In the early dynasty, Song Yu, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, Wen Zhidong, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Zhong Shiqing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came to the East Palace to report to the prince on the progress of the investigation of the remaining five major suspicious cases of the Cao Kingdom. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"This Li Yuan and Shen Zhu are worthy of being good at investigating the case, and in less than two months, they have sorted out the five suspicious points and three clues of the 916 extraordinarily large robbery and murder case, and now they have found two criminals according to the clues." Zhong Shiqing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, reported to the prince with a happy face.

The prince was also very happy when he heard this, and nodded and said, "Let them do a good job." He also said to Wen Zhidong, the secretary of Dali Temple: "At the end of this month, when the salary is paid, they will each be rewarded with three taels of silver." ”①

Zhong Shiqing had this intention, and now he was even happier to get the prince's permission, and immediately nodded: "Yes." ”

Seeing them off, the prince got up and walked to the window to look at the scenery outside.

Today is the first day of February, and in two days it will be the full moon of Zhao Jianping, the son of the little prince, and now the people in the East Palace have begun to be busy.

Zhao Yuxian, the king of Pei, wrote that he could not come on February 3, but he would rush to the capital before the emperor's birthday (February 8), and congratulate Xiao Shizi at that time.

As for Li Yuan, he had already prepared the gift yesterday and handed it to Miyazawa Zhe, asking Miyazawa Zhe to help transfer it to Wen Yingsu.

The emperor also said that if he was in good health and spirit that day, he would come and see it in person.

Knowing that the emperor might come, everyone up and down the East Palace was very nervous, especially Lin Jiao, who had been arranging people to clean up the room and garden in the past few days, trying to give the emperor a satisfactory impression.

As for the palace maids, they are all looking forward to seeing the holy face at that time, and some even naively have the idea that they may be favored by the emperor.

Spring is full of vitality, it makes people happy, expectant, at this time, for most people in the East Palace, the mood is also like this spring.

Tetsu Miyazawa carried a bag and quickly walked through the corridor of the East Palace, straight to the prince's residence.

This Tetsu Miyazawa is also nearly sixty years old, but he is in good spirits, his waist is straight, and his steps are steady, as if he is only in his early fifties.

Entering the prince's study, Miyazawa Zhe took out a box from the bag and whispered to the prince: "This is a gift from Li Yuan to Xiao Shizi." ”

The prince stretched out his hand to take it and saw that there were a pair of sterling silver bracelets engraved with the words "wealth and health", a jade Guanyin pendant, a gold longevity lock and a peach wood pendant engraved with a sword to ward off evil spirits.

"Thank him for me!" The prince said solemnly.

"It's nature." Tetsu Miyazawa said busily. After that, Miyazawa Tetsu took out another box in the bag and said, "This is what I gave to Xiao Shizi, please smile." ”

The gifts given by Tetsu Miyazawa are similar, but there are some differences in materials and styles. The prince thanked him gratefully.

The two chatted over tea.

"Now, the rules of the harem have finally been established again." Tetsu Miyazawa said with a relieved face.

The prince also smiled and said, "Yes." ”

"Although Concubine Guo Xian's ability and prestige are not very high, she is dedicated and studious, and she has made the harem harmonious in just over a month, which is really rare!" Tetsu Miyazawa said, not hiding his heartfelt approval.

The prince nodded.

"With this person in charge of the harem, Your Majesty has a lot of peace of mind." Tetsu Miyazawa said again.

"Hmm."

On the day of the full moon of Zhao Jianping, the little prince, the emperor really came to the East Palace in person, and the prince led the concubines to greet him in person.

Those palace maids who had long been looking forward to seeing the dragon's face immediately ran to the side of the road to look secretly. But seeing that the comer was burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he came in stride, majestic.

"Although Your Majesty is over fifty, he still looks fierce, and he is not inferior to those twenty or thirty-year-old Erlang." One of the palace maids whispered, still looking at the emperor not far away without blinking.

Another palace maid immediately answered: "How can other sons and daughters compare with Your Majesty? Your Majesty is the Emperor. ”

The others laughed. It can be seen how honorable it is for them to see the emperor's dragon face.

The emperor personally picked up Xiao Shizi and looked at it, and said: "With thick ears and bright eyes, he must be a powerful character in the future." ”

The prince smiled and thanked him.

The emperor walked around the East Palace with the crown prince and several ministers, gave suggestions for the renovation of several old buildings, and then left.

After he left, the people in the East Palace began to conduct another round of evaluations in private, to the effect that they were all related to the emperor's appearance, clothing, voice, gait, etc.

At noon on February 7, Zhao Yuxian, the king of Pei, rushed to the capital and immediately entered the palace to see the emperor.

Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, and when he entered the palace, he saw groups of palace maids going to Wanhe Palace.

The vassal kings and officials above the fifth rank from all over the country also came back one after another, and Zhao Yuxian met a few on the way to the Yinghua Palace, so he had to stop and greet them, so he chatted with them, and it was delayed for nearly two quarters of an hour.

When Zhao Yuxian came to the Yinghua Palace, the emperor had just drunk medicine and was lying on the dragon chair with his eyes closed.

Zhao Yuxian did not let Gonggong Zhang report first, so as not to disturb the emperor's dream. He sat down lightly in a chair a foot away in front of the emperor, and quietly looked at the emperor who closed his eyes and took a nap.

The monarch in front of him looked like he had finally gotten a little precious rest time after a long time, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were relaxed. Because of his relaxation, he looked much kinder and weaker than before. Zhao Yuxian looked at his face carefully and found that he was a little pale.

In the past, the emperor was always red-faced.

Zhao Yuxian suddenly had a feeling - this person's body is actually not as good as before.

Perhaps vaguely sensing that there were eyes staring at him, the emperor opened his eyes and met Zhao Yuxian's gaze.

At that moment, the emperor suddenly had some fear, a fear that the secret he had carefully hidden would be discovered, and in order to hide this fear, he hurriedly said, "When did you return?" ”

When the emperor spoke, his voice was lazy and he had not yet woken up, but to Zhao Yuxian, it sounded like the tone of a dying man when he spoke.

Zhao Yuxian hurriedly knelt down and saluted him, and replied respectfully after the salute: "It's been less than two quarters of an hour since I came back, and I don't dare to disturb you when I see you resting." ”

The emperor rubbed his forehead and sat up.

Zhao Yuxian found that he seemed to have some difficulty sitting up, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.

Note (1): One tael of silver is about equal to 170-200 yuan in modern times. Depending on the period, the ratio will vary slightly.

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