qi looked at Yuan Feng and asked.
Yuanfeng was carried to live in the palace since he was a child, and he may not have felt much when he was young. Time passes, I get older day by day, I have more and more things on my mind, and I have more and more ideas. Over the years in the palace, he has never said that he is tired of life in the palace, but he has never shown much affection, and he often leaves the palace without permission.
Empress Dowager Chen offered to let him leave the palace, and it was possible to leave obediently.
Yuan Feng's black eyes looked at Feng Qi, and said with a smile: "There is no difference between inside the palace and outside the palace and me." If the eldest brother wants me to stay in the palace, I will stay. My eldest brother has taken me since I was a child, and I will follow you no matter what time it is. β
Feng Qi couldn't help but feel relieved, he really didn't want Yuan Feng to leave the palace, in this cold palace, there were too few people who could get him close, and said: "I'll tell the Queen Mother tomorrow, it's just that you are not too young, and you have to start thinking about family affairs." β
Yuan Feng thought about it and said, "You have to meet your eyes." β
Feng Qi nodded and said, "There will be a draft soon, let's look at and pick one." β
The prince of Da Chu is still blessed, and the concubines are all from the people, and the beauties selected layer by layer are all real beauties. Moreover, it is easy for commoner concubines to deal with, and the affairs of the backyard can be completely done according to their own wishes.
Although Yuanfeng is not a prince, it is a matter of time before he becomes a king, and he can come according to the standards of the prince.
"We'll talk about it then." Yuan Feng said indifferently, whether it was for relatives or women, he didn't feel anything. After a pause, he said: "This morning, a minister asked for a grandson, what do you think?" β
"Ming'er is fourteen years old and has been established as a grandson, and there is a precedent in the previous dynasty." Feng Qi said.
Feng Ming is his eldest son, his age and identity are enough, and it is a normal procedure to be established as a grandson, and Emperor Yongchang also likes Feng Ming very much.
The youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of the old man.
Yuan Feng said, "I'll go see my uncle tomorrow." β
"You don't have to do that." Feng Qi said.
He sat on the throne of the prince, and there was no need for Yuan Feng to participate.
"I do." Yuan Feng said.
There are only things in the world that he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do, and what he doesn't want to do, no one can force it, and no one can stop what he wants to do. He said: "By the way, I'm going to go out of Beijing after the year, so I'll talk to my eldest brother first." β
Feng Qi's brows furrowed, it wasn't that he wanted to trap Yuan Feng, but that Yuan Feng was too dangerous to go out, and every time he was scared, he said, "Where are you going?" β
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it then." Yuan Feng said, afraid that Yuan Feng would ask again, so he said, "It's not early, I'll go back first." β
Feng Qi nodded, but he turned his head and summoned the waiter, asked him to follow Yuan Feng over, and said: "It's time to pick two people for you to call around, seeing that they are all adults, they can't go on like this forever." β
Yuanfeng has always been treated as a prince, and the palace maids and eunuchs are very complete, but Yuanfeng's personality is erratic, and he will kill him if he looks unhappy. Feng Qi quarreled, scolded and persuaded, but it didn't work at all. Now I can only hope that as he gets older, a woman can tie his heart and change his temper, although killing people is nothing, it is not good to always go on like this.
Yuan Feng didn't bother to say, waved his hand and turned around.
Stepping out of the gate of the East Palace, all the way forward is the south three where the princes live, and Yizhi Zhai is a three-entry palace courtyard on the right side of the south three houses. Entering the palace at the age of two until now, whether it is day or night, it is a black hole, in Feng Qi's opinion, it is not true, but Yuan Feng feels that this is more suitable for himself.
Follow the trail on the right and turn to the South Sansho Gate. When I looked up, I saw a row of lanterns in front of me, escorting left and right, so pompous.
Feng Chi of Wei Wang.
When Emperor Yongchang ascended the throne as emperor, Feng Qi was made the crown prince. Men have a special affection for their eldest son, looking forward to it, hoping for their heirs. At the beginning, Emperor Yongchang also looked at Feng Qi in this way, the current crown prince, the future monarch, and his successor.
But Feng Qi spent more time following the Empress Dowager Song, which was the meaning of the Empress Dowager Song and the meaning of Emperor Yongchang. The education of the prince is urgent, and it will be better for the prince to follow the Empress Dowager Song, who has a higher political level.
The initial idea was good, just like Emperor Yongchang's feelings for the Empress Dowager Song, and everything changed subtly over time. Feng Qi's style of doing things is becoming more and more like the Empress Dowager Song, with a very high level and strong ability, and he is very prestigious among the ministers.
This son is so nice that he can't fault anything. Emperor Yongchang did not mean to abolish the crown prince, there was an indescribable estrangement between father and son, too much like a monarch and a minister rather than a father and son.
Emperor Yongchang preferred Fengchi, the king of Wei, and personally brought the eldest second son, who acted more like his son.
is also from the queen, two years younger than Feng Qi, a young genius, and a master of swordsmanship. Even without the aura of the prince, no one can deny Fengchi's excellence. Emperor Yongchang once said to himself in front of him that it would be better if Fengchi was the eldest son. The eldest son and the second son are both sons, and he has no intention of abolishing Changli and being naΓ―ve, but from the bottom of his heart, he prefers Fengchi.
Of course, no matter how talented a person is, he also has weaknesses, and he is not a weakness, Feng Chi ...... Twenty-seven years old with no children. There was a woman who gave birth to a child for Fengchi, but she died just three days ago.
With Feng Chi's status in the palace, he has really become his adopted daughter, and her life must be very good.
When the gate was met, neither Yuan Feng nor Feng Chi felt stopped.
Feng Chi laughed first, with a cold gentleness in his slender eyes, and said, "You just came from the East Palace?" β
Yuan Feng nodded and said with a smile: "The second brother is from my uncle. β
Fengchi had already built a mansion outside the palace, and according to the regulations, the residence of the South Third Office should also be removed. As a result, he kept it, and he didn't need to tell him at all, and he could go back to the palace at any time.
Like today, it's getting late and I don't want to go home, so it's a matter of course to stay in the palace.
"Just now, my father mentioned your marriage, but I was afraid that I had wronged you." Feng Chi said with a smile.
Yuan Feng said with a smile: "My relatives are not in a hurry, but I heard that the second brother failed to recognize his daughter." β
"Do you know Miss Su?" Feng Chi looked a little surprised.
"I was impressed. I was even more impressed when I heard that she rejected you. Yuan Feng said, paused and said, "Su Moyu's daughter really has a temperament. β
Feng Chi Zheng's smiling face froze, and he looked more and more serious under the candlelight, and everyone Yuan Feng was interested in was dead and was killed by him. Said: "I have a relationship with her father, I am the elder, she is the junior, no matter what she does, I will not care about her." Seventh, I hope you don't bother with her. β
"That's great, I'm worried about how I'm going to get this favor if you care." Yuan Feng said very pleased, paused and said with a smile: "Second brother is going to Jiangcheng in the future, remember to call me, I will personally come to the door to thank you." β