Chapter 123: Mother and Son Love
"What kind of person does Gong Hai think, what kind of person is Emperor E?" There was still a little smile on the corner of Hua Nong's mouth, but there was a quiet heaviness in his eyes.
Hairong thought for a while, "Niangniang is a strange woman. ”
"Oh? How could my father-in-law think that? ”
"As soon as the slave grew up in the palace, I saw that many people couldn't match the temperament of the mother, and the slave still remembered that when the mother followed Zhou Xiang into the palace for the first time, no one could match the calmness, even if it was Concubine Ning, who was favored at that time."
"My father-in-law thinks too highly of Emperor E."
"To put it mildly, if the mother was born twenty years earlier, there may not be a place for Concubine Ning."
Hua Nong chuckled, "Concubine Ning's appearance is not very appropriate." ”
She meant to refer to Concubine Ning, who was about the same age as her, but became the emperor's favorite concubine.
"The sixth master also has a hard time." Hairong sighed, she called 'Sixth Master', not 'Emperor'.
Hua Nong was not interested in listening to what he said, "Everyone has the hard work of doing something in the right and bright light, we should understand, is this what my father-in-law meant?" ”
Hua Nong's cold tone made Hai Rong stunned, he didn't expect her to be so cold when she mentioned the emperor, and even, hateful.
"Niangniang, the emperor is sincere to you, for so many years, the slave is in his eyes."
Hua Nong continued to walk forward, and saw a faint figure walking around on the high platform of the city wall.
"My father-in-law won't tell the emperor, who else did I meet today besides the workshop, I believe that the emperor doesn't want me to become a real emperor."
Hairong was stunned and nodded, "Yes, Niangniang only saw Mr. Yin." ”
He didn't know why she wanted to hide the matter of her recovering her memory, but if he said it to the emperor, the emperor would be sad and guilty, and the current situation in the country was tense and he couldn't be distracted.
Only with a long sigh, one day, she will know that he is good, and he still misses her in a thousand ways as before.
Just this day, will it come?
Since that day, Hua Nong's attitude towards Li Yu has begun to be lukewarm, never mentioning the matter of recovering her memory, Li Yu relied on the child in her belly, tolerated her in a thousand ways, and all kinds of grace came to her palace.
It's been three months, the child is getting bigger and bigger, the lower abdomen also has a slight bulge, and he shows his body when he puts on clothes, Hua Nong's dress is getting more and more charming, and sometimes Li Yu frowns slightly when he sees it, but he is happy to miss him, so he goes with her.
"Mother, it's time for lunch." Hairong called softly to the person lying on the couch on his side.
was supposed to return to the emperor's side a long time ago, but because the queen said in passing, "Father-in-law Hai takes good care of him." Since then, the emperor has never mentioned the matter of transferring him back to the palace, and has been waiting by her side.
She never brings a personal palace maid by her side, and always Hairong is with her.
Since that time out of the palace, the queen's temperament has changed greatly, she has become extremely poor and extravagant, and her food and clothing are the best in the palace, and the punishment of her subordinates has intensified, making everyone in the palace in danger.
"Hmm." The voice that originally thought that he would not get a reply suddenly remembered, Hua Nong got up lazily, and Hairong hurriedly went up to help, for fear that something would go wrong.
"What about the emperor?"
It was rare for her to mention the emperor, Hairong was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Back to Niangniang, the emperor still has important things to deal with, don't wait for him, Niangniang, don't delay the time, your body is important." ”
"What's so serious, it's been a few days to delay the time for dinner."
"The slave heard that it was General Lin who lost the battle at the border pass, and he was rushing back here to ask for his guilt."
"Really? Let's go and get ready for dinner, Hongu is hungry. ”
Hearing that the battle had been lost, Hua Nong's undisguised joy on his face, and even a little more energy, Hairong shook his head helplessly, this kind of thing has become commonplace.
Since the last time he came back, the emperor had called himself into the study for questioning, and sure enough, he asked who he had seen.
He knew that the guards who came with him must have already reported it, but he was closer to her and knew the situation in more detail.
But he promised the queen in advance, naturally he wouldn't say it, just a light perfunctory past, the emperor has been suspicious since then, and he will never call himself anything special, and just like that, in the eyes of everyone, he has become the queen's confidant.
"Niangniang, the imperial dining room specially prepared eight treasures of beautiful duck for Niangniang, as well as Fengqi Penglai, and red sun drunk chicken wings......"
Walking up, sure enough, a lot of delicious food was prepared, Hua Nong smiled, "There are so many dishes, it's not interesting to eat by yourself, go and call the prince to eat together, I don't know what the prince is doing these days." ”
"Yes." Hairong didn't know what she wanted to do, and wanted to see the prince on a whim, so she hurriedly asked someone to invite her.
Hua Nong didn't make a move first, just sat there and waited quietly, one hand caressing his stomach, a smile on his face.
"The son asks the queen mother to say goodbye, and the queen mother is blessed." After a while, the prince rushed over under the leadership of the nurse, and knelt down obediently and skillfully to say goodbye, but he couldn't hide the sincerity and fear in his eyes.
Hua Nong smiled, "I haven't seen you for a few days, the prince has grown taller again, hurry up and let the queen mother take a look." ”
The prince stood up slowly, honestly letting her hand touch left and right on his face.
After a while, Hua Nong nodded with satisfaction, "This palace has been happy for the past few days, and thanks to the nurse who taught the prince so well, come and reward you." ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother." The nurse on the side hurriedly knelt down to thank her.
Hairong took out two ingots of gold from his sleeve robe and handed them to the nurse.
"Come, sit down, whatever the prince wants to eat, the queen mother will personally clip it for you."
Hua Nong took a bite to a mother, looking like a kind mother, but suddenly saw a hole in the prince's clothes, and his face changed suddenly.
"Nurse, the prince's clothes are torn, why don't you change them to new ones and let others say it, and you still think that this palace abuses him?"
The nurse hurriedly knelt down, "Hui Niangniang, it's not that the slave is derelict in her duties, but, it's ......"
"And what? You dare to find a reason for your own dereliction of duty, I think you are pampered and arrogant, relying on the prince's ignorance, he took the opportunity to deduct it, this is a capital crime of killing the head. ”
"The slave and maid don't dare, the slave and the maid don't dare, it's the prince himself who doesn't want to change it, and it's none of the slave's business." When the nurse heard this, she quickly explained.
When Hua Nong heard this, he looked at the prince who was sitting there and shrunk in fright, and said softly: "Why is the prince unwilling to change his clothes, but he is not satisfied with the tailor, or the nurse is not good at serving, or the queen mother will kill this nurse and relieve the prince's anger?"
When the prince heard this, his body trembled, "No, no, it's me who doesn't want to ......."
"Why not?" Hua Nong didn't give him a chance to finish, and asked repeatedly, "How can a prince of a country wear rags?" What kind of system? ”
"Because, because this is the queen mother herself sewn for me." The prince stumbled nervously, and when he saw Hua Nong's face change, he immediately changed his words, "No, it's my mother's ......"
Hua Nong smiled and waved the tea cup on the table to the ground, startling the prince to stand up suddenly.
Hua Nong looked at the prince repeatedly, and then smiled, "It's okay, the prince doesn't have to be afraid, son, you should want to kiss your mother." ”
didn't wait for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, and then heard Hua Nong continue: "Father-in-law Hai, you also heard it, the prince misses his own mother, and the palace really can't bear it, why don't you release the concubine, no, release the red tassel, let her come over to see the prince, and have a meal together, in order to relieve the prince's lovesickness." ”
When the prince heard this, he raised his head again and again, and there was hope in his eyes.
Hairong frowned, "Niangniang, this, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, how can people who have entered the cold palace have a reason to release it." ”
The light in the prince's eyes gradually dimmed.
Hua Nong smiled, "It's okay, it's just an hour, when the prince sees his mother, he will be locked back, and he doesn't need to inform the emperor, just say that it is the will of the palace." ”
Seeing that she insisted on this, Hairong had no choice but to agree, "Yes, the slave obeys the order, and the slave will go." ”
Seeing him walk out, the prince breathed a sigh of relief, but he was only four or five years old, so he lived in fear.
"What is the prince doing these days?" Hua Nong didn't mention the matter of eating, and sat upright, the soft color on his face was undiminished.
Seeing that she was not angry, the prince tried to answer the question.
"Erchen mostly reads books."
Hua Nong's face changed slightly, and he looked at the nurse on the side, "Really?" ”
The nurse thought that the prince would deal with her, and confirmed again and again, "Yes, mother, the prince does not dare to slack off at all, and reads poetry and books day and night." ”
I saw that Hua Nong's face suddenly turned cold, and his long sleeves flicked, "This palace asked you to take care of the prince to let him study poetry and books?" Only those sour and rotten talents study hard to gain fame, the prince is the prince of a country, and the future lord of a country, but you have to learn some sour and rotten talents, are you a heart? ”
The nurse was shocked, and kowtowed again and again, she didn't understand that the current emperor also likes to read and write the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs, how the queen is not happy that the prince reads.
"Slaves don't dare, slaves don't dare, mothers forgive sins."
Hua Nong's face softened slightly, "You don't have to follow the prince in the future, just the Huanyi Bureau, with someone like you to serve, no wonder the emperor often says that the prince is not a weapon." ”
Listening to Hua Nong's words, the nurse was shocked, and asked for mercy again and again, but was pulled out, and the prince was still thinking about the sentence 'No wonder the emperor often says that the prince is not a weapon', his body trembled, it turned out that his father didn't like him either.
"Mother, someone brought it." Hairong watched the nurse being pulled out, frowned slightly, didn't say anything, and stepped forward to say goodbye.
When Hua Nong heard this, he looked at the prince's face and suddenly became overjoyed, it turned out that there is really a deep feeling in this world that is the deep love between mother and son.
Obviously, when the queen was there, she was more strict with the prince, and she was not charitable, and she also blamed him for not being angry, but when the prince heard that his mother was coming, he still couldn't hide his joy.
"Let her in."
"Yes."
After a while, a ragged woman came in, her hair that was originally loose was hard to get it, and it looked like she had been wet with water on the road, and she looked radiant with her efforts, but the white hair exposed between the wisps and the vicissitudes of wrinkles at the corners of her eyes still couldn't hide her embarrassment.
See, that's what happens to you, and that's not all.
Seeing Hua Nong sitting there casually in a brocade dress, with the prince sitting next to him, he couldn't help but have a slight wet eye in the corners of his eyes.
Still straightened his face, went up and bowed.
"Slaves and maids see the queen mother, the queen mother is a thousand years old."
The prince looked at Hua Nong nervously, and then looked at his mother on the ground.
Hua Nong covered his mouth and chuckled, "It's only been such a short time, I forgot the rules, there is more than one queen here, isn't the prince also here?" ”
Hongying was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly bowed in the direction of the prince, "The slave sees His Royal Highness the prince, Chitose Chitose." ”
The prince was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to step forward to help him up, so he had to sit there and watch anxiously.
"What does this palace call you? Chaise? Empress? Or is it a red tassel? Yuyang? Hua Nong raised his eyebrows and looked at the stunned red tassel and the confused prince.